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Thetford Mines Quebec, Canada GAFCorp Hyde Park, Vermont Lake Asbestos Black Lake Quebec, Canada Johns-Manville Corporation Canadian Johns-Manville Corp Asbestos, Canada Vermont Asbestos Group, Inc Hyde Park, Vermont In addition, Abex may have purchased various types of raw asbestos fibers from North American Asbestos Corporation and perhaps other suppliers for research purposes only. ANSWER TO INTERROGATORY NO. 37 SUBPARTS fbL (c\ (d\ (eL ffl. (h) and (iV. See Answer to Interrogatory Nos. 19 and 35. ANSWER TO INTERROGATORY NO. 37 SUBPART (el: Abex objects further to this interrogatory to the extent to which it purports to seek confidential, trade secret or other proprietary information. Abex also objects to this interrogatory on the ground that it purports to seek information that is a matter of public record and, thus, equally available to plaintiffs as Abex. Subject to and without waiving these objections, insofar as it understands this interrogatory, and upon information and belief, Abex discontinued the manufacture and sale of asbestos-containing friction products m 1987 and no longer operates any friction product manufacturing facilities There are no current Abex employees, officers who worked for Abex, or directors who sat on its Board during the period Abex manufactured and sold friction products -91-