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<P id=PARA48 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The company has selected a midtown Manhattan location and is advancing forward on lease negotiations to open a new cheese center having multiple cheese aging caves to undertake the company&#8217;s work in affinage (aging cheese to peak ripeness) along with a retail presence having the format of a cheese shop and cafe. This location will be the initial step in a larger plan to open 3 to 5 regional outlets to expand the company&#8217;s online business at <U>www.artisanalcheese.com</U> and build the Artisanal Premium Cheese brand as a direct-to-consumer brand with low shipping rates. The company will continue to service only premium hospitality, restaurant and corporate executive dining accounts as part of this new expansion. The lease negotiations for the midtown Manhattan location are part of a new capital plan that is progressing forward and will restart the company&#8217;s status as a fully-reporting filer upon the closing of the $2 million minimum equity offering. The full equity offering is $5 million. The completion of the new equity offering will also trigger the transition of the company from a licensed operation to an operating entity. The new equity offering is part of a previously announced resolution of a tax liability and the conversion of early-stage shareholder loans into common stock at $.30 per share. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA91.18 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Daniel W. Dowe</FONT></P></TD>
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