ISDA®
INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION, INC.

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release, Friday, March 20, 2009

For More Information, Please Contact:

Cesaltine Gregorio, ISDA New York, +1 212-901-6019, cgregorio@isda.org

Louise Marshall, ISDA New York, +1 212-901-6014, lmarshall@isda.org

Donna Chan, ISDA Hong Kong, +852 2200 5906, dchan@isda.org

ISDA to Publish Protocol and Auction Terms for LyondellBasell Industries

New York, Friday, March 20, 2009 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that it will launch a CDS auction protocol to facilitate the settlement of credit derivatives trades referencing LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA, the Netherlands-based petrochemicals producer.

LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA was reported to have failed to pay interest on $679

million of bonds maturing in 2015. The company missed a payment due on February 15 and a 30-day grace period expired on March 19.

ISDA will facilitate the process by publishing the Protocol and auction terms on its website www.isda.org, in due course. The Protocol will be open to ISDA members and non-members alike. Markit and Creditex will administer the auction, scheduled for April 16, 2009, which will determine the final price for the LyondellBasell Industries bonds.

About ISDA

ISDA, which represents participants in the privately negotiated derivatives industry, is among the world’s largest global financial trade associations as measured by number of member firms. ISDA was chartered in 1985, and today has over 820 member institutions from 57 countries on six continents. These members include most of the world’s major institutions that deal in privately negotiated derivatives, as well as many of the businesses, governmental entities and other end users that rely on over-the-counter derivatives to manage efficiently the financial market risks inherent in their core economic activities.  Information about ISDA and its activities is available on the Association's web site: www.isda.org.

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