United States Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR Filing


EXHIBIT 10.1

The Depository Trust Company

A subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation 

BLANKET ISSUER LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS

[To be completed by Issuer and Co-Issuer(s), if applicable]

MacroShares $100 Oil Down Trust

[Name of Issuer and Co-Issuer(s), if applicable]

June 23, 2008

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[Date]           

Attention: Underwriting Department

The Depository Trust Company

55 Water Street, 1SL

New York, NY 10041-0099

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter sets forth our understanding with respect to all issues (the”Securities”) that Issuer shall request to be made eligible for deposit by The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

Issuer is: [Note: Issuer shall represent one and cross out the other.]

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] [formed under the laws of]        New York.

To induce DTC to accept the Securities as eligible for deposit at DTC, and to act in accordance with DTC’s Rules with respect to the Securities, Issuer represents to DTC that issuer will comply with the requirements stated in DTC’s Operation Arrangements, as they may be amended from time to time.

						
	     

	 
	          

	 

	 
	Note:

Schedule A contains statements that DTC believes accurately describe DTC, the method of effecting book-entry transfers of securities distributed through DTC, and certain related matters.

	 
	Very truly yours,

MacroShares $100 Oil Down Trust

By:State Street Bank and Trust Company N.A., not in its individual capacity but soley as trustee of the MacroShares $100 Oil Down Trust


	 
	 
	 
	(Issuer)


	 
	 
	      

	By: /s/ James Newland


	 
	 
	 
	(Authorized Officer’s Signature)


	 
	Received and Accepted

	 
	James Newland


	 
	THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY

	 
	(Print Name)


	 
	 
	 
	Two World Financial Center

225 Liberty Street


	 
	 
	 
	(Street Address)


	By:

	 
	 
	New York     NY     USA     10281


	 
	 
	 
	(City)   (State)   (Country)   (Zip Code)


	 
	 
	 
	(917) 790-4500


	 
	 
	 
	(Phone Number)


	 
	

	 
	 

	 
	The Depository Trust &

	 
	james.newland@statestreet.com


	 
	Clearing Corporation 

	 
	(E-mail Address)











SCHEDULE A

(To Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations)




SAMPLE OFFERING DOCUMENT LANGUAGE

DESCRIBING BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY ISSUANCE

(Prepared by DTC—bracketed material may be applicable only to certain issues)

1.

The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), New York, NY, will act as securities depository for the securities (the “Securities”).  The Securities will be issued as fully—registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC’s partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC.  One fully-registered Security certificate will be issued for [each issue of] the Securities, [each] in the aggregate principal amount of such issue, and will be deposited with DTC.  [If, however, the aggregate principals amount of [any] issue exceeds 4500 million, one certificate will be issued with respect to each $500 million of principal amount, and an additional certificate will be issued with respect to any remaining principal amount of such issue.]

2.

DTC, the world’s largest securities depository, is a limited purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  DTC holds and provides asset servicing for over 3.5 million issues of U.S. and non-U.S. equity issues, corporate and municipal debt issues, and money market instruments (from over 100 countries) that DTC’s particpants (“Direct Participants”) deposit with DTC.  DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants’ accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates.  Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations.  DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”).  DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies.  DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries.  Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect Participants”). DTC has Standard & Poor’s highest rating:  AAA.  The DTC Rules applicable to its Participants are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  More information about DTC can be found at www.dtcc.com and www.dtc.org.

3.

Purchases of Securities under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Securities on DTC’s records.  The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Security (“Beneficial Owner”) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants’’ records.  Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase.  Beneficial Owners, are, however, expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction.  Transfers of ownership interests in the Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners.  Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in Securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Securities discontinued.

4.

To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Securities deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC.  The deposit of Securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other DTC nominee do not effect any change in beneficial ownership.  DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Securities; DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Securities are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners.  The Direct and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.






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SCHEDULE A

(To Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations)







5.

Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.  [Beneficial Owners of Securities may wish to take certain steps to augment the transmission to them of notices of significant events with respect to the Securities, such as redemptions, tenders, defaults, and proposed amendments to the Security documents.  For example, Beneficial Owners of Securities may wish to ascertain that the nominee holding the Securities for their benefit has agreed to obtain and transmit notices to Beneficial Owners.  In the alternative, Beneficial Owners may wish to provide their names and addresses to the registrar and request that copies of notices be provided directly to them.]

[6.

Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC.  If less than all of the Securities within an issue are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such issue to be redeemed.]

7.

Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to Securities unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTC’s MMI Procedures.  Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to Issuer as soon as possible after the record date.  The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts Securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).

8.

Redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments on the Securities will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC.  DTC’s practice is to credit Direct Participants’’ accounts upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from Issuer or Agent, on payable date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s records.  Payments by Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC, Agent, or Issuer, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.  Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of Issuer or Agent, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.

[9.

A Beneficial Owner shall give notice to elect to have  its Securities purchased or tendered, through its Participant, to [Tender/Remarketing] Agent, and shall effect delivery of such Securities by causing the Direct Participant to transfer the Participant’s interest in the Securities, on DTC’s records, to [Tender/Remarketing] Agent.  The requirement for physical delivery of Securities in connection with an optional tender or a mandatory purchase will be deemed satisfied when the ownership rights in the Securities are transferred by Direct Participants on DTC’s records and followed by a book-entry credit of tendered Securities to [Tender/Remarketing] Agents DTC account.]

10.

DTC may discontinue providing its services as depository with respect to the Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to Issuer or Agent.  Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained, Security certificates are required to be printed and delivered.

11.

Issuer may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry-only transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository).  In that event, Security certificates will be printed and delivered to DTC.

12.

The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry-system has been obtained from sources that Issuer believes to be reliable, but Issuer takes no responsibility for the accuracy thereof.






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