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  EDUCATION CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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  of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>
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  Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to
  which transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to
  which transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying
  value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth
  the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
  determined):</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
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  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of
  transaction:</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
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  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">[The following materials were mailed to
Career Education Corporation&#146;s (&#147;CEC&#148;) stockholders by CEC, on behalf of CEC&#146;s
Board of Directors, on or about May&nbsp;6, 2005.]</font></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;6, 2005</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Fellow Stockholder:</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We cordially invite you to attend the <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">2005 Annual
Meeting</font></b>  <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">of Stockholders</font></b>
of Career Education Corporation (&#147;CEC&#148;) to be held at the <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">Chicago
Marriott Northwest, 4800 Columbine Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, Illinois on May&nbsp;20,
2005 at 3:00&nbsp;p.m., Central Standard Time</font></b>. At the Annual
Meeting, stockholders will vote to: (1)&nbsp;elect three nominees to our Board
of Directors; (2)&nbsp;ratify the appointment of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP as
our independent auditors; and (3)&nbsp;support or reject three stockholder
proposals, if properly presented at the meeting.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please fill out and return the
enclosed <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">BLUE PROXY CARD</font></b>
using the enclosed envelope.&#160; In filling out the BLUE card, we ask that you
please:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font>&#160;&#160; Vote <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">FOR</font></b> all three of CEC&#146;s
nominees to our Board of Directors;</p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font>&#160;&#160; Vote <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">FOR</font></b> the ratification
of the appointment of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP as our independent auditors;
and</p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font>&#160;&#160; Grant
your authority to vote <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">AGAINST</font></b> the proposals of one of our stockholders, R.
Steven Bostic.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Board of Directors strongly recommends
that you vote in favor of its nominees &#151; Dennis H. Chookaszian, Robert E.
Dowdell, and Patrick K. Pesch &#151; to continue their service as directors of
CEC.&#160; Information about these nominees
and their substantial qualifications is included on the reverse side of this
letter.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Board of Directors has carefully
considered each of Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposals, and has determined that they
are not in the best interests of all CEC stockholders.&#160; Based on its evaluation, our Board does not
believe that Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposals would advance our desire to promote
and adhere to good corporate governance practices and maximize value for all
stockholders.&#160; In fact, we believe that
the </font>cumulative effect of Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposals would be to
deprive our Board of its ability to effectively protect the interests of all
CEC stockholders.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the leadership of our Board of Directors, CEC has continued to
grow and achieve outstanding results. Our Board has effectively navigated CEC
through its challenges and opportunities over time.&#160; We believe that Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposals
would impair our Board&#146;s ability to continue to do so as we move forward into
2005 and beyond.&#160; We have included with
this letter a brief summary of the many reasons why our Board of Directors has
decided to oppose each of Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposals.&#160; By sending in the enclosed BLUE card, you are
in effect granting your proxy to vote against Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposals.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">You may have already received proxy materials
and a white proxy card from Mr.&nbsp;Bostic. Please submit the enclosed <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">BLUE PROXY CARD &#151;</font></b> even if you previously
mailed in a white proxy card, or any other proxy card</font>.<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">&#160; </font></b>The last proxy card you submit will represent
your vote.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I appreciate your time and attention to these matters.&#160; Thank you for your continued support.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Each of our
nominees for election to our Board of Directors is presently serving as one of
our directors.&#160; During their tenure as
directors, our nominees have continuously represented our stockholders&#146;
interests in developing and growing an extremely successful business.&#160; Based on their substantial qualifications and
track record of success, we recommend that you vote <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">FOR</font></b>
the following nominees for election to our Board of Directors:</font></p>

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<p style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.3in;"><b><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Dennis H. Chookaszian</font></i></b><font color="black" style="color:windowtext;"> has been
a Director of CEC since October&nbsp;2002. Mr.&nbsp;Chookaszian was formerly
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNA Financial Corporation. From
1999 until 2001, Mr.&nbsp;Chookaszian served as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of mPower,&nbsp;Inc.&#160; Currently, Mr.&nbsp;Chookaszian
is a director of Marshall&nbsp;&amp; Swift, L.P., Sapient Corporation, Insweb
Corporation and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings,&nbsp;Inc. Mr.&nbsp;Chookaszian
received certification as a public accountant in 1971.</font></p>

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<p style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.3in;"><b><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Robert E. Dowdell</font></i></b><font color="black" style="color:windowtext;"> has been
CEC&#146;s Lead Director since July&nbsp;2004 and a Director of CEC since its
inception in January&nbsp;1994. From 1984 to 1988, Mr.&nbsp;Dowdell served as
President of National Education Centers,&nbsp;Inc. From 1989 to present, Mr.&nbsp;Dowdell
has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Marshall&nbsp;&amp;
Swift, L.P. Mr.&nbsp;Dowdell is also the General Partner of RGD Partners, L.P.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.3in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Patrick K. Pesch</font></i></b> has been a Director of CEC since 1995. Mr.&nbsp;Pesch
has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CEC since October&nbsp;1999.
In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Pesch served as Secretary of CEC from May&nbsp;2000 until
April&nbsp;2005 and as Executive Vice President of CEC since May&nbsp;2001.
From October&nbsp;1999 until May&nbsp;2001, he served as Senior Vice President
of CEC.&#160; He also has served and serves as
CEC&#146;s Assistant Secretary.&#160; From 1992
until joining CEC, Mr.&nbsp;Pesch served as a Senior Vice President of Heller
Financial,&nbsp;Inc. and also as an officer of Heller Equity Capital
Corporation. Mr.&nbsp;Pesch joined Heller Financial,&nbsp;Inc. in 1985 as head
of the internal audit function. Previously, he was an audit manager with Arthur
Young&nbsp;&amp; Company. Mr.&nbsp;Pesch received a Bachelor of Science of
Commerce degree from DePaul University and is a certified public accountant.</p>

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OF DIRECTORS</font></u></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OPPOSES R. STEVEN BOSTIC&#146;S
PROPOSALS</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">One of our stockholders, R. Steven Bostic, has included three proposals
in his proxy materials for stockholder consideration at CEC&#146;s 2005 Annual
Meeting.&#160; Our Board of Directors has
carefully evaluated Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposals and determined that his
proposals are not in the best interest of all CEC stockholders.&#160; To the contrary, the Board believes that Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s
proposals, if adopted at this time, would be detrimental to stockholders.&#160; CEC&#146;s Board opposes Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s
proposals for the following reasons.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Classification
of Our Board of Directors</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under a classified board structure, only one class of directors stands
for election each year, and the directors in each class serve three-year
terms.&#160; Currently, five of the seven
members of CEC&#146;s Board are independent under the listing standards of The
Nasdaq Stock Market. The election of CEC directors by classes further
strengthens the independence of our Board by providing our independent
directors with three-year terms.&#160; At the
same time, our Board&#146;s classified structure ensures that approximately
two-thirds of our Board will at all times have prior experience with, and
knowledge of, our company.&#160; These
attributes are beneficial to CEC&#146;s stockholders because our classified Board:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>provides
stability, continuity and increased independent leadership</p>

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effectively engage in long-term strategic planning, which maximizes stockholder
value over the long run</p>

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effectively evaluate proposals and transactions, negotiate on behalf of all
stockholders, and weigh alternatives for maximizing stockholder value</p>

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CEC against third parties opportunistically taking control of our company
without paying fair value to stockholders</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Because declassification would eliminate each of these key governance
attributes, we oppose Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposal to declassify our Board.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Special
Meetings of Our Stockholders</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under CEC&#146;s Charter and By-Laws, special meetings may be called by a
resolution approved by a majority of our Board of Directors.&#160; This is a necessary and appropriate corporate
governance provision for a public company of our size because it:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>enables the
orderly conduct of CEC&#146;s business</p>

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Board ample notice and opportunity to respond to proposals</p>

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directors, according to their fiduciary obligations, to determine when it is in
the best interests of stockholders to convene a special meeting</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposal, which would enable a minority of
stockholders to call an unlimited number of special meetings, could:</font></p>

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disrupt the conduct of CEC&#146;s business</p>

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substantial administrative and financial burdens on CEC</p>

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ability of CEC&#146;s Board and management team to effectively manage CEC&#146;s business
and affairs</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on all of the foregoing considerations, our Board of Directors
has decided to oppose Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposal.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our
Stockholder Rights Plan</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CEC&#146;s Rights Plan is designed to protect stockholders against potential
abuses during a takeover attempt, and to allow our Board to effectively
evaluate and negotiate takeover proposals.&#160;
Hostile acquirers are interested in buying a company as cheaply as they
can, and, in attempting to do so, may use coercive tactics such as partial and
two-tiered tender offers, or creeping stock accumulation programs, which do not
treat all stockholders fairly and equally.&#160;
Our Rights Plan is beneficial to our stockholders because it:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>protects
stockholders against potential abuses during a takeover attempt</p>

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Board to evaluate takeover proposals in a rational manner</p>

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Board with enhanced negotiating leverage in a takeover situation</p>

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Board to determine whether, in the exercise of its fiduciary duties, the Board
believes a proposed takeover offer adequately reflects the value of CEC and is
in the best interest of all stockholders</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, our Board may eliminate or waive application of the Rights
Plan when it determines that it is in the best interests of all stockholders to
do so.&#160; Based on the foregoing, our Board
of Directors has determined that Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposal would undermine its
ability to ensure that stockholder interests are protected with no
corresponding benefit.&#160; Accordingly, our
Board opposes Mr.&nbsp;Bostic&#146;s proposal.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Board of Directors and management team
firmly believe in strong corporate governance.&#160;
Please visit the Investor Relations section&nbsp;of our website at
www.careered.com to review a wealth of information about our corporate
governance programs, guidelines and codes of ethics.&#160;&#160; </font>If you have any questions, or
wish to obtain a copy of CEC&#146;s April&nbsp;25, 2005 Proxy Statement, please
contact MacKenzie Partners,&nbsp;Inc. toll-free at (800) 322-2885.</font></p>

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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors<br>
  For The Annual Meeting of Stockholders - May&nbsp;20, 2005</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="100%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  undersigned appoints Thomas B. Lally and John M. Larson, and each of them, as
  proxies, with full power of substitution and revocation, to vote, as
  designated on the reverse side hereof, all the Common Stock of Career
  Education Corporation which the undersigned has power to vote, with all powers
  which the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the annual
  meeting of stockholders thereof to be held on May&nbsp;20, 2005, or at any
  adjournment or postponement thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">ALL</font></b> previous proxies given to vote at the Annual Meeting
  of Stockholders to be held on May&nbsp;20, 2005, or at any adjournment or
  postponement thereof.</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="100%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Unless
  otherwise marked, this proxy will be voted FOR the election of the</font>&nbsp; </font>nominees named in Proposal No.&nbsp;1 and
  FOR Proposal No.&nbsp;2.</p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="100%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD
  PROMPTLY<br>
  USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">(Continued and to be signed on reverse side.)</font></i></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE MARK VOTE IN OVAL IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER USING
DARK INK ONLY (x)</font></b></p>

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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:65.02%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Election of Directors - </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Withhold </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For All </font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:65.02%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOMINEES: </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.2%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="60%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:60.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">01 Dennis H. Chookaszian&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;02
  Robert E. Dowdell </font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.2%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="60%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:60.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">03 Patrick K. Pesch </font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:65.02%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Except nominee(s) written above.)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:65.02%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:65.02%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:65.02%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ratification of Auditors for fiscal year 2005.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:65.02%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:65.02%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.74%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.26%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.86%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="14" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:95.88%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In their discretion on all other matters that may properly come
  before the meeting.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="14" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:95.88%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:51.18%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" colspan="11" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.7%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  undersigned acknowledges</font>&nbsp; </font>receipt
  of the Notice of&nbsp;Annual Meeting
  of&nbsp;Stockholders and of the&nbsp;Proxy
  Statement.</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:51.18%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" colspan="11" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.7%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:51.18%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.68%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated:
  </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.08%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.94%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">,
  2005</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:51.18%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" colspan="11" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.7%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:51.18%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" colspan="8" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.16%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.56%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:51.18%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" colspan="8" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.16%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Signature(s)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.56%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:51.18%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" colspan="11" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.7%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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