Form 11-K

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One):

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 [d] OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-10890

HORACE MANN SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN

(Full title of the Plan)

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62715

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(217) 789 - 2500

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Issuer)

 

 

 

 

 


REQUIRED INFORMATION

Financial Statements:

Item 4. In lieu of the requirements of Items 1-3, audited statements and schedule are prepared in accordance with the requirements of ERISA for the Plan’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and are presented on pages 3 through 12.

 


Horace Mann Service Corporation

Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

Years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

with Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


Horace Mann Supplemental

Retirement and Savings Plan

Financial Statements

and Supplemental Schedule

Years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   1

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

   2

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

   3

Notes to Financial Statements

   4

Supplemental Schedule

  

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

   12

Signatures

   13

Exhibit Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   14

 


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Pension Committee and The Board of Directors

Horace Mann Educators Corporation

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our 2007 audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the 2007 basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule, Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2007, is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the 2007 basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the 2007 basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the 2007 basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

June 27, 2008

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

     2007    2006

Assets

     

Investments:

     

Group Annuity Contract:

     

Mutual funds, at fair value

   $ 75,199,315    $ 70,981,075

Fixed fund, at contract value

     42,079,337      40,479,628

Horace Mann Educators Corporation Common Stock, at fair value

     5,966,824      6,958,176

Participant loans

     3,060,349      2,510,541

Cash and Accrued Income

     792,988      494,790
             

Total assets

     127,098,813      121,424,210

Liabilities

     

Accrued administrative expenses

     76,023      85,961
             

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 127,022,790    $ 121,338,249
             

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

     2007     2006  

Additions to net assets attributed to:

    

Investment income:

    

Net realized and unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 4,615,506     $ 8,942,252  

Dividends and interest

     2,239,969       2,027,961  
                
     6,855,475       10,970,213  

Contributions:

    

Employer

     3,817,244       3,751,687  

Employees

     7,846,446       7,430,472  
                

Total additions

     18,519,165       22,152,372  

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

    

Withdrawals by participants

     (12,587,398 )     (10,257,235 )

Administrative fees

     (247,226 )     (410,749 )
                

Total deductions

     (12,834,624 )     (10,667,984 )
                

Net increase during year

     5,684,541       11,484,388  

Net assets available for benefits

    

Beginning of year

     121,338,249       109,853,861  
                

End of year

   $ 127,022,790     $ 121,338,249  
                

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

(1) General Plan Information

 

  (a) Description of the Plan

The Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan (the Plan) is sponsored by Horace Mann Service Corporation (HMSC) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Horace Mann Educators Corporation (HMEC). HMSC and HMEC are collectively referred to as the Company. The following brief description of the Plan is provided for general information purposes. Readers should refer to the actual Plan document or the employee summary plan description for additional information.

The Plan is a defined-contribution plan covering all employees of the Company. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.

 

  (b) Contributions and Vesting

Participating employees may elect to contribute up to 20% of eligible compensation, including salary, overtime, commissions, and certain incentive bonuses on a before-tax basis to one or more of twenty five available investment options. Participant contributions and earnings thereon are fully vested at all times.

The total pre-tax contributions by participant were limited to $15,500 in 2007 and $15,000 in 2006. The limit will be subject to adjustments to reflect increases in the cost of living pursuant to Section 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code. Participating employees who reached age 50 or older during the Plan year have the opportunity to make pretax, catch-up contributions subject to federal limits, which were $5,000 in both 2007 and 2006.

Prior to January 1, 2002, the Company contributed an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of eligible compensation contributed by participating employees. Employer contributions and earnings thereon vested 20% for each year of service, with full vesting occurring after five years of service. Company match contributions made prior to January 1, 2002 are 100% vested as of January 1, 2007. In addition, employer contributions generally became fully vested in the event of disability or death. Forfeitures of nonvested employer contributions were used to reduce future Company matching contributions, reinstate balances for rehires, and pay expenses.

Effective January 1, 2002, the Plan became a “safe harbor” Plan. In compliance with the “safe harbor”, the Company contributes 3% of eligible compensation to every employee. The 3% Company contribution is 100% vested at the time the contribution is made and is participant-directed.

Effective January 1, 2007, all contributions are 100% vested.

In accordance with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, eligible compensation for purposes of contributions was limited to $225,000 and $220,000 in 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

  (c) Participant Accounts and Benefits

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, the Company’s contribution, an allocation of Plan investment earnings and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. The benefit to which a given participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from that participant’s vested account. A participant subaccount is maintained in each of the investment funds in which a participant chooses to invest. There were 2,532 and 2,689 participants at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

  (d) Trust Agreement

Except for participant loans, all Plan assets are in a Master Trust held by The Northern Trust Quantitative Advisors, Inc. The Master Trust also includes the specifically identified assets of the HMSC Money Purchase Pension Plan. At both December 31, 2007 and 2006, the assets of the Plan represent 48% of the total assets in the Master Trust. The assets of the Plan are participant-directed investments and are deposited in a Horace Mann Life Insurance Company (HMLIC) Group Annuity Contract (Fixed Account), mutual funds, or HMEC Common Stock.

Five new Wilshire lifecycle funds were added to the trust on October 1, 2007. Lifecycle funds asset allocations are tied to an individual’s age and expected retirement age.

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

The following presents investments held at December 31, 2007 and 2006:

 

Description of investment

   2007    2006

Mutual funds:

     

Wilshire VIT Equity Fund – HM Shares*

   $ 11,914,714    13,280,014

Wilshire VIT Balanced Fund – HM Shares*

     7,443,688    8,118,536

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio*

     7,187,774    6,346,312

Wilshire VIT Small Cap Growth Fund – HM Shares

     5,663,592    5,032,729

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Fund

     4,976,306    5,758,473

Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio

     4,750,689    2,768,535

Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio

     4,557,116    2,456,883

Wilshire VIT International Equity Fund – HM Shares

     4,474,536    4,527,024

Wilshire 5000 Index Portfolio

     4,299,230    4,078,223

Wilshire VIT Socially Responsible Fund – HM Shares

     4,266,874    4,826,948

Wilshire Large Company Growth Portfolio

     4,196,775    3,303,501

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Stock Fund

     2,717,488    2,861,597

Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity Fund

     2,067,303    1,921,325

Davis Value Portfolio

     1,760,813    1,748,939

Wilshire VIT Income Fund – HM Shares

     1,366,819    1,369,921

Putnam VT Vista Fund

     940,018    1,228,149

J.P. Morgan U.S. Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

     872,444    866,926

Wilshire VIT Short-Term Investment Fund – HM Shares

     647,893    487,040

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2035 Moderate Fund

     278,289    —  

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2010 Moderate Fund

     255,737    —  

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2025 Moderate Fund

     247,811    —  

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2045 Moderate Fund

     214,795    —  

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2015 Moderate Fund

     98,611    —  
           

Total mutual funds

     75,199,315    70,981,075

HMLIC Fixed Account*

     42,079,337    40,479,628

Horace Mann Educators Corporation Common Stock

     5,966,824    6,958,176
           
   $ 123,245,476    118,418,879
           

 

*Represents 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets held at year end.

 

(e) Transfers and Withdrawals

Participants may transfer all or a portion of their account balance between the various investment funds on a daily basis. Participant withdrawals (as allowed under the Plan) are permitted on a weekly basis.

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

  (f) Loans

Effective October 1, 2002, participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of 50% of their vested account balance but no more than $50,000. The minimum term for a loan is 12 months and the maximum is 60 months (180 months for primary residence loans). Participants may have up to two active loans at one time. A $65 loan administration fee is deducted from the participant’s loan proceeds. Loans totaling $3,060,349 and $2,510,541 from 346 and 338 active participants were outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest rates charged on loans ranged from 5.00% to 9.25%.

 

  (g) Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right to terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the provisions of ERISA.

 

  (h) Forfeited Accounts

Amounts that are forfeited relate to the Company’s pre-January 1, 2002 matching contributions and any investment gains on those amounts and are used to offset the Company’s future contributions, reinstate balances for rehires, and pay expenses. Forfeitures of $283 and $3,794 were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

  (i) Recent Accounting Changes

As of December 31, 2006, the Plan adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Staff Position FSP AAG INV-1 and Statement of Position No. 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (the FSP). There was no material impact to the Plan’s financial statements or disclosures.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

  (a) Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting.

 

  (b) Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Quoted market prices are used to value investments in common stock. Shares of mutual funds are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Investments in the fixed fund are stated at contract value, which approximates fair value. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Participant loans are valued at the unpaid principal balance, which approximates fair value. Interest and dividend income is recorded as earned on an accrual basis.

 

  (c) Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments

In the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits, the Plan presents the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments which consists of realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments.

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

  (d) Plan Expenses

The Plan pays all Plan administrative expenses, consisting primarily of recordkeeping, trustee, audit, and legal fees. All investment fees have been included in the quarterly performance gains or losses reported for individual Plan funds.

 

  (e) Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments are recorded when paid.

 

  (f) Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Plan’s financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires the Plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits at the date of the financial statements and the changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

  (g) Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan provides for investments in mutual funds and Horace Mann Educator Corporation common stock. Investment securities are exposed to various risks including, but not limited to, interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

(3) Investments

HMLIC Group Annuity Contract (Fixed Account and Mutual Funds)

 

  (a) Fixed Account

Within the HMLIC Group Annuity Contract plan, participants may invest in a fixed interest rate fund. Plan assets invested in this fixed interest rate fund are guaranteed by HMLIC and, as a result, are presented in the financial statements at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made under the contract, plus interest at the contract rate, less withdrawals by participants. The fair value of the group annuity contract is approximately equal to contract value at December 31, 2007 and 2006.

The actual credited interest rate on the group annuity contract was 4.50% for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. The minimum guaranteed annual interest rate per the group annuity contract is 4.50%. The actual credited interest rate may be reset by HMLIC with 30 days advance notice.

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

  (b) Mutual Funds

Participants may invest in twenty three mutual fund options. Mutual funds are stated at fair value, as determined by quoted market prices.

The investments of the underlying mutual funds are primarily common stocks, U.S. government and corporate bonds, and short-term commercial paper. Short-term commercial paper is presented at cost, which approximates fair value.

 

  (c) Appreciation (Depreciation)

The Plan’s investments (including realized gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value during 2007 and 2006 as follows:

 

     2007     2006

Mutual funds

   $ 5,008,358     $ 8,444,885

Common stock

     (392,852 )     497,367
              
   $ 4,615,506     $ 8,942,252
              

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

Total annual returns for each of the mutual funds were as follows:

 

     2007     2006  
     (Unaudited)  

Mutual funds:

    

Wilshire VIT Equity Fund – HM Shares

   1.80 %   16.40 %

Wilshire VIT Balanced Fund – HM Shares

   2.60     11.10  

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

   14.90     11.90  

Wilshire VIT Small Cap Growth Fund – HM Shares

   13.40     10.80  

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Fund

   (0.70 )   15.50  

Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio

   16.60     17.30  

Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio

   26.20     6.10  

Wilshire VIT International Equity Fund – HM Shares

   8.10     23.20  

Wilshire 5000 Index Portfolio

   4.50     14.10  

Wilshire VIT Socially Responsible Fund – HM Shares

   (3.00 )   20.00  

Wilshire Large Company Growth Portfolio

   16.30     4.90  

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Stock Fund

   (2.40 )   12.00  

Wells Fargo Advantage Oppportunity Fund

   6.20     11.70  

Davis Value Portfolio

   4.20     14.50  

Wilshire VIT Income Fund – HM Shares

   3.80     3.50  

Putnam VT Vista Fund

   3.40     5.00  

J.P. Morgan U.S. Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

   1.20     16.10  

Wilshire VIT Short-Term Investment Fund – HM Shares

   4.40     4.70  

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2035 Moderate Fund*

   (3.58 )   —    

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2010 Moderate Fund*

   (1.48 )   —    

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2025 Moderate Fund*

   (2.30 )   —    

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2045 Moderate Fund*

   (4.85 )   —    

Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2015 Moderate Fund*

   (1.35 )   —    

* Return is for the three months the fund was in existence

 

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Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

  (d) HMEC Common Stock

The Plan’s HMEC Common Stock at December 31, 2007 and 2006 consisted of 315,038 shares and 344,464 shares, respectively, of HMEC common stock, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HMN. This investment is presented in the financial statements at fair value with a quoted market price at December 31, 2007 and 2006 of $18.94 and $20.20 per share, respectively.

Total annual returns for investments in the HMEC Common Stock were as follows:

 

1 Year

 

Since inception

(November 1991)

2007

 

2006

 

(4.25)%

  8.99%   6.58%

 

(4) Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dated August 21, 2003, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan, as amended, is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.

 

(5) Related Party Transactions

Investment options available to Plan participants include investments in the common stock of the Plan sponsor’s parent, HMEC, and investments in annuity contracts guaranteed by HMLIC, a subsidiary of HMEC.

The Parent provides staffing, building space, and supplies at no cost to the Plan.

 

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Supplemental Schedule

 


EIN: 37-0972590

Plan: 004

Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2007

 

Number

of Shares

or Units

  

Description of Investment

   Contract or
Fair Value
   Mutual Funds:   

415,332

       Wilshire VIT Equity Fund-HM Shares    $ 11,914,714

295,896

       Wilshire VIT Balanced Fund-HM Shares      7,443,688

154,422

       Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio      7,187,774

343,129

       Wilshire VIT Small Cap Growth Fund- HM Shares      5,663,592

92,045

       T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Fund      4,976,306

142,776

       Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio      4,750,689

93,660

       Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio      4,557,116

240,797

       Wilshire VIT International Equity Fund- HM Shares      4,474,536

315,864

       Wilshire 5000 Index Portfolio      4,299,230

197,239

       Wilshire VIT Socially Responsible Fund- HM Shares      4,266,874

94,822

       Wilshire Large Company Growth Portfolio      4,196,775

59,883

       T. Rowe Price Small Cap Stock Fund      2,717,488

50,778

       Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity Fund      2,067,303

109,078

       Davis Value Portfolio      1,760,813

69,292

       Wilshire VIT Income Fund-HM Shares      1,366,819

53,603

       Putnam VT Vista Fund      940,018

52,112

       J.P. Morgan U.S. Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio      872,444

50,024

       Wilshire VIT Short-Term Investment Fund- HM Shares      647,893

25,101

       Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2035 Moderate Fund      278,289

23,339

       Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2010 Moderate Fund      255,737

22,362

       Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2025 Moderate Fund      247,811

19,442

       Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2045 Moderate Fund      214,795

8,922

       Wilshire VIT Variable Ins Tr 2015 Moderate Fund      98,611
         
   Total mutual funds      75,199,315

N/A

   HMLIC Fixed Account*      42,079,337

315,038

   Horace Mann Educators Corporation Common Stock*      5,966,824
   Participant loans (524 loans, interest rates ranging from
5.00% to 9.25%, maturing January 15, 2008 to
October 31, 2022)
     3,060,349
         
      $ 126,305,825
         

 

*Represents a party-in-interest.

See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Pension Plan Committee of the Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date 27 June 2008    

HORACE MANN SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT

AND SAVINGS PLAN

        /s/ Bret A. Conklin
        Bret A. Conklin
        Senior Vice President and Controller

 

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EXHIBIT

 

23. Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

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