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        <name>APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT LP</name>
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          <n1:city>Short Hills</n1:city>
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      <additionalInformation>The Value displayed in the attached table for (1) PowerShares QQQ Trust Call Option,(2) SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust Call Option,(3) General Motors Co Call Options and (4) Google Inc CL C Call Options assumes that the call options have been fully exercised.  Accordingly, the Value displayed for each security reflects the value of the underlying shares and not the value of the call options.</additionalInformation>
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