Common use of Compulsory Depositories Clause in Contracts

Compulsory Depositories.

Compulsory Depositories. Argentina Caja de Valores Equity, Corporate & Government Debt ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Australia Austraclear Ltd. Corporate Debt, Money Market & Semi-Government Debt ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- CHESS Equity (Clearing House Electronic Sub-register System) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- RITS Government Debt (Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Austria Oesterreichische Kontrolbank AG Equity, Corporate + Government Debt ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Belgium CIK Equity + Corporate Debt (Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Depots et de Virements de Titres) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Banque Nationale de Belgique Treasury Bills + Government Debt ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Brazil BOVESPA Equity (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paolo) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- BVRJ Equity (Bolsa de Valores de Rio de Janeiro) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Canada CDS Equity, Corporate + Government Debt (Canadian Depository for Securities) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- China, Shanghai SSCCRC Equity (Shanghai Securities Central Clearing and Registration Corp.) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- China, Shenzhen SSCC Equity (Shenzhen Securities Registration Co., Ltd.) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Czech Republic SCP Equity + Long-Term Government Debt (Securities Center) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- TKD Treasury Bills + Money Market (Trh Kratkododich Dlluhopisu or Short-Term Bond Market) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Denmark VP Equity, Corporate + Government Debt (Vaerdipapircentralen) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Egypt Misr Clearing & Sec. Dep. Equity ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Estonia EVK Equity (Estonian Central Depository for Securities Ltd.) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Euromarket Cedel & Euroclear Euro-Debt ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Finland CSR Equity + Government Debt (Central Share Registry Finland) ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Helsinki Money Market Center Ltd. Money Market ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- France SICOVAM Equity + Corporate Debt. (Banque de France) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- France SATURNE Government Debt. (Banque de France) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Germany DKV Equity, Corporate + Government Debt (Deutscher Kassenverein) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Greece Apothetirio Titlon A.E. Equity -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Bank of Greece Government Debt -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Hong Kong CCASS Equity (Central Clearing and Settlement System) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- CMU Corporate + Government Debt (Central Moneymarkets Unit) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Hungary Keler Ltd. Equity + Government Debt -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Ireland CREST Equity -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- GSO Government Debt (Gilt Settlement Office) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Israel TASE Clearing House Equity, Corporate + Government Debt (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Italy Monte Titoli Equity + Corporate Debt -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Bank of Italy Government Debt -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Japan Bank of Japan Registered Government Debt -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Latvia LCD Equity + Government Debt (Latvian Central Depository) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Lebanon Midclear Equity (Custodian and Clearing Center of Lebanon and the Middle East) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Luxembourg Cedel Equity -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Malaysia MCD Equity (Malaysian Central Depository Snd Bhd) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Mauritius CDS Equity (Central Depository System) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Mexico Indeval Equity, Corporate + Government Debt. (Institucion para el Deposito de Valores) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Morocco Maroclear Equity + Corporate Debt -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Bank Al'Maghrib Government Debt -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Netherlands NECIGEF/KAS Associate NV Equity, Corp. + Govt. D -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. Money Market -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------

Compulsory Depositories. ARGENTINA Caja de Valores S.A. Equity, Corporate & Government Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIA AUSTRACLEAR LTD. Corporate Debt, Money Market & Semi-Government Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIA CHESS Equity (Clearing House Electronic Subregister System) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIA RITS Government Debt (Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRIA Osterreichische Kontrolbank AG Equity, Corporate + Government Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELGIUM CIK Equity + Corporate Debt (Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Depots et de COMPULSORY Virements de Titres s.a.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELGIUM BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE Treasury Bills + Government Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAZIL CBLC Equity (Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e Custodia) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAZIL CLC Equity (Camara de Liquidacao e Custodia COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAZIL CETIP Corporate Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULGARIA BNB Government Debt (Bulgaria National Bank) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULGARIA CENTRAL DEPOSITORY A.D. Equity COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANADA CDS Equity, Corporate + Government (The Canadian Depository for Securities Debt Ltd.) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILE DCV Equity, Corporate + Government -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Deposito Central de Valores Debt COMPULSORY for government debt securities and for brokers as of November 1998; will be compulsory for all market participants during 1999. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA, SSCCRC Equity SHANGHAI (Shanghai Securities Central Clearing and COMPULSORY Registration Corporation) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA, SSCC Equity SHENZHEN (Shenzhen Securities Clearing Company, Limited) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLOMBIA DCV Government debt issued, guaranteed (Deposito Central de Valores) or administered by the central bank. COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLOMBIA DECEVAL Equity, Corporate + Government (Deposito Central de Valores) Debt VOLUNTARY. Due to change in tax status of DECEVAL, use of DECEVAL is becoming market standard. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROATIA CDA Equity and listed government debt. (Central Depository Agency) (Created in April 1997, the CDA is expected to be operational in 1999) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROATIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE REGISTRY Short-term debt issued by the Ministry & of Finance and the National Bank of NATIONAL BANK OF CROATIA REGISTRY Croatia, respectively. COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CZECH SCP Equity + Long-Term Government Debt REPUBLIC (Stredisko cennych papiru) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DENMARK VP Equity, Corporate + Government (Vaerdipapircentralen) Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGYPT MISR CLEARING, SETTLEMENT AND Equity DEPOSITORY, S.A.E. COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESTONIA EVK Equity (Estonian Central Depository for Securities COMPULSORY Limited) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EUROMARKET CEDEL & EUROCLEAR Euro-Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINLAND CSR Equity + Government Debt (Central Share Registry Finland) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE SICOVAM Equity + Corporate Debt (Societe Interprofessionnelle pour la COMPULSORY Compensation des Valeurs Mobilieres, S.A.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GERMANY DBC Equity, Corporate + Government (Deutsche Boerse Clearing AG) Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREECE APOTHETIRIO TITLON A.E. Equity COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREECE BANK OF GREECE Government Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONG KONG CCASS Equity (Central Clearing and Settlement System) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONG CMU Corporate + Government Debt KONG (Central Moneymarkets Unit) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNGARY KELER LTD. Equity + Government Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIA NSDL Equity + Corporate Debt (National Securities Depository Limited) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IRELAND CRESTCO LIMITED Equity COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IRELAND GSO Government Debt (Gilt Settlement Office) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISRAEL TASE CLEARING HOUSE Equity, Corporate + Government (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing Debt House) COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITALY MONTE TITOLI S.P.A. Equity + Corporate Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITALY BANK OF ITALY Government Debt COMPULSORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAPAN JASDEC Equity --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------