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VOLUME 20 - BULLETIN #71

TO:

ALL CLEARING MEMBERS

FROM:

BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP

DATE:

March 6, 2000

SUBJECT:

EPA Auction and Bid Procedures

Auction and Clearing Member Reimbursement Agreement Form

On March 27, 2000, the Chicago Board of Trade will administer the fifth annual EPA auction for sulfur dioxide emission allowances. Unless the bidder is a clearing member, the total value of the bid must be secured by a Letter of Credit or a certified check. Clearing members of the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation may submit bids on behalf of themselves or customers by delivering a signed Clearing Member Reimbursement Agreement in the form attached for each bid that they submit and must maintain excess house margin on deposit with the Clearing Corporation equal to 10% of the total purchase price of all bids submitted. Clearing Members are responsible for paying to the EPA the purchase price of all accepted bids submitted by them. Agreement forms are available at the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation, Business Systems offices in Suite 1430.

EPA Allowance Account Information Form

All firms that submit bids in the auction must have an Allowance Account with the EPA. Those without an allowance account can establish one by submitting a completed Allowance Account Information Form to the Chicago Board of Trade's Accounting Department or by submitting the Allowance Account Information Form to the EPA at the address listed on the form prior to the auction bid deadline. Allowance Account Information Forms are available at the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation, Business Systems offices in Suite 1430.

EPA Bid Form and Procedures

EPA Bid Forms and procedures for the auction on March 27, 2000 are available at the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation, Business Systems offices in Suite 1430. Attached are procedures that will be used for Board of Trade Clearing Corporation clearing members that submit bids with Clearing Member Reimbursement Agreements. Bids must be delivered to CBOT's Accounting Department, Attn.: EPA Auctions, Suite 2240, prior to 5:00 p.m. on March 21, 2000.

For more information on the auction, bid process and copies of EPA forms, contact Phil Colling at (312) 435-3794. You may also get all forms and information on the EPA web page at www.epa.gov/acidrain.

Should you have any questions, please call or e-mail one of the following Business Systems Analysts:

Jennifer Campbell

786-5739

jennifer.campbell@botcc.com

Joe Casebeer

786-5718

joseph.casebeer@botcc.com

John Compall

786-5795

john.compall@botcc.com

Shawn Gebbia

786-5748

shawn.gebbia@botcc.com

Marc MacQuarrie

786-5732

marc.macquarrie@botcc.com

Beth Minnick

786-3804

beth.minnick@botcc.com

Matt Walsh

786-5731

matt.walsh@botcc.com

     

Thomas Andrews

Manager

thomas.andrews@botcc.com

Diane Schuering

Vice President

diane.schuering@botcc.com

     

Business Systems Group E-Mail Address

BSG@botcc.com

BOTCC Web Site

http://www.botcc.com

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CLEARING MEMBER REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

 
 
 

Instructions

 
 

1. One Agreement must be completed for each Bid Form submitted. Complete Bid Information must be provided where requested at the bottom of page 2 of the Agreement

 

2. An authorized officer of the Clearing Member is required to sign each Agreement.

 

3. Attach a copy of the completed Bid Form to the original, signed Reimbursement Agreement and return to:

 
 

Margins and Settlements

 
 

Board of Trade Clearing Corporation

 
 

141 W. Jackson, Suite 1404

 
 

Attn: Gloria Hill

 
 

4. Attach a copy of the signed Reimbursement Agreement to the original Bid Form and deliver to:

 
 

Accounting Department

 
 

Chicago Board of Trade

 
 

141 W. Jackson, Suite 2240

 
 

Attn: EPA Auction

 
 
 

CLEARING MEMBER REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

 
 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Clearing Member (the ‘Member’) of the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (‘BOTCC’), hereby agrees as follows:

 

1. This Agreement is being executed by the Member in connection with the EPA Bid Form identified below and submitted by the Member on behalf of itself and/or its customers (the ‘Bid’). Each Bid is an offer by the Member to purchase the number of EPA Sulfur Dioxide Allowances (‘Allowances’) specified on the Bid for the price specified on the Bid.

 

2. The Member represents and warrants that the Bid Information set forth below is true and correct. The Member further represents and warrants that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Member and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Member.

 

3. The Member understands and acknowledges that, upon BOTCC’s execution of this Agreement below, BOTCC will guarantee the Member’s payment in full of the purchase price for the Bid, if accepted. BOTCC shall not have any obligation with respect to Bid Forms submitted by the Member that are not identified below and attached to a Clearing Member Reimbursement Agreement signed by BOTCC. The Member further acknowledges and agrees that BOTCC makes no warranty of title or other warranty with respect to Allowances delivered for accepted Bids and releases BOTCC from any and all liabilities and obligations whatsoever with respect such Allowances.

 

4. The Member agrees to reimburse BOTCC, upon demand, for the purchase price of any accepted Bid paid by BOTCC pursuant to BOTCC’s guarantee thereof and any and all costs and expenses incurred by BOTCC relating to such guarantee or this Agreement. As security for this reimbursement obligation, the Member agrees to deposit and maintain with BOTCC, at all times until the Member’s obligations with respect to the Bid are satisfied in full, house margin in excess of the margin requirements otherwise required by BOTCC for the Member’s house account in an amount equal to 10% of the total purchase price of all Bids identified on all Clearing Member Reimbursement Agreements executed by the Member and BOTCC (‘Excess Margin’). As security for the Member’s reimbursement obligation hereunder, the Member hereby grants to BOTCC a security interest in and lien on such Excess Margin and any other margin, cash, securities and other property of the Member in the possession of or under the control of BOTCC and any shares of stock of BOTCC held by the Member. BOTCC may exercise all of its rights and remedies as a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise to satisfy the Member’s reimbursement obligations hereunder. In addition to the foregoing, the Member shall grant to BOTCC a security interest in such other collateral as BOTCC may deem necessary or appropriate.

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5. The Member hereby assigns to BOTCC the Member’s right to receive (and hereby agrees to promptly deliver to BOTCC if the Member actually receives) Allowances with respect to the Bid in the event that the Bid is accepted and BOTCC, pursuant to its guarantee of the purchase price for the Bid, is required to pay part or all of the purchase price for the Bid and BOTCC is not immediately fully reimbursed by the Member pursuant to the preceding paragraph.

 

6. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles.

 
 
 
 

EXECUTED this____________ of ______________, 2000 by a duly authorized signatory of the undersigned Member.

 

CLEARING MEMBER:

 

Form for Execution by Corporation

 

Name of Corporation:__________________________________________________

 

By (President): _____________________________________________________

 

Name (typed):________________________________________________

 

Form for Execution by Limited Liability Company or Limited Liability Partnership

 

Name of Entity:______________________________________________________

 

By (Managing Member/Partner):____________________________________________

 
 

Name (typed):___________________________________________________

   

Form for Execution by Partnership

 

Name of Partnership:___________________________________________________

 

By (Individual General Partner):_________________________________________

 
 

Name (typed):________________________________________________

 

Or by (Corporate General Partner):

 

Name of Corporation:__________________________________________________

 

By (President):__________________________________________________________

 
 

Name (typed):________________________________________________

 

ACCEPTED, ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED as of the date set forth above.

 

BOARD OF TRADE CLEARING CORPORATION

 
 

By:____________________________________________________________________

 

Name:_______________________________________________________

 

Title:_________________________________________________________

 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 
 

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Please complete the following information for each Bid.

 

Auction to which Bid applies:

(check one)

______ Spot Auction (2000)

Submitted For:

(check one)

______House Account

       
 

______Account of Customer

 

______ 7-year Advance Auction (2007)

 

Customer Reference Number________________

 

Number of Allowances Requested:_________________

 

Price per Allowance:________________

 

Total Bid Price:______________________