Suffolk County Council Securities Finance Date: 19 th January, 2009 Location: Ipswich

2 A product where participants generate revenue by temporarily transferring idle securities, in a collateralised transaction, to a borrower. LENDER BORROWER Ownership of Securities Collateral and Fees Securities Lending Defined

3 Monthly Revenue *Programme suspended in October, 2008 Source: SL PerformanceReporter®

4 Risk Management >Borrower Default Risk >Market Risk >Liquidity Risk >Operational Risk >Legal, Tax, Regulatory etc. Risks Safeguards >Stringent borrower review, conservative borrowers, client controls >Indemnification for borrower default >Collateral and margin >Daily mark to market >Effective collateral management >Size of programme >Buffers >Dedicated operations group >Procedures and regular audit >Product Development group >Due diligence process

5 Acceptable Collateral for UK Local Authorities >Collateral must be in the form of one of the following: –Cash* –Near cash –Government and Public Securities (GOPS)** –Certificates of Deposit –Letters of Credit –Deliveries by Value (UK gilts and UK equities) * Cash can only be reinvested into security types appearing on the list of collateral forms (cash is not acceptable for Suffolk County Council) ** GOPS are defined as government bonds or bonds issued by supranational entities

6 >Lender motivation –To generate incremental revenue with minimal impact on the day to day trading activities of the portfolio managers and without incurring any undue risks. >Borrower motivation –It is cheaper and / or more efficient to borrow shares than to buy them on the open market –Securities are borrowed by a counterparty that has a commitment to deliver shares which it has sold, but does not possess. –Securities are borrowed to create a “short” position in a security. –Arbitrage trades, covering tax, convertible bond, index etc… –Securities are borrowed as part of a financing strategy. –Settlement coverage

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