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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Granted on November 1, 2004 these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Granted on November 1, 2005 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Granted on November 1, 2006 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Granted on November 1, 2007 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These options were granted on November 1, 2010 and vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%,15%,20%,25% and 30%.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Granted on November 1, 2011 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, an 30%.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Granted on November 1, 2012 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30%.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Granted on November 2, 2009, these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20,%, 25% and 30%.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Granted on November 3, 2008 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Victoria Crane, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-01-15</signatureDate>
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</ownershipDocument>
