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            <rptOwnerCity>INCLINE VILLAGE</rptOwnerCity>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares withheld to cover tax withholding obligations on the vesting of 170,000 restricted stock units (RSUs).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 653,098 RSUs consisting of the following: (i) 93,750 RSUs that vest one-third on each of 12/07/2023, 12/07/2024 and 12/07/2025; (ii) 229,348 RSUs that vest one-fourth on each of 11/14/2023, 11/14/2024, 11/14/2025 and 11/14/2026; and (iii) 330,000 RSUs that vest one-half on each of 7/20/2024 and 7/20/2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares withheld to cover tax withholding obligations on the vesting of 57,337 RSUs.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Includes 595,761 RSUs consisting of the following: (i) 93,750 RSUs that vest one-third on each of 12/07/2023, 12/07/2024 and 12/07/2025; (ii) 172,011 RSUs that vest one-third on each of 11/14/2024, 11/14/2025 and 11/14/2026; and (iii) 330,000 RSUs that vest one-half on each of 7/20/2024 and 7/20/2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Shares withheld to cover tax withholding obligations on the vesting of 31,250 RSUs.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Includes 564,511 RSUs consisting of the following: (i) 62,500 RSUs that vest one-half on each of 12/07/2024 and 12/07/2025; (ii) 172,011 RSUs that vest one-third on each of 11/14/2024, 11/14/2025 and 11/14/2026; and (iii) 330,000 RSUs that vest one-half on each of 7/20/2024 and 7/20/2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">25% of the stock options vested on each of 12/07/2022 and 6/7/2023, and 25% vest on each of 06/07/2024 and 06/07/2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">25% of the stock options vested on each of 01/27/2023 and 07/27/2023, and 25% vest on each of 07/27/2024 and 07/27/2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">25% of the stock options vested on 09/07/2023, and 25% vest on each of 03/07/2024, 03/07/2025 and 03/07/2026.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">25% of the stock options vested on 11/14/2023, and 25% vest on each of 11/14/2024, 11/14/2025 and 11/14/2026.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kristina L. Johnston, Attorney-in-Fact for Zach Long</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-12-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
