-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, O3POVqvLEL6BUtTXyyeJCgZMXtkHh7sy91MHyNPpJ6HO+ynPqNjnxQPgap7/b6VM fVRje4apeF9g1wA5NLbJag== 0000852254-07-000013.txt : 20070529 0000852254-07-000013.hdr.sgml : 20070528 20070529100231 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000852254-07-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070529 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070529 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070529 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000852254 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05833 FILM NUMBER: 07882269 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 EAST PRATT STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 410-345-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 EAST PRATT STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: T ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20011217 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000852254 S000014469 T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund C000039420 T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund TREBX N-Q 1 iebnq.htm NQ~ INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.- 3/31/07 NQ
ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS



T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND     
Unaudited      March 31, 2007 
Portfolio of Investments           Par/Shares   Value 
(Cost and value in $000s)     
 
ARGENTINA 8.8%     
Government Bonds 8.2%     
City of Buenos Aires, 7.875%, 4/11/11 (USD)  225,000  230 
City of Buenos Aires, STEP, 9.50%, 5/28/08  225,000  81 
Republic of Argentina, FRN, 0.63%, 12/31/38  1,080,000  197 
Republic of Argentina, 7.00%, 9/12/13  (USD)  400,000  384 
Republic of Argentina, 2.00%, 9/30/14  425,000  152 
Republic of Argentina, 7.00%, 10/3/15  (USD)  1,220,000  1,126 
Republic of Argentina, FRN, 2.79%, 12/31/33  1,000,000  470 
    2,640 
Warrants 0.6%     
Republic of Argentina, Warrants, 12/15/35  (USD) (1)  880,000  121 
Republic of Argentina, Warrants, 12/15/35  (1)  2,175,000  83 
    204 
Total Argentina (Cost $2,869)    2,844 
BRAZIL 18.5%     
Government Bonds 18.5%     
Brazil Notas Do Tesouro Nacional, 6.00%, 5/15/09  200,000  154 
Brazil Notas Do Tesouro Nacional, 6.00%, 5/15/15  865,000  636 
Brazil Notas Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/12  800,000  365 
Brazil Notas Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/14  914,000  410 
Federal Republic of Brazil, 8.00%, 1/15/18 (USD)  2,625,000  2,966 
Federal Republic of Brazil, 8.75%, 2/4/25 (USD)  450,000  579 
Federal Republic of Brazil, 8.875%, 10/14/19  150,000  190 
Federal Republic of Brazil, 10.125%, 5/15/27  200,000  291 
Federal Republic of Brazil, 11.00%, 8/17/40 (USD)  300,000  405 
Total Brazil (Cost $5,881)    5,996 
COLOMBIA 3.0%     
Government Bonds 3.0%     
Republic of Colombia, 7.375%, 1/27/07 (USD)  495,000  539 
Republic of Colombia, 7.375%, 9/18/37 (USD)  390,000  425 
Total Colombia (Cost $947)    964 
EGYPT 1.8%     
Corporate Bonds 0.8%     
Orascom Telecom Finance, 7.875%, 2/8/14 (USD)  260,000  257 
    257 
Government Bonds 1.0%     
Government of Egypt, Zero Coupon, 4/3/07  300,000  53 
Government of Egypt, Zero Coupon, 11/20/07  1,250,000  208 
Government of Egypt, Zero Coupon, 1/29/08  375,000  61 
    322 
Total Egypt (Cost $581)    579 
 
INDONESIA 4.5%     
Government Bonds 4.5%     
Republic of Indonesia, 6.625%, 2/17/37 (USD)  150,000  148 
Republic of Indonesia, 6.875%, 3/9/17 (USD)  595,000  630 
Republic of Indonesia, 8.50%, 10/12/35 (USD)  560,000  688 
Total Indonesia (Cost $1,458)    1,466 
IRAQ 4.9%     
Government Bonds 4.9%     
Republic of Iraq, 5.80%, 1/15/28 (USD)  2,410,000  1,573 
Total Iraq (Cost $1,583)    1,573 
JAMAICA 4.8%     
Corporate Bonds 0.6%     
Air Jamaica Limited, 9.375%, 7/8/15 (USD)  75,000  81 
Clarendon Alumina Production, 8.50%, 11/16/21 (USD)  100,000  107 
    188 
Government Bonds 4.2%     
Government of Jamaica, 9.00%, 6/2/15 (USD)  225,000  249 
Government of Jamaica, 10.625%, 6/20/17 (USD)  925,000  1,129 
    1,378 
Total Jamaica (Cost $1,565)    1,566 
LEBANON 2.6%     
Corporate Bonds 1.4%     
Banque Deu Liban, 10.00%, 4/25/15 (Tender 4/25/12) (USD)  400,000  438 
    438 
Government Bonds 1.2%     
Republic of Lebanon, 8.50%, 1/19/16 (USD)  400,000  401 
    401 
Total Lebanon (Cost $826)    839 
MEXICO 10.3%     
Corporate Bonds 4.2%     
America Movil, 8.46%, 12/18/36 (2)  1,100,000  101 
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 6.625%, 6/15/35 (USD)  740,000  763 
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 7.75%, 9/29/49 (USD)  334,000  348 
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, STEP     
8.625%, 2/1/22 (USD)  125,000  156 
    1,368 
Government Bonds 6.1%     
Petroleos Mexicanos, 9.91%, 7/16/15  362,000  36 
United Mexican States, 6.75%, 9/27/34 (USD)  500,000  546 
United Mexican States, 8.00%, 12/19/13  11,285,000  1,050 
United Mexican States, 8.125%, 12/30/19 (USD)  225,000  277 
United Mexican States, 9.00%, 12/22/11  725,000  70 
    1,979 
Total Mexico (Cost $3,311)    3,347 
PANAMA 1.1%     
Government Bonds 1.1%     
Republic of Panama, 6.70%, 1/26/36 (USD)  350,000  363 
Total Panama (Cost $364)    363 
 
PERU 1.6%     
Government Bonds 1.6%     
Republic of Peru, 7.35%, 7/21/25 (USD)  250,000  285 
Republic of Peru, 8.375%, 5/3/16 (USD)  200,000  238 
Total Peru (Cost $520)    523 
PHILIPPINES 3.7%     
Corporate Bonds 0.7%     
National Power, FRN, 9.61%, 8/23/11 (USD) (2)  200,000  224 
    224 
Government Bonds 3.0%     
Republic of Phillipines, 7.50%, 9/25/24 (USD)  500,000  550 
Republic of Phillipines, 7.75%, 1/14/31 (USD)  360,000  407 
    957 
Total Philippines (Cost $1,179)    1,181 
RUSSIA 12.2%     
Corporate Bonds 3.5%     
Gazprom, 8.625%, 4/28/34 (USD)  875,000  1,122 
    1,122 
Government Bonds 8.7%     
Russian Federation, FRN, 7.50%, 3/31/30 (USD)  2,487,500  2,825 
    2,825 
Total Russia (Cost $3,948)    3,947 
SERBIA 4.3%     
Government Bonds 4.3%     
Republic of Serbia, FRN, 3.75%, 11/1/24 (USD)  1,480,000  1,397 
Total Serbia (Cost $1,395)    1,397 
SOUTH AFRICA 1.6%     
Government Bonds 1.6%     
Republic of South Africa, 8.50%, 6/23/17 (USD)  425,000  523 
Total South Africa (Cost $522)    523 
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0.4%     
Corporate Bonds 0.4%     
National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago     
6.05%, 1/15/36 (USD)  120,000  117 
Total Trinidad and Tobago (Cost $120)    117 
TURKEY 8.9%     
Government Bonds 8.9%     
Republic of Turkey, 6.875%, 3/17/36 (USD)  1,300,000  1,245 
Republic of Turkey, 14.00%, 1/19/11  2,550,000  1,630 
Total Turkey (Cost $2,825)    2,875 
UKRAINE 1.1%     
Government Bonds 1.1%     
Government of Ukraine, 6.58%, 11/21/16 (USD)  335,000  340 
Total Ukraine (Cost $338)    340 
URUGUAY 1.6%     
Government Bonds 1.6%     
Republic of Uruguay, 7.625%, 3/21/36 (USD)  475,000  525 
Total Uruguay (Cost $514)    525 
VIETNAM 2.1%     
Government Bonds 2.1%     
Republic of Vietnam, 6.875%, 1/15/16  625,000  672 
Total Vietnam (Cost $669)    672 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.9%     
Money Market Funds 0.9%     
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund, 5.37% (3)(4)  270,232  270 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $270)    270 



Total Investments in Securities
 
   
98.7% of Net Assets (Cost $31,685)  $  31,907 


 



  Denominated in the currency of the country of incorporation unless otherwise 
  noted 
(1)  Non-income producing 
(2)  Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 
  and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified 
  institutional buyers -- total value of such securities at period end amounts to $325 
  and represents 1.0% of net assets. 
(3)  Seven-day yield 
(4)  Affiliated company † see Note 4 
BRL  Brazilian real 
MXN  Mexican peso 
FRN  Floating-Rate Note 
STEP  Stepped coupon bond for which the coupon rate of interest will adjust on specified 
  future date(s) 
TRY  Turkish lira 
USD  U.S. Dollar 

 


Open Forward Currency Exchange Contracts at March 31, 2007 were as follows: 
(Amounts in 000s)               
              Unrealized 
Counterparty  Settlement  Receive    Deliver      Gain (Loss) 
ABN Amro  4/9/07  USD  409  TRY  613  $  (30) 
JPMorgan Chase  5/14/07  USD  257  MXN  2,825  $  2 
JPMorgan Chase  5/14/07  USD  32  TRY  46  $  (1) 
State Street Bank  4/2/07  BRL  1,100  USD  534  $  1 
State Street Bank  4/2/07  USD  517  BRL  1,100  $  (17) 
State Street Bank  5/14/07  USD  617  MXN  6,900  $  (6) 
State Street Bank  5/14/07  USD  1,123  TRY  1,610  $  (30) 
State Street Bank  6/6/07  USD  277  BRL  600  $  (14) 
State Street Bank  6/6/07  USD  347  BRL  747  $  (15) 
State Street Bank  6/6/07  USD  528  BRL  1,100  $  (6) 
 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open           
forward currency exchange contracts        $  (116) 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Portfolio of Investments.





T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund   
Unaudited  March 31, 2007 
Notes To Portfolio of Investments   

NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. (the corporation), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund (the fund), a nondiversified, open-end management investment company, is one portfolio established by the corporation. The fund seeks to provide high income and capital appreciation.

The accompanying portfolio of investments was prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require the use of estimates made by fund management. Fund management believes that estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the portfolio of investments may differ from the value the fund receives upon sale of the securities.

Valuation

The fund values its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day that the NYSE is open for business. Debt securities are generally traded in the over-the-counter market. Securities with original maturities of one year or more are valued at prices furnished by dealers who make markets in such securities or by an independent pricing service, which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Securities with original maturities of less than one year are valued at amortized cost in local currency, which approximates fair value when combined with accrued interest.

Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund's closing net asset value per share on the day of valuation. Forward currency exchange contracts are valued using the prevailing forward exchange rate.

Other investments, including restricted securities, and those for which the above valuation procedures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee, established by the fund's Board of Directors.

Most foreign markets close before the close of trading on the NYSE. If the fund determines that developments between the close of a foreign market and the close of the NYSE will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of its portfolio securities, which in turn will affect the fund's share price, the fund will adjust the previous closing prices to reflect the fair value of the securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee, established by the fund's Board of Directors. A fund may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the fund is open. In deciding whether to make fair value adjustments, the fund reviews a variety of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. The fund uses outside pricing services to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices. The fund cannot predict when and how often it will use closing prices and when it will adjust those prices to reflect fair value. As a means of evaluating its fair value process, the fund routinely compares closing market prices, the next day's opening prices in the same markets, and adjusted prices.

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.

New Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157 ("FAS 157"), Fair Value Measurements. FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value and establishes the framework for measuring fair value, as well as proper disclosure of this methodology in the financial statements. It will be effective for the fund's fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. Management is evaluating the effects of FAS 157; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the fund's net assets or results of operations.

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Consistent with its investment objective, the fund engages in the following practices to manage exposure to certain risks or to enhance performance. The investment objective, policies, program, and risk factors of the fund are described more fully in the fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

Emerging Markets

The fund may invest in securities of companies located in emerging markets or issued by governments of emerging market countries or denominated in or linked to the currencies of emerging market countries. Future economic or political developments could adversely affect the liquidity or value, or both, of such securities.

Noninvestment-Grade Debt Securities

The fund may invest in noninvestment-grade debt securities, commonly referred to as "high-yield" or "junk" bonds. A real or perceived economic downturn or higher interest rates could adversely affect the liquidity or value, or both, of such securities because such events could lessen the ability of issuers to make principal and interest payments.

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The fund may invest in forward currency exchange contracts under which it is obligated to exchange currencies at specified future dates and exchange rates. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their agreements and from movements in currency values.

NOTE 3 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

At March 31, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $31,685,000. Net unrealized gain aggregated $108,000 at period-end, of which $289,000 related to appreciated investments and $181,000 related to depreciated investments.

NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The fund may invest in the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund and the T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund (collectively, the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Funds), open-end management investment companies managed by Price Associates and affiliates of the fund. The T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Funds are offered as cash management options to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by Price Associates and/or its affiliates, and are not available for direct purchase by members of the public. The T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Funds pay no investment management fees. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, dividend income from the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Funds totaled $4,000, and the value of shares of the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Funds held at March 31, 2007, and December 31, 2006, was $270,000 and $69,000, respectively.





Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.

(b) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Separate certifications by the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.





SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.

By  /s/ Edward C. Bernard 
  Edward C. Bernard 
  Principal Executive Officer 
 
Date  May 18, 2007 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By  /s/ Edward C. Bernard 
  Edward C. Bernard 
  Principal Executive Officer 
 
Date  May 18, 2007 

By  /s/ Joseph A. Carrier 
  Joseph A. Carrier 
  Principal Financial Officer 
 
Date  May 18, 2007 

EX-99.CERT 2 iebcerts.htm 302 CERTIFICATIONS~ INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.- 302 Certifications



 Item 3.     
 
      CERTIFICATIONS 
 
 I, Edward C. Bernard, certify that:   
 
 1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.; 
 
 2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 
  to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under 
  which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 
 
 3.  Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all 
  material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the 
  report is filed;   
 
 4.  The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining 
  disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act 
  of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 
  Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: 
 
         (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and 
    procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating 
    to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others 
    within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; 
 
         (b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over 
    financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance 
    regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for 
    external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; 
 
         (c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and 
    presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and 
    procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such 
    evaluation; and   
 
         (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting 
    that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or 
    is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial 
    reporting; and   
 
 5.  The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the 
  audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent 
  functions):   
 
         (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal 
    control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the 
    registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and 
 
         (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have 
    a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 
 
 
 
Date: May 18, 2007  /s/ Edward C. Bernard 
      Edward C. Bernard 
      Principal Executive Officer 





      CERTIFICATIONS 
 
 I, Joseph A. Carrier, certify that:   
 
 1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.; 
 
 2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 
  to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under 
  which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 
 
 3.  Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all 
  material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the 
  report is filed;   
 
 4.  The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining 
  disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act 
  of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 
  Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: 
 
         (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and 
    procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating 
    to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others 
    within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; 
 
         (b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over 
    financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance 
    regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for 
    external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; 
 
         (c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and 
    presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and 
    procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such 
    evaluation; and   
 
         (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting 
    that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or 
    is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial 
    reporting; and   
 
 5.  The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the 
  audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent 
  functions):   
 
         (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal 
    control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the 
    registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and 
 
         (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have 
    a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 
 
 
 
Date: May 18, 2007  /s/ Joseph A. Carrier 
      Joseph A. Carrier 
      Principal Financial Officer 

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