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      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Hicks Bradley W.</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <name>Charles Schwab Corp</name>
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          <com:street1>3000 Schwab Way</com:street1>
          <com:city>Westlake</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>76262</com:zipCode>
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        <name>Hicks Family Trust, Bradley Hicks Trustee</name>
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          <com:street1>615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive</com:street1>
          <com:city>Lowell</com:city>
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      <saleDate>01/22/2026</saleDate>
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        <name>Hicks Family Trust, Bradley Hicks Trustee 615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive, Lowell, AR 72745</name>
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          <com:street1>615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive,</com:street1>
          <com:city>Lowell,</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>AR</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>72745</com:zipCode>
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      <saleDate>12/03/2025</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>2000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>380090.00</grossProceeds>
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    <remarks>Shares being sold out of account titled: B. Hicks &amp; K. Hicks TTEE Hicks Family Trust U/A DTD 01/06/2022</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>02/04/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>Bradley Hicks Ttee for Hicks Family Trust</signature>
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