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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-019927
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240213
GROUP MEMBERS:		MELINDA FRENCH GATES
GROUP MEMBERS:		WILLIAM H. GATES III

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ABRDN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000846676
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				222990009
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-40493
		FILM NUMBER:		24626473

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-405-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20180501

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ABERDEEN CHILE FUND, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100407

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHILE FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001166559
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				911663695
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4258897900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GATES BILL & MELINDA FOUNDATION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020205
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2023&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check
the appropriate box to designate the rule&nbsp;pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rule&nbsp;13d-1(c)</FONT></TD></TR>
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remainder of this cover page&nbsp;shall be filled out for a reporting person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a
prior cover page.</FONT></P>

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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</FONT></P>

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    No.&nbsp; 00301W105</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Names
    of Reporting Persons<BR>
    Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust</FONT></TD></TR>
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    </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check
    the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(b)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC
    Use Only </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Citizenship
    or Place of Organization <BR>
    State of Washington</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" ROWSPAN="7" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Number
    of<BR>
    Shares<BR>
    Beneficially<BR>
    Owned by<BR>
    Each<BR>
    Reporting<BR>
    Person With</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole
    Voting Power <BR>
    -0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared
    Voting Power <BR>
    2,815,225 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole
    Dispositive Power <BR>
    -0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared
    Dispositive Power <BR>
    2,815,225 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Aggregate
    Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<BR>
    2,815,225 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check
    if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)&nbsp;Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Percent
    of Class&nbsp;Represented by Amount in Row (9)<BR>
    5.5% <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Type
    of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<BR>
    OO</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
                                            purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange
                                            Act&rdquo;), all shares of common stock (&ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;) of Aberdeen Emerging
                                            Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;) beneficially owned by Bill &amp;
                                            Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the &ldquo;Trust&rdquo;) may be deemed to be beneficially
                                            owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees of the Trust.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            on 50,751,778 shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31, 2023, as reported by the
                                            Issuer.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CUSIP
    No.&nbsp;00301W105</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Names
    of Reporting Persons<BR>
    William H. Gates III</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check
    the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC
    Use Only </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Citizenship
    or Place of Organization <BR>
    United States of America</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" ROWSPAN="7" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Number
    of<BR>
    Shares<BR>
    Beneficially<BR>
    Owned by<BR>
    Each<BR>
    Reporting<BR>
    Person With</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole
    Voting Power <BR>
    -0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared
    Voting Power <BR>
    2,815,225 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole
    Dispositive Power <BR>
    -0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared
    Dispositive Power <BR>
    2,815,225 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Aggregate
    Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<BR>
    2,815,225 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check
    if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)&nbsp;Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="color: Black"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Percent
    of Class&nbsp;Represented by Amount in Row (9)<BR>
    5.5% <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Type
    of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<BR>
    IN</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 82%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Trust beneficially owns 2,815,225 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. For purposes of Rule
                                            13d-3 under the Exchange Act, all Common Stock beneficially owned by the Trust may be deemed
                                            to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees
                                            of the Trust.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            on 50,751,778 shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31, 2023, as reported by the
                                            Issuer.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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    No.&nbsp; 00301W105</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Names
    of Reporting Persons<BR>
    Melinda French Gates</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check
    the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC
    Use Only </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Citizenship
    or Place of Organization <BR>
    United States of America</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" ROWSPAN="7" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Number
    of<BR>
    Shares<BR>
    Beneficially<BR>
    Owned by<BR>
    Each<BR>
    Reporting<BR>
    Person With</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole
    Voting Power <BR>
    -0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared
    Voting Power <BR>
    2,815,225 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole
    Dispositive Power <BR>
    -0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared
    Dispositive Power <BR>
    2,815,225 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Aggregate
    Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<BR>
    2,815,225 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check
    if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)&nbsp;Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Percent
    of Class&nbsp;Represented by Amount in Row (9)<BR>
    5.5% <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Type
    of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<BR>
    IN</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 82%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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                                            Trust beneficially owns 2,815,225 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. For purposes of Rule
                                            13d-3 under the Exchange Act, all Common Stock beneficially owned by the Trust may be deemed
                                            to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees
                                            of the Trust.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            on 50,751,778 shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31, 2023, as reported by the
                                            Issuer.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    1.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(a)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Name
    of Issuer:</B><BR>
    Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(b)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Address
                                            of Issuer&rsquo;s Principal Executive Offices:</B><BR>
                                            1900 Market Street, Suite&nbsp;200</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Philadelphia,
    PA 19103</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    2.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(a)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Name
    of Person Filing:</B><BR>
    Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the &ldquo;Trust&rdquo;), Melinda French Gates (&ldquo;MFG&rdquo;), and <BR>
    William H. Gates III (&ldquo;WHG,&rdquo; and together with the Trust and MFG, the &ldquo;Reporting Persons&rdquo;) <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(b)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Address
                                            of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:</B><BR>
                                            The Trust &ndash; 2365 Carillon Point, Kirkland, Washington 98033</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">WHG
    &ndash; 500 Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">MFG
    &ndash; 500 Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(c)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Citizenship:</B><BR>
                                            The Trust is a charitable trust organized under the laws of the State of Washington.</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">WHG
    is a citizen of the United States of America.</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">MFG
    is a citizen of the United States of America.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(d)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Title
    of Class&nbsp;of Securities: </B><BR>
    Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(e)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CUSIP
                                            Number:</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">00301W105</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    3.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>If
    this statement is filed pursuant to &sect;&sect; 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b)&nbsp;or (c), check whether the person filing is a:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not
    Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    4.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Provide
    the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item
    1.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Amount
                                            beneficially owned:</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">See
    the responses to Item 9 on the attached cover pages.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Percent
                                            of class:</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">See
    the responses to Item 11 on the attached cover pages.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Number
    of shares as to which the person has:&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; width: 8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; width: 82%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole
                                            power to vote or to direct the vote</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">See
    the responses to Item 5 on the attached cover pages.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared
                                            power to vote or to direct the vote</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">See
    the responses to Item 6 on the attached cover pages.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole
                                            power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">See
    the responses to Item 7 on the attached cover pages.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iv)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared
                                            power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">See
    the responses to Item 8 on the attached cover pages.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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</SUP>&nbsp;Neither the present filing nor anything contained herein shall be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons constitute
a &ldquo;group&rdquo; for any &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;purpose and each expressly disclaims membership in a group.</FONT></P>

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    5.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership
    of Five Percent or Less of a Class.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    6.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership
    of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not
    Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    7.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Identification
    and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not
    Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    8.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Identification
    and Classification of Members of the Group.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not
    Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    9.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Notice
    of Dissolution of Group.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not
    Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
    10.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Certification.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">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.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 82%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">After
reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,&nbsp;I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: February&nbsp;13, 2024</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">BILL&nbsp;&amp;
    MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Alan Heuberger <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attorney-in-fact
    for each of the Co-Trustees,</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">William
    H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">WILLIAM H. GATES III <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Alan Heuberger <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">MELINDA FRENCH GATES <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Alan Heuberger <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">* By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Alan Heuberger</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Alan Heuberger</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
                                            Amendment is being filed jointly by the Reporting Persons pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement
                                            dated July 30, 2021, and included with the signature page to the Reporting Persons&rsquo;
                                            Schedule 13G filed with respect to the Issuer on July 30, 2021, SEC File No. 005-40493, and
                                            incorporated by reference herein.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact,
                                            dated August 12, 2008, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates
                                            as Co-Trustees, filed as Exhibit 99.5 to Cascade Investment, L.L.C.&rsquo;s Schedule 13D
                                            with respect to Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., on May&nbsp;7, 2009, SEC File No. 005-60431, and
                                            incorporated by reference herein.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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