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          <com:city>Smithfield</com:city>
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      <noticeDate>12/01/2025</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
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      <signature>/s/ Audrey McMillen, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Barry Smith</signature>
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