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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001145549-08-001867.txt : 20081030
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001145549-08-001867
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081030
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081030
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081030

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001046179
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14700
		FILM NUMBER:		081149112

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			HSINCHU
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		886-3-5636688

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			HSINCHU
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			00000
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1934 Act Registration No.&nbsp;1-14700</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 6-K</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>For the month of October&nbsp;2008</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">(Translation of Registrant&#146;s Name Into English)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>No.&nbsp;8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,<BR>
Science-Based Industrial Park,<BR>
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this
form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
</DIV>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Yes&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b): 82:<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>.)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><IMG src="h02584h0258400.gif" alt="(TSMC LOGO)">
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$1.18</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C., October&nbsp;30, 2008 </B>&#151; TSMC today announced consolidated revenue of NT$92.98
billion, net income of NT$30.57&nbsp;billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$1.18 (US$0.19 per ADS
unit) for the third quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Year-over-year, third quarter revenue increased 4.5% while net income and diluted EPS increased
0.7% and 4.9%, respectively. On a sequential basis, third quarter results represent a 5.5%
increase in revenue, an increase of 6.3% in net income, and an increase of 7.5% in diluted EPS.
All figures were prepared in accordance with R.O.C. GAAP on a consolidated basis.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Third quarter business saw an improvement from the previous quarter with demand grew across all
major semiconductor applications, although business turned weak during the quarter. Third quarter
gross margin was 46.3%, operating margin was 35.4%, and net margin was 32.9%.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Advanced process technologies (0.13-micron and below) continued to grow and accounted for 66% of
wafer revenues with 90-nanometer process technology accounting for 26% and 65-nanometer reaching
25% of total wafer sales.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;With global financial markets going through unprecedented turmoil and world economy in a high
state of uncertainty, most our customers are aggressively paring their inventories and have thus
reduced significantly their wafer demand,&#148; said Lora Ho, VP and Chief Financial Officer of TSMC.
&#147;Based on our current business outlook, management expects overall performance for fourth quarter
2008 to be as follows&#148;:
</DIV>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Revenue is expected to be between NT$69&nbsp;billion and NT$71&nbsp;billion;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Gross profit margin is expected to be between 34% and 36%;</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Operating profit margin is expected to be between 21% and 23%.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"># # #
</DIV>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><!-- Folio -->&nbsp;<!-- /Folio -->
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>TSMC&#146;s 2008 third quarter consolidated results :</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">(Unit: NT$million, except for EPS)
</DIV>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">3Q08</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">3Q07</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">YoY</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">2Q08</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">QoQ</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Amount<I>*</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Amount</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Inc. (Dec.) %</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Amount</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Inc. (Dec.) %</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net sales</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">92,979</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">88,955</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.5</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">88,137</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5.5</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Gross profit</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">43,094</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">40,724</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5.8</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">40,221</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Income from operations</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">32,917</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">32,353</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.7</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">30,373</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">8.4</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Income before tax</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">34,430</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">34,218</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">0.6</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">32,377</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6.3</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">30,574</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">30,370</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">0.7</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">28,771</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6.3</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>EPS (NT$)</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.18</TD>
    <TD nowrap>**</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.13</TD>
    <TD nowrap>***</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.9</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.10</TD>
    <TD nowrap>****</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7.5</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
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    <TD width="96"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><I>*</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>2008 third quarter figures have not been approved by Board of Directors</I></TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><I>**</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>Based on 25,850&nbsp;million weighted average outstanding shares</I></TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><I>***</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>Based on 26,932&nbsp;million weighted average outstanding shares</I></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><I>****</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>Based on 26,153&nbsp;million weighted average outstanding shares</I></TD>
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    <TD width="19%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="23%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="23%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>TSMC Spokesperson</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>TSMC Acting Spokesperson:</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>For Further Information:</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ms. Lora Ho<br>
Vice President and CFO<br>
Tel: 886-3-566-4602
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Mr. J.H. Tzeng<br>
Deputy Director, PR<br>
Department, TSMC<br>
Tel: 886-3-505-5028<br>
Mobile: 886-928-882607<br>
Fax: 886-3-567-0121<br>
E-Mail: jhtzeng@tsmc.com
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Mr. Richard C.Y. Chung<br>
Technical Manager, TSMC<br>
Tel: 886-3-505-5038<br>
Mobile: 886-911-258751<br>
Fax: 886-3-567-0121<br>
E-Mail: cychung@tsmc.com
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Mr. Michael Kramer<br>
Senior Administrator, TSMC<br>
Tel: 886-3-505-6216<br>
Mobile: 886-926-026632<br>
Fax: 886-3-567-0121<br>
E-Mail: pdkramer@tsmc.com</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><!-- Folio -->&nbsp;<!-- /Folio -->
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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, thereunto duly authorized.
</DIV>

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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">Date: October 30, 2008&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Lora Ho
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Lora Ho&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vice President &#038; Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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