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<FN>
<F1>REPRESENTS BASIC EPS, CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS NO. 128.
<F2>REPRESENTS DILUTED EPS, CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS NO. 128.
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