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<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="34" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Year ended as of December 31,</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="10" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="10" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="10" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2008</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Brazil</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Foreign</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Total</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Brazil</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Foreign</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Total</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Brazil</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Foreign</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Total</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
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<tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<td> 
</td>
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<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
Income before discontinued operations, income taxes, equity
results and noncontrolling interests
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
16,586
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
3,728
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
20,314
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
10,024
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(2,901
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
7,123
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,434
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
10,783
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
13,217
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 3pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -6pt; margin-left: 6pt">
Exchange variation (not taxable) or not deductible
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
265
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
265
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
5,162
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
5,162
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(2,887
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(2,887
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 3pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
16,586
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
3,993
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
20,579
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
10,024
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,261
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
12,285
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,434
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
7,896
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
10,330
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 3pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -6pt; margin-left: 6pt">
<b>Tax at Brazilian composite rate</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(5,639</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(1,358</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(6,997</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(3,408</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(769</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(4,177</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(828</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(2,685</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(3,513</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 3pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -6pt; margin-left: 6pt">
Adjustments to derive effective tax rate:
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 3pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -6pt; margin-left: 6pt">
Tax benefit on interest attributed to stockholders
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
995
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
995
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
502
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
502
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
692
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
692
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 3pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -6pt; margin-left: 6pt">
Difference on tax rates of foreign income
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,673
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,673
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,079
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,079
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,728
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,728
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 3pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -6pt; margin-left: 6pt">
Tax incentives
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
642
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
642
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
148
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
148
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
53
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
53
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 3pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -6pt; margin-left: 6pt">
Other non-taxable, income/non deductible expenses
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
13
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(31
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(18
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
100
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
248
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
348
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
287
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
218
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
505
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 3pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>Income taxes per consolidated statements of income</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(3,989</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>284</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(3,705</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(2,658</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>558</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(2,100</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>204</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(739</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(535</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
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<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="13" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>Year ended as of December 31,</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2008</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
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<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
<b>Beginning of the period</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>396</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>657</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>1,046</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
Increase resulting from tax positions taken
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,130
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
47
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
103
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
Decrease resulting from tax positions taken
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(24
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(474
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(261
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
Changes in tax legislation
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
Cumulative translation adjustments
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
53
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
166
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(233
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
<b>End of the period</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>2,555</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>396</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>657</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td width="58%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
<td width="1%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
<td width="17%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
<td width="1%"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
<td width="17%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
<td width="1%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=maindata -->
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="5" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>As of December 31,</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
<b>Current deferred tax assets</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Accrued expenses deductible only when disbursed
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>386</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>852</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
<b>Long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
<b>Assets</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Employee postretirement benefits provision
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
665
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
384
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Tax loss carryforwards
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
732
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
324
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Fair value of financial instruments
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
379
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
255
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Asset retirement obligation
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
322
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
259
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Other temporary differences (mainly contingencies provisions)
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
855
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
587
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>2,953</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>1,809</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
<b>Liabilities</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Prepaid retirement benefit
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(617
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(435
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Fair value adjustments in business combinations
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(7,745
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(6,003
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Social contribution
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(2,145
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(758
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Other temporary differences
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(421
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(262
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(10,928</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>(7,458</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>)</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
<b>Valuation allowance</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Beginning balance
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(106
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(122
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Translation adjustments
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(25
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
Change in allowance
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(4
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
41
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
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<b>Ending balance</b>
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<b>(110</b>
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<b>)</b>
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<b>(106</b>
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<b>)</b>
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<b>Net long-term deferred tax liabilities</b>
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<b>(8,085</b>
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<b>(5,755</b>
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