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fr-$, k,415, -AAF'a t-I GI, Cam On. Thank you. Our Pacific Rim Banking Division speaks one language: relationship banking. Bank of the West's Pacific Rim bankers offer clients a full range of business, corporate, personal, wealth and international banking services. Clients have access to more than 180 bilingual relationship managers able to communicate in Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Tagalog, and, of course, English, Committed to the Asian market Bank of the West is strongly committed to the Asian and Asian -American clients we work with, and our customers know they can depend on our relationship managers to understand the issues and opportunities unique to their families and their businesses, Amidst the growth of the Pacific Rim economies, we're anticipating the many ways we can contribute to the financial success of each client whether they are a first-time entrepreneur, a growing family business or a large organization building on a long tradition of success. With $3 billion in deposits, our Pacific Rim Banking Division has grown to nearly 38,000 families and individuals, 6,000 business customers, including many Asia -based corporations, and about 1,000 corporate banking relationships with U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese corporations. We provide knowledgeable and dedicated relationship managers through a network of offices in key U,S, cities and 19 specialized branches in Asian -American communities in California. In addition to personal banking and wealth management, we support a large commercial banking clientele, including entrepreneurs and business owners with operations in both the United States and in Asia. The Pacific Rim Division has a strong tradition of deep corporate banking relationships with U.S. subsidiaries of Asia -based corporations. From New York to Tokyo Through representative banking offices in Chicago and New York and corporate banking offices in select California cities, clients with operations in the United States and Asia can access credit and deposit services — including cash management, foreign exchange, global trade finance and other banking services. To serve a growing number of U.S. subsidiaries of Asian -based companies, Bank of the West operates representative offices in Tokyo and Taipei. BNP Paribas China's International Business Development Desk can meet the banking needs of subsidiaries of Bank of the West's customers in China. 11