Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day: Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule

TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Bank Dealers

ATTN: All Operations Personnel

The schedule of trade dates/settlement dates below reflect the observance by the financial community of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day, Monday, January 21, 1985. On Monday, January 21, 1985, the NASDAQ System and the exchange markets will be open for trading. However, it will not be a settlement date since many of the nation's banking institutions will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day.

Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule For "Regular-Way" Transactions

It should be noted that January 21, 1985, is considered a business day for receiving customers' payments under Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board.

Transactions made on Monday, January 21, will be combined with transactions made on the previous business day, January 18, for settlement on January 28. Securities will not be quoted ex-dividend, and settlements, marks to the market, reclamations, buy-ins and sell-outs, as provided in the Uniform Practice Code, will not be made and/or exercised on January 21.

The foregoing settlement dates should be used by broker-dealers and municipal securities dealers for purposes of clearing and settling transactions pursuant to the Association's Uniform Practice Code and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-12 on Uniform Practice.

Questions concerning this notice should be directed to the Uniform Practice Department at (212) 839-6256.

*Pursuant to Sections 220.8(b)(l) and (4) of Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, a broker-dealer must promptly cancel or otherwise liquidate a customer purchase transaction in a cash account if full payment is not received within seven (7) business days of the date of purchase or, pursuant to Section 220.8(d)(l) make application to extend the time period specified. The date by which members must take action is shown in the column entitled "Regulation T Date."