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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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A.
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Full
title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from
that of
the issuer named below:
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B.
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Name
of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address
of
its principal executive office:
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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23.1
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Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Meaden & Moore,
Ltd.
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By:
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/s/
DAVID C. EVANS
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Printed Name:
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David
C. Evans
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President and Chief
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Financial
Officer of The Scotts
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Miracle-Gro
Company
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PAGE NO.
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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5
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Financial
Statements:
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Statement
of Net Assets Available for Benefits
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6
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Statement
of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
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7
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Notes
to Financial Statements
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8
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16
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Supplemental
Schedule
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Schedule
of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year
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17
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NOTE: |
Other
supplement schedules required by Section 252.103-10 of the Department
of
Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure and ERISA have
been omitted because they are not
applicable.
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December
31
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2007
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2006
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ASSETS
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Receivables:
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Employer
contribution receivable
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$
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-
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$
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1,873
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Employee
contribution receivable
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675
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1,143
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Other
receivable
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18,728
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41,688
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19,403
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44,704
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Investments,
at Fair Value:
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CRM
Small Cap Value Fund
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3,334,050
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3,094,157
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Dodge
and Cox Stock Fund
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17,596,623
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15,501,108
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EuroPacific
Growth Fund-Class A
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19,174,580
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14,143,510
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Fidelity
Blue Chip Fund
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22,712,543
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21,493,816
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Fidelity
Contrafund
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26,696,055
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21,571,540
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Fidelity
Freedom Income Fund
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1,134,444
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819,344
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Fidelity
Freedom 2000 Fund
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1,071,999
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1,136,651
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Fidelity
Freedom 2005 Fund
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329,790
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-
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Fidelity
Freedom 2010 Fund
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5,055,818
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4,489,628
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Fidelity
Freedom 2015 Fund
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535,376
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-
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Fidelity
Freedom 2020 Fund
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10,950,002
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9,589,363
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Fidelity
Freedom 2025 Fund
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58,106
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-
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Fidelity
Freedom 2030 Fund
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6,357,045
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5,735,821
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Fidelity
Freedom 2035 Fund
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210,102
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-
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Fidelity
Freedom 2040 Fund
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2,050,515
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1,328,362
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Fidelity
Freedom 2045 Fund
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59,141
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-
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Fidelity
Freedom 2050 Fund
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180,548
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-
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Fidelity
Low Price Stock Fund
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6,374,267
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6,889,830
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Fidelity
Managed Income Portfolio
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25,182,677
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27,211,156
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Fidelity
Puritan Fund
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23,140,365
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24,388,839
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Managers
Special Equity Fund
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13,468,313
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13,559,000
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PIMCO
Total Return Fund
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5,892,397
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5,035,844
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Spartan
U.S. Equity Index Fund
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19,832,975
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20,253,923
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The
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Common Shares
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16,449,323
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16,686,541
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Participant
Loans
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6,123,133
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5,190,321
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Total
Investments
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233,970,187
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218,118,754
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Total
Assets
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233,989,590
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218,163,458
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LIABILITIES
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-
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-
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Net
Assets Available for Benefits at Fair Value
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233,989,590
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218,163,458
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Adjustment
from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive
investment
contracts
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273,673
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273,491
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Net
assets available for benefits
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$
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234,263,263
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$
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218,436,949
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Year
Ended December 31
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2007
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2006
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Additions
to Net Assets Attributed to:
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Contributions:
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Employer
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$
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10,150,672
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$
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10,258,531
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Participant
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11,335,621
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10,752,334
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Rollovers
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2,239,639
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1,023,783
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23,725,932
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22,034,648
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Interest
on participant loans
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412,588
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321,102
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Interest
income and dividends
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20,519,192
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11,897,580
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Net
appreciation (depreciation) of investments
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(7,129,322
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)
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10,714,247
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Total
Additions
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37,528,390
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44,967,577
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Deductions
from Net Assets Attributed to:
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Benefits
paid to participants
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21,649,937
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22,096,699
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Other
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52,139
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37,498
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Total
Deductions
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21,702,076
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22,134,197
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Net
Increase before Plan Transfer
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15,826,314
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22,833,380
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Plan
Transfer
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-
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1,570,975
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Net
Assets Available for Benefits:
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Beginning
of Year
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218,436,949
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194,032,594
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End
of Year
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$
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234,263,263
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$
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218,436,949
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1 |
Description
of Plan
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1 |
Description
of Plan, Continued
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1 |
Description
of Plan, Continued
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2 |
Summary
of Significant Accounting
Policies
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2 |
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies,
Continued
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3 |
Investments
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2007
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2006
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Dodge
and Cox Stock Fund
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$
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17,596,623
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$
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15,501,108
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EuroPacific
Growth Fund-Class A
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19,174,580
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14,143,510
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Fidelity
Blue Chip Fund
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22,712,543
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21,493,816
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Fidelity
Contrafund
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26,696,055
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21,571,540
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Fidelity
Managed Income Portfolio
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25,182,677
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27,211,156
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Fidelity
Puritan Fund
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23,140,365
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24,388,839
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Managers
Special Equity Fund
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13,468,313
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13,559,000
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Spartan
U.S. Equity Index Fund
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19,832,975
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20,253,923
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The
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Common Shares
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16,449,323
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16,686,541
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4 |
Investment
Contract with Fidelity Trust
Company
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4 |
Investment
Contract with Fidelity Trust Company,
Continued
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Average
Yields:
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2007
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2006
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Based
on actual earnings
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4.31
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%
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3.90
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%
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Based
on interest rates credited to participants
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4.40
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%
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4.27
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%
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December
31
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December
31
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2007
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2006
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Net
assets available for benefits per the financial statements
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$
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234,263,263
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$
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218,436,949
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Adjustment
from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive
investment
contracts
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(273,673
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)
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(273,491
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Rounding
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-
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(3
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Net
assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
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$
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233,989,590
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$
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218,163,455
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7 |
Reconciliation
of Financial Statements to Form 5500,
Continued
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Year Ended
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December 31, 2007
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Investment income per the
financial statements
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$
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13,802,458
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Adjustment
from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive
investment
contracts - current year
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(273,673
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)
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Adjustment
from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive
investment
contracts - prior year
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273,491
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Rounding
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4
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$
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13,802,280
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8 |
Party-in-Interest
Transactions
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9 |
Transfers
into the Plan
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10 |
Recently
Issued Accounting
Pronouncements
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(b) Identity of Issue,
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(c) Description of Investment Including
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(e)
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Borrower, Lessor,
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Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,
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(d)
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Current
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(a)
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or Similar Party
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Collateral, Par or Maturity Value
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Cost
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Value
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CRM Small Cap Value Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$
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3,334,050
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Dodge
and Cox Stock Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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17,596,623
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EuroPacific
Growth Fund-Class A
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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19,174,580
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*
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Fidelity
Blue Chip Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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22,712,543
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*
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Fidelity
Contrafund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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26,696,055
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom Income Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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1,134,444
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2000 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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1,071,999
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2005 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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329,790
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2010 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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5,055,818
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2015 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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535,376
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2020 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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10,950,002
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2025 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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58,106
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2030 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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6,357,045
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2035 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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210,102
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2040 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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2,050,515
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2045 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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59,141
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*
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Fidelity
Freedom 2050 Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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180,548
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*
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Fidelity
Low Price Stock Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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6,374,267
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*
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Fidelity
Managed Income Portfolio
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Common
Collective Trust
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N/A
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25,182,677
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*
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Fidelity
Puritan Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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23,140,365
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Managers
Special Equity Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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13,468,313
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PIMCO
Total Return Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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5,892,397
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Spartan
U.S. Equity Index Fund
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Registered
Investment Company
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N/A
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19,832,975
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*
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The
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Common Shares
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Employer
Securities
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N/A
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16,449,323
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*
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Participant
Loans
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Notes
receivable (interest at rates ranging from 5.0% to 10%
due through June 11, 2012)
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N/A
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6,123,133
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$
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233,970,187
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*
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Party-in-interest
to the Plan.
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EXHIBIT
NO.
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DESCRIPTION
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23.1
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Consent
of Independent Registered Public
Accounting
Firm - Meaden & Moore, Ltd.
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