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Item 1
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(a)
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Name of Issuer
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Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company)
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(b)
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Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices
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22026 20th Ave. SE,
Bothell, Washington
98021
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Item 2
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(a) (c)
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This statement is filed on behalf of the following:
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(1) Visium Balanced Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (VBF), with its principal business office at c/o Visum Asset Management, LLC, 950 Third Avenue, New York,
NY 10022.
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(6) Visium Long Bias Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (VLBF), with its principal business office at c/o Visum Asset Management, LLC, 950 Third Avenue, New
York, NY 10022.
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(7) Visium Balanced Fund Offshore, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (VBFO), with its principal business office at c/o Morgan Stanley Fund Services (Cayman) Limited,
P.O. Box 2681GT, Century yard, 4
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Floor, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies.
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(8) Visium Long Bias Fund Offshore, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (VLBFO), with its principal business office at c/o Morgan Stanley Fund Services (Cayman)
Limited, P.O. Box 2681GT, Century yard, 4
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Floor, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies.
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(9) Visium Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (VAM), with its principal business office at Visum Asset Management, LLC, 950 Third Avenue, New
York, NY 10022. VAM is the investment advisor to each of VBF, VLBF, VBFO and VLBFO.
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(10) Visium Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (VCM), with its principal business office c/o Visum Asset Management, LLC, 950 Third Avenue,
New York, NY 10022. VCM is the General Partner of VBF an VLBF.
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Atlas Master Fund, Ltd., (AMF) a Cayman Islands corporation (AMF), with its principal business office at c/o Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House, P.O. Box
908 GT, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies.
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(d)
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Title of Class of Securities
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Common Stock,
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(e)
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CUSIP Number
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835692104
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Item 3
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If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a
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Not Applicable
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Item 4
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Ownership:
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VBF
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(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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302,384 shares
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(b)
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Percent of Class
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.82%
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(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
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(i)
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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302,384 shares
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(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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None
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(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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302,384 shares
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VLBF
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(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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106,770 shares
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(b)
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Percent of Class
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.29%
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(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
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(i)
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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106,770 shares
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(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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106,770 shares
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VBFO
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(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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560,083 shares
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(b)
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Percent of Class
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1.52%
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(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
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(i)
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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560,083 shares
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(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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None
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(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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560,083 shares
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VLBFO
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(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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365,692 shares
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(b)
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Percent of Class:
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.99%
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(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
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(i)
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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365,692 shares
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(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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None
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(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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365,692 shares
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VAM
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(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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By virtue of its position as investment advisor to each of VBF, VLBF, VBFO and VLBFO as well as managing an account for AMF, VAM may be deemed to beneficially own the 2,692,256
shares of the Companys Common Stock beneficially owned by VBF, VLBF, VBFO and VLBFO as well as the shares of the Companys Common Stock in the AMF managed account.
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(b)
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Percent of Class
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7.29%
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(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
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(i)
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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2,692,256 shares
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
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(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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2,692,256 shares
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(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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None
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VCM
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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By virtue of its position as General Partner to each of VBF and VLBF, VCM may be deemed to beneficially own the 409,154 shares of the Companys Common Stock beneficially
owned by VBF and VLBF.
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(b)
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Percent of Class
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1.11%
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(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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409,154 shares
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(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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None
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(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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409,154 shares
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Jacob Gottlieb
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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By virtue of his position as the principal of VAM and the sole managing member of VCM, Dr. Gottlieb may be deemed to beneficially own the 2,692,256 shares of the Companys
Common Stock beneficially owned by VAM.
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(b)
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Percent of Class
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7.29%
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(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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2,692,256 shares
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
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(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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2,692,256 shares
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(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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None
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Ownership:
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AMF
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(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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1,357,327 shares
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(b)
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Percent of Class
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3.68%
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(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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1,357,327 shares
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(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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None
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Item 5
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Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not Applicable
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Item 6
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Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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Not Applicable
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Item 7
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Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
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Not Applicable
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Item 8
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Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
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Not Applicable
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Item 9
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Notice of Dissolution of Group
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Not Applicable
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Item 10
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Certification
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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.
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