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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-462">The filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this prospectus supplement also covers such additional shares as may hereafter be offered or issued with respect to the shares registered hereby resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar capital adjustments. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act, the Registrant initially deferred payment of all of the registration fee for Registration Statement No.
333-292868 filed on January 22, 2026 (the "Registration Statement"). This registration fee table shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" in the Registration Statement in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, which registration fee is paid herewith for the related offering. The prospectus supplement to which this registration fee table is attached, together with the base prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, is a final prospectus for the related offering.

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