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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-17-002183
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171211

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000723612
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-AUTO RENTAL & LEASING (NO DRIVERS) [7510]
		IRS NUMBER:				060918165
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-34719
		FILM NUMBER:		171248442

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 SYLVAN WAY
		CITY:			PARSIPPANY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07054
		BUSINESS PHONE:		973-496-4700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 SYLVAN WAY
		CITY:			PARSIPPANY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07054

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENDANT CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971218

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CUC INTERNATIONAL INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COMP U CARD INTERNATIONAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870914

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SRS Investment Management, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001503174
		IRS NUMBER:				208182628
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 BRYANT PARK
		STREET 2:		39TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-520-7907

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 BRYANT PARK
		STREET 2:		39TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT NO. 5
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">UNITED STATES </div>

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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">David Zales<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br />
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">with a copy to:<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br />
</font>Marc Weingarten, Esq.<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br />
</font>Eleazer Klein, Esq.<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br />
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">December 8, 2017</div>

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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#8217;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purpose of Section&#160;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#8220;Act&#8221;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</div>

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<div>NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR</div>

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<div>SOLE VOTING POWER</div>

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<div>SHARED VOTING POWER</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; DISPLAY: block">12,000,000 shares of Common Stock</div>
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<div>SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; DISPLAY: block">12,000,000 shares of Common Stock</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">11</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top">
<div>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">12,000,000 shares of Common Stock</div>
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<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; FONT-FAMILY: arial; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top">&#160; </td>
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<td style="WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">12</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
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<td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">o</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">13</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top">
<div>PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">14.7% (see Item 5)</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">14</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; DISPLAY: block">IA, OO</div>
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<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="top">&#160; </td>
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">CUSIP No. 053774105</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">Page&#160;3 of 6</div>
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&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">1</div>
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<div>NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR</div>

<div>I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">KARTHIK R. SARMA</div>
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<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; FONT-FAMILY: arial; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top">&#160; </td>
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<td style="WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">2</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">(a)&#160;&#160;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; DISPLAY: inline">o</font></div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">(b)&#160; &#9744;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">3</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">SEC USE ONLY</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
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<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">4</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">SOURCE OF FUNDS</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; DISPLAY: block">AF</div>
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<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top">&#160; </td>
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">5</div>
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<td style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top">
<div>CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top">&#9744;</td>
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 10%; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">6</div>
</td>
<td style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; WIDTH: 80%; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top">
<div>CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">India</div>
</td>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%" valign="top">&#160; </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<table id="zb8b91675117a45a0aafdd41dd9baccc3" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; WIDTH: 100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 18%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid" valign="middle" rowspan="4">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: center; DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">NUMBER OF</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">SHARES</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">BENEFICIALLY </div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">OWNED BY EACH </div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">REPORTING </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">PERSON</font></div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">WITH</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 4%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div>7</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 78%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div>SOLE VOTING POWER</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; DISPLAY: block; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div>8</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 78%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div>SHARED VOTING POWER</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; DISPLAY: block">12,000,000 shares of Common Stock</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div>9</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 78%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div>SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4%; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div>10</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 78%; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div>SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; DISPLAY: block">12,000,000 shares of Common Stock</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">
<table id="z9beab68717774a26ad761280af9eeb20" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; WIDTH: 100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">11</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top">
<div>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">12,000,000 shares of Common Stock</div>
</td>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; FONT-FAMILY: arial; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">12</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top" align="left">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">o</td>
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">13</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" valign="top">
<div>PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">14.7% (see Item 5)</div>
</td>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top">&#160; </td>
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 10%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" valign="top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">14</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Paragraph (a) of Item 5 of the Schedule&#160;13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, as follows:</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">(a)&#160;The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which this Schedule&#160;13D relates is 12,000,000 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 14.7% of the outstanding Common Stock. All percentages set forth herein are based upon a total of 81,421,558 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October&#160;31, 2017, as reported in the Issuer&#8217;s Form 10-Q&#160; filed with the SEC on November 7, 2017. Pursuant to certain cash-settled equity swaps between the Funds and broker-dealer counterparties, the Reporting Persons have economic exposure to, and may be deemed to beneficially own, an additional 12,992,000 notional shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 16% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, as more fully described in Item 6 of this Schedule&#160;13D.</div>

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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">On May 3, 2017, the Issuer and the SRS Parties entered into the Amended Cooperation Agreement, the terms of which are described in Item 4 of the Schedule 13D (and which was filed as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D on May 4, 2017).</div>

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