Side Letter No. 25 to V2500 General Terms of Sale Agreement between JetBlue Airways Corporation and IAE International Aero Engines AG
This agreement is a side letter between JetBlue Airways Corporation and IAE International Aero Engines AG, amending their existing V2500 General Terms of Sale Agreement. It reschedules the delivery of certain aircraft to later years, cancels some aircraft options, and updates the delivery schedule. In return, JetBlue agrees to specific commitments regarding the use and purchase of IAE-approved spare parts and acknowledges changes to pricing and credit escalation terms. The agreement also amends certain clauses related to spare parts and pricing credits, with some details redacted for confidentiality.

400 Main Street
East Hartford, CT 06108 USA
JetBlue Airways Corporation
118-29 Queens Blvd.
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Attention: Senior Vice President Treasurer
Subject: | Side Letter No. 25 to the V2500 General Terms of Sale Agreement between JetBlue Airways Corporation and IAE International Aero Engines AG dated May 4, 1999 (the Agreement) |
1. | Reschedule the delivery of nine (9) firm Aircraft from calendar year 2009 to calendar year 2014; | ||
2. | Reschedule the delivery of three (3) firm Aircraft from calendar year 2010 to calendar year 2014; | ||
3. | Reschedule the delivery of four (4) firm Aircraft from calendar year 2010 to calendar year 2015; | ||
4. | Reschedule the delivery of five (5) firm Aircraft from calendar year 2011 to calendar year 2015; | ||
5. | Cancel three (3) option Aircraft from calendar year 2011; | ||
6. | Cancel four (4) option Aircraft from calendar year 2012; and | ||
7. | Cancel three (3) option Aircraft from calendar year 2013. |
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a. | [***] | |
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b. | Spare Parts Provisions |
(i) | Delete existing Clause 3.1.1 of the Agreement, including Subclauses 3.1.1.1 and 3.1.1.2, and insert in its place the following Clause: |
3.1.1 | JetBlue agrees that for so long as JetBlue owns and operates one or more Aircraft in regular commercial service, JetBlue shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that only Spare Parts manufactured pursuant to the detailed design and order of IAE shall be used as Spare Parts for its engines. IAE agrees that it shall provide that reasonably adequate supplies of Spare Parts are available for sale to JetBlue or its maintenance provider under this Agreement or any other applicable agreement. In consideration thereof, IAE shall sell to JetBlue or its maintenance provider and, except as hereinafter provided, JetBlue shall purchase from IAE or cause its maintenance provider to purchase from IAE: |
3.1.1.1 | JetBlues requirements of Spare Parts; and |
3.1.1.2 | Vendor Parts for which direct supply arrangements between the manufacturers of such Vendor Parts and JetBlue cannot be established. Except for the purposes of Initial Provisioning pursuant to Clause 3.3 below, JetBlue shall notify IAE in writing not less than twelve (12) months before scheduled delivery requested by JetBlue that JetBlue intends to purchase such Vendor Parts from IAE. |
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(ii) | Delete existing Clause 3.14.1 of the Agreement and insert in its place the following Clause: |
3.14.1 | JetBlue may purchase or cause its maintenance provider to purchase from another A320 family aircraft operator IAE designed and approved Spare Parts, which by virtue of Clause 3.1.1 above are otherwise required to be purchased from IAE: |
3.14.1.1 | on an occasional basis; or |
3.14.1.2 | where the said operator has published details of excessive stock holdings of the Spare Parts concerned; or |
3.14.1.3 | pursuant to a pooling arrangement or joint use agreement between JetBlue and the said operator. |
(iii) | Delete existing Clause 3.14.2 of the Agreement and insert in its place the following Clause: |
3.14.2 | Subject to the conditions specified below, in the following circumstances JetBlue or its service provider may obtain from established and approved sources, other than IAE or other Aircraft operators, IAE designed and approved Spare Parts which by virtue of Clause 3.1.1 above are required to be purchased from IAE: |
c. | Escalation |
(i) | Clause 3 of Side Letter 13 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
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A319-100 (V2524-A5) | A320-200 (V2527-A5) | A321-200 (V2533-A5) | ||||||||||
Incremental Firm Aircraft (January 2003) | $ | [***] | $ | [***] | $ | [***] | ||||||
New Option Aircraft (January 2003) | $ | [***] | $ | [***] | $ | [***] |
(ii) | Clause 4 of Side Letter 13 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
4.1 | The credits set forth in Clause 1 of this Side Letter 13 and the Spare Engine credits set forth in Clause 3 of Side Letter 1, as amended to date (the Side Letter 13 Credits) are subject to escalation in accordance with the applicable Escalation Formulae I and II, as the case may be, set forth in Exhibit B-2 to this Side Letter 13. Side Letter 13 Credits shall be escalated from the base month of January 2003 until delivery. |
4.2 | Notwithstanding the above, for the period beginning January 1, 2003 and ending December 31, 20[***], escalation as calculated by the formula in Exhibit B-2 shall be [***], provided that for any year in which escalation calculated by the formula in Exhibit B-2 [***]. |
(iii) | The following shall be added at the end of Clause 5 of Side Letter 13: |
(iv) | The following shall be added at the end of Clause 7 of Side Letter 13: |
7.1 | for the period beginning as of the effective date of this Side Letter 25 and ending December 31, 20[***], escalation as calculated by the formula in Exhibit B-2 shall be [***], provided that for any year in which escalation calculated by the formula in Exhibit B-2 [***]; and |
7.2 | for the period beginning January 1, 20[***] and ending December 31, 20[***], the credits shall be escalated in accordance with the formula set forth in Clause 7.1 above, calculated as of December 20[***]; and | ||
7.3 | for the period from January 1, 20[***], no credits shall be payable. |
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(v) | Clause 2 of Side Letter 17 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
3. | For the period beginning January 1, 2003 and ending December 31, 20[***], with respect to installed Propulsion Systems for installation on 2004 Incremental Aircraft, IAE will, as of the respective dates of delivery for each of the 2004 Incremental Aircraft delivered to and accepted by JetBlue, calculate [***]: (i) the deemed Shipset Price (as defined below) escalated in accordance with the Escalation Formulae I or II, as the case may be, set forth in Exhibit B-2, and (ii) the deemed Shipset Price [***]. IAE will adjust the aggregate amount of the credits due and payable to JetBlue for each such 2004 Incremental Aircraft [***]. For the purposes of administering this provision, the Shipset Price shall be deemed to be: |
A319-100 (V2524-A5) | A320-200 (V2527-A5) | A321-200 (V2533-A5) | ||||||||||
2004 Incremental Aircraft (January 2003) | $ | [***] | $ | [***] | $ | [***] |
(vi) | Clause 4 of Side Letter 17 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
4.1 | The credits set forth in Clause 1 of this Side Letter 17 and the Spare Engine credits set forth in Clause 3 of Side Letter 1, as amended to date (the Side Letter 17 Credits) are subject to escalation in accordance with the Escalation Formula set forth in Exhibit B to this Side Letter 17. Side Letter 17 Credits shall be escalated from the base month of January 2003 until delivery. |
4.2 | Notwithstanding the above, for the period beginning January 1, 2003 and ending December 31, 20[***], escalation as calculated by the formula in Exhibit B shall be [***], provided that for any year in which escalation calculated by the formula in Exhibit B [***]. |
(vii) | The following shall be added at the end of Clause 5 of Side Letter 17: |
(viii) | The following shall be added at the end of Clause 7 of Side Letter 17: |
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7.1 | for the period beginning as of the effective date of this Side Letter 25 and ending December 31, 20[***], escalation as calculated by the formula in Exhibit B shall be [***], provided that for any year in which escalation calculated by the formula in Exhibit B [***]; and |
7.2 | for the period beginning January 1, 20[***] and ending December 31, 20[***], the credits shall be escalated in accordance with formula set forth in Clause 7.1 above, calculated as of December 20[***]; and |
7.3 | for the period from January 1, 20[***], no credits shall be payable. |
(ix) | Clauses 3 and 4 of Side Letter 24 shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following: |
3. | Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, each and every credit awarded upon the delivery and acceptance of Aircraft with Rank [***] and [***] (the FIA [***]Incremental Firm Aircraft) shall be escalated from a base month of January 2003 in accordance with Escalation Formula I set forth in Exhibit B-2 to the Agreement to [***] (i) a date that is [***] prior to the actual delivery date of the corresponding FIA [***] Incremental Firm Aircraft, or (ii) December 20[***]; |
4. | Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, each and every credit awarded upon the delivery and acceptance of Aircraft with Rank No. [***] and No. [***] (the FIA [***]2004 Incremental Firm Aircraft) shall be escalated from a base month of January 2003 in accordance with Escalation Formula I set forth in Exhibit B-2 to the Agreement to [***] (i) a date that is [***] prior to the actual delivery date of the corresponding FIA [***]2004 Incremental Firm Aircraft, or (ii) December 20[***]; |
d. | [***] Late Delivery Period |
e. | Limitation of Late Delivery Period |
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Very truly yours, | Agreed to and accepted on behalf of | |
IAE International Aero Engines AG | JetBlue Airways Corporation | |
/s/ Mhairi MacKinnon | /s/ Mark D. Powers | |
Name Mhairi MacKinnon | Name Mark D. Powers | |
Commercial Manager Americas | Senior Vice President Treasurer | |
Title | Title | |
27 May 2008 | May 27, 2008 | |
Date | Date |
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Aircraft Delivery Schedules
| Delivered Aircraft are indicated by Italics typeface | |
| Existing Firm Aircraft are indicated by normal typeface | |
| Incremental Firm Aircraft are indicated by an asterisk (*) | |
| 2004 Incremental Aircraft, including all 2004 Incremental Aircraft and all Option Aircraft are indicated by bold typeface. |
Rank No. | Aircraft | Month | Year | |||||
No. 1 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2000 | |||||
No. 2 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2000 | |||||
No. 3 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2000 | |||||
No. 4 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2000 | |||||
No. 5 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2000 | |||||
No. 6 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2000 | |||||
No. 7 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2001 | |||||
No. 8 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2001 | |||||
No. 9 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2001 | |||||
No. 10 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2001 | |||||
No. 11 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2001 | |||||
No. 12 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2001 | |||||
No. 13 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2001 | |||||
No. 14 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 15 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 16 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 17 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 18 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 19 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 20 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 21 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 22 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 23 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 24 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 25 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 |
[***] | Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
Rank No. | Aircraft | Month | Year | |||||
No. 26 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 27 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 28 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 29 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2002 | |||||
No. 30 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 31 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 32 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 33 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 34 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 35 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 36 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 37 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 38 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 39 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 40 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 41 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 42 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 43 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 44 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2003 | |||||
No. 45 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 46 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 47 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 48 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 49 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 50 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 51 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 52 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 53 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 54 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 55 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004* | |||||
No. 56 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 57 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 58 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004 | |||||
No. 59 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2004* | |||||
No. 60 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 61 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 |
[***] | Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
Rank No. | Aircraft | Month | Year | |||||
No. 62 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005* | |||||
No. 63 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 64 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 65 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 66 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 67 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005* | |||||
No. 68 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 69 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 70 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 71 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005* | |||||
No. 72 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 73 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005 | |||||
No. 74 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005* | |||||
No. 75 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2005* | |||||
No. 76 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006 | |||||
No. 77 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006 | |||||
No. 78 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006* | |||||
No. 79 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006* | |||||
No. 80 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006 | |||||
No. 81 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006* | |||||
No. 82 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006 | |||||
No. 83 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006* | |||||
No. 84 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006* | |||||
No. 85 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006 | |||||
No. 86 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006* | |||||
No. 87 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006* | |||||
No. 88 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006 | |||||
No. 89 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006* | |||||
No. 90 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006* | |||||
No. 91 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2006 | |||||
No. 92 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007 | |||||
No. 93 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007 | |||||
No. 94 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007 | |||||
No. 95 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007 | |||||
No. 96 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007 | |||||
No. 97 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007 |
[***] | Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
Rank No. | Aircraft | Month | Year | |||
No. 98 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007* | |||
No. 99 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007* | |||
No. 100 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007* | |||
No. 101 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007* | |||
No. 102 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007* | |||
No. 103 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2007* | |||
No. 104 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 105 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 106 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 107 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 108 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 109 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 110 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 111 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 112 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 113 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 114 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 115 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2008* | |||
No. 116 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2009* | |||
No. 117 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2009* | |||
No. 118 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2009* | |||
No. 119 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2010* | |||
No. 120 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2010* | |||
No. 121 | Firm Aircraft | [***] | 2010* | |||
No. 122 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2011* | |||
No. 123 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2011* | |||
No. 124 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2011* | |||
No. 125 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2011* | |||
No. 126 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2011* | |||
No. 127 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012* | |||
No. 128 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012* | |||
No. 129 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012* | |||
No. 130 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012* | |||
No. 131 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012* | |||
No. 132 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012* |
[***] | Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
Rank No. | Aircraft | Month | Year | |||||
No. 133 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012 | |||||
No. 134 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012 | |||||
No. 135 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012 | |||||
No. 136 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012 | |||||
No. 137 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012* | |||||
No. 138 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012* | |||||
No. 139 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2012* | |||||
No. 140 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013* | |||||
No. 141 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013* | |||||
No. 142 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013* | |||||
No. 143 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013 | |||||
No. 144 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013 | |||||
No. 145 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013* | |||||
No. 146 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013 | |||||
No. 147 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013 | |||||
No. 148 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013 | |||||
No. 149 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013 | |||||
No. 150 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013 | |||||
No. 151 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013 | |||||
No. 152 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2013 | |||||
No. 153 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014* | |||||
No. 154 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 155 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 156 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 157 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 158 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 159 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 160 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 161 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 162 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014* | |||||
No. 163 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 164 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2014 | |||||
No. 165 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2015 | |||||
No. 166 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2015 | |||||
No. 167 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2015 | |||||
No. 168 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2015 | |||||
No. 169 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2015* | |||||
No. 170 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2015* |
Rank No. | Aircraft | Month | Year | |||
No. 171 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2015* | |||
No. 172 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2015* | |||
No. 173 | Firm Aircraft | Year | 2015* |
Rank No. | Aircraft | Month | Year | |||||
No. 174 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2011 | |||||
No. 175 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2011 | |||||
No. 176 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2011 | |||||
No. 177 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2012 | |||||
No. 178 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2012 | |||||
No. 179 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2012 | |||||
No. 180 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2012 | |||||
No. 181 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2013 | |||||
No. 182 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2013 | |||||
No. 183 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2013 | |||||
No. 184 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2013 | |||||
No. 185 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2013 | |||||
No. 186 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2013 | |||||
No. 187 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2013 | |||||
No. 188 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2014 | |||||
No. 189 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2014 | |||||
No. 190 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2014 | |||||
No. 191 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2014 |
Rank No. | Aircraft | Month | Year | |||||
No. 192 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2015 | |||||
No. 193 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2015 | |||||
No. 194 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2015 | |||||
No. 195 | Option Aircraft | [***] | 2015 |
[***] | Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
Year | Number | Delivery Dates | ||||
1999 | 1 | [***] | ||||
2000 | 3 | [***] | ||||
2001 | 4 | [***] | ||||
2003 | 1 | [***] | ||||
2004 | 1 | [***] |
[***] | Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |