J.P. Morgan Launches Broker Dealer Fee Lock Solution for Depositary Receipt Issuance & Cancellation

NEW YORK, October 8, 2009 – J.P. Morgan’s Depositary Receipts (DR) Group today announced that it is launching Issuance & Cancellation (I&C) Lock, a new solution that allows broker dealer clients to purchase a contract that establishes a future rate for DR issuance or cancellation. The solution provides a fixed cost structure for future issuance or cancellation activity.

By purchasing an I&C Lock, broker dealers will have the right, but not the obligation, to execute in the future at a set issuance and cancellation rate. This will provide greater flexibility for meeting their DR investment and trading strategy objectives. The I&C Lock contracts are issued and maintained by J.P. Morgan’s DR Execution group, a team comprised of highly experienced capital markets professionals providing first-class transaction advice and support.

“The I&C Lock solution further demonstrates J.P. Morgan’s leadership and innovation in the DR marketplace,” said Claudine Gallagher, global head of J.P. Morgan’s DR group. “No other depositary bank can offer this patent pending capability today.”

“As broker dealers gain greater control of their costs by moving DR fees from a variable to fixed cost structure, they will have incentive to trade more, which leads to greater liquidity in the marketplace,” said James Proctor, global head of J.P. Morgan’s DR Execution Desk (DRX).

For market information on DRs and international equities go to J.P. Morgan’s award-winning Web site www.adr.com. For more information on J.P. Morgan’s DR services please visit http://www.jpmorgan.com/visit/adr.

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