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2. Represents 1,600,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2011 Plan, which was approved by the Registrant's stockholders on June 17, 2025 and June 16, 2026.
3. Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per share is equal to $46.745, which was computed by averaging the high and low prices of a share of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 3, 2026.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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2. Represents 400,000 shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the ESPP, which was approved by the Registrant's stockholders on June 17, 2025 and June 16, 2026.
3. Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per share is equal to 85% of $46.745, which was computed by averaging the high and low prices of Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 3, 2026. Pursuant to the ESPP, the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder will be 85% of the lower of (a) the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the first day of the offering period and (b) the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the last day of the offering period</ffd:OfferingNote>
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