# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001830043
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-272415
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 20488
**Document Hash:** 671cec2afc6ea4171c764836d1423101
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-272415.hdr.sgml**: 20251107

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-272415

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251107

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251107

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251107

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Bumble Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001830043
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 853604367
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-291374
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251462981

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1105 WEST 41ST STREET
- **CITY:** AUSTIN
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 78756
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 512-696-1409

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1105 WEST 41ST STREET
- **CITY:** AUSTIN
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 78756

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2025.** 

**Registration Statement No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

## Bumble Inc.
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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| **Delaware** | **85-3604367** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of**<br> **incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**1105 West 41<sup>st</sup> Street** 

**Austin, Texas 78756** 

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)** 

**Bumble Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan** 

**(Full title of the plan)** 

**Deirdre Runnette** 

**Chief Legal Officer** 

**Bumble Inc.** 

**1105 West 41<sup>st</sup> Street** 

**Austin, Texas 78756** 

**Telephone: (512) 696-1409** 

**(Name and address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)** 

***With copies to:***

**Joshua Ford Bonnie** 

**William R. Golden III** 

**Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP** 

**900 G Street, N.W.** 

**Washington, D.C. 20001** 

**Telephone: (202) 636-5500** 

**Facsimile: (202) 636-5502** 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE** 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 30,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Bumble Inc. (the "Registrant") issuable under the Bumble Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). These additional shares of Common Stock are additional securities of the same class as other securities for which an original registration statement (File No. [333-252965](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312521036493/d118546ds8.htm)) on Form S-8 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on February 10, 2021 (the "Original Registration Statement"). These additional shares of Common Stock have become reserved for issuance as a result of the operation of the "evergreen" provision of the Plan, which provides that the total number of shares subject to the Plan will be increased on the first day of each fiscal year pursuant to a specified formula.

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Original Registration Statement are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except that the provisions contained in Part II thereof are modified as set forth in this Registration Statement.

**PART II** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

**Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.** 

The following documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on [February 28, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000095017025030151/bmbl-20241231.htm) (including the
information in Part III incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Commission on [April 17, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312525084347/d925958ddef14a.htm));

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on [May 12, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000095017025069174/bmbl-20250331.htm) , the fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 2025, filed with the Commission on [August 7, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000162828025038861/bmbl-20250630.htm) and the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2025, filed with the Commission on [November 7, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000183004325000046/bmbl-20250930.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Forms 8-K and 8-K/A filed with the Commission on [January 17, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312525008082/d926132d8k.htm) , [February 28, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312525042459/d886655d8k.htm) , [February 28, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312525042547/d887579d8ka.htm) , [June 6, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312525137071/d74217d8k.htm) , [June 25, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312525146199/d915271d8k.htm) and [August 6, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000162828025038334/bmbl-20250804.htm) (excluding any portion of such reports that were furnished not filed
pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01, any furnished exhibit related to such information, and any other information that is furnished and not filed); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 
31, 2020, filed with the Commission on [March 15, 2021](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001830043/000156459021013176/bmbl-ex41_791.htm) .

All documents that the Registrant subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (other than information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, unless expressly stated otherwise therein).

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Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

**Item 8. Exhibits.** 

The following exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement:

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| **Exhibit**<br> **Number** | **Description of Document** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 | [Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 16, 2021).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312521045254/d106038dex31.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 | [Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 16, 2021).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001830043/000119312521045254/d106038dex32.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3 | [Bumble Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 16, 2021).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312521045254/d106038dex106.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1\* | [Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.](d47957dex51.htm) |
| 23.1\* | [Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.](d47957dex231.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).](d47957dex51.htm) |
| 24.1\* | [Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages to this Registration Statement).](d47957ds8.htm#sig) |
| 107\* | [Filing Fee Table](d47957dexfilingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Aspen, Colorado, on the 7th day of November, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| BUMBLE INC. | BUMBLE INC. | BUMBLE INC. |
| By: | /s/ Whitney Wolfe Herd | /s/ Whitney Wolfe Herd |
|  | Name: | Whitney Wolfe Herd |
|  | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY** 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors and officers of the Registrant, which is filing a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549 under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, hereby constitute and appoint Whitney Wolfe Herd, Kevin D. Cook and Deirdre Runnette, and each of them, any of whom may act without joinder of the other, the individual's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement and any or all amendments or supplements to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 7th day of November, 2025.

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| **Signature** | **Title** |
| /s/ Whitney Wolfe Herd<br> Whitney Wolfe Herd | Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>(principal executive officer) |
| /s/ Kevin D. Cook<br> Kevin D. Cook | Chief Financial Officer<br> (principal financial officer) |
| /s/ Amy Kossover<br> Amy Kossover | Chief Accounting Officer<br> (principal accounting officer) |
| /s/ Ann Mather<br> Ann Mather | Chair of the Board of Directors |
| /s/ R. Lynn Atchison<br> R. Lynn Atchison | Director |
| /s/ Martin Brand<br> Martin Brand | Director |
| /s/ Amy M. Griffin<br> Amy M. Griffin | Director |
| /s/ Sissie L. Hsiao<br> Sissie L. Hsiao | Director |
| /s/ Jonathan C. Korngold<br> Jonathan C. Korngold | Director |
| /s/ Elisa A. Steele<br> Elisa A. Steele | Director |
| /s/ Pamela A. Thomas-Graham<br> Pamela A. Thomas-Graham | Director |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1** 

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| **Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP** | **Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP** |
| 900 G STREET NW, SUITE 900<br> WASHINGTON, D.C. 20001<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | 900 G STREET NW, SUITE 900<br> WASHINGTON, D.C. 20001<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| TELEPHONE: +1-202-636-5500<br> FACSIMILE: +1-202-636-5502 | TELEPHONE: +1-202-636-5500<br> FACSIMILE: +1-202-636-5502 |
| Direct Dial Number | E-mail Address |

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November 7, 2025

Bumble Inc.

1105 West 41st Street

Austin, Texas 78756

To the Addressee Stated Above:

We have acted as counsel to Bumble Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the issuance by the Company of up to 30,000,000 shares (the "Shares") of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the "Class A Common Stock"), pursuant to the Bumble Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the " Plan").

We have examined the Registration Statement, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the "Amended Certificate") and the Plan, each of which has been filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we have examined, and have relied as to matters of fact upon, originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such records, agreements, documents and other instruments and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company and have made such other investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the opinions hereinafter set forth.

In rendering the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, including electronic signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that upon issuance and delivery in accordance with the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

NEW YORK BEIJING BOSTON BRUSSELS HONG KONG HOUSTON LONDON LOS ANGELES LUXEMBOURG PALO ALTO SÃO PAULO TOKYO

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| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP |
| Bumble Inc. | -2- | November 7, 2025 |

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We do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the Delaware General Corporation Law.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP |
| SIMPSON THACHER & BARLETT LLP |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1** 

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm** 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Bumble Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan Employees' Savings Plan of our reports dated February 28, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Bumble Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Bumble Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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| /s/ Ernst & Young LLP |
| New York, New York |
| November 7, 2025 |

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## Ex-Filing

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| **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**S-8**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Bumble Inc.**  |

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| | **Security Type**  | **Security Class Title**  | **Fee Calculation Rule**  | **Amount Registered**  | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | **Fee Rate**  | **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, reserved for issuance under the Registrant's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Other | 30000000 | $4.26 | $127800000.00 | 0.0001381 | $17649.18 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $127800000.00  |  | $17649.18  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $17649.18  |

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 **Offering Note** <br>

<sup>1</sup> (1) This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") covers 30,000,000 shares of Class A common stock ("Common Stock") of Bumble Inc. (the "Registrant") that were added to the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Registrant's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"); and pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of Common Stock that may become issuable under the Plan by reason of any share dividend, share split or other similar transaction. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on November 6, 2025.

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| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

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