<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001477932-23-002942.txt : 20230428
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001477932-23-002942
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230428
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230428
GROUP MEMBERS:		BROWN STONE CAPITAL LTD
GROUP MEMBERS:		NIMA MONTAZERI

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Nuvve Holding Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001836875
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	POWER, DISTRIBUTION & SPECIALTY TRANSFORMERS [3612]
		IRS NUMBER:				861617000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-92411
		FILM NUMBER:		23860505

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2468 HISTORIC DECATUR ROAD
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92106
		BUSINESS PHONE:		619-456-5161

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2468 HISTORIC DECATUR ROAD
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92106

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NB Merger Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20201216

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Brown Stone Capital Ltd
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001975444
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		REAR NO 2 GLENTHORNE ROAD
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			N11 3HT
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-801-3881

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		REAR NO 2 GLENTHORNE ROAD
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			N11 3HT
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<html><head><title>nvve_sc13g.htm</title><!--Document created using EDGARMaster--></head><body style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt times new roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 7%; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7%"><p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="font-size:1px;width:100%"> <tr > <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 5px solid;"></td></tr> <tr > <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 2px solid;"></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong><font style="font-size:18pt">SCHEDULE 13G</font></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>(Amendment No. )*</strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:60%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:68%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong><font style="font-size:18pt">Nuvve Holding Corp.</font></strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:68%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">(Name of Issuer)&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong><u>Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share</u></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">(Title of Class of Securities)</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong><u>67079Y100</u></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">(CUSIP Number)</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong><u>April 17, 2023</u></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">(Date of Event Which Requires the Filing of this Statement)</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp; </p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Rule 13d-1(b)</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px;text-indent:30px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9746;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Rule 13d-1(c)</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px;text-indent:30px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Rule 13d-1(d)</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp; </p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#8217;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px">The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#8220;Act&#8221;) 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).</p> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="font-size:1px;width:100%"> <tr > <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 2px solid;"></td></tr> <tr > <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 5px solid;"></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="TEXT-INDENT: 0px;"></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:33%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>CUSIP NO. 67079Y100 </strong></p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>13G</strong></p></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px"><strong>Page 2</strong><strong> of </strong><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;border-right:#000000 1px solid;border-bottom:#000000 1px solid;text-align:justify;width:100%" cellpadding="2"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding:2px;width:6%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>1</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Brown Stone Capital Limited</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>2</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(a) &#9744;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(b) &#9744;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>3</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>SEC USE ONLY</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>4</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">United Kingdom</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;border-right:#000000 1px solid;border-bottom:#000000 1px solid;text-align:justify;width:100%" cellpadding="2"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding:2px;width:12%;" rowspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>NUMBER OF</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>SHARES</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>BENEFICIALLY</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>OWNED BY</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>EACH</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>REPORTING</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>PERSON</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>WITH</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;width:6%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>5</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>SOLE VOTING POWER</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">1,818,181<sup style="vertical-align:super">(1)</sup></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>6</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>SHARED VOTING POWER</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">0</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>7</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">1,818,181<sup style="vertical-align:super">(1)</sup></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>8</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">0</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;border-right:#000000 1px solid;border-bottom:#000000 1px solid;text-align:justify;width:100%" cellpadding="2"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding:2px;width:6%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>9</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">1,818,181<sup style="vertical-align:super">(1)</sup></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>10</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES </strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>&nbsp; </strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>11</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">6.76%</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>12</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">CO</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp; </p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">(1) Consists of 1,818,181 Common Shares acquired by Brown Stone Capital Limited through a subscription of the Company&#8217;s Common Shares on April 17, 2023, for total consideration of approximately $1,000,000.&nbsp; Brown Stone Capital Limited is controlled by its President, Nima Montazeri.&nbsp; </p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;"></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:33%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>CUSIP NO. 67079Y100 </strong></p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>13G</strong></p></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px"><strong>Page 3</strong><strong> of </strong><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;border-right:#000000 1px solid;border-bottom:#000000 1px solid;text-align:justify;width:100%" cellpadding="2"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding:2px;width:6%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>1</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Nima Montazeri</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>2</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(a) &#9744;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(b) &#9744;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>3</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>SEC USE ONLY</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>4</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Canada</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;border-right:#000000 1px solid;border-bottom:#000000 1px solid;text-align:justify;width:100%" cellpadding="2"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding:2px;width:12%;" rowspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>NUMBER OF</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>SHARES</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>BENEFICIALLY</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>OWNED BY</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>EACH</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>REPORTING</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>PERSON</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>WITH</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;width:6%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>5</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>SOLE VOTING POWER</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">1,818,181<sup style="vertical-align:super">(1)</sup></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>6</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>SHARED VOTING POWER</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">0</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>7</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">1,818,181<sup style="vertical-align:super">(1)</sup></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>8</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">0</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;border-right:#000000 1px solid;border-bottom:#000000 1px solid;text-align:justify;width:100%" cellpadding="2"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding:2px;width:6%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>9</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">1,818,181<sup style="vertical-align:super">(1)</sup></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>10</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES </strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">&#9744;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>11</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">6.76%</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>12</strong></p></td> <td style="border-top:#000000 1px solid;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:2px;border-left:#000000 1px solid;padding-right:2px;padding:2px;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">IN</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp; </p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">(1) Consists of 1,818,181 Common Shares acquired by Brown Stone Capital Limited through a subscription of the Company&#8217;s Common Shares on April 17, 2023, for total consideration of approximately $1,000,000.&nbsp; Brown Stone Capital Limited is controlled by its President, Nima Montazeri.&nbsp; </p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;"></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:33%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>CUSIP NO. 67079Y100 </strong></p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>13G</strong></p></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px"><strong>Page 4</strong><strong> of </strong><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 1(a).</strong></p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Name of Issuer:</strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">The name of the issuer is Nuvve Holding Corp. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;).</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 1(b).</strong></p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Address of Issuer&#8217;s Principal Executive Offices:</strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">2488 Historic Decatur Road</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Suite 200</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">San Diego, CA 92106</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 2(a).</strong></p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Name of Report Person Filing:</strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">This statement is being filed by Brown Stone Capital Limited and Nima Montazeri, the control person and President of Brown Stone Capital Limited (the &#8220;Reporting Persons&#8221;).</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 2(b).</strong></p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence:</strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">The address for the Reporting Persons is Rear No. 2 Glenthorne Road, London, United Kingdom, N11 3HT.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 2(c).</strong></p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Citizenship:</strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Brown Stone Capital Limited is organized under the laws of the United Kingdom. Nima Montazeri is a citizen of Canada and a permanent resident of the United States.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 2(d).</strong></p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Title of Class of Securities:</strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">This statement relates to the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 2(e).</strong></p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>CUSIP Number:</strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">The CUSIP number of the class of securities is 67079Y100.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 3.</strong></p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>If This Statement is filed pursuant to &#167;&#167; 240.13d-1(b), or 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roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">(b)</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744; Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">(c)</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744; Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">(d)</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744; Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">(e)</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744; An 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style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">(i)</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744; A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">(j)</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744; A non-U.S. institution in accordance with &#167; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">(k)</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&#9744; Group, in accordance with &#167; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with &#167; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ___________________________</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;"></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:33%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>CUSIP NO. 67079Y100 </strong></p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>13G</strong></p></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px"><strong>Page 5</strong><strong> of </strong><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 4.</strong></p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Ownership.</strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,818,181 shares, acquired on April 17, 2023 for total consideration of approximately $1,000,000.&nbsp; However, as of the date of the filing of this statement, the Reporting Persons now hold less than five percent of the outstanding common shares of the Issuer.&nbsp; </p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(b) Percentage of class: 6.76%.</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(c) Number of shares as to which the persons have:</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:10%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote, 1,818,181 shares.</p></td> <td colspan="3"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="3"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote, -0- shares.</p></td> <td colspan="3"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="3"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, 1,818,181 shares.</p></td> <td colspan="3"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="3"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, -0- shares.</p></td> <td colspan="3"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 5.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following &#9746;.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 6.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Not applicable.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 7.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Not applicable.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 8.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Not applicable.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 9.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Notice of Dissolution of Group.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Not applicable.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>ITEM 10.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Certifications.</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">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 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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under &#167; 240.14a-11.</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;"></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp; </p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:33%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px"><strong>CUSIP NO. 67079Y100 </strong></p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px"><strong>13G</strong></p></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:right;margin:0px"><strong>Page 6</strong><strong> of </strong><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>SIGNATURE</strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">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.</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">DATE: April 27, 2023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Brown Stone Capital Limited</strong></p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:5%;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">By:</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:35%;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">/s/ Nima Montazeri</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">Name:</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Nima Montazeri</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">Title:</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">President</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Nima Montazeri</strong></p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:5%;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:left;margin:0px">By:</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:35%;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">/s/ Nima Montazeri</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 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