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  HOUSTON
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  COPE BRETT ALAN
  Officer
  Director
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  446
  89207.15
  12064723
  03/25/2025
  NASDAQ
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  10/01/2023
  Compensation
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  03/25/2025
  11/26/2024
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