<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-24-099962.txt : 20240822
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-24-099962
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240822
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240822
GROUP MEMBERS:		ARKOMA DRILLING, L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS:		BLUE STAR EXPLORATION CO
GROUP MEMBERS:		JWJ BES, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		WILLISTON DRILLING, L.P.

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000023194
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				941667468
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-38546
		FILM NUMBER:		241233089

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 500
		CITY:			FRISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75034
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9726688800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 500
		CITY:			FRISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75034

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COMSTOCK TUNNEL & DRAINAGE CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880121

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Jones Jerral W.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001750178
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE COWBOYS WAY
		CITY:			FRISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75034
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:24pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Comstock Resources, Inc.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">&#9744;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></p>
  <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">This Amendment No. 7 (&#34;Amendment No. 7&#34;) amends (i) the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#34;SEC&#34;) on August 22, 2018 (the &#34;Original Schedule 13D&#34;), (ii) Amendment No. 1 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on June 11, 2019 (&#34;Amendment No. 1&#34;), (iii) Amendment No. 2 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on July 17, 2019 (&#34;Amendment No. 2&#34;), (iv) Amendment No. 3 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 27, 2020 (&#34;Amendment No. 3&#34;), (v) Amendment No. 4 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on March 25, 2024 (&#34;Amendment No. 4&#34;), (vi) Amendment No. 5 to the original 13D filed with the SEC on August 8, 2024 (&#34;Amendment No. 5&#34;), (vii) Amendment No. 6 to the original 13D filed with the SEC August 15, 2024 (&#34;Amendment No. 6&#34; and, together with the Original Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5 and Amendment No. 7, this &#34;Schedule 13D&#34;). The Original Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5 and Amendment No. 6 remain in full force and effect, except as specifically amended by this Amendment No. 7.  This Schedule 13D relates to shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Item 3.	Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">The Reporting Persons used cash to make the purchases of Common Stock listed in the table presented in Item 5(c) below.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">The Reporting Persons file this Amendment No. 7 following a 1.3% increase in the percentage of the class beneficially owned. Between August 16 and August 22, 2024, JWJ BES purchased 3,706,053 shares of Common Stock at the purchase prices set forth in the table presented in Item 5(c) below.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Items 5(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:</font></p>
  <p style="margin-left:3.333%;text-indent:-3.448%;padding-left:3.333%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">(a)	The information set forth on rows 11 and 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference. The percentage is calculated based upon 292,260,645 outstanding shares of Common Stock, as disclosed in Comstock Resources, Inc.&#x2019;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.</font></p>
  <p style="margin-left:3.333%;text-indent:-3.448%;padding-left:3.333%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">(b)	The information set forth in rows 7 through 10 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference.</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">   </font></p>
  <p style="margin-left:3.333%;text-indent:-3.448%;padding-left:3.333%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">(c)	The table below sets forth the purchases of Common Stock in the open market effected by JWJ BES during the past 60 days.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 5, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">825,000</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$8.1643</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 6, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">825,868</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$8.494</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 7, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">825,868</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$8.8165</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 8, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">825,868</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$9.4186</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 9, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">825,868</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$9.7612</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 12, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">981,898</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$10.1322</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 13, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">981,898</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$10.1359</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 14, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">981,898</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$10.5834</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 15, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">981,898</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$10.5567</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 16, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">573,453</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$10.6395</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 20, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">1,044,200</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$10.9261</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 21, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">1,044,200</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$11.0952</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">August 22, 2024</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">1,044,200</font></p></td>
    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">$10.9612</font></p></td>
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