Poland zloty 0.3498 2.8588 0.3 Russia rublet 0.03282 30.469 0.5 Sweden krona 0.1490 6.7114 -6.2 Switzerland franc 1.0255 0.9751 -5.8 1-mos forward 1.0258 0.9748 -5.8 3-mos forward 1.0264 0.9743 -5.9 6-mos forward 1.0273 0.9734 -5.8 Turkey lira** UK pound 0.06922 1.4447 -3.4 1.5836 0.6315 2.1 1-mos forward 1.5832 0.6316 2.1 3-mos forward 1.5825 0.6319 2.1 6-mos forward 1.5815 0.6323 2.1 Middle East/Africa Bahrain dinar 2.6525 0.3770 Unch Egypt pound* 0.1757 5.6931 3.8 Israel shekel 0.2756 3.6284 -4.3 Jordan dinar 1.4129 0.7078 Unch Kuwait dinar 3.5167 0.2844 -0.9 Lebanon pound Saudi Arabia riyal 0.0006664 1,500.60 -0.1 0.2666 3.7509 Unch South Africa rand 0.1441 6.9396 -6.3 UAE dirham 0.2723 3.6724 Unch SDR† 1.5587 0.6416 0.6 *Floating rate; †Financial government rate; #Russian central bank rate; **Rebased as of January 1, 2005; ttSpecial drawing rights (SDRS) from the International Monetary Fund based on exchange rates for U.S., British, and Japanese currencies. Note: Based on trading among banks of $1 million and more, as quoted at 4 P.M. EST by Reuters. Source: Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2011. It is important to remember that the direct and indirect quotes are exactly the same thing since one is the exact reciprocal of the other. For example, the rela- tionship between the direct and indirect €/$ exchange rate quotations is simply: 1 €0.76/$= 1 or Ses(t) =: Ses(t) $1.31/€ EXHIBIT 5.5 U.S. Dollar Foreign Exchange Rates in Late New York Trading for Oc- tober 29, 2011 Country/Currency In US$ Per USS YTD Chg (%) Americas Argentina peso* 0.2525 3.9604 4.2 Brazil real 0.5930 1.6863 -3.3 Canada dollar 0.9802 1.0202 -3.0 1-mos forward 0.9795 1.0209 -2.9 3-mos forward 0.9780 1.0225 -2.7 6-mos forward 0.9758 1.0248 -2.5 Chile peso Colombia peso 0.002079 481.00 -5.2 0.0005563 1,797.59 -12.0 Ecuador U.S. dollar 1 Unch Mexico peso* 0.0798 12.5376 -4.1 Peru new sol 0.3585 2.789 -3.5 Uruguay pesot 0.04940 20.24 3.6 Venezuela b. fuerte 0.232851 4.2946 100.0 Asia-Pacific Australian dollar 0.9730 1.0277 -7.7 China yuan 0.1495 6.6900 -2.0 Hong Kong dollar India rupee Indonesia rupiah 0.1289 7.7588 0.1 0.02254 44.366 -4.4 0.0001121 8,921 -5.4 Japan yen 1-mos forward 0.012004 83.31 -10.5 0.012007 83.28 -10.5 3-mos forward 0.012017 83.22 -10.6 6-mos forward 0.012033 83.10 -10.6 Malaysia ringgit 0.3241 3.0855 -9.9 New Zealand dollar 0.7441 1.3439 -2.5 Pakistan rupee 0.01159 86.281 2.2 Philippines peso Singapore dollar South Korea won 0.0229 43.745 -5.9 0.7623 1.3118 -6.7 0.0008842 1,130.97 -3.0 Taiwan dollar 0.03195 31.299 -2.2 Thailand baht 0.03314 30.175 -9.5 Vietnam dong 0.00005131 19,490 5.5 Europe Czech Rep. koruna 0.05640 17.731 -3.8 Denmark krone 0.1849 5.4083 4.1 Euro area euro 1.3780 0.7257 3.9 Hungary forint Norway krone Poland zloty 0.005029 198.85 5.2 0.1716 5.8275 0.5 0.3498 2.8588 0.3 Russia rublet 0.03282 30.469 0.5 Sweden krona 0.1490 6.7114 -6.2 Switzerland franc 1.0255 0.9751 -5.8
Poland zloty 0.3498 2.8588 0.3 Russia rublet 0.03282 30.469 0.5 Sweden krona 0.1490 6.7114 -6.2 Switzerland franc 1.0255 0.9751 -5.8 1-mos forward 1.0258 0.9748 -5.8 3-mos forward 1.0264 0.9743 -5.9 6-mos forward 1.0273 0.9734 -5.8 Turkey lira** UK pound 0.06922 1.4447 -3.4 1.5836 0.6315 2.1 1-mos forward 1.5832 0.6316 2.1 3-mos forward 1.5825 0.6319 2.1 6-mos forward 1.5815 0.6323 2.1 Middle East/Africa Bahrain dinar 2.6525 0.3770 Unch Egypt pound* 0.1757 5.6931 3.8 Israel shekel 0.2756 3.6284 -4.3 Jordan dinar 1.4129 0.7078 Unch Kuwait dinar 3.5167 0.2844 -0.9 Lebanon pound Saudi Arabia riyal 0.0006664 1,500.60 -0.1 0.2666 3.7509 Unch South Africa rand 0.1441 6.9396 -6.3 UAE dirham 0.2723 3.6724 Unch SDR† 1.5587 0.6416 0.6 *Floating rate; †Financial government rate; #Russian central bank rate; **Rebased as of January 1, 2005; ttSpecial drawing rights (SDRS) from the International Monetary Fund based on exchange rates for U.S., British, and Japanese currencies. Note: Based on trading among banks of $1 million and more, as quoted at 4 P.M. EST by Reuters. Source: Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2011. It is important to remember that the direct and indirect quotes are exactly the same thing since one is the exact reciprocal of the other. For example, the rela- tionship between the direct and indirect €/$ exchange rate quotations is simply: 1 €0.76/$= 1 or Ses(t) =: Ses(t) $1.31/€ EXHIBIT 5.5 U.S. Dollar Foreign Exchange Rates in Late New York Trading for Oc- tober 29, 2011 Country/Currency In US$ Per USS YTD Chg (%) Americas Argentina peso* 0.2525 3.9604 4.2 Brazil real 0.5930 1.6863 -3.3 Canada dollar 0.9802 1.0202 -3.0 1-mos forward 0.9795 1.0209 -2.9 3-mos forward 0.9780 1.0225 -2.7 6-mos forward 0.9758 1.0248 -2.5 Chile peso Colombia peso 0.002079 481.00 -5.2 0.0005563 1,797.59 -12.0 Ecuador U.S. dollar 1 Unch Mexico peso* 0.0798 12.5376 -4.1 Peru new sol 0.3585 2.789 -3.5 Uruguay pesot 0.04940 20.24 3.6 Venezuela b. fuerte 0.232851 4.2946 100.0 Asia-Pacific Australian dollar 0.9730 1.0277 -7.7 China yuan 0.1495 6.6900 -2.0 Hong Kong dollar India rupee Indonesia rupiah 0.1289 7.7588 0.1 0.02254 44.366 -4.4 0.0001121 8,921 -5.4 Japan yen 1-mos forward 0.012004 83.31 -10.5 0.012007 83.28 -10.5 3-mos forward 0.012017 83.22 -10.6 6-mos forward 0.012033 83.10 -10.6 Malaysia ringgit 0.3241 3.0855 -9.9 New Zealand dollar 0.7441 1.3439 -2.5 Pakistan rupee 0.01159 86.281 2.2 Philippines peso Singapore dollar South Korea won 0.0229 43.745 -5.9 0.7623 1.3118 -6.7 0.0008842 1,130.97 -3.0 Taiwan dollar 0.03195 31.299 -2.2 Thailand baht 0.03314 30.175 -9.5 Vietnam dong 0.00005131 19,490 5.5 Europe Czech Rep. koruna 0.05640 17.731 -3.8 Denmark krone 0.1849 5.4083 4.1 Euro area euro 1.3780 0.7257 3.9 Hungary forint Norway krone Poland zloty 0.005029 198.85 5.2 0.1716 5.8275 0.5 0.3498 2.8588 0.3 Russia rublet 0.03282 30.469 0.5 Sweden krona 0.1490 6.7114 -6.2 Switzerland franc 1.0255 0.9751 -5.8
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