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RCA Exhibit A <br />Caly?ct, Inc. <br />�'�'ritten Narrative of Use <br />Bac��round <br />RPCA Attachment C <br />Appendix #7.e. <br />Ca�yxt, based ir� Mir�nesota {«��ti��{�.calvxt.car��) and currently operatin� in Ne�v Brighton, <br />is an AgBiot�c� %rm focusing orr impraved traits for crops io create healthier facrd. The <br />cornpany is the �icense holder of key intellectual property �hat allows us tc� ereat� traits in <br />crop plants in a very effec�ive ar�d efficient matter. Caiyxt is currer�tly a who�ly-awned <br />suhsidiar}� of Celleetis 5.4, a publicly held company French cornpany. Cellectis has <br />funded Calyxt's operating needs since its ineeptian in 2010. Caiyxt currentiy emp�oys <br />approxitnately ?5 employees, mostly in scientific pasitions with plans ta expand ta 140 <br />highly-educated employees in the next khree years. The vast majority of jobs created will <br />be pro�essio�►al scientific gositions with base salaries ranging from� �40,Q00 to S1?0,000. <br />Buildin� <br />Calytct requires an expanded facility ta perform research and product developmer�t �n a <br />variety of crop piants, w°ith specific needs to perfarm standard plant m�lecular biology <br />and plant tissue culture procedures, and to other�vise support its cotr�ra�ercial grativth <br />plans. The rnain builtiing ���ill be �pproximately 40,40� square feet, �vith roughly 20,000 <br />square feet dedicated t�� a plant malecuIar biology �nd plant tissue culture labs. <br />The proposed building and research plots ate intended to be a"showcase" faeility, being <br />both visually appealin� and a functional, high�teeh ptant rescarch location. The eompany <br />ia�tends to maintain the building and grounds in a manner comzanensurate t}�e cutting-edge <br />technology and image Calyxt intensis to prornate. <br />Research Labs <br />The molecular biology and plant tissue culture labs wiIl eonduct routine molecular <br />bialogy tasks similar to thase perf�ormed at research facilities of other A,�Biatech <br />eompanies and by University af I'vlinnesata agicultural research centers. The C1SUA has <br />issued letters to Calyxt on o�r soybean and pc�xato produet� recognizing them as nan- <br />regulated as we have not introduced as farei�n genetic mater�a�. This us consistent with <br />our foeus to de�•elop healt�ier foad through non-GMC) means. <br />Plant Gro���th Facilit�es and Research Plots <br />Calyxt operates in the AgBiotech industry, so it is vitally importan# to have plant �rowth <br />facilities and agricultt�ral researc� plots adjacent tQ our molecular biolo�y and tassue <br />culture labs. These plant �re►tivth facilities will include indoar plant growth rooms, plant <br />��rowtl� ch�mbers. �neenhouses, agricultural plots and a storage shed for agricultural <br />►r�achinery. The �reenhauses (�6,000 square feet) and agricultural plot5 (��-5 acres tatal) <br />will be used to grow a variety Qf row crops commonly �rown in the LJ.S. (soybean, earn, <br />potato, wheat, canola, alfalfa, b�rley, r�ce, etc.), and otk�er nich� crops if th�y arise as <br />pramising. The greenhouses t�ill abut the buildin�; and be screened by a fer�ce to prevent <br />vandalism or thef�. The agricultur�I research plots w911 be maintained, similar to those at <br />Page 8 of 14 Page 2 of 3 <br />