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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-25-000973
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250219
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250220

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TENARIS SA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001190723
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES  ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS) [3312]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31518
		FILM NUMBER:		25645105

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		26, BOULEVARD ROYAL, 4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LUXEMBOURG
		STATE:			N4
		ZIP:			L-2449
		BUSINESS PHONE:		1-888-300-5432

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		26, BOULEVARD ROYAL, 4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LUXEMBOURG
		STATE:			N4
		ZIP:			L-2449
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 6 - K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of</B></P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0"><B>As of February 19, 2025</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>TENARIS, S.A.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">(Translation of Registrant's name into English)</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">26, Boulevard Royal, 4th floor</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 21.3pt; margin: 0pt 2.45pt 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or 40-F.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">Form 20-F <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&check;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F<U> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">The attached material is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 and Form 6-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This report contains Tenaris&rsquo;s Press Release
announcing 2024 Fourth Quarter and Annual Results.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">SIGNATURE</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Date: February 19, 2025</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Tenaris, S.A.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">By: /s/ Giovanni Sardagna</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Giovanni Sardagna</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Investor Relations Officer</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: silver">Giovanni Sardagna&#9;</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: silver">1-888-300-5432</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: silver">www.tenaris.com</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt">Tenaris Announces 2024 Fourth Quarter and Annual
Results</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: justify"><I>The financial and operational information contained
in this press release is based on audited consolidated financial statements presented in U.S. dollars and prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board and adopted by the European Union,
or IFRS. Additionally, this press release includes non-IFRS alternative performance measures i.e., EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Net cash /
debt and Operating working capital days. See exhibit I for more details on these alternative performance measures.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Luxembourg, February 19, 2025. -</B> Tenaris S.A. (NYSE and Mexico:
TS and EXM Italy: TEN) (&ldquo;Tenaris&rdquo;) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024 in
comparison with its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Summary of 2024 Fourth Quarter Results</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">(Comparison with third quarter of 2024 and fourth quarter of 2023)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; background-color: #F2F2F2">4Q 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">3Q 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">4Q 2023</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Net sales ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,845</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,915</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(2</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,415</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(17</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Operating income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">558</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">537</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">4</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">819</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(32</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Net income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">519</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">459</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">13</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,146</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(55</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Shareholders&rsquo; net income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">516</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">448</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">15</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,129</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(54</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Earnings per ADS ($)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">0.94</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0.81</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">16</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1.92</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(51</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Earnings per share ($)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">0.47</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0.40</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">16</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0.96</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(51</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">EBITDA* ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">726</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">688</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">6</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">975</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(26</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">EBITDA margin (% of net sales)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">25.5</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">23.6</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">28.6</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">*EBITDA in fourth quarter of 2024 includes a $67 million gain from the
partial reversal of a provision for the ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas. If this charge was
not included EBITDA would have amounted to $659 million, or 23.2% of sales</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Net sales in the fourth quarter were more resilient than expected as we
were able to reduce inventories and advance some shipments in the Middle East and Turkey, despite lower demand in Mexico, Argentina and
Saudi Arabia. Our EBITDA declined 4% on a comparable basis with the margin supported by a favorable product mix which offset the effect
of residual price declines in North America. Net income increased due to the partial reversal of the provision made in the second quarter
for the ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas jointly with our associate company, Ternium.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="color: Black">During the quarter, our free cash flow amounted
to $310 million and, after spending $299 million on dividends and $454 million on share buybacks, our net cash position declined to $3.6
billion at December 31, 2024.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Summary of 2024 Annual Results</FONT></P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">12M 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">12M 2023</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: center; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; background-color: white">Increase/(Decrease)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 55%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Net sales ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">12,524</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">14,869</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(16</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Operating income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,419</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">4,316</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(44</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Net income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,077</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,958</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(48</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Shareholders&rsquo; net income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,036</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,918</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(48</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Earnings per ADS ($)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">3.61</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">6.65</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(46</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Earnings per share ($)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1.81</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3.32</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(45</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">EBITDA* ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">3,052</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">4,865</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(37</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">EBITDA margin (% of net sales)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">24.4</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">32.7</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">*EBITDA in 12M 2024 includes a $107 million loss from the provision for
the ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas. If this charge was not included EBITDA would have amounted
to $3,159 million, or 25.2% of sales.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Our sales in 2024 amounted to $12.5 billion with a decrease of 16% compared
to 2023, primarily reflecting a decline in market prices for our tubular products used in onshore drilling applications in the Americas,
lower drilling activity in Mexico and Colombia, lower shipments for pipeline projects in Argentina and lower sales of mechanical pipes
in Europe. On the other hand, sales in the Middle East reached a record level as Saudi Aramco replenished OCTG stocks and increased gas
drilling activity. EBITDA and margins also declined to $3.1 billion, being further affected by a $107 million loss from a provision for
the ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas. Net income amounted to $2.1 billion, or 17% of net sales,
and was affected by a reduction of $43 million from our participation in Ternium related to the same case.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Cash flow provided by operating activities amounted to $2.9 billion during
2024. This was used to fund capital expenditures of $694 million, with the remainder distributed to shareholders through dividend payments
of $758 million and share buybacks for $1,440 million in the year. We maintained a net cash position of $3.6 billion at the end of December
2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Change of Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Effective as of May 2, 2025, Mr. Carlos Gomez Alzaga will assume the position
of Chief Financial Officer, replacing Ms. Alicia Mondolo, who will retire from this role.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Mr. Gomez Alzaga, who has more than 20 years of experience in Administration
and Finance at Tenaris, previously served as Regional CFO for Mexico and Central America, and Economic and Financial Planning Director,
among other positions, and currently holds the position of Regional CFO for Argentina and South America.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Ms. Mondolo will continue to serve as senior advisor to our Chairman and
CEO.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Paolo Rocca and the Board of Tenaris would like to express their gratitude
and appreciation for Alicia&acute;s contribution as CFO of Tenaris and her 41 years of service within the Techint Group.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Oil prices remain relatively stable (as they have done over the past two
years) with OPEC+ maintaining their voluntary production cuts in the face of limited global demand growth. European and US natural gas
prices have, however, risen as relatively cold winter weather and the cutoff of Russian supply have led to a rapid drawdown in inventories.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">These prices and the continuing balance between oil and gas demand and
supply should continue to support overall investment in oil and gas drilling activity, as well as OCTG demand, at current levels, albeit
with some regional nuances.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">In North America, consolidation among major operators and drilling efficiencies
led to a drop in US drilling activity last year, which has now stabilized, while OCTG consumption per rig has been increasing. In Latin
America, drilling activity is increasing in Argentina, as investment in pipeline and LNG infrastructure investment for the Vaca Muerta
shale moves forward, while, in Mexico, it has been affected by financial constraints on Pemex. In the Middle East, some reduction in oil
drilling has taken place in Saudi Arabia while gas drilling has risen, and, in Abu Dhabi, oil drilling is increasing.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">OCTG reference prices in North America, which fell steadily for two years
until the second half of 2024, have so far recovered by 9% from their August low and could rise further following the US government&rsquo;s
announced reset of Section 232 tariffs on all imports of steel products without exception.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">In this environment, we expect our sales and EBITDA (excluding extraordinary
effects) in the first quarter to be in line with the previous one before rising moderately in the second quarter. Beyond that, likely
changes in US tariffs and their possible ramifications on trade flows will introduce a new dynamic with a high level of uncertainty for
costs and prices to our results.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Annual Dividend Proposal</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Upon approval of the Company&acute;s annual accounts in April 2025, the
board of directors intends to propose, for approval of the annual general shareholders&rsquo; meeting to be held on May 6, 2025, the payment
of a dividend per share of $0.83 (in an aggregate amount of approximately $0.9 billion), which would include the interim dividend per
share of $0.27 (approximately $0.3 billion) paid in November 2024. If the annual dividend is approved by the shareholders, a dividend
of $0.56 per share ($1.12 per ADS), or approximately $0.6 billion, will be paid according to the following timetable:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Record date: May 20, 2025</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Ex-dividend for securities listed in the United States: May 20, 2025</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Analysis of 2024 Fourth Quarter Results</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">The following table indicates, for our Tubes business segment, sales volumes of seamless and
welded pipes for the periods indicated below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt"><B>Tubes Sales volume (thousand metric tons)</B></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">4Q 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">3Q 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">4Q 2023</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Seamless</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">748</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">746</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">760</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(2</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Welded</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">164</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">191</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(14</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">246</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(33</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 9.05pt">Total</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">913</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">937</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(3</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,006</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(9</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">The following table indicates, for our Tubes business segment, net sales by geographic region,
operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt"><B>Tubes</B></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">4Q 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">3Q 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">4Q 2023</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">(Net sales - $ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">North America</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1,131</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,273</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(11</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,501</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(25</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">South America</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">595</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">484</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">23</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">590</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Europe</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">341</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">280</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">22</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">302</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">13</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">629</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">754</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(17</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">805</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(22</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: 9.05pt">Total net sales ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,695</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">2,790</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(3</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,198</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(16</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 20pt; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left">Services performed on third party tubes ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">93</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: right">97</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(4</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: right">34</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">176</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: 9.05pt">Operating income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">533</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">527</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">780</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(32</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Operating margin (% of sales)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">19.8</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">18.9</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">24.4</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><I>Net sales of tubular products and services</I> decreased 3% sequentially
and 16% year on year. Sequentially volumes sold decreased 3% while average selling prices decreased less than 1% as a favorable product
mix offset price declines in North America. Sequentially, in North America sales declined due to lower prices throughout the region and
lower activity in Mexico. In South America sales increased as higher sales in Brazil with shipments to the Raia pipeline and a recovery
of OCTG offset lower sales for pipelines and the industrial market in Argentina. In Europe sales increased due to shipments to the Sakarya
offshore line pipe project and higher sales of OCTG in Turkey. In Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa sales declined due to lower sales
in Saudi Arabia upon completion of inventory replenishment program and lower activity, partially offset by an increase in sales to the
UAE.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><I>Operating results from tubular products and services </I>amounted to
a gain of $533 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to a gain of $527 million in the previous quarter and a gain of $780 million
in the fourth quarter of 2023. This quarter&rsquo;s operating income includes a $67 million gain from the partial reversal of a provision
for the ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas. Excluding this gain Tubes operating income would
have amounted to $467 million (17.3% of sales) in the fourth quarter, a 12% sequential reduction following the decline in sales and margins.
Margins declined due to the decline in prices and a more costly product mix.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B><I></I></B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Others</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">The following table indicates, for our Others business segment, net sales,
operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated below:</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt"><B>Others</B></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">4Q 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">3Q 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">4Q 2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Net sales ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">150</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">125</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">20</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">217</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(31</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Operating income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">25</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">10</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">156</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">39</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(36</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Operating margin (% of sales)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">16.8</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">7.9</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">18.1</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><I>Net sales of other products and services</I> increased 20% sequentially
and decreased 31% year on year. Sequentially, sales increased mainly due to higher sales of oil services in Argentina and coiled tubing.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Selling, general and administrative expenses</B>, <B>or SG&amp;A</B>,
amounted to $446 million, or 15.7% of net sales, in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $454 million, 15.6% in the previous quarter
and $471 million, 13.8% in the fourth quarter of 2023. Sequentially, the decline in SG&amp;A is mainly due to lower shipment costs due
to a reduction in volumes shipped.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Other operating results </B>amounted to a net gain of $81 million in
the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to a gain of $11 million in the previous quarter and a $5 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The fourth quarter of 2024 includes a $67 million gain from the partial reversal of a provision for the ongoing litigation related to
the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Financial results</B> amounted to a gain of $48 million in the fourth
quarter of 2024, compared to a gain of $48 million in the previous quarter and a gain of $93 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Financial
result of the quarter is mainly attributable to a $42 million net finance income from the net return of our portfolio investments.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies</B> generated a gain
of $35 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to a gain of $8 million in the previous quarter and a gain of $57 million in the
fourth quarter of 2023. These results are mainly derived from our participation in Ternium (NYSE:TX). During the fourth quarter of 2024
the result from Ternium&acute;s investment includes a $43 million gain from the partial reversal of a provision for the ongoing litigation
related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Income tax charge</B> amounted to $123 million in the fourth quarter
of 2024, compared to $134 million in the previous quarter and $177 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Cash Flow and Liquidity of 2024 Fourth Quarter</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Net cash generated by operating activities during the fourth quarter of
2024 was $492 million, compared to $552 million in the previous quarter and $0.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023. During the fourth
quarter of 2024 cash generated by operating activities includes a net working capital increase of $37 million.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">With capital expenditures of $182 million, our free cash flow amounted
to $310 million during the quarter. Following a dividend payment of $299 million and share buybacks of $454 million in the quarter, our
net cash position amounted to $3.6 billion at December 31, 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Analysis of 2024 Annual Results</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B><I></I></B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">The following table shows our net sales by business segment for the periods indicated below:</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 9.05pt">Net sales ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">12M 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">12M 2023</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; background-color: white">Increase/(Decrease)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 26%; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Tubes</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">11,907</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">95</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">14,185</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">95</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(16</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Others</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">617</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">5</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">684</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">5</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(10</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 9.05pt">Total</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">12,524</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">14,869</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(16</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Tubes</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">The following table indicates, for our Tubes business segment, sales volumes
of seamless and welded pipes for the periods indicated below:</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 9.05pt">Tubes Sales volume (thousand metric tons)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">12M 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">12M 2023</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">Increase/(Decrease)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 55%; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Seamless</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">3,077</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,189</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(4</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Welded</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">852</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">953</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(11</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 9.05pt">Total</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">3,928</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,141</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(5</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">The following table indicates, for our Tubes business segment, net sales by geographic region,
operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated below:</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 9.05pt">Tubes</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">12M 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">12M 2023</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">Increase/(Decrease)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">(Net sales - $ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 55%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">North America</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">5,432</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">7,572</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(28</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">South America</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,294</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,067</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(25</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 9pt">Europe</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1,143</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,055</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">8</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">3,038</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,491</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">22</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: 9.05pt">Total net sales ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">11,907</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">14,185</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(16</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left">Services performed on third party tubes ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">484</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: right">165</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">193</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: 9.05pt">Operating income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,305</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,183</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(45</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Operating margin (% of sales)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">19.4</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">29.5</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><I>Net sales of tubular products and services </I>decreased 16% to $11,907
million in 2024, compared to $14,185 million in 2023 due to a 5% decrease in volumes and a 12% decrease in average selling prices, primarily
reflecting a decline in market prices for our tubular products used in onshore drilling applications in the Americas, lower drilling activity
in Mexico and Colombia, lower shipments for pipeline projects in Argentina and lower sales of mechanical pipes in Europe. On the other
hand, sales in the Middle East reached a record level as Saudi Aramco replenished OCTG stocks and increased gas drilling activity.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><I>Operating results from tubular products and services </I>amounted to
a gain of $2,305 million in 2024 compared to a gain of $4,183 million in 2023. The decline in operating results is mainly due to the decline
in average selling prices and the corresponding impact on sales and margins. Additionally, in 2024 our Tubes operating income includes
a charge of $107 million from the provision for the ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas, included
in other operating expenses.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Others</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">The following table indicates, for our Others business segment, net sales,
operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated below:</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">12M 2024</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">12M 2023</TD><TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">Increase/(Decrease)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 55%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Net sales ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">617</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">684</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(10</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Operating income ($ million)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">113</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">133</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(15</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 9pt">Operating margin (% of sales)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">18.4</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">19.5</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><I>Net sales of other products and services</I> decreased 10% to $617 million
in 2024, compared to $684 million in 2023.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><I>Operating results from other products and services</I> amounted to a
gain of $113 million in 2024, compared to a gain of $133 million in 2023.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&amp;A, </B>amounted
to $1,905 million in 2024, representing 15.2% of sales, and $1,919 million in 2023, representing 12.9% of sales. SG&amp;A expenses increased
as a percentage of sales due to the 16% decline in revenues, mainly due to lower Tubes average selling prices and an increase of fixed
costs.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Other operating results </B>amounted to a loss of $65 million in 2024,
compared to a gain of $36 million in 2023. In 2024 we recorded a $107 million loss from provision for the ongoing litigation related to
the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas. In 2023 other operating income includes a non-recurring gain of $33 million corresponding
to the transfer of the awards related to the Company&rsquo;s Venezuelan nationalized assets.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Financial results </B>amounted to a gain of $129 million in 2024, compared
to a gain of $221 million in 2023. While net finance income increased due to a higher net financial position, net foreign exchange results
decreased significantly in respect to the previous year.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies </B>generated a gain
of $9 million in 2024, compared to a gain of $95 million in 2023. These results were mainly derived from our equity investment in Ternium
(NYSE:TX) and in 2024 were negatively affected by a $43 million loss from the provision for the ongoing litigation related to the acquisition
of a participation in Usiminas on our Ternium investment.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>Income tax</B> amounted to a charge of $480 million in 2024, compared
to $675 million in 2023. The lower income tax charge mainly reflects the reduction in results at several subsidiaries.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Cash Flow and Liquidity of 2024</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Net cash provided by operating activities in 2024 amounted to $2.9 billion
(including a reduction in working capital of $287 million), compared to cash provided by operations of $4.4 billion (including a reduction
in working capital of $182 million) in 2023.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Capital expenditures amounted to $694 million in 2024, compared to $619
million in 2023. Free cash flow amounted to $2.2 billion in 2024, compared to $3.8 billion in 2023.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Following dividend payments of $758 million and share buybacks of $1.4
billion during 2024, our net cash position amounted to $3.6 billion at December 31, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Conference call</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Tenaris will hold a conference call to discuss the above reported results,
on February 20, 2025, at 08:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). Following a brief summary, the conference call will be opened to questions.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">To listen to the conference please join through one of the following options:</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">ir.tenaris.com/events-and-presentations or</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/p836i5mj</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">If you wish to participate in the Q&amp;A session please register at the following link:</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">https://register.vevent.com/register/BIb7ae4609ff564d95a338d90813a3c8cc</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><I>Please connect 10 minutes before the scheduled start time.</I></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">A replay of the conference call will also be available on our webpage at: ir.tenaris.com/events-and-presentations</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><I>Some of the statements contained in this press release are &ldquo;forward-looking
statements&rdquo;. Forward-looking statements are based on management&rsquo;s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown
risks that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those statements.
These risks include but are not limited to risks arising from uncertainties as to future oil and gas prices and their impact on investment
programs by oil and gas companies.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>Consolidated Income Statement</B></FONT></P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three-month period ended December 31,</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Twelve-month period ended December 31,</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2023</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Net sales</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,845,226</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,414,930</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">12,523,934</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">14,868,860</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Cost of sales</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(1,922,263</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(2,120,591</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(8,135,489</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(8,668,915</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Gross profit</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">922,963</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,294,339</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">4,388,445</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">6,199,945</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Selling, general and administrative expenses</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(445,988</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(470,542</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(1,904,828</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(1,919,307</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Other operating income</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">18,483</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,468</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">60,650</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">53,043</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Other operating expenses</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">62,919</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(6,302</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(125,418</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(17,273</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Operating income</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">558,377</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">818,963</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,418,849</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,316,408</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Finance income</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">51,331</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">63,621</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">242,319</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">213,474</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Finance cost</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(8,928</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(19,759</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(61,212</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(106,862</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Other financial results</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">5,777</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">49,249</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(52,051</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">114,365</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Income before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">606,557</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">912,074</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,547,905</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,537,385</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">35,283</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">56,859</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">8,548</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">95,404</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Income before income tax</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">641,840</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">968,933</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,556,453</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,632,789</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Income tax</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(122,709</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">176,848</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(479,680</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(674,956</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Income for the period</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">519,131</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,145,781</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,076,773</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,957,833</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Attributable to:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Shareholders' equity</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">516,213</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,129,098</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,036,445</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,918,065</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Non-controlling interests</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,918</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">16,683</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">40,328</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">39,768</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">519,131</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,145,781</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,076,773</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,957,833</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Non-current assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Property, plant and equipment, net</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">6,121,471</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">6,078,179</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Intangible assets, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1,357,749</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,377,110</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Right-of-use assets, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">148,868</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">132,138</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Investments in non-consolidated companies</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1,543,657</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,608,804</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Other investments</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1,005,300</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">405,631</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Deferred tax assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">831,298</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">789,615</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Receivables, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">205,602</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">11,213,945</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">185,959</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">10,577,436</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Current assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Inventories, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">3,709,942</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,921,097</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Receivables and prepayments, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">179,614</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">181,368</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Current tax assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">332,621</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">256,401</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Contract assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">50,757</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">47,451</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Trade receivables, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1,907,507</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,480,889</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Derivative financial instruments</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">7,484</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">9,801</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Other investments</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,372,999</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,969,631</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Cash and cash equivalents</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">675,256</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">9,236,180</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,637,821</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">10,504,459</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">20,450,125</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">21,081,895</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">EQUITY</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Shareholders' equity</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">16,593,257</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">16,842,972</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Non-controlling interests</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">220,578</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">187,465</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total equity</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">16,813,835</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">17,030,437</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">LIABILITIES</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Non-current liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Borrowings</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">11,399</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">48,304</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Lease liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">100,436</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">96,598</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Derivative financial instruments</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">255</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Deferred tax liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">503,941</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">631,605</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Other liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">301,751</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">271,268</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Provisions</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">82,106</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">999,633</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">101,453</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,149,483</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Current liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Borrowings</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">425,999</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">535,133</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Lease liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">44,490</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">37,835</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Derivative financial instruments</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">8,300</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">10,895</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Current tax liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">366,292</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">488,277</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Other liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">585,775</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">422,645</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Provisions</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">119,344</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">35,959</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Customer advances</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">206,196</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">263,664</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Trade payables</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">880,261</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,636,657</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,107,567</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,901,975</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">3,636,290</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,051,458</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total equity and liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">20,450,125</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">21,081,895</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Three-month period ended December 31,</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">2023</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2023</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Income for the period</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">519,131</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: white">1,145,781</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,076,773</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: white">3,957,833</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Adjustments for:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Depreciation and amortization</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">167,781</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">156,347</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">632,854</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">548,510</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Bargain purchase gain</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(2,211</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(3,162</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Income tax accruals less payments</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(160</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(277,559</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(222,510</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(143,391</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(35,283</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(56,859</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(8,548</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(95,404</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Interest accruals less payments, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">7,246</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(8,554</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(1,067</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(53,480</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Provision for the ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of participation in Usiminas</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(87,975</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">89,371</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Changes in provisions</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(19,808</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(651</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(25,155</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">21,284</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Reclassification of currency translation adjustment reserve</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(878</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(878</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Changes in working capital</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(36,604</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(65,697</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">286,917</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">182,428</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Others, including net foreign exchange differences</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(22,100</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(56,195</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">39,794</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(18,667</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Net cash provided by operating activities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">492,228</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">835,735</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,866,218</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,395,073</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Cash flows from investing activities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Capital expenditures</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(181,870</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(166,820</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(693,956</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(619,445</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Changes in advance to suppliers of property, plant and equipment</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">5,092</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">834</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(10,391</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,736</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(161,238</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">31,446</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(265,657</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Other investments at fair value</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(1,126</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(1,126</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Additions to associated companies</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(22,661</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Loan to joint ventures</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(1,414</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">(1,092</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(5,551</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(3,754</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">9,646</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">3,858</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">28,963</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">12,881</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Dividends received from non-consolidated companies</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">20,674</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: white">25,268</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">73,810</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">68,781</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Changes in investments in securities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">458,407</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">740,153</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(821,478</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(1,857,272</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">310,535</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">439,837</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(1,397,157</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(2,686,517</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Cash flows from financing activities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Dividends paid</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(299,230</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(235,128</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(757,786</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(636,511</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Dividends paid to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(5,862</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(18,967</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Changes in non-controlling interests</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">28</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1,143</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,772</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Acquisition of treasury shares</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(454,462</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(213,739</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(1,439,589</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(213,739</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Payments of lease liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(17,248</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(15,524</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(68,574</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(51,492</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Proceeds from borrowings</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">344,222</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">365,455</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1,870,666</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,723,677</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">Repayments of borrowings</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(382,656</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(406,774</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(1,999,427</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(1,931,747</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Net cash used in financing activities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(809,346</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(505,711</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(2,399,429</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(1,125,007</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(6,583</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">769,861</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(930,368</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">583,549</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Movement in cash and cash equivalents</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">At the beginning of the year</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">681,306</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">864,012</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">1,616,597</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,091,433</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Effect of exchange rate changes</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(13,925</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(17,276</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(25,431</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(58,385</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(6,583</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">769,861</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(930,368</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">583,549</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">At December 31,</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">660,798</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,616,597</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">660,798</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,616,597</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>Exhibit I &ndash; Alternative performance
measures </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Alternative performance measures should be considered in addition to, not
as substitute for or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">EBITDA, Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation
and amortization.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">EBITDA provides an analysis of the operating results excluding depreciation
and amortization and impairments, as they are recurring non-cash variables which can vary substantially from company to company depending
on accounting policies and the accounting value of the assets. EBITDA is an approximation to pre-tax operating cash flow and reflects
cash generation before working capital variation. EBITDA is widely used by investors when evaluating businesses (multiples valuation),
as well as by rating agencies and creditors to evaluate the level of debt, comparing EBITDA with net debt.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">EBITDA is calculated in the following manner:</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">EBITDA = Net income for the period + Income tax charges +/- Equity in Earnings
(losses) of non-consolidated companies +/- Financial results + Depreciation and amortization +/- Impairment charges/(reversals).</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">EBITDA is a non-IFRS alternative performance measure.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">Three-month period ended December 31,</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">Twelve-month period ended December 31,</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2023</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Income for the period</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">519,131</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,145,781</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,076,773</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,957,833</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Income tax charge / (credit)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">122,709</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(176,848</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">479,680</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">674,956</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(35,283</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(56,859</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(8,548</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(95,404</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Financial results</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(48,180</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(93,111</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(129,056</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(220,977</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Depreciation and amortization</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">167,781</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">156,347</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">632,854</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">548,510</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">EBITDA</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">726,158</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: white">975,310</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">3,051,703</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: white">4,864,918</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Free Cash Flow</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Free cash flow is a measure of financial performance, calculated as operating cash flow less
capital expenditures. FCF represents the cash that a company is able to generate after spending the money required to maintain or expand
its asset base.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Free cash flow is calculated in the following manner:</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Free cash flow = Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities - Capital expenditures.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Free cash flow is a non-IFRS alternative performance measure.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">Three-month period ended December 31,</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">Twelve-month period ended December 31,</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2023</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2023</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Net cash provided by operating activities</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">492,228</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">835,735</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,866,218</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">4,395,073</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(181,870</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(166,820</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(693,956</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(619,445</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Free cash flow</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">310,358</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">668,915</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,172,262</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,775,628</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Net Cash / (Debt)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">This is the net balance of cash and cash equivalents, other current investments
and fixed income investments held to maturity less total borrowings. It provides a summary of the financial solvency and liquidity of
the company. Net cash / (debt) is widely used by investors and rating agencies and creditors to assess the company&rsquo;s leverage, financial
strength, flexibility and risks.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Net cash/ debt is calculated in the following manner:</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Net cash = Cash and cash equivalents + Other investments (Current and Non-Current)+/- Derivatives
hedging borrowings and investments - Borrowings (Current and Non-Current).</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Net cash/debt is a non-IFRS alternative performance measure.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: white">At December 31,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 70%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Cash and cash equivalents</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">675,256</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,637,821</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Other current investments</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">2,372,999</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,969,631</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Non-current investments</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">998,251</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">398,220</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Current borrowings</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(425,999</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(535,133</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Non-current borrowings</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">(11,399</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(48,304</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Net cash / (debt)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: #F2F2F2">3,609,108</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background-color: white">3,422,235</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; color: #009900"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Operating working capital days</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Operating working capital is the difference between the main operating
components of current assets and current liabilities. Operating working capital is a measure of a company&rsquo;s operational efficiency,
and short-term financial health.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Operating working capital days is calculated in the following manner:</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Operating working capital days = [(Inventories + Trade receivables &ndash;
Trade payables &ndash; Customer advances) / Annualized quarterly sales ] x 365.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Operating working capital days is a non-IFRS alternative performance measure.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars) </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Three-month period ended December 31, </B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 25%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 25%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2023</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Inventories</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,709,942</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,921,097</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Trade receivables</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,907,507</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,480,889</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Customer advances</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(206,196)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(263,664)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Trade payables</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(880,261)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1,107,567)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Operating working capital</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>4,530,992</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>5,030,755</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Annualized quarterly sales</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11,380,904</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>13,659,720</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Operating working capital</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>145</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>134</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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