Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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A request for confidential treatment made pursuant to Rule 406 of the Securities Act or Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act must:

be sufficiently narrow, so as to only include information eligible for exemption under the FOIA;

specify the basis for the exemption (there are nine FOIA exemptions available, with "trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential" being the most invoked);

contain legal and factual analyses substantiating the exemption;

contain an affirmative representation as to the confidentiality of the information; and

indicate the duration for which the exemption is being sought.

The Commission will not generally grant a request for confidential treatment with respect to information that is specifically required to be disclosed under applicable securities laws or information that is otherwise material to investors.