o Preliminary
Information Statement
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o Confidential,
for Use of the
Commission Only
(as
permitted by Rule 14c-5 (d)(2))
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x Definitive
Information Statement
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No
fee required.
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Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14c-5(g) and
0-11.
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1)
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Title
of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
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2)
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Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction applies:
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3)
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Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant
to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing
fee is
calculated and state how it was determined):
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4)
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Proposed
maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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5)
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Total
fee paid:
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Fee
paid previously with preliminary materials.
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was
paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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1)
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Amount
Previously Paid:
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2)
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Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement No:
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3)
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Filing
Party:
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4)
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Date
Filed:
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Common
Stock
Outstanding |
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Authorized
Common Stock |
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Series
A Preferred Stock Outstanding
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Series
A Preferred Stock Authorized
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Series
B Preferred Stock Outstanding
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Series
B Preferred Stock Authorized
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Pre-Authorized
Share Amendment
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25,263,517
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100,000,000
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8,579,301
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12,000,000
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54,203.54
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200,000
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Post-Authorized
Share Amendment
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25,263,517
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500,000,000
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8,579,301
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12,000,000
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54,203.54
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200,000
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Voting
Shareholders
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Affiliation
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Number
of Voting Shares
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Percentage
of Voting Shares
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NJTC
Venture Fund SBIC, L.P.
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56,708,481
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32.4
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%
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Margie
Chassman
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26,611,796
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15.2
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%
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Robert
Shipley
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11,847,729
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6.8
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%
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Guillermina
Vega Montiel
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4,993,984
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2.9
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%
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Total
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100,161,988
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57.2
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%
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Shares
Beneficially Owned (1)
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Names
and Address of Directors, Officers and 5% Stockholders
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Number
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Percent
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Margie
Chassman (2)
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53,388,205
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72.3
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%
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Guillermina
Montiel (3)
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5,052,456
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20.0
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%
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Margery
Germain (4)
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2,000,000
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7.9
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%
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Robert
Shipley (5)
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12,899,387
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34.3
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%
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Directors
and Executive Officers
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Al
Kraus (6)
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9,407,001
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28.3
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%
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William
R. Miller (7)
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325,000
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1.3
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%
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David
Lamadrid (8)
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1,762,900
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6.6
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%
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Vince
Capponi (9)
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1,380,586
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5.3
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%
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Joseph
Rubin (10)
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721,548
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2.8
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%
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James
Winchester (11)
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241,582
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Phillip
Chan (12)
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276,243
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1.1
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%
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Edward
R. Jones (13)
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52,500
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Jim
Gunton
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0
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All
directors and executive officers as a group (nine persons)
(14)
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14,167,360
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38.3
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%
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*
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Less
than 1%.
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1
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Gives
effect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
all
options exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 2008 and other
rights
beneficially owned by the indicated stockholders on that date. Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission and includes voting and investment power with
respect
to shares. Unless otherwise indicated, the persons named in the table
have
sole voting and sole investment control with respect to all shares
beneficially owned. Percentage ownership is calculated based on 25,263,517
shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2008.
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2
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Based
on information reflected in a Schedule 13G filed by Ms. Chassman
with the
SEC on November 20, 2006, and includes 5,460,000 shares of Common
Stock
ultimately issuable upon exercise and conversion of the Series A
Preferred
Stock and warrants underlying the warrant we issued Ms. Chassman
upon the
closing of our Series A Preferred Stock private placement, 12,084,890
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred
Stock, 400,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants
and 26,611,796 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
Series B
Preferred Stock. Ms. Chassman has waived her registration rights
with
respect to the Series A Preferred Stock and warrants. Margie Chassman
is
married to David Blech. Mr. Blech disclaims beneficial ownership
of these
shares. Since 1980 Mr. Blech has been a founder of companies and
venture
capital investor in the biotechnology sector. His initial venture
investment, Genetic Systems Corporation, which he helped found and
served
as treasurer and a member of the board of directors, was sold to
Bristol
Myers in 1986 for $294 million of Bristol Myers stock. Other companies
he
helped found include DNA Plant Technology, Celgene Corporation, Neurogen
Corporation, Icos Corporation, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Alexion
Pharmaceuticals and Neurocrine Biosciences. He was also instrumental
in
the turnaround of Liposome Technology, Inc. and Biotech General
Corporation. In 1990 Mr. Blech founded D. Blech & Company, which,
until it ceased doing business in September 1994, was a registered
broker-dealer involved in underwriting biotechnology issues. In May
1998,
David Blech pled guilty to two counts of criminal securities fraud,
and,
in September 1999, he was sentenced by the U.S. District Court for
the
Southern District of New York to five years’ probation, which was
completed in September 2004. Mr. Blech also settled administrative
charges
by the Commission in December 2000 arising out of the collapse in
1994 of
D. Blech & Co., of which Mr. Blech was President and sole stockholder.
The settlement prohibits Mr. Blech from engaging in future violations
of
the federal securities laws and from association with any broker-dealer.
In addition, the District Business Conduct Committee for District
No.10 of
NASD Regulation, Inc. reached a decision, dated December 3, 1996,
in a
matter styled District Business Conduct Committee for District No.
10 v.
David Blech, regarding the alleged failure of Mr. Blech to respond
to
requests by the staff of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (“NASD”) for documents and information in connection with seven
customer complaints against various registered representatives of
D. Blech
& Co. The decision found that Mr. Blech failed to respond to such
requests in violation of NASD rules and that Mr. Blech should, therefore,
be censured, fined $20,000 and barred from associating with any member
firm in any capacity. Furthermore, Mr. Blech was discharged in bankruptcy
in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of
New
York in March 2000.
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3
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Includes
58,472 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options.
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4
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Includes
1,700,000 shares of Common Stock held directly by Ms. Germain and
300,000
shares of Common Stock held by her minor children.
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5
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Includes
390,366 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series
A
Preferred Stock, 11,341,713 shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of Series B Preferred Stock and 661,293 shares of Common
Stock
issuable upon exercise of warrants and options.
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6
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Includes
8,013,370 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock
options.
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7
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These
shares are issuable upon exercise of stock options.
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8
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Includes
1,254,166 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock
options.
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9
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Includes
962,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.
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10
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Includes
2,320 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A
Preferred Stock and 312,840 shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise
of warrants and stock options. Does not include shares of Common
Stock
beneficially owned by Mr. Rubin’s spouse, as to which he disclaims
beneficial ownership.
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11
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Includes
100,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.
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12
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These
shares are issuable upon conversion of Series B Preferred
Stock.
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13
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These
shares are issuable upon exercise of stock options.
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14
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Includes
an aggregate of 11,712,126 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of stock options and warrants and conversion of Series A Preferred
Stock
and conversion of Series B Preferred
Stock.
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l
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Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007,
filed with the Commission on April 15, 2008.
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l
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Our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended June 30,
2008,
filed with the Commission on August 19, 2008.
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Shareholder
Name
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Shareholder
Signature
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Number
of Shares
Owned
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Percentage
of Voting
Shares
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NJTC
Venture Fund SBIC, L.P
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/s/
NJTC Venture Fund SBIC, L.P.
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56,708,481
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32.4%
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Margie
Chassman
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/s/
Margie Chassman
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26,611,796
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15.2%
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Robert
Shipley
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/s/
Robert Shipley
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11,847,728
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6.8%
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Guillermina
Vega Montiel
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/s/
Guillermina Vega Montiel
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4,993,984
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2.9%
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Total
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100,161,988
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57.2%
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