• Corporate Events; Federated Investors, Inc. (“FII”) - Effective Friday, September 5, 2008

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      • 08-211
      • Notice Date
      • 04 September 2008
      • Effective Date
      • 05 September 2008
    • ACTION:                                                                              Federated Investors, Inc. (“FII”) has announced a special cash dividend of $2.76 per FII Class B Common Share. The record date is September 9, 2008; payable date is September 15, 2008. The New York Stock Exchange has set September 5, 2008 as the ex-distribution date for this distribution.
       
                                                                              This corporate action will be coordinated with the Options Clearing Corporation. 
       
      CATEGORY:                                                     Special Cash Distribution
                             
      EQUITY SYMBOL:                                            Federated Investors, Inc. (“FII”)
       
      ONECHICAGO SYMBOL:                                  FII1C remains the same 
       
      CME FUTURES SYMBOL:                                 FII remains the same
       
      EFFECTIVE DATE:                                           Friday, September 5, 2008
       
      MULTIPLIER:                                                   100 (e.g., 1.00 equals $100.00)
       
      DELIVERABLE PER CONTRACT:                      100 Federated Investors, Inc. (“FII”) Common Shares
       
      APPLICABLE CONTRACT MONTHS:                 September, October, December 2008 and March 2009
       
      SETTLEMENT PRICES AND POSITIONS:         The start of day prices for Friday, September 5, 2008 shall be reduced by the special cash distribution amount (i.e. $2.76) and rounded to the nearest penny from the Thursday, September 4, 2008 settlement prices.
       
      NOTES:                                                            The forecasted effect of the upcoming corporate event on each clearing firm’s positions can be viewed in infopac in the Corporate Event Initial Forecast Report (ONE712), the Corporate Event Final Forecast Report (ONE713), and the Corporate Event Forecast Audit Report (CPDBU710).
       
                                                                              The details after the corporate event has been applied can be viewed in the Corporate Event Activity Report (ONE711).
       
                                                                              If you have any questions regarding the information provided in the document, please call CME Clearing risk management hotline at (312) 648-3888.