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       <td align=center valign="top" nowrap><font size="2">UNITED STATES</font></td>
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       <td align=center valign="top" nowrap ><font size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font> </td>
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       <td align=center valign="top" nowrap > <font size="2">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font> </td>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">FORM 8-K</font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">CURRENT REPORT</font></p>

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       <td align=center valign="top" nowrap ><font size="2">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</font></td>
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           <font size="2">ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.</font></p></td>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0in;text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>Item 5.02</font></u><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; </font></u></p>


<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:.45in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<u>Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</u></font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>Change in Chief Financial Officer.</font></u></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On August 26, 2008, the Board of Directors of ECD appointed Harry W. Zike Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2008.  Mr. Zike joined the Company on July 21, 2008 to succeed Mr. Kumar as Chief Financial Officer.       </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Mr. Zike&#146;s employment by ECD is at will. Mr. Zike will receive an annual base salary of $320,000 and standard ECD benefits, and is eligible to participate in the Company&#146;s annual incentive and long-term incentive plans.  Upon joining the Company on July 21, 2008, Mr. Zike received a signing bonus of $15,000 and was granted stock options to purchase 10,000 shares of ECD common stock under the Company&#146;s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.  The exercise price for the stock options is $67.68, which was the closing price for ECD&#146;s common stock on the date of grant.  The stock options expire on June 30, 2018 and vest over four years, with 0 options vesting on July 21, 2009,  3,333 options vesting on each of July 21, 2010 and 2011, and 3,334 options vesting on July 21, 2012, provided that Mr. Zike remains in the Company&#146;s employ as of the vesting date.  </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>In connection with his employment, Mr. Zike became a participant in the Company&#146;s Executive Severance Plan (the &#147;Severance Plan&#148;) pursuant to which he will be eligible to receive the severance benefits described in the Severance Plan in the event of a &#147;Qualifying Termination&#148; (as defined under the Severance Plan) with a Severance Coverage Period (as defined under the Severance Plan) of 12 months.  Under the terms of his Participant  Agreement which is in the Company&#146;s standard form, Mr. Zike has agreed to certain restrictive covenants, including matters pertaining to confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disparagement covenants.  A copy of the Offer Letter between Mr. Zike and the Company is attached as Exhibit 10.1. </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Mr. Zike, 53, was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation&#146;s Americas Region and its successor, Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., from February 2006 to January 2008.  From October 1998 to January 2006, Mr. Zike was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Siemens Power Generation, Inc.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.54in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On July 29, 2008, ECD announced the resignation of Sanjeev Kumar as ECD&#146;s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31, 2008, to pursue other opportunities.  In connection with Mr. Kumar&#146;s departure from the Company, Mr. Kumar and the Company entered into an agreement captioned Revised Separation Agreement and Complete Release of Liability (&#147;Separation Agreement&#148;).  The Separation Agreement provides that Mr. Kumar will receive 52 weeks of base pay totaling $300,000, an Annual Incentive Plan  (&#147;AIP&#148;) payment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 totaling $225,000, and remain eligible to receive his 2009 and 2010 AIP awards if and when paid to other participants in a total amount of $175,000, and continuation of company paid-premiums for Mr. Kumar&#146;s medical and dental insurance under the Company&#146;s group plans.  Mr. Kumar will also
receive payment in lieu of accrued and unused vacation, and certain other employee benefits as well as outplacement services provided through no later than December 31, 2009.  In consideration for the revised severance benefits under the </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Separation Agreement, Mr. Kumar releases all claims against ECD and its subsidiaries and affiliates and acknowledges that he is subject to confidentiality and non-disparagement obligations, a 12-month non-solicitation obligation, and a 6-month non-competition obligation.  This summary is qualified in its entirety by the full Separation Agreement, which the Company expects to file with its next quarterly report on Form 10-Q.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>Appointment of New Director.</font></u></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On August 26, 2008, the Board of Directors appointed Alan E. Barton, 52, as a Director of ECD, effective September 1, 2008.  Dr. Barton is considered an independent director pursuant to the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market and the Company&#146;s Corporate Governance Principles.  He was appointed a director following the recommendation of the Company&#146;s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.   The Board has not yet determined the committees on which Dr. Barton will serve. </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.54in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Dr. Barton is Executive Vice President at Rohm and Haas Company.
Dr. Barton joined Rohm and Haas in 1984 as a senior research scientist in the Agricultural Chemicals business. His 24-year career at
the company includes experience in the areas of scientific research, product development, business development, sales and business
management. Dr. Barton has extensive management experience in Europe as well as North America. He was elected a vice president of
Rohm and Haas in 1999, and named to the Executive Council in 2001.  Dr. Barton also oversaw the company operations in Asia-Pacific as
regional director from 2004 to 2005.  Dr. Barton is a member of the Board of Directors of Technitrol, Inc.  He is Chairman of Technitrol&#146;s Governance Committee and serves on its Compensation Committee.  Dr. Barton holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Oxford University and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Harvard
University.  A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Barton is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.   </font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Offer Letter dated July 16, 2008 between Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. and Harry W. Zike</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>99.1</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Press release issued by Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. on September 2, 2008</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:3in;text-align:left;'><font SIZE=2>ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Date: September 2, 2008</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Offer Letter dated July 16, 2008 between Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. and Harry W. Zike</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>July 16, 2008</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Harry W. Zike</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>639 Westwood Drive</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Birmingham, MI 48009</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Dear Harry:</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>We are pleased to confirm to you our offer of employment with Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) according to the terms set forth in this letter:</font></p>


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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>You will serve as the Company&#146;s chief financial executive with the title of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  </font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>In this role you will report directly to Mark Morelli President and CEO. </font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>We expect you to commence your employment as a Vice President on a mutually agreed date as soon as practicable, but in no event later than July 28, 2008.  However, we expect you to begin serving in your role as chief financial officer with the title of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective on September&nbsp;1, 2008, unless an earlier date is requested by the Company.</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>Your base salary will be $320,000 per annum, payable every other week (26 pays per year) and subject to periodic adjustment in accordance with the Company&#146;s executive compensation program.</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>On your first day of employment, you will receive a grant of 10,000 stock options under the Company&#146;s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, vesting 0%, 33-1/3%, 33-1/3%, and 33-1/3%, respectively, on each anniversary of the grant date over four years.  Your stock options will be evidenced by a separate award agreement issued in accordance with this plan.</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>You will participate in the Company&#146;s Executive Severance Plan, under which you will be entitled to receive 12 months of severance benefits upon a &#147;Qualifying Termination&#148; (as defined in the plan).  Your participation in and rights under this plan will be evidenced by a separate Participant Agreement issued under the plan.  The Executive Severance Plan Agreement and Acceptance Letter will be provided to you via email.</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>You will participate with other senior management in the Company's Annual Incentive Plan, with your initial target payout under the plan set at 60% of your annual base salary.  Your participation in and rights under this plan will be evidenced by a separate award letter pursuant to the terms of the plan.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>July 16, 2008</font></p>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>You will be eligible for annual stock awards as a component of the Company&#146;s executive compensation program, with your initial target award having an aggregate fair market value on the date of grant set at 70% of your annual base salary.  The amounts, terms and timing of any stock awards will be determined by the Compensation Committee, and the valuation will be based on application of the stock-based compensation pricing model as then adopted by the Company.  Your annual stock awards will be evidenced by separate award agreements issued in accordance with the Stock Plan.</font></p> </td> </tr>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>July 16, 2008</font></p>
<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Page 3</font></p>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>award of the arbitrator will be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.  The validity, interpretation and performance of this letter agreement will be governed by the laws of Michigan, regardless of the laws that might be applied under applicable principles of conflicts of laws.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>All cash amounts referred to in this letter agreement are subject to applicable tax withholding.  This letter agreement, including the various separate agreements referred to in this letter agreement, embodies our entire understanding and supersedes all prior understandings, whether oral or written, relating to this offer.  If there is any conflict between a term of this letter agreement and the applicable separate agreement referred to in this letter agreement, the separate agreement will govern.  This letter agreement cannot be amended or otherwise modified except in writing signed by you and the Company.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.48in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>This offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check (</font><i><font size=2>Release Authorization Form,</font></i><font size=2> this form already completed and signed by you on July 10, 2008), and a satisfactorily completion of a pre-employment drug screen.  The results must be received prior to your start date.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>We look forward to welcoming you to the Company.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:3in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Sincerely yours,</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:3in;text-align:left;'><font SIZE=2>ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:3in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>/S/ Art Rogers&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:3in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Art Rogers </font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:3in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Vice President Human Resources</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:8pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><b><font size=2>ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES APPOINTS ALAN E. BARTON AS INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR </font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:8pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><b><font size=2>Rochester Hills, Mich.</font></b><font size=2>, Sept. 2, 2008 &#150; Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (NASDAQ: ENER), the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced the appointment of Dr. Alan E. Barton to its Board of Directors, effective September 1, 2008. Dr. Barton is presently an Executive Vice President at Rohm and Haas.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:8pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&#147;I am very excited about joining the Board of such a dynamic and fast growing company,&#148; said Dr. Alan Barton. &#147;ECD has a tremendous reputation in the critically important solar market and has truly differentiated products based on outstanding technology. I am honored to become a member of the ECD team at such an important time for the company. &#147;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:8pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Mark Morelli, ECD&#146;s president and chief executive officer noted "Alan brings extensive international strategic and operational expertise to ECD, and we are very fortunate to have Alan as one of our Board members. Alan&#146;s 24 year career in the chemical industry - a key element of our supply chain - will be of tremendous benefit to the company as we continue our rapid growth, and expand our leadership in the rooftop and building-integrated PV markets."</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:8pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Dr. Barton joined Rohm and Haas in 1984 as a senior research scientist in the Agricultural Chemicals business. His 24-year career at the company includes experience in the areas of scientific research, product development, business development, sales and business management. Dr. Barton has extensive management experience in Europe as well as North America. He was elected a vice president of Rohm and Haas in 1999, and named to the Executive Council in 2001.&nbsp; Dr. Barton also oversaw the company operations in Asia-Pacific as regional director from 2004 to 2005.  Dr. Barton holds a B.A. degree in Chemistry from Oxford University in the United Kingdom (1978), and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Harvard University (1984).</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:4pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><b><font size=2>About Energy Conversion Devices</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:8pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (NASDAQ: ENER) is the leader in building integrated and commercial rooftop photovoltaics, one of the fastest growing segments of the solar power industry. The company manufactures and sells thin-film solar laminates that convert sunlight to energy using proprietary technology. ECD&#146;s </font><I><font SIZE=2>UNI-SOLAR</font></I><font size=2><sup>&reg;</sup> brand products are unique because of their flexibility, light weight, ease of installation, durability, and real-world efficiency. ECD also pioneers other alternative technologies, including a new type of nonvolatile digital memory technology that is significantly faster, less expensive, and ideal for use in a variety of applications including cell phones, digital cameras and personal computers. For more information, please visit </font><u><font size=2>www.ovonic.com</font></u><font size=2>.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:8pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><i><font size=2>This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future net sales or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to expansions, business trends and other information that is not historical information.  All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this release and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Risks that could cause such results to
differ include: our ability to achieve sustainable profitability; our ability to maintain our customer relationships; our ability to expand our manufacturing capacity in a timely and cost-effective manner; the worldwide demand for electricity and the market for solar energy; the supply and price of components and raw materials for our products; and the resolution of pending legal disputes. The risk factors identified in the ECD filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could impact any forward-looking statements contained in this release.</font></i></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:2pt; margin-top:5pt;text-align:left;'><u><b><font size=2>Contact</font></b></u><b><font size=2>:</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Mark Trinske, Vice President</font></p>

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

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>(248) 299-6063</font></p>
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