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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT
OF 1934
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT
OF 1934
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(a) | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | |
Financial Statements: | ||
Statements
of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of November 30, 2006 and
2005
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5
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Statements
of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended
November 30, 2006 and 2005
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6
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Notes
to Financial Statements
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7
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Form
5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i–Schedule of Assets (Held at End of
Year) as of November 30, 2006
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12
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Certain
schedules required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for
Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act
of 1974 are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which
they
are required or as they are filed by the Trustee of the Master Trust
in
which the Plan participates.
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(b) | EXHIBIT | |
Exhibit
23 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
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DIRECTV
Thrift & Savings Plan
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(Name
of Plan)
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Date: May
11, 2007
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By
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/s/Paul
A. James
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Paul
A. James,
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Assistant
Treasurer
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/s/DELOITTE
& TOUCHE LLP
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Los
Angeles, California
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May
11, 2007
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AS OF NOVEMBER 30,
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2006
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2005
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(Dollars in Thousands)
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INVESTMENT
IN MASTER TRUST (Notes 2 and 6)
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$ |
2,058,597
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$ |
1,991,379
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CONTRIBUTIONS
RECEIVABLE:
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Employee
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-
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208
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Employer
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-
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97
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Total
contributions receivable
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-
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305
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NET
ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
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$ |
2,058,597
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$ |
1,991,684
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FOR THE YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
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2006
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2005
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(Dollars in Thousands)
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INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES:
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Net
investment income from Master Trust (Notes 2 and 6)
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$ |
304,612
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$ |
114,852
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OTHER
ACTIVITIES:
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Employee
contributions
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17,999
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28,106
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Employer
contributions
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6,472
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8,362
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Benefit
payments
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(263,285 | ) | (311,931 | ) | ||||
Plan
transfers
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1,115
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79
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Net
decrease from other activities
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(237,699 | ) | (275,384 | ) | ||||
INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
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66,913
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(160,532 | ) | |||||
NET
ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT:
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BEGINNING
OF YEAR
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1,991,684
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2,152,216
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END
OF THE YEAR
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$ |
2,058,597
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$ |
1,991,684
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AS OF NOVEMBER 30,
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2006
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2005
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(Dollars in Thousands)
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INVESTMENTS:
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Short-term
investment funds
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$ |
2,736
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$ |
1,485
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Common
stock
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629,117
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626,292
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DIRECTV
Common Stock Fund
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230,854
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172,817
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News
Corporation Stock Fund
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41,771
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37,614
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Common/Collective
Trusts
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638,742
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699,781
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Mutual
funds
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592,885
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527,905
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Participant
loans
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13,372
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13,736
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Total
investments
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2,149,477
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2,079,630
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Dividends
and interest receivable
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1,048
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849
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Receivable
for securities sold
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1,525
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1,161
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Payable
for securities purchased
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(1,087 | ) | (1,557 | ) | ||||
Payable
for investment management and administrative expenses
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(2,454 | ) | (1,797 | ) | ||||
NET
ASSETS OF THE MASTER TRUST
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$ |
2,148,509
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$ |
2,078,286
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NET
INVESTMENT IN MASTER TRUST – BY PLAN
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Thrift
& Savings Plan
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Investment
in Master Trust
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$ |
2,058,597
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$ |
1,991,379
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Plan’s
percentage interest in Master Trust net assets
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95.8 | % | 95.8 | % | ||||
Savings
Plus Plan
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Investment
in Master Trust
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$ |
89,912
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$ |
86,907
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Plan’s
percentage interest in Master Trust net assets
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4.2 | % | 4.2 | % |
FOR THE PLAN YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
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2006
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2005
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(Dollars in Thousands)
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INVESTMENT
INCOME AND EXPENSES:
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Net
appreciation/(depreciation) in fair value of investments:
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DIRECTV
Equity Fund
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$ |
73,688
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$ |
74,706
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DIRECTV
Fixed Income Fund
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21,223
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6,802
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DIRECTV
Common Stock Fund
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106,562
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(38,355 | ) | |||||
DIRECTV
Asset Allocation Fund (formerly DIRECTV Balanced Fund)
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24,073
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16,201
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Fidelity
Combined Funds
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53,126
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44,242
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News
Corporation Stock Fund
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12,870
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(8,189 | ) | |||||
Net
appreciation in fair value of investments
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291,542
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95,407
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DIVIDENDS
AND INTEREST INCOME
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32,227
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28,832
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INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT AND TRUSTEE FEES
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(5,507 | ) | (6,003 | ) | ||||
NET
INVESTMENT INCOME
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$ |
318,262
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$ |
118,236
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NET
INVESTMENT INCOME FROM MASTER TRUST – BY PLAN
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Thrift
& Savings Plan
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$ |
304,612
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$ |
114,852
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Savings
Plus Plan
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$ |
13,650
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$ |
3,384
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AS
OF NOVEMBER 30,
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2006
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2005
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(Dollars
in Thousands)
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DIRECTV
Fixed Fund
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$ |
376,848
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$ |
386,062
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DIRECTV
Asset Allocation (formerly DIRECTV Balanced Fund)
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168,455
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181,602
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DIRECTV
Common Stock Fund
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214,664
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161,586
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2006
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2005
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Assets:
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DIRECTV
Common Stock Fund
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$ |
214,664
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$ |
161,586
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Changes
in assets:
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Contributions
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$ |
7,942
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$ |
10,520
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Net
appreciation (depreciation)
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100,120
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(36,603 | ) | |||||
Distributions
to participants or their beneficiaries
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(22,408 | ) | (28,383 | ) | ||||
Transfers
to plans of related entities
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(32,576 | ) | (26,284 | ) | ||||
Total
changes in assets
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$ |
53,078
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$ | (80,750 | ) |
AS OF NOVEMBER 30,
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(Dollars in Thousands)
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2006
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2005
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Net
assets available for benefits per the financial statements
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$ |
2,058,597
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$ |
1,991,684
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Payable
to participants
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(1,091 | ) | (852 | ) | ||||
Net
assets available for benefits per Form 5500
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$ |
2,057,506
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$ |
1,990,832
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Benefit
payments per the financial statements
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$ |
263,285
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$ |
311,931
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Payable
to participants – Current Year
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1,091
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852
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Payable
to participants – Prior Year
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(852 | ) | (269 | ) | ||||
Benefit
payments per Form 5500
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$ |
263,524
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$ |
312,514
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(a)
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(b)
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
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(c)
Description of Investment
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(e)
Current Value
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*
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Various
Participants
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Participant
Loans (maturing between 2006 and 2010 at interest rates of 5% to
9.25%)
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$
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11,198,998
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