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This excerpt taken from the C DEF 14A filed Jun 18, 2009.

Delisting and Deregistration

The Public Preferred Depositary Shares (other than the Series E Public Preferred Depositary Shares) are currently listed for trading on the NYSE. The Director Amendment provides that upon the delisting of a series of Public Preferred Stock, the right in each certificate of designation of holders of Public Preferred Stock to elect two directors if dividends have not been paid for six quarterly dividend periods (or, in the case of the Series E Public Preferred Stock, for three semi-annual dividend periods), whether or not consecutive, terminates. Because under NYSE Listing Rule 313 certificates of designation of preferred stock listed for trading on the NYSE are required to provide such governance rights to holders of preferred stock, we can only eliminate this right of listed series of Public Preferred Depositary Shares to elect directors if we delist the applicable series of Public Preferred Stock. We currently intend to delist each listed series of Public Preferred Depositary Shares that remains outstanding following completion of the Exchange Offers from trading on the NYSE and we do not intend to apply for listing of any series of Public Preferred Depositary Shares on any other exchange. As a result, holders of Public Preferred Depositary Shares that remain outstanding following the Exchange Offers may be left with an illiquid security indefinitely. In addition, to the extent permitted by law, we currently intend to deregister each series of Public Preferred Stock and Public Preferred Depositary Shares under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. If the Director Amendment is approved and becomes effective, the right in each certificate of designation of holders of listed series of Public Preferred Stock to elect two directors if dividends have not been paid for six quarterly dividend periods, whether or not consecutive, would be eliminated upon delisting of the applicable series of Public Preferred Stock. Since the Series E Public Preferred Depositary Shares are not listed on the NYSE, the amendment would become effective, and the right to elect two directors if dividends have not been paid for three semi-annual dividend periods would be eliminated for such series immediately upon approval of the amendment by the Delaware Secretary of State.

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