erns regarding questionable accounting, internal controls a auditcg matters Immedeoly lollowng Ins otenng, our Audit Comm see will cents of Messrs. Dahya (Chan Lerdal and Tesonere We believe that Messrs Mtge, Lerdal and Tesonere Qualify as independent effectors accoarg to tre rules aro regulations of

izes in restructuring distressed assets in the emerging markets focusrg on the telecommunicatens, energy and ermronmeMal industries, since 2007. Mr. Dahya is currently a mariber of the Board of erectors d New York Commulny Bancorp, Inc, for which he chairs the Investment Committee and the New York Comm