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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Voting for the election of a
representative to the Nominating Committee (Small Business) closed at midnight
yesterday. <BR><BR>I can announce that the candidates received the
following weighted votes:</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG>Mike
Roberts</STRONG> 23
votes</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG>Waudo
Siganga</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> 3
</SPAN>votes<o:p></o:p></SPAN><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></B> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dr. Liz
Williams</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> 11
</SPAN>votes</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">19 members
voted - representing a 47.5% turnout.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mike Roberts will therefore
represent the BC for Small Business on the Nominating Committee
2009-2010.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Many thanks to the three candidates
and to those members who voted in the election.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gary
Hills</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>