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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK,41„_ T r? 4 If You Owned a ..U.S. Dollar LIBOR -Based Instrument Between August 2007 and May 2010, COE, �C 26' ,i,1_. You May Be Eligible for a Payment from a $120 Million Settlement. 4 Impacts individuals and institutions that entered into most over-the-counter financial derivative and non -derivative instruments directly with a U.S. Dollar Panel Bank (see Question 8) that received payments tied to U.S. Dollar LIBOR, including certain interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements, asset swaps, collateralized debt obligations, credit default swaps, inflation swaps, total return swaps, options, and floating rate notes. A United States federal court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer. • A Settlement has been reached with Barclays Bank plc ("Barclays") in -a class action Lawsuit about the price- fixing and manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). The lawsuit claims that Barclays and the Non -Settling Defendants (see Question 2) unlawfully manipulated the U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate, artificially lowering the rate to reduce payments to Class Members. • You are included in the Settlement and are entitled to seek a payment, if you directly purchased U.S. Dollar LIBOR -based instruments directly from Barclays or any Non -Settling Defendant (see Question 6). Class Members who transacted with Barclays and Class Members who transacted with Non -Settling Defendants will be entitled to payments in the same manner (see Question 12). Class Members will release claims through this Settlement only against Barclays and its affiliates; the Settlement does not impact claims in the lawsuit against the Non -Settling Defendants, and the lawsuit is ongoing. • The instruments affected include, among others: asset swaps, collateralized debt obligations, credit default swaps, forward rate agreements, inflation swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, options, or floating rate notes. The Settlement does not include U.S. Dollar LIBOR -based instruments that include only a term, provision, or obligation or right to pay interest based on the U.S. Dollar, such as business; home, student, or car loans; or credit cards. • The Settlement will pay individuals and institutions that owned certain U.S. Dollar LIBOR -based instruments between August 2007 and May 2010. In addition, Barclays has agreed to cooperate with Class Counsel and provide information to use against the Non -Settling Defendants. • Your legal rights are affected even if you do nothing. Please read this notice carefully. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN TtuTLLEMEN. SS -r SUBMIT A CLAIM This is the only way to get a payment. See Question 15. ASK TO BE EXCLUDED You will get no monetary benefits from the Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to assert the claims released by this Settlement against Barclays about the U.S. Dollar LIBOR manipulation claims at issue in this case. See Question 17. OBJECT If you wish to object to the Settlement, or anything else referenced in this Notice, you must file a written objection. See Question 22. GO TO A HEARING You may also request to be heard at the Fairness Hearing. See Question 26. DO NOTHING You will forfeit your right to get a monetary benefit from the Settlement, and you will give up your rights to assert claims released by this Settlement against Barclays about the U.S. Dollar LIBOR manipulation claims at issue in this case. • These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in this notice. • The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Payments will only be made if the Court approves the Settlement and after any appeals are resolved. Please be patient. QUESTIONS? CALL 1-888- 568-7640 OR VISIT WWW.BARCLAYSLIBORSETTLEMENT.COM P160