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| T | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| Nevada                                                         |   | 75-1695953                           |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------|
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |   | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

| Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | Small reporting company T |
|---------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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| PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                            |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 1.                                                                                  |   | Financial Statements                                                                  |   |       |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008                   |   | 3                                                                                     |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 |   | 4                                                                                     |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008         |   | 5                                                                                     |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                               |   | 6                                                                                     |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 2.                                                                                  |   | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |   | 11         |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 3.                                                                                  |   | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk                             |   | 14         |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 4.                                                                                  |   | Controls and Procedures                                                               |   | 15         |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| PART II. OTHER INFORMATION                                                               |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 1.                                                                                  |   | Legal Proceedings                                                                     |   | 15         |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 2.                                                                                  |   | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                           |   | 15         |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 3.                                                                                  |   | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                       |   | 15         |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 4.                                                                                  |   | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                   |   | 16         |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 5.                                                                                  |   | Other Information                                                                     |   | 16         |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Item 6.                                                                             |   | Exhibits                                                                              |   | 16         |
|                                                                                     |   |                                                                                  |   |       |
| Signatures                                                                               |   | 17                                                                                    |

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| Item 1. - | Financial Statements |
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| ASSETS                                                                                             |   | March 31, 2009(Unaudited) |       |   | December 31,2008 |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------|------------|--------|------------------|--------|
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |
| Current Assets:                                                                                    |   |                      |       |   |             |   |
| Cash and cash equivalents                                                                          |   | $                         | 1,788,910  |   |             | $      | 1,990,753 |   |
| Short-term investments                                                                             |   |                      | 10,095,620 |   |             |   | 10,090,292 |   |
| Marketable securities                                                                              |   |                      | 51,017     |   |             |   | 70,450 |   |
| Accounts receivable                                                                                |   |                      | 103,533    |   |             |   | 55,895 |   |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                          |   |                      | 37,658     |   |             |   | 14,769 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Total current assets                                                                               |   |                      | 12,076,738 |   |             |   | 12,222,159 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $11,959 and $10,728                     |   |                      | 20,387     |   |             |   | 21,618 |   |
| Other assets                                                                                       |   |                      | 16,000     |   |             |   | 16,000 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Total assets                                                                                       |   | $                         | 12,113,125 |   |             | $      | 12,259,777 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| LIABILITIES                                                                                        |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Current liabilities:                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                              |   | $                         | 260,655    |   |             | $      | 227,497 |   |
| Deferred revenue                                                                                   |   |                      | 27,533     |   |             |   | 64,817 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Total current liabilities                                                                          |   |                      | 288,188    |   |             |   | 292,314 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Noncurrent liabilities:                                                                            |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Accrued post employment obligations                                                                |   |                      | 720,000    |   |             |   | 720,000 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Total liabilities                                                                                  |   |                      | 1,008,188  |   |             |   | 1,012,314 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| EQUITY                                                                                             |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Kent Financial Services shareholders' equity                                                       |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Preferred stock without par value; 500,000 shares authorized; none outstanding                     |   |                      | -          |   |             |   | - |   |
| Common stock, $.10 par value; 8,000,000 shares authorized; 2,759,293 shares issued and outstanding |   |                      | 275,929    |   |             |   | 275,929 |   |
| Additional paid-in capital                                                                         |   |                      | 12,344,949 |   |             |   | 12,344,949 |   |
| Accumulated deficit                                                                                |   |                      | (6,400,135 | )      |             |   | (6,293,407 | ) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                               |   |                      | (65,257    | )      |             |   | (45,824 | ) |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Total Kent Financial Services shareholders' equity                                                 |   |                      | 6,155,486  |   |             |   | 6,281,647 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries                                                            |   |                      | 4,949,451  |   |             |   | 4,965,816 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Total equity                                                                                       |   |                      | 11,104,937 |   |             |   | 11,247,463 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                      |       |   |             |   |   |   |
| Total liabilities and equity                                                                       |   | $                         | 12,113,125 |   |             | $      | 12,259,777 |   |

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|                                                          |   | Three Months Ended |      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------|-----------|
|                                                          |   | March 31,          |      |
|                                                          |   | 2009               |      |   | 2008 |   |
| Revenues:                                                     |   |               |      |   |   |   |
| Seminar fees                                                  |   | $                  | 110,283   |   |   | $ | 69,798 |   |
| Interest and dividends                                        |   |               | 7,583     |   |   |   | 95,209 |   |
| Realized gains (losses)                                       |   |               | 10,034    |   |   |   | (660 | ) |
| Other income                                                  |   |               | 2,479     |   |   |   | 69,827 |   |
|                                                          |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total revenues                                                |   |               | 130,379   |   |   |   | 234,174 |   |
|                                                          |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Expenses:                                                     |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| General and administrative                                    |   |               | 251,859   |   |   |   | 322,159 |   |
|                                                          |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Loss before income taxes and minority interest                |   |               | (121,480  | ) |   |   | (87,985 | ) |
| Provision for income taxes                                    |   |               | (1,613    | ) |   |   | (1,110 | ) |
|                                                          |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net loss including noncontrolling interest                    |   |               | (123,093  | ) |   |   | (89,095 | ) |
| Add: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest         |   |               | 16,365    |   |   |   | 24,455 |   |
|                                                          |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net loss attributable to Kent Financial Services shareholders |   |               | (106,728  | ) |   |   | (64,640 | ) |
|                                                          |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other comprehensive loss:                                     |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Unrealized loss on available for sale securities              |   |               | (19,433   | ) |   |   | (8,879 | ) |
|                                                          |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Comprehensive loss                                            |   | $                  | (126,161  | ) |   | $ | (73,519 | ) |
|                                                          |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Basic and diluted net loss per common share                   |   | $                  | (0.04     | ) |   | $ | (0.02 | ) |
|                                                          |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding          |   |               | 2,759,293 |   |   |   | 2,792,022 |   |

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|                                                                        |   | Three Months Ended |      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------|-----------|
|                                                                        |   | March 31,          |      |
|                                                                        |   | 2009               |      |   | 2008 |   |
| Cash flows from operating activities:                                       |   |               |      |   |   |   |
| Net loss                                                                    |   | $                  | (106,728  | ) |   | $ | (64,640 | ) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gain (loss) on sale of marketable securities                                |   |               | (10,034   | ) |   |   | 660 |   |
| Depreciation                                                                |   |               | 1,231     |   |   |   | 244 |   |
| Minority interest in subsidiaries losses                                    |   |               | (16,365   | ) |   |   | (24,455 | ) |
| Changes to operating assets and liabilities:                                |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest receivable on short-term investments                               |   |               | (5,328    | ) |   |   | (61,190 | ) |
| Change in accounts receivable                                               |   |               | (47,638   | ) |   |   | (10,998 | ) |
| Change in prepaid expenses and other current assets                         |   |               | (22,889   | ) |   |   | 33,942 |   |
| Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses                             |   |               | 33,158    |   |   |   | 44,559 |   |
| Change in deferred revenue                                                  |   |               | (37,284   | ) |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                        |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net cash used in operating activities                                       |   |               | (211,877  | ) |   |   | (81,878 | ) |
|                                                                        |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                        |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash flows from investing activities:                                       |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Sales of marketable securities                                              |   |               | 629,031   |   |   |   | 1,315 |   |
| Sales and maturities of short-term investments                              |   |               |      |   |   |   | 1,419,363 |   |
| Purchases of short-term investments                                         |   |               |      |   |   |   | (370,674 | ) |
| Purchases of marketable securities                                          |   |               | (618,997  | ) |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                        |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net cash provided by investing activities                                   |   |               | 10,034    |   |   |   | 1,050,004 |   |
|                                                                        |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                        |   |               | (201,843  | ) |   |   | 968,126 |   |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                            |   |               | 1,990,753 |   |   |   | 134,927 |   |
|                                                                        |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                  |   | $                  | 1,788,910 |   |   | $ | 1,103,053 |   |
|                                                                        |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                           |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash paid for:                                                              |   |               |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Taxes                                                                       |   | $                  | 1,613     |   |   | $ | 1,110 |   |

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|                                |   | Business    |       |   |        |    |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |
|-------------------------------------|--------|-------------|------------|--------|-------------|---------|---------|------------|--------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|--------------|---------|
|                                |   | Development |       |   | Educational |    |    | All Other  |   |   |         |   |   | Consolidated |    |
|                                |   | Activities  |       |   | Services    |    |    | Operations |   |   | Eliminations |   |   | Totals       |    |
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2009   |   |        |       |   |        |    |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |
| Revenues from external customers    |   |        |       |   | $           | 110,353 |    |       | $      | 2,409  |         |   |   |         |    | $ | 112,762 |   |
| Management fees                     |   |        |       |   |        |    |    |       |   | 63,000 |         |   | $      | (63,000      | )       |   |   |   |   |
| Interest revenue                    |   | $           | 5,763      |   |        |    | 26      |       |   |   | 1,794        |   |   |         |    |   |   |   | 7,583 |   |
| Investing gains                     |   |        |       |   |        |    | 10,034  |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   | 10,034 |   |
|                                |   |        |       |   |        |    |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total revenues                      |   |        | 5,763      |   |        |    | 120,413 |       |   |   | 67,203       |   |   |         | (63,000 | ) |   |   | 130,379 |   |
|                                |   |        |       |   |        |    |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| General and administrative expenses |   |        | (112,350   | )      |        |    | (38,441 | )          |   |   | (164,068     | )      |   |         | 63,000  |   |   |   | (251,859 | ) |
| Income tax expense                  |   |        |       |   |        |    | (1,613  | )          |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   | (1,613 | ) |
| Noncontrolling interest             |   |        | 48,604     |   |        |    | (32,239 | )          |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   | 16,365 |   |
|                                |   |        |       |   |        |    |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net income (loss) by segment        |   | $           | (57,983    | )      |        | $       | 48,120  |       |   | $      | (96,865      | )      |   | $            | -       |   |   | $ | (106,728 | ) |
|                                |   |        |       |   |        |    |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| As of March 31, 2009                |   |        |       |   |        |    |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total assets by segment             |   | $           | 10,301,667 |   |        | $       | 483,511 |       |   | $      | 1,327,947    |   |   | $            | -       |   |   | $ | 12,113,125 |   |

|                                |   | Business    |       |   |        |   |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |
|-------------------------------------|--------|-------------|------------|--------|-------------|--------|---------|------------|--------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|--------------|---------|
|                                |   | Development |       |   | Educational |   |    | All Other  |   |   |         |   |   | Consolidated |    |
|                                |   | Activities  |       |   | Services    |   |    | Operations |   |   | Eliminations |   |   | Totals       |    |
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2008   |   |        |       |   |        |   |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |
| Revenues from external customers    |   |        |       |   | $           | 70,735 |    |       | $      | 68,232 |         |   |   |         |    | $ | 138,967 |   |
| Management fees                     |   |        |       |   |        |   |    |       |   | 63,000 |         |   | $      | (63,000      | )       |   |   |   |   |
| Interest revenue                    |   | $           | 83,835     |   |        |   | 1,974   |       |   |   | 9,400        |   |   |         |    |   |   |   | 95,209 |   |
| Investing losses                    |   |        |       |   |        |   |    |       |   |   | (660         | )      |   |         |    |   |   |   | (660 | ) |
| Other revenue                       |   |        |       |   |        |   |    |       |   |   | 658          |   |   |         |    |   |   |   | 658 |   |
|                                |   |        |       |   |        |   |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total revenues                      |   |        | 83,835     |   |        |   | 72,709  |       |   |   | 140,630      |   |   |         | (63,000 | ) |   |   | 234,174 |   |
|                                |   |        |       |   |        |   |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| General and administrative expenses |   |        | (114,277   | )      |        |   | (98,396 | )          |   |   | (172,486     | )      |   |         | 63,000  |   |   |   | (322,159 | ) |
| Income tax expense                  |   |        |       |   |        |   | (1,110  | )          |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   | (1,110 | ) |
| Noncontrolling interest             |   |        | 14,231     |   |        |   | 10,224  |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   | 24,455 |   |
|                                |   |        |       |   |        |   |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net loss by segment                 |   | $           | (16,211    | )      |        | $      | (16,573 | )          |   | $      | (31,856      | )      |   | $            | -       |   |   | $ | (64,640 | ) |
|                                |   |        |       |   |        |   |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| As of March 31, 2008                |   |        |       |   |        |   |    |       |   |   |         |   |   |         |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total assets by segment             |   | $           | 10,580,461 |   |        | $      | 352,044 |       |   | $      | 1,718,951    |   |   | $            | -       |   |   | $ | 12,651,456 |   |

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|                        |   |          |   |   | March 31, 2009       |   |   | December 31, 2008                                |   |
|-----------------------------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|----------------------|--------|--------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                        |   |          |   |   |                 |   |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                        |   | Percent Owned |   |   | Estimated Fair Value |   |   | Losses in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |   |   | Estimated Fair Value |   |   | Losses in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |   |
|                        |   |          |   |   |                 |   |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| GolfRounds.com, Inc.        |   |  4.35%   |   |   | $                    | 48,000 |   |                                             | $      | 54,000 |   |   | $ | 66,000 |   |   | $ | 36,000 |   |
| All other equity securities |   |  N/A     |   |   |                 | 3,017  |   |                                             |   | 11,257 |   |   |   | 4,450 |   |   |   | 9,824 |   |
|                        |   |          |   |   |                 |   |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                        |   |          |   |   |                 | $      | 51,017 |                                             |   | $ | 65,257 |   |   | $ | 70,450 |   |   | $ | 45,824 |   |

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| ITEM 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk. |
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| Item 4. - | Controls and Procedures |
|-----------|-------------------------|

| PART II  - | OTHER INFORMATION |
|----------------------|-------------------|

| ITEM 1. - | Legal Proceedings |
|-----------|-------------------|

| ITEM 1A. | Risk Factors |
|----------|--------------|

| ITEM 2. - | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|

| ITEM 3. - | Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
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| ITEM 4. - | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|

| ITEM 5. - | Other Information |
|-----------|-------------------|

| ITEM 6. - | Exhibits |
|-----------|----------|

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

|   | 3.1 | Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended. (l) |
|--------|-----|-------------------------------------------|

|   | 3.2(a) | Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended (including certificate of stock designation for $2.575 Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock). (2) |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | 3.2(b) | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation. (3) |
|--------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | 3.2(c) | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated September 26, 1991. (4) |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | 10.1 | Employment Agreement dated May 12, 2008 by and between Kent Financial Services, Inc. and Paul O. Koether. (5) ** |
|--------|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | 10.2 | Employment Agreement dated May 1, 2006 by and between Kent Financial Services, Inc. and Bryan P. Healey. (6) ** |
|--------|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | 31.1 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|--------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | 31.2 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|--------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | 32 | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|--------|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| (1) | Incorporated by reference to Texas American Energy Corporation Registration Statement, as amended, on Form S-l, No. 33-11109. |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| (2) | Incorporated by reference to Texas American Energy Corporation Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1984. |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| (3) | Incorporated by reference to Texas American Energy Corporation Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987. |
|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| (4) | Incorporated by reference to Kent Financial Services, Inc. Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1991. |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| (5) | Incorporated by reference to Kent Financial Services, Inc., Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| (6) | Incorporated by reference to Kent Financial Services, Inc. Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2006. |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ** | Compensatory Plan |
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SIGNATURES

|                | KENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. |   |
|---------------------|-------------------------------|--------|
|                |                          |   |   |   |
|                |                          |   |   |   |
| Dated: May 11, 2009 |                          | By:    | /s/ Bryan P. Healey |   |
|                |                          |   | Bryan P. Healey |
|                |                          |   | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
|                |                          |   | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |

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