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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.50 to $13.75 inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The shares are held by 5AM Ventures IV, L.P. (&quot;Ventures IV&quot;). 5AM Partners IV, LLC (&quot;Partners IV&quot;) is the sole general partner of Ventures IV. Dr. John Diekman, Andrew J. Schwab and Dr. Scott M. Rocklage, are the managing members of Partners IV, and have shared voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Ventures IV. Each of Partners IV, Dr. Diekman, Mr. Schwab, and Dr. Rocklage disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of its or their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The shares are held by 5AM Co-Investors IV, L.P. (&quot;Co-Investors IV&quot; and, collectively with Ventures IV, the &quot;5AM IV Funds&quot;). Partners IV is the sole general partner of Co-Investors IV. Dr. John Diekman, Andrew J. Schwab and Dr. Scott M. Rocklage, are the managing members of Partners IV, and have shared voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Co-Investors IV. Each of Partners IV, Dr. Diekman, Mr. Schwab, and Dr. Rocklage disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of its or their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The shares are held by 5AM Opportunities I, L.P. (&quot;Opportunities I&quot;), which is under common control with the 5AM IV Funds. The 5AM IV Funds and Opportunities I expressly disclaim status as a &quot;group&quot; for purposes of this Form 4. 5AM Opportunities I (GP), LLC (&quot;Opportunities I GP&quot;) is the sole general partner of Opportunities I. Dr. Kush Parmar and Andrew J. Schwab are the managing members of Opportunities I GP, and have shared voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Opportunities I. Each of Opportunities I GP and Mr. Schwab disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>5AM VENTURES IV, L.P. By: 5AM Partners IV, LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ Scott M. Rocklage Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-11-13</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>5AM CO-INVESTORS IV, L.P. By: 5AM Partners IV, LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ Scott M. Rocklage Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-11-13</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>5AM PARTNERS IV, LLC By: /s/ Scott M. Rocklage Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-11-13</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>5AM OPPORTUNITIES I, L.P. By: 5AM Opportunities I (GP), LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ Kush M. Parmar Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-11-13</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>5AM OPPORTUNITIES I (GP), LLC By: /s/ Kush M. Parmar Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-11-13</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ John Diekman</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-11-13</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Andrew J. Schwab</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-11-13</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Scott M. Rocklage</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-11-13</signatureDate>
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