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Number of shares granted to stockholders as per loan agreement.

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Exercise price of rights offering.

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Subscription price on each shares offererd in rights offering during the reporting period.

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Represents the expense recognized ratably during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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