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The
notes ("Notes") to be issued under the Programme
have not been and will not be registered under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and
may not be offered or sold within the United States (as
defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act ("Regulation
S")) or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons
(as defined in Regulation S) except pursuant to an exemption
from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, the Notes
will be offered and sold (i) in the United States only to
qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
provided by Rule 144A thereunder and (ii) outside the United
States to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S.
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