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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )(1)
DANA CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
235811106
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(CUSIP Number)
MARCH 2, 2006
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
|_| Rule 13d-1(b)
|X| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
(1)The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 235811106 PAGE 2 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
APPALOOSA INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
11,992,500
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
11,992,500
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,992,500
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 235811106 PAGE 3 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
PALOMINO FUND LTD.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
10,507,500
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
10,507,500
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,507,500
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 235811106 PAGE 4 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
22,500,000
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
22,500,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
22,500,000
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
14.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 235811106 PAGE 5 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
22,500,000
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
22,500,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
22,500,000
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
14.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 235811106 PAGE 6 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
DAVID A. TEPPER
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
22,500,000
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
22,500,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
22,500,000
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
14.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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Item 1.
(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
Dana Corporation
(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
4500 Dorr Street
Toledo, OH 43615
Item 2.
(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
This Statement is being filed by and on behalf of Appaloosa
Investment Limited Partnership I ("AILP"), Palomino Fund Ltd.
("Palomino"), Appaloosa Management L.P. ("AMLP"), Appaloosa
Partners Inc. ("API") and David A. Tepper ("Mr. Tepper" and,
together with AILP, Palomino, AMLP and API, the "Reporting
Persons"). Mr. Tepper is the sole stockholder and the President
of API. API is the general partner of, and Mr. Tepper owns a
majority of the limited partnership interests in, AMLP. AMLP is
the general partner of AILP and acts as investment adviser to
Palomino.
(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o
Appaloosa Management L.P., 26 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 0
7928.
(c) CITIZENSHIP:
AILP is a Delaware limited partnership. Palomino is a British
Virgin Islands corporation. AMLP is a Delaware limited
partnership. API is a Delaware corporation. Mr. Tepper is a
citizen of the United States.
(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share.
(e) CUSIP NUMBER: 235811106
Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) OR
240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [ ] An investment advisor in accordance with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not applicable.
Item 4. OWNERSHIP:
The percentages set forth in this Item 4 are based on there
being 152,088,404 shares of Common Stock outstanding as set
forth in that certain Interim Order Establishing Notice And
Hearing Procedures For Trading In Claims And Equity
Securities entered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Southern District of New York on March 6, 2006 in the
Chapter 11 Cases of Dana Corporation, et al., Case No.
06-10354.
AILP
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (As of March 6, 2006): 11,992,500
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 7.9%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 11,992,500
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
11,992,500
Palomino
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (As of March 6, 2006): 10,507,500
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 6.9%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 10,507,500
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
10,507,500
AMLP
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (As of March 6, 2006): 22,500,000
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 14.8%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 22,500,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
22,500,000
API
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (As of March 6, 2006): 22,500,000
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 14.8%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 22,500,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
22,500,000
David A. Tepper
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (As of March 6, 2006): 22,500,000
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 14.8%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 22,500,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
22,500,000
Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following:
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Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:
Not applicable.
Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON:
Not applicable.
Item 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
Not applicable.
Item 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not applicable.
Item 10. CERTIFICATION:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: March 7, 2006
APPALOOSA INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I
By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.,
Its General Partner
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
PALOMINO FUND LTD.
By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.,
Its Investment Adviser
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
/s/ David A. Tepper
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David A. Tepper
EXHIBIT A
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
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The undersigned agree that the foregoing Statement on Schedule 13G
(including any and all amendments thereto) is being filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of each of the undersigned
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act and further agree that this Joint
Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.
Dated: March 7, 2006
APPALOOSA INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I
By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.,
Its General Partner
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
PALOMINO FUND LTD.
By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.,
Its Investment Adviser
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
/s/ David A. Tepper
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David A. Tepper