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Consists of 4,905,082 shares of Class A common stock that may become issuable under the Second Amended and Restated 2021 Incentive Award Plan, as amended (the "Plan") of Rent the Runway, Inc. (the "Registrant") pursuant to shares of common stock underlying equity awards granted Plan which were forfeited in accordance with their terms and became available for issuance
under the Plan.
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrants Class A common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on September 9, 2026.
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