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      4 &amp;#8212; Inventory&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN: 0pt" id="PARA2726"&gt;

      &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Inventories

      consist primarily of crude oil, tubular goods, accessories

      and spare parts for production equipment, stated at the lower

      of average cost or market.&lt;/font&gt;

    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN: 0pt" id="PARA2728"&gt;

      &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;The

      Company maintains crude oil inventories in storage vessels

      until the inventory quantities are at a sufficient level to

      make a delivery to the refinery in Talara, Peru.&amp;#160; Oil

      inventory is stated at the lower of average cost or market

      value. Cost is determined on a weighted average basis based

      on production costs.&lt;/font&gt;

    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN: 0pt" id="PARA2729"&gt;

      &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Below

      is a summary of inventory as of June 30, 2013 and

      December&amp;#160;31, 2012:&lt;/font&gt;

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        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.1.lead.D2"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.1.amt.D2" colspan="2"&gt;

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            &lt;b&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;June

            30,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4524"&gt;

            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2013&lt;/b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.1.trail.D2"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.1.lead.D3"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.1.amt.D3" colspan="2"&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4525"&gt;

            &lt;b&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December

            31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4526"&gt;

            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2012&lt;/b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.1.trail.D3"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

      &lt;tr&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.2.lead.D2"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.2.amt.D2" colspan="6"&gt;

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            &lt;b&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(in

            thousands)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.2.trail.B3"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

      &lt;tr&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 66%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4528"&gt;

            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Tubular

            goods, accessories and spare parts&lt;/font&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.3.lead.2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.3.symb.2"&gt;

          $

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 14%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.3.amt.2"&gt;

          18,709

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.3.trail.2" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.3.lead.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.3.symb.3"&gt;

          $

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 14%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.3.amt.3"&gt;

          18,343

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.3.trail.3" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

      &lt;tr&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4531"&gt;

            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Crude

            oil&lt;/font&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.4.lead.2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.4.symb.2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 14%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.4.amt.2"&gt;

          1,360

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.4.trail.2" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.4.lead.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.4.symb.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 14%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.4.amt.3"&gt;

          1,508

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.4.trail.3" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

      &lt;tr&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4534"&gt;

            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Inventory&lt;/font&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.5.lead.2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.5.symb.2"&gt;

          $

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 14%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.5.amt.2"&gt;

          20,069

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.5.trail.2" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.5.lead.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.5.symb.3"&gt;

          $

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 14%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.5.amt.3"&gt;

          19,851

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547S1.finRow.5.trail.3" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

    &lt;/table&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;table style="TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WIDTH: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 5%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5%" id="TBL4547" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"&gt;

      &lt;tr id="TBL4547.finRow.2"&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547.finRow.2.lead.D2"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547.finRow.2.amt.D2" colspan="2"&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4537"&gt;

            &lt;b&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;June

            30,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4538"&gt;

            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2013&lt;/b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547.finRow.2.trail.D2"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547.finRow.2.lead.D3"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547.finRow.2.amt.D3" colspan="2"&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4539"&gt;

            &lt;b&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December

            31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA4540"&gt;

            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2012&lt;/b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;

          &lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="TBL4547.finRow.2.trail.D3"&gt;

          &lt;b&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/b&gt;

        &lt;/td&gt;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 14%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL4547.finRow.3.amt.3"&gt;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          $

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