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      <additionalInformation>The following information corresponds to the securities indicated in the attached Information Table: (i) KKR may be deemed to have investment discretion over an aggregate number of 20,150,665 shares of DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW, which consists of shares held by an investment vehicle jointly owned by KKR and other investors; (ii) KKR may be deemed to have investment discretion over an aggregate number of 50,331,370 shares of HCA HOLDINGS INC, which consists of shares held by an investment vehicle jointly owned by KKR and other investors; (iii) KKR may be deemed to have investment discretion over an aggregate number of 3,192,946 shares of JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC; (iv) KKR may be deemed to have investment discretion over an aggregate number of 31,264,131 shares of NIELSEN HOLDINGS N V, which consists of shares held by an investment vehicle jointly owned by KKR and other investors; (v) KKR may be deemed to have investment discretion over an aggregate number of 44,489,138 shares of NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V; (vi) KKR may be deemed to have investment discretion over an aggregate number of 89,711 shares of ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC; (vii) The Information Table entry for SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF TR includes two series of put options; (viii) KKR may be deemed to have investment discretion over an aggregate number of 8,508,807 shares of WALGREEN CO.</additionalInformation>
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