Selling Restrictions
General
Each of the underwriters, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates that participate in the initial distribution of the Notes, has severally agreed that it will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Notes, directly or indirectly, or distribute this Prospectus Supplement or prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Notes, in or from any jurisdiction except under circumstances that, to the best knowledge and belief of such underwriter, will result in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations thereof and which will not impose any obligations on Québec except as set forth in the underwriting agreement.
European Economic Area
Each underwriter, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates that participate in the initial distribution of the Notes, has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any retail investor in the EEA. For the purposes of this provision:
(a) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or
(ii) a customer within the meaning of the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or
(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation; and
(b) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes.
Each person in a Member State of the EEA who receives any communication in respect of, or who acquires any Notes under, the offer contemplated in this Prospectus Supplement, or to whom the Notes are otherwise made available, will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with each underwriter and Québec that it and any person on whose behalf it acquires Notes as a financial intermediary, as that term is defined in the Prospectus Regulation, is: (a) a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation; and (b) not a “retail investor” as defined above.
People’s Republic of China
Each of the underwriters, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates that participate in the initial distribution of the Notes, has represented and agreed, that the Notes will not be offered or sold directly or indirectly within the People’s Republic of China (for such purpose, not including the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions or Taiwan) (the “PRC”). This Prospectus Supplement, the Notes and any material or information contained or incorporated by reference herein in relation to the Notes have not been, and will not be, submitted to or approved/verified by or registered with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) or other relevant governmental and regulatory authorities in the PRC pursuant to relevant laws and regulations and thus may not be supplied to the public in the PRC or used in connection with any offer for the subscription or sale of the Notes in the PRC. Neither this Prospectus Supplement nor any material or information contained or incorporated by reference herein constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the PRC.
The Notes may only be invested by qualified PRC investors that are authorised to engage in the investment in the Notes of the type being offered or sold. PRC investors are responsible for informing themselves about and observing all legal and regulatory restrictions, obtaining all relevant government regulatory approvals/licenses, verification, registrations and/or filings themselves, including, but not limited to, any which may be required from the People’s Bank of China, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, CSRC, National Financial Regulatory Administration and other regulatory bodies or successors of the aforementioned regulatory bodies, and complying with all relevant PRC regulations, including, but not limited to, all relevant foreign exchange regulations and/or outbound investment regulations.
United Kingdom
Each of the underwriters, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates that participate in the initial distribution of the Notes, has severally represented and agreed that (i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue and sale of the Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to Québec; and (ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the UK.
Further: (a) this document is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Financial Promotion Order”), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc”) of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the UK, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the FSMA) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”); (b) this document is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons; and (c) any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
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