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April 25, 2014
IMPORTANT: ACTION REQUIRED
2014 NOTIFICATION OF RIGHT TO SEGREGATION
OF INITIAL MARGIN POSTED IN RESPECT OF UNCLEARED SWAPS
PURSUANT TO CFTC RULE 23.701
Dear Sir or Madam:
This notification (the "CFTC IM Segregation Right Notice") is being provided by us' pursuant to
Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") rule 23.701 in respect of one or more of our swap
counterparties (each, a "Counterparty").
Please note that failure to confirm receipt of this notice and make the necessary• election described
below may inhibit our ability to execute swaps (as defined by CFTC rules) that are not submitted
for clearing (each, an "Uncleared Swap") with Counterparty on or after the relevant CFTC
compliance date] (the "Compliance Date") due to CFTC rules.
In accordance with CFTC Me 23.701, we are hereby notifying you that, to the extent Counterparty posts
"Initial Margin" (as defined in CFTC rule 23.700) ("I1W") in respect of any Uncleared Swap between us
and Counterparty that is executed on or subsequent to the Compliance Date, Counterparty has the right to
elect that IM be segregated ("IM Segregation") in accordance with the requirements set forth in CFTC
rules 23.702 and 23.703 (the "CFTC Segregation Regime"). In the attached Schedule we have
identified one or more institutions as an acceptable custodian for 1M Segregation and provided
information regarding the price of TM Segregation based on information available to us.
We need to obtain the following information as soon as possible in order to satisfy our obligations
under CFTC rules:
I. Confirmation of your receipt of this notice; and
II. Counterparty's election to either:
• require IM Segregation in accordance with the CFTC Segregation Regime.
Note: If Counterparty chooses this first election, certain documentation.
including a tri-party custodial agreement that meets the requirements of the
CFTC Segregation Regime, must be put in place. After the Compliance Date,
choosing this election may prevent us from entering into new Uncleared Swaps
with Counterparty until such documentation is in place;3 or
I References in this notice to "our", "us" or "we" are references to Swap Dealer.
2 If no agreement existed between Counterparty and us concerning Uncleared Swaps as of January 6, 2014, the
CFTC compliance date is May 5, 2014. If such an agreement did exist as of January 6, 2014, the CFTC compliance
date is November 3, 2014.
3 Please note that any existing custodial arrangements whether legally required or bargained for independently, may
not contain certain terms required to be included under the CFTC Segregation Regime and therefore may need to be
revised if IM Segregation in accordance with the CFTC Segregation Regime is elected. Parties wishing to elect IM
Segregation in accordance with CFTC Segregation Regime may wish to consult with legal counsel as to the
CONFIDENTIAL — PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0 115021
CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_GM_00261205
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