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Based on my knowledge, this annual report does
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
period covered by this annual report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,
and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this
annual report; |
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The issuer’s other certifying officer(s)
and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))
for the issuer and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the
annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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The issuer’s other certifying officer(s)
and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee
of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control
over financial reporting. |
