*** IMPORTANT ***

System Access on Saturday, May 13, 2000

On Saturday, May 13, 2000 from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., the Clearing Corporation system will not be available due to scheduled maintenance.

Firms are reminded not to submit any production jobs to Clearing between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2000. Firms will be unable to connect with the Clearing Corporations computer room during this time period. This includes access to Reports via the Internet at www.botcc.com. Please notify all systems staff of this time frame to prevent any jobs that are automatically sent to the Clearing Corporation from being executed.

If there are any questions or concerns on Saturday, please call the Clearing Corporation's computer room at (312) 786-5700.

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