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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001019056-23-000318
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		7
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230724
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230724
GROUP MEMBERS:		DAVID A. HURWITZ
GROUP MEMBERS:		EDWARD A. COLLERY
GROUP MEMBERS:		JOHN T. BIRD
GROUP MEMBERS:		NEIL H. KOFFLER
GROUP MEMBERS:		PART V CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		PELHAM INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP
GROUP MEMBERS:		PETER M. COLLERY
GROUP MEMBERS:		SC FUND MANAGEMENT PROFIT SHARING PLAN
GROUP MEMBERS:		SC FUNDAMENTAL LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		SC FUNDAMENTAL VALUE FUND, L.P.

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NICHOLAS FINANCIAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001000045
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6153]
		IRS NUMBER:				593019317
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			FL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-59007
		FILM NUMBER:		231105194

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD
		STREET 2:		BLDG C SUITE 501B
		CITY:			CLEARWATER
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33759
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7277260763

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD
		STREET 2:		BLDG C SUITE 501B
		CITY:			CLEARWATER
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33759

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pelham Investment Partners, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001843004
		IRS NUMBER:				861271900
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O PART V CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		STREET 2:		709 MAIN STREET, 3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW ROCHELLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 813-3414

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O PART V CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		STREET 2:		709 MAIN STREET, 3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW ROCHELLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10801
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<DESCRIPTION>SCHEDULE 13G
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STATES<BR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal"><BR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal">Washington,
D.C. 20549</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt">SCHEDULE 13G</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></P>

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Financial, Inc.</B></FONT></P>
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of Issuer</FONT>)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">65373J209</FONT></B></P>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">July 24, 2023</FONT></P>
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Requires Filing of this Statement)</FONT></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 96%; padding-right: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rule
    13d-1(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rule
    13d-1(c)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">*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.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The information required
in the remainder 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
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Persons who are
to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid
OMB control number.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Pelham Investment Partners, LP</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">259,434</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">259,434</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">259,434</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3.56%</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; vertical-align: top; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">PN</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>13G</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 12pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Page
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>PART V Capital Management, LLC</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">259,434</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">259,434</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">9.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">259,434</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3.56%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">12.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">IA</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Edward A. Collery</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>United States of America</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">338,724</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">338,724</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">9.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">338,724</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4.65%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">12.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">IN</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>SC Fundamental Value Fund, L.P.</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.09%</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">PN</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>SC Fundamental LLC</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">9.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.09%</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">IA</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>SC Fund Management LLC Profit Sharing Plan</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">89,522</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">89,522</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">89,522</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.23%</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">OO</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Peter M. Collery</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>United States of America</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">89,522</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">89,522</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">9.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">168,812</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">2.32%</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">IN</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Neil H. Koffler</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>United States of America</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.09%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">12.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">IN</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>John T. Bird</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>United States of America</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">9.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.09%</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">IN</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 41%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">names of reporting
        persons</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">i.r.s. identification no.
        of above persons (entities only)</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>David A. Hurwitz</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">check the appropriate box if a group*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>a)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">(</FONT>b)
        <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">sec use only</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">citizenship or place
        of organization</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>United States of America</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">number of<BR> shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">sole voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">beneficially<BR> owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared voting power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">each<BR> reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 5.4pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps">sole dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-right: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">person with:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">shared dispositive power</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">9.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">79,290</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">10.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">check
box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.25in; vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.09%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 6pt">12.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-variant: small-caps">type of reporting person (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 6pt 5.4pt 6pt 1.25in; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">IN</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
1.</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name
    of Issuer:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Nicholas Financial, Inc. </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Address of Issuer&rsquo;s Principal Executive Offices:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>26133
    US Hwy 19 North, Suite 300 </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 25%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 15%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 54%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Clearwater,
    Florida 33763</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
2.</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 69%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>This
    Schedule 13G (the &ldquo;Schedule&rdquo;) is being filed with respect to shares of Common Stock (no par value) of Nicholas Financial,
    Inc. </B>(<B>the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;) which are or were beneficially owned by the following reporting persons:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 30%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(i)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Pelham
    Investment Partners, LP</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(ii)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>PART
    V Capital Management, LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(iii)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Edward
    A. Collery</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(iv)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SC
    Fundamental Value Fund, L.P.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(v)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SC
    Fundamental LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(vi)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SC
    Fund Management LLC Profit Sharing Plan</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(vii)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Peter
    M. Collery </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(viii)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Neil
    H. Koffler</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(ix)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>John
    T. Bird and</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name
    of Person Filing:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(x)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>David
    A. Hurwitz (together, the &ldquo;Reporting Persons&rdquo;). This Form is being filed by Pelham Investment Partners, LP (the &ldquo;Pelham
    Fund&rdquo;) on behalf of itself and PART V Capital Management, LLC (the &ldquo;Pelham GP&rdquo;), Edward A. Collery (&ldquo;E. Collery&rdquo;),
    SC Fundamental Value Fund, LP (the &ldquo;SC Fund&rdquo;), SC Fundamental, LLC (the &ldquo;SC GP&rdquo;), SC Fund Management LLC
    Profit Sharing Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;) and Peter M. Collery (&ldquo;P. Collery&rdquo;), Neil H. Koffler (&ldquo;Koffler&rdquo;),
    John T. Bird (&ldquo;Bird&rdquo;) and David A. Hurwitz (&ldquo;Hurwitz&rdquo;). E. Collery is the managing member of the Pelham GP
    and a member of the SC GP. P. Collery is the President and a member of the SC GP and the Trustee of the Plan, Koffler, Bird and Hurwitz
    are Vice Presidents and members of the SC GP.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; width: 3%; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 48%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Address
    of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 46%"><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"><B>The
    principal business office of each of the reporting persons is: <BR>
709 Main Street, 3rd Floor</B></FONT></P>
    <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"><B>New
    Rochelle, NY 10801</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; width: 28%; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c),
    (d) and (e):</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; width: 69%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>For
    information with respect to citizenship or place of organization of each of the Reporting Persons, title of class of securities and
    CUSIP number for the shares held by such persons, see the appropriate cover page above.&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    3.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 90%"><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) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; width: 87%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Broker
    or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Bank
    as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Insurance
    company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investment
    company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">An
    investment adviser in accordance with &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(f)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">An
    employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(g)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
    parent holding company or control person in accordance with &sect; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(h)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
    savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
    church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of
    1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(j)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Group,
    in accordance with &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    4.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 90%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 37.45pt;  text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)-(c) The response
of each of the Reporting Persons to Items 5 through 12 of each of their respective Cover Sheets which relate to the beneficial and percentage
ownership of the Common Stock of the Issuer is incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate Cover Sheets above. The percentage
ownership of the Reporting Persons is based on the 7,289,000 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as provided by the Issuer
on July 21, 2023. The Pelham GP is filing on behalf of the Pelham Fund, which owns 259,434 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. The
SC GP is filing on behalf of the SC Fund, which owns 79,290 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. E. Collery is the managing member of
the Pelham GP and a member of the SC GP. P. Collery, Koffler, Bird and Hurwitz are each members of the SC GP. The Plan owns 89,522 shares
of Common Stock of the Issuer. P. Collery is the sole trustee of the Plan.</FONT></P>

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    5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 90%"><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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<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">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: <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 90%"><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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    7.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; width: 90%"><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.
    &nbsp;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not
    applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    8.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; width: 90%"><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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">See Exhibit No. 2 hereto.</FONT></P>

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    9.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; width: 90%"><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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Not applicable.</FONT></P>

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    10.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 90%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Certification.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-indent: 0.5in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The following certification shall be included
if the statement is filed pursuant to &sect;240.13d-1(c):</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; width: 88%"><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: 35%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>13G</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 12pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Page
    15 of 15 Pages</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURE</FONT></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dated
as of: July 24, 2023</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PELHAM
    INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PART V Capital Management, LLC, its General Partner</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Edward A. Collery</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name: Edward A. Collery</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PART
    V CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Edward A. Collery</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name: Edward A. Collery</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Member</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Edward A. Collery</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Edward A. Collery</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SC
    FUNDAMENTAL VALUE FUND, L.P.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SC
    Fundamental LLC, its General Partner</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Edward A. Collery</FONT></TD>
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    Edward A. Collery</FONT></TD>
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    Peter Collery, its trustee</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for</FONT></TD>
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                                            by Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for Peter M. Collery. The Power of Attorney for
                                            Peter M. Collery is attached as Exhibit 3 to this Schedule 13G, and is incorporated herein
                                            by reference.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            by Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for Neil H. Koffler. The Power of Attorney for Mr.
                                            Koffler is attached as Exhibit 4 to this Schedule 13G, and is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            by Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for John T. Bird. The Power of Attorney for Mr.
                                            Bird is attached as Exhibit 5 to this Schedule 13G, and is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            by Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for David A. Hurwitz. The Power of Attorney for
                                            Mr. Hurwitz is attached as Exhibit 6 to this Schedule 13G, and is incorporated herein by
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shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on
behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence
of the representative&rsquo;s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power
of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of
each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.</FONT></P>

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Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>See
</I></FONT>&sect;240.13d-7 for other parties for whom copies are to be sent.</FONT></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing
on behalf of each of them of this Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock of Nicholas Financial
Inc. and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.&nbsp;&nbsp;In evidence thereof,
the undersigned, hereby execute this Agreement as of July 24, 2023.</FONT></P>


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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PELHAM
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PART V Capital Management, LLC, its General Partner</FONT></TD></TR>
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    FUNDAMENTAL VALUE FUND, L.P.</FONT></TD>
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    Fundamental LLC, its General Partner</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Edward A. Collery</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">David A. Hurwitz (4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 18pt"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 31.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executed
                                            by Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for Peter M. Collery. The Power of Attorney for
                                            Peter M. Collery is attached as Exhibit 3 to the Statement on Schedule 13G with respect to
                                            the Common Stock of Nicholas Financial, Inc., filed on July 24, 2023, and is incorporated
                                            herein by reference.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 18pt"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 31.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executed
                                            by Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for Neil H. Koffler. The Power of Attorney for Mr.
                                            Koffler is attached as Exhibit 4 to the Statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common
                                            Stock of Nicholas Financial, Inc., filed on July 24, 2023, and is incorporated herein by
                                            reference.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 18pt"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 31.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executed
                                            by Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for John T. Bird. The Power of Attorney for Mr.
                                            Bird is attached as Exhibit 5 to the Statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common
                                            Stock of Nicholas Financial, Inc., filed on July 24, 2023, and is incorporated herein by
                                            reference.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 18pt"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 31.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(4)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executed
                                            by Edward A. Collery as Attorney-in-Fact for David A. Hurwitz. The Power of Attorney for
                                            Mr. Hurwitz is attached as Exhibit 6 to the Statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the
                                            Common Stock of Nicholas Financial, Inc., filed on July 24, 2023, and is incorporated herein
                                            by reference.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION
OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP</FONT></P>

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Investment Partners, LP</FONT></P>

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V Capital Management, LLC</FONT></P>

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A. Collery</FONT></P>

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Fundamental Value Fund, L.P</FONT></P>

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Fundamental LLC</FONT></P>

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Fund Management LLC Profit Sharing Plan</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Peter
M. Collery</FONT></P>

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H. Koffler</FONT></P>

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T. Bird</FONT></P>

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A. Hurwitz</FONT></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The undersigned,
Peter M. Collery (hereinafter referred to as &ldquo;P. Collery&rdquo;) does hereby make, constitute and appoint the person listed below
as P. Collery&rsquo;s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact (hereinafter referred to as the &ldquo;Attorney&rdquo;) to act in the
name and on behalf of P. Collery for and with respect to the matters hereinafter described.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 252px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name
    of Attorney:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Edward
    A. Collery</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Attorney shall
have the power and authority to do the following:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To execute and
deliver any Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or Forms 3, 4 and 5 or any amendments thereto required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on behalf of P. Collery with regard to any securities issued by Nicholas
Financial, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) owned by P. Collery or any of P. Collery&rsquo;s affiliates.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">And, in connection
with the foregoing, to execute and deliver all documents, acknowledgements, consents and other agreements and to take such further action
as may be necessary or convenient for P. Collery in order to more effectively carry out the intent and purpose of the foregoing.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Agreements, commitments,
documents, instruments, and other writings executed by the Attorney in accordance with the terms hereof shall be binding upon P. Collery
without attestation.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Power of Attorney conferred hereby shall not be delegable by Attorney.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until P. Collery is no longer required to file Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to P. Collery&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by P. Collery in a signed
writing delivered to the Attorney. This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to the subject matter
of this Power of Attorney.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Peter M. Collery has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the 24th day of July, 2023.</FONT></P>

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    Peter M. Collery</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Peter
    M. Collery</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">POWER OF ATTORNEY</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The undersigned,
Neil H. Koffler (hereinafter referred to as &ldquo;Koffler&rdquo;) does hereby make, constitute and appoint the person listed below as
Koffler&rsquo;s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact (hereinafter referred to as the &ldquo;Attorney&rdquo;) to act in the name
and on behalf of Koffler for and with respect to the matters hereinafter described.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 252px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name
    of Attorney:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Edward
    A. Collery</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Attorney shall
have the power and authority to do the following:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To execute and
deliver any Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or Forms 3, 4 and 5 or any amendments thereto required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on behalf of Koffler with regard to any securities issued by Nicholas
Financial, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) owned by Koffler or any of Koffler&rsquo;s affiliates.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">And, in connection
with the foregoing, to execute and deliver all documents, acknowledgements, consents and other agreements and to take such further action
as may be necessary or convenient for Koffler in order to more effectively carry out the intent and purpose of the foregoing.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Agreements, commitments,
documents, instruments, and other writings executed by the Attorney in accordance with the terms hereof shall be binding upon Koffler
without attestation.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Power of Attorney conferred hereby shall not be delegable by Attorney.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until Koffler is no longer required to file Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to Koffler&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by Koffler in a signed writing
delivered to the Attorney. This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to the subject matter of this
Power of Attorney.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Koffler has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the 24th day of July, 2023.</FONT></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 30%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Neil H. Koffler</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Neil
    H. Koffler</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">POWER OF ATTORNEY</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The undersigned,
John T. Bird (hereinafter referred to as &ldquo;Bird&rdquo;) does hereby make, constitute and appoint the person listed below as Bird&rsquo;s
true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact (hereinafter referred to as the &ldquo;Attorney&rdquo;) to act in the name and on behalf of
Bird for and with respect to the matters hereinafter described.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 252px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name
    of Attorney:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Edward
    A. Collery</FONT></TD></TR>
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have the power and authority to do the following:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To execute and
deliver any Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or Forms 3, 4 and 5 or any amendments thereto required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on behalf of Bird with regard to any securities issued by Nicholas
Financial, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) owned by Bird or any of Bird&rsquo;s affiliates.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">And, in connection
with the foregoing, to execute and deliver all documents, acknowledgements, consents and other agreements and to take such further action
as may be necessary or convenient for Bird in order to more effectively carry out the intent and purpose of the foregoing.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Agreements, commitments,
documents, instruments, and other writings executed by the Attorney in accordance with the terms hereof shall be binding upon Bird without
attestation.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Power of Attorney conferred hereby shall not be delegable by Attorney.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until Bird is no longer required to file Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
to Bird&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by Bird in a signed writing delivered
to the Attorney. This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to the subject matter of this Power of Attorney.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Bird has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the 24th day of July, 2023.</FONT></P>

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    John T. Bird</FONT></TD>
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    T. Bird</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT 6</B></FONT></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The undersigned,
David A. Hurwitz (hereinafter referred to as &ldquo;Hurwitz&rdquo;) does hereby make, constitute and appoint the person listed below
as Hurwitz&rsquo;s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact (hereinafter referred to as the &ldquo;Attorney&rdquo;) to act in the name
and on behalf of Hurwitz for and with respect to the matters hereinafter described.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 252px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name
    of Attorney:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    A. Collery</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Attorney shall
have the power and authority to do the following:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To execute and
deliver any Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or Forms 3, 4 and 5 or any amendments thereto required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on behalf of Hurwitz with regard to any securities issued by Nicholas
Financial, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) owned by Hurwitz or any of Hurwitz&rsquo;s affiliates.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">And, in connection
with the foregoing, to execute and deliver all documents, acknowledgements, consents and other agreements and to take such further action
as may be necessary or convenient for Hurwitz in order to more effectively carry out the intent and purpose of the foregoing.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Agreements, commitments,
documents, instruments, and other writings executed by the Attorney in accordance with the terms hereof shall be binding upon Hurwitz
without attestation.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Power of Attorney conferred hereby shall not be delegable by Attorney.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until Hurwitz is no longer required to file Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to Hurwitz&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by Hurwitz in a signed writing
delivered to the Attorney. This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to the subject matter of this
Power of Attorney.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Hurwitz has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the 24th day of July, 2023.</FONT></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 30%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    David A. Hurwitz</FONT></TD>
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    A. Hurwitz</FONT></TD>
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