foreach $batch_dates (@dates) {
		
		
		if ($count{$batch_dates}) {

			$count{$batch_dates}++;
			#print $count{$batch_dates} . "\n";
		} else {

        		$count{$batch_dates} = 1;
		} # end if
	} # end foreach

	foreach $key(keys(%count)) {
					
		print $key . " = " . $count{$key} . "\n";
	} # end foreach
}