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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-13-006669
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130207

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIRCH BRANCH INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000857872
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE DEALERS (FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNT) [6532]
		IRS NUMBER:				841124170
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2560 W MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			LITTLETON
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80120
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303-794-9450

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2560 W MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			LITTLETON
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80120
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: small-caps 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>McLaughlin
&amp; Stern, llp</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: small-caps 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Founded
1898</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">260
Madison Avenue</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">New
York, New York 10016</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(212)
448&ndash;1100</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Fax
(212) 448&ndash;0066</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>David
W. Sass</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Partner</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Direct Phone: (212) 448&ndash;6215</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">E-mail: dsass@mclaughlinstern.com</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 2.25in">February 7, 2013</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 2.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.95pt 0pt 0"><U>By: EDGAR TRANSMISSION</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.95pt 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Mr. Daniel F. Duchovny</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Special Counsel</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Office of Mergers and Acquisitions</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">United
States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 33.85pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">Re:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Birch Branch, Inc.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 1in">Schedule 13E-3</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 1in">Filed October 5, 2012 by Birch Branch Acquisition
Corp., Wang</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 1in">Xinshun, and Li Weitian</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 1in">File No. 005-81624</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 1in">Preliminary Preliminary 14C</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 1in">Information Statement
Filed</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 1in">October 5, 2012</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 1in">File No. 000-50936</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.95pt 0pt 30pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Mr. Duchovny:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In response
to your comments, we have amended our filings and provided the information you requested. Below are our responses to your comments.
Please refer to the attached 14C Preliminary Information Statement Amendment No. 3 for amendments to our original filings.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 30.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 34.05pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Revised Preliminary Information Statement</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 30.7pt 0pt 27.15pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Cover Page </U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 30.7pt 0pt 27.15pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">We note your response to prior comment 3. Delete the
sentence that states &ldquo;The SEC may or not approve its 13E-3 Transaction Statement&rdquo; and the subsequent clause &ldquo;only
if the SEC approves its Schedule 13E-3.&rdquo;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 11.05pt 0pt 61.95pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">In response to your comments, the Filing
Persons have revised the cover page of the Preliminary Information Statement and deleted the sentence that &ldquo;The SEC may
or may not approve its 13E-3 Transaction Statement&rdquo; and the subsequent clause &ldquo;only if the SEC approves its
Schedule 13E-3.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 11.05pt 0pt 61.95pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">Please refer to Birch Branch Preliminary 14C
Information Statement Amendment No. 3: Cover Page.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 30.7pt 0pt 0; text-indent: 27.15pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 30.7pt 0pt 0; text-indent: 27.15pt"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>McLaughlin
&amp; Stern, llp</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 30.7pt 0pt 0; text-indent: 27.15pt"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 30.7pt 0pt 0; text-indent: 27.15pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Fairness of the Transaction, page 4</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 2pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">We reissue prior comment 4, which sought revised disclosure
relating to each</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><B><U>filing person</U></B>, not the company&rsquo;s
affiliates.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 41pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">In response to your comments, the Filing Persons have
revised its Preliminary 14C Information Statement as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 41pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">&ldquo;<I>The Company, other Filing Persons and the
board of the Company (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) reasonably believe the proposed merger transaction is fair to all Company shareholders,
including affiliated and unaffiliated shareholders. None of the Board members dissented to or abstained from voting on the proposed
merger</I>.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">Please refer to Birch Branch Preliminary 14C
Information Statement Amendment No. 3: Item 2: Special Factors &ndash; Fairness of the Transaction.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Refer to prior comment 5. We note that while you added
a sentence relating to the net book value and going concern value, you did not explain how those measures were considered in your
fairness determination and the results of any related analysis. Please revise.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 41pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">In response to your comments, the Filing Persons have
revised its Preliminary 14C Information Statement as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 41pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in"><I>&ldquo;The Board also considered financial parameters
of the Company such as net book value and going concern value. In particular, the Company had a negative equity of $7.3 million
as of June 30, 2012 and a negative equity of $18.2 million as of September 30, 2012. Based on the negative book values and the
continuing decrease of the Company&rsquo;s book value, the Filing Persons concluded that the Cash Merger Price was fair to the
unaffiliated security holders of the Company. With regards to going concern value, the Cash Merger Price of $0.10 per Share represented
a premium to the going concern value of the Company. An analysis of this factor shows the fairness of the Cash Merger Price to
unaffiliated shareholders of the Company.&rdquo;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">Please refer to Birch Branch Preliminary 14C Information
Statement Amendment No. 3: Item 2: Special Factors &ndash; Fairness of the Transaction. &#9;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 17.8pt 0pt 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>McLaughlin
&amp; Stern, llp</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 17.8pt 0pt 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 17.8pt 0pt 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">4.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">We note the revisions made in response to prior comments
4-6. It is unclear the basis upon which the filing persons determined that the going private transaction is procedurally fair
given that none of the parameters set forth in Item 1014(c)-(e) of Regulation M-A were met and that you have not described any
other efforts to achieve procedural fairness. Please revise.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 17.8pt 0pt 0.25in">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">In response to your comments, the Filing Persons have
revised its Preliminary 14C Information Statement as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">&ldquo;<I>In view of the fact that insiders owned more
than 90% of the outstanding stock of the Company, State law does not require the approval of a majority of the minority shareholders,
therefore the transaction has not been structured to obtain the approval of a majority of unaffected security holders. The independent
directors did not retain any unaffiliated representative to act for the unaffiliated shareholders to negotiate on their behalf,
or appoint a special committee of independent directors to evaluate the merger. The transaction was unanimously approved by all
directors of the Company. The Board and the Filing Persons believe that the merger is procedurally fair to the unaffiliated shareholders</I>.
<I>The unaffiliated shareholders are protected by State law since they are entitled to exercise dissenters&rsquo; rights and demand
&ldquo;fair value&rdquo; for their Shares. See &ldquo;SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS&mdash;</I> <I>Appraisal Rights and Exercise Procedures&rdquo;
in this Information Statement.&rdquo;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">Please refer to Birch Branch Preliminary 14C Information
Statement Amendment No. 3: Item 2: Special Factors &ndash; Fairness of the Transaction. &#9;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">5.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">We note your response to prior comment 9. The second
sentence of the text that you presented in your response as having been
provided in the preliminary information statement is not included in the information statement. Please advise.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">In response to your comments, the Filing Persons
have included the second sentence of the text in its Preliminary 14C Information Statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">Please refer to Birch Branch Preliminary
14C Information Statement Amendment No. 2: Item 2: Special Factors &ndash; Fairness of the Transaction.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 2pt"><U>Financial Information, page 11</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 2pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">6.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">We note your response to prior 10. Please provide the
disclosure required by Item 1010(c) of Regulation M-A. See instruction 1 to Item 13 of Schedule 13E-3.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 2pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">In response to your comments and pursuant to instruction
1 to Item 13 of Schedule 13E-3, the Filing Persons have revised its Preliminary 14C Information Statement as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">&ldquo;<I>Summary Financial Information </I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>McLaughlin
&amp; Stern, llp</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in"><I>Set forth below is certain selected consolidated
financial information with respect to the Company excerpted or derived by the Filing Persons from the audited consolidated financial
statements of the Company contained in the Forms 10-K and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company contained
in its Forms 10-Q. More comprehensive financial information is included in documents filed by the Company with the SEC, and the
following financial information is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company&rsquo;s Forms 10Q and 10K and other documents
and all of the financial information (including any related notes) contained therein or incorporated therein by reference.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">
</FONT></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in"><I>The selected financial information
presented below as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011 have been derived from the
Company&rsquo;s audited consolidated financial statements, which have been incorporated into the Form 10K. The selected
financial information as of and for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012 are
derived from the unaudited interim financial statements incorporated into the Forms 10-Q. The selected financial information
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, related notes and other financial information
incorporated by reference herein. </I></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">As
    of<BR> <B>December 31,</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="10" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">As
    of<BR> <B>(unaudited)</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2010</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2011</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">09/30/2012</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">06/30/2012</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">03/31/2012</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">BALANCE
    SHEET</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Cash</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9,213,760</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2,704,987</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">8,542,463</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3,991,097</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5,818,892</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Component
    Inventory</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">10,767,108</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1,588,832</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1,445,622</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4,321,659</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3,751,703</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Work-in-progress
    Inventory</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">44,736,578</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">19,162,264</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">6,616,463</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">7,130,174</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">10,465,948</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Finished
    Goods Inventory</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4,318,338</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">29,291,726</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">23,045,460</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">22,021,103</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">31,243,638</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Total
    Current Assets</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">265,611,859</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">291,650,616</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">329,542,986</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">339,373,656</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">344,231,076</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Property
    and Equipment, net</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">70,056,271</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">68,927,116</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">139,330,794</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">142,308,930</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">145,970,379</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Total
    Assets</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">407,531,833</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">469,422,387</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">519,464,606</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">538,627,623</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">545,007,886</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Total
    Current Liabilities</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">285,086,437</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">359,742,425</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">456,024,903</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">464,333,085</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">458,567,243</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Long-Term
    Liabilities, less Current Maturities</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">72,953,855</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">91,078,421</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">81,691,047</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">81,600,468</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">83,885,667</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Total
    Liabilities</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">358,040,292</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">450,820,846</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">537,715,950</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">545,933,553</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">542,452,910</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Total
    Stockholders&rsquo; Equity (Deficit)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">49,491,541</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">18,601,541</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(18,251,344</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(7,305,930</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(2,554,976</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Total
    Liabilities and Stockholders&rsquo; Equity (Deficit)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">407,531,833</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">469,422,387</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">519,464,606</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">538,627,623</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">545,007,886</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Book
    Value Per Share</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">12.7</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">14.6</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(16.2</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(16.8</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(17</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" NOWRAP STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Fiscal Year Ended 12/31</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Nine Months</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Six Months</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">2010</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">2011</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ended</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>09/30/2012</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ended</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>06/30/2012</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ended</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>03/31/2012</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Total Revenue and Other Income</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">302,274,783</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">389,174,750</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">293,001,141</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">200,666,826</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">76,245,660</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Total Costs and Expenses</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">287,338,473</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">406,752,356</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">316,597,696</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">217,411.166</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">87,713,776</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Operating Income (Loss)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">14,936,310</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(17,577,606</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(23,596,555</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(16,744,340</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(11,468,116</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Other Income (Expense)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(5,291,086</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(14,540,258</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(15,151,975</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(11,040,796</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(6,470,160</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Net Income
    (Loss)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">7,027,022</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(32,117,864</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(38,748,530</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(27,785,136</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(17,938,276</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">  Earnings Per
    Common Share (Basic and Dilutive)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0.22</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(1.00</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(1.21</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(0.87</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(0.56</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" NOWRAP STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Fiscal Year Ended 12/31</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Nine Months</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Six Months</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">2010</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">2011</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ended</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>09/30/2012</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ended</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>06/30/2012</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ended</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>03/31/2012</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Net Income
    (Loss)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">7,027,022</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(32,117,864</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(38,748,530</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(27,785,136</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(17,938,276</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Cash Flows  provided by (used in)
    Operating     Activities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">157,007,464</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">52,444,063</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">16,573,099</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">14,525,738</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">63,345,544</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Cash Flows from (to) Investing Activities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(100,516,598</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(94,318,026</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(26,049,014</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(59,581,332</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(55,979,014</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Cash Flows from (to) Financing Activities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(53,798,069</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">34,175,101</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">12,316,496</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">44,506,211</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(6,385,022</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -10pt; padding-left: 10pt">Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,692,797</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(7,698,860</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">5,837,476</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,286,110</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">981,508</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Please refer to Birch Branch Preliminary 14C Information Statement
Amendment No. 3: Item 5: Other Information &ndash; Financial Information.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 4.5in; text-indent: 1.75in">Yours truly,</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 5in; text-indent: 1.25in"><U>/s/ David W. Sass</U></P>

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