I. Emergency Contact Persons II. Firm Policy III. Business Description IV. Office Location V. Alternative Physical Location(s) of Employees VI. Customers’ Access to Funds and Securities VII. Data Back-Up and Recovery (Hard Copy and Electronic VIII. Financial and Operational Assessments IX. Mission Critical Systems X. Alternate Communications Between the Firm and Customers, Employees and Regulators XI. Critical Business Constituents, Banks, and Counter-Parties XII. Regulatory Reporting XIII. Disclosure of Business Continuity Plan XIV. Updates and Annual Review XV. Senior Manager Approval

VIII. Financial and Operational Assessments

A. Operational Risk

In the event of an SBD, we will immediately identify what means will permit us to communicate with our customers, employees, critical business constituents, critical banks, critical counter-parties, and regulators. Although the effects of an SBD will determine the means of alternative communication, the communications options we will employ will include:

Website: www.podestaco.com
Phone: 312/899-0133
Email: cfoley@podestaco.com
Cell: 1-312-560-9233

B. Financial and Credit Risk

In the event of an SBD, we will determine the value and liquidity of our investments and other assets to evaluate our ability to continue to fund our operations and remain in capital compliance. We will contact our clearing firm, critical banks, and investors to apprise them of our financial status. If we determine that we may be unable to meet our obligations to those counter-parties or otherwise continue to fund our operations, we will request additional financing from our bank or other credit sources to fulfill our obligations to our customers and clients. If we cannot remedy a capital deficiency, we will file appropriate notices with our regulators and immediately take appropriate steps, including cessation of all business activity.