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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-254">(a) Covers shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the Medline Inc. 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). (b) See note 1(b) above. (c) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on February 19, 2026. Pursuant to the ESPP, the purchase price of the shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder will be equal to 85% of the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value per share of Class A Common Stock on the applicable Purchase Period End Date or (ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Class A Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date in which the Purchase Period occurs (each term as defined in the ESPP).</ffd:OfferingNote>
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