CUSIP No: 502074305
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS
FILED PURSUANT
TO § 240.13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO § 240.13d-2.
(Amendment No. ____)*
LM Funding
America, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
502074305
(CUSIP Number)
August 14, 2020
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of
this statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate
the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
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Rule 13d-1(b)
x
Rule 13d-1(c)
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Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall
be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for
any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder
of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No: 502074305
(1)
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
CVI Investments, Inc.
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(2)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a) ¨
(b) ¨
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(3)
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SEC
USE ONLY
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(4)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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(5)
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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(6)
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SHARED VOTING POWER **
800,000
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(7)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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(8)
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER **
800,000
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(9)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
800,000
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(10)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(11)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.3%
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(12)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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** Heights Capital Management, Inc. is the investment manager
to CVI Investments, Inc. and as such may exercise voting and dispositive power over these shares.
CUSIP No: 502074305
(1)
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Heights Capital Management, Inc.
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(2)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a) ¨
(b) ¨
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(3)
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SEC USE ONLY
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(4)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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(5)
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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(6)
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SHARED VOTING POWER **
800,000
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(7)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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(8)
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER **
800,000
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(9)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
800,000
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(10)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(11)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.3%
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(12)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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** Heights Capital Management, Inc. is the
investment manager to CVI Investments, Inc. and as such may exercise voting and dispositive power over these shares.
CUSIP No: 502074305
Item 1.
(a)
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Name of Issuer
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LM Funding America, Inc. (the “Company”)
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(b)
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Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
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1200 West Platt Street, Suite 1000, Tampa,
Florida 33606
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Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
This statement is filed by the entities listed below,
who are collectively referred to herein as “Reporting Persons,” with respect to the shares of common stock of the Company,
$0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”).
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(i)
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CVI Investments, Inc.
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(ii)
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Heights Capital Management, Inc.
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Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence
The address of the principal business office of CVI
Investments, Inc. is:
P.O. Box 309GT
Ugland House
South Church Street
George Town
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
The address of the principal business office of Heights
Capital Management, Inc. is:
101 California Street, Suite 3250
San Francisco, California 94111
Item 2(c). Citizenship
Citizenship is set forth in Row 4 of the cover page
for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
502074305
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Item 3.
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If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is
a:
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(a)
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Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
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CUSIP No: 502074305
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(b)
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Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
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(c)
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Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
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(d)
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Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
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(e)
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An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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(f)
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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g)
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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h)
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A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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(i)
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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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(j)
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A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
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(k)
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Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution: ________________
Provide the following information regarding
the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
The information required by Items 4(a) – (c)
is set forth in Rows 5 – 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for
each such Reporting Person.
The Company’s Prospectus (Registration No.
333-240015), filed on August 18, 2020, indicates there were 15,068,799 Shares outstanding (excluding Shares underlying warrants
issued at the same time) as of the completion of the offering of the Shares referred to therein.
Heights Capital Management, Inc., which serves as
the investment manager to CVI Investments, Inc., may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all Shares owned by CVI Investments,
Inc. Each of the Reporting Persons hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any such Shares, except for their pecuniary interest
therein.
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Item 5.
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Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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If this statement is being filed to report
the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
class of securities, check the following: ¨
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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 or Control Person
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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.
By signing below each of the undersigned
certifies that, to the best of its 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.
CUSIP No: 502074305
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the
best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this
statement is true, complete, and correct.
Dated: August 24, 2020
CVI INVESTMENTS, INC.
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HEIGHTS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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By: Heights Capital Management, Inc. pursuant to a Limited Power of Attorney,a copy of which is attached as Exhibit I hereto
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By:
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/s/ Brian Sopinsky
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Name:
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Brian Sopinsky
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Title:
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Secretary
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By:
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/s/ Brian Sopinsky
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Name:
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Brian Sopinsky
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Title:
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Secretary
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CUSIP No: 502074305
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
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DESCRIPTION
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I
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Limited Power of Attorney
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II
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Joint Filing Agreement
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CUSIP No: 502074305
Exhibit I
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
THIS LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY given on the 16th day of July, 2015 by CVI Investments, Inc. (hereinafter called "the Company"), whose
Registered Office is situated at PO Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
WHEREAS, by agreement dated July
16, 2015, by and between the Company and Heights Capital Management, Inc., the Company expressly authorized Heights Capital Management,
Inc. to enter into transactions in certain designated areas as defined in the Discretionary Investment Management Agreement attached
hereto marked "Appendix l."
NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH that
William Walmsley, Director of the Company, hereby appoints on behalf of the Company the firm of HEIGHTS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
which through its officers, directors and employees is hereby formally granted limited power of attorney for the purpose of entering
into transactions on behalf and for the account of the Company; and to take all actions on behalf of the Company as may be necessary
to consummate such transactions, including but not limited to making, negotiating; signing, endorsing, executing, acknowledging
and delivering in the name of the Company all applications, contracts, agreements, notes, statements, certificates, proxies and
any other instruments of whatever kind and nature as may be necessary or proper in connection with the entering into of such transactions,
instructing the transfer of funds where necessary with respect to such transactions, and performing all of the services specified
under the Discretionary Investment Management Agreement with respect to such transactions.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to take effect on the day and year above written.
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CVI Investments, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ William Walmsley
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William Walmsley, Director
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CUSIP No: 502074305
EXHIBIT II
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned
that the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial
ownership by the undersigned of the shares of common stock of LM Funding America, Inc., $0.001 par value per share, is being filed,
and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Dated as of August 24, 2020
CVI INVESTMENTS, INC.
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HEIGHTS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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By: Heights Capital Management, Inc. pursuant to a Limited Power of Attorney
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By:
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/s/ Brian Sopinsky
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Name:
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Brian Sopinsky
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Title:
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Secretary
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By:
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/s/ Brian Sopinsky
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Name:
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Brian Sopinsky
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Title:
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Secretary
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