Grant of Individual Exemption To Amend PTE 99-45, Involving Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation (DLJ), Located in New York, NY

Résumé

This document contains a final exemption before the Department of Labor (the Department) that amends PTE 99-45 (64 FR 61138, November 9, 1999), an exemption issued to DLJ. PTE 99-45, which is effective as of September 24, 1999, permits the (1) purchase or sale of a security between certain affiliates of DLJ which are foreign broker-dealers (the Foreign Affiliates) and employee benefit plans (the Plans) with respect to which the Foreign Affiliates are parties in interest, including options written by a Plan, DLJ or the Foreign Affiliates; (2) the extension of credit to the Plans by the Foreign Affiliates to permit the settlement of securities transactions that are effected on either an agency or a principal basis, or in connection with the writing of options contracts; and (3) the lending of securities to the Foreign Affiliates by the Plans. These transactions are described in a notice of pendency that was published by the Department on September 7, 2001 at 66 FR 46826 and clarified on September 17, 2001 by a Notice of Technical Correction (66 FR 48067), also issued by the Department. The final exemption expands the scope of PTE 99-45 in order that it will apply to both current and