March 22th, 2017. The Central Bank of Uruguay, in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, granted last 12/14/2016 the option to choose the currency in which the payment of interest and amortization of Peso Treasury Notes Series 5 due on 03/21/2017 would be made, which could be received in Pesos or US Dollars.

In this regard, of the final payment, which amounted to 4,108 million Pesos, 2,899 million were paid in dollars.