BNP is the leading provider of local clearing and custody solutions in Europe providing trading participants with global clearing member services for all major European CCPs. With a 20-year track record of excellence and a client list of the world's premier broker-dealers and global custodians, BNP's footprint across the European markets is unique.

Services offered include securities lending and borrowing as principal and agent, cash management, financing, treasury, FX, and collateral management for investment managers and financial institutions.

BNP's global fund services offer supports the investment community with administration, distribution, reporting and risk solutions.

BNP's global corporate trust supports both debt and equity issuers with shareholder services, employee share and stock option plans, and securitisation and advisory services.

For more information, please contact Audrey Fauvel, Global Clearing, +33 (1) 42983532, audrey.fauvel@bnpparibas.com.

Direct Custody & Clearing is part of Citi Global Transaction Services which was created in 2003 to integrate our award-winning transaction services businesses. This division brings together the natural synergies, shared client base, and capabilities of its predecessors to provide a single, unified organization fully focused on our clients' transaction service needs. As financial institution clients increasingly seek integrated service solutions, this combined structure facilitates faster responses to client needs, consistent transaction service delivery, and superior service quality through a single coordination point.

For further additional information please contact: Jeff King, Director, Head of On Exchange Product EMEA, Tel 020 7986 2901, Email Jeffrey.king@Citi.com

KAS BANK is an independent European specialist in securities and investor services. KAS BANK is a pure player, ensuring total impartiality. We pride ourselves on combining transparency, cost-efficiency and a low risk profile with dedicated personal service of the highest quality.

KAS BANK is directly connected to the European securities infrastructure – CCPs, CSDs and central banks – through a single state-of-the-art operational and IT platform.

For further additional information on KAS BANK's clearing and settlement proposition, please contact Peter Rouwen, Director, Sales and Business Development, Tel. +44 (0) 20 7153 3620, Email: Peter.Rouwen@kasbank.com

MLI offers clients a single point multi-asset class global prime brokerage and clearing platform. We support clients that become on-exchange members of the MTFs or incumbent exchanges globally, with MLI acting as general clearing member, or via a global clearing and DMA solution. We understand and support the unique needs of proprietary trading, high frequency, Arbitrage, Market Making and Clearing only clients via excellent STP technology, dedicated client service, operational & business support.

For more information, please contact Caroline Terry, Director, Merrill Lynch International +44 20 7996 2728.

Pershing Limited, an affiliate of Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, was established in London in 1987 and is a leading provider of outsourcing solutions for institutional broker-dealers, private client firms, and independent financial advisors in Europe. From our offices in London, Liverpool, and Dublin, Pershing provides operational, technology, regulatory, and investment solutions for clients in the United Kingdom, Ireland and continental Europe.

For more information, please contact Scott Coey, Institutional Sales Director, +44 (0)207 864 8935, scott.coey@pershing.co.uk.

Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) offers a broad range of integrated securities services including clearing solutions across the market spectrum. These solutions range form a pure GCM service to outsourcing, correspondent clearing and traditional clearing for institutional and retail businesses, to support international banks, brokers and retail and wealth management providers processing domestic and cross border securities. SGSS outsourcing solutions support Model A/B and white label services to 40+ markets in a single operating environment, including CREST, OASYS, SWIFT and netting services where applicable.

Mark Newby, Tel 020 7676 6657, Email mark.newby@sgss.socgen.com