Due to the appropriations bill recently signed by President Obama, effective March 16, 2009, the Section 6(b), Section 13(e), and the Section 14(g) fee rates will increase from $39.90 to $55.80 per million dollars.

All filings submitted to the SEC before 5:30 p.m., ET, and filings pursuant to Rule 462(b) (17 C.F.R. 230.462(b)) submitted to the SEC before 10:00 p.m., ET, on March 13, 2009, will be subject to the current fee rate of $39.30 per million dollars. Rule 462(b) filings submitted after 10:00 p.m., ET, and all other filings submitted after 5:30 p.m., ET, on March 13, 2009, shall be deemed filed as of the next business day, March 16, 2009, under Section 232.13 of Regulation S-T (17 C.F.R. 232.13), and be subject to the new fee rate of $55.80 per million dollars. The SEC’s press release regarding this fee rate, please visit
http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/2009-56.htm.

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