Prospectus (4.96 Mb) - BlackRock International

This document is not intended to provide a basis of any credit or other evaluation of the Company and its business and
should not be considered as a personal recommendation for any recipient of this document to purchase the Company’s
Shares as it does not take into account the particular investment objective, financial situation or needs of any specific
recipient. Each investor contemplating purchasing any of the Company’s Shares therefore represents to make its own
independent investigation of the Company and of the suitability of an investment in the Company’s Shares in light of their
particular circumstances and represents to seek independent professional advice, including tax advice, prior to investing
in the Company’s Shares and to consult legal counsel prior to making any (re)sale of the Company’s Shares.
This document is confidential and is being provided to its recipients who have been individually selected and are targeted
exclusively on the basis of a private placement solely for the information of such recipients and must not be reproduced,
distributed to any other person (including the press and any other media) or published, in whole or in part, for any
purpose.
This document is a marketing communication and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed
to promote the independence of investment research, and it is not subject to any prohibition on dealing ahead of the
dissemination of investment research.
This document is distributed under the condition that the above obligations and representations are accepted by the
recipient and that the recipient undertakes to comply with the above restrictions.
BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY
Shares will not be offered directly to members of the public within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, meaning any person who is
not regulated under any of the financial services regulatory laws of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
BAILIWICK OF JERSEY
Shares will not be offered directly to members of the public within the Bailiwick of Jersey, meaning any person who is not
regulated under any of the financial services regulatory laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey.
BELGIUM
The Prospectus and related documents have not been approved in Belgium and are not intended to constitute, and may
not be construed as, a public offering in the Kingdom of Belgium. Accordingly, these documents may not be distributed or
circulated to, and the Shares may not be offered or sold to, any member of the public in the Kingdom of Belgium other
than qualified investors listed in article 10 of the Belgium Law of 16 June 2006 on the public offering of investment
instruments and the admission to trading of investment instruments on a regulated market, or investors subscribing for a
minimum amount of €50,000 each for each separate offer and, provided any such investor qualifies as a consumer within
the meaning of article 1.7 of the Law of 14 July 1991 on consumer protection and trade practices, such offer or sale is
made in compliance with the provisions of the Law of 14 July 1991 on consumer protection and trade practices and its
implementing legislation.
FRANCE
The Prospectus and related documents have not been approved by the competent regulatory authority in France and are
not intended to constitute, and may not be construed as, a public offer in France. The Shares have not been offered or sold
and will not been offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France, provided that offers, sales and distributions
may be made in France only to: (a) providers of the investment service of portfolio management for the account of third
parties; (b) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés); and/or (c) to a restricted circle of investors, all as defined in, and in
accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, D.411-1 and D.411-4 of the French Code monétaire et financier.
The Shares may be resold directly or indirectly only in compliance with Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 to
L.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier.
HONG KONG
The contents of the Prospectus have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You are advised to
exercise caution in relation to the Offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of the Prospectus, you should
obtain independent professional advice.
Please note that (i) Shares may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of the Prospectus or any other document
other than to professional investors within the meaning of Part I of Schedule 1 to the Securities and Futures Ordinance of
Hong Kong (Cap. 571) and any rules made thereunder, or in other circumstances which do not result in the Prospectus
being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong (Cap. 32) or which do not constitute an offer or
invitation to the public for the purposes of the Companies Ordinance, and (ii) no person shall issue or possess for the
purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to Shares
which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if
permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Shares which are or are intended to
be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to such professional investors within the meaning of Part I of
Schedule 1 to the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong (Cap. 571) and any rules made thereunder.
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