Under existing US Federal Income Tax Laws, and the new US Tax Laws and regulations that were

enacted as part of the Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act (“FATCA”), DTCC and its subsidiaries are
required to verify the US Federal status of all persons and entities doing business with DTCC or any of its
subsidiaries. For US persons and entities, this verification will generally allow us to make payments to
you without withholding and to comply with our reporting obligations, if any. For non-US persons and
entities, this verification will allow us to determine whether we have any withholding and reporting
obligations on payments we make to you. To this end, please complete and return the US tax forms that
are applicable to your tax status and specific circumstances for the legal entity indicated the subject line of
this correspondence. Please return your hard copy W-9 or W-8 form to the following address:

                                                                 The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

Attn: Transfer Agent Services
                                                                  570 Washington Blvd.
                                                                  Jersey City, NJ 07310
                                                                 
Unless you indicate otherwise, the form you complete and submit will apply to all of the named legal
entity’s current and future account at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. Please consult your
tax advisor if you are unsure as which form or forms are applicable to you. If your circumstances change
such that the tax form you provide is no longer correct or valid, or does not apply anymore, please notify
us immediately.

Please note that for most US entities the proper completion of a W-9 form will satisfy your certification
requirements and for most non-US entities the proper completion of W-8 forms (along with certain IRS
issued identifying numbers) will satisfy your certification requirements, however, we encourage you to
speak directly to your firm’s tax department or professional tax advisor as to the correct form to be
completed and how to fill it out.

Blank forms may be found at:

US I.R.S. Tax Form W-9 and accompanying instructions: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf

US I.R.S. Tax Form W-8BEN: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw8ben.pdf

US I.R.S. Tax Form W-8ECI: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw8eci.pdf

US I.R.S. Tax Form W-8IMY: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw8imy.pdf

Instructions for completing each W-8 form can be found at:

http://www.irs.gov/instructions/index.html