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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
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INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA
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FREQUENTLY USED TERMS
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有关前瞻性陈述的警示说明
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
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THE OFFERING
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RISK FACTORS
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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DIVIDEND POLICY
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证券说明
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出售证券持有人
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TAX CONSIDERATIONS
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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与产品相关的费用
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LEGAL MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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您可以在哪里找到更多信息
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通过引用合并某些文件
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招股说明书中不要求提供第二部分信息
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普通股的公允市值
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赎回日期(认股权证到期前)
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≤ $10.00
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11.00
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12.00
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13.00
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14.00
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15.00
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16.00
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17.00
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≥ 18.00
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60 months
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| | | | 0.261 | | | | | | 0.281 | | | | | | 0.297 | | | | | | 0.311 | | | | | | 0.324 | | | | | | 0.337 | | | | | | 0.348 | | | | | | 0.358 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
57 months
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| | | | 0.257 | | | | | | 0.277 | | | | | | 0.294 | | | | | | 0.310 | | | | | | 0.324 | | | | | | 0.337 | | | | | | 0.348 | | | | | | 0.358 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
54 months
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| | | | 0.252 | | | | | | 0.272 | | | | | | 0.291 | | | | | | 0.307 | | | | | | 0.322 | | | | | | 0.335 | | | | | | 0.347 | | | | | | 0.357 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
51 months
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| | | | 0.246 | | | | | | 0.268 | | | | | | 0.287 | | | | | | 0.304 | | | | | | 0.320 | | | | | | 0.333 | | | | | | 0.346 | | | | | | 0.357 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
48 months
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| | | | 0.241 | | | | | | 0.263 | | | | | | 0.283 | | | | | | 0.301 | | | | | | 0.317 | | | | | | 0.332 | | | | | | 0.344 | | | | | | 0.356 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
45 months
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| | | | 0.235 | | | | | | 0.258 | | | | | | 0.279 | | | | | | 0.298 | | | | | | 0.315 | | | | | | 0.330 | | | | | | 0.343 | | | | | | 0.356 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
42 months
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| | | | 0.228 | | | | | | 0.252 | | | | | | 0.274 | | | | | | 0.294 | | | | | | 0.312 | | | | | | 0.328 | | | | | | 0.342 | | | | | | 0.355 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
39 months
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| | | | 0.221 | | | | | | 0.246 | | | | | | 0.269 | | | | | | 0.290 | | | | | | 0.309 | | | | | | 0.325 | | | | | | 0.340 | | | | | | 0.354 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
36 months
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| | | | 0.213 | | | | | | 0.239 | | | | | | 0.263 | | | | | | 0.285 | | | | | | 0.305 | | | | | | 0.323 | | | | | | 0.339 | | | | | | 0.353 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
33 months
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| | | | 0.205 | | | | | | 0.232 | | | | | | 0.257 | | | | | | 0.280 | | | | | | 0.301 | | | | | | 0.320 | | | | | | 0.337 | | | | | | 0.352 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
30 months
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| | | | 0.196 | | | | | | 0.224 | | | | | | 0.250 | | | | | | 0.274 | | | | | | 0.297 | | | | | | 0.316 | | | | | | 0.335 | | | | | | 0.351 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
27 months
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| | | | 0.185 | | | | | | 0.214 | | | | | | 0.242 | | | | | | 0.268 | | | | | | 0.291 | | | | | | 0.313 | | | | | | 0.332 | | | | | | 0.350 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
24 months
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| | | | 0.173 | | | | | | 0.204 | | | | | | 0.233 | | | | | | 0.260 | | | | | | 0.285 | | | | | | 0.308 | | | | | | 0.329 | | | | | | 0.348 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
21 months
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| | | | 0.161 | | | | | | 0.193 | | | | | | 0.223 | | | | | | 0.252 | | | | | | 0.279 | | | | | | 0.304 | | | | | | 0.326 | | | | | | 0.347 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
18 months
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| | | | 0.146 | | | | | | 0.179 | | | | | | 0.211 | | | | | | 0.242 | | | | | | 0.271 | | | | | | 0.298 | | | | | | 0.322 | | | | | | 0.345 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
15 months
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| | | | 0.130 | | | | | | 0.164 | | | | | | 0.197 | | | | | | 0.230 | | | | | | 0.262 | | | | | | 0.291 | | | | | | 0.317 | | | | | | 0.342 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
12 months
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| | | | 0.111 | | | | | | 0.146 | | | | | | 0.181 | | | | | | 0.216 | | | | | | 0.250 | | | | | | 0.282 | | | | | | 0.312 | | | | | | 0.339 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
9 months
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| | | | 0.090 | | | | | | 0.125 | | | | | | 0.162 | | | | | | 0.199 | | | | | | 0.237 | | | | | | 0.272 | | | | | | 0.305 | | | | | | 0.336 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
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普通股的公允市值
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赎回日期(认股权证到期前)
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≤ $10.00
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11.00
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12.00
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13.00
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14.00
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15.00
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16.00
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6 months
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| | | | 0.065 | | | | | | 0.099 | | | | | | 0.137 | | | | | | 0.178 | | | | | | 0.219 | | | | | | 0.259 | | | | | | 0.296 | | | | | | 0.331 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
3 months
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| | | | 0.034 | | | | | | 0.065 | | | | | | 0.104 | | | | | | 0.150 | | | | | | 0.197 | | | | | | 0.243 | | | | | | 0.286 | | | | | | 0.326 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
0 months
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.042 | | | | | | 0.115 | | | | | | 0.179 | | | | | | 0.233 | | | | | | 0.281 | | | | | | 0.323 | | | | | | 0.361 | | |
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Ordinary Shares
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Adam Hall(1)(22)
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| | | | 201,632 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 201,632 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Andrew Yeomans(2)(22)
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| | | | 251,192 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 251,192 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Adam M. Aron(3)
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| | | | 20,000 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Carlo Calabria(4)
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| | | | 2,436,337 | | | | | | 1.8% | | | | | | 2,433,837 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Centricus Partners LP(5)
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| | | | 3,316,300 | | | | | | 2.5% | | | | | | 3,316,300 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Cristina Levis(6)
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| | | | 123,105 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 123,105 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
D2BW Limited(7)
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| | | | 30,304,808 | | | | | | 22.4% | | | | | | 30,304,808 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
David Bestwick(8)(22)
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| | | | 38,392,744 | | | | | | 28.4% | | | | | | 8,082,934 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
David Williams(8)(22)
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| | | | 45,148,582 | | | | | | 33.4% | | | | | | 14,834,997 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Garth Ritchie(9)
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| | | | 150,605 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 148,105 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Geoffrey Taylor(10)
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| | | | 1,106,653 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 1,106,653 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Giulia Nobili(11)
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| | | | 149,990 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 149,990 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Heritage Assets SCSP(12)
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| | | | 17,922,216 | | | | | | 13.3% | | | | | | 11,653,049 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,266,667 | | | | | | 48.1% | | | | | | 6,266,667 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Jack Blockley(13)
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| | | | 2,035,140 | | | | | | 1.5% | | | | | | 2,035,140 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Lee Boland(14)(22)
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| | | | 757,948 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 753,578 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Nicholas Taylor(15)
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| | | | 16,440 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 16,440 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Ropemaker Nominees
Limited(16) |
| | | | 16,192,494 | | | | | | 12.0% | | | | | | 16,192,494 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc(17)
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| | | | 2,698,740 | | | | | | 2.0% | | | | | | 2,698,740 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
进化技术基金II
SCSp(18) |
| | | | 9,931,461 | | | | | | 7.3% | | | | | | 9,931,461 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Trevor Barker(19)
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| | | | 4,270,279 | | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | 4,270,279 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
UK FF Nominees Limited(20)
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| | | | 4,151,665 | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 4,151,665 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Virgin Orbit, LLC(21)
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| | | | 500,000 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 500,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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U.S. Dollar
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SEC Registration Fee*
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| | | $ | 249,208.04 | | |
Legal Fees and Expenses
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| | | | 112,000 | | |
会计费和费用
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| | | | 25,000 | | |
Printing Expenses
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| | | | 50,000 | | |
杂项费用
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| | | | 10,000 | | |
Total
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| | | $ | 446,208.04 | | |
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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| 2.1** | | | 商业合并协议,日期为2021年5月12日,由本公司、发起人Centricus(仅以Centricus代表身份)、Arqit Limited、David John Williams(仅以Arqit Limited股东代表身份)和本公司股东之间签署,通过参考公司F-4表格注册说明书附件A(文件编号333-256591)合并。 | |
| 3.1** | | | 2021年9月10日提交给美国证券交易委员会的《公司壳牌公司报告20-F表》附件1.1为参考,修订并重新制定了公司的组织章程大纲和章程。 | |
| 4.1** | | | 公司普通股证书样本,参照公司F-4表格注册说明书(文件编号333-256591)附件4.1纳入。 | |
| 4.2** | | | 公司授权证证书样本,参照公司F-4表格(文件编号333-256591)注册说明书附件4.2合并。 | |
| 4.3** | | | Centricus与大陆股票转让与信托公司签订的Centricus认股权证协议,日期为2021年2月3日,通过引用公司F-4表格注册声明(文件编号333-256591)附件4.3并入。 | |
| 4.4** | | | Centricus未发行认股权证的转让、假设和修订协议,通过引用公司F-4/A表格注册声明(文件编号333-256591)附件4.5并入。 | |
| 4.5** | | | 公司及其其他各方之间签订的登记权协议,通过引用2021年9月10日提交给美国证券交易委员会的公司壳牌公司报告20-F表的附件4.1纳入。 | |
| 5.1** | | | Maples和Calder(Cayman)LLP对普通股有效性的意见。 | |
| 5.2** | | | White&Case LLP对认股权证有效性的意见。 | |
| 10.1** | | | Arqit有限公司与欧洲航天局于2019年7月30日签订的欧空局合同,通过引用公司F-4表格注册声明(文件编号333-256591)附件10.5并入。 | |
| 10.2**+ | | | Arqit Limited和Qinetiq Space NV于2020年1月27日签订的固定价格合同,通过引用公司F-4表格注册声明(文件编号333-256591)的附件10.6而并入。 | |
| 10.3** | | | 公司的激励计划,在公司的F-4表格注册说明书(文件编号333-256591)中引用附件4.4并入。 | |
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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| 10.4** | | | 董事和高级赔偿协议的格式,通过引用公司壳公司报告20-F表的附件4.8并入,于2021年9月10日提交美国证券交易委员会。 | |
| 10.5** | | | 与授予收购Arqit Quantum Inc.股份的期权有关的展期期权协议的格式,该协议通过引用公司于2021年12月16日提交给美国证券交易委员会的Form 20-F年度报告的附件4.7并入。 | |
| 10.6** | | | 与授予百代期权收购Arqit Quantum Inc.股份有关的展期期权协议格式,通过引用附件4.8并入公司于2021年12月16日提交给美国证券交易委员会的Form 20-F年度报告中。 | |
| 21.1** | | |
公司子公司清单,参照2021年9月10日提交给美国证券交易委员会的公司壳牌公司报告20-F表8.1。
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| 23.1* | | |
本公司独立注册会计师事务所PKF Littlejohn LLP同意。
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| 23.2** | | |
Maples和Calder(Cayman)LLP同意(包括在附件5.1中)。
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| 23.3** | | |
White&Case LLP同意(包含在附件5.2中)。
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| 24.1** | | |
授权书(包括在注册声明的签名页上)。
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| 107* | | |
Filing Fee Table
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NAME
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POSITION
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/s/ David Williams
David Williams
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| | 董事和首席执行官 | |
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Nick Pointon
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| | 董事和首席财务官 | |
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Carlo Calabria
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| | Director | |
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Stephen Chandler
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| | Director | |
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Manfredi Lefebvre d‘Ovidio
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VeraLinn Jamieson
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Garth Ritchie
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| | Director | |
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Stephen Wilson
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/s/ David Williams
David Williams
Attorney-In-Fact |
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