Whereas Dr. Horst Reineccius (hereafter Dr. Reineccius) on 7 March 2001 submitted a Notice of Arbitration to the Tribunal Concerning the Bank for International Settlements (hereafter the Tribunal) claiming that the compensation for his shares in the Bank for International Settlements (hereafter the Bank) that had been recalled by the Extraordinary General Meeting on 8 January 2001 was less than the value to which he was entitled (Claim no. 1); and

Whereas First Eagle SoGen Funds Inc.(hereafter First Eagle) on 31 August 2001 submitted a Notice of Arbitration to the Tribunal claiming that the compensation for their shares in the Bank that had been recalled by the Extraordinary General Meeting on 8 January 2001 was less than the value to which they were entitled (Claim no. 2); and

Whereas M. Pierre Mathieu on 10 October 2001 submitted a Notice of Arbitration to the Tribunal claiming that the Bank had acted unlawfully in forcibly repurchasing his shares and a share held by the Société Hippique de La Châtre (hereafter collectively "M. Mathieu") (Claim no. 3); and