

For Release:
Immediately
Contact:
Steve Letzler
DTCC
sletzler@dtcc.com
+1 212 855-5469
February 17, 2006 - The Connecticut Banking Department's Securities Division submitted a subpoena requesting production of certain records from The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) several months ago, related to an investigation the Conn. Banking Dept. is conducting of third parties. DTCC facilitated a response to this request through the SEC (DTCC's primary regulator) and the information has been obtained.
The Connecticut State Banking Department and DTCC are jointly issuing this statement to correct any mischaracterizations and misinformation about the communication between our two organizations.