A#:

P&S#:

5639

5209

DATE:

June 27, 2003

TO:

ALL PARTICIPANTS

ATTENTION:

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

FROM:

Pablo Cubi, Associate Director, Membership Administration

SUBJECT:

CHANGES IN THE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS


·         Wachovia Securities, LLC is transferring the assets and liabilities related to its traditional capital markets and institutional businesses to a newly created broker-dealer called Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Wachovia Corporation.

Simultaneously, Prudential Financial, Inc. and Wachovia Corporation are combining their retail brokerage and clearing businesses and as a result, the following changes will occur:

·        The following firm will retire from all services, as detailed below:

Last Trade Date, June 30, 2003:

Prudential Securities Inc.                                                                                               No.  0030

Listed Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                         *PRU

OTC Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                          **PRUS

Wachovia Securities, LLC (#0030) will assume all open contracts, which are to be cleared or settled through or by National Securities Clearing Corporation.

*For more information regarding “PRU”, please see page 2 of this notice.

**For more information regarding “PRUS”, please see page 3 of this notice.

Note: Please direct all inquiries regarding the above to:

Richard Castro

Wachovia Securities, LLC #0030

Phone: (212) 778-4322

·        The following firm will begin participation in the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange Listed Comparison System, OTC Comparison System, Corporate Bond Comparison System, CNS Regular Way and When Issued Municipal Bond Comparison System, ACATS, Networking, ACATS Fund/Serv, Fund/SERV, RECAPS, Insurance Processing Service, Commission Settlement service and the Envelope Settlement service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, July 1, 2003:

Wachovia Securities, LLC                                                                                            No.  0030

Listed Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                         WPD

OTC Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                          WSPD

Networking Code:                                                                                                               PB

·        The following firm will begin participation in the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange Listed Comparison System, OTC Comparison System, Corporate Bond Comparison System, CNS Regular Way and When Issued Municipal Bond Comparison System, RECAPS and the Envelope Settlement service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, July 1, 2003:

Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC                                                                                  No.  0250

Listed Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                         WS

OTC Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                          WCHV

·        An additional number has been assigned to Wachovia Securities, LLC (#0030) for the purpose of participating in the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange Listed Comparison services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, July 1, 2003:

Prudential Equity Group, Inc.                                                                                        No.  0583

Listed Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                         *PRU

·        An additional number has been assigned to Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (#0250) for the purpose of utilizing the Municipal Bond Comparison system, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, July 1, 2003:

Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC/Wachovia Bank, NA Municipal Group                      No.  2072

Municipal Bond Alpha Identifier:                                                                                          WBNA

·        The following firm will change its name only, as detailed below:

Effective, First Trade Date, July 1, 2003:

From:  Wexford Clearing Services Corp.                                                                      No.  0002

To:      Wexford Clearing Services, LLC                                                                       No.  0002

·        The following firm will change its New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange Listed Alpha Identifier, as detailed below:

Effective, First Trade Date, July 7, 2003:

From:  BNY Brokerage Inc.                                                                                         No.  0100

Listed Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                         ESI

To:      BNY Brokerage Inc.                                                                                         No.  0100

Listed Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                         BNY

·         An additional number has been assigned to Mid Atlantic Capital Corp. (#0101) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv, Networking and Commission Settlement services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, June 24, 2003:

Mid Atlantic Capital Corp./Sungard-Hinsdale                                                               No.  0102

Networking Code:                                                                                                               7W

Contact:  Garry Zditoksy

Phone:     (630) 789-4214

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

First Trade Date, June 26, 2003:

Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc./Columbia 529 Plan                                                        No.  6512

·        The following firm will begin participation in the Fund/Serv service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, June 30, 2003:

Advisor Central, LLC                                                                                                   No.  3900

·        The following firm will begin participation in the Municipal Comparison service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, June 30, 2003:

First National Banker’s Bank                                                                                        No.  6753

Municipal Alpha Identifier                                                                                             FNBB

·        The following firms will no longer participate in the Fund/Serv and Networking services, as detailed below:

Last Trade Date, June 26, 2003:

Retirement Plan Consultants                                                                                          No.  7126

Unified Pension Services                                                                                               No.  7127

National Pension Plans, Inc.                                                                                          No.  7128

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

Last Trade Date, June 25, 2003:

ABN AMRO Incorporated/Chicago                                                                             No.  0792

Last Trade Date, June 30, 2003:

Citicorp Financial Services Corporation                                                                        No.  6757

·          Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated January 13, 2003 (for OTC Executed-By-List and Municipal Bond Comparison System) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Delete Last Trade Date, June 23, 2003:

       

Dean Securities

PWJC

0221

DESC

 
         

Delete Last Trade Date, June 27, 2003:

       

Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund

BSSC

0352

ACCA

 

Fidelity National Capital Investors Corp.

FCCP

0141

FNCI

 

BBA Icatu Securities Inc.

BHFS

0384

ICAT

 
         

Delete Last Trade Date, June 30, 2003:

       

Branch, Cabell & Co.

PRUS

0030

BRCB

 

Wexford Clearing Services Corp.

PRUS

0030

WEXS

 
         

Add First Trade Date, June 25, 2003:

       

Variant Research Corporation

BSSC

0352

VARI

 
         

Add First Trade Date, July 1, 2003:

       

FIG Partners, LLC

FCCP

0141

BNKS

 

**Prudential Equity Group, Inc.

WSPD

0030

PRUS

 
         

Executing Broker Name Change, Effective First Trade Date, June 30, 2003:

       

From:  Integrated Clearing Solutions Inc.

PFSI

0234

HLTN

 

To:      A.B. Watley Direct, Inc.

PFSI

0234

HLTN

 
         

From:  Macquire Equities (USA) Inc.

NEUB

0155

MEUS

 

To:      Macquire Securities Inc.

NEUB

0155

MEUS

 
         

From:  UBS Paine Webber Incorporated/TFI Group

PWJC

0221

PTFI

 

To:      UBS Financial Services Inc.

PWJC

0221

PTFI

 

·                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated January 13, 2003 (for OTC Executed-By List) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Add First Trade Date, July 1, 2003:

       

Smart Executions Securities, LLC

ICLS

0004

SMEX

 
         

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, June 27, 2003:

       

From:  Gravitas, LLC

PERS

0443

GRAV

 

To:      Gravitas, LLC

SALI

0750

GRAV

 
         

Executing Broker Name Change, Effective First Trade Date, June 25, 2003:

       

From:  Fintegra, Inc.

BNYC

0262

FINT

 

To:      Fintegra, LLC

BNYC

0262

FINT

 

·                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated January 13, 2003 (for Municipal Bond Comparison List) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Add First Trade Date, June 25, 2003:

       

Fintegra, LLC

BNYC

0262

FINT

 
         

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, June 27, 2003:

       

From:  Sanders Morris Harris Inc.

PERS

0443

SMHI

 

To:      Sanders Morris Harris Inc.

BOFA

0773

SMHI

 

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