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        <footnote id="F1">The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.95 to $6.75, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares acquired at each price within the range set forth herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">LionEye Capital Management LLC (&quot;LionEye Capital Management&quot;) serves as investment manager to each of LionEye Master Fund Ltd (&quot;LionEye Master&quot;), LionEye Onshore Fund LP (&quot;LionEye Onshore&quot;) and certain managed accounts (the &quot;Accounts&quot; and together with LionEye Master and LionEye Onshore, the &quot;Investment Vehicles&quot;) and has investment discretion with respect to the securities reported herein which are held by the Investment Vehicles. LionEye Advisors LLC (&quot;LionEye Advisors&quot;) is the general partner of LionEye Onshore. Stephen Raneri and Arthur Rosen are each managing members of LionEye Capital Management and LionEye Advisors.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. Each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
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