IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INVITED PLACEES ONLY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE PLACING (AS DEFINED BELOW). THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THIS APPENDIX ARE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE DIRECTED ONLY AT: (A) IF IN A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, PERSONS WHO ARE 'QUALIFIED INVESTORS' WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(E) OF THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION ("QUALIFIED INVESTORS"), (B) IF IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 'QUALIFIED INVESTORS' WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(E) OF THE UK PROSPECTUS REGULATION AND WHO ARE PERSONS WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS WHO FALL WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS" IN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS AMENDED (THE "ORDER"), OR ARE HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS OR PARTNERSHIPS OR TRUSTEES OF HIGH VALUE TRUSTS AS DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 49(2) OF THE ORDER, (C) OTHERWISE, TO PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE BE LAWFUL TO COMMUNICATE IT TO AND IN ALL CASES WHO ARE CAPABLE OF BEING CATEGORISED AS A PROFESSIONAL CLIENT OR AN ELIGIBLE COUNTERPARTY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FCA CONDUCT OF BUSINESS RULES, AND (D) CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO THE COMPANY REASONABLY BELIEVES TO BE "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS" ("QIBS") AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") EACH OF WHOM WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE COMPANY WITH ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THEIR STATUS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND US INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE "INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT"), AMONG OTHER THINGS (EACH A "RELEVANT PERSON").