The period that starts 3 weeks before the announcement date of the year-end financial results and 2 weeks before the announcement of the quarterly results which is announced by the Financial Management and Financial Affairs Group Vice Presidency and continues until the day when Erdemir's periodical financial results are announced is called as "silent period". Group employees will not comment on the activities, financial performance or financial outlook of the Group, or participate in any analyst meeting or conference during this period.