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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act. Based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Class A common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 24, 2026 pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act.
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    <ffd:TermntnCmpltnWdrwl contextRef="ofst_1" id="ixv-501">The registrant is registering 87,412,804 shares of Class A common stock having a proposed maximum aggregate price of up to $487,763,446.32 pursuant to the prospectus supplement to which this Exhibit 107 relates (the "Current Prospectus Supplement"). The registrant had previously registered shares of Class A common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $2,510,189,932.80, offered by means of a prospectus supplement dated October 7, 2014 (the "2014 Prospectus Supplement") and an accompanying prospectus dated October 7, 2014 pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-199199) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on October 7, 2014, a prospectus supplement dated August 3, 2017 (the "2017 Prospectus Supplement") and an accompanying prospectus dated August 3, 2017 pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-219658) filed with the SEC on August 3, 2017 and a prospectus supplement dated July 31, 2020 (the "2020 Prospectus Supplement") and an accompanying prospectus dated July 31, 2020 pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-240251) filed with the SEC on July 31, 2020 and a prospectus supplement dated July 31, 2023 (the "2023 Prospectus Supplement" and, together with the 2014 Prospectus Supplement, 2017 Prospectus Supplement and 2020 Prospectus Supplement, the "Prior Prospectus Supplements") and an accompanying prospectus  pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-273535) filed with the SEC on July 31, 2023. In connection with the filing of the 2014 Prospectus Supplement, the registrant made a contemporaneous fee payment in the amount of $291,684.07. The 2023 Prospectus Supplement is being superseded and replaced by the Current Prospectus Supplement, and the offering of unsold securities pursuant to the 2023 Prospectus Supplement terminates on July 30, 2026. Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, $76,581.48 of the registration fee that was previously paid or offset with respect to the securities that were previously registered pursuant to the Prior Prospectus Supplements and were not sold thereunder is offset against the registration fee of $67,360.13 due in connection with the filing of the Current Prospectus Supplement. Accordingly, no registration fee is being paid hereby.</ffd:TermntnCmpltnWdrwl>
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