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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000031107-08-000039
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080422
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080422
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080422

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EASTERN CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000031107
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
		IRS NUMBER:				060330020
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0102

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-00599
		FILM NUMBER:		08769788

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		112 BRIDGE ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 460
		CITY:			NAUGATUCK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06770
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2037292255

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		112 BRIDGE STREET
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 460
		CITY:			NAUGATUCK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06770
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=4>UNITED STATES</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=4>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;'><font size=4>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=4>FORM 8-K</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>CURRENT REPORT</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the </font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><u><font size=2>Date of Report:</font><b><font size=2> April 22, 2008</font></b></u></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Date of earliest event reported)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=5>The Eastern Company </font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2> (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u><b><font size=2>Connecticut</font></b></u></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u><b><font size=2>0-599</font></b></u></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u><b><font size=2>06-0330020</font></b></u></p> </td> </tr></table>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(Commission File Number)</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>identification No.)</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u><b><font size=2>112 Bridge Street, Naugatuck, Connecticut</font></b></u></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p> </td>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><u><b><font size=2>(203) 729-2255</font></b></u></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2> (Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>________________________________________________</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2)</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2><font face=Wingdings>o</font>  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2><font face=Wingdings>o</font>  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2><font face=Wingdings>o</font>  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2><font face=Wingdings>o</font>  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4( c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4( c))</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;'><b><font size=2>Section 2 &#150; Financial Information </font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:1in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>Press Release dated April 22, 2008 announcing the first quarter earnings for 2008 is attached hereto.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;'><b><font size=2>Section 7 &#150; Regulation FD</font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:1in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>On April 22, 2008, The Eastern Company released the first quarter earnings of 2008.  A copy of the Press Release dated April 22, 2008 announcing the first quarter earnings for 2008 is attached hereto. </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;'><b><font size=2>Section 9 &#150; Financial Statements and Exhibits </font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>SIGNATURES</font></B></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.56in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>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-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><u><font size=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/John&nbsp;L.&nbsp;Sullivan&nbsp;III</font></u><u></u></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:2pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>John L. Sullivan III</font><br> <font size=2>Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>April 22, 2008</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>THE EASTERN COMPANY REPORTS RESULTS</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2008</font></B></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%;'><b><font size=2>Naugatuck, CT</font></b><font size=2>&#150;The Eastern Company (AMEX-EML) today announced the results of its operations for the first quarter of 2008. Sales for the quarter were $32.9 million, compared to $52.3 million in 2007, which in the first quarter of 2007 included sales of $18.1 million of latching systems for the military&#146;s up-armored Humvee program under a one time limited contract. Excluding those sales in the 2007 quarter, sales at our &#147;core&#148; business units decreased 4% in the first quarter of 2008. Net income for the first quarter was $1.2 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to the $6.8 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, reported in the first quarter of 2007. </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%;'><font size=2>Leonard F. Leganza, Chairman, President and CEO stated, &#147;Despite the fact that the first quarter of 2008 did not reflect any military business as significant as the Humvee program, as was the case in 2007, the Eberhard Division of the Industrial Hardware Group has continued to work very closely with several military vehicle contractors in the development and testing of latching systems and other hardware for the next generation of military vehicles. At the Canadian Commercial Vehicle subsidiary, also a part of the Industrial Hardware group, we are applying our lightweight honeycomb composite technology toward developing and manufacturing ultra-flat panels for a variety of non-vehicular markets, in addition to our production of Sleeper Cabs in the Class 8 truck market. We anticipate positive results from these initiatives in 2008.&#148; </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%;'><font size=2>Mr.&nbsp;Leganza continued, &#147;During the last several years our Metal Products segment has been a particular challenge.  This was due to lower demand generally for Malleable Iron products as well as changes in coal mining methods which caused lower demand, in the domestic market, for our proprietary mine roof anchor products. We approached those challenges by making the investment required to produce and market Ductile Iron products in addition to Malleable Iron. Our efforts are beginning to pay off, as we begin converting more products to Ductile Iron. The project has taken longer than we anticipated and will be ongoing. Our marketing efforts in the general contract casting of other than mining products has shown very positive results as foreign competition becomes less of a factor because of exchange rate changes in Europe and China. We expect favorable results in the Metal segment in 2008.&#148;</font></p>


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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%;'><font size=2>Mr.&nbsp;Leganza concluded, &#147;The year 2008 marks the 150<sup>th</sup> year The Eastern Company has been in existence, a historical milestone. We intend to build on our past successes. In addition to facing the ever increasing operating challenges in our core businesses, the Company will intensify its growth objectives both organically and through acquisitions of complementary businesses and product lines. As to the very important objective of increasing shareholder value, the Company intends to examine carefully all the strategic alternatives available towards achieving that goal.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%;'><font size=2>Mr.&nbsp;Leganza commented further, &#147;It is still too early in the year to anticipate what, if any, recessionary trends will affect our core businesses in 2008. Nevertheless, we know the Company will have to contend with future increases in energy, health care and raw material costs. It will be necessary for us to continue to overcome these increases as we have in the past by finding new ways to improve our productivity, finding more cost reduction opportunities and increasing prices in order to maintain acceptable profit margins.  This will not be an easy task in today&#146;s manufacturing environment. However, despite current economic pessimism, the status of our backlog continues to be strong and all of our business units are on track for positive results in 2008.&#148; </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%;'><font size=2>The Eastern Company is a 150-year-old leading manufacturer of vehicular and industrial hardware, locks, metal castings, coin collection and smart card products. It operates from nine locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Taiwan and China.  The diversity of the Company&#146;s products enables it to respond to the changing requirements of a broad array of markets. </font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>13 wks</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>13 wks</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><u><font size=2>March 29, 2008</font></u><u></u></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><u><font size=2>March 31, 2007</font></u><u></u></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Net Sales</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>$</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>32,918,911</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>$</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>52,317,174</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td nowrap colspan="2" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Net Income After Tax</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>1,206,678</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>6,758,238</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td nowrap colspan="2" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Net Income Per Share:</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:12.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Basic</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>$</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:42.75pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>0.21 </font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>$</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:42.75pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>1.23 </font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='height:12.75pt'>
        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:12.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Diluted</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>$</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:42.75pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>0.20 </font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>$</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:42.75pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>1.14 </font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Weighted average</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <td nowrap colspan="2" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:9.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>shares outstandings:</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:12.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Basic</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>5,811,962</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>5,507,372</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:12.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Diluted</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="131" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>6,157,130</font></p> </td>
        <td width="37" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="103" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>5,932,044</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <td width="79" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="91" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:12.75pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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