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        <name>VINIK ASSET MANAGEMENT LP</name>
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          <ns1:street1>260 Franklin Street</ns1:street1>
          <ns1:street2>Suite 1900</ns1:street2>
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          <ns1:stateOrCountry>MA</ns1:stateOrCountry>
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      <provideInfoForInstruction5>Y</provideInfoForInstruction5>
      <additionalInformation>The Form 13F Information Table attached hereto sets forth only the 'Section 13(f) securities' under management at March 31, 2013 and required to be reported on Form 13F, and may bear no relation to current holdings.  All persons are cautioned against taking any investment or other action on the basis of this information.  The limited contents of Form 13F can not be used as a basis of determining actual or prospective performance, and any attempt to use such information may be materially misleading.</additionalInformation>
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      <name>Jeffrey N. Vinik</name>
      <title>Senior Managing Member of sole general partner</title>
      <phone>617-204-5400</phone>
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      <city>Boston</city>
      <stateOrCountry>MA</stateOrCountry>
      <signatureDate>08-14-2014</signatureDate>
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