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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>03/31/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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      <comments>Response to Items 6, 8 and 9 consist of 12,180,333 ordinary shares and 16,640,720 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") held directly by Syncona Portfolio Limited. Each ADS represents one ordinary share, nominal value $0.000042 per share, of the Issuer. The ordinary shares and the ADSs are collectively referred to as the "Ordinary Shares".

Response to Item 11 is based on 266,128,900 Ordinary Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 20, 2025.</comments>
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      <comments>Response to Items 6, 8 and 9 consist of 12,180,333 ordinary shares and 16,640,720 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") held directly by Syncona Portfolio Limited. Each ADS represents one ordinary share, nominal value $0.000042 per share, of the Issuer. The ordinary shares and the ADSs are collectively referred to as the "Ordinary Shares".

Response to Item 11 is based on 266,128,900 Ordinary Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 20, 2025.</comments>
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      <comments>Response to Items 6, 8 and 9 consist of 12,180,333 ordinary shares and 16,640,720 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") held directly by Syncona Portfolio Limited. Each ADS represents one ordinary share, nominal value $0.000042 per share, of the Issuer. The ordinary shares and the ADSs are collectively referred to as the "Ordinary Shares".

Response to Item 11 is based on 266,128,900 Ordinary Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 20, 2025.</comments>
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      <comments>Response to Items 6, 8 and 9 consist of 12,180,333 ordinary shares and 16,640,720 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") held directly by Syncona Portfolio Limited. Each ADS represents one ordinary share, nominal value $0.000042 per share, of the Issuer. The ordinary shares and the ADSs are collectively referred to as the "Ordinary Shares".

Response to Item 11 is based on 266,128,900 Ordinary Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 20, 2025.</comments>
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      <comments>Response to Items 6, 8 and 9 consist of 12,180,333 ordinary shares and 16,640,720 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") held directly by Syncona Portfolio Limited. Each ADS represents one ordinary share, nominal value $0.000042 per share, of the Issuer. The ordinary shares and the ADSs are collectively referred to as the "Ordinary Shares".

Response to Item 11 is based on 266,128,900 Ordinary Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 20, 2025.</comments>
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Response to Item 11 is based on 266,128,900 Ordinary Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 20, 2025.</comments>
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Response to Item 11 is based on 266,128,900 Ordinary Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 20, 2025.</comments>
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