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reliance on and in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities
Act of 1933 (the &#x201c;Securities Act&#x201d;), the Registrant is deferring payment of all
of the registration fee required in connection with this Registration Statement.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;</ffd:OfferingNote>
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footnote 1(a). There are being registered under this Registration Statement
guarantees of the debt securities of the Registrant by certain of the
Registrant&#x2019;s subsidiaries listed in the &#x201c;Table of Additional Registrants&#x201d; in
the Registration Statement. No separate consideration will be paid in respect
of such guarantees. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no
separate registration fee is payable in respect of such guarantees. &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;</ffd:OfferingNote>
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