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  4560 JINKE ROAD
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  SHANGHAI
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  862161632588
  Chen Yajing
  Officer
  American Depositary Shares
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  519
  8382.42
  992087430
  04/02/2024
  NASDAQ
  American Depositary Shares
  04/01/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  519
  04/01/2024
  Compensation
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  Sale includes an amount necessary to cover a tax obligation resulting from the settlement of a vested equity award distribution.
  04/02/2024
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