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CUSIP No. 67010F103 Page 1 of 6 pages
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)
NOVOGEN LIMITED
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(Name of Issuer)
Sponsored ADR (each convertible into 5 Ordinary Shares)
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(Title of Class of Securities)
67010F103
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(CUSIP Number)
David J. Harris, Esq., 1775 I Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 261-3385
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March 22, 2006
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box. [ ]
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 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
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CUSIP No. 67010F103 Page 2 of 6 pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Josiah T. Austin
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
2 (b) [x]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO and WC
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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United States
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 29,500 Sponsored ADRs (representing 147,500 ordinary shares)
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED SHARED VOTING POWER
BY EACH 8
REPORTING PERSON 2,065,942 Sponsored ADRs (representing 10,329,710 ordinary shares)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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29,500 Sponsored ADRs (representing 147,500 ordinary shares)
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,065,942 Sponsored ADRs (representing 10,329,710 ordinary shares)
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,095,442 Sponsored ADRs (representing 10,477,210 ordinary shares)
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
10.77%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. 67010F103 Page 3 of 6 pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
El Coronado Holdings, L.L.C.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
2 (b) [x]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO and WC
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
United States
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF 0
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED SHARED VOTING POWER
BY EACH 8
REPORTING PERSON 2,065,942 Sponsored ADRs (representing 10,329,710 ordinary shares)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
0
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10
2,065,942 Sponsored ADRs (representing 10,329,710 ordinary shares)
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,065,942 Sponsored ADRs (representing 10,329,710 ordinary shares)
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
10.62%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC
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CUSIP No. 67010F103 Page 4 of 6 pages
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ITEM 1. Security and Issuer.
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This Amendment No. 4 to the Statement on Schedule 13D heretofore filed on
November 18, 2004 is filed with respect to sponsored ADRs ("Sponsored ADRs"),
each convertible into 5 ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares") of Novogen Limited
(the "Company"). The address of the Company is 140 Wicks Road, North Ryde, New
South Wales 2113 C3 2113, 01161298780088. The Statement is being filed on behalf
of Josiah T. Austin, a United States Citizen, and El Coronado Holdings, L.L.C.
("ECH"), an Arizona limited liability company whose principal place of business
is 12626 Turkey Creek Road, Pearce, Arizona 85625 (collectively, the "Reporting
Persons") to reflect the following amendments to Item 3 and Item 5.
ITEM 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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Item 3 is amended to include the following:
The total consideration (exclusive of brokers' commissions) for all
Ordinary Shares subject to this Amendment No. 4 is $5,191,689.90 The Ordinary
Shares herein reported as being beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were
acquired in the following manner:
(1) Austin is the sole managing Member of ECH. Acting on behalf of ECH,
Austin purchased from January 24, 2006 to March 31, 2006 a total of 351,122
Sponsored ADRs (representing 1,755,610 Ordinary Shares) in open market
transactions for aggregate consideration (exclusive of brokers' commissions) of
$5,183,984.90. All purchases were made through various brokerage firms, and the
primary source of the funding for these purchases was available funds of ECH and
margin obtained under standard terms and conditions margin agreements.
(2) Acting on behalf of the Christine E. Lowery Trust, in his capacity as
Trustee, Austin purchased on March 7, 2006, a total of 500 Sponsored ADRs
(representing 2,500 Ordinary Shares) in open market transactions for aggregate
consideration (exclusive of brokers' commissions) of $7,705. The primary source
of funds for these purchases was existing funds of the Trust.
All dollar amounts are in United States dollars.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) Austin is the beneficial owner of 2,095,442 Sponsored ADRs
(representing 10,477,210 Ordinary Shares, which is 10.77% based on the
97,247,644 Ordinary Shares outstanding as reported in the Company's Form 20-F,
filed on December 23, 2005, and in the Company's Form 6-K, filed on February 24,
2006) in his personal capacity, as Trustee for certain family trusts and as sole
Managing Member of ECH. ECH is the beneficial owner of 2,065,942 Sponsored ADRs
(representing 10,329,710 Ordinary Shares, which is 10.62% based on the
97,247,644 Ordinary Shares outstanding as reported in the Company's Form 20-F,
filed on December 23, 2005, and in the Company's Form 6-K, filed on February 24,
2006).
(b) Austin has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose
or to direct the disposition of 29,500 Sponsored ADRs (representing 147,500
ordinary shares). As the sole Managing Member of ECH, Austin shares with ECH the
power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or to direct the disposition
of the 2,065,942 Sponsored ADRs (representing 10,329,710 ordinary shares) held
by ECH.
(c) In the preceding 60 days, ECH purchased an aggregate of 339,322
Sponsored ADRs (representing 1,696,610 Ordinary Shares) in the following
transactions, each of which was made in a broker's transaction in the open
market.
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CUSIP No. 67010F103 Page 5 of 6 pages
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Date Transaction No. of ADRs (Ordinary Shares) Price Per ADR
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01/30/2006 Purchase 4,000 (20,000) $17.12
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01/30/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $17.04
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01/31/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $17.203
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02/01/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $17.089
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02/01/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $17.00
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02/02/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.977
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02/02/2006 Purchase 5,419 (27,095) $16.99
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02/03/2006 Purchase 1,800 (9,000) $16.80
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02/03/2006 Purchase 1,200 (6,000) $16.80
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02/03/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.867
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02/06/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.251
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02/06/2006 Purchase 975 (4,875) $16.20
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02/06/2006 Purchase 1,100 (5,500) $16.30
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02/07/2006 Purchase 1,600 (8,000) $16.188
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02/08/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.293
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02/09/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.215
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02/10/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.263
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02/10/2006 Purchase 4,300 (21,500) $16.19
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02/13/2006 Purchase 1,138 (5,690) $16.093
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02/13/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.112
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02/14/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.501
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02/15/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.328
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02/16/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.976
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02/17/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.525
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02/21/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.974
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02/22/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.602
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02/23/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.573
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02/24/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.500
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02/24/2006 Purchase 6,000 (30,000) $15.958
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02/27/2006 Purchase 8,000 (40,000) $15.92
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02/27/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.044
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02/28/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $15.838
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02/28/2006 Purchase 2,100 (10,500) $15.95
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03/01/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.181
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03/02/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.67
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03/03/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $16.12
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03/03/2006 Purchase 6,000 (30,000) $16.02
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03/06/2006 Purchase 9,500 (47,500) $15.78
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03/06/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $15.853
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03/07/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $15.37
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03/07/2006 Purchase 8,190 (40,950) $15.41
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03/08/2006 Purchase 9,000 (45,000) $14.88
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03/08/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $14.946
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03/09/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $14.913
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03/09/2006 Purchase 3,550 (17,750) $14.910
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03/10/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $14.890
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03/10/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $14.952
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03/13/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $14.895
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03/14/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $14.642
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03/14/2006 Purchase 3,000 (15,000) $14.640
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03/15/2006 Purchase 5,000 (25,000) $14.390
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03/15/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $14.533
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03/16/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $14.058
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03/16/2006 Purchase 21,050 (105,250) $13.404
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03/17/2006 Purchase 3,000 (15,000) $12.86
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03/17/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $12.936
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03/20/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $12.924
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03/21/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $12.501
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03/22/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $12.366
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03/22/2006 Purchase 13,600 (68,000) $12.837
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03/23/2006 Purchase 9,800 (49,000) $13.43
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03/23/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $13.405
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03/24/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $13.98
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03/24/2006 Purchase 5,500 (27,500) $13.97
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03/27/2006 Purchase 7,700 (38,500) $13.70
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03/27/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $13.71
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03/28/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $13.259
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03/28/2006 Purchase 2,900 (14,500) $13.14
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03/29/2006 Purchase 7,700 (38,500) $13.673
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03/29/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $13.714
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03/30/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $13.927
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03/30/2006 Purchase 20,000 (100,000) $14.018
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03/31/2006 Purchase 76,200 (381,000) $14.072
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03/31/2006 Purchase 2,000 (10,000) $13.495
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In the preceding 60 days, on March 7, 2006, acting on behalf of the
Christine E. Lowery Trust in his capacity as Trustee, Austin purchased 500
Sponsored ADRs (representing 2,500 Ordinary Shares) at $15.41 per ADR. This
purchase was made in a broker's transaction in the open market.
(d) No person other than the Reporting Persons, has any right to receive,
or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale
of, such securities.
(e) Not applicable.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: April 3, 2006 /s/ Josiah T. Austin
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Josiah T. Austin,
Individually and as Sole
Managing Member of ECH.