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                                    EXHIBIT A

                     Transactions in Shares of Common Stock
                               Within Past 60 Days



Transactions by Account No. 1


   
   
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          Trade Type               Trade Date               Quantity               Price ($)
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             Buy                 June 29, 2001            9,558*                 $68 per share
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Transactions by Account No. 2


   
   
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          Trade Type               Trade Date               Quantity               Price ($)
          ----------               ----------               --------               ---------
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             Buy                 June 29, 2001            19,852*                $68 per share
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* The shares purchased on June 29, 2001 were Series B Preferred Stock of Issuer,
of which each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into ten shares
of Common Stock of Issuer at any time at the option of the holder of the shares
of Series B Preferred Stock.




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