On 31 August 2016, the SEC announced that for the 2017 fiscal year the SEC filing fees that are paid to register securities will increase to $115.90 per million dollars of securities registered from $100.70 per million dollars of securities registered.

The fee increase is effective from 1 October 2016. For further details see the SEC press release at:

https://www.sec.gov/news/pressrelease/2016-175.html

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