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<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td><td style="width: 65px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:65px;"> <sup></sup></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 102px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:102px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Maximum</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 108px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:108px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Discounted Lease</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 102px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:102px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Net</font></td><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td><td style="width: 65px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:65px;"> <sup></sup></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 102px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:102px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Exposure</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 108px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:108px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Payments, net </font><sup>(1)</sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 102px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:102px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Exposure</font></td><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 3px"><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td><td style="width: 65px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:65px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"> </td><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td><td style="width: 65px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:65px;"> <sup></sup></td><td colspan="8" style="width: 340px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:340px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-STYLE: italic;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">(In millions)</font></td><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td><td style="width: 65px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:65px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">FES</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,352</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,165</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 187</font></td><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td><td style="width: 65px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:65px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">OE</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 693</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 499</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 194</font></td><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td><td style="width: 65px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:65px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">CEI</font><sup>(2)</sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 662</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 70</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 592</font></td><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td><td style="width: 65px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:65px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">TE</font><sup>(2)</sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 662</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 339</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 323</font></td><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 120px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> </td><td style="width: 65px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:65px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 88px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:88px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; 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