<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000905718-18-000464.txt : 20180507
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000905718-18-000464
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180507
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180507
GROUP MEMBERS:		THOMAS J. GAHAN

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JAKKS PACIFIC INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001009829
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GAMES, TOYS & CHILDREN'S VEHICLES (NO DOLLS & BICYCLES) [3944]
		IRS NUMBER:				954527222
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-50369
		FILM NUMBER:		18812269

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2951 28TH STREET
		CITY:			SANTA MONICA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90405
		BUSINESS PHONE:		424-268-9444

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2951 28TH STREET
		CITY:			SANTA MONICA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90405

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Benefit Street Partners LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001543160
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4920
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		401-751-1700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4920
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>THE UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 13G</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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    PACIFIC, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Common
    Stock, $0.001 Par value per share</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><B>47012E106</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><B>April
    26, 2018</B></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this
        Statement)</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule 13G is filed:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&#9;&nbsp;Rule 13d-1(b)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in">[X]&#9;&nbsp;Rule 13d-1(c)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&#9;&nbsp;Rule 13d-1(d)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">*The remainder of
this cover page 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.</P>

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of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18 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
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    NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #0D2147">47012E106</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(1)&#9;Names of Reporting Persons.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. </P></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.4pt">(2)&#9;Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(a) [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(b) [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(3)&#9;SEC Use Only</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(4)&#9;Citizenship or Place of Organization</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Delaware</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" ROWSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 0pt">Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&#9;Sole Voting Power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: right">0*&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(6)&#9;Shared Voting Power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">1,645,747*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(7)&#9;Sole Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">0*</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(8)&#9;Shared Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">1,645,747*</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 39%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 79%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 6pt">(9)&#9;Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right">1,645,747*&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">(10)&#9;Check if the Aggregate
    Amount&nbsp;&nbsp;in Row&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)&nbsp; &nbsp; [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(11)&#9;Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right">5.3%*&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(12)&#9;Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) &nbsp;&nbsp;IA</TD></TR>
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Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, may be deemed to beneficially own, in the
aggregate, 1,645,747 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (&ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of JAKKS Pacific, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), representing approximately 5.3% of the total 30,805,071 shares of Common
Stock outstanding, which amount includes: (i) 29,159,324 shares of Common Stock stated to be outstanding as of March 15, 2018
in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March, 16, 2018, and (ii) 1,645,747 additional shares of Common Stock obtainable upon conversion of
$15,865,000 in principal amount of 4.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;) of the Company, based
on an initial conversion rate of 103.7613 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, calculated in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.&nbsp;The number of shares of Common Stock
reported above consists of 1,645,747 shares of Common Stock held by BSP Special Situations Master A L.P. (&ldquo;Master A
Fund&rdquo;). Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., as the investment adviser of Master A Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own
the 1,645,747 shares of Common Stock held by Master A Fund.&nbsp; Thomas J. Gahan controls&nbsp;BSP and may be deemed to
beneficially own the 1,645,747 shares of Common Stock held by Master A Fund.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">CUSIP
    NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #0D2147">47012E106</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(1)&#9;Names of Reporting Persons.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Thomas J. Gahan</P></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.4pt">(2)&#9;Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(a) [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(b) [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(3)&#9;SEC Use Only</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(4)&#9;Citizenship or Place of Organization</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">United States</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" ROWSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 0pt">Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&#9;Sole Voting Power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: right">0*&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(6)&#9;Shared Voting Power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">1,645,747*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(7)&#9;Sole Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">0*</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(8)&#9;Shared Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">1,645,747*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right; padding-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 14%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 39%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 79%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 6pt">(9)&#9;Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right">1,645,747*&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">(10)&#9;Check if the Aggregate
    Amount&nbsp;&nbsp;in Row&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)&nbsp; &nbsp; [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] </TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(11)&#9;Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right">5.3%*&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt">(12)&#9;Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) &nbsp;&nbsp;IN</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*
Mr. </FONT>Gahan may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 1,645,747 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per
share (&ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of JAKKS Pacific, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), representing approximately
5.3% of the total 30,805,071 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which amount includes: (i) 29,159,324 shares of Common Stock stated
to be outstanding as of March 15, 2018 in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March, 16, 2018, and (ii) 1,645,747 additional shares of Common Stock
obtainable upon conversion of $15,865,000 in principal amount of 4.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;)
of the Company, based on an initial conversion rate of 103.7613 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes,
calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The
number of shares of Common Stock reported above consists of 1,645,474 shares of Common Stock held by BSP Special Situations Master
A L.P. (&ldquo;Master A Fund&rdquo;). Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., as the investment adviser of Master A Fund, may be deemed
to beneficially own the 1,645,474 shares of Common Stock held by Master A Fund.&nbsp; Thomas J. Gahan controls&nbsp;BSP and may
be deemed to beneficially own the 1,645,747 shares of Common Stock held by Master A Fund</FONT></FONT>.</P>



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 <B>Item 1(a).&nbsp;&nbsp;Name Of Issuer</B></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
        (the         &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)</P>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">         2951 28th Street

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 1pt 0 0">Santa Monica, California 90405</P>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify"><B>Item 2(a).&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of Person Filing</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify"><P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">This
report on Schedule 13G <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt">(this &ldquo;Schedule 13G&rdquo;)
<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">is being jointly filed by (i) Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (&ldquo;BSP&rdquo;), and (ii)
Thomas J. Gahan.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the foregoing is referred to as a &ldquo;Reporting Person&rdquo; and collectively as the &ldquo;Reporting
Persons.&rdquo; BSP is a</FONT> registered investment adviser under Section&nbsp;203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended. <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">This Schedule 13G relates to the shares </FONT>of common stock, $0.001 par value
per share (&ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of the Company beneficially owned by BSP Special Situations Master A L.P. (&ldquo;Master
A Fund&rdquo;). <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Benefit Street Partners L.L.C.</FONT>, as the investment adviser of Master
A Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">1,645,747</FONT> shares of Common Stock held
by Master A Fund.&nbsp; Thomas J. Gahan controls&nbsp; BSP. Thus, as of the date of this report, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), BSP and Mr. Gahan may be deemed to beneficially
own approximately 5.3% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company deemed issued and outstanding held by Master A Fund</FONT>. </FONT></P>

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business address of BSP and Mr. Gahan is c/o Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., 9 West 57th&nbsp;Street, Suite 4920, New York,
NY 10019.</P>



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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; width: 93%"><P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">BSP is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Gahan is
a citizen of the United States.</P>



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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt"><B>Item 2(d).&nbsp;&nbsp;Title of Class of Securities</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt"><B>Item 2(e).&nbsp;&nbsp;CUSIP No.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;47012E106</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 2.4pt">Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Act (15 U.S.C. 78o)</FONT>;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">(b)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 2.4pt">Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 2.4pt">Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">(d)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 2.4pt">Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &ldquo;Investment Company Act&rdquo;) (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 2.4pt">An investment adviser in accordance with &sect; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 2.4pt">An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with &sect; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 2.4pt">A parent holding company or control person in accordance with &sect; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">(h)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">A non-U.S. institution in accordance with &sect; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);</TD></TR>
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        If filing as a non-institution in accordance with &sect; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The
information set forth in Rows 5 through 9 and 11 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G is incorporated herein
by reference.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">BSP
may be deemed to beneficially own in the aggregate 1,645,747 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately
5.3% of the total 30,805,071 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which amount includes: (i) 29,159,324 shares of Common Stock stated
to be outstanding as of March 15, 2018 in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2017 (the &ldquo;Form 10-K&rdquo;), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March, 16, 2018, and (ii) 1,645,747 additional
shares of Common Stock obtainable upon conversion of $15,865,000 in principal amount of 4.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020
(the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;) of the Company, based on an initial conversion rate of 103.7613 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal
amount of the Notes.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Mr.
Gahan may be deemed to beneficially own in the aggregate 1,645,747 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 5.3% of
the total 30,805,071 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which amount includes: (i) 29,159,324 shares of Common Stock stated to
be outstanding as of March 15, 2018 in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on the Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March, 16, 2018, and (ii) 1,645,747 additional shares of Common Stock obtainable upon conversion of $15,865,000
in principal amount of Notes of the Company, based on an initial conversion rate of 103.7613 shares of Common Stock per $1,000
principal amount of the Notes.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt"><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 6pt 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; width: 93%">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 five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt"><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 40.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -40.5pt"><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt"><B>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Identification and Classification of Members of the Group</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;The information set forth in Item 4 of this Schedule 13G is incorporated herein by reference.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt"><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice of Dissolution of Group</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt"><B>Item 10.&nbsp;&nbsp;Certification</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">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. </TD></TR>
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and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%">May 7, 2018</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%"><B>BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS L.L.C.</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%"><U>/s/ Bryan R. Martoken&#9;</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%">Name: Bryan R. Martoken</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%">Title: Authorized Signatory</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%"><U>/s/&nbsp;Thomas J. Gahan&#9;</U></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%">Name: Thomas J. Gahan</TD>
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of fact constitute </B><BR>
<B>Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)</B></P>

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;Joint
Filing Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2018 by and among Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. and Thomas J. Gahan</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: right"><U>Exhibit A</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>JOINT FILING AGREEMENT</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In accordance with
Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on
behalf of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of JAKKS Pacific, Inc., and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as Exhibit A to such
Schedule 13G. In evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this agreement this 7<SUP>th</SUP> day of May, 2018.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%"><B>BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS L.L.C.</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%"><U>/s/ Bryan R. Martoken&#9;</U></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%">Name: Bryan R. Martoken</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%">Title: Authorized Signatory</TD>
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