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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="c-6" id="f-46">&lt;div style="padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-13.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"&gt;(1)  An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities are being registered and may from time to time be offered (i) at indeterminate prices or (ii) upon conversion of or exchange for the preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, subscription rights or debt securities registered hereunder that provide for conversion or exchange, or pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of any such securities. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-13.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"&gt;(2)  The registrant is deferring payment of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 456(b) and is omitting this information in reliance on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="c-3" id="f-45">&lt;div style="padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-13.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"&gt;(1)  An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities are being registered and may from time to time be offered (i) at indeterminate prices or (ii) upon conversion of or exchange for the preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, subscription rights or debt securities registered hereunder that provide for conversion or exchange, or pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of any such securities. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-13.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"&gt;(2)  The registrant is deferring payment of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 456(b) and is omitting this information in reliance on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</ffd:OfferingNote>
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