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<PAGE> PAGE 21
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<PAGE> PAGE 22
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037 000600 N
038 000600 0
039 000600 N
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041 000600 Y
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052 000600 N
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<PAGE> PAGE 23
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054 A000600 Y
054 B000600 N
054 C000600 N
054 D000600 N
054 E000600 N
054 F000600 N
054 G000600 N
054 H000600 Y
054 I000600 N
054 J000600 Y
054 K000600 N
054 L000600 N
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054 O000600 Y
055 A000600 Y
055 B000600 N
056 000600 Y
057 000600 N
058 A000600 N
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060 B000600 Y
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066 A000600 N
067 000600 N
068 A000600 N
068 B000600 N
<PAGE> PAGE 24
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070 A020600 Y
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070 B020600 N
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070 D020600 N
070 E010600 N
070 E020600 N
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070 F020600 N
070 G010600 N
070 G020600 N
070 H010600 N
070 H020600 N
070 I010600 N
070 I020600 N
070 J010600 N
070 J020600 N
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070 K020600 N
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070 L020600 N
070 M010600 N
070 M020600 N
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070 Q020600 N
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<PAGE> PAGE 25
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<PAGE> PAGE 26
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<PAGE> PAGE 27
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015 A000712 MERITA BANK
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015 C010712 HELSINKI
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015 A000713 CREDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE
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015 A000714 DRESDNER BANK
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<PAGE> PAGE 28
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<PAGE> PAGE 29
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<PAGE> PAGE 30
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<PAGE> PAGE 31
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<PAGE> PAGE 32
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<PAGE> PAGE 33
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<PAGE> PAGE 34
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<PAGE> PAGE 35
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<PAGE> PAGE 36
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<PAGE> PAGE 37
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<PAGE> PAGE 38
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TITLE SECRETARY
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