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country of the Specified Currency, interest accrual basis or benchmark), taking into<br />

account market practice in respect of redenominated euromarket debt obligations and<br />

which it believes are not prejudicial to the interests of such holders. Any such changes<br />

or additions shall, in the absence of manifest error, be binding on the holders of <strong>Note</strong>s,<br />

Receipts, Coupons and Talons and shall be notified to <strong>Note</strong>holders in accordance with<br />

Condition 14 as soon as practicable thereafter.<br />

(v) Neither the Issuer nor any Paying Agent shall be liable to the holder of any <strong>Note</strong>,<br />

Receipt, Coupon or Talon or other person for any commissions, costs, losses or<br />

expenses in relation to or resulting <strong>from</strong> the credit or transfer of <strong>Euro</strong> or any currency<br />

conversion or rounding effected in connection therewith.<br />

2 Conversion and Exchanges of <strong>Note</strong>s<br />

(a) Dematerialised <strong>Note</strong>s<br />

(b) Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s<br />

3 Status<br />

(i) Dematerialised <strong>Note</strong>s issued in bearer dematerialised form (au porteur) may not be<br />

converted into Dematerialised <strong>Note</strong>s in registered dematerialised form, whether in fully<br />

registered form (au nominatif pur) or in administered registered form (au nominatif<br />

administré).<br />

(ii) Dematerialised <strong>Note</strong>s issued in registered dematerialised form (au nominatif) may not<br />

be converted into Dematerialised <strong>Note</strong>s in bearer dematerialised form (au porteur).<br />

(iii) Dematerialised <strong>Note</strong>s issued in fully registered form (au nominatif pur) may, at the<br />

option of the <strong>Note</strong>holder, be converted into <strong>Note</strong>s in administered registered form (au<br />

nominatif administré), and vice versa. The exercise of any such option by such<br />

<strong>Note</strong>holder shall be made in accordance with Article R.211-4 of the French Code<br />

monétaire et financier. Any such conversion shall be effected at the cost of such<br />

<strong>Note</strong>holder.<br />

Materialised Bearer <strong>Note</strong>s of one Specified Denomination may not be exchanged for<br />

Materialised Bearer <strong>Note</strong>s of another Specified Denomination.<br />

The obligations of the Issuer under the <strong>Note</strong>s may be either unsubordinated ("Unsubordinated<br />

<strong>Note</strong>s") or subordinated ("Subordinated <strong>Note</strong>s").<br />

(a) Status of Unsubordinated <strong>Note</strong>s<br />

The Unsubordinated <strong>Note</strong>s and, where applicable, any relative Receipts and Coupons are<br />

direct, general, unconditional, unsecured (subject to the provisions of Condition 4) and<br />

unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer and rank and will rank pari passu and without any<br />

preference among themselves and (subject to such exceptions as are <strong>from</strong> time to time<br />

mandatory under French law) equally and rateably with all other present or future<br />

unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer.<br />

(b) Status of Subordinated <strong>Note</strong>s<br />

(i) Subordination<br />

Subordinated <strong>Note</strong>s (which term shall include both Subordinated <strong>Note</strong>s with a specified<br />

maturity date ("Dated Subordinated <strong>Note</strong>s") and Subordinated <strong>Note</strong>s without<br />

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