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Note 17: NET CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

As registered broker-dealers, KS, KCM, KFP and KEP are subject to the SEC’s Uniform Net Capital Rule (the “Rule”), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital. Additionally, KS and KCM are members of the NASD, and KFP and KEP are members of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Pacific Exchange, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the International Stock Exchange. KFP is also a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. KSIL and KSJ are subject to regulatory requirements in the countries in which they operate, including the requirements of the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom and the Financial Supervisory Agency in Japan, respectively. As of December 31, 2002, the Company was in compliance with these capital adequacy requirements.

The following table sets forth the net capital levels and requirements for the following broker-dealer subsidiaries at December 31, 2002 (in millions):

 

 
 
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