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To: Puck who wrote (44)	8/10/1999 6:28:00 PM
From: Fundamentls	Respond to of 60

You are correct. This type of statement is found in most 10-Ks, prospectuses, and similar documents. The only thing here that I don't recall seeing before is that they got the information from the transfer agent. I wasn't aware that transfer agents kept that type of information. I know that if a company asks a brokerage for a list of beneficial owners (and I assume this would be done through the transfer agent), the brokerage is obligated to give them the names unless the owners have asked the brokerage not to. I would assume that from this information, the transfer agent could estimate the number of beneficial owners.