<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     APPENDIX A TO ITEM 601(C) OF REGULATION S-K 
     COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES
     ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION S-X
     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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