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5. INFORMATION ABOUT GET <strong>SA</strong>public prosecution department, a large majority of the transactions necessary <strong>for</strong> the implementation of theSafeguard Plan took place on 28 June <strong>2007</strong>. The transactions that took place were:the GET <strong>SA</strong> Ordinary Shares were issued to the Unitholders who tendered their Units to the Offer in exchange<strong>for</strong> their Units;the cash payments due in respect of the early repayment of the Senior Debt, the Fourth Tranche Debt, of theTier 1A Debt, of the Tier 1 Debt and the Tier 2 Debt were made;the NRS and the corresponding ENHC Ordinary Shares were issued, and the cash payments made, to theholders of the Tier 3 Debt and the Noteholders;the Warrants were issued to the Unitholders who tendered their Units to the Offer, as well as to theNoteholders; andthe GET <strong>SA</strong> Preferred Share and the EGP Preferred Share were issued to ENHC.A total of 2,368,864,450 Units, representing 93.04% of the share capital of TNU <strong>SA</strong> and TNU PLC, were tendered tothe Public Offer. As a result: (i) 2,368,864,450 GET <strong>SA</strong> Ordinary Shares were issued in exchange <strong>for</strong> these Units;(ii) 2,368,864,450 Warrants were issued to the Unitholders who tendered their Units to the Offer; and(iii) 1,938,161,823 Warrants were issued to the Noteholders.In addition, 7,155,630 NRS I and 11,539,914 (1) NRS II were issued by EGP, in accordance with the Safeguard Plan.The principal terms and conditions of the NRS Issued by EGP are as follows:the NRS are divided into two series, the NRS I and the NRS II. The NRS I are not redeemable in cash at theoption of EGP, while the NRS II are redeemable in cash at the option of EGP;the redemption of the NRS II redeemable in cash at the option of EGP shall be equal to 140% of their par value;the NRS II, redeemable in cash, bear interest at a rate of 6% per annum, while the NRS I, not redeemable incash, bear interest at 3% per annum;the NRS I will be automatically redeemable in GET <strong>SA</strong> Ordinary Shares, in part in the 13 th month, in part in the25 th month, and the balance in the 37 th month following the date of their issue;the NRS II will be automatically redeemable in GET <strong>SA</strong> Ordinary Shares, if they have not already beenredeemed in cash, in the 37 th month following the date of their issue;following the consolidation of the GET <strong>SA</strong> Ordinary Shares, the redemption ratio of the NRS I and the NRS II is22.77 GET <strong>SA</strong> Ordinary Shares;in accordance with the Safeguard Plan and its implementation, the NRS were issued to:– the holders of Tier 3 Debt, up to 430,523,821.20 pounds and 783,729,300 euros, in consideration <strong>for</strong> thetransfer of all their claims under the Tier 3 Debt to EGP;– the Noteholders, up to 104,827,423.80 pounds and 183,547,200 euros, in consideration <strong>for</strong> the transfer toEGP of all their claims under the Notes to EGP; and– the Tier 3 Cash Option Providers, up to 35,691,106 pounds and 64,972,400 euros, in consideration <strong>for</strong> theircommitments under the Tier 3 Cash Option Provider Agreement.GET <strong>SA</strong> issued Warrants allowing their holders to subscribe <strong>for</strong> GET <strong>SA</strong> Ordinary Shares in the event of therealisation of an increase in value <strong>for</strong> <strong>Eurotunnel</strong> Group. The Warrants are admitted to trading on Euronext Paris.55% of the Warrants were allocated to the Unitholders who tender their Units to the Offer, and 45% of the Warrantsallocated to the Noteholders. The Warrants are exercisable, conditions permitting, in 2011. These Warrants, ifexercisable in 2011, will allow holders who exercise their Warrants in 2011 to subscribe <strong>for</strong> GET <strong>SA</strong> Ordinary Shares(1)Following the early cash redemption of the NRS II on 10 April 2008, 5,528,805 NRS II remain in issue (the Unredeemed NRS II).17

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