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Pending Acquisition by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC On March 24, 2026, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) by and among us, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (Parent), and Thailand Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Purchaser). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Parent will cause Purchaser to commence a tender offer (the Offer) to purchase all of the outstanding shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Shares), at a price of $53.00 per Share (the Offer Price), without any interest thereon and subject to any withholding of taxes. The obligation of Purchaser to accept for payment, and pay for, any Shares validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) pursuant to the Offer is subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including, among other things, (a) there being validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Shares that represent one more Share than 50% of the total number of Shares then issued and outstanding, as calculated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, (b) any waiting period (or any extension thereof) applicable to the Offer under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act), having expired or been terminated and (c) there not having been issued and remaining in effect any governmental order or law prohibiting or making illegal the Transactions (as defined below). As soon as practicable following consummation of the Offer, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, Purchaser will merge with and into us (the Merger, which, together with the Offer and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, are referred to as the Transactions), with us surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. At the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time), each Share then issued and outstanding (other than Shares (a) held at the commencement of the Offer and immediately prior to the Effective Time by us (or held in our treasury), Parent, Purchaser or any other direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of us, Parent or Purchaser or (b) irrevocably accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer) will be converted into the right to receive the Offer Price (the Merger Consideration), without any interest thereon and subject to any withholding of taxes. In addition, at the Effective Time, (a) each option to purchase Shares that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested and which has a per share exercise price that is less than the Merger Consideration (each, an In the Money Option), will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive (without interest) a cash payment equal to (i) the excess of (A) the Merger Consideration over (B) the exercise price payable per Share of such In the Money Option, multiplied by (ii) the total number of Shares subject to such In the Money Option, (b) each option to purchase Shares other than an In the Money Option that is outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested, will be cancelled with no consideration payable in respect thereof and (c) each restricted stock unit award covering Shares (each, a Company RSU) that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested, will be cancelled and the holder thereof will be entitled to receive (without interest) a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the Merger Consideration and (ii) the number of Shares subject to such Company RSU.…