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<p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">The following table shows the composition of the Partnership’s aggregate bank lines of
credit in place as of: </font></p>
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<td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="1"><b>June 28,</b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="1"><b>December 31,</b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="1"><b>2013</b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="1"><b>2012</b></font></td>
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<p style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">2011 Credit Facility</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">395,000</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">395,000</font></td>
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<p style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">Uncommitted secured credit facilities</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">415,000</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">415,000</font></td>
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<p style="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">Total lines of credit</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">810,000</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:times new roman" size="2">810,000</font></td>
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