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<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Note 5: Long-Term Debt </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The Company primarily issues long-term debt to fund capital expenditures at the regulated subsidiaries. The components of long-term debt are as follows: </font></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Weighted<br />Average Rate</b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Maturity<br />Date</b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>March 31,<br />2011</b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>December 31,<br />2010</b></font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Long-term debt of American Water Capital Corp. ("AWCC")(a)</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Private activity bonds and government funded debt</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 5em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Fixed rate</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">4.85%-6.75%</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5.72</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2018-2040</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">322,610</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Senior notes</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 5em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Fixed rate</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5.39%-10.00%</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">6.26</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2011-2040</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">3,089,655</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">3,117,696</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Long-term debt of other subsidiaries</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Private activity bonds and government funded debt</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 5em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Fixed rate</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">0.00%-6.20%</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5.10</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2011-2039</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1,201,907</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1,202,994</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Mortgage bonds</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 5em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Fixed rate</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5.48%-9.71%</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">7.40</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2011-2039</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">711,645</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">744,691</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Mandatory redeemable preferred stock</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">4.60%-9.75%</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">8.40</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">% </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2013-2036</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">23,989</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">23,989</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Notes payable and other(b)</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">8.82%-14.57%</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">12.02</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2011-2026</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2,045</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5,689</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Long-term debt</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5,351,851</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5,417,669</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Unamortized debt discount, net(c)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">47,241</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">51,498</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Fair value adjustment to interest rate hedge</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(1,332</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(345</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Total long-term debt</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5,397,760</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5,468,822</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td></tr></table>
<p style="border-bottom: #000000 0.5pt solid; line-height: 8px; margin-top: 0px; width: 10%; margin-bottom: 2px;"> </p>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(a)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">AWCC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has a strong support agreement with its parent, which under certain circumstances, is the functional equivalent of a guarantee. </font></td></tr></table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(b)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Includes capital lease obligations of $1,432 and $5,076 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. </font></td></tr></table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(c)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Includes fair value adjustments previously recognized in acquisition purchase accounting. </font></td></tr></table>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The following long-term debt was issued in 2011: </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 12px;"> </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr><td width="38%"> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td>
<td width="35%"> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Company</b></font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px;" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Type</b></font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Interest Rate</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Maturity</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Amount</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other subsidiaries</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Private activity bonds and government<br />funded debt – fixed rate</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">0.00%</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2021</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">298</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Total issuances</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">298</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr><td height="16" colspan="15"> </td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" colspan="14" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="text-indent: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The following long-term debt was retired through optional redemption or payment at maturity during 2011:</font></p></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="text-indent: 2em;"> </p></td></tr>
<tr><td height="16"> </td>
<td height="16" colspan="2"> </td>
<td height="16" colspan="4"> </td>
<td height="16" colspan="4"> </td>
<td height="16" colspan="4"> </td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Company</b></font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px;" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Type</b></font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Interest Rate</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Maturity</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Amount</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">American Water Capital Corp.</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Senior notes – fixed rate</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">6.00%-6.87%</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2011-2039</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">28,041</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other subsidiaries</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Mortgage bonds – fixed rate</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">8.21%-9.71%</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2011-2022</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">33,046</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other subsidiaries</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Private activity bonds and government<br />funded debt</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">0.00%-5.90%</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2011-2030</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1,393</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Capital leases</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">3,644</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Total retirements & redemptions</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">66,124</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Included in the capital lease redemptions above is a non-cash redemption of $3,487 associated with a cancelled sublease and a capital lease arrangement. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Interest, net includes interest income of approximately $2,676 and $2,305 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">On July 12, 2010, the Company entered into an interest-rate swap to hedge $100,000 of its 6.085% fixed-rate debt maturing 2017. The Company will pay variable interest of six-month LIBOR plus 3.422%. This fixed rate and pay variable rate interest swap is accounted for as a fair-value hedge. The swap matures with the fixed-rate debt in 2017. The Company uses a combination of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt to manage interest rate exposure. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had a $100,000 notional amount variable interest rate swap fair value hedge outstanding. The following table provides a summary of the derivative fair value balance recorded by the Company and the line item in the Consolidated Balance Sheet in which such amount is recorded: </font></p>
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<p style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; width: 92pt;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Balance sheet classification</b></font></p></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>March 31,<br />2011</b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>December 31,<br />2010</b></font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Regulatory and other long-term liabilities</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2,051</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">898</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Long-term debt</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Long-term debt</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(1,332</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(345</font></td>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges, the gain or loss on the hedge instrument as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in current net income. The Company includes the gain or loss on the derivative instrument and the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item in interest expense as follows: </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px;" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Gain (Loss) on Swap</b></font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>March 31, 2011</b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>March 31, 2011</b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$(1,153)</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$987</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$(166)</font></td></tr>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>March 31, 2010</b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>March 31, 2010</b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>March 31, 2010</b></font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Interest, net</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$0</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$0</font></td>
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