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(7) In its Schedule 13G/A filed on February 8, 2008, BlackRock, Inc., 40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022,
stated that it and its subsidiaries named therein collectively beneficially owned the number of common
shares reported in the table as of December 31, 2007, had no sole voting power or sole dispositive power over
the shares, and had shared voting power and shared dispositive power over all of the shares. This reporting
person reported the aggregate beneficial ownership by it and its subsidiaries, but did not report the individual
beneficial ownership of each of the following subsidiaries named in its Schedule 13G/A: BlackRock Advisors
LLC; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Investment Management LLC; BlackRock
(Channel Islands) Ltd; and BlackRock Investment Management UK Ltd.
(8) In its joint statement on Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2008, The Bank of New York Mellon
Corporation, One Wall Street, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10286, stated that it beneficially owned the number
of common shares reported in the table as of December 31, 2007, had sole voting power over 3,068,277 of
the shares, had shared voting power over 25,842 of the shares, had sole dispositive power over 6,798,586
of the shares, and had shared dispositive power over 24,145 of the shares. This reporting person reported
the aggregate beneficial ownership by it and its subsidiaries, but did not report the individual beneficial
ownership of each of the following subsidiaries named in its Schedule 13G: The Bank of New York; Mellon
Bank, N.A.; Mellon Private Trust Company, N.A.; Mellon Trust of California; Mellon Trust of New England,
N.A.; Mellon Trust of Washington; The Dreyfus Corporation; Franklin Portfolio Associates LLC; Lockwood
Capital Management, Inc.; MBSC Securities Corporation; Mellon Capital Management Corporation; Standish
Mellon Asset Management Company LLC; The BNY Separate Account Services, Inc.; The Boston Company
Holding LLC; MAM (DE) Trust; MAM (MA) Holding Trust; MBC Investments Corporation; and Pershing
Group LLC.
(9) In its Schedule 13G/A filed on February 13, 2008, Westport Asset Management, Inc., 253 Riverside Avenue,
Westport, CT 06880, stated that it beneficially owned the number of common shares reported in the table
as of December 31, 2007, had sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 1,313,056 of the shares, had
shared voting power over 4,227,972 of the shares, and had shared dispositive power over 4,388,097 of the
shares. According to the Schedule 13G/A, Westport Asset Management, Inc. owns 50% of Westport Advisors
LLC, an investment advisor with whom it shares voting and dispositive power over 4,227,972 of the shares.
(10) In its Schedule 13G/A filed on February 14, 2008, Sasco Capital, Inc., 10 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield, CT
06824, stated that it beneficially owned the number of common shares reported in the table as of December
31, 2007, had sole voting power over 2,613,550 of the shares, had sole dispositive power over all of the shares,
and had no shared voting power or shared dispositive power over the shares.
(11) In its joint statement on Schedule 13G/A filed on February 1, 2008, Putnam, LLC. d/b/a Putnam Investments,
One Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109, stated that it and the other reporting persons named therein
collectively beneficially owned the number of common shares reported in the table as of December 31, 2007,
had no sole voting power or sole dispositive power over the shares, had shared voting power over 343,575
of the shares, and had shared dispositive power over all of the shares. Of the aggregate amounts reported,
the following beneficial ownership was reported by the reporting persons named in the Schedule 13G/A:
(i) Putnam Investment Management, LLC. stated that it beneficially owned 3,819,592 of the shares, had
shared voting power over 4,702 of the shares, and had shared dispositive power over 3,819,592 of the shares;
and (ii) The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC. stated that it beneficially owned 1,334,499 of the shares,
had shared voting power over 338,873 of the shares, and had shared dispositive power over 1,334,499 of the
shares. Putnam Investment Management, LLC. and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC. are subsidiaries,
and share the address, of Putnam, LLC.
(12) In its Schedule 13G/A filed on February 27, 2008, The Vanguard Group, Inc., 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern,
PA 19355, stated that it beneficially owned the number of common shares reported in the table as of
December 31, 2007, had sole voting power over 92,625 of the shares, had sole dispositive power over all of the
shares, and had no shared voting power or shared dispositive power over the shares. In its Schedule 13G/A,
this reporting person indicated that its subsidiary, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, was the beneficial
owner and directs the voting of 36,660 common shares.