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  001-12616
  27777 FRANKLIN ROAD
  SUITE 300
  SOUTHFIELD
  MI
  48034
  2482082500
  Farrugia Marc
  Officer
  Common Stock
  JP Morgan Securities LLC
  IL1-0291 PO Box 1762
  Chicago
  IL
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  09/22/2023
  Marc Farrugia