Statements in this Semi-Annual Report that reflect projections or expectations of future financial or economic
performance of the Aspiration Flagship Fund (“Fund”) and of the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results
or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to the other factors noted
with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic conditions such as inflation, recession and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The
prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund. A copy of the prospectus is available at funds.aspiration.com/flagship/ or by calling the Advisor at 800-683-8529. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
|
Aspiration Flagship Fund
|
||||||||||
Schedule of Investments
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
As of March 31, 2019
|
||||||||||
Shares
|
Value (Note 1)
|
|||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 2.25%
|
||||||||||
Industrials - 1.32%
|
||||||||||
*
|
Trex Co., Inc.
|
3,176
|
$
|
195,387
|
||||||
Materials - 0.93%
|
||||||||||
*
|
Livent Corp.
|
11,179
|
137,278
|
|||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $325,929)
|
332,665
|
|||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED PRODUCTS - 38.93%
|
||||||||||
Event Driven - 10.95%
|
||||||||||
IndexIQ ETF Trust - IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF
|
28,088
|
844,606
|
||||||||
*
|
IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF
|
24,163
|
771,525
|
|||||||
1,616,131
|
||||||||||
Global Macro - 15.22%
|
||||||||||
First Trust Senior Loan ETF
|
12,109
|
570,334
|
||||||||
Reality Shares DIVS ETF
|
39,797
|
1,042,693
|
||||||||
VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
|
25,165
|
633,403
|
||||||||
2,246,430
|
||||||||||
Long/Short Equity - 5.45%
|
||||||||||
WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund
|
27,412
|
804,542
|
||||||||
Options Strategy - 4.21%
|
||||||||||
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
|
7,316
|
349,449
|
||||||||
Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
|
12,951
|
272,360
|
||||||||
621,809
|
||||||||||
Unconstrained Bond - 3.10%
|
||||||||||
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
|
1,697
|
191,880
|
||||||||
Schwab US TIPS ETF
|
4,845
|
266,475
|
||||||||
458,355
|
||||||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Products (Cost $5,770,538)
|
5,747,267
|
|||||||||
OPEN-END FUNDS - 53.47%
|
||||||||||
Event Driven - 3.48%
|
||||||||||
Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund
|
21,957
|
332,425
|
||||||||
The Merger Fund
|
10,931
|
182,000
|
||||||||
514,425
|
||||||||||
Global Macro - 19.07%
|
||||||||||
FPA New Income, Inc.
|
6,346
|
62,888
|
||||||||
Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund
|
61,641
|
589,902
|
||||||||
Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund
|
16,839
|
437,307
|
||||||||
Litman Gregory Masters Alternative Strategies Fund
|
90,753
|
1,040,025
|
||||||||
Oppenheimer Fundamental Alternatives Fund
|
20,295
|
550,617
|
||||||||
PIMCO Dynamic Bond Fund
|
12,427
|
134,338
|
||||||||
2,815,077
|
||||||||||
(Continued)
|
Aspiration Flagship Fund
|
||||||||||
Schedule of Investments - Continued
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
As of March 31, 2019
|
||||||||||
Shares
|
Value (Note 1)
|
|||||||||
OPEN-END FUNDS - CONTINUED
|
||||||||||
Long/Short Equity - 6.34%
|
||||||||||
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund
|
31,292
|
$
|
335,761
|
|||||||
Hancock Horizon Quantitative Long/Short Fund
|
34,058
|
600,107
|
||||||||
935,868
|
||||||||||
Managed Futures - 11.22%
|
||||||||||
*
|
361 Managed Futures Fund
|
52,615
|
604,550
|
|||||||
Equinox Chesapeake Strategy Fund
|
26,097
|
286,287
|
||||||||
*
|
Equinox MutualHedge Futures Strategy Fund
|
24,661
|
206,412
|
|||||||
Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund
|
54,119
|
559,595
|
||||||||
1,656,844
|
||||||||||
Options Strategy - 9.35%
|
||||||||||
AllianzGI Structured Return Fund
|
24,704
|
392,054
|
||||||||
Gateway Fund
|
13,806
|
456,848
|
||||||||
Glenmede Secured Options Portfolio
|
44,068
|
531,454
|
||||||||
1,380,356
|
||||||||||
Unconstrained Bond - 4.01%
|
||||||||||
Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund
|
20,309
|
201,198
|
||||||||
BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio
|
40,083
|
390,808
|
||||||||
592,006
|
||||||||||
Total Open-End Funds (Cost $7,950,015)
|
7,894,576
|
|||||||||
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - 3.49%
|
||||||||||
Energy - 3.49%
|
||||||||||
Enviva Partners LP
|
15,969
|
515,000
|
||||||||
Total Limited Partnership (Cost $386,792)
|
515,000
|
|||||||||
Total Value of Investments (Cost $14,433,274) - 98.14%
|
$
|
14,489,508
|
||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities - 1.86%
|
274,942
|
|||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
14,764,450
|
||||||||
*
|
Non-income producing investment
|
|||||||||
The following acronyms or abbreviations are also used in this portfolio:
|
||||||||||
LP - Limited Partnership
|
||||||||||
ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund
|
||||||||||
(Continued)
|
Aspiration Flagship Fund
|
||||||||||
Schedule of Investments - Continued
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
As of March 31, 2019
|
||||||||||
Summary of Investments
|
||||||||||
% of Net
|
||||||||||
Assets
|
Value
|
|||||||||
Common Stocks
|
2.25%
|
$ |
332,665
|
|||||||
Exchange-Traded Products
|
38.93%
|
5,747,267
|
||||||||
Open-End Funds
|
53.47%
|
7,894,576
|
||||||||
Limited Partnership
|
3.49%
|
515,000
|
||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities
|
1.86%
|
274,942
|
||||||||
Total Net Assets
|
100.00%
|
$ |
14,764,450
|
|||||||
Aspiration Flagship Fund
|
|||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
|||
(Unaudited)
|
|||
As of March 31, 2019
|
|||
Assets:
|
|||
Investments, at value (cost $14,433,274)
|
$
|
14,489,508
|
|
Receivables:
|
|||
From Advisor
|
200,515
|
||
Investments sold
|
144,545
|
||
Fund shares sold
|
60,617
|
||
Dividends
|
276
|
||
Prepaid expenses:
|
|||
Registration and filing expenses
|
20,492
|
||
Professional fees
|
14,836
|
||
Fund accounting fees
|
2,442
|
||
Transfer agent fees
|
1,041
|
||
Trustee fees and meeting expenses
|
126
|
||
Administration fees
|
93
|
||
Security pricing fees
|
11
|
||
Total Assets
|
14,934,502
|
||
Liabilities:
|
|||
Payables:
|
|||
Due to custodian
|
137,503
|
||
Fund shares repurchased
|
19,702
|
||
Accrued expenses:
|
|||
Custody fees
|
5,481
|
||
Insurance fees
|
3,290
|
||
Distribution and service fees - Investor Class Shares
|
3,169
|
||
Shareholder fulfillment fees
|
618
|
||
Miscellaneous expenses
|
168
|
||
Compliance fees
|
121
|
||
Total Liabilities
|
170,052
|
||
Net Assets
|
$
|
14,764,450
|
|
Net Assets Consist of:
|
|||
Paid in capital
|
$
|
14,770,463
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(6,013)
|
||
Total Net Assets
|
$
|
14,764,450
|
|
Shares Outstanding, no par value (unlimited authorized shares)
|
1,460,064
|
||
Net Asset Value, Maximum Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
|
$
|
10.11
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Flagship Fund
|
|||
Statement of Operations
|
|||
(Unaudited)
|
|||
For the fiscal period ended March 31, 2019
|
|||
Investment Income:
|
|||
Dividends
|
$
|
185,682
|
|
Total Investment Income
|
185,682
|
||
Expenses:
|
|||
Transfer Agent fees (Note 2)
|
81,150
|
||
Professional fees
|
27,123
|
||
Registration and filing expenses
|
24,160
|
||
Custody fees (Note 2)
|
20,465
|
||
Distribution and service fees - Investor Class Shares (Note 3)
|
18,483
|
||
Fund accounting fees (Note 2)
|
14,054
|
||
Compliance fees (Note 2)
|
13,808
|
||
Administration fees (Note 2)
|
11,908
|
||
Trustee fees and meeting expenses (Note 2)
|
9,061
|
||
Insurance fees
|
6,268
|
||
Shareholder fulfillment fees
|
4,871
|
||
Miscellaneous expenses
|
2,219
|
||
Securities pricing fees
|
2,072
|
||
Total Expenses
|
235,642
|
||
Expenses reimbursed by Advisor
(Note 2)
|
(198,677)
|
||
Net Expenses
|
36,965
|
||
Net Investment Income
|
148,717
|
||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
|
|||
Net realized gain (loss) from:
|
|||
Sale of underlying funds
|
(169,906)
|
||
Capital gain distributions from underlying funds
|
78,323
|
||
Total net realized loss
|
(91,583)
|
||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments
|
(412,161)
|
||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments
|
(503,744)
|
||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
$
|
(355,027)
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Flagship Fund
|
||||||||
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
||||||||
March 31,
|
September 30,
|
|||||||
For the fiscal year or period ended
|
2019
|
(a)
|
2018
|
|||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$ |
148,717
|
$ |
147,778
|
||||
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions
|
(169,906)
|
18,980
|
||||||
Capital gain distributions from underlying funds
|
78,323
|
42,340
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
|
||||||||
investments
|
(412,161)
|
289,506
|
||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
(355,027)
|
498,604
|
||||||
Distributions to Shareholders
|
(194,003)
|
(126,409)
|
||||||
Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions
|
(194,003)
|
(126,409)
|
||||||
Beneficial Interest Transactions:
|
||||||||
Shares Sold
|
2,074,853
|
9,301,430
|
||||||
Reinvested Dividends and Distributions
|
193,823
|
126,059
|
||||||
Shares Repurchased
|
(2,415,605)
|
(4,391,075)
|
||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Beneficial Interest Transactions
|
(146,929)
|
5,036,414
|
||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
(695,959)
|
5,408,609
|
||||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
$ |
15,460,409
|
$ |
10,051,800
|
||||
End of period
|
$ |
14,764,450
|
$ |
15,460,409
|
||||
Share Information:
|
||||||||
Shares Sold
|
205,402
|
902,724
|
||||||
Reinvested Dividends and Distributions
|
19,768
|
12,250
|
||||||
Shares Repurchased
|
(239,721)
|
(425,168)
|
||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest
|
(14,551)
|
489,806
|
||||||
(a)
|
Unaudited.
|
|||||||
Aspiration Flagship Fund
|
|||||||||||||||
Financial Highlights
|
|||||||||||||||
For a share outstanding during
|
March 31,
|
September 30,
|
|||||||||||||
the periods or fiscal years ended
|
2019
|
(g)
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
(f)
|
||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
|
$
|
10.48
|
$
|
10.21
|
$
|
9.92
|
$
|
9.75
|
$
|
10.00
|
|||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations
|
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.10
|
0.11
|
0.07
|
0.11
|
0.16
|
||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
|
(0.34)
|
0.27
|
0.28
|
0.17
|
(0.27)
|
||||||||||
on investments
|
|||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations
|
(0.24)
|
0.38
|
0.35
|
0.28
|
(0.11)
|
||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders:
|
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.11)
|
(0.11)
|
(0.06)
|
(0.11)
|
(0.14)
|
||||||||||
Capital gains
|
(0.02)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Total Distributions
|
(0.13)
|
(0.11)
|
(0.06)
|
(0.11)
|
(0.14)
|
||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
$
|
10.11
|
$
|
10.48
|
$
|
10.21
|
$
|
9.92
|
$
|
9.75
|
|||||
Total Return (e)
|
(2.24)%
|
(b)
|
3.74%
|
3.55%
|
2.87%
|
(1.21)%
|
(b)
|
||||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
|
$
|
14,764
|
$
|
15,460
|
$
|
10,052
|
$
|
5,389
|
$
|
4,161
|
|||||
Ratios of:
|
|||||||||||||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets (c)
|
3.15%
|
(a)
|
3.24%
|
5.40%
|
7.06%
|
19.23%
|
(a)
|
||||||||
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets (c)
|
0.50%
|
(a)
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
(a)
|
||||||||
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets (c)(d)
|
2.01%
|
(a)
|
1.09%
|
0.72%
|
1.01%
|
0.95%
|
(a)
|
||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
13.37%
|
(b)
|
7.33%
|
13.99%
|
25.49%
|
67.24%
|
(b)
|
||||||||
(a)
|
Annualized
|
||||||||||||||
(b)
|
Not annualized.
|
||||||||||||||
(c)
|
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
|
||||||||||||||
(d)
|
Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
|
||||||||||||||
(e)
|
Investors in the Fund are clients of Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC (the "Advisor") and may pay the Advisor a fee in the amount they believe is fair ranging from 0% to 2% of the value of their investment in the Fund. Assuming a maximum advisory fee of 2% is paid by an investor to the Advisor, the Total Return of an investment in the Fund would have been (0.24)%, 1.74%, 1.55%, 0.87%, and (3.21)% for the periods ended March 31,
2019, September 30, 2018, September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015,respectively.
|
||||||||||||||
(f)
|
For the fiscal period from October 14, 2014 (Date of Initial Public Investment) through September 30, 2015.
|
||||||||||||||
(g)
|
Unaudited.
|
||||||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Flagship Fund
|
||||||||
Investments in Securities (a)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Common Stocks*
|
$
|
332,665
|
$
|
332,665
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
Exchange-Traded Products*
|
5,747,267
|
5,747,267
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Open-End Funds*
|
7,894,576
|
7,894,576
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Limited Partnership*
|
515,000
|
515,000
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Total Assets
|
$
|
14,489,508
|
$
|
14,489,508
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
(a)
|
The Fund had no transfers into or out of Level 1, 2, or 3 during the fiscal period ended March 31, 2019. It is the Fund’s
policy to record transfers at the end of the reporting period.
|
Fiscal Year/Period End
|
Reimbursement Amount
|
Recoupment Date Expiration
|
March 31, 2019
|
$198,677
|
March 31, 2022
|
September 30, 2018
|
$371,644
|
September 30, 2021
|
September 30, 2017
|
$365,065
|
September 30, 2020
|
September 30, 2016
|
$301,868*
|
September 30, 2019
|
Purchases of Securities
|
Proceeds from Sales of Securities
|
$1,969,856
|
$1,910,699
|
|
March 31, 2019 | September 30, 2018 | |
Ordinary Income
|
$ 164,944 | $126,409 | |
Realized Gains
|
29,059 |
- | |
Cost of Investments
|
$ |
14,433,274
|
||||
Gross Unrealized Appreciation
|
$ |
262,973
|
||||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
|
(206,740)
|
|||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation
|
$ |
56,233
|
||||
Investor Class Shares
|
Beginning
Account Value
October 1, 2018
|
Ending
Account Value
March 31, 2019
|
Expenses Paid
During Period*
|
Actual
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
|||
$1,000.00
|
$ 977.60
|
$4.94
|
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,045.00
|
$5.11
|
For Shareholder Service Inquiries:
|
For Investment Advisor Inquiries:
|
|
|
Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC
|
Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC
|
116 South Franklin Street
|
4551 Glencoe Avenue
|
Post Office Box 69
|
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
|
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802-0069
|
|
|
|
Telephone:
|
Telephone:
|
800-773-3863 |
800-683-8529
|
World Wide Web @: |
World Wide Web @:
|
ncfunds.com |
aspiration.com
|
Item 2.
|
CODE OF ETHICS.
|
Not applicable.
|
Item 3.
|
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
|
Not applicable.
|
Item 4.
|
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
|
Not applicable.
|
Item 5.
|
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
|
Not applicable.
|
Item 6.
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
|
A copy of Schedule I - Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as
part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
|
Item 7.
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DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
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Not applicable.
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Item 8.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
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Not applicable.
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Item 9.
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PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
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Not applicable.
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Item 10.
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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITYHOLDERS.
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None.
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Item 11.
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
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(a)
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The Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and
procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.
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(b)
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There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second
fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 12.
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DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Not applicable.
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Item 13
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EXHIBITS.
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(a)(1)
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Not applicable.
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(a)(2)
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Certifications required by Item 12.(a)(2) of Form N-CSR are filed herewith as Exhibit 12.(a)(2).
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(a)(3)
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Not applicable.
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(b)
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Certifications required by Item 12.(b) of Form N-CSR are filed herewith as Exhibit 12.(b).
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Aspiration Funds
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/s/ Andrei Cherny |
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June 4, 2019
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Andrei Cherny
President and Principal Executive Officer
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/s/ Andrei Cherny
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June 4, 2019
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Andrei Cherny
President and Principal Executive Officer
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/s/ Ashley E. Harris |
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June 4, 2019
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Ashley E. Harris
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
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