Publication of Prospectus

26 April 2010

Not for release, publication or distribution in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the Republic of Italy or the United States of America.

Publication of Prospectus

The following prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:

Prospectus dated 23 April 2010 relating to the offering of 10.25% Senior Notes due 2015 of MHP S.A. and the offer to exchange existing notes of MHP S.A. for 10.25% Senior Notes due 2015 (the "Prospectus").

Copies of Prospectus have been submitted to the Financial Services Authority (the "FSA"), and will shortly be available for inspection at the FSA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS Tel no: 020 7066 1000

To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7706K_-2010-4-26.pdf

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.

Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, securities to any person in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States.

This announcement is not a prospectus but constitutes an advertisement in respect of the New Securities for the purposes of the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority's ("UKLA") prospectus rules. The Prospectus has been made available to the public in accordance with EU Directive 2003/71/EC (the "Prospectus Directive") and/or Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA"). Investors should not subscribe for the Notes except on the basis of information contained in the Prospectus.