Form W-9 Request for Taxpayer ve Form wt tte . Identification Number and Certification ite the IRs. HAE: Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on the “Name” line to avold backup withholding. For individuals, this is your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the Part | instructions on page 3. For other identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a Note. Hf the account is in more than one name, see the chart on page 4 for guidelines on whose number to enter. Part Il catio 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. 1am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) | am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) | have not been notified by the internal 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 longer subject to backup withholding, and 3. lam a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below). Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above Hf you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withhokling mortgage Section references are to the intemal Revenue Cad 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 to you, real estate transactions, mortgage interest you paid, 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 is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners’ share of connected income. Cat. No. 10231X CONFIDENTIAL — PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e). d dividends on your tax retum. For real estate transactions, itern 2 does not apply. For to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and on, but you must provide your correct TIN. See the Note. Hf a requester gives you a form your TIN, you must use the requester’ 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 business. tax on any foreign partners’ share of income from such 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. Form W-9 (Rev. 12-2011) DB-SDNY-0000120 USAO_ 001084 EFTA_00018994 EFTA00168741