teturn) PoR in Ust account number(s) here (0 [Anan Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification Ynthddoateteproerietor 1 cCorporation [) 8 Corporation [[) Pertnership ([) Trust/eatate (D0 Limited tabiity company, Enter the tax classification (C=C corporation, S=S corporation, P=partnership) > [) other chons) Serer ts: B ae Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on the “Name” line Give Form to the requester. Do not send to the IRS. LI Exernpt payee te avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or TIN on page 3. Note. If the account Is in more than one name, see the chart on page 4 for guidelines on whose number to enter. Under penalties of perjury, | certify that: 4. The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or | am waiting for a number to be issued to me), and 2. lam not eubject to backup disregarded entity, see the Part | instructions on page 3. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). Hf you do not have a number, see How to get a withholding because: (a) | am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) | have not been notified by the intemal Revenue Service (IRS) that | am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that | am no konger subject to backup withholding, and 3. lam aU.S. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below). Section references are to the intemal Revenue Code noted. Purpose of Form A person who is required to file an information retum with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) to report, for ‘example, income paid to you, real estate transactions, mortgage interest you paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA. Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN to the person requesting it (the requester) and, when applicable, to: 1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued), 2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or 3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. Hf applicable, you are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. trade or business Js not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners’ share of out item 2 above if you have been no arobane nly 9 ser cnn Jing Note. If a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the requester’s form #f It Is substantially similar to this Form W-9. Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if you are: * An individual who is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien, * A partnership, corporation, company, or association created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, * An estate (other than a foreign estate), or * A domestic trust (as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-7). Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a trade or business in the United States are generally required to pay a withholding tax on any foreign partners’ share of income from such business. Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, a partnership is required to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States, provide Form W-%9 to the partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid withholding on your share of partnership Income. sttectively connected income. Cat. No. 10231X CONFIDENTIAL — PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e). Form W-9 (Rev. 12-2011) DB-SDNY-0000119 USAO_001083 EFTA_00018993 EFTA00168740