EFTA00284609.pdf

exhibit A FINRA DISPUTE RESOLUTION, INC. x In the Matter of the Arbitration Between: FINANCIAL TRUST COMPANY, INC. and THE C.O.U.Q. FOUNDATION, INC., Claimants, - and - STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC., BEAR, WITH PREJUDICE STEARNS & CO. INC., BEAR STEARNS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. and WARREN SPECTOR, Respondents. EFTA00284609  IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by the parties to this arbitration, through their undersigned counsel, that this arbitration be and it hereby is dismissed in its entirety with prejudice, with each party to bear its own attorneys' fees and costs, pursuant to Rule 12700 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes. Seeieksiler 21 )- ao 11 Dated. ire , 2011 Susman Godfrey LLP By:5 L 14/4-4AU14 Stephen D. Susman / "--- -- By: Stephen M. Sinaiko 560 Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10022 New York, New York 10036 Counsel for Claimants Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP By: ikar If-Ast4.,4t Marshall . Fishman 4 Gabrielle L. Gould 520 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor New York New York 10022 Co-Counsel for The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Bear Steams Asset Management Inc. -2- EFTA00284610  Wachtel!, Lipton, Rosen & Katz By: David B. Anders 51 West 52nd Street New York, Ncw York 10019 Counsel for Warren Spector -3- EFTA00284611 FINRA-DR Case No. 09-00979 FINRA DISPUTE RESOLUTION, INC. In the Matter of the Arbitration Between: FINANCIAL TRUST COMPANY, INC. and THE C.O.U.Q. FOUNDATION, INC., Claimants, - and - THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC., BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC., BEAR STEARNS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. and WARREN SPECTOR, Respondents. STIPULATION'OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE KRAMER LEVINNAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP Attorneysjor The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., Bear, Stearns Co. Inc. and Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. 1177 Avenue of the 'cos New Y ew York 10036 All corm' d to: Steve M. Sinaiko KU 2646509.1 EFTA00284612