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(3) The offering price is estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based upon the price of $12.80 per share, which was the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Market on August 6, 2026.
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