Private Placement Calendar

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May 15

BEIJING ENTERPRISES WATER CAPITAL INVESTMENT LTD.:

• HK$700 million of 3.9% guaranteed notes due 2020;

• Proceeds to be used for general corporate and working capital purposes;

• Purchaser is an institutional investor in Hong Kong;

• The notes bear interest semiannually on May 15 and Nov. 15, beginning Nov. 15, 2015;

• The company is a subsidiary of Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd., a Wanchai, Hong Kong-based water services company.

June 1

RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS PLC:

• £151 million of fixed-rate notes with a weighted average term of about one year and a weighted average coupon of 3.45%;

• Interest is payable semiannually;

• Proceeds to repay existing short-term floating-rate credit facilities;

• J.P. Morgan Cazenove acted as placement agent;

• London-based investment trust.

WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC:

• £21 million 3.29% 20-year secured notes;

• £54 million 3.47% 30-year secured notes;

• Proceeds to repay short-term borrowings;

• J.P. Morgan Cazenove acted as placement agent;

• Chelmsford, England-based investment trust.

June 15

AMETEK, INC.:

• $50 million of 3.91% senior notes due June 2025;

• Berwyn, Pa.-based manufacturer of electronic instruments and electro-mechanical devices.

June 17

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.:

• €125 million of 1.47% senior notes due June 17, 2030;

• Proceeds to refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes;

• The notes have a make-whole call at Treasuries plus 50 basis points;

• Purchasers include Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., MetLife Insurance Co. USA, OMI MLIC Investments Ltd. and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.;

• Columbus, Ohio-based supplier of precision instruments and services.

June 25

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.:

• $125 million of 4.24% series 2014-A notes due June 25, 2025;

• The notes have a make-whole call exercisable at any time at Treasuries plus 50 basis points;

• Proceeds may be used to refinance debt and for other general corporate purposes;

• Purchasers include Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Banner Life Insurance Co., MassMutual Asia Ltd., Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., Cigna Life Insurance Co. of New York, Life Insurance Co. of North America and HealthSpring of Tennessee, Inc.;

• Columbus, Ohio-based supplier of precision instruments and services.

WABCO HOLDINGS INC.:

• $150 million of 2.83% senior notes, series A, due June 25, 2022;

• $200 million of 3.08% senior notes, series B, due June 25, 2025;

• $150 million of 3.18% senior notes, series C, due June 25, 2027;

• Proceeds to be used to refinance debt;

• Interest is payable semiannually on Jan. 1 and July 1, other than July 1, 2015;

• Piscataway, N.J.-based producer of electronic, mechanical and mechatronic products for the automobile industry.

July 1

STERICYCLE, INC.:

• $200 million of 2.67% senior notes, series A, due July 1, 2022;

• $100 million of 2.74% senior notes, series B, due July 1, 2023;

• Proceeds to reduce borrowings under revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes;

• Interest payable in arrears semiannually on Jan. 1 and July 1 beginning on Jan. 1, 2016;

• Purchasers include New York Life Insurance Co., New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp., New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp. Institutionally Owned Life Insurance Separate Account (BOLI 3-2), Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Northwestern Life Insurance Co. for its Group Annuity Separate Account, State Farm Life Insurance Co., State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Co., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co., Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co., Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., MetLife Insurance Co. USA, General American Life Insurance Co., First MetLife Investors Insurance Co., MetLife Insurance K.K., Nationwide Life Insurance Co., RiverSource Life Insurance Co., RiverSource Life Insurance Co., RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York, Life Insurance Co. of the Southwest, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Catholic Financial Life, GuideOne Mutual Insurance Co. and GuideOne Property & Casualty Insurance Co.

• Lake Forest, Ill.-based provider of medical waste collection, transportation, treatment and disposal services and safety and compliance programs.

July

ORORA LTD.:

• $100 million of eight-year notes and $150 million of 10-year notes;

• Proceeds to replace outstanding drawn borrowings under existing bank debt facilities maturing in December 2016 and 2018, and for general corporate purposes;

• Melbourne, Australia-based packaging company.

August 14

AMETEK, INC.:

• $100 million of 3.96% senior notes due August 2025;

• $50 million of 4.45% senior notes due August 2035;

• Berwyn, Pa.-based manufacturer of electronic instruments and electro-mechanical devices.

August 20

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.:

• $100 million of 3.15% series A senior notes due Aug. 20, 2025;

• $100 million of 3.35% series B senior notes due Aug. 20, 2030;

• Proceeds for general corporate purposes;

• Cleveland-based manufacturer of welding products.

September

MEDICX FUND LTD.:

• £25 million of 3.838% loan notes due Sept. 30, 2028;

• Independent Debt Capital Markets acted as arranger;

• Specialist primary care infrastructure investor based in the Channel Island of Guernsey.

December 15

VECTREN CAPITAL, CORP.:

• $75 million of 3.33% series A senior notes due Dec. 15, 2022;

• $75 million of 3.9% series B senior notes due Dec. 15, 2030;

• Proceeds to refinance existing debt maturing in 2015 and 2016 and for general corporate purposes;

• Notes to be guaranteed by Vectren Corp.;

• Subsidiary of Vectren Corp., an Evansville, Ind.-based energy holding company.

VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC.:

• $25 million of 3.9% series A senior notes due Dec. 15, 2035;

• $135 million of 4.36% series B senior notes due Dec. 15, 2045;

• $40 million of 4.51% series C senior notes due Dec. 15, 2055;

• Proceeds to refinance existing debt maturing in 2015 and for general corporate purposes;

• Subsidiary of Vectren Corp., an Evansville, Ind.-based energy holding company.

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