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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>09/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO"),
Baron Capital Management, Inc. ("BCM"),
Ronald Baron</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>767 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor,
New York, NY 10153</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
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        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>The advisory clients of BAMCO and BCM have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Issuer's common stock in their accounts. To the best of the Filing Persons' knowledge, no such person has such interest relating to more than 5% of the outstanding class of securities.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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        <signature>/s/ Ronald Baron</signature>
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    <signatureComments>Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)</signatureComments>
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