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UNITED STATES |
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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SCHEDULE 13G |
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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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(Amendment No. 5)* |
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Federal Signal Corporation |
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(Name of Issuer) |
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Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share |
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(Title of Class of Securities) |
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313855108 |
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(CUSIP Number) |
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December 31, 2009 |
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
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Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |
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x |
Rule 13d-1(b) |
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o |
Rule 13d-1(c) |
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o |
Rule 13d-1(d) |
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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 |
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the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the |
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disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
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The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of |
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Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the |
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Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). |
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1. |
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. |
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Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC |
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
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(a) |
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(b) |
X |
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3. |
SEC USE ONLY |
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4. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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Delaware |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
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5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER |
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(See Item 4) |
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER |
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(See Item 4) |
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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(See Item 4) |
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8. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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(See Item 4) |
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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4,742,243 |
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10. |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES |
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CERTAIN SHARES o |
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11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
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9.7% |
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12. |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON |
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IA, OO (See Item 4) |
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Item 1. |
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(a) |
Name of Issuer |
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Federal Signal Corporation |
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(b) |
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices |
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1415 West 22nd Street |
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Oak Brook, IL 60523 |
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Item 2. |
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(a) |
Name of Person Filing |
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Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC |
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(b) |
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence |
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101 John F. Kennedy Parkway |
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Short Hills, NJ 07078-2789 |
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(c) |
Citizenship |
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Delaware |
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(d) |
Title of Class of Securities |
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Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share |
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(e) |
CUSIP Number |
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313855108 |
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Item 3. |
If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing |
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is a: |
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(a) |
o Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 |
U.S.C. |
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78o). |
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(b) |
o Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
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(c) |
o Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. |
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78c). |
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(d) |
o Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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(15 U.S.C 80a -8). |
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(e) |
x An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
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(f) |
o An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with |
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§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
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(g) |
o A parent holding company or control person in accordance with |
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§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
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(h) |
o A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit |
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Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
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(i) |
o A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment |
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company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 |
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U.S.C. 80a-3); |
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(j) |
o A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J); |
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(k) |
o Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify |
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the type of institution |
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Item 4. |
Ownership |
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The securities reported herein (the Securities) are beneficially owned by one or more open-end investment companies or |
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other managed accounts which, pursuant to investment management contracts, are managed by Franklin Mutual |
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Advisers, LLC ("FMA"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. ("FRI"). Such investment |
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management contracts grant to FMA all investment and voting power over the securities owned by such investment |
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management clients. Therefore, FMA may be deemed to be, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Act, the beneficial |
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owner of the Securities. |
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Beneficial ownership by investment management subsidiaries and other affiliates of FRI is being reported in conformity |
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with the guidelines articulated by the SEC staff in Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998) relating to organizations, |
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such as FRI, where related entities exercise voting and investment powers over the securities being reported |
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independently from each other. The voting and investment powers held by FMA are exercised independently from FRI |
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(FMAs parent holding company) and from all other investment management subsidiaries of FRI (FRI, its affiliates and |
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investment management subsidiaries other than FMA are, collectively, FRI affiliates). Furthermore, internal policies and |
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procedures of FMA and FRI establish informational barriers that prevent the flow between FMA and the FRI affiliates of |
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information that relates to the voting and investment powers over the securities owned by their respective investment |
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management clients. Consequently, FMA and the FRI affiliates report the securities over which they hold investment and |
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voting power separately from each other for purposes of Section 13 of the Act. |
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Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. (the "Principal Shareholders") each own in excess of 10% of the |
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outstanding common stock of FRI and are the principal stockholders of FRI. However, because FMA exercises voting |
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and investment powers on behalf of its investment management clients independently of FRI, the Principal |
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Shareholders, and their respective affiliates, beneficial ownership of the securities being reported by FMA is being |
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attributed only to FMA. FMA disclaims any pecuniary interest in any of the Securities. In addition, the filing of this |
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Schedule 13G on behalf of FMA should not be construed as an admission that it is, and it disclaims that it is, the |
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beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3, of any of the Securities. |
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Furthermore, FMA believes that it is not a "group" with FRI, the Principal Shareholders, or their respective affiliates |
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within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Act and that none of them are otherwise required to attribute to each |
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other the beneficial ownership of the Securities held by any of them or by any persons or entities for whom or for |
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which FMA or the FRI affiliates provide investment management services. |
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(a) |
Amount beneficially owned: |
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4,742,243 |
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(b) |
Percent of class: |
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9.7% |
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(c) |
Number of shares as to which the person has: |
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(i) |
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote |
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Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC: |
4,742,243 |
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(ii) |
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote |
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0 |
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(iii) |
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
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Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC: |
4,742,243 |
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(iv) |
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
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0 |
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Item 5. |
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class |
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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has |
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ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the |
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following o. |
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Item 6. |
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person |
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The clients of Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC, including investment companies registered under the |
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Investment Company Act of 1940 and other managed accounts, have the right to receive or power to |
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direct the receipt of dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale of, the Securities. |
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Mutual Shares Fund, a series of Franklin Mutual Series Funds, an investment company |
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registered under the Investment company Act of 1940, has an interest in 3,360,800 shares, |
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or 6.9%, of the class of securities reported herein. |
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Item 7. |
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By |
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the Parent Holding Company |
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Not Applicable |
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Item 8. |
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group |
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Not Applicable |
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Item 9. |
Notice of Dissolution of Group |
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Not Applicable |
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Item 10. |
Certification |
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By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired |
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and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the |
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effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in |
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connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. |
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SIGNATURE |
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this |
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statement is true, complete and correct. |
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Dated: |
January 15, 2010 |
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Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC |
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Franklin Mutual Series Funds on behalf of |
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Mutual Shares Fund |
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By: |
/s/ BRADLEY D. TAKAHASHI |
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Bradley D. Takahashi |
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Vice President of Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC |
Assistant Secretary of Franklin Mutual Series Funds
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EXHIBIT A |
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT |
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In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby |
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agree to the joint filing with each other of the attached statement on Schedule 13G and to all amendments to such |
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statement and that such statement and all amendments to such statement are made on behalf of each of them. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this agreement on |
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January 15, 2010. |
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Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC |
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Franklin Mutual Series Funds on behalf of |
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Mutual Shares Fund |
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By: |
/s/ BRADLEY D. TAKAHASHI |
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Bradley D. Takahashi |
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Vice President of Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC |
Assistant Secretary of Franklin Mutual Series Funds