Due to a legal holiday in Canada on Wednesday, July 1, 1998 (Canada Day), the following WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED on Tuesday, June 30, 1998 for delivery to Canada for settlement on Wednesday, July 1, 1998.

- Inter-City deliveries (IESS)

All items WILL BE ACCEPTED IN NEW YORK on Wednesday, July 1, 1998 for delivery to Canada for settlement on Thursday, July 2, 1998.

The NSCC Canadian Facility in Toronto ( The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited ) will be closed on Wednesday, July 1, 1998. Normal schedules will resume on Thursday, July 2, 1998.

Any questions regarding this notice can be directed to the undersigned at (212) 412-8657 or NSCC Participant Services in New York at (212) 412-8432.

Wallace Bowling
Director, Operations