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BTSGIF Offring Memorandum IMPORTANT: You must read the following disclaimer before continuing. The following disclaimer applies to the offering memorandum (the “offering memorandum”) attached to this e-mail. You are advised to read this disclaimer carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the attached. In accessing the attached, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them from time to time, each time you receive any information from us as a result of such access. Confirmation of Your Representation: You have accessed the attached document on the basis that you have confirmed your representation to Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch and Phatra Securities Public Company Limited (the “Underwriters”) that (1) either (i) you are not a resident of the United States nor a U.S. Person, as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), nor acting on behalf of a U.S. Person, as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act, and, to the extent you purchase the securities described in the attached offering memorandum, you will be doing so pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act, OR (ii) you are acting on behalf of, or you are, both a qualified institutional buyer, as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and a qualified purchaser within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), (2) you are not resident in Thailand, AND (3) you consent to delivery of the attached offering memorandum and any amendments or supplements thereto by electronic transmission. 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If a jurisdiction requires that the Combined Offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Underwriters or any affiliate of the Underwriters is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the Combined Offering shall be deemed to be made by the Underwriters or their respective eligible affiliates on behalf of us in such jurisdiction. You are reminded that you have accessed the offering memorandum 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 or forward this document, electronically or otherwise, to any other person. If you have gained access to this transmission contrary to the foregoing restrictions, you will be unable to purchase any of the securities described therein. 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NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OFFERING MEMORANDUM PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund (to be registered in the Kingdom of Thailand as an infrastructure fund) 5,788,000,000 Investment Units This Offering Memorandum relates to the initial public offering of new investment units, par value THB10.80 each (“Investment Units”), in BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund (“BTSGIF” or the “Fund”) by BBL Asset Management Company Limited (the “Management Company”), the management company of BTSGIF, with an objective to use the proceeds from the initial public offering to purchase the Sale Revenue (as defined herein) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Capital Market Supervisory Board of Thailand (the “CMSB”). The offering consists of (i) the sale of Investment Units (a) outside the United States to, or for the account or benefit of, non-U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, (b) outside the United States to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) who are “qualified purchasers” (as defined below) and “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) and (c) within the United States in reliance on Rule 144A only to persons who are both “qualified institutional buyers” and “qualified purchasers” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) through Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch (the “Initial Purchasers” or the “Joint International Bookrunners”) (the “International Offering”), (ii) a concurrent public offering of Investment Units in Thailand (the “Thai Offering”) and (iii) a subscription by BTS Group Holdings Public Company Limited (the “Sponsor Subscription” and, together with the Thai Offering and the International Offering, the “Combined Offering”). Completion of the International Offering, the Thai Offering and the Sponsor Subscription are each conditional on the completion of the others. The Combined Offering will consist of an aggregate of 5,788,000,000 Investment Units. In addition, as part of the Combined Offering, each of the Cornerstone Investors (as defined herein) has entered into a subscription agreement to subscribe for an aggregate of 2,333,400,000 Investment Units (the “Cornerstone Units”) at the Offering Price conditional upon, inter alia, the purchase agreement, the underwriting agreement and the Sponsor Subscription agreement in relation to the International Offering, the Thai Offering and the Sponsor Subscription, respectively, having been entered into, and not having been terminated, pursuant to its terms on or prior to the closing date of the Combined Offering. This Offering Memorandum is only being used in connection with the International Offering in respect of 2,469,000,000 Investment Units. The Thai Offering is being made pursuant to a separate prospectus in the Thai language which was filed with and prepared based on the Fund Scheme approved by the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (the “Thai SEC” or the “Office of the SEC”). For information on the methods of sale, see “Plan of Distribution”. The Investment Units offered in the Combined Offering may be reallocated between the International Offering and the Thai Offering, subject to the allocation criteria of the Thai SEC. Prior to the offerings described above, there has been no trading market for the Investment Units within or outside Thailand. The Management Company will apply to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (the “SET”) for the Investment Units to be listed and quoted on the SET.
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