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        <Explanation>Patronage dividends are credited to members' accounts in accordance with the pre-existing obligation in Adams Electric Cooperative's by-laws. The Cooperative is obligated to allocate margins margins for each patron all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses. IRS instructions for line 4 changed in 2011 to include patronage dividends of section 501(c)(12) organizations. Accordingly, these amounts are now reported on line 4.</Explanation>
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