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PROKIDNEY CORP.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 17, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Mar 17, 2025

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1: Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

ProKidney Corp. (the “Company” or “ProKidney”) was originally incorporated as Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. III (“SCS”). SCS was a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on February 25, 2021. SCS was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

On January 18, 2022, SCS executed a definitive business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), with ProKidney LP (“PKLP”), a limited partnership registered under the laws and regulations of Ireland. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, PKLP became a subsidiary of SCS and was organized in an umbrella partnership corporation (“Up-C”) structure, which would provide potential future tax benefits for SCS when the equity holders ultimately exchanged their pass-through interests for Class A ordinary shares. The transaction closed (the “Closing”) on July 11, 2022 (the “Closing Date”). Upon consummation of the transaction, SCS changed its name to ProKidney Corp.

The business combination between SCS and PKLP (the “Business Combination”) resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $596,537,000. This amount reflected a contribution of $21,737,000 of cash held in SCS’ trust account, net of redemptions, and a $574,800,000 concurrent private placement of Class A ordinary shares of the combined company, priced at $10.00 per share (the “PIPE Placement”). Upon close, these proceeds were used to repay the outstanding balance of $35,000,000 under PKLP’s two promissory note agreements with certain holders of its Class A Units (the “Promissory Notes”) and related accrued interest. Additionally, the proceeds were used to pay those expenses previously incurred by SCS related to the Business Combination of approximately $21,029,000 as well as advisory and placement fees of approximately $29,389,000 incurred in connection with the PIPE Placement.

The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization transaction between entities under common control, through which PKLP was considered the accounting acquiror and predecessor entity. The Business Combination was reflected as the equivalent of PKLP issuing stock for the net assets of SCS accompanied by a recapitalization with no goodwill or intangible assets recognized.

ProKidney Corp., through its operating subsidiaries, ProKidney, which is incorporated under the Cayman Islands Companies Act (as amended) as an exempted company (“ProKidney-KY”) and ProKidney LLC, a limited liability company under the laws of Delaware (“ProKidney-US”) is focused on the development of rilparencel, which has the potential to preserve kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease or delay or eliminate the need for dialysis and organ transplantation. The Company’s operations are principally managed as a single operating segment.

Principles of Consolidation

ProKidney Corp. is a holding company, and its principal asset is a controlling equity interest in PKLP and its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries ProKidney-KY and ProKidney-US. The Company has determined that PKLP is a variable-interest entity for accounting purposes and that ProKidney is the primary beneficiary of PKLP because (through its managing member interest in PKLP and the fact that the senior management of ProKidney is also the senior management of PKLP) it has the power and benefits to direct all of the activities of PKLP, which include those that most significantly impact PKLP’s economic performance. The Company has therefore consolidated PKLP’s results pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810, “Consolidation” in its Consolidated Financial Statements. As of December 31, 2024, various holders own non-voting interests in PKLP, representing a 56.1% economic interest in PKLP, effectively restricting ProKidney’s interest to 43.9% of PKLP’s economic results, subject to increase in the future, should ProKidney purchase additional non-voting common units (“PKLP Units”) of PKLP, or should the holders of PKLP Units decide to exchange such units (together with shares of Class B ordinary shares) for Class A ordinary shares (or cash) pursuant to the Exchange Agreement (as defined in Note 6). The Company will not be required to provide financial or other support for PKLP. However, ProKidney will control its business and other activities through its ownership of 100% of the shares in ProKidney Corp. GP Limited (“New GP”), which is the general partner of PKLP. Nevertheless, because ProKidney will have no material assets other than its interests in PKLP and its subsidiaries, any financial difficulties at PKLP could result in ProKidney recognizing a loss.

All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

To facilitate comparison of information across periods, certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period’s presentation.

Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements, in accordance with GAAP, requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the amounts of expenses during the reported periods. Certain estimates in these consolidated financial statements have been made in connection with the calculation of research and development expenses, equity-based compensation expense and the provision for or benefit from income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions, including in certain circumstances future projections, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Changes in estimates are reflected in reported results in the period in which they become known.

Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less on the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these items.

The Company’s investments in marketable debt securities have been classified and accounted for as available-for-sale. The Company classifies its marketable debt securities as short-term due to its availability for use in its current operations. The cost of securities sold is determined using the specific identification method.

The Company considers all available evidence to evaluate if a credit loss exists, and if so, recognizes an allowance for credit loss.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Cash and equivalents are the primary financial instruments held by the Company that are potentially subject to concentrations of credit risk. The Company’s cash and equivalents are deposited in accounts at large financial institutions, and such amounts may exceed federally insured limits.

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses as presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Compensation$10,217$5,237
Severance1,2362,283
Clinical study related costs16,4521,658
Facility related costs369693
Accrued legal costs3951,015
Manufacturing improvement costs724,365
Accrued consulting and professional fees557878
Other accrued expenses1,8391,536
Total accrued expenses and other$31,137$17,665

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses are comprised of costs incurred in performing research and development activities, including salaries, benefits, third party license fees, and external costs of outside vendors engaged to conduct manufacturing and preclinical development activities and clinical trials.

The Company records accruals based on estimates of services received, efforts expended, and amounts owed pursuant to contracts with numerous contract research organizations. In the normal course of business, the Company contracts with third parties to perform various clinical study activities in the ongoing development of potential products. The financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation and variation from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows. Payments under the contracts depend on factors such as the achievement of certain events and the completion of portions of the clinical study or similar conditions. The objective of the Company’s accrual policy is to match the recording of expenses in its financial statements to the actual services received and efforts expended. As such, expense accruals related to clinical studies are recognized based on the company’s estimate of the degree of completion of the event or events specified in the specific clinical study.

The Company records nonrefundable advance payments it makes for future research and development activities as prepaid expenses. Prepaid expenses are recognized as expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss as the Company receives the related goods or services.

Costs incurred in obtaining technology licenses are charged to research and development expense as purchased in-process research and development if the technology licensed has not reached technological feasibility and has no alternative future use.

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Generally, expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense and major improvements or replacements are capitalized. The Company computes depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of, the life of the lease or the estimated useful life of the leasehold improvement. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Buildings25-30 years
Computer equipment and software3-5 years
Furniture and equipment5-7 years
Leasehold improvementsremainder of lease term

Fixed assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Land$1,405$3,067
Buildings21,09522,490
Leasehold improvements21,82210,950
Furniture and equipment5,6473,690
Computer equipment and software838847
Construction in progress2,4478,741
Less: accumulated depreciation(11,032)(7,642)
Total fixed assets, net$42,222$42,143

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $4,337,000, $2,956,000, and $2,448,000, respectively.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets were comprised of acquired assembled workforce, which are accounted for in accordance with ASC 350 - Intangibles - Goodwill and Other. The acquired assembled workforce was amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life of five years. Amortization expense relating to the assembled workforce intangible asset was $213,000 and $215,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. There was no amortization for the year ended December 31, 2024 as these assets were fully amortized in the prior year.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Assets Held for Sale

Long-lived assets such as fixed assets and intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.

Dueto a change in the planned use for the Company’s real property located in Greensboro, North Carolina (the “Greensboro Facility”), the Company performed an impairment analysis to compare the building’s carrying value with its estimated fair value. The fair value was determined through review of prices for similar assets and expected ranges of prices that the Company may be expected to receive upon sale of the property which are considered Level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy. This analysis resulted in the recognitionof a non-cash impairment charge of $5,324,000 during the year ended December 31, 2024. This charge was recorded as a component of general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations.

During 2024, the Company determined that its Greensboro Facility met the criteria for held-for-sale accounting treatment after making the decision to sell the property. As the carrying value of the property, as adjusted for the impairment described above is less than the amount of the expected proceeds less the costs of disposal, the carrying value of the property was not adjusted in connection with this determination. The carrying value of this asset has been reflected as a component of total current assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024.

No impairment charges have been recorded for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 nor were any assets classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2023.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the liability method in accounting for income taxes as required by ASC Topic 740 — Income Taxes, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the future tax consequences attributable to the differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets unless it is more likely than not that such assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, available taxes in the carryback periods, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Accordingly, the Company has provided a full valuation allowance to offset the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Interest and penalties related to income taxes are included in the benefit (expense) for income taxes in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The Company has not incurred any significant interest or penalties related to income taxes in any of the periods presented.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three‑level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value is described below. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable through correlation with market data

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions

For assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, it is the Company’s policy to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when developing fair value measurements, in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. Fair value measurements for assets and liabilities where there exists limited or no observable market data are based primarily upon estimates and are often calculated based on the economic and competitive environment, the characteristics of the asset or liability and other factors. Therefore, fair value measurements cannot be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability. Additionally, there may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the calculated current or future fair values. The Company utilizes fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures.

The carrying values of cash equivalents, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short‑term nature of these instruments.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Balances recognized related to the Company’s operating and finance leases are included in right-of-use assets, net and lease liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Right of use assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Variable payments directly related to the use of the assets and future adjustments of payments based on indices are recognized in the period of incurrence or change and are not included in the lease payments at the initial measurement date. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease if it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The right of use asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. The Company has elected a practical expedient to not separate its lease and non-lease components and instead account for them as a single lease component. For lease agreements in which the Company is the lessor, the entity applies the guidance of ASC Topic 842, “Leases” in the recognition of lease income. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease payments for short-term leases are recorded to operating expense on a straight-line basis and variable lease payments are recorded in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred.

Contingent Liabilities

The Company records reserves for contingent liabilities when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.

Equity-Based Compensation

Compensation expense for equity-based compensation awards issued is based on the fair value of the award at the date of grant, and compensation expense is recognized for time-vested awards earned over the service period on a straight-line basis. The Company recognizes equity-based compensation for options containing performance-based vesting conditions over the requisite service period if it is probable that the performance conditions will be satisfied. The Company records forfeitures of equity-based compensation awards as they occur.

The Company’s share based compensation program grants awards that have included the following: 1) profits interests in ProKidney LP which, at close of the Business Combination, were converted into paired interests consisting of (i) Class B ordinary shares or Class B restricted stock rights and (ii) Common Units or Restricted Common Units of ProKidney LP (collectively referred to as “Legacy Profits Interests”); 2) restricted stock units issued by SCS (“Legacy SCS Awards”); 3) time-vested stock options issued by ProKidney Corp.; 4) performance-vested stock options issued by ProKidney Corp. and 5) market-vested stock options issued by ProKidney Corp.

The grant date fair value of time and performance vested stock option awards is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing formula. The grant date fair values of the Legacy Profits Interests and Legacy SCS Awards are based on the market value of the issuer’s shares or member units, as applicable, on the date of grant. Compensation expense related to time-vested stock options, performance-vested stock options, Legacy Profits Interests and Legacy SCS Awards are recognized on a straight-line basis over the applicable service period.

The grant date fair value of market-vested stock option awards was estimated using the Geometric Brownian Motion/Monte Carlo model. Share-based compensation expense related to these awards was recognized ratably for each vesting tranche over the derived service period regardless of whether the award achieves the market condition and will only be adjusted to the extent the service condition is not met.

Due to the lack of sufficient historical trading information with respect to its own shares, the Company estimates expected volatility based on the historical volatility of a portfolio of selected stocks of companies believed to have market and economic characteristics similar to its own. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Due to a lack of historical exercise data, the Company estimates the expected life of its outstanding stock options using the simplified method specified under Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 14.D.2 for awards without market conditions.

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company sponsors a 401(k) plan for its ProKidney-US employees and a defined contribution plan for its ProKidney-KY employees. Full-time employees are eligible to participate in these plans. The Company matches 100% of participating ProKidney-US employees’ contributions up to 4% of salary and contributes 7% of ProKidney-KY employee salaries to the respective plans. The Company’s cost related to these defined contribution plans were $863,000, $503,000 and $267,000 for theyears ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through additional disclosures about significant segment expenses. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the new standard in fiscal year 2024 for annual and retrospective reporting periods with all interim disclosures to begin in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. For additional information, see Note 11, Segment Information.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires entities to disclose disaggregated information about their effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The disclosure requirements will be applied on a prospective basis, with the option to apply them retrospectively. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the disclosure requirements related to this new standard.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires disclosure of additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the disclosure requirements related to this new standard.

Note 3: Investments

Cash equivalents and marketable securities are measured at fair value and within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, because we use quoted market prices to the extent available or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs to determine fair value.

The following tables summarize our cash equivalents and marketable securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

As of December 31, 2024
Fair Value HierarchyAmortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValueCash EquivalentsMarketable Securities
Money market fundsLevel 2$5,979$–$–$5,979$5,979$–
Time depositsLevel 26,72512–6,737–6,737
Commercial paperLevel 234,85046(2)34,8943,14731,747
Asset backed securitiesLevel 26,90530–6,935–6,935
Government bondsLevel 280,50962–80,57146,84833,723
Corporate debt securitiesLevel 2179,882190(42)180,030–180,030
Total$314,850$340$(44)$315,146$55,974$259,172
As of December 31, 2023
Fair Value HierarchyAmortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValueCash EquivalentsMarketable Securities
Money market fundsLevel 2$4,450$–$–$4,450$4,450$–
Time depositsLevel 223,62873–23,70133023,371
Commercial paperLevel 2126,307143(28)126,422996125,426
Government bondsLevel 223,01415(13)23,016–23,016
Corporate debt securitiesLevel 2132,323314(7)132,6302,142130,488
Total$309,722$545$(48)$310,219$7,918$302,301

The following table shows the fair value of the Company’s cash equivalents and marketable securities, by contractual maturity, as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Due in 1 year or less$285,061
Due in 1 year through 5 years30,085
Total$315,146

The following table shows fair values and gross unrealized losses recorded to accumulated other comprehensive loss, aggregated by category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position (in thousands):

As of December 31, 2024
Less than 12 months12 Months or GreaterTotal
Fair ValueUnrealized LossFair ValueUnrealized LossFair ValueUnrealized Loss
Commercial paper$3,869$(2)$–$–$3,869$(2)
Corporate debt securities32,443(42)––32,443(42)
Total$36,312$(44)$–$–$36,312$(44)
As of December 31, 2023
Less than 12 months12 Months or GreaterTotal
Fair ValueUnrealized LossFair ValueUnrealized LossFair ValueUnrealized Loss
Time deposits$–$–$–$–$–$–
Commercial paper52,783(28)––52,783(28)
Government bonds9,986(13)––9,986(13)
Corporate debt securities16,078(7)––16,078(7)
Total$78,847$(48)$–$–$78,847$(48)

The Company holds debt securities of companies with high credit quality and has determined that there was no material change in the credit risk of its debt securities during the year ended December 31, 2024. As such, the Company hasnot recognized an allowance for credit losses related to marketable debt securities during theyears ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. As of December 31, 2024, there were 21 investment positions that were in an unrealized loss position.

Note 4: Income Taxes

ProKidney is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States.

The Company’s subsidiary, PKLP, is organized as a limited partnership and is classified as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes, and as such, only records a provision for federal and state income taxes on its subsidiaries organized as C corporations or which have elected to be treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The Company’s subsidiaries, ProKidney-US and ProKidney Acquisition Company, are treated as a C corporation, and therefore a provision for federal and state taxes has been recorded.

The Company’s subsidiary, ProKidney-KY, has been granted, by the Government in Council of the Cayman Islands, tax concessions under an undertaking certificate exempting it from any tax levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations in relation to its operations or in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax for a period of twenty years from January 20, 2016. ProKidney-KY elected to be treated as an entity disregarded from its owner for U.S. tax purposes, and as a result, it has not recorded an income tax provision.

The provision for income tax expense consisted of the following for theyears ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Current:
Federal$(610)$5,918$896
State1278–
Total current income tax (benefit) expense(598)5,996896
Deferred:
Federal–––
State–––
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)–––
Income tax (benefit) expense$(598)$5,996$896

The difference between the statutory rate in the Cayman Islands of 0% and the effective income tax rate was as follows:

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Current:
Income taxes at statutory rate0.0%0.0%0.0%
Income of taxed entity0.53.72.6
Federal Credits1.01.30.8
Share-based compensation(1.5)(2.2)(2.4)
Provision to return adjustment(3.2)––
Change in valuation allowance3.7(7.3)(1.4)
Other(0.1)(0.1)(0.2)
Effective income tax rate0.4%(4.6)%(0.6)%

Components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheet consisted of the following (in thousands):

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued compensation$1,816$1,302
Leases9834
Share-based compensation5,7023,163
Research and experimental costs capitalized–9,556
Net operating loss carryforwards143294
Start-up costs23232
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance7,99114,381
Valuation allowance(6,928)(12,888)
Total deferred tax assets$1,063$1,493
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets$1,051$1,481
Prepaid expenses1212
Total deferred income tax liabilities1,0631,493
Net deferred tax asset$–$–

As discussed in Note 6, the Company is party to a tax receivable agreement with a related party which provides for the payment by the Company to holders of PKLP prior to the Closing (“Closing ProKidney Unitholders”) of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that the Company actually realizes (or, in some circumstances, the Company is deemed to realize) as a result of certain transactions. As no transactions have occurred which would trigger a liability under this agreement, the Company has not recognized any liability related to this agreement as of December 31, 2024.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, available taxes in the carryback periods, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Accordingly, management has concluded that it is not more likely than not that it will recognize the deferred tax assets, and the Company has provided a valuation allowance of $6,928,000 and $12,888,000, respectively for December 31, 2024 and 2023, to offset the net deferred tax assets.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of $626,000 and $1,278,000, respectively, for federal and state purposes. For federal purposes have an indefinite life and for state income tax purposes, the losses begin to expire in 2038.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of total unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Unrecognized tax benefits (gross):
Benefits at the beginning of the year$568$311
Increase related to prior year tax positions–28
Decrease related to prior year tax positions(65)–
Increase related to current year tax positions245229
Benefits at the end of the year$748$568

There wereno net unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2024 which, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. We expect none of the gross unrecognized tax benefits will decrease within the next year.

Tax years 2021 through 2024 remain subject to examination by federal and state authorities.

Note 5: Leases

The Company has operating leases for real estate (primarily office space) and certain equipment with various expiration dates. The Company also has finance leases for certain equipment which are not considered material. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company purchased two multi-tenant buildings in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which it had previously occupied under the terms of a real estate lease. In connection with this purchase, the Company assumed the existing lease agreements held with certain third parties which leased space in these buildings.

Lessee Leases

For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s operating lease cost was $1,976,000, $1,062,000, and $551,000, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2024, cash paid for operating leases was $1,392,000.

The following table summarizes the classification of operating and finance lease assets and obligations in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating leases:
Right of use assets$2,869$4,116
Operating lease liabilities, current$740$751
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent2,3933,506
Total operating lease liabilities$3,133$4,257
Finance leases:
Right of use assets$97$147
Finance lease liabilities, current$25$52
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent78104
Total finance lease liabilities$103$156

Maturities of lease liabilities for the Company’s operating and finance leases are as follows as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Operating Leases · Finance Leases · Total
2025$1,012$32$1,044
20261,145221,167
20271,002221,024
202860822630
2029492271
Thereafter———
Total lease payments3,8161203,936
Less: imputed interest(683)(17)(700)
Present value of lease liabilities$3,133$103$3,236

The weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases is 3.5 years, and 4.6 years for the finance lease. The weighted average discount rate is 10.6% and 6.5% for operating and finance leases, respectively.

Lessor Leases

The Company leases a portion of its facilities in Winston-Salem, North Carolina under agreements that are classified as operating leases. In addition to the rental payments, tenants pay a fixed rate for their pro rata share of real estate taxes, insurance and other facility operating expenses these amounts are recognized as revenues on a straight-line basis over the term of the related leases. For leasing revenues where collectability is not considered probable, lease income is recognized on a cash basis and all previously recognized tenant accounts receivables, including straight-line rent, are fully reserved in the period in which the lease income is determined not to be probable of collection. These lease agreements terminate between 2026 and 2029.

The leasing revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $76,000 and there was no such revenue for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2024 excluding the effect of straight-line rent and variable rental payments are as follows (in thousands):

Total
2025$548
2026522
2027495
2028289
202913
Thereafter—
Total$1,867

Note 6: Related Party Transactions

Exchange Agreement

On the Closing Date, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with PKLP and certain Closing ProKidney Unitholders (the “Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which, subject to the procedures and restrictions therein, from and after the waiver or expiration of any contractual lock-up period (including pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreement (as defined below)) the holders of Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units as defined in the Exchange Agreement (or certain permitted transferees thereof) would have the right from time to time at and after 180 days following the Closing to exchange their Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units and an equal number of Class B ordinary shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis for Class A ordinary shares of the Company (the “Exchange”); provided, that, subject to certain exceptions, the Company, at its sole election, subject to certain restrictions, may, other than in the case of certain secondary offerings, instead settle all or a portion of the Exchange in cash based on a volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of a Class A ordinary share. The Exchange Agreement provides that, as a general matter, a holder of Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units will not have the right to exchange Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units if the Company determines that such exchange would be prohibited by law or regulation or would violate other agreements with the Company and its subsidiaries to which the holder of Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units may be subject, including the Second Amended and Restated ProKidney Limited Partnership Agreement and the Exchange Agreement.

Lock-Up Agreement

On the Closing Date, the Company, SCS Sponsor III LLC and certain Closing ProKidney Unitholders entered into a lock-up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”). The Lock-Up Agreement contains certain restrictions on transfer with respect to the SCS Sponsor III LLC and the Closing ProKidney Unitholders party thereto. Such restrictions began at the Closing and would end on the earlier of (i) the date that is 180 days after the Closing and (ii)(a) for 33% of the Lock-Up Shares (other than the Earnout Shares and the Private Placement Shares), the date on which the last reported sale price of a Class A ordinary share of the Company equals or exceeds $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 30 days after the Closing and (b) for an additional 50% of the Lock-Up Shares (other than the Earnout Shares and the Private Placement Shares (as each such term is defined in the Lock-Up Agreement)), the date on which the last reported sale price of a Class A ordinary share of the Company equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 30 days after the Closing. Notwithstanding the above, (i) the lock-up period for any Earnout Shares will expire not earlier than 180 days after such Earnout Shares are issued; (ii) 50% of the Lock-Up Shares held by certain Closing ProKidney Unitholders and their affiliates will remain locked up until the earlier of four years following the Closing and the date that PKLP receives notice of any regulatory market authorization, including full or conditional authorization, to market its lead product candidate, Renal Autologous Cell Therapy (but, in any event, not earlier than 180 days following the Closing or (in the case of Earnout Shares) the date of issuance); and (iii) the lock-up period for the Private Placement Shares expired 30 days after the Closing. The restrictions on transfer set forth in the Lockup Agreement are subject to customary exceptions.

During January 2023, the lock-up period for 50% of the shares held by the Closing ProKidney Unitholders (other than the Earnout Shares) expired.

Tax Receivable Agreement

On the Closing Date, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) with the Closing ProKidney Unitholders. Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, among other things, the Company will be required to pay the Closing ProKidney Unitholders party thereto 85% of certain tax savings recognized by the Company, if any, as a result of the increases in tax basis attributable to exchanges by the Closing ProKidney Unitholders of Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units for Class A ordinary shares of the Company or, subject to certain restrictions, cash, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and certain other tax attributes of PKLP and tax benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement.

At the Closing, certain shareholders were issued an aggregate of 17,500,000 Earnout Restricted Common Units and 17,500,000 Earnout Restricted Stock Rights (collectively, the “Earnout Rights”). The Earnout Rights vest inthree equal tranches if, during thefive-year period after Closing, the VWAP of a Class A ordinary share reaches $15.00 per share, $20.00 per share and $25.00 per share. Likewise, the Earnout Rights will vest upon a change of control with a per share price exceeding those same VWAP thresholds within a five-year period immediately following the Closing. Upon vesting, the Earnout Rights will automatically convert into Post Combination ProKidney Common Units and Class B ordinary shares.

Related Party Debt

On January 18, 2022, in connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into the Promissory Notes. Through such promissory notes, the holders could fund up to $100,000,000 to support the operational financing needs of the Company prior to the Closing. These notes bore interest at a rate of 3% per annum and were due upon the earliest of either (i) the date on which the Business Combination closed or (ii) January 17, 2023.

Drawdowns on the Promissory Notes could be made in multiples of $10,000 unless otherwise agreed upon. Once an amount was drawn down under the Promissory Notes, it was no longer available for future drawdown requests even if prepaid.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company borrowed $35,000,000 under the Promissory Notes. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized interest expense of $207,000, respectively related to the Promissory Notes. The amounts due under the Promissory Notes were paid, and the Promissory Notes were effectively terminated upon Closing as described in Note 1.

Consulting Services Agreement between ProKidney-KY and Nefro Health

On January 1, 2020, ProKidney-KY (formerly known as inRegen, and prior to that, RegenMed (Cayman) Ltd.) entered into a consulting services agreement with Nefro Health (“Nefro”), an Irish partnership controlled and majority-owned by Mr. Pablo Legorreta, a director of the Company, pursuant to which Nefro provides consulting services for the research and development of the Company’s product candidates, including the conduct of clinical trials in North America and the European Union, the design and manufacturingof ProKidney’s product candidates as well as pre-commercialization activities. Under the agreement, Nefro receives $25,000 per quarter and is reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities Nefro conducted under the agreement. ProKidney-KY has paid Nefro an aggregate of $100,000 for each of theyears ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. The initial term of the consulting services agreement continued through December 31, 2020 and was renewed pursuant to the provision allowing for automatic renewals for additional periods of one year each unless terminated by either party by providing written notice to the other party at least ninety (90) days prior to the scheduled termination date. Either party may terminate this agreement upon the occurrence of a material breach by the other party in the performance of its obligations under the agreement or in respect of any provision, representation, warranty or covenant if such breach has not been cured within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice from the non-breaching party. Additionally, either of the parties may terminate the consulting services agreement for any reason upon giving thirty (30) days’ advance notice of such termination to the other party. In the event of such termination, ProKidney-KY will be obligated to pay Nefro any earned but unpaid consulting fee as of the termination date.

Consulting Services Agreement between ProKidney-US and Nefro Health

On January 1, 2020, ProKidney-US (formerly known as Twin City Bio, LLC) entered into a consulting services agreement with Nefro, pursuant to which Nefro provides consulting services for the research and development of the Company’s product candidates, including the conduct of clinical trials in North America and the European Union, the design and manufacturing of the Company’s product candidates as well as pre-commercialization activities. Under the agreement, Nefro receives $25,000 per quarter and is reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities Nefro conducted under the agreement. ProKidney-US has paid Nefro an aggregate of $100,000 for each of theyears ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. The initial term of the consulting services agreement continued through December 31, 2020 and was renewed pursuant to the provision allowing for automatic renewals for additional periods of one year each unless terminated by either party by providing written notice to the other party at least ninety (90) days prior to the scheduled termination date. Either party may terminate this agreement upon the occurrence of a material breach by the other party in the performance of its obligations under the agreement or in respect of any provision, representation, warranty or covenant if such breach has not been cured within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice from the non-breaching party. Additionally, either of the parties may terminate the consulting services agreement for any reason upon giving thirty (30) days’ advance notice of such termination to the other party. In the event of such termination, ProKidney-US will be obligated to pay Nefro any earned but unpaid consulting fee as of the termination date.

Note 7: Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

The Company is subject to the Exchange Agreement with respect to the Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units representing the outstanding 56.1% noncontrolling interest in PKLP (see Note 1). The Exchange Agreement requires the surrender of an equal number of Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units and Class B ordinary shares for (i) Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis or (ii) cash (based on the fair market value of the Class A ordinary shares as determined pursuant to the Exchange Agreement), at the Company’s option (as the managing member of PKLP), subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for share splits, share dividends and reclassifications. The exchange value is determined based on a five-day VWAP of the Class A ordinary shares as defined in the Exchange Agreement, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for share splits, share dividends and reclassifications.

The redeemable noncontrolling interest is recognized at the higher of (1) its initial fair value plus accumulated earnings/losses associated with the noncontrolling interest or (2) the redemption value as of the balance sheet date. At December 31, 2024, the redeemable noncontrolling interest was recorded based on its initial fair value plus accumulated losses associated with the noncontrolling interest as this amount was higher than the redemption value as of the balance sheet date which was approximately $282,389,000.

Changes in the Company’s ownership interest in PKLP while the Company retains its controlling interest in PKLP are accounted for as equity transactions, and the Company is required to adjust noncontrolling interest and equity for such changes. The following is a summary of net income attributable to the Company and transfers to noncontrolling interest:

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024For the Year Ended December 31, 2023For the Period from July 11, 2022 through December 31, 2022
Net loss available to Class A ordinary shareholders$(61,186)$(35,468)$(14,400)
(Increase)/Decrease in ProKidney Corp. accumulated deficit for impact of subsidiary equity-based compensation4,8637,0056,150
(Increase)/Decrease in ProKidney Corp. additional paid-in capital for exchange of Common Units in ProKidney LP for Class A ordinary shares(15,441)(9,500)–
(Increase)/Decrease in ProKidney Corp. additional paid-in capital for vesting of Restricted Common Units in ProKidney LP14,786(4,795)(321)
Change from net loss available to Class A ordinary shareholders and change in ownership interest in ProKidney LP$(56,978)$(42,758)$(8,571)

Note 8: Shareholders’ Equity

In conjunction with the Business Combination,186,500,000 Class A Units and 27,100,937 Class B and B-1 Units of PKLP were converted into an aggregate of 170,723,961 Class B ordinary shares of the Company and 9,276,039 Restricted Stock Rights in the Company (the “Restricted Stock Rights”).

Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Company’s authorized share capital consists of 1,005,000,000 shares including (i)500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, (ii)500,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share and (iii)5,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share.

Public Offerings

In June 2024, the Company sold 46,886,452 of its Class A ordinary shares in an underwritten public offering at a price of $2.42 per share. Additionally, in June 2024, the Company sold 11,030,574 of its Class A ordinary shares to certain investment entities at price of $2.42 per share in a concurrent registered direct offering pursuant to share purchase agreements. The net proceeds to the Company from the offerings were approximately $136,618,000, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. The shares were offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3.

Open Market Sale Agreement

In January 2024, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement SM (“Sales Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) as the sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through Jefferies, shares of its Class A ordinary shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000 by any method deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act. The shares are offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company sold 4,170,791 of its Class A ordinary shares under the Sales Agreement for net proceeds of $7,707,000.

Rights of Class A Ordinary Shares

Each holder of Class A ordinary shares is entitled toone vote for each Class A ordinary share held of record by such holder on all matters on which shareholders generally are entitled to vote.

Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preference shares, the holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board out of funds legally available therefor. All dividends are subject to certain restrictions under Cayman Islands law, namely that we may only pay dividends out of profits or share premium account, and provided always that, in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in us being unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business.

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, the holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of our debts and other liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preference shares or any class or series of shares having a preference over the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, then outstanding, if any.

Rights of Class B Ordinary Shares

Each holder of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares is entitled toone vote for each Class B ordinary share held of record by such holder on all matters on which shareholders generally are entitled to vote. The holders of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares will not participate in any dividends declared by our board of directors.

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, the holders of our Class B ordinary shares are entitled to a ratable amount equal to the capital paid up on such Class B ordinary shares of all assets remaining after payment of our debts and other liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preference shares or any class or series of shares having a preference over the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, then outstanding, if any. The Company’s Class B ordinary shares shall not carry any other right to participate in our profits or assets.

At the closing of the Business Combination, certain shareholders were issued an aggregate of 17,500,000 Earnout Rights. The Earnout Rights vest in three equal tranches if, during thefive-year period after Closing, the VWAP of a Class A ordinary share reaches $15.00 per share, $20.00 per share and $25.00 per share. Likewise, the Earnout Rights will vest upon a change of control with a per share price exceeding those same VWAP thresholds within a five-year period immediately following the Closing. Upon vesting, the Earnout Rights will automatically convert into Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units and Class B ordinary shares.

The issuance of the Earnout Rights was accounted for as an equity transaction. Since the Earnout Rights were issued to Closing ProKidney Unitholders (i.e., the accounting acquirer in the business combination), the accounting for the Earnout Rights arrangement does not fall under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combinations nor Topic 718, Stock Compensation.

The accounting for the Earnout Rights was also evaluated under ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, to determine if the arrangement should be classified as a liability. Based on that analysis, it was determined that the Earnout Rights did not meet the criteria to be accounted for as a liability. Additionally, the Earnout Rights were evaluated under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives. As part of that analysis, it was determined that the Earnout Rights met the definition of a derivative; however, they meet the scope exception criteria as they were clearly and closely related to the entity’s own stock, and met the criteria for equity treatment.

Note 9: Net Loss per Share

Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to Class A ordinary shareholders by the weighted-average shares of Class A ordinary shares outstanding without the consideration for potential dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share represents basic net loss per share adjusted to include the effects of all potentially dilutive shares. Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for all periods as the inclusion of potentially issuable shares would be antidilutive.

The Company analyzed the calculation of net loss per share for periods prior to the Business Combination on July 11, 2022 and determined that it resulted in values that would not be meaningful to the users of the consolidated financial statements, as the capital structure completely changed as a result of the Business Combination. Therefore, net loss per share information has not been presented for periods prior to the Business Combination. The basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Class A ordinary shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2022, as presented on the consolidated statements of operations, represents only the period after the Business Combination to December 31, 2022.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the period from July 11, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

For the Years Ended December 31, · Period from July 11, 2022 through December 31,
202420232022
Numerator
Net loss$(163,335)$(135,447)$(54,503)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(102,149)(99,979)(40,103)
Net loss available to Class A ordinary shareholders of ProKidney Corp., basic and diluted$(61,186)$(35,468)$(14,400)
Denominator
Weighted average Class A ordinary shares or ProKidney Corp. outstanding, basic and diluted97,916,19361,714,22561,540,231
Net loss per Class A ordinary share
Net loss per Class A ordinary share of ProKidney Corp., basic and diluted$(0.62)$(0.57)$(0.23)

Outstanding anti-dilutive securities not included in the diluted net loss per share calculation include the following:

As of December 31,
202420232022
Antidilutive securities
ProKidney Corp. Class B ordinary shares163,693,707168,297,916171,578,320
Unvested Restricted Stock Rights1,755,6863,565,7538,369,796
Earnout Rights17,500,00017,500,00017,500,000
Legacy SCS Restricted Share Units––50,000
Stock options granted under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan21,449,92014,680,1099,504,715

Note 10: Equity Based Compensation

2022 Incentive Equity Plan

On July 11, 2022, the shareholders of the Company approved the ProKidney Corp. 2022 Incentive Equity Plan (the “2022 Plan”) which provides for the issuance of equity based awards to the Company’s employees, non-employee directors, individual consultants, advisors and other service providers. The 2022 Plan provides for the issuance of equity awards in the form of incentive stock options, which are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or nonqualified stock options, which are not intended to meet those requirements, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards or other cash or stock-based awards as determined appropriate by the plan administrator. In settlement of its obligations under this plan, the Company will issue new Class A ordinary shares.

The Company has issued incentive and non-qualified stock option awards under the 2022 Plan to certain employees and non-employee directors of the Company. Given that the Company has established a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, the Company has recognized no tax benefit related to these awards.

Valuation of Stock Option Awards

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of time and performance vested stock options granted. The time-vested awards generally vest ratably over a three or four-year period. The performance-vested awards vest in accordance with their performance conditions. The Company’s option awards expire after a term of ten years from the date of grant.

The fair value of stock options granted was estimated using the following assumptions during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

Years Ended December 31,
20242023
Expected volatility82.9% - 85.5%81.5% - 84.0%
Expected life of options, in years5.2 - 6.15.2 - 6.1
Risk-free interest rate3.6% - 4.6%3.5% - 4.3%
Expected dividend yield0.0%0.0%

Time Vested Awards

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s time-vested stock option awards granted under the 2022 Plan for theyear ended December 31, 2024:

Number of Shares · Weighted Average Exercise Price
Time-vested options outstanding at January 1, 202414,680,109$7.83
Granted8,871,1071.87
Exercised(86,842)1.61
Forfeited(3,685,704)6.41
Time-vested options outstanding at December 31, 202419,778,670$5.45
Time-vested options exercisable at December 31, 20245,506,641$7.92
Weighted average remaining contractual life8.2 years
Time-vested options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 202419,778,670$5.45
Weighted average remaining contractual life8.5 years

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $40,594,000 related to the time-vested grants under the 2022 Plan, which is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 2.5 years. The weighted average grant date fair value for the time-vested option grants during theyears ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were $1.36, $5.14 and $7.48, respectively.

The aggregate intrinsic value of the in-the-money time-vested awards outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2024 was $913,000 and $125,000, respectively. The total intrinsic value of time-vested awards exercised during the year ended December 31, 2024 was $37,000.

Performance-Vested Awards

The Company has issued stock options to certain of its employees which vest based on the achievement of both operational performance metrics and service rendered over a specific time period. The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s performance-based stock option awards granted under the 2022 Plan for the year ended December 31, 2024:

Number of Shares · Weighted Average Exercise Price
Performance-based options outstanding at January 1, 20241,000,000$1.69
Granted671,2501.52
Performance-based options outstanding at December 31, 20241,671,250$1.62
Performance-based options exercisable at December 31, 2024250,000$1.69
Weighted average remaining contractual life8.9 years
Performance-based options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 20241,671,250$1.62
Weighted average remaining contractual life9.0 years

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $156,000 related to the performance-based grants under the 2022 Plan, which is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 0.4 years. The weighted average grant date fair value for the performance-vested option grants during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $1.09 and $1.23, respectively. There wereno performance-vested options granted during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Market-Vested Awards

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company also granted to its prior Chief Executive Officer 3,639,607 options with an exercise price of $10.33. This grant contains both time and market based vesting conditions. The market conditions become satisfied in equal one-third tranches upon the Company's Class A ordinary shares exceeding a volume weighted average price hurdle of $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00, respectively, for 20 trading days within any 30 consecutive trading day period occurring prior to July 11, 2027. Once the market condition for a tranche is satisfied, such tranche will continue to be subject to time-vesting conditions and will vest ratably on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date that such tranche satisfied the performance vesting condition described above. Due to the market condition included in this grant, the Company used the Geometric Brownian Motion/Monte Carlo model to value these awards. The model used the following inputs:

Expected volatility96%
Suboptimal exercise multiple2.80
Risk-free interest rate4.2%
Expected dividend yield0.0%

Upon the termination of employment of the prior Chief Executive Officer in 2023, the compensation cost that had previously been recognized related to these awards was reversed. This resulted in the reversal of approximately $2,172,000 of total cost during the year ended December 31, 2023. The weighted average grant date fair value for the option grants during the year ended December 31, 2022 was $7.75. No such awards were granted during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Legacy Profits Interests

The Deed for the Establishment of a Limited Partnership of ProKidney LP, dated as of August 5, 2021 (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”) which replaced the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ProKidney LLC as the governing document of the parent entity in the Company, allowed for the issuance of Profits Interests (as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement) to employees, directors, other service providers of the Company and others denominated in the form of one or more Class B Units of PKLP (as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement).

Under the Limited Partnership Agreement, ProKidney GP Limited, the former general partner of PKLP (“Legacy GP”), determined the terms and conditions of the Profits Interests issued. The threshold value assigned to each grant was not to be less than the fair market value of PKLP on the date of grant. Profits Interests awards would vest at a rate of 25% on the latter of the first anniversary of employment and the first anniversary of the Acquisition Date with the remaining 75% to vest in increments of 25% on each anniversary following the first anniversary date, ratably over a three or four-year period from the date of grant, in annual installments of 33.3% over the three-year period from the date of grant, in increments of 6.25% each calendar quarter following the first anniversary date, or were fully vested upon issuance.

On January 17, 2022, PKLP amended and restated its Limited Partnership Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement”) which provided that certain qualified distribution events would result in holders of Profits Interests receiving disproportionate distributions from PKLP until each such holder’s valuation threshold had been reduced to zero in order to “catch up” such holder’s distributions to its pro rata share of aggregate cumulative distributions, and once sufficient distributions to a holder of Profits Interests had been made in accordance with the foregoing, the associated Class B Units of PKLP would automatically be converted into Class A Units of PKLP.

Upon consummation of the Business Combination discussed in Note 1, PKLP’s existing Class B and B-1 Units were “caught up” and were converted into Class A Units of PKLP. The resulting vested and unvested Class A Units of PKLP were then recapitalized into Post-Combination ProKidney Common Units or Restricted Common Units of the Company, respectively. This recapitalization resulted in a decrease in the number of awards held by each participant. As such, the number of Profits Interests and related per unit values within these financial statements have been adjusted to reflect this recapitalization. Upon recapitalization, the Restricted Common Units maintained the vesting schedules associated with the original Profits Interest awards.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s Profits Interest awards for the year ended December 31, 2024:

Number of SharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested awards outstanding at January 1, 20243,565,753$7.23
Vested(1,336,572)6.89
Forfeited(473,495)7.64
Unvested awards outstanding at December 31, 20241,755,686$7.37

As of December 31, 2024, the unrecognized compensation expense related to these awards was $6,223,000. The current weighted average remaining period over which the unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized is 0.9 years. The weighted average grant date fair value of the Profits Interests granted during the year ended December 31, 2022, was $7.43 per Class B-1 unit, as adjusted for the effects of the recapitalization. There wereno Profits Interests granted during the years ended December 31, 2024 or 2023.

The aggregate intrinsic value of the unvested profits interests outstanding at December 31, 2024 was $2,967,000. The aggregate fair value of profits interests vested during theyears ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $2,197,000 and $20,749,000, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of profits interests vested during the period from July 11, 2022 and December 31, 2022 was $6,984,000.

Modification to Profits Interest Awards

On January 17, 2022, the Limited Partnership Agreement was amended and restated to provide that certain qualified distribution events would result in the holders of Profits Interests receiving disproportionate distributions from PKLP until each such holder’s threshold value was reduced to zero in order to “catch up” such holder’s distributions to its pro rata share of aggregate cumulative distributions, and once sufficient distributions to a holder of Profits Interests had been made in accordance with the foregoing, the associated Class B Units would automatically be converted into Class A Units.

This amendment constituted a modification to the Class B-1 Units in PKLP outstanding as of the date of the modification under the provisions of ASC Topic 718. In connection with the modification of its outstanding share-based compensation awards, the Company will recognize total additional compensation expense of $5,437,000 related to awards granted to its employees. The portion of this additional compensation expense attributable to vested awards of $3,715,000 was recognized immediately upon modification during the year ended December 31, 2022.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company also modified the vesting terms of outstanding time-based stock options issued to certain personnel upon their separation. This amendment constituted a modification of the awards under the provisions of ASC Topic 718 and resulted in the recognition of an additional $3,011,000 of compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Issuance of Profits Interests to Service Provider

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 2,253,033 fully vested Class B-1 Units in PKLP to a third-party service provider as payment for research and development services provided in prior periods. The Company had previously recognized expense of $2,502,000 for these services based on the liability related to the services incurred. As the fair value of shares issued to satisfy that obligation was higher than the amount previously expensed, the Company recognized additional research and development expense of $14,080,000 during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Purchase of Class B-1 Units in PKLP

Certain of the Company’s employees, board members and service providers purchased 6,648,353 of Class B-1 Units in PKLP for total cash proceeds of $6,050,000, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2022. Since these Class B-1 Units in PKLP were fully vested upon purchase and contained no service requirements, the Company immediately recognized the difference between the purchase price and the estimated fair value for these Class B-1 Units in PKLP of $34,254,000 as equity-based compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2022. No such sales occurred during the years ended December 31, 2024 or 2023.

Fair Value Estimate for Profits Interest

Prior to the Business Combination, PKLP was privately held with no active public market for its equity instruments. Therefore, for financial reporting purposes, management determined the estimated per share fair value of PKLP’s equity shares (including Profits

Interests) using contemporaneous valuations. These contemporaneous valuations were done using methodologies consistent with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Practice Aid, Valuation of Privately-Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, also known as the Practice Aid.

For the Profits Interest Awards granted during the year ended December 31, 2022, the valuation approach utilized a hybrid method which consists of a combination of an Option Pricing Method (“OPM”) and a Probability Weighted Expected Return Method (“PWERM”) approach. Weighting allocations were assigned to the OPM and PWERM methods based upon the expected likelihood of possible future liquidity events, including the Business Combination.

Under the OPM approach, the fair value of the total equity of PKLP within each scenario was first estimated using a back-solve method wherein the equity value is derived from a recent transaction in PKLP’s own securities, and then the total equity value is allocated to the various components of the capital structure, including the Profits Interests, using an OPM or a waterfall approach based on the specific rights of each of the equity classes. The OPM used the fair value of the total equity of PKLP within a scenario as a starting point and incorporates assumptions made regarding the expected returns and volatilities that are consistent with the expectations of market participants, and distribution of equity values is produced which cover the range of events that an informed market participant might expect. This process creates a range of equity values both between and within scenarios. The fair value measurement is sensitive to changes in the unobservable inputs. Changes in those inputs might result in a higher or lower fair value measurement.

The PWERM approach is a scenario-based analysis that estimates the value per share of ordinary shares based on the probability-weighted present value of expected future equity values for the ordinary shares, under various possible future liquidity event scenarios, including the proposed Business Combination, in light of the rights and preferences of each class and series of stock, including the Profits Interests, discounted for a lack of marketability.

In performing these valuations, management considered all objective and subjective factors that they believed to be relevant, including management’s best estimate of PKLP’s business condition, prospects, and operating performance at each valuation date. Within the valuations performed, a range of factors, assumptions, and methodologies were used. The significant factors included trends within the industry, the prices at which PKLP sold its Class A Units, the rights and preferences of the Class A Units relative to the Class B Units at the time of each measurement date, the results of operations, financial position, status of research and development efforts, stage of development and business strategy, the lack of an active public market for the units, and the likelihood of achieving an exit event in light of prevailing market conditions.

The following reflects the key assumptions used in each of the valuation scenarios:

OPMPWERM
Total equity value (in thousands)$234,551 - $280,400$1,750,000
Expected volatility of total equity95%60% - 90%
Discount for lack of market30%7% - 15%
Expected time to exit event3.4 years - 3.7 years0.1 years - 0.5 years

Legacy SCS Awards

In 2021, SCS had agreed to grant 50,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to certain of its board members and other advisors which were contingent upon the consummation of a Business Combination and a shareholder approved equity plan. The RSUs were to vest upon the consummation of such Business Combination and represent 50,000 Class A ordinary shares of the Company that will settle on a date determined in the sole discretion of the Company that shall occur between the vesting date and March 15th of the year following the year in which vesting occurs.

The RSUs granted by the Company are in the scope of ASC 718. Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The RSUs granted were subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination). Compensation expense related to the RSUs is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence under the applicable accounting literature in this circumstance. Upon Closing, the performance conditions for these awards were met as both a Business Combination had occurred and the shareholders approved a qualifying equity plan. As such, the entire amount of share-based compensation expense related to these awards of $396,000 was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022. The weighted average grant date fair value per share of these RSUs was $7.92.

Compensation Expense

Compensation expense related to share-based awards is included in research and development and general and administrative expense as follows (in thousands):

Years Ended December 31,
202420232022
Research and development$12,504$15,864$23,711
General and administrative16,86814,98250,758
Total equity-based compensation expense$29,372$30,846$74,469
Years Ended December 31,
202420232022
Time-vested stock options$20,785$23,560$2,309
Performance-based stock options1,136––
Market-vested stock options–(2,172)2,172
Legacy restricted stock units––396
Legacy profits interests7,4519,45869,592
Total equity-based compensation expense$29,372$30,846$74,469

Note 11: Segment Information

We regularly review our operating segments and the approach used by management to evaluate performance and allocate resources. In 2024, we managed our business as asingle operating segment. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is considered to be the Company’s chief operating decision maker under the requirements of Topic 280 of the ASC “Segments”. The primary measure of profit/loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is net loss before noncontrolling interest.

The Company does not have any product candidates approved for sale and has not generated any revenue from product sales. During 2024, the Company began recognizing lease revenue related to existing lease agreements held with certain third parties which leased space in the buildings which also house the Company’s manufacturing operations.

We manage our assets on a total company basis, not by operating segment. Therefore, our chief operating decision maker does not regularly review any asset information other than total Company assets. See the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets for total assets. The majority of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the United States.

The following table provides selected income statement information for our single reportable segment (in thousands):

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Net loss before noncontrolling interest$(163,335)$(135,447)$(148,135)
Rental income76––
Depreciation and amortization4,3372,9562,448
Equity-based compensation29,37230,84674,469
Income tax (benefit) expense(598)5,996896
Interest expense912215
Interest income19,75222,0835,983

The following table provides significant expense categories that are regularly reported to the chief operating decision maker (in thousands):

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Revenue$76$–$–
Clinical expense50,23542,51324,963
Cash compensation48,02531,37416,409
Cash operating expenses45,45949,43149,360
Other segment items (1)19,69212,12957,403
Net loss before noncontrolling interest$(163,335)$(135,447)$(148,135)

(1)

Other segment items primarily include interest income, equity-based compensation, depreciation, and impairment charges.

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