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Alcon Inc. Ordinary Shares and Castle Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock

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Alcon Inc. Ordinary Shares

Alcon Inc. researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products worldwide. It operates through two segments, Surgical and Vision Care. The company offers equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and other implantables; and consumables, including viscoelastics, surgical solutions, incisional instruments, surgical custom packs, and other products for surgical procedures. Its cataract products include Centurion vision system, LenSx laser system, Verion reference unit and Verion digital marker, ARGOS biometer, SMARTCATARACT health platform, NGENUITY 3D visualization system, LuxOR surgical ophthalmic microscope, and ORA system for intra-operative measurements; and implantable products, including monofocal, Toric, and Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs, as well as delivery systems, such as AutonoMe and UltraSert. In addition, it provides Custom Pak surgical procedure packs vitreoretinal products comprising constellation vision systems, procedure packs, lasers and hand-held microsurgical instruments, grieshaber, MIVS instruments, scissors, forceps and micro-instruments, medical grade vitreous tamponades, and Hypervit vitrectomy probes; and refractive surgery products, including WaveLight and Contoura Vision used for LASIK refractive procedure. Further, the company offers daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses; ocular health products, such as dry eye, ocular allergies, glaucoma, and contact lens care, as well as ocular vitamins and redness relievers. The company was formerly known as Alcon Universal S.A. and changed its name to Alcon Inc. in December 2001. Alcon Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Castle Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock

Castle Biosciences, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, provides test solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of dermatologic cancers, Barrett's esophagus (BE), uveal melanoma, and mental health conditions. The company offers DecisionDx-Melanoma, a risk stratification gene expression profile (GEP) test that predicts the risk of metastasis for patients with uveal melanoma; DecisionDx-SCC, a risk stratification test for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; MyPath Melanoma, a diagnostic GEP test for use in patients with difficult-to-diagnose melanocytic lesions; and TissueCypher, a risk stratification spatial-omics test to predict future development of progression of high-grade dysplasia and/or esophageal cancer in patients with non-dysplastic, indefinite dysplasia, and low-grade dysplasia BE. It also provides DecisionDx-UM, a risk stratification GEP test that predicts the risk of metastasis for patients with uveal melanoma; and IDgenetix, a pharmacogenomic test that helps guide optimal drug treatment for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The company offers its products to skin cancer and gastroenterology markets. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Friendswood, Texas.

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