{"links":{"self":"https://clientapi.gcs-web.com/data/33381f6d-8eaa-46ae-8c63-71b3672717c2/filings/24236/html"},"meta":{"executionDate":"2026-07-16T08:57:24","cmsDomain":"https://bradyid.gcs-web.com"},"data":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd\">\n<html>\n\t<head>\n\t\t<!-- Document created using WebFilings 1 -->\n\t\t<!-- Copyright 2008-2014 WebFilings LLC. 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