*The securities described in this offering have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any of the securities laws of any state of the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons or persons in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This offering does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the securities described herein within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons or persons in the United States. “United States” and “U.S. person” have the meanings ascribed to them in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.