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<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>0930
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<STREET1>10851 N BLACK CANYON HIGHWAY
<STREET2>STE 600
<CITY>PHOENIX
<STATE>AZ
<ZIP>85029
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<CONFORMED-NAME>SPEER ROGER L
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<STREET1>20410 NORTH 19TH AVENUE
<CITY>PHOENIX
<STATE>AZ
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