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CEO John Andoh standing in front of The COMET bus"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h1> <o:p></o:p></h1><h1 align=center style='text-align:center'>MidlandsBiz COMET chat with CEO John Andoh<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br>As COVID-19 continues to dictate the course of doing business and providing services in the Midlands, The COMET is busy meeting the challenge to ensure safe, reliable transportation for our community. Our service delivery model has been flexible in response to the demand for essential travel to destinations that impact everyday life. Changes have been evolving and include the following: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Increasing the frequency of thoroughly cleaning our buses and facilities by instituting hourly cleaning and daily disinfecting with a bio-clean solution.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Implementing rear door boarding, no standing, one-per-row seating with no more than 20 passengers to a bus and mandatory end-of-line exits (enforcing Rules of the Road stating “Passengers must have a destination when riding The COMET buses”).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Reducing scheduled run times and running fare-free service since late March to ease the financial burden of those who may have lost wages due to the pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Modifying service schedules to include enhanced, on-demand routes and supplements to accommodate peak usage times as the State reopens.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatchthecomet.us10.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D8404d83f28a26de87a6277473%26id%3D76477d1cdc%26e%3De2349aecff&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7Ce19f58e377734f71952208d807ca8257%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637267913641663451&sdata=10XjDDVA%2B%2FFmJTGqQRl%2FCMJ80vyvrvyTo2wQvhdv12k%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#008FBE'>READ MORE ON THE MIDLANDSBIZ WEBSITE →</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 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All transit services (The COMET, ReFlex, DART) will continue to be <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>FREE</span></strong> during this time. <br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatchthecomet.us10.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D8404d83f28a26de87a6277473%26id%3D0afcaa911f%26e%3De2349aecff&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7Ce19f58e377734f71952208d807ca8257%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637267913641683358&sdata=ITt6bW%2BsxZ6hz0aJTjy75DUmGMQSV2MYb6KjAvpe76Y%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#2BC2F0'>READ MORE ON OUR WEBSITE →</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 13.5pt 11.25pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=564 height=564 style='width:5.875in;height:5.875in' id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D63996.3EC00EA0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h2><br>The COMET redirects brand awareness campaign, showcases its essential nature<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br>The COMET's new brand awareness campaign has been updated, showcasing its support and necessity for our community. The new direction seeks to show the community why The COMET has continued running throughout the pandemic and its importance to real people throughout the Midlands. The COMET is an essential service that addresses a vital need for those who are transit-dependent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatchthecomet.us10.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D8404d83f28a26de87a6277473%26id%3D997f9cf8d2%26e%3De2349aecff&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7Ce19f58e377734f71952208d807ca8257%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637267913641683358&sdata=58VqU9p2ERRFwLiPoVN6UukZoICiYOabmNN9Ns3lVR0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#2BC2F0'>READ MORE ON OUR WEBSITE →</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=564 style='width:423.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatchthecomet.us10.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D8404d83f28a26de87a6277473%26id%3Dcf0f918aee%26e%3De2349aecff&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7Ce19f58e377734f71952208d807ca8257%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637267913641693314&sdata=NQPYNVuLQIqQzEM6VAfyumG%2B67cE%2FiBo3YImv69w6uA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=564 height=564 style='width:5.875in;height:5.875in' id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D63996.3EC00EA0" alt="Image removed by sender. Older couple at COMET Central planning their route"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=564 style='width:423.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatchthecomet.us10.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D8404d83f28a26de87a6277473%26id%3Dff12c38258%26e%3De2349aecff&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7Ce19f58e377734f71952208d807ca8257%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637267913641693314&sdata=4rGKyzgk51gWVEruVJNB5bcom5AYnr0WiNvnD39ri%2Fk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=564 height=564 style='width:5.875in;height:5.875in' id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D63996.3EC00EA0" alt="Image removed by sender. Female nurse riding The COMET bus to work"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=564 style='width:423.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatchthecomet.us10.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D8404d83f28a26de87a6277473%26id%3D5e93579660%26e%3De2349aecff&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7Ce19f58e377734f71952208d807ca8257%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637267913641693314&sdata=4S%2BkMqUuijVvuSkJfjdmgqzWcSjUJ8KuEDrRerluz1g%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=564 height=564 style='width:5.875in;height:5.875in' id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D63996.3EC00EA0" alt="Image removed by sender. Female waiting at a bus stop for The COMET bus"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 13.5pt 11.25pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=564 height=564 style='width:5.875in;height:5.875in' id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D63996.3EC00EA0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'>New faces at The COMET</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Jeremy Berry</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>, interim information technology manager <em><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>[top left]</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Alexis Feliciano</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>, transit traffic checker <em><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>[top middle]</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Kristen Forbus</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>, intern <em><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>[top right]</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Tanisha Gibbons</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>, interim customer experience and contract compliance specialist <em><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>[bottom left]</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Natavis “Eric” Harris</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>, planning and development specialist <em><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>[bottom right]</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a 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New staff members at The COMET"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 13.5pt 11.25pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 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