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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the year ended December 31, 2006
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 0-50440
Micromet, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 505, Bethesda, MD
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(760) 494-4200
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class
Common Stock, par value $0.00004 per share
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Nasdaq Global Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
Note- checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant
to Section 13 of 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation
S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrants knowledge,
in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form
10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of June 30, 2006, the aggregate market value of the registrants common stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $77.5 million, based on the closing price of the
registrants common stock on that date as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market.
The number of outstanding shares of the registrants common stock, par value $0.00004 per
share, as of March 5, 2007 was 31,502,128 shares.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrants definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 30, 2007 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
MICROMET, INC.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the Form 10-K/A) is
being filed solely for the purpose of amending and restating Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 16, 2007 (the Form 10-K) to correct an inadvertent typographical error that was contained
in the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting in the Form 10-K. There are no changes to the Companys reported financial results or
any other item of the Form 10-K. Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this Form 10-K/A
is as of December 31, 2006 and does not reflect any subsequent information or events.
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Table of Contents
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PART II |
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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures |
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PART IV |
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
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PART II
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and
forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (our
principal financial officer), as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that
any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable
assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and we are required to apply our judgment in
evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. In addition, the
design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in
achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or
procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system,
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Prior to the merger with CancerVax Corporation in May 2006, Micromet AG was a private company
based in Germany and was not required to, nor did it, maintain disclosure controls and procedures
or internal control over financial reporting that would be deemed appropriate for a U.S. public
company filing reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have undergone significant
changes in our corporate and financial reporting structure in 2006 as a result of the merger. As a
result of the merger, we are now a trans-Atlantic company with a multi-tier reporting and
consolidation process with related currency translations. Following the merger, we have expended
significant resources on financial reporting activities and integration of operations, including
expansion of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control systems.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as such term is defined under
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the Exchange Act), as of December 31, 2006, the end of the period covered by this report. Based on
their evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that
our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the evaluation date.
During this evaluation, we noted deficiencies relating to monitoring and oversight of the work
performed by our accounting personnel, which did not provide adequate review of transactions by
accounting personnel with sufficient technical accounting expertise. We also noted a lack of
sufficiently skilled personnel within our accounting and financial reporting functions to ensure
that all transactions are accounted for in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
Notwithstanding the deficiencies cited above that existed as of December 31, 2006, there have
been no changes to reported financial results as a result of these identified material weaknesses,
and our management believes that (i) this Annual Report on Form 10-K 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 they were made, not misleading with respect to the
periods covered by this report and (ii) the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results
of operations and cash flows as of, and for, the dates and periods presented in this report.
Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal
control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a 15(f) and 15d 15(f) under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Internal control over financial reporting is a process
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes
those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the
company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
companys assets that could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can
provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Therefore, even
those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance
with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, because of changes in
conditions, effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time.
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A significant deficiency is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that
adversely affects a companys ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report external
financial data reliably in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles such that there
is more than a remote likelihood that a misstatement of a companys annual or interim financial
statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected. An internal control
material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that
results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected.
We have completed our evaluation and testing of our internal control over financial reporting
as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Item 308(a) of Regulation S-K
(Internal Control Report). Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2006. In making this assessment, we used the
criteria set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our assessment of internal controls
over financial reporting, our management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2006, our internal
control over financial reporting was not effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The evaluation was based
on the following material weaknesses which were identified:
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Inadequate Procedures Around Estimation and Accruals.
As a result of errors identified in estimates around
accrued liability accounts, we have concluded that
controls over our estimation and analyses processes were
not effective and are indicative of a material weakness.
We over-accrued certain research and development costs
and we under-accrued travel, legal and certain research
and development costs. The effect of these accrual
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Invoicing Error in Licensee Milestone. A milestone
invoice to one of our single-chain antibody licensees
was prepared by our accounting staff in the wrong
currency, approved and mailed to the licensee. As a
result, we have concluded that the controls over the
analysis and recording of revenue transactions with
unusual terms were not effective, and are indicative of
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Inadequate Management Review. As a result of errors
identified by our independent registered public
accounting firm in our financial close process and
disclosures and amounts in our annual report on Form
10-K subsequent to our financial statement review
process but prior to filing of our Form 10-K, we have
concluded that controls over our financial statement
close and reporting process are not effective, and are
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There were no changes to any reported financial results that have been released by us as a
result of these identified weaknesses.
Ernst & Young AG has audited and reported on our consolidated financial statements,
managements assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and
the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. The reports of the independent
registered public accounting firm are contained in this annual report.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Micromet, Inc.
We have audited managements assessment, included in the accompanying Managements Report on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that Micromet, Inc. (the Company) did not maintain
effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, because of the effect
of the three material weaknesses identified in managements assessment, based on criteria
established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Micromet, Inc.s management is
responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on managements assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over
financial reporting, evaluating managements assessment, testing and evaluating the design and
operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately
and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and
directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have
a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent
or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are
subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that
the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that
results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected. The following three material weaknesses
have been identified and included in managements assessment:
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Controls over the Companys estimation and analyses
processes for accruals were not effective and are
indicative of a material weakness. The effect of these
accrual errors required an audit adjustment to accruals
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Controls over the analysis and recording of revenue
transactions with unusual terms were not effective and
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Controls over the Companys financial statement close
and reporting process are not effective, and are
indicative of a material weakness. |
These material weaknesses resulted in adjustments to revenue, accounts receivable and accrued
liabilities. These adjustments were recorded in the 2006 financial statements of the Company as
reported, and no previously reported financial statements were restated. These material weaknesses
were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit
of the December 31, 2006 financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated
March 15, 2007 on those financial statements.
In our opinion, managements assessment that Micromet, Inc. did not maintain effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all
material respects, based on the COSO control criteria. Also, in our opinion, because of the effect
of the material weaknesses described above on the achievement of the objectives of the control
criteria, Micromet, Inc. has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as
of December 31, 2006, based on the COSO control criteria.
Ernst & Young AG WPG
Munich, Germany
March 15, 2007
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Managements Remediation Plan
Based on our findings that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective and that
we had several material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting, we have been and
continue to be engaged in efforts to improve our internal controls and procedures and we expect
that these efforts in 2007 will address the weaknesses.
Following the merger in May 2006, we have taken a number of steps to strengthen our internal
control over our financial reporting. However, material weaknesses in our internal control over
financial reporting process continue to exist. We intend to take the remaining actions required to
remediate our existing weaknesses as part of our ongoing efforts to upgrade our control environment
following the merger and integration of operations. As discussed below, we have been and continue
to be engaged in efforts to improve our internal control over financial reporting. Measures we have
taken or are taking to remediate our identified material weaknesses include:
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hiring a chief financial officer with significant U.S. public company experience in October 2006; |
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implementing additional preparation, review and approval procedures over estimations and accruals; |
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improving our procedures for verifying and documenting contract terms and implementing of a
company-wide contract management system to facilitate the flow of information amongst various
functional departments; |
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formalizing process and documentation related to financial statement closing and consolidation
review, including more frequent interaction across all members of our financial staff involved in
preparation of financial statements and a review of those financial statements by the entire
staff as a group; |
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formalizing and enhancing documentation, oversight and review procedures related to accounting
records of Micromet AG to ensure compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; |
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reviewing and making appropriate staffing adjustments at all company locations to enhance
accounting expertise; |
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supplementing our accounting staff to improve the breadth and depth of experience; |
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engaging qualified accounting and tax consultants to aid us in the implementation of procedures
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improving training for, and integration and communication among, accounting staff. |
While management believes that the foregoing actions have had a positive effect on our
internal control over financial reporting, the changes necessary to remediate the material weakness
in our internal control over financial reporting were not in place by year-end 2006. We have
communicated to the Audit Committee the material weaknesses identified in our internal control over
financial reporting. Management, with the oversight of the Audit Committee, is committed to
effective remediation of known material weakness and other control deficiencies as quickly as
possible.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer also evaluated whether any
change in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined under Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, occurred during our most recent fiscal
quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting. Except for the ongoing progress related to the
remediation measures discussed above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial
reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 that materially affected, or were reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) (3) Exhibits
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 |
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Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 |
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Certifications of principal executive officer and principal
financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this
quarterly report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and are not being
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of
the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof,
regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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MICROMET, INC.
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/s/ CHRISTIAN ITIN
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Christian Itin |
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President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ CHRISTOPHER P. SCHNITTKER
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Christopher P. Schnittker |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Dated: May 10, 2007
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
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/s/ CHRISTIAN ITIN
Christian Itin
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
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May 10, 2007 |
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/s/ CHRISTOPHER P. SCHNITTKER
Christopher P. Schnittker
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Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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May 10, 2007 |
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Director
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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May 10, 2007 |
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Director
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Director
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* By /s/ CHRISTOPHER P. SCHNITTKER
Attorney-in-Fact
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May 10, 2007 |
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Exhibit List
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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31.1
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Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 |
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Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rules
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Certifications of principal executive officer and principal
financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this
quarterly report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and are not being
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of
the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof,
regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. |
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