U.S.A.: Issuance of IRS Form 1099

18.01.2013

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1099 (U.S. Person's U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding) has been sent today to the U.S. beneficiaries with reportable payments under U.S. withholding tax rules for the year 2012.

IRS Form 1099 records the U.S. beneficiary activities for Interest Income (Form 1099 INT), Dividends and Distributions (Form 1099 DIV) and Original Issue Discount (Form 1099 OID) respectively.

These reports have been sent by mail.

Further information

For further information, cusatomers may contact the Clearstream Banking1 Tax Help Desk on:

LuxembourgFrankfurt
Email:tax@clearstream.comtax@clearstream.com
Telephone:+352-243-32835+49-(0) 69-2 11-1 3821
Fax:+352-243-632835+49-(0) 69-2 11-61 3821

or Clearstream Banking Customer Service or their Relationship Officer.

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1. Clearstream Banking refers collectively to Clearstream Banking AG, registered office at 61, Mergenthalerallee, 65760 Eschborn, Germany and registered in the Register B of the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main, Germany under number HRB 7500 (CBF) and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, registered office at 42, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B-9248 (CBL).

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