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Hili Finance Company plc is a subsidiary of Hili Ventures Limited | Hili Finance Company plc, Nineteen Twenty Three, Valletta Road, Marsa, MRS 3000, Malta | T 00356 2568 1200 | E info@hilifinance.com APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE €50,000,000 4% Unsecured Bonds 2027 Hili Finance Company p.l.c. (the "Company") is offering to the public €50 million Unsecured Bonds due 2027 at the rate of 4% of a nominal value of €100 per Bond at par. The Bonds are guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Hili Ventures Limited (C 57902). For more information one should refer to the Prospectus dated 27 January 2022 ("Prospectus"), which may be downloaded from the Company's website. Copies of the Prospectus are also available, together with application forms, from Authorised Financial Intermediaries listed on the Company's website during office hours. Applications for the Bonds may be made for a minimum of €5,000. The subscription period for preferred applicants is between 14 February 2022 and 4 March 2022 (both days included). The Bonds are expected to be admitted to the Official List of the Malta Stock Exchange on 21 March 2022 and trading is expected to commence on 22 March 2022. The value of the investments may increase as well as decrease and past performance is no indication of future performance. Prospective investors are to refer to the Guarantee contained in Annex III of the Securities Note forming part of the Prospectus for a description of the scope, nature and term of the Guarantee. Reference should also be made to the sections entitled "Risk Factors" contained in the Registration Document and the Securities Note, forming part of the Prospectus, for a discussion of certain factors which should be considered by prospective investors in connection with the Bonds and the Guarantee provided by Hili Ventures Limited. This advertisement has been issued by Hili Finance Company p.l.c. ("Issuer"), a public limited liability company with registration number C 85692 and having its registered office at Nineteen Twenty-Three, Valletta Road, Marsa MRS 3000, Malta. A Prospectus dated 27 January 2022 ("Prospectus") for the offer of 4% Unsecured Bonds 2027 ("Bonds") was issued, and an application is made for the Bonds to be listed on the Official List of the Malta Stock Exchange ("MSE"). The approval of the Prospectus by the MFSA should not be understood as an endorsement of the Bonds offered and admitted to trading on the Official list of the MSE. The value of the investment can down as well as up and past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. The Bonds are guaranteed by Hili Ventures Limited ("Guarantor") a private limited liability company registered in Malta with company registration number C 57902. The Guarantor, jointly and severally with the Issuer, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, in the event that the Issuer fails to pay, each Bondholder any sum payable. Prospective investors are to refer to the Guarantee contained in the Prospectus including the relevant Risk factors. The Guarantee entitles Bondholders to take action against the Guarantor without having to first take action against the Issuer and, therefore, the level of recoverability by the Bondholders is dependent upon and directly linked to the financial position and solvency of the Guarantor. Prospective investors are urged to consult their Independent Financial Advisor prior to investing in Bonds of the Issuer. Investments should be based on the full details of the Prospectus, including the Risk factors, which is available from www.hilifinance.com or from Authorised Financial Intermediaries listed therein. This advertisement has been approved for issue by Calamatta Cuschieri Investment Services Limited ("CCIS") on behalf of the Issuer. CCIS acts as Sponsor to the issue. CCIS is licensed to undertake investment services business in Malta by the MFSA under the Investment Services Act, Cap 386. CCIS, Ewropa Business Centre, Triq Dun Karm, Birkirkara BKR 9034, Malta. www.hilifinance.com advertisement €1.50 THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2022 • ISSUE 143 WWW.BUSINESSTODAY.COM.MT PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 3 All 571 Air Malta staff transfer requests will be accepted - Curmi January traffic through MIA down 62% IGT selected as National Lottery technology provider STAR PERFORMER MSE FTSE 100 EUR EXCHANGE RATES Trading Date: 16 Feb 2022 Number of Trades: 112 Turnover: €1,640,813.51 MSE TRX Index: 7,782.518 (Change: 1.241%) Name 4% MIDI PLC EUR MT0000421223 - Currency € Last Traded 16 Feb, 2022 Price 103.190 Change 2.190 US Dollar 1.1370 British Pound: 0.83765 Japanese Yen: 131.31 Australian Dollar: 1.5863 Swiss Franc: 1.0496 7,586.36 -22.56 7,630.72 / 7,560.94 Value Net variation High / Low -0.30% MIDI PLC Various airline departments, including sales, ticketing and engineering, to experience critical staff shortfall PAUL COCKS & KURT SANSONE ALL Air Malta employees want- ing to be transferred onto govern- ment's books as part of the airline's restructuring process, will have their requests accepted, Business- Today has learned. e airline announced this week that by the deadline of 11 February it had received 571 applications from workers as part of govern- ment's voluntary employee trans- fer scheme, announced last month. Air Malta executive chairman David G. Curmi

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