IMPORTANT NOTICE

THIS OFFERING OF THE BONDS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO INVESTORS IN ROMANIA WHO ARE “QUALIFIED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(1)(E) OF THE DIRECTIVE 2003/71/EC, AS AMENDED (THE “PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE”), AND TO SUCH OTHER INVESTORS IN ROMANIA OR SUCH OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO SO, IN RELIANCE OF REGULATION S (“REGULATION S”) UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”) AND WITHOUT THE NEED TO PUBLISH A PROSPECTUS OR UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER FORMALITIES WHATSOEVER UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAW, IN RELIANCE ON ARTICLE 3(2) OF THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE, TO THE EXTENT, AND ONLY PROVIDED THAT, AN INVESTMENT IN THE BONDS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW BY SUCH INVESTORS. IN ADDITION, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE OFFERING OF THE BONDS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS DIRECTED ONLY AT QUALIFIED INVESTORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(1)(E) OF THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE (“QUALIFIED INVESTORS”) (X) WHO 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”) AND QUALIFIED INVESTORS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) OF THE FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER AND (Y) TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE DIRECTED (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS “RELEVANT PERSONS”). INVESTOR TO WHOM THE OFFERING OF THE BONDS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING ARE HEREIN REFERRED TO AS “ELIGIBLE INVESTORS”.

IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the Offering Circular (the “Offering Circular”) following this notice, and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the Offering Circular. In accessing the Offering Circular, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them any time you receive any information from us as a result of such access.

The Offering Circular has been prepared in connection with the proposed offer and sale of the Bonds described therein. The Offering Circular and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other person.

NOTHING IN THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. THE BONDS HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES (“U.S.”) OR OTHER JURISDICTION AND SUCH BONDS MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT). THE BONDS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY TO INVESTORS IN ROMANIA OR SUCH OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO SO WITHOUT THE NEED TO PUBLISH A PROSPECTUS OR UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER FORMALITIES WHATSOEVER UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT.

NONE OF THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER U.S. REGULATORY AUTHORITY, HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE BONDS NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

THE FOLLOWING OFFERING CIRCULAR MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED TO ANY OTHER PERSON AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS UNAUTHORIZED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. IF YOU HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO THIS TRANSMISSION CONTRARY TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE BONDS DESCRIBED THEREIN.

Confirmation of your representation: In order to be eligible to view the Offering Circular or make an investment decision with respect to the Bonds, you must be an Eligible Investor. The Offering Circular is being sent at your request. By accepting the e-mail or otherwise accessing the Offering Circular, you shall be deemed to have represented to us that:

• you consent to delivery of such Offering Circular by electronic transmission, and
• you and any customers you represent are Eligible Investors or, if you are in the United Kingdom, you are a relevant person and/or a relevant person who is acting on behalf of, relevant persons in the United Kingdom and/or Qualified Investors to the extent you are acting on behalf of persons or entities in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, and
• the e-mail address that you gave us and to which the e-mail has been delivered is not located in the United States, its territories and possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands), any State of the United States or the District of Columbia, or any other territory which is not in the European Economic Area.

You are reminded that the Offering Circular has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession the Offering Circular may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located, and you may not, nor are you authorized to, deliver the Offering Circular to any other person.

Under no circumstances shall the Offering Circular constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

In addition, in the United Kingdom, this electronic transmission and the attached document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, Qualified Investors (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Promotion Order and Qualified Investors falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order, and (ii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated. The Offering Circular has been sent to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission, and consequently none of the Issuer or the Co-Lead Managers, nor any of their affiliates, nor any of their or its directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the Offering Circular distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version made available to you on request from any of the Co-Lead Managers.

None of the Co-Lead Managers nor any of their affiliates accept any responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this electronic transmission or the Offering Circular or for any other statement made or purported to be made by them, or on their behalf, in connection with the Issuer or the securities or the Offering referred to herein. The Co-Lead Managers and each of their affiliates disclaim all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract, or otherwise which they might otherwise have in respect of this electronic transmission, the Offering Circular or any such statement. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by the Co-Lead Managers or any of their affiliates or advisors as to the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of the information set out in this electronic transmission or the Offering Circular.

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