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beneficial ownership was reported by the reporting persons named in the Schedule 13G: (i) Barclays Global
Investors, NA. stated that it beneficially owned 5,844,314 of the shares, had sole voting power over 4,843,221
of the shares, and had sole dispositive power over 5,844,314 of the shares; (ii) Barclays Global Fund Advisors,
400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, stated that it had sole voting power over 957,046 of the shares
and sole dispositive power over 962,156 of the shares; (iii) Barclays Global Investors, Ltd, Murray House,
1 Royal Mint Court, London EC3N 4HH, England, stated that it had sole voting power over 232,048 of the
shares and sole dispositive power over 314,595 of the shares; (iv) Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited,
Ebisu Prime Square Tower, 8th Floor, 1-1-39 Hiroo Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-8402, Japan, stated that it had
sole voting and sole dispositive power over 269,389 of the shares; (v) Barclays Global Investors Canada
Limited, Brookfield Place, 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, PO Box 614, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada, stated
that that it had sole voting and sole dispositive power over 175,493 of the shares; and (vi) Barclays Global
Investors Australia Limited, Level 43, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street, PO Box N43, Sydney, Australia
NSW 122C, stated that it had sole voting and sole dispositive power over 9,926 of the shares.
(3) In its Schedule 13G filed on February 13, 2009, State Street Bank and Trust Company, Trustee, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, MA 02111, stated that it beneficially owned the number of common shares reported in the
table as of December 31, 2008, had sole voting power and shared dispositive power over all of the shares, and
had no shared voting power or sole dispositive power over the shares.
(4) In its joint statement on Schedule 13G/A filed on February 13, 2009, Invesco Ltd., 1555 Peachtree Street
NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, 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, 2008, had sole voting power
over 3,652,090 of the shares, had no shared voting power over the shares, had sole dispositive power over
4,770,788 of the shares, and had shared dispositive power over 103,100 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) Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. stated that it had sole voting power over 2,345,570
of the shares, sole dispositive power over 3,258,220 of the shares, and shared dispositive power 103,100 of
the shares; (ii) Invesco Asset Management Limited stated that it had sole voting power and sole dispositive
power over 254,603 of the shares; (iii) Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH stated that it had sole
voting power over 83,511 of the shares and sole dispositive power over 185,211 of the shares; (iv) Invesco
Aim Advisors, Inc. stated that it had sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 515,934 of the shares;
(v) Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. stated that it had sole voting power and sole dispositive power over
333,656 of the shares; (vi) Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited stated that it had sole voting power
and sole dispositive power over 37,900 of the shares; (vii) Invesco Asset Management, S.A. stated that it had
sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 27,988 of the shares; (viii) Invesco Asset Management
Österreich GmbH stated that it had sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 23,100 of the shares;
(ix) Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC stated that it had sole voting power and sole dispositive
power over 12,407 of the shares; (x) Invesco Kapitalanlagegesellschaft GmbH stated that it had sole voting
power and sole dispositive power over 9,100 of the shares; (xi) Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.),
Inc. stated that it had sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 8,086 of the shares; (xii) Invesco
PowerShares Capital Management Ireland Ltd. stated that it had sole voting power and sole dispositive power
over 235 of the shares; (xiii) Invesco Management S.A. stated that it had sole dispositive power over 103,300
of the shares; and (xiv) Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. stated that it had sole dispositive power over 1,048
of the shares.
(5) In its Schedule 13G/A filed on February 13, 2009, 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, 2008, had sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 1,313,056 of the shares, had
shared voting power over 3,274,322 of the shares, and had shared dispositive power over 3,413,447 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 3,274,322 of the shares.
(6) In its Schedule 13G/A filed on February 13, 2009, 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, 2008, had sole voting power over 1,966,550 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.