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1 ASIA-PACIFIC quickstart guide Leading provider of news and data on the distressed debt and leveraged finance markets.

2 ASIA-PACIFIC Welcome to Debtwire Asia-Pacific publisher of news and data on the distressed debt and leveraged finance markets providing clients with clarity and insight. Debtwire provides real-time proprietary and aggregated intelligence on Asian companies with USD 100m gross debt on their balance sheets that are high yield or stressed credits trading at 10%+ YTM. Debtwire identifies pertinent issues and tracks high yield credits that could potentially be heading toward default on their debt obligations. Coverage includes breaches of covenants, refinancing & restructuring, advisor mandates and M&A activity. The Debtwire team is comprised of individuals with backgrounds in credit analysis, trading and financial journalism. Combining that analytical integrity and discipline, Debtwire is generating intelligence from contacts in the market by speaking to advisors, creditors, bond holders, lawyers, accountants and companies themselves about what is really going on behind the scenes in each of those situations. The proprietary intelligence which is the core of the Debtwire service is backed up by aggregated intelligence from over 150 sources from the foreign language press. Anything relevant to those credits that we cover in the stressed markets will be aggregated and delivered to your inbox. From the analytical side we look at all the balance sheets of those credits in detail, breaking down every single instrument on the balance sheet and identifying which instrument ranks in a more senior or less senior scenario to another one. We also look at the covenants on some of the credit facilities and on the bonds themselves. Debtwire s Leveraged loan coverage includes LBO auction updates, new mandates, detailed pre-syndication structures and previews of significant transactions. In addition, the Pipeline page gives clients easy reference to details of transactions coming to market including expected dates, institutional participants, and when available tranche sizes/prices. Getting started: to login, simply go to Use the navigation bar on the left hand side: Enter your Username and Password Select Asia-Pacific as your Region Select Remember Me at login to set a cookie so that you do not have to remember your username and password Click on 'Forgot Password?' to have your access details ed to you

3 The Debtwire Universes Debtwire covers companies with at least USD 100m of gross debt on their balance sheet, or whose bonds are trading at 10%+ YTM. Use the COMPANY SEARCH function to find the universe in which the company is currently situated The Debtwire Universes Definitions Stressed Debt We identify companies who have not necessarily defaulted but are showing early signs of financial stress as indicated by the level at which their bonds are trading (10%+ YTM). N.B. Debtwire provides quarterly tear sheets on Stressed companies. Put together by our team of analysts each includes a description of the business, sources of Distress, and a summary of financials. Expected Deals Companies which have defaulted or have publicly announced that they will restructure but restructuring terms are still under discussion. Live Deals Workouts where the parties have reached a preliminary agreement on terms and are going through the legal procedures of getting those terms fully agreed by all parties and the necessary approvals in place. Post Restructuring Companies which have been restructured during the last two years. We track these situations looking for further capital markets and M&A activity. High Yield Companies rated BB/Ba or below. High Yield Pipeline List of private and public companies expected to launch a High Yield issue in the next six months, or banks looking to auction off their NPLs, with details of size, key terms and bookrunners. Leveraged Loan Pipeline Leveraged finance transactions of USD 100m or larger currently in syndication, including a forward calendar detailing expected debt structure and leverage statistics. Debt Maturity Derived from our balance sheet analysis, a list of all significant (greater than USD 100m) debt maturing within the next 18 months for companies in the stressed to post-restructuring stages (does not include all of High Yield).

4 Intelligence and Analytics On doing a Company Search, you are directed to the universe in which the company is currently located. Balance Sheet & Docs This section details the breakdown of a given company s debt balance sheet. For each credit you can access: All Intelligence Proprietary forward-looking intelligence designed to drive origination and deal flow opportunities, as well as published intelligence which is collated by monitoring and analyzing over 2000 global business and financial publications. Balance Sheet & Docs This section is covered in the right column of this page. Click on the pdf links to download the original bond offering documents Find thorough Notes on each debt instrument, including: covenants, seniority of the debt, interest payment due dates and other relevant information Use the Debt Maturity Profile table to see future due dates of debt repayments M&A History List of a company s past M&A activity (including deal details). Potential M&A List of a company s potential M&A activity. Company Description Summary of a company s business and link to their website. Deal Description Full details of the restructuring proposal. This functionality is available for companies in the Live Deals universe. Timetable Updates on current restructuring proceedings. This is available for companies in the Live Deals universe. Advisors Details of legal and financial advisors involved in any given situation. This is available for companies in the Expected Deals and Live Deals universes.

5 High Yield Pipeline Detailed list of all companies expected to launch a High Yield issue, with details of offering size, key terms and bookrunners. Tailoring Debtwire to suit your specific needs Set up personalised intelligence alerts ed to you as you request. Click on a company s name to link to its intelligence Notes: details the structure of the planned bond issue within the capital structure of the borrower, with use of proceeds Filters: use the drop-down filter options to view situations sorted by Sector and/or Lead Manager Leveraged Loan Pipeline This universe details all leveraged finance transactions of USD 100m or larger currently in syndication, including a forward calendar detailing expected debt structure and leverage statistics. Select My Alerts on the left hand side of the screen and then New Alert to set up personalised intelligence alerts sent directly to you by . You have three alert type options: Select the Universe for which you want to receive alerts. You can create an alert for each of the universes Click on Lookup to select a Company on which you wish to receive alerts Scroll down to set up alerts for an Industry Sector or Geography Next scroll down to choose your delivery options: For real time alerts select the option Single Alert per + Send Immediately To receive Alerts at specific times select Multiple per and choose the frequency and time of day you wish to receive the information Debt details: breakdown of facility tranches with maturity, pricing and leverage statistics Use of proceeds: explains the purpose of raising the new debt facilities Notes: additional information on how syndication is proceeding, with ticket and fee details Filters: sort situations in the Leveraged Loan Pipeline by MLA and/or Equity Provider

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