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        <Explanation>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FILLS VACANCIES TO SERVE UNTIL THE UNEXPIRED TERM, THAT IS, UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBER(S). HISTORICALLY, THE BOARD HAS "APPROVED" BY VOTE THE MEMBER'S ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND THE MEMBER HAS APPROVED THE DIRECTOR(S) THAT WERE ELECTED BY THE BOARD TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE INTERIM. IN PRACTICE, THE BOARD HAS IN EFFECT ELECTED ITS DIRECTORS. THE BOARD, NOT THE MEMBER(S), DETERMINES THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS, BUT NOT LESS THAN THREE.</Explanation>
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