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        <com:street1>666 Third Avenue, 25th Floor</com:street1>
        <com:city>New York</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
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      <issuerContactPhone>9177813190</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>The Eric L. Affeldt Living Trust DTD 2/14/2005</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <name>UBS Financial Services Inc</name>
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          <com:street1>1000 Harbor Blvd</com:street1>
          <com:street2>3rd Floor</com:street2>
          <com:city>Weehawken</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NJ</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>07086</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesExchangeName>Nasdaq</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <acquiredDate>08/29/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Merger/ Blade Air Mobility, Inc.</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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          <com:street1>PO Box 2923</com:street1>
          <com:city>Edwards</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>CO</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>81632</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Strata Critical Medical, Inc.</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>08/26/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>10000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
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    <remarks>The Eric L. Affeldt Living Trust DTD 2/14/2005 is the seller. Eric L. Affeldt is a trustee of the trust and is also a former Board Member of Strata Critical Medical, Inc.</remarks>
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      <noticeDate>10/02/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/Mijo  Suric, for UBS Financial Services Inc, as attorney-in-fact for The Eric L. Affeldt Living Trust DTD 2/14/2005</signature>
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