Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements.
ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
(in thousands, except par value information)
(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
196,467
$
237,028
Restricted cash
55,000
55,000
Accounts receivable
17,204
3,974
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
5,832
9,977
Total current assets
274,503
305,979
Property and equipment, net
8,088
9,531
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
24,794
26,674
Non-current restricted cash
1,885
1,885
Total assets
$
309,270
$
344,069
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
10,623
$
7,194
Accrued liabilities
24,629
38,781
Deferred revenue
11,263
19,514
Total current liabilities
46,515
65,489
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
8,769
12,604
Operating lease liability, net of current portion
22,933
24,998
Total liabilities
78,217
103,091
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $ 0.001 par value; 60,000 shares authorized; issued and
outstanding shares were 27,148 at June 30, 2025 and 27,096 at December 31, 2024
27
27
Additional paid-in capital
703,089
689,758
Accumulated deficit
( 472,063
)
( 448,807
)
Total stockholders’ equity
231,053
240,978
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
309,270
$
344,069
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Revenue:
Collaboration revenue
$
24,510
$
45,976
$
49,987
$
78,574
Grant revenue
3,791
3,883
7,696
9,297
Total revenue
28,301
49,859
57,683
87,871
Operating expenses:
Research and development, net
29,579
58,669
64,471
112,242
General and administrative
10,338
12,316
21,654
27,167
Total operating expenses
39,917
70,985
86,125
139,409
Loss from operations
( 11,616
)
( 21,126
)
( 28,442
)
( 51,538
)
Loss from foreign currency
( 127
)
( 388
)
( 149
)
( 441
)
Finance income, net
2,567
4,148
5,339
8,164
Net loss before income taxes
( 9,176
)
( 17,366
)
( 23,252
)
( 43,815
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
4
( 150
)
4
218
Net loss
$
( 9,180
)
$
( 17,216
)
$
( 23,256
)
$
( 44,033
)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
$
( 0.34
)
$
( 0.64
)
$
( 0.86
)
$
( 1.64
)
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
27,129
26,967
27,118
26,923
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss
$
( 9,180
)
$
( 17,216
)
$
( 23,256
)
$
( 44,033
)
Comprehensive loss
$
( 9,180
)
$
( 17,216
)
$
( 23,256
)
$
( 44,033
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATE MENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
Additional
Total
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Stockholders’
(in thousands)
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Equity
Balance – December 31, 2024
27,096
$
27
$
689,758
$
( 448,807
)
$
240,978
Net loss
—
—
—
( 14,076
)
( 14,076
)
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
6,662
—
6,662
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
25
—
195
—
195
Balance – March 31, 2025
27,121
$
27
$
696,615
$
( 462,883
)
$
233,759
Net loss
—
—
—
( 9,180
)
( 9,180
)
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
6,200
—
6,200
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
27
—
274
—
274
Balance at June 30, 2025
27,148
$
27
$
703,089
$
( 472,063
)
$
231,053
Additional
Total
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Stockholders’
(in thousands)
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Equity
Balance – December 31, 2023
26,828
$
27
$
646,352
$
( 367,866
)
$
278,513
Net loss
—
—
—
( 26,817
)
( 26,817
)
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
10,088
—
10,088
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
89
—
2,188
—
2,188
Balance – March 31, 2024
26,917
$
27
$
658,628
$
( 394,683
)
$
263,972
Net loss
—
—
—
( 17,216
)
( 17,216
)
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
9,424
—
9,424
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
125
—
2,403
—
2,403
Balance at June 30, 2024
27,042
$
27
$
670,455
$
( 411,899
)
$
258,583
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM ENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2025
2024
Operating activities
Net loss
$
( 23,256
)
$
( 44,033
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
1,580
1,813
Share-based compensation expense
12,862
19,512
Foreign currency transaction loss
149
441
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
( 13,230
)
7,979
Prepaid expense and other assets
4,145
( 73
)
Right-of-use assets
1,880
2,703
Accounts payable
3,429
8,626
Accrued liabilities
( 14,301
)
2,631
Deferred revenue
( 12,086
)
( 33,619
)
Lease liabilities
( 2,065
)
( 1,679
)
Net cash used in operating activities
( 40,893
)
( 35,699
)
Investing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment
( 137
)
( 568
)
Net cash used in investing activities
( 137
)
( 568
)
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
469
4,591
Proceeds from debt
15,000
—
Payments on debt obligations
( 15,000
)
—
Net cash provided by financing activities
469
4,591
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
( 40,561
)
( 31,676
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period
293,913
348,890
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period
$
253,352
$
317,214
Six Months Ended June 30,
2025
2024
Non-cash investing activities
Non-cash asset disposal
$
—
$
473
Right-of-use assets acquired through operating leases
$
—
$
2,736
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Description of Business
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (the “Company” or "Arcturus") is a commercial messenger RNA medicines company focused on the development of liver and respiratory rare disease therapeutics and infectious disease vaccines. Arcturus became a clinical stage company in 2020 when it announced that its Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application for ornithine transcarbamylase (“OTC”) deficiency and its Clinical Trial Application (“CTA”) for candidate LUNAR-COV19 were approved by applicable health authorities. In 2023, our COVID-19 vaccine, ARCT-154 (also referred to as KOSTAIVE ® ), received marketing authorization approval in Japan for adults 18 years and older , and in September 2024 KOSTAIVE became the world’s first approved and commercially available self-amplifying RNA (sa-mRNA) vaccine.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Arcturus and its subsidiaries and are unaudited. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In management’s opinion, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented.
Interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of results anticipated for the full year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
These condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions regarding the valuation of certain debt and equity instruments, share-based compensation, accruals for liabilities, income taxes, revenue and deferred revenue, leases, and other matters that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions the Company may undertake in the future, actual results may ultimately differ from these estimates and assumptions.
There were no significant changes to our significant accounting policies as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 .
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other standard setting bodies and adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. The Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement–Reporting Comprehensive Income–Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires public entities to disclose specified information about certain costs and expenses on an interim and annual basis. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of ASU 2024-03 will have on the financial statement disclosures.
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Note 2. Revenue
The Company has entered into license agreements and collaborative research and development arrangements with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as consulting, related technology transfer, product revenue and government grant agreements. Under these arrangements, the Company is entitled to receive license fees, consulting fees, product fees, technological transfer fees, upfront payments, milestone payments if and when certain research and development milestones, technology transfer milestones or success-based milestones are achieved, royalties on approved product sales and reimbursement for research and development activities. The Company’s costs of performing these services are included within research and development expenses. The Company’s milestone payments are typically defined by achievement of certain preclinical, clinical, and commercial success criteria. Preclinical milestones may include in vivo proof of concept in disease animal models, lead candidate identification, and completion of IND-enabling toxicology studies. Clinical milestones may, for example, include successful enrollment of the first patient in or completion of Phase 1, 2 and 3 clinical trials, and commercial milestones are often tiered based on net or aggregate sale amounts. The Company cannot guarantee the achievement of these milestones due to risks associated with preclinical and clinical activities required for development of nucleic acid medicine-based therapeutics and vaccines.
The following table presents changes during the six months ended June 30, 2025 in the balances of contract assets and liabilities as compared to what was disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
(in thousands)
December 31, 2024
Additions
Deductions
June 30, 2025
Contract Assets:
Accounts receivable
$
3,974
$
45,624
$
( 32,394
)
$
17,204
Contract Liabilities:
Deferred revenue
$
32,118
$
45,598
$
( 57,684
)
$
20,032
The following table summarizes the Company’s revenues for the periods indicated.
For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Collaboration Revenue:
CSL Seqirus
$
24,427
$
45,911
$
49,900
$
78,292
Other collaboration revenue
83
65
87
282
Total collaboration revenue
$
24,510
$
45,976
$
49,987
$
78,574
Grant revenue:
BARDA
$
3,791
$
3,883
$
7,696
$
9,297
Total grant revenue
$
3,791
$
3,883
$
7,696
$
9,297
The following paragraphs provide information regarding the nature and purpose of the Company’s most significant collaboration and grant arrangements.
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CSL Seqirus
On November 1, 2022, the Company entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement (as amended, the “CSL Collaboration Agreement”) with Seqirus, Inc., a part of CSL Limited (“CSL Seqirus”), for the global exclusive rights to research, develop, manufacture, and commercialize vaccines. Under the terms of the CSL Collaboration Agreement, the Company provides CSL Seqirus with an exclusive global license to its mRNA technology (including STARR ® ) and LUNAR ® lipid-mediated delivery, along with mRNA drug substance and drug product manufacturing processes. CSL Seqirus will lead the development and commercialization of vaccines under the collaboration. The collaboration plans to advance vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), influenza, pandemic preparedness as well as three other infectious diseases. In September 2024, our COVID-19 vaccine KOSTAIVE ® became the world’s first approved and commercially available self-amplifying RNA (sa-mRNA) vaccine.
The Company received a $ 200.0 million upfront payment and is eligible to receive over $ 1.3 billion in development milestones if all products are registered in the licensed fields and is entitled to potentially receive up to $ 3.0 billion in commercial milestones based on “net sale” of vaccines in the various fields. In addition, the Company is eligible to receive a 40 % net profit share for COVID-19 vaccine pro ducts and up to low double-digit royalties for vaccines for pandemic preparedness and against seasonal influenza as well as three other infectious disease pathogens. During the second quarter of 2025, the Company achieved $ 20.0 million in development milestones related to the CSL Collaboration Agreement, of which $ 10.0 million was included in accounts receivable as of June 30, 2025.
In evaluating the CSL Collaboration Agreement in accordance with ASC 606, the Company concluded that CSL Seqirus is a customer. The Company identified all promised goods/services within the CSL Collaboration Agreement, and when combining certain promised goods/services, the Company concluded that there are five distinct performance obligations. The nature of the performance obligations consists of the delivery of the vaccine license, research and development services for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 vaccines and regulatory activities for COVID-19 vaccines. For each performance obligation, the Company estimated the standalone selling price based on 1) in the case of the license, the fair value using costs to recreate plus margin method and 2) in the case of research and development services and regulatory activities, cost plus margin for estimated full-time equivalent (“FTE”) costs, direct costs including laboratory supplies, contractors, and other out-of-pocket expenses for research and development services and regulatory activities.
As of June 30, 2025, the transaction price consisted of upfront consideration received and milestones achieved. Additional variable consideration was not included in the transaction price as of June 30, 2025, because the Company could not conclude that it is probable that including the variable consideration will not result in a significant revenue reversal.
The Company allocated the transaction price to the performance obligations in proportion to their standalone selling price. The vaccine license was recognized at the point in time it was transferred in 2022. The research and development and regulatory activities performance obligations are recognized over a period of time based on the percentage of services rendered using the input method, meaning actual costs incurred divided by total costs budgeted to satisfy the performance obligation. Any consideration related to sales-based royalties will be recognized when the amounts are probable of non-reversal, provided that the reported sales are reliably measurable and the Company has no remaining promised goods/services, as they are constrained and therefore have also been excluded from the transaction price. The revenue recognized in the second quarter of 2025 relates to the license delivered, milestones achieved and services performed through June 30, 2025.
Total deferred revenue as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 for the CSL Collaboration Agreement was $ 18.1 million and $ 30.7 million, respectively.
During 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the CSL Collaboration Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sponsor and conduct a Phase 1 clinical study in the influenza field. As part of the amendment, the Company received $ 17.5 million from CSL Seqirus. The amendment also provides for up to $ 1.5 million in additional payments which are achievable upon meeting certain clinical milestones relating to the Phase 1 clinical study in the influenza field. The Company previously concluded that the expansion of research and development support services under the CSL Collaboration Agreement represented an option that was not a material right. Therefore, the Company concluded the promise to sponsor and conduct the Phase 1 clinical study is a separate contract and the sole performance obligation under the new arrangement. During the quarter ended June 30, 2025 , the Company recognized $ 1.1 million related to the performance obligation and the remaining amount of $ 1.3 million is included in deferred revenue.
During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company received an advance payment of $ 5.3 million from CSL Seqirus for manufacturing activities related to COVID-19 vaccine product. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company received an additional advance payment of $ 5.1 million from CSL Seqirus for manufacturing activities related to COVID-19 vaccine product. The Company concluded that the promise to perform manufacturing activities is a customer option as part of the CSL Collaboration Agreement and is accounted for as a separate contract. The Company recognized $ 5.3 million in revenue related to this customer option during the third quarter of 2024 upon the transfer of vaccine product to CSL Seqirus. The remaining $ 5.1 million, along with an estimated adjustment for costs in excess of previously invoiced amounts, was recognized as revenue during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 when the remaining vaccine product was transferred to CSL Seqirus.
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In March 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the CSL Collaboration Agreement, pursuant to which the parties agreed to, among other things, adjust (i) the development plans for certain product candidates, (ii) various development milestones related to such product candidates, (iii) provisions of the CSL Collaboration Agreement related to specific royalty payments, (iii) provisions of the CSL Collaboration Agreement related to distributors, and (iv) proprietary payment calculations related to the foregoing.
BARDA Grant
In August 2022, the Company entered into a cost reimbursement contract (the “BARDA Contract”) with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ("BARDA"), a division of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for an award of up to $ 63.2 million for the development of a pandemic influenza vaccine using the Company's STARR ® self-amplifying mRNA vaccine platform technology. The Company earns grant revenue for performing tasks under the agreement.
The Company determined that the BARDA Contract is not in the scope of ASC 808 or ASC 606. Applying International Accounting Standards No. 20 ("IAS 20"), Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance, by analogy, the Company recognizes grant revenue from the reimbursement of direct out-of-pocket expenses, overhead allocations and fringe benefits for research costs associated with the grant. The costs associated with these reimbursements are reflected as a component of research and development expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
As of June 30, 2025, the remaining available funding net of revenue e arned was $ 32.2 million.
Note 3. Fair Value Measurements
The Company establishes the fair value of its assets and liabilities using the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company established a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value.
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists and are therefore determined using estimates and assumptions developed by the Company, which reflect those that a market participant would use.
The carrying value of cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their respective fair values due to their relatively short maturities.
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 , all assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of cash equivalents and money market funds, which were classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of these financial instruments was measured based on quoted prices.
Note 4. Other Balance Sheet Details
Property and equipment, net balances consisted of the following:
(in thousands)
June 30, 2025
December 31, 2024
Research equipment
$
17,000
$
16,864
Computers and software
1,131
1,131
Office equipment and furniture
704
703
Leasehold improvements
2,644
2,644
Total
21,479
21,342
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 13,391
)
( 11,811
)
Property and equipment, net
$
8,088
$
9,531
Depreciation and amortization expense was $ 0.8 million and $ 1.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 , respectively, and $ 0.9 million and $ 1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.
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Accrued liabilities consisted of the following:
(in thousands)
June 30, 2025
December 31, 2024
Accrued compensation
$
5,669
$
13,305
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation liability
6,785
7,443
Current portion of operating lease liability
4,031
3,552
Clinical trial accruals
250
2,828
Vinbiocare contractual liabilities
2,421
2,421
Legal accrual
86
130
Other accrued research and development expenses
5,387
9,102
Total
$
24,629
$
38,781
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows as of June 30, 2025 and 2024:
(in thousands)
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents
$
196,467
$
260,329
Restricted cash
55,000
55,000
Non-current restricted cash
1,885
1,885
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
253,352
$
317,214
Restricted cash includes collateral pledged and held in the Company’s securities accounts pursuant to a security agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) (Note 5). As of June 30, 2025 , such collateral amounted to $ 55.0 million.
Restricted cash also includes cash required to be set aside as security for lease payments and to maintain a letter of credit for the benefit of the landlord of the Company’s offices. As of June 30, 2025 and 2024 , the Company had restricted cash of $ 1.9 million in conjunction with property leases in San Diego, California, and such restriction is expected to be removed at the end of the lease term.
Note 5. Debt
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement
The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc. (“Arcturus Therapeutics”) entered into a credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank on April 21, 2023, and amended on June 26, 2024 , whereby Wells Fargo will make a $ 50.0 million revolving credit line available to the Company (the “Loan”) and each draw on the Loan evidenced by a revolving line of credit note (the “Note”).
Borrowings under the agreement will bear interest at a rate of 1.00 % above either the Daily Simple SOFR or Term SOFR (as such terms are defined in the Note), with “SOFR” being the rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. If an Event of Default (as defined in the agreement) occurs, then all Loans shall bear interest at a rate equal to 2.00 % above the interest rate applicable immediately prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default.
The term of the agreement was originally two years , with an option for one-year renewals subject to Wells Fargo approval and Arcturus Therapeutics furnishing to Wells Fargo a non-refundable commitment fee equal to 0.25 % of the Loan amount for each such renewal. There is no penalty for terminating the facility prior to the maturity date of the Note. As collateral, the Company has agreed to pledge $ 55.0 million in cash to be held in the Company’s securities accounts with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo, pursuant to a security agreement. In June 2024, Arcturus Therapeutics and Wells Fargo entered into an amendment to the Note,
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whereby the term of the Note was extended by one year to April 2026. No amounts were drawn down under the Loan during the three months period ended June 30, 2025.
Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity
Net Loss per Share
Potentially dilutive securities that were not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share as they were anti-dilutive totaled 0.3 million and 0.4 million for three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, and 1.1 million and 1.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.
Sales Agreement
On December 23, 2022, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering℠ Sales Agreement, which was amended on August 7, 2023 (as amended, the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”),Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells Fargo Securities”), and William Blair & Company, L.L.C. (“William Blair”) relating to shares of the Company's common stock. In accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $ 200 million from time to time through Cantor, Wells Fargo Securities, or William Blair, each acting as the Company's sales agent. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 the Company did no t offer or sell any shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement.
Note 7. Share-Based Compensation Expense
In June 2024 at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2024 Annual Meeting"), the stockholders of the Company appro ved an amendment to the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2019 Plan”) which, among other things, increased the aggregate number of shares authorized for use in making awards to eligible persons under the 2019 Plan by 2,000,000 shares, for a total of up to 10,750,000 shares available for issuance. As of June 30, 2025 , a total of 1,397,536 shares remain available for future issuance under the 2019 Plan, subject to the terms of the 2019 Plan.
In October 2021, the Company adopted the 2021 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan which covers the award of up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock (the “2021 Plan”) effective as of October 15, 2021. Approval of the Company’s stockholders is not required as a condition to the effectiveness of the 2021 Plan for so long as the plan is in compliance with applicable Nasdaq inducement plan rules. In April 2022, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors approved a proposal to reduce the total number of shares available for future issuance under the 2021 Plan to 130,000 . As of June 30, 2025, a tota l of 135,898 s hares remain available for future issuance under the 2021 Plan, subject to the terms of the 2021 Plan.
Share-Based Compensation
Share-based compensation expense included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Research and development
$
3,328
$
4,378
$
7,072
$
9,180
General and administrative
2,872
5,046
5,790
10,332
Total
$
6,200
$
9,424
$
12,862
$
19,512
Note 8. Income Taxes
The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and various states. The Company computes its quarterly income tax provision by using a forecasted annual effective tax rate and adjusts for any discrete items arising during the quarter. The primary difference between the effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate is due to federal and state income tax expense offset by valuation allowance on the Company's deferred tax assets.
The Company recorded negligible income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 . For the same periods in 2024, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $ 0.2 million and income tax expense of $ 0.2 million, respectively. No tax benefit was provided for losses incurred in the United States because those losses are offset by a full valuation allowance.
Recent Tax Legislation
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On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law, which enacts significant changes to U.S. tax and related laws. Some of the provisions of the new tax law affecting corporations include but are not limited to current deduction of domestic research expenses, increasing the limit of the deduction of interest expense deduction to thirty percent of EBITDA, and one hundred percent bonus depreciation on eligible property acquired after January 19, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the new tax law will have on its financial condition and results of operations. Preliminarily, the Company does anticipate a change to its effective income tax rate, its net deferred federal income tax Liability and a decrease in current taxes payable; however a reasonable estimate is not available at this time. The impact of the tax law changes from the OBBBA will be included in the Company’s financial statements beginning in the three-months ending September 30, 2025.
Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Agreement
On September 25, 2023, the Company amended its Development Program Letter Agreement, dated May 16, 2017 and as amended July 13, 2018 and August 1, 2019, with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (“CFF”). Pursuant to the amendment, (i) CFF increased the amount it will award to advance LUNAR-CF to $ 24.6 million from approximately $ 15.6 million, and (ii) the Company agreed to incur at least $ 15.0 million toward activities under the research plan. During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company received the full payment from CFF related to the amendment. Total contra expense recognized was $ 0.3 million and $ 0.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, and $ 0.8 million for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, $ 6.8 million and $ 7.4 million, respectively, remained in accrued liabilities.
Leases
In October 2017, the Company entered into a non-cancellable operating lease agreement for office space adjacent to its previously occupied headquarters. The commencement of the lease began in March 2018 and the lease extends for approximately 84 months from the commencement date with a remaining lease term through March 2025. Monthly rental payments are due under the lease and there are escalating rent payments during the term of the lease. The Company is also responsible for its proportional share of operating expenses of the building and common areas. In conjunction with the new lease, the Company received free rent for four months and received a tenant improvement allowance of $ 0.1 million. In March 2024, the Company negotiated with the lessor to extend the lease through March 2027.
The Company entered into an irrevocable standby letter of credit with the landlord for a security deposit of $ 0.1 million upon executing the lease which is included (along with additional funds required to secure the letter of credit) in the balance of non-current restricted cash.
In February 2020, the Company entered into a second non-cancellable operating lease agreement for office space near its current headquarters. The lease extended for 13 months from the commencement date and included a right to extend the lease for one twelve-month period. In February 2021, the Company opted to extend the lease through March 2025 to coincide with the lease term of the Company’s headquarters. In January 2024, the Company vacated this office space with no intention of operating out of the location in the future. The Company was still engaged in the lease for the property and obligated to make the remaining lease payments through March 31, 2025, and therefore recorded an impairment loss in the amount of $ 1.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, as there was no future economic benefit from the lease. In July 2024, the Company terminated the existing lease agreement, in accordance with its terms, thereby ending their contractual obligation to pay for the premises.
In September 2021, the Company entered into a third non-cancellable lease agreement for office, research and development, engineering and laboratory space near its current headquarters, and such lease term commenced during the second quarter of 2022. The initial term of this lease extends ten years and eight months from the date of possession, and the Company has the right to extend the term of the lease for an additional five-year period. When the lease term was determined for the operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, the extension option for the lease was not included. The lease has a monthly base rent ranging from $ 0.3 million to $ 0.4 million which escalates over the lease term. The Company received a free rent period of four months and also pays for various operating costs, including utilities and real property taxes. The Company entered into an irrevocable standby letter of credit with the landlord for a security deposit of $ 2.0 million upon executing the lease which is included (along with additional funds required to secure the letter of credit) in the balance of non-current restricted cash.
Operating lease right-of-use asset and liability on the consolidated balance sheets represent the present value of remaining lease payments over the remaining lease terms. The Company does not allocate lease payments to non-lease components; therefore, payments for common-area-maintenance and administrative services are not included in the operating lease right-of-use asset and liability. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to calculate the present value of the lease payments, as the implicit rate in the lease is not readily determinable.
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As of June 30, 2025, the remaining payments of the operating lease liability were as follows:
(in thousands)
Remaining Lease Payments
2025 (remainder of year)
$
2,574
2026
5,274
2027
4,132
2028
3,822
2029
3,937
Thereafter
11,813
Total remaining lease payments
31,552
Less: imputed interest
( 4,588
)
Total operating lease liabilities
$
26,964
Weighted-average remaining lease term
6.8
Weighted-average discount rate
4.7
%
Operating lease costs consist of the fixed lease payments included in operating lease liability and are recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. Operating lease costs were $ 1.3 million and $ 2.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 , respectively, and $ 1.5 million and $ 2.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 , respectively.
Note 10. Segment Information
The Company operates in one business segment, which includes all activities related to the discovery, development and commercialization of messenger RNA medicines. The determination of a single business segment is consistent with the consolidated financial information regularly provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews and evaluates consolidated net loss for purposes of assessing performance, making operating decisions, allocating resources, and planning and forecasting for future periods. The CODM does not evaluate the operating segment using asset or liability information.
The following table presents information about reported segment revenues, segment loss and income, and significant segment expenses:
For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Revenues
$
28,301
$
49,859
$
57,683
$
87,871
Less:
Research and development:
LUNAR-COVID
3,831
22,327
9,640
43,057
LUNAR-OTC
2,901
4,927
4,477
6,310
BARDA
2,459
2,367
4,941
5,602
LUNAR-CF, net
4,629
5,610
11,777
6,805
Early-stage programs
167
6,298
164
12,466
Discovery technologies
2,439
863
4,627
2,053
Payroll and benefits
10,611
13,998
23,654
29,515
Facilities and equipment
2,542
2,279
5,191
6,434
Total research and development
29,579
58,669
64,471
112,242
General and administrative
10,338
12,316
21,654
27,167
Other (1)
( 2,436
)
( 3,910
)
( 5,186
)
( 7,505
)
Net loss
$
( 9,180
)
$
( 17,216
)
$
( 23,256
)
$
( 44,033
)
(1) Primarily includes interest income.
Note 11. Related Party Transactions
Equity-method Investment - ARCALIS, Inc.
Investments for which the Company exercises significant influence, but does not have control are accounted for under the equity method. Equity-method investment activity is related to the Company's joint venture in ARCALIS, Inc. with Axcelead, Inc. The Company’s share of the investees’ results is presented as either income or loss from equity-method investees in the accompanying
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consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of June 30, 2025, the carrying value of the equity-method investment in ARCALIS remained at zero .
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