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        <footnote id="F1">The common stock issued under the terms of the Company's Executive Retirement Matching Contribution Plan, a tax conditioned plan, is exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The shares are held in a grantor trust and stock is the only permissable form of distribution under the Plan.    </footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The rights awarded under the Company's Executive Retirement Matching Contribution Plan will be eligible for distribution upon termination and vest according to the following schedule: 100% at age 65 with acceleration provisions (1) at the rate of 25% per year for each subsequent year of participation, (2) after the individual reaches age 61,  or (3) if they have more than 10 years of service.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>By: Noreen E. Burns, Attorney-in-Fact  For: Paul E. Jacobs</signatureName>
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