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IMPORTANT NOTICE THIS OFFERING MEMORANDUM IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO INVESTORS WHO ARE EITHER (1) QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS (“QIBs”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”) OR (2) NON-U.S. PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES PURCHASING THE SECURITIES IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT (AND, IF INVESTORS ARE RESIDENT IN A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, A QUALIFIED INVESTOR). IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the Offering Memorandum following this notice, and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the Offering Memorandum. In accessing the Offering Memorandum, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them any time you receive any information from us as a result of such access. NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF NOTES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR WITH ANY OTHER SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS. THE FOLLOWING OFFERING MEMORANDUM MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, FORWARDED, DISTRIBUTED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO ANY OTHER PERSON AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS UNAUTHORIZED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. IF YOU HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO THIS TRANSMISSION CONTRARY TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE NOTES DESCRIBED HEREIN. Confirmation of your representation: In order to be eligible to view the Offering Memorandum or make an investment decision with respect to the securities, investors must be either (1) QIBs or (2) non-U.S. persons purchasing the securities outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act; provided that investors resident in a Member State of the European Economic Area are qualified investors (within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU and Directive 2010/78/EU, to the extent implemented in the relevant Member State) and any relevant implementing measure in each Member State of the European Economic Area). The Offering Memorandum is being sent to you at your request. By accepting the e-mail and accessing the Offering Memorandum, you shall be deemed to have represented to us that: (1) you consent to delivery of such Offering Memorandum by electronic transmission, and (2) either: (a) you and any customers you represent are QIBs, or (b) non-U.S. persons outside the United States and the e-mail address that you gave us and to which the e-mail has been delivered is not located in the United States, its territories and possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands), any State of the United States or the District of Columbia, and (3) if you are resident in a Member State of the European Economic Area, you are a Qualified Investor. Prospective purchasers that are QIBs are hereby notified that the seller of the notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act. You are reminded that the Offering Memorandum has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession the Offering Memorandum may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not, nor are you authorized to, deliver the Offering Memorandum to any other person. Under no circumstances shall the Offering Memorandum constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and an initial purchaser or any affiliate of the initial purchaser is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by such initial purchaser or such affiliate on behalf of Aston Martin Capital Holdings Limited (the “Issuer”) in such jurisdiction. The Offering Memorandum is not being distributed, nor has it been approved for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) by an authorized person under the FSMA. The Offering Memorandum is for distribution only to, and is only directed at, persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments (being investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Financial Promotion Order”)), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the United Kingdom or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). The Offering Memorandum is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which the Offering Memorandum relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. The securities are not being offered or sold to any person in the United Kingdom, except in circumstances which will not result in an offer of securities to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of Part VI of the FSMA. No person may communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the securities other than in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer or the Company. The attached Offering Memorandum has been sent to you in an electronic format. You are reminded that documents transmitted in an electronic format may be altered or changed during the process of transmission and consequently none of the Issuer, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any discrepancies between the document distributed to you in electronic format and the hard-copy version. OFFERING MEMORANDUM NOT FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL IN THE UNITED STATES Aston Martin Capital Holdings Limited $400,000,000 6.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 £230,000,000 5.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 Aston Martin Capital Holdings Limited (the “Issuer”), a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Jersey, is offering $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.5% senior secured notes due 2022 (the “Dollar Notes”) and £230,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.75% senior secured notes due 2022 (the “Sterling Notes” and, together with the Dollar Notes, the “Notes”). The Dollar Notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.5% per annum and will mature on April 15, 2022. The Sterling Notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.75% per annum and will mature on April 15, 2022. Interest on the Notes will accrue from April 18, 2017, and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, commencing on October 15, 2017. Prior to April 15, 2019, the Issuer will be entitled at its option to redeem all or a portion of the Notes by paying an applicable “make whole” premium. On or after April 15, 2019, the Issuer will be entitled at its option to redeem all or a portion of the Notes, at any time or from time to time, at the applicable redemption prices set forth in this offering memorandum (the “Offering Memorandum”). In addition, at any time prior to April 15, 2019, the Issuer may redeem at its option up to 40% of each series of the Notes with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 106.5% of the principal amount of the Dollar Notes and 105.75% of the principal amount of the Sterling Notes, redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest; provided that at least 50% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Dollar Notes and/or the Sterling Notes, as applicable, remains outstanding after the redemption. Prior to April 15, 2019, the Issuer may redeem during each twelve-month period commencing with the Issue Date up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes originally issued (including the aggregate principal amount of any additional Notes) at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date.