EFTA01365225.pdf

CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE CAYMAN ISLANDS The Issuer is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may not be possible for purchasers of the Notes to effect service of process upon the Issuer within the United States or to enforce against the Issuer in United States courts judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States. The Issuer has been advised by Walkers, its legal advisor in the Cayman Islands. that the United States and the Cayman Islands do not currently have a treaty providing for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters and that a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any federal or state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon United States securities laws, would therefore not be automatically enforceable in the Cayman Islands. and that there is doubt as to the enforceability in the Cayman Islands. in original actions or in actions for the enforcement of judgments of the United Slates courts, of liabilities predicated solely upon United States securities laws. The Issuer will appoint Corporation Service Company. 1133 Avenue of the Americas. Suite 3100, New York. NY 10036 as its agent in New York for service of process. CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0055904 CONFIDENTIAL SONY GM_00202088 EFTA01365225