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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.)*
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01
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(Title of Class of Securities)
921659108
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(CUSIP Number)
December 11, 2006
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing
of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 921659108 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
S.A.C. Capital Advisors, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----- ----------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED 1,348,332 (see Item 4)
BY ----- ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH ----- ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,348,332 (see Item 4)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,348,332 (see Item 4)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.2% (see Item 4)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP No. 921659108 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
S.A.C. Capital Management, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----- ----------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED 1,348,332 (see Item 4)
BY ----- ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH ----- ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,348,332 (see Item 4)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,348,332 (see Item 4)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.2% (see Item 4)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP No. 921659108 13G Page 4 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
S.A.C. Capital Associates, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Anguilla, British West Indies
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----- ----------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED 1,335,432 (see Item 4)
BY ----- ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH ----- ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,335,432 (see Item 4)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,335,432 (see Item 4)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.1% (see Item 4)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP No. 921659108 13G Page 5 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Sigma Capital Management, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----- ----------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED 100,000 (see Item 4)
BY ----- ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH ----- ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
100,000 (see Item 4)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
100,000 (see Item 4)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.5% (see Item 4)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP No. 921659108 13G Page 6 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Steven A. Cohen
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----- ----------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED 1,448,332 (see Item 4)
BY ----- ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH ----- ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,448,332 (see Item 4)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,448,332 (see Item 4)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.6% (see Item 4)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 300, Rockville, Maryland
20850
Items 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
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This statement is filed by: (i) S.A.C. Capital Advisors,
LLC, ("SAC Capital Advisors") with respect to Issuer's
Common Stock, par value $0.01 (the "Shares"), beneficially
owned by S.A.C. Capital Associates, LLC ("SAC Capital
Associates") and S.A.C. MultiQuant Fund, LLC ("SAC
MultiQuant"); (ii) S.A.C. Capital Management, LLC, ("SAC
Capital Management") with respect to Shares beneficially
owned by SAC Capital Associates and SAC MultiQuant; (iii)
SAC Capital Associates with respect to Shares beneficially
owned by it; (iv) Sigma Capital Management, LLC ("Sigma
Management") with respect to Shares beneficially owned by
Sigma Capital Associates, LLC ("Sigma Capital Associates")
and (v) Steven A. Cohen with respect to Shares beneficially
owned by SAC Capital Advisors, SAC Capital Management, SAC
Capital Associates, SAC MultiQuant, Sigma Management and
Sigma Capital Associates.
SAC Capital Advisors, SAC Capital Management, SAC Capital
Associates, Sigma Management and Steven A. Cohen have
entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is
filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to
which they have agreed to file this Schedule 13G jointly in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
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The address of the principal business office of (i) SAC
Capital Advisors and Mr. Cohen is 72 Cummings Point Road,
Stamford, Connecticut 06902 (ii) SAC Capital Management and
Sigma Management is 540 Madison Avenue, New York, New York
10022 and (iii) SAC Capital Associates is P.O. Box 58,
Victoria House, The Valley, Anguilla, British West Indies.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
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SAC Capital Advisors, SAC Capital Management and Sigma
Management are Delaware limited liability companies. SAC
Capital Associates is an Anguillan limited liability
company. Mr. Cohen is a United States citizen.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, par value $0.01
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
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921659108
Item 3 Not Applicable
Item 4 Ownership:
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The percentages used herein are calculated based upon the
Shares issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2006 as
reported on the Issuer's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter
ended September 30, 2006.
As of the close of business on December 12, 2006:
1. S.A.C. Capital Advisors, LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,348,332
(b) Percent of class: 6.2%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,348,332
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
1,348,332
2. S.A.C. Capital Management, LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,348,332
(b) Percent of class: 6.2%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,348,332
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
1,348,332
3. S.A.C. Capital Associates, LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,335,432
(b) Percent of class: 6.1%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,335,432
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
1,335,432
4. Sigma Capital Management, LLC
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 100,000
(b) Percent of class: 0.5%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 100,000
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
100,000
5. Steven A. Cohen
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,448,332
(b) Percent of class: 6.6%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,448,332
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
1,448,332
SAC Capital Advisors, SAC Capital Management, Sigma
Management and Mr. Cohen do not directly own any Shares.
Pursuant to investment agreements, each of SAC Capital
Advisors and SAC Capital Management share all investment and
voting power with respect to the securities held by SAC
Capital Associates and SAC MultiQuant. Pursuant to an
investment management agreement, Sigma Management maintains
investment and voting power with respect to the securities
held by Sigma Capital Associates. Mr. Cohen controls each of
SAC Capital Advisors, SAC Capital Management and Sigma
Management. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of (i) SAC
Capital Advisors, SAC Capital Management and Mr. Cohen may
be deemed to own beneficially 1,348,332 Shares (representing
approximately 6.2% of the Shares outstanding); and (ii)
Sigma Management and Mr. Cohen may be deemed to own
beneficially 100,000 Shares (constituting approximately 0.5%
of the Shares outstanding). Each of SAC Capital Advisors,
SAC Capital Management, Sigma Management and Mr. Cohen
disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the securities
covered by this statement.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following. [ ]
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
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Person:
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Not Applicable
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Item 7 Identification and Classification of the
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Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
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Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
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Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members
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of the Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification:
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By signing below the signatory certifies that, to the best of his knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.
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SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: December 21, 2006
S.A.C. CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person
S.A.C. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person
S.A.C. CAPITAL ASSOCIATES, LLC
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person
SIGMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person
STEVEN A. COHEN
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person
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Exhibit 99.1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is
filed on behalf of each of the undersigned in accordance with the provisions of
Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that
all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G may be filed on
behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional
joint filing agreements.
Dated: December 21, 2006
S.A.C. CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person
S.A.C. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person
S.A.C. CAPITAL ASSOCIATES, LLC
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person
SIGMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person
STEVEN A. COHEN
By: /s/ Peter Nussbaum
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Name: Peter Nussbaum
Title: Authorized Person