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Holders who validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Date butat or prior to the Expiration Date and whose Notes are accepted forpurchase will be eligible to receive the "Tender Offer Consideration"of U.S.$1,080 per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Notes.

In addition to the Total Consideration or the Tender OfferConsideration, as applicable, Holders whose Notes are accepted forpurchase will be eligible to receive accrued and unpaid interest fromand including the most recent interest payment date for the Notes to,but not including, the Settlement Date, which is expected to occur onNovember 23, 2012.

Tendering Holders who wish to tender their Notes and subscribe for theNew Notes should quote a unique identifier code (the "Unique IdentifierCode") which can be can be obtained by contacting Citigroup GlobalMarkets Limited, in their Agent's Message or Letter of Transmittal (asthe case may be).

The Offeror will review tender instructions received prior to the EarlyTender Date and will then look favourably on those investors tenderingwith Unique Identifier Codes prior to the Early Tender Date when makingdecisions regarding the allocation of New Notes. However, no assurancescan be given that any Holder that tenders Notes will be given anallocation of the New Notes at the levels it may subscribe for, or atall.

The receipt of a Unique Identifier Code in conjunction with any tenderof Notes in the Tender Offer is not an application for the purchase ofNew Notes. In order to apply for the purchase of New Notes from theOfferor, such Holder must make a separate application to any of thejoint lead managers for the New Notes, for the purchase of such NewNotes.

The complete terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are described inthe Offer to Purchase, copies of which may be obtained by contactingCitibank N.A., London branch, Citigroup Centre, Canada Square, CanaryWharf, London, E14 5LB, which is acting as the tender agent for theTender Offer, at +44 207 508 3867. Citigroup Global Markets Limited,Merrill Lynch International and VTB Capital plc are acting as jointdealer managers for the Tender Offer (the "Joint Dealer Managers").Questions regarding the terms of the Tender Offer may be directed toCitigroup Global Markets Limited, Citigroup Centre, Canada Square,Canary Wharf, London E14 5LB, United Kingdom, Attention: LiabilityManagement Group, at (800) 558-3745 (toll-free), (212) 723-6106(collect) or +44 (0) 20 7986 8969 (London), Merrill LynchInternational, Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street,London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom, Attention: Liability Management - JohnCavanagh / Tommaso Gros-Pietro, at +44 207 995 3715 / +44 207 995 2324/ +1 888 292 0070 / +1 646 855 3401 and/or VTB Capital plc,14 CornhillLondon EC3V 3ND, United Kingdom, at +44 203 334 8029 (tel) / +44 203334 8980 (fax), Attention: Global Head of Syndicate.

This press release does not constitute or form part of any offer orinvitation to purchase, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, theNotes or any other securities, nor shall it or any part of it, or the factof its release, form the basis of, or be relied on or inconnection with, any contract therefor. The Tender Offer is made onlyby and pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase and the relatedLetter of Transmittal and the information in this press release isqualified by reference to the Offer to Purchase and the related Letterof Transmittal. None of the Offeror, the Joint Dealer Managers or thetender and information agent makes any recommendations as to whetherholders should tender their Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer.

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