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Placeholder date entered in accordance with 5/7/03 SEC Staff instructions for electronic filers.  Under the Plan, executives may elect to receive the value in a lump sum or in installments following retirement or on specified dates after a five year deferral period.
By: /s/ Charles F. Hildebrand as Attorney-in-Fact
2003-07-16