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        <footnote id="F1">Received in exchange for 296.54 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock of uBid, Inc. (&quot;uBid&quot;) in connection with the merger of uBid Acquisition Co., Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Issuer, with and into uBid.  On the effective date of the merger, the Issuer sold shares of common stock in a private placement for $4.50 per share.</footnote>
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