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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-22-003953
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220321
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220318
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20220321

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Vertex, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001806837
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				232081753
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-263726
		FILM NUMBER:		22754005

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2301 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD
		CITY:			KING OF PRUSSIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19406
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 355-3500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2301 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD
		CITY:			KING OF PRUSSIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19406
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.11.0.85--><!--Created on: 3/19/2022 12:22:27 AM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1pt;padding-bottom:1pt;padding-top:1pt;text-align:center;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;border-top:3.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt 0pt 7pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 7pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">As filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March&#160;18, 2022</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 7pt 18pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Registration No.&#160;333-</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 7pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Washington,  D.C. 20549</b></p><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10.0pt;margin-bottom:7pt;min-height:1.19em;position:relative;width:100%;"><hr noshade="true" color="#000000" size="1" width="25.0%" style="background-color:#000000;color:#000000;height:1pt;position:relative;top:0.6em;border:none;margin:0 auto;" align="center"></div><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 7pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&#160;S-8</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Under</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></p><div style="font-family:'Times New 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style="background-color:#000000;color:#000000;height:1pt;position:relative;top:0.6em;border:none;margin:0 auto;" align="center"></div><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">VERTEX,&#160;INC. 2020 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">VERTEX,&#160;INC. 2020 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;">(Full title of the plans)</p><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10.0pt;margin-bottom:7pt;min-height:1.19em;position:relative;width:100%;"><hr noshade="true" color="#000000" size="1" width="25.0%" 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(the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Company</u>&#8221;) to register 18,000,000 additional shares of Class&#160;A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Common Stock</u>&#8221;), reserved for issuance under the Vertex,&#160;Inc. 2020 Incentive Award Plan (the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">2020 Incentive Plan</u>&#8221;) and 4,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Vertex,&#160;Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">2020 ESPP</u>&#8221;).</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form&#160;S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities, the contents of the Registration Statements on <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1806837/000110465920087364/tm2025753-1_s8.htm"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Form&#160;S-8</font></a> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Commission</u>&#8221;) on July&#160;28, 2020 (File No.&#160;333-240143) are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement to the extent not replaced hereby.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">PART&#160;I</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&#160;10(a)&#160;PROSPECTUS</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The information called for in Part&#160;I of Form&#160;S-8 to be contained in the Section&#160;10(a)&#160;prospectus is not being filed with or included in this Registration Statement (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules&#160;and regulations of the Commission. 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style="font-size:12pt;">We have acted as special counsel to Vertex, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), in connection with the registration by the Company of 18,000,000 shares of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Shares</font><font style="font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), reserved for issuance under the Vertex, Inc. 2020 Incentive Award Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">2020 Incentive Plan</font><font style="font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), and 4,000,000 Shares reserved for issuance under the Vertex, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">2020 ESPP</font><font style="font-size:12pt;">&#8221; and, together with the 2020 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This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the related prospectuses, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Shares.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon </font></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:10.35%;margin-right:10.35%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;width:100%;"><div align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;table-layout:fixed;width:99.89%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:100%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><font style="font-weight:bold;">2</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:100%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:7pt;line-height:8pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">March 18, 2022</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Page </b><font style="font-weight:bold;">2</font></p></td></tr></table></div><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 24pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;"><img src="tmb-00010101xex5d1001.jpg" alt="Graphic" style="display:inline-block;height:8.25pt;left:0%;padding-bottom:0.75pt;position:relative;top:0pt;width:121.5pt;"></b></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to General Corporation Law of the State Delaware, and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Shares shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the purchasers, and have been issued by the Company against payment therefor in the circumstances contemplated by the Plans, assuming in each case that the individual issuances, grants or awards under the Plans are duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and duly issued, granted or awarded and exercised in accordance with the requirements of law and the applicable Plans (and the agreements and awards duly adopted thereunder and in accordance therewith), the issue and sale of the Shares will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. 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Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-top:12pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Calculation of Filing Fee Tables</b></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-top:12pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Form&#160;S-8</b></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Form Type)</p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-top:24pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Vertex, Inc.</b></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</p><p 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style="vertical-align:bottom;width:16.2%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Security Type</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:26.19%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Title&#160;of&#160;Securities&#160;to&#160;be&#160;Registered</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10.66%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Fee Calculation Rule</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Amount&#160; <br>Registered&#160;(1)</b></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10.4%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposed&#160;Maximum<br>Offering&#160;Price&#160;Per<br>Share&#160;</b></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Maximum<br>Aggregate&#160;Offering<br>Price</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:6.2%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Fee Rate</b></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:8.42%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Amount&#160;of<br>Registration&#160;Fee</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:16.2%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;margin:0pt;">Equity</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:26.19%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;margin:0pt;">Class A Common stock, $0.001 par value per share</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:10.66%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">457(h)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 4.5pt 0pt 0pt;">18,000,000<sup style="font-size:7.5pt;vertical-align:top;">(2)</sup></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1.02%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:9.37%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3.75pt 0pt 0pt;">(4)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1.03%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:9.37%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">232,740,000.00</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.2%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3.75pt 0pt 0pt;">$92.70 per</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3.75pt 0pt 0pt;">$1,000,000</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1.36%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:7.06%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">21,575.00</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:16.2%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;margin:0pt;">Equity</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:26.19%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;margin:0pt;">Class A Common stock, $0.001 par value per share</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:10.66%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">457(h)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 4.5pt 0pt 0pt;">4,000,000<sup style="font-size:7.5pt;vertical-align:top;">(3)</sup></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1.02%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:9.37%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3.75pt 0pt 0pt;">(5)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1.03%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid 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#000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:7.06%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">4,075.28</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;width:64.56%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 4.5pt 0pt 0pt;">Total Offering Amounts</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1.02%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid 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#000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">25,650.28</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;width:64.56%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 4.5pt 0pt 0pt;">Total Fee Offsets</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1.02%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#d9d9d9;vertical-align:bottom;width:9.37%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="margin-right:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#d9d9d9;vertical-align:bottom;width:1.03%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#d9d9d9;vertical-align:bottom;width:9.37%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p 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