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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-049442
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250515
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250515

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001158114
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				760533927
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-87945
		FILM NUMBER:		25953197

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD
		CITY:			SUGAR LAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77478
		BUSINESS PHONE:		281-295-1800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD
		CITY:			SUGAR LAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77478

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010824

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			D. E. SHAW & CO, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001009268
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				133695715
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO MANHATTAN WEST
		STREET 2:		375 NINTH AVENUE, 52ND FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10001
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-478-0000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO MANHATTAN WEST
		STREET 2:		375 NINTH AVENUE, 52ND FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10001

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SHAW D E & CO L P /NY/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990421
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        <issuerName>Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.</issuerName>
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        <filingPersonName>D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.
D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C.
David E. Shaw</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The business address for each reporting person is:
Two Manhattan West
375 Ninth Avenue, 52nd Floor
New York, NY 10001</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C. is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
David E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of America.</citizenship>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.: 2,239,337 shares
This is composed of (i) 1,236,463 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 991,828 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., (iii) 9,678 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C., and (iv) 1,368 shares under the management of D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C.

D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C.: 2,238,069 shares
This is composed of (i) 1,236,463 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 991,828 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., (iii) 9,678 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C., and (iv) 100 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Investment Management Special Investment Fund, L.L.C.

David E. Shaw: 2,239,337 shares
This is composed of (i) 1,236,463 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 991,828 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., (iii) 9,678 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C., and (iv) 1,368 shares under the management of D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C.

David E. Shaw does not own any shares directly. By virtue of David E. Shaw's position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., Inc., which is the general partner of D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P., which in turn is the investment adviser of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., and D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C. and the managing member of D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., which in turn is the investment adviser of D. E. Shaw Investment Management Special Investment Fund, L.L.C., and by virtue of David E. Shaw's position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw &amp; Co. II, Inc., which is the managing member of D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C., which in turn is the manager of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C., and D. E. Shaw Investment Management Special Investment Fund, L.L.C., David E. Shaw may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of, the 2,239,337 shares as described above constituting 4.2% of the outstanding shares, and, therefore, David E. Shaw may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares. David E. Shaw disclaims beneficial ownership of such 2,239,337 shares.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
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D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C.: 4.2%
David E. Shaw: 4.2%</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.: 0 shares
D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C.: 0 shares
David E. Shaw: 0 shares</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
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D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C.: 2,238,069 shares
David E. Shaw: 2,239,337 shares</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
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D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C.: 0 shares
David E. Shaw: 0 shares</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
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D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C.: 2,238,069 shares
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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      <reportingPersonName>D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Daniel R. Marcus</signature>
        <title>Daniel R. Marcus / Chief Compliance Officer</title>
        <date>05/15/2025</date>
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        <signature>/s/ Daniel R. Marcus</signature>
        <title>Daniel R. Marcus / Authorized Signatory</title>
        <date>05/15/2025</date>
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      <reportingPersonName>David E. Shaw</reportingPersonName>
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        <signature>/s/ Daniel R. Marcus</signature>
        <title>Daniel R. Marcus / Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw</title>
        <date>05/15/2025</date>
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    <signatureComments>Exhibit 1: Power of Attorney, granted by David E. Shaw relating to D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., Inc., in favor of the signatories hereto, among others, dated August 1, 2024.

Exhibit 2: Power of Attorney, granted by David E. Shaw relating to D. E. Shaw &amp; Co. II, Inc., in favor of the signatories hereto, among others, dated August 1, 2024.</signatureComments>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B><U>Exhibit
1</U></B></FONT></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FOR CERTAIN REGULATORY FILINGS</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">AND THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940</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">I, David E. Shaw, hereby make, constitute, and appoint each of</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Adam Deaton,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Anne Dinning,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Edward Fishman,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Alexis Halaby,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Edwin Jager,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Martin Lebwohl,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Daniel Marcus,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Anoop Prasad,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Maximilian Stone, and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">David Sweet,</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">acting individually in such person&rsquo;s capacity as an employee
of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp; Co., L.P. or one of its subsidiaries, as my agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution,
for the purpose of, from time to time, (i)&nbsp;executing in my name, in my capacity as President of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp;&nbsp;Co.,
Inc. (acting for itself or as the general partner of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp;&nbsp;Co., L.P. and general partner, managing member, or
manager of other entities, any of which in turn may be acting for itself or other entities), all documents, certificates, instruments,
statements, other filings, and amendments to the foregoing (collectively, &ldquo;documents&rdquo;) determined by such person to be necessary
or appropriate to comply with any registration or regulatory disclosure requirements and/or ownership or control-person reporting requirements
imposed by any U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or regulatory authority, including without limitation Form ADV, Forms 3, 4, 5, and 13F, and
Schedules 13D and 13G required to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and/or (ii)&nbsp;delivering, furnishing,
or filing, in each case whether themself or through their designee, any such documents to or with the appropriate governmental or regulatory
authority. &nbsp;Any such determination shall be conclusively evidenced by such person&rsquo;s execution of, and/or their (or their designee&rsquo;s)
delivery, furnishing, and/or filing of, the applicable document.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This power of attorney shall be valid as of the date set forth below
and replaces the power granted on March&nbsp;1, 2017, which is hereby cancelled. &nbsp;Furthermore, this power of attorney shall be valid with
respect to any particular individual set forth above only for so long as such person remains employed by D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co.,
L.P. or one of its subsidiaries.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the date set
forth below.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp; August 1, 2024</P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ David E. Shaw</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">David E. Shaw,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">as President of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp;&nbsp;Co., Inc.</P>

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

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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 2
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B><U>Exhibit
2</U></B></FONT></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FOR CERTAIN REGULATORY FILINGS</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">AND THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940</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">I, David E. Shaw, hereby make, constitute, and appoint each of</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Adam Deaton,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Anne Dinning,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Edward Fishman,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Alexis Halaby,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Edwin Jager,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Martin Lebwohl,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Daniel Marcus,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Anoop Prasad,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Maximilian Stone, and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">David Sweet,</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">acting individually in such person&rsquo;s capacity as an employee
of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp; Co., L.P. or one of its subsidiaries, as my agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution,
for the purpose of, from time to time, (i)&nbsp;executing in my name, in my capacity as President of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp;&nbsp;Co.
II, Inc. (acting for itself or as the managing member of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp;&nbsp;Co., L.L.C. and general partner, managing member,
or manager of other entities, any of which in turn may be acting for itself or other entities), all documents, certificates, instruments,
statements, other filings, and amendments to the foregoing (collectively, &ldquo;documents&rdquo;) determined by such person to be necessary
or appropriate to comply with any registration or regulatory disclosure requirements and/or ownership or control-person reporting requirements
imposed by any U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or regulatory authority, including without limitation Form ADV, Forms 3, 4, 5, and 13F, and
Schedules 13D and 13G required to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and/or (ii)&nbsp;delivering, furnishing,
or filing, in each case whether themself or through their designee, any such documents to or with the appropriate governmental or regulatory
authority. &nbsp;Any such determination shall be conclusively evidenced by such person&rsquo;s execution of, and/or their (or their designee&rsquo;s)
delivery, furnishing, and/or filing of, the applicable document.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This power of attorney shall be valid as of the date set forth below
and replaces the power granted on March&nbsp;1, 2017, which is hereby cancelled. &nbsp;Furthermore, this power of attorney shall be valid with
respect to any particular individual set forth above only for so long as such person remains employed by D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co.,
L.P. or one of its subsidiaries.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the date set
forth below.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: &nbsp;&nbsp;August 1, 2024</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ David E. Shaw</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">David E. Shaw,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">as President of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp;&nbsp;Co. II, Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B><U>Exhibit
3</U></B></FONT></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, each of the undersigned Reporting Persons hereby agrees to the joint filing, along with all other such Reporting
Persons, on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock, Par
value $0.001 per share, of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned hereby executes this Agreement
as of this 15th day of May, 2025.</P>

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

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

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>/s/ Daniel R. Marcus</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Daniel&nbsp;R.&nbsp;Marcus</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Compliance Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>/s/ Daniel R. Marcus</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Daniel&nbsp;R.&nbsp;Marcus</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>/s/ Daniel R. Marcus</U></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Daniel&nbsp;R.&nbsp;Marcus</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Attorney-in-Fact for David&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw</FONT></TD></TR>
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