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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares withheld by the Company to pay tax liability related to the vesting of restricted stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 6,360 shares of restricted stock, which vest according to the following schedule - 200 shares that vest on 6/3/2026; 800 shares 1/2 of which vest on 6/3/2026 and 1/2 vest on 6/3/2027; 1,800 shares 1/3 of which vest on 6/1/2026, 1/3 vest on 6/1/2027 and 1/3 vest on 6/1/2028; 800 shares 1/4 of which vest on 5/23/2026, 1/4 vest on 5/23/2027, 1/4 vest on 5/23/2028 and 1/4 vest on 5/23/2029; 960 shares 1/4 of which vest on 11/5/2026, 1/4 vest on 11/5/2027, 1/4 vest on 11/5/2028 and 1/4 vest on 11/5/2029; and 1,800 shares 1/5 or which vest on 5/28/2026, 1/5 vest on 5/28/2027, 1/5 vest on 5/28/2028, 1/5 vest on 5/28/2029 and 1/5 vest on 5/28/2030.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">All these options to purchase Common Stock are exerciseable except for 1,000 options that vest on 6/3/2026.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">All these options to purchase Common Stock are exerciseable except for 1,600 options that are subject to the following vesting schedule - 1/2 vest on 6/3/2026 and 1/2 vest on 6/3/2027.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">All these options to purchase Common Stock are exerciseable except for 3,000 options that are subject to the following vesting schedule - 1/3 vest on 6/1/2026, 1/3 vest on 6/1/2027 and 1/3 vest on 6/1/2028.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">All these options to purchase Common Stock are exerciseable except for 1,600 options that are subject to the following vesting schedule - 1/4 vest on 5/23/2026, 1/4 vest on 5/23/2027, 1/4 vest on 5/23/2028 and 1/4 vest on 5/23/2029.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">All these options to purchase Common Stock are exerciseable except for 1,200 options that vest according to the following schedule: 1/4 vest on 11/5/2026; 1/4 vest on 11/5/2027; 1/4 vest on 11/5/2028 and 1/4 vest on 11/5/2029.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">These options to purchase Common Stock are subject to the following vesting schedule - 1/5 vest on 5/28/2026, 1/5 vest on 5/28/2027, 1/5 vest on 5/28/2028, 1/5 vest on 5/28/2029 and 1/5 vest on 5/28/2030.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ John J. Feeney/attorney in fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-11-06</signatureDate>
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