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<p align="center" style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT

REPORT<br>

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>

Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date

of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160;

April 28, 2003</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERUS

CORPORATION</font></b></p>



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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Commission File

  No.)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2411 Stanwell Drive<br>

  Concord, California 94520</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On April 28, 2003, Cerus Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;)

announced its financial results for its first quarter ended March 31,

2003.&#160; A copy of the Company&#146;s press

release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by

reference.</font></p>



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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release, dated

  April 28, 2003, entitled &#147;Cerus Corporation Announces First Quarter Results.&#148;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Regulation

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission

Release 33-8216, the information contained herein and in the accompanying

exhibit is being furnished under Item 12 &#150; Results of Operations and Financial

Condition.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On April 28, 2003, the Company announced its financial

results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2003 and conducted a

publicly-available conference call discussing those results.&#160; A copy of the Company&#146;s press release is

attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed

on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>



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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERUS CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gregory W.

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></b></p>



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



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sylvia Wheeler</font></p>



<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director, Corporate Communications</font></p>



<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cerus Corporation</font></p>



<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(925) 288-6061</font></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERUS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER

RESULTS</font></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONCORD, Calif., April 28, 2003 &#150; Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS)

today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The net loss for the first quarter of 2003 was $17.2 million, or $1.07

per share, compared to a net loss of $13.5 million, or $0.86 per share, for the

first quarter of 2002.&#160; The increased

net loss for the quarter was due primarily to increased research and

development expenses in support of the INTERCEPT Blood System and interest

expense accrued on a $50 million loan from Baxter Capital Corporation. No

principal or interest payments on the loan are due until 2008.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total revenue from product sales, development agreements and government

grants was $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2003, compared to $0.5 million

for the first quarter of 2002. In the first quarter of 2003, Cerus recorded

$20,000 of revenue from product sales of the INTERCEPT Blood System for

platelets in Europe.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At March 31, 2003, the company had cash, cash equivalents and

short-term investments of $96.4 million.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#147;Our top priority is to support

Baxter&#146;s efforts towards penetration of the $115 million European platelet

market,&#148; said Stephen Isaacs, president and chief executive officer of Cerus.

&#147;Overall, we will continue to focus on commercialization of INTERCEPT platelets

and late-stage development of INTERCEPT plasma and red blood cells as we target

the broader $2.5 billion market opportunity for our pathogen inactivation

products.&#148;</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">First quarter Cerus Corporation highlights included:</font></p>



<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;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><i><font style="font-style:italic;">INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets:</font></i>

Recognized product sales in two additional European countries;</p>



<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;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><i><font style="font-style:italic;">INTERCEPT Blood System for plasma: </font></i>Made

design changes to improve the manufacturability of the system; and</p>



<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;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><i><font style="font-style:italic;">INTERCEPT Blood System for red blood cells:</font></i>

Continued enrollment and transfusion of patients in two Phase III clinical

trials for acute and chronic transfusion support and received FDA concurrence

to expand inclusion criteria for patients in the chronic trial.</p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cerus and subsidaries of Baxter International Inc. are collaborating on

development of the INTERCEPT Blood System to enhance the safety of blood transfusions.

The INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets is being launched in Europe, while the

companies have begun the regulatory submission process to obtain approval in

the United States. The companies are also in late stage development of the

INTERCEPT Blood System for plasma and red blood cells.</font></p>



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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">QUARTERLY CONFERENCE CALL</font></b></h1>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The company has scheduled its quarterly conference call for 4:30 p.m.

EDT today.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interested parties can access a live Internet broadcast at&#160; http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz378739680gf12.html

.. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived

at www.cerus.com.</font></p>



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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ABOUT CERUS</font></b></h1>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cerus Corporation is developing medical systems and therapeutics to

provide safer and more effective options to patients. The company is developing

products based on its proprietary Helinx</font><font face="Symbol" style="font-family:Symbol;">&#210;</font>

technology for controlling biological replication. Cerus&#146; most advanced

programs are focused on systems to enhance the safety of the world&#146;s blood

supply. The INTERCEPT Blood System, based on the company&#146;s Helinx technology,

is designed to inactivate viruses, bacteria, other pathogens and white blood

cells. The Concord, California-based company also is pursuing therapeutic

applications of Helinx technology to treat and prevent serious diseases.</p>



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



<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Helinx</font></i>

is a U.S. registered trademark of Cerus Corporation.</p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">INTERCEPT Blood

System </font></i>and<i><font style="font-style:italic;"> INTERCEPT

Blood </font></i>are trademarks of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX).</p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Statements in this news release, including

those regarding clinical trials, regulatory filings and approvals, product

development, commercial potential and potential revenue, are forward-looking

statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ

materially from the above forward-looking statements as a result of certain

factors, including the risks and uncertainty of the timing, rates of enrollment

and results of clinical trials and other development and commercialization

activities, actions by regulatory authorities at any stage of the development

process, additional financing activities, manufacturing, market acceptance of

any products, competitive conditions and other factors discussed in the

company&#146;s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cerus does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.</font></i></p>



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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(in thousands, except per share information)</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2003</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2002</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

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

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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="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="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Revenue</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,269</font></p>

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  <p style="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="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">

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

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">503</font></p>

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  <p style="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="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

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

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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="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="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Operating expenses:</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p align="right" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="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="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="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="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Research and development</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14,695</font></p>

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  <p style="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="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,921</font></p>

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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="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="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">General and administrative</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,695</font></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,802</font></p>

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  <p style="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="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total operating expenses</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,390</font></p>

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  <p style="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="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14,723</font></p>

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  <p style="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="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Loss from operations</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(16,121</font></p>

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

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(14,220</font></p>

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

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interest income (expense), net</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1,038</font></p>

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

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">673</font></p>

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  <p style="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="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net loss</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(17,159</font></p>

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

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(13,547</font></p>

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

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p style="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="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p style="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="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net loss per share - basic and diluted</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1.07</font></p>

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

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

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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.86</font></p>

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

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  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shares used in computing net loss per share

  - basic and diluted</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,964</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,751</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

 </tr>

 <tr>

  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

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

  </td>

 </tr>

 <tr>

  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Condensed Balance

  Sheets</font></b></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

 </tr>

 <tr>

  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

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

  </td>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(in thousands)</font></b></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">March 31,<br>

  2003</font></b></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">December 31,<br>

  2002</font></b></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

  </td>

 </tr>

 <tr>

  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

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

  </td>

 </tr>

 <tr>

  <td width="71%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cash, cash equivalents and short-term

  investments</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">96,406</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="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" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">64,318</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

 </tr>

 <tr>

  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounts receivable from a related party</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">46</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

 </tr>

 <tr>

  <td width="71%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other current assets</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,764</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,884</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

 </tr>

 <tr>

  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Furniture and equipment, net</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,838</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,547</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

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  <td width="71%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other assets</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">156</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">152</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

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  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

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

  </td>

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  <td width="71%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total assets</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">105,185</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="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" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">72,947</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

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  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="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="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

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

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  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounts payable to a related party</font></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,441</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="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:1.3%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,538</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="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="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other current liabilities</font></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,146</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,224</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

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  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Long-term debt, payable to a related party</font></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">51,417</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="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="71%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Capital lease obligation, less current

  portion</font></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

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  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stockholders&#146; equity</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">39,175</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">56,169</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="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="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">

  <p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

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

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  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total liabilities and stockholders&#146; equity</font></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">105,185</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">

  <p style="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="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">

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

  </td>

  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">

  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">72,947</font></p>

  </td>

  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">

  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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