Professional Documents
Culture Documents
RevolutionaryUbuntu:
Theshackdwellers
andpoorpeopleof
SouthAfrica
April7,2009/AnOpenLetterfromtheWesternCapeAntiEviction
CampaigninSouthAfricatoUSActivists ........................................3
November2005/WearetheThirdForce'byS’buZikode......................6
TheThirdForce .....................................................................................6
June21,2007/EliminatetheSlumsActOriginalpressstatementand
digitalarchive ................................................................................10
January25,2009/ToResistAllDegradations&Divisions:Aninterview
withS’buZikode............................................................................20
February23,2009/SibusisoInnocentZikode:Ashortbiography ........43
Formoreinformation:http://abahlali.org
[Accessed May 3, 2009 at http://www.abahlali.org/]
Everyone in the world is facing a deep economic crisis, and beyond that a crisis of
imagination. Few now think of a new wave of struggle that can raise our hopes and
aspirations to fight for a society free of all forms of exploitation. This is why we publish
this pamphlet.
The wretched of the earth are speaking. The Zapatistas. The colonial workers in
Martinique and Guadaloupe. The peasants of Nepal and Bolivia.
What seems clear is that the cutting edge of revolutionary movement today is at that
point of greatest exploitation. The neoliberal capitalist forces have led the information
revolution of digital technology into a labor replacing free fall that places millions in
absolute insecurity. This is not the unemployment of the past with people expecting to
go back to work. This unemployment is systemic, permanent. And yet wealth exists,
food can be produced, including housing, health care and all the things people need to
survive and prosper.
While many continue to be blinded by the quite historical impact of our recent heads of
state ‐ namely Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama ‐ the fact of our poverty and
continued crisis cannot be ignored except by people in the middle classes and those who
are directly benefiting from these apparent political victories.
We look for movements that can grab the imagination for a better life for those most in
need ‐ the homeless, the poor without health care, the ones victimized by police
brutality. Every spark deserves our attention, every possibility can clarify the road to
freedom. This is why we publish this pamphlet.
This is the new movement we have been waiting for, a post‐apartheid movement for
social revolution. We need a post civil rights movement in the US to rebuild our fight for
real democracy and social transformation. We can learn from them.
Read this material. Support their struggle. Organize and fight where you are.
Abdul Alkalimat
May 3, 2009
April7,2009/AnOpenLetterfromtheWesternCapeAnti
EvictionCampaigninSouthAfricatoUSActivists
[AccessedMay3,2009athttp://abahlali.org/node/4956]
SubmittedbyAbahlali_3onThu,2009040912:33.evictions|openletter|solidarity|The
Nation|WesternCapeAntiEvictionCampaign
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090420/western_cape
April7,2009
TheNation
To:AllpoorAmericansandtheircommunitiesinresistance
Theprivatizationofland–apublicresourceforallthathasnowbecomeafalsecommodity–was
theoriginalsin,theoriginalcauseofthisfinancialcrisis.Withtheprivatizationoflandcomes
thedispossessionofpeoplefromtheirlandwhichwasheldincommonbycommunities.With
theprivatizationoflandcomestheprivatizationofeverythingelse,becauseoncelandcanbe
boughtandsold,almostanythingelsecaneventuallybeboughtandsold.
AsthepoorofSouthAfrica,weknowthisbecauseweliveit.Colonialismandapartheid
dispossessedusofourlandandgaveittowhitestobeboughtandsoldforprofit.When
apartheidasasystematicracialinstrumentendedin1994,wedidnotgetourlandback.Some
blacksarenowabletoownlandaslongastheyhavethemoneytodoso.Butasthepoorliving
incouncilhomes,rentingflatsorlivingintheshacks,webecameevenmorevulnerabletothe
propertymarket.
Itischillingtohearmanypeopletodayspeakwithnostalgiaabouthowitwasbetterduring
apartheid–asifitwasnotapartheidthatstoletheirlandinthefirstplace.But,inanobscure
way,itmakessense.Backtheninthecitiestherewaslesscompetitionforlandandhousing.
Becausemanyofuswerekeptinthebantustansbyacombinationofforceandeconomic
compulsion(suchassubsidizedruralfactories),theinformalsettlementsinthecitieswere
smallerandlandlessscarce.
ButinthenewSouthAfrica(whatsomecallpostapartheidSouthAfricaandotherscall
neoliberalSouthAfrica),theelitehavedecideditiseveryman–orwomanormultinational
company–forhimorherself.Andthus,thepoorendupfightingwiththerichaswellaswith
themselves.TheeliteusetheirwealthandtheirconnectionstoallSouthAfricanpoliticalparties
inthepursuitofprofit.Thereisverylittleregulationofthis,andwherethereisregulation,
corruptandauthoritariangovernmentofficialsgetarounditinaheartbeat.Peoplesaythatwe
havethebestconstitutionintheworld–butwhatkindofconstitutionenshrinesthepursuitof
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profitaboveanythingelse?Theyclaimitwaswrittenforus.Thatmaybe.Butitobviouslywas
notwrittenbyus–thepoor.
So,therecentrealizationthatthereisafinancialcrisisintheUS(wethinkthecrisishasbeen
therealongtime,butwashiddenbyeconomists)remindsusofwhereweourselvesstand.
Whileourneoliberalgovernmenthastoutedgrowthandlowinflationfiguresasproofofthe
healthofourcountry,40percentunemploymenthasremained.WhileMandelaandMbeki
wereinpowerandtheeconomygrew,poorSouthAfricanshadtheirhomesstolenrightfrom
underthem.Forourentirelives,wehavebeenlivinginadepression,andatthecenterofthis
crisisislandandhousing.
Asthepoor,wegavetheAfricanNationalCongressgovernmentfiveyearstoatleastmake
someinroadstowardsredistribution.Butinstead,thelandandhousingcrisishasgottenworse,
inequalitygreater,andwearemorevulnerablethanever.
So,in1999,2000and2001,farms,townships,ghettosandshacksettlementsallacrossSouth
Africaeruptedagainstevictions,watercutoffs,electricitycutoffsandthelike.Wehavebeen
fightingforsmallthingsandsmallissues,butourcommunitiesarealsofightingtwolarger
battles.
Thefirstisembodiedinthedeclarationwemaketotheoutsideworld:Wemaybepoorbutwe
arenotstupid!Wemaybepoor,butwecanstillthink!Nothingforuswithoutus!Talktous,
notaboutus!Wearefightingfordemocracy.Therighttobeheardandtherighttobein
controlofourowncommunitiesandourownsociety.Thismeansthatgovernmentofficialsand
politicalpartiesshouldstoptellinguswhatwewant.Weknowwhatwewant.Thismeansthat
NGOsanddevelopment“experts”shouldstopworkshoppinguson“worldrenowned”solutions
attheexpenseofourownhomegrownknowledge.Thismeanswerefusetobea“stakeholder”
andhaveourvoicesmanagedanddiminishedbythosewhocount.
Inthe2004nationalelectionsandagaininthisyear’selections,wehavedeclared,“NoLand!
NoHouse!NoVote!”Thisisnotbecauseweareagainstdemocracybutbecauseweareagainst
votingforelitesandforpoliticianswhopromiseusthewholeworldeveryfiveyearsand,when
theygetelected,stealthelittlewehaveforthemselves.Electionsareachanceforthosein
powertoconsolidateit.Webelievethisisnotonlyaproblemofcorruption,butalsoa
structuralproblemthatgivesindividualsandpoliticalpartiestheauthoritytomakedecisions
forus.Werejectthatandwerejectvotingforit.
Second,whileouractionsmayseemlikeademandforwelfarecouchedinademandforhouses,
socialgrantsandwater,theyareactuallyademandtoendthecommodificationofthingsthat
cannotbecommodified:land,labourandmoney.Wetakeactiontogetlandandhousesand
alsotopreventbanksfromstealingourlandandhouses.Whenafamilygetsevictedandhas
nowhereelsetogo,weputthembackinside.(InGugulethulastyearweput146outof150
familiesbackintheirhomes).
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Whengovernmentcutsoffourelectricity,weputitbackon.In2001,wewereabletogetthe
CityofCapeTowntodeclareatwomonthmoratoriumonevictions.Webreakthe
government’slawinordernottobreakourown(moral)laws.Weopposetheauthorities
becausewenevergavethemtheauthoritytosteal,buyandsellourlandinthefirstplace.
Combinedthesearebattlesforanewemancipatorystructurewherewearenotstakeholders
butpeople;wherelandisforeveryoneandwhereresourcesaresharedratherthanfoughtover.
Thisantievictionmovementyouarewaginghasthepotentialtohelpbuildanewkindof
liberativepoliticsoutsideofthepoliticalparties.Wehavefoundthatthesepoliticsmustbe
abouttheissues(includinglandandhousing).Itmustnotbeaboutpersonalisationofthe
struggle.Nopoliticianorpoliticalpartycanorwillfightthestruggleforyou.Asaheroofyour
pastoncestated:powerconcedesnothingwithoutademand.Beinginthestruggleforover
nineyears,wehavelearnedthefollowing:
•Bewareofallthoseinpower–eventhosewhoseemliketheyareonyourside.
•Bewareofmoney,especiallyNGOmoney,whichseekstopacifyandpreventdirectaction.
•Bewareofmedia,evenalternativemediawrittenbythemiddleclassonbehalfofthepoor.
Createyourownmedia.
•Bewareofleaders,evenyourown.Noonecanleadwithoutyou.Leadersarelikeforksand
knives.Theyarethetoolsofthecommunityandexisttobeledbythecommunities.
Whenyoubuildyour“TakeBackOurLand!TakeBackOurHouses!”movement,buildfrom
below.Builddemocratically.Buildalternativeandautonomouswaysoflivingwithinyour
communitywhilefightingforwhatisyours.Buildyourownschoolofthought.
Makesurepoorcommunitiescontroltheirownmovementsbecause,aswesay,noonecan
leadwithoutus.Makesureyoubreakthegovernment’slawswhennecessary,butneverbreak
yourownlawswhichyousetforyourselves.
Mostimportantofall,donotforgetyouhavemuchtoteachusaswell.Weallhavemuchto
learnfromoneanother.
AmandlaNgawethu!PowertothePoorPeople!
TheWesternCapeAntiEvictionCampaign
SouthAfrica
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November2005/WearetheThirdForce'byS’buZikode
[AccessedMay3,2009athttp://www.abahlali.org/node/17]
SubmittedbyabahlalionThu,2006101905:54.introduction|S'buZikode|thirdforce
ThisjournalisticinterventionbyS’buZikode,thechairpersonofAbahlalibaseMjondolo,caused
anationalsensationwhenitwasfirstpublishedinNovember2005andthenrapidlytranslated
intoAfrikaans,XhosaandZuluandwidelyrepublishedinnewspapersandpopularmagazines.It
isquiteprobablythemostwidelyrepublishedpieceofjournalisminpostapartheidSouthAfrica.
ThetermThirdForcebecamepartofthenationalimaginationinSouthAfricaafteritwasused
todescribetheapartheidsecurityagentswhoofferedcovertmilitarysupporttoZulu
nationalistswagingawaragainsttheANCinlastyearsofapartheid.Itishighlypejorative,
impliescovertwhitemanipulationtowardsevilendsand,initscontemporaryavatar,assumes
anabsoluteinabilityforpoorblackpeopletoexercisehistoricalagencyontheirown.Fromthe
roadblockadethatbirthedthismovementuntilnownumerous,andveryoftencontradictory
variationsoftheThirdForceargumenthavebeendeployedbythestateinanincreasingly
neuroticandattimesoutrightlyhystericalmode.Itisanunfortunatefactthatasectionofthe
NGOleft,asectionthatchoosesnottoattendthemeetingsof,ortoinanywayengagein
seriousdiscussionswiththepeopleitassumesanaturalrighttolead,isincreasinglyalso
resortingtotheracismofthewhiteagitatorthesistotryandexplainawaythefactthatalarge
movementofthemilitantpoorisuncompromisinglyassertingtherighttospeakforandto
representitself.Itseemsthateveryoneinthebusinessofspeakingforthepoor,inthestateor
ontheleft,isequallydisturbedbytheassumptionbythepooroftherighttospeakandactfor
themselves.InthisarticleZikodeoffersastartlingandnowclassicresponsetoclaimsthatthe
ThirdForceisbehindthemassmobilisationsorganisedbyAbahlalibaseMjondolo.
YoucanfindarecentexampleofaThirdForcetyperantfromtheofficeoftheProvincial
MinisterofHousinghere.
TheThirdForce
byS’buZikode
Theshackdwellers’movementthathasgivenhopetothousandsofpeopleinDurbanisalways
beingaccusedofbeingpartoftheThirdForce.Innewspapersandinallkindsofmeetingsthisis
saidoverandoveragain.TheyevenwastemoneyinvestigatingtheThirdForce.Weneedto
addressthisquestionoftheThirdForcesothatpeopledon’tbecomeconfused.
Imustwarnthosecomrades,governmentofficials,politiciansandintellectualswhospeak
abouttheThirdForcethattheyhavenoideawhattheyaretalkingabout.Theyaretoohighto
reallyfeelwhatwefeel.Theyalwayswanttotalkforusandaboutusbuttheymustallowusto
talkaboutourlivesandourstruggles.
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Weneedtogetthingsclear.TheredefinitelyisaThirdForce.Thequestioniswhatisitandwho
ispartoftheThirdForce?Well,IamThirdForcemyself.TheThirdForceisallthepainandthe
sufferingthatthepooraresubjectedtoeverysecondinourlives.Theshackdwellershave
manythingstosayabouttheThirdForce.Itistimeforustospeakoutandtosaythisiswhowe
are,thisiswhereweareandthishowwelive.Thelifethatwearelivingmakesour
communitiestheThirdForce.Mostofusarenotworkingandhavetospendalldaystruggling
forsmallmoney.AIDSisworseintheshacksettlementsthananywhereelse.Withoutproper
houses,water,electricity,refuseremovalandtoiletsallkindsofdiseasesbreed.Thecausesare
clearlyvisibleandeveryDick,TomandHarrycanunderstand.Ourbodiesitcheveryday
becauseoftheinsects.Ifitisrainingeverythingiswet–blanketsandfloors.Ifitishotthe
mosquitoesandfliesarealwaysthere.Thereisnoholidayintheshacks.Whentheevening
comes–itisalwaysachallenge.Thenightissupposedtobeforrelaxingandgettingrest.Butit
doesn’thappenlikethatinthejondolos.Peoplestayawakeworryingabouttheirlives.You
mustseehowbigtheratsarethatwillrunacrossthesmallbabiesinthenight.Youmustsee
howpeoplehavetosleepunderthebridgeswhenitrainsbecausetheirfloorsaresowet.The
raincomesrightinsidepeople’shouses.Somepeoplejuststandupallnight.
Butpovertyisnotjustsuffering.Itthreatensuswithdeatheveryday.Wehaveseenhow
dangerousbeingpooris.IntheKennedyRoadsettlementwehaveseenhowMhlengiKhumalo,
aoneyearoldchild,diedinashackfirelastmonth.Sevenothershavediedinfiressincethe
eThekwiniMetrodecidedtostopprovidingelectricitytoinformalsettlements.Therearemany
Mhlengisalloverourcountry.Povertyeventhreatenspeopleinflats.InBayview,inChatsworth,
awomandiedofhungerearlierthisyear–shewasfearingtotelltheneighboursthatshehad
nofoodandshedied,alone.
Thoseinpowerareblindtooursuffering.Thisisbecausetheyhavenotseenwhatwesee,they
havenotfeltwhatwearefeelingeverysecond,everyday.Myappealisthatleaderswhoare
concernedaboutpeoples’livesmustcomeandstayatleastoneweekinthejondolos.They
mustfeelthemud.Theymustshare6toiletswith6000people.Theymustdisposeoftheirown
refusewhilelivingnexttothedump.Theymustcomewithuswhilewelookforwork.They
mustchaseawaytheratsandkeepthechildrenfromknockingthecandles.Theymustcarefor
thesickwhentherearelongqueuesforthetap.Theymusthaveaturntoexplaintothe
childrenwhytheycan’tattendtheTechnicalCollegedownthehill.Theymustbetherewhen
weburyourchildrenwhohavepassedoninthefires,fromdiarrhoeaorAIDS.
Forusthemostimportantstruggleistoberecognisedashumanbeings.Duringthestruggle
priorto1994therewereonlytwolevels,twoclasses–therichandthepoor.Nowafterthe
electiontherearethreeclasses–thepoor,themiddleclassandtherich.Thepoorhavebeen
isolatedfromthemiddleclass.Wearebecomingmorepoorandtherestarebecomingmore
rich.Weareonourown.Wearecompletelyonourown.
OurPresidentMbekispeakspolitics–ourPremierNdebele,andShilowainGautengandRasool
intheWesternCape,ourMayorMlabaandmayorsalloverthecountryspeakpolitics.Butwho
willspeakaboutthegenuineissuesthataffectthepeopleeveryday–water,electricity,
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education,land,housing?Wethoughtlocalgovernmentwouldminimisepoliticsandfocuson
whatpeopleneedbutitallbecomespolitics.
WediscoveredthatourmunicipalitydoesnotlistentouswhenwespeaktotheminZulu.We
triedEnglish.Nowwerealisethattheywon’tunderstoodXhosaorSothoeither.Theonly
languagethattheyunderstandiswhenweputthousandsofpeopleonthestreet.Wehave
seentheresultsofthisandwehavebeenencouraged.Itworksverywell.Itistheonlytoolthat
wehavetoemancipateourpeople.Whyshouldwestopit?
Wehavematuredinoursuffering.Wehadaprogrammetofindawayforward.Our
programmewastocontinuewiththepeacefulnegotiationswiththeauthoritiesthatfirst
startedtenyearsago.Butourfirstplanwasundermined.Wewereliedto.Wehadtocomeup
withanalternativeplan.
The16thofFebruary2005wasthedawnofourstruggle.OnthatdaytheKennedyRoad
committeehadaverysuccessfulmeetingwiththechairofthehousingportfolioofthe
executivecommitteeofthemunicipality,thedirectorofhousingandthewardcouncillor.They
allpromisedusthevacantlandontheClareEstateforhousing.ThelandonElfRoadwasoneof
theidentifiedareas.Butthenwewerebetrayedbythemosttrustedpeopleinourcity.Justone
monthlater,withoutanywarningorexplanation,bulldozersbegandiggingtheland.People
wereexcited.Theywenttoseewhatwashappeningandwereshockedtobetoldthatabrick
factorywasbeingbuiltthere.Morepeoplewentdowntosee.Thereweresomanyofusthat
wewereblockingtheroad.Themanbuildingthefactorycalledthepoliceandourlocal
councillor,amanputintopowerbyourvotesandholdingourtrustandhopes.Thecouncillor
toldthepolice“Arrestthesepeopletheyarecriminals.”Thepolicebeatus,theirdogsbitus
andtheyarrested14ofus.Weaskedwhathappenedtothepromisedland.Weweretold
“Whothehellareyoupeopletodemandthisland?”Thisbetrayalmobilisedthepeople.The
peoplewhobetrayedusareresponsibleforthismovement.Thosepeoplearethesecondforce.
Ourmovementstartedwith14arrests–wecalledthemthe14heroes.Nowwehave14
settlementsunitedtogetherasabahlalibasemjondolo[shackdwellers].Eachsettlementmeets
onceaweekandtheleadersofallthesettlementsmeetonceaweek.Wearepreparedtotalk
butifthatdoesn’tworkwearepreparedtouseourstrength.Wewilldowhateveritcostsusto
getwhatweneedtolivesafely.
Wehavelearntfromourexperiencethatwhenyouwanttoachievewhatyouwant,whenyou
wanttoachievewhatislegitimatebypeacefulnegotiations,byhumbleness,byrespecting
thoseinauthorityyourpleabecomescriminal.Youwillbedeceivedformorethantenyears,
youwillbefooledandundermined.Thisiswhywehaveresortedtothestreets.Whenwestand
thereinourthousandswearetakenseriously.
ThestrugglethatstartedinKennedyRoadwasthebeginningofanewera.Weareawareofthe
strategiesthatthepolicearecomingwithtodemoraliseandthreatenthepoor.Wedon’tmind
thembuildingthejailsforusandhiringmoresecurityiftheyarenotpreparedtolistentowhat
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wearesaying.Itisimportantforeveryshackdwellerstoknowthatweareawareofwhatis
happeninginAlexanderinJohannesburg,inP.E.,inCapeTown.Weknowthatourstruggleis
notbyitself.Wehavesentoursolidarity.Wewillnotrestinpeaceuntilthereisjusticeforthe
poor–notonlyinKennedyRoadtherearemanyKennedyRoads,manyMhlengis,manypoor
voicesthatarenotheardandnotunderstood.Butwehavediscoveredthelanguagethatworks.
Wewillstickwithit.Thevictimshavespoken.Wehavesaidenoughisenough.
Itmustbeclearthatthisisnotapoliticalgame.Thismovementisakindofsocialtoolbywhich
thecommunityhopestogetquickerresults.Thishasnothingtodowithpoliticsorparties.Our
membersarepartofeverypoliticalorganisationthatyoumaythinkof.Thisisanonpolitical
movement.Itwillfinishitsjobwhenlandandhousing,electricityandbasicserviceshavebeen
wonandpovertyeliminated.Itisenoughforustobeuniteduntilourpeoplehaveachieved
whatiswanted–whichisbasic.Butuntilthatismaterialisedwewillneverstop.
Thecommunityhasrealisedthatvotingforpartieshasnotbroughtanychangetous–
especiallyattheleveloflocalgovernmentelections.Wecanseesomeimportantchangesat
nationallevelbutatlocallevelwhoeverwinstheelectionswillbechallengedbyus.Wehave
beenbetrayedbyourownelectedcouncillor.Wehavedecidednottovote.Thecampaignthat
hasbegun–‘NoLand,NoHouse,NoVote’,isacampaignthathasbeenagreeduponinall14
settlements.
WearedrivenbytheThirdForce,thesufferingofthepoor.OurbetrayersaretheSecondForce.
TheFirstForcewasourstruggleagainstapartheid.TheThirdForcewillstopwhentheFourth
Forcecomes.TheFourthForceisland,housing,water,electricity,healthcare,educationand
work.Weareonlyaskingwhatisbasic–notwhatisluxurious.Thisisthestruggleofthepoor.
Thetimehascomeforthepoortoshowthemselvesthatwecanbepoorinlifebutnotinmind.
Forustimehasbeenaverygoodteacher.Peoplehaverealisedsomanythings.Wehavelearnt
fromthepast–wehavesufferedalone.Thatpainandsufferinghastaughtusalot.Wehave
beguntorealisethatwearenotsupposedtobelivingundertheseconditions.Therehasbeena
dawnofdemocracyforthepoor.Nooneelsewouldhavetoldus–neitherourelectedleaders
noranyofficialswouldhavetolduswhatweareentitledto.EventheFreedomCharterisonly
goodintheory.Ithasnothingtodowiththeordinarylivesofpoor.Itdoesn’thelpus.Itisthe
thinkingofthemassesofthepeoplethatmatters.Wehavenotedthatourcountryisrich.More
airportsarebeingbuilt,therearemoredevelopmentsatthePointwaterfront,morestadiums
arebeingrenovated,moremoneyisfloatingaround,evenbeinglenttoMugabe.Butwhenyou
askforwhatisbasicyouaretoldthatthereisnomoney.Itisclearthatthereisnomoneyfor
thepoor.Themoneyisfortherich.Wehavecometothedecisionofsaying‘enoughisenough.’
Weallagreethatsomethingmustbedone.
S’buZikodeistheelectedChairpersonoftheAbahlalibaseMjondolo[Shackdwellers]movement
whichcurrentlyincludes14settlementsinDurbanandwillmarchonMayorObedMlabaon14
November.
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June21,2007/EliminatetheSlumsActOriginalpress
statementanddigitalarchive
[AccessedMay3,2009fromhttp://abahlali.org/node/1629]
SubmittedbyAbahlali_3onThu,2007062112:12.AbahlalibaseMjondolo|press_update
ScrolldownforafullarchiveofallSlumsBill/ActdocumentsincludingthetextoftheBill,
commentsandsubmissionsagainsttheBillandanarchiveofmediaarticlesontheBill.New
documentsarebeingaddedhereregularly.Ifyouareonlylookingforthelegaldocuments
fromtheAbahlalicaseagainsttheSlumsActclickhere.
ClickhereforcommentsbypeoplewhosuccessfullyresistedevictioninMotalaHeightsand
peoplewhoselivesweresmashedbyevictioninJubaPlaceinDecember2006.
DurbanHighCourt,6November2008
AbahlalibaseMjondoloPressStatementThursday,21June2007
OperationMurambatsvinacomestoKZN:TheNotoriousElimination&PreventionofRe
emergenceofSlumsBill
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TodaytheKwaZuluNatalElimination&PreventionofReemergenceofSlumsBillwillbetabled
intheprovincialparliament.AbahlalibaseMjondolohavediscussedthisBillverycarefullyin
manymeetings.WehaveheardHousingMECMikeMabuyakulusaythatwemustnotworry
becauseitisaimedatslumlordsandshackfarming.WehaveheardRanjithPurshotumfromthe
LegalResourcesCentresaythat“Insteadofsayingthatpeoplewillbeevictedfromslumsafter
permanentaccommodationissecured,wehaveasituationwherepeoplearebeingremoved
fromaslum,andsenttoanotherslum.Onlythistimeitisagovernmentapprovedslumandis
calledatransitarea.Thisisthetwistedlogicofthedraftersofthelegislation”.Wehaveheard
MarieHuchzermeyerfromWitsUniversitysaythatthisBillusesthelanguageofapartheid,is
antipoorandisindirectcontradictionwiththenationalhousingpolicyBreakingNewGround.
LawyershavetoldusthatthisBillisunconstitutional.
ItisverycleartousthatthisBillisanattempttomountalegalattackonthepoor.Alreadythe
poor,shackdwellersandstreettraders,areunderillegalandviolentattackbyMunicipalities.
ThisBillisanattempttolegalizetheattacksonthepoor.WeknowaboutOperation
Murambatsvina.LastyearoneofourmembersvisitedHarareandlastweekwehostedtwo
peoplefromHarare.ThisBillisanattempttolegalizeaKZNOperationMurambatsvinabefore
theWorldCupin2010.Wewillfightitalltheway.
1.AIMOFTHEBILL
TheBillsaysthatitsmainaimsareto:
•Eliminate'slums'inKwaZuluNatal
•Preventnew'slums'fromdeveloping
•Upgradeandcontrolexisting'slums'
•Monitortheperformanceofdepartmentsandmunicipalitiesintheeliminationof'slums'and
thepreventionofnew'slums'fromdeveloping.
Ithasdetailedplanstomakesurethatallofthisreallyhappens.TheBillalsosaysthatitaimsto
'improvethelivingconditionsofcommunities'butithasnodetailedplanstomakesurethat
thisreallyhappens.Itisthereforeclearthatitsrealpurposeistogetridof‘slums’ratherthan
toimprovetheconditionsinwhichpeoplelive.Mabuyakulusaysthatweshouldn’tworry
becausetherealtargetsareslumlordsandshackfarmingbutthisisnotwhattheBillsaysand,
anyway,therearenoslumlordsinAbahlalisettlements.Abahlalimembershavebeento
Nairobi.WehaveseenhowtheslumlordsruletheNairobisettlementsandwearestrongly
againstslumlordism.ButwedonotliveinNairobi.AllAbahlalisettlementsaredemocratic
communitiesandmanyothersettlementsinKZNarealsonotrunbyslumlords.
TheBilldoesnotaimto:
•Forcelocalandprovincialgovernmenttodealwiththeconditionsthatforcepeopletoleave
theirhomesandmovetoshacksettlements
•Forcelocalandprovincialgovernmenttoimmediatelyprovidebasicservicestoshack
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settlementsliketoilets,electricity,water,drainage,pathsandspeedbumpswhiletheywaitfor
upgradesorrelocations
•Forcelocalandprovincialgovernmenttofollowthelawsthatpreventevictionswithouta
courtorder,thelawsthatpreventpeoplefrombeingmadehomelessinanevictionortofollow
theBreakingNewGroundPolicythataimstoupgradesettlementsinsitu(wherepeopleare
alreadyliving)insteadofrelocatingpeoplesofarfromworkandschoolsthattheyhavetoleave
theirlowcosthousesandcomestraightbacktoshacks.
•Forcelocalandprovincialgovernmenttomaketheirplansforshackdwellerswithshack
dwellerstoavoidthebadplanningthatunderminesdevelopment(suchasrelocatingpeopleso
farawayfromworkthattheyhavetomovebacktoshacks)
WedonotneedthisBill.Thefirstthingthatweneedisforgovernment(local,provincialand
national)tobegintofollowtheexistinglawsandpolicesthatprotectagainstevictions,forced
relocationsandwhichrecommendinsituupgradesinsteadofrelocations.Afterthatweneed
lawsthatbreakthepowerthattheveryrichhaveoverlandinthecitiesandweneedlawsto
compelmunicipalitiestoprovideservicestoshacksettlementswhilepeoplewaitforhousesto
bebuilt.
ThisBillisnotforshackdwellers.Itistoprotecttherich,byprotectingtheirpropertyprices.
2.DEFINITIONOFIMIJONDOLO
IntheBilltheword'slum'isdefinedasanovercrowdedpieceoflandorbuildingwherepoor
peopleliveandwherethereispoorornoinfrastructureortoilets.
TheBillusestheword'slum'inawaythatmakesitsoundliketheplaceswherepoorpeoplelive
areaproblemthatmustbeclearedawaybecausethereissomethingwrongwithpoorpeople.
Butitdoesnotadmitthatthepoorhavebeenmadepoorbutthesamehistoryoftheftand
exploitationthatmadetherichtoberichanditdoesnotadmitthatplaceswherepoorpeople
liveoftenlackinfrastructureandtoiletsbecauseofthefailureoflandlordsorthegovernment
toprovidethesethings.Thesolutiontothefactthatweoftendon’thavetoiletsinour
communitiesistoprovidetoiletswhereweliveandnottodestroyourcommunitiesandmove
usoutofthecity.InthisBilltheword'slum'isusedtomakeitsoundlikethepoorandthe
placeswheretheylivearetheproblemratherthantherichandthewayinwhichtheyhave
madethepoortobepoorandtobekeptpoorbyalackofdevelopment.
InAmericablackcommunityorganizationshaveopposedtheuseoftheword'slum'todescribe
theircommunitiesbecausetheysayitmakesitsoundlikethereissomethingwrongwiththem
andtheirplacesratherthanthesystemthatmakesthempoorandfailstodeveloptheirplaces.
Theyalsosaythatonceaplaceiscalleda'slum'itiseasytofortherichandgovernmentstosay
thatitmustbe'cleared'or'eliminated'butifaplaceiscalledacommunitythenitiseasierto
saythatitmustbesupportedanddeveloped.
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Thereisalsoaproblemwithcallingimijondolo'informalsettlements'becauseonceaplaceis
called'informal'itiseasyforpeopletosaythatitshouldn'tgetanyofthe'formal'servicesthat
peopleneedforaproperlifelikeelectricity,toilets,refusecollectionandsoon.Butmanyofus
havelivedourwholelivesin‘informalsettlements’.Wecan’twaituntilwelivein‘formal’
housestogetelectricitytostopthefires,water,toilets,drainage,refusecollectionandsoon.
Wearelivingourlivesnow.Wecan’twaittostartlivingonlywhenandifthegovernmentputs
usina‘formal’oneroomed‘house’faroutoftown.
Andwedon’tliketheword'eliminate'.Thisisawordthatisviolentandthreatening,not
respectfulandcaring.Ourcommunitiesshouldbenurtured,noteliminated.
Thepeoplewholiveintheimijondolomustdecideforthemselveswhattheywanttheir
communitiestobecalled.Wemustbeallowedtodefineourselvesandtospeakforourselves.
3.SUPPORTINGTHERICHAGAINSTTHEPOOR
•TheBillmakesitcriminaltooccupyabuildingorlandwithoutpermissionfromtheownerof
thebuildingortheland.
•Itforcesmunicipalitiestoforcelandownerstoevictpeopleontheirland(orintheirbuildings).
•Itforcesmunicipalitiestoseekevictionsiflandownersfailtodoso.
•Itforcesmunicipalitiestomakeaplantoeliminateallthe'slums'initsareawithinsixmonths
ofthisBillbecominglaw.
•Itforcesmunicipalitiestogiveanannualreportonitsprogresstowardseliminatingall'slums'.
•ItforcestheprovincialDepartmentofHousingtocloselywatchMunicipalitiesandtosupport
themtomakesurethattheyevictpeoplefromlandthattheyhaveoccupied.
•ItforcestheProvincialDepartmentofHousingtosupport'anyprojectadoptedbya
municipality'to'relocate'peoplefromimijondolo.
•ItsaysthatMunicipalitiesmayevictpeoplewhenevictionsareinthepublicinterest.
•Itforceslandownerstoprotecttheirlandagainstthepoorwithfencesandsecurityguards.
Landownerswhodonotprotecttheirlandagainstthepoorwillbeguiltyofacriminaloffence.
•Itforceslandownerstoevictpeoplefromtheirland.
ThisBilldoesnotprovideanyprotectionforpeoplewhohavebeenmadepoorbythesame
historyandeconomythatmadetherichtoberichandwhohavedecidedtooccupylandor
buildingsthatareownedbytherichbutarenotbeingusedbythem.Inmanycountriesthe
poorhavealegalrighttousevacantlandorbuildingsthatareownedbytherichbutarenot
beingusedbythem.ItislikethisinTurkey.ThereisnoreasonwhySouthAfricacannotalso
givethisrighttothepoor.
Theneedoftheverypoorforhousinginthecitiesnearworkandeducationshouldcome
beforetheneedsoftheveryrichtohavetheirpropertypricesprotected.
4.TRANSITAREAS
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TheBillallowsMunicipalitiestobuyortakelandtoaccommodatepeoplethathavebeen
evictedwhiletheyarewaitingfornewdevelopments.Thesearecalled'transitareas'.TheBill
doesnotgiveanyguarantiesastowherethese'transitareas'willbelocated,whatserviceswill
beprovidedthere,ifcommunitieswillbekepttogetherorbrokenupwhenpeoplearetakento
theseplacesorhowlongtheywillhavetoliveintheseplaces.
Weknowthatallthroughhistoryandinmanycountriesgovernmentshaveputtheirpolitical
opponents,theverypoor,peoplewhowereseenasethnically,culturalandraciallydifferent,
andpeoplewithoutI.D.booksincamps.Thesecampsarealwayssupposedtobetemporary–a
'transit'betweenoneplaceandanother.Butveryoftenthesecampshavebecomeplacesof
longandterriblesuffering.ThatiswhyintheMail&GuardianitwaswrittenthatthisBill
remindspeopleofNaziGermany.WeknowthatinIndiashackdwellerswhoweretakento
transitcampsinthe1960sarestilltherenow.
5.EXPROPRIATIONOFLAND
TheBillgivesMunicipalitiestherighttoexpropriateland.Thismeansthattheyhavetherightto
takelandfromlandowners.Thiscouldbeaverygoodthingforthepooriflandwastakeninthe
citiessothatthepoorcouldlivesafelyandlegallynexttowork,schoolsandclinics.ButtheBill
saysnothingaboutwhichlandshouldbetaken.Itonlysaysthatlandcanbetakentosetupa
'transitarea'orforpeople'removedorevictedfromaslum'.Thereforeitseemsthattheright
toexpropriatelandwillmostbelikelybeusedtoevictthepoorfromthecitiesandtodump
theminruralareasandnottodefendtheirrighttoliveinthecitiesagainsttheinterestsofvery
richlandspeculatorsanddevelopers.AlreadyshackdwellersarebeingtakenoutofDurbanand
dumpedin‘formal’lowcosthousesinplaceslikeParkGate.Thereisnoguaranteethatthiswill
notcontinue.
6.CRIMINALISINGTHEPOOR
ThisBillmakesanyonewhotriestostopanevictionacriminalwhocanbefinedR20000or
senttoprisonfor5years.Anynormalpersonwouldtrytostopaneviction.Whichmother
wouldstandbywhileherhomeandcommunityisdestroyed?Ifthislawispasseditwillmake
usallcriminals.Butthislawsaysnothingaboutstoppingtheillegalandunconstitutional
evictionsthatareperpetratedagainstshackdwellersallthetimebytheeThekwiniMunicipality.
TheMunicipalitybreaksthelaweverytimethatitevictsuswithoutacourtorderandevery
timeitleavespeoplehomelessbutMunicipalofficialsareneverarrested.Ifthelawsthatexist
nowarenowarenotusedfairlywehavenoguaranteethatthislawwillbeusedfairly
7.WHOSHOULDPLANTHEFUTUREOFOURCITIES?
DurbanandPinetownandPietermaritzburgandallthecitiesinthisprovince,thiscountryand
intheworldwerebuiltbytheworkofthepoor.Butpoorpeopledidn'tonlybuildourcities.
Theyhavealsodonealotoftheplanningofthedevelopmentofourcities.Itwasthepoorwho
decidedthatblackandwhiteandrichandpoorshouldn'tliveseparatelyandwhotookunused
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landsothateveryonecouldlivetogetherinourcities.Ourcitieslookthewaythattheydo
becauseofboththeplanningoftherich,theplanningofvariousgovernmentsandtheplanning
orordinarypoorpeople.ForexampleitwasBikoZuluwhodecidedtostartasettlementin
JadhuPlaceneartotheschoolsinOverportandthejobsinSpringfieldParkandnotany
government.
Ademocraticgovernmentshouldallowthepoortocontinuetobeabletoparticipatein
planningthefutureofourcities.Planningshouldnotonlybearightforgovernmentsandthe
rich.
OnFriday4thMay2007theProvincialLegislaturecametotheKennedyRoadcommunityhallto
introducethe“KZNEliminationandPreventionofReEmergenceofSlumsBill,2006”.Thehall
wasoverflowingwithpeoplefromaffiliatingsettlementsoftheAbahlaliBaseMjondolo
Movement.Weclearlysaid“Noland,NoHouseNoVote,NoBill!”Weclearlytoldthe
ProvincialLegislatureabouttheillegaldemolitionsandevictionsundertakenbytheeThekwini
Municipality,thefailuretoprovidebasicservicestoshackdwellersandthebrutal
criminalizationofthepoliticsofthepoorbypeoplelikeSupt.GlenNayageroftheSydenham
PoliceStation.Theysaidthattheydonotknowaboutanyofthis.Iftheydonotknowwhatis
happeningtoshackdwellersintheirownprovincethentheymustlistentoshackdwellers
beforemakinglaws.Listeningandtalkingmustcomebeforedeciding.
AWorldClasscityisnotacitywherethepoorarepushedoutofthecity.AWorldClasscityisa
citywherethepooraretreatedwithdignityandrespectandmoneyisspentonrealneedslike
housesandtoiletsandcleanwaterandelectricityandschoolsandlibrariesratherthanfancy
thingsfortherichlikestadiumsandcasinosthatourcitiescanjustnotafford.
WewillfightthisBillinthecourts.WewillfightthisBillinthestreets.WewillfightthisBillin
thewayweliveourordinaryliveseveryday.Wewillnotbedrivenoutofourcitiesasifwe
wererubbish.
Forcommentpleasecontact:
1.Ms.ZandileSithole,0762270653
2.Ms.ZodwaNsibande,0828302707
3.Mr.MnikeloNdabankulu,0735656241
4.Mr.S’buZikode,0835470474
SeeAlso
x MabuyakuluplansforwaronthepoorMail&GuardianarticlebyRichardPithouse,19
May2006
x TextoftheKZNSlumEliminationBill,26October2006
x KZNSlumEliminationBill:AStepBackNewspaperarticlebyMarieHuchzermeyer,13
March2007
15
x AbahlalitellKZNgovernment"NoLand,NoHouse,NoVote,NoBill!"byDavidNtseng
x OutcryoverslumsbillNewspaperreportbyFredKockott,SundayTribune,13May2007
x AReviewoftheKZNSlumsBillPublicHearingProcessArticlebyZamaMkhizefromthe
CentreforPublicParticipation
x SubmissionontheSlumEliminationBillbyMarieHuchzermeyer,13May2007
x State'scureforShackFarmsNewspaperreportbyNirenTolsi
x FreeSpeachRadioNetworkreportbyMpumiMagwaza
x 'LawsWillImproveHorribleLives'NewspaperarticleontheSlumsBillbyGregArdeand
StephanieSaville
x CommentontheSlumsBillfromactivistsinCapeTown
x Isolezwe:BafunaukuvikelaimijondoloAbahlalingoKwaneleNcalane
x Isolezwe:Imijondolo'izobaumlando'KwaZuluNatalngoMlondiRadebenoKwanele
Ncalane
x PoorpeoplearenotathreattothesocialorderMercuryarticlebyImraanBuccas
x ShackdwellersthreatenmassactionDailyNewsarticlebyBonganiMthembu
x Picturesofthe11JulyillegaldemolitionsinForemanRoad
x OpenInvitationtoaMeetingtoDiscussLegal&PoliticalStrategiestoOpposetheSlums
BillFriday13July,9:00a.m.,KennedyRoad
x ShackdwellersunhappywithactMercuryarticlebySibusisoMboto
x LettertotheKwaZuluNatalPremierfromtheCentreonHousingRightsandEvictions
x Isolezwe:Abadilizelweimijondolobathibazophindebakhengenkani2010PhiliMjoli
x Poor'leftoutinthecold'for2010MercuryarticlebyColleenDardagan
x WorldClassCities?WorldClassSlums?NoplaceforthepoorintheKwaZuluNatal’s
EliminationandPreventionofReemergenceofSlumsBill,2006Leapsubmissionto
AbMMeetingAgainsttheSlumsBill
x Upliftslums,don'tdestroythemMarieHuchzermeyerintheMercury
x MinutesofthemeetingcalledbyAbahlalitobuildanallianceagainsttheSlumsBill
x PleatoPremieroverSlumsBillSundayTribunearticlebyChrisMakhayeandLukeReid
x Shackdwellerstooppose'Slums'BillWitnessarticlebyThabisileGumede
x ShackdwellersinbidtochangeactMercuryarticlebySibusisoMboto
x SlumsbillnotaZimbabwestyle‘OperationMurambatsvina’Opinionpieceinthe
WitnessbyLennoxMabaso
x Comeandlivehere,Mabaso!FrontpagearticleintheDailySunbyAnilSingh
x Officialtojointhepoor!ArticleintheDailySunbyAnilSingh
x Officialmusteathiswords!FrontpagearticleintheDailySunbyMxolisiMngadi
x ReportonPublicParticipationExercisesFor:“TheEliminationandPreventionofRe
emergenceofSlumsBill”byKerryChance
x TheSlumsAct:fulltextAugust,2007
x 2ndMeetingtoBuildaCoalitionAgainsttheSlumsAct14September2007(Pictures)
x AbahlaliattempttomarchagainsttheSlumsActon28September
andareviolentlyandillegallyattackedbythenotoriousSydenhamPolice
x Municipality&ProvinceJustifyClearlyIllegalOngoingEvictionsfromtheSiyathuthuka
SettlementinthenameoftheSlumsAct5&7October,2007
x Mercury:Eradicationofslumscouldhurtpoor5October,2007
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x MunicipalitythreatensSlumsActevictionsinArnettDrive9October,2007&theLegal
ResourcesCentresendsaletterinresponsepointingoutthattheSlumsActdoesnot
supersedethePIEActandthattheCity'sevictionsarethereforeillegal
x TheAfricanExecutive:IndefenceofSlumsAcritiqueoftheSlumsActfromtheright31
October,2007
x BasalebenkemilebedilizelwaimijondoloIsolezwe,6November2007byPhiliMjoli
x WazewanobuntuumshayeliwetekisiIsolezwe,12November2007byMnikelo
Ndabankulu
x EvictedSeaCowLakeresidentsmovedtowhatcouldbethefirstSlumsAct'transitcamp
DailyNews,13November2007byHeinzdeBoer
x SomeEvictionsFollowedbySuccessfulResistanceintheShannonDriveSettlement,
(ProbablySlumsActlinkedalthoughtheCityhasnotrepliedtoanydemands,issuedvia
popularmobilisationandlawyers,forexplanation),December2007
x ArticleonAbahlaliandtheSlumsActinGroundWork'snewsletterDecember,2007
x AlanGilbert,TheReturnoftheSlums:DoesLanguageMatter?,InternationalJournalof
UrbanandRegionalResearch,2007
x SomeEvictionsFollowedbySuccessfulResistanceintheArnettDriveSettlement,(The
MercuryreportsaysthattheCitytriedtojustifytheevictionsintermsoftheSlumsAct),
January2008
x Baphilakanzimaemijondolo,UmbonoweSolezwe,January2008
x UmlandongempilonomzabalazowabahlalibasemijondoloeThekwini,DavidNtseng&
RichardPithouse,February2008
x AbahlalibaseMjondoloTaketheProvincialGovernmenttoCourtOvertheNotorious
SlumsAct,AbahlalibaseMjondoloPressStatementAnnouncingtheCourtChallengeto
theAct,February2008
x SlumeradicationBillslated,MercuryarticlebyTaniaBroughton,February2008
x ShackDwellersTakeonSlumsAct,Mail&GuardianarticlebyNirenTolsi,February2008
x Secondlookatthemeritsofshacks,SundayTribunearticlebyAdrianHadland,February
2008
x DearMandela,AsixminutefilmbySleepingGiantFilmsthatincludesfootageofthe
possiblySlumsActrelatedShannonDrivenevictions,February2008
x SubmissiononHumanRightsinSouthAfricatotheOfficefortheUnitedNationsHigh
CommissionerforHumanRights,CentreonHousingRights&Evictions(COHRE),
February2008
x NoticeofMotionfromAbahlalibaseMjondolo,CaseAgainsttheSlumsAct,February
2008
x FoundingAffidavitfromAbahlalibaseMjondolo,CaseAgainsttheSlumsAct,February
2008
x AbahlaliBasemjondolobayisauHulumeniWesifundaenkantolongokushaywa
komthethowokudilizwakwemijondolo,March2008
x EveryoneNeedsaStakeinOurSociety,MercuryarticlebyImraanBuccus,March2008
x ReportoftheUnitedNationsSpecialRapporteuronadequatehousingonhismissionto
SouthAfrica,March2008
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x MoreDeeplyReactionaryLegislationLooms:PreventionofIllegalEvictionfromand
UnlawfulOccupationofLandAmendmentBill,March2008
x ReplyingAffidavitfromtheKZNDepartmentofHousing,CourtCaseAgainsttheSlums
Act,April2008
x OtherprovincestoimplementtheirownSlumsActs....,Mercury,May2008
x SlumslawbasedonflawedinterpretationofUNgoals,articlebyMarieHuchzermeyerin
BusinessDay,May2008
x Evictionsloomforillegallowcosthomedwellers,articlebySibusisoNgwalainthe
SundayTribune,May2008
x CentreonHousingRights&EvictionsMemorandumtotheAttorneysforApplicantsin
AbahlaliBasemjondoloMovementSAandOthersv.PremieroftheProvinceofKwazulu
NatalandOthers,5June2008
x ReplyingAffidavitfromAbahlalibaseMjondolo,13June2008
x DurbanshackdwellerstakeKZNgovttocourt,SABC,June2008
x AbasemijondolosebefakeuHulumenienkantolo,Isolezwe,June2008
x ANationalSlumsAct?,BusinessDay,June2008
x SupplementaryReplyingAffidavitsfortheStateSeptember2008
x AbahlalibaseMjondoloHeadsofArguments,15October2008
x KZNDeptofHousingHeadsofArgument,lateOctober2008
x AbahlalibaseMjondoloCaseAgainsttheKwaZuluNatalEradicationandPreventionof
ReEmergenceofSlumsActtobeHeardintheDurbanHighCourton6and7November
2008,3November2008
x PhotographsoftheVigilOutsidetheDurbanHighCourton6November
x SlumsActHearingsBeinginDurban,TheMercury,7November2008
x Lusezithebenizenkantoloelokuqedwakwemijondolo,Isolezwe,7November2008
x CallforconsultantstoimplementtheKZNSlumsAct,January2009
x JudgeVukaShabalala'sjudgmentontheSlumsActCase,27January2008
x AmandlaisStillAwethuStatementontheSlumsActJudgment,27January2008
x BayolwanoMnyangoenkantoloabahlalibasemjondolo,Isolezwe,28January2008
x Shackdwellersvowtofighton,Mercury,28January2008
x ForcedRemovals,Mercury,OpEdbyKerryChance,MarieHuchzermeyerandMark
Hunter,29January2009
x KZNhighcourtupholdsslumsAct,Mail&Guardian,30January2009
x MeetingPeople'sHousingRightsMikeMabuyakhulu'sresponsetotheMercury,OpEd
byKerryChance,MarieHuchzermeyerandMarkHunter,9February2009
x ApplicationforleavetoappealJudgeVukaShabalala'sjudgment,16February2009
x AbahlalibaseMjondoloFilesforLeavetoAppealJudgeShabalala'sJudgmentinthe
SlumsActCase,16February2009
x Shackdwellersstepupcourtbattle,Mercury,17February2009
x TheDangerousFantasiesofourPoliticalElite,SundayTribune&TheWeekendArgus,17
February2009
x WorkingtowardsaslumfreeSA,ArticlebytheKZNHousingDepartmentTheWitness,24
February2009
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x LetterbySDIinresponsetoWitnessarticlebytheKZNHousingDepartment,26
February2009.
x OpposetheSlumsAct,ReplytothearticlebytheKZNHousingDepartmentfromthe
SouthAfricanCouncilofChurchesandothers,26February2009
x ReplytotheKZNSlumsActJudgment,articlebyMarieHuchzermeyerinresponseto
WitnessarticlebytheKZNHousingDepartment,3March2009.
x Mabuyakhulumisrepresentspolicy,legislation,LetterintheMercurybyMarie
Huchzermeyer&MarkHunter,2March2009
x NoRoomforthePoorinourCities?,articlebyBishopRubinPhillipinresponseto
WitnessarticlebytheKZNHousingDepartment,3March2009.
x LeavetoappealtotheConstitutionalCourtgrantedbytheConstitutionalCourt,17
March2009
x AbahlalibaseMjondoloHeadsofArgumentfortheConstitutionalCourton14May2009,
15April2009
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interviewwithS’buZikode
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ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁĞĚďLJZŝĐŚĂƌĚWŝƚŚŽƵƐĞĂƚƚŚĞ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚŽŶϮϱ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϬϵ͘ŝŬŽĚĞŵĂĚĞƐŽŵĞ
ŵŝŶŽƌĞĚŝƚƐĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƚƌĂŶƐĐƌŝƉƚŽŶ ƉƌŝůϮϬϬϵĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĞƉůĂŶĂƚŽƌLJĨŽŽƚŶŽƚĞƐ
ǁĞƌĞĂĚĚĞĚďLJWŝƚŚŽƵƐĞ͘ŝŬŽĚĞŵĂĚĞƐŽŵĞĨŝŶĂůĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐĐƌŝƉƚŽŶϮƉƌŝůϮϬϬϵ͘
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EŽ͕ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƵŝƚĞŐŽŽĚƉĞŽƉůĞ͘^ŽŵĞƚŝŵĞǁĞǁŽƵůĚǀŝƐŝƚŚĞƌĂŶĚƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJďŽƵŐŚƚŵĞ
ĂďŝŬĞ͘dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞŐŽŽĚƉĞŽƉůĞ͘dŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵŝƐƚŚŝƐƐLJƐƚĞŵǁŚĞƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJǁŽŵĞŶŚĂǀĞŶŽĐŚŽŝĐĞ
ďƵƚƚŽůĞĂǀĞƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐĂŶĚǁĂƐŚĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶĨŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘
ŚĞŶǁĂƐŽůĚĞƌƚŚĞLJĂůƐŽĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂũŽď͘ŚĞŶǁĂƐĂƚƐĐŚŽŽůƚŚĞLJĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂũŽďƚŽŽ͘ǁĂƐ
ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌďŽLJƐĂƐǁĞůů͕ŝŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽƚƚůĞƐƚŽƌĞƐ͕ƉƵƐŚŝŶŐƚƌŽůůĞLJƐ͘dŚĞLJ͛ĚĐĂůůŵĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞ
ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚƐĂŶĚ͛ĚĚŽƐŽŵĞƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJũŽďƐ͘
ƵƚLJŽƵǁĞƌĞǁĞůůůŽŽŬĞĚĂĨƚĞƌďLJƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƌĨĂŵŝůLJ͘
ĞƐ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶǁĂƐĚŽŝŶŐ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚdŚƌĞĞũŽŝŶĞĚŽLJ^ĐŽƵƚƐ͘ŚĂĚƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽŐŽŽŶĐĂŵƉƐ
ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶĞĚĂůŽƚĂďŽƵƚŵĂŶŚŽŽĚ͘^ĐŽƵƚŝŶŐǁĂƐĂďŽƵƚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĨƵƚƵƌĞŵĞŶ͕
ĨƵƚƵƌĞĐŝƚŝĞŶƐ͘ǁĂƐůƵĐŬLJƚŽďĞĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚĂƐĂůĞĂĚĞƌĂŶĚƚŽŚĂǀĞƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƚƚĞŶĚĞǀĞŶ
ŵŽƌĞƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐƐ͘ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƚƚĞŶĚĞĚŝŶWŝĞƚĞƌŵĂƌŝƚďƵƌŐ͕>ĞĚĞŶϮ͘
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LJ͕LJŽƵŬŶŽǁ͊dŚĞWĂƚƌŽů>ĞĂĚĞƌƐ͛dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŶŝƚ͊dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂůŽƚŽĨŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘ƚǁĂƐ
ǁŝŶƚĞƌƚŝŵĞ͘ĐĂŶƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌǀĞƌLJǀŝǀŝĚůLJ͕ŝƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ͘ŶĚLJŽƵŚĂĚƚŽĚĞĐŝĚĞǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐŽƌƚŽƌĞƐŝŐŶĨƌŽŵďĞŝŶŐĂŽLJ^ĐŽƵƚ͘ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌǁŚĞŶƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚ
ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁŽƵůĚƌĞƉŽƌƚĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůǁŚŽŬŶĞǁŵŽƌĞĂďŽƵƚ
^ĐŽƵƚƐ͕ŚĞůĂƵŐŚĞĚĂůŽƚĂŶĚŬŶĞǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŬŶĞǁĞĂĐƚůLJǁŚĂƚǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽŚĂƉƉĞŶ͘,ĞĂƐŬĞĚŵĞŝĨ
ǁŽƵůĚƐƚŝůůĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞĂŶĚƐĂŝĚ:Ă͛͘ůŽƚŽĨůĞƐƐŽŶƐůĞĂƌŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞ͕ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ͘ƚǁĂƐ
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ƵƚŝƚǁĂƐŶ͛ƚũƵƐƚƚŚĞŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉĂƚ>ĞĚĞŶ͘ƚǁĂƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶ
ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĞ^ĐŽƵƚDŽƚƚŽĞWƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ͛͘
ŶĚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂůƐŽĂ^ĐŽƵƚWƌŽŵŝƐĞƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƚŽĚŽLJŽƵƌĚƵƚLJƚŽ'ŽĚĂŶĚƚŽLJŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕
ƚŽŚĞůƉŽƚŚĞƌƉĞŽƉůĞĂƚĂůůƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚƚŽŽďĞLJƚŚĞ^ĐŽƵƚ͛Ɛ>Ăǁ͘ǁĂƐƐƚŝůůLJŽƵŶŐĂŶĚĨƌĞƐŚĂƚƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ͘
ůĞĂƌŶƚƚŚĞ^ĐŽƵƚ͛Ɛ>Ăǁ͘^ĐŽƵƚ͛ƐŚŽŶŽƵƌŝƐƚŽďĞƚƌƵƐƚĞĚ͕Ă^ĐŽƵƚŝƐůŽLJĂů͕Ă^ĐŽƵƚ͛ƐĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽďĞ
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ŚŝƐďĞƐƚƚŽĚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞŐŽŽĚƚƵƌŶƚŽƐŽŵĞďŽĚLJĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ͘
dŚĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĚŽƚŽĚĂLJ͕ĨŽƌŵĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŐƌĞǁƵƉŝŶŵLJƐĞůĨŵLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨ
ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŶƚĞƚ͕ǁŚĂƚƚŚĞĞƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŬŝŶĚŽĨƐŽĐŝĞƚLJǁĞĂƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌ͘
^ŽƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐďƵƚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉǁĂƐŝŶŵLJǀĞŝŶƐ͘ǀĞŶĂƚƚŚĞŚŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽůůĞǀĞůǁĂƐŝŶǀŝƚĞĚƚŽ
ƐƚĂƌƚĂ^ĐŽƵƚ͛ƐŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĂƚŵLJƐĐŚŽŽů͕ǁŚŝĐŚĚŝĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĂƐŐƌŽǁŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌďŽLJƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ
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ũĂŵďŽƌĞĞ͘dŚĞũĂŵďŽƌĞĞŝƐĂďŝŐĞǀĞŶƚƚŚĂƚďƌŝŶŐƐĂůůƚŚĞ^ĐŽƵƚƐĂŶĚ'ƵŝĚĞƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ƚŝƐŽŶĞƚŚĞ
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ĞĂƌůLJϵϵϬƐŝƚǁĂƐƌƵŶĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞůŝŶĞƐŽĨĂƚĐĂŵƉǁŝƚŚƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĞŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶ͕ƐůĞĞƉĚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ͕ĐŽůĚƐŚŽǁĞƌƐ
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ƚ͛ƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞ^͘͘͘͘ůĂƵŐŚŝŶŐ͘
dŚĞ:ĂŵďŽƌĞĞƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞŝŶ,ŽǁŝĐŬ͕ĂƚƚŚĞDŝĚŵĂƌĚĂŵ͘ƚǁĂƐŵŽƐƚůLJŽƵƚĚŽŽƌĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐ
ŚŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵƚĚŽŽƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂůŽƚĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŝƐ
ĂŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĞƌŝƐŚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚƚŽďĞĞŶƌŝĐŚĞĚďLJŽƵƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚďĞĐĂŵĞ
ǀĞƌLJŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘
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ƐĞĞŶĂůůƚŚĞƐĞďŽLJƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŬŝůůƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞ
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ƐŚĂƉĞĚŵĞĂůŽƚ͘
ƚƚŚĞŚŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽůůĞǀĞůďĞĐĂŵĞŵŽƌĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶŝĚĞĂƐ͘ĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŐƌĂƐƉƚŚŝŶŐƐƵŝĐŬůLJ
ĂŶĚĞĂƐŝůLJ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶŶŐůŝƐŚĂŶĚ,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘dŚĞƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐǁŽƵůĚŽĨƚĞŶĂƐŬŵĞƚŽƌĞĂĚĂŚĞĂĚƚŽ
ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞƚŚĞůĞƐƐŽŶ͘ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌǀŝǀŝĚůLJŚŽǁǁĂƐĂƐŬĞĚƚŽůĞĂƌŶĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŽŽƌƚƌĞŬŬĞƌƐŚŽǁ
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ǀŽŽƌ͛ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚƌĞŬŬĞƌƐ͛͘ŽŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƐĞĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŝƚƐůŽǁůLJďĞĐĂŵĞĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚǁĞǁĞƌĞůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ
ĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŽĞƌƐǁŚŽƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚŽƌĐĂŵĞĨŝƌƐƚŝŶEĂƚĂů͘Ƶƚ͕Ɛƚŝůů͕ǁĂƐůƵĐŬLJƚŽďĞŐŝǀĞŶƚŚŝƐ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞůĞĂƌŶƚŚŽǁƚŽĂŶĂůLJƐĞƚŚŝŶŐƐŽŶŵLJŽǁŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚŚĞŝĚĞĂƐ͘,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ
ǁĂƐƌĞĂůůLJĂďŽƵƚƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌŝŶŐĚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚŚĂĚĂŐŽŽĚŵĞŵŽƌLJ͘
dŚŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞƉŽƐŝƚŝǀĞ͘ǁĂƐƐƚŝůůƚŽŽLJŽƵŶŐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͕ĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚ
ƐƚƵĨĨ͕ǁŚĂƚƉƌŽďůĞŵƐǁĞƌĞĂƚŚŽŵĞ͘ŶĚǁĂƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞŝŶďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŚŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽů͕ĨƌŽŵ
^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ^ŝƌŝŐŚƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŽDĂƚƌŝĐ͕ŝŶŽŶĞŚŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽů͘ƵƚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƐĐŚŽŽůŝƚǁĂƐƌĞĂůůLJ
ĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚďĞŝŶŐĐŝƌĐůĞĚŝŶŽŶĞĨĂŵŝůLJ͘
tŚĞŶLJŽƵǁĞƌĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƵƉŝŶƐƚĐŽƵƌƚŝƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚŝŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐŝƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚDĂŶĚĞůĂďĞŝŶŐ
ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞEďĞŝŶŐƵŶďĂŶŶĞĚ͘ŝĚLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬĂďŽƵƚƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŵƵĐŚŽƌǁĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŵƵĐŚ
ƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚLJŽƵ
dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂůŽƚŽĨĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐ͕ŚĞĂǀLJĨŝŐŚƚƐ͘ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌŵLJĨƌŝĞŶĚǁĂƐƐŚŽƚũƵƐƚŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŵĞǁŚĞŶǁĞ
ǁĞƌĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶĂƌƵƌĂůĨĂƌŵLJŽƵŬŶŽǁƚŚĞƐĞƉůĂŶƚĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŚĞƌĞĐƌŽƉƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŵĞĂůŝĞƐŐĞƚƉůĂŶƚĞĚ
ĂŶĚŐƌŽǁǀĞƌLJŚŝŐŚǁŝƚŚŐƌĂƐƐŝŶƚŝŵĞƐůŝŬĞĂƵƚƵŵŶ͘ŶƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ĂƐƚŚĞŐƌĂƐƐďĞŐĂŶƚŽŐƌŽǁǀĞƌLJŚŝŐŚ͕
ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐƚŚŝƐĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŚŽŽƚŝŶŐ͘^ŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐƚŚĞĂƌŵLJǁŽƵůĚƐƚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƐŝĚĞ͘ŶƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐĂŶĚ
ĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐǁĂƐŶŽƚŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚďƵƚŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂǁŚĞƌĞƐƚĂLJĞĚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂƐƚƌŽŶŐƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨŶŬĂƚŚĂ͘ϱ
ŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƵůƵƚƌĂĚŝƚŝŽŶǁĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĚŽŶŽƚƌƵŶĂǁĂLJŝŶƚŝŵĞƐŽĨǁĂƌ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞ
ĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽĨŶŬĂƚŚĂ͘^ŽǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŐƵŶƐŚŽƚƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚƵŝĐŬůLJŵŽďŝůŝƐĞĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŐŽĞƐ
ĞǀĞƌLJŵĂŶĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJďŽLJ͘ƚ͛ƐĐŽŵƉƵůƐŽƌLJ͘ŽƵǁĞƌĞŶŽƚĂƐŬĞĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌLJŽƵũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞƉĂƌƚLJŽƌŶŽƚ
ďƵƚLJŽƵŚĂĚƚŽĚĞĨĞŶĚLJŽƵƌǀŝĐŝŶŝƚLJ͕LJŽƵƌƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ͘^ŽǁĞǁĞƌĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĂƚǁĂLJŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ
ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĨŝŐŚƚǁĂƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŶŬĂƚŚĂĂŶĚƚŚĞE͘DŽƐƚůLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ
ŚŝĚŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƐŚŽŽƚŝŶŐ͘ŽƵǁŽƵůĚƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ͛ĚďĞĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƐŝĚĞŽŶůLJƚŽĨŝŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ
ĂƌĞĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƌŵLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞĂƌŵLJǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽďĞƚĂŬŝŶŐƐŝĚĞƐ͘dŚĞLJŵĂĚĞŝƚĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ
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ŶŽƚƚŚĞƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƉĞĂĐĞ͘^Ž͕ŵĞĂŶ͕ǁĂƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĂƚďĂƚƚůĞŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĂůĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐ͕ŝŶƚŚĞůŝĨĞĂŶĚ
ďůŽŽĚŽĨƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ͘dŚĞŽŶůLJǁĂLJƚŽĨƌĞĞŽŶĞƐĞůĨǁĂƐƚŚĂƚŽŶĞǁŽƵůĚŚŝĚĞǁŚĞŶŽŶĞŐĞƚƐƐŚŽƚ͘ŚĞŶ
ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĂŵďƵůĂŶĐĞLJŽƵĐŽƵůĚƵŝĐŬůLJĂƐƐƵŵĞƚŚĂƚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŝŶŐĨŝƌƐƚĂŝĚ
ĂŶĚĐĂůůŝŶŐŽƌǁĂŝƚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞĂŵďƵůĂŶĐĞƚŽĐŽŵĞ͘dŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĂǁĂLJŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞďĂƚƚůĞ͘
ƚƐĐŚŽŽůƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶ͛ƚŵƵĐŚƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐďƵƚƵƐĞĚƚŽƚĂŬĞƉĂƌƚŝŶƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞƐ͘ŽƌŵĂůĚĞďĂƚĞƐǁĞƌĞ
ŵŽƐƚůLJŽŶƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐďƵƚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂǁĂƐƚŽůĞĂƌŶƚŽƐƉĞĂŬŶŐůŝƐŚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƉŽŝŶƚ͘Ƶƚ
ŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJƚŚĞƐƉĞĞĐŚĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞǁƌŽƚĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚǁĞŽĨƚĞŶůĞĂƌŶƚŵŽƌĞĨƌŽŵ>ƵĐŬLJƵďĞ͕
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ĂůŽƚŽĨƉŽůŝƚŝĐ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚǁĞǁĞƌĞƐƚŝůůLJŽƵŶŐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞǁŽƌůĚĂĐůĞĂƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞǁŽƵůĚ
ĐŽŵĞ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJŽĨh͘ƚǁĂƐůĞĂƌŶƚĂƚƐĐŚŽŽůĂƚƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ͘ƵƚǁŚĞŶǁĞĨŽƵŐŚƚ͕
ǁŚĞŶǁĞƌĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŝŐŚƚ͕ŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͘
^ĐŽƵƚŝŶŐǁĂƐĂůƐŽĂĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJŶŽŶƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂůŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞĂůŽƚŽĨĂĐĐƵƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ
ĨƌŽŵŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͘WĞŽƉůĞǁĞƌĞĐĂůůŝŶŐƵƐ'ĂƚƐŚĂ͛ƐƐŽŶƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞLJŽƵǁĞĂƌƚŚŝƐŬŚĂŬŝƵŶŝĨŽƌŵǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐ
ŶĞĂƌůLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĞWƵŶŝĨŽƌŵĂƚƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ͘ƵƚǁĞĚŝĚŶŽƚďĂůŬďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞŚĂĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƚŽĚŽ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĂƚ͘
LJĞĂƌůĂƚĞƌǁŚĞŶĨŝŶŝƐŚĞĚƐĐŚŽŽůƚŚĞĨŝŐŚƚǁĂƐĂůƐŽŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚĂƚŵLJƐĐŚŽŽů͘ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞŽĨ
ŵLJĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚĂĚƚŽƉƵůůŽƵƚŽĨƐĐŚŽŽůďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐ͘ƵƚŝŶŵLJĚĂLJŝƚĚŝĚŶ͛ƚƌĞĂĐŚƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘
ĞĂůƐŽĨĞůƚƚŚĂƚƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐǁĂƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽů͕ŝƚǁĂƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ͘
ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞƐƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƐĂŶĚĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞƐŚĂƉĞĚďLJƚŚĂƚ͘ƵƚǁĞ
ǁĞƌĞŵŽƌĞũƵĚŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨůƵĞŶĐLJŽĨƚŚĞůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͘
ƵƚǁĞǁŽƵůĚĨŝŐŚƚƚŚĞďĂƚƚůĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ͘dŚĞŵŽďŝůŝĂƚŝŽŶƚĂĐƚŝĐƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚ͕
ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨďĞŝŶŐƵůƵLJŽƵǁĞƌĞĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽũŽŝŶŶŬĂƚŚĂ͘ĚŽŶŽƚƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĂŶLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ
ĐĂƌĚƐŽƌĞǀĞŶŚŽǁƚŚĞLJůŽŽŬĞĚůŝŬĞďƵƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶĞǀĞƌďĞĂƐŬĞĚ͘ŽƵǁŽƵůĚďĞĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽĐŽŵĞŽƵƚ
ĂŶĚĨŝŐŚƚ͘ĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐ͘DĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞǁĞƌĞŬŝůůĞĚĂƚƚŚĂƚƐƚĂŐĞ͘ƚƚŚĂƚ
ƐƚĂŐĞǁĞĂƚƚĞŶĚĞĚĂůŽƚŽĨĨƵŶĞƌĂůƐ͘ŶŽƵƌĐƵůƚƵƌĞǁĞǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚƚŽďĞĂƚƚĞŶĚŝŶŐĨƵŶĞƌĂůƐĂƐ
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶďƵƚŝƚďĞĐĂŵĞĂŶŽƌŵĂůƚŚŝŶŐƚŽĂƚƚĞŶĚĨƵŶĞƌĂůƐ͘ĨLJŽƵĚŝĚŶ͛ƚĂƚƚĞŶĚƚŚŽƐĞĨƵŶĞƌĂůƐLJŽƵ
ǁŽƵůĚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨƐŝĚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞE͘ƚǁĂƐũƵƐƚĂĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚĂŶĚĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŶŐ
ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶ͘ŵĞĂŶǁĞǁĞƌĞƐƚŝůůǀĞƌLJLJŽƵŶŐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ͘ƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚĂůŽƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĚŝĞĚĨŽƌ
ŶŽĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ƚŚĞLJĚŝĚŶŽƚŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐĨŽƌ͕ĞĐĞƉƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽƚŽǁĂƌ
ďĂƌĞŚĂŶĚĞĚŶŽƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͕ŶŽƉŽůŝƚŝĐ͕ŶŽŝĚĞĂƐ͕ŶŽĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ͘ƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJĨĞĞůĂůŽƚŽĨŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĚŝĞĚĨŽƌ
ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ͘
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EĂŶĚ/&WĚŝǀŝĚĞ͕ĐĂŶŽŶůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŬŝůůŝŶŐ͘dŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨĂůůƚŚŝƐŬŝůůŝŶŐŝƐ
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ƌĞĂůƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŝƐŝŶĨĂĐƚĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁŵĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞLJŽƵĂƌĞǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽůŝƐƚĞŶƚŽĂŶĚƚŽƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚƚŽůŝƐƚĞŶ
ƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŶĚƚŽƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞŵĂƐŝƚƉůĞĂƐĞƐƚŚĞŵ͕ŶŽƚLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͘
tŚĞŶĚŝĚLJŽƵĨŝƌƐƚĐŽŵĞƚŽƵƌďĂŶ
ďĞŐĂŶŵĂƚƌŝĐŝŶϵϵϲĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĨŝƌƐƚĐĂŵĞƚŽƵƌďĂŶ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞǁĞĞŬĞŶĚƐ
ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůƐǁĞƌĞĐůŽƐĞĚƐƚĂLJĞĚǁŝƚŚŵLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌŝŶůĂǁŝŶDŽŽƌĞZŽĂĚ͕ŝŶ'ůĞŶǁŽŽĚ͘
dŚĞƌĞ͛ƐĂĨůĂƚďĞŚŝŶĚĞƌĞĂĞŶƚƌĞ͕Ϯϲ͕ŝƚ͛ƐĐĂůůĞĚĂƌĚŝŐĂŶDĂŶƐŝŽŶƐ͘,ĞǁĂƐƉĂŝĚǁĞůů͘,ĞǁĂƐ
ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƐĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐ͘ǁŽƌŬĞĚƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJŝŶŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚŝŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƚŽƌĞƐƚŚĂƚƐĞůůƐĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ͕
ŝƚƐĐĂůůĞĚ^ŵŝůĞƐŽŶ͛Ɛ͘ŶĚǁŽƌŬĞĚĨŽƌŝƚLJ'ŝƌů͛ƐƐƚŽƌĞƐŝŶ'ƌĞLJǀŝůůĞ͕ŝŶ'ĂŵĞŝƚLJĞŶƚƌĞ͘ƐƉĞŶƚĂůŽƚ
ŽĨLJĞĂƌƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĨŽƌŝƚLJ'ŝƌůƐƚŽƌĞƐ͘
,ŽǁǁĂƐŝƚƚŽďĞŝŶƵƌďĂŶĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽ>ŽƐŬŽƉ
:Ă͕ŝƚǁĂƐƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů͘ǁĂƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŚŝƐƌŝĐŚĂƌĞĂ͕'ůĞŶǁŽŽĚ͘ƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ͘ƌŽŵǁŽƌŬ͛ĚŐŽĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ
ƚŽƚŚĞĨůĂƚ͘ŚĂĚŶŽĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŝŶƵƌďĂŶ͘ƐƐƵĐŚůŝĨĞŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚŵĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJƉĞŽƉůĞĂůŽƚŽĨ
ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐďĞŐĂŶ͘ďĞŐĂŶƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐĞŚŽǁƉŽŽƌǁĂƐ͘
ŶĚƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ĞůůĨŝŶŝƐŚĞĚŵLJŵĂƚƌŝĐƚŚĂƚLJĞĂƌĂŶĚĚŝĚǁĞůů͕ďƵƚŶŽƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŚĂĚďĞĞŶĞƉĞĐƚĞĚ͘dŚĞƌĞŚĂĚ
ďĞĞŶĂůŽƚŽĨŚŽƉĞĨŽƌŵĞĂƚƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůďƵƚ͕LJŽƵŬŶŽǁ͕ĂƐLJŽƵŐƌŽǁLJŽƵďĞŐŝŶƚŽƌĞĨůĞĐƚďĂĐŬŽŶ
ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕LJŽƵĐŽŵĞƚŽďĞĂǁĂƌĞŽĨĂůŽƚŽĨƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘ŚĞŶLJŽƵďĞŐŝŶƚŽƌĞĨůĞĐƚŽŶƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽƚ
ŽĨƚŚŝŶŐƐďĞŐŝŶƚŽĚŝƐƚƵƌďLJŽƵ͕ƚŽĚŝƐƚƵƌďLJŽƵƌŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ͘ƚǁĂƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞƚŝŵĞǁŚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚŚŽǁ
ŚĂĚƐƵƌǀŝǀĞĚƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚƌLJŝŶŐĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚĨĞǁLJĞĂƌƐ͘
ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶĞǀĞƌĂŶLJŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞĂƚƐĐŚŽŽůƐŽŝƚǁĂƐǀĞƌLJĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚƚŽƉƌŽĐĞĞĚǁŝƚŚƚĞƌƚŝĂƌLJ
ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ͘ƵƚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐLJĞĂƌǁĂƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŽďĞĂĚŵŝƚƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ͕ƚŚĞŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ŽĨƵƌďĂŶĞƐƚǀŝůůĞĂƐŝƚƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞĐĂůůĞĚ͘ĞŶƌŽůůĞĚĨŽƌůĂǁ͘ůůǁĂŶƚĞĚǁĂƐƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞĂůĂǁLJĞƌ͘
tŚLJ>Ăǁ
ŶƐĐŚŽŽůĂůŽƚǁĂƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽůŝĐĞŵĂŶĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽLJƐĂŶĚĂŶƵƌƐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐ͘
dŚŽƐĞǁĞƌĞƚŚĞŽŶůLJĐŚĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŚLJǁĞŚĂǀĞĂůŽƚŽĨƚĞĂĐŚĞƐŶƵƌƐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐĞŵĞŶ͘ǁĂƐ
ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚĂƚƐĐŚŽŽůƚŽďĞĂƚĞĂĐŚĞƌďƵƚĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌ͘
tŚĂƚǁĂƐŝƚůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ
ǁĂƐŶŽƚƵŶĚĞƌĂŶLJƉĂƌĞŶƚĂůĐĂƌĞƐŽŝƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ͘ŚĞŶĂƌƌŝǀĞĚŚĞƌĞŚĂĚŶŽĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘ƚǁĂƐ
ŚĂƌĚƚŽŝŵĂŐŝŶĞŚŽǁůŝĨĞĐŽƵůĚďĞƐŽĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ͘DLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌŝŶůĂǁŐĂǀĞŵĞĂƉůĂĐĞƚŽƐƚĂLJďƵƚ
ŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂƐŶŽƚŚŝƐďƵƌĚĞŶƐŽĐŽƵůĚũƵƐƚĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞŚŝƐĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚŝŽŶ͘DLJƐƚƵĚŝĞƐǁĞƌĞĂ
ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚĞĂůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐďĞLJŽŶĚŚŝƐďƵƌĚĞŶ͘
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ǁĂƐǀĞƌLJůŽŶĞůLJ͘ƚǁĂƐŶŽƚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶŐĂƚĂůůďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĂƐƐƚŝůůŶĞǁŝŶƚŚĞŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂŶLJďŽĚLJ͘ƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚƚŽŐĞƚƵƐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁĂƐĂǀĞƌLJƐŚLJƉĞƌƐŽŶŝŶĨĂĐƚ
ǁŚĞŶŐƌĞǁƵƉŶĞǀĞƌƵƐĞĚƚŽƚĂůŬ͘dŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ^ĐŽƵƚŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĞŶďĞŐĂŶƚŽƐůŽǁůLJďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞ
ĐŽŶĨŝĚĞŶƚ͘ǀĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐƐĞĞŵĞŽŶƚŚĞdŽĨƚĞŶĚŽŶ͛ƚďĞůŝĞǀĞŝƚ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶƵƐĞĚ
ƚŽďĞƐŽƵŝĞƚŝŶƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐĂŶĚŶŽǁŚĞĐĂŶƚĂůŬĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞ͘
ŚĞŶƐĂǁƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŽĨďĞŝŶŐŐƌŽǁŶƵƉƚŚĂƚ͛ƐǁŚĞŶďĞŐĂŶƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐĞƚŚĂƚŝŶĨĂĐƚƐĐŚŽŽůĚĂLJƐ
ǁĞƌĞƚŚĞŚĂƉƉŝĞƐƚĚĂLJƐŽĨŵLJůŝĨĞ͘ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚǁĂŶƚƚŽƐƚƌĞƐƐƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ŚĂĚƚŽĨŝŶĚǁĂLJƐŽĨƐƵƌǀŝǀŝŶŐ͘ŝƚŚ
ƐĐŚŽŽůŝƚǁĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ͘EŽǁŚĂĚƚŽƐƚƵĚLJĂŶĚŚĂĚƚŽƚŚŝŶŬŽĨĂůůŽĨƚŚŝƐ͕ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝŶŐŵLJ
ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͕ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĨŽŽĚ͘ŶĚƐŽŚĂĚƚŽǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞ
ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƐĂƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŐƵĂƌĚ͘
ŶϵϵĂƚĞĂĐŚĞƌǁĞŶƚŽŶŵĂƚĞƌŶŝƚLJůĞĂǀĞĂƚŵLJƐĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚƚŚĞLJǁĂŶƚĞĚŵĞƚŽƐƚĂŶĚŝŶ͘dŚĞLJ
ǁĂŶƚĞĚŵĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞǁĞůůƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚŝƌĐƵŝƚŶƐƉĞĐƚŽƌŚĂĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŵĞĂĨƚĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐďĂĐŬĨƌŽŵ
>ĞĚĞŶƚŚĂƚƐŚŽƵůĚĨĂŝůƚŽƉƌŽĐĞĞĚǁŝƚŚƚĞƌƚŝĂƌLJĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶŚĞǁŽƵůĚĨŝŶĚŵĞĂƐĐŚŽŽůƚŽƚĞĂĐŚ͘dŚŝƐ
ǁĂƐƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŝŶĂŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐĨƵůůŽĨƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ͕ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ͘ǁĂƐ
ŚŝŐŚůLJĐŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŝƌĐƵŝƚŶƐƉĞĐƚŽƌ͘dŚĞLJůŽŽŬĞĚĂůůŽǀĞƌĨŽƌŵĞ
ďƵƚďLJƚŚĞƚŝŵĞƚŚĞLJĨŽƵŶĚŵĞŝƚǁĂƐƚŽŽůĂƚĞĂŶĚƐŽĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽŶǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƐĂƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŐƵĂƌĚ͘ǁĂƐ
ĂůůďLJŵLJƐĞůĨ͘
ĞŝŶŐĂƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŐƵĂƌĚ͕ŚŽǁǁĂƐƚŚĂƚ
EŽ͕ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚĞƌƌŝďůĞ͘ǁĂƐƐƚŝůůLJŽƵŶŐ͘dŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĞƌĞƌŽďďŝŶŐŵĞ͕
ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚƉĂLJŵĞ͘ǁĂƐůŝŬĞĞĂƌŶŝŶŐZϱϬϬĂŵŽŶƚŚ͕ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐƚŚŝƐŐƵLJǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ
ŵĞZϬϬ͘ǁĂƐũƵƐƚǁĞůůŐƌŽǁŶƵƉ͕ŚĂǀŝŶŐĚƌŽƉƉĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚƚŚĞŶďĞŝŶŐƚƌĞĂƚĞĚůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚ͘ƚ
ǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚďƵƚŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞǁŚĞŶĨŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐũŽďĂƚƚŚĞƉĞƚƌŽůƐƚĂƚŝŽŶŝƚǁĂƐŵƵĐŚďĞƚƚĞƌ͘^ŽĞǀĞŶ
ƚŽĚĂLJůŝƐƚĞŶǁŚĞŶDĂƐŚƵŵŝƐŚĂƌĞƐŚŝƐƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŽĨďĞŝŶŐĂƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŐƵĂƌĚ͘
tĂƐƚŚĞǁŽƌŬĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ
ƚǁĂƐ͘ƚǁĂƐ͕ũĂ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ůŝŬĞƐŚŽƉůŝĨƚĞƌƐ͕ŝŶƚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŐŽŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐƚŽƌĞ
ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚŬĞĞƉLJŽƵďƵƐLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƐǁŽƵůĚƐƚĂƌƚƐƚĞĂůŝŶŐ͘^ŽŵĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞ
ƐŚŽƉƐ͕ůŝŬĞŝƚLJ'ŝƌů͕ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚŚŝƐĂůĂƌŵ͕ƐŽǁŽƵůĚũƵƐƚƐƚĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞĚŽŽƌĂŶĚǁĂƚĐŚƉĞŽƉůĞ
ƉĂƐƐŝŶŐďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞĂĐŚŐĂƌŵĞŶƚǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚŚŝƐĂůĂƌŵ͘dŚĂƚǁĂƐŵƵĐŚďĞƚƚĞƌ͘ĨƚĞƌƚŚĞƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJũŽď
ǁĂƐĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞƚƌŽůƐƚĂƚŝŽŶ͘
ŶĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞƉĞƚƌŽůƐƚĂƚŝŽŶ
ĞůůŝŶϵϵŵĞƚ^ŝŶĚLJ͘ϵĞǁĞƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂƚƚŚĞƉĞƚƌŽůƐƚĂƚŝŽŶ͘^ŚĞŚĂĚŐŽŽĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͘
,ĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌŝƐƐƚŝůůǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŚĞƌĞĂƚdŽůůŐĂƚĞ͕ŝŶDĂŶŽƌ'ĂƌĚĞŶƐ͘^ŚĞŝƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĨŽƌŶŝĐĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͘Ŷ
^ŝŶĚLJ͛ƐĨĂŵŝůLJƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚĞŶŽĨƚŚĞŵ͕ĞŝŐŚƚƐŐŝƌůƐǁŝƚŚƚǁŽďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘^ŚĞǁĂƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌ
ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶdŽůůŐĂƚĞĂŶĚĐĂŵĞƚŽǁŽƌŬŝŶ^ƉƌŝŶŐĨŝĞůĚWĂƌŬ͘^ŚĞŚĂĚĂůƐŽĨŝŶŝƐŚĞĚŚĞƌŵĂƚƌŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŚĂĚ
ƚŽĨŝŶĚĂũŽď͘ŝƚŚƵƐ͕ŝŶŽƵƌŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŵĂƚƌŝĐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ
ƐƚƵĨĨ͕ǁĞůů͕ƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚďĞĂŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůůƵĐŬ͘
DĂƐŚƵŵŝŝŐůĂŶĚ͕ĞůĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŚĂŝƌƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĞƉƵƚLJ
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨďĂŚůĂůŝďĂƐĞDũŽŶĚŽůŽŝŶϮϬϬĂŶĚϮϬϬϵ͕ǁŽƌŬƐĂƐĂƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŐƵĂƌĚ͘
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^ŝŶĚLJDŬŚŝĞ͘^ŚĞŝƐŝŬŽĚĞ͛ƐůŝĨĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ͘
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tŚĞŶĚŝĚLJŽƵĐŽŵĞƚŽƚŚĞ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚ
ĞĨŽƌĞĐĂŵĞƚŽƚŚĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚůŝǀĞĚŝŶŵůĂŝ͘ƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůǁŝƚŚƚƌĂŝŶƐ͘ŶĚ͕ĂůƐŽ͕ŚĂĚ
ŶŽĨƌŝĞŶĚƐƚŚĞƌĞ͘ƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ͕ŝƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ͘dŚĞŝŶϵϵϵƐƚĂƌƚĞĚůŝǀŝŶŐŚĞƌĞŝŶůĨWůĂĐĞ͘Ϭ
ĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĂƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞ^ƉƌŝŶŐĨŝĞůĚWĂƌŬ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶƐƚĂƚŝŽŶ͕ŝƚŝƐũƵƐƚŚĞƌĞ͕ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞDĂŬƌŽ͘
ƵƚĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚƉĂLJŵLJƌĞŶƚ͘ǁŽƵůĚũƵƐƚǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŶƚ͘ŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚŐĞƚƉĂŝĚŵƵĐŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞƚƌŽů
ƐƚĂƚŝŽŶ͘ƐĂƉĂƚƌŽůĂƚƚĞŶĚĂŶƚLJŽƵĞĂƌŶůŝŬĞZϮϬϬĂǁĞĞŬ͘
dŚĞŶǁĂƐƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚƚŽĐĂƐŚŝĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐŵĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬŽĨĨŝĐĞ͘
dŚĂƚ͛ƐŚŽǁƚŚŝŶŐƐŵŽǀĞĚ͘ĨƚĞƌĨŝǀĞLJĞĂƌƐǁĞŵŽǀĞĚƚŽƚŚĞWĞƚƌŽWŽƌƚ͕ŝŶƵĞĞŶEĂŶĚŝƌŝǀĞǁŚŝĐŚ
ŝƐŽŶƚŚĞEϮƌĞĞǁĂLJ͕ũƵƐƚďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞ'ĂƚĞǁĂLJ^ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐDĂůů͘
tŚĂƚǁĂƐŝƚůŝŬĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵĨŝƌƐƚĐĂŵĞƚŽƚŚĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚ
ĞůůǁŚĞŶǁĂƐƐƚŝůůĂƚƚĞŶĚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞĂŶĚƉĂƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŚĂĐŬƐŚĂĚŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁŶǁŚĂƚƚŚĞƐŚĂĐŬƐ
ǁĞƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐůŝŬĞƐŽĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚďĞůŝĞǀĞŝƚ͘>ĂƚĞƌǁŚĞŶǁĂƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞƉĞƚƌŽůƐƚĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚůŝǀŝŶŐ
ŚĞƌĞŝŶůĨWůĂĐĞŝƚǁĂƐĞĂƐLJƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞƐƉĂĂƐŚŽƉŚĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚůŝĨĞǁĂƐƵŝƚĞŐŽŽĚ͘
KďǀŝŽƵƐůLJĐŽƵůĚĨĞĞůƐŚĂŵĞƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁĞƌĞůŝǀŝŶŐƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚŝĚŶŽƚďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚŽŶĞĚĂLJ
ǁŽƵůĚďĞůŝǀŝŶŐŚĞƌĞ͘ƚǁĂƐƚŽƵŐŚ͘ƵƚĐŽŵŝŶŐŚĞƌĞƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŚŽƉƐďĞŐĂŶƚŽŵĞĞƚƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞŶĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŶƚǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐŚŝŐŚǁĞƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚĨŽƵŶĚĂƉůĂĐĞƚŽƌĞŶƚŚĞƌĞ͘
ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚǁĞƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƌĞŶƚŝŶŐŚĞƌĞĂƚZϬ͕ŝƚǁĂƐZϬ͊>ĂƵŐŚƐŶůĨƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞƌĞŶƚǁĂƐZϲϬϬĂ
ŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚǁĞŚĂĚƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞŽƉůĞůŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞ͘ĞĞŶĚĞĚƵƉŚĂǀŝŶŐƚŽƉĂLJZϮϬϬ
ĂŵŽŶƚŚ͘^ŽƚŚŝƐǁĂƐŵƵĐŚďĞƚƚĞƌ͘ĞŚĂĚŽƵƌŽǁŶƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚǁĞĐŽƵůĚĞǀĞŶƐĂǀĞƐŽŵĞŵŽŶĞLJ͘
ŚĞŶǁĞĐĂŵĞŚĞƌĞǁĞǁĞƌĞŵƵĐŚƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚ͘>ŝĨĞǁĂƐŵƵĐŚďĞƚƚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĐŽƵůĚůŝǀĞĐůŽƐĞƚŽ
ǁŽƌŬĂŶĚƐĐŚŽŽůƐĂƚĂŶĂĨĨŽƌĚĂďůĞĐŽƐƚ͘
ƵƚƚŽůĚŵLJƐĞůĨƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐǁĂƐŶŽƚLJĞƚĂŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞůŝĨĞ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚ
ĨĞůƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĚŝĚŶŽƚĚŽĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞĨŽƌŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ĨŽƌƚŽŝůĞƚƐ͕ĞŶŽƵŐŚǁĂƚĞƌ͘ƚǁĂƐ
ŶŽƚĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐƚŽůŝǀĞůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚĂŶĚƐŽĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚŵLJƐĞůĨƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘
tŚĂƚŬŝŶĚŽĨŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƚŝŽŶǁĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚĂƚƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ
ĞůůƚŚĞĐŚĂŝƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂƚƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞǁĂƐ:ĂƌƉŚĂƐEĚůŽǀƵ͘,ĞŚĂĚďĞĞŶĐŚĂŝƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĨŽƌůŝŬĞϲLJĞĂƌƐ͘
dŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞŶŽĞůĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ͘
DĞĞƚŝŶŐƐǁŽƵůĚďĞĐĂůůĞĚĂŶĚŽŶĞŽƌƚǁŽƉĞŽƉůĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽďĞƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞďƵƚŽŶĞŵĂŶ
ǁŽƵůĚĚŽĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ͛ƐŚŽǁŝƚƵƐĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬ͘KŶůLJŽŶĞŵĂŶǁĂƐƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐŚĂĚƚŽďĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŚŝŵ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞŵĞĞƚŝŶŐ͘ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŵĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ
ǁŽƵůĚƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐďĞĐĂůůĞĚďƵƚŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞŵĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ͘ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŵLJƐĞůĨĂŶĚĂƚƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞ
ŵĞĞƚŝŶŐƐďƵƚŽŶůLJƚŽĨŝŶĚƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJŽŶĞŵĂŶǁĂƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁĞƌĞĨĂŝůŝŶŐƚŽĐŽƉĞǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞďĞŝŶŐƐƉŽŬĞŶĂďŽƵƚ͘dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞŶŽƚŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĞ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞ͘ǀĞŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ͕ŝĨƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŐŽŵĞĞƚǁŝƚŚŝƚLJƚŚĞLJ
Ϭ
ůĨWůĂĐĞŝƐŝŶƚŚĞƐƵďƵƌďŽĨůĂƌĞƐƚĂƚĞ͕ŶĞĂƌƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƚƌŽůƐƚĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞŝŬŽĚĞǁĂƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂŶĚŶĞĂƌ͕ĂůƐŽ͕
ƚŽƚŚĞ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚ͘
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ǁŽƵůĚũƵƐƚƐƚĂŶĚŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͕ǁŚŝůĞŚĞǁĂƐŝŶƐŝĚĞ͘,ĞǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽŵĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĂƚĞƉĂLJĞƌ͛ƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽŶŚŝƐŽǁŶ͘,ĞŚĂĚƐŽŵĞƐŚŽƉƐ͕ĂŶĚŚĞƌĞŶƚĞĚŽƵƚƐŽŵĞƐŚĂĐŬƐ͘WĞŽƉůĞĨĞĂƌĞĚŚŝŵ͘ŽƵŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚ
ŽůĚƚƌĂĚŝƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŶĚƵŶĂƐ͘ϮdŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŬŝŶĚŽĨƌĞƐƉĞĐƚďƵƚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚĂĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƚŝĐƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ͘
ƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚƚŚĂƚŝĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŶ
ǁĞǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŽĞůĞĐƚĂĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ͘ƚŵĂĚĞŶŽƐĞŶƐĞƚŚĂƚ
ǁĞǁĞƌĞǀŽƚŝŶŐĨŽƌƉŽůŝƚŝĐŝĂŶƐƚŽƐŝƚŝŶƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚďƵƚŝŶŽƵƌŽǁŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐǁĞƐƚŝůůŚĂĚƚŽůŝƐƚĞŶ
ƚŽŶĚƵŶĂƐ͘
tŚĂƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂůĂĨĨŝůŝĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶĚƵŶĂ
,ĞǁĂƐĂŶW͘ƵƚƚŚĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚǁĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐŵĂĚĞďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŐƌŽƵƉƐŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ͘
ƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚƚŽŐĞƚƌŝĚŽĨƚŚĞŽůĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘ĞŵŽďŝůŝƐĞĚƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ĞƐƚĂƌƚĞĚǁŝƚŚ
LJŽƵƚŚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͕ůŝŬĞĐůĞĂŶƵƉĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁĞƌĞŵŽďŝůŝƐĞĚǁĞƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞĚƚŽ
ĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŵƵƐƚďĞĞůĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŵƵƐƚďĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJ͘
,ŽǁĚŝĚƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ
dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞǁĞůůƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚ͘ĨƚĞƌƚŚĂƚĨŝƌƐƚĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƚŝĐĞůĞĐƚŝŽŶ͕ŝƚǁĂƐŝŶϮϬϬϬ͕ǁĞƌĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĚ
ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJ͘ĞŚĂĚĂůŽƚŽĨĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJ͘
tĂƐƚŚĂƚǁŚĞŶLJŽƵǁĞƌĞĨŝƌƐƚĞůĞĐƚĞĚĂƐĐŚĂŝƌƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ĞƐ͘
,ŽǁŽůĚǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵ
ǁĂƐƐƚŝůůLJŽƵŶŐ͘Ϯϱ͘
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ŶĚƐĞĞŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞEǁĂƐŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĂŶĞĂƐLJƚŽŽůƚŽƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵƚŚŝƐ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞEǁŽƵůĚďĞĂƉůĂƚĨŽƌŵĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŚĂĐŬĚǁĞůůĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚďĞ
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ǀĞŶƚŽĚĂLJĚŽŶŽƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝŶŬďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŽŽŬ
ƉůĂĐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŚĂĚŶĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ͘ǀĞŶǁŚĞŶƚŚĞŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ
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ĂŬŽŽďĂŝŐŝƐƚŚĞEĐŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌĨŽƌǁĂƌĚϮϱ͘
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ďƵƚǁŚĂƚĚŝĚďĞĐŽŵĞĂƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞǁĂƐƚŽƐĞĞĂƉƌŽƚĞƐƚďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐĂŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŽƐĞĞŽƚŚĞƌ
ƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐũŽŝŶŝŶŐƵƐ͘
/ŶϮϬϬϰƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞƌŽĂĚďůŽĐŬĂĚĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐďĞĐĂŵĞ
ĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞĐŽŵŵŽŶŝŶϮϬϬϱ͘tĞƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚďLJǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐĂǁŝŶƚŚĞ
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ĂůǁĂLJƐĂƐŬĞĚŵLJƐĞůĨŚŽǁŝƚǁĂƐƚŚĂƚϮϬϬϱďĞĐĂŵĞĂŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůLJĞĂƌŽĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ͘ĂŵŶŽƚƚŽŽƐƵƌĞǁŝƚŚ
ŽƚŚĞƌƐďƵƚĨŽƌŵĞŝƚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŚĂƚŽŶĞƌĞĂĚĂďŽƵƚŽƚŚĞƌƌŽĂĚďůŽĐŬĂĚĞƐĂŶĚďĞĐĂŵĞŵŽƚŝǀĂƚĞĚ͘dŚĞ
ĂŶŐĞƌŚĞƌĞŝŶ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚǁĂƐŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁŝŶŐŝƚĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŐŽŶĞŝŶŵĂŶLJĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƐďƵƚ
ƉĞŽƉůĞĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽďůŽĐŬƚŚĞƌŽĂĚ͘
,ŽǁǁĂƐƚŚĞĚĂLJŽĨƚŚĞƌŽĂĚďůŽĐŬĂĚĞ
ƚǁĂƐŐŽŽĚ͘ĞǁĞƌĞĂůůƐŽĨƵůůŽĨĂŶŐĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƌĞŐƌĞƚ͘ƚǁĂƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚƚŽƚƵƌŶĂŐĂŝŶƐƚŽƵƌ
ĐŽŵƌĂĚĞƐŝŶƚŚĞEďƵƚǁĞǁĞƌĞŶ͛ƚĂƚƚĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůůLJ͘ĞǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŵĂǁĂƌĞ
ĂďĂƵŵĂĂŶĚƚŚĞůĂƚĞŽƐŵŽƐŚĂŵƵŝ͛ŚĞŶŐƵďŽƚŚŚĞůĚƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
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ŚĞůĚŝƚĨŽƌĨŽƵƌŚŽƵƌƐƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƵƌƚĞĞŶĂƌƌĞƐƚƐ͘dŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂƚĞĚĂƐĞƵĞŶĐĞŽĨƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂůĞǀĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚ
ĐƵůŵŝŶĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŽĨďĂŚůĂůŝďĂƐĞDũŽŶĚŽůŽƐĞǀĞŶŵŽŶƚŚƐůĂƚĞƌ͘
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ƚŚĂƚĂůůƚŚĞƐĞŵĞĞƚŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞEƚŚĞŵĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĂŶĐŚ'ĞŶĞƌĂůDĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ͕ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂůůĂ
ǁĂƐƚĞŽĨƚŝŵĞ͘ŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƵƐŝŶĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨǁĂLJƐ͘dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞũƵƐƚƚŚĞƌĞƚŽ
ŬĞĞƉƚŚĞďĂůůƌŽůůŝŶŐƵƉƵŶƚŝůƚŚĞŶĞƚĞůĞĐƚŝŽŶ͘KƵƌũŽďĂƐůŽĐĂůůĞĂĚĞƌƐǁĂƐũƵƐƚƚŽŵŽďŝůŝƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞE͘
ƚŚĂĚďĞĐŽŵĞĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽŶůLJƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉŽŽƌŝŶƚŚĞEǁĂƐĂƐǀŽƚĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌŝŶƚŚĞE͘dŚĞƌŽĂĚďůŽĐŬĂĚĞǁĂƐƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨĂƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌ͘
ƐLJŽƵŬŶŽǁ/ĨŝƌƐƚĐĂŵĞƚŽ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚƚŚĞĚĂLJĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞƌŽĂĚďůŽĐŬĂĚĞ͘WĞŽƉůĞŚĂĚũƵƐƚƚƌŝĞĚ
ƚŽŵĂƌĐŚŽŶƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞƐƚĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂĚďĞĞŶďĞĂƚĞŶďĂĐŬ͘dŚĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚǁĂƐŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚďLJƚŚĞ
ƉŽůŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂǀĞƌLJƐƚƌŽŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞďĞŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶ͘dŚĂƚŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂ
ŚĞĂǀLJǁĞŝŐŚƚƚŽĐĂƌƌLJ͘
:Ă͕ĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞůLJ͘dŚĂƚǁĂƐŶŽƚĞĂƐLJ͘ƵƚǁĞŚĂĚƚŽƐƚĂŶĚĨŝƌŵ͘dŚĂƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƌĞĂůŝƚLJ͘
ŚĂĚŶŽŝĚĞĂƚŚĂƚĂŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚǁŽƵůĚďĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ͕ŶŽŝĚĞĂ͘ŶĚĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚĨŽƌŵǁŽƵůĚďĞ
ƚĂŬĞŶďLJƚŚĞƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂŵĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞƌŽĂĚďůŽĐŬĂĚĞ͘ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚ
ŝŵƉĂĐƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞ͘dŚĂƚŝƐǁŚLJŝƚŝƐƵŝƚĞĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚǁŚĞŶŐĞƚŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁĞĚ͘DŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƉůĂŶŶĞĚƚŚĂƚĂŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƐĂƚĚŽǁŶĂŶĚĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ŽƵŬŶŽǁ͕
ŚŽǁƚŚĞE'KƐǁŽƌŬ͘
dŚĞƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂůŽƚŽĨĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĂĚŝƚŝŶ
ƉĂƉĞƌƐ͘ƵƚĂůůǁĞŬŶĞǁǁĂƐƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂĚĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬ͘dŽĂĐĐĞƉƚƚŚĂƚǁĞǁĞƌĞŽŶŽƵƌ
ŽǁŶĂŶĚƚŽŝŶƐŝƐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞůĂĚĚĞƌƐĂŶLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŶĞǁƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŚĂĚƚŽďĞůĞĚ
ďLJƉŽŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞĨŽƌƉŽŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽƵůĚďĞĚĞĐŝĚĞĚĨŽƌƵƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƵƐ͘dŚĞƌŽĂĚ
ďůŽĐŬĂĚĞǁĂƐƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ͘ĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞŶĞƚ͘ĨƚĞƌƚŚĞďůŽĐŬĂĚĞǁĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚ
ƚŚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁĞĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŽŶĂƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚĞƉ͘dŚĂƚ͛ƐŚŽǁŝƚǁĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĂƚ͛ƐŚŽǁŝƚŐƌĞǁ͘ĞůĞĂƌŶƚĂƐ
ǁĞǁĞŶƚ͘ƚŝƐƐƚŝůůůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚŶŽǁ͘ĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚŝŶŐƐƵŶƚŝůǁĞŚĂǀĞĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŶĞƚƐƚĞƉĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ
ǁĞƚĂŬĞŝƚ͘WĞƌƐŽŶĂůůLJŚĂǀĞůĞĂƌŶƚĂůŽƚ͘
dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞĞdžĐŝƚĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŝĚĞŝŶƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ͘ŝĚLJŽƵƐŚĂƌĞƚŚĂƚKƌ
ǁĞƌĞLJŽƵ͕ĂƐĂůĞĂĚĞƌ͕ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ
:Ă͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚǁĂƐǀĞƌLJĂŶŐƌLJǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵĂƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂůƉŽŝŶƚŽĨǀŝĞǁ͕ǀĞƌLJĂŶŐƌLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞǁĂLJ
ƚŚĞEǁĂƐƚƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ǀĞƌLJĂŶŐƌLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕ĨĞůƚǀĞƌLJĐŽŶĨŝĚĞŶƚǁŚĞŶǁĞďĞŐĂŶ
ƚŽƌĞďĞů͘ĨŽƵŶĚŵLJŝŶŶĞƌƉĞĂĐĞ͘dŚĞƌĞĂůĚĂŶŐĞƌǁŚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŐŽǁƌŽŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐŝƐďĞŝŶŐƐŝůĞŶĐĞ͘
ŚĞŶLJŽƵǀŽŝĐĞŽƵƚ͕ĐŽƵŐŚŝƚŽƵƚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵĐĂŶŚĞĂů͘ŽƵĐĂŶĨŝŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŝƚŚŝŶLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůů
ƚŚŝƐĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚŝŽŶ͘,ƵŵŝůŝĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƌĞĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽůŝǀĞĂŶĚŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚŝŽŶ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƌĞƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ͘ŚĞŶŝƚŝƐĞƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŝƚŝƐůŝŬĞƚĂŬŝŶŐŽƵƚĂƉŽŝƐŽŶ͘ŽƵďĞĐŽŵĞĨƌĞĞƚŽ
ĂĐƚĂŶĚLJŽƵďĞĐŽŵĞĂŶŐƌLJĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂŶŐĞƌŝƐƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞĞŶĞƌŐLJ͘
^ŽĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚǁĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞƐǁĞŚĂĚĨŽƵŶĚŽƵƌǀŽŝĐĞ͘ĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞĂůůƚŚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐ͘
ƵƚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂĚďƵŝůƚƚŚŝƐƉůĂƚĨŽƌŵ͕ƚŚĂƚŽŶŝƚƐŽǁŶǁĂƐĂǀĞƌLJƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ͘
tĂƐŝƚĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚƚŽŵŽǀĞĨƌŽŵďĞŝŶŐŽŶĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƌĞďĞůůŝŽŶƚŽůŝŶŬŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌ
ƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
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EŽ͕ŝƚǁĂƐŶ͛ƚĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚƚŽůŝŶŬƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ƌŽŵŵLJĞƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞE͕ĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞ
͕ŬŶĞǁƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚǁĞǁĞƌĞĂůůŚĂǀŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƉƌŽďůĞŵƐƐŽŝƚǁĂƐ
ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĞĂƐLJƚŽďƵŝůĚƵƉƚŚŝƐŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘
zŽƵŚĂĚǁŽƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞE͕ƚŚĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĐŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌƐ͘EŽǁLJŽƵǁĞƌĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂƌĐŚĞƐĂƚ
ǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌƐǁĞƌĞďĞŝŶŐƐLJŵďŽůŝĐĂůůLJďƵƌŝĞĚ͘ϮϬtĂƐƚŚĂƚĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚtĞƌĞLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌĂůŽƚŽĨ
ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ
EŽƚƌĞĂůůLJ͘KĨĐŽƵƌƐĞƚŚŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞƐĂŝĚĂŶĚƚŚƌĞĂƚƐǁĞƌĞŵĂĚĞďƵƚǁĂƐǀĞƌLJĐŽŶĨŝĚĞŶƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞ
ŬŶĞǁƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŶŽǁĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐĨŽƌǁŚĂƚƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJďĞůŝĞǀĞĚǁĂƐƌŝŐŚƚ͘ŶĚŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞŶŽƚ
ĂůŽŶĞ͘ŚĞŶLJŽƵĂƌĞƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐLJŽƵĂƌĞŶŽƚŝŶƚŝŵŝĚĂƚĞĚ͘^Ž͕ŝƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͕ŽĨǁŚŽƐĂŝĚǁŚĂƚ͕
ǁĞũƵƐƚĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽŶ͘ŶĚĨŽƌŵĞƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůůLJŚĂĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƚŽůŽƐĞ͘DLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞE͕ŵLJ
ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶŽŶƚŚĞ͕ŚĂĚĚŽŶĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ŶƚŚĞƉĂƌƚLJLJŽƵŵĂŬĞĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐĨŽƌƐŽŵĞ
ďŝŐŐĞƌƉŝĐƚƵƌĞďƵƚŝŶƚŚĞĞŶĚĂůůǁŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂůŝƐƚŚĞƐƵĨĨĞƌŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƌŝŐŚƚŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨLJŽƵ͘ŶĨĂĐƚ
ŝƚŚĂĚďĞĐŽŵĞĂƐŚĂŵĞ͘dŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚĞŶŽƵŐŚŝƐĞŶŽƵŐŚ͛ŝƐƚŽǁĂůŬĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĂƚƐŚĂŵĞ͘ŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ
ƚŚĞƉĂƌƚLJƚĞůůŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁŚĂƚƚŽĚŽƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁĂƐŶŽǁĚĞĐŝĚŝŶŐǁŚĂƚƚŽĚŽŽŶŝƚƐŽǁŶ͘
dŚĞŽŶůLJƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĐĂŵĞǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞǁĞƌĞĂƌƌĞƐƚĞĚ͘ŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĂƌƌĞƐƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞƚǁŽƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐ
ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚƚŚĞƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞƚĂŬĞŶƚŽĞƐƚǀŝůůĞWƌŝƐŽŶƐŽƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͘
dŽĚĂLJLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŽǀĞƌƚĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƉĂŝĚƵƉŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚŵĂŶLJŵŽƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞ
ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐƚĂŬĞŶƚŽĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŽŶƚŚĞϲƚŚŽĨKĐƚŽďĞƌϮϬϬϱ͕ũƵƐƚĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞ
YƵĂƌƌLJZŽĂĚŵĂƌĐŚ͕ϮϭĚŝĚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŶLJƐĞŶƐĞŽĨǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚǁŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŵĞ
EŽ͕ŶŽƚƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚ͘ƵƚǁŚĂƚŬŶĞǁ͕ǁŚĂƚǁĂƐĂǁĂƌĞŽĨ͕ǁĂƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƐĞ
ƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŽƵůĚƚƵƌŶƵƐŝŶƚŽĂĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĐĞ͘dŚĂƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞďĞůůŝŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐ
ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚŝŶ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚ͘ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞĂƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨŚŽǁƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝƐŶŽǁ͘ƵƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚ
ǁŚĂƚĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďŽƵƚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŽƵƌǀŽŝĐĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞůŽƵĚĞƌƚŚĞŵŽƌĞǁĞĂƌĞ͘
ŬŶĞǁƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŵĞĂŚĞĂǀLJƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂůĨŽƌĐĞ͘
dŚĞƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂůŽƚŽĨĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐƐƉĞĐƵůĂƚŝŽŶ͕ŵƵĐŚŽĨŶŽƚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞĚĂƚĂůů͕ĂďŽƵƚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞ
ƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŽĨďĂŚůĂůŝƐŵĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵ͘^ŽŵĞƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƐĂŝĚŝƚĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƐŽĨ
ƚŚĞϭϵϴϬƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƐƚƌĞƐƐŽŶďŽƚƚŽŵƵƉĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƚŝĐƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞ͕ŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŝƚĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƐƚƌĞƐƐŽŶƚŚĞĚŝŐŶŝƚLJŽĨĞĂĐŚƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕ŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJŶĞǁ͘tŚĞƌĞĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĂƚŝƚĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵ
ŚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŐŽǁƌŽŶŐƐŝůĞŶĐĞƐƉĞĂŬƐǀŽůƵŵĞƐ͘^ŝůĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĞǀŽŝĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ͕ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽƐĞ
ƐƉŝƌŝƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶǀĂŶĚĂůŝĞĚ͘ƚŝƐĂďŝŐĚĂŶŐĞƌƚŽďĞƐŝůĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŝŵĞƐŽĨƚƌLJŝŶŐĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͘
ŽŶĚĞŵŶŝŶŐŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ͕ĐĂůůŝŶŐŝƚďLJŝƚƐƌĞĂůŶĂŵĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĚŽŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶŝƚƐŽǁŶĚŽĞƐĂůŽƚ͘
dŚĂƚŽŶŝƚƐŽǁŶŝƐĂŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ĂůŽƚŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘
ϮϬ
ŶƚŚĞƉĞƌŝŽĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƌŽĂĚďůŽĐŬĂĚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJZŽĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ
ďĂŚůĂůŝďĂƐĞDũŽŶĚŽůŽĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨŵĂƌĐŚĞƐǁĞƌĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚůŽĐĂůĐŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌƐĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ
ƐLJŵďŽůŝĐĂůůLJďƵƌŝĞĚƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚďĞŝŶŐƚŽĚĞĐůĂƌĞƚŚĞƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂůĂƵƚŽŶŽŵLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŽƉ
ĚŽǁŶƉĂƌƚLJĐŽŶƚƌŽů͘
Ϯ
dŚĞƵĂƌƌLJZŽĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚŵĂƌĐŚĞĚŽŶĂŶĚƐLJŵďŽůŝĐĂůůLJďƵƌŝĞĚƚŚĞŝƌǁĂƌĚĐŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌ͕:ĂLJƌĂũĂĐŚƵ͕ŽŶ
KĐƚŽďĞƌϮϬϬϱ͘
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dŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐĚĂŶŐĞƌŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƌĐƵůƚƵƌĂůďĞůŝĞĨƐ͘ƚŝƐĂ
ĐŽŵŵŽŶƐĞŶƐĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŝƐĞƵĂů͕ƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŵƵƐƚďĞƐŚĂƌĞĚ͘
DLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĐŽŵŵŽŶƐĞŶƐĞĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŶĞǁƐƉŝƌŝƚŽĨ͕ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ƐƉŝƌŝƚŽĨŚƵŵĂŶŝƚLJ͕ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨǁŚĂƚŝƐƌĞƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŽƉĞƌƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨĞĂĐŚƉĞƌƐŽŶ͛Ɛ
ĚŝŐŶŝƚLJ͕ŽĨǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌĞƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĚŽ͘
KƵƌŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŵĞĚďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ĂůůƉŽŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞďƵƚƐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚďĞůŝĞĨƐ͕
ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͘ƵƚƚŚĞƌĞĂůŝƚLJŝƐƚŚĂƚŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞƐƚĂƌƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞĨƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞ
ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞŽĨ'ŽĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝƚŽĨŚƵŵĂŶŝƚLJŝŶ
ƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘,ĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁĞĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵŵĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞƐ͕ǁĞƐƉĞĂŬŵĂŶLJůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͘
dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞĂƌĞĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝƚŽĨŚƵŵĂŶŝƚLJŝƐĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘ĞĂƌĞĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽ
ĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂůůŬŝŶĚƐŽĨƵŶĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌǁŽƌĚƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞŽĨƵƐĂƌĞŶŽǁƵƐŝŶŐƚŽ
ĞƉůĂŝŶƚŚŝƐďƵƚŝƚŝƐĂĐƚƵĂůůLJǀĞƌLJƐŝŵƉůĞ͘
ƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŝƚĨŽůůŽǁƐƚŚĂƚǁĞĐĂŶŶŽƚĂůůŽǁĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƚŝŽŶĂŶLJĨŽƌŵƚŚĂƚŬĞĞƉƐƵƐĂƉĂƌƚ͘KŶ
ƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽďĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJŝŶĨůĞŝďůĞ͘KŶƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚǁĞĚŽŶŽƚŶĞŐŽƚŝĂƚĞ͘ĨǁĞŐŝǀĞƵƉƚŚŝƐ
ƉŽŝŶƚǁĞǁŝůůŚĂǀĞŐŝǀĞŶƵƉŽŶŽƵƌŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘
ƚŝƐŶŽƚĂůǁĂLJƐĐůĞĂƌǁŚĂƚƚŚĂƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞ͘ĞĂƌĞŶŽƚĂůǁĂLJƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂůůŽĨ
ŽƵƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚLJǁĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐƵŝƚĞĨůĞŝďůĞŝŶŽƵƌƚĂĐƚŝĐƐ͘^ŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁĞ
ĂƌĞďůŽĐŬĂĚŝŶŐƌŽĂĚƐ͕ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁĞĂƌĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ͕ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁĞ
ĂƌĞĨŽƌĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŽŶĞŐŽƚŝĂƚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJǁŝƚŚƵƐŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌƐ͕ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁĞ
ĂƌĞĂƚĐŽƵƌƚŚĂǀŝŶŐƚŽĂƐŬĂũƵĚŐĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞŽƵƌŚƵŵĂŶŝƚLJ͘
dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞďƵŝůƚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĂƚƉƌŝĚĞŽĨďĞůŽŶŐŝŶŐƚŽƚŚŝƐ
ĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŶŽƚƐƉŽŬĞŶĂďŽƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞǁĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ͕ĂŶĞǁďĞůŝĞĨĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ
ĂƐďĂŚůĂůŝŝŶŝƚƐŽǁŶŶĂƚƵƌĞ͕ŽŶŝƚƐŽǁŶ͕ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͘ƚƌĞƵŝƌĞƐĂĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚLJůĞŽĨ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘ƚƌĞƵŝƌĞƐĂůŽƚŽĨƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ͕ŶŽƚŽŶůLJŽŶǁŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂĚ͕ďƵƚŽŶǁŚĂƚŝƐ
ĐŽŵŵŽŶƚŽĂůůƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐďĂŚůĂůŝƐŵĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ͕ŝŶŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞ͕ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĂƚŝƚ
ƚĂŬĞƐ͘ƚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚƌĞƵŝƌĞŽŶĞƚŽĂĚŽƉƚƐŽŵĞŝĚĞĂƐĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĨƌŽŵŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͘ŚĞŶLJŽƵƉƵůůĂůůƚŚĞ
ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨŝƚƐŝŶ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͛ƐŚŽŵĞ͕ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ
ǁŚĞŶŝƚƌĞƵŝƌĞƐĂĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĨƌŽŵŶŽƌŵĂůŬŝŶĚƐŽĨƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐĂŶĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘LJƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨ
ŝƚƐĚĞŵĂŶĚŝƚƌĞƵŝƌĞƐĂĚŝƌĞĐƚĨůĞŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ͕ĂďůĞƚŽĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŝƚƐƵŶŝƵĞŶĞƐƐ͘ƚŐŝǀĞƐƵƐƚŚĞ
ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͕ƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ƚŽŬĞĞƉĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘
ƌŽŵǁŚĂƚŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŶďĂŚůĂůŝŝƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůďƵƚŝƚŝƐĂůƐŽŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝƚŐĞƚƐŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ
ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĚĞĂƐ͕ǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶƵƉŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƉůĂĐĞƐ͕ŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨƐƉĂĐĞ͘
WƵƚƚŝŶŐĂůůƚŚŝƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƌĞƵŝƌĞƐŝƚƐŽǁŶŐĞŶŝƵƐ͘ƚ͛ƐŶŽƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞůŝŬĞŽƚŚĞƌŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞ
ƚŚĞŝƌŵĂŶĚĂƚĞĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͘
ƚƌĞƵŝƌĞƐůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĞŵĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵĂůůƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞĚĞŵĂŶĚƐƚŚĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƚĂŬĞƐ͘ƚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚƌĞƵŝƌĞŽŶĞĂĚŽƉƚŝŶŐƐŽŵĞŽƚŚĞƌŝĚĞĂƐĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĨƌŽŵŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͘
dŚĞŶǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƉƵůůĂůůƚŚĞĚĞŵĂŶĚƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĚƚƌLJĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝƐ
ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͛ƐŚŽŵĞŝƚƌĞƵŝƌĞƐĂĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĨƌŽŵŶŽƌŵĂůŬŝŶĚƐŽĨƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͘LJƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨŝƚƐ
ĚĞŵĂŶĚŝƚƌĞƵŝƌĞƐĂĚŝƌĞĐƚĨůĞŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŝƚƐƵŶŝƵĞŶĞƐƐ͘dŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝƐŶŽƚ
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ůŝŬĞĂŶE'KŽƌĂƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂůƉĂƌƚLJǁŚĞƌĞƐŽŵĞĨĞǁƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ƐŽŵĞĞƉĞƌƚƐŝŶƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͕ƐŝƚĚŽǁŶĂŶĚ
ĚĞĐŝĚĞŚŽǁŽƚŚĞƌƉĞŽƉůĞƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚ͕ǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĚĞŵĂŶĚĂŶĚŚŽǁ͘
KƚŚĞƌŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŝƌŵĂŶĚĂƚĞ͕ŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕ĨƌŽŵǁŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƌĞĂĚ͘ĞĚŝĚŶŽƚ
ƐƚĂƌƚǁŝƚŚĂƉůĂŶƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶƐŚĂƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĂŝůLJĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚ
ŵĂŬĞŝƚ͕ďLJƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ͕ďLJƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJŝŶĨůƵĞŶĐĞ͘dŚŝƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŶĞƐƐŝƐǁŚĂƚŚĂƐƐŚĂƉĞĚƚŚĞ
ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘
ĂŵŶŽƚƚŽŽƐƵƌĞǁŚĞƌĞŽƵƌŝĚĞĂƐǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵŝĨƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽĚĂŝůLJůŝǀĞƐŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ĂůŝǀŝŶŐ
ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞƐŚĂƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĂŝůLJůŝǀĞƐŽĨŝƚƐŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐǁŚĞƌĞ
ǁĞĨŽƌŵƵůĂƚĞŽƵƌĚĞďĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŽƵƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ͘ĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĐŽƵƌƚŽŶdƵĞƐĚĂLJǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŽƌ
ůŽƐŝŶŐǁŝůůĂĨĨĞĐƚŚŽǁǁĞŐŽĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘ƚŝƐƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚǁĞďƌĞĂƚŚĞŝŶƚŚĂƚƐŚĂƉĞƐŚŽǁǁĞ
ĐĂƌƌLJŽƵƌƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘ƵƚŝƚŝƐǁŚŽǁĞĂƌĞ͕ŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚďLJŽƚŚĞƌŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐ͕
ƚŚĂƚĚŝƌĞĐƚƐŽƵƌƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͘
DLJŶĞdžƚƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞ͗ tŚĂƚŝƐLJŽƵƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨĂůŝǀŝŶŐƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ¡ďƵƚ/ƚŚŝŶŬ
ƚŚĂƚƉĞƌŚĂƉƐLJŽƵ͛ǀĞũƵƐƚĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚƚŚĂƚ͘
EŽ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƐŝŵƉůĞŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĂƌĞĂůůŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƐŽŽƵƌŶĞĞĚƐĂƌĞĂůů͕ŽŶĞǁĂLJŽƌƚŚĞ
ŽƚŚĞƌ͕ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ͘ůŝǀŝŶŐƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŝƐŶŽƚĂƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐƚŚĂƚƌĞƵŝƌĞƐĂĨŽƌŵĂůĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶĂůŝǀŝŶŐƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŝƐĂ
ƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐŝůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚĂƌŝƐĞƐĨƌŽŵŽƵƌĚĂŝůLJůŝǀĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĂŝůLJĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐǁĞ
ĨĂĐĞ͘ƚŝƐĂƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ͘ƚŝƐĂƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐƚŚĂƚŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĂƚǁĞ
ŚĂǀĞŶŽǁĂƚĞƌďƵƚƚŚĂƚŝŶĨĂĐƚǁĞĂůůĚĞƐĞƌǀĞǁĂƚĞƌ͘ƚŝƐĂƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞ
ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŝƐƌĞƵŝƌĞĚďLJŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐ͘dŚĂƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶŽƚŽŝůĞƚƐďƵƚƚŚĂƚ
ŝŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞƌĞƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƚŽŝůĞƚƐŝƐĂůŝǀŝŶŐƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͘ƚŝƐŶŽƚĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚŝƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƌĞƵŝƌĞďŝŐŬƐ
ƚŽĨŝŶĚƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ͘ƚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞĂŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŐĞŶĚĂŝƚŝƐĂƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐŽĨůŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐũƵƐƚĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ
ŽŶůLJŽŶƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨůŝǀŝŶŐ͘ǀĞƌLJƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞŬŝŶĚƐŽĨĚĞŵĂŶĚƐĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŚĂƐƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞĚĞŵĂŶĚƐĂƌĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞ͘
KĨĐŽƵƌƐĞƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌŵĂůĞƉĞƌƚŝƐĞǁĞŵŝŐŚƚŶĞĞĚĂůĂǁLJĞƌŝĨǁĞŚĂǀĞĂŶĞǀŝĐƚŝŽŶ
ĐĂƐĞ͕ŽƌĂƉŽůŝĐLJĞƉĞƌƚŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶĞŐŽƚŝĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘ƵƚƚŚĞŶǁĞŽŶůLJǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĞ
ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĨƌĞĞůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌƌŽůĞŝƐƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞƉĂƌƚŽĨŽƵƌůŝǀŝŶŐƉŽůŝƚŝĐƐ͘dŚĞLJ
ŵŝŐŚƚďƌŝŶŐĂƐŬŝůůďƵƚƚŚĞǁĂLJĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͕ŚŽǁǁĞƵƐĞƚŚĂƚƐŬŝůů͕ŝĨǁĞƵƐĞƚŚĂƚƐŬŝůů͕ǁĞůů͕ƚŚĂƚĐŽŵĞƐ
ŽƵƚŽĨĂŵĞĞƚŝŶŐ͕ĂŵĞĞƚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘LJŝŶƐŝƐƚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚŝƐǁĞŚĂǀĞĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽ
ǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚ͘
zŽƵ͛ǀĞĂůƐŽƐƉŽŬĞŶĂďŽƵƚĂůŝǀŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƐŵďĞĨŽƌĞ͘ϮϮĂŶLJŽƵƚĞůůŵĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŵĞĂŶƚďLJƚŚĂƚ
ŽƌŵĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƐŵƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ŽƵŚĂǀĞƚŽƐƚĂƌƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘KŶĐĞLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ
ŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJLJŽƵĐĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĚĞŵĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĨĂŝƌƚŽĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘ǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ
ŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĞƵĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ͘ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJĂůůǁŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞƐŚĂƉĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĞƚLJŵƵƐƚďĞ
ƐŚĂƉĞĚĞƵĂůůLJĂŶĚĨĂŝƌůLJ͘ŶĚŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŝĨĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽƐŚĂƉĞƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͕ĂŶĚŝĨǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚ
ƐŚĂƉĞŝƚĨĂŝƌůLJ͕ƚŚĂƚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŵƵƐƚďĞƐŚĂƌĞĚ͘dŚĂƚŝƐŵLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͘ƚŵĞĂŶƐŽŶĞ
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ŵƵƐƚĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞůLJŽǁŶŽƌĨŽƌĐĞĨƵůůLJƚĂŬĞĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƚŚĞ
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ŵĂŬĞƐŝƚǀĞƌLJĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ͕ĂůŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĨŽƌĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůĂLJĞƌƚŽƉĞŶĞƚƌĂƚĞ͘dŚĂƚ͛ƐǁŚĞƌĞ
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ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJLJŽƵǁŝůůŚĂǀĞƚŽƉĂƐƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĞƐƚƐ͕ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚŝĞƐ͘
ĂůǁĂLJƐǁŽŶĚĞƌŚŽǁƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĐĂŶĚŝǀŝĚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ĂůǁĂLJƐƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ
ƐLJƐƚĞŵĐĂŶĚŽŝƐƚŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽĚŝǀŝĚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐǁŚLJǁĞĂůůƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞŝŶŽƵƌŽǁŶĐŽŶĨŝŶĞĚĚĂƌŬ
ĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ͕ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĚĂLJǁĞĂƌĞƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ͕ŶŽƚƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘Ƶƚ
ŝƚŝƐƐƵĐŚƚŚĂƚŝƚŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽĚŝǀŝĚĞƵƐ͕ƚŽĚŝǀŝĚĞŽƵƌƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐǁŚLJƚŚĞďŝŐƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŵŽƐƚ
ƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐŬŝƐŚŽǁĨĞǁŚĂŶĚƐĐĂŶƌĞŵŽƚĞƐŽŵĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞ͍͛͘dŚŽƐĞĨĞǁƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƌĞĂďůĞ
ƚŽƌĞŵŽƚĞƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘,ŽǁĚŽƚŚĞLJĚŽƚŚŝƐ͍,ŽǁĐĂŶŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞŵŽƚĞŵŝůůŝŽŶƐ͍dŚĞ
ĂŶƐǁĞƌŝƐƚŚĞĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŽƵƌƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƐ͘dŚĂƚŝƐǁŚLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚǁŚLJ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJǁĂƐƐƵĐŚĂďŝŐƚŚƌĞĂƚ͘
dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀŝƚLJƚŚĂƚǁĞďƵŝůƚ͕ĨŝƌƐƚǁŝƚŚŝŶ<ĞŶŶĞĚLJ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐĞƚƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĨŽƌŵĞĚ
ƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽŶŝƚƐŽǁŶŝƚŝƐĂƚŚƌĞĂƚƚŽƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘
ŚĞŶǁĂƐŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƵƉŝƚǁĂƐƚŚĞŽůĚĂƌ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚĚŝĚŶŽƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝƚƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJƚŚĞŶƚŚŝƐ
ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞĨŽƌŐůŽďĂůƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͕ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐ͕ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘DŽƐĐŽǁǁĂƐ
ƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐĨŽƌƉŽǁĞƌǁŝƚŚĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǁĞƌĞĨŝŐŚƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚLJŝŶŐŝŶ>ŽƐŬŽƉ͘
ƚŝƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁĞƐĞŶĚĐŽŵƌĂĚĞƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ^ǁŝƚŚĂĐůĞĂƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƚŚĂƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚŝƐ
ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͕ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĂƐĂŵĂƚƚĞƌŽĨƵƌŐĞŶĐLJ͘ĞŚĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĂŐƌĞĞƐƚŚĂƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚŝƐ
ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘dŚŝƐŝƐŐŽŽĚďƵƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŽŶĞŚĂƐĞǀĞƌĂƐŬĞĚǁŚĞŶƚŚŝƐǁŝůůŚĂƉƉĞŶ͕ǁŚĞŶǁĞǁŝůůĂůůƚĂŬĞĂ
ĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞƐƚĞƉƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚŝƐĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘
ĂŵŶŽƚƚŽŽƐƵƌĞĂƚǁŚĂƚƐƚĂŐĞŽƵƌŽǁŶŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂůƐǁŝůůƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚǁŚLJŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ
ƉĞŽƉůĞƐƚŝůůĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞĂǁĂLJŽĨĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ƐƚŝůůǁŽŶĚĞƌĂƚǁŚĂƚƐƚĂŐĞĂŶĞǁĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƐŵ
ǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ĚŽŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁǁŚĞŶŝƚǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƉŽŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐĐĂŶĂŶĚ
ŵƵƐƚĐŽŵĞƵƉǁŝƚŚĂŶĞǁůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĂƵƚŽŶŽŵŽƵƐůŝĨĞ͕ĂĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚƐƚĂŶĐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂŶĞǁ
ŽƌĚĞƌǁŽƵůĚďĞĂďŽƵƚĂůƚĞƌŶĂƚŝǀĞǁĂLJƐŽĨůŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚĞĂĐŚ
ŽƚŚĞƌŽƌůŝŵŝƚŝŶŐŽƵƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŽĨǁŚĂƚŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐƚŽůĞŶ͘ƵƚŝƚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ůƌĞĂĚLJƚŚĞ
ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĚŽŶĞŝŶƚŚĞŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌ͘dŚĞ
ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ƚŚĞE'KƐ͕ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐƐ͕ƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŽƌůĚĂŶŬĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƌĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ
ĚŽŝŶŐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉŽŽƌ͘EŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐĂƌĞƐĂLJŝŶŐŶŽƚŝŶŽƵƌŶĂŵĞ͕͛ŶŽǁ
ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁĞǁŝůůĚŽƚŚŝŶŐƐĨŽƌŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ƚŚĂƚǁĞǁŝůůƚŚŝŶŬĂŶĚƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐĂŶĚ
ƚŚĂƚǁĞǁŝůůŬĞĞƉŐŽŝŶŐƵŶƚŝůǁĞĨŝŶĚŽƵƌŽǁŶǁĂLJŽƵƚĂŶĚĂŶĞǁƐŽĐŝĞƚLJŝƐďŽƌŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŽƉĞŶĞĚĂ
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ƌĞĂůƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ͘KƵƌĨŝƌƐƚĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞǁŝĚĞŽƉĞŶ͘KƵƌƐĞĐŽŶĚĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽ
ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĂƐŵĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞŝŶƚŚŝƐŶĞǁƐƉĂĐĞ͘
ƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJůŝǀŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŶĞǁƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
ǁŚĞƌĞŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶŶŽƚĞĂƚƵƉǁŚŝůĞŽƚŚĞƌƉĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŚĂǀĞŶŽƚĞĂƚĞŶ͘^ŽŵĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ůŝŬĞ
Dƌ͘:ĂŐĂƌŶĂƚŚŝŶZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ,ŝůůƐ͕ϮŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJĚŽŝŶŐƚŚŝƐĂƐĂďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŵĂŶ͘
ŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂůƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚƵƉŽŶƚŽƐĞƌǀĞŽƵƌůŝƚƚůĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ƚŝƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚƚŽĂŶĂůLJƐĞĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞ
ǁŽƌůĚ͕ƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐĨŽƌŵĂƚ͕ƚŽƚƵƌŶŝƚƵƉƐŝĚĞĚŽǁŶ͘ĂůǁĂLJƐƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌŝƐŚŽƉZƵďŝŶWŚŝůŝƉ͛ƐƐƉĞĞĐŚ
ǁŚĞŶŚĞƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƐŚĂůůďĞůĂƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞůĂƐƚƐŚĂůůďĞĨŝƌƐƚ͘ϮϱƚŝƐĞĂƐLJƚŽƐĂLJŝƚ͕ĂŶĚŝƚ͛Ɛ
ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞƚŽŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ďƵƚŝƚ͛ƐŶŽƚĞĂƐLJƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚƌĞĂů͘ƵƚƚŽďĞƌĞĂůŝƐƚŝĐǁĞŵƵƐƚƐƚĂƌƚĨƌŽŵ
ǁŚĞƌĞǁĞĂƌĞ͕ǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞ͕ĨƌŽŵŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ďLJƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŽŽƵƌ
ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ƚŽŽƵƌůŝƚƚůĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞǁĞƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚůĞǀĞůůŝŬĞ
ƚŚĞ^͘ĞŵƵƐƚŶŽƚĨŽŽůŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞŝĚĞĂƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶŽƚŐƌŽƵŶĚĞĚŝŶĂŶLJƐŽŝů͘
/ƚƐŽŶĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶǁŚLJƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƌĞĂĐƚĞĚƐŽďĂĚůLJƚŽďĂŚůĂůŝďƵƚǁŚLJĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞ
E'KƐƌĞĂĐƚĞĚƐŽďĂĚůLJϮϲtĂƐƚŚĂƚĂƐŚŽĐŬ
ƚǁĂƐĂƐŚŽĐŬďƵƚĨŽƌŵĞŝƚǁĂƐĂůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘ŚĂǀĞůĞĂƌŶƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŶĞŵLJǁŝůůŶŽƚŽŶůLJďĞƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘
ĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚǁĞĞƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŵƌĂĚĞƐǁĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐŽŶƵƐ͘Ƶƚ
ďĞŐĂŶƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚǁŚLJ͘ŚĞŶLJŽƵƚĂůŬŽĨĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐŵŝƚŝƐƌĞĂůůLJŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ƚŝƐŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJĂ
ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ŝƚ͛ƐĂƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŚĂƚĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŝƚƐŽǁŶĞŵƉŝƌĞƐ͘dŚĞƐĞƐƉĂĐĞƐŵĂLJƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŶƚŚĞƐŝĚĞŽĨ
ƚŚĞƉŽŽƌďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂĐĐĞƉƚƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘dŚĞLJĂůƐŽĂĐĐĞƉƚƚŚĞďĂƐŝĐůŽŐŝĐŽĨĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƉĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͘^Ž
ŝŶƚŚĞE'KƐĞĐƚŽƌLJŽƵĨŝŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ƚ͛ƐĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞ͘ŵĞĂŶ͕ŝƚ͛ƐŝŶƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
WĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂůůŬŝŶĚƐŽĨƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
KďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĂŚůĂůŝŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŝƚƐŽǁŶƐƉĂĐĞǁŚĞƌĞŝƚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝƚƐŽǁŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͕ŽƵƌĚŝŐŶŝƚLJ͕
ǁŚĞƌĞǁĞĐĂŶĚŽŽƵƌĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĨĞĂƌ͘
dŚĞE'KƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂůůƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ͘ƵƚŝŶƚŚĞE'KƐĞĐƚŽƌƐĞĞĂůŽƚŽĨĞŵƉŝƌĞƐ͘ŶŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĐĂŶĐƌĞĂƚĞ
ŚŝƐŽǁŶĞŵƉŝƌĞƐŽƚŚĂƚŚĞĐĂŶďĞƌƵůĞƌĨŽƌůŝĨĞ͘
&ŽƌŵĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚďĂŚůĂůŝŝƐďĞƐƚŬŶŽǁŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŝƚƚŽŽŬĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ
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ƚŝƐĂƐƐŝŵƉůĞĂƐƚŚĂƚ͘
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ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘
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February23,2009/SibusisoInnocentZikode:Ashort
biography
[AccessedMay3,2009athttp://www.abahlali.org/node/4810]
SubmittedbyAbahlali_3onMon,2009022314:28.biography|S'buZikode
S'buZikodewasbornin1975inthevillageofLoskop,nearthetownofEstcourtintheKwaZulu
NatalMidlands.Hewasraisedbyasinglemotherwhowasoftenawayfromhomeasshe
workedasaliveindomesticworker.Asaschoolboyhewasveryinvolvedinthescouting
movementandhegraduatedfromthePatrolLeadersTrainingUnitatLexdenin
Pietermaritzburgin1990.HeattendedBonokuhleHighSchoolinLoskopfrom1992to1996.
In1997S'buregisteredasalawstudentattheformerUniversityofDurbanWestvillebut,due
toaninabilitytopayhisfees,hadtoabandonhisstudieslaterthatyear.Afterthathewas
workedasasecurityguardandthenasapetrolpumpattendant.In1998hemetSindyMkhize,
hislifepartner.
In1999S'buandSindymovedtotheKennedyRoadsettlementastheycouldnotaffordthe
rentforformalaccommodation.Laterthatyearhewaspromotedtothepositionof
administratoratthepetrolstationwherehehadbeenworkingforsomeyears.In2001S'bu
becamethefirstdemocraticallyelectedchairpersonoftheKennedyRoadsettlement.He
declinedtostandforreelectionin2002butsuccessfullystoodforthepositionofdeputy
chairpersonin2003.Hewasreelectedaschairpersonin2004andheldthepositioneveryyear
until2007whenhedecidednottostandforreelection.
Between2001and2005heworkedverycloselywithmanygovernmenthousingprogrammes
andhewasareservistattheSydenhamPolicestationfrom2001until2004andbecamethe
DirectoroftheClareEstateHIV/AIDSDropInCentrein1993.
Attheendof2004theKennedyRoadDevelopmentCommitteedeclaredthat2005wouldbe
the'YearofAction'andanumberofprotestswereorganisedinthatyear.InOctober2005S'bu
wasafoundermemberofAbahlalibaseMjondolo–ademocraticmembershipbasedand
directedshackdwellers'movement.HewaselectedasthefirstPresidentofAbahlali
baseMjondolothatyearandhasbeenrelectedasPresidenteachyearsincethen.
AbahlalibaseMjondolohasstartedandruncrèchesandgardens,organisedforwomen'srights
andtherightsofpeopleborninothercountries,stronglysupportedtherightsofallchildrento
accessschools,campaignedforlivesavingbasicservicestobeprovidedtoshacksettlements,
organisedagainstpolicebrutalityandhostilitytopoorcommunitiesandsuccessfullyusedthe
courtstoopposeunlawfulevictionsbythestateandprivatelandlords.Themovementalso
negotiateswiththegovernmentandNGOstoupgradeanddevelopsettlementswherethey
currentlyareratherthanhaveshacksettlementsrazedandtheirresidentsforciblymovedto
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outoftownrelocationsites.Themovementstronglybelievesthatthatourcitiesshouldbe
democraticspacesinwhichallpeople,richandpoor,arewelcome.
AnglicanBishopRubinPhiliphaswrittenthat:
thecourage,dignityandgentledeterminationofAbahlalibaseMjodolohasbeenalightthathas
shoneevermorebrightlyoverthelastthreeyears…Yourprinciplethateveryonematters,that
everylifeisprecious,isverysimplebutitisalsoutterlyprofound.Manyofuswhoholddear
themostnobletraditionsofourcountrytakehopefromyourcourageandyourdignity.
AlongwithotherhighprofilemembersofthemovementS'bu'scommitmenthascosthimhis
job.InFebruary2007hisbossatthepetrolstation,aclosefriendofthemayor,cavedto
politicalpressureandS'buwasforcedoutofhisjob.Hehasalsobeensubjecttoslanderby
politiciansandunlawfularrest,detentionandassaultbythepolice.
AbahlalibaseMjondolonowhasmorethan10000paidupmembersspreadacross53
settlementsinKwaZuluNatalandtheWesternCape.In2009themovementjoinedwiththe
LandlessPeople'sMovement,theRuralNetworkandtheWesternCapeAntiEvictionCampaign
toformanationalallianceofpoorpeople'smovements,thePoorPeople'sAlliance.On9
February2009AbahlalibaseMjondolosignedabreakthroughdealwiththeeThekwini
Municipalitythatwillsee3settlementsbeingupgradedwheretheyareand14receiving
services.
S'buisaregularcommentatorinthemediaandhaspublishedanumberofarticlesin
newspapers,magazinesandacademicjournals.Hisworkisprescribedreadingatmany
universitiesaroundtheworld.Hehasalsobeeninvitedtospeakatuniversitiesandmanysocial
movement,NGOandchurchevents.In2007hewasinvitedtoaddressaconferenceof
architectsinIstanbul,Turkey.
In2009hewonascholarshipawardedforacademicallypromisingstudentswithexceptional
recordsofsocialcommitmentand,again,registeredtostudylaw.HeandSindynowhavefour
children.
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