PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling stockholders may sell the securities offered hereby in one or more of the following ways (or in any combination thereof) from time to time:
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to or through underwriters, agents, brokers or dealers, who may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchasers of the securities for whom they may act as agent;
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in one or more block transactions, including transactions in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction, or in crosses, in which the same broker acts as an agent on both sides of the trade;
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through purchases by a broker-dealer or market maker, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
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through “at the market” offering transactions into an existing market for the common stock;
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through the pledge of the securities for any loan or obligation, including pledges to brokers or dealers who may from time to time effect distributions of shares of our Common Stock or other of our securities and, in the case of any collateral call, default or foreclosure on such loan or obligation, pledges or sales of shares of our Common Stock or other of our securities by such pledgees or secured parties;
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through short sales or transactions to cover short sales relating to the securities;
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in one or more exchange or over the counter market transactions;
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through the distribution by the selling stockholders or any of their respective successors in interest to their members, general or limited partners or shareholders (or their respective members, general or limited partners or shareholders);
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in privately negotiated transactions;
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through the writing of options, whether the options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
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through delivery of shares upon conversion, exchange, exercise or other settlement of other securities or debt instruments (whether such other securities or debt instruments are issued by the selling stockholder or any other party);
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through distributions to creditors and equity holders of the selling stockholders;
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directly to purchasers, including through a specific bidding, auction or other process (including, without limitation, in privately negotiated transactions);
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in off market transactions at prevailing market prices;
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through a combination of such methods; or
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through any other method permitted by applicable law.
The selling stockholders may also sell all or a portion of their securities pursuant to Rule 144 or another exemption from registration under the Securities Act, if available, in transactions not covered by this prospectus.
The selling stockholders may enter into sale, forward sale, derivative or other similar transactions with third parties. In connection with any sale, forward sale, derivative or other similar transactions with third parties, the third parties (or underwriters on their behalf) may sell shares of our Common Stock or other of our securities, including in short sale transactions and by issuing securities that are not covered by this prospectus but are exchangeable, convertible, exercisable or may represent beneficial interests in or otherwise be settled for our Common Stock. The third parties also may use shares or other securities received under those sale, forward sale or derivative arrangements or shares or other securities pledged by a selling stockholder or borrowed from a selling stockholder or others to settle such third-party sales or to close out any related open borrowings of our Common Stock or other securities. The third parties or underwriters selling shares of