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IMPORTANT NOTICE: NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY U.S. PERSON OR TO ANY PERSON OR ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES OTHER THAN AS PERMITTED BY REGULATION S (“REGULATION S”) UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the attached document (the “Prospectus”), and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the Prospectus. In accessing the Prospectus, 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. If you have gained access to this transmission contrary to any of the following restrictions, you are not authorised and will not be able to purchase any of the securities described herein (the “Securities”). You acknowledge that this electronic transmission and the delivery of the attached Prospectus is intended for you only and you agree you will not forward this electronic transmission or the attached Prospectus to any other person. Any forwarding, distribution or reproduction of this document in whole or in part is unauthorised. Failure to comply with the following directives may result in a violation of the Securities Act or the applicable laws of other jurisdictions. NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. 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Under no circumstances shall this Prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities being offered, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Prospectus may only be communicated or caused to be communicated to persons in the United Kingdom in circumstances where section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) does not apply and may be distributed in the United Kingdom only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the “Order”), or (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). In the United Kingdom, the Prospectus 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 Prospectus relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. The Securities are not eligible for placement and circulation in the Russian Federation, unless, and to the extent, otherwise permitted by Russian law. The information provided in the Prospectus is not an offer, or an invitation to make offers, to sell, exchange or otherwise transfer securities in the Russian Federation or to or for the benefit of any Russian person or entity. The Prospectus and information contained herein does not constitute an advertisement or an offer of any securities in the Russian Federation. It is not intended to be, and must not be, distributed or circulated in the Russian Federation unless and to the extent otherwise permitted under Russian law. 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U.S.$500,000,000 3.849% Loan Participation Notes due 2022 issued by, but with limited recourse to, MMC Finance Designated Activity Company for the sole purpose of financing a loan to PJSC MMC NORILSK NICKEL Issue Price: 100% MMC Finance Designated Activity Company, a company incorporated as a designated activity company under the laws of Ireland (the “Issuer”), is issuing an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$ 500,000,000 3.849% Loan Participation Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) for the sole purpose of financing a loan (the “Loan”) to PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, a public joint stock company organised under the laws of the Russian Federation (the “Company” or the “Borrower”), pursuant to a loan agreement dated 6 June 2017 (the “Loan Agreement”) between the Issuer and the Borrower. Pursuant to the trust deed (the “Trust Deed”) relating to the Notes between the Issuer and Citicorp Trustee Company Limited, as trustee (the “Trustee”), the Issuer will provide certain security for all payment obligations in respect of the Notes for the benefit of the Noteholders, including a first fixed charge in favour of the Trustee of all amounts paid and payable to it under the Loan Agreement and an assignment to the Trustee of the Issuer’s rights and interests under the Loan Agreement, other than in respect of certain reserved rights (as more fully described in “Overview of the Transaction Structure and the Security”). Interest on the Loan will be payable at a rate of 3.849% per annum semi- annually in arrear on the interest payment date falling on 8 April and 8 October in each year, commencing on 8 October 2017, and, provided that the Issuer receives such payment in full, the Notes will bear interest from, and including, 8 June 2017 on such dates at the same rate. The Notes are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer. In each case where amounts of principal, interest, premium (if any) and additional amounts (if any) are stated to be payable in respect of the Notes, the obligation of the Issuer to make any such payment shall constitute an obligation only to account to the Noteholders, on each date upon which such amounts of principal, interest, premium (if any) and additional amounts (if any) are due, for an amount equivalent to the principal, interest, premium (if any) and additional amounts (if any) actually received by or for the account of the Issuer from the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement. The Issuer will have no other financial obligation under the Notes. Noteholders will be deemed to have accepted and agreed that they will be relying solely and exclusively on the credit and financial standing of the Borrower in respect of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement. The Loan, and correspondingly the Notes, may be redeemed early at the option of the Company in certain circumstances and the Notes, and accordingly the Loan, must be repurchased and redeemed early at the option of the Noteholders, in certain other circumstances, all as more fully described in the Loan Agreement and Terms and Conditions of the Notes.