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IMPORTANT NOTICE THIS OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO INVESTORS WHO ARE ADDRESSEES OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following disclaimer applies to the Prospectus following this page (the “Prospectus”) and you are therefore advised to read this disclaimer page 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 from time to time, each 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 THE UNITED STATES OR 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 OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROSPECTUS AND ITS CONTENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED TO ANY OTHER PERSON AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THE PROSPECTUS IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS UNAUTHORISED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE 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 AUTHORISED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE NOTES DESCRIBED THEREIN. Confirmation of Your Representation: You have been sent the Prospectus on the basis that you have confirmed to J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. and Merrill Lynch International (the “Joint Lead Managers”), being the senders of the attached, (i) that you and any customers that you represent are not resident in the United States, (ii) that the electronic mail (or e-mail) address to which the Prospectus has been delivered is not located in the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia (where “possessions” include Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands) and (iii) that you consent to delivery of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto by electronic transmission. The materials relating to the offering do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the underwriter or any affiliate of any of the Joint Lead Managers is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by such Joint Lead Manager or such affiliate on behalf of Georgian Railway LLC in such jurisdiction. You are reminded that the Prospectus has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession the Prospectus may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not nor are you authorised to deliver the Prospectus to any other person. The Prospectus has been sent to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of transmission and consequently none of the Joint Lead Managers and any person who controls them or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents, or any affiliate of any such person, accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the Prospectus distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you on request from any Joint Lead Manager. Georgian Railway LLC (incorporated in Georgia with limited liability) U.S.$250,000,000 9.875% Notes due 2015 Issue price: 99.517% The U.S.$250,000,000 9.875% Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”) will be issued by Georgian Railway LLC (the “Company”). The Notes will mature on 22 July 2015 but may be redeemed earlier at the option of the relevant holder following a Change of Control Event (as defined in “Terms and Conditions of the Notes”) at their principal amount, together (if applicable) with accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Interest will accrue on the outstanding principal amount of the Notes at the rate of 9.875% per annum from and including 22 July 2010 and will be payable semi-annually in arrear on 22 January and 22 July in each year, commencing on 22 January 2011. SEE “RISK FACTORS” FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or with any securities regulatory authority of any State or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Notes will be offered and sold in registered form in denominations of U.S.$100,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof. Notes will be represented by beneficial interests in a global note (the “Global Note”) in registered form without interest coupons attached, which shall be deposited on or about 22 July 2010 with, and registered in the name of a nominee of, a common depositary on behalf of Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (“Euroclear”) and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream, Luxembourg”). Beneficial interests in the Global Note will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and their participants. Except as described herein, definitive registered certificates evidencing holdings of Notes issued in exchange for beneficial interests in the Global Note will be available only in certain limited circumstances. See “Provisions Relating to the Notes Whilst in Global Form”. The Notes are expected to be rated B+ (outlook stable) by Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”) and B+ (outlook stable) by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“Standard & Poor’s”). A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organisation. Any change in the rating of the Notes could adversely affect the price that a purchaser would be willing to pay for the Notes. Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority in its capacity as competent authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “UK Listing Authority”) for the Notes to be admitted to the official list of the UK Listing Authority (the “Official List”) and to the London Stock Exchange plc (the “London Stock Exchange”) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s Regulated Market (the “Market”). References in this Prospectus to the Notes being “listed” (and all related references) shall mean that the Notes have been admitted to the Official List and have been admitted to trading on the Market. The Market is a regulated market for the purposes of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2004/39/EC. Joint Lead Managers BofA Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Prospectus dated 20 July 2010 This Prospectus comprises a prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC (the “Prospectus Directive”). The Company accepts responsibility for the information contained in this Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge of the Company (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation other than as contained in this Prospectus in connection with the offering of the Notes and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company or the Joint Lead Managers (as defined in “Subscription and Sale”). Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any offer or sale of the Notes made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, constitute a representation or create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the date hereof. The Joint Lead Managers expressly do not undertake to review the financial condition or affairs of the Company during the life of the Notes or to advise any investor in Notes of any information coming to their attention. This Prospectus may only be used for the purpose for which it has been published. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or an offer to buy in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make the offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction, nor does this Prospectus constitute an offer of, or an invitation to subscribe for, or purchase, any Notes and it should not be considered as a recommendation by the Company or any Joint Lead Manager that any recipient of this Prospectus should subscribe for or purchase any Notes. The distribution of this Prospectus and the offering, sale and delivery of the Notes in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this Prospectus comes are required by the Company and the Joint Lead Managers to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.