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Indicate\ue000 by\ue000 check\ue000 mark\ue000 if\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 is\ue000 not\ue000 required\ue000 to\ue000 file\ue000 reports\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Section\ue000 13\ue000 or\ue000 Section\ue000 15(d)\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Act.\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 YES\ue000 \ue000\u00ae\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 NO\ue000 \ue000x
Indicate\ue000 by\ue000 check\ue000 mark\ue000 whether\ue000 the\ue000 registrant:\ue000 (1)\ue000 has\ue000 filed\ue000 all\ue000 reports\ue000 required\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 filed\ue000 by\ue000 Section\ue000 13\ue000 or\ue000 15(d)\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Exchange
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Indicate\ue000 by\ue000 check\ue000 mark\ue000 if\ue000 disclosure\ue000 of\ue000 delinquent\ue000 filers\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Item\ue000 405\ue000 of\ue000 Regulation\ue000 S-K\ue000 (\u00a7\ue000 229.405\ue000 of\ue000 this\ue000 chapter)\ue000 is\ue000 not\ue000 contained herein,\ue000 and\ue000 will\ue000 not\ue000 be\ue000 contained,\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 best\ue000 of\ue000 registrant\u2019s\ue000 knowledge,\ue000 in\ue000 definitive\ue000 proxy\ue000 or\ue000 information\ue000 statements\ue000 incorporated\ue000 by\ue000 reference in\ue000 Part\ue000 III\ue000 of\ue000 this\ue000 Form\ue000 10-K\ue000 or\ue000 any\ue000 amendment\ue000 to\ue000 this\ue000 Form\ue000 10-K.\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000x

Indicate\ue000 by\ue000 check\ue000 mark\ue000 whether\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 is\ue000 a\ue000 large\ue000 accelerated\ue000 filer,\ue000 an\ue000 accelerated\ue000 filer,\ue000 a\ue000 non-accelerated\ue000 filer\ue000 or\ue000 a\ue000 smaller\ue000 reporting company.\ue000 See\ue000 the\ue000 definitions\ue000 of\ue000 \u201caccelerated\ue000 filer\u201d,\ue000 \u201clarge\ue000 accelerated\ue000 filer\u201d\ue000 and\ue000 \u201csmaller\ue000 reporting\ue000 company\u201d\ue000 in\ue000 Rule\ue000 12b-2\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Exchange Act.

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Some\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 statements\ue000 contained\ue000 in\ue000 this\ue000 Annual\ue000 Report\ue000 on\ue000 Form\ue000 10-K\ue000 and\ue000 incorporated\ue000 herein\ue000 by\ue000 reference\ue000 discuss\ue000 our\ue000 plans\ue000 and
strategies\ue000 for\ue000 our\ue000 business\ue000 or\ue000 make\ue000 other\ue000 forward-looking\ue000 statements,\ue000 within\ue000 the\ue000 meaning\ue000 of\ue000 Section\ue000 27A\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1933,\ue000 as
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\u201cplans,\u201d\ue000 \u201cintends,\u201d\ue000 \u201cmay,\u201d\ue000 \u201ccould,\u201d\ue000 \u201cwill,\u201d\ue000 \u201ccontinue,\u201d\ue000 \u201cseek,\u201d\ue000 \u201cshould,\u201d\ue000 \u201cwould\u201d\ue000 and\ue000 similar\ue000 expressions\ue000 are\ue000 intended\ue000 to\ue000 identify\ue000 these
forward-looking\ue000 statements,\ue000 but\ue000 are\ue000 not\ue000 the\ue000 exclusive\ue000 means\ue000 of\ue000 identifying\ue000 them.\ue000 These\ue000 forward-looking\ue000 statements\ue000 reflect\ue000 the\ue000 current\ue000 views
and\ue000 beliefs\ue000 of\ue000 our\ue000 management;\ue000 however,\ue000 various\ue000 risks,\ue000 uncertainties\ue000 and\ue000 contingencies\ue000 could\ue000 cause\ue000 our\ue000 actual\ue000 results,\ue000 performance\ue000 or
achievements\ue000 to\ue000 differ\ue000 materially\ue000 from\ue000 those\ue000 expressed\ue000 in,\ue000 or\ue000 implied\ue000 by,\ue000 our\ue000 statements.\ue000 Such\ue000 risks,\ue000 uncertainties\ue000 and\ue000 contingencies\ue000 include

\u2022\ue000 financial\ue000 markets\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 United\ue000 States,\ue000 Europe\ue000 and\ue000 Asia\ue000 have\ue000 been\ue000 experiencing\ue000 extreme\ue000 disruption\ue000 in\ue000 recent\ue000 months,\ue000 including, among\ue000 others\ue000 things,\ue000 extreme\ue000 volatility\ue000 in\ue000 securities\ue000 prices,\ue000 diminished\ue000 liquidity\ue000 and\ue000 credit\ue000 availability,\ue000 ratings\ue000 downgrades\ue000 of certain\ue000 investments\ue000 and\ue000 declining\ue000 valuations\ue000 of\ue000 others;

Many\ue000 of\ue000 these\ue000 factors\ue000 are\ue000 beyond\ue000 our\ue000 control.\ue000 Additionally,\ue000 there\ue000 can\ue000 be\ue000 no\ue000 assurance\ue000 that\ue000 we\ue000 will\ue000 not\ue000 incur\ue000 new\ue000 or\ue000 additional
unforeseen\ue000 costs\ue000 in\ue000 connection\ue000 with\ue000 the\ue000 ongoing\ue000 conduct\ue000 of\ue000 our\ue000 business.\ue000 Accordingly,\ue000 any\ue000 forward-looking\ue000 statements\ue000 included\ue000 herein\ue000 do
not\ue000 purport\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 predictions\ue000 of\ue000 future\ue000 events\ue000 or\ue000 circumstances\ue000 and\ue000 may\ue000 not\ue000 be\ue000 realized.

For\ue000 a\ue000 discussion\ue000 of\ue000 important\ue000 risks\ue000 associated\ue000 with\ue000 an\ue000 investment\ue000 in\ue000 our\ue000 securities,\ue000 including\ue000 factors\ue000 that\ue000 could\ue000 cause\ue000 actual\ue000 results\ue000 to differ\ue000 materially\ue000 from\ue000 expectations\ue000 referred\ue000 to\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 forward-looking\ue000 statements,\ue000 see\ue000 Item\ue000 1a.\ue000 \u201cRisk\ue000 Factors\u201d\ue000 of\ue000 this\ue000 document.\ue000 We\ue000 do\ue000 not\ue000 have any\ue000 obligation\ue000 to\ue000 update\ue000 publicly\ue000 any\ue000 forward-looking\ue000 statements,\ue000 whether\ue000 as\ue000 a\ue000 result\ue000 of\ue000 new\ue000 information,\ue000 future\ue000 events\ue000 or\ue000 otherwise.