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            <rptOwnerName>Palumbo Robert</rptOwnerName>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">In-kind pro rata distribution by AKKR Fund II Management Company, LP, to its partners, without consideration. Such shares were previously reported as directly held by Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP and were transferred to AKKR Fund II Management Company, LP on August 20, 2025 for no consideration.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC , or Topco GP (for which decision making is controlled by Mr. Palumbo and Mr. Barnds), has voting and investment power over the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by (i) Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP, or CV III; (ii) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP, or GC III; (iii) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP, or GC II Strategic; (iv) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP, or GC II; (v) (v) Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC, or Members Fund; (vi) AKKR Strategic Capital LP, or SC; and (vii) AKKR SC GPI HoldCo LP, or SC GPI.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">(Continued from footnote 3) AKKR Fund III Management Company CV, LP, or CV III GP, is the sole general partner of CV III. AKKR Growth Capital Management Company III, LP, or GC III GP, is the sole general partner of GC III. AKKR Growth Capital Management Company II, LP, or GC II GP, is the sole general partner of GC II Strategic and GC II. AKKR Strategic Capital GP, or SC GP, is the sole general partner of SC. AKKR Management Company, LLC, or UGP, is the sole managing member of Members Fund and the sole general partner of CV III GP, GC III GP, GC II GP, SC GP and SC GPI. Topco GP, is the sole managing member of UGP. AKKR Fund II Management Company, LP, or the Management Company, is the sole management company of each of the Accel-KKR Funds, and UGP is the general partner of the Management Company. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">(Continued from footnote 3) Mr. Palumbo and Mr. Barnds have separately filed Form 4s reporting their interests.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents shares received in the distribution described in footnote 1.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Shares held by the Palumbo 2026 Annuity Trust.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Robert Palumbo, /s/ Thomas C. Barnds, as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-05-29</signatureDate>
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