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            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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</reportingOwnerRelationship>
</reportingOwner>
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<securityTitle>
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</securityTitle>
<conversionOrExercisePrice>
<value>24.85</value>
</conversionOrExercisePrice>
<exerciseDate>
<value>2007-09-16</value>
</exerciseDate>
<expirationDate>
<value>2013-09-16</value>
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<underlyingSecurityTitle>
<value>Common Stock</value>
</underlyingSecurityTitle>
<underlyingSecurityShares>
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<ownershipNature>
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</derivativeHolding>
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<ownerSignature>
<signatureName>Robert J. Druten</signatureName>
<signatureDate>2003-09-17</signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
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</TEXT>
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