11-K 1 a2023lg11-k.htm 11-K Document




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549


FORM 11-K


R    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

OR

¨     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____


Commission file number 001-35961



LIBERTY GLOBAL 401(K) SAVINGS & STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)

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LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD.
(Issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan)




Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
(Address of its principal executive office)







LIBERTY GLOBAL 401(K) SAVINGS & STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
 
Table of ContentsPage Number
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, BDO USA, P.C.
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 2023 and 2022
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
Supplemental Schedule:
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) – Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i, as of December 31, 2023






Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Plan Administrator and Participants
Liberty Global 401(k) Savings & Stock Ownership Plan
Denver, CO

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Liberty Global 401(k) Savings & Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively, the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Plan’s management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


















BDO USA, P.C., a Virginia professional corporation, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms.

BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.
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Supplemental Information

The supplemental information in the accompanying schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2023, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but included supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.



/s/ BDO USA, P.C.


We have served as the Plan’s auditor since 2021.
 
Denver, Colorado
June 25, 2024

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LIBERTY GLOBAL 401(K) SAVINGS & STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
 
December 31,
2023

2022
Investments, at fair value:
Mutual funds$38,460,461 $32,817,262 
Employer shares8,526,066 8,482,556 
Money market funds2,086,459 1,757,663 
Total investments49,072,986 43,057,481 
Notes receivable from participants219,220 159,307 
Employer contributions receivable, net of forfeitures49,289 — 
Receivables in transit from unsettled trades5,206 2,418 
Net assets available for Plan benefits$49,346,701 $43,219,206 







































The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LIBERTY GLOBAL 401(K) SAVINGS & STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
Year ended December 31, 2023
Additions to (deductions from) net assets attributed to:
Contributions:
Participant
$1,778,339 
Employer1,554,546 
Rollovers
53,409 
Total contributions
3,386,294 
Investment income:
Net appreciation in fair value of investments5,182,520 
Interest and dividend income903,031 
Total investment gain, net6,085,551 
Interest income on notes receivable from participants
10,914 
Distributions to participants and notes deemed distributed
(3,363,048)
Revenue sharing, fees and other expenses, net7,784 
Net increase in net assets available for Plan benefits6,127,495 
Net assets available for Plan benefits, beginning of year43,219,206 
Net assets available for Plan benefits, end of year$49,346,701 

































The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LIBERTY GLOBAL 401(K) SAVINGS & STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023

(1)    Description of the Plan
 
The following description of the Liberty Global 401(k) Savings & Stock Ownership Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants and all others should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. Liberty Global, Inc. (LGI) is a subsidiary of Liberty Global Ltd. (Liberty Global), a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares. LGI, as the Plan sponsor, reserves the right to amend the Plan at any time. In these notes, the terms “we,” “our,” “our company” and “us” may refer, as the context requires to Liberty Global. In addition, “Liberty Global” may refer, as the context requires, to Liberty Global Ltd. or collectively to Liberty Global Ltd. and its subsidiaries.

These financial statements reflect our consideration of the accounting and disclosure implications of subsequent events through June 25, 2024, the date of issuance.

General
 
The Plan was established January 1, 1994 and is a defined contribution plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The Plan has been amended and restated at various dates. It was last amended in August 2023.

Eligibility

Employees of LGI are eligible to participate in the Plan. Employees under a collective bargaining agreement, leased employees, part-time employees and interns with less than 1,000 hours of service and residents of Puerto Rico are not eligible to participate in the Plan.

Trustee and Recordkeeper

The trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan is Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity or the Trustee).

Contributions
 
Participants who are residents or citizens of the United States may make pre-tax contributions, Roth deferral contributions or a combination of pre-tax and Roth deferral contributions to the Plan of up to 75% of their eligible compensation, as defined in the Plan document. Participants may also make after-tax contributions to the Plan, up to a maximum of 20% of their eligible compensation. Catch-up contributions, as defined in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, are permitted for those eligible employees and, as of January 2023, are matched by the employer. Participants may change their contribution elections on the first day of every month. Liberty Global may make matching contributions equal to 100% of participant contributions, up to a maximum match of 10% of eligible compensation. Liberty Global reserves the right to change the matching contribution at any time. All participant contributions and employer matching contributions are subject to limitations as determined annually by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). During 2023, participant elective pre-tax and Roth deferral contributions were limited to $22,500, and combined participant and employer contributions (including after-tax contributions) per participant were limited to $66,000. Catch-up contributions for individuals age 50 and over were limited to $7,500 during 2023.

Participant contributions may be invested in any investment offered by the Plan at the participant’s election, except for the Fidelity Cash Reserves Money Market Fund accounts, which are used by Fidelity for managing contributions. All employer matching contributions are made in Liberty Global Class C common shares, irrespective of the form in which Liberty Global elects to satisfy the employer contributions receivable. Liberty Global common shares contributed by the employer can be transferred by participants to any investment in the Plan, except for the Fidelity Cash Reserves Money Market Fund accounts. Employer contributions that are not directed by the participant remain in Liberty Global Class C common shares.

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Rollovers
 
Participants may elect to rollover amounts from other qualified plans or individual retirement accounts into the Plan provided that certain conditions are met.
 
Notes Receivable from Participants (Participant Loans)
 
Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to the lesser of (i) $50,000 or (ii) the greater of 50% of their vested account balance or $10,000 (if the participant is vested in at least $10,000). Unless the loan is for the purchase of a participant’s primary residence, loans must be repaid within five years and bear interest at a rate equal to the prime rate in effect on the first day of the calendar quarter in which the loan is originated, plus 1%. Loans transferred from other plans retain the repayment terms and interest rates in effect at the time of transfer. Loans are secured by the vested balance in the participant’s account and principal and interest are paid ratably through bi-weekly payroll deductions.
 
Forfeitures
 
Forfeitures of employer contributions (due to a participant’s termination prior to full vesting) are used to offset future matching contributions and to pay Plan administrative expenses other than participant loan fees (if any). During 2023 and 2022, forfeitures of $100,003 and nil, respectively, were used to offset employer contributions. Unallocated forfeitures available as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $23,313 and $108,428, respectively.

Investment Options
 
As of December 31, 2023, the Plan had various investment options, including 28 mutual funds, two employer share funds and one money market fund. Plan participants may change investment options on any day that the applicable exchange is open for trading. Plan participants may not invest in the Fidelity Cash Reserves Money Market Fund.

Benefit Payments
 
Distributions from the Plan may be made to a participant upon attaining the age of 59½, death, total disability and financial hardship (as defined in the Plan document) or termination of employment. Distributions and other withdrawals are processed on a daily basis. Benefits may be paid in a lump-sum or in installments, and employer shares may be received in-kind. In-kind distributions are priced at fair value and are accounted for when shares are transferred by the Trustee to participants. Certain other in-service distributions are allowed if certain criteria are met.

Vesting
 
Participant contributions are always fully vested. Participants acquire a vested right in employer matching contributions as follows:
Years of service Vesting percentages
Less than 1—%
133%
266%
3 or more100%

For employees who have not been employed with LGI for at least three years, employer contributions become fully vested when a participant (i) attains the normal retirement age of 65, (ii) terminates employment due to total disability or (iii) dies.

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Plan Termination

Although LGI has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, it may do so at any time, subject to the provisions of ERISA. The Plan provides for full and immediate vesting of all participant rights upon termination of the Plan.

Participant Accounts
 
Participant accounts are credited with the participant’s contributions, employer contributions and earnings on investments and are charged with participant withdrawals, losses on investments, distributions and loan and distribution fees. The investment earnings or losses of each investment fund are allocated to each participant’s account in accordance with the Plan document.
 
(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis and present the net assets available for Plan benefits and the changes in those net assets.

Investments
 
Investments are reflected in the accompanying financial statements at fair value. The Plan Committee (as defined in the Plan document) determines the Plan’s valuation policies utilizing information provided by the investment advisors, the custodian and the Trustee. For additional information, see note 3.

Net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of investments as reflected in the accompanying statement of changes in net assets available for Plan benefits is determined as the difference between the fair value at the beginning of the period (or date purchased during the year) and selling price or year-end fair value and includes any capital gain distributions.
 
Securities and investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. The cost basis of shares distributed is determined using the moving average method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income from other investments is recorded as earned on an accrual basis.

 Income Taxes
 
The Plan has adopted a Fidelity “volume submitter” plan. Fidelity received an IRS advisory letter for the volume submitter plan on June 30, 2020, stating that the Plan is qualified and the trust is tax-exempt. The Plan administrator believes that the Plan, as amended, is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRS. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain tax position that more-likely-than-not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, that there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken, which would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.
 
Voting Rights of Liberty Global Common Shares
 
Fidelity holds Liberty Global common shares on behalf of the Plan. Each participant or beneficiary of a deceased participant has the right to direct the Trustee as to the manner of voting with respect to the Liberty Global common shares, to the extent such shares are eligible to vote, that have been allocated to the respective participant’s account. For all other investments in the Plan, Fidelity has the right to vote any shares.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions and deductions during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Notes Receivable from Participants (Participant Loans)
 
Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed as incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2023 or 2022. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the Plan administrator deems the participant loan to be in default, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions to participants based on the terms of the Plan document.
 
Plan Expenses

Any forfeited employer contributions may be used to offset future employer matching contributions and then to pay Plan expenses, if any, except for participant loan, distribution or asset-based fees, all of which are paid by the respective participants. Other administrative expenses of the Plan are paid directly by LGI and, accordingly, are not included in the Plan financial statements. No Trustee or record keeping fees were paid to Fidelity through the forfeiture account during 2023. Loan, distribution and asset-based fees paid by participants were $20,738 during 2023.

Proceeds from revenue sharing, as described below under Related-party/Party-in-Interest Transactions, may be used to offset Plan expenses incurred by participants. For Form 5500 reporting, this amount has been reflected separately from Plan expenses and included as other income.
 
Payment of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid.

Contributions

Participant contributions and related employer contributions are recognized during the period in which the respective payroll deductions are made.

Related-party/Party-in-interest Transactions

Under the terms of a trust agreement between LGI and the Trustee, the Trustee manages certain mutual funds and money market funds on behalf of the Plan and has been granted authority concerning purchases and sales of investments for the trust funds. In addition, the Plan includes two employer share funds. Purchases and sales for the year ended December 31, 2023 with respect to these employer share funds are set forth below:
PurchasesSales
Liberty Global Class A Common Shares$16,390 $(4,329)
Liberty Global Class C Common Shares1,546,050 (1,162,647)
Total
$1,562,440 $(1,166,976)

Notes receivable from participants are also party-in-interest transactions.

Each of the Plan’s mutual funds pay investment management fees, and many of these mutual funds may receive income in the form of revenue sharing based on the performance of the fund. These amounts are added to or deducted from the net asset value of the shares of each mutual fund held by the Plan and are reflected in the net fees and expenses of those funds.
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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Such transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions, which are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules. During 2023, the aggregate revenue sharing amount received by the Plan was $31,659, which was allocated to participant accounts as prescribed in the Plan document.

(3)    Fair Value Measurements

GAAP provides for a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical investments that the Plan has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted market prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the Plan’s investments, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the Plan’s investments. The Plan records transfers of investments in or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 at the beginning of the quarter during which the transfer occurred. During the year ended December 31, 2023, no such transfers were made.

The following is a description of the valuation methodology used for the investments measured at fair value, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Money market funds, mutual funds and employer shares. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, all Plan investments were measured at fair value. These investments are valued at quoted market prices in an active market, which represent the net asset values of shares held by the Plan at year end and, accordingly, are classified as Level 1 investments.

The preceding method described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan has concluded that its valuation method is appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

A summary of Plan investments measured at fair value is as follows:
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)
December 31,
Description20232022
Mutual funds
$38,460,461 $32,817,262 
Employer shares8,526,066 8,482,556 
Money market funds2,086,459 1,757,663 
Total
$49,072,986 $43,057,481 

(4)    Concentrations, Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Plan invests in (i) various money market and mutual funds and (ii) common shares of Liberty Global. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility risks, including the impact of inflation. Additionally, the value, liquidity and related income of the investment securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers or changes in interest rates. Liberty Global common shares are also exposed to risks specific to Liberty Global. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for Plan benefits. Investment in the common shares of Liberty Global represented 17% and 20% of the net assets available for Plan benefits as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Accordingly, price fluctuations in the common shares of Liberty Global can have a significant impact on the Plan’s net assets available for Plan benefits.




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LIBERTY GLOBAL 401(K) SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, Part IV, Line 4i
EIN 46-1947033, Plan Number 001
December 31, 2023
    Supplemental Schedule I
Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party
Description of InvestmentSharesCurrent Value
*Liberty Global Class C Common SharesCommon shares437,235 $8,150,057 
*Fidelity Total Market Index FundMutual fund51,763 6,819,733 
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6Mutual fund80,247 5,065,192 
Dodge and Cox Stock Fund Class XMutual fund13,405 3,264,977 
Baron Growth Fund Institutional SharesMutual fund28,599 2,890,737 
*Fidelity Freedom 2040 FundMutual fund245,387 2,574,114 
*Fidelity Freedom 2030 FundMutual fund141,198 2,336,820 
*Fidelity Freedom 2035 FundMutual fund150,225 2,179,770 
Vanguard Treasury Money Market FundMoney market fund2,084,527 2,084,527 
Artisan International FundMutual fund72,255 1,945,815 
Victory Sycamore Small Company Opportunity Index FundMutual fund37,526 1,816,636 
*Fidelity Freedom 2050 FundMutual fund134,517 1,642,455 
*Fidelity Freedom 2045 FundMutual fund130,657 1,575,721 
*Fidelity Freedom 2025 FundMutual fund92,004 1,202,489 
*Fidelity Total International Index FundMutual fund69,997 920,462 
*Fidelity Freedom 2020 FundMutual fund53,944 756,298 
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond FundMutual fund85,709 738,809 
PIMCO High Yield Fund Institutional ClassMutual fund71,718 573,029 
*Fidelity Freedom 2055 FundMutual fund26,761 378,405 
*Liberty Global Class A Common SharesCommon shares21,160 376,009 
*Fidelity Short Term Bond Index FundMutual fund38,224 373,071 
*Fidelity Freedom Income Fund Class KMutual fund29,886 311,416 
*Fidelity Freedom 2015 FundMutual fund22,732 253,686 
*Fidelity Freedom 2060 FundMutual fund15,696 203,896 
*Fidelity U.S. Bond IndexMutual fund16,457 171,648 
*Fidelity Inflation Protected Bond FundMutual fund18,557 167,751 
DFA Global Real Estate Securities PortfolioMutual fund15,957 163,882 
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Admiral SharesMutual fund4,872 96,080 
*Fidelity Freedom 2065 FundMutual fund1,967 23,411 
*Fidelity Freedom 2010 FundMutual fund1,006 13,700 
*Fidelity Freedom 2005 FundMutual fund42 458 
*Fidelity Cash Reserves Money Market FundMoney market fund1,932 1,932 
Total investments49,072,986 
*
Notes receivable from participants
Interest rates of 4.25% through 9.5%, various maturity dates through 2030219,220 
Total assets held at end of the year$49,292,206 
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*    Party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.
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LIBERTY GLOBAL 401(K) SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
SIGNATURE
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the Plan Committee have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
LIBERTY GLOBAL 401(K) SAVINGS
AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
By:/s/    JASON WALDRON
Jason Waldron
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer for Liberty Global, Inc. as Plan Sponsor
 
June 25, 2024
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Shown below is the exhibit, which is filed or furnished as a part of this Report —

23.1 – Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – BDO USA, P.C.


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