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Preferred Protection Attorney Fee Deferrals


                                                                                                                                   Kenmare Assignment Company Ltd. (Kenmare) is pleased to announce the addition of its Preferred Protection
                                                                                                                                   Attorney Fee Deferral Program. This program is available on a requested basis and enhances our already safe and
                                                                                                                                   secure attorney fee deferral. The additional safeguards are accomplished by segregating a particular attorney fee deferral
                                                                                                                                   from other deferrals completed through Kenmare. That is, the deferral, as Kenmare’s Irish legal counsel describes it, is
                                                                                                                                   “ring fenced” from all other Kenmare attorney fee deferrals. In addition, almost all possible Kenmare creditor concerns,
                                                                                                                                   to the extent any may remotely exist, are completely eliminated.

                                                                                                                                   Brook-Hollow Financial worked closely with Kenmare’s Irish legal counsel and outside auditors to create this optional
                                                                                                                                   deferral program. Ireland, as you likely know, has a long-lived and sound legal system, and a tax regime that is easily
                                                                                                                                   understood and favorable for both investment funds, and attorney fee deferrals for U.S. attorneys.


                                                                                                                                   One of the investment fund vehicles that is available under Irish law, that Kenmare uses for the Preferred Protection
                                                                                                                                   Program, is called a Section 110 company. In a nutshell, a 110 company allows for various types of investments while
                                                                                                                                   retaining favorable tax treatment of the fund’s earnings.


                                                                                                                                   This section 110 company program is unique and appealing for a U.S. attorney seeking deferral of his or her contingent
                                                                                                                                   fee because it allows for the “ring fencing” of potential general creditor liabilities of the assignment company, that are
                                                                                                                                   associated with any attorney fee deferral, while still conforming to the requirements necessary to qualify for tax deferral
                                                                                                                                   in the U.S


                                                                                                                                   Irish law requires an annual audit by outside public auditors of all Irish limited companies. Kenmare is an Irish limited
                                                                                                                                   company and is annually audited by Grant Thornton. The section 110 companies must also be independently audited
                                                                                                                                   on an annual basis, meaning each particular “ring fenced” attorney fee deferral will be independently annually audited
                                                                                                                                   by Grant Thornton. In addition, a tax opinion must be secured by a section 110 company prior to its approval of
                                                                                                                                   establishment by the Irish government. Again, this is an added protection afforded under Irish law to ensure that the
                                                                                                                                   activities of the section 110 company comply with Irish tax laws.

                                                                                                                                   With this attorney fee deferral, the assignment is entered into with the Section 110 company instead of Kenmare. It is
                                                                                                                                   administered by Kenmare and Centralis (administrator of Kenmare), as is any Kenmare assigned attorney fee deferral.
                                                                                                                                   The deferral with the section 110 company is subject to the general creditors of the section 110 company only, and not
                                                                                                                                   those of Kenmare or any other entity or individual. The future payments are based upon the investment returns agreed
                                                                                                                                   to between the deferring attorney and the section 110 company prior to the execution of the assignment agreement.
                                                                                                                                   Again, just as with a Kenmare assignment, all other Kenmare safety protections remain in place, including fidelity bond
                                                                                                                                   protection and independent audit requirement.


                                                                                                                                   Added benefits of the section 110 company enhancement are 1) strict Irish government establishment and additional
                                                                                                                                   oversight requirements, 2) general creditor liability is “ring fenced”, that is, limited to the particular section 110
                                                                                                                                   company, and the only general creditor is the deferring attorney, and 3) there are added investment options, such as
                                                                                                                                   hedge fund and private equity related to case funding.


                                                                                                                                   To summarize, this Preferred Program is available to deferring attorneys on a requested basis and offers even greater
                                                                                                                                   protections than already afforded by Kenmare. Please note that this offering is subject to increased initial and ongoing
                                                                                                                                   fees due to the preferred nature of the offering and the additional governmental requirements, and may be subject to
                                                                                                                                   qualifying size requirements.
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