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  HENCHEL GREGORY J
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  Class A
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
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  Smithfield
  RI
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  Issuer
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  Compensation
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  Compensation
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  /s/ Daniel Tucci, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Gregory Henchel