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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2025 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>O<SMALL>DYSSEY</SMALL> M<SMALL>ARINE</SMALL> E<SMALL>XPLORATION</SMALL>, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Nevada</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">84-1018684</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>205 S. Hoover Boulevard </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 210 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tampa, Florida
  33609 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(813) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">876-1776</FONT></B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2019 S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> I<SMALL>NCENTIVE</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL></B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mark D. Gordon, Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>205 S. Hoover Boulevard </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 210 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tampa, Florida
  33609 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(813) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">876-1776</FONT></B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Susan Fennessey, Esq.</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>205 S. Hoover Boulevard</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 210</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tampa, Florida
  22609</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(813) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">876-1776</FONT></B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David M. Doney, Esq.</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Akerman LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>401 East
  Jackson Street</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 1700</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tampa, Florida 33602</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(813) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">223-7333</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
  filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>P<SMALL>ART</SMALL> <SMALL>II</SMALL> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Explanatory Note </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration
  Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.
  (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) that may be issued pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The Registrant previously registered 800,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan pursuant to a
  Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on July&nbsp;12, 2019 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-</FONT> 232629) and
  1,600,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the SEC on September&nbsp;16, 2022 (File
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-267484).</FONT> Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the contents of such Registration Statements on Form S 8 are hereby incorporated by reference
  herein, except to the extent supplemented or amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>I<SMALL>NFORMATION</SMALL>
  R<SMALL>EQUIRED</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> R<SMALL>EGISTRATION</SMALL> S<SMALL>TATEMENT</SMALL></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement or incorporated by reference herein. </P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d892796dex51.htm">Opinion of Akerman LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/798528/000119312519117120/d705312ddef14a.htm#toc705312_63">2019 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;
  A to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-31895),</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;24, 2019). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d892796dex231.htm">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d892796dex51.htm">Consent of Akerman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d892796dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tampa, State of Florida, on
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>O<SMALL>DYSSEY</SMALL> M<SMALL>ARINE</SMALL> E<SMALL>XPLORATION</SMALL>, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>.</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark D. Gordon</P></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,</B> that each of the directors and/or executive officers of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. whose signature appears below
  hereby appoints Mark D. Gordon and Susan Fennessey, and each of them severally, as his <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> to sign in his name and on his behalf, in any and all capacities
  stated below and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments to this registration statement, making such changes in the registration statement as appropriate, and any registration
  statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Act prepared in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in their behalf in their capacities as officers and directors to enable Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. to comply with the
  provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
  Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark D. Gordon</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Mark D. Gordon</I></P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Mark B. Justh</I></P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2025
  Registration No.:
  333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, DC 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  O
  DYSSEY
  M
  ARINE
  E
  XPLORATION
  , I
  NC
  .
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Nevada
  84-1018684
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification Number)
  205 S. Hoover Boulevard
  Suite 210
  Tampa, Florida
  33609
  (813)
  876-1776
  (Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
  2019 S
  TOCK
  I
  NCENTIVE
  P
  LAN
  (Full title of the plan)
  Mark D. Gordon, Chief Executive Officer
  205 S. Hoover Boulevard
  Suite 210
  Tampa, Florida
  33609
  (813)
  876-1776
  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Copies to:
  Susan Fennessey, Esq.
  Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.
  205 S. Hoover Boulevard
  Suite 210
  Tampa, Florida
  22609
  (813)
  876-1776
  David M. Doney, Esq.
  Akerman LLP
  401 East
  Jackson Street
  Suite 1700
  Tampa, Florida 33602
  (813)
  223-7333
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated
  filer
  ☒
  Smaller reporting company
  ☒
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  P
  ART
  II
  Explanatory Note
  This Registration
  Statement on Form
  S-8
  is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.
  (the "Registrant") that may be issued pursuant to the Registrant's 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Registrant previously registered 800,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan pursuant to a
  Registration Statement on Form
  S-8
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 12, 2019 (File
  No. 333-
  232629) and
  1,600,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form
  S-8
  filed with the SEC on September 16, 2022 (File
  No. 333-267484).
  Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
  S-8,
  the contents of such Registration Statements on Form S 8 are hereby incorporated by reference
  herein, except to the extent supplemented or amended or superseded by the information set forth herein.
  I
  NFORMATION
  R
  EQUIRED
  IN
  THE
  R
  EGISTRATION
  S
  TATEMENT
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement or incorporated by reference herein.
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  5.1*
  Opinion of Akerman LLP.
  10.1
  2019 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix 
  A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File
  No. 001-31895),
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2019).
  23.1*
  Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
  23.2*
  Consent of Akerman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  24.1*
  Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
  107*
  Filing Fee Table.
  *
  Filed herewith.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tampa, State of Florida, on
  January 24, 2025.
  O
  DYSSEY
  M
  ARINE
  E
  XPLORATION
  , I
  NC
  .
  By:
  /s/ Mark D. Gordon
  Mark D. Gordon
  Chief Executive Officer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
  that each of the directors and/or executive officers of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. whose signature appears below
  hereby appoints Mark D. Gordon and Susan Fennessey, and each of them severally, as his
  attorney-in-fact
  to sign in his name and on his behalf, in any and all capacities
  stated below and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments to this registration statement, making such changes in the registration statement as appropriate, and any registration
  statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Act prepared in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in their behalf in their capacities as officers and directors to enable Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. to comply with the
  provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
  Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  /s/ Mark D. Gordon
  Mark D. Gordon
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer)
  January 24, 2025
  /s/ Mark B. Justh
  Mark B. Justh
  Director
  January 24, 2025
  /s/ Jon D. Sawyer
  Jon D. Sawyer
  Director
  January 24, 2025
  /s/ Todd E. Siegel
  Todd E. Siegel
  Director
  January 24, 2025
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