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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> <A NAME="ba1638_form_#160;s_#150;8"> </A>
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<A NAME="toc_ba1638_1"> </A> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>  UNDER<BR>  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>STATION CASINOS, INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>NEVADA</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>88-0136443</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>2411 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>STATION CASINOS, INC.<BR>
1999 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>MR. GLENN C. CHRISTENSON<BR>
STATION CASINOS, INC.<BR>
2411 West Sahara Avenue<BR>
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(702) 367-2411<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Copy
to: </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>KENNETH J. BARONSKY, ESQ.<BR>
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP<BR>
601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor<BR>
Los Angeles, California 90017<BR>
(213) 892-4000  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="27%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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be Registered (1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share (2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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Offering Price (2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="27%"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Common Stock,<BR>
par value $.01 per share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>1,000,000</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>$17.69</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>$17,690,000</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>There
are also registered hereby such indeterminate number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, as may become issuable by reason of operation of the
anti-dilution provisions of the Registrant's Stock Compensation Program.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price are estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The basis for calculating the registration fee for the future options to be issued by the Registrant is the average of the high and low prices
of the Common Stock of the Registrant on the New York Stock Exchange on May&nbsp;14, 2002. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_de1638_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 1. REQUIRED STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), by Station Casinos,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Company") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") relates to and registers an additional 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value of the Company for issuance under the Station
Casinos,&nbsp;Inc. 1999 Stock Compensation Program. Pursuant to Form&nbsp;S-8 General Instruction E, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registration Statement relating to the registration of 1,000,000<SUP>1</SUP> shares of Common Stock of the Company (File No.&nbsp;333-40540) filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;30, 2000. The securities registered hereunder are the same class as the securities previously registered. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit Index. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>On
July 17, 2000 the Company's three-for-two stock split became effective which increased the number of shares registered under such Registration Statement from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THE REGISTRANT. 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&nbsp;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
Las Vegas, State of Nevada, on the 15th day of May, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FRANK J. FERTITTA III *</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Frank J. Fertitta III<BR>
Chairman of the Board,<BR>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Glenn C. Christenson, his or her attorney-in-fact and agent, with the power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file
such amendments, together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to the attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as he or she might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that
the attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FRANK J. FERTITTA III *</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Frank J. Fertitta</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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May 15, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LORENZO J. FERTITTA *</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Lorenzo J. Fertitta</FONT></TD>
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President and Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GLENN C. CHRISTENSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Glenn C. Christenson</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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May 15, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BLAKE L. SARTINI *</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Blake L. Sartini</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DELISE F. SARTINI *</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Delise F. Sartini</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GLENN C. CHRISTENSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Glenn C. Christenson<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="11%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-76156)</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</FONT></TD>
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Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-59300)</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Schreck Brignone Godfrey (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included in signature page to the registration statement).</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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Registrant's First Amendment to 1999 Stock Compensation Program.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1638_2">ITEM 1. REQUIRED STATEMENT</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
STATION CASINOS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA
88-0136443
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2411 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada
89102
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
STATION CASINOS, INC.
1999 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of plan)
MR. GLENN C. CHRISTENSON
STATION CASINOS, INC.
2411 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
(Name and address of agent for service)
(702) 367-2411
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy
to:
KENNETH J. BARONSKY, ESQ.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
(213) 892-4000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to
be Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
Amount of
Registration Fee (2)
Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share
1,000,000
$17.69
$17,690,000
$1,627
(1)
There
are also registered hereby such indeterminate number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, as may become issuable by reason of operation of the
anti-dilution provisions of the Registrant's Stock Compensation Program.
(2)
Pursuant
to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price are estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The basis for calculating the registration fee for the future options to be issued by the Registrant is the average of the high and low prices
of the Common Stock of the Registrant on the New York Stock Exchange on May 14, 2002.
PART I
ITEM 1. REQUIRED STATEMENT
This Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), by Station Casinos, Inc. (the "Company") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") relates to and registers an additional 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value of the Company for issuance under the Station
Casinos, Inc. 1999 Stock Compensation Program. Pursuant to Form S-8 General Instruction E, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registration Statement relating to the registration of 1,000,000
1
shares of Common Stock of the Company (File No. 333-40540) filed with the Commission on
June 30, 2000. The securities registered hereunder are the same class as the securities previously registered.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
See Exhibit Index.
1.
On
July 17, 2000 the Company's three-for-two stock split became effective which increased the number of shares registered under such Registration Statement from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000.
SIGNATURES
THE REGISTRANT. 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
Las Vegas, State of Nevada, on the 15th day of May, 2002.
STATION CASINOS, INC.
By:
/s/
FRANK J. FERTITTA III *
Frank J. Fertitta III
Chairman of the Board,
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Glenn C. Christenson, his or her attorney-in-fact and agent, with the power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file
such amendments, together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to the attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as he or she might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that
the attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/
FRANK J. FERTITTA III *
Frank J. Fertitta
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
May 15, 2002
/s/
LORENZO J. FERTITTA *
Lorenzo J. Fertitta
President and Director
May 15, 2002
/s/
GLENN C. CHRISTENSON
Glenn C. Christenson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 15, 2002
/s/
BLAKE L. SARTINI *
Blake L. Sartini
Director
May 15, 2002
Timothy N. Poster
Director
May    , 2002
Lowell H. Lebermann, Jr.
Director
May    , 2002
/s/
DELISE F. SARTINI *
Delise F. Sartini
Director
May 15, 2002
James E. Nave
Director
May    , 2002
*By:
/s/
GLENN C. CHRISTENSON
Glenn C. Christenson
Attorney-in-fact
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO.
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement No. 33-76156)
4.2
Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement No. 33-76156)
4.3
Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement No. 33-59300)
5.1
Opinion of Schreck Brignone Godfrey
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.3
Consent of Schreck Brignone Godfrey (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in signature page to the registration statement).
99.1
Registrant's First Amendment to 1999 Stock Compensation Program.
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PART I
ITEM 1. REQUIRED STATEMENT
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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