Notice SFA 04-N12:
Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice
FAA-N16: Notice on
Recommendations on Investment Products).
Switzerland
Neither this prospectus nor any other offering or marketing
material relating to the notes constitutes a prospectus as such
term is understood pursuant to article 652a or article 1156 of the
Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus within the
meaning of the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange or any other
regulated trading facility in Switzerland, and neither this
prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to
the notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly
available in Switzerland.
Taiwan
The notes have not been and will not be registered, filed with or
approved by the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan, the
Republic of China (“Taiwan”) and/or other regulatory authority or
agency of Taiwan, pursuant to relevant securities laws and
regulations of Taiwan. The notes have not been and will not be
issued, offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Taiwan to
investors other than “professional investors” as defined under
Article 4 of the Financial Consumer Protection Act of Taiwan,
unless otherwise permitted by the laws and regulations of Taiwan.
No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell
the notes in Taiwan, unless otherwise permitted by laws and
regulations of Taiwan.
People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and
Taiwan)
The notes are not being offered or sold and may not be offered or
sold, directly or indirectly, in the People’s Republic of China
(the “PRC”) (for such purposes, not including the Hong Kong and
Macau Special Administrative Regions or Taiwan) (a) by means
of any advertisement, invitation, document or activity which is
directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or
read by, the public in the PRC, (b) to any person within the
PRC, (c) to residents of the PRC, or (d) to any person
for re-offering, resale or
redelivery to any person within the PRC, except as permitted by all
relevant laws and regulations of the PRC.
This prospectus, the offering material or any information contained
herein or the notes (i) has not been filed with or approved
by, verified by or registered with any relevant PRC authorities,
thus (ii) may not be circulated in the PRC or used in
connection with any offer for the subscription or sale of the notes
in the PRC, and (iii) does not constitute an offer to sell or
subscribe, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, directly or
indirectly, any notes in the PRC to, or for the benefit of, any
legal or natural persons in the PRC.
The notes may only be invested in by PRC investors that are
authorized to engage in the investment in the notes of the type
being offered or sold. Investors in the PRC are responsible for
obtaining all relevant government regulatory approvals/licenses,
verification and/or registrations themselves, including, but not
limited to, those which may be required by the People’s Bank of
China, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State
Administration of Foreign Exchange, the China Banking and Insurance
Regulatory Commission, and/or other relevant regulatory bodies, and
complying with all relevant PRC laws and regulations, including,
but not limited to, all relevant foreign exchange regulations
and/or securities investment regulations.
Republic of Korea
The notes have not been and will not be registered with the
Financial Services Commission of the Republic of Korea (“Korea”)
for public offering in Korea under the Financial Investment
Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea and its subordinate
decrees and regulations (collectively, the “FSCMA”). None of the
notes may be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, or
offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale or re-delivery, directly or indirectly, in
Korea or to, or for the account or benefit of, any resident of
Korea (as defined in the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law of Korea
and the subordinate decrees and regulations
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