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...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment). There are ### eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....

...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services). There are ## eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....

...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Holding And Other Investment Offices). There are ### eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....

...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Holding And Other Investment Offices). There are ### eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....

...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Miscellaneous Retail). There are ## eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....

...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Health Services). There are ## eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....

...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services). There are ## eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....

...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Holding And Other Investment Offices). There are ### eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....

...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Holding And Other Investment Offices). There are ### eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....

...Other Key Provisions Permitted Offer: No Limited Threshold Reduction: No Exchange Feature: Yes Chewable: No Sunset Provision: No Tide Provision: No Pill History Original Plan filed on ##-##-#### in a #-K effective ##-##-#### State Statutes Section ### of Title ## of the Delaware Code provides for the continuation of labor contacts after a business combination. Under the provision no labor contracts can be terminated as a result of a business combination unless agreed upon by the parties to the contract. Section ### of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a stockholder acquiring more than ##% of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation (an "Interested Stockholder") but less than ##% of such shares may not engage in certain Business Combinations with the corporation for a period of three years subsequent to the date on which the stockholder became an Interested Stockholder unless prior to such date, the board of directors of the corporation approves either the business...

...(#) Percentages are based upon the number of eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database. For the Poison Pill In Force calculation by index, non-US companies are included. (#) Supermajority vote requirement (e.g., ##.##%, ##%, ##%) for shareholders to amend/repeal at least one charter or bylaw provision. (#) SIC Group is defined as the first two digits of this company's primary SIC code (##: Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks). There are ### eligible and active companies in the SharkRepellent.net database in this SIC group. (#) The FactSet Bullet Proof Rating is a weighted average index comprised of significant components that impact takeover defenses. The rating scale is from # to ## with a ## representing the most formidable defenses. The rating system is a relative measurement and is not intended to measure the probability of a successful defense....