Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. is committed to providing superior returns to our shareholders. To that end, we seek to provide you with information to answer any questions you may have.

Special note regarding 2011 dividends: 100% of the dividends received in 2011 should be treated as a return of capital for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes.

Here is a link to Form 8937, Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities, which provides information with respect to distributions made to holders of Institutional Financial Markets, Inc.'s common stock during 2011. The distributions received by holders of Institutional Financial Markets, Inc.'s common stock will affect such holder's basis, if any, in such holder's shares of common stock.