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to investments falling within Article 19(1) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the Financial Promotion Order), (ii) are
persons falling within
Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations,
etc.) of the Financial
Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the United Kingdom or (iv) are persons to whom
an invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity within the meaning of Section 21 of
the Financial Services
and Markets Act 2000 (the FSMA) in connection with the issue or sale of any
securities may
otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such
persons together being
referred to as relevant persons). This Offering Memorandum is directed only at
relevant persons and
must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any
investment or
investment activity to which this Offering Memorandum relates is available only to
relevant persons and
will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant
person should not act
or rely on this Offering Memorandum or any of its contents.
No person may communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or
inducement to engage
in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by
it in connection with
the issue or sale of the Notes other than in circumstances in which Section 21(1)
of the FSMA does
not apply to us.
NOTICE REGARDING SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEMENT OF
JUDGMENTS
SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE
ISSUER ARE NON-RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. ALL OR A SUBSTANTIAL
PORTION OF THE ASSETS OF SUCH NON-RESIDENT PERSONS AND A SUBSTANTIAL
PORTION OF THE ASSETS OF THE ISSUER ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES. AS A RESULT, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR INVESTORS TO EFFECT
SERVICE
OF PROCESS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES UPON SUCH PERSONS OR THE ISSUER,
OR
TO ENFORCE AGAINST THEM IN US COURTS JUDGMENTS OBTAINED IN SUCH
COURTS
PREDICATED UPON THE CIVIL LIABILITY PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. FURTHERMORE, THE ISSUER IS ADVISED THAT:
(1) RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT IN ENGLAND AND WALES OF JUDGMENTS IN
CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS FROM US FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS IS NOT
AUTOMATIC BUT IS INSTEAD SUBJECT TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS BEING MET; AND
(2) IT IS QUESTIONABLE WHETHER THE COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES WOULD
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ACCEPT JURISDICTION AND IMPOSE CIVIL LIABILITY IF THE ORIGINAL ACTION WAS
COMMENCED IN ENGLAND AND WALES, INSTEAD OF THE UNITED STATES, AND
PREDICATED SOLELY UPON US FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS.
STABILISATION
In connection with the offering of the Notes, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)
Limited (the
Stabilising Manager) (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilising Manager)
may over-allot Notes
or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Notes at a
level higher than
that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance and may be
no obligation on the
Stabilising Manager that the Stabilising Manager (or persons acting on behalf of
the Stabilising
Manager) will undertake stabilisation action. Any stabilisation action may begin on
or after the date on
which adequate public disclosure of the terms of the offering of the Notes is made
and, if begun, may
be ended at any time, but it must end no later than 30 days after the date on
which the Issuer received
the proceeds of the issue, or no later than 60 days after the date of the allotment
of the Notes,
whichever is the earlier. Any stabilisation action or over-allotment must be
conducted by the Stabilising
Manager (or persons acting on their behalf) in accordance with all applicable laws
and rules.
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NOTES ON DEFINED TERMS USED IN THIS OFFERING MEMORANDUM
The following terms used in this Offering Memorandum have the meanings
assigned to them
below:
2011 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The existing 500,000,000 8.125% Senior
Notes due 2018,
$410,000,000 7.750% Senior Notes due 2018 and $410,000,000
8.125% Senior Notes due 2021 issued 19 May 2011.
Asia Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The marketing region we define as including
Australia, Brunei,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Board or board of directors . . . . The board of directors of the Issuer.
British pounds, GBP, pounds
sterling, sterling, or . . . . . . Pounds sterling, the currency of the United
Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.
Chinese yuan, CNY or yuan . . Chinese yuan, the currency of the Peoples
Republic of China.
euro, EUR or A . . . . . . . . . . . Euro, the currency of the European Union
Member States
participating in the European Monetary Union.
Financial Period 2009 . . . . . . . . . . Period from 18 January 2008 to 31 March
2009.
Fiscal year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year beginning 1 April and ended 31 March of
the following
year.
Fiscal 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year beginning 1 April 2008 and ended 31
March 2009.
Fiscal 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year beginning 1 April 2009 and ended 31
March 2010.
Fiscal 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year beginning 1 April 2010 and ended 31
March 2011.
Fiscal 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year beginning 1 April 2011 and ended 31
March 2012.
Fiscal 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year beginning 1 April 2012 and ended 31
March 2013.
IFRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International Financial Reporting Standards
and
interpretations issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board and adopted by the European Commission.