EXHIBIT A

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
WESTERN DIVISION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff, Case No. 14-cv-0815-W-BCW
VS.
DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF
BF LABS INC., , et al., PERJURY OF G. RICHARD GOLD

Defendants.

l. My name is G. Richard Gold. I am over eighteen years of age and competent to
make this declaration.

2. I am an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel of the Federal Trade
Commission (“Commission”). One of my responsibilities 1s to review and make
recommendations regarding the disposition of all administrative claims for money damages that
are filed with the Commission pursuant to the Federal Torts Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C.

§§ 2671-2680. In this role, I act as the Tort Claims Officer for the Commission.

3. I have reviewed the records of FTCA administrative claims that are maintained by
the Office of the General Counsel and have determined that no administrative claim for damages
has been filed by defendant BF Labs Inc. or anyone acting on its behalf.

I declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746 that the foregoing is true

and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Dated: March [@, 2015 G. Richard Gold
Washington, D.C.

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