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NYBOT Releases Statement Regarding Coffee Warehouses Located In Antwerp

Date 03/11/2004

As part of its ongoing audit responsibilities, the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) has conducted two audits of all Exchange licensed coffee warehouses in Antwerp in 2004, including the warehouses owned and operated by Molenbergnatie N.V. The most recent audit was conducted in late October and is ongoing.

The results of the audits to date confirm that the Exchange’s certificated stocks of coffee located in Antwerp are being maintained in full compliance with all relevant Exchange requirements. Molenbergnatie N.V. remains an Exchange licensed warehouse operator.

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is New York’s original futures exchange, where the world trades food, fiber and financial products. For well over a century, the New York Board of Trade has provided reliability, integrity and security in a global marketplace for cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice and sugar, as well as currency and index futures and options. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com.