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1933 (the &#x201c;Securities Act&#x201d;), the registration statement to which this exhibit
relates also covers any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock,
$0.01 par value per share (the &#x201c;Common Stock&#x201d;), that may be offered or become
issuable under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan in
connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or any other
similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that results in
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the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and (c) under the Securities
Act, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on September 24, 2026, a date that is
within five business days prior to the filing of this registration statement.&lt;/span&gt;
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