UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
Ebix, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.10 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
278715206
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2022
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
☐ Rule 13d-1(b)
☒ Rule 13d-1(c)
☐ Rule 13d-1(d)
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Steven D. Lebowitz | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
66,000(1) (2) | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
1,750,966(1) (3) | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
66,000(1) (2) | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
1,823,166(1) (3) (4) | |||||
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,889,166(1) (2) (3) (4) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.11%(5) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | This number includes shares held by The Lebowitz Family Stock, LLC, a limited liability company of which Steven D. Lebowitz is the sole manager. |
(3) | This number includes shares held by (a) Deborah P. Lebowitz, (b) The Steven & Deborah Lebowitz Foundation (the Foundation), a trust over which Steven D. Lebowitz serves as a co-trustee and (c) the Lebowitz Family Trust 1986, dated October 7, 1986, as amended (the LF Trust), a trust over which Steven D. Lebowitz serves as a co-trustee. |
(4) | This number includes shares held by (a) Lauren Lebowitz Salem, (b) Robert Lebowitz, (c) Kathryn Lebowitz Silverberg, (d) the A&A Lebowitz Trust (the AA Trust), (e) Leonard S. Pearlstein, (f) The Leonard and Susan Pearlstein Community Property Trust, dated September 1, 1983 (the LSP CP Trust), and (g) and Debra Paul. |
(5) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Ebix, Inc. (the Issuer) outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Deborah P. Lebowitz | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
1,750,966 (1) (2) | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
1,750,966 (1) (2) |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,750,966 (1) (2) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.67%(3) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | This number includes shares held by (a) the Foundation, a trust over which Deborah P. Lebowitz serves as a co-trustee, and (b) the LF Trust, a trust over which Deborah P. Lebowitz serves as a co-trustee. |
(3) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Lauren Lebowitz Salem | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
20,000 (1) | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
20,000 (1) |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
20,000 (1) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.06%(2) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Robert Lebowitz | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
750 (1) | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
750 (1) |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
750 (1) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.00%(2) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Kathryn Lebowitz Silverberg | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
12,000 (1) | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
12,000 (1) |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
12,000 (1) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.04%(2) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Andrew Lebowitz | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
30,000 (1) (2) | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
30,000 (1) (2) |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
30,000 (1) (2) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.10%(3) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | This number includes shares held by the AA Trust, a trust over which Andrew Lebowitz serves as a co-trustee. |
(3) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Ashley Lebowitz | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
30,000 (1) (2) | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
30,000 (1) (2) |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
30,000 (1) (2) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.10%(3) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | This number includes shares held by the AA Trust, a trust over which Ashley Lebowitz serves as a co-trustee. |
(3) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
The Lebowitz Family Stock, LLC | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
66,000(1) | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
66,000 (1) | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
0 |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
66,000 (1) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.21%(2) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Leonard S. Pearlstein | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
3,800(1) | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
3,800 (1) |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,800 (1) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.01%(2) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Susan Pearlstein | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
3,250 (1) (2) | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
3,250 (1) (2) |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,250 (1) (2) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.01%(3) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | This number includes shares held by the LSP CP Trust, a trust over which Susan Pearlstein serves as trustee. |
(3) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
CUSIP No. 278715206
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Debra Paul | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. | Sole Voting Power
2,400(1) | ||||
6. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power
2,400 (1) |
9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,400 (1) | |||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.01%(2) | |||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) | The number of shares reported as beneficially owned as of December 31, 2022. |
(2) | Based on 30,903,899 shares of common stock of Issuer outstanding as of November 4, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022. |
Item 1. | ||||||
(a) | Name of Issuer Ebix, Inc. | |||||
(b) | Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices 1 Ebix Way Johns Creek, Georgia 30097 | |||||
Item 2. | ||||||
(a) | Name of Person Filing Steven D. Lebowitz, Deborah P. Lebowitz, Lauren Lebowitz Salem, Robert Lebowitz, Kathryn Lebowitz Silverberg, Andrew Lebowitz, Ashley Lebowitz, The Lebowitz Family Stock, LLC, Leonard S. Pearlstein, Susan Pearlstein and Debra Paul (collectively, the Reporting Persons).
The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement and any subsequent amendments hereto jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act. | |||||
(b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 1333 Second Street, Suite 650 Santa Monica, CA 90401 | |||||
(c) | Citizenship See responses to Item 4 on each cover page. | |||||
(d) | Title of Class of Securities Common Stock | |||||
(e) | CUSIP Number 278715206 | |||||
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: | |||||
(a) | ☐ | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); | ||||
(b) | ☐ | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | ||||
(c) | ☐ | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | ||||
(d) | ☐ | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); | ||||
(e) | ☐ | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | ||||
(f) | ☐ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | ||||
(g) | ☐ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | ||||
(h) | ☐ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
(i) | ☐ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); | ||||
(j) | ☐ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | ||||
(k) | ☐ | Group, in accordance with § 240.13d1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: |
Item 4. | Ownership | |||||
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. | ||||||
(a) | Amount beneficially owned:
See responses to Item 9 on each cover page. | |||||
(b) | Percent of class:
See responses to Item 11 on each cover page. | |||||
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | |||||
(i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
See responses to Item 5 on each cover page. | |||||
(ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
See responses to Item 6 on each cover page. | |||||
(iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
See responses to Item 7 on each cover page. | |||||
(iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
See responses to Item 8 on each cover page. |
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class |
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐.
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person |
Not applicable.
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person |
Not applicable.
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group |
Please see attached the statement in Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | Certification |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a11.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 9, 2023
Steven D. Lebowitz | Andrew Lebowitz | |||||||
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact |
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||
Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||||
Deborah P. Lebowitz | Ashley Lebowitz | |||||||
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact |
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||
Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||||
Lauren Lebowitz Salem | The Lebowitz Family Stock, LLC | |||||||
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact |
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||
Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||||
Robert Lebowitz | Leonard S. Pearlstein | |||||||
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact |
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||
Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||||
Kathryn Lebowitz Silverberg | Susan Pearlstein | |||||||
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact |
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||
Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||||
Debra Paul | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact |
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Andrew Collins, Attorney-In-Fact |
ATTENTION |
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001). |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1 | Joint Filing Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Reporting Persons Schedule 13G, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2021.)** | |
Exhibit 99.2 | Item 8 Statement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Reporting Persons Schedule 13G, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2021.)** | |
Exhibit 99.3 | Power of Attorney (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Reporting Persons Schedule 13G, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2021.)** |
** | Previously filed. |