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     <!-- Firm Name:      ADP                                                              -->
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>POST
EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.&nbsp;2 TO<BR>
FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED</B><BR>
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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     <B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization) </FONT></TD>
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                   <B>51-0340466</B><BR>
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>26950 Agoura Road,
Calabasas Hills, California 91301</B><BR>
(Address of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED</B><BR><B>YEAR 2000 PERFORMANCE STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>GERALD W. DEITCHLE<BR>
EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE OPERATIONS<BR>
AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER <BR>
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED<BR>
26950 Agoura Road <BR>
Calabasas Hills, California 91301 <BR>
(818) 871-3000 <BR>
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>With a copy to: <BR>
MARK A.
BONENFANT, ESQ. <BR>
BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS &amp; YOUNGER, <BR>
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION<BR>
601 South
Figueroa Street, Suite 2400<BR>
Los Angeles,
California 90017<BR>
(213)
891-0700</FONT></p>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></H1>

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      Registered (1)</FONT></TH>
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      Offering Price<BR>
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    <TD ALIGN="LEFT" nowrap><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Common
      Stock, $0.01 par value per share</font></TD>
    <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" nowrap><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">1,948,400
      shares</font></TD>
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    <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">$39.95</font></TD>
    <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" nowrap><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">$77,838,580</font></TD>
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    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" nowrap><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">$
      7,162</font></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>In
addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement also covers any additional securities to be offered or issued in
connection with a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and is
calculated based on the closing price of the Company&#146;s Common Stock on The NASDAQ
Stock Market on April&nbsp;23, 2002.  </FONT></TD>
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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>PART
II&#150;INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
information contained in the S-8 Registration Statement filed by The Cheesecake Factory
Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), Registration File No. 33-88414
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 1996 (the &#147;1996
Registration&#148;) is incorporated herein by reference. This Registration Statement relates
to the Registration of an additional 1,948,400 shares. Of these shares, 1,000,000 are
being registered to reflect an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance
under the Registrant&#146;s Year 2000 Performance Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Performance Plan&#148;),
which amount does not include shares authorized for issuance as a result of a stock split
on June 18, 2001 (these shares being automatically registered pursuant to Rule 416(a)).
The balance of the shares being registered represent 948,400 shares repurchased in open
market transactions by the Registrant that may be reissued as options under the
Performance Plan. </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents heretofore filed or to be filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by reference herein: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Commission for the fiscal year
ended January 1, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, declared effective by the Commission on
September 17, 1992.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other documents filed by the Registrant subsequent to the date of this Registration
Statement pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates
that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be
modified or superceded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained in any subsequently filed documents which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supercedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superceded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superceded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 5. Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
validity of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Registrant by
Buchalter, Nemer, Fields &amp; Younger, a Professional corporation, Los Angeles, California. </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 8.
Exhibits</FONT></H2>

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     <TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="84%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Opinion of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields &amp; Younger, a Professional Corporation</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Consent of Independent Accountants</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Consent of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields &amp; Younger, a Professional Corporation (included in its</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Amendment No. 2 to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Year 2000 Performance Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Calabasas Hills, State of
California on this 25th day of April, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED <BR><BR>
<BR>By: /s/ David Overton<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
David Overton<BR>Chairman of the Board,<BR>President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </FONT></P>

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    <td align=left><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">/s/ David
      Overton <br>
      &#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<br>
      David Overton </font></td>
    <td><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td nowrap><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"> Chairman of
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    <td align=left><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">/s/ Gerald
      W. Deitchle <br>
      &#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<br>
      Gerald W. Deitchle </font></td>
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    <td nowrap><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"> Executive
      Vice President, Corporate<br>
      Operations and<br>
      Chief Financial Officer</font></td>
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      L. Gregory <br>
      &#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<br>
      Thomas L. Gregory </font></td>
    <td><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"> Director </font></td>
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    <td align=CENTER><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">April
      25, 2002</font></td>
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      I. Kransdorf <br>
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      Jerome I. Kransdorf </font></td>
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S-8
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
POST
EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
51-0340466
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
26950 Agoura Road,
Calabasas Hills, California 91301
(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED
YEAR 2000 PERFORMANCE STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
GERALD W. DEITCHLE
EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE OPERATIONS
AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED
26950 Agoura Road
Calabasas Hills, California 91301
(818) 871-3000
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
With a copy to:
MARK A.
BONENFANT, ESQ.
BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER,
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
601 South
Figueroa Street, Suite 2400
Los Angeles,
California 90017
(213)
891-0700
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
      to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Unit (2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common
      Stock, $0.01 par value per share
1,948,400
      shares
$39.95
$77,838,580
$
      7,162
(1)
In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement also covers any additional securities to be offered or issued in
connection with a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.
(2)
Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and is
calculated based on the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on The NASDAQ
Stock Market on April 23, 2002.
PART
II–INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The
information contained in the S-8 Registration Statement filed by The Cheesecake Factory
Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), Registration File No. 33-88414
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 1996 (the "1996
Registration") is incorporated herein by reference. This Registration Statement relates
to the Registration of an additional 1,948,400 shares. Of these shares, 1,000,000 are
being registered to reflect an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance
under the Registrant's Year 2000 Performance Stock Option Plan (the "Performance Plan"),
which amount does not include shares authorized for issuance as a result of a stock split
on June 18, 2001 (these shares being automatically registered pursuant to Rule 416(a)).
The balance of the shares being registered represent 948,400 shares repurchased in open
market transactions by the Registrant that may be reissued as options under the
Performance Plan.
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The
following documents heretofore filed or to be filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference herein:
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Commission for the fiscal year
ended January 1, 2002;
(b)
The
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, declared effective by the Commission on
September 17, 1992.
All
other documents filed by the Registrant subsequent to the date of this Registration
Statement pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates
that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be
modified or superceded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained in any subsequently filed documents which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supercedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superceded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superceded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 5. Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel
The
validity of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Registrant by
Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, a Professional corporation, Los Angeles, California.
Item 8.
Exhibits
The
information on Item 8 "Exhibits" in the previous S-8 is supplemented as follows:
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, a Professional Corporation
23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants
23.2
Consent of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, a Professional Corporation (included in its
opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
99.1
Amendment No. 2 to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Year 2000 Performance Stock Option Plan.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Calabasas Hills, State of
California on this 25th day of April, 2002.
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
By: /s/ David Overton
——————————————
David Overton
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ David
      Overton
————————————————
David Overton
Chairman of
      the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
April
      25, 2002
/s/ Gerald
      W. Deitchle
————————————————
Gerald W. Deitchle
Executive
      Vice President, Corporate
Operations and
Chief Financial Officer
April
      25, 2002
/s/ Thomas
      L. Gregory
————————————————
Thomas L. Gregory
Director
April
      25, 2002
/s/ Jerome
      I. Kransdorf
————————————————
Jerome I. Kransdorf
Director
April
      25, 2002
/s/ Wayne
      H. White
————————————————
Wayne H. White
Director
April
      25, 2002
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