In accordance to the Due
Diligence Convention and the Federal Banking Commission Circular
of December 1998, and under the US Patriot Act of 2002, as
amended in February 2003 concerning the prevention of money
laundering and Article 305 of the Swiss Criminal Code, the following
information may be supplied to banks and/or other financial
institutions for purposes of verification of identity and activities of
the Client described below, and the nature and origin of the funds
which are to be utilized. The foregoing is subject to agreement by all
parties to whom this information is provided that they are obligated
to respect to privacy rights of the Client and all individuals described
herein, as well as the generally accepted professional standards
relating to the maintenance of confidential information, and to take
all appropriate precautions to protect the confidentiality of the
information contained herein. This legal obligation shall remain in
full force indefinitely without restrictions.
