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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-26-029078
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260317
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260317
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20260317

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Confluent, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001699838
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				471824387
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-257338
		FILM NUMBER:		26759360

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNTAIN VIEW
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94041
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-439-3207

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNTAIN VIEW
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94041
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 17, 2026 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Registration Nos. 333-257338<BR>
 &nbsp;333-263004<BR>
333-270077<BR>
333-277233<BR>
333-285034</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES
</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><B> </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>



<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO 1. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TO: </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT (File No. 333-257338)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT (File No. 333-263004)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT (File No. 333-270077)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT (File No. 333-277233)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT (File No. 333-285034)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>Under </I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>The Securities Act of 1933 </I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CONFLUENT, INC. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</P>



<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 49%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>42-1824387</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">incorporation or organization)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Identification Number)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Confluent, Inc. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>899 W. Evelyn Avenue</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Mountain View, California 94041</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Confluent, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Stock
Plan</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Confluent, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Confluent, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Full title of the plans)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Mark Hobbert</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Treasurer</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Confluent, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>c/o International Business Machines Corporation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>One New Orchard Road</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Armonk, New York 10504</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name and address of agent for service)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(914) 499-1900&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent
for service)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Steven J. Williams</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison
LLP</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>1285 Avenue of the Americas</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, NY 10019-6064</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.
See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo;
and &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 6%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 40%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Accelerated filer</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Non-accelerated filer</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Smaller reporting company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerging growth company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (this &ldquo;Post-Effective
Amendment&rdquo;) relates to the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 (each, a &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo; and collectively,
the &ldquo;Registration Statements&rdquo;) of Confluent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;), which were previously
filed by the Registrant with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) and is being filed to deregister any
and all securities that remain unsold or otherwise unissued as of the date hereof under each such Registration Statement:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312521197890/d182625ds8.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">333-257338</A>),
filed with the SEC on June 24, 2021, registering an aggregate of 119,979,967 shares of the Registrant&rsquo;s Class A common stock, par
value $0.00001 per share (the &ldquo;Class A common stock&rdquo;), consisting of (i) 37,571,796 shares reserved for issuance pursuant
to the Confluent, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;2021 Plan&rdquo;), including shares reserved for issuance pursuant to restricted
stock unit awards assumed from the Amended and Restated Confluent, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (the &ldquo;2014 Plan&rdquo;), (ii) 5,162,575
shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Confluent, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &ldquo;2021 ESPP&rdquo;) and (iii)
77,245,596 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under the 2014 Plan.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312522052711/d282634ds8.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">333-263004</A>), filed
with the SEC on February 25, 2022, registering (i) 13,590,094 shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to
the 2021 Plan and (ii) 2,718,018 shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2021 ESPP.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312523052122/d426672ds8.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">333-270077</A>), filed
with the SEC on February 28, 2023, registering (i) 14,698,954 shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to
the 2021 Plan and (ii) 2,893,841 shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2021 ESPP.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312524041607/d772470ds8.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">333-277233</A>), filed
with the SEC on February 21, 2024, registering (i) 15,610,080 shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to
the 2021 Plan and (ii) 3,115,115 shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2021 ESPP.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312525028722/d834974ds8.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">333-285034</A>), filed
with the SEC on February 18, 2025, registering (i) 16,644,267 shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to
the 2021 Plan and (ii) 3,328,853 shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2021 ESPP.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On March 17, 2026, pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of December 7, 2025, by and among International Business Machines Corporation (&ldquo;Parent&rdquo;), Corvo Merger
Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (&ldquo;Merger Sub&rdquo;), and the Registrant, Merger Sub merged with and into the Registrant,
with the Registrant surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the &ldquo;Merger&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As a result of the Merger, the Registrant is terminating
all offers and sales of its securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statements and deregistering the remaining shares of Class
A common stock (the &ldquo;Shares&rdquo;) registered but unsold as of the effective time of the Merger under the Registration Statements,
if any. In accordance with an undertaking made by the Registrant in the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means
of a post-effective amendment, any of the Shares that had been registered for issuance under the Registration Statements that remain unsold
at the termination of the offerings, the Registrant hereby removes from registration any and all such Shares registered but unsold as
of the date hereof under the Registration Statements. The Registration Statements are hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration
of such Shares as of the date hereof and the Registrant hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State of California, on March 17, 2026.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CONFLUENT, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Mark Hobbert</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mark Hobbert</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
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of 1933, as amended, no other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment.</P>

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