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<CONFORMED-NAME>Dyke Charles W.
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>94063</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were granted to the reporting person as a stock bonus award pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Ampex Corporation 2000 Stock Bonus Plan, as amended.  The award will vest as to all 1,000 shares on the date of the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders.</footnote>
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