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    <voteDescription>Advisory vote on our Named Executive Officer compensation (''Say on Pay'').</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>To approve, on an advisory basis, the named executive officer compensation.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive officers (''Say-On-Pay'').</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers of the Corporation (&quot;Say-on-Pay&quot;).</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement (&quot;Say-on- Pay&quot;).</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>To approve, in an advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Advisory approval of the 2025 named executive officer compensation.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Advisory (non-binding) approval of the compensation paid to named executive officers.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Non-binding advisory vote regarding executive compensation.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Approve, in an advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>To approve on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. (''Say on Pay'').</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Approval of a non-binding advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers of OneMain Holdings Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;).</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Approve, on an advisory basis, the Corporation's executive compensation.</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>an advisory vote to approve our named executive officer compensation;</voteDescription>
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    <voteDescription>Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation awarded to QuinStreet, Inc.'s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <meetingDate>02/19/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <voteDescription>Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <meetingDate>05/20/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>To approve, on an advisory and non binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <voteSource>ISSUER</voteSource>
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    <isin>US8287302009</isin>
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    <voteDescription>To adopt the following non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company: &quot;RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.&quot;</voteDescription>
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        <sharesVoted>68420</sharesVoted>
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    <cusip>83190L208</cusip>
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    <meetingDate>05/21/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of SmartFinancial's named executive officers as listed in these proxy materials.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <cusip>83946P107</cusip>
    <isin>US83946P1075</isin>
    <meetingDate>05/11/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>To approve the Company's compensation for named executive officers - advisory (non-binding) vote.</voteDescription>
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        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <issuerName>STATE STREET CORPORATION</issuerName>
    <cusip>857477103</cusip>
    <isin>US8574771031</isin>
    <meetingDate>05/20/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>To approve an advisory proposal on executive compensation.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <voteSource>ISSUER</voteSource>
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    <cusip>87724P106</cusip>
    <isin>US87724P1066</isin>
    <meetingDate>05/21/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <voteSource>ISSUER</voteSource>
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    <cusip>87724P106</cusip>
    <isin>US87724P1066</isin>
    <meetingDate>05/21/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <meetingDate>05/21/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>Advisory approval of named executive officer compensation</voteDescription>
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    <cusip>693475105</cusip>
    <isin>US6934751057</isin>
    <meetingDate>04/22/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <meetingDate>05/08/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>Cast an advisory vote to approve our executive compensation program;</voteDescription>
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    <cusip>889478103</cusip>
    <isin>US8894781033</isin>
    <meetingDate>03/10/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>The approval, in an advisory and non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.</voteDescription>
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    <cusip>929089100</cusip>
    <isin>US9290891004</isin>
    <meetingDate>05/21/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation.</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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    <meetingDate>05/01/2026</meetingDate>
    <voteDescription>Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation</voteDescription>
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      <voteCategory>
        <categoryType>SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES</categoryType>
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