EFTA Document EFTA01376279

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF BAHRAIN EACH OF THE CO-ISSUERS. THE INVESTMENT MANAGER AND THE INITIAL PURCHASER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS NOT MADE AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY INVITATION TO THE PUBLIC IN THE STATE OF BAHRAIN TO SUBSCRIBE FOR THE SECURITIES AND THAT THE DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED, PASSED TO, OR MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF BELGIUM THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE. OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR DELIVERED IN OR FROM BELGIUM AS PART OF THEIR INTITAL DISTRIBUTION OR AT ANY TIME THEREAFTER, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, UNLESS THEY SHALL EACH HAVE A NOMINAL AMOUNT OF EUR 50,000 OR MORE. ANY OFFER TO SELL OR SALE OF SECURITIES MUST BE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW OF JULY 14, 1991 ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND TRADE PRACTICES ("SUR LES PRATIQUES DU COMMERCE ET SUR L'INFORMATION EF LA PROTECTION DU CONSOMMATErBEIREFFENDE DE HANDELSPRAKTLIKEN EN DE VOORLICHTING EN BESCHERMING VAN DE CONSUMENT"), TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE PURSUANT TO THE. ROYAL DECREE OF DECEMBER 5, 2000 "RENDANT APPLICABLES AUX INSTRUMENTS FINANCIERS ET AUX TITRES ET VALEURS CERTAINES DISPOSITIONS DE LA LOI DU 14 JUILLET 1991 SUR LES PRATIQUES DU COMMERCE ET SUR L'INFORMATION ET LA PROTECTION DU CONSOMMATEUR"MAARBIJ SOMMIGE BEPALINGEN VAN DE WET VAN 14 JULI 1991 BEFREFFENDE DE HANDELSPRAKTUICEN EN DE VOORLICHTING EN BESCHERMING VAN DE CONSUMENT, VAN TOEPASSING WORDEN VERKLAARD OP FINANCIE.E INSTRUMENTEN, EFFECTEN EN WAARDEN." NOTICE TO CANADIAN RESIDENTS RESALE RESTRICTIONS II IE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SECURITIES IN CANADA IS BEING MADE ONLY ON A PRIVATE PLACEMENT BASIS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CO-ISSUERS PREPARE AND FILE A PROSPECTUS WITH THE SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES IN EACH PROVINCE WHERE TRADES OF SECURITIES ARE MADE. ANY RESALE OF THE SECURITIES IN CANADA MUST BE MADE UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS WHICH WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE RELEVANT JURISDICTION, AND WHICH MAY REQUIRE RESALES TO BE MADE UNDER AVAILABLE STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS OR UNDER A DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION GRANTED BY THE APPLICABLE CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY. PURCHASERS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE PRIOR TO ANY RESALE OF THE SECURITIES. REPRESENTATIONS OF PURCHASERS BY PURCHASING SECURITIES IN CANADA AND ACCEPTING A PURCHASE CONFIRMATION A PURCHASER IS REPRESENTING TO TIM CO-ISSUERS AND THE DEALER FROM WHOM THE PURCHASE CONFIRMATION IS RECEIVED THAT: • THE PURCHASER IS ENTITLED UNDER APPLICABLE PROVINCIAL SECURITIES LAWS TO PURCHASE THE SECURITIES WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A PROSPECTUS QUALIFIED UNDER THOSE SECURITIES LAWS, • WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW, THAT THE PURCHASIM. IS PURCHASING AS PRINCIPAL AND NOT AS AGENT, • THE PURCHASER HAS REVIEWED ME TEXT ABOVE UNDER RESALE RE'STRICTIONS, AND • THE PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND CONSENTS TO THE PROVISION OF SPECIFIED INFORMATION CONCERNING ITS PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY THAT BY LAW IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THE INFoRMATION. FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR THIS INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. RIGHTS OF ACI7ON - ONTARIO PURCHASERS ONLY UNDER ONTARIO SECURITIES LEGISLATION, CERTAIN PURCHASERS WHO PURCHASE A SECURITY OFFERED BY THIS OFFERING MEMORANDUM DURING THE PERIOD OF DISTRIBUTION WILL HAVE. A STATUTORY RIGHT OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES, OR WHILE STILL THE OWNER OF THE SECURITIES, FOR RESCISSION AGAINST TIE CO-ISSUERS IN TIE EVENT THAT THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A MISREPRESENTATION WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE PURCHASER RELIED ON THEE MISREPRESENTATION. THE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES IS EXERCISABLE NOT LATER THAN TIE EARLIER OF ISO DAYS FROM THE DATE THE PURCHASER FIRST HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS GIVING RISE TO THE CAUSE. OF ACTION AND THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH PAYMENT IS MADE FOR THE SECURITIES. THE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR RESCISSION IS EXERCISABLE NOT LATER THAN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH PAYMENT IS MADE FOR TIE SECURITIES. IF A PURCHASER ELECTS TO EXERCISE TIE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR RESCISSION, THE PURCHASER WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CO-ISSUERS. IN NO CASE WILL THE AMOUNT RECOVERABLE IN ANY ACTION EXCEED THE PRICE AT WHICH THE SECURITIES WERE •ii CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0072270 CONFIDENTIAL SONY GM_00218454 EFTA01376279