Required for: Settlement Bank applicants only. ======================================================================== CCPE Settlement Bank Agreement *** PLACEHOLDER — FINAL DOCUMENT PENDING *** ======================================================================== 1. APPOINTMENT The Exchange appoints the Settlement Bank to hold commercial-paper settlement cash on behalf of the Exchange and its participants, and the Settlement Bank agrees to act in that capacity. 2. OMNIBUS ACCOUNT The Settlement Bank shall open and maintain a CCPE omnibus account in which participant settlement cash is held. The Exchange's records are the authoritative record of each participant's cash within the omnibus account. 3. CONNECTIVITY The Settlement Bank shall connect to the Exchange over the agreed messaging channel (FIX or otherwise) to receive and confirm deposits, withdrawals, and transfers. 4. OPERATIONS The Settlement Bank shall process settlement instructions promptly and shall reconcile balances with the Exchange on the agreed schedule. This agreement is acknowledged electronically within the CCPE onboarding portal by the applicant's authorized representative. The typed name, together with the recorded date and time, constitutes the applicant's electronic acknowledgement. (This is placeholder text describing the intended scope only. The final, authoritative Settlement Bank Agreement will replace this document.)