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LONG OR SHORT(S) EQUITIES 03 03 03 37,594 (S) ALLERGAN INC *CSFB RATING 100.00000 :NEUTRAL INDEPENDENT RATING:4 STAR - Accumulate PROVIDER:Standard & Poor's 17,250 (S) AMERICAN FINL GROUP INC *CSFB RATING 9,955 (S) AMGEN *CSFB RATING :NEUTRAL INDEPENDENT RATING:5 STAR - Buy PROVIDER:Standard & Poor

rd & Poor's 8,665 (S) UNISOURCE ENERGY CORP HLDG CO 5,322 (S) VALASSIS COMMUNICATION INC *CSFB RATING :NEUTRAL INDEPENDENT RATING:Hold PROVIDER:Rochdale Securities 32.36000 30.42000 280,399.40161,895.246,585.402.349 :OUTPERFORM INDEPENDENT RATING:4 STAR - Accumulate PROVIDER:Standard & Poor's 29.40000 1

RICAN FINL GROUP INC *CSSU RATING 1,060 (S) AMGEN *CSSU RATING 8,432 (S) CBRL GROUP INC *CSSU RATING INDEPENDENT RATING:3 STAR - Hold PROVIDER:Standard & Poor's 33.92000 :NOT RATED INDEPENDENT RATING:3 STAR - Hold PROVIDER:Standard & Poor's 286,013.444,384.641.533 42.90000 :OUTPERFORM INDEPENDENT RAT

00,000 3,000,000 700,000 1,000,000 625,000 2,250,000 125,000 775,000 1,052,000 150,000 NT CV1. :NEUTRAL INDEPENDENT RATING:Hold PROVIDER:Rochdale Securities 97.55000 INDEPENDENT RATING:3 STAR - Hold PROVIDER:Standard & Poor's AMERICAN FINL GROUP INC OHIO SR 01.4861 06/02/2033 AMGEN INC NT ZER CV 32

ORTFOLIO TYPE LONG OR SHORT(S) EQUITIES 03 03 03 38,174 (S) ALLERGAN INC *CSSU RATING 102.72000 INDEPENDENT RATING:3 STAR - Hold PROVIDER:Standard & Poor's 20,770 (S) AMERICAN FINL GROUP INC *CSSU RATING 2,060 (S) AMGEN *CSSU RATING INDEPENDENT RATING:3 STAR - Hold PROVIDER:Standard & Poor's 44.28

(S) VALASSIS COMMUNICATION INC *CSSU RATING 15,733 (S) VORNADO REALTY TR *CSSU RATING EFTA01594048 :NEUTRAL INDEPENDENT RATING:Hold PROVIDER:Rochdale Securities 95.64000 :NOT AVAILABLE INDEPENDENT RATING:3 STAR - Hold PROVIDER:Standard & Poor's 1,504,704.1250,345.603.346 30.25000 29.27000 262,116.2582

cial crisis of 2008 and 2009 laid bare the conflicts at the heart of the ratings game. The world learned that the three dominant services — Moody' , Standard & Poor's and Fitch — had stamped sterling ratings on mortgage investments that turned out to be nearly worthless. It was a lesson that nearly brought down th

e wonder if Mr. Kroll is out of his depth this time. "What does he know about giving me a rating on a security?" asks Richard X. Bove, an analyst at Rochdale Securities. Others aren't so quick to write off Mr. Kroll. Michael F. Price, the prominent value investor, is bankrolling Kroll Bond Ratings. So is Frederick