Essential Guide to

Introduction ...... 2 About BotOptions.com ...... 3 About the BotOptions Mini ...... 3 About the Grand Navigator Mini Bond ...... 3 Investing via the BotOptions Mini Bond ...... 4 The Risks of Mini Bonds ...... 5 Role of Potential Applicants ...... 6 Investment Sectors for BotOptions (UK) Plc ...... 6 Hedging your GBP position ...... 7 Dry Bulk Shipping ...... 7 Putting it all together ...... 7

Essential Guide to Mini Bonds

Introduction

Today’s market requires that the intuitive participant is equipped with the right information, tools and support. Botoptions.com vitally assists experienced investors by providing all key essentials. Paramount to that is the structuring of our Mini Bond. tool and understand the essential components of Grand Navigator Mini Bond in a friendly format.

We have developed three distinct investment options to much different expirations and interest rates. You can choose to invest in either one of the expirations or in any combination to your liking.

The Grand Navigator is being issued at a time of profound change.

This transformation is constituted by the multi generational bottom of the Dry Bulk shipping sector and its tight correlation to the Greek market. future of the Greek Dry bulk shipping companies. Especially, Greek based companies are going to be able to decrease costs all around. In addition, aſter a short period that could last up to 3 years the restructuring of Greek banks will be able to make loans available again, something that shipping will be one of the main natural growth pillars of the Greek economy.

- enced by the tight regulatory and monetary framework of the E.U. and its monetary policy, which mainly promoted other objectives contrary to the well being of the shipping companies. In gen eral, the near future for the Greek economy and its tightly correlated dependence to the shipping sector looks positive. On the other hand, we remain negative skeptical on the survival of the E.U. - non expert investors in much higher prices than.

For the above mentioned reasons, this innovative product is unique and provides investors the chance to fully capitalize on a rare opportunity at what we believe to be an excellent timing

SECTION 1 About BotOptions.com

The company platform was established in 2008, from Medsted Associates Limited a leading, inde - pendent Introducing Broker to Spread Betting, Forex, CFDs, Derivatives, Equity, and Commodity trading houses.

In 2015 the platform was bought out from BotOptions (UK) Ltd. and is now transformed to ac - commodate new investment opportunities in three distinct sectors. Oil and Gas, Shipping and Undervalued Assets. This way it has adapted to accommodate the new business plan and its new mission.

BotOptions (UK) Plc is a new entry into the UK market and is seeking opportunities to invest that

We believe that our platform is unique in the sense that it does not only track and pay the Bond - holder the cash interest; it also enables the investor to choose to receive interest payments under the Bonds on a daily or quarterly basis.

The BotOptions Platform provides investors with all available data that might be required to make an informed decision when considering whether to invest in a particular Mini-Bond. Upon request, it will be possible to inspect various documents relating to the vessels assets, which have been acquired by the recipients of monies loaned by BotOptions (UK) Plc.

Our team will review the business plan of each recipient of monies loaned by the Company along with relevant market research information on a regular basis.

1.1 About the BotOptions Mini Bond BotOptions Mini-Bond has been designed to be a straightforward investment. Through the either on a daily or quarterly basis (at the Bondholder’s ).

BotOptions has access to a wide variety of markets. In particular, BotOptions will concentrate its business on shipping assets, oil and gas proven and producing assets and in undervalued assets in the European markets. This is a time where valuations in most markets are above their statistical average. It seems only logical this is the ideal time to get involved with investing in investments

1.2 About the Grand Navigator Mini Bond The Grand Navigator Mini Bond GBP 25,000,000 issue is being raised by BotOptions PLC(UK) to will raise that will only focus in this sector.

1.3 The Key Concept

BIFFEX index which depicts the daily charter rates of the dry bulk sector recently recorded an all time low.

Several factors contributed to that the decline but main contributors were the pre-2008 high order book and the overextension of leverage. Our supporting analysis has concluded that the optimum segment of this market is vessels between 7 and 12 years old constructed in Japanese shipyards.

Those vessels have the highest chances of price recovery from their current low point as their lifespan can be extended up to 30 years, and by having the lowest depreciation rate compared to ships constructed by other shipyards. Finally, shipping is characteristically cyclical moving from boom to bust for the last two centuries. For the last 7 years credit and oversupply issues are being resolved reaching a peak of negativity

picked up.

This limits our downside risk and provides positive expectations for full the repayment of interest and principal at the completion of term. Further, the transport of rice and grains has an inverse correlation to the price of oil and is independent of any sovereign risks. At current prices, all non experts have almost exited the market leaving the room for the established players to re acquire their pre-2000 market shares.

Consolidation and cost control as well as the fundamental shiſt into transparency and sound corporate governance allow us to assume that the cycle of speculation will give its place to the tra ditional industrial players that will again drive the sector to reasonable valuations from the current depressed levels.

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1.4 The Advantages of Investing via the BotOptions Mini Bond There are many advantages to investing in hard assets via the BotOptions Mini Bond. Listed below are some of the reasons why this way of investing may become popular.

• Transparency

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• No corporate liability

• No sovereign risk

• At least part of capital secured

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• Liquid asset class - geous compared to many other forms of investing.

Under current legislation HMRC currently requires the Company to apply a withholding tax at the basic rate of income tax (currently 20%) (the “Basic Rate Tax”) on all payments of interest made to any Bondholder who is an individual in respect of their investment in the Grand Navigator Mini- Bonds unless the Company has received a direction to the contrary from HMRC in respect of such relief as may be available pursuant to the provisions of any applicable double taxation treaty.

The Company will arrange for applicable Basic Rate Tax due on such payments of cash interest to be deducted from each element of the interest payment made to each Bondholder and shall pay such amount to HMRC in cash on each Bondholder’s behalf.

Therefore, a Bondholder who is an individual and who is subject to UK income tax at the basic rate should not be liable for additional income tax in respect of the BotOptions Mini-Bonds. A Bond holder who is not normally subject to tax in the UK may be entitled to claim repayment of the tax withheld at the basic rate by the Company from HMRC. 1.5 The Risks of Mini Bonds Non-Transferable BotOptions Mini-Bonds are not transferable or negotiable on the capital markets and no appli - cation is to be made for BotOptions Mini-Bonds to be admitted to listing or to trading on any market.

Illiquid Investment Investment in an unquoted security of this nature, being an illiquid investment, is highly specula -

Mini-Bonds or to obtain reliable information about the risks to which they are exposed.

No Certainty of Repayment The BotOptions Mini-Bonds are an unsecured debt of the Company and will rank pari passu with all future unsecured debts of the Company. There is no certainty or guarantee that the Company will be able to repay them. If the Company were to become insolvent, there is a risk that (a) some or all of the nominal amount of the BotOptions Mini-Bonds will not be redeemed, and (b) some or all of the interest due on the BotOptions Mini-Bonds will not be paid.

Not Protected By The Financial Services Compensation Scheme Purchasers of the BotOptions Mini-Bonds are not protected from loss by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

1.6 Understanding the Specific BotOptions (UK) Plc. Risks Business Interruption A major incident, such as a terrorist attack or pandemic outbreak of illness, or an event which impacts upon the Company’s mainframe systems, key central support functions or information technology systems could a ect the Company’s ability to trade and have an adverse impact on the

Interest Rate Risks

(should such market interest rates increase during the term of the BotOptions Mini-Bonds).

Reliance on Key Personnel The Company is, to a certain extent, dependent on the contribution of certain key managers in the organisation. If any of them were no longer involved with the Company in the future, this may

Liquidity Risks The Company may need to raise additional funds in the future. There can be no certainty that liquidity in the market and/or may require the Company to adhere to covenants restricting its fu - ture activities. The Company’s failure to raise capital when needed could have a material adverse

Geopolitical, Economic and Political Conditions The Company is exposed to any economic downturn or instability which could a ect transporta - tion and other areas of the Company’s activities.

Similarly, political, legal or regulatory changes, which are beyond the control of the Company, could occur. Any such changes could have an adverse e ect on the Company’s results of opera - tions and the ability of the recipients to repay the Bonds. Economic changes and instability may result in the inability of such companies and ship-owners to repay interest or principal loaned to them by the Company and, in turn, may impact on the ability of the Company to pay interest or repay principal on the BotOptions Mini-Bonds. In addition to relevant information in this Invitation Document, your attention is drawn to the fol - Tax Advice Investors should also take their own tax advice as to the consequences of owning BotOptions Mini-Bonds in the Company as well as receiving returns from them. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is given to Bondholders as to the tax consequences of their acquiring, owning or disposing of any BotOptions Mini-Bonds in the Company and neither the Company nor the Directors will be responsible for any tax consequences for any such investor.

Competition There can be no guarantee that competitors will not emerge who might bring superior products or services to the market or have the funds available to be able to o er similar products or ser- vices at a lower price or with lower margins.

The foregoing factors are not exhaustive and do not purport to be a complete explanation of all - ingly, and as noted above, additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Directors, or that the Directors currently deem immaterial, may also have an adverse e ect on the Compa - ny’s business and prospects.

1.7 Role of Potential Applicants Each applicant should:

(a) cial adviser, to make a meaningful evaluation of the BotOptions Mini-Bonds, the merits and risk of investing in the BotOptions Mini-Bonds, and the information contained in this Invitation Document; (b) BotOptions Mini-Bonds;

(c) the BotOptions Mini-Bonds; and

(d) ios, including changes in economic conditions, interest rates and other factors that may a ect their investment and ability to bear the applicable risks.

1.8 Mini Bond Taxation Example As an example, an applicant who invests £10,000 in 3 Year Mini-Bond and is liable to have Basic Rate Tax deducted at source should expect to receive the following return:

1.9 Investment Sectors for BotOptions (UK) Plc. hard assets that can be used as a safeguard to a potential investment.

These sectors are: the shipping sector that BotOptions (UK) plc is going to enter initially via the Grand Navigator mini bond; the Oil and Gas sector, where BotOptions (Oil and Gas) Plc. is cur is governed under Common Law principles; and lastly, BotOptions (Undervalued Assets) Plc is

INTEREST GROSS TAX WITHHELD NET RECEIVED 3 Year Bond (per annum) 5.1% £510 £102 £408 3 Year Bond (TOTAL) £1,530 £306 £1,224 5 Year Bond (per annum) 5.6% £560 £112 £448 5 Year Bond (TOTAL) £2,800 £560 £2,240 7 Year Bond (per annum) 6.1% £610 £122 £488 7 Year Bond (TOTAL) £4,270 £854 £3416

- 2.2 Hedging your GBP position Wire Limited has the facilities to receive all major currency wire transfers. BotOptions (UK) Plc has the ability to input any currency the investor might want to keep his investment. Hedg - ing facilities are not provided by BotOptions (UK) Plc. The investor should also bear in mind when own account and risk and BotOptions (UK) Plc has no responsibility to for any currency risk.

Investors and Borrowers can hedge their positions with a cost.

SECTION 3 3. Dry Bulk Shipping For our investors only we present here two reports issued one by Morgan Stanley Research and the other by MSI. 3.1 The Morgan Stanley Report Please see full report attached. 3.2 The MSI Report The attached report is especially prepared and paid for by BotOptions (UK) Plc.

SECTION 4 Putting It all Together 4.1 Your Investment Style We have laid out most of the factors that could assist you in making an informed decision. There are a few more points you should consider though before dipping your toes in the water.

It makes sense to get to know the markets you invest in. Do not hesitate to ask the professional opinion of an FCA regulated person before you continue with your investment.

Learning to recognize opportunities is important but equally and if not more important is under - standing the pitfalls of this investment and also your own personality. You will also need to ascer - tain whether you are investing for the short term or for a longer time period. You have the option to choose between the three different expirations offering each a different level of annual interest. 4.2 The Next Step If you are a newcomer then the best way to understand about Mini Bonds is to try it out. Decide an amount that you are willing to risk in a multiple of GBP 10,000.

Fill out the Questionnaire and transfer the money to our designated client account held by Cur - rency Wire Ltd. 4.3 Conclusion As the Grand Navigator is introduced in the UK market at an ideal timing, we believe that as the - pranational institutions and Geopolitical motivations.

Dry bulk shipping, just emerging from a 40 year low, is the only asset class truly independent of non-market restrictions. The simple, transparent transportation of grains, rice, corn and wheat, the track record, carefully selected by our team. Making clear sense is powerful so is the idea behind Grand Navigator.

Let us be your compass for the route less travelled.