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KCM is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). KCM also conducts business with the trade name “Kepler Cheuvreux North America”. KCM’s OSJ North American headquarters is located at Tower 49 at 12 East 49th Street, Floor 36, New York, NY 10022. Pursuant to SEC Rule 15a-6, you must contact a Registered Representative of KCM if you are seeking to execute a transaction in the securities discussed in this report. You can reach KCM at Tower 49, 12 East 49th Street, Floor 36, New York, NY 10017, Compliance Department (212) 710-7625; European Sales Trading Desk (212) 710-7602; and, US Trading Desk (212) 710-7617. Further information is also available at www.keplercheuvreux.com. You may obtain information about SIPC, including the SIPC brochure, by contacting SIPC directly at 202-371-8300; website: http://www.sipc.org/.
KCM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kepler Cheuvreux (“Parent”). The Parent is registered on the Paris Register of Companies with the number 413 064 841 (1997 B 10253), whose registered office is located at 112 avenue Kléber, 75016 Paris. The Parent is authorised and regulated by both Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel (ACP) and Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). Nothing herein excludes or restricts any duty or liability to a customer that KCM may have under applicable law. Investment products provided by or through KCM are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and are not deposits or other obligations of any insured depository institution, may lose value and are not guaranteed by the entity that published the research as disclosed on the front page and are not guaranteed by KCM. Parent is a foreign broker-dealer which effects transactions on behalf of KCM pursuant to SEC Rule 15a-6, as amended. Parent is not a member of SIPC, pursuant to SEA Rule 10b-10(a)(9). In the event Parent issues any trade confirmations on behalf of KCM, any such trade confirmations are being provided on behalf of Kepler Capital Markets, Inc., the US intermediary/chaperoning broker-dealer.
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