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Nov 06, 2009 (Treasury Department Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- U.S. Treasury Department

Office of Public Affairs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5, 2009

Contact: Office of Public Affairs, (202) 622-2960

TREASURY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL INITIAL CLOSING OF LEGACY SECURITIES PUBLIC-PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUND

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that RLJ Western Asset Management, LP, has completed an initial closing of a Public-Private Investment Fund (PPIF) established under the Legacy Securities Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP). RLJ Western Asset Management, LP, is a minority-owned partnership between The RLJ Companies, LLC and Western Asset Management.

To date, seven PPIFs have completed initial closings on approximately $4.09 billion of private sector equity capital which has been matched 100 percent by Treasury, representing $8.18 billion of total equity capital. Treasury has also provided $8.18 billion of debt capital, representing $16.36 billion of total purchasing power for all PPIFs.

Treasury expects initial closings for the remaining two PPIFs to be announced soon. Following an initial closing, each PPIF has the opportunity to conduct additional closings over the following six months to receive matching Treasury equity and debt financing, with a total Treasury equity and debt investment in all PPIFs equal to $30 billion ($40 billion including private investor capital). Treasury will continue to provide updates as subsequent PPIF closings occur.

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