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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-08-000801
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080312
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080311

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000894627
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				760274813
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-52577
		FILM NUMBER:		08681929

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 POST OAK PL STE 309
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77027
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-623-0801

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 POST OAK PL STE 309
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77027

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Nanes Delorme Partners I LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001429149
		IRS NUMBER:				261808145
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O NANES BALKANY PARTNERS LLC
		STREET 2:		230 PARK AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10169
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 499-2993

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O NANES BALKANY PARTNERS LLC
		STREET 2:		230 PARK AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10169
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acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
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                  <td rowspan="4" valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NUMBER
      OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7</font></div>
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                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="53%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                    </div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                    </div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                    </div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                    </div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">AGGREGATE
      AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                    </div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
      SHARES</font></div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 17.45pt"></font>&#168;</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PERCENT
      OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</font></div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
      8.0%</font></div>
                    </div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">TYPE
      OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>PN</font></div>
                    </div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
            </table>
          </div>
          <div><br></div>
          <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
            <div id="FTR">
              <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
              </div>
            </div>
            <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
              <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2</font></div>
              <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
              </div>
            </div>
            <div id="HDR">
              <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right">
              </div>
              <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">CUSIP
NO. 91851C201</font></div>
            </div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>
              <div>&#160;</div>
              <div>
                <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-TOP: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NAME
      OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
      NANES BALKANY PARTNERS LLC</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      (a)&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      (b)&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SEC
      USE ONLY</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOURCE
      OF FUNDS</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>AF</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d)
      OR 2(e)</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 17.45pt"></font>&#168;</font></div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CITIZENSHIP
      OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>DELAWARE</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td rowspan="4" valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NUMBER
      OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="53%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">AGGREGATE
      AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
      SHARES</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 17.45pt"></font>&#168;</font></div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PERCENT
      OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>8.0%</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14</font></div>
                      </td>
                      <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">TYPE
      OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>OO</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
              </div>
              <div><br></div>
              <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
                <div id="FTR">
                  <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
                  </div>
                </div>
                <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
                  <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3</font></div>
                  <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                    <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
                  </div>
                </div>
                <div id="HDR">
                  <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right">
                  </div>
                  <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">CUSIP
NO. 91851C201</font></div>
                </div>
                <div>&#160;</div>
                <div>
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>
                    <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-TOP: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NAME
      OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
      NANES BALKANY MANAGEMENT LLC</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      (a)&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      (b)&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SEC
      USE ONLY</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOURCE
      OF FUNDS</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>AF</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d)
      OR 2(e)</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 17.45pt"></font>&#168;</font></div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CITIZENSHIP
      OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>DELAWARE</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td rowspan="4" valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NUMBER
      OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="53%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">AGGREGATE
      AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
      SHARES</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 17.45pt"></font>&#168;</font></div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PERCENT
      OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;8.0%</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                          <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14</font></div>
                          </td>
                          <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">TYPE
      OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>OO</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                  </div>
                  <div><br></div>
                  <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
                    <div id="FTR">
                      <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
                      <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4</font></div>
                      <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div id="HDR">
                      <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right">
                      </div>
                      <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">CUSIP
NO. 91851C201</font></div>
                    </div>
                    <div>&#160;</div>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-TOP: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NAME
      OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
      JULIEN BALKANY</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      (a)&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      (b)&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SEC
      USE ONLY</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOURCE
      OF FUNDS</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>AF</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d)
      OR 2(e)</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 17.45pt"></font>&#168;</font></div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CITIZENSHIP
      OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>FRANCE</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td rowspan="4" valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NUMBER
      OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="53%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">AGGREGATE
      AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
      SHARES</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 17.45pt"></font>&#168;</font></div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PERCENT
      OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;
      </font>8.0%</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                              <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14</font></div>
                              </td>
                              <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">TYPE
      OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>IN</font></div>
                                </div>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                        </table>
                      </div>
                      <div><br></div>
                      <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
                        <div id="FTR">
                          <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
                          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5</font></div>
                          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                            <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
                          </div>
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                          </div>
                          <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">CUSIP
NO. 91851C201</font></div>
                        </div>
                        <div>&#160;</div>
                        <div>
                          <div>&#160;</div>
                          <div>
                            <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-TOP: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NAME
      OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
      DARYL NANES</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      (a)&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      (b)&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SEC
      USE ONLY</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOURCE
      OF FUNDS</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>AF</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d)
      OR 2(e)</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 17.45pt"></font>&#168;</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CITIZENSHIP
      OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>USA</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td rowspan="4" valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NUMBER
      OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="53%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      VOTING POWER</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SOLE
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SHARED
      DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>- 0 -</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">AGGREGATE
      AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>4,700,000</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="59%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CHECK
      BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
      SHARES</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 17.45pt"></font>&#168;</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PERCENT
      OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
      8.0%</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                  <td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14</font></div>
                                  </td>
                                  <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="top" width="66%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">TYPE
      OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>IN</font></div>
                                    </div>
                                  </td>
                                </tr>
                            </table>
                          </div>
                          <div><br></div>
                          <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
                            <div id="FTR">
                              <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
                              <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6</font></div>
                              <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                                <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div id="HDR">
                              <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right">
                              </div>
                              <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">CUSIP
NO.
91851C201</font></div>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div>&#160;</div>
    <div>&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
following constitutes the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (the &#8220;Schedule
13D&#8221;).</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Security and
Issuer</font>.</font></div>
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par value $0.10 per share (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;), of VAALCO Energy, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#8220;Issuer&#8221;).&#160;&#160;The address of the principal executive
offices of the Issuer is 4600 Post Oak Place, Suite 309, Houston, Texas
77027.</font></div>
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2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Identity and
Background</font>.</font></div>
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filed by Nanes Delorme Partners I LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#8220;Nanes
Delorme Partners&#8221;), Nanes Balkany Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (&#8220;Nanes Balkany Partners&#8221;), Nanes Balkany Management LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (&#8220;Nanes Balkany Management&#8221;), Julien Balkany and Daryl
Nanes. Each of the foregoing is referred to as a &#8220;Reporting Person&#8221; and
collectively as the &#8220;Reporting Persons.&#8221;&#160;&#160;Each of the Reporting
Persons is party to that certain Joint Filing Agreement as further described in
Item 6.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>Nanes Balkany Partners is the general
partner of Nanes Delorme Partners.&#160;&#160;Nanes Balkany Management is the
investment manager of Nanes Delorme Partners.&#160;&#160;The managing members of
Nanes Balkany Partners and Nanes Balkany Management are Julien Balkany and Daryl
Nanes. By virtue of their positions with Nanes Balkany Partners and Nanes
Balkany Management, Messrs. Balkany and Nanes have the sole power to vote and
dispose of the Issuer&#8217;s Shares owned by Nanes Delorme
Partners.&#160;&#160;Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are hereby filing a
joint Schedule 13D.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>(b)<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;The principal
business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 230 Park Avenue, 7th Floor,
New York, New York 10169.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>(c)<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;The principal
business of Nanes Delorme Partners is investing in securities. Nanes Delorme
Partners pursues primarily active investments in publicly traded oil and gas
exploration and production companies that it believes are trading at a
significant discount to their intrinsic values or where one or more potential
catalysts exist that could materially unlock the inherent value of those
companies. The principal business of Nanes Balkany Partners is acting as the
general partner of Nanes Delorme Partners.&#160;&#160;The principal business of
Nanes Balkany Management is acting as the investment manager of Nanes Delorme
Partners.&#160;&#160;The principal occupation of Mr. Balkany is serving as a
managing member of Nanes Balkany Partners and Nanes Balkany
Management.&#160;&#160;Concurrently, Mr. Balkany is a managing director of Nanes
Delorme Capital Management LLC, a Delaware corporation (&#8220;Nanes Delorme
Capital&#8221;), whose principal business is to provide financial advisory and
broker-dealer services.&#160;&#160;The principal occupation of Mr. Nanes is
serving as the managing partner of Nanes Delorme Capital and as a managing
member of Nanes Balkany Partners and Nanes Balkany Management.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>(d)<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;No Reporting Person
has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>(e)<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;No Reporting Person
has, during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial
or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such
proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal
or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such
laws.</font></div>
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Balkany is a citizen of France and Mr. Nanes is a citizen of the United States
of America.</font></div>
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3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Source and Amount of Funds
or Other Consideration</font>.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>The aggregate purchase price of the
4,700,000 Shares owned in the aggregate by Nanes Delorme Partners is
approximately $21,737,211 including brokerage commissions (including the Shares
described in the next paragraph).&#160;&#160;The Shares owned by Nanes Delorme
Partners were acquired with partnership funds.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Certain
of the Shares reported in this Schedule 13D as beneficially owned by Nanes
Delorme Partners were contributed by one of its limited
partners.&#160;&#160;This limited partner contributed an aggregate of 2,700,000
Shares at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $12,558,213, in order to
subscribe for and purchase interests in Nanes Delorme Partners.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Purpose of
Transaction</font>.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
Reporting Persons purchased the Shares based on the Reporting Persons&#8217; belief
that the Shares, when purchased, were significantly undervalued and represented
an attractive investment opportunity. Depending upon overall market conditions,
other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, and the
availability of Shares at prices that would make the purchase of additional
Shares desirable, the Reporting Persons may endeavor to increase their position
in the Issuer through, among other things, the purchase of Shares on the open
market or in private transactions or otherwise, on such terms and at such times
as the Reporting Persons may deem advisable.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>No Reporting Person has any present
plan or proposal which would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth
in subparagraphs (a) - (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D except as set forth in this
Schedule 13D or such as would occur upon completion of any of the actions
discussed above.&#160;&#160;The Reporting Persons intend to review their
investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis and engage in discussions with
management, the Board of the Issuer and other stockholders of the Issuer
concerning the business, operations and<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font>future plans
of the Issuer.&#160;&#160;Depending on various factors including, without
limitation, the Issuer&#8217;s financial position and investment strategy, the price
levels of the Shares, conditions in the securities markets and general economic
and industry conditions, the Reporting Persons may in the future take such
actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer as they deem appropriate
including, without limitation, seeking Board representation, making proposals to
the Issuer concerning changes to the capitalization, ownership structure or
operations of the Issuer, purchasing additional Shares, selling some or all of
their Shares, engaging in short selling of or any hedging or similar transaction
with respect to the Shares or changing their intention with respect to any and
all matters referred to in Item 4.</font></div>
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NO. 91851C201</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>On March 11, 2008, Nanes Delorme
Partners sent a letter to the Board of Directors of the Issuer describing a
number of concerns it has with the Issuer&#8217;s performance.&#160;&#160;The letter
included certain recommendations including, without limitation, that the Board
of Directors of the Issuer retain a top tier investment banker to initiate an
open bid process to sell the Issuer to the highest bidder.&#160;&#160;A copy of
this letter is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated
herein by reference.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Interest in Securities of
the Issuer</font>.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(a)<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The aggregate percentage of Shares
reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 59,024,481 Shares
outstanding, which is the total number of Shares reported to be outstanding as
of October 31, 2007 in the Issuer&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2007</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>As of the date hereof, Nanes Delorme
Partners beneficially owns 4,700,000 Shares, constituting approximately 8.0% of
the Shares outstanding.&#160;&#160;As the general partner of Nanes Delorme
Partners, Nanes Balkany Partners may be deemed to beneficially own the 4,700,000
Shares owned by Nanes Delorme Partners, constituting approximately 8.0% of the
Shares outstanding.&#160;&#160;As the investment manager of Nanes Delorme
Partners, Nanes Balkany Management may be deemed to beneficially own the
4,700,000 Shares owned by Nanes Delorme Partners, constituting approximately
8.0% of the Shares outstanding.&#160;&#160;As the managing members of Nanes
Balkany Partners and Nanes Balkany Management, Messrs. Balkany and Nanes may be
deemed to beneficially own the 4,700,000 Shares owned by Nanes Delorme Partners,
constituting approximately 8.0% of the Shares outstanding.&#160;&#160;Messrs.
Balkany and Nanes have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the
4,700,000 Shares owned by Nanes Delorme Partners by virtue of their authority to
vote and dispose of such Shares.&#160;&#160;Nanes Balkany Partners, Nanes
Balkany Management and Messrs. Balkany and Nanes disclaim beneficial ownership
of the Shares held by Nanes Delorme Partners, except to the extent of their
pecuniary interest therein.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>(b)<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;By virtue of their
position with Nanes Balkany Partners and Nanes Balkany Management, Messrs.
Balkany and Nanes have the sole power to vote and dispose of the Shares
beneficially owned by Nanes Delorme Partners reported in this Schedule
13D.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>(c)<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;Schedule A annexed
hereto lists all transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days by the
Reporting Persons. All of such transactions were effected in the open
market.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>(d)<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;No person other than
the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the
Shares.</font></div>
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applicable.</font></div>
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      Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities
      of the Issuer.</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On March
11, 2008, Nanes Delorme Partners, Nanes Balkany Partners, Nanes Balkany
Management and Messrs. Balkany and Nanes entered into a Joint Filing
Agreement&#160;&#160;(the &#8220;Joint Filing Agreement&#8221;) in which the parties agreed
to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with
respect to the securities of the Issuer to the extent required by applicable
law. The Joint Filing Agreement is attached as an exhibit hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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than as described herein, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings
or relationships among the Reporting Persons, or between the Reporting Persons
and any other person, with respect to the securities of the Issuer.</font></div>
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      of Common Stock</font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Purchased/(Sold)</font></font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Price
      Per</font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Share($U.S.)</font></font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Date
      of</font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Purchase/(Sale)</font></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
      </div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">NANES DELORME PARTNERS I
LP</font></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">*</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
      <div align="left">
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.6300</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11/28/2007</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">40,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.4432</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12/05/2007</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">45,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.5998</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12/14/2007</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">50,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.5940</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12/17/2007</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">50,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.5948</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12/18/2007</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">50,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.7314</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12/19/2007</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">108,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.8648</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12/20/2007</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">45,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.7796</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12/27/2007</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">200,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.6887</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12/31/2007</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">50,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.5871</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/02/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">75,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.6810</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/04/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">100,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.5602</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/07/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">130,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.7468</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/08/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.7434</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/09/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.7654</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/10/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">60,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.9277</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/11/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">80,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.8779</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/15/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.0430</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/16/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">100,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.7917</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/18/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">200,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.3459</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/22/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">200,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.1646</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/23/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">150,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.4521</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/24/2008</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">183,000</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="33%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.4643</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="34%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">01/25/2008</font></div>
              </td>
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                    <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For
      the period 11/28/07 through 1/30/08, a limited partner of Nanes Delorme
      Partners I LP purchased 2,700,000 Shares of VAALCO Energy,
      Inc.&#160;&#160;On 2/14/08, the limited partner contributed such Shares,
      with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $12,558,213, in order to
      subscribe for and purchase interests in Nanes Delorme Partners I
      LP.&#160;&#160;&#160;Nanes Delorme Partners I LP assumed the same cost
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2008</font></div>
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Energy, Inc.</font></div>
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Oak Place, Suite 309</font></div>
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Texas 77027</font></div>
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Delorme Partners I LP, with associated entities (&#8220;we&#8221;), currently beneficially
own 4,700,000 of the outstanding shares of VAALCO Energy, Inc. (&#8220;VAALCO&#8221; or the
&#8220;Company&#8221;) representing approximately 8.0% of the Company.</font></div>
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VAALCO&#8217;s largest shareholder, we have a substantial interest in seeing that the
management and the directors of the board (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of the Company are
strongly committed to maximizing value for all shareholders, although we have
grave concerns that recent actions demonstrate the contrary. By way of
background, we have a history of successful achievements in oil and gas
transactions and we have spent a considerable amount of time analyzing and
evaluating the Company.</font></div>
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depressed stock price and the underlying value of its assets. We estimate the
total Net Asset Value (&#8216;NAV&#8221;) of the Company at approximately $420 million,
which translates into approximately $7.12 per share and as of March 6, 2008 the
shares closed as low as $4.45.</font></div>
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the past year, VAALCO&#8217;s stock has underperformed by all relevant measures. In
2007, the share price fell approximately 30%, while the Standard &amp; Poor's
Midcap Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Index (the &#8220;Index&#8221;) climbed nearly
45%. Unsurprisingly the underperformance has continued in 2008. The share price
has declined approximately 4% through March 3, 2008, as compared to a 9%
increase for the Index. During this period where most exploration and production
companies (&#8220;E&amp;P&#8221;) have benefited from the recent historical surge in oil
prices, we find the Company&#8217;s steady stock price decline to be particularly
alarming.&#160;&#160;Despite this continued underperformance, management does
not seem to be taking effective action. We believe that the recently announced
too-modest share buyback program is inadequate to reverse this downward trend or
to fully address true shareholder value creation.</font></div>
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lost our initial confidence that the management and directors of the Company
have the ability to eliminate this significant valuation gap. As a result, we
urge the Board to immediately take the following actions to maximize value for
all shareholders:</font></div>
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      a range of strategic alternatives, including the possible sale of the
      entire company or the divestiture of its valuable West African
      portfolio;</font></div>
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      a top tier investment bank to initiate an open bid process to sell the
      Company to the highest bidder. Having spoken to numerous industry experts
      and potential acquirers, we are confident that an offer to sell the entire
      Company would attract several interested parties that would pay a
      substantial premium to the current share price. As noted and detailed in
      our enclosed preliminary valuation analysis (see enclosed Table 3 - VAALCO
      Preliminary Valuation Analysis), we would anticipate a sale of the entire
      company would fetch a minimum of $7.12 per share (representing
      approximately a 60% premium to the current share
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      attempting to diversify away from the Company&#8217;s core geographical area in
      West Africa. The Company has been unwisely spending cash on acquiring and
      drilling minor North Sea interests that have been total exploration
      failures. The Company most recently announced its latest disappointing
      result in January 2008 when it drilled a dry hole on the 9/28b-19A
      exploration well for $12 million;</font></div>
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      all the appropriate measures to reduce the Company&#8217;s administrative costs
      and close the Company&#8217;s office in Aberdeen (UK). We believe this office
      was inappropriately opened to further develop the Company&#8217;s presence in
      the North Sea, which should be reduced, and not expanded;
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      the Company&#8217;s corporate governance with the immediate redemption of the
      Shareholders Rights Plan (&#8220;the Poison Pill&#8221;) adopted in September 2007
      along with the declassification of the staggered Board and a prompt review
      of the current skill set, composition and selection process of the
      Board.</font></div>
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also like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the fact that the
UK North Sea&#8217;s production and reserves have been rapidly declining in recent
years. This petroleum basin that has been explored for decades is now widely
known for not presenting nearly as much upside as West Africa does. The stock
price of the only U.S. publicly listed E&amp;P company focused on the North Sea
in 2007 has fallen by 41% in that same year (Endeavour International Corp. &#8211;
ticker: EAC). We feel this illustrates the market&#8217;s current lack of interest and
enthusiasm for this mature petroleum region, and we do not understand why
management has not done more to move away from this area. As VAALCO&#8217;s largest
shareholder, we are also losing confidence in the technical and operational
ability of the management, particularly in light of the recent increase in CAPEX
that haven&#8217;t led to any important replacement of the reserves
produced.</font></div>
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have reason to believe that VAALCO rebuffed private inquiries regarding a
potential acquisition of the Company at a significant premium to its current
share price on several occasions. In these instances the Board has not only
failed to generate maximum value for shareholders, it has stood in the way of
shareholders being able to realize this value through a sale and further
perpetuated the cycle of value destruction at VAALCO.</font></div>
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our investment in VAALCO based on our belief that VAALCO is a company which has
first class oil and gas properties, with a balanced portfolio of assets with
substantial exploration upside in Angola and Gabon and which generates
significant cash flow. However, despite these positive factors, the stock has
continued to trade at a substantial discount to VAALCO&#8217;s E&amp;P peers using
virtually all relevant comparable valuation metrics. The Company recently has
traded at a total enterprise value to 2007 estimated EBITDA of approximately
2.4x, compared to recent multiples of approximately 11.9x for its selected group
of E&amp;P peers. Moreover, while the Company trades at a recent price to
earnings ratio of approximately 9.5x, its peers trade at significantly higher
multiples of approximately 19.4x based on the Bear Stearns E&amp;P Index (see
enclosed Table 1 &#8211; Summary E&amp;P Comparable Trading Multiples). We strongly
believe that VAALCO&#8217;s stock price is significantly undervalued particularly when
taking into account the value of similar M&amp;A transactions in Africa where
the Company&#8217;s core assets are located (see enclosed Table 2 - Similar Recent
Transactions Multiples in Gabon). In spite of record oil prices and a portfolio
of high quality oil and gas E&amp;P properties, the Company&#8217;s stock price
remains depressed and we believe is not appropriately valued by the public
market.</font></div>
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beginning to doubt whether management&#8217;s and directors&#8217; interests are aligned
closely enough with those of other shareholders, and note that senior management
and directors own in the aggregate less than 5% of the common stock outstanding,
with most of this ownership consolidated in the hands of the Chairman. For the
reasons laid out in this letter, we are committed to exchanging our views and to
meeting with the Company's management and directors, and possibly other large
shareholders as soon as possible, in an effort to urgently address the above
problems plaguing the Company and negatively affecting its stock price, in an
attempt to unlock value for all shareholders.</font></div>
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like to reiterate that we are committed shareholders whose priority is to work
with the Company &#8211; not against it &#8211; in doing what is best for all
shareholders.&#160;&#160;As always, we stand ready to meet with the Board and
its representatives at their earliest convenience and are willing to discuss our
views. We must, of course, reserve all rights to take any and all action
required to protect the interests of shareholders if our concerns continue to
fall on deaf ears, including, but not limited to, seeking Board representation
or bidding for the entire Company. We hope such action will be unnecessary.
Lastly, we remind the Board that we will not hesitate to hold the Company&#8217;s
directors accountable should the Company seek to utilize its balance sheet and
cash flows to pursue any unwise transactions.</font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">AREX</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10.6x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.5x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10.30%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Cabot
      Oil &amp; Gas</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">COG</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.5x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10.4x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25.10%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">33%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Denbury
      Resources</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">DNR</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13.3x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.0x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.50%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">114%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Newfield
      Exploration</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">NFX</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.9x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.2x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.20%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Petrohawk
      Energy</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">HK</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.1x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.9x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.00%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">51%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Plains
      Exploration</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PXP</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.8x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.00%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Quicksilver
      Resources</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">KWK</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">20x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15.3x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">19.20%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">63%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Range
      Resources</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">RRC</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14.5x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.6x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">22.30%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">87%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Southwestern
      Energy</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SD</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">19.1x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13.9x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">21.70%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">59%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ultra
      Petroleum</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">UPL</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">26.2x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15.8x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10.30%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">50%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">W&amp;T
      Offshore</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">WTI</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.1x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.8x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">18.30%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-2%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Brigham
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">BEXP</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.3x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.7x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.50%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Carrizo
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              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CRZO</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">21.3x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.5x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8.30%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">89%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Delta
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              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">DPTR</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">33.1x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">16.2x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">28.50%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-19%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Encore
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              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">EAC</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.0x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.8x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8.80%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">36%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Exco
      Resources</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">XCO</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.5x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.0x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9.60%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-8%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Mariner
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              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">ME</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.0x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.0x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">23.70%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">17%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Penn
      Virginia</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PVA</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.7x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.2x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-3.70%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25%</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PetroQuest
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              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PQ</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.3x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.3x</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13.70%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Swift
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              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SFY</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.3x</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.5x</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.10%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-2%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Whiting
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              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">WLL</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.2x</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.2x</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.70%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="7%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">24%</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="9%">
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              <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="9%">
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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      Discounted net present value at 10% (post-tax) of proved and probable
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      risked value for the Company&#8217;s 100% interest in the Mutumba field (Gabon)
      and for its 40% working interest in the offshore Block 5
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      Future liability due to the payment of a significant portion of the well
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      According to slide 25 of the Company Corporate Presentation at Pritchard
      Energy Conference in January 2008</font></div>
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      estimates and information shown above represent the opinions of Nanes
      Delorme Partners I LP and should not be regarded by any recipient as
      providing the basis for any investment decision nor should it be
      interpreted as a fairness opinion.</font></div>
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IN THIS LETTER CONSTITUTES TAX, LEGAL (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY) OR INVESTMENT ADVICE.&#160;&#160;THE COMPANY, ITS MANAGEMENT, AND ITS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN ADVISERS FOR ADVICE CONCERNING THE
VARIOUS CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE MATTERS OUTLINED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS
LETTER.&#160;&#160;NONE OF NANES DELORME PARTNERS I LP, NANES BALKANY PARTNERS
(ITS GENERAL PARTNER), AND ANY OTHER ENTITY OR PERSON IN THE NANES DELORME
GROUP; NOR THEIR AFFILIATES; NOR ANY SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS,
DIRECTORS, PRINCIPALS, PERSONNEL, TRUSTEES, OR AGENTS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING, OR IS LIABLE FOR, ANY LEGAL, INVESTMENT, OR TAX ADVICE
WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY NOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS (AS A RESULT OF
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE ABSENCE OF
FRAUD) IN THE INFORMATION, BELIEFS, AND/OR OPINIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LETTER, OR
FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF RELYING ON SUCH INFORMATION, BELIEFS, OR
OPINIONS.&#160;&#160;ANY INFORMATION, BELIEFS, AND/OR OPINIONS PROVIDED IN THIS
LETTER CONSTITUTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENTITY PROVIDING SUCH INFORMATION,
BELIEFS, AND/OR OPINIONS AS OF THE DATE OF THIS LETTER, ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE, AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE CRITERIA EMPLOYED BY THE ENTITIES IN THE
NANES DELORME GROUP TO EVALUATE INVESTMENTS.&#160;&#160;NO REPRESENTATION IS
MADE THAT THE STATISTICS AND OTHER INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN THIS LETTER ARE
COMPLETE OR ADEQUATE OR THAT THEY WOULD BE USEFUL IN SUCCESSFULLY EVALUATING THE
COMPANY&#8217;S BUSINESS OR STRATEGIC DECISIONS.&#160;&#160;CERTAIN INFORMATION AND
OPINIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LETTER HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THIRD-PARTY SOURCES
BELIEVED TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR CONSIDERATION.&#160;&#160;SOURCES FOR SUCH
INFORMATION AND OPINIONS MAY HAVE SELF-INTERESTED REASONS FOR PROVIDING
INCORRECT INFORMATION.&#160;&#160;MOREOVER, NO ASSURANCE CAN BE GIVEN THAT SUCH
INFORMATION OR OPINIONS ARE RELIABLE, AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS
SUCH.</font></div>
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