| | If and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the bonds to which it relates is made in, the UK or any Member State, this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in the UK or that Member State who are qualified investors as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation or the Prospectus Regulation, as applicable and must not be acted upon by other persons in the UK or that relevant Member State. Neither EDC nor any underwriter has authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of the bonds through any financial intermediary, other than offers made by the relevant underwriter which constitute the final placement of the bonds contemplated in the prospectus supplement. This document has not been, and will not be, registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, each underwriter has represented that it has not offered or sold any bonds or caused the bonds to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell any bonds or cause the bonds to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and has not circulated or distributed, nor will it circulate or distribute, this document or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the bonds, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (a) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore (as modified or amended from time to time) (the “SFA”)) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA or (b) to an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) pursuant to and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA. * A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. We expect that delivery of the bonds will be made against payment thereof on or about September 5, 2024, which will be the fifth business day following the pricing of the bonds (such settlement cycle being herein referred to as “T+5”). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly |