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0001422143
KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
001-37620
12730 High Bluff Drive,
Suite 400,
San Diego
CA
92130
(858) 500-8800
TERESA BROPHY BAIR
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
2615
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05/20/2024
NASDAQ
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05/17/2024
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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09/22/2023
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