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      "filed": "2026-01-02",
      "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000133259626000001/0001332596-26-000001-index.htm"
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    {
      "owner": "Joseph Patrick Daly",
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      "value_usd": 21850,
      "date": "2025-12-29",
      "filed": "2025-12-30",
      "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000133259625000026/0001332596-25-000026-index.htm"
    }
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      "form": "8-K",
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    {
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      "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000001584726000020/buks-20260430.htm"
    },
    {
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  "source": "SEC EDGAR filings, read by Steadybase. Every value links to the filing it came from."
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