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        <ExplanationTxt>WILLIAM SHEEHAN RECEIVED COMPENSATION UNRELATED TO HIS BOARD DUTIES. HE WAS PAID $60,000 FOR COMPENSATION RELATED TO HIS DUTIES AS GENERAL COUNSEL.</ExplanationTxt>
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