7. Motion for Protective Order

Pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 583 and General Order 66-C, Applicants request that the financial information Exhibits 1 and 2, and Agreement and Plan of Merger Exhibit 3, submitted in the application be kept under seal. Applicants represent that the information is proprietary and sensitive, and the information, if revealed, would place Applicants at an unfair business disadvantage. We have granted similar requests in the past and will do so here.

All sealed information should remain sealed for a period of two years after the effective date of this order. If Applicants believe that further protection of the sealed information is needed beyond the two years, Applicants shall comply with the procedure set forth in Order Paragraph 3.