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This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote on these important matters.
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| Voting Items | Recommends | |||||||||
| 1. | To elect two Class I directors to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders: | |||||||||
| Nominees: |
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| 01) Caley Castelein, M.D. | ||||||||||
| 02) Cheryl Cohen | ||||||||||
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. |
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| NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. | ||||||||||
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