Transaction
Valuation*
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Amount
of Filing Fee
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Not
Applicable*
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Not
Applicable*
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*
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A
filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it relates
solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a
tender offer.
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o
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Check
the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee
was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
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Amount
Previously Paid:
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Not
Applicable.
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Filing
Party:
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Not
Applicable.
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Form
or Registration No.:
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Not
Applicable.
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Date
Filed:
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Not
Applicable.
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x
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Check
the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender
offer.
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o
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third
party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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x
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issuer
tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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o
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going-private
transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
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o
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amendment
to Schedule 13D under
Rule 13d-2.
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(1)
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the
Definitive Proxy Statement.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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Definitive
Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (filed with
the SEC on August 21, 2009 and incorporated herein by
reference).
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