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        <footnote id="F1">By B. Wayne Hughes, trustee for B.W. Hughes Living Trust dated 6/3/77 (the &quot;Living Trust&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Entities described in notes (4) and (9) below are owned by the Northern Trust Company of Delaware, trustee for B. Wayne
 Hughes 2008 Irrevocable Intervivos Trust (&quot;NTCD&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">By B. Wayne Hughes, trustee of Wayne Hughes 9-05 Annuity Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Shares held by American Commercial Equities Two, LLC (&quot;ACE&quot; 2&quot;), of which NTCD is the sole member.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">By custodian of an IRA for the reporting person's benefit.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">By B. Wayne Hughes, trustee of Wayne Hughes 6-07 Annuity Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">401(k) plan units that represent interests in common stock; based on plan information as of October 6, 2008.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Reflects the following downward adjustments to shares previously reported as owned by the reporting person:  an additional
100,000 shares previously owned by the Living Trust were contributed to American Commercial Equities Two, LLC and an
additional 300,000 shares previously owned by the Living Trust were contributed to American Commercial Equities Three, LLC.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Shares held by American Commercial Equities Three, LLC, of which NTCD is the sole member.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Shares held by Japanese Village, LLC, of which the reporting person is the sole member.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Represents private sale by NTCD of all of the securities of ACE 2, which is wholly owned by NTCD.  ACE 2 owns substantial
 assets in addition to the shares of Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">Represents private sale by NTCD of all of the securities of ACE 3, which is wholly owned by NTCD.  ACE 3 owns substantial
 assets in addition to the shares of Issuer.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ David Goldberg, Attorney in Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-10-09</signatureDate>
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