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Originating department:Commercial Services
Company Circular No:LCH.Clearnet Ltd Circular No: 2150
Service Circular No:LCH EnClear: 170
Date:25 May 2007
To:

All LCH EnClear Clearing Members

Change to Minimum Price Increments on US Natural Gas Basis Swaps, US Natural Gas Index Swaps and Penultimate Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap Contract on IntercontinentalExchange Inc

ICE plan to change the minimum price increments from three to four decimal places on US Natural Gas Basis swap contracts and Penultimate Henry Hub Natural Gas contract on Monday, 4 June 2007. The list of contracts affected is given below. Existing positions will be redenominated over the weekend of 2/3 June 2007 from three to four decimal places.

The change will be implemented after the clearing processing has been completed on close of business Friday, 1st June 2007 and after Members’ have downloaded SPAN and other data from TRS/CPS via the TSCS feed.

Physical (TRS)Logical (LCH)Screen NameClearing Admin NameNo DecimalsIncrement
PHHHNGNG Fin, FP for Pen - Henry (Pen)*Henry Hub (Pen)40.0001
PHEHNGNG Fin, FP for Pen - Henry (Pen Equity)*Henry Hub (Pen)40.0001
ACEAECNG Fin BS, LD1 for CGPR - AB-NITBasis Swap40.0001
CTPCTPNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - CenterpointBasis Swap40.0001
DGDDGDNG Fin BS, LD1 for NGI - ChicagoBasis Swap40.0001
CRICRING Fin BS, LD1 for IF - CIGBasis Swap40.0001
DEMDEMNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - NNG-DemarcBasis Swap40.0001
DOMDOMNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - Dominion-SouthBasis Swap40.0001
PERPERNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - Permian (EP)Basis Swap40.0001
HENHENNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - HenryBasis Swap40.0001
HISHISNG Fin Index Swap, IF for GDD - HenryIndex Swap40.0001
HXSHXSNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF – HSCBasis Swap40.0001
SHSSHSNG Fin Index Swap, IF for GDD - HSCIndex Swap40.0001
MLNMLNNG Fin BS, LD1 for NGI - PGT-MalinBasis Swap40.0001
NMCNMCNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - MichconBasis Swap40.0001
MCOMCONG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - NGPL-Midcont PoolBasis Swap40.0001
NTONTONG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - NGPL-TxOkBasis Swap40.0001
NWRNWRNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - NWP-RockiesBasis Swap40.0001
NSUNSUNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - NWP-SumasBasis Swap40.0001
PANPANNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - PanhandleBasis Swap40.0001
PGEPGENG Fin BS, LD1 for NGI - PG&E-CitygateBasis Swap40.0001
SNJSNJNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - San Juan (EP)Basis Swap40.0001
SCLSCLNG Fin BS, LD1 for NGI - SocalBasis Swap40.0001
TZZTZZNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - TGP-Z0Basis Swap40.0001
TCOTCO'NG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - TCOBasis Swap40.0001
TMTTMTNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - TETCO-M3Basis Swap40.0001
SXTSXTNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - TETCO-STXBasis Swap40.0001
STASTANG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - Transco-65Basis Swap40.0001
TZSTZSNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - Transco-Z6 (NY)Basis Swap40.0001
DWNDWNNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - Union-DawnBasis Swap40.0001
NVENVENG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - NNG-VenturaBasis Swap40.0001
WAHWAHNG Fin BS, LD1 for IF - WahaBasis Swap40.0001

Please note that:
Monday, 4 June 2007 will be the first day that trades will be processed with minimum price increments to four decimal places.
For further information please contact the undersigned by telephone on +44 (0)207 426 7582 or by email at david.farrar@lchclearnet.com.


Yours sincerely


David Farrar
Senior Manager
Exchange & Commodity Derivatives