AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION

Membership services, namely, promoting the interests of securities dealers, regional and middle-market securities firms both independent and affiliated with commercial banks and financial advisors and wealth managers, through the on-line dissemination of information to members in the field of legislative and regulatory issues related to finance; Trade association services, namely, promoting the interests of securities dealers, regional and middle-market securities firms both independent and affiliated with commercial banks and financial advisors and wealth managers by providing regulatory, legislative, market practice and business information in the field of U.S. securities/equity markets and U.S. fixed income markets; Trade association services, namely, promoting the interests of securities dealers, regional and middle-market securities firms both independent and affiliated with commercial banks; Commercial lobbying services, namely, promoting the interests of securities dealers, regional and middle-market securities firms both independent and affiliated with commercial banks in the fields of business, market practice, regulatory and legislative interests of middle market broker-dealers; Commercial lobbying services, namely, promoting the interests of securities dealers, regional and middle-market securities firms both independent and affiliated with commercial banks and financial advisors and wealth managers