August 24th, 2017. The Central Bank of Uruguay, in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, granted last 07/04/2017 the option to choose the currency in which the payment of interest and amortization of CPI-linked Treasury Notes Series 18 due on 08/23/2017 would be made, which could be received in Pesos or US Dollars.

In this regard, of the final payment, which amounted to UI 3,518 million, 1,557 million were settled in US Dollars.