Item 4 — Purpose of Transaction
"Item 4. Purpose of Transaction." of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated by this Amendment No. 7 as follows: The Reporting Persons acquired the shares of Common Stock for investment purposes. Except as otherwise described herein, the Reporting Persons currently have no plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any of the events or transactions described in Item 4(a) through (j) of the Schedule 13D, although each Reporting Person reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to review or reconsider its or his position and/or change its or his purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with respect thereto. The Reporting Persons intend to review from time to time their investment in the Issuer and the Issuer's business affairs, financial position, performance and other investment considerations. The Reporting Persons may from time to time engage in discussions with the Issuer, its directors and officers, other stockholders of the Issuer and other persons on matters that relate to the management, operations, business, assets, capitalization, financial condition, strategic plans, governance and the future of the Issuer and/or its subsidiaries. Based upon such review and discussions, as well as general economic, market and industry conditions and prospects and the Reporting Persons' liquidity requirements and investment considerations, and subject to the limitations in the agreements described above, the Reporting Persons may consider additional courses of action, which may include, in the future, formulating plans or proposals regarding the Issuer and/or its subsidiaries, including possible future plans or proposals concerning events or transactions of the kind described in Item 4(a) through (j) of the Schedule 13D.