ATTENTION: MANAGER, PURCHASES AND SALES DEPARTMENT, CASHIER, FUND/SERV PARTICIPANTS, ACATS PARTICIPANTS, MUNICIPAL BOND COMPARISON PARTICIPANTS

• The following firm will change its name and Listed Alpha Identifier (NYSE & AMEX), as detailed below:

Effective First Trade Date, January 2, 2002:
From: Robb Peck McCooey Clearing Corporation No. 0403
Listed Alpha Identifier RPM

To: LaBranche Financial Services, Inc. No. 0403
Listed Alpha Identifier LFI

• As a result of a merger between LaBranche Financial Services, Inc. #0403 and Henderson Brothers, Inc. #0215, the following changes will occur:
• The following firm will no longer participate in the Trade Comparison and Trade Recording services and will become an additional account of LaBranche Financial Services, Inc. #0403 and will change its name, as detailed below:

Effective following the close of business on December 31, 2001:
From: Henderson Brothers, Inc. No. 0215
To: LaBranche Financial Services, Inc./HBI No. 0215

LaBranche Financial Services, Inc. (#0403) will assume all open contracts, which are to be cleared or settled through or by National Securities Clearing Corporation.

Note: Please direct all inquiries regarding the above to:
Mr. Geoff Hammell
LaBranche Financial Services, Inc. (#0403).
(212) 837-8608

* For more information regarding LaBranche Financial Services, Inc./HBI "HBIR" see page 3 of this notice.

• The following firm will change its Listed Alpha Identifier (NYSE & AMEX), as detailed below:

Effective First Trade Date, January 9, 2002:
From: RBC Dain Rauscher Incorporated No. 0235
Listed Alpha Identifier DRN

To: RBC Dain Rauscher Incorporated No. 0235
Listed Alpha Identifier RBQ

• The following firms will retire from all services, as detailed below:

Last Trade Date, December 20, 2001:
Coastal Securities, LP No. 8000

Last Trade Date, December 27, 2001:
Herzog, Heine, Geduld, Inc. No. 0327
Funds Distributor, Inc./JP Morgan No. 5798

Last Trade Date, December 31, 2001:
Prager, McCarthy & Sealy No. 6416
Syndicated Capital, Inc./ICM Series Trust No. 5745

• An additional number has been assigned to Morgan (J.P.) Fund Distributors, Inc. (#5803) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv, ACATS Fund/Serv and Networking services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, December 28, 2001:
Morgan (J.P.) Fund Distributors, Inc./JPM Funds No. 5798
Networking Code: JP
Contact: David Warsoff
Phone: (212) 789-4657

• An additional number has been assigned to Forum Fund Services, LLC (#5659) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv and Networking services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, January 2, 2002:
Forum Fund Services, LLC/ICM Series Trust No. 5745
Networking Code: L7
Contact: Eric Reed
Phone: (207) 822-6158

• The following firm will begin participation in the Commission Settlement service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, January 2, 2002:
Caterpillar Securities, Inc. No. 5465

• The following Members of the Canadian Depository for Securities Limited will change their names only, as detailed below:

Effective First Trade Date, December 31, 2001:
From: Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. No. 0345
To: CIBC WM #2/CDS No. 0345

From: Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc./CDS No. 5015
To: CIBC WM #2/CDS No. 5015

• Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated July 6, 2001 (for OTC Executed-By List and the Municipal Bond Comparison System) as detailed below:

• Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated July 6, 2001 (for OTC Executed-By List) as detailed below:

If you have any questions regarding this notice, please call Tara Cannon at (212) 855-1149, Miriam Santiago at (212) 855-4947 or Frank DeRiso at (212) 855-4941.

Pablo Cubi
Associate Director, Membership Administration