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      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-07-27</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Flaherty &amp; Crumrine Preferred &amp; Income Fund Inc</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Bradford Stone</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Bradford Stone</ncom:signerName>
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