30 December 2011
BLACROCK FINCO UK LTD. (the "ISSUER")
Notice is hereby given by the Issuer that, pursuant to the terms of
(i) a third amendment and restatement to the instrument constituting
US$2,600,000,000 floating rate notes due 24 September 2017 (as amended on 30
June 2008 and 1 December 2009, the "Tranche 1 Notes") dated 29 December
2011, (ii) an amendment and restatement to the instrument constituting
US$1,200,000,000 fixed rate notes due 30 September 2018 (the "Tranche 2 Notes") dated 29 December
2011 and (iii) an amendment and restatement to the instrument constituting
US$800,000,000 fixed rate notes due 30 September 2019 (the "Tranche 3 Notes" and together with the
Tranche 1 Notes and the Tranche 2 Notes, the "Notes") dated 29 December 2011,
that:
(a) the Tranche 1 Notes be split into 2
sub-tranches of notes being (i) US$1,000,000,000 fixed rate notes due 28
December 2018 (the "Tranche 1A
Notes") and (ii) US$450,000,000 fixed rate Notes due 28 December 2020 (the
"Tranche 1B
Notes");
a.
with effect from
29 December 2011, the interest rate of the Tranche 1A Notes and Tranche 1B Notes
be amended to 5.45% and 5.65% respectively;
(b) the Tranche 2 Notes be split into 2
sub-tranches of notes being (i) US$1,050,000,000 fixed rate Notes due 28
December 2020 (the "Tranche 2A
Notes") and (ii) US$150,000,000 fixed rate Notes due 28 December 2021 (the
"Tranche 2B
Notes");
a.
with effect from
29 December 2011, the interest rate of the Tranche 2A Notes and the Tranche 2B
Notes be amended to 6.47% and 6.58% respectively;
(c) with effect from 29 December 2011, the
Tranche 3 Notes be amended such that:
a.
the maturity date
of the Tranche 3 Notes be extended to 28 December 2021;
b.
the interest rate
of the Tranche 3 Notes be amended to 8.23%
The holders of the Notes have approved the above changes by way of
Extraordinary Resolution dated 29 December 2011.
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