Press Release

Release Date: April 2, 2009

For immediate release

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below. Terminations of enforcement actions are listed on the Federal Reserve's public website, http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/enforcement, as they occur.

WestLB AG, Dusseldorf, Germany and the New York branch of WestLB AG
Cease and Desist Order issued August 27, 2003
Terminated March 30, 2009