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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 0.282 shares acquired between March 2015 and June 2015, under the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on 2/20/2008.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on 2/21/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The option is exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 02/21/2013.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The option is exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 2/22/2012.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The option is exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 02/23/2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on 02/24/2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">On February 25, 2014, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 10,204 shares of common stock. The option vests ratably over three years based on certain performance criteria for each vesting year ending February 25, 2015, 2016, and 2017. The performance criteria for 2015 were met, resulting in vesting of the option as to 3,400 shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on 2/26/2009.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">The option is exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on 02/26/2014.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Sallie Stone, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-06-24</signatureDate>
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</ownershipDocument>
