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Disclaimer

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Structured transactions are complex and may involve a high risk of loss including possible loss of the principal invested. If any product mentioned in this document is a structured product which involves derivatives, do not invest in it unless you fully understand and are willing to assume the risks associated with it. If you are in any doubt about the risks involved in any product/transaction, you should seek independent professional advice.

Prior to entering into any transaction, each investor/subscriber should fully understand the terms, conditions and features of the product/investment as well as the risks, the merits and the suitability of entering into any transaction/investment including any market risk associated with the issuer, and consult with their own independent legal, regulatory, tax, financial and accounting advisors before making the investment. Investors/subscribers should fully understand the features of the investment, be financially able to bear a loss of their investment and be willing to accept all risks involved. Save as otherwise expressly agreed in writing, (a) where BNP Paribas does not solicit the sale of or recommend any financial product to the investor/subscriber, BNP Paribas is not acting as financial adviser of the investor/subscriber in any transaction, and (b) in all cases, BNP Paribas is not acting as fiduciary of the investor/subscriber with respect to any transaction.

BNP Paribas and/or persons associated or connected with it may effect or have effected a transaction for their own account in a product/an investment described in this document or any related product before or after this document is published. On the date of this document, BNP Paribas and/or persons associated or connected with it and their respective directors and/or representatives and/or employees may take proprietary positions and may have a long or short position or other interests or make a market in a product mentioned in this document, or in derivative instruments based thereon, and may purchase and/or sell the investment(s) at any time in the open market or otherwise, whether as principal or as agent or as market maker. Additionally, BNP Paribas and/or persons associated or connected with it may have within the previous twelve months acted as an investment banker or may have provided significant advice or investment services to the companies or in relation to a product mentioned in this document.

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Where this document is distributed by BNP Paribas to a person in Singapore who is not an Accredited Investor, Expert Investor or an Institutional Investor, BNP Paribas, acting through its Singapore branch accepts legal responsibility for the contents of this document to such person only to the extent required by applicable law.

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Save to the extent provided otherwise in Clause 6.5 of the T&Cs and/or Clause 9 of the Offshore Investment T&Cs applicable to your account, information in this document is for general circulation to the intended recipients only and is not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice to recipients hereof. A recipient of this document should seek advice from its/his/her own professional adviser regarding the suitability of the products or transactions (taking into account the recipient's specific investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs) as well as the risks involved in such products or transactions before a commitment to purchase or enter into any product or transaction is made.

Please note that this document may relate to a product or products where BNP Paribas is issuer, and in such instance this document or certain information contained therein may have been prepared by BNP Paribas in its capacity as product issuer (“Issuer Document”). Where an Issuer Document is provided to you by BNP Paribas, acting through its Hong Kong branch or BNP Paribas, acting through its Singapore branch in its capacity as distributor, or BNP Paribas, acting through its Singapore branch via BNP Paribas Securities (Thailand) Limited, it shall also be subject to Clause 6.5 of the T&Cs and/or Clause 9 of the Offshore Investment T&Cs. To the extent that there are any inconsistency between the terms of an Issuer Document and Clause 6.5 of the T&Cs and/or Clause 9 of the Offshore Investment T&Cs, the latter shall prevail.

Generally, please take note that various potential and actual conflicts of interest may arise from the overall investment activities or the roles of the parties involved in any investment product or transaction, their investment professionals and/or their affiliates. In particular, the counterparty / issuer / provider or its related entities or affiliates can offer or manage other investments which interests may be different to the interest of your investments in that investment product or transaction; or for cases where the product counterparty or issuer is BNP Paribas or its related entity or affiliate, BNP Paribas may also act as distributor, guarantor, calculation agent and/or arranger of the same product. BNP Paribas and its affiliates and persons associated or connected with it (collectively "BNP Paribas Group") may make a market in, or may, as principal or agent, buy or sell securities mentioned in this document or derivatives thereon. BNP Paribas Group may have a financial interest in the issuers mentioned in this document, including a long or short position in their securities, and/or options, futures or other derivative instruments based thereon. BNP Paribas Group, including its officers and employees may serve or have served as an officer, director or in an advisory capacity for any issuer mentioned in this document. BNP Paribas Group may, from time to time, solicit, perform or have performed investment banking, underwriting or other services (including acting as adviser, manager, underwriter or lender) within the last 12 months for any issuer referred to in this document. BNP Paribas Group may, to the extent permitted by law, have acted upon or used the information contained herein, or the research or analysis on which it was based, before its publication. Members of the BNP Paribas Group may face possible conflicts of interest in connection with certain duties under structured products. For example, it and its affiliates may trade an underlying for their own account or for the account of others. It or its affiliates may receive a portion of the management or other fees charged with any of the underlyings. BNP Paribas may offer other services to entities associated with an underlying, for which they may be remunerated. All of these activities may result in conflicts of interest with respect to certain financial interests of BNP Paribas.

Where this document includes a reference to real estate, please note that real estate service offered in Hong Kong by BNP Paribas, acting through its Hong Kong branch exclusively relates to real estate properties outside Hong Kong. Specifically, BNP Paribas, acting through its Hong Kong branch is not licensed to deal with any real estate property situated in Hong Kong. BNP Paribas, acting through its Singapore branch and BNP Paribas Securities (Thailand) Limited are not licensed to and do not offer real estate service, and nothing herein should be construed as such.

BNP Paribas clients and counterparties are responsible for ensuring that they comply with applicable provisions of Executive Order (EO) 13959, as amended (and any subsequent official guidance). For the full details of the EO, you may want to consult the following websites: For the EO itself, https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/13959.pdf , and for the latest guidance on this EO provided by the OFAC, https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions .

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You may contact BNP Paribas, acting through its Singapore branch at 10 Collyer Quay, #35-01 Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore 049315; Tel: (65) 6210 3888; Fax: (65) 6210 3861 in respect of any matters arising from, or in connection with, this document. This paragraph does not apply to you if you are (a) not resident in Singapore and you are (b) served by a Relationship Manager in Hong Kong. If you satisfy (a) and (b), you may contact BNP Paribas, acting through its Hong Kong branch at 63/F Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong; Tel: (852) 2909 8888, in respect of any matters arising from, or in connection with, this document.

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