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      <sch:eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>03/31/2026</sch:eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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      <sch:comments>Beneficial ownership for Daniel Clyde Tate, Jr. includes 4,806 stock options and 2,667 restricted stock units which have vested or will vest within 60 days. Pursuant to Rule 13d-3, the percentage ownership disclosed above is based on the sum of (x) 28,928,777 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 23, 2026, as reported by the issuer in its proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on April 17, 2026, and (y) 7,473 shares not currently issued and outstanding, but which the reporting person has the right to acquire within 60 days of the the reporting date.</sch:comments>
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      <sch:reportingPersonName>Daniel Clyde Tate, JR.</sch:reportingPersonName>
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        <sch:title>Daniel Clyde Tate, Jr.</sch:title>
        <sch:date>05/15/2026</sch:date>
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