S I M P S O N G R I E R S O N

Auckland Office Office Office Lumley Centre HSBC Tower HSBC Building 88 Shortland Street 62 Worcester Boulevard 195 Lambton Quay 1036 Christchurch 8140 Wellington 6140 New Zealand New Zealand Tel: +64 9 358 2222 Tel: +64 3 365 9914 Tel: +64 4 499 4599 Fax: +64 9 307 0331 Fax: +64 3 379 5023 Fax: +64 4 472 6986

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Web Site: www.simpsongrierson.com

Simpson Grierson is one of New Zealand's leading and largest law firms, with 47 partners and over 200 legal staff across our Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch offices. We deliver legal expertise across all areas of to the highest international standards and our client portfolio includes many of the world's leading organisations.

Clients recommend us for our technical excellence and our ability to provide high level strategic advice. This combination provides significant commercial value and differentiates us from our competitors. This is why we are chosen to advise on some of the largest and most complex deals in the region.

Simpson Grierson is an innovative and bold firm, offering technical excellence and lateral solutions. We constantly seek to understand our clients' business, and the industries in which they operate, to be the best legal partner New Zealand has to offer.

Our leadership is reflected in our constant recognition in international directories and rankings.

Among Simpson Grierson’s areas of expertise are:  Banking and Finance  Information Technology  Biotechnology  Infrastructure and Major Projects  Capital Markets  Insolvency and Restructuring  Climate Change and Environmental  Intellectual Property  Commercial Property  International Trade and Investment  Competition and Regulatory Law  Local Government  Construction  Mergers and Acquisitions  Corporate Advisory  Public Private  Dispute Resolution  Resource Management  Employment  Structured Finance  Energy, Mining and Natural Resources  Superannuation  Media and Entertainment Law  Tax  Foreign Direct Investment and Overseas Investment  Telecommunications  Government and Business  Private Equity and Venture Capital

For further information about Simpson Grierson, please contact James Craig in Auckland.