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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act, and based on $2.92, the average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant's common shares as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on February 26, 2025.

Represents an annual increase to the number of shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan, in accordance with the automatic annual increase provision, effective as of January 1, 2025.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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