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        <com:street1>55 WAUGH DRIVE</com:street1>
        <com:street2>SUITE 400</com:street2>
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      <issuerContactPhone>(713) 424-4247</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>ABBAS GIZMAN I</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <relationshipToIssuer>Former Director</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <name>Stifel Nicolaus &amp; Company Inc</name>
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          <com:street1>501 N Broadway</com:street1>
          <com:city>St. Louis</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MO</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>63102</com:zipCode>
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      <approxSaleDate>05/21/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName> Nasdaq </securitiesExchangeName>
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      <acquiredDate>06/11/2024</acquiredDate>
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      <natureOfPayment> Equity Compensation </natureOfPayment>
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      <natureOfPayment> Equity Compensation </natureOfPayment>
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      <acquiredDate>04/10/2026</acquiredDate>
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      <natureOfPayment> Equity Compensation </natureOfPayment>
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      <acquiredDate>05/19/2026</acquiredDate>
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    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>05/21/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ James Weimer, as a duly authorized representative of STIFEL, as attorney-in-fact for Gizman Abbas</signature>
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