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COMMON SHARES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Maximum number of shares outstanding exercised or converted

[d] The following table presents the maximum number of shares that would be outstanding if all the dilutive instruments outstanding at March 7, 2013 were exercised or converted:

Common Shares			233,839,998
Stock options [note 17]			6,535,694
			240,375,692

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