DEPOSITARY & ESCROW

Depositary

The Laurel Hill Advisory Group’s Depositary team has years of direct experience in overcoming complicated and often high profile corporate actions. Laurel Hill has developed a reputation in the marketplace as an organization that excels in meeting its client’s expectations. Its stellar track record reinforces the fact it has the best operations team in execution and service for its clients.

Our Depositary Services include:

• Partnering and working with your external legal and financial advisors

• Coordinating with CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc., utilizing their clearing and settlement system (CDSX)

• Coordinating with The Depository Trust Company to enter into the Automated Tender Offer Program

• Providing recommendations in the drafting of the documents

• Managing and executing the mailing of the material to shareholders

• Setting up a dedicated toll free number to respond to shareholder and broker questions

• Providing timely, detailed reports tracking the deposits received from shareholders

• Calculating and issuing shareholders entitlements and distributing them in a timely manner

• Working cohesively with the information agent to provide effective communication to the shareholders and comprehensive information to the client

To further ensure the success of your corporate action, we can also provide Information Agent services to deploy a coordinated strategic approach to shareholder communication and tender results. We will provide accurate and dynamic shareholder intelligence along with inbound/outbound telephone support to ensure that shareholders receive and understand the information provided to them concerning the corporate action.

Escrow Services

Laurel Hill’s Escrow Services assist transactions that require an unaffiliated third party to hold funds, documents or assets until the transaction is successfully completed or other conditions are satisfied. Laurel Hill Advisory Group offers comprehensive escrow capabilities to help in executing your transactions efficiently. Laurel Hill can act as a neutral third party for individuals, public and private corporations.

Laurel Hill offers two primary escrow type services:

• Cash Escrow Services

• Securities Escrow Services

Choosing Laurel Hill as your Escrow agent provides:

• An impartial and objective party

• Established processes and internal systems

• A reduction of administrative burdens

• Experienced escrow officers

• Investment services to receive, invest and disburse cash

Laurel Hill has the expertise to provide swift turnaround times on escrow agreements and to customize solutions for your transaction. We are an experienced, trusted, unbiased and independent third party to manage the unique characteristics of your specific transaction.

For more information about our Depositary and Escrow Services please contact info@laurelhill.com.