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6>; B53 A69G1; ;5@?A1>32 62 I2 35 86CA6>3 5 C> 5$ "$ % 06; 6;;?@1; 019 1EC;1>@1 62 !$ 6>; B53 A69G1; ;5@?A1>32 62 I2% 35 $ 25 6825 301= 1I6AC>1; 5>1 4C3>122 62 !& 5> 301C9 <1068: 1275>;1>3 >1C3019 1I6AC>1; >59 B53 A69G1; 6>= ;5@?A1>32 5> 301C9 <1068: C> <530 301 713C3C5>2 + > 301 <62C2 5: A6319C68 1EC;1>@1 <530 5968 6>; ;5@?A1>369= 301 9C<?>68 6469;1; 301 @5A71>263C5> 5: 2)%&"H C> 5$"$ % 6>; 2$&("H - 8 - C> 5$ "$ % 4C30 C>319123 63 301 9631 5: %J 719 6>>?A 6>; ;C91@31; 301 91275>;1>3 35 76= 301 @5A71>263C5> 1C>B 6BB9C1E1; <= 301 1995>15?2 D?;BA1>3 6>; 6469; >2?96>@1 5A76>= C2 <1:591 30C2 5?93 C> 6771682 % 01 E101A1>3 @5>31>3C5> 5: 8169>1; @5?>218 :59 301 6771886>3">2?96>@1 5A76>= 3063 301 9C<?>68 062 @5AAC331; 6 B9522 19959 C> 68854C>B 301 @86CA 713C3C5>2 40C@0 C2 :9CE585?2 :C@3C3C5?2 6>; ?><18C1E6<81 1 :?93019 @5>31>;2 3063 9C<?>68 062 @5>2C;191; 301 A5>308= C>@5A1 5: 301 ;1@1621; 5> 301 0CB019 2C;1 6>; 30191 C2 @5>39C<?359= >1B8CB1>@1 5> 301 7693 5: 301 9C;19 5: 301 A5359@=@81 62 4188 62 301 ;9CE19 5: 301 <?2 6>; 6825 B95228= 1991; C> 6469;C>B C>319123 63 %J 40C@0 5?B03 35 06E1 <11> 36G1> 63 (J > 30C2 <62C2 01 211G2 35 68854 301 6771682 19 @5>396 8169>1; @5?>218 677169C>B :59 301 91275>;1>32"@86CA6>32 @5>31>; 3063 301 D?;BA1>3 6>; 6469; 76221; <= 301 9C<?>68 C2 @5991@3 6>; ;512 >53 @688 - 9 - :59 6>= C>319:191>@1 62 30191 C2 >5 C881B68C3= 59 719E192C3= C> 301 26C; D?;BA1>3 6>; 6469; 6EC>B 0169; 301 8169>1; @5?>218 :59 301 6771886>3">2?96>@1 5A76>= 6>; 8169>1; @5?>218 :59 91275>;1>32"@86CA6>32 301 75C>32 3063 45?8; 69C21 :59 @5>2C;1963C5> <1:591 30C2 5?93 691# $ 6EC>B 719?21; 301 1>3C91 A6319C68 1EC;1>@1 <530 5968 6>; ;5@?A1>369= 6>; 301 CA7?B>1; D?;BA1>3 6>; 6469; 6>; 06EC>B 0169; 301 2?<AC22C5>2 5: 8169>1; @5?>218 C3 @5?8; <1 211> 3063 301 6@@C;1>3 C> K?123C5> - 10 - ;1630 5: ;1@1621; 5;06 6>; 69?3C 25 6825 301 C>E58E1A1>3 5: 301 5::1>;C>B E10C@81 40C@0 462 @5E191; <= 301 C>2?96>@1 758C@= C1 301 6771886>3 0191C> C2 >53 C> ;C27?31 & 3 C2 301 @5>31>3C5> 5: 301 8169>1; @5?>218 :59 301 6771886>3 3063 301 6@@C;1>3 C> K?123C5> C2 @6?21; ;?1 35 301 @5>39C<?359= >1B8CB1>@1 5: <530 301 5::1>;C>B E10C@81 25 6825 301 A5359@=@81 9C;;1> <= 301 ;1@1621; 541E19 C3 @5?8; <1 211> :95A 301 91@59;2 301 D?9C2;C@3C5>68 758C@1 6:319 91BC2319C>B ' 6B6C>23 301 ;9CE19 5: 301 5::1>;C>B E10C@81 C1 ?2 C>E123CB631; 301 @621 6>; :C81; @069B1 20113 6B6C>23 301 ;9CE19 5: 301 5::1>;C>B E10C@81 01 @069B1 20113 C2 A69G1; 62 I& 01 26C; @069B1 20113 C2 >53 @06881>B1; <= 301 91275>;1>3 <1:591 301 9C68 5?93 > 2?@0 @C9@?A236>@12 6;E1921 C>:191>@1 @6>>53 <1 ;964> 6B6C>23 301 ;1@1621; 1E193018122 301 >2?96>@1 5A76>= :6C81; 35 6;;?@1 6>= 2?@0 1EC;1>@1 59 35 786@1 6>= ;5@?A1>3 35 2?<236>3C631 301C9 @5>31>3C5> 3063 301 ;1@1621; 4191 795@11;C>B 5> 301 A5359@=@81 C> 6 - 11 - >1B8CB1>3 A6>>19 1>@1 301 9C<?>68 C2 D?23C:C1; C> 26;;8C>B 301 8C6<C8C3= 5> 301 91275>;1>3 5AC>B 35 301 6271@3 5: 6B1 6E5@63C5> 6>; C>@5A1 5: 301 ;1@1621; 301 @86CA6>32 6E1991; 3063 301 ;1@1621; 4191 459GC>B C> 9CE631 5A76>= C> ?>1 1E6 >BC>119C>B 5A76>= 6>; 169>C>B A5>308= C>@5A1 5: 2$&&"H 6>; 2 %("H 91271@3CE18= 5 2?<236>3C631 301 26A1 301 713C3C5>192 06E1 795;?@1; 26869= @193C:C@631 6>; 26869= 28C72 5: <530 301 ;1@1621; ) !1 06E1 @691:?88= 719?21; 301 ;5@?A1>32 786@1; <= 301 @86CA6>32 <1:591 301 9C<?>68 > 719?268 5: 301 ;5@?A1>32 62 719 I2 & 35 ) 6>; ( 35 @81698= C>;C@6312 3063 301 ;1@1621; 4191 459GC>B C> 6 79CE631 @5A76>= 6>; 169>C>B 26869= 5: 2$&&"H 6>; 2 %("H 91271@3CE18= '?93019 301 @86CA6>32 06E1 1I6AC>1; 5>1 4C3>122 9?30EC96DH!& 405 C2 301 C91@359 5: 301 26C; @5A76>= > 2?@0 @C9@?A236>@12 30191 C2 >5 91625> 35 ;C2@69; 301 1EC;1>@1 5: !&H301 1A785=19 6>; 301 ;5@?A1>32 786@1; <= 301 @86CA6>32 1E193018122 301 - 12 - 6771886>3H>2?96>@1 5A76>= 062 :6C81; 35 786@1 6>= @5>3969= ;5@?A1>32 35 795E1 3063 301 ;1@1621; 4191 >53 1A785=1; 63 301 3CA1 5: 6@@C;1>3 1>@1 41 691 5: 301 57C>C5> 3063 301 9C<?>68 062 9CB038= :CI1; 301 C>@5A1 5: 301 ;1@1621; ( !C30 91B69; 35 53019 016;2 301 @5A71>263C5> 6469;1; <= 301 9C<?>68 41 ;5 >53 :C>; 6>= C881B68C3= 59 ?>91625>6<81>122 C> 6469;C>B @5A71>263C5> :59 301 ;1@1621; '?93019 301 8169>1; @5?>218 :59 301 6771886>3 062 >53 @06881>B1; 301 26A1 + !C30 91B69; 35 301 6271@3 5: 6469;C>B 5: C>319123 63 %J 41 691 C> 6B911A1>3 4C30 301 @5?>218 :59 301 6771886>3H>2?96>@1 5A76>= 3063 C>319123 91K?C912 35 <1 6469;1; 63 (J C> EC14 5: 301 D?;BA1>3 5: @559;C>631 <1>@0 5: 30C2 5?93 C> ' )%("$ ;631; $$$ @@59;C>B8= C>319123 35 <1 91;?@1; :95A %J 35 (J 719 6>>?A - 13 - '59 301 :591B5C>B 91625>2 41 6>2419 75C>3 52 C> 301 >1B63CE1 6>; 75C>3 5$ C> 301 6::C9A63CE1 6>; 75C>3 5& 62 719 301 :C>68 59;19 % @@59;C>B8= 41 795@11; 35 7622 301 :58854C>B # 01 6771682 691 ! 01 D?;BA1>3 6>; 6469; 301 D?;BA1>3 6>; 6469; ;631; & $$$$ 76221; C> 52$"$ % 6>; $"$ % <= 301 1>C59 CEC8 ,?;B1 6>; , ' 6>; ?96; C2 A5;C:C1; 35 301 1I31>3 5: C>319123 9631 6469;1; <= 301 9C<?>68L 01 @86CA6>32 691 1>3C381; :59 35368 @5A71>263C5> 5: 2)%&"H C> 5$"$ % 6>; 2$&("H C> 5$ "$ % 6469;1; <= 301 9C<?>68L " 01 C>319123 @5A75>1>3 C2 91;?@1; :95A %J 35 (J 719 6>>?A 5> 301 35368 @5A71>263C5> - 14 - 40C@0 20688 <1 76C; <1:591 301 @5>@19>1; 9C<?>68 4C30C> 6 719C5; 5: 2CI 411G2 :95A 301 ;631 5: 91@1C73 5: @193C:C1; @57= 5: 30C2 D?;BA1>3L " 1275>;1>3 C2 8C6<81 35 76= 301 @5A71>263C5>L " 01 6A5?>3 C> ;1752C3 <1:591 30C2 5?93 35 <1 396>2AC331; 35 301 D?9C2;C@3C5>68 9C<?>68 6>; 26A1 35 <1 ;C2<?921; 35 301 @86CA6>32 5> 301 <62C2 5: 301 319A2 6>; @5>;C3C5>2 5: 301 D?;BA1>3 6>; 6469; 5: 301 9C<?>68 " 1BC239= 35 396>2AC3 301 91@59;2 35 301 @5>@19>1; 39C<?>68 :59304C30 ,( & !%' " ,( &" ' " C23 5# 8 5# #