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            <issuerName>SAGIMET BIOSCIENCES INC</issuerName>
            <secFileNumber>001-41742</secFileNumber>
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                <ns2:street1>950 Tower Lane, Suite 1500</ns2:street1>
                <ns2:city>Foster City</ns2:city>
                <ns2:stateOrCountry>CA</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                <ns2:zipCode>94404</ns2:zipCode>
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            <issuerContactPhone>6505618600</issuerContactPhone>
            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>GEORGE KEMBLE</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
            <relationshipsToIssuer>
                <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <securitiesInformation>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>8th Floor</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>New York</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10004</ns2:zipCode>
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            <noOfUnitsSold>350987</noOfUnitsSold>
            <aggregateMarketValue>3257159.36</aggregateMarketValue>
            <noOfUnitsOutstanding>61591159</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
            <approxSaleDate>08/14/2026</approxSaleDate>
            <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>08/14/2026</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Exercise of Stock Options</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
            <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
            <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
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            <paymentDate>08/14/2026</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
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        <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
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                <name>10b5-1 Sales for GEORGE KEMBLE</name>
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                    <ns2:street1>950 Tower Lane, Suite 1500</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:city>Foster City</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>CA</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>94404</ns2:zipCode>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <saleDate>08/11/2026</saleDate>
            <amountOfSecuritiesSold>20206</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
            <grossProceeds>201146.40</grossProceeds>
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            <sellerDetails>
                <name>10b5-1 Sales for GEORGE KEMBLE</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>950 Tower Lane, Suite 1500</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:city>Foster City</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>CA</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>94404</ns2:zipCode>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <saleDate>07/20/2026</saleDate>
            <amountOfSecuritiesSold>18844</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
            <grossProceeds>140529.13</grossProceeds>
        </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months. The dates of acquisition and payment were and will be the dates of exercise/sale.&#13;
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        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>08/14/2026</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates>
                <planAdoptionDate>08/21/2025</planAdoptionDate>
            </planAdoptionDates>
            <signature>/s/ George Kemble</signature>
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