NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), EXCEPT TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS (“QIBS”) AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A (“RULE 144A”) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT ARE ALSO “QUALIFIED PURCHASERS” (“QPs”), AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(a)(51) OF THE U.S INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (THE “INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT”), OR IN OR INTO ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.