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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950142-08-000830.txt : 20080414
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080414164520
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-08-000830
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080414
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080414

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000840489
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL [5900]
		IRS NUMBER:				752237318
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-43077
		FILM NUMBER:		08754994

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		690 E LAMAR BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 400
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76011
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8174603947

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		690 E LAMAR BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 400
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76011

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST CASH INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940218

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PLIEGO RICARDO SALINAS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001214854
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 8880 [8880]

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011525585827805

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EDIFICIO PARQUE CUICULICO AV
		STREET 2:		INSURGENTES SUR NO 3579
		CITY:			COL TLALPAN LA JOYA
		STATE:			O5
		ZIP:			00000
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<DESCRIPTION>SCHEDULE 13G
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                    <p>&nbsp;</p>
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            <br>

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

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 24pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">UNITED STATES</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">SCHEDULE 13G</font></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: 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">(Amendment No.&nbsp;_)*</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <u><font size="2">First Cash Financial Services, Inc.</font></u></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">(Name of Issuer)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <u><font size="2">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</font></u></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">(Title of Class of Securities)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <u><font size="2">31942D107</font></u></p>

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

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <u><font size="2">April 2, 2008</font></u></p>

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

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Check
            the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is
            filed:</font></p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="191" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2"><font face="Wingdings">o</font></font></p>
                    </td>

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

                    <td valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">&nbsp;Rule 13d-1(b)</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

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

                    <td valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2"><font face="Wingdings">x</font></font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">&nbsp;Rule 13d-1(c)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td width="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: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="48">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6pt; 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"><font size="2"><font face="Wingdings">o</font></font></font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6pt; 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>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6pt; 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">&nbsp;Rule 13d-1(d)</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td width="48">
                    </td>

                    <td width="0">
                    </td>

                    <td width="28">
                    </td>

                    <td width="5">
                    </td>

                    <td width="1">
                    </td>

                    <td width="111">
                    </td>

                    <td width="2">
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">*The
            remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&rsquo;s initial
            filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
            subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a
            prior cover page.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">The
            information required on the reminder 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;) orotherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
            Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
            Notes).</font></p>

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                    <p>&nbsp;</p>
                </div>
            </div>
            <br>

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

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

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="596" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="251">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CUSIP NO.</font> <u><font size="2">31942D107</font></u></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="267">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Schedule 13G</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="79">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Page 2 of 5</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: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">____________________________________________________________________________</font></p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="484" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="288">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Name of Reporting Person</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="196">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Ricardo Benjam&iacute;n Salinas Pliego</font></u></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="16">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="255">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above
                        Person</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top">
                        <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">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

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

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="376" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="307">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Check the Appropriate Box if a Member
                        of a Group</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="33">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="right">
                        <font size="2">(a)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="12">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="24">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2"><font face="Wingdings">o</font></font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="307">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="32">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="right">
                        <font size="2">(b)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="261">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">x</font></font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

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

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">3.
            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; S.E.C. Use Only</font></p>

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

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="400" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="307">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Citizenship or Place of
                        Organization</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="60">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Mexico</font></u></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

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

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="417" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="144">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Number of Shares</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="31">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(5)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="161">
                        <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>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">3,034,000</font></u></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="144">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Beneficially</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="31">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(6)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="161">
                        <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>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="73">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">-0&shy;-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
                    </td>

                    <td width="9">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="144">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Owned by Each</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="31">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(7)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="161">
                        <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>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">3,034,000</font></u></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="144">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Reporting Person</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="31">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(8)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="161">
                        <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>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="73">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">-0-&shy;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
                    </td>

                    <td width="9">
                        <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: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">____________________________________________________________________________</font></p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="456" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="337">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aggregate Amount Beneficially
                        Owned by Each Reporting Person</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="119">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">3,034,000</font></u></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

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

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="473" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="29">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">10.</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="332">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
                        Shares</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2"><font face="Wingdings">o</font></font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="25">
                        <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: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">____________________________________________________________________________</font></p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="408" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="29">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">11.</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="332">
                        <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 (9)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="47">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">9.9%</font></u></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

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

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="395" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" width="29">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">12.</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="333">
                        <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>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" width="33">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">IN</font></u></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

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

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; 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-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="596" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="251">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CUSIP NO.</font> <u><font size="2">31942D107</font></u></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="267">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Schedule 13G</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="79">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Page 3 of 5</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: left"></p>

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

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="187" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 1(a)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="115">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Name of Issuer</font></u><font size="2">:</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="293" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="221">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">First Cash Financial Services, Inc.</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="373" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 1(b)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="301">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
                        Offices</font></u><font size="2">:</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="220" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">690 East Lamar Blvd.</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="75">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Suite 400</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td 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 valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Arlington, TX 76011</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td width="5">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td width="72">
                    </td>

                    <td width="75">
                    </td>

                    <td width="68">
                    </td>

                    <td width="5">
                    </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="235" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 2(a)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="163">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Name of Persons
                        Filing</font></u><font size="2">:</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="285" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="213">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Ricardo Benjam&iacute;n Salinas Pliego</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="445" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 2(b)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="373">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
                        Residence</font></u><font size="2">:</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="243" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Periferico Sur No 4121</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td width="15">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Col Fuentes Del Pedregal</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="133">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Mexico D.F. 14141</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td 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 width="72">
                    </td>

                    <td width="133">
                    </td>

                    <td width="23">
                    </td>

                    <td width="15">
                    </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="163" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 2(c)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="91">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Citizenship</font></u><font size="2">:</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="136" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="64">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Mexico</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="252" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 2(d)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="180">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Title of Class of
                        Securities</font></u><font size="2">:</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="336" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="264">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.</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="163" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 2(e)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="91">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">CUSIP No.</font></u><font size="2">:</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="160" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="88">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">31942D107</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 valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 3</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">This statement is not being filed pursuant to either Rule
                        13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)</font> <font size="2">or (c).</font></p>

                        <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">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="543" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 4</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="471">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Ownership</font></u><font size="2">:</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="449" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <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 valign="top" nowrap width="305">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Amount Beneficially Owned: 3,034,000 shares.</font></p>

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

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">(b)</td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="455"><font size="2">Percent of Class: 9.9% based
                    on 30,651,154 shares of common stock</font> <font size="2">outstanding as of
                    March 12, 2008, as reported on the cover page of the Issuer&rsquo;s</font>
                    <font size="2">annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                    2007.</font></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;</font></p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="439" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <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 valign="top" nowrap width="295">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Number of shares as to which such person has:</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="565" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="144">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="29">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(i)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                        3,034,000</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td 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 valign="top" nowrap width="144">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="29">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(ii)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="283">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0</font></p>
                    </td>

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

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="144">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="29">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(iii)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="4">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                        3,034,000</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="144">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="29">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">(iv)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="3">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                        0</font></p>
                    </td>

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

                <tr>
                    <td width="144">
                    </td>

                    <td width="29">
                    </td>

                    <td width="283">
                    </td>

                    <td width="35">
                    </td>

                    <td width="39">
                    </td>

                    <td width="36">
                    </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>
            <br>
            <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

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

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="596" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="251">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">CUSIP NO.</font> <u><font size="2">31942D107</font></u></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="267">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Schedule 13G</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="79">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Page 4 of 5</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: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="363" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 5</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="291">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a
                        Class</font></u><font size="2">:</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: 0.75in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
            hereof the reporting person</font> <font size="2">has ceased to be the beneficial owner
            of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check</font> <font size="2">the
            following <font face="Wingdings">o</font>.</font></p>

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

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="495" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 6</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="423">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                        Person</font></u><font size="2">:</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="181" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="109">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Not applicable.</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="597" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 7</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="2">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                        Acquired the Security Being</font></u></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="291">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Reported on By the Parent Holding
                        Company</font></u><font size="2">:</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td width="235">
                        <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">&nbsp;</p>

            <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="181" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="109">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Not applicable.</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="437" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 8</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="365">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Identification and Classification of Members of the
                        Group</font></u><font size="2">:</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="181" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="109">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Not applicable.</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="277" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 9</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="205">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Notice of Dissolution of
                        Group</font></u><font size="2">:</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="187" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="115">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Not Applicable.</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="169" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="72">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Item 10</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="97">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">Certification</font></u><font size="2">:</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: 0.75in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
            <font size="2">By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
            the securities</font> <font size="2">referred</font> <font size="2">to above were not
            acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing</font>
            <font size="2">or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
            acquired and are not</font> <font size="2">held in connection with or as a participant
            in any transaction having that purpose or effect.</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: 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-ALIGN: center">
            <font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">After
            reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
            information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Dated
            as of April 14, 2008</font></p>

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

            <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: 221.4pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="290" border="0">
                <tr>
                    <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: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">RICARDO BENJAM&Iacute;N SALINAS PLIEGO</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="57">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <br>
                        <br>
                        <font size="2">By:</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="255">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <br>
                        <br>
                        <font size="2">/s/ Jose Abraham Garfias</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="57">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Name:</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="255">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Jose Abraham Garfias</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                <tr>
                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="57">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Title:</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="255">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Attorney-in-Fact</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

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

            <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>

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

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">
            <u><font size="2">EXHIBIT A</font></u></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">
            <font size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
            appoints Jose Abraham Garfias such party's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
            to:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(1) execute for and on behalf of such party, all documents relating to
            the reporting of beneficial ownership of securities required to be filed with the
            United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Sections
            13(d), 13(g) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder
            (the "Exchange Act"), including, without limitation, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, Form 3
            and Form 4 and successive forms thereto;</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of such party that
            may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such documents, complete and
            execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such documents with the
            SEC and any stock exchange, automated quotation system or similar authority;
            and</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in furtherance of the
            foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
            best interest of, or legally required by, such party, it being understood that the
            documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of such party pursuant to this
            Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
            such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
            earliest to occur of the following events:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(i) the expiration of twelve months from the date hereof; or</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">(ii) such party revoking this Power of Attorney in a signed written
            instrument delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.</font></p>

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            <font size="2">[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]</font></p>

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            <br>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
            <font size="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
            be executed as of this 14th day of April, 2008.</font></p>

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            &nbsp;</p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">/s/ Ricardo Benjam&iacute;n Salinas Pliego</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="260">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Ricardo Benjam&iacute;n Salinas Pliego</font></p>
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            &nbsp;</p>

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            &nbsp;</p>

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            &nbsp;</p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">/s/ Jose Abraham Garfias</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Jose Abraham Garfias</font></p>
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