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        <name>Michelin</name>
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        <name>Nordea Bank Abp</name>
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        <name>Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund</name>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Sanofi SA</name>
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        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CIBC</name>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Unilever PLC</name>
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        <name>Elisa Oyj</name>
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        <name>GSK PLC</name>
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        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

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        <name>Enel SpA</name>
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        <invCountry>IT</invCountry>
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        <name>TotalEnergies SE</name>
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        <invCountry>FR</invCountry>
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        <name>Fortis Inc/Canada</name>
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        <name>Magna International Inc</name>
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        <name>National Grid PLC</name>
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        <name>Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC</name>
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        <name>Italgas SpA</name>
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        <name>Koninklijke KPN NV</name>
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        <name>Royal Bank of Canada</name>
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        <name>Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV</name>
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        <name>Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV</name>
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        <name>Novartis AG</name>
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      <ncom:signature>Stephen Van Meter</ncom:signature>
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