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| M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| (registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Larry A. Mizel | |
| Larry A. Mizel | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (principal executive officer) | ||
| By: | /s/ Vilia Valentine | |
| Vilia Valentine | ||
| Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | ||
| (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) | ||