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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.17)* |
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Center
Bancorp, Inc.
(Name of Issuer) |
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Common
Stock
(Title of Class of Securities) |
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151408101
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Lawrence
B.
Seidman, 100 Misty Lane, Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973)
952-0405
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
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July
23, 2009
(Date of Event which Requires Filling of this Statement) |
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If the filing person has previously
filed
a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the
subject
of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ··
240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1 (f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following
box.
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Note: Schedules filed in paper
format
shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule,
including
all exhibits. See · 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
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* The remainder of this cover
page shall
be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form
with
respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter disclosures
provided in
a prior cover page.
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The information required on
the remainder
of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose
of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject
to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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SCHEDULE
13D
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CUSIP
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| 1. | Seidman and Associates, LLC 22-3343079 | |||
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate
Box if a
Member of a Group*
(a.) (X) (b.) ( ) |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
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| 4. |
Source of Funds*
WC
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| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e) ( ) | |||
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
New Jersey |
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| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power 402,652 |
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| 8. | Shared Voting Power |
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| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power 402,652 |
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| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power |
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| 11. | Aggregate Amount
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person 402,652 |
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| 12. | Check if the Aggregate
Amount
Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions) ( ) |
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount
in Row (11) 3.10
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| 14. | Type of Reporting Person OO | |||
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SCHEDULE
13D
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CUSIP
No. 151408101
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| 1. | Seidman Investment Partnership, LP 22-3360359 | |||
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate
Box if a
Member of a Group*
(a.) (X) (b.) ( ) |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
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| 4. |
Source of Funds*
WC
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| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e) ( ) | |||
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| 6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
New Jersey |
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| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power 408,618 |
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| 8. | Shared Voting Power |
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| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power 408,618 |
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| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power |
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| 11. | Aggregate Amount
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person 408,618 |
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| 12. | Check if the Aggregate
Amount
Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ( ) |
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount
in Row (11) 3.15
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| 14. | Type of Reporting Person PN | |||
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SCHEDULE
13D
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CUSIP
No. 151408101
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| 1. | Seidman Investment Partnership II, LP 22-3603662 | |||
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate
Box if a
Member of a Group*
(a.) (X) (b.) ( ) |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
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| 4. |
Source of Funds*
WC
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| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e) ( ) | |||
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
New Jersey |
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| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power 398,392 |
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| 8. | Shared Voting Power |
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| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power 398,392 |
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| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power |
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| 11. | Aggregate Amount
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person 398,392 |
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| 12. | Check if the Aggregate
Amount
Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ( ) |
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount
in Row (11) 3.07
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| 14. | Type of Reporting Person PN | |||
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SCHEDULE
13D
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CUSIP
No. 151408101
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| 1. | Broad Park Investors, LLC 22-6759307 | |||
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate
Box if a
Member of a Group*
(a.) (X) (b.) ( ) |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
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| 4. |
Source of Funds*
WC
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| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e) ( ) | |||
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| 6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
New Jersey |
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| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power 313,187 |
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| 8. | Shared Voting Power |
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| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power 313,187 |
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| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power |
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| 11. | Aggregate Amount
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person 313,187 |
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| 12. | Check if the Aggregate
Amount
Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ( ) |
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount
in Row (11) 2.41
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| 14. | Type of Reporting Person OO | |||
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SCHEDULE
13D
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CUSIP
No. 151408101
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| 1. | Chewy Gooey Cookies, LP 20-4605223 | |||
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate
Box if a
Member of a Group*
(a.) (X) (b.) ( ) |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
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| 4. |
Source of Funds*
WC
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| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e) ( ) | |||
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| 6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware |
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| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power 175,000 |
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| 8. | Shared Voting Power |
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| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power 175,000 |
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| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power |
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| 11. | Aggregate Amount
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person 175,000 |
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| 12. | Check if the Aggregate
Amount
Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions) ( ) |
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| 13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount
in Row (11) 0.13
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| 14. | Type of Reporting Person PN | |||
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SCHEDULE
13D
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CUSIP
No. 151408101
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| 1. | LSBK06-08, LLC 20-8067445 | |||
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate
Box if a
Member of a Group*
(a.) (X) (b.) ( ) |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
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| 4. |
Source of Funds*
WC
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| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e) ( ) | |||
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| 6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
New Jersey |
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| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power 187,846 |
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| 8. | Shared Voting Power |
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| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power 187,846 |
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| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power |
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| 11. | Aggregate Amount
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person 187,846 |
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| 12. | Check if the Aggregate
Amount
Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions) ( ) |
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| 13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount
in Row
(11) 1.45
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| 14. | Type of Reporting Person OO | |||
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SCHEDULE
13D
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CUSIP
No. 151408101
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| 1. | Lawrence B. Seidman ###-##-#### | |||
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate
Box if a
Member of a Group*
(a.) (X) (b.) ( ) |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
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| 4. |
Source of Funds*
PF,
WC
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| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e) ( ) | |||
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| 6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.A. |
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| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power 1,956,816 |
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| 8. | Shared Voting Power |
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| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power 1,956,816 |
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| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power |
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| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by
Each Reporting
Person 1,956,816
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| 12. | Check if the Aggregate
Amount
Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ( ) |
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| 13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount
in Row (11) 15.06%
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| 14. | Type of Reporting Person IN | |||
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This
statement on Schedule 13 D which was filed on June 27, 2006,
Amendment No. 1 was was filed on September 27, 2006, Amendment No. 2
was filed on November 1, 2006, Amendment No. 3 was filed on January
3,
2007, Amendment No. 4 was filed on January 30, 2007, Amendment
No. 5 was
filed on February 1, 2007, Amendment No. 6 was filed on March 22,
2007,
Amendment No. 7 was filed on May 2, 2007, Amendment No. 8 was filed
on May
8, 2007, Amendment No. 9 was filed on May 8, 2007, Amendment No.
10 was
filed on May 30, 2007, Amendment No. 11 was filed on November 26,
2007, Amendment No. 12 was filed on July 18, 2008, Amendment No.
13 was
filed on August 22, 2008, Amendment No. 14 was filed on January 30,
2009, Amendment No. 15 was filed on March 5, 2009, and Amendment
No. 16
was filed on April 29, 2009 on behalf of Seidman and Associates,
L.L.C (“SAL”), Seidman Investment Partnership, L.P. (“SIP”), Seidman
Investment Partnership II, L.P. (“SIPII”), Broad Park Investors, L.L.C
(“Broad Park”), Chewy Gooey Cookies, L.P. (“Chewy”), Lawrence Seidman
(“Seidman”), clients of Lawrence Seidman ("Seidman Clients"), Harold
Schechter (“Schechter”), Raymond Vanaria (“Vanaria”), Dennis
Pollack (“Pollack”) and LSBK06-08, L.L.C. (“LSBK”), collectively, the
(“Reporting Persons”) with respect to the Reporting Persons’ beneficial
ownership of shares of Common stock (“the Shares”) of Center Bancorp,
Inc., a New Jersey corporation, (“the Company”) is hereby amended as set
forth below: Such
statement on Schedule 13D is hereinafter referred to as the “Schedule
13D”. Terms used herein which are defined in the Schedule 13D shall
have
their respective meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.
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Item
5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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(a)(b)(c)
As of the close of business on July 23, 2009 the Reporting
Persons owned beneficially an aggregate of 2,022,217 shares of
Common Stock which constituted approximately 15.57% of
the 12,991,312 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April
30, 2009 as disclosed in the Company's May 11, 2009 Form
10-Q.
Schedule
A attached below describes transactions, except for previously
reported
transactions, in the Common Stock effected by the Reporting Persons
within
the past sixty (60) days. Except as set forth in this Item 5, none
of the Reporting Persons owns beneficially or has a right to acquire
beneficial ownership of any Common Stock, and except as set forth
in this
item 5, none of the Reporting Persons has effected transactions
in the
Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days, except for previously
reported transactions.
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Signature
After
reasonable
inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that
the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
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| Date: July 27, 2009 | ||||
| By: | /s/
Lawrence B. Seidman
Power of Attorney pursuant to Joint Agreement dated June 27, 2006 |
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/s/
Lawrence B. Seidman
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| Investments Manager, LSBK06-08, LLC | ||||
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Entity
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Date
Purch
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Cost
per
Share
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Cost
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Shares
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SAL
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5/4/2009
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7.5580
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18,895.00
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2,500
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SAL
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5/6/2009
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7.7050
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30,820.00
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4,000
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SAL
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5/11/2009
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8.3233
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8,323.30
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1,000
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SAL
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5/18/2009
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7.6310
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19,077.50
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2,500
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SAL
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5/28/2009
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8.2000
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14,350.05
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1,750
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SAL
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6/1/2009
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8.2944
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10,368.00
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1,250
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SAL
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6/2/2009
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8.2300
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13,933.39
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1,693
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SAL
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6/3/2009
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8.2880
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16,576.00
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2,000
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SAL
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6/5/2009
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8.2135
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10,677.53
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1,300
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SAL
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6/5/2009
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8.2300
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16,460.00
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2,000
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SAL
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6/9/2009
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8.3186
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8,734.48
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1,050
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SAL
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6/10/2009
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8.3056
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29,069.65
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3,500
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SAL
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6/11/2009
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8.3111
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12,466.70
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1,500
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SAL
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6/12/2009
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8.3062
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20,765.50
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2,500
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SAL
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6/15/2009
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8.1885
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17,195.90
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2,100
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SAL
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6/16/2009
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8.2668
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14,466.95
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1,750
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SAL
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6/17/2009
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8.2924
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11,609.34
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1,400
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SAL
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6/22/2009
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8.1957
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40,978.50
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5,000
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SAL
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6/25/2009
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8.2927
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16,585.40
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2,000
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SAL
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6/30/2009
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8.2734
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12,410.15
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1,500
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SAL
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7/23/2009
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8.0000
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104,000.00
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13,000
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Total
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447,763.34
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55,293
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SIP
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5/4/2009
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7.5580
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18,895.00
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2,500
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SIP
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5/6/2009
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7.7047
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33,130.00
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4,300
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SIP
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5/7/2009
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7.6580
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19,145.00
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2,500
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SIP
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5/8/2009
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8.0251
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20,062.75
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2,500
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SIP
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5/18/2009
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7.6310
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19,077.50
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2,500
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SIP
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5/28/2009
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8.2000
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14,350.05
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1,750
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SIP
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6/1/2009
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8.2944
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10,368.00
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1,250
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SIP
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6/3/2009
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8.2880
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16,576.00
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2,000
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SIP
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6/5/2009
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8.2135
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10,677.53
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1,300
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SIP
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6/9/2009
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8.3186
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8,734.48
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1,050
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SIP
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6/11/2009
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8.3111
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12,466.70
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1,500
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SIP
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6/12/2009
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8.3062
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20,765.50
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2,500
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SIP
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6/15/2009
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8.1885
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17,195.90
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2,100
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SIP
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6/16/2009
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8.2668
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14,466.95
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1,750
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SIP
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6/17/2009
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8.2935
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10,781.53
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1,300
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SIP
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6/19/2009
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8.2144
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20,536.00
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2,500
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SIP
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6/22/2009
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8.1700
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81,700.00
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10,000
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SIP
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6/25/2009
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8.2927
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16,585.40
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2,000
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SIP
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7/23/2009
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8.0000
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104,000.00
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13,000
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Total
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469,514.29
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58,300
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LSBK
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5/4/2009
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7.5580
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18,895.00
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2,500
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LSBK
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5/6/2009
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7.7050
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30,820.00
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4,000
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LSBK
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7/23/2009
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8.0000
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49,008.00
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6,126
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Total
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0.00
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0
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Broad
Park
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5/4/2009
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7.5580
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18,895.00
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2,500
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Broad
Park
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5/6/2009
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7.7050
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30,820.00
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4,000
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Broad
Park
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6/18/2009
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8.2550
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14,859.02
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1,800
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Broad
Park
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6/19/2009
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8.2144
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20,536.00
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2,500
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Broad
Park
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6/22/2009
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8.1957
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40,978.50
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5,000
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Broad
Park
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6/25/2009
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8.2927
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16,585.40
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2,000
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Broad
Park
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6/30/2009
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8.2734
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12,410.15
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1,500
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Broad
Park
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7/2/2009
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8.3033
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12,455.00
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1,500
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Broad
Park
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7/14/2009
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8.5573
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12,836.00
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1,500
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Broad
Park
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7/23/2009
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8.0000
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95,736.00
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11,967
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Total
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276,111.07
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34,267
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Seidman
Client
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6/4/2009
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8.4935
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8,493.53
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1,000
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Seidman
Client
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7/1/2009
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8.7374
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4,368.71
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500
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Total
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12,862.24
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1,500
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Vanaria
Family
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6/15/2009
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8.1300
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6,829.20
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840
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Vanaria
Family
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5/11/2009
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8.1900
|
5,733.00
|
700
|
|
Vanaria
Family
|
5/12/2009
|
8.1900
|
5,733.00
|
700
|
|
Vanaria
Family
|
5/14/2009
|
8.1040
|
16,208.00
|
2,000
|
|
Vanaria
Family
|
5/15/2009
|
8.2500
|
10,725.00
|
1,300
|
|
Vanaria
Family
|
5/18/2009
|
7.6500
|
15,300.00
|
2,000
|
|
Total
|
60,528.20
|
7,540
|