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      <secFileNumber>001-36083</secFileNumber>
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        <com:street1>13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD</com:street1>
        <com:city>SUGAR LAND</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>77478</com:zipCode>
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        <name>Raymond James and Associates Inc.</name>
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          <com:street1>880 Carillon Parkway</com:street1>
          <com:city>St. Petersburg</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>33716</com:zipCode>
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      <approxSaleDate>08/18/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>Nasdaq</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Shu-Hua Yeh</name>
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          <com:street1>4F No 111 Ln 20 Src 2 Zhiyu Rd</com:street1>
          <com:city>Tapei City</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>F5</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>111</com:zipCode>
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          <com:street1>4F No 111 Ln 20 Src 2 Zhiyu Rd,</com:street1>
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          <com:stateOrCountry>F5</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>111</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>07/21/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>1285</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
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      <saleDate>08/04/2026</saleDate>
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    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>08/18/2026</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>03/19/2026</planAdoptionDate>
      </planAdoptionDates>
      <signature>Rashida Mitchell, as duly authorized representative of Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc., as attorney-in-fact for Shu-Hua Yeh</signature>
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