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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b><a name="tx1129640_11"> </a>Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Credit-Related Commitments and Contingencies: </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Credit-related financial instruments, which are off-balance sheet, include indemnified securities financing, unfunded commitments to extend credit or purchase assets, and standby letters of credit. The potential loss associated with indemnified securities financing, unfunded commitments and standby letters of credit is equal to the total gross contractual amount, which does not consider the value of any collateral. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The following table summarizes the total gross contractual amounts of credit-related off-balance sheet financial instruments at December 31. Amounts reported do not reflect participations to independent third parties. </font></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Indemnified securities financing</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(1)</sup></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>$</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>334,235</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">365,251</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Unfunded commitments to extend credit</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>14,772</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">18,014</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Asset purchase agreements</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>4,866</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">8,211</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Standby letters of credit</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>4,174</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">4,783</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr></table>
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<p align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Related collateral and other information is provided in the following "Securities Finance" section. </font></p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Approximately <font class="_mt">75</font>% of the unfunded commitments to extend credit expire within one year from the date of issue. Since many of these commitments are expected to expire or renew without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Securities Finance: </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">On behalf of our clients, we lend their securities to brokers and other institutions. In most circumstances, we indemnify our clients for the fair market value of those securities against a failure of the borrower to return such securities. We require the borrowers to maintain collateral in an amount equal to or in excess of <font class="_mt">100</font>% of the fair market value of the securities borrowed. Securities on loan are revalued daily to determine if additional collateral is necessary. Collateral received in connection with our securities lending services is held by us as agent and is not recorded in our consolidated statement of condition. The collateral held by us as agent is invested on behalf of our clients. In certain cases, the collateral is invested in third-party repurchase agreements, for which we indemnify the client against loss of the p
rincipal invested. We require the counterparty to the repurchase agreement to provide collateral in an amount equal to or in excess of <font class="_mt">100</font>% of the amount of the repurchase obligation. In our role as agent, the indemnified repurchase agreements and the related collateral are not recorded in our consolidated statement of condition. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The following table summarizes the fair values of indemnified securities financing and related collateral, as well as collateral invested in indemnified repurchase agreements, at December 31: </font></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Aggregate fair value of indemnified securities financing</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>$</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>334,235</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">365,251</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Aggregate fair value of cash and securities held as collateral for indemnified securities financing</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>343,410</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">375,916</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Collateral for indemnified securities financing invested in indemnified repurchase agreements</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>89,069</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">77,726</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Aggregate fair value of cash and securities held as collateral for indemnified repurchase agreements</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>93,294</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">82,622</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr></table>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Legal Proceedings: </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">In the ordinary course of business, we and our subsidiaries are involved in disputes, litigation and regulatory inquiries and investigations, both pending and threatened. These matters, if resolved adversely against us, may result in monetary damages, fines and penalties or require changes in our business practices. The resolution of these proceedings is inherently difficult to predict. However, we do not believe that the amount of any judgment, settlement or other action arising from any pending proceeding will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, although the outcome of certain of the matters described below may have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations for the period in which such matter is resolved or a reserve is determined to be required. We may be subject to proceedings in the future that, if adve
rsely resolved, would have a material adverse effect on our businesses or on our future consolidated results of operations or financial condition. Except where otherwise noted below, we have not recorded a reserve with respect to the claims discussed, and do not believe that potential exposure, if any, as to any matter discussed can be reasonably estimated. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">As previously reported, the SEC has requested information regarding registered mutual funds managed by State Street Global Advisors, or SSgA, that invested in sub-prime securities. As of June 30, 2007, these funds had net assets of less than $<font class="_mt">300</font> million, and the net asset value per share of the funds experienced an average decline of approximately <font class="_mt">7.23</font>% during the third quarter of 2007. Average returns for industry peer funds were positive during the same period. During the course of our responding to such inquiry, certain potential compliance issues have been identified and are in the process of being resolved with the SEC staff. These funds were not covered by our regulatory settlement with the SEC, the Massachusetts Attorney General and the Massachusetts Securities Division of the Of
fice of the Secretary of State announced in February 2010, which concerned certain unregistered SSgA-managed funds that pursued active fixed-income strategies. Four lawsuits by individual investors in those active fixed-income strategies remain pending. The U.S. Attorney's office in Boston has also requested information in connection with our active fixed-income strategies. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1px;"> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">We are currently defending a putative ERISA class action by investors in unregistered SSgA-managed funds which challenges the division of our securities lending-related revenue between the SSgA lending funds and State Street in its role as lending agent. Another putative ERISA class action related to such unregistered funds was voluntarily dismissed in February 2011. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">As previously reported, two related participants in our agency securities lending program have brought suit against us challenging actions taken by us in response to their withdrawal from the program. We believe that certain withdrawals by these participants were inconsistent with the redemption policy applicable to the agency lending collateral pools and, consequently, redeemed their remaining interests through an in-kind distribution that reflected the assets these participants would have received had they acted in accordance with the collateral pools' redemption policy. The participants have asserted damages of $<font class="_mt">120</font> million, an amount that plaintiffs have stated was the difference between the amortized cost and market value of the assets that State Street proposed to distribute to the plans in-kind in or about August 2009.&nb
sp;While management does not believe that such difference is an appropriate measure of damages, as of September 30, 2010, the last date on which State Street acted as custodian for the participants, the difference between the amortized cost and market value of the in-kind distribution was approximately $<font class="_mt">49</font> million. In taking these actions, we believe that we acted in the best interests of all participants in the collateral pools. We have not established a reserve with respect to this litigation. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">We instituted redemption restrictions with respect to our agency lending collateral pools in the fall of 2008 during the disruption in the financial markets. As previously reported, we established a $<font class="_mt">75</font> million reserve on June 30, 2010 to address potential inconsistencies in connection with our implementation of those redemption restrictions. The reserve, which still existed as of December 31, 2010, reflects our assessment, as of the same date, of the amount required to compensate clients for the dilutive effect of redemptions which may not have been consistent with the intent of the policy. For a discussion of the aggregate net assets and net asset values per unit at December 31, 2010 of the agency lending collateral pools and our division of such collateral pools into liquidity and duration pools, see th
e "Consolidated Results of Operations—Fee Revenue—Securities Finance" section of Management's Discussion and Analysis included under Item 7. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">We continue to cooperate with the SEC in its investigation with respect to the SSgA lending funds and the agency lending program. Neither the civil proceedings described above nor the SEC investigation have been terminated as a result of our one-time $<font class="_mt">330</font> million cash contribution to the cash collateral pools and liquidity trusts underlying the SSgA lending funds or the above-described establishment of the $75 million reserve, and the outcome of those matters cannot be assured. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">As previously reported, the Attorney General of the State of California has commenced an action under the California False Claims Act and California Business and Professional Code related to services State Street provides to California state pension plans. The California Attorney General asserts that the pricing of certain foreign exchange transactions for these pension plans was governed by the custody contracts for these plans and that our pricing was not consistent with the terms of those contracts and related disclosures to the plans, and that, as a result, State Street made false claims and engaged in unfair competition. The Attorney General asserts actual damages of $<font class="_mt">56</font> million for periods from 2001 to 2007 and seeks additional penalties. We provide custody and principal foreign exchange services to government pension plans in
other jurisdictions, and attorneys general from a number of these other jurisdictions, as well as U.S. Attorneys, have requested information in connection with inquiries into our foreign exchange pricing. In October 2010, we entered into a $<font class="_mt">12</font> million settlement with the State of Washington. This settlement resolves a contract dispute related to the manner in which we priced some foreign exchange transactions during our <font class="_mt">ten</font>-year relationship with the State of Washington that ended in 2007. Our contractual obligations to the State of Washington were significantly different from those presented in our ongoing litigation in California. In addition, we are responding to information requests from other clients with respect to our foreign exchange services. Two clients have commenced litigation against us, including a putative class action filed in February 2011 in federal court in Boston that seeks unspecified damages, in
cluding treble damages, on behalf of all custodial clients that executed foreign exchange transactions through State Street. The putative class action alleges, among other things, that the rates at which State Street executed foreign currency trades constituted an unfair and deceptive practice and a breach of the duty of loyalty. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1px;"> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Three shareholder-related class action complaints are currently pending in federal court in Boston. One complaint purports to be brought on behalf of State Street shareholders. The two other complaints purport to be brought on behalf of participants and beneficiaries in the State Street Salary Savings Program who invested in the program's State Street common stock investment option. The complaints variously allege violations of the federal securities laws and ERISA in connection with our foreign exchange trading business, our investment securities portfolio and our asset-backed commercial paper conduit program. In addition, two State Street shareholders have filed a shareholder derivative complaint in Massachusetts state court alleging fiduciary breaches by present and former directors and officers of State Street in connection with the SSgA active fixed-income funds t
hat were the subject of the February 2010 settlement with the SEC referred to above. In January 2011, the trial court granted State Street's motion to dismiss the complaint based on the Board of Directors' consideration and rejection of the shareholders' original demand letter. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">As previously reported, we managed, through SSgA, four common trust funds for which, in our capacity as manager and trustee, we appointed various Lehman entities as prime broker. As of September 15, 2008 (the date two of the Lehman entities involved entered insolvency proceedings), these funds had cash and securities held by Lehman with net asset values of approximately $<font class="_mt">312</font> million. Some customers who invested in the funds managed by us brought litigation against us seeking compensation and additional damages, including double or treble damages, for their alleged losses in connection with our prime brokerage arrangements with Lehman's entities. A total of seven customers were invested in such funds, of which four currently have suits pending against us. Three cases are pending in federal court in Boston and the fourth is p
ending in Nova Scotia. We have entered into settlements with two customers, one of which was entered into after the customer obtained a €<font class="_mt">42</font> million judgment from a Dutch court. As of September 15, 2008, the <font class="_mt">five</font> customers with whom we have not entered into settlement agreements had approximately $<font class="_mt">170</font> million invested in the funds at issue. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Tax Contingencies: </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">In the normal course of our business, we are subject to challenges from U.S. and non-U.S. income tax authorities regarding the amount of taxes due. These challenges may result in adjustments to the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions or the allocation of taxable income among tax jurisdictions. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The IRS has completed its review of our U.S. income tax returns for the tax years 2000 - 2006. In the course of this audit, we engaged in negotiations with the IRS with respect to our treatment of leveraged leases known as sale-in, lease-out, or SILO, transactions. We recently reached an agreement with the IRS concerning SILO transactions for all tax years, which agreement will close the entire IRS audit for the tax years 2000 - 2003. We expect to reach an agreement to close the IRS audit for the tax years 2004 - 2006 within the next 12 months. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Management believes that we have sufficiently accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2010 for tax exposures, including, but not limited to, exposures related to the IRS audit of the tax years 2000 - 2006, and related interest expense. Refer to note 2 for information with respect to tax assessments issued in 2010 associated with our acquisition of Intesa. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other Contingencies: </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">In the normal course of our business, we offer products that provide book-value protection primarily to plan participants in stable value funds managed by non-affiliated investment managers of postretirement defined contribution benefit plans, particularly 401(k) plans. The book-value protection is provided on portfolios of intermediate, investment grade fixed-income securities, and is intended to provide safety and stable growth of principal invested. The protection is intended to cover any shortfall in the event that a significant number of plan participants withdraw funds when book value exceeds market value and the liquidation of the assets is not sufficient to redeem the participants. To manage our exposure associated with this contingency, we impose stipulations on the types of withdrawals, the timing of certain withdrawals, the manner in which the portfolio is l
iquidated and the investment parameters of the underlying portfolio. These constraints, combined with structural protections, are designed to provide adequate cushion and guard against payments even under extreme stress scenarios. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1px;"> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the aggregate notional amount of these contingencies, which are individually accounted for as derivative financial instruments, totaled $<font class="_mt">46.76</font> billion and $<font class="_mt">52.95</font> billion, respectively. The notional amounts of these contingencies are presented as trading derivatives, specifically written options, in the table of aggregate notional amounts of derivative financial instruments provided in note 17. As of December 31, 2010, we have not made a payment under these contingencies that we consider material to our consolidated financial condition, and management believes that the probability of payment under these contingencies in the future that we would consider material to our consolidated financial condition is remote.</font></p> &l
t;/div>Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies
Credit-Related Commitments and Contingencies:
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