HALLMARK RETIREE VEBA TR: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
HALLMARK RETIREE VEBA TR (EIN 43-1863866)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-10-30
IRS object ID
201323039349300022
Schema version
2012v2.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-10-30T08:53:16-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN431863866EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HALLMARK RETIREE VEBA TRBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlHALLNameControl
Phone8165456810Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 419480 ATTN TAX 330AddressLine1
CityKANSAS CITYCity
StateMOState
ZIP Code64141ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameKevin HartleyName
TitleTax OfficerTitle
Phone8165456810Phone
Date Signed2013-11-04DateSigned
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonHALLMARK BENEFIT PLANS ADVISORY COMNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 419480 ATTN TAX 330AddressLine1
CityKANSAS CITYCity
StateMOState
ZIP Code64141ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts31550116GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Type Of Organization TrustXTypeOfOrganizationTrust
Year Formation1999YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMOStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionNONEActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body5NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members0NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI2006082TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income1998976NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year0ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year0ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year22218034ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY21560131ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year3184969InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year2006082InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year0OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year25403003TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year23566213TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year28676626BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY28899336BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year0SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year0TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year2431626OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year1998767OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year31108252TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year30898103TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-5705249RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-7331890RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY29376010TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY21877972TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY29376010NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY21877972NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionNONEMissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
DescriptionPATIENT CARE: PROVIDING MEDICAL AND DENTAL BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTSDescription
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Total Of Other Program Service Grnt0TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Of Other Program Service Rev0TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense0TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C30DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments0TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip0ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities0ReportInvestOthSecurities
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssets
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Independent Audit Financial Stmt1IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School0School
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations0MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivities
Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP0LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization0BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
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Deductible Non Cash Contributions0DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art0DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated0Terminated
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntity
Related Entity1RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding1ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income1UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed1Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions0NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members0NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address1OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body0Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonJEFF MCMILLENNamePerson
Telephone Number8162744263TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 419480 ATTN TAX 330AddressLine1
CityKANSAS CITYCity
StateMOState
ZIP Code64141ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (2 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekInstitutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
STATE STREET BANK
TRUSTEE1X0034830
HALLMARK BENEFIT PLANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FIDUCIARY1X031905310
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org0TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs3190531TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation34830TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/CityStateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCodeDescription Of ServicesDescriptionOfServicesCompensationCompensation
CIGNA
900 COTTAGE GROVE ROADHARTFORDCT06152CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR1353405
CONEXIS
6191 N STATE HIGHWAY 161IRVINGTX75038CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR154520
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K2NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Total Contributions0TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncomeUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueExclusionExclusionAmount
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS525100303581830358180$0
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS52510018524313185243130$0

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column0TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue21560131TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column515507TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue515507UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column0TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column0TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real0Real
Personal0Personal

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities9474478Securities
Other0Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities7983903Securities
Other0Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities1490575Securities
Other0Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column1490575TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue1490575UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue0TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Function Income21560131RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue2006082UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total28899336Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1573767Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionUBIT TAXESDescription
Total425000Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total30898103Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY846643BOY
EOY821325EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY28277527BOY
EOY21056647EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY251840BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY29376010BOY
EOY21877972EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY29376010BOY
EOY21877972EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY29376010BOY
EOY21877972EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY29376010BOY
EOY21877972EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
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Reconciliation Unrealized Invest-166148ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Donated Services0ReconcilationDonatedServices
Reconcilation Invest Expenses0ReconcilationInvestExpenses
Reconcilation Prior Adjustment0ReconcilationPriorAdjustment
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability
Total Of Amounts0TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt23566213TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments0NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities0DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants0RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues0OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal23566213RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included0InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included0OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99023566213TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt30898103TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities0DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments0PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported0LossesReported
Other Expenses Included0OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal30898103ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included20InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included0OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99030898103TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchD_P10_S00_L02Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule D, Part X, Line 2ReturnReference
ExplanationAccounting princples generally accepted in the United States of America require the Trust's management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Trust and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Trust has taken an uncertain tax position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Trust's management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Trust, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2012, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0A_L09Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9STATE STREET BANK (TRUSTEE) 105 ROSEMONT AVENUE WESTWOOD MA 02090-2318
F990_P06_S0B_L11bForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bFORM 990 REVIEWED BY THE PLANS SPONSOR'S TAX OFFICER
F990_P06_S0C_L19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
F990_P11_S00_L05Form 990, Part XI, Line 5NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION IN FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HALLMARK EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST COMMERCEBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 419480 ATTN TAX 330AddressLine1
CityKANSAS CITYCity
StateMOState
ZIP Code64151ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN436275603EIN
Primary ActivitiesVEBA TRUSTPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateMOLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(c)(9)ExemptCodeSection
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HALLMARK CARDS INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 419480 ATTN TAX 330AddressLine1
CityKANSAS CITYCity
StateMOState
ZIP Code64141ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN440272180EIN
Primary ActivityMANUFACTURINGPrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile StateMOLegalDomicileState
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Type Of EntityCTypeOfEntity
Percentage Ownership0PercentageOwnership
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org1OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HALLMARK CARDS INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypesTransactionType
Amount Involved3035818AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfAmtDetermination

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