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        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger and amalgamation, dated as of August 5, 2008 (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), among the Issuer, General Maritime Corporation and the other parties thereto, each common share of the Issuer was converted into the right to receive one share of common stock of a newly formed company, now known as General Maritime Corporation.  These shares were exchanged for 0 shares of common stock of General Maritime Corporation having a market value of $15.06 per share on December 16, 2008, the effective date of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.</footnote>
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