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Income from        $1 million       ---               ---               ---
                 continuing
                 operations
                 before income
                 taxes (in latest
                 fiscal year or in
                 two of last three
                 fiscal years)
                 Stockholders’      $15 million      $30 million       ---               ---
                 Equity
                 Market Value       ---              ---               $75 million       ---
                 of Listed
                 Securities
                 Total Assets       ---              ---               ---               $75 million and
                 and Total                                                               $75 million
                 Revenue (in
                 latest fiscal year
                 or in two of last
                 three fiscal
                 years)
                 Unrestricted       1.1 million      1.1 million       1.1 million       1.1 million
                 Publicly Held
                 Shares
                 Market Value       $8 million       $18 million       $20 million       $20 million
                 of Unrestricted
                 Publicly Held
                 Shares
                 Bid Price          $4               $4                $4                $4
                 Unrestricted       400              400               400               400
                 Round Lot
                 Shareholders**
                 Market Makers  3                    3                 4                 4
                 Operating          ---              2 years           ---               ---
                 History


               For 90 straight trading days before filing, currently traded entities eligible exclusively under
               the Market Value provision must comply with the $75 million Market Value of Listed Shares
               and the $4 bid price minimum.

               Other than the above criteria, the security must have at least an average regular trading
               volume of two thousand shares (that includes the security’s trading volume on the main
               market concerning the ADR) over the thirty trading day period leading up to listing if trading
               occurs on more than fifty of those 30 days unless the security is listed on the Exchange in
               relation with a strong commitment of a minimum $4 million underwritten public offering.

               Listing Requirements for NASDAQ Capital Market

               Financial and Liquidity Requirements:







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