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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>
      </b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Washington,
      D.C. 20549</b></font><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>PURSUANT
      TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>1934</b></font><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>DATE OF
      REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): 9-25-08</b></font><b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"></font></b><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>AMERON
      INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>(Exact
      name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</b></font><br><br>
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            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>245
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            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>(626)
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Check the
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      <b>Item 2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition</b><br>
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      On September 25, 2008, the Registrant issued a press release regarding
      its results of operations for the third quarter ended August 31,
      2008.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
      and is incorporated herein by reference.
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      The information in this report, including the exhibit attached hereto,
      is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be
      &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities
      thereunder.&#160;&#160;The information in this report will not be deemed an
      admission as to the materiality of any information required to be
      disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD OR Item 12.
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      <b>SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</b>
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      Cautionary statement for purposes of the &quot;Safe Harbor&quot; provisions of The
      Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:&#160;&#160;Any statements in
      this report that refer to the exhibit attached hereto, that refer to the
      estimated or anticipated future results of the Registrant are
      forwarded-looking and reflect the Registrant's current analysis of
      existing trends and information.&#160;&#160;Actual results may differ from current
      expectations based on a number of factors affecting the Registrant's
      businesses, including competitive conditions and changing market
      situations.&#160;&#160;Matters affecting the economy generally, including the
      state of economies worldwide, can also affect the Registrant's
      results.&#160;&#160;Forward-looking statements represent the Registrant's judgment
      only as of the date of this report.&#160;&#160;Since actual results could differ
      materially from such statements, the reader is cautioned not to rely on
      these forward-looking statements.&#160;&#160;Moreover, the Registrant disclaims
      any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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      <b>Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</b><br>
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      (d) Exhibits<br>
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            News Release dated September 25, 2008.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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.</font>
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          AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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            September 25, 2008
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            <u>&#160;/s/ Stephen E. Johnson</u>
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            Stephen E. Johnson
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Ameron
      Reports Solid Earnings Despite Difficult Market Conditions</b></font></u>
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      PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameron International Corporation
      (NYSE:AMN) today reported net income of $15.0 million, or $1.63 per
      diluted share, in the third quarter ended August 31, 2008, compared to
      $21.1 million, or $2.32 per diluted share, in the third quarter ended
      August 26, 2007. Sales in the third quarter of 2008 totaled $170.1
      million, compared to sales of $165.0 million in the third quarter of
      2007. Net income in the third quarter of 2007 included $5.3 million of
      tax benefits associated with the liquidation of the Company&#8217;s
      wholly-owned subsidiary in the UK and $.5 million of after-tax income
      from discontinued operations related to the Company&#8217;s former coatings
      business.
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    <p>
      James S. Marlen, Ameron&#8217;s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated,
      &#8220;On a comparable basis, without the nonrecurring tax benefits or income
      from discontinued operations, results in the third quarter of 2008 were
      only slightly lower than in 2007 despite difficult market and economic
      conditions. Third-quarter results represented a solid operating
      performance. The strength of the Fiberglass-Composite Pipe business and
      TAMCO&#8217;s steel rebar business generally offset the lower sales and
      earnings of the Water Transmission and Infrastructure Products Groups.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Diluted earnings per share in the nine months ended August 31, 2008,
      totaled $4.48, compared to diluted earnings per share of $5.01 in the
      nine months ended August 26, 2007. Sales totaled $479.7 million in the
      nine months ended August 31, 2008, compared to sales of $442.2 million
      in the first nine months of 2007. Net income in the first nine months of
      2007 included tax benefits of $5.3 million related to the UK subsidiary
      and after-tax income of $1.6 million from discontinued operations.
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      The Fiberglass-Composite Pipe Group continued to operate at record
      levels with higher sales and segment income in the third quarter of
      2008, compared to the third quarter of 2007. Sales increased $7.4
      million, or 12%, in the third quarter of 2008, while segment income
      increased $3.2 million, or 17%. The sales increase was attributed
      principally to the continued strength of operations in Asia, the
      acquisition of the business of Polyplaster, Ltda. in Brazil which
      occurred in the fourth quarter of 2007, favorable foreign currency
      translation and higher demand for onshore oilfield piping worldwide.
      Operations in Europe had lower sales due to the timing of industrial
      orders. Market conditions remain favorable worldwide and across all
      segments including marine, offshore and onshore oilfield markets. The
      major drivers of the business, which include energy demand and
      shipbuilding, remain positive. Shipyards in Korea, China, Japan and
      Singapore continue to operate with multiyear backlogs, while onshore
      oilfields and offshore oil exploration and production remain strong. The
      business currently has a record order backlog, and market conditions
      suggest continued strong demand.
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      The Water Transmission Group&#8217;s sales increased $4.5 million, or 9%, in
      the third quarter of 2008, compared to 2007. The increase was
      principally the result of increased water pipe sales. Wind tower sales
      were also up slightly. The Water Transmission business continues to be
      confronted by soft water pipe market conditions throughout the western
      U.S. region, especially for large-diameter water transmission lines. The
      Group incurred a greater loss in the third quarter of 2008 than in 2007.
      The loss was $2.3 million higher in 2008 due principally to
      underutilization of plant capacity, low project margins and
      manufacturing inefficiencies. Bid activity in the principal markets of
      California, Nevada and Arizona was abnormally low the past few years
      caused by a variety of factors, including declining construction,
      constrained municipal funding, higher project costs, and the timing of
      geographic needs for water supply. Although the expected market recovery
      continues to lag, bid activity should increase throughout 2009. Over the
      longer term, the market for large-diameter water pipelines is expected
      to grow to meet the needs for new and upgraded water infrastructure
      systems driven by population growth, demographics and existing water
      shortages. A number of significant projects that are critical to satisfy
      the water supply requirements of the region are in the planning stages
      by various water agencies. The wind energy market in the U.S. continues
      to experience significant growth and is expected to remain strong. The
      Company successfully entered the wind tower market and has made
      substantial progress toward providing a cost-competitive, high-quality
      product. The outlook for wind towers remains favorable.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Infrastructure Products Group had lower sales and segment income in
      the third quarter of 2008, compared to the third quarter of 2007. Sales
      declined $6.7 million, or 13%, primarily due to lower sales by the Pole
      Products Division. Sales by Ameron&#8217;s Hawaii Division also declined
      slightly. Segment income was $3.0 million lower, or 33%, in the third
      quarter of 2008, compared to 2007. The segment income decrease was due
      primarily to lower sales and also to margin pressures on the Hawaii
      Division associated with competitive pricing, higher energy and fuel
      costs and a product mix shift. The Pole Products Division continues to
      be adversely affected by the housing slowdown that significantly reduced
      the demand for decorative concrete poles for residential lighting. The
      steel pole product line used principally for highway lighting and
      traffic control applications continues to be steady. Although the
      construction sector in Hawaii was generally solid in the third quarter,
      there are indications of a slowdown due to the weakening economy, less
      tourism and project financing constraints.
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    <p>
      TAMCO, Ameron&#8217;s 50% owned steel mini-mill, had higher sales and net
      income in the third quarter of 2008, compared to 2007. Ameron&#8217;s share of
      TAMCO&#8217;s net income totaled $4.2 million after taxes, an increase of $1.1
      million, or 36%, compared to the third quarter of 2007. Sales increased
      significantly to $114 million from $63 million in the third quarter of
      2007, an increase of $51 million, or 80%. The sales increase was driven
      primarily by higher selling prices for steel rebar which kept pace with
      increases in scrap costs. Generally, demand for steel rebar remained
      firm, primarily for public projects including bridges and highways. The
      short-term outlook for TAMCO is positive, although the recent decline in
      scrap prices may indicate softening steel demand worldwide as well as in
      local markets. Longer term, the outlook for TAMCO remains favorable
      given the infrastructure construction requirements forecast for the
      California, Nevada and Arizona markets.
    </p>
    <p>
      James Marlen concluded, &#8220;While the Water Transmission and Infrastructure
      Products businesses faced difficult market conditions, overall, the
      Company performed well. Earnings for the first nine months of 2008 were
      higher on a comparable basis than in 2007, and third quarter results
      were steady. In the short term, the Company&#8217;s construction and water
      pipe markets are expected to remain challenged; and fourth-quarter
      results are not expected to be as high as third-quarter results. We
      continue to implement several internal and external initiatives to
      expand Ameron&#8217;s market presence and to improve our competitiveness. I
      remain optimistic that, as our markets recover, the Company is very well
      positioned to deliver superior performance.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Ameron International Corporation is a multinational manufacturer of
      highly-engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial,
      energy, transportation and infrastructure markets. Traded on the New
      York Stock Exchange (AMN), Ameron is a leading producer of water
      transmission lines and fabricated steel products, such as wind towers;
      fiberglass-composite pipe for transporting oil, chemicals and corrosive
      fluids and specialized materials and products used in infrastructure
      projects. The Company operates businesses in North America, South
      America, Europe and Asia. It also participates in several joint-venture
      companies in the U.S. and the Middle East.
    </p>
    <p>
      <i>Cautionary statement for purposes of the &#8220;Safe Harbor&#8221; provisions of
      The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Any statements in
      this report that refer to the forecasted, estimated or anticipated
      future results of Ameron International Corporation (&#8220;Ameron&#8221; or the
      &#8220;Company&#8221;) are forward-looking and reflect the Company&#8217;s current
      analysis of existing trends and information. Actual results may differ
      from current expectations based on a number of factors affecting
      Ameron&#8217;s businesses, including competitive conditions and changing
      market situations. Matters affecting the economy generally, including
      the state of economies worldwide, can affect Ameron&#8217;s results.
      Forward-looking statements represent the Company&#8217;s judgment only as of
      the date of this report. Since actual results could differ materially,
      the reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements.</i>
      <i>Moreover, Ameron disclaims any intent or obligation to update these
      forward-looking statements.</i>
    </p>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="6">
          <b>Three Months Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="6">
          <b>Nine Months Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>August 31,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>August 26,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>August 31,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>August 26,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          <b>(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>2008</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>170,107</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          165,048
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>479,669</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          442,159
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(132,652</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (128,047
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(369,016</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (339,076
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>37,455</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          37,001
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>110,653</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          103,083
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Selling, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(25,795</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (21,669
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(77,462</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (69,128
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Other income, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,252</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,760
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>5,802</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,715
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from continuing operations before interest, income taxes and
          equity in earnings of joint venture
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>13,912</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,092
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>38,993</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          37,670
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Interest (expense)/income, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(19</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          62
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>412</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          410
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in
          earnings of joint venture
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>13,893</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,154
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>39,405</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          38,080
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(3,079</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          426
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(12,008</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (6,631
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of joint
          venture
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>10,814</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,580
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>27,397</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          31,449
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Equity in earnings of joint venture, net of taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>4,184</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,079
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>13,671</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,335
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from continuing operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>14,998</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20,659
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>41,068</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,784
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>-</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          463
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>-</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,609
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>14,998</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          21,122
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>41,068</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,393
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Basic earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from continuing operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>1.64</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.28
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>4.50</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.85
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>-</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          .05
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>-</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          .18
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>1.64</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.33
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>4.50</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.03
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Diluted earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from continuing operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>1.63</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.27
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>4.48</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.83
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>-</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          .05
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>-</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          .18
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>1.63</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.32
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>4.48</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.01
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Weighted-average shares (basic)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>9,134,672</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,044,129
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>9,118,768</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,020,798
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Weighted-average shares (diluted)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>9,208,536</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,089,574
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>9,171,103</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,068,593
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Cash dividends per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>.30</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          .25
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>.85</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          .65
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
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        </div>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
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        </div>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top" colspan="4">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS &#8211; ASSETS (UNAUDITED)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>August 31,</b>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>November 30,</b>
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        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          <b>(Dollars in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>158,277</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          155,433
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Receivables, less allowances of $6,452 in 2008 and $6,235 in 2007
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>171,600</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          185,335
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>97,253</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          97,717
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>23,062</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          22,446
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Prepaid expenses and other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>12,232</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,100
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>462,424</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          473,031
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Investments in joint ventures
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Equity method
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>18,989</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,677
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Cost method
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>3,784</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,784
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Property, plant and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Land
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>38,933</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35,860
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Buildings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>82,922</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          75,245
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Machinery and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>302,587</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          292,563
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Construction in progress
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>38,747</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,655
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total property, plant and equipment at cost
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>463,189</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          428,323
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Accumulated depreciation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(260,114</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (254,592
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total property, plant and equipment, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>203,075</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          173,731
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>5,260</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,202
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Goodwill and intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of
          $1,215 in 2008 and $1,130 in 2007
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,181</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,243
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>39,069</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34,144
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>734,782</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          705,812
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS &#8211; LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
            EQUITY (UNAUDITED)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>August 31,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>November 30,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          <b>(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <b>LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Current portion of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>17,196</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,055
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Trade payables
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>53,329</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,216
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Accrued liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>74,404</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          84,436
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income taxes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>-</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,985
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>144,929</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          158,692
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Long-term debt, less current portion
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>54,486</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,593
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Other long-term liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>52,009</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          44,154
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>251,424</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          260,439
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Commitments and contingencies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Stockholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Common stock, par value $2.50 per share, authorized 24,000,000
          shares, outstanding 9,181,192 shares in 2008 and 9,138,563 shares in
          2007, net of treasury shares
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>29,801</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          29,623
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>53,069</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          46,675
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Retained earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>464,201</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          430,925
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Accumulated other comprehensive loss
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(8,979</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (9,870
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Treasury stock (2,739,300 shares in 2008 and 2,710,479 shares in
          2007)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(54,734</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (51,980
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total stockholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>483,358</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          445,373
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>734,782</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          705,812
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
      </tr>
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br><b>Ameron International Corporation</b><br>James S. Marlen,
      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<br>Gary Wagner, President and Chief
      Operating Officer<br>James R. McLaughlin, Senior Vice President,<br>Chief
      Financial Officer<br>Telephone: 626-683-4000
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