IMPORTANT NOTICE This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of the Company. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures. The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act') or the securities laws of any U.S. state, and accordingly may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register any part of the offering in the United States or any U.S. state or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned in this announcement will be made solely to 'qualified institutional buyers' as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.