Transaction
Valuation*
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Amount
Of Filing Fee*
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Not
Applicable
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Not
Applicable
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*
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No
filing fee is required because this filing includes only preliminary
communications made before the commencement of a tender
offer.
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o |
Check
the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.
Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form
or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
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Amount
Previously Paid: Not Applicable
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Filing
Party: Not Applicable
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Form
or Registration No.: Not Applicable
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Date
Filed: Not Applicable
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Check
the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender
offer.
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o
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third
party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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x
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issuer
tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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o
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going-private
transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
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o
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amendment
to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
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Exhibit
No.
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Document
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99.1
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Press
release issued by the Fund dated February 18,
2010.
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