Richard Paul Matsch

Checking Account, Wells Fargo Bank — Interest

Abbott Lab - common — Int/Div

IBM - common — Int/Div

Merck - common — Int/Div

First Commonwealth Financial Corp — Int/Div

3-M (Minn. Mining & Mfg.) — Int/Div

Potomac Electric Power (Pepco Holdings) — Int/Div

Norfolk Southern Corp. — Int/Div

Hospira, Inc

Bank NY Mellon — Int/Div

Wachovia Securities — Int/Div

Wachovia Securities — Interest

Mcdco Health Solutions — Sold

Spouse's income — 2. — HE QL ow

Part VII. Investments and Trusts

Line 9 - no income received

Line 10 - Bank NY Mellon acquired Mellon Financial Corp. during 2007. .

Lines 11 & 12 - Wachovia Securities acquired A.G. Edwards & Sons account was transferred.

Line 15 - I had no knowledge of Medco Health Solutions before preparation of the 2008 income tax return. I understand that it was a spin-off from Merck in 2003

and there was no income received from it before this sale. | have reviewed the applicable court records and do not find any indication that this company was in any

litigation before me.

In Part VII, page 4, lines 2-13 Column C was not completed because all of those items of income were from securities that are solely owned by GED

1 have no knowledge of the value of those securities.

had an investment portfolio before we were married. By premarital agreement, she has always

maintained her own finances with a separate bank account, her own brokerage account, her own financial adviser and her own books and records. The only asset

SB owned is our residence.

We file a} tax return and 1 understand that raises a presumption of knowledge of the sources of income that is reported. Our return is prepared by an

accountant and each of us separately provides him with the necessary information and supporting papers. 1am willing to sign the return in reliance on her honesty

in reporting.

as provided me with the identification of her sources of investment income to enable me to comply with the disqualification requirements of 28

U.S.C. Sec. 445. My request to provide the additional information necessary to complete Column C in Part VII, page 4, lines 2-12, was denied based on her

observation that granting me access to her financial records would be contrary to our pre-nuptial agreement which we have scrupulously followed during the 50

years of our marriage. | respect her decision.

1 requested our tax accountant to prepare separate tax returns. He did so and the additional tax that I would be required to pay in-a separate return would be a

substantial burden. 1believe that | have made a good faith effort to comply with the reporting provisions of the law.