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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b) (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 1)(1)
Emergency Medical Services Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
29100P102
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(CUSIP Number)
December 30, 2005(2)
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/x/ Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
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(1) 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 the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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).
(2) As the Reporting Persons acquired greater than 10% of the
Issuer on December 30, 2005, the last trading day of 2005, this Amendment No. 1
to Schedule 13G is being filed pursuant to Rules 13d-2(b) and 13d-2(d)
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
ACCIPITER LIFE SCIENCES FUND, LP
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 486,158 shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 0 shares
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
486,158 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
486,158 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
ACCIPITER LIFE SCIENCES FUND (OFFSHORE), LTD.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
CAYMAN ISLANDS
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 378,492 shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 0 shares
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
378,492 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
378,492 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 4 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
ACCIPITER LIFE SCIENCES FUND II, LP
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 68,650 shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 0 shares
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
68,650 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
68,650 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.7%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 5 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
CANDENS CAPITAL, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 554,808 shares
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
554,808 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
554,808 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 6 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
ACCIPITER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 378,492 shares
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
378,492 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
378,492 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 7 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
GABE HOFFMAN
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 933,300 shares
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
933,300 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
933,300 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
10.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 8 of 11 Pages
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Emergency Medical Services Corporation
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
6200 S. Syracuse Way
Suite 200
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This statement is jointly filed by Accipiter Life Sciences
Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("ALSF"), Accipiter
Life Sciences Fund (Offshore), Ltd., a Cayman Islands company
("Offshore"), Accipiter Life Sciences Fund II, LP, a Delaware
limited partnership ("ALSF II"), Accipiter Capital Management,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Management"),
Candens Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Candens") and Gabe Hoffman (together with ALSF, ALSF II,
Offshore, Management and Candens, the "Reporting Person").
Gabe Hoffman is the managing member of Candens (Gabe Hoffman
and Candens are hereinafter referred to as the "Domestic
Controlling Persons"), which in turn is the general partner of
ALSF and ALSF II, and the managing member of Management (Gabe
Hoffman and Management are hereinafter referred to as the
"Foreign Controlling Persons"), which in turn is the
investment manager of Offshore. Consequently, Mr. Hoffman, the
Domestic Controlling Persons and Foreign Controlling Persons
may be deemed, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), to be the
beneficial owners of all shares of Class A Common Stock held
by ALSF, ALSF II and Offshore. The Reporting Persons are
filing this joint statement, as they may be considered a
"group" under Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. However, neither
this filing nor anything contained herein shall be deemed to
be an admission by the Reporting Persons that such a group
exists.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
ALSF, ALSF II, Candens and Management are organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware. Offshore is organized under the
laws of the Cayman Islands. Gabe Hoffman is a citizen of the
United States of America.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
29100P102
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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 9 of 11 Pages
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Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
/X/ Not Applicable
(a) / / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
(b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange
Act.
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
the Exchange Act.
(d) / / Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act.
(e) / / An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) / / A parent holding company or control person in
accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h) / / A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(i) / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of
an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act.
(j) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership
The percentages used herein are calculated based on 9,248,325
shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of December 15,
2005 as reported in the Issuer's 424(b)(4) Prospectus filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20,
2005.
See Cover Pages, Items 5-11.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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 [].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable
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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 10 of 11 Pages
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company or Control Person.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Exhibit A.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certifications.
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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CUSIP No. 29100P102 13G Page 11 of 11 Pages
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: February 6, 2006 ACCIPITER LIFE SCIENCES FUND, LP
By: Candens Capital, LLC
its general partner
By: /s/ Gabe Hoffman
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Gabe Hoffman, Managing Member
ACCIPITER LIFE SCIENCES FUND II, LP
By: Candens Capital, LLC
its general partner
By: /s/ Gabe Hoffman
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Gabe Hoffman, Managing Member
ACCIPITER LIFE SCIENCES FUND
(OFFSHORE), LTD.
By: Accipiter Capital Management, LLC
its investment manager
By: /s/ Gabe Hoffman
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Gabe Hoffman, Managing Member
ACCIPITER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Gabe Hoffman
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Gabe Hoffman, Managing Member
CANDENS CAPITAL, LLC
By: /s/ Gabe Hoffman
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Gabe Hoffman, Managing Member
/s/ Gabe Hoffman
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GABE HOFFMAN