Statement by General Partner

2016-01-26Limited Partnerships Act 1907LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ACT 1907TSO (The Stationery Office), St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1PD, 01603 622211, customer.services@tso.co.uk246702827669

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ACT 1907

ARES CAPITAL EUROPE III (D), L.P.

REGISTERED IN SCOTLAND NUMBER SL19868

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 10 of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907, that: (1) Mr. Shaher Mohammed Ali Awartani has transferred his entire interest in Ares Europe III (D), L.P., a limited partnership registered in Scotland with number SL19868 (the “Partnership”) to Al Bahia Investments Limited; and (2) H.E. Yousif Mana Saeed Ahmed Alotaiba has transferred his entire interest in the Partnership to Yao Limited. Consequently, Mr. Shaher Mohammed Ali Awartani and H.E. Yousif Mana Saeed Ahmed Alotaiba have ceased to be limited partners of the Partnership and Al Bahia Investments Limited and Yao Limited have been admitted as limited partners of the Partnership.