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 Respectfully submitted this 12th day of December, 2018.

s/ Paul J. Osowski
Paul J. Osowski
NC Bar No. 23423
Craig N. Killen
NC Bar No. 43980
NELSON MULLINS RILEY
& SCARBOROUGH, L.L.P.
301 S. College Street, 23rd Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Telephone: (704) 417-3000
Facsimile: (704) 377-4814
E-Mail: paul.osowski@nelsonmullins.com
E-Mail: craig.killen@nelsonmullins.com

Jeffrey D. Harty (IA AT0003357)

(appearing pro hac vice)
Allison E. Kerndt (IA AT0002923)
(appearing pro hac vice)
David T. Bower (IA AT0009246)
(appearing pro hac vice)
Matthew A. McGuire (IA AT0011932)
(appearing pro hac vice)
Ryan Stefani (IA AT0012387)
(appearing pro hac vice)
NYEMASTER GOODE, P.C.
700 Walnut Street, Ste. 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309-3899
Telephone: (515) 283-3100
Facsimile: (515) 283-3108
Email: jharty@nyemaster.com
Email: akerndt@nyemaster.com
Email: dbower@nyemaster.com
Email: mmcguire@nyemaster.com
Email: rstefani@nyemaster.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that on December 12, 2018, I electronically filed the
foregoing with the Clerk of Court by using the CM/ECF system, a copy of which will be served
upon all counsel of record registered with the CM/ECF system via Notice of Electronic Filing.

s/ Paul J. Osowski
Paul J. Osowski
NELSON MULLINS RILEY
& SCARBOROUGH, L.L.P.
301 S. College Street, 23rd Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Telephone: (704) 417-3000
Facsimile: (704) 377-4814
E-Mail: paul.osowski@nelsonmullins.com

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