PUBLISHERS EQUIPMENT CORP
DEF 14A, 1995-05-02
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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
 
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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                        PUBLISHERS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
                        16660 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100
                              DALLAS, TEXAS  75248

                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                            TO BE HELD JUNE 23, 1995

As a shareholder of Publishers Equipment Corporation (the "Company"), you are
hereby given notice of and invited to attend in person or by proxy the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at Publishers Equipment
Corporation, Corporate Headquarters, 16660 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100, Dallas,
Texas, on Friday, June 23, 1995 at 4:00 p.m. for the following purposes:

1.  The election of six directors for a one-year term.

2.   To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and
     any adjournment(s) thereof.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on May 8, 1995, as the
record date ("Record Date") for the determination of shareholders entitled to
notice of and to vote at such meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof.  Only
shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled
to notice of and to vote at such meeting.  The transfer books will not be
closed.

You are cordially invited to attend the meeting.  HOWEVER, WHETHER OR NOT YOU
EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, MANAGEMENT DESIRES TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM
REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING AND RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT YOU DATE, EXECUTE
AND MAIL PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR WHICH
NO ADDITIONAL POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.  A proxy may
be revoked by a shareholder by notifying the Secretary of the Company in writing
at any time prior to its use.

                              By order of the Board of Directors



                              Evans Kostas
                              Chairman of the Board,
                              President and Chief Executive Officer

Dallas, Texas
May 3, 1995



                            YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
                PLEASE EXECUTE AND RETURN PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED
                      PROXY CARD IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
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                        PUBLISHERS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
                                PROXY STATEMENT
                     FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                            TO BE HELD JUNE 23, 1995

To our Shareholders:

This Proxy Statement is furnished to shareholders of Publishers Equipment
Corporation (the "Company") for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on
June 23, 1995, or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, for the purposes
set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  The
enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company
and is subject to revocation at any time prior to the voting of the proxy (as
provided herein).  Unless a contrary choice is indicated, all duly executed
proxies received by the Company will be voted in accordance with the
instructions set forth on the front side of the proxy card.  The record of
shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was taken at the close of
business on May 8, 1995.  The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and
the enclosed proxy are first being sent to shareholders is May 10, 1995.  The
principal executive offices of the Company are located at 16660 Dallas Parkway,
Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas 75248.

                      PROPOSAL ONE - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Six Directors are proposed to be elected at the Annual Meeting.  Each Director
will serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until a successor
shall be elected and shall qualify.  Proxies in the accompanying form will be
voted for the nominees listed in the table that follows, except where authority
is withheld by the shareholder.  All nominees are presently members of the Board
of Directors.

If any of the nominees should become unable to accept election, the persons
named in the proxy may vote for such other person or persons as may be
designated by the Board of Directors.  Management has no reason to believe that
any of the nominees named below will be unable to serve.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      Year First
                                        Became
                                 Age   Director
                                 ---  ----------
<S>                              <C>  <C>
     Simon Bonnier (b)            65        1984
     James K. Feeney (a,b)        58        1986
     Robert S. Hamilton (a,b)     68        1979
     Evans Kostas (a)             59        1984
     Ole B. Rygh (c)              51        1988
     Reinhart Siewert (c)         57        1988
</TABLE>

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a - Member of the Executive Committee
b - Member of the Compensation/Option Committee
c - Member of the Audit Committee
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Mr. Bonnier currently serves as a Director of AB Bonnierforetagen, a Swedish
conglomerate having primary business activities in book/magazine publishing and
film production/distribution.  Other business interests include manufacture of
furniture and graphic arts equipment.  Mr. Bonnier has served in this capacity
since 1965 and from January 1978 he has also served as International Operations
Officer for AB Bonnierforetagen.

Mr. Feeney is currently President and Treasurer of Windmoeller & Hoelscher
Corporation, a manufacturer of flexographic printing presses for packaging, a
position he has held since December 1977.

Mr. Hamilton retired from Publishers Equipment Corporation October 31, 1990,
after having served in various executive capacities with the Company during the
twelve years prior to that date.

Mr. Kostas has served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company since February 1985.  From September 1984 until February
1985, Mr. Kostas served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company.

Mr. Rygh currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of IDAB
Incorporated, a supplier of material handling equipment and systems to the
printing industry, a position he has held since December 1983.

Mr. Siewert currently serves and has served for more than fourteen years as
Executive Vice-President--Finance of Koenig & Bauer AG, a German manufacturer of
newspaper and commercial printing presses.

In connection with the Company's acquisition of King Press Corporation in 1984,
the Company agreed to use its best efforts to cause two seats on its Board of
Directors to be filled by persons designated by Solna Offset AB, as long as it
and its affiliates own at least 15% of the shares of Common Stock of the
Company.  Mr. Bonnier and Mr. Rygh currently serve as Directors at the request
of AB Bonnierforetagen, the parent company of Solna Offset AB.

In connection with the Company's issuance of the Company's Common Stock in a
private placement to Koenig & Bauer AG in October 1988, the Company agreed to
use its best efforts to cause one seat on its Board of Directors to be filled by
a person designated by Koenig & Bauer AG as long as it owns at least 15% of the
shares of Common Stock of the Company.  Mr. Siewert currently serves as a
Director at the request of Koenig & Bauer AG.


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Certain Information Relating to the Board of Directors and Committees of the
Board

The Board of Directors of the Company held five formal meetings during 1994.
The Board's Executive Committee held no formal meetings during the year.  The
Board's Audit Committee and Compensation/Option Committee each held one formal
meeting during the year.  Each of the Directors who are nominated in this Proxy
Statement and who served during 1994 as a Director or as a member of the
Compensation/Option Committee, the Executive Committee or the Audit Committee
attended at least 75% of the total number of such meetings during 1994 during
the period in which they served as Director.

At the beginning of each fiscal year, each Director who is not an employee of
the Company individually elects his form of compensation for each Meeting of the
Board of Directors attended from three options:

          Option 1: $500 cash and a stock option for 500 shares of
                    the Company's Common Stock.

          Option 2: $1,000 cash.

          Option 3: A stock option for 1,000 shares of the Company's
                    Common Stock.

In addition, at the beginning of each fiscal year the Chairman designated for
each Committee who is not an employee of the Company individually elects his
form of compensation for each Meeting of the Committee attended that is not
concurrent with a Meeting of the Board of Directors from two options:

          Option 1: A stock option for 250 shares of the Company's
                    Common Stock.

          Option 2: $250 cash.

The exercise price of options granted to Directors is based on the fair market
value of the Company's Common Stock at the time of each Meeting.

For 1995, each of the nominees to the Board of Directors has elected Option 1
for compensation to be received as a Director.  For compensation to be received
as Committee Chairman in 1995, the two non-employee Chairmen chose Option 1 and
Option 2 individually.  These elections are irrevocable for 1995.

The Compensation/Option Committee recommends compensation/option arrangements
for the Company's officers.  The Executive Committee serves primarily as an
advisor to management.  The Audit Committee provides supervision of the auditing
process.  See the table on page 1 for information as to the members of such
committees.  The Company does not have a nominating committee of the Board of
Directors, or any other committee that performs similar functions.

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For information on the security ownership of management and executive
compensation, see pages 4 to 8 of this Proxy Statement.


          SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

The total outstanding capital stock of the Company as of May 3, 1995, consisted
of 5,176,651 shares of Common Stock, no par value (the "Common Stock").  All
outstanding shares of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share.  Under
the terms of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, cumulative voting is
not permitted.

As of May 3, 1995, the Company's officers and nominees to the Board of
Directors, as a group (7 persons), owned beneficially 2,049,361 shares or 37.2%
of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including 276,492 shares
subject to options), as set forth in the following table:

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------
      Name Of             Class       Amount and Nature              
    Beneficial              Of          of Beneficial      Percent   
       Owner              Stock         Ownership(1)       of Class  
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                    <C>            <C>                  <C> 
  Simon Bonnier        Common Stock     1,677,261  (2)       32.3%   
  James K. Feeney      Common Stock        10,250  (3)         *     
  Robert S. Hamilton   Common Stock        15,497  (4)         *     
  Evans Kostas         Common Stock       286,702  (5)        5.1%   
  Ole B. Rygh          Common Stock        10,000  (6)         *     
  Reinhart Siewert     Common Stock        10,250  (7)         *     
                                                                     
  Directors and                                                      
   Executive Officers                                                
   As A Group                                                        
   (7 Persons)         Common Stock     2,049,361            37.2%   
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE> 
(*)  Less than 1%.
(1)  Sole voting and investment power.
(2)  Includes 1,667,261 shares owned by AB Bonnierforetagen and 10,000 shares
     subject to Options.  Mr. Bonnier is a Director of AB Bonnierforetagen and a
     member of the family which controls AB Bonnierforetagen.
(3)  Includes 9,500 shares subject to Options.
(4)  Includes  6,500 shares subject to Options.
(5)  Includes 192,242 shares subject to Options.
(6)  Consists of 10,000 shares subject to Options.
(7)  Consists of 10,250 shares subject to Options.


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The following table sets forth as of May 3, 1995, each stockholder known to
management of the Company to own beneficially more than 5 percent of the
Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock.

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
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  Name and Address       Class Of     Amount and Nature of      Percent   
  of Beneficial Owner     Stock       Beneficial Ownership(1)   of Class  
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                    <C>            <C>                       <C>   
 AB Bonnierforetagen   Common Stock     1,667,261  (2)            32.2%
 Torsgatan 21                                                         
 S-105 44 Stockholm                                                   
 Sweden                                                               
                                                                      
 Koenig & Bauer AG     Common Stock     1,079,500                 20.9%
 Postfach 6060                                                        
 Friedrich-Koenig-                                                    
 Str. 4                                                               
 97080 Wurzburg 1                                                     
 Germany                                                              
                                                                      
 Evans Kostas          Common Stock       286,702                  5.1%
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</TABLE> 
(1)  Sole voting and investment power.
(2)  Mr. Simon Bonnier, a Director of the Company, is a Director of AB
     Bonnierforetagen and a member of the family which controls AB
     Bonnierforetagen.  As a result, Mr. Bonnier may be deemed to be the
     beneficial owner of the shares owned by AB Bonnierforetagen.


On April 6, 1990, the Company issued 145,349 shares of its non-voting Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value (the "Preferred Stock"), to AB
Bonnierforetagen in connection with the Company's purchase of the shares of
Solna Gruppen AB.  On each January 1, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995, 14,534
shares of the Preferred Stock converted to Common Stock.  As a result of the
foregoing and the repurchase of 9 shares of Preferred Stock for cash, there are
currently 72,670 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding.  No other shares of the
Preferred Stock of the Company are issued or outstanding.


               COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the National Association of Securities Dealers.  Officers, directors and
greater than ten percent Shareholders are required by Securities and Exchange
Commission regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a)
forms they file.

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Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it or written
representations from certain reporting persons that no forms were required for
those persons, the Company believes that during the fiscal year ending December
31, 1994, its officers, directors and greater than ten percent Shareholders have
complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements with respect to
the Company's equity securities.


                             EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of
executive officers of the Company whose total annual salary and bonus for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, exceeded $100,000.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- - ----------------------------------------------------------
                SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE                  
- - ----------------------------------------------------------
                                               Long Term
                                   Annual     Compensation 
                                Compensation     Awards        
        (a)              (b)        (c)            (g) 
     Name and                                   Options/                  
Principal Position      Year     Salary ($)     SARs (#)       
- - ----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>     <C>            <C>
CEO, Evans Kostas       1994      194,560        30,000   
                        1993      194,560          --  
                        1992      194,560          -- 
- - ----------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE> 

The remuneration described in the above table does not include the cost to the
Company of benefits furnished to the named executive officer, including premiums
for health insurance, personal use of Company automobile and other personal
benefits provided to such individuals that are extended in connection with the
conduct of the Company's business.  The value of such benefits cannot be
precisely determined, but the executive officer named above did not receive
other compensation in excess of the lesser of $25,000 or 10% of such officer's
cash compensation in any of the last three years.

The following table set forth information concerning the number of unexercised
options held by the named executive officer at the end of the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994:

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- - --------------------------------------------------------------
    AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR                         
                AND FY-END OPTION/SAR VALUES                   
- - --------------------------------------------------------------
            (a)                                     (d) 
                                                 Number of        
                                                Unexercised      
                                                Options/SARs   
                                                At FY-End (#)   
- - --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Exercisable/         
           Name                                 Unexercisable  
- - --------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                           <C>
CEO, Evans Kostas                                177,242/   
                                                  15,000 
- - --------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

An option for 30,000 shares of Common Stock was granted to the named executive
office during the year ended December 31, 1994.  No options were exercised by
the named executive officer during 1994.


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS:  The Company has an employment agreement with Mr.
- - ---------------------                                                   
Hamilton that provides a retirement benefit of $30,000 per year for a period of
15 years following his October 31, 1990 retirement.  The retirement benefit is
reduced in the event of Mr. Hamilton's death before the expiration of the 15
year period, and ceases in the event that Mr. Hamilton is not survived by his
spouse.

401(K) PLAN:  On October 1, 1984, the Company established a 401(K) Plan.  The
- - -----------                                                                  
401(K) Plan provides for voluntary contributions from participating employees.
A participant may elect to make contributions up to the maximum permissible
amount (the lesser of $30,000 or 25% of the participant's annual compensation)
on a before tax basis.  The 401(K) Plan was amended on December 28, 1987, to
allow the Company to make voluntary contributions to eligible employees'
accounts at the discretion of the Company.  There were no Company contributions
to the 401(K) Plan during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.

INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN:  The Company has implemented an Incentive
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Compensation Plan for certain officers of the Company and King Press
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.  Under the Incentive
Compensation Plan, an incentive bonus based upon a percentage of the
participant's base compensation will be paid to a participant if the Company or
King Press Corporation achieves certain levels of targeted after-tax profits.
The Incentive Compensation Plan is administered by the Compensation/Option
Committee.  There were no payments under the Incentive Compensation Plan during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.

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STOCK OPTION PLAN:  In June 1981, the Board of Directors adopted and the
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shareholders of the Company approved the Publishers Equipment Corporation Stock
Option Plan ("Plan").  The Plan is currently administered by the
Compensation/Option Committee of the Board.  The Plan was amended in April 1989
to increase the number of shares authorized for grant under the Plan and extend
the expiration date of the Plan.  The Plan as amended provides for the grant of
stock options to key employees covering a maximum of 500,000 shares of Common
Stock, subject to certain adjustments upon the subdivision or consolidation of
shares.  Under the Plan, the exercise price per share of a stock option cannot
be less than the greater of $1.00 per share or the fair market value per share
on the date the option is granted, provided that an employee owning directly or
indirectly more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company may not be issued a stock option unless the exercise price
per share is at least 110% of the fair market value per share on the date the
option is granted.  The Plan further provides that the exercise period cannot
exceed ten years (or five years if the optionee owns, directly or indirectly,
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company).

The Plan permits the grant in any calendar year of incentive options greater
than $100,000 aggregate market value provided that no more than $100,000
aggregate market value are exercisable for the first time in any single calendar
year.  Unless terminated earlier by the Board of Directors, the Plan will expire
April 26, 1999.

Options for 45,000 shares of Common Stock were granted to Executive Officers
during the year ended December 31, 1994.  No options were exercised by Executive
Officers during 1994.

                              CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

During 1994, the Company paid interest to Windmoller & Holscher totalling
$81,275 under a $1,000,000 Convertible Subordinated Note due 1996 with a
floating interest rate based on the lower of the publicly quoted U.S. prime rate
plus 2% or German prime rate plus 3%.  Mr. Feeney, a Director of the Company, is
the President and Treasurer of Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation, a Delaware
Corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Windmoller & Holscher of Germany.

                                    AUDITORS

Arthur Andersen, L.L.P., independent certified public accountants, were the
independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
Representatives of Arthur Andersen, L.L.P. are expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire
to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

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                        PERSONS MAKING THE SOLICITATION

The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the
Company.  The cost of soliciting proxies in the accompanying form will be borne
by the Company.  In addition to the use of mail, officers of the Company may
solicit proxies by telephone or telegraph.  Upon request, the Company will
reimburse brokers, dealers, banks and trustees or their nominees, for reasonable
expenses incurred by them in forwarding proxy material to beneficial owners of
shares of stock.


                             REVOCABILITY OF PROXY

Shares represented by valid proxies will be voted in accordance with
instructions contained therein, or, in the absence of such instructions, in
accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations.  Any shareholder of the
Company has the unconditional right to revoke a proxy at any time prior to the
voting thereof by written notice thereof addressed to Roger R. Baier, Secretary,
Publishers Equipment Corporation, 16660 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100, Dallas,
Texas 75248; however, no such revocation shall be effective unless and until
such notice of revocation has been received by the Company at or prior to the
Annual Meeting.


                           PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS

A proper proposal submitted by a shareholder in accordance with applicable rules
and regulations for presentation at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders
in 1996, and received at the Company's executive offices no later than March 15,
1996, will be included in the Company's Proxy Statement and form of proxy
relating to such Annual Meeting.

                                 OTHER MATTERS

The Board of Directors is not aware of any matter to be presented for action at
the meeting other than the matters set forth herein.  Should any other matter
requiring a vote of shareholders arise, the proxies in the enclosed form confer
upon the person or persons entitled to vote the shares represented by such
proxies discretionary authority to vote the same in accordance with their best
judgment in the interest of the Company.

A copy of the Company's 1994 Annual Report, containing audited financial
statements, accompanies this Proxy Statement.  The annual report does not
constitute a part of the proxy solicitation material.

                              By order of the Board of Directors



                              Evans Kostas
                              Chairman of the Board,
                              President and Chief Executive Officer
May 3, 1994
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 P R O X Y
 
                        PUBLISHERS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
      BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AT 
                       4:00 P.M., FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1995 
            PUBLISHERS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION-CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
                       16660 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100 
                              DALLAS, TEXAS 75248
  The undersigned shareholder of Publishers Equipment Corporation (the
  "Company") hereby appoints Evans Kostas and Roger R. Baier, or either of
  them, as proxies, each with full powers of substitution, to vote the shares
  of the undersigned at the above-stated annual meeting and at any
  adjournment(s) thereof:
 
  Election of Directors, Nominees:                    (change of address)
 
  Simon Bonnier, James K. Feeney, 
                                                 ------------------------------
  Robert S. Hamilton,              
                                                 ------------------------------
  Evans Kostas, Ole B. Rygh, Reinhart Siewert    
                                                 ------------------------------
Receipt herewith of the Company's 1994 Annual   
Report and Notice of Meeting and Proxy           ------------------------------ 
Statement is hereby acknowledged.                
                                                 ------------------------------ 
                                                 (If you have written in the
                                                 above space, please mark the
                                                 corresponding box on the
                                                 reverse side of this card.)
 
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WILL BE VOTED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS MADE ON THE OTHER SIDE. IF A CHOICE IS
NOT INDICATED WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 1, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION
OF ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS LISTED ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE PROXIES WILL USE
THEIR DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER REFERRED TO IN ITEM 2.
THIS PROXY IS REVOCABLE ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS EXERCISED.
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                                                                SEE REVERSE SIDE
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     PLEASE MARK YOUR                                               +
[X]  VOTES AS IN THIS                                               + 
     EXAMPLE.                                                       +++++++

                                    FOR   WITHHELD
 
 
1. Election of Directors (except as provided to the contrary below)

2. Or any other business which may properly come before the meeting; hereby
   revoking any proxy or proxies heretofore given by the undersigned.

(Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s) write
that nominee's name on the space provided below):
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                                                       Change of
                                                       Address     [_]

SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDER(S)                                 DATE 
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SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDER(S)                                 DATE 
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Joint owners must each sign. Please sign your name EXACTLY as your name(s)
appear(s) on this card. When signing as attorney, trustee, executor,
administrator, guardian or corporate officer, please give your FULL title).
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