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美國

證券交易委員會

華盛頓特區20549

 

表格 10-Q

 

 

根據1934年證券交易法第13或15(d)條款的季度報告。

截至季度結束 九月三十日, 2024

 

根據1934年證券交易法第13或15(d)條款的過渡報告

委員會檔案編號: 001-37766

 

INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS,INC。

(根據其章程所指定的正式名稱)

 

 

特拉華州

36-4785571

(成立或組織的)州或其他轄區

(國稅局雇主識別號碼)

或組織成立的州或其他司法管轄區)

識別號碼)

 

 

40 Erie Street, Suite 130, 劍橋, 麻薩諸塞州

02139

(總部地址)

(郵政編碼)

857-285-6200

(註冊人的電話號碼,包括區號)

 

根據法案第12(b)條登記的證券:

 

每個類別的標題

交易標的

每個註冊交易所的名稱

普通股,每股面值為0.0001美元

NTLA

納斯達克全球市場

請勾選以下項目,以判定在過去12個月(或更短期間,該註冊人被要求提交報告)內所有根據1934年證券交易法第13條或第15(d)條要求提供報告的報告是否已經提交,並且該註冊人在過去90天中是否受到提交報告的要求。 ☒ 否 ☐

請在選框內打勾,確認註冊人是否在過去12個月內(或註冊人需要提交此類文件更短的期限內)根據Regulation S-t第405條規定提交了必須提交的所有互動數據文件。 ☒ 不對 ☐

以勾選方式指示提交人屬於大型加速存款者、加速存款者、非加速存款者、較小的報告公司,或新興成長公司。請參閱《交易法》第120億2條中對“大型加速存款者”、“加速存款者”、“較小的報告公司”和“新興成長公司”的定義。

 

大型加速歸檔人

加速歸檔人

非加速歸檔人

小型報告公司

新興成長型企業

 

 

 

 

 

如果是新興成長型企業,在符合任何依據證券交易法第13(a)條所提供的任何新的或修改的財務會計準則的遵循的延伸過渡期方面,是否選擇不使用核准記號進行指示。☐

請以勾選表示,申報人是否屬於貝殼公司(定義於法案規則120億2條)。 是 ☐ 否

截至2024年11月1日,登記公司普通股的流通股數: 101,848,572 股。

 

 


 

第一部分 - 財務信息

 

 

 

第一項。基本報表(未經審計)

 

 

 

2024年9月30日的總餘額表 及2023年12月31日

3

 

 

截至2024年9月30日和2023年控制項綜合損益簡明綜合損益表

4

 

 

2024年9月30日和2023年截至九個月的股東權益簡明合併報表

5

 

 

截至2024年和2023年9月30日九個月的綜合現金流量簡明合併財務報表

6

 

 

基本報表註記

7

 

 

項目2. 管理層對財務狀況和營運結果的討論與分析。

19

 

 

項目3.有關市場風險的定量和質量披露

29

 

 

第四項。控制和程序.

30

 

 

第二部分 - 其他信息

項目1. 法律訴訟

31

 

 

第1A項。風險因素

31

 

 

I項目2。未登記出售股權證券及款項使用情況

75

 

 

項目5。其他信息。

75

 

 

項目6. 附件

76

 

 

簽名

77

 

2


 

第一部分 - 財務信息財務信息

第一條. 財務報表。財務報表

Intellia Therapeutics,Inc。

簡明綜合資產負債表 (未經審計)

(除了每股股份數據及每股股份數據外,金額以千爲單位)

 

 

九月三十日
2024

 

 

十二月 31,
2023

 

資產

 

流動資產:

 

 

 

 

 

 

現金和現金等價物

 

$

120,495

 

 

$

226,748

 

有價證券

 

 

537,619

 

 

 

685,475

 

應收賬款

 

 

8,854

 

 

 

36,456

 

預付費用和其他流動資產

 

 

43,934

 

 

 

49,651

 

流動資產總額

 

 

710,902

 

 

 

998,330

 

有價證券-非流動

 

 

286,567

 

 

 

99,864

 

財產和設備,淨額

 

 

28,763

 

 

 

32,760

 

經營租賃使用權資產

 

 

100,331

 

 

 

115,375

 

權益法投資

 

 

-

 

 

 

11,765

 

投資和其他資產

 

 

46,788

 

 

 

42,883

 

總資產

 

$

1,173,351

 

 

$

1,300,977

 

負債和股東權益

 

流動負債:

 

 

 

 

 

 

應付賬款

 

$

13,145

 

 

$

7,452

 

應計費用

 

 

51,206

 

 

 

67,017

 

經營租賃負債的當前部分

 

 

19,177

 

 

 

18,599

 

遞延收入的本期部分

 

 

22,155

 

 

 

22,140

 

流動負債總額

 

 

105,683

 

 

 

115,208

 

遞延收入,扣除當期部分

 

 

22,607

 

 

 

38,853

 

長期經營租賃負債

 

 

82,446

 

 

 

96,747

 

負債總額

 

 

210,736

 

 

 

250,808

 

承付款和或有開支(注6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

股東權益:

 

 

 

 

 

 

普通股,$0.0001面值; 240,000,0002024 年 9 月 30 日和 2023 年 12 月 31 日授權的股份; 101,796,36592,997,158分別於 2024 年 9 月 30 日和 2023 年 12 月 31 日已發行和流通的股份

 

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

額外的實收資本

 

 

3,007,810

 

 

 

2,710,797

 

累計其他綜合收益(虧損)

 

 

3,297

 

 

 

(2,258

)

累計赤字

 

 

(2,048,502

)

 

 

(1,658,379

)

股東權益總額

 

 

962,615

 

 

 

1,050,169

 

負債和股東權益總額

 

$

1,173,351

 

 

$

1,300,977

 

 

請參閱附註的簡明合併財務報表。

3


 

Intellia Therapeutics,Inc。

經過簡化的綜合損益表(未經審核) 運營和綜合損失(未經審計)

(金額以千爲單位,每股數據除外)

 

 

 

截至9月30日的三個月

 

 

截至9月30日的九個月

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

合作 營業收入

 

$

9,111

 

 

$

11,992

 

 

$

45,003

 

 

$

38,192

 

營業費用:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

研發

 

 

123,380

 

 

 

113,696

 

 

 

349,434

 

 

 

326,088

 

一般行政

 

 

30,501

 

 

 

29,403

 

 

 

93,385

 

 

 

87,503

 

營業費用總計

 

 

153,881

 

 

 

143,099

 

 

 

442,819

 

 

 

413,591

 

營業虧損

 

 

(144,770

)

 

 

(131,107

)

 

 

(397,816

)

 

 

(375,399

)

其他收益(費用),淨:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

利息收入

 

 

12,122

 

 

 

12,740

 

 

 

37,176

 

 

 

37,373

 

投資公允價值變動淨額

 

 

(3,064

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(29,483

)

 

 

-

 

權益法投資虧損

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,857

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,905

)

應計可變對價公允價值變動

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(100

)

其他收入淨額

 

 

9,058

 

 

 

8,883

 

 

 

7,693

 

 

 

26,368

 

淨損失

 

$

(135,712

)

 

$

(122,224

)

 

$

(390,123

)

 

$

(349,031

)

基本和稀釋每股淨虧損

 

$

(1.34

)

 

$

(1.38

)

 

$

(3.99

)

 

$

(3.96

)

基本和攤薄的加權平均股份
64,788

 

 

101,002

 

 

 

88,645

 

 

 

97,842

 

 

 

88,204

 

其他綜合收益:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

市場證券未實現收益

 

 

4,452

 

 

 

142

 

 

 

3,423

 

 

 

1,649

 

其他共同基金的其他全面收益
投資

 

 

-

 

 

 

154

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,240

 

綜合損失

 

$

(131,260

)

 

$

(121,928

)

 

$

(386,700

)

 

$

(345,142

)

 

請參閱附註的簡明合併財務報表。

4


 

Intellia Therapeutics,Inc。

壓縮的綜合利潤表股東權益(未經審計)

(金額以千爲單位,股票數據除外)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

額外的

 

 

其他積累

 

 

 

 

 

總計

 

 

普通股

 

 

實繳

 

 

綜合

 

 

累積的

 

 

股東的

 

 

股份

 

 

金額

 

 

資本

 

 

收益(損失)

 

 

$

 

 

股權

 

2023年12月31日結餘爲

 

92,997,158

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

2,710,797

 

 

$

(2,258

)

 

$

(1,658,379

)

 

$

1,050,169

 

通過市場發行普通股,扣除融資費用後的淨額
發行成本之期權爲$
210

 

2,209,938

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

55,958

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

55,959

 

行使股票期權

 

110,734

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,958

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,958

 

受限制股票單位解除限制

 

1,015,543

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

基於股票的報酬

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

34,176

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

34,176

 

其他全面收益(損失)- 未實現損失
期權市場證券

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(821

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(821

)

其他全面收益(損失)再分類-
其他全面收益(損失)再分類-股權法投資

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,132

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,132

 

淨損失

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(107,436

)

 

 

(107,436

)

2024年3月31日結存餘額

 

96,333,373

 

 

 

10

 

 

2,802,889

 

 

(947

)

 

 

(1,765,815

)

 

 

1,036,137

 

通過市場定價發行普通股,淨額
發行成本爲$
14

 

1,592,823

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

38,399

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

38,399

 

行使股票期權

 

79,512

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,179

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,179

 

受限制股票單位解除限制

 

195,691

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

員工期權下的發行股份
股票購買計劃

 

87,751

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,669

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,669

 

基於股票的報酬

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

40,861

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

40,861

 

其他全面收益(損失)-未實現損失
可交易證券

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(208

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(208

)

淨損失

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(146,975

)

 

 

(146,975

)

2024年6月30日餘額

 

98,289,150

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

2,884,997

 

 

 

(1,155

)

 

 

(1,912,790

)

 

 

971,062

 

通過市場發行發行普通股淨額
發行成本$的淨額
14

 

3,201,609

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

80,497

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

80,497

 

行使股票期權

 

181,490

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,697

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,697

 

受限制股票單位解除限制

 

124,116

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

基於股票的報酬

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

39,619

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

39,619

 

其他綜合收益(損失)- 未實現收益
交易性證券

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,452

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,452

 

淨損失

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(135,712

)

 

 

(135,712

)

2024年9月30日的餘額

 

101,796,365

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

3,007,810

 

 

$

3,297

 

 

$

(2,048,502

)

 

$

962,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

額外的

 

 

其他積累

 

 

 

 

 

總計

 

 

普通股

 

 

實繳

 

 

綜合

 

 

累積的

 

 

股東的

 

 

股份

 

 

金額

 

 

資本

 

 

收益(損失)

 

 

赤字

 

 

股權

 

2022年12月31日結存餘額

 

87,103,007

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

2,420,223

 

 

$

(7,461

)

 

$

(1,177,187

)

 

$

1,235,584

 

通過市場發行普通股淨額
   發行成本的金額爲$
62

 

35,349

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,466

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,466

 

支付給Rewrite持有人的應計對價

 

567,045

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

24,126

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

24,126

 

行使股票期權

 

48,353

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

755

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

755

 

受限制股票單位解除限制

 

342,025

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

基於股票的報酬

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

27,255

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

27,255

 

其他綜合收益(損失)-未實現損益
有價證券市場的不變現損益

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,989

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,989

 

其他綜合收益(損失)-權益未實現收益
使用投資方法進行未實現的損益

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,794

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,794

 

淨損失

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(103,126

)

 

 

(103,126

)

2023年3月31日的餘額

 

88,095,779

 

 

 

9

 

 

2,473,825

 

 

(2,678

)

 

 

(1,280,313

)

 

 

1,190,843

 

行使股票期權

 

30,371

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

465

 

受限制股票單位解除限制

 

151,853

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

員工期權計劃下股份發行
員工購股計劃

 

69,631

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,051

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,051

 

基於股票的報酬

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

36,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

36,400

 

其他全面收益(損失) - 證券投資未實現損失
其他全面收益(損失) - 證券投資未實現損失

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,482

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,482

)

其他綜合收益(損失)- 股權未實現收益
方法投資

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

292

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

292

 

淨損失

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(123,681

)

 

 

(123,681

)

2023年6月30日的餘額

 

88,347,634

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

2,512,741

 

 

 

(3,868

)

 

 

(1,403,994

)

 

 

1,104,888

 

通過市場發行普通股,淨額
發行成本的
81

 

405,332

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

14,718

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

14,718

 

行使股票期權

 

241,123

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,384

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,384

 

受限制股票單位解除限制

 

103,732

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

以股票爲基礎的補償

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,352

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,352

 

其他全面收益(損失)- 未實現利潤
有價證券的市場價值

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

142

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

142

 

其他全面收益(損失)- 股權未實現收益
道具投資

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

154

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

154

 

淨損失

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(122,224

)

 

 

(122,224

)

2023年9月30日結餘

 

89,097,821

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

2,567,195

 

 

$

(3,572

)

 

$

(1,526,218

)

 

$

1,037,414

 

請參閱附註的簡明合併財務報表。

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Intellia Therapeutics,Inc。

經過簡化的綜合損益表(未經審核) 現金流量(未經審計)

(以千爲單位)

 

 

截至9月30日的九個月

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

經營活動產生的現金流量:

 

 

 

 

 

 

淨損失

 

$

(390,123

)

$

(349,031

)

調整爲淨損失到經營活動現金流量淨使用:

 

 

 

 

 

 

折舊與攤銷

 

 

7,719

 

 

 

6,510

 

(出售固定資產的)損益收入

 

 

(76

)

 

 

5

 

基於股票的報酬

 

 

114,656

 

 

 

99,007

 

投資折現和溢價溢價的增值

 

 

(14,215

)

 

 

(19,590

)

(識別) 推遲股權法下子公司銷售利潤

 

 

(20,967

)

 

 

6,624

 

投資公允價值變動淨額

 

 

29,483

 

 

 

-

 

權益法投資虧損

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,905

 

應計可變對價公允價值變動

 

 

-

 

 

 

100

 

經營性資產和負債變動:

 

 

 

 

 

 

應收賬款

 

 

27,602

 

 

 

(2,723

)

預付費用和其他流動資產

 

 

4,643

 

 

 

(11,806

)

經營租賃權使用資產

 

 

15,044

 

 

 

14,148

 

其他

 

 

1,476

 

 

 

(836

)

應付賬款

 

 

5,364

 

 

 

(1,419

)

應計費用

 

 

(14,336

)

 

 

(3,008

)

遞延收入

 

 

(16,231

)

 

 

(37,705

)

經營租賃負債

 

 

(13,724

)

 

 

(12,213

)

經營活動使用的淨現金流量

 

 

(263,685

)

 

 

(301,032

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

投資活動產生的現金流量:

 

 

 

 

 

 

購買固定資產

 

 

(4,797

)

 

 

(12,465

)

購買有市場流通的證券

 

 

(766,471

)

 

 

(754,689

)

市場證券的銷售和到期

 

 

745,270

 

 

 

689,868

 

投資活動產生的淨現金流出

 

 

(25,998

)

 

 

(77,286

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

籌資活動產生的現金流量:

 

 

 

 

 

 

通過市場定價發行普通股籌集的淨收益

 

 

176,929

 

 

 

16,184

 

來自行權期權的收益

 

 

4,832

 

 

 

5,604

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

1,669

 

 

 

2,051

 

籌資活動產生的現金淨額

 

 

183,430

 

 

 

23,839

 

現金、現金等價物和受限制的現金等價物淨減少

 

 

(106,253

)

 

 

(354,479

)

期初現金、現金等價物和受限制的等價物

 

 

240,353

 

 

 

535,463

 

現金、現金等價物和受限現金等價物,期末

 

$

134,100

 

 

$

180,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

現金、現金等價物和受限制的現金的調節
等同於簡明合併資產負債表:

 

 

 

 

 

 

現金及現金等價物

 

$

120,495

 

 

$

168,027

 

受限現金等價物,包括在投資和其他資產中

 

 

13,605

 

 

 

12,957

 

現金、等價物和受限制的等價物總額

 

$

134,100

 

 

$

180,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

現金流補充說明:

 

 

 

 

 

 

期末未支付的資產和設備購買

 

$

374

 

 

$

1,552

 

期末未支付的期權行使所得款項

 

 

1,002

 

 

 

-

 

資產和設備的非現金交易

 

 

99

 

 

 

-

 

用於重寫待處理考慮事項的發行股份

 

 

-

 

 

 

24,126

 

 

請參閱附註的簡明合併財務報表。

6


 

Intellia Therapeutics,Inc。

綜合財務附註 報表附註(未經審計)

1. 概述和報告基礎

Intellia Therapeutics,Inc.(「Intellia」或「公司」)是一家領先的臨床階段基因編輯公司,專注於利用CRISPR/Cas9技術開發潛在治癒性治療藥物。CRISPR/Cas9是基因組編輯的技術,全稱「clustered,regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats(CRISPR)/CRISPR associated 9(Cas9)」。 Clustered, Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats(「CRISPR」)/CRISPR associated 9(Cas9)是一種基因編輯技術,用於改變選擇的基因組脫氧核糖核酸(「DNA」)序列。爲了充分實現CRISPR/Cas9技術的革命潛力,Intellia正在構建一個全譜基因編輯公司,通過利用其模塊化平台來推動 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。體外 通過兩種主要方法來治療需求量大的疾病。針對 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 應用於治療遺傳疾病,公司採用CRISPR/Cas9技術。公司的 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 項目利用CRISPR技術在人體內直接精準編輯致病基因。此外,公司正在推進 體外 應用於免疫腫瘤學和自身免疫疾病的應用中,該公司使用CRISPR/Cas9作爲工具來創建工程化的細胞治療。對於其 體外 計劃,CRISPR/Cas9被用於體外工程人類細胞。公司深厚的科學、技術和臨床開發經驗,以及其強大的知識產權(「IP」)組合,使其能夠開發CRISPR/Cas9和相關技術的廣泛治療應用,創造新的基因藥物類別。

公司在此所包含的簡明綜合財務報表是根據美國證券交易委員會(「SEC」)的規則和法規編制的,未經審計。根據這些規則和法規的規定,按照美國通用會計準則(「U.S. GAAP」)編制的年度財務報表中通常包含的某些信息和腳註披露已經被省略或簡化。因此,應閱讀這些簡明綜合財務報表與公司在2023年12月31日止年度報告中包含的財務報表和附註一起閱讀。

未經審計的簡明綜合財務報表包括Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.及其全資子公司Intellia Securities Corp.的賬目。所有公司間餘額和交易在合併時已經被消除。綜合損失包括淨損失、標記爲市場證券的未實現收益/損失以及來自權益法投資的其他綜合收益/損失。

按照美國通用會計準則編制財務報表要求管理層做出影響財務報表及附註中報告金額的估計、判斷和假設。在這些簡明綜合財務報表中,與收入計算、研發費用、股權和公平價值法投資、附帶條件款項和股權補償費用的估計相關的重要估計是基於管理層認爲在估計時合理的歷史經驗和其他各種假設。實際結果可能與這些估計有所不同。公司會定期根據情況、事實和經驗變化複審其估計。

如有任何估計的材料修訂效應,將從估計變更日期起在簡明一體財務報表中前瞻性地體現。

據管理層意見,所提供的信息反映了爲報告的中期時段結果進行公平呈現所需的所有調整,這些調整包括一切屬於正常和經常性質的,公司認爲發生於資產負債表日之後但財務報表發佈之前的事件或交易,可提供與某些估計相關的額外證據,或者確認需要額外披露的事項。中期時段的運營結果未必能反映全年或任何其他中期時段可預期的結果。

流動性

自成立之初至2024年9月30日,公司已共計籌集了 $2,758.3百萬 用於支持其運營,通過其首次公開募股(「IPO」)和同時的私人定向配售,跟進公開招股,根據市場情況招股及發行可轉換優先股,以及通過其合作協議。公司預計其現金、現金等價物和可市場折算證券 截至2024年9月30日 將使公司能夠支持其持續營業費用和資本支出需求,至少在發佈這些簡明一體財務報表後的十二個月內。

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2.重要會計政策摘要

公司的重大會計政策在2023年12月31日結束的年度報告中的基本財務報表的附註2「重大會計政策摘要」中進行了描述。在2024年9月30日結束的九個月內,這些政策沒有發生重大變化。

最新發布的會計準則尚未生效

2013年11月,財務會計準則委員會(「FASB」)發佈了會計準則更新(「ASU」)2023-07。 分部報告-改進可報告分部披露。 《ASU》要求在年度和中期披露額外的分部信息,同時要求僅具有單個可報告分部的公司按照本《ASU》和《會計準則解釋》(「ASC」)280的全部要求進行披露。 《修訂和重新制定的2020年The Aaron's Company, Inc.股權和激勵計劃》,(參考到2024年5月16日提交給美國證券交易委員會的S-8表格附註4.3)。該《ASU》適用於2023年12月15日後開始的財政年度和2024年12月15日後開始的中期。公司目前正在評估採納該《ASU》對其基本財務報表和披露的影響。

2023年12月,FASB發佈了ASU No. 2023-09, 所得稅(主題740):改進所得稅披露。該標準要求上市的業務實體在每年披露稅率調節表的特定類別,併爲滿足數量門限的調節項目提供其他信息(如果這些調節項目的影響相當於或大於將稅前收入(或損失)與適用的法定所得稅率相乘所得金額的5%)。它還要求所有實體每年披露按聯邦、州和外國稅種分解的所支付的所得稅(扣除退款),以及按所支付的所得稅(扣除退款)在個別司法管轄區分解的金額,當所支付的所得稅(扣除退款)相當於或大於所支付的總所得稅(扣除退款)的5%時。最後,該標準取消了要求所有實體披露未識別稅務負債餘額在未來12個月內合理可能變動範圍的性質和估計,或聲明無法估算範圍的要求。該標準對公司自2026年1月1日開始的年度適用。可以提前採納該標準。該標準應以前瞻性基礎應用。允許追溯適用。公司目前正在評估該標準可能對其財務報表產生的影響。本準則主要通過要求在稅率調整和按司法管轄區劃分所繳所得稅等方面進行指定類別和更細分類來更新所得稅披露要求。本準則適用於2024年12月15日後開始的年度,適用於公司2025年1月1日開始的財政年度,可以提前適用。公司目前正在評估採納本準則對其合併財務報表和披露的影響。

3. 可變現證券

以下表格總結了公司可供出售的有價證券:

 

 

2024年9月30日

 

 

 

分期償還的
成本

 

 

未實現總額
收益

 

 

未實現總額
損失

 

 

估計公允
數值

 

 

 

(以千計)

 

可轉換證券:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

美國國債和其他政府支持的證券

 

$

432,997

 

 

$

1,345

 

 

$

(53

)

 

$

434,289

 

金融機構債務證券

 

 

248,197

 

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

249,607

 

企業債券

 

 

104,174

 

 

 

584

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

104,739

 

其他資產支持證券

 

 

35,521

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,551

 

總計

 

$

820,889

 

 

$

3,396

 

 

$

(99

)

 

$

824,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023年12月31日

 

 

 

分期償還的
成本

 

 

未實現總額
收益

 

 

未實現總額
損失

 

 

估計公允
數值

 

 

 

(以千計)

 

可轉換證券:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

美國國債和其他政府支持的證券

 

$

382,260

 

 

$

302

 

 

$

(254

)

 

$

382,308

 

金融機構債務證券

 

 

246,270

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

(243

)

 

 

246,119

 

企業債券

 

 

97,490

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

(135

)

 

 

97,408

 

其他資產支持證券

 

 

59,453

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

59,504

 

總計

 

$

785,473

 

 

$

522

 

 

$

(656

)

 

$

785,339

 

可供出售證券的攤銷成本已調整,以考慮預付款的攤銷和折現以到期日。 no 在截至2024年9月30日的九個月內或截至2023年12月31日的年度中,出現了重大實現收益或虧損。 公司一般並不打算在未收回其攤銷成本基礎的任何投資或處於未實現虧損位置的投資之前出售該投資。因此,公司已將這些虧損歸類爲暫時性。

公司在簡明合併資產負債表中被歸類爲短期可交易證券的可供出售證券在資產負債表日期之日起一年內到期。在簡明合併資產負債表中被歸類爲非流動資產的可供出售證券是那些在資產負債表日期之後到期的證券。 一年 但是在...之內 月內。2023年和2022年的三個和九個月期權授予均以授予日公司普通股的公允價值相等的行權價格授予,並且是非法定股票期權。 從資產負債表日期開始,並且公司在接下來的十二個月內不打算處置。在 2024年9月30日

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12月2023年1月31日,公司未持有任何在資產負債表日期五年以上到期的可流通證券。 no公司不持有任何在資產負債表日期五年以上到期的可流通證券。

4. 公允價值計量

公司利用三級層次分類基於公允價值的衡量方法,以優先考慮用於衡量公允值的輸入。此層次結構要求實體最大化利用可觀察的輸入並最小化使用不可觀察的輸入。用於衡量公允價值的三個級別的輸入如下:第一級,活躍市場中的報價市價(未經調整)適用於相同資產或負債;第二級,除第一級中包括的報價市價外的可觀察輸入,例如用於非活躍市場的市場的報價市價或其他可觀察或可通過可觀察市場數據證實的輸入;第三級,幾乎沒有市場活動支持的不可觀察輸入,對資產或負債的公允價值具有重大影響,包括某些定價模型、貼現現金流量方法和使用重要不可觀察輸入的類似技術。

公司的重複計量公允值的財務資產包括以下資產:

 

 

2024年9月30日

 

 

 

總計

 

 

一級

 

 

二級

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

(以千爲單位)

 

資產

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

現金等價物和受限現金等價物

 

$

93,355

 

 

$

93,355

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

可轉換證券:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

美國國債和其他政府支持的證券

 

 

434,289

 

 

 

199,705

 

 

 

234,584

 

 

 

-

 

金融機構債務證券

 

 

249,607

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

249,607

 

 

 

-

 

企業債券

 

 

104,739

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

104,739

 

 

 

-

 

其他資產支持證券

 

 

35,551

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,551

 

 

 

-

 

所有基金類型投資

 

 

824,186

 

 

 

199,705

 

 

 

624,481

 

 

 

-

 

投資Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc。

 

 

5,740

 

 

 

5,740

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

總資產

 

$

923,281

 

 

$

298,800

 

 

$

624,481

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023年12月31日

 

 

 

總計

 

 

一級

 

 

二級

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

(以千爲單位)

 

資產

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

現金及現金等價物和受限制的現金等價物

 

$

136,254

 

 

$

136,254

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

可轉換證券:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

美國國債和其他政府支持的證券

 

 

382,308

 

 

 

120,556

 

 

 

261,752

 

 

 

-

 

金融機構債務證券

 

 

246,119

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

246,119

 

 

 

-

 

企業債券

 

 

97,408

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

97,408

 

 

 

-

 

其他資產支持證券

 

 

59,504

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

59,504

 

 

 

-

 

所有基金類型投資

 

 

785,339

 

 

 

120,556

 

 

 

664,783

 

 

 

-

 

總資產

 

$

921,593

 

 

$

256,810

 

 

$

664,783

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

公司的某些資產,包括現金等價物、受限現金等價物和可交易證券,最初以交易價格價值,並在每個報告期末重新估價,利用第三方定價服務或其他可觀察市場數據。這些定價服務利用行業標準估值模型和可觀察市場輸入來判斷價值。

其他金融工具,包括應收賬款、應付賬款和預提費用,按成本計量,由於短期性和到期期限接近,近似於公允價值。

公司已判斷其投資於Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc.(「Kyverna」)的估計公允價值爲一級,因爲它是根據活躍市場中的報價市場價值估算。對Kyverna的投資被分類在「投資和其他資產」中的簡化合並資產負債表中。更多詳情請參閱附註8。

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其他投資

公司的其他投資包括對AvenCell Therapeutics, Inc.(「AvenCell」)和SparingVision SAS(「SparingVision」)的投資。這些投資根據ASC 321計入帳戶。 對股票證券的投資 (「ASC 321」)使用以成本減去減值爲基礎的計量替代方案,進行調整以適應可觀察價格的變化。. 公司以前以權益法會計處理AvenCell的投資;有關詳情請參閱附註8。公司監測可能對投資公允價值產生重大影響的任何事件或情況,無論是由於減值還是基於可觀察價格的變化,並根據需要記錄調整。這些投資被分類爲第3級資產,並未包括在上述公允價值表中,因爲它們不是按照持續基礎的公允價值計算。

5。應計費用

應計費用包括以下內容:

 

 

九月三十日

 

 

十二月 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(以千計)

 

應計研究和開發

 

$

24,325

 

 

$

27,411

 

員工薪酬和福利

 

 

20,551

 

 

 

26,615

 

應計法律和專業費用

 

 

2,677

 

 

 

2,063

 

應計施工成本

 

 

1,349

 

 

 

6,891

 

應計其他

 

 

2,304

 

 

 

4,037

 

應計費用總額

 

$

51,206

 

 

$

67,017

 

 

6.承諾和不確定事項

訴訟

公司不時會涉及各種類型的法律和行政訴訟和索賠。在一些訴訟中,原告尋求賠償以及其他救濟措施,如果批准,將需要大量支出。當公司已知或被認爲可能發生損失,並且金額可以合理估計時,公司會在其合併財務報表中記錄這些事項的負債。隨着每個會計期間了解到額外信息,公司會審查這些估計並在適當時調整損失準備。如果某一事項可能導致公司承擔責任,並且損失額可以合理估計,公司會估計並披露可能的損失或損失範圍。如果損失不太可能發生或無法合理估計,公司不會在其合併財務報表中記錄負債。

BlueAllele公司訴Intellia Therapeutics公司。

2024年7月8日,藍色等位基因公司(「BlueAllele」)提起訴訟,聲稱公司在特拉華區聯邦地區法院侵犯了各種專利。具體而言,藍色等位基因稱公司的實驗、基礎研究、鑑定、優化、製造和/或使用雙向插入模板技術侵犯了所主張的專利,並尋求未指明的補償損害賠償和針對所聲稱的侵權活動的禁令。2024年9月12日,公司提起解除訴訟動議。藍色等位基因於2024年10月23日回應了解除訴訟動議。在這個階段,公司無法確定不利結局的可能性或估計潛在損失的金額或範圍,如果有的話。

除上述情況外,自2023年12月31日以來,未發生任何重大訴訟變更,也沒有公司參與任何重大新訴訟。

許可協議

公司是許可協議的一方,這些協議可能包括有條件支付。一旦實現某些開發、監管和商業里程碑,這些付款就會到期支付。截至2024年9月30日對於利益,條件付款的滿意度和時機都是不確定的,且難以估計。

7. 合作及其他安排

爲加速CRISPR/Cas9基因編輯技術產品在多個治療領域的研發和商業化,公司已經成立,並計劃尋求其他機會與能夠增強其實力的合作伙伴建立戰略聯盟

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CRISPR/Cas9技術的領導地位在治療方面萬億。截至2024年9月30日,公司的應收賬款與再生元製藥公司、SparingVision和AvenCell的合作相關,公司的合同負債與再生元製藥公司和SparingVision的合作相關。截至2023年12月31日,公司的應收賬款與再生元製藥公司、SparingVision、AvenCell和Kyverna的合作相關,公司的合同負債與再生元製藥公司和SparingVision的合作相關。

下表顯示了公司應收賬款和合同負債的變動情況(單位:千美元):

 

 

期末餘額
本期開始
期間

 

 

增加

 

 

減項

 

 

期末餘額
期間

 

2024年9月30日結束的九個月

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

應收賬款

 

$

36,456

 

 

$

19,422

 

 

$

(47,024

)

 

$

8,854

 

合同責任 - 預收營業收入

 

$

60,993

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(16,231

)

 

$

44,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

期末餘額
本期開始
期間

 

 

增加

 

 

減項

 

 

期末餘額
期間

 

截至2023年9月30日的九個月中,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

應收賬款

 

$

3,768

 

 

$

15,287

 

 

$

(12,564

)

 

$

6,491

 

合同負債-遞延收入

 

$

63,771

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(37,705

)

 

$

26,066

 

2024年和2023年9月30日止九個月,公司根據合同負債餘額變化確認了以下營業收入(以千美元計):

 

 

截至9月30日的九個月

 

本期來自的營業收入:

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

合同負債中包含的金額在期初

 

$

16,231

 

 

$

31,081

 

公司未發生重大支出以獲取合作協議和履行這些合同的成本不會產生或增加公司的資源。因此, no 獲取或履行合同的成本在任何期間均已資本化。

再生元製藥公司(NASDAQ:REGN)之間的合作

2016年4月,公司與再生元製藥公司簽訂了一項許可和合作協議(隨時修訂,稱爲「2016年再生元協議」)。2023年10月,再生元行使了其一次性延長科技合作期限的選擇。 作爲額外的 發生, 直到 ,實際利率 ,以非退款方式支付$30.0 百萬美元,該款項於2024年4月收到。 2023年9月,再生元製藥公司和Intellia進一步擴大了研究合作(「2023年再生元修正案」),以開發更多 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 基於CRISPR的基因編輯療法主要關注神經系統和肌肉疾病。

2018年,公司與再生元製藥公司簽署了一項關於甲狀腺激素轉運蛋白(AATTR)澱粉樣變性病(AL)的共同開發和共同推廣(Co/Co)協議(「ATTR Co/Co」)。2020年5月,公司簽署了有關治療血友病A和血友病B的共同開發和共同資助協議(「血友病 Co/Co」協議)。2024年3月,公司通知再生元製藥公司退出了血友病B的共同開發和共同推廣協議(Co/Co協議)。公司繼續承擔血友病B Co/Co協議下的義務,直至2024年9月協議結束。公司將繼續支持再生元製藥公司開發針對血友病B的基因編輯產品,適用2020年再生元協議下的規定。該協議將控制各方開發和商業化針對血友病B的基因編輯產品的義務。根據2020年再生元協議,公司可能有資格在高個位數至低十位數的里程碑支付和版稅中獲得高達$*百萬的收入,這些版稅可能會受到各種降低、抵消和上游支付義務的影響。320.0 淨營業收入。 這些版稅可能會受到各種降低、抵消和上游支付義務的影響。

截至2023年12月31日,2016年再生元協議,ATTR共同開發和共同推廣協議,血友病共同開發和共同推廣協議或2023年再生元協議(「再生元協議」)的關鍵條款沒有發生重大變化,除非如上所述。

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公司識別了與Regeneron協議相關的合作營業收入 $8.3 百萬和$22.1 $百萬,直至期滿的 2024年9月30日結束的三個季度,$9.3 百萬美元和百萬美元23.5 百萬美元的期間 2023年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月在壓縮的綜合損益表中分別爲。這包括約$6.4 百萬美元和$16.1 百萬美元在 2024年9月30日結束的三個和九個月內,分別爲,分別爲$5.5 百萬美元和$14.2 百萬美元在 2023年9月30日結束的三個和九個月內,分別爲分別主要代表因瑞生醫藥根據ATTR合作的款項到期而應收的營業收入。這些營業收入部分被血友病合作協議相關的逆向收入抵消,金額約爲$4.0 百萬美元和$11.6 百萬美元 2024年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月,分別爲$百萬美元和$1.8 百萬美元7.6 百萬美元 分別是2023年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月。

截至2024年9月30日,有$元。31.6 截至2026年4月,2016年Regeneron協議剩餘交易價格的百萬美元將被確認,剩餘期限。截至2024年9月30日和2023年12月31日公司應收賬款爲$8.1 百萬美元和$35.7 百萬美元,分別爲$31.6 百萬美元和$47.1 分別與再生元公司達成的協議相關的金額分別爲。

SparingVision SAS

2021年10月,公司與發展眼科疾病視力挽救治療的基因醫學公司SparingVision簽署了許可和合作協議(以下簡稱「SparingVision LCA」),以開發利用CRISPR/Cas9技術治療眼科疾病的新型基因藥物。

自2023年12月31日以來,SparingVision LCA協議的關鍵條款未發生重大變化。

公司確認與SparingVision LCA相關的合作收入約爲$0.6 百萬和$1.7 分別與前期付款和臨床里程碑相關的研究和開發費用爲50萬美元和90萬美元。 截至2024年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月的時間。 和$0.4 百萬美元和$1.3 分別爲截至2023年9月30日的三個月和九個月的壓縮綜合損益表中的 截至2023年9月30日和2023年12月31日1,500萬美元的美國聯邦淨營業虧損(NOL)結轉。0.3 百萬美元和$0.5 分別爲與SparingVision LCA相關的應收賬款 截至2024年9月30日和2023年12月31日公司推遲認定的營業收入爲$13.2 百萬和$13.9 百萬分別與SparingVision LCA相關,預計從協議簽署後的六至九年內確認。

ReCode Therapeutics, Inc.(「ReCode」)

2024年2月14日,公司與臨床階段基因藥公司ReCode(「ReCode」)簽訂了許可、合作和期權協議(「ReCode LCA」),旨在開發用於治療囊性纖維化(「CF」)的新型基因組藥物。ReCode LCA利用了公司擁有的專有CRISPR基因編輯平台,包括其DNA寫入技術,以及ReCode的專有Selective Organ Targeting(「SORT」)脂質納米粒遞送平台,精準校正一個或多個引起CF疾病的基因突變。作爲協議的一部分,公司將專注於針對那些治療選擇有限或無治療選擇的CF患者的初期研究工作,並有機會在後期階段擴大合作範圍。公司將負責設計編輯策略和治療調查療法的研究級元件。ReCode將領導後續的臨床前和臨床開發,並全球商業化合作項目中產生的某些項目。公司還有選擇在美國領導某些項目的商業化的權利(「Co/Co option」)。

ReCode LCA未包括各方之間的預付考慮交易。公司有資格獲得高達$262.0 百萬的特定開發和商業化里程碑付款,以及潛在銷售額的一位數百分點的提成。如果公司行使Co/Co 期權,某些里程碑和提成支付可能會被取消或減少。公司在2024年9月30日結束的三個或九個月內未從ReCode LCA中確認任何營業收入。

其他協議

公司已與AvenCell、Kyverna和ONk Therapeutics, Ltd.(「ONK」)簽訂了現有許可和合作協議。自2023年12月31日以來,AvenCell、Kyverna和ONk許可和合作協議的關鍵條款未發生重大變化。截至2024年9月30日的三個月和九個月期間董事會委任了Related的執行副總裁Bryan Cho擔任公司的三類董事。Cho先生的任命是根據諮詢協議作出的,該協議規定顧問有權指定一名董事擔任董事會成員,但顧問及其關聯人須繼續滿足一些條件,包括顧問及其關聯方持有至少一定數量的A類普通股。作爲公司的董事,Cho先生的薪酬與公司的其他非僱員董事相同。0.2 百萬美元相關的材料已按照AvenCell許可和合作協議(「AvenCell LCA」)出貨,以及$21.0百萬美元與AvenCell LCA相關的以前消除的企業內利潤在簡明綜合公司(condensed consolidated)中爲

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基本報表 經營業務及綜合損失。詳見注8獲取更多細節。公司未 no未識別出自2024年9月30日及2023年9月30日止的三個和九個月的Kyverna和ONk協議產生的主要營業收入 營業收入。2023年9月30日結束的三個月內董事會委任了Related的執行副總裁Bryan Cho擔任公司的三類董事。Cho先生的任命是根據諮詢協議作出的,該協議規定顧問有權指定一名董事擔任董事會成員,但顧問及其關聯人須繼續滿足一些條件,包括顧問及其關聯方持有至少一定數量的A類普通股。作爲公司的董事,Cho先生的薪酬與公司的其他非僱員董事相同。1.9 百萬,$0.1 百萬和$0.2 分別相關於AvenCell,Kyverna和ONk的營業收入分別爲百萬。在此期間, 2023年9月30日結束的九個月,公司確認了$12.7 百萬,$0.5 百萬和$0.2 分別相關於AvenCell,Kyverna和ONk的營業收入爲百萬。

8. 投資和其他資產

投資和其他資產包括以下內容:

 

 

9月30日,

 

 

12月31日,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(以千爲單位)

 

對 Kyverna 的投資

 

$

5,740

 

 

$

10,000

 

其他投資

 

 

24,213

 

 

 

14,760

 

長期限制性現金等價物

 

 

13,605

 

 

 

13,605

 

預付費用和其他資產,長期

 

 

3,230

 

 

 

4,518

 

投資和其他資產的總計

 

$

46,788

 

 

$

42,883

 

Kyverna Therapeutics,Inc。

2024年2月,Kyverna完成了其普通股的首次公開發行(「Kyverna IPO」)。在Kyverna IPO之前,由於Kyverna是一傢俬人公司,沒有明顯可觀察的交易價格,公司對其對Kyverna的投資採用了替代計量方法,並且該投資在2023年12月31日時評估爲$10.0 百萬。截至2024年9月30日,公司對Kyverna的投資の價值爲 。公司確認了一項未實現損失 $5.7百萬 $3.1百萬 and $4.3百萬,分別記錄在2024年9月30日結束的三個和九個月的綜合損益簡明合併利潤表內的「投資公平價值變動淨額」中,與Kyverna普通股公允價值變動有關。

AvenCell Therapeutics, Inc.

截至2024年9月30日和2023年12月31日,公司持有 33.33%的AvenCell股權。截至2013年12月31日,公司按權益法會計處理其投資,因爲公司對AvenCell具有重大影響力,但並未控制其,該投資價值爲$11.8百萬美元。2024年第一季度,與債務融資的完成相結合,AvenCell擴大了董事會規模,一位投資者控制了AvenCell的運營和財務決策。從那時起,公司不再能夠對AvenCell施加重大影響,因此公司對AvenCell的投資按照ASC 321的規定來計算,AvenCell不再被視爲關聯方。

從權益法會計轉變爲ASC 321要求公司重新分類$2.1 百萬美元,從之前因對AvenCell的投資而確認的其他綜合損失累計金額移到AvenCell的投資賬面價值,並在2024年第一季度的綜合損益簡明合併報表中,將之前取消的跨實體利潤$21.0 百萬美元作爲「合作收入」予以確認。公司還考慮到投資是否存在減值跡象,並在那一期的綜合損益簡明合併報表中的「投資公允價值變動淨額」中記錄了一筆25.3 百萬美元的減值。這種減值是由AvenCell的財務狀況、根據債務融資的完成而出現的公允價值指標以及關於進一步融資的簽署項條款所引起的,這些暗示表明投資的公允價值低於其賬面價值。公司採用市場方法對投資進行估值,這是公允價值層次中的第3級測量。

除了合併協議條款規定的百萬美元現金收購對價外,我們還產生了百萬美元的直接交易成本,這些成本已納入待分配給收購淨資產的總對價中。21.0 上述已確認的被取消的跨實體利潤中的百萬美元在上述期間的綜合損益報表中予以確認。 公司已發行2019 ESPP下的股票,截至董事會委任了Related的執行副總裁Bryan Cho擔任公司的三類董事。Cho先生的任命是根據諮詢協議作出的,該協議規定顧問有權指定一名董事擔任董事會成員,但顧問及其關聯人須繼續滿足一些條件,包括顧問及其關聯方持有至少一定數量的A類普通股。作爲公司的董事,Cho先生的薪酬與公司的其他非僱員董事相同。0.2 百萬美元相關於在AvenCell LCA期間按照規定運輸的材料。在此期間內, 2023年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月公司分別認定了$1.9 百萬和$12.7 百萬美元的營業收入,與AvenCell LCA相關。截至0.4 百萬和$0.2 分別有$百萬美元的應收賬款。 2024年9月30日 截至2023年12月31日,公司資產總額也爲$1.0 百萬美元,與AvenCell協議相關的應計費用分別截至 2024年9月30日和2023年12月31日。

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截至2024年9月30日,公司對AvenCell的投資賬面價值,包括上表中的「其他投資」,爲 $9.6百萬.

SparingVision SAS

截至2024年9月30日,公司對SparingVision的投資公允價值,包括上表中的「其他投資」,爲 $14.6百萬。截至2024年9月30日,SparingVision投資的估值未發生重大變化.

9。租賃

該公司租賃的租金約爲 230,000 平方英尺的房地產,包括馬薩諸塞州劍橋及周邊地區的實驗室和辦公空間。該公司的租約剩餘期限從一年到大約九年不等。某些租賃包括續訂期權,由公司自行決定行使,續訂條款各不相同,可以將租期再延長三到五年。公司的所有租賃均符合運營租賃資格。

另外,公司輸入了 於 2022 年 2 月簽訂協議,後來在 2023 年 6 月修訂,租賃約爲 140,000 位於沃爾瑟姆溫特街 840 號的辦公室、綜合實驗室和計劃中的良好生產規範(「GMP」)製造空間,馬薩諸塞州(「840冬季租約」)。截至 2024年9月30日,公司尚未控制場所,因此沒有記錄與ASC 842規定的840冬季租約相關的使用權資產或負債, 租賃(主題 842) (「ASC 842」)。840冬季租約預計將於2024年第四季度開始。

我們根據實際發生的股權獎勵放棄而不是估計預期的放棄進行覈算。截至2024年6月30日,與尚未確認的股票期權有關的總補償成本(僅涉及2022年首席執行官期權授予)爲$百萬,在加權平均期限內確認,期限爲年。與未發行的受限制股票單元相關的未確認補償成本總額約爲$百萬,在加權平均期限內確認,期限爲年。

股權激勵費用按照以下方式在簡明綜合損益表中分類:

 

 

截至9月30日的三個月

 

 

截至9月30日的九個月

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(以千爲單位)

 

研發費用

 

$

24,224

 

 

$

21,235

 

 

$

69,824

 

 

$

60,517

 

一般行政

 

 

15,395

 

 

 

14,117

 

 

 

44,832

 

 

 

38,490

 

總計

 

$

39,619

 

 

$

35,352

 

 

$

114,656

 

 

$

99,007

 

股票期權和激勵計劃

2016年4月,公司通過了經修訂的2015年股票期權和激勵計劃(「2015計劃」)。2015計劃規定了授予激勵股票期權、非合格股票期權、股票升值權、限制性股票獎勵(「RSAs」)、限制性股票單位(「RSUs」)和其他基於股票的獎勵。獲得激勵股票期權和非合格股票期權的收件人有權以行權價購買公司普通股,行權價等於授予日該股票的公允價值。截至2024年9月30日,2015年計劃下有另外期權可供發行。根據2015年計劃,每年1月1日,發行股票的數量將以上年12月31日已發行和流通股票的數量的百分比累積增加。 4,808,720 股票期權和激勵計劃中有可發行的股數。根據2015年計劃,用於發行的股數將在每年1月1日逐年累增,等於上一年12月31日已發行和流通股數的百分之通過四個 股票期權和激勵計劃將根據上一年12月31日已發行和流通的股數的百分之 或者由董事會決定的同等或更少數量的股份。

2024年6月,公司通過了2024年誘導計劃(「誘導計劃」)。 誘導計劃允許向非公司僱員授予非合格期權、股票增值權、普通股獎、受限股票獎賞、無限制的股票獎賞和股息等同權。 非合格期權的受贈人有資格以行權價格購買公司的普通股,該價格等於授予日期的股票公允價值。 根據誘導計劃的規定, 850,000 股份已被保留以供未來發行;截至2024年9月30日,誘導計劃尚有 500,826 股可用於未來發行。

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受限股票單位

以下表格總結了公司的RSU活動 公司已發行2019 ESPP下的股票,截至:

 

 

數量
股份

 

 

已授予和預期於2021年1月2日授予股份
平均授予和獎勵
公允日期價值
每股

 

2023年12月31日尚未歸屬的受限股票單位

 

 

4,041,753

 

 

$

50.40

 

已批准

 

 

3,326,772

 

 

 

33.89

 

34,105

 

 

(1,335,350

)

 

 

51.56

 

已取消

 

 

(582,581

)

 

 

43.50

 

2024年9月30日尚未歸屬的受限股票單位

 

 

5,450,594

 

 

$

40.77

 

受限股票單位-服務獎勵

公司在員工入職時和作爲年度授予的一部分向所有員工授予帶有服務條件的RSU。根據2015年計劃在2024年和2023年以及2024年的誘因計劃下授予的帶有服務條件的RSU,通常在原始獲權日期的首個週年日成爲可行使的三分之一,其餘部分在接下來的兩年內逐年成爲可行使的。

2024年3月,公司授予了期權,其中包括根據公司董事會薪酬委員會設定的一定遞增的股價門檻的市場條件的限制性股票單位。股票單位平均在實現達到$ 2,157,921 員工年度授予的具有服務條件的RSUs,可能在一段時間內獲得 三年。這些RSUs的加權平均授予日公允價值爲$32.66 ,這些RSUs的歸屬開始日期爲2024年1月1日。

2023年3月,公司向高管授予了 2,195,135 員工年度授予的具有服務條件的RSUs,可能在一段時間內獲得 三年這些RSUs的加權平均授予日公允價值爲$40.75 這些RSUs的認股起始日期爲2023年1月1日。

截至2024年9月30日,上表中的未發股限制股單位包括 4,464,378 基於服務的RSUs。

受限制股單位 - 市場獎勵

2024年、2023年和2022年,市場爲高級管理人員授予了基於市場的RSUs。這些RSUs有可能在經過一段時間後獲得。 三年,控件開始日期分別爲2024年1月1日、2023年和2022年,要交付的股份數量將取決於公司’s總股東回報率(「 TSR」),相對於一組生物技術公司的這一時期。截至2024年、2023年和2022年九個月結束的市場RSU授予數量分別爲 286,084, 181,743 and 55,144,分別是。使用蒙特卡洛估值模型計算的市場RSU授予日期公允價值爲$51.12, $68.55 和$126.49,分別是。用於確定三年授予日期公平價值的假設如下:無風險利率: 4.28%, 4.60%和1.44;預期波動率: 77.2%, 84.34%和82.53。所有授予的預期期限約爲 3.0 年;預期股息率爲 0.0%.

2024年9月30日的未實現限制性股票單位包括上述表格中的市值 RSU。 488,555 基於市值的 RSU。

限制性股票單位 - 按績效評估的獎勵和 TSR 倍增器

此外,還在2024年向高管授予了相對 TSR 修改器的績效 RSU(「PSU」)。在截至2024年9月30日的九個月中,相對TSR修飾符授予的PSU數量是 486,617這些PSU(如被賦予),將於2027年1月1日獲得,交付的股份數量將根據實現某些績效目標來確定,區間可從 0可以降低至0.75%每年200。在確定績效標準達成後,獎勵的股份數量將根據TSR修飾符的應用而進行調整,區間可從 75可以降低至0.75%每年125。這些PSU的授予日公允價值,使用蒙特卡洛估值模型計算,爲$36.16。用於確定授予日公允價值的假設如下:無風險利率: 4.28%;預期波動率: 77.2%; 預期期限約爲 3.0 年;預期股息率: 0.0%. 公司根據其對將根據實現績效目標的概率而准予的股票數量的估計,在規定服務期內按比例確認補償費用。

2024年9月30日上述表格中的未獲授之受限制股份單位包括 453,243 具有TSR乘數的PSU。

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限制性股票單位-基於績效的獎勵

2022年3月,公司授予了 66,296 部分非執行員工的基於績效的RSUs,這些RSUs將在達到某些科學裏程碑後獲得。總共有 兩個 三個分階段,每個階段附屬於不同的里程碑集合。第一個階段的里程碑,由 21,878 個RSUs組成,在2023年第一季度實現,並獲得了這些RSUs。其他績效里程碑被認爲到2024年9月30日時無法實現,並因此在該期間未記錄任何相關的股票補償費用。 2024年9月30日的未獲授予限制性股票單位如上表所示

Unvested restricted stock units as of September 30, 2024 in the table above includes 44,418 基於績效的限制性股票單位。

2024年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月內授予的所有限制性股票單位加權平均授予日期公允價值爲$30.63 和$33.89,分別。限制性股票單位的總公允價值(按授予日期計量) 截至2024年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月的時間。爲$2.8 百萬和$38.3 百萬美元、分別。授予的RSUs的加權平均授予日期公允價值爲 2023年9月30日結束的三個和九個月內,分別爲爲$39.14 和美元42.36、分別。RSUs的總公允價值(在歸屬日期測量)爲 2023年9月30日結束的三個和九個月內,分別爲爲$4.2 百萬和$22.5 百萬。

截至2024年9月30日,有$元。133.3 百萬美元的未認可的與所有即將歸屬的RSUs相關的股票補償費用。這些成本預計將在加權平均剩餘歸屬期內確認。 1.7.

股票期權

期權的加權平均授予日公允價值,估算截至授予日使用Black-Scholes期權定價模型。 $16.98 和$21.21 每份期權適用於2024年9月30日及2014年三個月內授予的期權 分別爲每份期權適用於2024年9月30日,以及2023年9月30日結束的九個月內授予的期權,並 $28.92 每份期權適用於2023年9月30日結束的九個月內授予的期權。在截至2023年3月31日的三個月內,公司回購和註銷了no 適用於2023年9月30日結束的三個月內授予的期權。 用於應用此定價模型的加權平均假設如下:

 

 

截至9月30日的三個月

 

截至9月30日的九個月

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

無風險利率

 

4.0%

 

n/a

 

4.2%

 

4.4%

預期期限

 

6.0 年

 

n/a

 

6.0 年

 

6.0

標的股票預期波動率

 

75.8%

 

n/a

 

76.3%

 

78.7%

預期股息收益

 

0.0%

 

n/a

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

無風險利率。 無風險利率基於授予時的美國國債收益率曲線,到期期限大致與期權的預期期限相等。

預期期限。 預期期限代表期權獎勵預計有效的期間。對於被視爲常規的期權授予,公司使用簡化方法確定預期期限。簡化方法將期限視爲距離解除限制時間和期權合同生命週期的平均值。公司採用簡化方法是因爲其沒有足夠的歷史期權行權數據,無法爲估計預期期限提供合理依據。

預期波動性。 預期波動率是基於公司股價在最近歷史時期的實際波動估算的,以及期限內股票期權授予的預期波動率。

預期股息率。 公司未支付現金分紅,並且未來也沒有意向支付現金分紅。

股票期權通常在原始歸屬日期一週年時解禁三分之一,餘額在接下來兩年中每月解禁,除非它們包含特定的解禁規定。2015年計劃和引入計劃下授予的股票期權的最長期限爲十年。

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以下是股票期權活動摘要 公司已發行2019 ESPP下的股票,截至:

 

 

數量
Options

 

 

已授予和預期於2021年1月2日授予股份
平均數
行權
每股價格
分享

 

 

已授予和預期於2021年1月2日授予股份
平均數
剩餘
加權
術語

 

 

總計
截至2023年7月29日的餘額

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(年)

 

 

(以千爲單位)

 

2023年12月31日未行使的股票期權

 

 

5,458,999

 

 

$

50.38

 

 

 

6.65

 

 

$

35,922

 

已批准

 

 

918,161

 

 

 

30.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

行使

 

 

(371,736

)

 

 

15.69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

被取消

 

 

(526,473

)

 

 

71.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

截至2024年9月30日應收款項

 

 

5,478,951

 

 

$

47.43

 

 

 

6.52

 

 

$

11,250

 

2024年9月30日可行使

 

 

4,096,828

 

 

$

47.42

 

 

 

5.76

 

 

$

11,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月期間行權的股票期權的總固有價值(即公允市值超過行權價的金額)。爲$1.1 百萬和$3.1百萬美元。2023年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月期間行權的股票期權的總固有價值。爲$4.8 百萬和$6.62024年4月30日和2023年4月30日的六個月內的外匯重新計量淨收益分別爲$百萬。

截至2024年9月30日,有$元。34.5 百萬美元未確認的與尚未獲得的股票期權有關的補償成本,預計將在加權平均剩餘歸屬期內確認 1.16年。

員工股票購買計劃

2016年5月,公司通過了2016年員工股票購買計劃("2016計劃")。 2016計劃允許符合條件的員工在每個預定的六個月購股期最後一天購買公司普通股 85期權期間開始或結束時每股的公平市值的較低百分比。 2016年計劃規定每年1月和7月開始的六個月期權期間。

截至2024年9月30日 989,736 2016年計劃下未來發行的股份。2016年計劃下發行的股份數量將在每年1月1日累計增加。 按照上一年12月31日發行並正在流通的普通股數量的百分之一的較低者, b) 500,000 普通股份、 或者由董事會確定的較少數量的普通股份。

截至2024年和2023年9月30日的九個月內公司發行了87,751 and 69,631 分別在2016計劃下發行的普通股份。根據2016計劃發行的股份的加權平均購買價格爲$19.02 和$29.45每股基本收益($)(1) 0.03 (0.11) nm nm分別爲2024年和2023年截至9月30日的九個月。

2016年計劃下股票的公允價值是在發行期初使用Black-Scholes期權定價模型估計的,估計依據如下:

 

 

截至9月30日的三個月

 

截至9月30日的九個月

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

無風險利率

 

5.37%

 

5.53%

 

5.24%-5.37%

 

4.7%-5.53%

預期期限

 

0.5 年

 

0.5 年

 

0.5

 

0.5

標的股票預期波動率

 

59.0%

 

60.4%

 

56.7%-59.0%

 

60.4%-69.2%

預期股息收益

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

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11. 每股虧損

公司通過將各自期間的淨虧損除以各自期間的普通股加權平均流通量來計算基本每股虧損。公司在計算攤薄每股虧損時,考慮了期間內優先股期權和未歸屬的限制性股票單位的攤薄效應,除非這些證券具有抗稀釋性。

基本每股虧損和攤薄每股虧損的計算如下:

 

 

截至9月30日的三個月

 

 

截至9月30日的九個月

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(以千爲單位)

 

Net loss

 

$

(135,712

)

 

$

(122,224

)

 

$

(390,123

)

 

$

(349,031

)

基本及攤薄加權平均股本

 

 

101,002

 

 

 

88,645

 

 

 

97,842

 

 

 

88,204

 

基本和稀釋每股淨虧損

 

$

(1.34

)

 

$

(1.38

)

 

$

(3.99

)

 

$

(3.96

)

由於包含這些普通股等價物會對減少每股虧損的計算產生抵消作用,因此它們被排除在稀釋每股虧損的計算之外:

 

 

截至9月30日的三個月和九個月

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(以千爲單位)

 

未獲授限制性股票單位

 

 

5,451

 

 

 

3,925

 

股票期權

 

 

5,479

 

 

 

5,591

 

 

 

10,930

 

 

 

9,516

 

 

12. 股東權益

市場發行計劃

2022銷售協議

2022年3月,公司與Jefferies LLC(「Jefferies」)簽訂了一份公開市場銷售協議(「2022銷售協議」),根據協議,Jefferies可以不時地通過「市場發行」方式出售公司股票,募集總額高達$百萬美元。400.0 在2024年2月,公司與2022銷售協議進行了修訂(「經修訂的2022銷售協議」),以增加市場發行計劃規模至 $400.07百萬750.0百萬美元。公司同意支付現金佣金,最高不超過 3.02022年銷售協議,經修訂,公司同意支付銷售毛收入的 截至2024年9月30日,公司發行了 14,522,5332022年銷售協議,經修訂,公司發行了

2024年9月30日結束的九個月內根據注14,在2024年6月30日之後,該公司發行了一份涉訴和解的國庫股票中的一百萬股。 7,004,370 普通股股份,以一系列銷售方式,按照每股平均價格 $25.68 每股,根據經過修訂的2022出售協議,實現的總淨收益 $174.9百萬,支付現金佣金及約 $0.2百萬 ,用於支付與這些銷售相關的法律、會計及其他費用。

截至2024年9月30日, $249.1百萬 在2022年修訂後的銷售協議中,普通股的股份仍然可以進行出售。

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項目2. 管理層對財務狀況和業績的討論與分析

前瞻性信息

本季度10-Q表格中包含前瞻性陳述,該陳述根據1933年證券法修正案第27A條和1934年證券交易法修正案第21E條的安全港條款進行。這些陳述可能通過前瞻性術語如"可能","應當","預計","打算","計劃","預期","相信","估計","預測","潛在","繼續"或這些術語的否定形式或其他類似術語來識別。我們的前瞻性陳述基於一系列關於我們公司的期望、假設、估計和投影,不保證未來業績或表現,並涉及重大風險和不確定性。我們實際上可能無法實現這些前瞻性陳述中披露的計劃、意圖或期望。實際結果或事件與在這些前瞻性陳述中披露的計劃、意圖和期望可能有重大差異。我們的業務和前瞻性陳述涉及大量已知和未知風險和不確定性,包括我們關於的風險和不確定性:

我們執行NTLA-2001治療轉甲狀腺激素載體(ATTR)澱粉樣變性臨床研究策略的能力,包括成功完成全球ATTR澱粉樣變性伴心肌病(ATTR-CM)的第三期研究,啓動並完成全球遺傳性ATTR澱粉樣變性伴多發性神經病(ATTRv-PN)的第三期研究,或者該項目的成功;
我們有能力執行 NTLA-2002 的臨床研究策略,這是我們針對家族性血管性水腫(HAE)治療的項目,包括成功完成我們的全球第三階段研究,產生支持 NTLA-2002 潛在成爲 HAE 功能性治癒方案的結果,按照特定時間內提交生物製品許可申請(BLA)或類似的營銷申請,或該項目的成功;
我們執行NTLA-3001臨床研究策略的能力,以及治療α-1抗胰蛋白酶缺乏(AATD)相關肺部疾病的計劃,包括成功在2024年開始進行我們的第1期研究併爲第一個患者注射劑量,或者該計劃的成功;
我們有能力利用模塊化平台能力或其他策略,有效地發現和開發產品候選藥物,包括通過將一個項目的經驗應用到其他項目中。
我們研究、開發或維護產品候選管道的能力,包括 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 and 我們建立了一個多元化的產品候選管道,包括旨在恢復Tregs的抑制和免疫調節功能的體外方法。我們的產品候選管道基於我們的三種不同潛在治療方式:Treg增強生物製品、Treg衍生外泌體和自體Treg細胞療法。「自體」意味着使用來源於患者本身的人類細胞治療患者,而「同種異體」意味着使用來源於與患者基因不同的捐贈者的人類細胞治療患者。我們的核心重點是開發這些療法以針對Treg功能失調,這已被確定爲神經退行性、自身免疫和代謝性疾病的重要病理生理組成部分,在這些領域迫切需要新的有效療法。產品候選者;
我們有能力製造或獲取我們臨床前和臨床研究以及我們的產品候選者所需的材料;
我們推進任何產品候選進入併成功完成臨床研究的能力,包括獲得監管批准和商業化所必須的臨床研究,並向監管機構證明產品候選安全有效,其益處超過面向預定患者人群的已知和潛在風險。
我們在基因組編輯和治療傳遞能力方面的進展,包括我們對肝臟以外組織的治療傳遞能力;
我們能夠爲我們的產品候選者和技術開發、建立和維護知識產權的保護範圍,包括專利、商業祕密和許可權。
我們有能力運營,包括商業化產品,而不侵犯或違反他人的專有或契約權利;
關於基因編輯和我們的產品候選者相關的臨床前和臨床研究的監管要求和指導文件的頒發或執行,並遵守。
若獲批准,我們產品候選者的市場接受度、定價和報銷情況;
我們的開支、未來收入、資本需求和其他融資需求的估計;
戰略協議可能帶來的潛在好處,如合作、共同開發和共同推廣、收購、處置、合併、合資以及投資協議,以及我們建立和維護有利條款下的戰略安排的能力;

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我們獲取和維護相關知識產權許可和權利的能力,以及這些權利的範圍和條款;
關於我們的許可方、被許可方、第三方和取得或許可權利的合作伙伴、競爭對手和行業板塊的發展情況;以及
其他風險和不確定因素,包括在「風險因素」標題下列出的那些。

所有板塊關於未來展望的陳述,均屬於本季度10-Q表格的日期。在每種情況下,實際結果可能與此類展望信息有實質性差異。我們無法保證此類期望或展望性陳述將被證明是正確的。在本季度10-Q表格中提到的任何風險因素或風險和不確定性的出現,或其中的任何重大不利變化,或者包含在我們的其他公開披露或其他定期報告或其他文件或提交給證券交易委員會(「SEC」)的文件,可能會對我們的業務、前景、財務狀況和經營業績造成重大不利影響。除非法律要求,我們不打算或計劃更新或修訂任何此類展望性陳述,以反映實際結果、計劃變更、假設、估計或投影,或影響此類展望性陳述的其他情況,即使這些結果、變更或情況明確表明任何未來信息將不會實現,這也適用於本季度10-Q表格日期之後發生的任何展望性陳述。我們在本季度10-Q表格之後發佈的任何公開聲明或披露,修改或影響本季度10-Q表格中包含的任何展望性陳述的,將被視爲修改或取代本季度10-Q表格中的這些陳述。

公司概述

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.(「我們」,「我們」,「我們」,「Intellia」或「公司」)是一家領先的臨床階段基因編輯公司,專注於利用CRISPR/Cas9技術開發潛在的治療性藥物。CRISPR/Cas9是基因組編輯的技術,即改變選擇性基因組脫氧核糖核酸(「DNA」)序列的過程。爲了充分實現CRISPR/Cas9技術的變革潛力,我們正在通過利用我們的模塊化平台來打造一家全方位的基因編輯公司,以推動 Clustered, Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic R重複(「CRISPR」)/ CRISPR相關蛋白質9(「Cas9」)是一種基因組編輯技術,用於修改基因組脫氧核糖核酸(「DNA」)的選擇性序列。爲了充分實現CRISPR/Cas9技術的變革潛力,我們正在構建一家全方位的基因編輯公司,通過發展我們的模塊化平台,以推動 體內體外 通過兩種主要方法來治療需求量大的疾病。針對 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 爲了治療遺傳疾病,我們採用CRISPR/Cas9技術。我們的 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 項目使用CRISPR技術,在人體內直接精確編輯致病基因。此外,我們正在推進 我們建立了一個多元化的產品候選管道,包括旨在恢復Tregs的抑制和免疫調節功能的體外方法。我們的產品候選管道基於我們的三種不同潛在治療方式:Treg增強生物製品、Treg衍生外泌體和自體Treg細胞療法。「自體」意味着使用來源於患者本身的人類細胞治療患者,而「同種異體」意味着使用來源於與患者基因不同的捐贈者的人類細胞治療患者。我們的核心重點是開發這些療法以針對Treg功能失調,這已被確定爲神經退行性、自身免疫和代謝性疾病的重要病理生理組成部分,在這些領域迫切需要新的有效療法。應用於解決免疫腫瘤學和自身免疫性疾病的應用程序,在這些應用中,我們使用CRISPR/Cas9作爲工具來創建基因編輯細胞療法。對於我們的 體外 項目,CRISPR/Cas9用於在體外改造人類細胞。我們深厚的科學、技術和臨床開發經驗,以及強大的知識產權(IP)組合,使我們能夠解鎖CRISPR/Cas9和相關技術的廣泛治療應用,創造新型遺傳藥物類別。

我們對財務狀況和運營業績的管理層討論和分析是基於我們未經審計的壓縮綜合財務報表,這些報表包含在本季度報告的表格10-Q中,根據美國通用會計準則(「U.S. GAAP」)和1934年修訂的證券交易法規S-X編制。本討論和分析應當與本季度報告中其他地方包含的未經審計的壓縮綜合財務報表及其附註以及與年度報告中包含的經審計財務報表和附註一起閱讀,年度報告截至2023年12月31日。

治療和潛在治癒廣泛區間的嚴重疾病將需要多種基因編輯方法。作爲我們平台核心的專有CRISPR/Cas9技術,我們不斷增加新的能力,擴展目前解決多種重大疾病的解決方案。這些新增內容包括我們專有的鹼基編輯器和DNA寫入技術,以及新型CRISPR酶,這些使我們能夠實現多種編輯策略。

我們繼續推進平台的模塊化解決方案和對基因組編輯技術以及遞送和電芯工程能力的研究工作,以產生更多的發展候選者。

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我們的使命是通過開發潛在治癒基因編輯療法,改變重疾患者的生活。我們相信,通過專注於四個關鍵要素,我們可以實現我們的使命,爲所有利益相關者提供長期收益:

開發基於CRISPR/Cas9的治療性藥物;
推進我們的科學;
成爲進行療法的最佳場所;以及
專注於長期的可持續發展。

我們的策略是推進全面的基因編輯公司,專注於開發和商業化治癒性的CRISPR/Cas9基礎療法,利用我們的模塊化平台。至今,所有板塊的營業收入均爲合作收入。自創立以來,直到2024年9月30日,我們已籌集約275830萬美元的資金,以支持我們的運營,包括通過首次公開募股(「IPO」)和同時進行的私人配售、後續公開發行、市場發售以及可轉換優先股的銷售,以及通過我們的合作協議。

我們的首選候選人 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 NTLA-2001 用於治療甲狀腺激素轉運蛋白(ATTR)澱粉樣變性和NTLA-2002 用於治療遺傳性血管性水腫(HAE)的候選治療藥物是首批以靜脈輸注方式在人類體內精確編輯靶組織基因的CRISPR/Cas9基因編輯療法候選人。 此外,我們正推進多個項目,完全由我們擁有並與合作伙伴合作,以治療免疫腫瘤學和自身免疫性疾病。 體外 的多項項目正在推進,完全擁有並與合作伙伴合作,用於治療免疫腫瘤和自身免疫性疾病。

我們的管線

體內IFNa挑戰可能尚未購買的股票數量

我們的選擇標準包括識別源自肝臟的疾病;具有明確定義的突變,可以通過敲除或插入方法處理;具有可觀測的臨床治療終點,並且針對這些疾病,有效的治療方法要麼不存在,要麼有限,要麼過於繁重。我們最初的 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 指示針對遺傳性肝臟疾病,包括我們的ATTR澱粉樣變性疾病、HAE和α-1抗胰蛋白酶缺乏症(「AATD」)開發項目。我們目前的工作重點在於 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 遞送重點在於使用脂質納米顆粒(「LNPs」)將CRISPR/Cas9複合物輸送至肝臟。

甲狀腺素攜帶蛋白("ATTR")澱粉樣變性項目

NTLA-2001,現在稱爲nexiguran ziclumeran(「nex-z」),是一種用於研究的CRISPR基因治療,旨在在肝細胞中失活甲狀腺素運載蛋白(TTR)基因,從而防止TTR蛋白的產生,用於治療ATTR澱粉樣變。 Nex-z提供通過一劑後,驅動TTR蛋白深度、一致且潛在終身減少的可能性,從而停止和逆轉該疾病。 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 CRISPR基因治療的一個設計,旨在在肝細胞中失活甲狀腺素運載蛋白(「TTR」) 基因,從而防止TTR蛋白的產生,用於治療ATTR澱粉樣變。 Nex-z提供通過一劑後,驅動TTR蛋白深度、一致且潛在終身減少的可能性,從而停止和逆轉該疾病。

具有心肌病的ATTR澱粉樣蛋白沉積症(「ATTR-CM」):

MAGNITUDE關鍵的3期試驗是一項隨機、雙盲、安慰劑對照研究,旨在評估NTLA-2001對ATTR-Cm成人的療效和安全性。該研究的主要終點是心血管相關死亡和事件的組合。患者將被2:1隨機分組爲NTLA-2001:安慰劑,其中將注射一次55毫克的NTLA-2001。2024年3月,在美國和全球範圍內首批患者接受了劑量。該試驗目前正在招募患者,並繼續超前於我們的目標招募預測。在第二季度,我們獲得了新歐盟臨床試驗法規下的申請批准,該法規使得第3期試驗得以在丹麥、德國、法國、意大利、西班牙和瑞典進行。

具有多發性神經病的遺傳性ATTR澱粉樣蛋白沉積症(「ATTRv-PN」):

2024年11月,我們宣佈美國食品和藥物管理局(「FDA」)已批准我們的nex-z調查新藥(「IND」)申請,以啓動ATTRv-PN的MAGNITUDE-2關鍵性3期試驗。MAGNITUDE-2是一項國際性、隨機化、雙盲、安慰劑對照研究,旨在評估50名ATTRv-PN患者中nex-z的療效和安全性。患者將以1:1的比例進行隨機分組,接受單次55毫克的nex-z輸注或安慰劑。分配至安慰劑組的患者有資格選擇交叉使用nex-z。主要終點是月份18處和第29天血清TTR時的mNIS + 7改變。mNIS + 7量表是一種經過驗證的措施,專門設計用於評估和量化多發性神經病變,包括肌無力、肌肉伸展。

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反射、感覺喪失和自主神經障礙。我們預計將在年底前在美國以外的地點啓動MAGNITUDE-2研究的患者招募。

我們將在進行中的第1期研究中展示新數據 2024年11月在美國心臟協會(「AHA」)科學會議上,我們將向ATTR-Cm患者展示。演示將包括ATTR-Cm患者的安全性、血清TTR的降低以及疾病進展和功能能力數據的生物標誌物。

NTLA-2001是再生元製藥公司(Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)合作開發和共同推廣(「合作/共同推廣」)協議的主題,ATTR(「ATTR合作/共同推廣」),我們是ATTR項目的臨床和商業主導方,再生元公司是參與方。再生元公司將分擔約25%的全球開發成本和ATTR項目的商業利潤。有關我們與再生元公司合作的更多信息,請參閱我們在本季度報告的基本報表中的附註7「合作和其他安排」。

遺傳性血管性水腫(「HAE」)計劃

NTLA-2002 is a wholly owned, investigational ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 CRISPR-based therapy designed to knock out the 卡利克雷因B1(「KLKB1」) gene in the liver, with the goal of lifelong control of HAE attacks after a single dose.

2024年10月,我們宣佈啓動了NTLA-2002的HAELO第3期研究。HAELO是一項全球範圍內的、隨機的、雙盲的、安慰劑對照研究,旨在評估NTLA-2002在60名患有I型或II型HAE的成年患者中的療效和安全性。患者將被2:1隨機分配,接受一次50毫克的NTLA-2002或安慰劑輸入。隨機分配至安慰劑組的患者將有資格在第28周選擇轉換至NTLA-2002。主要終點是從第5周到第28周HAE發作次數的變化。我們正在積極篩選HAELO第3期研究中的患者,並計劃在2026年提交生物製品許可申請(「BLA」)或類似的營銷申請。

我們對NTLA-2002的1/2期試驗評估了安全性、耐受性、活性、藥代動力學和藥效動力學。研究的第1階段是開放標籤的、單劑量逐漸增加的設計。NTLA-2002的兩個劑量水平從第1階段確定,用於進一步評估在第2階段研究的隨機、雙盲、安慰劑對照部分。

2024年1月,我們宣佈完成了研究第2階段的招募和給藥。2024年8月,我們公佈了NTLA-2002在HAE患者中第2階段研究的積極的階段性結果。在爲期16周的初步觀察期內,臨床試驗達到了其主要療效和所有次要終點,單次25毫克或50毫克的劑量導致了嚴重的發作減少。沒有觀察到任何新的安全發現。根據與第2階段研究中觀察到的25毫克劑量相比,完全消除發作的患者數量更多且胰激肽酶蛋白減少更大,我們選擇50毫克劑量進行全球關鍵的第3階段研究進一步評估,這與先前報告的第1階段結果一致。

2024年6月,我們向持續進行的第1期研究展示了積極的長期數據。在16周的初步觀察期後,10名患者中有8名完全沒有發作。這些患者接受了一次性治療後持續沒有發作的時間長達18個月以上,其中個別最長持續沒有發作的時間已超過26個月。在所有患者中,與基線相比,NTLA-2002導致了HAE每月發作率的平均減少率達到了98%。與先前報道的結果一致,NTLA-2002耐受性良好,大多數不良事件在最新的隨訪中均爲輕度。這些中期數據在2024年在西班牙瓦倫西亞舉辦的歐洲過敏和臨床免疫學學會(EAACI)大會上進行了展示。

2024年8月,我們還宣佈成功完成了與FDA的第2階段結束會議,支持我們關於NTLA-2002第3階段計劃的執行。

2024年10月,我們發佈了正在進行的第1/2期研究中的正面2期數據,結果繼續支持NTLA-2002作爲HAE功能性治癒的潛力。在使用一劑NTLA-2002後,11名中的8名患者中的50毫克組患者在16周的初次觀察期內停止了任何發作。這八名患者在最新的隨訪期內繼續沒有發作,也沒有需要進一步治療。NTLA-2002的耐受性良好。最常見的不良事件(「AEs」)是頭痛、疲勞和鼻咽炎。沒有發生過嚴重的不良事件,所有不良事件都是1級或2級。這些臨時數據已發表在《新英格蘭醫學雜誌》上,並在2024年美國過敏、哮喘和免疫學學會(「ACAAI」)在馬薩諸塞州波士頓舉行的科學會議上進行了宣佈。

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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency(「AATD」)計劃

NTLA-3001是一種首創CRISPR介導的 ,爲抑鬱症、焦慮症和其他沉思性障礙提供了有前景的新療法。 靶向基因插入是治療AATD相關肺部疾病的開發候選藥物,也是我們首個完全自有的基因插入項目。它被設計用於精確插入野生型 SERPINA1 基因,該基因編碼α-1抗胰蛋白酶(「AAT」)蛋白,有潛力在單劑後恢復永久表達正常水平的完全功能AAt蛋白。

2024年7月,我們宣佈獲得英國藥品和醫療保健產品監管局(「MHRA」)授權,以啓動NTLA-3001的首次人體研究。我們預計將在年底對NTLA-3001的第一階段1/2研究中給首位患者進行劑量。第1/2階段研究將是一項兩部分、開放標籤、多中心研究,最多涉及30名患者,以評估NTLA-3001的安全性、耐受性、藥代動力學和藥效動力學。

體內IFNa挑戰 研究項目

2024年6月,我們展示了使用CRISPR重新投藥的積極臨床概念板塊數據,在我們專有的非病毒LNP基礎遞送平台上,能夠產生疊加藥效。在NTLA-2001相位1劑量遞增研究中之前接受最低劑量0.1 mg/kg的三名患者中,後續用量爲55 mg的NTLA-2001導致蛋白質減少更顯著。重新投藥後第28天的血清TTR中位減少了90%。與原始基線水平相比,血清TTR中位減少了95%。在接受後續劑量後,NTLA-2001在所有患者中通常耐受良好。儘管不計劃在ATTR澱粉樣變中對NTLA-2001項目進行重新投藥,但在未來追求目標疊加效應的調查療法中,重新投藥選擇可能是我們基於LNP遞送平台的重要優勢。這些數據是在加拿大蒙特利爾舉行的周圍神經學會(「PNS」)年會上展示的。

我們正在通過部署新的編輯和遞送創新技術,拓展了可以用我們基於CRISPR技術瞄準的疾病範圍。這包括在與合作伙伴獨立或合作的情況下,推進五種不同從肝臟之外的組織中的基因編輯項目。這些研究和臨床前項目旨在瞄準起源於骨髓、大腦、肌肉、肺部和眼睛的疾病,如果成功,將極大地擴大CRISPR治療的機會。

Ex Vivo 程式

我們正在推進多個項目,完全擁有並與合作伙伴合作,利用我們的異基因平台治療免疫腫瘤和自身免疫性疾病。我們的專有異基因細胞工程平台避免了前臨床模型中t細胞和自然殺傷細胞介導的排斥反應,這是其他研究型異基因方法尚未解決的關鍵挑戰。利用我們的異基因平台工程化的細胞療法,結合增強細胞功能的修改,提供了一種針對血液和實體腫瘤的新方法。

我們經常簽訂合作和其他類似的安排,以開發和商業化藥物候選。合作活動可能包括研究和開發、市場營銷和銷售(包括宣傳活動和醫生推銷)、製造和分銷。這些安排通常需要里程碑以及基於資產在開發中的成功與否的某些未來事件相關聯的版稅或利潤分享支付,以及從合作伙伴那裏的費用報銷或支付。參見注2,以獲取這些類型安排所實現的合作和其他收入金額。

爲加速在多個治療領域CRISPR/Cas9基因組編輯產品的開發和商業化,我們已經成立,並打算尋求其他合作機會,與可以增強我們在CRISPR/Cas9治療開發領域領先地位的合作伙伴建立戰略聯盟。我們已與Regeneron、AvenCell Therapeutics, Inc.(「AvenCell」)、SparingVision SAS(「SparingVision」)、Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc.(「Kyverna」)、ONk Therapeutics, Ltd(「ONK」)和ReCode Therapeutics, Inc.(「ReCode」)簽訂了合作協議。有關我們與合作伙伴之間協議條款的更多信息,請參閱本季度報告的基本財務報表中出現的「合作伙伴關係和其他安排」註釋。

財務總覽

合作收入

我們的營業收入包括合作收入,包括與許可證有關的預付科技使用費、科技接入費、已發貨的研究材料、研究資金以及根據我們的許可和合作協議賺取的里程碑付款。

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迄今爲止,我們的研究和開發費用與AV-101的開發有關。研究和開發費用按照發生的原則確認,並將在收到將用於研究和開發的貨物或服務之前支付的款項資本化,直至收到這些貨物或服務。

研發費用包括執行研究和開發活動所發生的費用,如全職研發員工的薪酬和福利(包括股票補償),分配的與設施相關的費用、一般費用、許可和里程碑費用、合同研究、開發和製造服務、臨床試驗費用和其他相關費用。

一般和行政

一般和行政性費用主要包括對我們的高管、財務、法律、人力資源、業務拓展和壓力位職能人員的薪酬和福利,包括基於股票的薪酬。一般和行政性費用還包括分配的與設施相關的成本,未包括在研發費用中的旅行費用,以及審計、稅務和法律服務的專業費用,包括與知識產權相關的法律服務,以及其他諮詢費用和開支。

其他收入(費用),淨額

在2024年9月30日結束的三個月和九個月期間,其他收入(費用),淨額包括我們現金、現金等價物、受限現金等價物和可交易證券所賺取的利息收入以及投資公允價值的變動。在2023年9月30日結束的三個月期間,其他收入(費用),淨額包括我們現金、現金等價物、受限現金等價物和可交易證券所賺取的利息收入,以及我們權益法投資的損失。在2023年9月30日結束的九個月期間,其他收入(費用),淨額包括我們現金、現金等價物、受限現金等價物和可交易證券所賺取的利息收入,我們權益法投資的損失,以及應計考慮的公允價值變動。

經營結果

有關財務狀況和經營業績的討論應與附表中的簡明合併基本報表及相關附註一起閱讀。

2024年和2023年截至9月30日三個月的比較

以下表格總結了我們的營業結果:

 

 

截至9月30日的三個月

 

 

期至

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

週期變動

 

 

 

(以千計)

 

協作收入

 

$

9,111

 

 

$

11,992

 

 

$

(2,881

)

運營費用:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

研究和開發

 

 

123,380

 

 

 

113,696

 

 

 

9,684

 

一般和行政

 

 

30,501

 

 

 

29,403

 

 

 

1,098

 

運營費用總額

 

 

153,881

 

 

 

143,099

 

 

 

10,782

 

營業虧損

 

 

(144,770

)

 

 

(131,107

)

 

 

(13,663

)

其他收入(支出),淨額:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

利息收入

 

 

12,122

 

 

 

12,740

 

 

 

(618

)

投資公允價值的變化,淨額

 

 

(3,064

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,064

)

權益法投資的虧損

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,857

)

 

 

3,857

 

其他收入總額,淨額

 

 

9,058

 

 

 

8,883

 

 

 

175

 

淨虧損

 

$

(135,712

)

 

$

(122,224

)

 

$

(13,488

)

合作收入

合作收入在截至2024年9月30日的三個月內減少了290萬美元,比截至2023年9月30日的三個月減少。合作收入減少主要是由於AvenCell許可和合作協議(「AvenCell LCA」)下的收入減少。

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研究與開發

截至2024年9月30日的三個月內,研發費用比截至2023年9月30日的三個月增加了970萬美元。

以下表格總結了我們的研發費用,以及這些項目的變化金額和相應的變化百分比:

 

 

 

截至9月30日的三個月

 

 

期間

 

 

百分比

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

時期變化

 

 

變化

 

 

 

 

(以千爲單位)

 

 

 

 

按項目分的外部開發費用:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTLA-2001

 

 

$

22,842

 

 

$

16,404

 

 

$

6,438

 

 

 

39

%

NTLA-2002

 

 

 

11,656

 

 

 

4,798

 

 

 

6,858

 

 

 

143

%

NTLA-3001

 

 

 

1,766

 

 

 

8,563

 

 

 

(6,797

)

 

 

-79

%

未分配的研發費用:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

員工相關費用

 

 

 

29,666

 

 

 

32,317

 

 

 

(2,651

)

 

 

-8

%

研究材料和外包服務

 

 

 

17,922

 

 

 

16,084

 

 

 

1,838

 

 

 

11

%

設施相關費用

 

 

 

14,206

 

 

 

13,168

 

 

 

1,038

 

 

 

8

%

股權激勵

 

 

 

24,224

 

 

 

21,235

 

 

 

2,989

 

 

 

14

%

其他

 

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

1,127

 

 

 

(29

)

 

 

-3

%

研發總費用

 

 

$

123,380

 

 

$

113,696

 

 

$

9,684

 

 

 

9

%

2024年9月30日結束的三個月的研發費用增加,與2023年9月30日結束的三個月相比,主要是由於:

$640萬的外部成本增加與NTLA-2001的開發相關,這是我們主要的產品候選者,主要是由於 對合同服務支出的增加,部分被藥物元件的減少所抵消;
外部成本增加690萬美元,主要是由於藥物元件和簽約服務支出增加;
680萬美元的減少 與NTLA-3001開發相關的外部成本減少,主要是由於藥物元件和合同服務的支出減少;
由於2024年1月裁員,員工相關費用減少了270萬美元;
研究材料和合同服務增加180萬美元,主要由於藥物元件支出的增加,部分被合同服務和內部研究開發支出的減少抵消;
與設施相關的開支增加了100萬美元,主要與折舊、設施維護成本、分配給研發的科技費用和租金有關;以及
股票補償增加300萬美元。

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $1.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. This increase was primarily related to an increase in stock-based compensation of $1.3 million.

Other Income, Net

The increase in other income, net of $0.2 million is primarily related to a $3.9 million change related to our equity method loss recorded in the third quarter of 2023, offset in part by $3.1 million in expense due to the change in fair value of our investment in Kyverna and a $0.6 million decrease in interest income.

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Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

The following table summarizes our results of operations:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Period-to-

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Period Change

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Collaboration revenue

 

$

45,003

 

 

$

38,192

 

 

$

6,811

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

349,434

 

 

 

326,088

 

 

 

23,346

 

General and administrative

 

 

93,385

 

 

 

87,503

 

 

 

5,882

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

442,819

 

 

 

413,591

 

 

 

29,228

 

Operating loss

 

 

(397,816

)

 

 

(375,399

)

 

 

(22,417

)

Other income (expense), net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

37,176

 

 

 

37,373

 

 

 

(197

)

Change in fair value of investments, net

 

 

(29,483

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(29,483

)

Loss from equity method investment

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,905

)

 

 

10,905

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

(100

)

 

 

100

 

Total other income, net

 

 

7,693

 

 

 

26,368

 

 

 

(18,675

)

Net loss

 

$

(390,123

)

 

$

(349,031

)

 

$

(41,092

)

Collaboration Revenue

Collaboration revenue increased by $6.8 million to $45.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $38.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in collaboration revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is primarily due to the recognition of $21.0 million of previously eliminated intra-entity profit under the AvenCell LCA, offset in part by a $12.4 million reduction in revenue related to the AvenCell LCA. Refer to Note 7 to our condensed consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses increased by $23.3 million to $349.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $326.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

The following table summarizes our research and development expenses, together with the changes in those items in dollars and the respective percentages of change:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Period-to-

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Period Change

 

 

Change

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

External development expenses by program:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    NTLA-2001

 

 

$

51,206

 

 

$

39,523

 

 

$

11,683

 

 

 

30

%

    NTLA-2002

 

 

 

31,125

 

 

 

16,408

 

 

 

14,717

 

 

 

90

%

    NTLA-3001

 

 

 

7,005

 

 

 

16,724

 

 

 

(9,719

)

 

 

-58

%

Unallocated research and development expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Employee-related expenses

 

 

 

98,184

 

 

 

103,437

 

 

 

(5,253

)

 

 

-5

%

   Research materials and contracted services

 

 

 

46,930

 

 

 

46,003

 

 

 

927

 

 

 

2

%

   Rewrite research milestone

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

874

 

 

 

(874

)

 

 

-100

%

   Facility-related expenses

 

 

 

42,175

 

 

 

38,891

 

 

 

3,284

 

 

 

8

%

   Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

69,824

 

 

 

60,517

 

 

 

9,307

 

 

 

15

%

   Other

 

 

 

2,985

 

 

 

3,711

 

 

 

(726

)

 

 

-20

%

Total research and development expenses

 

 

$

349,434

 

 

$

326,088

 

 

$

23,346

 

 

 

7

%

The increase in research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to:

an $11.7 million increase in external costs related to the development of NTLA-2001, our lead product candidate, primarily due to an increase in spend on contracted services and consulting fees, offset in part by a decrease in drug components;

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a $14.7 million increase in external costs related to the development of NTLA-2002, primarily due to an increase in spend on drug components and contracted services;
a $9.7 million decrease in external costs related to NTLA-3001, primarily related to a decrease in spend on drug components and internal research costs, offset in part by an increase in spend on contracted services;
a $5.3 million decrease in employee-related expenses, primarily driven by a workforce reduction in January 2024;
a $0.9 million increase in research materials and contracted services primarily driven by an increase in drug component spend, offset in part by a decrease in internal R&D expenses;
a $3.3 million increase in facility-related expenses primarily related to depreciation, facility maintenance costs, technology expense allocated to research and development, and rent; and
a $9.3 million increase in stock-based compensation.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $5.9 million to $93.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $87.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This increase was primarily related to an increase in stock-based compensation of $6.3 million.

Other Income, Net

The decrease in other income, net of $18.7 million is primarily related to $29.5 million in expense due to the change in fair value of our investments in Kyverna and AvenCell and a $0.2 million decrease in interest income, offset in part by a $10.9 million change related to our equity method loss recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception through September 30, 2024, we have raised an aggregate of $2,758.3 million to fund our operations through our collaboration agreements, our initial public offering and concurrent private placements, follow-on public offerings, at-the-market offerings and the sale of convertible preferred stock.

As of September 30, 2024, we had $944.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

At-the-Market Offering Programs

2022 Sale Agreement

In March 2022, we entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement (the “2022 Sale Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”), under which Jefferies is able to offer and sell, from time to time in “at-the-market” offerings, shares of our common stock having aggregate gross proceeds of up to $400.0 million. In February 2024, we entered into an amendment to the 2022 Sale Agreement (the “2022 Sale Agreement, as amended”) to increase the size of the at-the-market offering program from $400.0 million to $750.0 million. We agreed to pay cash commissions of up to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of sales of common stock under the 2022 Sale Agreement, as amended. Through September 30, 2024 we have issued 14,522,533 shares of our common stock under the 2022 Sale Agreement, as amended.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we issued 7,004,370 shares of our common stock, in a series of sales, at an average price of $25.68 per share, in accordance with the 2022 Sale Agreement, as amended, for aggregate net proceeds of $174.9 million, after payment of cash commissions and approximately $0.2 million related to legal, accounting and other fees in connection with the sales.

As of September 30, 2024, $249.1 million in shares of common stock remain eligible for sale under the 2022 Sale Agreement, as amended.

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Funding Requirements

Our primary uses of capital are, and we expect will continue to be, research and development research materials and contracted services, clinical trial costs, compensation and related expenses, laboratory and office facilities, research supplies, legal and regulatory expenses, patent prosecution filing and maintenance costs for our licensed IP, milestone and royalty payments and general overhead costs. During the remainder of 2024, we expect our expenses to increase compared to prior periods in connection with our ongoing activities as we continue to develop our clinical programs and advance additional programs into clinical development.

Because our lead programs are in the clinical stage and the outcome of these efforts is uncertain, we cannot estimate the actual amounts necessary to successfully complete the development and commercialization of any future product candidates or whether, or when, we may achieve profitability. Until such time as we can generate substantial product revenues, if ever, we expect to fund our ongoing cash needs through equity financings and collaboration arrangements. We receive cost reimbursements from Regeneron related to our collaboration agreements with them. Additionally, we are eligible to earn milestone payments and royalties, in each case, on a per-product basis under our collaborations with SparingVision, ONK and ReCode, on a per-target basis under our collaboration with Regeneron, and upon achievement of certain events with Kyverna, subject to the provisions of our agreements with each of them. Except for these sources of funding, we will not have any committed external source of liquidity. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the future sale of equity, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our existing stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration arrangements in the future, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity financings when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.

Outlook

Based on our research and development plans and our expectations related to the progress of our programs, we expect that our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of September 30, 2024, as well as research and cost reimbursement funding from our collaboration agreements, will enable us to fund our ongoing operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into late 2026, excluding any potential milestone payments or extension fees that could be earned and distributed under our collaboration agreements or any strategic use of capital not currently in the base case planning assumptions. We have based this estimate on current assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could use our capital resources sooner than we expect.

Our ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability depends significantly on our success in many areas, including: developing our delivery technologies and our CRISPR/Cas9 technology platform; selecting appropriate product candidates to develop; completing research and preclinical and clinical development of selected product candidates; obtaining regulatory approvals and marketing authorizations for product candidates for which we complete clinical trials; developing a sustainable and scalable manufacturing process for product candidates; launching and commercializing product candidates for which we obtain regulatory approvals and marketing authorizations, either directly or with a collaborator or distributor; obtaining market acceptance of our product candidates; addressing any competing technological and market developments; negotiating favorable terms in any collaboration, licensing, or other arrangements into which we may enter; maintaining good relationships with our collaborators and licensors; maintaining, protecting, and expanding our portfolio of IP rights, including patents, trade secrets, and know-how; and attracting, hiring, and retaining qualified personnel.

Cash Flows

The following is a summary of cash flows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

(263,685

)

 

$

(301,032

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(25,998

)

 

 

(77,286

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

183,430

 

 

 

23,839

 

 

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Net cash used in operating activities

Net cash used in operating activities of $263.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 primarily consists of a net loss of $390.1 million, further reduced by the non-cash recognition of $21.0 million of previously eliminated intra-entity profit recorded within “collaboration revenue” and accretion of investment discounts and premiums of $14.2 million. These decreases are offset in part by stock-based compensation of $114.7 million, $29.5 million in net adjustments to the fair value of our investments in Kyverna and AvenCell, net changes in operating assets and liabilities of $9.8 million and depreciation of $7.7 million.

Net cash used in operating activities of $301.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily consists of a net loss of $349.0 million, further reduced by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $55.6 million, including the receipt of $12.6 million in payments from our collaboration partners during that period and offset in part by non-cash charges of stock-based compensation of $99.0 million, loss on equity method investment of $17.5 million and depreciation of $6.5 million.

Net cash used in investing activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we used $26.0 million of net cash in investing activities. The decrease in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is primarily due to $21.2 million in marketable securities purchased (net of maturities) and $4.8 million in cash for the purchase of property and equipment.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 we used cash of $77.3 million in investing activities. The decrease in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is primarily due to $64.8 million in marketable securities purchased (net of maturities) and $12.5 million in cash for the purchase of property and equipment.

Net cash provided by financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities of $183.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 includes $176.9 million in net proceeds from at-the-market offerings, $4.8 million in cash received from the exercise of stock options and $1.7 million in cash received from the issuance of shares through our employee stock purchase plan.

Net cash provided by financing activities of $23.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes $16.2 million in net proceeds from at-the-market offerings, $5.6 million in cash received from the exercise of stock options and $2.1 million in cash received from the issuance of shares through our employee stock purchase plan.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our critical accounting policies require the most significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements. Management has determined that our most critical accounting policies are those relating to revenue recognition, accrued research and development expenses and stock-based compensation. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies from those which were discussed in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Please read Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1, “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our business.

Contractual Obligations

There were no material changes to our contractual obligations during the three months ended September 30, 2024. For a complete discussion of our contractual obligations, please refer to our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The market risk inherent in our financial instruments and in our financial position represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of September 30, 2024, we had cash equivalents, restricted cash equivalents and marketable securities of $917.5 million consisting of interest-bearing money market accounts, corporate and financial institution debt securities, U.S. Treasury and other government-backed securities and asset-backed securities. Our primary exposure to market

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risk is interest rate sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates, particularly because our investments are primarily in marketable securities. Due to the short-term duration of our investment portfolios and the low risk profile of our investments, we do not believe an immediate change of 100 basis points, or one percentage point, would have a material effect on the fair market value of our investment portfolio. Declines in interest rates, however, would reduce future investment income.

We do not have any foreign currency or derivative financial instruments. Inflation generally affects us by increasing our cost of labor and program costs. We do not believe that inflation had a material effect on our results of operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have established disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer (our Chief Executive Officer) and principal financial officer (our Chief Financial Officer), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Management recognizes that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2024.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

In the ordinary course of business, we are from time to time involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations, proceedings, and threats of litigation related to intellectual property (“IP”), commercial arrangements and other matters. The outcome of any such legal proceedings, regardless of the merits, is inherently uncertain. In addition, litigation and related matters are costly and may divert the attention of our management and other resources that would otherwise be engaged in other activities. If we were unable to prevail in any such legal proceedings, our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition could be adversely affected.

BlueAllele Corp. v. Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.

On July 8, 2024, BlueAllele Corp. (“BlueAllele”) filed a complaint alleging infringement by Intellia of various patents in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Specifically, BlueAllele alleges that our experimentation, basic research, identification, optimization, manufacturing and/or use of bi-directional insertion template technology infringes the asserted patents and seeks, inter alia, unspecified compensatory damages and an injunction against the alleged infringing activities. On September 12, 2024, we filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. On October 23, 2024, BlueAllele responded to the motion to dismiss.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. In evaluating us and our business, careful consideration should be given to the following risk factors, in addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and in other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If any of the following risks and uncertainties actually occurs, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. The risks summarized and described below are not intended to be exhaustive and are not the only risks facing us. New risk factors can emerge from time to time, and we cannot predict the impact that any factor or combination of factors may have on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

The risk factors denoted with a “*”, if any, are newly added or have been materially updated from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Summary of the Material Risks Associated with Our Business

CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology has limited clinical validation and has only recently been approved for human therapeutic use. The approaches we are taking to discover and develop novel therapeutics using CRISPR/Cas9 systems are unproven and may never lead to marketable products. If we are unable to develop viable product candidates, achieve regulatory approval for any such product candidate or market and sell any products, we may never achieve profitability.
Clinical development involves a lengthy and expensive process, with an uncertain outcome. We may incur additional costs or experience delays in completing, or ultimately be unable to complete, the development and commercialization of any product candidates.
Results, including data from our preclinical studies and clinical trials, that we announce from time to time, such as the interim data from our ongoing Phase 1 study of NTLA-2001 or Phase 1/2 study of NTLA-2002, are not necessarily predictive of our other ongoing and future preclinical and clinical studies, and they do not guarantee or indicate the likelihood of approval of any potential product candidate by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or any other regulatory agency. If we cannot replicate the positive results from any of our preclinical or clinical studies, we may be unable to successfully develop, obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize any potential product candidate.
Negative public opinion and increased regulatory scrutiny of CRISPR/Cas9 use, genome editing or gene therapy generally may damage public perception of the safety of any product candidates that we develop and adversely affect our ability to conduct our business or obtain regulatory approvals for such product candidates.
Even if we obtain regulatory approval of any product candidates, such candidates may not gain market acceptance among physicians, patients, hospitals, third party payors and others in the medical community.

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Under our license agreement with Caribou Biosciences, Inc. (“Caribou”), we sublicense a patent family from the Regents of the University of California and the University of Vienna that is co-owned by Dr. Emmanuel Charpentier (collectively, “UC/Vienna/Charpentier”). The outcome of ongoing legal proceedings, as well as potential future proceedings, related to this patent family may affect our rights under certain intellectual property sublicensed under our license agreement with Caribou.
We could be unsuccessful in obtaining or maintaining adequate patent protection for one or more of our products or product candidates, or asserting and defending our intellectual property rights that protect our products and technologies.
Third parties may have patent rights and other intellectual property rights that cover our product candidates, and we may be unable to avoid, obtain or invalidate patent rights owned by third parties that are necessary to develop, manufacture or commercialize our product candidates in one or more jurisdictions.
Our ability to generate revenue from product sales and become profitable is dependent on the success of our application of CRISPR/Cas9 technology for human therapeutic use, which is at a clinical stage of development and will require significant additional discovery efforts, preclinical testing and clinical studies and manufacturing capabilities, as well as applicable regulatory guidance regarding preclinical testing and clinical studies from the FDA and other similar regulatory authorities, before we can seek regulatory approval and begin commercial sales of any potential product candidates.
We have incurred net losses in each period since our inception, anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses in the future and may never achieve profitability.
In vivo genome editing products and ex vivo engineered cell therapies based on CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology are novel and may be complex and difficult to manufacture. We could experience manufacturing problems or regulatory requirements that result in delays in the development, approval or commercialization of our product candidates or otherwise harm our business.
If we experience delays or difficulties in the enrollment of patients in clinical trials, our ability to complete clinical trials or our receipt of necessary regulatory approvals could be delayed or prevented.
Our technological advancements and any potential for revenue may be derived in part from our collaborations, including, for example, with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”), and if the collaboration or co-development agreements related to a material collaboration were to be terminated or materially altered in an adverse manner, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be harmed.
Our internal computer systems, or those of our collaborators or other contractors or consultants, may fail or suffer security breaches, which could result in a material disruption of our operations and development efforts.
We face significant competition in an environment of rapid technological change. The possibility that our competitors may achieve regulatory approval before we do or develop therapies that are more advanced or effective than ours may harm our business and financial condition or our ability to successfully market or commercialize our product candidates.
The price of our common stock historically has been volatile, which may affect the price at which you could sell any shares of our common stock.

Risks Related to Our Business

Risks Related to Preclinical and Clinical Development

CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology has only recently been clinically validated for human therapeutic use. The approaches we are taking to discover and develop novel therapeutics using CRISPR/Cas9 systems are unproven and may never lead to marketable products. If we are unable to develop viable product candidates, achieve regulatory approval for any such product candidate or market and sell any product candidates, we may never achieve profitability.

We are focused on developing curative medicines utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology, including in vivo therapies and ex vivo engineered cell therapies. Although there have been significant advances in recent years in the fields of gene therapy and genome editing, in vivo CRISPR-based genome editing technologies are relatively new and their therapeutic utility is largely unproven. Our approach to developing therapies centers on using CRISPR/Cas9 technology to alter, introduce or remove genetic

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information in vivo to treat various disorders, or to engineer human cells ex vivo to create therapeutic cells that can be introduced into the human body to address the underlying disease.

Successful development of products by us will require solving a number of issues, including developing or obtaining technologies to safely deliver a therapeutic agent into target cells within the human body or engineer human cells while outside of the body such that the modified cells can have a therapeutic effect when delivered to the patient, optimizing the efficacy and specificity of such products, and ensuring and demonstrating the therapeutic selectivity, efficacy, potency, purity and safety of such products. There can be no assurance we will be successful in solving any or all of these issues. With regards to CRISPR/Cas9-based therapies specifically, we are in clinical-stage development for NTLA-2001, NTLA-2002 and NTLA-3001, and advancing towards clinical testing for our other in vivo and ex vivo product candidates. Although one CRISPR/Cas9-edited ex vivo therapy has been recently approved in the United States (“U.S.”) and European Union (“EU”), no genome editing in vivo therapy has been approved in the U.S., EU countries or other key jurisdictions, and the potential to successfully obtain approval for any of our CRISPR/Cas9 product candidates remains unproven.

Our future success also is highly dependent on the successful development of CRISPR-based genome editing technologies, cellular delivery methods and therapeutic applications for the indications on which we have focused our ongoing research and development efforts. We may decide to alter or abandon these programs as new data become available and we gain experience in developing CRISPR/Cas9-based therapeutics. We cannot be sure that our CRISPR/Cas9 efforts and technologies will yield satisfactory products that are safe and effective, sufficiently pure or potent, manufacturable, scalable or profitable in our selected indications or any other indication we pursue. We cannot guarantee that progress or success in developing any particular CRISPR/Cas9-based therapeutic product will translate to other CRISPR/Cas9-based products.

Public perception and related media coverage of potential therapy-related efficacy or safety issues, including adoption of new therapeutics or novel approaches to treatment, as well as ethical concerns related specifically to genome editing and CRISPR/Cas9, may adversely influence the willingness of subjects to participate in clinical trials, or if any therapeutic is approved, of physicians and patients to accept these novel and personalized treatments. Physicians, healthcare providers and third party payors often are slow to adopt new products, technologies and treatment practices, particularly those that may also require additional upfront costs and training. Physicians may not be willing to undergo training to adopt these novel and potentially personalized therapies, may decide the particular therapy is too complex or potentially risky to adopt without appropriate training, and may choose not to administer the therapy. Further, due to health conditions, genetic profile or other reasons, certain patients may not be candidates for the therapies. In addition, responses by federal and state agencies, congressional committees and foreign governments to negative public perception, ethical concerns or financial considerations may result in new legislation, regulations, or medical standards that could limit our ability to develop or commercialize any product candidates, obtain or maintain regulatory approval or otherwise achieve profitability. New government requirements may be established that could delay or prevent regulatory approval of our product candidates under development. It is impossible to predict whether legislative changes will be enacted, regulations, policies or guidance changed, or interpretations by agencies or courts changed, or what the impact of such changes, if any, may be. Based on these and other factors, healthcare providers and payors may decide that the benefits of these new therapies do not or will not outweigh their costs.

Clinical development involves a lengthy and expensive process, with an uncertain outcome. We may incur additional costs or experience delays in completing, or ultimately be unable to complete, the development and commercialization of any product candidates.*

All of our programs are still in the discovery, preclinical or clinical stage. Our current and future product candidates will require preclinical and clinical activities and studies, regulatory review and approval in each jurisdiction in which we intend to market the products, substantial investment, establishing manufacturing capabilities, access to sufficient commercial manufacturing capacity and significant marketing efforts before we can generate any revenue from product sales. Before obtaining marketing approval from regulatory authorities for the sale of a product candidate, we must conduct extensive clinical trials to demonstrate the safety, purity, potency and efficacy of the product in humans. It is impossible to predict when or if any of our programs will prove effective and safe in humans or will receive regulatory approval. Preclinical and clinical testing is expensive, difficult to design and implement, can take many years to complete and is uncertain as to outcome. We may be unable to establish clinical endpoints that regulatory authorities consider clinically meaningful, and a clinical trial can fail at any stage. The outcome of preclinical testing and clinical trials may not be predictive of the success of later clinical trials, and interim results of a clinical trial do not necessarily predict final results. Moreover, preclinical and clinical data are often susceptible to varying interpretations and analyses, and many companies that have believed their product candidates performed satisfactorily in preclinical studies and clinical trials have nonetheless failed to obtain approval of their products.

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Successful completion of clinical trials is a prerequisite to submitting a Biologics License Application (“BLA”) to the FDA, and similar applications to comparable foreign regulatory authorities, for each product candidate and, consequently, the ultimate approval and commercial marketing of any product candidates. We do not know whether any of our clinical trials will begin or be completed on schedule, if at all. In addition, the regulatory requirements for later phase clinical trials, such as pivotal trials, are generally more stringent than earlier phase clinical trials, such as Phase 1 trials. We may not meet the requirements of regulatory authorities, such as the FDA, for initiating later phase clinical trials for our product candidates, which could delay the development of our product candidates, including the submission of a BLA or comparable marketing application.

Because these are new therapeutic approaches, discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing our product candidates may subject us to a number of challenges or delays in completing our preclinical studies and initiating or completing clinical trials. We also may experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, any current or future clinical trials that we conduct, which could delay or prevent our ability to receive marketing approval or commercialize our product candidates, including:

challenges in obtaining regulatory authorization or approval to conduct clinical trials in the U.S. from the FDA through an investigational new drug (“IND”) application or from other regulatory agencies outside the U.S., such as the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (“MHRA”) or the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”), through corresponding applications, such as a clinical trial application, a clinical trial notification or a clinical trial exemption, because these agencies have very limited or no experience with the clinical development of CRISPR/Cas9-based therapeutics, particularly in vivo therapeutics, which may require additional significant testing or data compared to more traditional therapies or otherwise delay the development of our product candidates;
successfully developing processes for the safe administration of these product candidates, including long-term follow-up for patients who receive treatment with any of our product candidates;
regulators, institutional review boards (“IRBs”) or ethics committees may not authorize us or our investigators to commence a clinical trial or conduct a clinical trial;
inability to reach, or delays in reaching, agreement on acceptable terms with trial sites and contract research organizations (“CROs”);
clinical trials of any product candidates may fail to show safety or efficacy, or could produce negative or inconclusive results, which could result in having to conduct additional preclinical studies or clinical trials or terminating the product development programs;
we may not be able to initiate or complete clinical trials of a product candidate if the required number of subjects is larger than we anticipated, the number of subjects willing to enroll is smaller than required, the pace of enrollment is slower than anticipated, or subjects drop out or fail to return for post-treatment follow-up at a higher rate than we anticipated;
we may need to educate medical personnel, including clinical investigators, and patients regarding the potential benefits and side effect profile of each of our product candidates;
regulatory agencies may require us to amend our INDs or equivalent regulatory filings, modify the design of our clinical trials or perform more extensive or lengthier preclinical or clinical testing compared to existing therapeutic modalities, any of which may delay the initiation or progression of any of our clinical trials;
animal models may not exist, or available animal models may be inadequate, for some of the human diseases we choose to pursue in our programs, or the preclinical studies we perform as part of our programs;
our third party contractors may fail to comply with regulatory requirements or meet their performance obligations to us in a timely manner, or at all, or may deviate from the clinical trial protocol or drop out of the trial, which may require that we add new clinical trial sites or investigators;
we may elect to, or regulators, IRBs or ethics committees may require that we or our investigators, suspend or terminate clinical research or trials for various reasons, including noncompliance with regulatory requirements or a finding that the participants are being exposed to unacceptable health risks;
the cost of preclinical studies and clinical trials of any product candidates may be greater than we anticipate;

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the supply or quality of our product candidates or other materials necessary to conduct preclinical studies and clinical trials of our product candidates may be insufficient or inadequate, or not available in a reasonable timeframe, and any transfer of manufacturing activities may require unforeseen manufacturing or formulation changes;
we may face challenges in sourcing preclinical, clinical and, if approved, commercial supplies for the materials used to manufacture and process our product candidates, which may include importing or exporting materials between different jurisdictions;
our product candidates may have undesirable side effects or other unexpected characteristics, such as effects or characteristics resulting from their biodistribution or mechanism of action, causing us or our investigators, regulators, IRBs or ethics committees to suspend or terminate the trials, or reports may arise from preclinical or clinical testing of other gene therapies or genome editing-based therapies that raise safety or efficacy concerns about our product candidates;
the FDA or other regulatory authorities may require us to submit additional data, such as long-term toxicology studies, or impose other requirements, including submitting preclinical data earlier in clinical development compared to existing therapeutic modalities or requiring amendments to our regulatory filings, before permitting us to initiate or rely on a clinical trial;
we may face challenges in establishing sales and marketing capabilities in anticipation of, and after obtaining, any regulatory approval to gain market authorization;
the FDA or other regulatory authorities may revise the requirements for authorizing our clinical trials or approving our product candidates, or their interpretation of the authorization or approval requirements may not be what we anticipate or require us to adopt Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (“REMS”) as a condition of approval; and
we may not ultimately obtain regulatory approval for a BLA, or corresponding applications outside the U.S., such as a marketing authorization application in the U.K. and other similar regulatory authorities, such as the EMA, which may have very limited or no experience with the clinical development of CRISPR/Cas9-based therapeutics, particularly in vivo therapeutics.

We could also encounter delays if a clinical trial is suspended or terminated by us, the IRBs of the institutions in which such trials are being conducted, the relevant ethics committee or the FDA or other relevant regulatory authorities, or if the Data Monitoring Committee (“DMC”) for such trial recommends such suspension or termination. Such authorities may impose or recommend such a suspension or termination due to a number of factors, including failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements or our clinical protocols, inspection of the clinical trial operations or trial site by the FDA or other regulatory authorities, resulting in the imposition of a clinical hold, manufacturing or quality control issues, unforeseen safety issues or adverse side effects, failure to demonstrate a benefit from using a product or treatment, failure to establish or achieve clinically meaningful trial endpoints, changes in governmental regulations or administrative actions or lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial. Many of the factors that cause, or lead to, a delay in the commencement or completion of clinical trials may also lead to a delay in submitting a BLA or comparable marketing application or ultimately lead to the denial of regulatory approval of our product candidates. Further, the FDA or other regulatory authorities may disagree with our clinical trial design and our interpretation of data from clinical trials or may change the requirements for approval even after they have reviewed and commented on the design for our clinical trials.

Additionally, because our in vivo technology potentially involves genome editing across multiple cell and tissue types, we are subject to many of the challenges and risks that other genome editing therapeutics and gene therapies face, including:

regulatory guidance regarding the requirements governing gene and genome editing therapy products have changed and may continue to change in the future, including, e.g., the finalized guidance document titled “Human Gene Therapy Products Incorporating Human Genome Editing” that the FDA issued in January 2024;
to date, only a limited number of products that involve in vivo gene transfer have been approved globally;
improper modulation of a gene sequence, including unintended editing events, insertion of a sequence into certain locations in a patient’s chromosome or other effects related to the biodistribution of our product candidates, could lead to cancer, other aberrantly functioning cells or other diseases, including death;
transient expression of the Cas9 protein or other genome editing components of our product candidates could lead to patients having an immunological reaction towards those cells, which could be severe or life-threatening;

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corrective expression of a missing protein in patients’ cells could result in the protein being recognized as foreign, and lead to a sustained immunological reaction against the expressed protein or expressing cells, which could be severe or life-threatening; and
regulatory agencies may require extended follow-up observation periods of patients who receive treatment using genome editing products including, for example, the FDA’s recommended 15-year follow-up observation period for these patients, and we will need to adopt such observation periods for our product candidates if required by the relevant regulatory agency, which could vary by country or region.

Further, because our ex vivo product candidates involve editing human cells and then delivering modified cells to patients, we are subject to many of the challenges and risks that engineered cell therapies face. For example, patients treated with engineered cell-based gene therapies may experience an allogeneic response leading to allograft rejection and potential local and systemic toxicities, which could be severe or life-threatening.

To date, most human clinical trials utilizing either in vivo or ex vivo CRISPR-based therapeutics, including our clinical trials for NTLA-2001 for transthyretin (“ATTR”) amyloidosis, NTLA-2002 for hereditary angioedema (“HAE”) and NTLA-3001 for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (“AATD”)-associated lung disease, are still at a clinical stage, with only one ex vivo CRISPR-based therapeutic product approved in December 2023 in the U.S. and EU. We have ongoing clinical trials in various countries for NTLA-2001 and NTLA-2002 for patients with ATTR amyloidosis and HAE, respectively. There is no certainty that the FDA or other similar agencies will continue to apply to all our CRISPR/Cas9 product candidates the same regulatory pathway and requirements it is applying to other in vivo therapies or ex vivo engineered therapeutics.

In addition, if any product candidates encounter safety or efficacy problems, development delays, regulatory issues or other problems, our development plans and business could be significantly harmed. For the reasons described above, among others, regulatory bodies, particularly the FDA, have requested, and may request in the future, additional preclinical studies for genome editing products, such as additional studies related to toxicology, biodistribution or reproductive health, and/or preclinical studies earlier in clinical development compared to other therapeutic modalities. Although the FDA cleared the INDs that we have submitted, it is possible that the FDA may impose requirements that result in a delay of any of our programs, including our submission of a BLA or comparable marketing application, or their regulatory approval. For example, following the March 2023 IND clearance for NTLA-2002, the FDA requested supplemental preclinical data related to the inclusion of female patients of child-bearing potential, which we have since provided to the FDA in advance of the planned Phase 3 study and have received written feedback from the FDA that the data provided support inclusion of female patients of child-bearing potential in the Phase 3 study. If we are unable to complete the required studies satisfactorily, the FDA or other regulatory bodies could require that we exclude certain patient populations from clinical studies, place our clinical studies on hold, or require us to cease further clinical studies or deny approval of such product candidates. Further, competitors that are developing in vivo or ex vivo products with similar technology may experience problems with their product candidates or programs that could in turn cause us to identify problems with our product candidates and programs, or cause the FDA or other regulatory bodies to impose additional requirements, that could cause us to delay or pause development of our product candidates. Any of these occurrences may harm our ability to identify and develop product candidates, and may harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects significantly.

We may experience manufacturing delays or other issues that prevent us from executing the clinical trials for NTLA-2001, NTLA-2002, NTLA-3001 or our other product candidates on the timeline we expect. Moreover, we cannot guarantee that the FDA, MHRA, the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, or other regulatory authorities will not change their requirements in the future or approve amendments to our INDs or equivalent regulatory filings, including for NTLA-2001, NTLA-2002, NTLA-3001 or our other product candidates on the timeline we expect.

Results, including data from our preclinical and clinical studies, are not necessarily predictive of our other ongoing and future preclinical and clinical studies, and they do not guarantee or indicate the likelihood of approval of any potential product candidate by the FDA or any other regulatory agency. If we cannot replicate positive results from any of our preclinical or clinical activities and studies, we may be unable to successfully develop, obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize any potential product candidate.

From time to time, we may disclose interim data from our clinical trials, such as the interim results of our ongoing Phase 1 study of NTLA-2001 or Phase 1/2 study of NTLA-2002 or planned Phase 1/2 study of NTLA-3001. Interim data from clinical trials that have not been completed are subject to the risk that one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient

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enrollment continues and more patient data become available or as patients from our clinical trials continue other treatments for their disease. We also make assumptions, estimations, calculations and conclusions as part of our analyses of data, and we may not have received or had the opportunity to fully and carefully evaluate all data. As a result, results that we report may differ from future results of the same studies, or different conclusions or considerations may qualify such results, once additional data have been received and fully evaluated. Consequently, interim data should be viewed with caution until we make the final data and analysis available.

In addition, there is a high failure rate, as well as potential substantial and unanticipated delays, for product candidates progressing through preclinical and clinical studies. Even if we are able to successfully complete our ongoing and future preclinical and clinical activities and studies for any potential product candidate, we may not be able to replicate, or may have to engage in significant efforts and resource and time investments to replicate, any positive results from these or any other studies in any of our future preclinical and clinical trials, and they do not guarantee approval of any potential product candidate by the FDA or any other necessary regulatory authorities in a timely manner or at all. For more information regarding these risks, see also the remainder of this risk factor section.

Negative public opinion and increased regulatory scrutiny of CRISPR/Cas9 use, genome editing or gene therapy generally may damage public perception of the safety of any product candidates that we develop and adversely affect our ability to conduct our business or obtain regulatory approvals for such product candidates.

Gene therapy in general, and genome editing in particular, remain novel technologies, with only a limited number of gene therapy products, and only one ex vivo genome editing product, approved to date in the U.S. and EU. Public perception may be influenced by claims that gene therapy or genome editing, including the use of CRISPR/Cas9, is unsafe or unethical, or carries an undue risk of side effects, such as improper modification of a gene sequence in a patient’s chromosome that could lead to cancer, and gene therapy or genome editing may not gain the acceptance of the public or the medical community. In particular, our success will depend upon physicians who specialize in the treatment of diseases targeted by our product candidates prescribing treatments that involve the use of our product candidates in lieu of, or in addition to, existing treatments with which they are more familiar and for which greater clinical data may be available. In addition, responses by the U.S., state or foreign governments to negative public perception or ethical concerns may result in new legislation or regulations that could limit our ability to develop or commercialize any product candidates, obtain or maintain regulatory approval or otherwise achieve profitability. More restrictive statutory regimes, government regulations or negative public opinion could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects, and may delay or impair the development and commercialization of our product candidates or demand for any products we may develop. For example, certain gene therapy trials led to several well-publicized adverse events, including cases of leukemia and death. Serious adverse events, such as these, in our clinical trials, or other clinical trials involving gene therapy or genome editing products or our competitors’ products, even if not ultimately attributable to the relevant product candidates, and the resulting publicity could result in increased government regulation, unfavorable public perception, potential regulatory delays in the testing or approval of our product candidates, stricter labeling requirements for those product candidates that are approved and a decrease in demand for any such product candidate. In addition, the use of the technology by third parties in areas that are not being pursued by us, such as for targeting and editing of embryonic cells, could adversely impact public and governmental perceptions regarding the ethics and risks of the CRISPR/Cas9 technology and lead to social or legal changes that could limit our ability to apply the technology to develop human therapies addressing disease. For example, reports of the use of CRISPR/Cas9 in China and Russia to edit embryos in utero have generated, and may continue to generate, negative public perception about the use of the technology in humans. Negative public and governmental perception of the technology, or additional governmental regulation of our technologies, could also adversely affect our stock price or our ability to enter into revenue generating collaborations or obtain additional funding from the public markets.

Risks Related to the Industry

Inconclusive results, lack of efficacy, adverse events or additional safety concerns in clinical trials that we or others conduct may impede the regulatory approval process or overall market acceptance of our product candidates.

Therapeutic applications of genome editing technologies, and CRISPR/Cas9 in particular, for both in vivo products and ex vivo products, are unproven and must undergo rigorous clinical trials and regulatory review before receiving marketing authorization. If the results of our clinical studies or those of any other third parties, including with respect to genome editing technology or engineered cell therapies, are inconclusive or fail to show efficacy or if such clinical trials give rise to safety concerns or adverse events, we may:

be prevented from, or delayed in, obtaining marketing approval for our product candidates;

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obtain approval for indications or patient populations that are not as broad as intended or desired;
obtain approval with labeling that includes significant use or distribution restrictions or safety warnings;
be subject to the addition of labeling statements, such as warnings or contraindications, or other types of regulatory restrictions or scrutiny;
be subject to changes in the way the product is administered;
be required to perform additional clinical studies to support approval or be subject to additional post-marketing testing requirements;
have regulatory authorities modify or withdraw their legal requirements or written guidance, if any, regarding the applicable regulatory approval pathway or any approval of the product in question, or impose restrictions on its distribution in the form of a modified REMS or similar strategy;
be sued; or
experience damage to our reputation.

Additionally, our product candidates could potentially cause other adverse events that have not yet been predicted and the potentially permanent nature of genome editing effects, including CRISPR/Cas9’s effects, on genes or novel cell therapies in the organs of the human body may make these adverse events irreversible. The inclusion of critically ill patients in our clinical studies or those of our competitors may result in deaths or other adverse medical events, including those due to other therapies or medications that such patients may be using. Any of these events could prevent us from achieving or maintaining regulatory approval or market acceptance of our product candidates and impair our ability to achieve profitability.

Research and development of biopharmaceutical products is inherently risky. We may not be successful in our efforts to use and enhance our genome editing technology to create a pipeline of product candidates, establish the necessary manufacturing capabilities, obtain regulatory approval and develop commercially successful products, or we may expend our limited resources on programs that do not yield a successful product candidate and fail to capitalize on potential product candidates or diseases that may be more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of success. If we fail to develop product candidates, our commercial opportunity, if any, will be limited.

We are at a clinical stage of development and our technology and approach has not yet led, and may never lead, to the approval or commercialization of any of our product candidates, including NTLA-2001 for ATTR amyloidosis, NTLA-2002 for HAE, or NTLA-3001 for AATD, or to our other product candidates being deemed appropriate for clinical development and ultimately approval by a regulatory agency. Even if we are successful in building our pipeline of product candidates, completing clinical development, establishing the necessary manufacturing processes and capabilities, obtaining regulatory approvals and commercializing product candidates will require substantial additional funding and are subject to the risks of failure inherent in therapeutic product development. Investment in biopharmaceutical product development involves significant risk that any potential product candidate will fail to demonstrate acceptable safety and efficacy profiles, gain regulatory approval, or become commercially viable.

We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to successfully advance any of our product candidates, including NTLA-2001, NTLA-2002, NTLA-3001 or product candidates developed through our collaborations, through the entire research and development process. Any of our other programs may show promise, yet fail to yield product candidates for clinical development or commercialization for many reasons. For more information regarding these risks, see the above risk factor section entitled “Risks Related to Preclinical and Clinical Development.

Even if we obtain regulatory approval of any product candidates, such candidates may not gain market acceptance among physicians, patients, hospitals, third party payors and others in the medical community.

The use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system to create genome editing-based therapies is a recent development and may not become broadly accepted by patients, healthcare providers, third party payors and other stakeholders. A variety of factors will influence whether our product candidates are accepted in the market, including, for example:

the clinical indications for which our product candidates are approved;
the potential and perceived advantages of our product candidates over alternative treatments;

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the incidence and severity of any side effects, including any unintended deoxyribonucleic acid (“DNA”) changes;
product labeling or product insert requirements of the FDA or other regulatory authorities;
limitations or warnings contained in the labeling approved by the FDA or other regulatory authorities;
the timing of market introduction of our product candidates;
availability or existence of competitive products;
the cost of treatment in relation to alternative treatments;
the amount of upfront costs or training required for healthcare providers to administer our product candidates;
the availability of adequate coverage, reimbursement and pricing by government authorities and other third party payors;
patients’ ability to access healthcare providers capable of delivering our product candidates;
patients’ willingness and ability to pay out-of-pocket in the absence of coverage and reimbursement by government authorities and other third party payors;
the willingness of the target patient population to try new therapies and of physicians to prescribe these therapies;
relative convenience and ease of administration, including as compared to alternative treatments and competitive therapies;
any restrictions on the use of our product candidates together with other medications;
interactions of our product candidates with other medicines patients are taking;
potential adverse events for any products developed, or negative interactions with regulatory agencies, by us or others in the gene therapy and genome editing fields; and
the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts and distribution support.

Even if our products achieve market acceptance, we may not be able to maintain that market acceptance over time if new products or technologies are introduced that are more favorably received than our products, are more cost effective or render our products obsolete. In addition, adverse publicity due to the ethical and social controversies surrounding the therapeutic in vivo use of CRISPR/Cas9, genome edited modified cells, or other therapeutics mediums, such as viral vectors that we may use in our clinical trials may limit market acceptance of our product candidates. If our product candidates are approved but fail to achieve market acceptance among physicians, patients, hospitals, third party payors or others in the medical community, we will not be able to generate significant revenue. Our efforts to educate the healthcare providers, patients and third party payors about our products may require significant resources and may never be successful.

Risks Related to Intellectual Property

Risks Related to Third Party and Licensed Intellectual Property

Third party claims of intellectual property infringement against us, our licensors or our collaborators may prevent or delay our product discovery and development efforts.

Our commercial success depends in part on our avoiding infringement of the valid patents and proprietary rights of third parties.

Numerous U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications owned by third parties exist in the fields in which we are developing our product candidates and in areas potentially related to components and methods we use or may use in our research and development efforts. As industry, government, academia and other biotechnology and pharmaceutical research expands and more patents are issued, the risk increases that our product candidates may give rise to claims of infringement of the patent rights of others. Our development candidates are complex and may include multiple components such as Cas9 protein or messenger ribonucleic acid encoding Cas9 protein, guide ribonucleic acids (“gRNAs”), targeting molecules, or formulation components such as lipids. We cannot guarantee that any of these components of our technology, processes, future product candidates or the use of such product candidates do not infringe third party patents. It is also possible that we have failed to identify relevant third party patents or applications. Because patent rights are granted jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction, our freedom

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to practice certain technologies, including our ability to research, develop and commercialize our product candidates, may differ by country.

Third parties may assert that we infringe their patents or that we are otherwise employing their proprietary technology without authorization, and may sue us. There may be third party patents with claims to compositions, formulations, methods of manufacture or methods of use or treatment that cover product candidates we discover and develop. Because patent applications can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending patent applications that may later result in issued patents that our product candidates may infringe. In addition, third parties may obtain patents in the future and claim that use of our technologies or the manufacture, use or sale of our product candidates or products that we develop infringes these patents. If a court of competent jurisdiction were to hold that we infringed such patents, the holders of any such patents may be able to block our ability to commercialize the applicable product candidate or products unless we obtain a license under the applicable patents, or until such patents expire or are finally determined to be held invalid or unenforceable. Such a license may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Even if we were able to obtain a license, it could be non-exclusive, thereby giving our competitors access to the same technologies licensed to us. We could be forced, including by court order, to cease commercializing, manufacturing or importing the infringing technology or product. In addition, we could be found liable for monetary damages, including treble damages and attorneys’ fees if we are found to have willfully infringed a patent. A finding of infringement could prevent us from commercializing one or more of our product candidates or products that we develop, force us to redesign our infringing products or force us to cease some or all of our business operations, any of which could materially harm our business and could prevent us from further developing and commercializing such products or future product candidates, thereby causing us significant harm. If we are unable to obtain a necessary license to a third party patent on commercially reasonable terms, our ability to commercialize our product candidates or products that we develop may be impaired or delayed, which could in turn significantly harm our business. In addition, we may be obligated to defend and/or indemnify our existing or potential collaborators, clinical investigators, contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”), CROs, consultants or vendors if a third party asserts similar infringement claims against them based on use of our technologies or the manufacture, use or sale of our product candidates or products that we develop, including product candidates or products developed with our collaborators. Claims that we have misappropriated the confidential information or trade secrets of third parties could have a similar negative impact on our business. Even if we are not found liable for infringing or misappropriating the intellectual property of a third party, such claims could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity that could harm our business.

Third parties may seek to claim intellectual property rights that encompass or overlap with intellectual property that we own or license from them or others. Legal proceedings may be initiated to determine the scope and ownership of these rights, and could result in our loss of rights, including injunctions or other equitable relief that could effectively block our ability to further develop and commercialize our product candidates or products that we develop, including product candidates or products developed with our collaborators. For example, through a license agreement between Caribou Biosciences, Inc. and us (the “Caribou License”), we sublicense the rights of the Regents of the University of California and the University of Vienna (collectively, “UC/Vienna”) to a worldwide patent portfolio that covers methods of use and compositions relating to engineered CRISPR/Cas9 systems for, among other things, cleaving or editing DNA and altering gene product expression in various organisms, including eukaryotic cells. We sublicense the UC/Vienna rights to this portfolio for human therapeutic, prophylactic and palliative uses, including companion diagnostics, except for anti-fungal and anti-microbial uses. This patent portfolio to-date includes, for example, multiple granted, allowed, and/or allowable patent applications in the U.S., as well as granted patents from the European Patent Office, the United Kingdom’s Intellectual Property Office, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Australia’s Intellectual Property agency and China’s Intellectual Property Office, among others. Because UC/Vienna co-own this portfolio with Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier (who has separately licensed her rights to other parties), we refer to this co-owned worldwide patent portfolio as the “UC/Vienna/Charpentier patent family.”

Third parties could assert that our licensors, such as UC/Vienna/Charpentier, do not have rights to the licensed technology (such as the CRISPR/Cas9 technology in the case of the Caribou License), including inventorship and ownership rights to currently issued or allowable patents, or that any rights owned by our licensors, such as UC/Vienna/Charpentier, are limited. If such third parties were found to have rights to the licensed technology (such as CRISPR/Cas9 technology), we could be required to obtain rights from such parties or cease our development and commercialization efforts. For example, under our Caribou License, we have rights to patent applications owned by UC/Vienna/Charpentier covering certain aspects of CRISPR/Cas9 systems to edit genes in eukaryotic cells, including human cells (collectively, the “UC/Vienna/Charpentier eukaryotic patent family”). The Broad Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Rockefeller University (collectively, the “Broad Institute”) co-own patents and patent applications that also claim CRISPR/Cas9 systems to edit genes in eukaryotic cells (collectively, the “Broad Institute patent family”). Because the respective owners of various

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UC/Vienna/Charpentier patent applications and the Broad Institute patent family both allege owning intellectual property claiming overlapping aspects of CRISPR/Cas9 systems and methods to edit genes in eukaryotic cells, including human cells, our ability to market and sell CRISPR/Cas9-based human therapeutics may be adversely impacted depending on the scope and actual ownership over the inventions claimed in the competing patent portfolios. On June 25, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) declared an interference between the UC/Vienna/Charpentier eukaryotic patent family and the Broad Institute patent family to determine which research group first invented the use of the CRISPR/Cas9 technology in eukaryotic cells and, therefore, is entitled to the U.S. patents covering that invention. The interference involved 14 allowable patent applications from the UC/Vienna/Charpentier eukaryotic patent family and 13 patents and one patent application from the Broad Institute patent family. On February 28, 2022, the PTAB issued a Decision of Priority and Judgment in the interference finding that the Broad Institute patent family has priority over the UC/Vienna/Charpentier patent family with respect to the subject matter of the interference. An appeal and cross-appeal from the interference are pending at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as Case Nos. 22-1594 and 22-1653, and the oral argument occurred on May 7, 2024.

On December 14, 2020, the PTAB declared an additional interference between the same 14 allowable patent applications in the UC/Vienna/Charpentier patent family, and one patent application owned by ToolGen, Inc. And, on June 21, 2021, the PTAB declared another interference between the same 14 allowable patent applications in the UC/Vienna/Charpentier patent family and one patent application owned by Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC (a subsidiary of Merck KGaA). Because the patent applications involved in these interferences also purport to cover the use of CRISPR/Cas9 for gene editing in eukaryotic cells, the PTAB seeks to determine between the various groups which one invented first and is entitled to the resulting U.S. patents. A decision on motions issued in the ToolGen interference on September 28, 2022, and the priority phase of that interference was suspended until a mandate concludes the Federal Circuit appeal and cross-appeal in the UC/Vienna/Charpentier interference with the Broad Institute. The Sigma-Aldrich interference is in its motions phase, and an order scheduling oral argument issued on October 24, 2022. If either the Broad Institute, ToolGen or Sigma-Aldrich were to succeed in any of their respective interferences, the prevailing party or parties could seek to assert its issued patents against us based on our CRISPR/Cas9-based activities, including commercialization. In addition, the prevailing party may assert similar infringement claims against our existing or potential collaborators, clinical investigators, CMOs, CROs, consultants or vendors, and we may be obligated to defend and/or indemnify those parties against such infringement claims.

In addition, other third parties, such as Vilnius University and Harvard University, filed patent applications claiming CRISPR/Cas9-related inventions around or within a year after the first patent application filed in the UC/Vienna/Charpentier patent family and allege (or may allege) that they invented one or more of the inventions claimed by UC/Vienna/Charpentier before UC/Vienna/Charpentier. If the USPTO deems the scope of any of such third party’s claims sufficiently overlap with the allowable claims from the applicable patent applications in the UC/Vienna/Charpentier patent family, the USPTO could declare other interference proceedings to determine the actual inventor of such claims. If these third parties were to prevail in their inventorship claims or obtain patent claims that cover our product candidates or related activities through these various legal proceedings, then we could be prevented from utilizing the intellectual property we have licensed from Caribou, as well as from developing and commercializing all or some of our products candidates unless we can obtain rights to the third parties’ intellectual property or avoid or invalidate it.

Further, many third parties, including the third parties described above, have also filed patent applications and obtained patents covering aspects of the CRISPR/Cas9 technology in other key jurisdictions, including the EU members, the U.K., China and Japan. If these patents are deemed valid and cover our product candidates or related activities, we could be prevented from developing and commercializing all or some of our product candidates unless we license the relevant intellectual property or avoid it.

Defense of any potential infringement claims, regardless of their merit, would involve substantial litigation expense, would be a substantial diversion of management and other employee resources from our business and may impact our reputation. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against us, or a third party that we are obliged to defend and indemnify, we may have to pay substantial damages, including treble damages and attorneys’ fees for willful infringement, obtain one or more licenses from third parties, pay royalties or redesign our infringing products, which may be impossible or require substantial time and monetary expenditure. In that event, we could be unable to further develop and commercialize our product candidates, which could harm our business significantly. Refer to “Item 1. Legal Proceedings” above for an example.

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We depend on intellectual property licensed from third parties and termination or modification of any of these licenses could result in the loss of significant rights, which would harm our business.

We are dependent on patents, know-how and proprietary technology, both our own and licensed from others, including Caribou. Any termination of these licenses, loss by our licensors of the rights they receive from others, diminution of our rights or those of our licensors, or a finding that such intellectual property lacks legal effect, could result in the loss of significant rights and could harm our ability to commercialize any product candidates. For example, UC/Vienna could challenge Caribou’s rights under their agreement, including Caribou’s right to sublicense its rights to others, such as Intellia, and on what terms such a sublicense would be granted, each of which could adversely impact our rights under our agreement with Caribou. Similarly, Caribou or other licensors, or other third parties from which we derive rights, could challenge the scope of our licensed rights or fields under our license agreement, which could adversely impact our exclusive rights to use CRISPR/Cas9 technology in our human therapeutics field. For example, in connection with the arbitration regarding the scope of the Caribou License, we executed a leaseback agreement with Caribou granting it a sublicense to develop and commercialize CB-010, which is a chimeric antigen receptor T (“CAR-T”) cell therapy directed at CD19. The leaseback agreement could adversely affect our business or that of our collaborators developing similar human therapeutics.

Disputes have and may arise between us and our licensors, our licensors and their licensors, or us and third parties that co-own intellectual property with our licensors or their licensors, regarding intellectual property subject to a license agreement, including those relating to:

the scope of rights, if any, granted under the license agreement and other interpretation-related issues;
whether and the extent to which our technology, products and processes infringe on, or derive from, intellectual property of the licensor that is not subject to the license agreement;
whether our licensor or its licensor had the right to grant the license agreement, or whether they are compliant with their contractual obligations to their respective licensor(s);
whether third parties are entitled to compensation or equitable relief, such as an injunction, for our use of the intellectual property without their authorization;
our right to sublicense patent and other rights to third parties, including those under collaborative development relationships;
whether we are complying with our obligations with respect to the use of the licensed technology in relation to our development and commercialization of product candidates;
our involvement in the prosecution, defense and enforcement of the licensed patents and our licensors’ overall patent strategy;
the allocation of ownership of inventions and know-how resulting from the joint creation or use of intellectual property by our licensors and by us and our partners; and
the amounts of royalties, milestones or other payments due under the license agreement.

If disputes over intellectual property that we have licensed prevent or impair our ability to maintain our current licensing arrangements on acceptable terms, or are insufficient to provide us the necessary rights to use the intellectual property, we may be unable to successfully develop and commercialize the affected product candidates. If we or any such licensors fail to adequately protect this intellectual property, our ability to commercialize our products could suffer.

We depend, in part, on our licensors to file, prosecute, maintain, defend and enforce patents and patent applications that are material to our business.

Patents relating to our product candidates are controlled by certain of our licensors or their respective licensors. Each of our licensors or their licensors generally has rights to file, prosecute, maintain and defend the patents we have licensed from such licensor. If these licensors or any future licensees and in some cases, co-owners from which we do not yet have licenses, having rights to file, prosecute, maintain, and defend our patent rights fail to adequately conduct these activities for patents or patent applications covering any of our product candidates, our ability to develop and commercialize those product candidates may be adversely affected and we may not be able to prevent competitors from making, using or selling competing products. We cannot be certain that such activities by our licensors or their respective licensors have been or will be conducted in compliance with

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applicable laws and regulations or in our best interests, or will result in valid and enforceable patents or other intellectual property rights. Pursuant to the terms of the license agreements with our licensors, the licensors may have the right to control enforcement of our licensed patents or defense of any claims asserting the invalidity of these patents and, even if we are permitted to pursue such enforcement or defense, we cannot ensure the cooperation of our licensors or, in some cases, other necessary parties, such as the co-owners of the intellectual property from which we have not yet obtained a license. We cannot be certain that our licensors or their licensors, and in some cases, their respective co-owners, will allocate sufficient resources or prioritize their or our enforcement of such patents or defense of such claims to protect our interests in the licensed patents. For example, with respect to our sublicensed rights from Caribou to UC/Vienna/Charpentier intellectual property, UC retained the right to control the prosecution, enforcement and defense of this intellectual property in its license agreement with Caribou and, pursuant to an Invention Management Agreement, shares these responsibilities with CRISPR Therapeutics AG and, under certain circumstances, ERS Genomics, Ltd., as the designated managers of the intellectual property. For these reasons, UC may be unable or unwilling to prosecute certain patent claims that would be best for our product candidates, or enforce its patent rights against infringers of the UC/Vienna/Charpentier patent family.

Even if we are not a party to legal actions or other disputes involving our licensed intellectual property, an adverse outcome could harm our business because it might prevent us from continuing to license intellectual property that we may need to operate our business. In addition, even when we have the right to control patent prosecution of licensed patents and patent applications, enforcement of licensed patents, or defense of claims asserting the invalidity of those patents, we may still be adversely affected or prejudiced by actions or inactions of our licensors and their counsel that took place prior to or after our assuming control.

We may not be successful in obtaining or maintaining necessary rights to product components and processes or other technology for our product development pipeline.

The growth of our business will likely depend in part on our ability to acquire or in-license additional proprietary rights. For example, our programs may involve additional product candidates, delivery systems or technologies that may require the use of additional proprietary rights held by third parties, including competitors. Our ultimate product candidates may also require specific modifications or formulations to work effectively and efficiently. These modifications or formulations may be covered by intellectual property rights held by others, including competitors. We may be unable to acquire or in-license any relevant third party intellectual property rights that we identify as necessary or important to our business operations.

Additionally, we sometimes collaborate with academic institutions to accelerate our preclinical research or development under written agreements with these institutions. Typically, these institutions provide us with an option to negotiate a license to any of the institution’s rights in technology resulting from the collaboration. Regardless of such option, we may be unable to negotiate a license within the specified timeframe or under terms that are acceptable to us. If we are unable to do so, the institution may offer the intellectual property rights to other parties, potentially blocking our ability to pursue our program.

The licensing and acquisition of third party intellectual property rights is a competitive practice and companies that may be more established, or have greater resources than we do, may also be pursuing strategies to license or acquire third party intellectual property rights that we may consider necessary or attractive in order to commercialize our product candidates. More established companies may have a competitive advantage over us due to their larger size and cash resources or greater clinical development and commercialization capabilities. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully complete such negotiations and ultimately acquire the rights to the intellectual property surrounding the additional product candidates that we may seek to acquire.

If we are unable to successfully obtain rights to valid third party intellectual property or to maintain the existing intellectual property rights we have, we may have to abandon development of such program and our business and financial condition could suffer.

We may be required to pay certain milestones and royalties under our license agreements with third party licensors.

Under our current and future license agreements and other technology agreements, we may be required to pay milestones and royalties based on our revenues, including sales revenues of our products, utilizing the technologies acquired, licensed or sublicensed from third parties, including Caribou and Rewrite Therapeutics, Inc. (“Rewrite”), and these milestones and royalty payments could adversely affect our ability to research, develop and obtain approval of product candidates, as well as the overall profitability for us of any products that we may seek to commercialize. In order to maintain our intellectual property rights under these agreements, we will need to meet certain specified milestones, subject to certain cure provisions, in the development of our product candidates. Further, our counterparties, including our licensors (or their licensors) or licensees, may dispute the terms,

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including amounts, that we are required to pay under the respective agreements. If these claims were to result in a material increase in the amounts that we are required to pay to our counterparties, including licensors or their licensors, or in a claim of breach of the applicable agreement, our ability to research, develop and obtain approval of product candidates, or to commercialize products, could be significantly impaired.

In addition, these agreements contain diligence milestones and we may not be successful in meeting all of the milestones in the future on a timely basis or at all. We will need to outsource and rely on third parties for many aspects of the clinical development, sales and marketing of our products covered under our license agreements and other technology agreements. Delay or failure by these third parties could adversely affect the continuation of these agreements with their counterparties, including our licensors or their licensors.

Risks Related to Patents and Trademarks

We could be unsuccessful in obtaining or maintaining adequate patent protection for one or more of our products or product candidates, or asserting and defending our intellectual property rights that protect our products and technologies.

We anticipate that we will file additional patent applications both in the U.S. and in other countries, as appropriate. However, we cannot predict:

if and when any patents will issue;
the scope, degree and range of protection any issued patents will afford us against competitors, including whether third parties will find ways to invalidate or otherwise circumvent our patents;
whether others will apply for or obtain patents claiming aspects similar to those covered by our patents and patent applications;
whether certain governments will appropriate our intellectual property rights and allow competitors to use them; or
whether we will need to initiate litigation or administrative proceedings to assert or defend our patent rights, which may be costly whether we win or lose.

Composition of matter patents for biological and pharmaceutical products are generally considered to be the strongest form of intellectual property protection for those types of products, as such patents provide protection without regard to any method of use. We cannot be certain, however, that any claims in our pending or future patent applications covering the composition of matter of our product candidates will be considered patentable by the USPTO or by patent offices in foreign countries, or that the claims in any of our ultimately issued patents will be considered valid and enforceable by courts in the U.S. or foreign countries. Method of use patents protect the use of a product for the specified method, for example a method of treating a certain indication using a product. This type of patent does not prevent a competitor from making and marketing a product that is identical to our product for an indication that is outside the scope of the patented method. Moreover, even if competitors do not actively promote their product for our targeted indications, physicians may prescribe these products “off-label” for those uses that are covered by our method of use patents. Although off-label prescriptions may infringe or contribute to the infringement of method of use patents, the practice is common and such infringement is difficult to prevent or prosecute.

The strength of patents in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical field can be uncertain, and evaluating the scope of such patents involves complex legal and scientific analyses. The patent applications that we own or in-license may fail to result in issued patents with claims that cover any product candidates or uses thereof in the U.S. or in other foreign countries.

Further, the patent prosecution process is expensive and time-consuming, and we may not be able to file and prosecute all necessary or desirable patent applications at a reasonable cost, in a timely manner, or in all jurisdictions. It is also possible that we will fail to identify patentable aspects of our research and development output before it is too late to obtain patent protection. Moreover, in some circumstances, we do not have the right to control the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent applications, or to maintain the patents, covering technology that we license from third parties. We may also require the cooperation of our licensors or other necessary parties, such as the co-owners of the intellectual property from which we have not yet obtained a license, in order to enforce the licensed patent rights, and such cooperation may not be provided. Therefore, these patents and applications may not be prosecuted and enforced in a manner consistent with the best interests of our business.

The laws of foreign countries may not protect our rights to the same extent as the laws of the U.S. and we may fail to seek or obtain patent protection in all major markets. For example, European patent law restricts the patentability of methods of treatment

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of the human body more than U.S. law does. Publications of discoveries in the scientific literature often lag behind the actual discoveries, and patent applications in the U.S. and other jurisdictions are typically not published until 18 months after filing, or in some cases not at all. Therefore, we will be unable to know with certainty whether we were the first to make any inventions claimed in any patents or patent applications, or that we were the first to file for patent protection of such inventions, nor can we know whether those from whom we license patents were the first to make the inventions claimed or were the first to file.

The issuance of a patent is not conclusive as to its inventorship, scope, validity or enforceability, and our owned and licensed patents may be challenged in the courts or patent offices in the U.S. and abroad. There is a substantial amount of litigation as well as administrative proceedings for challenging patents, including interference, derivation, reexamination, and other post-grant proceedings before the USPTO and oppositions and other comparable proceedings in foreign jurisdictions, involving patents and other intellectual property rights in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, and we expect this to be true for the CRISPR/Cas9 space as well. Indeed, a number of third parties have filed oppositions challenging the validity, and seeking the revocation, of several CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing patents granted to UC/Vienna/Charpentier by the European Patent Office (“EPO”). To date, UC/Vienna/Charpentier have successfully defended before the EPO’s opposition division the validity of their first European patent, which covers compositions comprising Cas9 and single gRNA molecules, as well as methods of editing DNA in vitro or ex vivo using Cas9 and single gRNAs. The opponents to this patent have appealed the decision of the EPO’s opposition division. If UC/Vienna/Charpentier fail in defending the validity of its first European patent, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights, such as the right to exclude others from using such intellectual property. Such an outcome could have a material adverse effect on our business in Europe. Similarly, third parties are opposing the other patents issued by the EPO to UC/Vienna/Charpentier, including their second European patent that was recently revoked by the EPO’s opposition division, a decision that UC/Vienna/Charpentier have appealed. Although the claims of these other patents are more limited in scope compared to the first European patent, the inability to defend their respective validity could result in loss of valuable rights. In addition, since the passage of the America Invents Act in 2013, U.S. law also provides for other procedures to challenge patents, including inter partes reviews and post-grant reviews, that add uncertainty to the possibility of challenge to our developed or licensed patents and patent applications in the future. Furthermore, for U.S. applications in which all claims are entitled to a priority date before March 16, 2013, an interference proceeding can be provoked by a third party or instituted by the USPTO to determine who was the first to invent any of the subject matter covered by the patent claims of our applications. See the above risk factor entitled Third party claims of intellectual property infringement against us, our licensors or our collaborators may prevent or delay our product discovery and development efforts.”

Such challenges may result in loss of exclusivity or freedom to operate or in patent claims being narrowed, invalidated or held unenforceable, in whole or in part, which could limit our ability to practice the invention or stop others from using or commercializing similar or identical technology and products, or limit the duration of the patent protection of our technology and products. Given the amount of time required for the development, testing and regulatory review of new product candidates, patents protecting such candidates might expire before or shortly after such candidates are commercialized. As a result, our owned and licensed patent portfolio may not provide us with sufficient rights to exclude others from commercializing products similar or identical to ours.

Furthermore, even if they are unchallenged, our patents and patent applications may not adequately protect our intellectual property or prevent others from designing their products to avoid being covered by our claims. If the breadth or strength of protection provided by the patent applications we hold is threatened, this could dissuade companies from collaborating with us to develop, and could threaten our ability to commercialize, product candidates. Further, if we encounter delays in our clinical trials, the period of time during which we could market product candidates under patent protection would be reduced. Because patent applications in the U.S. and most other countries are confidential for a period of time after filing, we cannot be certain that we were the first to file any patent application related to our product candidates.

Our pending and future patent applications or the patent applications that we obtain rights to through in-licensing arrangements may not result in patents being issued which protect our technology or future product candidates, in whole or in part, or which effectively prevent others from commercializing competitive technologies and products. Changes in either the patent laws or interpretation of the patent laws in the U.S. and other countries may diminish the value of our patents or narrow the scope of our patent protection.

Litigation or other administrative proceedings challenging our intellectual property, including interferences, derivation, reexamination, inter partes reviews and post-grant reviews, may result in a decision adverse to our interests and, even if we are successful, may result in substantial costs and distract our management and other employees. Furthermore, there could be public announcement of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments in any proceeding challenging

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the issuance, scope, validity and enforceability of our developed or licensed intellectual property. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a substantial adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

Any of these potential negative developments could impact the scope, validity, enforceability or commercial value of our patent rights and, as a result, have material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.

We may be subject to claims challenging the inventorship of our patents and other intellectual property.

We may in the future be subject to claims that former employees, collaborators or other third parties have an interest in our patents or other intellectual property as an inventor or co-inventor or other claims challenging the inventorship of our patents or ownership of our intellectual property (including patents and intellectual property that we in-license). For example, the UC/Vienna/Charpentier patent family that is covered by our license agreement with Caribou is co-owned by UC/Vienna and Dr. Charpentier, and our sublicense rights are derived from the first two co-owners and not from Dr. Charpentier. Therefore, our rights to these patents are not exclusive and third parties, including competitors, may have access to intellectual property that is important to our business. In addition, we may have inventorship disputes arise from conflicting obligations of collaborators, consultants or others who are involved in developing our technology and product candidates. Litigation or other legal proceedings may be necessary to defend against these and other claims challenging inventorship. If we fail in defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights, such as exclusive ownership of, or right to use, valuable intellectual property. Such an outcome could have a material adverse effect on our business. Even if we are successful in defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management and other employees.

We have limited foreign intellectual property rights and may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.

We have limited intellectual property rights outside the U.S. Filing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending patents on product candidates in all countries throughout the world would be prohibitively expensive, and our intellectual property rights in some countries outside the U.S. can have a different scope and strength than do those in the U.S. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries, such as China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa, do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as federal and state laws in the U.S. Consequently, we may not be able to prevent third parties from practicing our inventions in all countries outside the U.S., or from selling or importing products made using our inventions in and into the U.S. or other jurisdictions. Competitors may use our technologies in jurisdictions where we have not obtained patent protection to develop their own products and further, may export otherwise infringing products to territories where we have patent protection, but enforcement rights are not as strong as those in the U.S. These products may compete with our products and our patents or other intellectual property rights may not be effective or adequate to prevent them from competing. In addition, in jurisdictions outside the U.S., a license may not be enforceable unless all the owners of the intellectual property agree or consent to the license. Further, patients may choose to travel to countries in which we do not have intellectual property rights or which do not enforce these rights to obtain the products or treatment from competitors in such countries.

Many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. The legal systems of certain countries, such as China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa, do not favor the enforcement of patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property, particularly those relating to biopharmaceutical products, which could make it difficult in those jurisdictions for us to stop the infringement or misappropriation of our patents or other intellectual property rights, or the marketing of competing products in violation of our proprietary rights. Proceedings to enforce our patent and other intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business. Furthermore, such proceedings could put our patents at risk of being invalidated, held unenforceable, or interpreted narrowly, could put our patent applications at risk of not issuing, and could provoke third parties to assert claims of infringement or misappropriation against us. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially meaningful. Accordingly, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop or license.

We may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our patents, the patents of our licensors or our licenses, which could be expensive, time-consuming, and unsuccessful.

Competitors may infringe our patents or the patents of our licensors. To cease such infringement or unauthorized use, we may be required to file patent infringement claims, which can be expensive and time-consuming. In addition, in an infringement

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proceeding or a declaratory judgment action against us, a court may decide that one or more of our patents is not valid or is unenforceable, or may refuse to stop the other party from using the technology at issue on the grounds that our patents do not cover the technology in question. An adverse result in any litigation or defense proceeding could put one or more of our patents at risk of being invalidated, held unenforceable or interpreted narrowly and could put our patent applications at risk of not issuing. Defense of these claims, regardless of their merit, would involve substantial litigation expense and would be a substantial diversion of employee resources from our business.

Interference or derivation proceedings provoked by third parties or brought by the USPTO may be necessary to determine the priority of inventions with respect to, or the correct inventorship of, our patents or patent applications or those of our licensors. An unfavorable outcome could result in a loss of our current patent rights and could require us to cease using the related technology or to attempt to license rights to it from the prevailing party. Our business could be harmed if the prevailing party does not offer us a license on commercially reasonable terms. Litigation, interference or derivation proceedings may result in a decision adverse to our interests and, even if we are successful, may result in substantial costs and distract our management and other employees.

Further, if a party to our licenses, either a licensee or licensor, were to breach or challenge our rights under the relevant license agreement (or if one of our licensor’s own licensors were to challenge our licensor’s rights), we may have to initiate or participate in a legal proceeding to enforce our rights. Any such legal proceeding could be expensive and time-consuming. In addition, if a court or other tribunal were to rule against us, we could lose key intellectual property and financial rights. Pursuing or defending against these legal claims, regardless of merits, would involve substantial legal expense and would be a substantial diversion of employee resources from our business. Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation or contractual litigation there is a risk that some of our confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation or proceeding. In addition, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a substantial adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

Issued patents covering our product candidates could be found invalid or unenforceable if challenged in court or before the USPTO or comparable foreign authority.

If we or one of our licensing partners initiate legal proceedings against a third party to enforce a patent covering one of our product candidates, the defendant could counterclaim that the patent covering our product candidate is invalid or unenforceable. In patent litigation in the U.S., defendant counterclaims alleging invalidity or unenforceability are commonplace, and there are numerous grounds upon which a third party can assert invalidity or unenforceability of a patent. Third parties may also raise similar claims before administrative bodies in the U.S. or other jurisdictions, even outside the context of litigation. Such mechanisms include re-examination, inter partes review, post-grant review and equivalent proceedings in foreign jurisdictions, such as opposition or derivation proceedings. Such proceedings could result in revocation or amendment to our patents in such a way that they no longer cover and protect our product candidates. The outcome following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable. With respect to the validity of our patents, for example, we cannot be certain that there is no invalidating prior art of which we, our patent counsel, and the patent examiner were unaware during prosecution. If a defendant were to prevail on a legal assertion of invalidity, unpatentability and/or unenforceability, we would lose at least part, and perhaps all, of the patent protection on our product candidates. For example, as highlighted in the above risk factor entitled “We could be unsuccessful in obtaining or maintaining adequate patent protection for one or more of our products or product candidates, or asserting and defending our intellectual property rights that protect our products and technologies,” various third parties have filed challenges to the validity of UC/Vienna/Charpentier’s European patents, which cover compositions comprising Cas9 and gRNA molecules, as well as methods of editing DNA in vitro or ex vivo using Cas9 and gRNAs. If UC/Vienna/Charpentier fail in defending the validity of these patents, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights, such as the exclusive right to use such intellectual property. Such an outcome could have a material adverse effect on our business in Europe.

Obtaining and maintaining our patent protection depends on compliance with various procedural, document submission, fee payment and other requirements imposed by governmental patent agencies, and our patent protection could be reduced or eliminated for non-compliance with these requirements.

Periodic maintenance fees on any issued patent are due to be paid to the USPTO and foreign patent agencies in several stages over the lifetime of the patent. The USPTO and various foreign governmental patent agencies require compliance with a number of procedural, documentary, fee payment and other similar provisions during the patent application process. Although an inadvertent lapse can in many cases be cured by payment of a late fee or by other means in accordance with the applicable rules, there are situations in which noncompliance can result in abandonment or lapse of the patent or patent application, resulting in

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partial or complete loss of patent rights in the relevant jurisdiction. Noncompliance events that could result in abandonment or lapse of a patent or patent application include failure to respond to official actions within prescribed time limits, non-payment of fees, and failure to properly legalize and submit formal documents. In any such event, our competitors might be able to enter the market, which would have a material adverse effect on our business.

If our trademarks and trade names are not adequately protected, then we may not be able to build name recognition in our markets of interest and our business may be adversely affected.

If our trademarks and trade names are not adequately protected, then we may not be able to build name recognition in our markets of interest and our business may be adversely affected. Our unregistered trademarks or trade names may be challenged, infringed, circumvented or declared generic or determined to be infringing on other marks. We may not be able to protect our rights to these trademarks and trade names, which we need to build name recognition among potential partners or future, potential customers in our markets of interest. At times, competitors may adopt trade names or trademarks similar to ours, thereby impeding our ability to build brand identity and possibly leading to market confusion. In addition, there could be potential trade name or trademark infringement claims brought by owners of other registered trademarks or trademarks that incorporate variations of our unregistered trademarks or trade names. Over the long term, if we are unable to successfully register our trademarks and trade names and establish name recognition based on our trademarks and trade names, then we may not be able to compete effectively and our business may be adversely affected. Our efforts to enforce or protect our proprietary rights related to trademarks, trade secrets, domain names, copyrights or other intellectual property may be ineffective and could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could adversely impact our financial condition or results of operations.

Risks Related to Potential Disclosure of Confidential Information

Confidentiality agreements with employees and third parties may not prevent unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets and other proprietary information.

In addition to the protection afforded by patents, we seek to rely on trade secret protection and confidentiality agreements to protect our proprietary and confidential information. We also utilize proprietary processes for which it would be difficult to enforce patents. In addition, other elements of our product discovery and development processes involve proprietary know-how, information, or technology that is not covered by patents. Trade secrets, however, may be difficult to protect. We seek to protect our proprietary processes, in part, by entering into confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants, outside scientific advisors, contractors, and collaborators, and we also rely on federal and state laws requiring our directors, employees, contractors and collaborators to protect our proprietary information. Although we use reasonable efforts to protect our trade secrets, our employees, consultants, outside scientific advisors, contractors, and collaborators might intentionally or inadvertently disclose our trade secret information to competitors. In addition, competitors may otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or independently develop substantially equivalent information and techniques. Furthermore, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent or in the same manner as the laws of the U.S. As a result, we may encounter significant problems in protecting and defending our intellectual property both in the U.S. and abroad. If we are unable to prevent unauthorized material disclosure of our intellectual property to third parties, or misappropriation of our intellectual property by third parties, we may not be able to establish or maintain a competitive advantage in our market, which could materially adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition. Our trade secrets and other confidential information of ours may also be exposed through cybersecurity attacks, ransomware attacks, and other hacking attempts directed at our information technology systems and those of our employees, consultants, outside scientific advisors, contractors, vendors and collaborators. For more information, see the risk factor section entitled “Risks Related to Data and Privacy.

We may be subject to claims that our employees, directors, consultants, or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed confidential information of third parties.

We have received confidential and proprietary information from third parties. In addition, we employ individuals who were previously employed at other biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies as well as academic research institutions. We may be subject to claims that we or our employees, directors, consultants, or independent contractors have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed confidential information of these third parties or our employees’ former employers. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims, which could result in money damages or a judicial order prohibiting the use of certain intellectual property. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial cost and be a distraction to our management and employees.

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Risks Related to Our Financial Position and Need for Additional Capital

Risks Related to Past Financial Condition

We have never generated any revenue from product sales and our ability to generate revenue from product sales and become profitable depends significantly on our success in a number of areas.

We have no products approved for commercial sale, have not generated any revenue from product sales, and do not anticipate generating any revenue from product sales until we have received regulatory approval for the commercial sale of one of our product candidates. Our ability to generate revenue, and achieve and retain profitability, depends significantly on our success in many areas, including:

obtaining regulatory approvals and marketing authorizations for our lead programs;
obtaining market acceptance of our product candidates as viable treatment options;
launching and commercializing product candidates for which we obtain regulatory approvals and marketing authorizations, either directly or with a collaborator or distributor;
accurately assessing the size and addressability of potential patient populations;
addressing any competing technological and market developments;
maintaining, protecting and expanding our portfolio of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets and know-how;
avoiding infringement of or obtaining licenses to any valid intellectual property owned or controlled by third parties;
negotiating favorable terms in any collaboration, licensing or other arrangements into which we may enter or which may be necessary for us to develop, manufacture or commercialize our product candidates;
maintaining good relationships with our collaborators and licensors;
attracting, hiring and retaining qualified personnel;
developing a sustainable and scalable manufacturing process for product candidates, including establishing and maintaining commercially viable supply relationships with third parties, such as CMOs, and potentially establishing our own manufacturing capabilities and infrastructure;
successfully completing research, preclinical and clinical development of product candidates;
investing resources in developing commercial manufacturing and operational infrastructure prior to clinical evidence of safety and efficacy for a given product candidate; and
selecting commercially viable product candidates and effective delivery methods.

Even if one or more product candidates that we discover and develop are approved for commercial sale, we anticipate incurring significant costs associated with commercializing any approved product candidate and the timing of such costs may be out of our control. If we are not able to generate revenue from the sale of any approved products, we may never become profitable.

Our operating history may make difficult the evaluation of our business’s success to date and assessment of our future viability.

We are a clinical-stage company. We were founded and commenced operations in mid-2014. All of our product candidates are still in preclinical development or clinical trials. We have not yet demonstrated our ability to successfully complete any clinical trials, including large-scale, pivotal clinical trials, obtain marketing approvals, manufacture clinical and commercial scale therapeutics, or arrange for a third party to do so on our behalf, or conduct sales and marketing activities necessary for successful commercialization. Our ability to generate product revenue or profits, which we do not expect will occur for many years, if ever, will depend heavily on the successful development and eventual commercialization of our product candidates, which may never occur. We may never be able to develop or commercialize a marketable product.

Each of our programs may require additional discovery research and then preclinical and clinical development, regulatory approval in multiple jurisdictions, obtaining manufacturing supply, capacity and expertise, building of a commercial organization, substantial investment and significant marketing efforts before we generate any revenue from product sales. In

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addition, our product candidates must be approved for marketing by the FDA, or certain other foreign regulatory agencies, before we may commercialize any product.

Our operating history, particularly in light of the rapidly evolving genome editing field, may make it difficult to evaluate our current business and predict our future performance. Our relatively short history as an operating company makes any assessment of our future success or viability subject to significant uncertainty. We will encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by clinical-stage companies in rapidly evolving fields. If we do not address these risks successfully, our business will suffer.

We have incurred net losses in each period since our inception, anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses in the future and may never achieve profitability.

We are not profitable and have incurred losses in each period since our inception. Our net loss was $390.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $2,048.5 million. We expect these losses to increase as we continue to incur significant research and development and other expenses related to our ongoing operations, seek regulatory approvals for our future product candidates, scale-up manufacturing capabilities, maintain, expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio and hire additional personnel to support the development of our product candidates and to enhance our operational, financial and information management systems. We expect to finance our operations through a combination of collaboration revenue, equity or debt financings or other sources, which may include collaborations with third parties.

A critical aspect of our strategy is to invest significantly in our technology to improve the efficacy and safety of potential product candidates that we discover. Even if we succeed in discovering, developing and ultimately commercializing one or more of these product candidates, we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future relating to our substantial research and development expenditures to develop our technologies. We may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may adversely affect our business. The size of our future net losses will depend, in part, on the rate of future growth of our expenses and our ability to generate revenue. Our prior losses and expected future losses have had and will continue to have an adverse effect on our stockholders’ equity and working capital. Further, the net losses we incur may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year, such that a period-to-period comparison of our results of operations may not be a good indication of our future performance.

Risks Related to Future Financial Condition

We may need to raise substantial additional funding to fund our operations. If we fail to obtain additional financing, we may be unable to complete the development and commercialization of any product candidates.

Our operations have required substantial amounts of cash since inception, and we expect to spend substantial amounts of our financial resources on our discovery programs going forward and future development efforts. Before obtaining marketing approval from regulatory authorities for the sale of any product candidate, we must complete preclinical development, manufacture (or have manufactured) product candidates and components, and then conduct extensive clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of any of our future product candidates in humans. Because preclinical and clinical testing is expensive and can take many years to complete, we may require additional funding to complete these undertakings. Further, if we are able to identify product candidates that are eventually approved, we will require significant additional amounts in order to launch and commercialize our product candidates. For the foreseeable future, we expect to continue to rely on additional financing to achieve our business objectives. Our future capital requirements will depend on and could increase significantly as a result of many factors, including the scope, progress, results and costs of drug discovery, preclinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials for our current or future product candidates, including additional expenses attributable to adjusting our development plans (including any supply related matters).

We will require additional capital for the further development and commercialization of any product candidates and may need to raise additional funds sooner if we choose to expand more rapidly than we presently anticipate or due to other unanticipated factors. Disruptions in the financial markets in general have made equity and debt financing more difficult to obtain, and may have a material adverse effect on our ability to meet our fundraising needs.

We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. We have no committed source of additional capital and if we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development, manufacture or commercialization of our product candidates or other research and development initiatives. Our collaboration and license agreements may also be terminated if we are unable

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to meet the payment or other obligations under the agreements. We could be required to seek collaborators for product candidates at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable or on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available or relinquish or license on unfavorable terms our rights to product candidates in markets where we otherwise would seek to pursue development or commercialization ourselves.

Any of the above events could significantly harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations and cause the price of our common stock to decline.

Raising additional capital may cause dilution to our stockholders and restrict our operations.

We will need additional capital in the future to continue our planned operations. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our existing stockholders may be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. In addition, the valuation of public companies may require selling equity at lower prices to ensure appropriate capitalization. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends.

Unfavorable national or global economic conditions or political developments could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our results of operations could be adversely affected by general conditions in the national or global economy and financial markets. For example, governmental statements, actions or policies, political unrest and global financial crises can cause extreme volatility and disruptions in the capital and credit markets. A severe or prolonged economic downturn, political unrest or additional global financial crises, could result in a variety of risks to our business, including weakened demand for our products, if approved, or our ability to raise additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at all. A weak or declining economy could also strain our suppliers, possibly resulting in supply disruption. Any of the foregoing could harm our business and we cannot anticipate all of the ways in which the current economic climate, further political developments and financial market conditions could adversely impact our business.

Inadequate funding for, or change of priorities or disruptions at, the FDA and other government agencies in or outside the U.S. could hinder their ability to hire, retain, or deploy key leadership and other personnel, prevent new products and services from being developed or commercialized in a timely manner or otherwise prevent those agencies from performing normal business functions on which the operation of our business may rely, which could negatively impact our business.

The ability of the FDA and other similar regulatory agencies to review and approve new products can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, ability to hire and retain key personnel and authorization to accept the payment of user fees, reallocation of resources to address unique or new healthcare issues (or other future public health concerns), and statutory, regulatory, and policy changes. In addition, government funding of other government agencies on which our operations may rely, including those that fund research and development activities, is subject to the political process, which is inherently fluid and unpredictable. For example, over the last several years, the U.S. government has shut down several times and certain regulatory agencies, such as the FDA and the SEC, have had to furlough critical FDA, SEC and other government employees and stop critical activities.

If a prolonged government shutdown occurs in the U.S. or other jurisdictions where we plan to conduct our clinical trials, manufacturing, or other operations, it could significantly impact the ability of the relevant agency, such as the FDA, to timely review and process our regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Risks Related to Manufacturing and Supply

In vivo genome editing products and ex vivo engineered cell therapies based on CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology are novel and may be complex and difficult to manufacture. We could experience manufacturing problems that result in delays in the development, approval or commercialization of our product candidates or otherwise harm our business.

The manufacturing process used to produce CRISPR/Cas9-based in vivo and engineered cell therapy product candidates may be complex, as they are novel and have not been validated for late phase clinical and commercial production and may require components that are difficult to obtain or manufacture at the necessary quantities and in accordance with regulatory requirements. Several factors could cause production interruptions, including equipment malfunctions; facility unavailability or contamination;

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raw material cost, shortages or contamination; natural disasters, such as pandemics or other outbreaks or similar public health crises; disruption in utility services; human error; insufficient personnel; inability to meet legal or regulatory requirements; or disruptions in the operations of our suppliers.

Because our product candidates are regulated as biologics, their processing steps will be more complex than those of most small molecule drugs. Moreover, unlike small molecules, the physical and chemical properties of a complex product such as ours generally cannot be fully characterized. As a result, assays of the finished product or relevant components may not be sufficient to ensure that the product will perform in the intended manner. For this reason, we will employ multiple steps to control the manufacturing process to ensure that the process results in product candidates that meet their specifications, but complications at any one step could adversely impact our manufacturing of products. Further, we may encounter problems achieving adequate quantities and quality of clinical grade materials that meet the FDA or other relevant regulatory agency’s applicable standards or our specifications with consistent and acceptable production yields and costs. Manufacturing process irregularities, even minor deviations from the normal process, could result in product defects or manufacturing issues that cause lot failures, product recalls, product liability claims and litigation, insufficient inventory or production interruption. In addition, product manufacturing and supply could be delayed if the FDA and other regulatory authorities require us to submit lot samples, testing results and protocols, or if they require that we not distribute a lot until they authorize the product’s release.

Further, certain of our product candidates may require components that are unavailable or difficult to acquire or manufacture at the necessary scale and in compliance with regulatory requirements to support our clinical trials or, if approved, commercial efforts. We expect to continue to rely on third party CMOs to manufacture these components and the final product candidates for the foreseeable future. We may not have full control of these CMOs and they may prioritize other customers or be unable to provide us with enough manufacturing capacity to meet our objectives. Further, we may rely on CMOs outside the U.S. for certain components of our product candidates, and may be subject to importation regulations that may affect our ability to manufacture or increase the cost of our product candidates.

We also may encounter problems developing our own manufacturing capabilities, including hiring and retaining the experienced scientific, engineering, quality and manufacturing personnel needed to operate or supervise the necessary manufacturing processes. These issues could result in delays in production or difficulties in maintaining compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Any of these manufacturing and supply issues or delays could restrict our ability to meet clinical or market demand for our products, and be costly to us and otherwise harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Further, any problems in manufacturing processes or facilities could make us a less attractive collaborator for potential partners, including larger pharmaceutical companies and academic research institutions, which could limit our access to additional attractive development programs.

Risks Related to Government Regulation

Risks Related to Obtaining Regulatory Approval

While the regulatory framework for approval of gene therapy including genome editing products exists, the limited precedent for genome-edited products makes the regulatory approval process potentially more unpredictable and we may experience significant delays in the clinical development and regulatory approval, if any, of our product candidates.

The research, testing, manufacturing, labeling, approval, selling, import, export, marketing and distribution of drug products, including genome editing therapeutics and engineered cell therapies, are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA in the U.S. and other regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions. For example, we are not permitted to market any drug or biological product, including in vivo products or engineered cell therapies, until we receive regulatory approval from the relevant regulatory agency, such as the FDA in the U.S. or EMA in the EU. We expect the novel nature of our product candidates to create challenges or raise questions from regulatory agencies in obtaining regulatory approval. For example, in the U.S., the FDA has not approved any in vivo gene editing-based therapeutic and has only approved one ex vivo CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing therapy for human therapeutic use. The FDA may also require a panel of experts, referred to as an Advisory Committee, to deliberate on the adequacy of the safety and efficacy data to support approval. The Advisory Committee’s opinion, although not binding, may significantly impact our ability to obtain approval of our product candidates. Moreover, while we are not aware of any specific genetic or biomarker tests for which regulatory approval would be necessary to advance any of our product candidates to clinical trials or commercialization, regulatory agencies could require the development and approval of such tests. Accordingly, the regulatory

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approval pathway for such product candidates may be uncertain, complex, expensive and lengthy, as well as different in each jurisdiction, and approval may not be obtained in any, some or all jurisdictions.

Other non-regulatory entities may impact the regulatory agencies’ and ethics committees’ evaluation and approval decision regarding our product candidates. For example, in December 2018, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) established the Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. While the standards are expected to focus primarily on germline modifications, the guidelines could impact somatic cell editing research programs, such as ours. In March 2019, the WHO Expert Advisory Committee recommended initiating the first phase of a new global registry (the “Registry”) to track research on human genome editing. Accepting this recommendation, the WHO announced plans in August 2019 for an initial phase of the registry using the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. This phase will include worldwide registries for both somatic cell editing and germline editing clinical trials. Although registration of these clinical trials in the WHO’s Registry currently is voluntary, failure to register could impact the evaluation by the regulators and ethics committees. In July 2021, the WHO Expert Advisory Committee issued recommendations and a governance framework for human genome editing research intended for the international, regional, national and institutional level. For example, the WHO recommended that clinical trials using somatic human genome editing technologies be reviewed and approved by the appropriate research ethics committee before inclusion in its Registry; basic and preclinical gene editing research also be included in a registry; somatic or germline human genome editing research should only take place in jurisdictions with domestic policy and oversight mechanisms; and relevant patent holders help ensure equitable access to human genome editing interventions. We cannot predict the impact of the WHO’s current and future recommendations, or any policies or actions that ethics committees or regulatory agencies may take in response to such recommendations, on our research, clinical and business plans and results.

Patient enrollment is a significant factor in the timing of clinical trials and is affected by many factors, including willingness of physicians to use an experimental therapy, the availability of existing treatments, the trial’s geographic locations and the number of patients in each geographic location. In addition, our ability to enroll and dose patients may be delayed by the relevant regulatory authority, as well as the IRB or another ethics committee (whether local or national). For example, as set forth in the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (“NIH Guidelines”), gene therapy clinical trials are also subject to review and oversight by an institutional biosafety committee (“IBC”), a local institutional committee that reviews and oversees research utilizing recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules at that institution. Before a clinical trial can begin at any institution, that institution’s IRB and its IBC assesses the safety of the research and identifies any potential risk to public health or the environment. While the NIH Guidelines are not mandatory unless the research in question is being conducted at or sponsored by institutions receiving NIH funding of recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecule research, many companies and other institutions not otherwise subject to the NIH Guidelines voluntarily follow them. Further, a clinical trial may be suspended or terminated by us, the relevant IRBs or ethics committees of the trial, or the FDA or other regulatory authorities, or upon a recommendation of the trial’s DMC, due to a number of factors, including failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements or our clinical protocols, unforeseen safety issues or adverse side effects, failure to demonstrate a benefit from using a product candidate, changes in governmental regulations or administrative actions or lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial. If we experience termination of, or delays in the completion of, any clinical trial of product candidates, the commercial prospects for such product candidates will be harmed, and our ability to generate product revenue will be impaired. In addition, any delays in completing any clinical trials will increase our costs, slow down our product development and approval process and jeopardize our ability to commence product sales and generate revenue.

We are currently conducting and may in the future conduct other clinical trials for our product candidates outside the U.S., and the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities may not accept data from such trials.

We are currently conducting our Phase 3 clinical trial of NTLA-2001, and may in the future conduct clinical trials for our other product candidates outside the U.S. The acceptance of data from clinical trials conducted outside the U.S. or another jurisdiction by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authority may be subject to certain conditions or may not be accepted at all. The FDA will generally not consider the data from a foreign clinical trial not conducted under an IND unless (i) the trial was well-designed and well-conducted in accordance with good clinical practice (“GCP”) requirements, including requirements for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials in a way that provides assurance that the data and reported results are credible and accurate and that the rights, safety, and well-being of trial subjects are protected, and (ii) the FDA is able to validate the data from the trial through an onsite inspection, if necessary. Additionally, the FDA’s clinical trial requirements, including sufficient size of patient populations and statistical powering, must be met. Many foreign regulatory authorities have similar approval requirements. In addition, such foreign trials would be subject to the

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applicable local laws of the foreign jurisdictions where the trials are conducted. There can be no assurance that the FDA or any comparable foreign regulatory authority will accept data from trials conducted outside of the U.S. or the applicable jurisdiction. If the FDA or any comparable foreign regulatory authority does not accept such data, it would result in the need for additional trials, which could be costly and time-consuming, and which may result in product candidates that we may develop not receiving approval for commercialization in the applicable jurisdiction.

We have received orphan drug designation for NTLA-2001 and NTLA-2002 and may in the future seek orphan drug designation for some of our other product candidates, but we may be unable to obtain such designations or to maintain the benefits associated with orphan drug status, including market exclusivity, which may cause our revenue, if any, to be reduced.

Regulatory authorities in some jurisdictions, including the U.S. and Europe, may in response to a request from the sponsor designate products for relatively small patient populations as orphan drugs. Under the Orphan Drug Act, the FDA may grant orphan drug designation to a product intended to treat a rare disease or condition, defined as a disease or condition with a patient population of fewer than 200,000 in the U.S., or a patient population of 200,000 or more in the U.S. when there is no reasonable expectation that the cost of developing and making available the product in the U.S. will be recovered from sales in the U.S. for that product. Orphan drug designation must be requested before submitting a BLA. In the U.S., orphan drug designation entitles a party to financial incentives such as opportunities for grant funding towards clinical trial costs, tax advantages and user-fee waivers. After the FDA grants orphan drug designation, the generic identity of the product and its potential orphan use are disclosed publicly by the FDA. In the EU, a medicinal product may be designated as orphan if (1) it is intended for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of a life-threatening or chronically debilitating condition; (2) either (a) such condition affects no more than five in 10,000 persons in the EU when the application is made, or (b) it is unlikely that the product, without the benefits derived from orphan status, would generate sufficient return in the EU to justify the necessary investment in its development; and (3) there exists no satisfactory method of diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such condition authorized for marketing in the EU, or if such a method exists, the product will be of significant benefit to those affected by the condition. Orphan designation does not convey any advantage in, or shorten the duration of, the regulatory review and approval process.

Generally, if a product with an orphan drug designation subsequently receives the first marketing approval for the indication for which it has such designation, the product is entitled to a period of marketing exclusivity, which precludes the approval of another marketing application for the same drug for the same indication for that time period. The applicable period is seven years in the U.S. and ten years in the EU (which can be extended to 12 years if the sponsor complies with an agreed-upon pediatric investigation plan). Orphan drug exclusivity may be lost if the FDA or the EMA determines that the request for designation was materially defective or if the manufacturer is unable to assure sufficient quantity of the drug to meet the needs of patients with the rare disease or condition. In addition, the FDA can subsequently approve a marketing application for the same drug, or a product with the same active moiety, for treatment of the same disease or condition if it concludes that the later drug is clinically superior in that it is shown to be safer, more effective or makes a major contribution to patient care. Similarly, the EMA may grant a marketing authorization to a similar medicinal product for the same indication as an authorized orphan product at any time if it is established that the second product, although similar, is safer, more effective or otherwise clinically superior to the authorized product. The FDA and EMA also can approve a different drug for the same orphan indication, or the same drug for a different indication, during the orphan exclusivity period.

We have received orphan drug designation from the FDA for NTLA-2001 for the treatment of ATTR amyloidosis and from the FDA and European Commission (“EC”) for NTLA-2002 for the treatment of HAE. We may seek orphan drug designation for some of our other product candidates in orphan indications in which there is a medically plausible basis for the use of these product candidates. Even where we obtain orphan drug designation, exclusive marketing rights in the U.S. may be limited if we seek approval for an indication broader than the orphan designated indication and may be lost if the FDA later determines that the request for designation was materially defective or if the manufacturer is unable to assure sufficient quantities of the product to meet the needs of patients with the rare disease or condition. In addition, although we intend to seek orphan drug designation for other product candidates, we may never receive such designations.

The FDA may reevaluate the Orphan Drug Act and its regulations and policies. We do not know if, when, or how the FDA may change the orphan drug regulations and policies in the future, and it is uncertain how any changes might affect our business. In addition, proposed amendments to EU regulations regarding orphan medicines are under consideration that, if implemented, could reduce the current 10-year marketing exclusivity period in the EU for certain orphan medicines. Depending on what changes the FDA and the EC may make to their orphan drug regulations and policies, our business could be adversely impacted.

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We have received regenerative medicine advanced therapy (“RMAT”) designation by the FDA for NTLA-2002 for the treatment of HAE, and may in the future seek such designation for some of our other product candidates, but such designation may not actually lead to a faster development or regulatory review or approval process and we may be unable to obtain or maintain the benefits associated with such designation.

We have received the RMAT designation from the FDA for NTLA-2002 for the treatment of HAE. A product candidate is eligible for RMAT designation if: (1) it is a cell therapy, therapeutic tissue engineering product, human cell or tissue product, or a combination product using any such therapies or products; (2) it is intended to treat, modify, reverse, or cure a serious or life-threatening disease or condition; and (3) there is preliminary clinical evidence that indicates that the product candidate has the potential to address unmet medical needs for such disease or condition. This program is intended to facilitate efficient development and expedite review of RMATs. A BLA for a product candidate with RMAT designation may be eligible for priority review or accelerated approval through (1) surrogate or intermediate endpoints reasonably likely to predict long-term clinical benefit or (2) reliance upon data obtained from a meaningful number of sites. Benefits of such designation also include early interactions with the FDA to discuss any potential surrogate or intermediate endpoint to be used to support accelerated approval. A product candidate that has RMAT designation and is subsequently granted accelerated approval and is subject to post-approval requirements may fulfill such requirements through the submission of clinical evidence, clinical studies, patient registries, or other sources of real-world evidence, such as electronic health records, the collection of larger confirmatory data sets, or post-approval monitoring of all patients treated with such therapy prior to its approval. RMAT designation is within the discretion of the FDA. Accordingly, even if we believe one of our product candidates meets the criteria for RMAT designation, the FDA may disagree and instead determine not to grant such designation. In any event, the receipt of RMAT designation for a product candidate may not result in a faster development process, review or approval compared to product candidates considered for approval under conventional FDA procedures and does not assure ultimate approval by the FDA. In addition, even if one or more of our product candidates qualifies for RMAT designation, the FDA may later decide that the product candidate no longer meets the conditions for qualification.

Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval of our product candidates in one jurisdiction does not mean that we will be successful in obtaining regulatory approval of product candidates in other jurisdictions.

Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval of our product candidates in one jurisdiction does not guarantee that we will be able to obtain or maintain regulatory approval in any other jurisdiction, but a failure or delay in obtaining regulatory approval in one jurisdiction may have a negative effect on the regulatory approval process in others. For example, even if the FDA approves a product candidate, comparable regulatory authorities in foreign jurisdictions must also authorize the marketing and sale of the product candidate in those countries. Approval procedures vary among jurisdictions and can involve requirements and review periods different from those in the U.S., including additional preclinical studies or clinical trials, as clinical studies conducted in one jurisdiction may not be accepted by regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions. In many jurisdictions outside the U.S., a product candidate must be approved for reimbursement before it can be sold in that jurisdiction. In some cases, the price that we are allowed to charge for our products is also subject to approval or to other legal restrictions.

Obtaining foreign regulatory approvals and compliance with foreign regulatory requirements could result in significant delays, difficulties and costs for us and could delay or prevent the introduction of our products in certain countries. If we fail to comply with the relevant regulatory requirements or to receive applicable marketing approvals, our target markets will be reduced and our ability to realize the full market potential of our product candidates will be harmed.

Risks Related to Ongoing Regulatory Obligations

Even if we receive regulatory approval of any product candidates or therapies, we will be subject to ongoing regulatory obligations and continued regulatory review, which may result in significant additional expense and we may be subject to penalties if we fail to comply with regulatory requirements or experience unanticipated problems with our product candidates.*

If any of our product candidates are approved, they may be subject to ongoing regulatory requirements for manufacturing, labeling, packaging, distribution, storage, advertising, promotion, sampling, record-keeping, and submission of safety and efficacy data, and other post-market information and potential obligations (such as post-marketing studies), including both federal and state requirements in the U.S. and requirements of comparable foreign regulatory authorities. In addition, we will be subject to continued compliance with current good manufacturing practice (“cGMP”) and GCP, and in certain cases, current good tissue practice (“cGTP”) requirements for any clinical trials that we conduct post-approval.

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Manufacturers and manufacturers’ facilities are required to comply with extensive FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authority requirements, as applicable, including ensuring that quality control and manufacturing procedures conform to cGMP and, in certain cases, cGTP requirements, and applicable product tracking and tracing requirements. As such, we and our CMOs will be subject to continual review and inspections to assess compliance with cGMP and adherence to commitments made in any BLA, other marketing applications, and previous responses to inspection observations. Accordingly, we and others with whom we work must continue to expend time, money, and effort in all areas of regulatory compliance, including manufacturing, production and quality control.

Any regulatory approvals that we receive for our product candidates may be subject to limitations on the approved indicated uses for which the product may be marketed or to the conditions of approval, or contain requirements for potentially costly post-marketing testing, including Phase 4 clinical trials and surveillance to monitor the safety and efficacy of the product candidate. For example, the FDA or other regulatory agencies may also require a REMS or similar program as a condition of approval of our product candidates, which could entail requirements for long-term patient follow-up, a medication guide, physician communication plans or additional elements to ensure safe use, such as restricted distribution methods, patient registries and other risk minimization tools. In addition, if the FDA or a comparable foreign regulatory authority approves our product candidates, we will have to comply with their respective legal or regulatory requirements including submissions of safety and other post-marketing information and reports and registration.

The FDA or other regulatory agencies may seek to impose consent decrees, withdraw approval or prohibit the export or import of a product if compliance with regulatory requirements and standards is not maintained or if problems occur after the product reaches the market. Later discovery of previously unknown problems with our product candidates, including adverse events of unanticipated severity or frequency, or with our third party manufacturers or manufacturing processes, or failure to comply with regulatory requirements, may result in revisions to the approved labeling to add new safety information; imposition of post-market studies or clinical studies to assess new safety risks; or imposition of distribution restrictions or other restrictions under a REMS program. Other potential consequences include, among other things:

restrictions on the marketing or manufacturing of our products, withdrawal of the product from clinical trials or the market, or voluntary or mandatory product recalls;
manufacturing delays and supply disruptions until issues identified by regulatory inspections are remediated;
fines, warning letters or holds on clinical trials;
refusal by the FDA or the relevant regulatory agency to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications filed by us or suspension or revocation of license approvals;
product seizure or detention or refusal to permit the import or export of our product candidates; and
injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.

The FDA strictly regulates marketing, labeling, advertising, and promotion of products that are placed on the U.S. market, and the relevant foreign regulatory agencies do the same in their respective jurisdictions. The FDA and other agencies actively enforce the laws and regulations prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses and a company that is found to have improperly promoted off-label uses may be subject to significant liability.

The FDA’s policies may change and additional government regulations may be enacted that could prevent, limit or delay regulatory approval of our product candidates. In addition, the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2024 decision to overturn established case law giving deference to regulatory agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutory language has introduced uncertainty regarding the extent to which the FDA’s regulations, policies and decisions may become subject to increasing legal challenges, delays, and/or changes. If we or our collaborators are slow or unable to adapt to changes in existing requirements or the adoption of new requirements or policies, or if we or our collaborators are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, we or our collaborators may lose any marketing approval that we or our collaborators may have obtained, which would adversely affect our business, prospects and ability to achieve or sustain profitability.

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Our employees, independent contractors, clinical investigators, CMOs, CROs, consultants, collaborators, commercial partners and vendors may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, including noncompliance with regulatory standards and requirements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We are exposed to the risk of non-compliance, fraud, misconduct or other illegal activity by our employees, independent contractors, clinical investigators, CMOs, CROs, consultants, collaborators, commercial partners and vendors. Misconduct by these parties could include intentional, reckless and/or negligent conduct that fails to: comply with federal and state laws and those of other applicable jurisdictions; provide true, complete and accurate information to the FDA and other regulatory bodies in the U.S. or outside the U.S.; comply with manufacturing standards; comply with federal and state data privacy, security, fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and regulations in the U.S. and similar foreign privacy or fraudulent misconduct laws; or report financial information or data accurately; or disclose unauthorized activities to us. If we obtain FDA approval of any of our product candidates and begin commercializing those products in the U.S., our potential exposure under such laws will increase significantly, and our costs associated with compliance with such laws are also likely to increase. These laws may impact, among other things, our current activities with clinical investigators and research patients, as well as proposed and future sales, marketing and education programs. In particular, the promotion, sales and marketing of healthcare products and services, as well as certain business arrangements in the healthcare industry, are subject to extensive laws and regulations intended to prevent fraud, misconduct, kickbacks, self-dealing and other abusive practices. These laws and regulations may restrict or prohibit a wide range of pricing, discounting, marketing and promotion, including promotion and marketing of off-label uses of our products, structuring and commission(s), certain customer incentive programs and other business arrangements generally. Activities subject to these laws also involve the improper use of information obtained in the course of clinical trials or creating fraudulent data in our preclinical studies or clinical trials, which could result in regulatory sanctions and cause serious harm to our reputation. It is not always possible to identify and deter misconduct by employees and other third parties, and the precautions we take to detect and prevent this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses or in protecting us from governmental investigations or other actions or lawsuits stemming from a failure to comply with these laws or regulations. Additionally, we are subject to the risk that a person or government could allege such fraud or other misconduct, even if none occurred. If any such actions are instituted against us, and we are not successful in defending ourselves or asserting our rights, those actions could have a significant impact on our business, including the imposition of significant fines or other sanctions.

The exit of the United Kingdom from the EU may result in an increased regulatory burden of conducting business in Europe.

The U.K.’s withdrawal from the EU (“Brexit”), became effective on January 31, 2020. On December 24, 2020, the U.K. and EU signed an EU-U.K. Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”), which became provisionally applicable on January 1, 2021 and has been formally applicable since May 1, 2021. The TCA includes specific provisions concerning pharmaceuticals, which include the mutual recognition of cGMP, inspections of manufacturing facilities for medicinal products and cGMP documents issued, but does not provide for wholesale mutual recognition of U.K. and EU pharmaceutical regulations. At present, Great Britain has implemented EU legislation on the marketing, promotion and sale of medicinal products through the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (as amended) (under the Northern Ireland Protocol, the EU regulatory framework currently continues to apply in Northern Ireland). The regulatory regime in Great Britain therefore currently aligns for the most part with EU regulations; however, it is possible that these regimes will diverge more significantly in the future now that Great Britain’s regulatory system is independent from the EU and the TCA does not provide for mutual recognition of U.K. and EU pharmaceutical legislation.

For instance, the Clinical Trials Regulation which became effective in the EU on January 31, 2022 and provides for a streamlined clinical trial application and assessment procedure covering multiple EU Member States has not been implemented into U.K. law, and a separate application must be submitted for clinical trial authorization in the U.K. In addition, Great Britain is no longer covered by the centralized procedure for obtaining European Economic Area (“EEA”)-wide marketing authorizations from the EMA for medicinal products and a separate process for authorization of drug products is required in Great Britain. On January 1, 2024, a new international recognition framework was put in place in the U.K. (known as the International Recognition Procedure (“IRP”)), whereby the MHRA will have regard to decisions made by certain foreign regulators, including the EMA and the competent authorities of the EU Member States. Under this procedure, the MHRA will take into account the decision-making of such foreign regulators and will conduct a targeted assessment of the applications submitted through the IRP, but will retain the authority to reject applications if the evidence provided is considered insufficiently robust. Any delay in obtaining, or an inability to obtain, any regulatory approvals, as a result of Brexit or otherwise, would delay or prevent us from commercializing our current or future product candidates in the U.K. and could restrict our ability to generate revenue from that market.

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Failure to comply with health and data protection laws and regulations could lead to government enforcement actions (which could include civil or criminal penalties), private litigation, and/or adverse publicity and could negatively affect our operating results and business.

We and many of our existing or potential collaborators, clinical investigators, CMOs, CROs, consultants or vendors are subject to federal, state, and foreign data protection laws and regulations (i.e., laws and regulations that address privacy and data security). In the U.S., numerous federal and state laws and regulations, including federal health information privacy laws, state data breach notification laws, state health information privacy laws, and federal and state consumer protection laws (e.g., Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act), that govern the collection, use, disclosure and protection of health-related and other personal information could apply to our operations or the operations of our collaborators. In addition, we may obtain health information from third parties (including research institutions from which we obtain clinical trial data) that are subject to privacy and security requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (“HITECH”), or by comparable laws in other jurisdictions. Depending on the facts and circumstances, we could be subject to civil, criminal, and administrative penalties if we knowingly obtain, use, or disclose individually identifiable health information maintained by a covered entity in a manner that is not authorized or permitted by laws or regulations.

Compliance with U.S., both state and federal, and international data protection laws and regulations could require us to take on more onerous obligations in our contracts, restrict our ability to collect, use and disclose data, or in some cases, impact our ability to operate in certain jurisdictions. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could result in government enforcement actions (which could include civil, criminal and administrative penalties), private litigation, and/or adverse publicity and could negatively affect our operating results and business. Moreover, clinical trial subjects, employees and other individuals about whom we or our existing or potential collaborators obtain personal information, as well as the providers who share this information with us, may limit our ability to collect, use and disclose the information. Claims that we have violated individuals’ privacy rights, failed to comply with data protection laws, or breached our contractual obligations, even if we are not found liable, could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity that could harm our business.

If we, or our collaborators, clinical investigators, CMOs, CROs, consultants or vendors, fail to comply with environmental, health and safety, and laboratory animal welfare laws and regulations, we could become subject to fines or penalties or incur costs that could harm our business.

We and many of our existing or potential collaborators, clinical investigators, CMOs, CROs, consultants or vendors are subject to numerous federal, state and local environmental, health and safety, and laboratory animal welfare laws and regulations. These legal requirements include those governing laboratory procedures and the handling, use, storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes, as well as those which regulate the care and use of animals in research. Our operations, and those of our collaborators, clinical investigators, CMOs, CROs, consultants or vendors, acting on our behalf, may involve research using research animals and the use of hazardous and flammable materials, including chemicals and biological materials. Our operations, and those of our collaborators, clinical investigators, CMOs, CROs, consultants or vendors, acting on our behalf, also may produce hazardous waste products. We generally anticipate contracting with third parties for the disposal of these materials and waste. We will not be able to eliminate the risk of contamination or injury from these materials. In the event of contamination or injury resulting from any use by us of hazardous materials, we could be held liable for any resulting damages, and any liability could exceed our resources. We also could incur significant costs associated with civil or criminal fines and penalties for failure to comply with such laws and regulations.

Although we maintain workers’ compensation insurance to cover us for costs and expenses we may incur due to injuries to our employees resulting from the use of hazardous materials, this insurance may not provide adequate coverage against potential liabilities. We maintain insurance for environmental liability or toxic tort claims that may be asserted against us in connection with our storage or disposal of biological, hazardous or radioactive materials.

In addition, we may incur substantial costs in order to comply with current or future environmental, health and safety, and laboratory animal welfare laws and regulations. These current or future laws and regulations may impair our research, development or production efforts. Our failure to comply with these laws and regulations also may result in substantial fines, penalties or other sanctions.

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Failure to comply with labor and employment laws and regulations could subject us to legal liability and costs, including fines or penalties, as well as reputational damage that could harm our business.

We are subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the recruiting, hiring, compensation and treatment of employees and contractors. These laws and regulations cover financial compensation (including wage and hour standards), benefits (including insurance and 401(k) plans), discrimination, workplace safety and health, and workers’ compensation.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where most of our employees are based, also has laws that expand on federal laws or create additional rights for employees or obligations for employers. For example, on July 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act went into effect, which added protections employers must comply with regarding pay equity for “comparable work.” In addition, on July 31, 2024, Massachusetts passed the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act, requiring disclosure of the pay range for a particular job under certain circumstances, including job postings, promotions, or when an employee requests. There is currently uncertainty regarding the exact scope of these new legal limits and such uncertainty may remain for the foreseeable future. We may face increased employment and legal costs to ensure we are complying with these laws.

On October 1, 2018, a new Massachusetts non-compete law went into effect, placing additional restrictions on employers seeking to enter into non-competition agreements with employees. Further, other jurisdictions in which our employees may work limit enforcement of non-competition agreements. For example, in California non-competition agreements with employees are generally unenforceable after termination of employment and Illinois contains strict laws affecting the enforcement of non-competition agreements. These non-compete laws may negatively impact our ability to prevent employees from working with direct or indirect competitors in the future and may affect our ability to retain key talent in a competitive market.

Our failure to comply with these and other related laws could expose us to civil and, in some cases, criminal liability, including fines and penalties. Further, government or employee claims that we have violated any of these laws, even if ultimately disproven, could result in increased expense and management distraction, as well as have an adverse reputational impact on us.

Risks Related to Our Reliance on Third Parties

Risks Related to Our Reliance on Collaboration Partners

Our technological advancements and any potential for revenue may be derived in part from our collaborations, including, for example, with Regeneron, and if the collaboration or co-development agreements related to a material collaboration were to be terminated or materially altered in an adverse manner, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects would be harmed.

We rely on strategic collaborations to advance our technology and co-develop products that we plan to co-commercialize. If our collaboration partner in a material collaboration fails to develop, obtain regulatory approval for or ultimately commercialize any product candidate from the development programs governed by the respective collaboration agreements, including, e.g., a co-development or co-commercialization agreement, or breaches or terminates our collaboration with it, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be harmed. In addition, any material alteration, in an adverse manner, of any material collaboration agreement, or dispute or litigation proceedings we may have related to a material collaboration in the future could delay development programs, create uncertainty as to ownership of or access to intellectual property rights, distract management from other business activities and generate substantial expense.

As described within Note 7, “Collaborations and Other Arrangements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have entered into co-development and co-promotion arrangements with Regeneron. Regeneron may change its strategic focus or pursue alternative technologies in a manner that results in reduced, delayed or no revenue to us under these arrangements. For example, Regeneron has a variety of marketed products and product candidates either by itself or with other companies, including some of our competitors. In addition, the corporate objectives of our collaborators, such as Regeneron, may not be consistent with our best interests. Regeneron may change its position regarding its participation and funding of our joint activities, which may impact our ability to successfully pursue those programs.

Our existing and future collaborations will be important to our business. If we are unable to maintain any of these collaborations, or if these collaborations are not successful, our business could be adversely affected.

We have limited capabilities for product development and do not yet have any capability for sales, marketing or distribution. Accordingly, we have entered, and plan to enter, into collaborations with other companies, including our therapeutic-focused

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collaboration agreements with Regeneron, which we believe can provide such capabilities. For example, in October 2023, we announced an expanded research collaboration with Regeneron to develop therapies for the treatment of neurological and muscular diseases. These current and future therapeutic-focused collaborations could provide us with important technologies and/or funding for our programs and technology. Our existing and future therapeutic collaborations may have a number of risks, including that collaborators:

have significant discretion in determining the efforts and resources that they will apply;
may not perform their obligations as expected;
may dispute the amounts of payments owed;
may not pursue development and commercialization of any product candidates that achieve regulatory approval or may elect not to continue or renew development or commercialization programs or license arrangements based on clinical trial results, changes in their strategic focus or available funding, or external factors, such as a strategic transaction that may divert resources or create competing priorities;
may delay, insufficiently fund, stop, initiate new or repeat clinical trials, reformulate a product candidate for clinical testing, or abandon a product candidate;
could develop independently, or with third parties, products that compete directly or indirectly with our products and product candidates;
may view product candidates discovered in our collaborations as competitive with their own product candidates or products, which may cause collaborators to cease to devote resources to the development or commercialization of our product candidates;
may dispute ownership or rights in jointly developed technologies or intellectual property;
may fail to comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements regarding the development, manufacture, sale, distribution or marketing of a product candidate or product;
with sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution rights to our product candidates may not commit sufficient resources to the product’s sale, marketing, manufacturing and distribution;
may disagree with us about material issues, including proprietary rights, contract interpretation, payment obligations or the preferred course of discovery, development, sales or marketing, which might cause delays or terminations of the research, development or commercialization of product candidates, lead to additional and burdensome responsibilities for us with respect to product candidates, or result in litigation or arbitration, any of which would be time-consuming and expensive;
may not properly maintain or defend their or our relevant intellectual property rights or may use our proprietary information or sublicensed intellectual property rights in such a way as to invite litigation that could jeopardize or invalidate our intellectual property or proprietary information or expose us to potential litigation and liability;
may infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties, which may expose us to litigation and potential liability;
could become involved in a business combination or cessation that could cause them to deemphasize or terminate the development or commercialization of any product candidate licensed to it by us; and
may terminate our collaborations, which could require us to raise additional capital to develop or commercialize the applicable product candidates, or lose access to the collaborator’s intellectual property.

If our therapeutic collaborations do not result in the successful discovery, development and commercialization of products or if a collaborator terminates its agreement with us, we may not receive any future research funding or milestone or royalty payments under the collaboration. All of the risks relating to product discovery, development, regulatory approval and commercialization summarized and described in this report also apply to the activities of our therapeutic collaborators.

Additionally, if one of our collaborators terminates its agreement with us, we may find it more difficult to attract new collaborators and our perception in the business and financial communities could be adversely affected.

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As part of our business strategy, we may pursue acquisitions or licenses of assets or acquisitions of businesses, or disposition of assets or technologies. For example, in February 2022, we announced the acquisition of Rewrite in order to add additional capabilities to our growing platform, which acquisition included an exclusive license from the Regents of the University of California under certain patents related to DNA writing technology. We also may pursue strategic alliances and joint ventures that leverage our core technology and industry experience. If we decide to collaborate with other companies to discover, develop and commercialize therapeutic products, we face significant competition in seeking appropriate collaborators because, for example, third parties have comparable rights to the CRISPR/Cas9 system or similar genome editing technologies. In addition, we have limited experience with acquiring, disposing of or licensing assets or forming strategic alliances and joint ventures. Our ability to reach a definitive agreement for a collaboration will depend, among other things, upon our assessment of the collaborator’s resources and expertise, the terms and conditions of the proposed collaboration and the proposed collaborator’s evaluation of a number of factors. If we are unable to reach agreements with suitable collaborators on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all, we may have to curtail, delay or abandon discovery efforts or development programs, and the development, manufacture or commercialization of a product candidate, or increase our expenditures and undertake these activities at our own expense. If we elect to fund and undertake discovery, development, manufacturing or commercialization activities on our own, we may need to obtain additional expertise and additional capital, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. If we fail to enter into collaborations and do not have sufficient funds or expertise to undertake the necessary discovery, development, manufacturing and commercialization activities, we may not be able to further develop our product candidates, manufacture the product candidates, bring them to market or continue to develop our technology and our business may be materially and adversely affected. Furthermore, we may not identify or complete these transactions in a timely manner, on a cost-effective basis, or at all, and we may not realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisition, license, strategic alliance or joint venture.

Risks Related to Our Reliance on Other Third Parties

We currently rely, and expect to continue to rely in part on, third parties to manufacture our clinical product supplies, and we intend to rely on third parties for at least a portion of the manufacturing process of our product candidates, if approved. Our business could be harmed if the third parties fail to provide us with sufficient quantities of product inputs or fail to do so at acceptable quality levels or prices or fail to meet legal and regulatory requirements.

We are in the early stages of establishing our own manufacturing facility to provide preclinical, clinical and commercial supply of our product candidates and must rely on outside vendors, such as CMOs, to manufacture supplies and process our product candidates. We are manufacturing and processing product candidate components on a clinical scale and may not be able to successfully continue to do so. We are optimizing and will continue to optimize the manufacturing process for late-stage clinical and commercial supply, and cannot be sure that even minor changes in the process will result in therapies that are safe, pure and potent. We are also unable to predict how changing global economic conditions or ongoing geopolitical conflicts and related global economic sanctions, or potential global health concerns will affect our third party suppliers and manufacturers. Any negative impact of such matters on our third party suppliers and manufacturers may also have an adverse impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

Any facility that we may have in the future and the facilities used by our CMOs to manufacture our product candidates must be inspected and approved by, as applicable, the FDA or other foreign regulatory agencies after we apply for approval or marketing authorization. For the foreseeable future, we will be dependent on our CMO partners to properly manufacture adequate supply of our product candidates and components in a timely manner and in accordance with our specification. We also will depend on these entities for compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements for manufacture of our product candidates, including cGMP, and in certain cases, cGTP requirements. If we or our CMOs cannot successfully manufacture material that conforms to our specifications and the strict relevant regulatory requirements, we and our CMOs will not be able to secure or maintain regulatory approval for our respective manufacturing facilities. In addition, we have no control over the ability of our CMOs to maintain adequate quality control, quality assurance and qualified personnel, particularly as we increase the scale of our manufactured material. If the FDA or relevant foreign regulatory authority does not approve these facilities for the manufacture of our product candidates or if it withdraws any such approval, we may need to find alternative manufacturing facilities, which would significantly impact our ability to develop, obtain regulatory approval for or market our product candidates.

If any CMO with whom we contract fails to perform its obligations, we may be forced to manufacture the materials ourselves, for which we may not have the capabilities or resources, or enter into an agreement with a different CMO, which we may not be able to do on reasonable terms, if at all. In such scenario, our clinical trials supply could be delayed significantly as we establish alternative supply sources. In some cases, the technical skills required to manufacture our product candidates may be unique to the original CMO and we may have difficulty transferring such skills to a back-up or alternate supplier, or we may be unable to

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transfer such skills at all. In addition, if we are required to change CMOs for any reason, we will be required to verify that the new CMO maintains facilities and procedures that comply with quality standards and with all applicable regulations. We will also need to verify, such as through a comparability study, that any new manufacturing process will produce our product candidate according to the specifications previously submitted to the FDA or another regulatory authority. The delays associated with the verification of a new CMO could negatively affect our ability to develop product candidates or commercialize our products in a timely manner. In addition, changes in manufacturers often involve changes in manufacturing procedures and processes, which could require that we conduct bridging studies between our prior clinical supply used in our clinical trials and that of any new manufacturer. We may be unsuccessful in demonstrating the comparability of clinical supplies which could require the conduct of additional clinical trials.

We currently rely, and expect to continue to rely on, third parties to conduct our preclinical studies and clinical trials. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or meet expected deadlines or comply with legal and regulatory requirements, we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval of or commercialize any potential product candidates.

We currently depend, and expect to continue to depend, upon third parties, including independent investigators, to conduct our clinical trials under agreements with universities, medical institutions, CROs, strategic partners and others. We expect to have to negotiate budgets and contracts with CROs, trial sites and other service and goods providers, which may result in delays to our development timelines and increased costs. For example, in February 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice investigated the research practices of a significant CRO with respect to their non-human primate imports. Issues of that nature may affect our ability to conduct preclinical studies that are required to advance our product candidates.

We currently rely, and expect to continue to rely heavily, on third parties over the course of our preclinical studies and clinical trials, and, as a result, will have limited control over the clinical investigators and other service providers, and limited visibility into their day-to-day activities, including with respect to their compliance with the approved clinical protocol and other legal, regulatory and scientific standards. Nevertheless, we are responsible for ensuring that each of our studies is conducted in accordance with the applicable protocol and legal, regulatory and scientific standards, and our reliance on third parties does not relieve us of our legal responsibilities. We and these third parties are required to comply with GCP, which are regulations and guidelines enforced by the FDA, EMA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities for product candidates in clinical development. Regulatory authorities enforce these GCP requirements through periodic inspections of trial sponsors, clinical investigators and trial sites. If we or any of these third parties fail to comply with applicable GCP requirements, the clinical data generated in our clinical trials may be deemed unreliable and the relevant regulatory authorities may require us to suspend or terminate these trials or perform additional preclinical studies or clinical trials before approving our marketing applications. We cannot be certain that, upon inspection, such regulatory authorities will determine that any of our clinical trials comply with the GCP requirements. In addition, our clinical trials must be conducted with product produced under cGMP, and in certain cases, cGTP, requirements and may require a large number of test articles for studies involving a large number of test patients.

Our or these third parties’ failure to comply with these requirements or to recruit a sufficient number of patients may require us to delay, suspend, repeat or terminate clinical trials, which would delay the regulatory approval process. Moreover, our business may be implicated if any of these third parties violates applicable federal, state or local, as well as foreign, laws and regulations, such as the fraud and abuse or false claims laws and regulations or privacy and security laws. In jurisdictions such as the U.K. and EU, penalties for violations of privacy laws and other regulations can be financially significant. Further, if any of our CROs, clinical investigators or others involved in our clinical trials fail to comply with such laws and regulations, we could be held responsible for its actions or omissions and be negatively impacted. In the event of non-compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”) and the EU GDPR in such form as incorporated into the laws of the U.K. (“U.K. GDPR,” collectively with EU GDPR referred to as “GDPR”), we could be subject to substantial fines and other penalties, including fines of up to 20.0 million Euros (17.5 million GBP for the U.K. GDPR) or up to 4% of our total worldwide annual turnover for the preceding financial year, whichever is higher. The GDPR also confers a private right of action on data subjects and consumer associations to lodge complaints with supervisory authorities, seek judicial remedies, and obtain compensation for damages resulting from violations.

Any third parties conducting our current or future clinical trials will not be our employees and, except for remedies that may be available to us under our agreements with such third parties, we cannot control whether they devote sufficient time and resources to our ongoing preclinical, clinical, and nonclinical programs. These third parties may also have relationships with other commercial entities, including our competitors, for whom they may also be conducting clinical trials or other product development activities, which could affect their performance on our behalf. If these third parties fail to meet their contractual

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obligations, legal requirements or expected deadlines, need to be replaced, or generate inaccurate or substandard clinical data by failing to adhere to our clinical protocols or regulatory requirements or for other reasons, our clinical trials may be extended, delayed or terminated and we may not be able to complete development of, obtain regulatory approval of or successfully commercialize our product candidates. As a result, our financial results and the commercial prospects for our product candidates would be harmed, our costs could increase and our ability to generate revenue could be delayed.

A resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic (or other future public health concern) and measures taken in response by U.S. or other governments may have a significant impact on our CROs, clinical sites and other service and goods providers, which may affect our ability to initiate and complete preclinical studies and clinical trials.

If any of our relationships with these third party CROs, clinical sites or other third parties terminate, we may not be able to enter into arrangements with alternative CROs, clinical sites or other third parties or to do so on commercially reasonable terms. Switching or adding additional CROs, clinical sites or other providers involves additional cost and requires management time and focus. In addition, the transition to a new CRO may result in delays, which can materially impact our ability to meet our desired clinical development timelines. Though we carefully manage our relationships with these parties, there can be no assurance that we will not encounter similar challenges or delays in the future or that these delays or challenges will not have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and prospects.

Risks Related to Data and Privacy

Our internal computer systems, or those of our collaborators or other contractors or consultants, may fail or suffer security breaches or compromises, which could result in a material disruption of our operations and development efforts.

We are increasingly dependent upon information technology systems, infrastructure, and data to operate our business. In the ordinary course of business, we collect, store, and transmit large amounts of confidential information (including but not limited to intellectual property, such as trade secrets, proprietary business information, and personal information). It is critical that we do so in a secure manner to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of such confidential information. We have also outsourced elements of our operations to third parties, and as a result we manage a number of third party vendors who may or could have access to our confidential information. Our third party collaborators, vendors and service providers (including our CMOs and CROs) also have access to large amounts of confidential information relating to our operations, including our research and development efforts. The size and complexity of our information technology systems, and those of third party vendors, service providers and collaborators, and the large amounts of confidential information stored on those systems, make such systems potentially vulnerable to service interruptions or systems failures, or to cybersecurity incidents, breaches or compromises from inadvertent or intentional actions by our employees, third party vendors, service providers, collaborators, and/or business partners, or from cyber-attacks by malicious third parties.

In addition to such risks, the adoption of new technologies may also increase our exposure to cybersecurity incidents, breaches, compromises and failures. Further, having a significant portion of our workforce working from home for extended periods of time puts us at greater risk of cybersecurity attacks. Cyber-attacks are increasing in their frequency, sophistication, and intensity, and have become increasingly difficult to detect. Cyber-attacks could include the deployment of harmful malware, denial-of-service attacks, attacks enhanced or facilitated by artificial intelligence (“AI”), social engineering, “phishing” scams, ransomware, network security breaches, and other means to affect service reliability and threaten the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Certain of our service providers have been subject to such attacks in the past, and while no such attacks have resulted in a material impact to our business, our company or our service providers may be materially impacted by such attacks in the future. Significant disruptions to our information technology systems could adversely affect our business operations and/or result in the loss, misappropriation, and/or unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of, or the prevention of access to, confidential information (including but not limited to trade secrets or other intellectual property, proprietary business information, and personal information), and could result in financial, legal, business, and reputational harm to us and would adversely affect our operations, including our discovery and research and development programs. Any security incidents, compromises or breaches that lead to unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of personal information, including personal information regarding our employees or current or future clinical trial participants, could harm our reputation, require us to comply with onerous legal requirements under laws and regulations that protect the privacy and security of personal information, and subject us to significant liability including fines, litigation, and loss of current and future business.

Also, the loss of preclinical or clinical trial data from completed or future preclinical or clinical trials, respectively, could result in delays in our regulatory approval efforts and significantly increase our costs to recover or reproduce the data. To the extent that any disruption or security breach were to result in a loss of, or damage to, our data or applications, or inappropriate disclosure

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of confidential or proprietary information, we could incur liability, our competitive position could be harmed and the further development and commercialization of our product candidates could be delayed. Cybersecurity incidents, breaches, compromises, insider threats and other inappropriate access can be difficult to detect, and any delay in identifying them may lead to increased harm of the types summarized and described above. While we have implemented security measures to protect our information technology systems and infrastructure, there is no assurance that such measures will prevent service interruptions or security breaches, incidents or compromises that could adversely affect our business.

Interruptions in the availability of server systems or communications with internet or cloud-based services, or failure to maintain the security, confidentiality, accessibility or integrity of data stored on such systems, could harm our business.

We rely upon a variety of internet service providers, third party web hosting facilities, cloud computing platform providers and software as a service (“SaaS”) vendors to support our business. Failure to maintain the security, confidentiality, accessibility or integrity of data stored on such systems could result in interruptions in our operations, damage our reputation in the market, increase our service costs, cause us to incur substantial costs, subject us to liability for damages and/or fines, and divert our resources from other tasks, any one of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. If our security measures or those of our third party data center hosting facilities, cloud computing platform providers, SaaS vendors or third party service partners, are breached, and unauthorized access is obtained to our data or our information technology systems, we may incur significant legal and financial exposure and liabilities.

We also do not have control over the operations of the facilities of our cloud service providers, SaaS vendors or our third party web hosting providers, and they also may be vulnerable to damage or interruption from natural disasters, hardware or software outages, cybersecurity attacks, terrorist attacks and similar events or acts of misconduct. In addition, any changes in these providers’ service levels may adversely affect our ability to meet our requirements and operate our business.

Social media platforms and artificial intelligence-based platforms present new risks and challenges to our business.

As social media continues to expand, it also presents us with new risks and challenges. Social media is increasingly being used to communicate information about us, our programs and the diseases our therapeutics are being developed to treat. Social media practices in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are evolving, which creates uncertainty and risk of noncompliance with regulations applicable to our business. For example, patients may use social media platforms to comment on the effectiveness of, or adverse experiences with, a product or a product candidate, which could result in reporting obligations or other consequences. Further, the accidental or intentional disclosure of non-public information by our workforce or others through media channels could lead to information loss. In addition, there is a risk of inappropriate disclosure of sensitive information or negative or inaccurate posts or comments about us, our products, or our product candidates on any social media platform. The nature of social media prevents us from having real-time control over postings about us on social media. We may not be able to reverse damage to our reputation from negative publicity or adverse information posted on social media platforms or similar mediums. If any of these events were to occur or we otherwise fail to comply with applicable regulations, we could incur liability, face restrictive regulatory actions or incur other harm to our business including quick and irreversible damage to our reputation, brand image and goodwill. While we have undertaken measures to restrict the use of public AI platforms, their use by people, including our vendors, suppliers and contractors, with access to our proprietary and confidential information, including trade secrets, may continue to increase and may lead to the release of such information, which may impact our ability to realize the benefit of our intellectual property.

Risks Related to Competition

We face significant competition in an environment of rapid technological change. The possibility that our competitors may achieve regulatory approval before we do or develop therapies that are more advanced or effective than ours may harm our business and financial condition or our ability to successfully market or commercialize our product candidates.

The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are extremely competitive in the race to develop new products. While we believe we have significant competitive advantages with our industry-leading expertise in genome editing, clinical development expertise and dominant IP position, we currently face and will continue to face competition for our development programs from companies that use genome editing or gene therapy development platforms and from companies focused on more traditional therapeutic modalities such as small molecules and antibodies. The competition is likely to come from multiple sources, including large and specialty pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academic research institutions, government agencies and public and private research institutions. Many of these competitors may have access to greater capital and resources than us. For any products that we may ultimately commercialize, not only will we compete with any existing therapies and those therapies currently in development, but we will also have to compete with new therapies that may become available in the future.

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Specific to our NTLA-2001 program, we are aware of other companies that are currently commercializing or developing products and therapies used to treat ATTR amyloidosis, including Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BridgeBio Pharma Inc., Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Metagenomi Technologies, LLC, Novo Nordisk A/S and Pfizer, Inc.

Specific to our NTLA-2002 program, we are aware of other companies that are currently commercializing or developing products used to treat HAE, including ADARx Therapeutics, Inc., Astria Therapeutics Inc., BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc., BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc., CSL Limited, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pharming Group N.V., Pharvaris N.V. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

Competitors in our efforts to provide other genetic therapies to patients can be grouped into at least three sets based on their product discovery platforms:

Our platform and product foci are on the development of therapies using CRISPR-based technologies. Genome editing companies focused on CRISPR-based technologies include: Beam Therapeutics Inc., Caribou Biosciences, Inc., CRISPR Therapeutics AG, Editas Medicine, Inc., Metagenomi Technologies, LLC, Prime Medicine, Inc., ToolGen, Inc. and Verve Therapeutics Inc.

There are also companies developing therapies using additional genome editing technologies, which include Allogene Therapeutics, Inc., bluebird bio, Inc., Cellectis S.A., Homology Medicines, Inc., Poseida Therapeutics, Inc., Precision Biosciences, Inc., Prime Medicine, Inc. and Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.

We are also aware of companies developing therapies in various areas related to our specific research and development programs. For ex vivo, these companies include Allogene Therapeutics, Inc., Cellectis S.A., CRISPR Therapeutics AG and Precision BioSciences, Inc. For in vivo, these companies include CRISPR Therapeutics AG, Editas Medicine, Inc., Excision Biotherapeutics, Inc., Locus Biosciences, Inc., Metagenomi Technologies, LLC, Precision Biosciences, Inc. and Verve Therapeutics Inc.

Our competitors will also include companies that are or will be developing other genome editing methods as well as small molecules, biologics, in vivo gene therapies, engineered cell therapies and nucleic acid-based therapies for the same indications that we are targeting with our CRISPR/Cas9-based therapeutics.

Any advances in gene therapy, engineered cell therapies or genome editing technology made by a competitor may be used to develop therapies that could compete against any of our product candidates.

Many of these competitors have substantially greater research and development capabilities and financial, scientific, technical, intellectual property, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and other resources than we do, and we may not be able to successfully compete with them.

Even if we are successful in selecting and developing any product candidates, in order to compete successfully we may need to be first-to-market or demonstrate that our CRISPR/Cas9-based products are superior to therapies based on the same or different treatment methods. If we are not first-to-market or are unable to demonstrate such superiority, any products for which we are able to obtain approval may not be commercially successful. Furthermore, in certain jurisdictions, if a competitor has orphan drug status for a product and if our product candidate is determined to be contained within the scope of a competitor’s orphan drug exclusivity, then approval of our product for that indication or disease could potentially be blocked, for example, for up to seven years in the U.S. and 10 years in the EU.

We may never succeed in any or all of these activities and, even if we do, we may never generate revenues that are significant or large enough to achieve profitability. If we do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Our failure to become and remain profitable would decrease our value and could impair our ability to raise capital, maintain our research and development efforts, expand our business or continue our operations.

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Risks Related to Commercialization

If, in the future, we are unable to establish sales, marketing and distribution capabilities or enter into agreements with third parties to sell, market and distribute products based on our technologies, we may not be successful in commercializing our products if and when any product candidates or therapies are approved and we may not be able to generate any revenue.

We do not currently have a sales, marketing or distribution infrastructure and, as a company, have no experience in the sale, marketing or distribution of therapeutic products. To achieve commercial success for any approved product candidate for which we retain sales and marketing responsibilities, we must build our sales, marketing, managerial and other non-technical capabilities or make arrangements with third parties to perform these services. There are risks involved with both establishing our own sales and marketing capabilities and entering into arrangements with third parties to perform these services.

Factors that may inhibit our efforts to commercialize our product candidates include:

our inability to recruit, train and retain adequate numbers of effective sales and marketing personnel;
the inability of sales personnel to obtain access to physicians or persuade adequate numbers of physicians to prescribe any future product candidates that we may develop;
the lack of complementary treatments to be offered by sales personnel, which may put us at a competitive disadvantage relative to companies with more extensive product lines;
the location of patients in need of our product candidates and the treating physicians who may prescribe the products; and
unforeseen costs and expenses, as well as legal and regulatory requirements, associated with creating and operating a sales and marketing organization.

If we enter into arrangements with third parties to perform sales, marketing and distribution services, we would likely have lower product revenue or profitability than if we ourselves were to market and sell our product candidates. In addition, we may be unable to enter into sales and marketing arrangements with third parties, or into arrangements with terms that are favorable to us. We likely will have little control over such third parties and any of them may fail to devote the necessary resources and attention to sell and market our product candidates effectively. If we do not establish sales, marketing and distribution capabilities successfully, either on our own or through third parties, we may not be successful in commercializing our product candidates, and our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects will be materially adversely affected.

Risks Related to Employee Matters and Managing Our Workforce

Our future success depends on our ability to retain key executives and to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel.

We are highly dependent on the research and development, clinical, manufacturing, commercialization, legal, financial and business development expertise of John M. Leonard, M.D., our President and Chief Executive Officer, James Basta, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Eliana Clark, our Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Edward J. Dulac III, our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Derek Hicks, our Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, David Lebwohl, our Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, and Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, our Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, and Michael P. Dube, our Chief Accounting Officer, as well as the other principal members of our management, scientific and clinical teams. Although we have entered into employment arrangements with our executive officers, each of them may terminate their employment with us at any time. We do not maintain “key person” insurance for any of our executives or other employees.

Execution of our business plans and strategies requires capable personnel with specialized skills and expertise in the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products, and, as a result, we may encounter difficulties in hiring or retaining capable personnel in key positions.

Recruiting and retaining qualified scientific, clinical, manufacturing and sales and marketing personnel will also be important for our success. The loss of the services of our executive officers or other key employees could impede the achievement of our research, development and commercialization objectives, and seriously harm our ability to successfully implement our business strategy. Furthermore, replacing executive officers and key employees may be difficult and may take an extended period of time because of the limited number of individuals in our industry with the breadth of skills and experience required to successfully develop, gain regulatory approval of and commercialize products using our technology. Competition to hire from this limited pool is intense, and we may be unable to hire, train, retain or motivate these key personnel on acceptable terms given the

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competition among numerous pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, universities and research institutions for similar personnel. The market for qualified personnel in the biotechnology space generally, and genome editing and gene therapy fields in particular, in and around the Cambridge, Massachusetts area is especially competitive. In addition, we rely on consultants and advisors, including scientific and clinical advisors, to assist us in formulating our research and development and commercialization strategies. Our consultants and advisors may be employed by employers other than us and may have commitments under consulting or advisory contracts with other entities that may limit their availability to us. Further, some of the qualified personnel that we hire and recruit are not U.S. citizens, and there is uncertainty with regard to their future employment status due to the current U.S. administration’s announced intention of modifying the legal framework for non-U.S. citizens to be employed in the U.S. If we are unable to continue to attract and retain high quality personnel, our ability to pursue our growth strategy will be limited.

Risks Related to Healthcare

Coverage and reimbursement may be limited or unavailable in certain market segments for our product candidates, if approved, which could make it difficult for us to sell any product candidates or therapies profitably.

The success of our product candidates, if approved, depends on the availability of adequate coverage and reimbursement from third party payors, including government agencies, private health insurers and health maintenance organizations. There is significant uncertainty related to the insurance coverage and reimbursement of any newly approved product, but in particular novel genome editing and engineered cell products. All the therapeutic indications approved by the relevant authorities may not be covered or reimbursed. In addition, we cannot be sure that coverage and reimbursement will be available for, or accurately estimate the potential revenue from, our product candidates because they are novel treatments for diseases using a new technology and delivery approaches. For more information on coverage and reimbursement see the section entitled “Business – Government Regulation and Product Approval – Coverage and Reimbursement” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

In the U.S. and some other jurisdictions, patients generally rely on third party payors to reimburse all or part of the costs associated with their treatment. Adequate coverage and reimbursement from governmental healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S., and commercial payors are critical to new product acceptance.

Government authorities and other third party payors, such as private health insurers and health maintenance organizations, decide which drugs and treatments they will cover and the amount of reimbursement. In the U.S., the principal decisions about reimbursement for new medicines are typically made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS decides whether and to what extent a new medicine will be covered and reimbursed under Medicare, and private payors often follow CMS’s coverage decisions. Other jurisdictions have agencies, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in the U.K., that evaluate the use and cost-effectiveness of therapies, which impact the utilization and price of the medicine in such jurisdiction.

In the U.S., no uniform policy of coverage and reimbursement for products exists among third party payors. As a result, obtaining coverage and reimbursement approval of a product from a third party payor is a time-consuming and costly process that could require us to provide supporting scientific, clinical and cost-effectiveness data for the use of our products to each potential payor, with no assurance that coverage and adequate reimbursement will be obtained from all or any of them. Even if we obtain coverage for a given product, the resulting reimbursement payment rates might be insufficient or may require co-payments that patients find unacceptably high, which may prevent us from achieving or sustaining profitability. Additionally, third party payors may not cover, or provide adequate reimbursement for, long-term follow-up evaluations required following the use of our genome editing products.

In addition, each country in which we seek approval to market our product candidates has unique laws and market practices regulating coverage and reimbursement for human therapeutics. Market acceptance and sales of our products in each country will depend on our ability to meet each of these jurisdiction’s requirements for coverage and reimbursement. Further, changes to the country’s existing requirements may also affect our ability to commercialize our products in the future, or achieve profitability from their sale.

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We may be subject, directly or indirectly, to federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws, false claims laws, physician payment transparency laws, health information privacy and security laws and anti-corruption laws. If we are unable to comply, or have not fully complied, with such laws or their relevant foreign counterparts, we could face substantial penalties.

The sale, distribution and marketing of human therapeutics and our relationship with healthcare providers are strictly regulated by laws in the U.S. and most other jurisdictions in which we intend to seek approval for our product candidates. In addition, the collection and use of personal information, including Protected Health Information, is regulated by federal, state and foreign privacy, data security and data protection laws. Failure to comply with these laws could impair our ability to properly sell our product candidates in particular jurisdictions and subject us to liability from private and governmental entities. Addressing these diverse and sometimes contradictory requirements in myriad jurisdictions may necessitate that we expend significant resources on compliance efforts. Any failure to comply with these requirements may leave us exposed to possible enforcement actions and potential liability. For more information on these laws and regulations see the section entitled “Business – Government Regulation and Product Approval – Other Healthcare and Privacy Laws” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The scope and enforcement of each of these laws is not always certain and is subject to legislative, judicial or prosecutorial changes. Further, because of the breadth of these laws, it is possible that some of our business activities could be subject to challenge under one or more of such laws. Indeed, U.S. federal and state enforcement bodies have increasingly scrutinized healthcare companies and providers interactions, which has led to a number of investigations, prosecutions, convictions and settlements in the industry. Ensuring business arrangements comply with applicable laws, as well as responding to possible investigations by government authorities, can be time- and resource-consuming and can divert the attention of our staff and resources from performing the duties required for the general operation of our business.

The increasingly global nature of our business operations, including clinical development efforts, subjects us to domestic and foreign anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and the U.K. Bribery Act. These activities create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments that are prohibited under the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act or similar laws. It is our policy to implement safeguards to discourage these practices by our employees and agents. However, these safeguards may ultimately prove ineffective, and our employees, consultants, and agents may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

Further, the U.S. federal and state governments, as well as other jurisdictions, have myriad laws regulating the collection, storage, distribution, safeguarding and use of personal information of employees, patients, agents, and others. These different laws governing the privacy and security of health and other personal information often differ from each other in significant ways and may not have the same effective requirements, thus complicating efforts to comply with their respective provisions. For example:

the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) requires covered companies to provide disclosures to California consumers and afford such consumers rights with respect to their personal information, including the rights to request deletion of their information, receive the information on record for them, know what categories of information are being maintained about them, and opt-out of certain sales of their information. The CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for certain data breaches that result in the loss of personal information, which may increase the likelihood of, and risks associated with, data breach litigation. The CCPA was amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2023, and substantially modified the CCPA, including by expanding consumers’ rights with respect to certain sensitive personal information, establishing a state agency vested with the authority to enforce the CCPA and by creating additional obligations with respect to the processing of personal information, including regulating personal information collected about employees, applicants and retirees as well as that which is collected in a business to business capacity. We anticipate additional costs associated with CCPA and other U.S. state privacy law compliance and we cannot yet fully determine the impact that such laws, regulations and standards may have on our business;
broad consumer privacy and data protection laws have been or are predicted to be passed in a number of additional states. Many state privacy and data protection laws differ from each other in significant ways, and it is not yet fully clear how these laws will be enforced and interpreted. In addition, other states have passed laws regulating specific aspects of privacy. For example, the State of Washington recently passed a law, effective as of March 31, 2024, that regulates health and medical information that is not subject to HIPAA. Similar laws have been passed in Connecticut and Nevada. Additionally, a small number of states have enacted laws that specifically target the collection and use of biometric information. Furthermore, other U.S. states have enacted stringent data security laws; and

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around the world, many countries have enacted laws that regulate data protection. In the EEA, the collection and use of personal data is regulated by the GDPR and the member states’ related data protection and privacy laws. As the GDPR applies not only to businesses that are established within the EEA or the U.K. but also to any business that offers goods or services to individuals in those territories, it could apply to us. The GDPR imposes strict requirements, including requirements to ensure an appropriate legal basis or condition applies to the processing of personal data, special protections for “sensitive” personal data which includes health and genetic information of individuals in the EEA or the U.K.; expanded disclosures about the personal data use; information retention limitations; mandatory data breach notification requirements; and additional oversight obligations relating to third parties retained to process the personal data. The GDPR grants or enhances the rights of individuals with respect to their personal data, including the rights to object to the processing of the data and request deletion of the same. In addition, the GDPR includes strict requirements on, and prohibits, the transfer of personal data subject to GDPR to jurisdictions that have not been deemed by competent authorities to offer “adequate” privacy protections (“third countries”), unless a derogation exists or a valid GDPR transfer mechanism (for example, the EC approved Standard Contractual Clauses, certification to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (which allows for transfers for relevant U.S.-based organizations who self-certify compliance and participate in the framework) and the U.K. International Data Transfer Agreement/Addendum) has been put in place and a transfer impact assessment has been carried out. Our compliance with international data transfer obligations under the GDPR, where applicable, may require significant effort and cost, and may limit our ability to transfer such personal data to other jurisdictions or to work with certain service providers that process personal data, and may require us to make strategic considerations around where such personal data is stored. Further, although the EC has acknowledged that the U.K. currently has adequate protections for international data transfers, there may be post-Brexit developments in the future that result in additional costs and operational challenges in complying with the U.K. GDPR and any other developments regulating the transfer of personal data between the U.K. and EU. For example, the U.K. government has now introduced a Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the “U.K. Bill”) into the U.K. legislative process. The aim of the U.K. Bill is to reform the U.K.’s data protection regime following Brexit. If passed, the final version of the U.K. Bill may have the effect of further altering the similarities between the U.K. and EEA data protection regime and threaten the U.K. adequacy decision from the EC. Failure to comply with the requirements of the GDPR may result in warning letters, mandatory audits, orders to cease/change the use of data, and financial penalties, including fines of up to 4% of global revenues, or 20.0 million Euros (17.5 million GBP in the U.K.), whichever is greater. Moreover, data subjects can seek damages for violations, and non-profit organizations can bring claims on behalf of data subjects.

The costs associated with ensuring compliance with these laws, including in particular GDPR, may be onerous and may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. We may also need to rely on multiple third parties, such as partners and service providers, to meet these legal requirements, which could result in additional liability for us if they do not comply.

Efforts to ensure that we comply with all applicable healthcare and data privacy laws and regulations, as well as other domestic and foreign legal requirements, will involve substantial costs. It is possible that governmental and enforcement authorities in the U.S. or outside the U.S. will conclude that our business practices do not comply with current or future legal requirements. If any noncompliance actions are instituted against us, those actions could have a significant impact on our business, including the imposition of significant civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, disgorgement, monetary fines, individual imprisonment, exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs (such as Medicare and Medicaid), contractual damages, reputational harm, diminished profits and future earnings, and curtailment or restructuring of our operations, as well as additional reporting obligations and oversight if we become subject to a corporate integrity agreement or similar agreement to resolve allegations of non-compliance with these laws, any of which could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and affect the results of our operations. Any action alleging a violation of these laws, even if successfully defended, could result in significant legal expenses and divert management’s attention from the operation of the business. Prohibitions or restrictions on sales (including importation or exportation) or withdrawal of future marketed products could materially affect business in an adverse way.

Healthcare cost control initiatives, including healthcare legislative and regulatory reform measures, may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

The U.S. and many other jurisdictions have enacted or proposed legal changes affecting the healthcare system that could prevent or delay marketing approval of our product candidates, affect our ability to profitably sell our product candidates once approved, and restrict or regulate post-approval activities. Changes in the legal requirements, or their interpretation, could impact our

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business by compelling, for example, modification to: our manufacturing arrangements; product labeling; pricing and reimbursement arrangements; private or governmental insurance coverage; the sale practices for, or availability of, our products; or record-keeping activities. If any such changes were to be imposed, they could adversely affect the operation of our business. For more information on these laws and regulations see the section entitled “Business – Government Regulation and Product Approval – Healthcare Reform in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Third party payors, whether domestic or foreign, or governmental or commercial, are developing increasingly sophisticated methods of controlling healthcare costs. In the U.S. and certain other jurisdictions, there have been, and are expected to continue to be, a number of legislative and regulatory changes to the healthcare system that could impact our ability to sell our products profitably. In the U.S., however, significant uncertainty exists regarding the provision and financing of healthcare because the newly elected administration and federal legislators have publicly declared their intention to review and potentially significantly modify the current legal and regulatory framework for the healthcare system.

We cannot predict the initiatives that may be adopted in the future. The continuing efforts of the government, insurance companies, managed care organizations and other payors of healthcare services to contain or reduce costs of healthcare and/or impose price controls may adversely affect:

the demand for our product candidates, if we obtain regulatory approval;
our ability to set a price that we believe is fair for our approved products;
our ability to generate revenue and achieve or maintain profitability;
the level of taxes that we are required to pay; and
the availability of capital.

Any reduction in reimbursement from Medicare or other government programs may result in a similar reduction in payments from private payors, which may adversely affect our future profitability.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

Risks Related to Investment in Securities

An active trading market for our common stock may not be sustained.

If an active market for our common stock does not continue, it may be difficult for our stockholders to sell their shares without depressing the market price for the shares or sell their shares at or above the prices at which they acquired their shares or sell their shares at the time they would like to sell. Any inactive trading market for our common stock may also impair our ability to raise capital to continue to fund our operations by selling shares and may impair our ability to acquire other companies or technologies by using our shares as consideration.

The price of our common stock historically has been volatile, which may affect the price at which you could sell any shares of our common stock.

The market price for our common stock historically has been highly volatile and could continue to be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors. This volatility may affect the price at which you could sell the shares of our common stock, and the sale of substantial amounts of our common stock could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Our stock price is likely to continue to be volatile and subject to significant price and volume fluctuations in response to market and other factors, including:

the success of our products or technologies or competing products or technologies;
results of clinical trials of our product candidates or those of our competitors;
developments or disputes concerning issued patents, patent applications or other intellectual property rights;
regulatory or legal developments in the U.S. and other countries;
the recruitment or departure of key personnel;
the level of expenses related to any of our product candidates or clinical development programs;

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the results of our efforts to discover, develop, manufacture, acquire or in-license our current and additional product candidates or products;
actual or anticipated changes in estimates as to financial results, development timelines or recommendations by securities analysts;
variations in our financial results or the financial results of companies that are perceived to be similar to us;
sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares;
changes in the structure of healthcare payment systems;
market conditions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors;
public perception of the safety of genome editing based therapeutics;
general economic, industry and market conditions; and
the other factors summarized and described in this Risk Factors section.

Companies trading in the stock market in general, and in The Nasdaq Global Market in particular, have also experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted against companies. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research, or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research, about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will depend, in part, on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. Securities and industry analysts may not publish an adequate amount of research on us, which may negatively impact the trading price for our stock. In addition, if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price would likely decline. Further, if our operating results fail to meet the forecasts of analysts, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which might cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.

Because we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future, capital appreciation, if any, will be your sole source of gain.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all of our future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business. In addition, the terms of any future debt agreements may preclude us from paying dividends. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be your sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.

Risk Related to Ownership Generally

Our principal stockholders and management own a significant percentage of our stock and, if they choose to act together, will be able to control or exercise significant influence over matters subject to stockholder approval.*

Our executive officers, directors, 5% or greater stockholders and their affiliates beneficially own a significant percentage of our outstanding voting stock. These stockholders may have the ability to influence us through their ownership positions. These stockholders may be able to determine all matters requiring stockholder approval. For example, these stockholders, acting together, may be able to control elections of directors or approval of any merger, sale of assets or other major corporate transaction. This may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our common stock that you may believe are in your best interest as one of our stockholders.

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We have broad discretion over the use of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, and may not use them effectively, including that we may be exposed to liquidity issues and other systemic financial risks at the financial institutions holding our cash and cash equivalents.

Our management has broad discretion to use our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to fund our operations and could spend these funds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the value of our common stock. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could result in financial losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, cause the price of our common stock to decline and delay the development of our product candidates. Pending our use to fund operations, we may invest our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

A portion of our cash may be held by financial institutions that may have been, or could in the future become, exposed to liquidity issues, bank failures or other systemic financial risks. Our uninsured cash deposits with such financial institutions may be at risk in the event they experience liquidity problems or other financial losses. For example, in May 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) took control of First Republic Bank and JP Morgan Chase & Co. has since acquired a substantial amount of assets and certain liabilities of First Republic. Although the U.S. Department of Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board have announced a program to provide up to $25.0 billion of loans to financial institutions secured by certain government securities held by financial institutions to mitigate the risk of potential losses on the sale of such instruments, there is no guarantee that such loans will fully mitigate the risk of potential losses or that the U.S. Department of Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board will provide access to uninsured funds in the future in the event of the closure of other banks or financial institutions, or that they would do so in a timely fashion. We assess our banking relationships as we believe necessary or appropriate, but uncertainty remains over liquidity concerns in the broader financial services industry, and our business, our business partners, or industry as a whole may be adversely impacted in ways that we cannot predict at this time, including our ability to access cash in amounts adequate to finance or capitalize our current and/or projected business operations could be significantly impaired by factors that affect the financial institutions with which we have banking relationships, and in turn, us. These factors could include, among others, events such as liquidity constraints or failures, the ability to perform obligations under various types of financial, credit or liquidity agreements or arrangements (including cash management arrangements), disruptions or instability in the financial services industry or financial markets, or concerns or negative expectations about the prospects for companies in the financial services industry. In addition, our vendors, such as our CMOs, CROs or business partners, may be susceptible to the foregoing liquidity or other financial risks and factors, which could, in turn, have a material adverse effect on our current and/or projected business operations and results of operations and financial condition.

We incur significant costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management is required to devote substantial time to compliance initiatives and corporate governance practices.

As a public company, and particularly since we are no longer an “emerging growth company” under applicable SEC regulations, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Global Market and other applicable securities rules and regulations impose various requirements on public companies, including establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls and corporate governance practices. Our management and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives.

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”), we are required to furnish a report by our management on our internal control over financial reporting, including an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm. We conduct a process each year to document and evaluate our internal control over financial reporting, which is both costly and challenging. In this regard, we dedicate internal resources, engage outside consultants and adopt a detailed work plan to assess and document the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting, continue steps to improve control processes as appropriate, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal control over financial reporting. Despite our efforts, there is a risk that neither we nor our independent registered public accounting firm will be able to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective as required by Section 404. This could result in an adverse reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of our consolidated financial statements.

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Risks Related to Future Financial Condition

Future sales and issuances of our common stock or rights to purchase common stock, including pursuant to our equity incentive plans and “at-the-market” offerings, could result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of stockholders and could cause our stock price to fall.

We will need additional capital in the future to continue our planned operations. To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience substantial dilution. We may sell common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner we determine from time to time. If we sell common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in more than one transaction, investors may be materially diluted by subsequent sales. These sales may also result in material dilution to our existing stockholders, and new investors could gain rights superior to our existing stockholders.

Given the volatility in the capital markets, we may not be willing or able to continue to raise equity capital. We may, therefore, need to turn to other sources of funding that may have terms that are not favorable to us, or reduce our business operations given capital constraints. In addition, sales of a substantial number of shares of our outstanding common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares of common stock intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of common stock or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of our common stock. Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices and numbers of shares sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors may experience a decline in the value of their shares as a result of share sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.

Risks Related to our Charter and Bylaws

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of us difficult, limit attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management and adversely affect our stock price.

Provisions of our certificate of incorporation and by-laws may delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in our control or change in our management, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares, or transactions that our stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests. Therefore, these provisions could adversely affect the price of our stock. Among other things, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws:

permit the board of directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate;
provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of the board of directors;
provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;
divide the board of directors into three classes;
provide that a director may only be removed from the board of directors by the stockholders for cause;
require that any action to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders, and may not be taken by written consent;
provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide notice in writing in a timely manner, and meet specific requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice;
prevent cumulative voting rights (therefore allowing the holders of a plurality of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so choose);
require that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, a stockholder reimburse us for all fees, costs and expenses incurred by us in connection with a proceeding initiated by such stockholder in which such stockholder does not obtain a judgment on the merits that substantially achieves the full remedy sought;
provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of the board, our chief executive officer (or president, in the absence of a chief executive officer) or by the board of directors; and

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provide that stockholders will be permitted to amend the bylaws only upon receiving at least two-thirds of the total votes entitled to be cast by holders of all outstanding shares then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

In addition, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which generally prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any of a broad range of business combinations with any “interested” stockholder for a period of three years following the date on which the stockholder became an “interested” stockholder.

Our certificate of incorporation and by-laws designate certain courts as the sole and exclusive forums for certain disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.

Our certificate of incorporation and by-laws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for any state law claims for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf alleging state law claims, any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty, any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, our certificate of incorporation or our by-laws, any action to interpret, apply, enforce, or determine the validity of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine (the “Delaware Forum Provision”). The Delaware Forum Provision does not apply to claims arising under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. Our by-laws further provide that the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts will be the sole and exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act (the “Federal Forum Provision”). We have chosen the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts as the exclusive forum for such Securities Act causes of action because our principal executive offices are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our by-laws provide that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of our common stock is deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision.

The Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision may impose additional litigation costs on stockholders in pursuing the claims identified above, particularly if the stockholders do not reside in or near the State of Delaware or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Additionally, the Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find the Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a stockholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments may be more or less favorable to us than our stockholders.

Risks Related to Tax Matters

Changes in tax law may adversely affect our business and financial condition.

The laws and rules dealing with U.S. federal, state and local income taxation are routinely being reviewed and modified by governmental bodies, officials and regulatory agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department. Since we were founded in 2014, many such changes have been made and changes are likely to continue to occur in the future. We cannot predict whether, when, in what form, or with what effective dates, tax laws, regulations and rulings may be enacted, promulgated or issued, that could result in an increase in our or our stockholders’ tax liability.

Our ability to use our net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited.

We have incurred substantial losses during our history and do not expect to become profitable in the near future, and we may never achieve profitability. To the extent that we continue to generate taxable losses, unused losses will carry forward to offset future taxable income, if any, until such unused losses expire. As of December 31, 2023, we had federal and state NOLs of $954.0 million and $922.8 million, respectively, some of which begin to expire in 2034. Federal and certain state NOLs generated in taxable years ending after December 31, 2017 are not subject to expiration. As of December 31, 2023, we had federal and state research and development and other credit carryforwards of approximately $100.7 million and $64.1 million, which begin to expire in 2034 and 2029, respectively. Under Sections 382 and 383 of the Code, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership

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change,” generally defined as a greater than 50 percentage point change (by value) in its equity ownership by certain stockholders over a three-year period, the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change NOLs, and other pre-change tax attributes (such as research and development tax credits) to offset its post-change income or taxes may be limited. During 2022, we completed an assessment of the available net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes under Section 382 that covered the period from inception through December 31, 2022. This analysis did not result in a material limitation to our other tax attributes. We have not completed an analysis through December 31, 2023. To the extent there was a change in control during 2023, our tax attributes could be subject to limitation. We may experience ownership changes in the future. As a result, if we earn net taxable income, our ability to use our pre-change NOLs and research and development tax credits to offset such taxable income and income tax, respectively, could be subject to limitations. Similar provisions of state tax law may also apply. As a result, even if we attain profitability, we may be unable to use a material portion of our NOLs and other tax attributes.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 5. Other Information

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

The following table describes for the three months ended September 30, 2024 each trading arrangement under which the Company’s directors or officers adopted, materially modified, or terminated any contract, instruction, or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.

Name (Title)

Action Taken (Date of Action)

Type of Trading Arrangement

Nature of Trading Arrangement

Duration of Trading Arrangement

Aggregate Number of Securities

James E. Basta (EVP, General Counsel)

Adoption (July 11, 2024)

Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement

Sale

Until the earlier of (a) November 11, 2024; (b) the first date on which all trades have been executed or all trading orders related to such trades have expired; and (c) the date on which the plan holder gives notice to terminate the plan.

Indeterminable
 (1)

Muna Bhanji (Director)

Adoption (September 27, 2024)

Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement

Sale

Until the earlier of (a) June 20, 2025; (b) the first date on which all trades have been executed or all trading orders related to such trades have expired; and (c) the date on which the plan holder gives notice to terminate the plan.

3,624

(1) The number of shares that will be sold in accordance with this trading arrangement is indeterminable at the time of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024. Upon vesting of RSUs, it is the Company’s policy to immediately initiate a sell-to-cover in order to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligations on behalf of the employee. The number of shares sold in the sell-to-cover will vary based on the market price of the Company’s common stock at the time of settlement. Any remaining shares held by Mr. Basta after the sell-to-cover may be sold pursuant to the terms of this trading arrangement.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are incorporated by reference or filed as part of this report.

    3.1

 

Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-37766) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2024).

 

    3.2

 

Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant dated June 12, 2024 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37766) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2024).

 

 

 

    3.3

 

Second Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-37766), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2020).

 

 

 

  31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (1)

 

 

 

  31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (1)

 

 

 

  32.1

 

Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by John M. Leonard, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Edward J. Dulac III, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. (2)

 

 

 

101.INS

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document (1)

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents. (1)

 

 

 

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101) (1)

 

(1)
Filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
(2)
The certifications furnished in Exhibit 32.1 hereto are deemed to accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 7, 2024

 

 

 

INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ John M. Leonard

 

 

 

 

John M. Leonard, M.D.

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Edward J. Dulac III

 

 

 

 

Edward J. Dulac III

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael P. Dube

 

 

 

 

Michael P. Dube

 

 

 

 

Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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