The Depository Trust Company
A subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
DTC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MANDATORY EXCHANGE OF RULE 144A AND/ OR REGULATION S
SECURITIES FOR UNRESTRICTED SECURITIES (includes securities that are now eligible for resale pursuant to
144(b)(1), in the case of former 144A restricted securities, or pursuant to section 4(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, in
the case of former REG S restricted securities.)
REQUIRED FROM THE ISSUER
No fewer than 15 days prior to the Effective Date or Exchange Date, as applicable, the following
must be sent by email to
both DTC’s Underwriting Department at
and to
DTC’s Announcements Department at
mandatoryreorgannouncements@dtcc.com:
1.
An executed instruction letter, in the form attached hereto and;
2.
A copy of the form of the Unrestricted Security (without effective restrictive legends) bearing the
new unrestricted CUSIP.
:
IMPORTANT NOTES
• It is mandatory that the Issuer provides information for all sections of the subject line of
the form letter.
•
All non-U.S. Issuers must deliver an original letter bearing an ink signature to the DTC
address on the form letter.
(Refer to DTC Important Notice B# 5151-09, dated, May 29, 2009)
• All CUSIP numbers (i.e., the 9-digit alphanumeric security identifier issued by the CUSIP
Service Bureau) provided must be complete and accurate.
• Revision to the provided language in the form letters (other than fillable fields) is not
acceptable.
• Issuer’s failure to follow the requirements as described herein (i.e., provide complete and
accurate information in the applicable DTC form letter, and deliver the letter and form of
security to both DTC’s Underwriting and Announcement Departments at the specified
email addresses in the requested timeframes) may jeopardize the execution of the
exchange by DTC on the effective date / exchange date requested.
REQUIRED FROM THE TRANSFER AGENT AND/ OR TRUSTEE:
Transfer Agent and/ or Trustee will follow DTC’s procedures for a mandatory exchange.
Mandatory Exchange Restricted to Unrestricted DTC Requirements F062014