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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
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THE COMPANY
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
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THE OFFERING
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND MARKET DATA
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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DILUTION
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THE CONCURRENT PRIVATE PLACEMENT
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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO NON-U.S. HOLDERS
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UNDERWRITING
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
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DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS
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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL MATTERS
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"Double DurAVR ®" Implant: FIH dual valve-in-valve replacement procedure with the DurAVR® THV in both the aortic (March 2025) and mitral (May 2025) valve positions, marking the first time the DurAVR® THV has been used to replace a mitral valve. The procedure demonstrated excellent hemodynamics in a highly complex patient anatomy, underscoring the technology's potential to address a significant, underserved market opportunity in structural heart disease. The procedure also highlighted DurAVR®'s versatile delivery performance, with successful implantation achieved via both transfemoral and transseptal approaches. These results reinforce the unique potential of DurAVR® to extend its clinical reach across multiple valve positions and broaden its application in patients with limited treatment options.
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Investigator Meetings: We advanced the PARADIGM Trial through a series of pivotal investigator meetings in 2025, commencing with the European Investigator Meeting in May, followed by the Global Investigator Meetings at New York Valves in June and at PCR London Valves in November. These meetings facilitated alignment on trial design and objectives as well as operational logistics across global investigational sites. Dr. Michael J. Reardon and Professor Stephan Windecker were confirmed as the co-Chairs of the PARADIGM Trial during the Global Investigator Meetings at the New York Valves conference.
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PARADIGM Trial Initiation: In October 2025, we received regulatory approval from the Danish Medicines Agency to initiate the PARADIGM Trial in Denmark. The first patients were enrolled and successfully treated in the PARADIGM Trial in October 2025. The procedures were performed by Prof. Dr. Ole De Backer at, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. This milestone signifies the official launch of the PARADIGM Trial and underscores our operational readiness.
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U.S. IDE Approval: In November 2025, we announced U.S. FDA IDE approval for the PARADIGM Trial. The FDA's approval is a staged approval, authorizing us to enroll the first 200 patients and submit an IDE supplement to request approval for enrollment of the remaining subjects. Site activation and activities are ongoing, and the first U.S. enrollments expected in early 2026, following Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approval.
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DurAVR® 30-day data from 100 patients was announced in November 2025, demonstrating strong early performance outcomes and an encouraging safety profile. These results were presented at a Late-Breaker session by Prof. Dr. Ole De Backer with simultaneous publication online in EuroIntervention.
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Patient Milestone: As of December 2025, more than 130 patients had been successfully implanted with the DurAVR® THV.
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Final Enrollment Milestone: We anticipate completing the enrollment for the PARADIGM Trial in the fourth quarter of 2026. Achieving this milestone would mark the conclusion of patient recruitment for the all-risk randomized cohort.
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Primary Endpoint Analysis: Following the completion of the 12-month follow-up for all enrolled patients, we expect to begin analyzing the primary endpoint for the all-risk randomized cohort in the fourth quarter of 2027. This analysis would focus on a composite of all-cause mortality, all stroke, and cardiovascular rehospitalization metrics according to Valve Academic Research Consortium 3 standards.
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as of September 30, 2025, 2,677,594 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options with a weighted average exercise price of $12.08 per share;
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as of September 30, 2025, 1,212,899 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs") outstanding;
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as of September 30, 2025, 3,928,624 shares of Common Stock reserved for future grant or issuance under our equity incentive plans, as well as any additional shares that may become available for grant or issuance pursuant to annual evergreen increases or forfeitures under such plans;
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5,135,000 shares of Common Stock (including 2,788,064 shares represented by CDIs) sold in a private placement (the "Prior Private Placement") subsequent to September 30, 2025;
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2,346,936 shares of Common Stock underlying outstanding warrants to purchase Common Stock issued in October 2025 ("Common Stock Warrants");
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3,038,064 shares of Common Stock underlying CDIs to be issued upon exercise of warrants to purchase CDIs issued in November 2025 ("CDI Warrants"); and
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any shares of Common Stock and CDIs (including the underlying Common Stock) issued upon vesting of RSUs or exercise of options under the Company's equity incentive plans subsequent to September 30, 2025.
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the anticipated use of net proceeds from this offering;
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sufficiency of our capital resources;
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our ability to raise additional funding when needed;
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our current and future R&D activities, including clinical testing and manufacturing and related costs and timing;
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our product development and business strategy, including the potential size of the markets for our products and future development and/or expansion of our products in our markets;
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our ability to commercialize products and generate product revenues;
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any statements concerning anticipated regulatory activities, including our ability to obtain regulatory clearances;
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our R&D expenses;
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risks facing our operations and intellectual property; and
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the issuance and sale of our Common Stock in the Private Placement and the use of proceeds therefrom.
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Public offering price per share of Common Stock
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$
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Net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2025
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$0.09
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Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to the pro forma adjustments described above
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$0.54
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Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2025
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$0.63
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Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to this offering and the Private Placement
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$
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Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2025, after giving effect to this offering and the Private Placement
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$
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Dilution per share to investors purchasing shares of Common Stock in this offering.
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$
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as of September 30, 2025, 2,677,594 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options with a weighted average exercise price of $12.08 per share;
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as of September 30, 2025, 1,212,899 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the vesting and settlement of RSUs outstanding;
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as of September 30, 2025, 3,928,624 shares of Common Stock reserved for future grant or issuance under our equity incentive plans, as well as any additional shares that may become available for grant or issuance pursuant to annual evergreen increases or forfeitures under such plans;
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2,346,936 shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Warrants;
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3,038,064 shares of Common Stock underlying CDIs to be issued upon exercise of the CDI Warrants; and
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any shares of Common Stock and CDIs (including the underlying Common Stock) issued upon vesting of RSUs or exercise of options under the Company's equity incentive plans subsequent to September 30, 2025.
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U.S. expatriates and former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;
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persons holding our Common Stock as part of a hedge, straddle, or other risk reduction strategy or as part of a conversion transaction or other integrated investment;
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banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions;
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brokers, dealers, or traders in securities;
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"controlled foreign corporations," "passive foreign investment companies," and corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;
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partnerships or other entities or arrangements treated as partnerships and other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein);
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tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations) or governmental organizations;
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persons deemed to sell our Common Stock under the constructive sale provisions of the Code;
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Non-U.S. Holders that own, or are deemed to own, more than 5% of our Common Stock (directly, indirectly or by attribution);
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persons who hold or receive our Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of any employee stock option or otherwise as compensation;
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tax-qualified retirement plans; and
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"qualified foreign pension funds" as defined in Section 897(l)(2) of the Code and entities all of the interests of which are held by qualified foreign pension funds.
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an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
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a corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia;
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an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or
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a trust that (i) is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and the control of one or more "United States persons" (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), or (ii) has a valid election in effect to be treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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the gain is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the Non-U.S. Holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such gain is attributable);
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the Non-U.S. Holder is a nonresident alien individual present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the disposition and certain other requirements are met; or
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our Common Stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest ("USRPI") by reason of our status as a U.S. real property holding corporation ("USRPHC") for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Underwriter
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
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Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
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Public offering price
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Proceeds to us, before expenses
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offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, lend or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock or securities of the Company listed on the ASX or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or securities of the Company listed on the ASX; or
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do not constitute a disclosure document or a prospectus under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act;
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have not been, and will not be, lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, as disclosure documents for the purposes of the Corporations Act and do not purport to include the information required of disclosure documents for the purposes of the Corporations Act; and
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may only be provided in Australia to persons who are "sophisticated investors" in accordance with section 708(8) of the Corporations Act, or to persons where the offer or invitation to that person otherwise does not require disclosure in accordance with Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act ("Exempt Investors").
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to any legal entity which is a "qualified investor" as defined under Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation;
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to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or
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in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, provided that no such offer of the securities shall require us or any of the representatives to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation.
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a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or
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trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries' rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the securities pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:
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to an institutional investor or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA;
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where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer;
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as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or
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as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore.
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to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined under Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation;
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to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of underwriters for any such offer; or
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to persons whose principal business is the investment of money or who, in the course of and for the purposes of their business, habitually invest money;
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to persons who are each required to pay a minimum subscription price of at least NZ$500,000 for the securities before the allotment of those securities (disregarding any amounts payable, or paid, out of money lent by the issuer or any associated person of the issuer); or
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in other circumstances where there is no contravention of the Securities Act 1978 of New Zealand (or any statutory modification or reenactment of, or statutory substitution for, the Securities Act 1978 of New Zealand).
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2025 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2025);
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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2025, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2025, and for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on November 12, 2025;
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2025, June 9, 2025, July 29, 2025, August 7, 2025, September 4, 2025, September 11, 2025, September 19, 2025, September 29, 2025, October 15, 2025 (solely with respect to Items 5.08 and 8.01), October 24, 2025 (solely with respect to Item 3.02), October 27, 2025, December 1, 2025, December 4, 2025 and December 15, 2025; and
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the description of our Common Stock contained in Exhibit 4.3 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2025, and all subsequently filed amendments and reports updating that description.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2025 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2025);
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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2025, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2025, and for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on November 12, 2025;
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2025, June 9, 2025, July 29, 2025, August 7, 2025, September 4, 2025, September 11, 2025, September 19, 2025, September 29, 2025, October 15, 2025 (solely with respect to Items 5.08 and 8.01), October 24, 2025 (solely with respect to Item 3.02), October 27, 2025, December 1, 2025, December 4, 2025 and December 15, 2025; and
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the description of our common stock contained in Exhibit 4.3 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2025, and all subsequently filed amendments and reports updating that description.
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any statements concerning anticipated regulatory activities, including our ability to obtain regulatory clearances;
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instruct the Depositary Nominee, as legal owner of the shares of common stock, to vote the shares of our common stock represented by their CDIs in a particular manner. A voting instruction form will be sent to holders of CDIs and must be completed and returned to the share registry for the CDIs prior to a record date fixed for the relevant meeting, or the CDI Voting Instruction Receipt Time, which is notified to CDI holders in the voting instructions included in a notice of meeting;
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inform us that they wish to appoint themselves or a third party as the Depositary Nominee's proxy with respect to our shares of common stock underlying the holder's CDIs for the purposes of attending and voting at the meeting. The instruction form must be completed and returned to the share registry for the CDI prior to the CDI Voting Instruction Receipt Time; or
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convert their CDIs into shares of our common stock and vote those shares at the meeting. The conversion must be undertaken prior to a record date fixed by the Board of Directors for determining the entitlement of stockholders to attend and vote at the meeting. If the holder later wishes to sell their investment on the ASX, it would first be necessary to convert those shares of common stock back to CDIs. Further details on the conversion process are set out below.
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directly in the case of CDIs held on the issuer sponsored sub-register operated by the Company (holders of CDIs are provided with a CDI issuance request form to return to the share registry for the CDIs); or
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the designation of the series;
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the number of shares of the series;
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the dividend rate or rates on the shares of that series, whether dividends will be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;
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whether the series will have voting rights in addition to the voting rights provided by law and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;
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whether the series will have conversion privileges and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors determines;
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whether or not the shares of that series will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company or the holder thereof and, if made subject to such redemption, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon or after which they will be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemptions, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption rates;
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the terms and amount of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series;
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the rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series;
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the ability of our Board of Directors to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms of those shares, including preferences and voting rights, without stockholder approval, which could be used to significantly dilute the ownership of a hostile acquirer;
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a staggered Board of Directors divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms, such that not all members of our Board of Directors will be elected at one time;
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allowing only our Board of Directors to fill director vacancies, which prevents stockholders from being able to fill vacancies on our Board of Directors;
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a prohibition on stockholder action by written consent, which forces stockholder action to be taken at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders;
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a requirement for the affirmative vote of holders of at least 75% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the voting stock, voting together as a single class, to amend certain provisions of our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or our Amended and Restated Bylaws, which may inhibit the ability of an acquirer to effect such amendments to facilitate an unsolicited takeover attempt;
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the ability of our Board of Directors to amend our Amended and Restated Bylaws, which may allow our Board of Directors to take additional actions to prevent an unsolicited takeover and inhibit the ability of an acquirer to amend the Amended and Restated Bylaws to facilitate an unsolicited takeover attempt;
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advance notice procedures with which stockholders must comply to nominate candidates to our Board of Directors or to propose matters to be acted upon at a stockholders' meeting, which may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer's own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company; and
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all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed; or
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there has been a final distribution in respect of the preferred stock in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company and this distribution has been distributed to the holders of depositary receipts.
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the title of the warrants;
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the offering price for the warrants, if any;
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the aggregate number of the warrants;
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the designation and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;
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if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities that the warrants are issued with and the number of warrants issued with each debt security;
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if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any debt securities issued with them will be separately transferable;
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the principal amount of debt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which the debt securities may be purchased upon exercise;
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the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire;
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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
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whether the warrants represented by the warrant certificates or debt securities that may be issued upon exercise of the warrants will be issued in registered or bearer form;
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information relating to book-entry procedures, if any;
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the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;
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if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations;
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any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants; and
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the title of the warrants;
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the aggregate number of the warrants;
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the designation and terms of the common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;
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if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities that the warrants are issued with and the number of warrants issued with each security;
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if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any securities issued with them will be separately transferable;
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the number of shares of common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which the shares may be purchased upon exercise;
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the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire;
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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
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the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;
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if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations;
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the exercise price for the subscription rights;
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the extent to which the subscription rights are transferable;
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any other terms of the subscription rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the subscription rights;
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the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
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the extent to which the subscription rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; and
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the material terms of any standby underwriting arrangement entered into by us in connection with the subscription rights offering.
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the description of the payment condition(s);
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the term and maturity date of the contingent value rights;
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the formula by which the potential cash payment will be determined upon the satisfaction of the payment condition(s);
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events of default under the CVR Agreement;
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the extent to which the contingent value rights are transferable; and
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the title of debt securities;
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the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) at which the debt securities will be issued;
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whether the debt securities will be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities, and if they are subordinated debt securities, the terms of the subordination;
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the date or dates on which the principal on the series of debt securities is payable;
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the place or places where the principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, the debt securities will be payable;
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the terms and conditions upon which the debt securities may be redeemed;
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any obligation we may have to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of the debt securities;
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the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase the debt securities at the option of the holders of the debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of such repurchase obligations;
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the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;
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whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities;
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the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount;
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the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, the debt securities will be made if other than U.S. dollars;
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any addition to or change in the events of default described in this prospectus or in the indenture and any change in the acceleration provisions described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;
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any addition to, or change in, the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;
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any other terms of the debt securities (which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to such debt securities);
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any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the series of debt securities, if other than those, if any, appointed in the indenture; and
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register the transfer of or exchange any debt security of that series selected, called or being called for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any series being redeemed in part.
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be registered in the name of a depositary that we will identify in a prospectus supplement;
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be deposited with the trustee as custodian for the depositary or its nominee; and
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bear any required legends.
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the depositary has notified us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or has ceased to be qualified to act as depositary, and in either case we fail to appoint a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act within 90 days of such event;
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we execute and deliver to the trustee an officer's certificate to the effect that such global securities shall be so exchangeable; or
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an event of default with respect to the debt securities represented by such global securities shall have occurred and be continuing.
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will not be entitled to physical delivery of certificated debt securities; and
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the successor or transferee is a U.S. corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity;
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the successor or transferee assumes our obligations on the debt securities and under the indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the trustee;
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immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating our obligations in connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been incurred as of the time of such transaction, no default or event of default under the indenture shall have occurred and be continuing; and
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an officer's certificate and an opinion of counsel have been delivered to the trustee in connection with the foregoing.
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default in the payment of any interest on any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of that default for a period of 30 days;
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default in the payment of principal of, or premium on, any debt security of that series when due and payable;
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failure on our part to comply with the covenant described under the section titled "Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets";
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that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to debt securities of that series; and
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the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and offered security or indemnity satisfactory to the trustee, to institute the proceeding as trustee, and the trustee has not received from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days.
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cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
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conform the text of the indenture, including any supplemental indenture, or the debt securities to any corresponding provision of this "Description of Debt Securities" or description of the debt securities found in the prospectus supplement as evidenced by an officer's certificate;
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provide for the assumption of our obligations in the case of a merger or consolidation and our discharge upon such assumption provided that the provision under the section titled "Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets" of the indenture is complied with;
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add guarantees with respect to the debt securities;
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make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities in any material respect, as evidenced by an officer's certificate; or
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obtain or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
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depositing with the trustee money and/or U.S. government obligations that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the written opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, a nationally recognized investment bank or a nationally recognized appraisal firm to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest in accordance with the terms of the indenture and the debt securities of the applicable series; and
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delivering to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the debt securities of the applicable series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and related covenant defeasance had not occurred.
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