Changes to the Letter of Interest Application, EIB 95-9

CHANGES TO THE

LETTER OF INTEREST APPLICATION, EIB 95-9

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S.

OMB NUMBER 3048-0005

The application has been revised to include the notice to the applicant that:

1. information requested by the application is done so under authority of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended;

2. provision of the information is mandatory and failure to provide the requested information may result in Ex-Im Bank being unable to issue the Letter of Interest; and

3. Ex-Im Bank may not require the information and applicants are not required to provide information requested in the application unless a currently valid OMB control number is displayed on the form.

The application has also been revised to include certain certifications pursuant to the OECD’s 2006 Action Statement on Bribery and Officially Supported Export Credits. Specifically, the revised form contains the following new certifications:

1. The certifying party is not listed on any of the publicly available debarment lists of the following international financial institutions: World Bank Group, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Inter-American Development Bank.

2. Neither the certifying party nor anyone acting on its behalf in connection with the [relevant] transaction is currently under charge or has been within the past 5 years, convicted in any court or subject to national administrative measures of any country for bribery of foreign public officials.

In addition, the existing certification of compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”) has been revised to (i) make it also applicable to anyone acting on the certifying party’s behalf, such as agents and (ii) clarify that FCPA provides for civil and criminal penalties against both companies and individuals who make or facilitate corrupt payments to foreign officials to obtain or keep business.

We have also added a space for the customer’s e-mail address.

There has been no other changes to the Letter of Interest application.