*** REMINDER ***

System Access on Saturday, July 29, 2000

On Saturday, July 29, 2000 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., the Clearing Corporation's New Customer Network, which includes accessing the BOTCC® web page and web applications through the new network, may not be available due to scheduled maintenance.

Internet access to BOTCC's home page, (www.botcc.com), may also be unavailable during this time. Reports via the Internet will be available via https://reports.botcc.com. Firms are reminded not to submit any production jobs to Clearing's New Customer Network between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, 2000. Firms will be unable to connect with the Clearing Corporation's computer room during this time period. Please notify all systems staff of this time frame to prevent any jobs that are automatically sent through the New Customer Network 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:

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