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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a) If a registrant with a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78l) amends its articles of
incorporation or bylaws and a proposal for the amendment was not disclosed in a proxy statement or information statement fi led by the
registrant, disclose the following information:
(1) the effective date of the amendment; and
(2) a description of the provision adopted or changed by amendment and, if applicable, the previous provision.
(b) If the registrant determines to change the fi scal year from that used in its most recent fi ling with the Commission other than by means of:
(1) a submission to a vote of security holders through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise; or
(2) an amendment to its articles of incorporation or bylaws,
disclose the date of such determination, the date of the new fi scal year end and the form (for example, Form 10-K or Form 10-Q) on
which the report covering the transition period will be fi led.
Instructions to Item 5.03.
1. Refer to Item 601(b)(3) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.601(b)(3) regarding the fi ling of exhibits to this Item 5.03.
2. With respect to asset-backed securities, as defi ned in 17 CFR 229.1101, disclosure is required under this Item 5.03 regarding any
amendment to the governing documents of the issuing entity, regardless of whether the class of asset-backed securities is reporting under
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefi t Plans.
(a) No later than the fourth business day after which the registrant receives the notice required by section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employment
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(i)(2)(E)), or, if such notice is not received by the registrant, on the same date
by which the registrant transmits a timely notice to an affected offi cer or director within the time period prescribed by Rule 104(b)(2)
(i)(B) or 104(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation BTR (17 CFR 245.104(b)(2)(i)(B) or 17 CFR 245.104(b)(2)(ii)), provide the information specifi ed
in Rule 104(b) (17 CFR 245.104(b)) and the date the registrant received the notice required by section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employment
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(i)(2)(E)), if applicable.
(b) On the same date by which the registrant transmits a timely updated notice to an affected offi cer or director, as required by the time
period under Rule 104(b)(2)(iii) of Regulation BTR (17 CFR 245.104(b)(2)(iii)), provide the information specifi ed in Rule 104(b)(3)
(iii) (17 CFR 245.104(b)(2)(iii)).
Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
(a) Briefl y describe the date and nature of any amendment to a provision of the registrant’s code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s
principal executive offi cer, principal fi nancial offi cer, principal accounting offi cer or controller or persons performing similar functions
and that relates to any element of the code of ethics defi nition enumerated in Item 406(b) of Regulations S-K (17 CFR 228.406(b)).
(b) If the registrant has granted a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics to an offi cer or person
described in paragraph (a) of this Item 5.05, and the waiver relates to one or more of the elements of the code of ethics defi nition referred
to in paragraph (a) of this Item 5.05, briefl y describe the nature of the waiver, the name of the person to whom the waiver was granted,
and the date of the waiver.
(c) The registrant does not need to provide any information pursuant to this Item 5.05 if it discloses the required information on
its Internet website within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver and the registrant has disclosed in its most
recently fi led annual report its Internet address and intention to provide disclosure in this manner. If the registrant elects to disclose the
information required by this Item 5.05 through its website, such information must remain available on the website for at least a 12-month
period. Following the 12-month period, the registrant must retain the information for a period of not less than fi ve years. Upon request,
the registrant must furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy of any or all information retained pursuant to this requirement.
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