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        <footnote id="F1">Kanen Wealth Management LLC (&quot;KWM&quot;) does not have a pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock held in customer accounts managed by KWM. The number reflected above excludes 55,505 shares held in Mr. Kanen's account as described in footnote 3 below.</footnote>
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