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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-045646
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20230414

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOURCE CAPITAL INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000091847
		IRS NUMBER:				941679410
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11601 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-473-0225

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11601 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SMC INVESTMENT CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19721123
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase">VIA EDGAR</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mr. Ryan Sutcliffe</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Source Capital, Inc. (File Nos. 333-232727 and 811-01731) (the
 &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;)</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">Dear Mr. Sutcliffe:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This letter responds to comments of the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) staff (&ldquo;Staff&rdquo;), provided to me and Mary Anne Morgan on April 10, 2023, in relation
to the staff&rsquo;s review of the Registrant&rsquo;s preliminary proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A by the Registrant on March 31,
2023 (Accession No. 0001104659-23-040060). On behalf of the Registrant, we have reproduced your comments below and provided the Registrant&rsquo;s
responses immediately thereafter.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>1.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please provide a legal analysis as to why the Registrant is not filing an information
statement under Form N-14. Please indicate which no-action letters the Registrant is relying upon in order not to file under Form N-14.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>Given
the structure and nature of the proposed merger, the Registrant believes that Proposal 2 does not amount to a new &ldquo;investment decision&rdquo;
by shareholders. Based on the advice of Delaware counsel, the Registrant understands and believes that the proposed merger follows a
settled legal procedure under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &ldquo;DGCL&rdquo;) for amending its certificate of incorporation
(the &ldquo;Charter&rdquo;). More specifically:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Under Section 251 of the DGCL, a corporate charter
(such as the Charter) can be amended by operation of a merger approved and effected as follows: a merger agreement providing for the merger
and any charter amendment is approved by the Board and holders of a majority of the stock of each corporation that is a constituent to
the merger, with the merger and any such amendments effected by the filing of a certificate of merger (the &ldquo;Merger Amendment Process&rdquo;).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">Even where a
corporation&rsquo;s charter includes a provision that requires a supermajority vote to be amended, the Delaware courts have
generally interpreted such provisions as only applying to amendments effected through a separate provision of the DGCL for amending
a corporate charter.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT> The Registrant
believes that the merger proposed in Proposal 2 complies with the Merger Amendment Process and thus requires the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the Registrant&rsquo;s outstanding stock to be approved.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">The Registrant&rsquo;s
wholly owned subsidiary was created for the sole purpose of amending the Registrant&rsquo;s Charter pursuant to the Merger Amendment Process;
the subsidiary holds only a de minimis amount of cash and no investment positions. Thus, the proposed merger does not present the Registrant&rsquo;s
stockholders with a new investment decision. Accordingly, the Registrant believes that the Merger Amendment Process of Proposal 2 is not
a transaction subject to the registration requirements of the 1933 Act under Rule 145(a) and that Schedule 14A represents the appropriate
form and process for seeking shareholder approval of the Proposal. The merger transaction is in form and substance analogous to conversions
or reorganizations into different organizational forms, for which funds have sought shareholder approval on Schedule 14A in the past.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>2.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please explain how Proposal 2 does not run afoul of the applicable requirements
related to unbundling. The Staff observes that the Registrant&rsquo;s Board is asking shareholders to approve a merger of the Registrant
with a subsidiary and to change the Registrant&rsquo;s charter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>As
discussed above, based on the advice of Delaware counsel, the Registrant is proposing to amend its Charter under the provisions of
Section 251 of the DGCL. The Merger Amendment Process is a single process,  the sole purpose and effect of which is to amend the
Registrant&rsquo;s Charter. Thus, the Registrant believes that the merger with the subsidiary and the amendment to the Charter are
inextricably intertwined and comprise a single, unitary matter to be considered by the Registrant&rsquo;s stockholders. The
Registrant believes that the proposed amendment to the Charter to remove the Supermajority Provision is in the best interests of
stockholders and will make it easier for the Registrant to take certain actions which may be beneficial to shareholders. Such
actions could include reorganizing into a form of organization more commonly used and understood by the market, such as a Delaware
statutory trust.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><SUP>1
</SUP><I>See Benchmark Capital Partners IV, L.P. v. Vague</I>, 2002 WL 1732423 (Del. Ch. July 15, 2002); <I>see generally Warner Communications
Inc. v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.,</I> 583 A.2d 962 (Del. 1989). Under Section 242 of the DGCL, a corporate charter can be amended
with the approval of the Board and holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation&rsquo;s capital stock in each case
obtained in accordance with Section 242, with such an amendment effected by the filing of a certificate of amendment.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>3.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please provide a legal analysis regarding the permissibility of removing a charter
voting provision by a voting threshold that is lower than the charter contemplates.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As discussed
above, Delaware counsel has advised the Registrant that the Merger Amendment Process under Section 251 of the DGCL is a settled legal
procedure for amending the Charter by approval of the holders of a majority of the Registrant&rsquo;s stock.</P>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>4.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please add any risks shareholders should be aware of associated with legal interpretations
regarding Proposal 2. For example, consider adding a discussion of litigation risk.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
has added the following language:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;Amendments to charters, such
as the one contemplated in Proposal 2, are subject to litigation risk. For example, stockholders of the Company could bring an action
to reverse or delay the implementation of Proposal 2. The Registrant does not presently have any reason to believe that such an action
will be brought in connection with Proposal 2.&rdquo;</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>5.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the section titled &ldquo;<I>Quorum; Required Vote on Proposals 1 and
2</I>,&rdquo; please review and consider whether revisions are necessary to the sentence that states &ldquo;<I>Broker non-votes, if any,
will have no effect on Proposal 1.</I>&rdquo;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
notes that the current language with respect to Proposal 1 is correct. With respect to Proposal 2, the Registrant has added the following
sentence:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<I>Broker non-votes will count
as a vote &ldquo;against&rdquo; Proposal 2 because approval requires an absolute percentage of affirmative votes.&rdquo;</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>6.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please disclose how the adjournment process will work in the event less than
a quorum is present at the shareholder meeting.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
has amended the disclosure in the section titled &ldquo;<I>Quorum; Adjournment</I>&rdquo; as follows:</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;If a quorum is not present
at the Meeting or if a quorum is present at the Meeting but sufficient votes in favor of the Proposal are not received, the Meeting may
be adjourned to permit further solicitation of proxies. The affirmative vote of the outstanding shares of the Company represented in person
or by proxy at the Meeting will be sufficient for an adjournment <FONT STYLE="color: #0070c0">without notice other than announcement at
the Meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented</FONT>. An abstention will have the same effect as a vote against Proposal
3; a broker non-vote will have no effect on Proposal 3. An adjournment may be held within 30 days after the date set for the Meeting without
the necessity of further notice. Any business that might have been transacted at the Meeting may be transacted at any such adjourned session(s)
at which a quorum is present.&rdquo; </I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>7.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the section titled &ldquo;<I>IMPORTANT INFORMATION</I>,&rdquo; please
review and consider whether revisions are necessary to the sentence that states &ldquo;Please do not return your Proxy Card if you vote
by telephone or Internet.&rdquo;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
has revised the sentence to read as follows:</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<FONT STYLE="color: red"><I><STRIKE>Please
do not</STRIKE></I></FONT><I><FONT STYLE="color: #0070c0">You do not need to </FONT>return your Proxy Card if you vote by telephone or
Internet</I>.&rdquo;</P>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>8.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to Mr. Lipson and Mr. Osborne, please indicate whether Item 22(b)(17)
is applicable.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
does not believe that Item 22(b)(17) is applicable because Mr. Lipson and Mr. Osborne are retiring. The Registrant has revised the disclosure
to read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;Mr. Lipson and Mr. Osborne
have indicated their intention to <FONT STYLE="color: red"><STRIKE>resign</STRIKE></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #0070c0">retire </FONT>from
the Board in 2023.&rdquo; </I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>9.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please confirm whether Mr. Lipson and Mr. Osborne have officially resigned.
If not, please explain why their information is not required to be included in the information table on page 3, the compensation table
on page 6 and the share ownership table on page 6 in accordance with Schedule 14A Item 22(b)(1).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
notes that Mr. Lipson and Mr. Osborne will retire immediately after the shareholder meeting on June 1, 2023. The Registrant has amended
the disclosure to include the following information:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Name, Address<SUP>(1) <BR>
</SUP>and Year of Birth</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Position(s) <BR>
Held with<BR>
 the Trust</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Year<BR>
 First<BR>
 Elected <BR>
as <BR>
Director<BR>
 of the<BR>
 Trust</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Principal Occupation(s) </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>During the </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Past Five Years</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Number<BR>
 of FPA<BR>
 Funds<BR>
 Overseen<BR>
 by <BR>
Director</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Other <BR>
Directorships<BR>
 Held by <BR>
Director <BR>
During the<BR>
 Past Five <BR>
Years</B></FONT></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>Independent Directors</I></P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I></I></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mark L. Lipson*,</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">1949</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director &amp; Chairperson</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2015</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Managing Member, ML2 Advisors, LLC (since 2014). Formerly Managing
    Director, Bessemer Trust (2007-2014) and US Trust (2003-2006); Chairman and CEO of the Northstar Mutual Funds (1993-2001); and President
    and CEO of the National Mutual Funds (1988-1993).</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020).</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">7</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">None</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Alfred E. Osborne*, Jr., 1944 </FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Director</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2013</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Formerly UCLA professor, retired&nbsp;effective July 2022. Dr. Osborne
    served at UCLA&rsquo;s John E. Anderson School of Management in several capacities for 50 years. He was formerly Senior Associate Dean,
    (July 2003-June 2022), Interim Dean (July 2018-June 2019), Professor (July 1972-June 2022) and Faculty Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship
    and Innovation (July 1984-June 2022).</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020).</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">7</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Kaiser Aluminum, Wedbush Capital and Waverley Capital Acquisition Corporation</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">* Mr. Lipson and Mr. Osborne will retire immediately
after the Meeting.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Name</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 23%; padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Dollar Range of</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Company Shares Owned</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Aggregate Dollar Ranges of Shares Owned in all<BR>
 FPA Funds Overseen by Director</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>Independent Directors</I></P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Mark L. Lipson**</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.**</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$50,000 - $100,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">** Mr. Lipson and Mr. Osborne will retire immediately
after the Meeting.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Name</B></P></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Aggregate</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Compensation</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>from the Company<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></P></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Total </B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Compensation</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>from All FPA Funds<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></P></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: left">Independent Directors</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="width: 74%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Mark L. Lipson*</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">29,600</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">261,500</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.*</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">27,200</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">237,500</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">* Mr. Lipson and Mr. Osborne will retire immediately
after the Meeting.</P>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>10.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please confirm each Director&rsquo;s term of office or whether it is indefinite.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
has amended the &ldquo;Background&rdquo; section of Proposal 1 to read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;Each current Director will
hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, and each Nominee, if elected, will hold office until his or her
successor are duly elected and qualified.&rdquo;</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>11.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the section titled &ldquo;<I>Principal Occupation During the Past Five
Years and Other Affiliations</I>&rdquo; of the table on page 3, please confirm whether Mr. Goldrich&rsquo;s information is current and
in compliance with the five-year look-back period required by Schedule 14A Item 22(b)(1). If not, please update accordingly.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
has amended Mr. Goldrich&rsquo;s information to read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;<FONT STYLE="color: #0070c0">Senior
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives of CMW Strategies LLC (since 2022). Former </FONT>President/CFO of the Leon Levy Foundation (<FONT STYLE="color: #0070c0">2015-</FONT><FONT STYLE="color: red"><STRIKE>since</STRIKE></FONT>
2022).&rdquo;</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>12.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the section titled &ldquo;<I>The Board and Its Leadership Structure</I>,&rdquo;
please discuss any plans to replace Mr. Lipson as Chairman.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
has amended its disclosure as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;The Board periodically reviews
its leadership structure, including the role of the Chairman. The Board also conducts an annual self-assessment during which it reviews
its leadership and Committee structure and considers whether its structure remains appropriate in light of the Company&rsquo;s current
operations, among other matters. The Board believes that its leadership structure, including the current percentage of the Board who are
Independent Directors, is appropriate given its specific characteristics. <FONT STYLE="color: #0070c0">Once the Nominees are elected by
shareholders, the Board will elect a new Chairman.&rdquo;</FONT></I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>13.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the section titled &ldquo;<I>The Board and Its Leadership Structure</I>,&rdquo;
please note that the percentage of independent directors of the board will be lower than the current percentage as a result of this election.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
has added the following disclosure:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;The Board has general oversight
responsibility with respect to the Company&rsquo;s business and affairs. Although the Board has delegated day-to-day management to the
Adviser, all Company operations are overseen by the Company&rsquo;s Board, which meets at least quarterly. The Board is currently composed
of five directors, four of whom are Independent Directors: Sandra Brown, Robert F. Goldrich, Mark L. Lipson, Alfred E. Osborne, and J.
Richard Atwood (Interested Director). <FONT STYLE="color: #0070c0">If the Nominees in Proposal 1 are elected, the number of Independent
Directors will change from four to three out of five Directors. </FONT>The Board holds executive sessions (with and without partners and/or
employees of the Adviser) in connection with its regularly scheduled Board meetings. The Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance
Committee of the Board meets quarterly at regularly scheduled meetings. The Independent Directors have retained &ldquo;independent legal
counsel,&rdquo; as that term is defined in the rules under the 1940 Act.&rdquo;</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>14.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the section titled &ldquo;<I>Purpose and Specific Effects of the Merger</I>,&rdquo;
please clarify that the removal of the Supermajority Provision will affect the voting rights of shareholders for approving certain future
actions taken by the Registrant.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
has amended the disclosure in this section to read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<I>The sole purpose of the Merger
is to effect the deletion of the Supermajority Provision from the Charter. <FONT STYLE="color: #0070c0">Approval of Proposal 2, which
would result in the removal of the Supermajority Provision, would result in a lower voting threshold of a simple majority for stockholders
approving certain stockholder proposals in the future. </FONT>The Merger will not otherwise affect any rights of the stockholders of the
Company and will have no material negative tax, accounting or other consequences to the Company or its stockholders. No consideration
is being offered to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Merger.</I>&rdquo;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>15.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the section titled &ldquo;<I>Reasons For Deletion of the Supermajority
Provision</I>,&rdquo; please supplementally explain whether all preferred shares have converted to common shares and why there is only
one class of stock of the Registrant.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
confirms that all preferred shares have been redeemed, and as a result the Registrant has only one class of stock.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>16.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the section titled &ldquo;<I>Reasons For Deletion of the Supermajority
Provision</I>,&rdquo; please clarify both the pros and cons of having a Supermajority Provision, ensuring that the disclosure is fair
and balanced.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
has amended the second paragraph of the section to read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.35in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;The Board has carefully considered
the Supermajority Provision, including in light of evolving standards of corporate governance which often support simple majority voting
requirements. In particular, supermajority voting requirements permit a minority of stockholders to halt a transaction even if that transaction
is supported by holders of a majority of a company&rsquo;s shares. Such a provision <FONT STYLE="color: #0070c0">can be a helpful mechanism
to ensure that a large majority of shareholders agree with a proposed transaction. It can also be helpful in cases where there are multiple
shares of stock with competing interests. However</FONT><FONT STYLE="color: red"><STRIKE>Further</STRIKE></FONT>, the Company currently
only has a single class of stock currently outstanding (Common Stock), rather than the two classes that existed when the Supermajority
Provision was adopted. Thus, the protection previously provided by the Supermajority Provision against amendments approved by a majority
that included stockholders with different interests is no longer meaningful. In addition, supermajority voting requirements permit a minority
of stockholders to halt a transaction even if that transaction is supported by holders of a majority of a company&rsquo;s shares. Elimination
of the Supermajority Provision will provide the Board and stockholders with additional flexibility to consider strategic alternatives
to the Company&rsquo;s current structure in the future.&rdquo;</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>17.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Comment</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the section titled &ldquo;<I>Reasons For Deletion of the Supermajority
Provision</I>,&rdquo; the Registrant states that it has no present intent to effect any of the types of transactions to which the Supermajority
Provision applies. Please supplementally confirm that the Registrant does not have any present intent to effect any of the types of transactions
to which the Supermajority Provision applies.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><U>Response</U>:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proposal
2 will result in a lower stockholder vote threshold for approving certain transactions. While Management continues to research and evaluate
taking certain future actions such as those noted in the response to Comment #2 above should this provision be approved by shareholders,
the Registrant confirms that it has not received or approved any proposals to effect such transactions. However, should such a proposal
be considered in the future, it would be subject to approval by the Registrant&rsquo;s Board of Directors and a majority
of its stockholders.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Should you have any questions or comments, please
contact the undersigned at 949.442.6051.</P>

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

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