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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20071017092838
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-07-002408
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20071017
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20071017
GROUP MEMBERS:		CONTIGROUP COMPANIES, INC.
GROUP MEMBERS:		PAUL J. FRIBOURG

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000091388
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011]
		IRS NUMBER:				520845861
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-07808
		FILM NUMBER:		071175459

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 COMMERCE STREET
		STREET 2:		EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING
		CITY:			SMITHFIELD
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23430
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7573653000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 COMMERCE STREET
		STREET 2:		EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING
		CITY:			SMITHFIELD
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23430

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LIBERTY EQUITIES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710221

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LIBERTY REAL ESTATE TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19661113

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONTIGROUP COMPANIES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000929607
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		277 PARK AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10172
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2122072898

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		277 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10172

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940906
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<DESCRIPTION>SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 1
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            <b><font size="2">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

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            <b><font size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>

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            <font size="2">_______________________</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">SCHEDULE 13D</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">Under
            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">(Amendment No. 1)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">_______________________</font></p>

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            <b><font size="2">SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">(Name of Issuer)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share</font></b></p>

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            <font size="2">(Title of Class of Securities)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">832248 10 8</font></b></p>

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            <font size="2">(CUSIP Number)</font></p>

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            <b><font size="2">Michael Mayberry</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">Associate General Counsel</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">ContiGroup Companies, Inc.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">277 Park Avenue</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">New York, NY 10172</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">(212) 207-5930</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">(Name, Address and Telephone Number of</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">Person Authorized to Receive Notices</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">and
            Communications)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">_______________________</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">October 12, 2007</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Date
            of Event which Requires Filing</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">of
            this Statement)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">If
            the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule&nbsp;13G to report the
            acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule&nbsp;13D and is filing this schedule
            because of Sections 240.13d1(e), 240.13d1(f) or 240.13d1(g), check the following
            box&nbsp;[__]. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
            be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
            Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
            that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
            Act.</font></p>

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                        <b><font size="2">SCHEDULE 13D</font></b></p>
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            <font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">1</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS</font></p>


                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -37pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -37pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">ContiGroup Companies, Inc.</font></p>
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                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">2</font></p>
                    </td>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></p>
                    </td>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="101">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 23.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">
                        <font size="2">(a) &nbsp;[_]</font><br>
                        <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                        (b)</font> <font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">3</font></p>
                    </td>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SEC USE ONLY</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">4</font></p>
                    </td>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SOURCE OF FUNDS</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">OO</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">5</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
                        PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)</font></p>

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                        <font size="2">[_]</font></p>

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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">6</font></p>
                    </td>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Delaware</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">NUMBER OF</font><br>
                        <font size="2">SHARES</font><br>
                        <font size="2">BENEFICIALLY OWNED</font><br>
                        <font size="2">BY EACH REPORTING</font><br>
                        <font size="2">PERSON</font><br>
                        <font size="2">WITH</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="49">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">7</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SOLE VOTING POWER</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37.05pt; TEXT-INDENT: -37.05pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">0</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="49">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">8</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SHARED VOTING POWER</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">8,851,585</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="49">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">9</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37.05pt; TEXT-INDENT: -37.05pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">0</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="49">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">10</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">8,851,585</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">11</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
                        PERSON</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">8,851,585</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">12</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
                        CERTAIN SHARES</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: 378.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">[_]</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">13</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
                        (11)</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">6.6%</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">14</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CO</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td width="121">
                    </td>

                    <td width="31">
                    </td>

                    <td width="49">
                    </td>

                    <td width="316">
                    </td>

                    <td width="101">
                    </td>

                    <td width="101">
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
            <br>
            <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

            <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></p>

            <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720" border="0">
                <tr style="BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: gray; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: gray; BORDER-TOP-COLOR: gray; HEIGHT: 21.75pt; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: gray; page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; HEIGHT: 21.75pt" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">832248 10 8</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; HEIGHT: 21.75pt" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; HEIGHT: 21.75pt" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">
                        <font size="2">Page 3 of 6</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></p>

            <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">1</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</font></p>


                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -37pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Paul J. Fribourg</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">2</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="95">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="95">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">
                        <font size="2">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;[_]</font><br>
                        <font size="2">(b)</font> <font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">3</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SEC USE ONLY</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">4</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SOURCE OF FUNDS</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">OO</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">5</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
                        PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 415.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">[_]</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">6</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Delaware</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" colspan="2" rowspan="4">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">NUMBER OF</font><br>
                        <font size="2">SHARES</font><br>
                        <font size="2">BENEFICIALLY OWNED</font><br>
                        <font size="2">BY EACH REPORTING</font><br>
                        <font size="2">PERSON</font><br>
                        <font size="2">WITH</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="49">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">7</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SOLE VOTING POWER</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37.05pt; TEXT-INDENT: -37.05pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">1,356</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="49">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">8</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SHARED VOTING POWER</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">8,851,585</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="49">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">9</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37.05pt; TEXT-INDENT: -37.05pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">1,356</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="49">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">10</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">8,851,585</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">11</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
                        PERSON</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">8,852,941</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">12</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
                        CERTAIN SHARES</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: 378.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">[_]</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">13</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
                        (11)</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">6.6%</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid" valign="top" width="121">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="3">14</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" colspan="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.7pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 37pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">IN</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td width="121">
                    </td>

                    <td width="31">
                    </td>

                    <td width="49">
                    </td>

                    <td width="328">
                    </td>

                    <td width="95">
                    </td>

                    <td width="95">
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
            <br>
            <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

            <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></p>

            <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr style="BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: gray; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: gray; BORDER-TOP-COLOR: gray; HEIGHT: 21.75pt; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: gray; page-break-inside: avoid">
                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; HEIGHT: 21.75pt" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">832248 10 8</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; HEIGHT: 21.75pt" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; HEIGHT: 21.75pt" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">
                        <font size="2">Page 4 of 6</font></p>
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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations under the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), the
            undersigned hereby amends the Schedule 13D originally filed by ContiGroup Companies,
            Inc., a Delaware corporation (&ldquo;ContiGroup&rdquo;), and Paul J. Fribourg
            (collectively, the &ldquo;Reporting Persons&rdquo;) dated May 7, 2007 (as amended by
            this Amendment No. 1, the &ldquo;Schedule 13D&rdquo;), relating to the common stock,
            par value $0.50 per share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of Smithfield Foods, Inc.,
            a Virginia corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo; or the
            &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;).</font></p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="65">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Item 1.</font></b></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="523">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Security and Issuer.</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="65">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="523">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.1in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">No material change.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="65">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Item 2.</font></b></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="523">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Identity and Background.</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="65">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="523">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 4.95pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">No material change.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="65">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Item 3.</font></b></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="523">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.02in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.98in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">This Item 3 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of such
            section:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.02in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.98in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.02in; TEXT-INDENT: 1.08in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">&ldquo;From September 20, 2007 through September 25, 2007, ContiGroup
            purchased an aggregate of 425,000 shares of Common Stock in the open market with
            available cash on hand.&rdquo;</font></p>

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                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="65">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Item 4.</font></b></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="523">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Purpose of Transaction.</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.76in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>
            <font size="2">This Item 4 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of such
            section:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.11in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">&ldquo;On October 12, 2007, ContiGroup entered into a stock purchase
            plan (the &ldquo;10b5-1 Plan&rdquo;) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
            (&ldquo;Citigroup&rdquo;) in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. The
            10b5-1 Plan provides for the periodic acquisition of up to an aggregate of 1,505,000
            shares of Common Stock through October 15, 2008.&rdquo;</font></p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="67">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Item 5.</font></b></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="523">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Interest in Securities of Issuer.</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">This Item&nbsp;5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
            follows:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">&ldquo;All calculations of percentage ownership in this
            Schedule&nbsp;13D are based on a total of 134,245,109 shares of Common Stock
            outstanding as of August&nbsp;31, 2007, as disclosed in the Issuer&rsquo;s Quarterly
            Report on Form 10-Q filed on September&nbsp;7, 2007.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">ContiGroup beneficially owns 8,851,585 shares of Common Stock
            (approximately 6.6% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding).
            ContiGroup has the shared power to vote or direct the vote, and the shared power to
            dispose or direct the disposition of, all such 8,851,585 shares of Common
            Stock.</font></p>

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            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Mr. Fribourg beneficially owns 1,356 shares of Common Stock (less than
            0.1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding). Mr. Fribourg has the
            sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or direct the
            disposition of, all such 1,356 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Fribourg may be deemed to
            share voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned
            directly by ContiGroup by virtue of being the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
            President of ContiGroup. In addition, Mr. Fribourg is one of the co-trustees and in one
            case, a beneficiary, of various trusts established for the benefit of certain members
            of Mr. Fribourg&rsquo;s family that collectively control a majority interest in
            ContiGroup. As a result, Mr. Fribourg may be deemed to beneficially own the shares
            directly owned by ContiGroup. Mr. Fribourg disclaims beneficial ownership with respect
            to the shares of Common Stock held directly by ContiGroup except to the extent of his
            pecuniary interest.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">The trading dates, number of shares of Common Stock purchased or sold and price per share for all transactions in the Common Stock in the past 60 days by the Reporting Persons are set forth in Exhibit 4.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">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 the proceeds from the
            sale of, any securities owned by of the Reporting Persons.&rdquo;</font></p>

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                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="67">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Item 6.</font></b></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="523">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
                        Securities of the Issuer.</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">This Item 6 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of such
            section:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">&ldquo;Reference is made to the description of the 10b5-1 Plan as set
            forth in Item 4 to this Schedule 13D, and such description is incorporated by reference
            in its entirety in this Item 6.&rdquo;</font></p>

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                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="67">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Item 7.</font></b></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="523">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Material to be Filed as Exhibits.</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.75in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="592" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="99">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Exhibit 1</font></p>
                    </td>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Agreement Regarding the Joint Filing of Schedule 13D, dated
                        as of May&nbsp;17, 2007, by and between the Reporting Persons (previously
                        filed).</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="99">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Exhibit 2</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="493">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 7, 2007, between
                        Smithfield Foods, Inc. and ContiGroup Companies, Inc (incorporated by
                        reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of the Issuer&rsquo;s Current Report on Form
                        8-K filed on May 7, 2007).</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="99">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Exhibit 3</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="493">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Rule 10b5-1 Stock Purchase Plan, dated October&nbsp;12,
                        2007, between ContiGroup Companies, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets
                        Inc.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="99">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Exhibit 4</font></p>
                    </td>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="493">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Schedule of Transactions in Shares of Common Stock of the Company.</font></p>
                    </td>
                 </tr>
                 </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
            the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
            complete and correct.</font></p>

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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="54">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Date:</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">October 16, 2007</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 24pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 2in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            ContiGroup Companies, Inc.</font></p>

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                    <td valign="bottom" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

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                    <td valign="bottom" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        </p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="bottom" width="24">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="bottom" width="36">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="276">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <br>
                        <font size="2">/s/ Paul J. Fribourg</font></p>
                    </td>
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                    <td valign="top" width="240">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="24">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="36">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">By:</font></p>
                    </td>

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                        <font size="2">Paul J. Fribourg</font></p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <font size="2">&nbsp;Its:</font></p>
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                        <font size="2">Chief Executive Officer and President</font></p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <br>
                        <font size="2">/s/ Paul J. Fribourg</font></p>
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                        <font size="2">Paul J. Fribourg</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><u><font size="2">EXHIBIT 3</font></u></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 36pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <u><b><font size="2">RULE 10b5-1 STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</font></b></u></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">This Stock Purchase Plan, dated</font> <b><font size="2">October 12,
            2007</font></b> <font size="2">(&ldquo;Purchase Plan&rdquo;), is entered into by and
            between</font> <b><font size="2">ContiGroup Companies, Inc.</font></b>
            <font size="2">(&ldquo;Purchaser&rdquo;) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
            (&ldquo;Broker&rdquo;), acting as agent.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <b><font size="2">Recitals</font></b></p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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            <font size="2">A.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <font size="2">This Purchase Plan is entered into between Purchaser and Broker for the
            purpose of establishing a trading plan that complies with the requirements of Rule
            10b5-1(c)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange
            Act&rdquo;).</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">B.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <font size="2">Purchaser is establishing this Purchase Plan in order to permit the
            orderly acquisition of shares of common stock (the &ldquo;Stock&rdquo;) of</font>
            <b><font size="2">Smithfield Foods, Inc.</font></b> <font size="2">trading under the
            symbol</font> <b><font size="2">SFD</font></b> <font size="2">(the
            &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;) in accordance with Schedule A, attached.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">In consideration of the foregoing, Purchaser and Broker agree to enter
            into this Purchase Plan in accordance with the following terms and
            conditions:</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <b><font size="2">Article I. Implementation of the Plan</font></b></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">1.1</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Appointment of Broker</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser hereby
            appoints Broker to purchase shares of Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions set
            forth below. Subject to such terms and conditions, Broker hereby accepts such
            appointment.</font></p>

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            &nbsp;</p>

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            <font size="2">1.2</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Purchase Period</font></u><font size="2">. Broker is authorized to
            begin purchasing shares of Stock, on any national securities exchange, in the
            over-the-counter market, on an automated trading system or otherwise, but in all events
            pursuant to this Purchase Plan, on October 16, 2007</font> <b><font size="2">(starting
            date)</font></b> <font size="2">and shall cease purchasing shares of Stock upon the
            termination or suspension of this Purchase Plan pursuant to Articles I and IV. The
            period during which purchases of Stock are to occur under the Purchase Plan is referred
            to herein as the &ldquo;Plan Purchase Period.&rdquo;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <font size="2">1.3</font></p>
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                        <u><font size="2">Purchase Plan</font></u><font size="2">.</font></p>
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                        <font size="2">(a)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Subject to restrictions set forth in Section 1.4 hereof,
                        during the Plan Purchase Period, Broker will purchase the Stock in
                        accordance with Schedule A, on the Trading Days specified.A &ldquo;Trading
                        Day&rdquo; is any day during the Plan Purchase Period that the New York
                        Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ Stock Market, as
                        applicable, is open for business and the stock trades regular way on such
                        exchange</font><b><font size="2">.</font></b></p>
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                        <font size="2">(b)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Subject to Section 1.3, the execution of all purchases will
                        be made on a &ldquo;market, not held&rdquo; or &ldquo;limit, not
                        held&rdquo; basis. (&ldquo;not held&rdquo; means the Trader who executes
                        the transaction is given time and price discretion to purchase on a best
                        efforts basis.)</font></p>
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                        <font size="2">(c)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Purchases under this Plan will be made pursuant to SEC Rule
                        10b-18.</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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            <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">1.4</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Suspension of Purchases</font></u><font size="2">. Broker shall not
            purchase any shares of Stock hereunder at any time following:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(a)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="2">Broker&rsquo;s
            determining, in its sole discretion, that it is prohibited from doing so by a legal,
            contractual or regulatory restriction applicable to it or its affiliates or to
            Purchaser or Purchaser&rsquo;s affiliates;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(b)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="2">a
            market disruption (including without limitation a halt or suspension of trading in the
            Stock imposed by a court, governmental agency or self-regulatory organization;
            or</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(c)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="2">more
            than two (2) business days after the Broker&rsquo;s receipt of notice from the Issuer
            requesting suspension of the Purchase Plan in accordance with the Issuer&rsquo;s
            insider trading policy.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">With respect to Section 1.4(c), Broker will resume purchases in
            accordance with this Purchase Plan once Broker receives written notice from the Issuer
            that the restriction causing the suspension has been removed or ended. The resumption
            of purchases will be made as soon as possible but will require up to two (2) business
            days advance notice.</font></p>

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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <b><font size="2">Article II. Representations and Warranties of
                        Purchaser</font></b></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">The Purchaser represents and warrants to Broker and the Issuer
            that:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(a)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">No
            Awareness of Material Nonpublic Information</font></u><font size="2">. As of the date
            hereof, Purchaser is not aware of any material nonpublic information concerning the
            Issuer or its securities.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(b)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">Good
            Faith</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser is entering into this Purchase Plan in good
            faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal
            securities laws.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(c)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">Non-Contravention</font></u>
            <font size="2">. The execution and delivery of this Purchase Plan by Purchaser and the
            transactions contemplated by this Purchase Plan will not contravene any provision of
            applicable law or any agreement or other instrument binding on Purchaser or any of
            Purchaser&rsquo;s affiliates or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body,
            agency or court having jurisdiction over Purchaser or Purchaser&rsquo;s affiliates and
            does not violate the Issuer&rsquo;s insider trading policy.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <b><font size="2">Article III. Covenants</font></b></p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="43">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="42">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">3.1</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="553">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Purchaser&rsquo;s Covenants</font></u><font size="2">.
                        Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(a)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">No
            Corresponding or Hedging Transactions</font></u><font size="2">. While this Purchase
            Plan is in effect, Purchaser will not enter into or alter any corresponding or hedging
            transaction or position with respect to the securities covered by this Purchase Plan
            and will not alter or deviate from the terms of this Purchase Plan.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(b)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">Issuer
            Certificate</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser will provide Broker with an Issuer
            Representation Certificate, dated as of the date hereof and signed by the Issuer,
            substantially in the form of</font> <u><font size="2">Exhibit I</font></u>
            <font size="2">hereto, prior to commencement of the Plan Purchase Period.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(c)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">Notice
            of Restriction on Purchases of Securities under the Plan</font></u><font size="2">.
            Purchaser will notify Broker&rsquo;s Executive Financial Services Department by
            telephone at the number set forth in Section 6.5 hereof as soon as practicable if
            Purchaser becomes aware of the occurrence of any event contemplated by Paragraph 3 of
            the Issuer Representation Certificate. Such notice shall indicate the
            anticipated</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
            <br>
            <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

            <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">duration of the restriction, but shall not include any other information
            about the nature of the restriction or its applicability to Purchaser and shall not in
            any way communicate any material nonpublic information about the Issuer or its
            securities to Broker. Such notice shall be in addition to the notice required to be
            given to Broker by the Issuer pursuant to the Issuer Representation
            Certificate.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(d)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">No
            Communication of Information</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser shall not, directly
            or indirectly, communicate any material non-public information relating to the Issuer
            or its securities to any employee of Broker or its affiliates who is involved, directly
            or indirectly, in executing this Purchase Plan at any time while this Purchase Plan is
            in effect.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(e)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">Exchange
            Act Filings</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser shall make all filings, if any,
            required under Sections 13(d), 13(g) and 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and
            regulations thereunder, in a timely manner, to the extent any such filings are
            applicable to Purchaser.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(f)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">
            Compliance with Laws</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser shall at all times during the
            Plan Purchase Period, in connection with the performance of this Purchase Plan, comply
            with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act
            and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(g)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">No
            Influence</font></u><font size="2">.</font> <font size="2">Purchaser acknowledges and
            agrees that, apart from the instructions made a part of this Purchase Plan, Purchaser
            does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or
            whether to effect purchases of Stock pursuant to this Purchase Plan.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(h)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">Notice
            of Inaccuracy of Representations and Warranties</font></u><font size="2">.</font>
            <font size="2">Purchaser shall notify Broker promptly in the event that any of
            Purchaser&rsquo;s representations and warranties in Article II hereof becomes
            inaccurate at any time prior to the termination of this Purchase Plan.</font></p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="43">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="42">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">3.2</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="553">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u>Broker&rsquo;s Covenants</u>. Broker hereby covenants and agrees
                        that:</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(a)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">No
            Deviation from Terms of Purchase Plan</font></u><font size="2">. Other than as
            expressly provided herein, Broker, in effecting purchases of shares of Stock hereunder,
            shall not deviate from the express instructions set forth herein.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(b)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">Notification
            of Purchase under the Purchase Plan</font></u><font size="2">. Broker shall provide
            Purchaser with timely notification of any and all transactions effected hereunder so
            that Purchaser is in a position to make all filings, if any, required under Sections
            13(d), 13(g) and 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, in a
            timely manner, to the extent any such filings are applicable to Purchaser.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(c)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">Notification</font></u>
            <font size="2">of Issuer under the Purchase Plan. Broker must provide both fax and
            e-mail confirmation to the Issuer (see notice provision 6.5) (1) as soon as possible
            after of each purchase is made under this Purchase Plan, (2) promptly upon any
            termination of the Purchase Plan and (3) in advance of any proposed modification,
            amendment or suspension of the Purchase Plan</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">3</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
            <br>
            <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

            <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.12in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            </p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="213">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="213">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <b><font size="2">Article IV. Termination</font></b></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="213">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">This Purchase Plan shall terminate on the earliest to occur of the
            following:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: 90.9pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="517" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(a)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="486">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">written notice from Purchaser received by Broker&rsquo;s
                        Executive Financial Services Department at the address or fax number set
                        forth in Section 6.5 hereof if legal or regulatory restrictions applicable
                        to Purchaser or its affiliates would prevent Broker from purchasing shares
                        of Stock for Purchaser&rsquo;s account during the Plan Purchase
                        Period.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(b)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="486">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">the date on which Broker receives notice of death of
                        purchaser.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(c)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="486">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">the date that the number of shares of Stock purchased
                        pursuant to this Purchase Plan (excluding commissions and other expenses of
                        purchase) reaches the Maximum Amount specified in Schedule A.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(d)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="486">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">two (2) business days following written notice of
                        termination for any or no reason by either Broker or Purchaser.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(e)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="486">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">As soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than two (2)
                        business days after Broker&rsquo;s receipt of written notice from the
                        Issuer of its determination that this Purchase Plan violates the
                        Issuer&rsquo;s insider trading policy or applicable law or its request to
                        terminate the Purchase Plan in accordance with Issuer&rsquo;s insider
                        trading policy ; and</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(f)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="486">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">As soon as reasonably practicable upon Broker&rsquo;s
                        determination that this Purchase Plan violates applicable law.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(g)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="486">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">At Broker&rsquo;s option, if Broker receives notice from the
                        Issuer of the occurrence of any event contemplated by Paragraph 3 of the
                        Issuer Representation Certificate.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">Article V. Indemnification; Limitation of Liability</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">5.1</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Indemnification</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser agrees to
            indemnify and hold harmless Broker and its directors, officers, employees and
            affiliates from and against all actions, claims, losses, damages and liabilities
            (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
            connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim)
            (&ldquo;Damages&rdquo;) arising out of or attributable to Broker&rsquo;s actions taken
            or not taken in compliance with this Purchase Plan or arising out of or attributable to
            any breach by Purchaser of this Purchase Plan (including Purchaser&rsquo;s
            representations and warranties hereunder) or any violation by Purchaser of applicable
            laws or regulations, but excluding any Damages arising out of Broker&rsquo;s gross
            negligence or willful misconduct. This indemnification shall survive termination of
            this Purchase Plan.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">5.2</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Limitation of Liability</font></u><font size="2">. Notwithstanding
            any other provision hereof, Broker shall not be liable to Purchaser for:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.31in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.09in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(a)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <font size="2">special, indirect, punitive, exemplary or consequential damages, or
            incidental losses or damages of any kind, even if advised of the possibility of such
            losses or damages or if such losses or damages could have been reasonably foreseen;
            or</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">4</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
            <br>
            <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

            <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.09in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(b)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <font size="2">any failure to perform or to cease performance or any delay in
            performance that results from a cause or circumstance that is beyond its reasonable
            control, including but not limited to failure of electronic or mechanical equipment,
            strikes, failure of common carrier or utility systems, severe weather, market
            disruptions or other causes commonly known as &ldquo;Acts of God.&rdquo;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">5.3</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">No Reliance</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser has consulted with
            Purchaser&rsquo;s own advisors as to the legal, tax, business, financial and related
            aspects of, and has not relied upon Broker or any person affiliated with Broker in
            connection with, Purchaser&rsquo;s adoption and implementation of this Purchase
            Plan.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <b><font size="2">Article VI. Miscellaneous</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">6.1</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
                        <u><font size="2">Commission</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser shall pay
                        Broker a</font> <b><font size="2">commission of $ .04</font></b>
                        <font size="2">per share of the Stock</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">purchased and any applicable transaction fees.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">6.2</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Status of Purchase Plan under the Bankruptcy
            Code</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser and Broker acknowledge and agree that this
            Purchase Plan is a &ldquo;securities contract,&rdquo; as such term is defined in
            Section 741(7) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the &ldquo;Bankruptcy
            Code&rdquo;), entitled to all of the protections given such contracts under the
            Bankruptcy Code.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">6.3</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Entire Agreement</font></u><font size="2">. This Purchase Plan
            constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to this Purchase Plan
            and supersedes any prior agreements or understandings with regard to the Purchase
            Plan.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">6.4</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Amendment</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser may amend or modify
            this Purchase Plan only upon the written consent of Broker and receipt by Broker of the
            following documents, each dated as of the date of such amendment:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: 77.4pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="535" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="44">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(a)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="492">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">an Issuer Representation Certificate, signed by the Issuer;
                        and</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="44">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(b)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="492">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">a certificate, signed by Purchaser, certifying that the
                        representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Purchase Plan
                        are true at and as of the date of such certificate as if made at and as of
                        such date. The certificate shall also represent that on the date of
                        modification the Purchaser is not aware of any material non-public
                        information regarding the Issuer or any of its securities (including the
                        Stock) and that the modification is being made in good faith and not as
                        part of a scheme to evade Rule&nbsp;10b5-1.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="44">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(c)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="492">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">In the event this Plan is amended or modified pursuant to
                        the foregoing conditions, Broker will not be required to effect any
                        purchases prior to two (2) business days after it accepts (by signing) the
                        modification.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="43">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">6.5</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="547">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Notices</font></u></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">To the Broker:</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Name: Aaron Sheey</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Address: SmithBarney, 1 New York Plaza, 36<sup>th</sup>
                        Floor, New York, NY 10004</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Telephone:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Fax:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">E-Mail:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">To the Purchaser:</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Name: Ari Gendason</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Address: ContiGroup Companies, Inc., 277 Park Avenue, New
                        York, NY 10172</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">5</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
            <br>
            <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

            <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Telephone:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Fax:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">E-Mail:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">To the Issuer:</font></b></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Name: Michael Cole, Esq.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Address: Smithfield Foods, Inc., 200 Commerce Street,
                        Smithfield, VA 23430</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Telephone:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Fax:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="590">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">E-Mail:</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">6.6</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Assignment</font></u><font size="2">. Purchaser&rsquo;s rights and
            obligations under this Purchase Plan may not be assigned or delegated without the
            written permission of Broker.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">6.7</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Counterparts</font></u><font size="2">.</font>
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="2">This Purchase Plan may be signed in any number
            of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall
            constitute one and the same Purchase Plan. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
            signature page of this Purchase Plan by facsimile transmission shall be effective as
            delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Purchase Plan.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">6.8.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><font size="2">
            Severability</font></u><font size="2">. If any provision of this Purchase Plan is or
            becomes inconsistent with any applicable present or future law, rule or regulation,
            that provision will be deemed modified or, if necessary, rescinded in order to comply
            with the relevant law, rule or regulation. All other provisions of this Purchase Plan
            will continue and remain in full force and effect.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">6.9</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            <u><font size="2">Governing Law</font></u><font size="2">. This Purchase Plan shall be
            governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York
            and may be modified or amended only by a writing signed by the parties
            hereto.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">6</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
            <br>
            <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

            <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed this Purchase Plan as of
            the date first written above.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <b><font size="2">ContiGroup Companies, Inc.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2"><font size="2">By:</font><u><font size="2">&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;Zimmerman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2"><font size="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael Zimmerman</font></font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2"><font size="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice President and
            Chief&nbsp;Financial Officer</font></font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <b><font size="2">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">By:</font> <u><font size="2">/s/ Tamara
            Sapilak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Name: Tamara Sapilak</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp; Assistant Vice President</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Phone:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Email:&nbsp;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <b><font size="2">Acknowledged:</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <b><font size="2">Smithfield Foods, Inc.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2"><font size="2">By:</font><u><font size="2">&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael
            Cole&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2"><font size="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael H. Cole</font></font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2"><font size="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President and Chief Legal
            Officer</font></font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">7</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
            <br>
            <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

            <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <u><b><font size="2">EXHIBIT I</font></b></u></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <u><font size="2">ISSUER REPRESENTATION CERTIFICATE</font></u></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">1.</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="559">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;) represents
                        that it has reviewed the Stock Purchase Plan dated October 12,
                        200&shy;&shy;&shy;7 (the &ldquo;Purchase Plan&rdquo;) between ContiGroup
                        Companies, Inc. (&ldquo;Purchaser&rdquo;) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
                        (&ldquo;Broker&rdquo;) relating to the common stock of the Issuer (the
                        &ldquo;Stock&rdquo;).</font></p>
                    </td>
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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">2.</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="559">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Subject to the accuracy and completeness of
                        Purchaser&rsquo;s representations and warranties in the Purchase Plan, it
                        is the Issuer's belief that the Purchase Plan and the purchases of shares
                        of Stock to be effected thereunder will not violate the Issuer's insider
                        trading policy.</font></p>
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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">3.</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="559">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">To Issuer's knowledge, there are no legal, contractual or
                        regulatory restrictions applicable to Purchaser as of the date of this
                        representation that would prohibit Purchaser from entering into the
                        Purchase Plan. If, at any time during the Plan Purchase Period Issuer
                        becomes aware of, a legal, contractual or regulatory restriction that is
                        applicable to Purchaser, including, without limitation</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: 90.9pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="517" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">&bull;</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="486">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">an Issuer tender offer with respect to the Stock</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">&bull;</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="486">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">a material change to the Issuer&rsquo;s insider trading
                        policy</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            &nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">that would prohibit any purchase pursuant to the Purchase Plan (other
            than any such restriction related to Purchaser&rsquo;s possession or alleged possession
            of material nonpublic information about the Issuer or its securities), the Issuer
            agrees to giver Broker&rsquo;s Executive Financial Services Department notice of such
            restriction by telephone as soon as practicable. Such notice shall be made to</font>
            <b><font size="2">TAMARA SAPILAK</font></b><font size="2">, phone: __________, fax:
            _____________ or ______________ and shall indicate the anticipated duration of the
            restriction, but shall not include any other information about the nature of the
            restriction or its applicability to Purchaser. In any event, the Issuer shall not
            communicate any material nonpublic information about the Issuer or its securities to
            Broker. The Issuer will release Broker from any liability which arises from any failure
            by the Issuer to give such notice in a timely and accurate manner.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Dated: October 12, 2007</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <b><font size="2">Smithfield Foods, Inc.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">By:</font><u><font size="2">&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael
            Cole&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael H. Cole</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President and Chief Legal
            Officer</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><u><font size="2">EXHIBIT 4</font></u></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>TRANSACTIONS BY REPORTING PERSONS IN COMMON STOCK,</font></B></p>

            <p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>$0.50 PAR VALUE, OF SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.</font></b></p>

            <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>&nbsp;</p>


            <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="576" style='border-collapse:collapse'>
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                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top style='border-top:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>DATE</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-top:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>BUY/SELL</font></p> </td>
                    <td  colspan="3" valign=top style='border-top:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;QUANTITY</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-top:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>PRICE</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="78" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td> </tr>
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                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>9/20/07</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>B</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="72" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>90,000</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>29.8554</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="78" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td> </tr>
                <tr >
                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>9/20/07</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>B</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="72" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>50,000</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>29.8243</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="78" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td> </tr>
                <tr >
                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>9/20/07</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>B</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="72" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>25,000</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>29.7248</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="78" valign=top >
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                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>9/21/07</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>B</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>50,000</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>30.0569</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td> </tr>
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                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>9/21/07</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>B</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>50,000</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>30.0494</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="78" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td> </tr>
                <tr >
                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>9/21/07</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>B</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>50,000</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>30.0484</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="78" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td> </tr>
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                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>9/24/07</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>B</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>50,000</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>29.9443</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="78" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td> </tr>
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                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>9/25/07</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>B</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>10,000</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>29.9671</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="78" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td> </tr>
                <tr >
                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>9/25/07</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font SIZE=2>B</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>50,000 </font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>29.9718</font></p> </td>
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                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="72" valign=top style='border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;  '>
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt; '><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt; '><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="78" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td> </tr>
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                    <td width="72" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-top:1.5pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="96" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:1.5pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:1.5pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
                    <td width="21" valign=top >
                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:1.5pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt'><font size=2>425,000</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style='margin-top:1.5pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p></td>
                    <td width="108" valign=top >
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