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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-109565
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13E3/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241017
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241017
GROUP MEMBERS:		BRALINA GROUP, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		FURY RESOURCES, INC.
GROUP MEMBERS:		GEN IV INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		LSP GENERATION IV, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		LSP INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		LUMINUS ENERGY PARTNERS MASTER FUND, LTD.
GROUP MEMBERS:		LUMINUS MANAGEMENT, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		OAKTREE CAPITAL I, L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS:		OAKTREE FUND GP I, L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS:		OAKTREE FUND GP, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		OAKTREE HOLDINGS, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		OCM HLCN HOLDINGS, L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS:		OCM HOLDINGS I, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		RICHARD H. LITTLE
GROUP MEMBERS:		RUCKUS ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BATTALION OIL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001282648
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				200700684
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13E3/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-79873
		FILM NUMBER:		241378126

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		820 GESSNER ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024
		BUSINESS PHONE:		832-538-0300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		820 GESSNER ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HALCON RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120209

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RAM ENERGY RESOURCES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060518

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TREMISIS ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040304

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BATTALION OIL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001282648
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				200700684
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13E3/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		820 GESSNER ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024
		BUSINESS PHONE:		832-538-0300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		820 GESSNER ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HALCON RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120209

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RAM ENERGY RESOURCES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060518

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TREMISIS ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040304
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934 </font>
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            <font style="letter-spacing:-0.27pt;">Luminus Energy Partners Master Fund, Ltd.</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Mayer Brown LLP</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">71 South Wacker Drive</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Irvine, CA 92614 </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of this transaction, passed upon the merits or fairness of this transaction, or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the disclosure in this transaction statement on Schedule&#160;13E-3. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</font>
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            <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">This Transaction Statement on Schedule&#160;13E-3 (as amended, this &#8220;Transaction Statement&#8221;) is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) pursuant to Section&#160;13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), jointly by the following persons (each, a &#8220;Filing Person,&#8221; and collectively, the &#8220;Filing Persons&#8221;): (1)&#160;Battalion Oil Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#8220;Battalion&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and the issuer of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the &#8220;Company common stock&#8221;) that is the subject of the Rule&#160;13e-3 transaction; (2)&#160;Luminus Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (3)&#160;Luminus Energy Partners Master Fund, Ltd., a Bermuda limited company; (4)&#160;Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (5)&#160;Oaktree Fund&#160;GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (6)&#160;OCM Holdings I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (7)&#160;Oaktree Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (8)&#160;OCM HLCN Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; (9)&#160;Oaktree Fund&#160;GP I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; (10) Oaktree Capital I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; (11) Ruckus Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (12) Fury Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation; (13) The Bralina Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (14) Richard H. Little, a resident of the State of Texas; (15) Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (16) LSP Generation IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and (17) LSP Investment Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">This Transaction Statement relates to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December&#160;14, 2023 (including all exhibits and documents attached thereto, and as it may be amended, supplemented or modified, from time to time, the &#8220;Merger Agreement&#8221;), by and among the Company, Fury Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;Parent&#8221;), and San Jacinto Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (&#8220;Merger Sub&#8221;). The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;), with the Company surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">At the effective time of the Merger (the &#8220;Effective Time&#8221;), each issued and outstanding share of Company common stock (other than (i)&#160;shares that immediately prior to the Effective Time are owned by the Company (including as treasury stock), Parent or Merger Sub and (ii)&#160;shares of Company common stock that are owned by stockholders of the Company who did not vote in favor of the Merger Agreement or the Merger and who have perfected and not withdrawn a demand for appraisal rights pursuant to Section&#160;262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $7.00 per share of Company common stock in cash, without interest (the &#8220;Merger Consideration&#8221;). Upon completion of the Merger, Company common stock will no longer be publicly traded, and the Company&#8217;s stockholders will cease to have any ownership interest in the Company. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">In connection with execution of the Merger Agreement, two of our largest stockholders, Luminus Energy Partners Master Fund, Ltd. (which we refer to as &#8220;Luminus&#8221;) and OCM HLCN Holdings, L.P. (which we refer to as &#8220;Oaktree&#8221;), entered into a voting agreement (which we refer to as the &#8220;Voting Agreement&#8221;) with Parent pursuant to which such stockholders agreed to vote certain of their respective shares of capital stock of the Company in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement, subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the Voting Agreement. As of the date of the proxy statement, Luminus and Oaktree own approximately 61.6% of Company common stock, and the shares of Company common stock subject to the voting agreement are approximately 38.0% of the Company common stock. In addition, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Contribution, Rollover and Sale Agreement (which we refer to as the &#8220;Contribution Agreement&#8221;) between Luminus, Oaktree and Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC (which we refer to as &#8220;LS Power&#8217; and, together with Luminus and Oaktree, the &#8220;Rollover Sellers&#8221; and the Company stockholders other than the Rollover Sellers as the &#8220;unaffiliated stockholders&#8221;) and Parent, and subject to the terms and conditions described in the section of the proxy statement captioned &#8220;Special Factors&#160;&#8212; Financing of the Merger&#8221;, among other things, the Rollover Sellers will contribute all shares of the preferred stock of the Company (which we refer to as the &#8220;Company preferred stock&#8221;) owned by the Rollover Sellers to Parent in exchange for preferred stock of Parent (which we refer to as the &#8220;Parent preferred stock&#8221;), which contribution and exchange will happen immediately prior to the closing of the Merger. As a result of the Merger, the shares of Company preferred stock contributed to Parent will be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The Company Board of Directors formed a special committee of the Board comprised solely of independent and disinterested directors (which we refer to as the &#8220;special committee&#8221;) to consider potential value creation opportunities and to take other actions that the special committee deemed appropriate. The special committee evaluated the Merger. At the conclusion of its review, the special committee, among other things, unanimously (1)&#160;determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of the Company and the unaffiliated stockholders (as defined below), (2)&#160;recommended that the Company Board of Directors approve and adopt the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, and (3)&#160;resolved to recommend that the unaffiliated stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement. In addition, the special committee believes that the Merger is fair to the Company&#8217;s &#8220;unaffiliated security holders,&#8221; as such term is defined in Rule&#160;13e-3 under the Exchange Act. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The Board, after considering the recommendation of the special committee, has unanimously (a)&#160;determined and declared that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, are fair to the stockholders of the Company, including the unaffiliated stockholders, and are in the best interests of the Company and the stockholders of the Company, (b)&#160;declared advisable and approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, and the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Agreement and (c)&#160;recommended that the stockholders of the Company vote for the adoption of the Merger Agreement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Concurrently with the filing of this Transaction Statement, the Company is filing a revised preliminary proxy statement (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;) under Regulation&#160;14A of the Exchange Act with the SEC, pursuant to which the Company will be soliciting proxies from the Company&#8217;s stockholders in connection with the Merger. The Proxy Statement is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1). A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached to the Proxy Statement as Annex A. Terms used but not defined in this Transaction Statement have the meanings assigned to them in the Proxy Statement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Pursuant to General Instruction F to Schedule&#160;13E-3, the information in the Proxy Statement, including all annexes thereto, is expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, and responses to each item herein are qualified in their entirety by the information contained in the Proxy Statement. The cross-references below are being supplied pursuant to General Instruction G to Schedule&#160;13E-3 and show the location in the Proxy Statement of the information required to be included in response to the items of Schedule&#160;13E-3. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">While each of the Filing Persons acknowledges that the Merger is a &#8220;going private&#8221; transaction for purposes of Rule&#160;13e-3 under the Exchange Act, the filing of this Transaction Statement shall not be construed as an admission by any Filing Person, or by any affiliate of a Filing Person, that the Company is &#8220;controlled&#8221; by any of the Filing Persons and/or their respective affiliates. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The information concerning the Company contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this Schedule&#160;13E-3 and the Proxy Statement was supplied by the Company. Similarly, all information concerning each other Filing Person contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this Schedule&#160;13E-3 and the Proxy Statement was supplied by such Filing Person. No Filing Person, including the Company, is responsible for the accuracy of any information supplied by any other Filing Person.</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Item&#160;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Summary Term Sheet</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Questions and Answers about the Merger and the Special Meeting&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Item&#160;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject Company Information</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Name and address</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;The Special Meeting&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Record Date and Quorum&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;The Special Meeting&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Vote Required&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Trading market and price</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following caption is incorporated herein by reference: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Prior stock purchases</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference: </font>
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        <div style="margin-left:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:436pt; line-height:12pt;">
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Annex A&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended January 24, 2024, February 6, 2024, February&#160;16, 2024, April 16, 2024, June 10, 2024, September 11, 2024 and September 19, 2024 </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Annex A&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended January&#160;24, 2024, February&#160;6, 2024, February&#160;16, 2024, April 16, 2024, June 10, 2024, September 11, 2024 and September 19, 2024</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Questions and Answers about the Merger and the Special Meeting&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Recommendation of the Company Board of Directors; Reasons for the Merger&#8221; </font>
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        <div style="margin-left:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:436pt; line-height:12pt;">
          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Summary Term Sheet&#8221; </font>
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        <div style="margin-left:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:436pt; line-height:12pt;">
          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Interests of the Company&#8217;s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger&#8221; </font>
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        <div style="text-indent:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:456pt; line-height:12pt;">
          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Merger-Related Compensation for the Company&#8217;s Named Executive Officers&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Annex A&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended January&#160;24, 2024, February&#160;6, 2024, February&#160;16, 2024, April 16, 2024, June 10, 2024, September 11, 2024 and September 19, 2024</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Annex D&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Amended and Restated Contribution, Rollover and Sale Agreement </font>
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        <div style="margin-left:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:436pt; line-height:12pt;">
          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Summary Term Sheet&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Rollover Sellers Reasons for the Merger; Fairness&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Interests of the Company&#8217;s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Annex A&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended January&#160;24, 2024, February&#160;6, 2024, February&#160;16, 2024, April 16, 2024, June 10, 2024, September 11, 2024 and September 19, 2024</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Annex A&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended January&#160;24, 2024, February 6, 2024, February&#160;16, 2024, April 16, 2024, June 10, 2024, September 11, 2024 and September 19, 2024 </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Annex B&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Opinion of Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;The Merger Agreement&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Conditions to the Merger&#8221; </font>
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        <div style="margin-left:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:436pt; line-height:12pt;">
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Interests of the Company&#8217;s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Annex A&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended January&#160;24, 2024, February&#160;6, 2024, February&#160;16, 2024, April 16, 2024, June 10, 2024, September 11, 2024 and September 19, 2024 </font>
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        <div style="margin-left:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:436pt; line-height:12pt;">
          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Questions and Answers about the Merger and the Special Meeting&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Background of the Merger&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Parent Group Reasons for the Merger; Fairness&#8221; </font>
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        <div style="text-indent:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:456pt; line-height:11.5pt;">
          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Annex A&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended January&#160;24, 2024, February 6, 2024, February&#160;16, 2024, April 16, 2024, June 10, 2024, September 11, 2024 and September 19, 2024 </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Unaudited Prospective Financial Information&#8221; </font>
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        <div style="margin-left:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:436pt; line-height:12pt;">
          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Summary Term Sheet&#8221; </font>
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        <div style="margin-left:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:436pt; line-height:12pt;">
          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Questions and Answers about the Merger and the Special Meeting&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Background of the Merger&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Recommendation of the Company Board of Directors; Reasons for the Merger&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Rollover Sellers Reasons for the Merger; Fairness&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Parent Group Reasons for the Merger; Fairness&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Special Factors&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Interests of the Company&#8217;s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;The Merger Agreement&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Expenses&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;The Special Meeting&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Solicitation of Proxies&#8221; </font>
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        <div style="margin-left:20pt; margin-top:8pt; width:436pt; line-height:12pt;">
          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Summary Term Sheet&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;The Merger Agreement&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Merger Consideration&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Merger-Related Compensation for the Company&#8217;s Named Executive Officers&#8221; </font>
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