Cogent Biosciences, Inc.
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 5, 2025.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (“Cogent” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing precision therapies for genetically defined diseases. Cogent’s approach is to design rational precision therapies that treat the underlying cause of disease and improve the lives of patients. Cogent’s most advanced program is bezuclastinib, also known as CGT9486, a highly selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is designed to potently inhibit the KIT D816V mutation as well as other mutations in KIT exon 17. In the vast majority of cases, KIT D816V is responsible for driving Systemic Mastocytosis (“SM”), a serious and rare disease caused by unchecked proliferation of mast cells. Exon 17 mutations are also found in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (“GIST”), a type of cancer with strong dependence on oncogenic KIT signaling. Bezuclastinib is a highly selective and potent KIT inhibitor with the potential to provide a new treatment option for these patient populations. The Company is developing bezuclastinib to treat patients living with Non-Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis (“Non-AdvSM”), Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis (“AdvSM”), and GIST. The Company also has an ongoing Phase 1 study of its novel internally developed FGFR2/3 inhibitor. In addition to bezuclastinib, the Company’s research team is developing a portfolio of novel targeted therapies to help patients fighting serious, genetically driven diseases initially targeting mutations in ErbB2, PI3Kα and KRAS.
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations and the ability to secure additional capital to fund operations. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel and infrastructure and extensive compliance-reporting capabilities. Even if the Company’s drug development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize revenue from product sales.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business. The Company has incurred recurring losses since inception, including a net loss of$145.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of$1,005.0 million. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses in the foreseeable future. As of the issuance date of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company expects that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months from issuance of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company expects that it will continue to incur significant expenses in connection with its ongoing business activities. The Company will need to seek additional funding through equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, licensing arrangements or other marketing and distribution arrangements, partnerships, joint ventures, combinations or divestitures of one or more of its assets or businesses. The Company may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms, or at all, and the Company may not be able to enter into collaborative arrangements or divest its assets. The terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of the Company’s stockholders. Arrangements with collaborators or others may require the Company to relinquish rights to certain of its technologies or product candidates. If the Company is unable to obtain funding, the Company could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate its research and development programs or commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects, or the Company may be unable to continue operations.
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2024 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The accompanying condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2025 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K on file with the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2025 and results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 have been made. The Company’s results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mono, Inc. and Kiq Bio LLC. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the accrual of research and development expenses and the valuation of stock-based awards. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and other market-specific or other relevant factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, as there are changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Actual results may differ from those estimates or assumptions.
Marketable Securities
The Company’s marketable securities, consisting of debt securities, are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale marketable debt securities are carried at fair value with the unrealized gains and losses included in other comprehensive income (loss) as a component of stockholders’ equity until realized. Any premium or discount arising at purchase is amortized and/or accreted to interest income and/or expense over the life of the instrument. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are included in other income (expense). The Company reviews its portfolio of available-for-sale debt securities, using both quantitative and qualitative factors, to determine if declines in fair value below cost have resulted from a credit-related loss or other factors. If the decline in fair value is due to credit-related factors, a loss is recognized in net income, and if the decline in fair value is not due to credit-related factors, the loss is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures related to income tax disclosure requirements. The pronouncement enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The pronouncement is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
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. The new standard requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement as well as disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented in the income statement. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
- Marketable Securities and Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities(in thousands):
| AmortizedCost | GrossUnrealizedGains | GrossUnrealizedLosses | FairValue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes (due within one year) | $110,237 | $30 | $(17) | $110,250 |
| $110,237 | $30 | $(17) | $110,250 |
| AmortizedCost | GrossUnrealizedGains | GrossUnrealizedLosses | FairValue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes (due within one year) | $188,465 | $451 | $(4) | $188,912 |
| $188,465 | $451 | $(4) | $188,912 |
As of June 30, 2025, the Company held nine securities that were in an unrealized loss position. The aggregate fair value of securities held by the Company in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months as of June 30, 2025 was $68.3 million and there wereno securities held by the Company in an unrealized loss position for more than twelve months. As of December 31, 2024, the Company held three securities that were in an unrealized loss position. The aggregate fair value of securities held by the Company in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months as of December 31, 2024 was $8.9 million and there wereno securities held by the Company in an unrealized loss position for more than twelve months. The Company has the intent and ability to hold such securities until recovery. As a result, the Company didnot record any charges for impairments for its marketable debt securities for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis(in thousands):
| Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2025 Using: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| Assets: | ||||
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $19,331 | $— | $— | $19,331 |
| Marketable securities: | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes | $— | $110,250 | $— | $110,250 |
| Total assets | $19,331 | $110,250 | $— | $129,581 |
| Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2024 Using: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| Assets: | ||||
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $85,946 | $— | $— | $85,946 |
| Marketable securities: | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes | $— | $188,912 | $— | $188,912 |
| Total assets | $85,946 | $188,912 | $— | $274,858 |
Money market funds were valued using quoted prices in active markets, which represent a Level 1 measurement in the fair value hierarchy. U.S. Treasury bills and notes were valued by the Company using quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, which represent a Level 2 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, there wereno transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.
- Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following(in thousands):
| June 30,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accrued employee compensation and benefits | $8,130 | $12,259 |
| Accrued external research and development expense | 19,011 | 19,957 |
| Accrued external manufacturing costs | 6,629 | 6,548 |
| Accrued professional and consulting services | 5,096 | 2,995 |
| Other | 1,273 | 373 |
| Total | $40,139 | $42,132 |
- Preferred Stock, Series A and Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Stock
The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share,1,000,000 of which are designated as Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”),20,580 of which are designated as Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and 8,979,420 of which shares of preferred stock are undesignated.
Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock
On July 6, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Series A Certificate of Designation”) in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Kiq Bio LLC and concurrent private placement of Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Certificate of Designation provides for the issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal, on an as-if-converted-to-common-stock basis, and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the common stock. Except as otherwise required by law, the Series A Preferred Stock does not have voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) alter or amend the Series A Certificate of Designation, (iii) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, (iv) increase the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (v) at any time while at least 40% of the originally issued Series A Preferred Stock remains issued and outstanding, consummate a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation) or (vi) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing. The Series A Preferred Stock does not have a preference upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company.
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder thereof, into 250 shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations, including that a holder of Series A Preferred Stock is prohibited from converting shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of common stock if, as a result of such conversion, such holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than a specified percentage (to be established by the holder between 4.9% and 19.9%) of the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion.
Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock
On February 13, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement for a private placement (the “Private Placement”) with certain institutional and accredited investors (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Purchasers purchased (i) an aggregate of 17,717,997 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $7.50, and (ii)12,280 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, at a price per share of $7,500.00. Net proceeds were approximately $213.3 million after deducting placement fees and offering costs. On February 14, 2024, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Series B Certificate of Designation”) in connection with the Private Placement. The Series B Certificate of Designation provided for the issuance of up to 12,280 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. Subsequently, on March 21, 2024, the Company entered into exchange agreements with certain of the Purchasers (the “Exchange Stockholders”), pursuant to which the Exchange Stockholders agreed to exchange an aggregate of 8,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, for an aggregate of 8,300 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock (the “Exchange”). On March 21, 2024, in connection with the Exchange, the Company fileda Certificate of Amendment to the Series B Certificate of Designation to increase the number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock from 12,280 to 20,580.
Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends on shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to, on an as-if-converted-to-common stock basis, and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the common stock. Except as otherwise required by law, the Series B Preferred Stock does not have voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote of each of the holders of the then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series B Preferred Stock, (ii) alter or amend the Series B Certificate of Designation, or (iii) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock does not have a preference upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company.
On June 10, 2024, following approval by the stockholders of the Company of an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, each share of Series B Preferred Stock automatically converted into 1,000 shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations, including that a holder of Series B Preferred Stock was prohibited from converting shares of Series B Preferred Stock into shares of common stock if, as a result of such conversion, such holder, together with its affiliates, would have beneficially owned more than a specified percentage (established by the holder between 0% and 19.9%) of the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. Pursuant to the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designation, on June 10, 2024,13,712 shares of Series B Preferred Stock automatically converted to 13,712,000 shares of common stock.
Cumulatively, through June 30, 2025,95,911 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or 58.7% of the previously issued Series A Preferred Stock, have been converted into 23,977,750 shares of common stock. The 67,414 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2025 are convertible into 16,853,500 shares of common stock. Cumulatively, through June 30, 2025,13,712 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, or 66.6% of the previously issued Series B Preferred Stock, have been converted into 13,712,000 shares of common stock. The 6,868 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2025 are convertible into 6,868,000 shares of common stock.
No other classes of preferred stock have been designated andno other preferred shares have been issued or are outstanding as of June 30, 2025.
Common Stock
Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Common stockholders are not entitled to receive dividends, unless declared by the board of directors. In the event of the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of the Company’s common stock will be entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all debts and other liabilities and any liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock.
On May 6, 2022, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim Securities”), pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell, from time to time, shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $75.0 million through Guggenheim Securities, as the sales agent, in an at the market offering (“ATM”) registered under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3. As of June 30, 2025,2,587,992 shares have been sold under the Sales Agreement for net proceeds of approximately $24.3 million.
The Company issued certain pre-funded warrants in 2022. Each pre-funded warrant entitles the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share and is exercisable at any time beginning on the date of issuance. These warrants were recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity within additional paid-in capital. Per the terms of the warrant agreement, a holder of the outstanding warrant is not entitled to exercise any portion of the pre-funded warrant if, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by such holder (together with its affiliates and any other person whose beneficial ownership of common stock would be aggregated with the holder) to exceed 9.99% of the total number of then issued and outstanding shares of common stock, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the pre-funded warrant and subject to such holder’s rights under the pre-funded warrant to increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 19.99% upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from such holder. As of June 30, 2025,2,424,242 pre-funded warrants have been exercised and 606,060 pre-funded warrants remain outstanding.
On February 10, 2023, the Company filed a Form S-3ASR with the SEC (“2023 Shelf Registration”) for the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights, debt securities and units, which became effective immediately upon filing. At the time any of the securities covered by the 2023 Shelf Registration are offered for sale, a prospectus supplement will be prepared and filed with the SEC containing specific information about the terms of any such offering. In June 2023, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 14,375,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $12.00 per share (including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their 30-day option to purchase up to 1,875,000 additional shares of common stock). The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $161.8 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions of $10.3 million and offering expenses of $0.4 million. In February 2024, in connection with the Private Placement, the Company issued (i) an aggregate of 17,717,997 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $7.50, and (ii)12,280 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, at a price per share of $7,500.00. Net proceeds were approximately $213.3 million after deducting placement fees and offering costs. In March 2024, in connection with the Exchange, the Exchange Stockholders exchanged an aggregate of 8,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, for an aggregate of 8,300 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock.
At the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders on June 5, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) (the “Amendment”), to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 150,000,000 to 300,000,000 and the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the Amendment, which became effective immediately upon such filing. Pursuant to the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designation, on June 10, 2024,13,712 shares of Series B Preferred Stock automatically converted to 13,712,000 shares of common stock, and 6,868 shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding as of June 30, 2025.
- Stock-Based Compensation
2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
The Company’s 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, (the “2018 Plan”), which became effective on March 27, 2018, provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, unrestricted stock awards, cash-based awards and dividend equivalent rights. The number of shares initially reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan was 700,180. Additionally, the shares of common stock that remained available for issuance under the previously outstanding 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) became available under the 2018 Plan. The number of shares reserved for the 2018 Plan automatically increases on each January 1 by 4% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31 or a lesser number of shares determined by the Company’s board of directors. At the Company’s 2021 annual stockholder meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the 2018 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2018 Plan by 6,000,000 shares. At the Company's 2023 annual stockholder meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the 2018 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2018 Plan by an additional 6,000,000 shares.
The shares of common stock underlying any awards that are forfeited, canceled, held back upon exercise or settlement of an award to satisfy the exercise price or tax withholding, repurchased or are otherwise terminated by the Company under the 2018 Plan or the 2015 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2018 Plan. The number of authorized shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan was increased by 4,418,469 shares effective as of January 1,2025. As of June 30, 2025,1,611,061 shares of common stock remain available for issuance under the 2018 Plan.
Inducement Plan
On October 22, 2020, the board of directors adopted the Cogent Biosciences, Inc. 2020 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”). The board of directors also adopted a form of non-qualified stock option agreement for use with the Inducement Plan. A total of 3,750,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the Inducement Plan, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, or other changes in Cogent’s common stock or capital structure. On November 5, 2020, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 related to the 3,750,000 shares of its common stock reserved for issuance under the Inducement Plan. As of June 30, 2025,859,445 shares of common stock remain available for issuance under the Inducement Plan.
In connection with the appointment of the Chief Commercial Officer on May 25, 2024, the Company granted additional “inducement” equity awards in accordance with Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) of the corporate governance rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, separate from the awards available for grant under the Inducement Plan. The awards consist of (i) nonqualified options to purchase 525,000 shares of Cogent common stock with a 10-year term, an exercise price equal to the closing price of Cogent’s common stock on the first day of his employment, and a 4-year vesting schedule with 25% vesting on the 1-year anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting in equal monthly installments over the subsequent 36 months, and (ii) up to 214,000 performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) with terms consistent with the PSUs granted in June 2023 and outlined below. In August 2024, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-8 related to the up to 739,000 shares of its common stock reserved for issuance under these inducement awards to the Chief Commercial Officer.
2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company’s 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) became effective on March 28, 2018, at which time a total of 78,500 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance. In addition, the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the ESPP automatically increases on each January 1 through January 1, 2027, by the least of (i)125,000 shares of common stock, (ii)1% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31 or (iii) such lesser number of shares as determined by the ESPP administrator. The number of authorized shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP was increased by 125,000 shares effective as of January 1,2025. As of June 30, 2025,428,356 shares remain available for issuance under the ESPP. In July 2025,125,623 shares were issued to employees under the ESPP.
Performance-based restricted stock units
In February 2023, the board of directors approved grants to executives in aggregate of up to 2,500,000 PSUs (“Executive PSUs”) under the 2018 Plan, which grants were subject to forfeiture in the event that the Company’s stockholders did not approve an increase to the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan (the “2023 Pool Increase”). On June 7, 2023, stockholders approved the 2023 Pool Increase and a grant date was established for accounting purposes for these PSUs in accordance with ASC 718 Compensation- Stock Compensation. An award holder can generally receive between 0% and 200% of the target award based on achievement of specified stock price hurdles and/or research and development milestones over athree-year performance period ending in February 2026. Any PSUs earned will vest, if at all, in a single tranche in February 2026 subject to a condition of continuing employment through the end of the performance period. The Company granted an additional 214,000 PSUs to the Chief Commercial Officer upon his start date with the same terms and conditions as the awards granted in 2023. The fair value of the market-based awards was estimated on the date of grant for accounting purposes using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The fair value of the performance-based awards was based on the closing share price of the Company’s common stock on the accounting grant date. As of June 30, 2025, one of the research performance milestones andthree of the development performance milestones were achieved. As of June 30, 2025, no other milestones were probable of achievement.
During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company granted 340,000 performance-based restricted stock units to certain non-executives (“Non-executive PSUs”)under the 2018 Plan. These awards are subject to the holders' continuous service to the Company through each applicable vesting event. Through June 30, 2025, the Company believes that the achievement of the requisite performance conditions for these awards are not probable. As a result, no compensation expense has been recognized related to the performance-based restricted stock units in thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025.
Stock-Based Compensation
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense during thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024(in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense by type of award: | ||||
| Time-based stock options | $7,374 | $7,586 | $15,065 | $14,944 |
| Employee stock purchase plan | 149 | 161 | 298 | 322 |
| Time-based restricted stock units | 57 | 57 | 113 | 96 |
| Performance-based restricted stock units | 2,136 | 2,208 | 4,248 | 4,043 |
| Total | $9,716 | $10,012 | $19,724 | $19,405 |
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories of its condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss(in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Research and development expenses | $4,966 | $4,720 | $10,220 | $9,152 |
| General and administrative expenses | 4,750 | 5,292 | 9,504 | 10,253 |
| Total | $9,716 | $10,012 | $19,724 | $19,405 |
As of June 30, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested time-based stock options and time-based restricted stock units was $63.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.74 years and 0.17 years, respectively.
As of June 30, 2025, the total amount of unrecognized compensation cost related to the stock price hurdles for the unvested Executive PSUs was $6.2 million based on the maximum achievement of 200% of the target award, which is expected to be recognized ratably over a weighted average period of 0.6 years. If any additional research milestones become probable of achievement, the Company will recognize incremental stock compensation expense of up to $0.9 million through a cumulative catch up adjustment in the period of change in probability.
- Commitments and Contingencies
License Agreements
Plexxikon License Agreement
In July 2020, the Company obtained an exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide license (the “License Agreement”) to certain patents and other intellectual property rights to research, develop and commercialize bezuclastinib. Under the terms of the License Agreement, the Company is required to pay Plexxikon Inc., a member of the Daiichi Sankyo Group (“Plexxikon”), aggregate payments of up to $7.5 million upon the satisfaction of certain clinical milestones and up to $25.0 million upon the satisfaction of certain regulatory milestones. During the second quarter of 2022, as a result of the progression of the PEAK study, the first clinical milestone was achieved, resulting in payment of $2.5 million to Plexxikon in June 2022. As of June 30, 2025, no other milestone payments have been made or are considered probable of occurring, however, $5.0 million may become payable in the next twelve months as a result of future regulatory filings.
The Company is also required to pay Plexxikon tiered royalties ranging from a low-single digit percentage to a high-single digit percentage on annual net sales of products. These royalty obligations last on a product-by-product basis and country-by-country basis until the latest of (i) the date on which there is no valid claim of a licensed Plexxikon patent covering a subject product in such country or (ii) the 10th anniversary of the date of the first commercial sale of the product in such country. In addition, if the Company sublicenses the rights under the License Agreement, the Company is required to pay a certain percentage of the sublicense revenue to Plexxikon ranging from mid-double digit percentages to mid-single digit percentages, depending on whether the sublicense is entered into prior to or after certain clinical trial events.
The license agreement will expire on a country-by-country and licensed product-by-licensed product basis until the later of the last to expire of the patents covering such licensed products or services or the 10-year anniversary of the date of first commercial sale of the licensed product in such country. The Company may terminate the license agreement within 30 days after written notice in the event of a material breach. The Company may also terminate the agreement upon written notice in the event of the Company’s bankruptcy, liquidation or insolvency. In addition, the Company has the right to terminate this agreement in its entirety at will upon 90 days’ advance written notice to Plexxikon.
Indemnification Agreements
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of such agreements or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors and its executive officers that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications. The Company is not aware of any claims under indemnification arrangements that will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in its condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2025 or its consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is not currently party to any material legal proceedings. At each reporting date, the Company evaluates whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of the authoritative guidance that addresses accounting for contingencies. The Company expenses as incurred the costs related to such legal proceedings.
- Net Loss per Share
As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company concluded that the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock should be considered additional classes of common stock for purposes of calculating net loss per share, utilizing the two-class method in accordance with ASC 260 Earnings Per Share. Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 as previously presented was $0.59 and $1.21, respectively, and as revised is $0.43 and $0.91, respectively. Net loss per share attributable to holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock was not previously presented.
The following tables set forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, and Series B Preferred Stock(in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 (Revised) | |||||
| Series A Preferred Stock | Series B Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Series A Preferred Stock | Series B Preferred Stock | Common Stock | |
| Numerator: | ||||||
| Allocated net loss | $(8,999) | $(3,653) | $(60,877) | $(8,041) | $(8,043) | $(42,866) |
| Denominator: | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 67,686 | 6,868 | 114,466,080 | 74,465 | 18,621 | 99,240,030 |
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $(132.95) | $(531.89) | $(0.53) | $(107.98) | $(431.93) | $(0.43) |
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 (Revised) | |||||
| Series A Preferred Stock | Series B Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Series A Preferred Stock | Series B Preferred Stock | Common Stock | |
| Numerator: | ||||||
| Allocated net loss | $(17,834) | $(7,227) | $(120,454) | $(17,025) | $(11,546) | $(88,727) |
| Denominator: | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 67,788 | 6,868 | 114,463,810 | 74,465 | 12,626 | 97,022,345 |
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $(263.08) | $(1,052.27) | $(1.05) | $(228.63) | $(914.46) | $(0.91) |
The Company’s potential dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive and would result in a reduction to net loss per share. The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods indicated above because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
| June 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Stock options to purchase common stock | 27,107,864 | 20,836,714 |
| Performance-based restricted stock units subject to vesting | 3,054,000 | 2,714,000 |
| Time-based restricted stock units subject to vesting | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| 30,241,864 | 23,630,714 | |
In accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, the outstanding pre-funded warrants are included in the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share because the exercise price is negligible ($0.01 per share) and they are fully vested and exercisable at any time after the original issuance date.
- Retirement Plan
The Company has a defined-contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan covers all employees who meet defined minimum age and service requirements and allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pre-tax basis. The 401(k) Plan allows for discretionary matching contributions of 100% of the first 4% of elective contributions, which vest immediately. Contributions under the plan were approximately $0.4 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Contributions under the plan were approximately $1.2 million and $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
- Segment Information
The Company manages its operations as asingle operating segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions. The Company’s singular focus is the development and commercialization of precision therapies for genetically defined diseases. Cogent’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the Chief Executive Officer(“CEO”). The CODM manages and allocates resources to the operations of the Company on a total company basis and segment performance is evaluated based on consolidated net loss. The Company’s CEO uses consolidated financial information for purposes of evaluating performance, understanding future forecasted results and allocating resources. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets. All of the Company’s tangible assets are held in the United States.
The accounting policies for each operating segment are consistent with the Company’s policies for the consolidated financial statements.
The following table is a summary of segment information for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024(in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Operating Expenses | ||||
| Late-stage development | $27,115 | $28,765 | $55,212 | $56,057 |
| Early-stage, preclinical and discovery programs | 10,039 | 5,562 | 19,817 | 12,082 |
| R&D personnel related | 14,568 | 10,844 | 29,442 | 21,524 |
| Research and development software, facilities and other strategic support | 4,907 | 3,836 | 9,332 | 7,057 |
| Other operational infrastructure and advisory support | 8,582 | 4,762 | 15,693 | 9,461 |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 9,716 | 10,012 | 19,724 | 19,405 |
| Depreciation expense | 655 | 606 | 1,295 | 1,205 |
| Interest income | (2,373) | (5,393) | (5,325) | (9,450) |
| Interest expense | 314 | — | 314 | — |
| Other expense (income), net | 6 | (44) | 11 | (43) |
| Segment net loss and consolidated net loss | $73,529 | $58,950 | $145,515 | $117,298 |
- Debt
On June 11, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) as a borrower with its subsidiaries (each a “Guarantor,” collectively, the “Guarantors”), the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), and SLR Investment Corp., as the administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the Lenders (“SLR”). The Loan and Security Agreement provides for a non-dilutive term loan facility (the “Credit Facility”) of up to an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million, of which a first tranche of $50.0 million was fully funded on the Closing Date, with future tranches at the Company’s election subject to achievement of milestones consisting of (i) a second tranche of $25.0 million subject to the Company announcing positive data from its phase 2 SUMMIT clinical trial, (ii) a third tranche of $75.0 million subject to the Company announcing positive data from its phase 3 PEAK clinical trial, (iii) a fourth tranche of $50.0 million subject to the Company achieving at least $85.0 million in net product revenue on a trailing six month basis on or prior to June 30, 2027, and (iv) a fifth tranche of $200.0 million subject to mutual agreement of the Company and SLR. As of June 30, 2025, no additional borrowing amounts were available to the Company under the Credit Facility. In July 2025, the second tranche of $25.0 million became available following announcing positive top-line results from the SUMMIT clinical trial.
The Credit Facility matures on June 1, 2030 (the “Maturity Date”) and bears interest at an annual rate equal to 4.75% plus the greater of (i) one-month term Secured Overnight Financing Rate, and (ii)4.15% per annum. The Company is obligated to make monthly interest-only payments with respect to the Credit Facility until June 1, 2028; however, if certain conditions are satisfied, then the Company may elect to defer principal payments until June 1, 2029. Thereafter, the Company shall make (i) monthly payments of interest plus (ii) consecutive equal monthly payments of principal through to the Maturity Date. All unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the Credit Facility is due and payable in full on the Maturity Date. The Company may, at its option at any time, prepay all loans under the Credit Facility by paying the principal balance, plus accrued and unpaid interest, subject to a prepayment premium ranging from 3.0% to 1.0%.
The Company is also required to make a final payment to the Lenders based on the aggregate principal amount of the term loans. This final payment is accreted under the effective interest method over the life of each term loan.
In addition, in connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company paid certain fees to the Lender and other third-party service providers. The fees paid to the Lender were recorded as a debt discount while the fees paid to other third-party service providers were recorded as debt issuance costs. These costs are being amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the Credit Facility. The amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs is included in interest expense within the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of June 30, 2025, the effective interest rate was 12.96%, which takes into consideration the non-cash accretion of the final payment and the amortization of the debt discount and issuance costs.
All obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement are secured on a first-priority basis, subject to certain exceptions, by security interests in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors. The Loan and Security Agreement also contains customary covenants, as well as certain events of default after which loans under the Credit Facility may be due and payable immediately. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility and there were no events of default under the Credit Facility as of June 30, 2025.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s outstanding debt balance under the Credit Facility consisted of the following(in thousands):
| Principal amount | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs | (6,051) |
| Long-term debt, net | $43,949 |
As of June 30, 2025, the estimated future principal payments due are as follows (in thousands):
| 2024 | $— |
| 2025 | — |
| 2026 | — |
| 2027 | — |
| 2028 (7 months) | 14,583 |
| Thereafter | 35,417 |
| Total | $50,000 |
Interest expense related to the Credit Facility for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $0.3 million. The Company didnot recognize any interest expense related to the Credit Facility during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.
- Subsequent Events
On July 10, 2025, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 25,555,556 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $9.00 per share (including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their 30-day option to purchase up to 3,333,333 additional shares of common stock). The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $215.8 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions of $13.8 million and offering expenses of $0.4 million.
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