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Australia/New Zealand

The information in the linked e-mail transmission and any attachment have been issued by AllianceBernstein Australia Limited (ABN 53 095 022 718 AFSL 230 698) ("ABAL") or by any of the following affiliates – Sanford C. Bernstein LLC, Sanford C. Bernstein Limited, Autonomous Research LP or Sanford C. Bernstein (Hong Kong) Limited 盛博香港有限公司, which are exempted from the requirement to hold an Australian Financial Services license and is licensed or authorized to provide financial product advice by the supervisory authority in its home jurisdiction under laws which may differ from Australian laws. This email and any attachment may only be distributed to a "Wholesale Client" as defined in section 761G of the Australian Corporations Act and should not be construed as advice.

Denmark

CPH Capital Fondsmæglerselskab A/S (A subsidiary of AllianceBernstein LP)
Lautrupsgade 7,
6 sal,
2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
CPH Capital Fondsmæglerselskab A/S is registered with the Danish Finanstilsynet under registered no.: 8310 and with the
Danish Commercial Registry under Company Registry reg. no. (CVR): 34606544

Dubai

AllianceBernstein (DIFC) Limited
Dubai International Finance Centre
The Gate, East Wing – Level 15
PO Box 12 1208 Dubai, UAE
Regulated by the DFSA.

AllianceBernstein (DIFC) Limited (AB DIFC) is regulated by the DFSA for the provision of Arranging Deals in Investments under the prudential Category 4. AB DIFC is a company established in the DIFC pursuant to the DIFC Companies Law with registration number CL6639.

The information contained in the linked e-mail transmission and any attachments may be privileged and confidential and is intended only for the use of the person(s) named in the linked e-mail transmission. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you should not review, disseminate, distribute or duplicate this e-mail transmission or any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

We do not accept account orders and/or instructions related to AllianceBernstein (“AB”) products or services by e-mail, and therefore will not be responsible for carrying out such orders and/or instructions. The linked e-mail transmission and any attachments are provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed in any manner as any solicitation or offer to buy or sell any investment opportunities or any related financial instruments and should not be construed in any manner as a public offer of any investment opportunities or any related financial instruments. If you, as the intended recipient of the linked e-mail transmission, the purpose of which is to inform and update our clients, prospects and consultants of developments relating to our services and products, would not like to receive further e-mail correspondence from the sender, please "reply" to the sender indicating your wishes. Although we attempt to sweep e-mail and attachments for viruses, we will not be liable for any damages arising from the alteration of the contents of this linked e-mail transmission and any attachments by a third party or as a result of any virus being passed on.

France

AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.à r.l., Paris branch
ATEAC Haussmann, 75, Boulevard Haussmann 75008 Paris France
434 521 993 RCS Paris

Les informations contenues dans ce message électronique et ses pièces jointes sont confidentielles et à l’usage exclusif du/des destinataire(s) tels que désigné(s) dans le message électronique. Si vous n’êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, ou l’un de ses salariés ou mandataire habilité à délivrer le présent message au destinataire, vous n’êtes pas en droit de l’examiner, le divulguer, le distribuer ou le reproduire, ainsi que ses pièces jointes. Si vous n’êtes pas le destinataire, merci d'en avertir immédiatement l'expéditeur en répondant au message et de détruire toutes les copies du message original. Nous n’acceptons pas de commandes et/ou d’instructions concernant des produits ou services d’AllianceBerstein par e-mail et, par conséquent, nous ne sommes pas responsables de l’exécution de ces commandes et/ou instructions. Ce message électronique ainsi que les pièces jointes sont envoyés uniquement à titre informatif et ne peuvent en aucune manière être considérés comme une sollicitation ou une offre d’achat ou de vente de produits d’investissements ou de tout autre instrument financier ni comme une offre publique d’investissement ou de tout autre instrument financier. Si, en votre qualité de destinataire de ce message, dont le but est celui d’informer et de tenir à jour nos clients et nos consultants des développements concernant nos produits et services, vous ne souhaitez pas recevoir des correspondances ultérieures de la part de l’expéditeur, merci de répondre à l’expéditeur en lui indiquant vos souhaits. Bien que nous nous efforcions de supprimer tous virus des messages et des pièces jointes, nous ne serons pas responsables du préjudice qui pourrait résulter de l’altération du contenu de ce message électronique ou de ses pièces jointes causé par le fait d’un tiers ou par la transmission d’un virus.

Germany

AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.a r.l., Munich branch
Erika-Mann-Strasse 9
80636 Munich, Germany
Niederlassungsleiter: Philipp Lehner und Helena Bayer

Ireland

Regulated in Ireland

AllianceBernstein (Europe) Limited trading as AllianceBernstein is s authorised as an investment firm under MiFID and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

AllianceBernstein (Europe) Limited. Registered Office: 5 Earlsfort Terrance, Dublin 2, D02CK83, Ireland. Registered in Ireland no. 755478.

AllianceBernstein (Europe) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of AllianceBernstein International LLC, a company incorporated in Delaware, United States of America. AllianceBernstein International LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AllianceBernstein L.P.

Please see below for a list of regulated activities:

  1. MiFID Investment Services
  • Portfolio Management
  • Investment advice (including marketing, distribution and investment advice)
  • Execution of orders on behalf of clients
  • Reception and transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments
  1. MiFID Investment Services
  • Transferable securities
  • Money market instruments
  • Units in collective investment undertakings
  • Derivative instruments for the hedging of currency risks, interest rate risks and for the transfer of credit risk
  • Options, futures, swaps, forward rate agreements and any other derivative contracts relating to currencies, interest rates, climatic variables, freight rates or inflation rates or other official economic statistics that must be settled in cash or may be settled in cash at the option of one of the parties other than by reason of default or other termination event, as well as any other derivative contracts relating to assets, rights, obligations, indices and measures, which have the characteristics of other derivative financial instruments, having regard to whether, inter alia, they are traded on a regulated market, an OTF or an MTF

All services and activities provided by AllianceBernstein (Europe) Limited are considered regulated and are only offered to professional clients. The provisions of the Investor Compensation Act does not apply to professional clients.

Any other products and services not listed above are un-regulated and do not require authorisation with the Central Bank of Ireland.

Italy

AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.a r.l.
Milan branch
Piazza Gae Aulenti 1
Torre B
20124 Milan, Italy

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Japan

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Luxembourg

AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l.
Société à responsabilité limité
R.C.S. Luxembourg B 34 405
2-4, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Mexico

AllianceBernstein Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Fuente Bella 3299, Piso 14
Conjunto Residencial del Pedregal, Tlalpan
CDMX, 14130
México
55 55 91 71 1084

La información contenida en el e-mail y sus archivos adjuntos puede ser información privilegiada y confidencial y está destinada únicamente para el uso de aquella(s) persona(s) nombrada(s) en el mismo. Si usted no es el destinatario previsto, un empleado o agente responsable para entregar este mensaje al destinatario previsto, usted no debe revisar, difundir, distribuir o copiar este e-mail o sus archivos adjuntos. Si usted no es destinatario previsto, por favor póngase en contacto con el remitente respondiendo a su correo inmediatamente y elimine todas las copias del e-mail. No aceptamos encargos a cuentas y/o instrucciones relacionadas con productos o servicios de AllianceBernstein vía e-mail y por tanto no seremos responsables de llevar a cabo tales encargos y/o instrucciones. El e-mail y cualquier archivo adjunto tienen como única finalidad facilitar información y en ningún caso deben tener la consideración de publicidad u oferta de productos de inversión o instrumentos financieros relacionados y no tendrán la consideración, en ningún caso, de publicidad u oferta pública de productos de inversión o instrumentos financieros. Si usted, como destinatario previsto de este e-mail, cuya intención es informar y actualizar a nuestros clientes, posibles clientes y asesores de desarrollo relacionado con nuestros servicios y productos, no quiere recibir más e-mails del remitente, por favor, conteste al e-mail indicando su voluntad al respecto. Pese a que los e-mails y sus archivos adjuntos son analizados en busca de virus con carácter previo a su envío, no asumimos responsabilidad alguna por daños que puedan surgir fruto de la alteración del contenido del e-mail y de sus archivos adjuntos por parte de terceros o por causa de cualquier virus contenido en los mismos.

The Netherlands

AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.
Amsterdam branch
Schiphol Boulevard 189
Wtc A Tower
5th Floor
1118 Bg Schiphol
The Netherlands
31 20 201 4985

Singapore

AllianceBernstein (Singapore) Ltd. is a licensed entity under the Securities and Futures Act and registered with Company Registration No. 199703364C. It is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and located at One Raffles Quay, #27-11 South Tower, Singapore 048583, +65-62304600.

Sanford C. Bernstein (Singapore) Ltd. is a licensed entity under the Securities and Futures Act and registered with Company Registration No. 20213710W. It is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and located at One Raffles Quay, #27-11 South Tower, Singapore 048583, +65-62302300.

The business name "Bernstein” is registered under business registration number 53193989L.

Spain

AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.
Sucursal en España
Paseo de le Castellana 95
Torre Europa
28046
Madrid
Spain

Sweden

AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.
Stockholm Filial
Hamngatan 11
111 47 Stockholm
Sweden

United Kingdom

AllianceBernstein Limited is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and registered in the FCA Register under FRN number 147956. AllianceBernstein Limited is registered in England and Wales under company number 2551144 with its registered office at 60 London Wall, London EC2M 5SJ. VAT number 577714012.

United States

The information contained in the linked e-mail transmission and any attachments may be privileged and confidential and is intended only for the use of the person(s) named in the linked e-mail transmission. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you should not review, disseminate, distribute or duplicate this e-mail transmission or any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. We do not accept account orders and/or instructions related to AllianceBernstein products or services by e-mail, and therefore will not be responsible for carrying out such orders and/or instructions. The linked e-mail transmission and any attachments are provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed in any manner as any solicitation or offer to buy or sell any investment opportunities or any related financial instruments and should not be construed in any manner as a public offer of any investment opportunities or any related financial instruments. If you, as the intended recipient of the linked e-mail transmission, the purpose of which is to inform and update our clients, prospects and consultants of developments relating to our services and products, would not like to receive further e-mail correspondence from the sender, please "reply" to the sender indicating your wishes. Although we attempt to sweep e-mail and attachments for viruses, we will not be liable for any damages arising from the alteration of the contents of this linked e-mail transmission and any attachments by a third party or as a result of any virus being passed on.


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