Statement by General Partner

2009-11-162009-09-302009-11-19Limited Partnerships Act 1907LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ACT 1907TSO (The Stationery Office), St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1PD, 01603 622211, customer.services@tso.co.uk977659

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ACT 1907

Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P.

Partnership number:

LP008460

the “Partnership”

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 10 of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 on 30 September 2009 Private Equity International S.A., a limited partner of the Partnership, merged into Private Equity International SA, and consequently on that date Private Equity International SA was admitted as a limited partner of the Partnership and Private Equity International S.A. ceased to be a limited partner in the Partnership.

D B Pearson, Director

for and on behalf of CEP II Limited,

as general partner of CEP II GP, L.P.,

as general partner of the Partnership

for and on behalf of CEP II Managing GP Holdings Ltd.,

as general partner of CEP II Managing GP, L.P.,

as general partner of the Partnership

16 November 2009