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Total Plan Assets on 12-31-2002                          $1,026,732,564.00
Total Trust, Administrative, and Investment Manager Cost              $5,061,875.00
Hewitt Associates (our record keeper) reported that in a study of 8 clients with an average plan size of
40,000 plus participants, the following range of costs were experienced:
Trustee Cost      =   5% to 15% of Total Plan Cost
Admin Cost        = 20% to 35% of Total Plan Cost
Investment Cost = 70% to 85% of Total Plan Cost
Applying the above range to our asset base provides the following comparison
Trust Cost Range (.05 – .15 x 5,061,875)        5% to 15%
253,094 to 759,281
DAP Trust Cost = $485,073 or  9.6%
Admin Cost Range (.20 – .35 x 5,061,875)       20% to 35%
1,012,375 to 1,771,656
DAP Admin Cost = $1,422,902 or  28.11%
Investment Cost Range (.70 – .85 x 5,061,875)      70% to 85%
3,543,3313 to 4,302,594
DAP Investment Cost = $3,153,900 or  62.3%
The Directed Account Plan expenses fall into the lower range of expenses experienced by the larger
plans as reported by Hewitt.  In addition, our actual costs in 2002 were further reduced by participant
transfer fees and mutual fund administrative fee offsets by $749,817 or 14.8%.
The Directed Account Plan expenses continue to be very competitive relative to other plans.
2002 Expense Overview
Total Assets (12/31/02) $1,026,732,564
Total * Operating Expenses 1,642,075
Recordkeeping (Benefits Express)
Trustee
Administration
Personnel
Communication
Operating Expenses * as a percent of assets 16
Approximate **net *** investment manager fees 28
Other Mutual Fund Expenses **** 9
Total Plan Fees and Expenses as a percent of assets 53 basis points
*    Net of transfer fees
**  Mutual Fund Investment Management Fee Avg.
*** After Administrative Offsets
**** Includes Mutual Fund Transaction Fees, 12b-1 Fees, Administrative Fees, and all other
Asset-based costs incurred by the funds.  Does not include transaction costs of participant
activity, which is reflected in each BGI NAV lowering BGI fund performance.
Expense Ratio
Morningstar
Option Average
(Basis Points) (Basis Points)
Stable Value 30 n/a
Value Stock 93 104 LV, 125 MV
Equity Index 22 n/a
Growth Stock 73 114 LG, 121 MG
International Stock 135 114
Diversified Small Co. Stock 94 116
Models:
Conservative 41 n/a
Moderate 61 n/a
Aggressive 73 n/a

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