Japan
The New Treasury Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended, the “Financial Instruments and Exchange Act”) and each manager has represented and agreed that it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell any New Treasury Bonds, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (as defined under Article 6, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act of Japan (Act No. 228 of 1949, as amended)), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.
Luxembourg
In Luxembourg, this announcement has been prepared on the basis that the offer of the New Treasury Bonds and the Tender Offer will be made pursuant to an exemption under Article 1 (4) of the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities.
Malaysia
Nothing in the offering memorandum constitutes the making available, or offer for subscription or purchase, or invitation to subscribe for or purchase, or sale, of the New Treasury Bonds in Malaysia. No approval, authorization or recognition from, or registration with, the Securities Commission of Malaysia (“SC”) has been or will be obtained for the making available, offer for subscription or purchase of, or invitation to subscribe for or purchase, or sale, of the New Treasury Bonds or any other securities under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 to any persons in Malaysia. Neither the offering memorandum or any amendment or supplement, disclosure document or other offering document has been or will be approved by, or registered or lodged with, the SC, Registrar of Companies, or any other authority in connection with the offering or invitation in Malaysia. Accordingly, no offering or invitation in respect of the New Treasury Bonds or any other securities is or will be made in Malaysia pursuant to the offering memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto. The offering memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto or any other offering document in relation to the New Treasury Bonds may not be circulated or distributed in Malaysia, whether directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making available, or offer for subscription or purchase, or invitation to subscribe for or purchase, or sale, of the New Treasury Bonds, and no person may offer for purchase any of the New Treasury Bonds directly or indirectly to anyone in Malaysia. The New Treasury Bonds will only be made available or offered or sold exclusively to persons outside Malaysia.
Panama
The Tender Offer, the offering memorandum, the Old Bonds and the New Treasury Bonds have not been and will not be registered with the Superintendency of Securities Markets of the Republic of Panama under Decree Law 1 of 1999, as amended, as they are exempt from registration. Therefore, the Old Bonds and the New Treasury Bonds may be publicly offered and sold in the Republic of Panama to any investor pursuant to registration exemptions applicable to government securities.
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