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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4 Accounting pronouncements&lt;/b&gt;
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a) Newly issued accounting pronouncements&lt;/b&gt;
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;Accounting Standards Update (ASU)&amp;#160;number 2010-20 Receivables (Topic 310) improves the
   disclosures that an entity provides about the credit quality of its financing receivables
   and the related allowance for credit losses. As a result of these amendments, an entity is
   required to disaggregate by portfolio segment or class certain existing disclosures and
   provide certain new disclosures about its financing receivables and related allowance for
   credit losses. We are currently studying the future impact of this statement.
   &lt;/div&gt;
   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;Accounting Standards Update (ASU)&amp;#160;number 2010-18 Receivables (Topic 310) clarifies that
   modifications of loans that are accounted for within a pool under Subtopic 310-30, which
   provides guidance on accounting for acquired loans that have evidence of credit
   deterioration upon acquisition, do not result in the removal of those loans from the pool
   even if the modification would otherwise be considered a troubled debt restructuring. An
   entity will continue to be required to consider whether the pool of assets in which the
   loan is included is impaired if expected cash flows for the pool change. The amendments do
   not affect the accounting for loans under the scope of Subtopic 310-30 that are not
   accounted for within pools. Loans accounted for individually under Subtopic 310-30 continue
   to be subject to the troubled debt restructuring accounting provisions within Subtopic
   310-40. This Codification does not impact our financial position, results of operations or
   liquidity.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;The Company understands that the other recently issued accounting pronouncements, that are
   not effective as of and for the year ending December&amp;#160;31, 2010, are not expected to be
   relevant for its consolidated financial statements.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Accounting standards adopted in 2010&lt;/b&gt;
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;Accounting Standards Update (ASU)&amp;#160;number 2010-11 Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) clarifies
   the type of embedded credit derivative that is exempt from embedded derivative bifurcation
   requirements. Only one form of
   embedded credit derivative qualifies for the exemption&amp;#8212;one
   that is related only to the subordination of one financial
   instrument to another. As a result, entities that have contracts containing an embedded credit
   derivative feature in a form other than such subordination may need to separately account for
   the embedded credit derivative feature. This Codification does not impact our financial
   position, results of operations or liquidity.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;Accounting Standards Update (ASU)&amp;#160;number 2010-10 Consolidation (Topic 810) defers the effective
   date of the amendments to the consolidation requirements made by FASB Statement 167 to a
   reporting entity&amp;#8217;s interest in certain types of entities and clarify other aspects of the
   Statement 167 amendments. As a result of the deferral, a reporting entity will not be
   required to apply the Statement 167 amendments to the Subtopic 810-10 consolidation
   requirements to its interest in an entity that meets the criteria to qualify for the
   deferral. This Update also clarifies how a related party&amp;#8217;s interests in an entity should be
   considered when evaluating the criteria for determining whether a decision maker or service
   provider fee represents a variable interest. In addition, the Update also clarifies that a
   quantitative calculation should not be the sole basis for evaluating whether a decision
   maker&amp;#8217;s or service provider&amp;#8217;s fee is a variable interest. This Codification does not impact
   our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;Accounting Standards Update No.&amp;#160;2010-09 Subsequent Events (Topic 855) addresses both the
   interaction of the requirements of Topic 855, Subsequent Events, with the SEC&amp;#8217;s reporting
   requirements and the intended breadth of the reissuance disclosures provision related to
   subsequent events (paragraph 855-10-50-4). The amendments in this Update have the potential
   to change reporting by both private and public entities, however, the nature of the change
   may vary depending on facts and circumstances. This Codification does not impact our
   financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;Accounting Standards Update (ASU)&amp;#160;number 2010-06 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic
   820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments
   to Subtopic 820-10 and are expected to provide more robust disclosures about (1)&amp;#160;the
   different classes of assets and liabilities measured at fair value, (2)&amp;#160;the valuation
   techniques and inputs used, (3)&amp;#160;the activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, and (4)
   the transfers between Levels 1, 2, and 3. The Company fully adopted this standard in 2010
   with no impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;In June&amp;#160;2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (&amp;#8220;FASB&amp;#8221;) issued an amendment to
   Interpretation No.&amp;#160;46(R) on the accounting and disclosure requirements for the
   consolidation of variable interest entities (&amp;#8220;VIEs&amp;#8221;). Subsequently, in December&amp;#160;2009, the
   Accounting Standards Update (ASU)&amp;#160;number 2009-17 Amendments to FASB Interpretation No.
   46(R) was issued. The amendments replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards
   calculation, for determining which reporting entity has a controlling financial interest in
   a VIE, with a qualitative analysis when determining whether or not it must consolidate a
   VIE. The newly required approach is focused on identifying which reporting entity has the
   power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact
   the entity&amp;#8217;s economic performance and (1)&amp;#160;the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or
   (2)&amp;#160;the right to receive benefits from the entity. The amendments also require an
   enterprise to continuously reassess whether it must consolidate a VIE. Additionally, the
   amendments eliminated the scope exception on qualifying special-purpose entities (&amp;#8220;QSPE&amp;#8221;)
   and require enhanced disclosures about: involvement with VIEs, significant changes in risk
   exposures, impacts on the financial statements, and, significant judgments and assumptions
   used to determine whether or not to consolidate a VIE. The Company adopted these amendments
   in 2010, with no impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;In June&amp;#160;2009, the &amp;#8220;FASB&amp;#8221; issued an amendment to the accounting and disclosure requirements
   for transfers of financial assets. Subsequently, in December&amp;#160;2009, the Accounting Standards
   Update (ASU)&amp;#160;number 2009-16 Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets &amp;#8211; an amendment of
   FASB Statement No.&amp;#160;140 was issued. The amendments improve financial reporting requiring
   greater transparency and additional disclosures for transfers of financial assets and the
   entity&amp;#8217;s continuing involvement with them and also change the requirements for
   derecognizing financial assets. In addition, the amendments eliminate the exceptions for
   QSPE from the consolidation guidance and the exception that permitted sale accounting for
   certain mortgage securitizations when a transferor has not surrendered control over the
   transferred financial assets. The Company adopted these amendments in 2010, with no impact
   on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"&gt;Accounting Standards Update (ASU)&amp;#160;number 2009-08 Earning per share issued by the FASB provides
   additional guidance related to calculation of earnings per share. In particular, the effect
   on income available to common stockholders of a redemption or induced conversion of
   preferred stock This guidance amends ASC 260. This codification does not impact our
   financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
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