IPO / Issuer Sale / New Financing
Initial public offering wherein shares are being sold by the issuer.

IPO / Existing Shareholder Sale
Initial public offering wherein shares are being sold by certain existing shareholders.

IPO / Issuer and Existing Shareholder Sale / New Financing
Initial public offering wherein shares are being sold by the issuer and certain existing shareholders.

Issuer Sale / New Financing
Add-on equity financing or new issuance of fixed income securities by the issuer.

Existing Shareholder Sale
Secondary equity financing by certain existing shareholders.

Issuer and Existing Shareholder Sale / New Financing
Add-on/secondary equity financing by issuer and certain existing shareholders.

Notification Terminology:

Participation Announcement
Coinciding with the formal launch of an offering, this announcement presents deal-specific information about an offering which is expected to price in the near future. This announcement, which verifies Fidelity’s intention to participate in the offering, is typically made when preliminary prospectuses become available to investors.

Pricing Notification
This message presents the final pricing details for a specific offering made available by Fidelity.

Preliminary Prospectus
Known informally as a "red herring", this document provides prospective investors with detailed information about the company and the specific security to be issued. Not all aspects of the document may be complete (as in the final or statutory prospectus) and certain elements of the document may be subject to change, pending final approval from the SEC.

Final Prospectus
The completed formal written statement describing the offering. This document presents important financial and business information pertinent to the company and the securities issue and is provided to all offering participants.

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