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<td align=left valign=top><font size=2 face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Corporate Action Email Alert<font size=1></font></b></font></td>
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<b> </b></font>Please go to <a href="https://investing.schwab.com/trading/start/?SANC=Reorg&PARMS=|SERVICEID=1702626361|RANNID=0030242004|SECURITYID=0336794401|OFFERTYP=TDR" target="_blank">www.schwab.com/corporate_actions</a>
to read the terms of the offer and submit your instructions <br>
or call 1-800-435-4000 (clients outside the US, please call +1-602-355-7300) for information on the terms of the offer.
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You must submit your instructions to Schwab by
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007.</b>
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Please do not reply to this message.
To submit your instructions for this offer, please use the link provided.
To contact Schwab, please log on to your account and click on Contact Schwab.
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To read about Schwab's privacy policy go to <a href="http://www.schwab.com/privacy" target="_blank"><u>www.schwab.com/privacy</u></a>
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NOTICE: All email sent to or from the Charles Schwab corporate email system is subject to archival,
monitoring and/or review by Schwab personnel. (0902-9553)
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©2007 Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
All rights reserved. Member <a href="http://www.sipc.org/" target="_blank"><u>SIPC</u></a>
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