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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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SEC 1913 (02-02)

DEARBORN BANCORP, INC.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

MAY 20, 2003

To the Shareholders of
Dearborn Bancorp, Inc.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. will be held on Tuesday, the 20th day of May, 2003 at
4:00 P.M., Local Time, at Park Place, 23400 Park Avenue (two blocks south of
Michigan Avenue at Outer Drive), Dearborn, Michigan, for the following purposes:

1. To elect four directors of the Corporation;

2. To transact such other business as may properly come before
the meeting or any adjournments thereof.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 28,
2003 as the record date for the meeting and only shareholders of record at that
time will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any
adjournments thereof. Shareholders who are unable to attend the meeting in
person, as well as shareholders who plan to attend the meeting, are requested to
date, sign and mail the enclosed proxy promptly. If you are present at the
meeting and desire to vote in person, you may revoke your proxy.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Jeffrey L. Karafa

Secretary

April 18, 2003

PROXY STATEMENT

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF DEARBORN BANCORP, INC.

MAY 20, 2003

To the Shareholders of
Dearborn Bancorp, Inc.

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation
of proxies by the Board of Directors of Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. (hereinafter
referred to as the "Corporation") from the holders of the Corporation's Common
Stock to be used at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday,
the 20th day of May, 2003 at 4:00 P.M., Local Time, at Park Place, 23400 Park
Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan, and at any adjournments thereof. The approximate
date on which this Proxy Statement and the enclosed form of proxy are being sent
to shareholders is April 18, 2003. The address of the principal corporate
offices of the Corporation is 22290 Michigan Avenue, P. O. Box 2247, Dearborn,
Michigan 48123-2247.

Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by notice
in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation prior to voting. Unless the proxy
is revoked, the shares represented thereby will be voted at the Annual Meeting
or any adjournments thereof. The giving of the proxy does not affect the right
to vote in person should the shareholder attend the meeting.

The Board of Directors in accordance with the By-Laws has fixed the
close of business on March 28, 2003 as the record date for determining the
shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders or any adjournments thereof. At the close of business on such date,
the outstanding number of voting securities of the Corporation was 2,627,158
shares of Common Stock, each of which is entitled to one vote. Abstentions and
broker non-votes are each included in the determination of the number of shares
present for determining a quorum but not counted on any matters brought before
the meeting. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes properly cast at
the meeting.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP

MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth, as of March 1, 2003, the number of
shares of the Corporation's Common Stock beneficially owned by each director,
each executive officer, each nominee for election as a director and all
directors and executive officers as a group.

Number Percent
Name of Individual of Shares (1) of Class
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Wilber M. Brucker, Jr. 15,083 (4) *
Margaret I. Campbell 24,676 (5) *
John E. Demmer 158,437 (6) 6.05
Michael V. Dorian, Jr. 46,813 1.79
David Himick 256,903 (7) 9.80
Jeffrey L. Karafa 40,959 (2)(3) 1.56
Donald G. Karcher 39,211 (8) 1.50
Bradley F. Keller 102,986 (9) 3.93
William T. LaRosa --- *
Sam A. Locricchio 14,893 (2)(3) *
Jeffrey G. Longstreth 15,519 (10) *
Warren R. Musson 55,591 (2)(3)(11) 2.12
Richard Nordstrom 61,986 (12) 2.37
Michael J. Ross 109,237 (2)(3) 4.17
Robert C. Schwyn 32,712 (13) 1.25
Ronnie J. Story 100,875 3.85
Stephen C. Tarczy 18,278 (2)(3)(14) *
Jeffrey J. Wolber 54,928 (2)(3) 2.10
All Directors and Executive Officers
as a Group (15) (18 persons) 1,149,087 43.85

* Less than one percent

(1) Beneficial ownership of shares, as determined in accordance with
applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules, includes
shares as to which a person has or shares voting power and/or
investment power.

(2) The number of shares shown in the table includes shares issuable
upon the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 1,
2003, by the following executive officers: Mr. Karafa - 35,546
shares; Mr. Locricchio - 12,404 shares; Mr. Musson - 45,781
shares; Mr. Ross - 99,362 shares; Mr. Tarczy - 15,712 shares; and
Mr. Wolber - 53,749 shares.

(3) Includes shares held in the Community Bank of Dearborn 401(k)
trust as follows: Mr. Karafa - 4,802 shares; Mr. Locricchio - 174
shares; Mr. Musson - 4,981 shares; Mr. Ross - 3,928 shares; Mr.
Tarczy - 82 shares; and Mr. Wolber - 411 shares.

(4) Includes 958 shares owned by Mr. Brucker's wife.

(5) Includes 2,430 shares owned by Mrs. Campbell's husband.

(6) Includes 50,733 shares held by Mr. Demmer's wife as a Trustee of a
trust and 246 shares held by Jack Demmer Ford, Inc.

(7) Includes 296 shares held by the Himick Family Investment Club.

(8) Includes 7,938 shares held by Mr. Karcher's wife as a Trustee of a
trust.

(9) Includes 2,911 shares owned by Mr. Keller's wife.

(10) Includes 809 shares owned by Mr. Longstreth's wife.

(11) Includes 448 shares owned by Mr. Musson's wife.

(12) Includes 41,939 shares held in the Nordstrom Family Limited
Partnership

(13) Includes 23,895 shares held for the benefit of Dr. Schwyn in a
defined benefit plan trust.

(14) Includes 57 shares owned by Mr. Tarczy's wife.

(15) Includes 163,192 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock
options.

CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

The following table sets forth as of March 1, 2003 the number of shares
of the Corporation's Common Stock owned by the only persons who were known by
the Corporation to own beneficially more than five percent of the Common Stock
of the Corporation:

Number Percent
Name of Beneficial Owner of Shares of Class
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David Himick 256,903 9.80
John E. Demmer 158,437 6.05

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The members of the Board of Directors are divided into three classes,
each class to be as nearly equal in number as possible, with each class to serve
a three-year term. The Board of Directors has nominated David Himick, Jeffrey G.
Longstreth, Michael J. Ross and Robert C. Schwyn for election as directors for a
term expiring at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, in each case until
their successors are elected and qualified. Other directors who are remaining on
the Board will continue in office in accordance with their previous election by
shareholders until expiration of their terms at the 2004 or 2005 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders, as the case may be.

The proposed nominees for election as directors are willing to be
elected. If any of the nominees at the time of election is unable to serve, or
is otherwise unavailable for election, and if other nominees are designated, the
proxies shall have discretionary authority to vote or refrain from voting in
accordance with their judgment on such other nominees. However, if any nominees
are substituted by management, the proxies intend to vote for such nominees. It
is not anticipated that any of such nominees will be unable to serve as a
director.

INFORMATION ABOUT DIRECTORS AND NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS

The following information is furnished with respect to each person who
is presently a director of the Corporation whose term of office will continue
after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as well as those who have been
nominated for election as a director.

Year in Which
Has Served Term or Proposed
as Director Term of Office
Name and Age of Director Principal Occupation (2) Since Will Expire
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Wilber M. Brucker, Jr., 77 Retired, Attorney 1992 2005

Margaret I. Campbell, 63 Retired, Manufacturer 1992 2004

John E. Demmer, 79 Chairman and CEO, Jack Demmer 1992 2004
Ford, Inc., Jack Demmer Lincoln
Mercury and Jack Demmer Leasing;
Chairman of the Board of the Corporation
and Community Bank of Dearborn

Michael V. Dorian, Jr., 43 Vice President, Mike Dorian Ford 1994 2004

David Himick, 77 (1) Retired, Financial Consultant 1995 2006

Donald G. Karcher, 73 Chairman, Karcher Agency, Inc.; 1992 2004
Vice President of the Corporation

Bradley F. Keller, 61 President, Braden Associates, Inc. 1992 2005
and MultiGard Properties, Ltd.

Jeffrey G. Longstreth, 60 (1) Real Estate Broker, Century 21 - 1992 2006
Curran and Christie

Richard Nordstrom, 75 Retired, Architect; Vice Chairman 1992 2005
of the Corporation

Michael J. Ross, 52 (1) President and CEO, Community Bank 1994 2006
of Dearborn; President and CEO of the
Corporation

Robert C. Schwyn, 64 (1) Physician 1994 2006

Ronnie J. Story, 56 President and CEO, Story Development 1994 2005
Corporation and Story Brothers
Grading and Excavating, Inc.

(1) Nominated for election as a director.

(2) Each of the directors has had the same principal occupation during
the past five years.

The Board of Directors held eight meetings during 2002. The Corporation
did not pay any director fees in 2002. Each of the above Directors is also a
Director of the Bank. The Chairman of the Bank Board received $650 per Bank
Board meeting and all other non-employee Directors received $500 per Bank Board
meeting during 2002. Also, all non-employee Bank Directors received fees ranging
from $150 to $250 for each committee meeting attended during 2002. Each
incumbent director attended at least seventy-five percent of the total number of
meetings of the Board of Directors except Mr. Dorian.

The members of the Compensation Committee for 2002 were John E. Demmer
(Chairman), Wilber M. Brucker, Jr., David Himick, Donald G. Karcher, Bradley F.
Keller and Richard Nordstrom. The Compensation Committee met twice during 2002.
The Committee reviews and recommends to the Board of Directors the compensation
of the officers of the Bank.

The Nominating Committee is composed of Bradley F. Keller (Chairman),
Jeffrey G. Longstreth and Ronnie J. Story. This Committee, which met once during
2002, recommends nominees for election as directors at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, and recommends individuals to fill vacancies which may occur
between annual meetings. The Committee will consider as potential nominees
persons recommended by shareholders. Recommendations should be submitted to the
Nominating Committee in care of the Secretary of the Corporation.

The members of the Audit Committee during 2002 were Bradley F. Keller
(Chairman), Wilber M. Brucker, Jr., Michael V. Dorian, Jr., Margaret I. Campbell
and David Himick. Each of these members meets the current requirements for
independence set forth in the Listing Standards of the National Association of
Securities Dealer ("NASD"). The Audit Committee, which oversees the
Corporation's financial reporting process, met three times during 2002.

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

The Board of Directors has a written charter for the Audit Committee, a
copy of which was included as Appendix A to the 2001 Proxy Statement.

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

The Audit Committee (the "Committee") has reviewed and discussed with
management the Corporation's audited consolidated financial statements as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2002. The Committee has discussed with its
independent auditors, Crowe Chizek and Company LLC ("Crowe Chizek"), the matters
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61,
Communication with Audit Committees, as amended, by the Auditing Standards Board
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The Committee has
received and reviewed the written disclosures from Crowe Chizek required by
Independence Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions with Audit Committees, as
amended, by the Independence Standards Board, and discussed with the auditors
the auditors' independence. Based on the reviews and discussions referred to
above, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board of
Directors approved) that the consolidated financial statements referred to above
be included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002. The Committee had also considered whether the provisions of
other services performed by Crowe Chizek for the Corporation not related to the
audit of the financial statements referred to above is compatible with
maintaining Crowe Chizek's independence.

The foregoing Audit Committee Report shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in any previous or future documents filed by the
Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act
of 1934, except to the extent that the Corporation specifically incorporates the
Report by reference in any such document.

AUDIT COMMITTEE
Bradley F. Keller, Chairman
Wilber M. Brucker, Jr.
Michael V. Dorian, Jr.
Margaret I. Campbell
David Himick

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for
developing the Corporation's executive compensation policies and making
recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect thereto. In addition, the
Committee makes annual recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the
compensation to be paid to the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank and
determines the compensation to be paid to each of the other executive officers
of the Bank. No compensation is payable to the executive officers of the
Corporation. The Committee also administers all aspects of the Corporation's
executive compensation program including its stock option plan.

Base Salaries
Salaries for the executive officers of the Bank are established by examining the
experience and responsibility requirements of the position held. Marketplace
information for comparable positions is also reviewed, including peer executives
in comparable markets. With respect to the base salary of Mr. Ross, the Bank's
Chief Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee took into account a
comparison of base salaries of chief executive officers of peer banks and an
assessment of Mr. Ross' individual performance.

Bonus Awards
Officers of the Bank may be considered for annual discretionary cash bonuses
which may be awarded to recognize and reward corporate and individual
performance, based on attainment of specific goals and objectives. Mr. Ross was
awarded a bonus of $50,000 for 2002.

Stock Options
Under the Corporation's 1994 Stock Option Plan, which was approved by the
shareholders, stock options may be granted, from time to time, to officers and
key employees of the Corporation and the Bank. 152,244 options were granted in
2002, 119,155 options were granted in 2001 and 84,482 options were granted in
2000. 18,203 options were exercised in 2002, 17,019 options were exercised in
2001 and 7,293 options were exercised in 2000. During 2000, 34,218 options were
forfeited.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
John E. Demmer, Chairman
Wilber M. Brucker, Jr.
David Himick
Donald G. Karcher
Bradley F. Keller
Richard Nordstrom

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The Chairman of the Board of the Corporation, John E. Demmer, received
no compensation from the Corporation in 2002. The following table sets forth
information with respect to those executive officers of the Corporation or the
Bank whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 during 2002.

Summary Compensation Table

Annual Compensation
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All other Number of
Compensation Options
Name and Principal Position Year Salary Bonus (3) Granted
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Michael J. Ross 2002 $202,020 $50,000 $6,000 16,538
President and Chief Executive Officer, 2001 179,176 40,000 5,100 15,801
Community Bank of Dearborn 2000 172,412 35,000 5,100 9,116

Stephen C. Tarczy (1) 2002 149,394 26,000 547 9,923
Northeast Regional President
Community Bank of Dearborn

Warren R. Musson 2002 125,495 28,000 4,594 9,923
Senior Vice President, Head of Lending 2001 110,055 28,000 4,145 9,724
Community Bank of Dearborn 2000 97,754 28,000 3,417 10,940

Jeffrey L. Karafa (2) 2002 97,293 20,000 3,394 9,923
Senior Vice President, CFO 2001 89,895 16,000 3,067 9,724
Community Bank of Dearborn

Sam A. Locricchio (1) 2002 129,801 10,000 2,605 5,789
Senior Vice President, Commercial Lender
Community Bank of Dearborn

(1) Mr. Tarczy and Mr. Locricchio were employed by the Bank on August
8, 2001.

(2) Mr. Karafa's compensation for 2000 fell under the minimum
reporting amount.

(3) All other compensation represents matching contributions to the
Community Bank of Dearborn 401(k) plan made by the Bank.

OPTIONS GRANTS DURING 2002

The following table sets forth information on stock options granted
during 2002 under the Corporation's Stock Option Plan to those officers of the
Bank named in the Summary Compensation Table.

Individual Grants
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Percent of Potential Realizable Value at
Number of Total Options Assumed Rates of Stock Price
Securities Granted to Appreciation for Option Term (3)
Underlying Employees Exercise --------------------------------------
Options During 2002 Price Per Expiration
Name Granted (1) Share (2) Date 5% 10%
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Michael J. Ross 16,538 11 $10.83 01/15/12 $179,107 $285,450
Stephen C. Tarczy 9,923 7 10.83 01/15/12 107,467 171,273
Warren R. Musson 9,923 7 10.83 01/15/12 107,467 171,273
Jeffrey L. Karafa 9,923 7 10.83 01/15/12 107,467 171,273
Sam A. Locricchio 5,789 4 10.83 01/15/12 62,695 99,919

(1) The Corporation granted options aggregating 152,244 shares to
officers and key employees during 2002.

(2) The exercise price may be paid at the discretion of the Stock
Option Plan Committee by delivery of already-owned shares.

(3) As required by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
potential values stated are based on the prescribed assumption
that the Corporation's Common Stock will appreciate in value from
the date of grant to the end of the option term at annualized
rates of 5% and 10% (total appreciation of 63% and 159%)
respectively, and therefore are not intended to forecast possible
future appreciation, if any, in the price of the Corporation's
Common Stock.

YEAR-END OPTION VALUES

The following table sets forth certain information on the number of
stock options remaining unexercised at December 31, 2002 by the officers of the
Bank named in the Summary Compensation Table and the value of such options at
December 31, 2002.

Number of Securities Underlying Value of Unexercised
Shares Value Unexercised Options In-the-Money Stock Options
Acquired Realized at December 31, 2002 at December 31, 2002
Name on Exercise at Exercise Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
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Michael J. Ross --- --- 99,362 --- $764,019 ---
Stephen C. Tarczy --- --- 15,712 --- 87,657 ---
Warren R. Musson --- --- 45,781 --- 384,568 ---
Jeffrey L. Karafa 18,203 $112,758 35,546 --- 254,904 ---
Sam A. Locricchio --- --- 12,404 --- 69,860 ---

CUMULATIVE STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

On April 8, 1998 the Corporation completed its initial public offering
of common stock and began trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. During 1999,
the Corporation began trading on the Nasdaq National Market.

The graph and table that follow show the cumulative return on the
Common Stock from April 8, 1998 through December 31, 2002. This return is
compared in the table and graph with the cumulative return over the same period
with the following two indices: (i) the All U.S. Nasdaq Index and (ii) the
Nasdaq Bank Index. The graph and table were prepared assuming that $100 was
invested on April 8, 1998 in the Common Stock and in each of the indices.
Cumulative total return on the Common Stock or the two indices equals the total
increase (decrease) in value since April 8, 1998. The stockholder returns shown
on the performance graph are not necessarily indicative of the future
performance of the Common Stock or any particular index.

COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG DEARBORN BANCORP, INC.,
THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) INDEX
AND THE NASDAQ BANK INDEX

* $100 invested on 04/08/98 in stock or in index, including reinvestment of
dividends. Fiscal year ending December 31.

[LINE GRAPH]

Peer Group Total Return

Cumulative Total Return
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DEARBORN NASDAQ STOCK NASDAQ
BANCORP, INC. MARKET (U.S.) BANK

04/08/98 100.00 100.00 100.00
12/31/98 75.00 122.57 93.88
12/31/99 43.71 227.32 90.25
12/31/00 63.30 137.16 102.94
12/31/01 92.78 108.81 111.46
12/31/02 143.55 75.23 113.96

RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Certain directors and officers of the Corporation, their associates and
members of their immediate families were customers of, and had transactions,
including loans and commitments to lend, with the Bank in the ordinary course of
business during 2002. All such loans and commitments were made by the Bank on
substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those
prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and did
not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other
unfavorable features. Similar transactions may be expected to take place in the
ordinary course of business in the future.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the
Corporation's directors and officers to file reports of ownership and changes in
ownership of common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Based
upon written representations by each director and officer, all the reports were
filed by such persons during the last fiscal year.

SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Crowe Chizek and Company LLC has been selected as independent certified
public accountants to audit the Corporation's books as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2003. A representative of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC will be
present at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, will have the opportunity to make
a statement if the representative desires to do so, and will be available to
respond to appropriate questions by shareholders.

FEES PAID TO INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to the
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2002 by the Corporation's principal
accounting firm, Crowe Chizek and Company LLC:

Audit Fees $46,000 (1)
Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation Fees ---
All Other Fees 24,000 (2)
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$70,000
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(1) Includes fees related to the annual report on Form 10-K and
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

(2) The audit committee has considered whether the provision of these
services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's
independence.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

Pursuant to the General Rules under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, proposals of shareholders intended to be presented at the 2004 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the secretary of the Corporation at
the corporate offices on or before December 12, 2003.

MISCELLANEOUS

It is not expected that any other matters will be brought before the
meeting. However, if any other matters are presented, it is the intention of the
persons named in the proxy to vote the proxy in accordance with their best
judgment.

The entire cost of preparing and mailing the proxy material will be
borne by the Corporation. Solicitation of proxies will be made by mail,
personally, or by telephone or telegraph, by officers and employees of the
Corporation and the Bank.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Jeffrey L. Karafa

Secretary

April 18, 2003

PROXY
DEARBORN BANCORP, INC.

PROXY - Solicited by Board of Directors
For Annual Meeting of Shareholders to Be Held May 20, 2003

The undersigned hereby appoints John E. Demmer and Michael J. Ross, or either of
them, with power of substitution in each, proxies to vote all Common Stock of
the undersigned in Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held on May 20, 2003, and at all adjournments thereof, upon the following:

1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS ___ FOR all nominees listed below ___WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to
(except as indicated to the contrary below) vote for all nominees listed below

Nominees as Directors: David Himick, Jeffrey G. Longstreth, Michael J. Ross and Robert C. Schwyn

INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee write that nominee's name on the
space provided below.

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In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THE PROXIES ARE APPOINTED TO VOTE
FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL DIRECTORS.

_____________________________________
Signature of Shareholder

Dated___________________________,2003
Please sign exactly as your name is
printed hereon. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator,
personal representative, trustee, or
guardian, please give full title.
If stock is held jointly, each joint
owner must sign.