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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Award of restricted stock units, which are settled in shares of stock upon vesting.  The award vests in three equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Awarded under the Issuer's 2022 Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Settlement of one-half of certain Performance Stock Units awarded in 2022 (&quot;2022 Breakout Performance Units&quot;), each of which represented a contingent right to receive shares of the Issuer's Common Stock if the Issuer's Common Stock achieved specified target market prices (based on a 20-trading day average) on the New York Stock Exchange (&quot;NYSE&quot;) for at least 20 consecutive trading days (the &quot;20-day Average Market Price&quot;) prior to December 31, 2025, up to a maximum of three shares per Unit. The shares underlying one-half of the 2022 Breakout Performance Units became payable as of January 5, 2026 following certification of the Issuer's achievement of the relevant performance criteria by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the &quot;CLDC&quot;).  The remaining half of the 2022 Breakout Performance Units are scheduled by their terms to become payable in early 2027.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Shares withheld for the payment of taxes in connection with the settlement of 2022 Breakout Performance Units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents the average of the high and low trading prices for one share of the Issuer's Common Stock on the NYSE on January 5, 2026.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Settlement of performance-vested restricted stock units that were granted in 2023, the vesting of which was contingent on the Issuer's total shareholder return relative to a specified peer group during the period from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 (the &quot;2023-2025 PSUs&quot;).  The shares underlying the 2023-2025 PSUs became payable as of January 5, 2026 following certification of the Issuer's achievement of the relevant performance criteria by the CLDC.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Shares withheld for the payment of taxes in connection with the settlement of the 2023-2025 PSUs.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Shares withheld for payment of taxes on restricted stock units awarded in 2023, 2024 and 2025.  One third of each such award vested by the terms thereof on January 5, 2026.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Amanda J. Skov, Attorney-in-Fact for Kimberly A. Fields</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-01-07</signatureDate>
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