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&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2"&gt;Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.&amp;#160; Quoted market prices are generally not available for the Company&amp;#8217;s financial instruments.&amp;#160; Fair values are based on judgments regarding anticipated cash flows, future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other factors.&amp;#160; These estimates involve uncertainties and matters of judgment, and therefore, cannot be determined with precision.&amp;#160; Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Cost&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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