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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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|[X] |  | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2002

OR

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|[    ] |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

Commission file number 0-18169

IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)                        |  | 94-3069954
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
|                                                                                                
|One Front Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, California
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | 94111
(Zip Code)                               

(415) 677-8990
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   [X].     No [   ].





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|--------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |  |  |  |  |  | 
|PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION               
|                                              | Item 1. Financial Statements                                                                 
|                                              |                                                                                               | Balance Sheets                         
|                                              |                                                                                               | Statements of Operations               
|                                              |                                                                                               | Statements of Cash Flows               
|                                              |                                                                                               | Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements
|                                              | Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|                                              | Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                           
|PART II  OTHER INFORMATION                  
|                                              | Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                     
|SIGNATURES                                   
|EXHIBIT INDEX                                
|Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period
Ended June 30, 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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|PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION |  |                                                                                               
|Item 1.                        |  | Financial Statements                                                                           |  |     
|                               |  | Balance Sheets  June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 (unaudited)                               |  | 4   
|                               |  | Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 (unaudited) |  | 5   
|                               |  | Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 (unaudited)           |  | 6   
|                               |  | Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                      |  | 7   
|Item 2.                        |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations          |  | 12  
|Item 3.                        |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                     |  | 16  
|PART II  OTHER INFORMATION    |  |                                                                                               
|Item 6.                        |  | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                               |  | 17  

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PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION




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|Item 1. |  | Financial Statements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|        |  | Presented herein are the Registrants balance sheets as of June 30, 2002
and December 31, 2001, statements of operations for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, and statements of cash flows for the
six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |           |           |           | 
|----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | --------- | 
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           | June 30,  |           | December 31,
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           | 2002      |           | 2001        
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |             
|Assets                              |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|Current assets:                     |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|                                    | Cash and cash equivalents, includes $450,132
at June 30, 2002 and $477,367 at December
31, 2001 in interest-bearing accounts |                                | $                       | 489,135   |           |           | $            | 492,681   |          
|                                    | Net lease receivables due from Leasing Company
(notes 1 and 2)                                                               |                                |                         | 38,623    |           |           |              | 30,994    |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                | Total current assets    |           |           | 527,758   |              |           |           | 523,675   | 
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|Container rental equipment, at cost |                                                                                                                              |                                | 7,129,004               |           |           |           | 8,725,806    |          
|                                    | Less accumulated depreciation                                                                                                |                                |                         | 5,141,520 |           |           |              | 6,004,447 |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                              | Net container rental equipment |                         |           | 1,987,484 |           |              |           | 2,721,359 |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                | Total assets            |           | $         | 2,515,242 |              |           | $         | 3,245,034 | 
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|Partners Capital                   |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|Partners capital (deficit):        |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|                                    | General partner                                                                                                              |                                | $                       | (102,436  | )         |           | $            | (84,404   | )        
|                                    | Limited partners                                                                                                             |                                |                         | 2,617,678 |           |           |              | 3,329,438 |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                | Total partners capital |           | $         | 2,515,242 |              |           | $         | 3,245,034 | 
|                                    |                                                                                                                              |                                |                         |           |           |           |              |          

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

|                                                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |         |        | 
|----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | -------- | ------------------ | -------- | ---------------- | ------- | -------- | ------ | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | - | ------- | ------- | ------ | 
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          | Three Months Ended |          | Six Months Ended
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                 
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          | June 30,           |          | June 30,         |         | June 30, |        | June 30,
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          | 2002               |          | 2001             |         | 2002     |        | 2001    
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |         
|Net lease revenue (notes 1 and 3)                     |                                           | $                             | 99,435   |                    |          | $                | 195,591 |          |        | $        | 202,615  |          |          | $ | 419,316 |        
|Other operating expenses:                             |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |        
|                                                      | Depreciation                              |                               |          | 127,865            |          |                  |         | 119,336  |        |          |          | 270,965  |          |   |         | 238,320 |       
|                                                      | Other general and administrative expenses |                               |          | 14,153             |          |                  |         | 17,404   |        |          |          | 28,408   |          |   |         | 38,893  |       
|                                                      | Net loss on disposal of equipment         |                               |          | 74,135             |          |                  |         | 27,241   |        |          |          | 110,137  |          |   |         | 58,851  |       
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |        
|                                                      |                                           | (Loss) income from operations |          |                    | (116,718 | )                |         |          | 31,610 |          |          |          | (206,895 | ) |         |         | 83,252 | 
|Other income:                                         |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |        
|                                                      | Interest income                           |                               |          | 1,415              |          |                  |         | 5,314    |        |          |          | 2,978    |          |   |         | 13,278  |       
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |        
|                                                      |                                           | Net (loss) income             |          | $                  | (115,303 | )                |         | $        | 36,924 |          |          | $        | (203,917 | ) |         | $       | 96,530 | 
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |        
|Allocation of net (loss) income:                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |        
|                                                      | General partner                           |                               | $        | (1,153             | )        |                  | $       | 10,210   |        |          | $        | (2,039   | )        |   | $       | 21,541  |       
|                                                      | Limited partners                          |                               |          | (114,150           | )        |                  |         | 26,714   |        |          |          | (201,878 | )        |   |         | 74,989  |       
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |        
|                                                      |                                           | $                             | (115,303 | )                  |          | $                | 36,924  |          |        | $        | (203,917 | )        |          | $ | 96,530  |        
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |        
|Limited partners per unit share of net
(loss) income |                                           | $                             | (3.36    | )                  |          | $                | 0.79    |          |        | $        | (5.94    | )        |          | $ | 2.21    |        
|                                                      |                                           |                               |          |                    |          |                  |         |          |        |          |          |          |          |   |         |        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

|                                             |                                                  |   |                  |          |          |   |          |          |  
|-------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | - | ---------------- | -------- | -------- | - | -------- | -------- | -
|                                             |                                                  |   | Six Months Ended
|                                             |                                                  |   |                 
|                                             |                                                  |   | June 30,         |          | June 30,
|                                             |                                                  |   | 2002             |          | 2001    
|                                             |                                                  |   |                  |          |         
|Net cash provided by operating activities    |                                                  | $ | 194,350          |          |          | $ | 418,673  |         
|Cash flows provided by investing activities: |                                                  |   |                  |          |          |   |          |         
|                                             | Proceeds from sale of container rental equipment |   |                  | 327,979  |          |   |          | 274,051  |  
|Cash flows used in financing activities:     |                                                  |   |                  |          |          |   |          |         
|                                             | Distribution to partners                         |   |                  | (525,875 | )        |   |          | (879,172 | )
|                                             |                                                  |   |                  |          |          |   |          |         
|Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents    |                                                  |   | (3,546           | )        |          |   | (186,448 | )       
|Cash and cash equivalents at January 1       |                                                  |   | 492,681          |          |          |   | 741,214  |         
|                                             |                                                  |   |                  |          |          |   |          |         
|Cash and cash equivalents at June 30         |                                                  | $ | 489,135          |          |          | $ | 554,766  |         
|                                             |                                                  |   |                  |          |          |   |          |         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements



|(1) |  | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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| | (a) |  | Nature of Operations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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| |     |  | IEA Income Fund IX, L.P. (the Partnership) is a limited partnership
organized under the laws of the State of California on June 8, 1988 for
the purpose of owning and leasing marine cargo containers worldwide to
ocean carriers. To this extent, the Partnerships operations are subject
to the fluctuations of world economic and political conditions. Such
factors may affect the pattern and levels of world trade. The
Partnership believes that the profitability of, and risks associated
with, leases to foreign customers is generally the same as those of
leases to domestic customers. The Partnerships leases generally require
all payments to be made in United States currency.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|
| |     |  | Cronos Capital Corp. (CCC) is the general partner and, with its
affiliate Cronos Containers Limited (the Leasing Company), manages the
business of the Partnership. CCC and the Leasing Company also manage the
container leasing business for other partnerships affiliated with CCC.
The Partnership shall continue until December 31, 2009, unless sooner
terminated upon the occurrence of certain events.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|
| |     |  | The Partnership commenced operations on December 5, 1988, when the
minimum subscription proceeds of $1,000,000 were obtained. The
Partnership offered 40,000 units of limited partnership interest at $500
per unit, or $20,000,000. The offering terminated on September 11, 1989,
at which time 33,992 limited partnership units had been sold.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|
| | (b) |  | Leasing Company and Leasing Agent Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|
| |     |  | Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership,
all authority to administer the business of the Partnership is vested in
CCC. A Leasing Agent Agreement exists between CCC and the Leasing
Company, whereby the Leasing Company has the responsibility to manage the
leasing operations of all equipment owned by the Partnership. Pursuant
to the Agreement, the Leasing Company is responsible for leasing,
managing and re-leasing the Partnerships containers to ocean carriers,
and has full discretion over which ocean carriers and suppliers of goods
and services it may deal with. The Leasing Agent Agreement permits the
Leasing Company to use the containers owned by the Partnership, together
with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing Company and its
affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard to
ownership. Since the Leasing Agent Agreement meets the definition of an
operating lease in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.
13, it is accounted for as a lease under which the Partnership is lessor
and the Leasing Company is lessee.
|
| |     |  | The Leasing Agent Agreement generally provides that the Leasing
Company will make payments to the Partnership based upon rentals
collected from ocean carriers after deducting direct operating expenses
and management fees to CCC. The Leasing Company leases containers to
ocean carriers, generally under operating leases which are either master
leases or term leases (mostly one to five years). Master leases do not
specify the exact number of containers to be leased or the term that each
container will remain on hire but allow the ocean carrier to pick up and
drop off containers at various locations, and rentals are based upon the
number of containers used and the applicable per-diem rate. Accordingly,
rentals under master leases are all variable and contingent upon the
number of containers used. Most containers are leased to ocean carriers
under master leases; leasing agreements with fixed payment terms are not
material to the financial statements. Since there are no material
minimum lease rentals, no disclosure of minimum lease rentals is provided
in these financial statements.  

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements



| | (c) |  | Basis of Accounting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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| |     |  | The Partnership utilizes the accrual method of accounting. Net
lease revenue is recorded by the Partnership in each period based upon
its leasing agent agreement with the Leasing Company. Net lease revenue
is generally dependent upon operating lease rentals from operating lease
agreements between the Leasing Company and its various lessees, less
direct operating expenses and management fees due in respect of the
containers specified in each operating lease agreement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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| | (d) |  | Container Rental Equipment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|
| |     |  | SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets, was adopted by the Partnership effective January 1, 2002,
without a significant impact on its financial statements. In accordance
with SFAS No. 144, container rental equipment is considered to be
impaired if the carrying value of the asset exceeds the expected future
cash flows from related operations (undiscounted and without interest
charges). If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets are written down
to fair value. An analysis is prepared each quarter projecting future
cash flows from container rental equipment operations. Current and
projected utilization rates, per-diem rental rates, direct operating
expenses, fleet size and container disposals are the primary variables
utilized by the analysis. Additionally, the Partnership evaluates future
cash flows and potential impairment by container type rather than for
each individual container, and as a result, future losses could result
for individual container dispositions due to various factors, including
age, condition, suitability for continued leasing, as well as the
geographical location of containers when disposed. There were no
impairment charges to the carrying value of container rental equipment
for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.
|
| |     |  | Depreciation policies are also evaluated to determine whether subsequent
events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.
Container rental equipment is depreciated using the straight-line basis.
Effective June 1, 2001, the estimated depreciable life was changed from a
twelve-year life to a fifteen-year life and the estimated salvage value
was changed from 30% to 10% of the original equipment cost. The effect
of these changes is an increase to depreciation expense of approximately
$68,600 and $181,700 for the respective three and six-month periods ended
June 30, 2002 and an increase of approximately $23,600 for the three and
six-month periods ended June 30, 2001.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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| | (e) |  | Use of Estimates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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| |     |  | The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which requires the partnership to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|
| |     |  | The most significant estimates
included within the financial statements are the container rental
equipment estimated useful lives and residual values, and the
estimate of future cash flows from container rental equipment
operations, used to determine the adequacy of the carrying value of
container rental equipment in accordance with SFAS No. 144. Considerable judgement is required in estimating future cash flows from container rental equipment operations. Accordingly, the estimates may not be indicative of the amounts that may be realized in future periods. As additional information becomes available in subsequent periods, reserves for the impairment of the container rental equipment carrying values may be necessary based upon changes in market and economic conditions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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| | (f) |  | Financial Statement Presentation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
| | --- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| |     |  | These financial statements have been prepared without audit. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
procedures have been omitted. It is suggested that these financial
statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
accompanying notes in the Partnerships latest annual report on Form
10-K.
|
| |     |  | The interim financial statements presented herewith reflect all adjustments
of a normal recurring nature which are, in the opinion of management,
necessary to a fair statement of the financial condition and results of
operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations
for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to
be expected for the full year.                     

IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements



|(2) |  | Net Lease Receivables Due from Leasing Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|--- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   
|    |  | Net lease receivables due from the Leasing Company are determined by
deducting direct operating payables and accrued expenses, base management
fees payable, and reimbursed administrative expenses payable to CCC and its
affiliates from the rental billings earned by the Leasing Company under
operating leases to ocean carriers for the containers owned by the
Partnership, as well as proceeds earned from container disposals. Net lease
receivables at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 were as follows:

|                                               |  |          |         |              |  |   |         | 
|---------------------------------------------- |  | -------- | ------- | ------------ |  | - | ------- | 
|                                               |  | June 30, |         | December 31,
|                                               |  | 2002     |         | 2001        
|                                               |  |          |         |             
|Gross lease receivables                        |  | $        | 247,325 |              |  | $ | 281,929 | 
|Less:                                          |  |          |         |              |  |   |         | 
|Direct operating payables and accrued expenses |  |          | 146,704 |              |  |   | 170,872 | 
|Damage protection reserve                      |  |          | 5,894   |              |  |   | 8,276   | 
|Base management fees payable                   |  |          | 36,973  |              |  |   | 42,086  | 
|Reimbursed administrative expenses             |  |          | 2,691   |              |  |   | 3,761   | 
|Allowance for doubtful accounts                |  |          | 16,440  |              |  |   | 25,940  | 
|                                               |  |          |         |              |  |   |         | 
|Net lease receivables                          |  | $        | 38,623  |              |  | $ | 30,994  | 
|                                               |  |          |         |              |  |   |         | 



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|(3) |  | Net Lease Revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|--- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   
|    |  | Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating expenses, base
management fees and reimbursed administrative expenses to CCC from the
rental revenue earned by the Leasing Company under operating leases to ocean
carriers for the containers owned by the Partnership. Net lease revenue for
the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 was as follows:

|                                    |  |                    |         |                  |  |          |         |          |  |   |         |  |  |   |         | 
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- | ---------------- |  | -------- | ------- | -------- |  | - | ------- |  |  | - | ------- | 
|                                    |  | Three Months Ended |         | Six Months Ended
|                                    |  |                    |         |                 
|                                    |  | June 30,           |         | June 30,         |  | June 30, |         | June 30,
|                                    |  | 2002               |         | 2001             |  | 2002     |         | 2001    
|                                    |  |                    |         |                  |  |          |         |         
|Rental revenue (note 4)             |  | $                  | 152,756 |                  |  | $        | 258,736 |          |  | $ | 336,187 |  |  | $ | 565,746 | 
|Less:                               |  |                    |         |                  |  |          |         |          |  |   |         |  |  |   |         | 
|Rental equipment operating expenses |  |                    | 33,156  |                  |  |          | 32,227  |          |  |   | 89,749  |  |  |   | 79,711  | 
|Base management fees                |  |                    | 10,682  |                  |  |          | 18,105  |          |  |   | 23,535  |  |  |   | 39,534  | 
|Reimbursed administrative expenses  |  |                    | 9,483   |                  |  |          | 12,813  |          |  |   | 20,288  |  |  |   | 27,185  | 
|                                    |  |                    |         |                  |  |          |         |          |  |   |         |  |  |   |         | 
|Net lease revenue                   |  | $                  | 99,435  |                  |  | $        | 195,591 |          |  | $ | 202,615 |  |  | $ | 419,316 | 
|                                    |  |                    |         |                  |  |          |         |          |  |   |         |  |  |   |         | 

IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements



|(4) |  | Operating Segment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|--- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   
|    |  | An operating segment is a component of an enterprise that engages in
business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses,
whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprises chief
operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated
to the segment and assess its performance, and about which separate
financial information is available. Management operates the Partnerships
container fleet as a homogenous unit and has determined that as such it has
a single reportable operating segment.
|   
|    |  | The Partnership derives its revenues from leasing marine dry cargo
containers. As of June 30, 2002, the Partnership operated 898 twenty-foot,
356 forty-foot and 632 forty-foot high-cube marine dry cargo containers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|   
|    |  | Due to the Partnerships lack of information regarding the physical location
of its fleet of containers when on lease in the global shipping trade, it is
impracticable to provide the geographic area information.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|(5) |  | New Accounting Pronouncements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|--- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   
|    |  | In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No.
143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which is effective for
all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. This standard requires a
company to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement
obligation in the period in which it is incurred, and a corresponding
increase in the carrying value of the related long-lived asset. The
Registrant is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 143 will have on
its financial statements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|   
|    |  | In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 146,
Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, which
addresses accounting for restructuring and similar costs. SFAS 146
supersedes previous accounting guidance, principally Emerging Issues Task
Force Issue No. 94-3. SFAS 146 requires that the liability for costs
associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the
liability is incurred. Under Issue 94-3, a liability for an exit cost was
recognized at the date of the Companys commitment to an exit plan. SFAS 146
also establishes that the liability should initially be measured and
recorded at fair value. Accordingly, SFAS 146 may affect the timing of
recognizing future restructuring costs as well as the amounts recognized.
The Registrant believes that SFAS 146 will not have a significant impact on
its financial position or results of operations.

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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

It is suggested that the following discussion be read in conjunction with the
Registrants most recent annual report on Form 10-K.

General

Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant, all authority
to administer the business of the Registrant is vested in CCC. A Leasing Agent
Agreement exists between CCC and the Leasing Company, whereby the Leasing
Company has the responsibility to manage the leasing operations of all
equipment owned by the Registrant. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Leasing
Company is responsible for leasing, managing and re-leasing the Registrants
containers to ocean carriers, and has full discretion over which ocean carriers
and suppliers of goods and services it may deal with. The Leasing Agent
Agreement permits the Leasing Company to use the containers owned by the
Registrant, together with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing
Company and its affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard
to ownership. At June 30, 2002, 40% of the original equipment remained in the
Registrants fleet, as compared to 48% at December 31, 2001. The following
chart summarizes the composition of the Registrants fleet (based on container
type) at June 30, 2002.

|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |         |     | 
|-------------------- | --------------------- | -------- | --- | ------- | --- | ------- | --- | --------- | --- |  | --- | ------- | --- | 
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     | 40-Foot
|                     |                       |          |     | 20-Foot |     | 40-Foot |     | High-Cube
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |          
|Containers on lease: |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |        
|                     | Term leases           |          |     | 496     |     |         |     | 196       |     |  |     | 150     |    
|                     | Master leases         |          |     | 276     |     |         |     | 59        |     |  |     | 304     |    
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |         |    
|                     |                       | Subtotal |     |         | 772 |         |     |           | 255 |  |     |         | 454 | 
|Containers off lease |                       |          | 126 |         |     |         | 101 |           |     |  | 178 |        
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |         |    
|                     | Total container fleet |          |     | 898     |     |         |     | 356       |     |  |     | 632     |    
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |         |    

|                                 |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |   |  |     |    |   |  |         |       |  |  |     |    |  
|-------------------------------- | -------------- |  | ------- | ----- | ------- |  | --------- | -- | - |  | ----- | --- | - |  | --- | -- | - |  | ------- | ----- |  |  | --- | -- | -
|                                 |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |   |  |     |    |   |  | 40-Foot
|                                 |                |  | 20-Foot |       | 40-Foot |  | High-Cube
|                                 |                |  |         |       |         |  |          
|                                 |                |  | Units   |       | %       |  | Units     |    | % |  | Units |     | %
|                                 |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |  
|Total purchases                  |                |  | 2,327   |       |         |  | 100       | %  |   |  | 799   |     |   |  | 100 | %  |   |  | 1,653   |       |  |  | 100 | % 
|                                 | Less disposals |  |         | 1,429 |         |  |           | 61 | % |  |       | 443 |   |  |     | 55 | % |  |         | 1,021 |  |  |     | 62 | %
|                                 |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |   |  |     |    |   |  |         |       |  |  |     |   
|Remaining fleet at June 30, 2002 |                |  | 898     |       |         |  | 39        | %  |   |  | 356   |     |   |  | 45  | %  |   |  | 632     |       |  |  | 38  | % 
|                                 |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |   |  |     |    |   |  |         |       |  |  |     |   

During 2001, demand for dry cargo containers was adversely affected by the
slowdown in the global economy resulting in an excess supply of containers in
many locations. As a result of increasing worldwide container inventories
during 2001, cautious forecasts for global economic recovery and a reduction in
the level of capital available for new production, the demand for new container
production declined. Accordingly, prices for new containers reached historic
lows, creating further downward pressure on lease per-diem rates and container
residual values.

At the end of 2001, the Registrant, CCC and the Leasing Company viewed this
slowdown in new container production as having positive short and long-term
affects for the container leasing industry. During the first six months of
2002, a general improvement in the worlds economic climate, combined with
reduced funding for new container production, contributed to container
shortfalls in many Asian locations and a corresponding increase in the demand
for existing, older containers. The surge in demand experienced during the
first six months of 2002 was a primary factor in reducing off-hire container
inventories primarily in Asia, and to a lesser extent Europe and North America.
During the first six months of 2002, the average monthly utilization of the
Registrants dry cargo fleet increased from 71% for December 2001 to 77% for
June 2002. However, lease per-diem rates, which are influenced by new
container prices and borrowing rates, continued to

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remain depressed. An improvement in lease per-diem rates is not expected until
new container prices increase to much higher levels. The Registrant, CCC and
the Leasing Company expect the current level of demand for cargo containers to
continue into the third quarter of 2002; however, a moderate or
slowly-developing economic recovery in the US and other world economies, as
well as an increase in new container production, may temper the current demand
for leased containers. The Leasing Company, on behalf of the Registrant, will
seek to exploit the current demand for leased containers by repositioning
off-hire equipment to locations of greatest demand and by pursuing leasing
opportunities through the Leasing Companys global marketing network.

Despite recent improvements in container leasing market conditions, the effect
of the slowdown in global economic conditions on the container leasing
industrys customers, the shipping lines, coupled with their acquisition of
new, larger container ships, have created a condition of excess shipping
capacity. The uncertainty over the financial strength of the shipping industry
appears to favor the larger more established shipping lines. The Registrant,
CCC and the Leasing Company continue to remain cautious, as some shipping lines
have reported operating losses during 2002. The financial impact of such
losses on the shipping lines may eventually influence the demand for leased
containers as some shipping lines may experience additional financial
difficulties, consolidate or become insolvent. Although the ultimate outcome,
as well as its impact on the container leasing industry and the Registrants
results of operations, is unknown, CCC, on behalf of the Registrant, will work
closely with the Leasing Company to monitor outstanding receivables,
collections, and credit exposure to various existing and new customers.

The Registrants average fleet size and utilization rates for the three and
six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 were as follows:

|                                                                    |  |                    |       |                  |  |          |       |          |  |  |       |   |  |  |       |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ----- | ---------------- |  | -------- | ----- | -------- |  |  | ----- | - |  |  | ----- | -
|                                                                    |  | Three Months Ended |       | Six Months Ended
|                                                                    |  |                    |       |                 
|                                                                    |  | June 30,           |       | June 30,         |  | June 30, |       | June 30,
|                                                                    |  | 2002               |       | 2001             |  | 2002     |       | 2001    
|                                                                    |  |                    |       |                  |  |          |       |         
|Average fleet size
(measured in
twenty-foot
equivalent units
(TEU)) |  |                    | 3,035 |                  |  |          | 3,988 |          |  |  | 3,224 |   |  |  | 4,088 |  
|Average Utilization                                                 |  |                    | 76    | %                |  |          | 76    | %        |  |  | 74    | % |  |  | 78    | %

Although utilization levels increased from December 31, 2001 levels, many older
containers, including those of the Registrant, were leased under term leases
that command lower per-diem rates. These term leases, combined with the
markets impact on short-term, master lease per-diem rates, contributed to an
overall decline in the Registrants per-diem rates. For the three and
six-month period ended June 30, 2002, the Registrants per-diem rates declined
by approximately 20% and 21%, when compared to the same three and six-month
periods in the prior year.

The primary component of the Registrants results of operations is net lease
revenue. Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating
expenses, management fees and reimbursed administrative expenses, from rental
revenues billed by the Leasing Company from the leasing of the Registrants
containers. Net lease revenue is directly related to the size, utilization and
per-diem rental rates of the Registrants fleet.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30,
2001

Loss from operationsfor the three months ended June 30, 2002 was $116,718, as
compared to income of $31,610 during the corresponding period of 2001. The
decrease was primarily due to a decline in net lease revenue, an increase in
the net loss on disposal of equipment, and a $8,529 increase in depreciation
expense that resulted from a change in the estimated life and salvage value of
the containers, effective June 1, 2001.

Net lease revenueof $99,435 for the three months ended June 30, 2002 was
$96,156 lower than in the corresponding period of 2001. The decrease was
primarily due to a $105,980 decline in gross rental revenue (a component of net
lease revenue) from the same period in 2001. Gross rental revenue was
primarily impacted by the Registrants smaller fleet size and lower per-diem
rental rates. Other components of net lease revenue, including reimbursed
administrative expenses and management fees, were lower by a combined $9,824
when compared to the corresponding period in 2001, partially offsetting the
decline in gross lease revenue.

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Depreciation expenseof $127,865 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2002
was $8,529 higher than the same period in 2001. Effective June 1, 2001, the
Registrant changed the estimated life of its rental container equipment from an
estimated 12-year life to a 15-year life, and its estimated salvage value from
30% to 10% of original equipment cost. The effect of these changes was an
increase in depreciation expense of approximately $68,600 for the three months
ended June 30, 2002.

Other general and administrative expenseswere $14,153 for the three-month
period ended June 30, 2002, a decrease of $3,251 or 18.7% when compared to the
corresponding period in 2001. Contributing to this decline were legal costs
and costs related to investor communications.

Net loss on disposal of equipmentwas a result of the Registrant disposing of
226 containers during the three-month period ended June 30, 2002, as compared
to 143 containers during the same period in 2001. These disposals resulted in
a loss of $74,135 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2002, as compared
to a loss of $27,241 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2001. The
Registrant believes that the net loss on container disposals in the three-month
period ended June 30, 2002 was a result of various factors including the age,
condition, suitability for continued leasing, as well as the geographical
location of the containers when disposed. These factors will continue to
influence the decision to repair or dispose of a container when it is returned
by a lessee, as well as the amount of sales proceeds received and the related
gain or loss on container disposals. The level of the Registrants container
disposals in subsequent periods will also contribute to fluctuations in the net
gain or loss on disposals. There were no reductions to the carrying value of
container rental equipment during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2002
and 2001.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2001

Loss from operationsfor the six months ended June 30, 2002 was $206,895, as
compared to income of $83,252 during the corresponding period of 2001. The
decrease was primarily due to a decline in net lease revenue, an increase in
net loss on disposal of equipment, and a $32,645 increase in depreciation
expense that resulted from a change in the estimated life and salvage value of
the containers, effective June 1, 2001.

Net lease revenueof $202,615 for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was
$216,701 lower than in the corresponding period of 2001. The decrease was
primarily due to a $229,559 decline in gross rental revenue (a component of net
lease revenue) from the same period in 2001. Gross rental revenue was impacted
by the Registrants smaller fleet size, lower per-diem rental rates and a lower
average utilization rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002. Other
components of net lease revenue, including reimbursed administrative expenses
and management fees, were lower by a combined $22,896 when compared to the
corresponding period in 2001, partially offsetting the decline in gross lease
revenue.

Depreciation expenseof $270,965 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002
was $32,645 higher than the same period in 2001. Effective June 1, 2001, the
Registrant changed the estimated life of its rental container equipment from an
estimated 12-year life to a 15-year life, and its estimated salvage value from
30% to 10% of original equipment cost. The effect of these changes was an
increase in depreciation expense of approximately $181,700 for the six months
ended June 30, 2002.

Other general and administrative expenseswere $28,408 for the six-month period
ended June 30, 2002, a decrease of $10,485 or 27% when compared to the
corresponding period in 2001. Contributing to this decline were legal costs
and costs related to investor communications.

Net loss on disposal of equipmentwas a result of the Registrant disposing of
412 containers during the six-month period ended June 30, 2002, as compared to
287 containers during the same period in 2001. These disposals resulted in a
loss of $110,137 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002, as compared to a
loss of $58,851 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001. There were no
reductions to the carrying value of container rental equipment during the
six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash from Operating Activities:Net cash provided by operating activities was
$194,350 and $418,673 during the first six months of 2002 and 2001,
respectively, primarily generated from the billing and collections of net lease
revenue.

Cash from Investing Activities:Net cash provided by investing activities
during the six-month periods ending June 30 2002 and 2001, included sales
proceeds generated from the sale of rental equipment of $327,979 and $274,051
respectively.

Cash from Financing Activities:Net cash used in financing activities was
$525,875 during the first six months of 2002 compared to $879,172 in the
corresponding period of 2001. These amounts represent distributions to the
Registrants general and limited partners. The Registrants continuing
container disposals, as well as current market conditions, should produce lower
operating results and, consequently, lower distributions to its partners in
subsequent periods. Sales proceeds distributed to its partners may fluctuate
in subsequent periods, reflecting the level of container disposals.

Capital Resources

Aside from the initial working capital reserve retained from the gross
subscription proceeds (equal to approximately 1% of such proceeds), the
Registrant relied primarily on container rental receipts and proceeds from
container sales to generate distributions to its general and limited partners,
as well as to finance current operating needs. No credit lines are maintained
to finance working capital.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 143,
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which is effective for all
fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. This standard requires a company
to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in
the period in which it is incurred, and a corresponding increase in the
carrying value of the related long-lived asset. The Registrant is currently
evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 143 will have on its financial statements.

In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 146,
Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, which
addresses accounting for restructuring and similar costs. SFAS 146 supersedes
previous accounting guidance, principally Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No.
94-3. SFAS 146 requires that the liability for costs associated with an exit
or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. Under Issue
94-3, a liability for an exit cost was recognized at the date of the Companys
commitment to an exit plan. SFAS 146 also establishes that the liability should
initially be measured and recorded at fair value. Accordingly, SFAS 146 may
affect the timing of recognizing future restructuring costs as well as the
amounts recognized. The Registrant believes that SFAS 146 will not have a
significant impact on its financial position or results of operations.

Inflation

The Registrant believes inflation has not had a material adverse effect on the
results of its operations.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Exchange rate risk:Substantially all of the Registrants revenues are billed
and paid in US dollars and a significant portion of costs are billed and paid
in US dollars. Of the remaining costs, the majority are individually small,
unpredictable and incurred in various denominations and thus are not suitable
for cost effective hedging.

The Leasing Company may hedge a portion of the expenses that are predictable
and are principally in UK pounds sterling. As exchange rates are outside of
the control of the Registrant and Leasing Company, there can be no assurance
that such fluctuations will not adversely affect its results of operations and
financial condition.

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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION




Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K



|(a) |  | Exhibits
|--- |  | --------

|        |  |                                                                                                                   |  |                         
|------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------
|Exhibit |  |                                                                                                                   |  |                         
|No.     |  | Description                                                                                                       |  | Method of Filing        
|        |  |                                                                                                                   |  |                         
|3(a)    |  | Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant,
amended and restated as of September 12, 1988                    |  | *                       
|3(b)    |  | Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant                                                              |  | **                      
|99.1    |  | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |  | Filed with this document
|99.2    |  | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |  | Filed with this document

|   |  |                                                                                                                                                                             
|-- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|*  |  | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Prospectus of the
Registrant dated September 12, 1988, included as part of
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)
|  
|** |  | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)                                                                           

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

| |                          |                                         
| | ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------
| | IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.
|
| | By                       | Cronos Capital Corp.
The General Partner

| |                                                                                                           |                    
| | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------
| | By                                                                                                        | /s/ Dennis J. Tietz
| |                                                                                                          
| | Dennis J. Tietz
President and Director of Cronos Capital Corp. (CCC)
Principal Executive Officer of CCC

| |                                                                                                                                    |                
| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------
| | By                                                                                                                                 | /s/ John Kallas
| |                                                                                                                                   
| | John Kallas
Chief Financial Officer and
Director of Cronos Capital Corp. (CCC)
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of CCC

Date: August 13, 2002

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EXHIBIT INDEX

|        |  |                                                                                                                   |  |                         
|------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------
|Exhibit |  |                                                                                                                   |  |                         
|No.     |  | Description                                                                                                       |  | Method of Filing        
|        |  |                                                                                                                   |  |                         
|3(a)    |  | Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant,
amended and restated as of September 12, 1988                    |  | *                       
|3(b)    |  | Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant                                                              |  | **                      
|99.1    |  | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |  | Filed with this document
|99.2    |  | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |  | Filed with this document



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|*  |  | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Prospectus of the
Registrant dated September 12, 1988, included as part of Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)
|-- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|  
|  
|  
|  
|** |  | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)