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  61
  12/15/2021
  Compensation
  Common
  02/16/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  146
  02/16/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  02/28/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  805
  02/28/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  03/15/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  68
  03/15/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  03/31/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  42
  03/31/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  05/31/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  331
  05/31/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  08/16/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  159
  08/16/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  05/16/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  160
  05/16/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  05/30/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  249
  05/30/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  05/31/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  575
  05/31/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  06/08/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  25
  06/08/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  06/15/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  67
  06/15/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  06/30/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  38
  06/30/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  08/30/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  233
  08/30/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  08/31/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  796
  08/31/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  09/14/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  24
  09/14/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  09/15/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  115
  09/15/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  11/30/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  786
  11/30/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  12/14/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  24
  12/14/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  12/15/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  565
  12/15/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  02/29/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  836
  02/29/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  03/14/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  21
  03/14/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  03/15/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issier
  N
  125
  03/15/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  04/15/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  52
  04/15/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  05/30/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Isuer
  N
  201
  05/30/2024
  Compensation
  common
  05/31/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  627
  05/31/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  06/13/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  20
  06/13/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  06/17/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  116
  06/17/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  07/15/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  49
  07/15/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  08/27/2024
  Open Market Purchase
  Issuer
  N
  38
  08/27/2024
  Cash
  Common
  08/30/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  186
  08/30/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  09/03/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  602
  09/03/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  09/12/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  20
  09/12/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  09/16/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  issuer
  N
  115
  09/16/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  10/15/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  48
  10/15/2024
  Compensation
  Y
  05/15/2025
  /s/ Daniel Tucci, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Amy Coleman