U.S. Department of the Treasury

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HP-1204

Washington, DC--Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair will be joined by the other members of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets to make statements in the Treasury Department Cash Room at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) on October 14, 2008 on a series of comprehensive actions to strengthen public confidence in our financial institutions and restore functioning of our credit markets. Following the on-camera statement Treasury officials will conduct an off-camera, background briefing in the same room.

Who Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox

CFTC Chairman Walter Lukken

OCC Comptroller John Dugan

OTS Director John M. Reich

What Statement on Market Stability Initiative

Statement on Market Stability Initiative

When Tuesday, October 14, 8:30 a.m. (EDT)

Tuesday, October 14, 8:30 a.m. (EDT)

Where Treasury Department

Treasury Department

Cash Room

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue

Washington, DC

Note The pen and pad background briefing will follow at 9:15 a.m. (EDT) in the Cash Room. No cameras will be permitted for the background briefing.

Media without Treasury press credentials planning to attend should contact Treasury's Office of Public Affairs with the following information: name, Social Security number and date of birth.

Clearance contact:

Courtney Forsell

Courtney.forsell@treasury.gov

(202) 622-2591

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