AMTCQ Ameritrans Capital Corporation (CE)

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010 A00AA01 Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.
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010 A00AA02 State Street Bank & Trust Co.
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012 C01AA01 KANSAS CITY
012 C02AA01 MO

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012 A00AA02 DST SYSTEMS, INC.
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012 C02AA02 MO
012 C03AA02 64105
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014 A00AA01 AO DB Securities (Kazakhstan)
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014 A00AA03 BHF-BANK Aktiengesellschaft
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014 A00AA04 BT Opera Trading SA
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014 A00AA05 Craigs Investment Partners Limited
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014 A00AA09 DB STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.
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014 A00AA26 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.
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014 A00AA28 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Atlanta Branch
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014 A00AA29 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Baltimore
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014 A00AA30 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Boston Branch
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014 A00AA31 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Chicago Branch
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014 A00AA32 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Costa Mesa
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014 A00AA33 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Dallas Branch
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014 A00AA36 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Houston Branch
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014 A00AA38 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., LA CIB
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014 A00AA39 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., LA PWM
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014 A00AA43 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Palm Beach
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014 A00AA44 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Philadelphia
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014 A00AA45 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., San Francisco
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014 A00AA46 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Winston-Salem
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014 A00AA47 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES LIMITED
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014 A00AA48 Deutsche Bank Societa per Azioni
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014 A00AA77 K & N Kenanga Holdings Bhd
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SIGNATURE   PAUL SCHUBERT
TITLE       TREASURER