Republic of Italy
The offering of the debentures has not been registered pursuant to Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, each of the underwriters has severally represented and agreed that no debentures have been offered, sold or delivered, and will not be offered, sold or delivered nor may copies of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other document relating to the debentures be distributed in Italy except:
(1) to Qualified Investors (investitori qualificati), as defined pursuant to Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation and any applicable provision of Article 100 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, as amended (“the Financial Services Act”) and/or Italian CONSOB regulation; or
(2) in other circumstances which are exempted from the rules on public offerings pursuant to Article 1 of the Prospectus Regulation, Article 34-ter of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as amended from time to time, and the applicable Italian laws.
Any offer, sale or delivery of the debentures or distribution of copies of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other document relating to the debentures in Italy under (1) or (2) above must be:
(a) made by an investment firm, bank or financial intermediary permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended (the “Banking Act”), the Financial Services Act and CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February 2018 (as amended from time to time);
(b) in compliance with Article 129 of the Banking Act, as amended, and the implementing guidelines of the Bank of Italy, as amended from time to time, pursuant to which the Bank of Italy may request information on the issue or the offer of securities in Italy; and
(c) in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations or requirement imposed by CONSOB or other Italian authorities.
Please note that in accordance with Article 100-bis of the Financial Services Act, to the extent it is applicable, where no exemption from the rules on public offerings applies, the subsequent distribution of the debentures on the secondary market in Italy must be made in compliance with the public offer and the prospectus requirement rules provided under the Financial Services Act and CONSOB Regulation No. 11971. Failure to comply with such rules may result in the sale of such debentures being declared null and void and in the liability of the intermediary transferring the financial instruments for any damages suffered by the investors.
France
Each of the underwriters, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates that participate in the initial distribution of the debentures, has severally represented and agreed that it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, debentures to the public in France, and has not distributed or caused to be distributed and will not distribute or cause to be distributed to the public in France, this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other offering material relating to the debentures, and that such offers, sales and distributions have been and will be made in France only to (i) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their own account, and/or to (ii) investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management services on behalf of third parties and/or to (iii) limited group of investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs) acting for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-2, II, D.411-1 and D.411-4, D.744-l, D.754-l and D.764-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier.
In the event that the debentures purchased or subscribed by investors listed above are offered or resold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France, the conditions relating to public offers set forth in Articles L. 411-1, L. 411-2, L. 412-1 and L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier must be complied with. Investors in France and persons into whose possession offering materials come must inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.
The Netherlands
Each of the underwriters, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates that participates in the initial distribution of the debentures, has severally represented and agreed that it has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold and will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell the debentures in The Netherlands other than to qualified investors, as defined in article 1.1 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht), unless such offer is made in accordance with such Act.
Singapore
This document has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this document and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the debentures may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the debentures be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289) of Singapore, as modified or amended from
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