<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-25-091014.txt : 20250627
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-25-091014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	11-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250627
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250627
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250627

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			METHODE ELECTRONICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000065270
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS [3678]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				362090085
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0503

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		11-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33731
		FILM NUMBER:		251087596

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8750 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60631
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7088676777

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8750 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60631
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In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the changes in net assets available for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Basis for Opinion</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan&#x2019;s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan&#x2019;s financial statements based on our audits.  We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (&#x201c;PCAOB&#x201d;) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. Federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. 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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Total investments, at fair value</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Investments, at contract value</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">13,419,433</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <tr style="height:12pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Total investments</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">92,576,623</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Total liabilities</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x2014;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x2014;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <tr style="height:12pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Net assets available for benefits</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">93,102,643</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:14pt;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="margin-left:2.587%;text-indent:0;font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Employer</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <tr style="height:12pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <tr style="height:12pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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  <div style="padding-top:0.5in;z-index:2;min-height:1in;position:relative;box-sizing:border-box;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Methode Electronics, Inc.</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">401(k) Savings Plan</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Notes to Financial Statements</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></div>
  <div class="main-content-container" style="z-index:5;position:relative;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">1. Description of the Plan</font></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">The following description of the Methode Electronics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement or Summary Plan Description (SPD) for a more complete description of the Plan&#x2019;s provisions. 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  <div class="main-content-container" style="z-index:5;position:relative;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">The General Account contract value is determined by Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (EAICA). The contract value represents contributions made, plus interest at the contract rate, less funds used to pay participants&#x2019; benefits. The Plan does not allow for new investment in this contract. There are significant penalties if the entire contract were prematurely terminated. 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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x2014;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Methode Common Stock Fund</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">2,424,416</font></p></td>
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    <tr style="height:12pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Growth Fund of America</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">**</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">6,482,933</font></p></td>
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    <tr style="height:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Ivy</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Ivy Mid Cap Growth I</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">117,709</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">**</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">3,506,555</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Total Stock Market Index</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">69,223</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">**</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">9,763,967</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <tr style="height:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">FTSE All-World ex US Index Inv</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">85,350</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">**</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">3,044,423</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">3,229</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">**</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
     <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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