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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT .........................................................................................................2<br />

NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................2<br />

GENERAL INFORMATION...................................................................................................................7<br />

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ....................................................................................... 7<br />

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ................................................................ 7<br />

SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS ................................................................................... 8<br />

SOURCES OF INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 9<br />

SUMMARY OF THE PROSPECTUS ................................................................................................ 10<br />

1. THE BOREALIS GROUP ......................................................................................................10<br />

2. SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING .........................................................................................10<br />

3. SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS .........................................................................................17<br />

4. SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE ISSUER ...........................................20<br />

GERMAN TRANSLATION OF SUMMARY ...................................................................................... 21<br />

1. DIE BOREALIS GRUPPE .....................................................................................................21<br />

2. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG DES ANGEBOTS ........................................................................22<br />

3. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG DER RISIKOFAKTOREN...........................................................29<br />

4. AUSGEWÄHLTE FINANZINFORMATIONEN DER EMITTENTIN .................................32<br />

RISK FACTORS ................................................................................................................................... 34<br />

1. RISKS REGARDING THE ISSUER, THE GROUP AND ITS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES<br />

..................................................................................................................................................34<br />

2. RISKS REGARDING THE NOTES .....................................................................................40<br />

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES................................................................................. 47<br />

USE OF PROCEEDS .......................................................................................................................... 64<br />

BOREALIS <strong>AG</strong> ...................................................................................................................................... 65<br />

1. GENERAL ...............................................................................................................................65<br />

2. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................65<br />

2. CORPORATE PURPOSE ....................................................................................................67<br />

3. SHARE CAPITAL ...................................................................................................................67<br />

4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................67<br />

5. SHAREHOLDERS .................................................................................................................67<br />

6. DEPENDENCY WITHIN THE GROUP ...............................................................................69<br />

7. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE .....................................................................................69<br />

8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS .......................................................................................................74<br />

9. INVESTMENTS ......................................................................................................................74<br />

10. MATERIAL CONTRACTS ....................................................................................................74<br />

BUSINESS OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 75<br />

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