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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Cotter is the general partner of a limited partnership which is, in turn, the general partner of Hecco Ventures, a California partnership.  Mr. Cotter has voting power over the shares owned by Hecco Ventures.  His interest varies from time to time depending upon the extent of his capital account in the limited partnership and of the limited partnership's capital account in Hecco Ventures.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Right to Buy</footnote>
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