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BENSON HILL Proprietary Gene Editing and Speed Breeding Enable Rapid Prototyping BENSON HILL HAS DISCOVERED AND VALIDATED A LARGE PROPRIETARY PORTFOLIO OF CRISPR NUCLEASES CRISPR Nuclease scans genome for target site and makes a precise cut in DNA DNA reattaches at target site with intended edit, leveraging native genetic code Source: Benson Hill. Note: Crop Accelerator scheduled to be operational by the end of 2021. Build Crop Accelerator ● 26 47,000 sq ft facility with 20,000 sq ft of dynamically adaptive Conviron growth chambers Precise environmental control 365 days / year World-leading high-throughput phenotyping and automation capabilities Target to increase annual crop cycles by more than 2x compared to traditional cropping methods

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