ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: Sino-Forest Corporation Credit Event

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ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee:Sino-Forest Corporation Credit Event

London, April 10, 2012 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its Asia Ex-Japan Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a Bankruptcy Credit Event occurred in respect of Sino-Forest Corporation.

The Committee determined that an auction will be held in respect of outstanding CDS transactions.

ISDA will publish further information regarding the auction on its website, www.isda.org/credit, in due course. The auction will be administered by Markit and Creditex.

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Lauren Dobbs, ISDA New York, +1 212 901 6019, ldobbs@isda.org
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Donna Chan, ISDA Hong Kong, +852 2200 5906, dchan@isda.org

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