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BICYCLE THERAPEUTICS plc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 20, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 20, 2024

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Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

The financial statements schedules and exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are as follows:

(a)(1) Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 876)F-2
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022F-5
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021F-6
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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021F-7
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021F-8
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Notes to Consolidated Financial StatementsF-9

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules

All other schedules are omitted because they are not required or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(a)(3) Exhibits

The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this Annual Report other than Exhibit 32.1, which shall be deemed furnished:

NumberDescription
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3.1​Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231076), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2019).
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4.1​Form of Deposit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231076), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2019).
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4.2​Form of American Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit 4.1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231076), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2019).
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4.3​Letter Agreement, dated July 1, 2020, between Bicycle Therapeutics plc and Citibank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020).
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4.4​Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated October 27, 2020, between Bicycle Therapeutics plc and Citibank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2021).
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NumberDescription
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4.5​Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated May 24, 2021, between Bicycle Therapeutics plc and Citibank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2021).
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4.6​Description of Securities.
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10.1+​Form of Share Option Contract of Bicycle Therapeutics Limited for employees in England (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231076), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019).
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10.2+​Form of Share Option Contract of Bicycle Therapeutics Limited for employees in the United States (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231076), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019).
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10.3+​Rules of the Bicycle Therapeutics Share Option Plan, as amended on September 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2019).
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10.4+​Forms of award agreements under the Bicycle Therapeutics Share Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2020).
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10.5+​2019 Employee Share Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231076), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2019).
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10.6+​Amended and Restated Bicycle Therapeutics plc 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of award thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2023).
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10.7+​Senior Executive Cash Incentive Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231076), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2019).
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10.8+​Service Agreement, dated September 26, 2019, by and between BicycleTx Ltd. and Kevin Lee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38916) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2019).
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10.9+​Amendment No. 1 to Service Agreement, dated July 24, 2023, by and between BicycleTx Limited and Kevin Lee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2023).
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10.10+​Employment Agreement, dated June 22, 2023, by and between Bicycle Therapeutics Inc. and Alethia Young (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2023).
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10.11+​Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated September 26, 2019, by and between BicycleTx Ltd. and Michael Skynner, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2020).
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10.12+​Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated January 6, 2022, by and between BicycleTx Ltd. And Michael Skynner, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022).
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10.13+​Amendment No. 2 to Service Agreement, dated February 20, 2023, by and between BicycleTx Limited and Michael Skynner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2023).
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10.14+​Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated September 26, 2019, by and between Bicycle Therapeutics Inc. and Nicholas Keen, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2020).
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10.15+​Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 20, 2023, by and between Bicycle Therapeutics Inc. and Nicholas Keen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2023).
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10.16+​Service Agreement, dated September 26, 2019, by and between BicycleTx Ltd and Nigel Crockett, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2020).
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10.17+​Amendment No. 1 to Service Agreement, dated February 20, 2023, by and between BicycleTx Limited and Nigel Crockett (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2023).
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10.18+​Form of letter agreement to amend Service Agreement by and between the BicycleTx Ltd. and its executive officers in the United Kingdom, effective January 1, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2020).
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10.19+​Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2023, by and between Bicycle Therapeutics Inc. and Santiago Arroyo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2023).
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10.20+​Form of letter agreement to amend Service Agreement by and between the BicycleTx Ltd. and its executive officers in the United Kingdom, effective January 1, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2021).
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10.21+​Service Agreement, dated January 5, 2022, by and between BicycleTx Ltd. and Alistair Milnes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022).
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10.22+​Amendment No. 1 to Service Agreement, dated February 20, 2023, by and between BicycleTx Limited and Alistair Milnes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2023).
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10.23+​Form of Deed of Indemnity between the Company and each of its directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2019).
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10.24+​Form of Deed of Indemnity between the registrant and each of its executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2019).
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10.25+​Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, as amended as of December 13, 2023.
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10.26​Clinical Trial and License Agreement, by and between Bicycle Therapeutics Limited, Cancer Research Technology Limited, and Cancer Research UK, dated December 13, 2016, as amended and restated by the
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Deed of Amendment on March 31, 2017, as further amended by the Second Deed of Amendment on June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231076), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019).
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10.27††​Discovery Collaboration and License Agreement between BicycleTx Limited and Genentech, Inc., dated February 21, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2020).
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10.28††​First Amendment to the Discovery Collaboration and License Agreement, dated November 5, 2021, by and between Genentech, Inc. and BicycleTx Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2022).
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10.29††​Second Amendment to the Discovery Collaboration and License Agreement, dated June 27, 2022, by and between Genentech, Inc. and BicycleTx Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2022).
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10.30††​Third Amendment to the Discovery Collaboration and License Agreement, dated October 26, 2022, by and between Genentech, Inc. and BicycleTx Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2023).
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10.31††​Collaboration and License Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2021, between BicycleTx Limited and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2021).
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10.32††​Amendment No. 1 to Collaboration and License Agreement, dated December 17, 2021, between BicycleTx Limited and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022).
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10.33††​Amendment No. 2 to Collaboration and License Agreement, dated August 1, 2022, between BicycleTx Limited and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2022).
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10.34††​Amendment No. 3 to Collaboration and License Agreement, dated April 27, 2023, between BicycleTx Limited and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2023).
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10.35​Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2021, between Bicycle Therapeutics plc and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2021).
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NumberDescription
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10.36††​Settlement and Licence Agreement, dated November 20, 2020, by and among Bicycle Therapeutics plc, Bicycle Therapeutics Inc., BicycleRD Limited, BicycleTx Limited and Pepscan Systems BV, Pepscan Presto BV, Pepscan Therapeutics BV, Pepscan Holding NV, Pepmab BV (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2021).
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10.37††​Settlement Agreement, dated November 20, 2020, by and among Bicycle Therapeutics plc, Bicycle Therapeutics Inc., BicycleRD Limited, BicycleTx Limited and Pepscan Systems BV, Pepscan Presto BV, Pepscan Therapeutics BV, Pepscan Holding NV, Pepmab BV (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2021).
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10.38​Loan and Security Agreement, dated September 30, 2020, by and among Bicycle Therapeutics plc, BicycleTx Limited, BicycleRD Limited and Bicycle Therapeutics, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Hercules Capital, Inc., as administrative and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2020).
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10.39​First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 10, 2021, by and among Bicycle Therapeutics plc, BicycleTx Limited, BicycleRD Limited and Bicycle Therapeutics, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Hercules Capital, Inc., as administrative and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38916), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2021.
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10.40​Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2022, by and among Bicycle Therapeutics plc and each of its Subsidiaries, the Lenders, and Hercules Capital, Inc., as Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K (File No. 001-38916) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2022).
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10.41​Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2023, by and among Bicycle Therapeutics plc and each of its Subsidiaries, the Lenders, and Hercules Capital, Inc., as Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2023).
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10.42††​Collaboration and Licence Agreement, dated March 27, 2023, by and between BicycleTx Limited and Novartis Pharma AG (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2023).
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10.43††​Collaboration and Licence Agreement, dated May 4, 2023, by and between BicycleTx Limited and Bayer Consumer Care AG (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38916) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2023).
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21.1​Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231076), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019).
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23.1​Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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24.1​Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this report).
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31.1​Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2​Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1*​Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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97.1​Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy.
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101.INS​Inline XBRL Instance Document.
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101.SCH​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
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101.CAL​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
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101.DEF​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
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101.LAB​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
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101.PRE​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
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104​Cover page interactive data file (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
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  • Furnished herewith and not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-K), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

+ Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.

†† Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K, certain portions of this exhibit (marked by [***]) have been omitted because the identified information is not material and is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.

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