Zura Bio Ltd
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 13, 2025.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
| 1. | Organization and Description of Business |
Zura Bio Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company, formerly known as JATT Acquisition Corp (“JATT”), together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “Zura”), is a clinical-stage, multi-asset immunology company dedicated to developing novel dual-pathway antibodies for a range of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases with unmet needs.
The Company’s strategic focus is to leverage dual-pathway biology to develop therapies intended to provide broader and deeper clinical benefits for patients with immune-mediated conditions. The Company currently has one clinical-stage product candidate in ongoing Phase 2 trials and is continuing to evaluate additional development opportunities within its pipeline, focusing on indications with unmet need and commercial potential.
The Company’s lead product candidate, tibulizumab (ZB-106), is an immunoglobulin G (“IgG”)-single-chain variable fragment (“scFv”) bispecific dual-antagonist antibody engineered by the fusion of TALTZ® (ixekizumab) and tabalumab to neutralize interleukin-17A (IL-17A) and B-cell activating factor (BAFF).
| ● | In May 2025, the Company initiated TibuSHIELD, a global randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical study evaluating tibulizumab in approximately 180 adults with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The trial is designed to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of tibulizumab for the treatment of HS in this patient population. |
| ● | In December 2024, the Company initiated TibuSURE, a global randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study evaluating tibulizumab in approximately 80 adults with early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc). The trial is designed to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of tibulizumab for the treatment of dcSSc in this patient population. |
Additionally, the Company is actively assessing the competitive landscape and evaluating potential therapeutic indications for crebankitug and torudokimab.
| ● | Crebankitug (ZB-168) is a fully human, high affinity monoclonal antibody that binds and neutralizes the interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R) alpha chain. IL-7Rα sits at the nexus of two key immune pathways, IL-7 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (“TSLP”), thus IL-7Rα has the potential to block activation through either of these pathways. As a result, the Company believes crebankitug could be therapeutically relevant in a broad set of indications where the IL-7 or TSLP pathways may be involved. |
| ● | Torudokimab (ZB-880) is a fully human, high affinity monoclonal antibody that neutralizes interleukin-33 (“IL-33”), thereby inhibiting ST2-dependent inflammatory signaling and potentially modulating ST2-independent pathways, such as those mediated by the receptor for advanced glycation end products (“RAGE”). The IL-33/ST2 axis is supported by genetic evidence and is being investigated as a therapeutic target in inflammatory diseases, with development programs in asthma and ongoing evaluation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (“COPD”). |
Business Combination
On March 20, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), the Company consummated the previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”), pursuant to the terms of a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of June 16, 2022 (as amended on September 20, 2022, November 14, 2022, and January 13, 2023), by and among JATT, JATT Merger Sub, JATT Merger Sub 2, Zura Bio Holdings Ltd. (“Holdco”), and Zura Bio Limited, a limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (“Legacy Zura”). Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, (a) before the closing of the Business Combination, Holdco was established as a new holding company of Legacy Zura and became a party to the Business Combination Agreement; and (b) on the Closing Date, in sequential order: (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Holdco, with Holdco continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of JATT; (ii) immediately following the Merger, Holdco merged with and into Merger Sub 2, with Merger Sub 2 continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of JATT; and (iii) JATT changed its name to “Zura Bio Limited”.
Prior to the Business Combination, JATT’s public shares, public warrants, and public units were listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbols “JATT,” “JATT.WS,” and “JATT.U,” respectively. On March 20, 2023, the Company’s Class A ordinary shares (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) and public warrants began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “ZURA” and “ZURAW,” respectively. As of August 27, 2024, the Public Warrants (as defined herein) were no longer listed on the Nasdaq in connection with the completion of the Warrant Exchange (as defined herein). See Note 7.
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment of the JOBS Act until such time as those standards apply to private companies. The Company has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, and as a result of this election, the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the “condensed consolidated financial statements”) may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) standards’ effective dates. The Company may take advantage of these exemptions up until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of an offering or such earlier time that it is no longer an emerging growth company. The Company expects to no longer be an emerging growth company effective December 31, 2026.
Liquidity
The Company has incurred operating losses since inception and expects to continue to incur significant operating losses for the foreseeable future and may never become profitable. The Company has an accumulated deficit of $207.4 million and $155.9 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and a net loss of $18.0 million and $51.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. The Company’s existing sources of liquidity as of September 30, 2025 include $139.0 million in cash and cash equivalents.
Prior to the Business Combination, the Company historically funded operations primarily with issuances of convertible preferred shares and a promissory note. Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the Company received $56.7 million in net cash proceeds. Additionally, the Company raised (a) $10.6 million of cash proceeds after sales agent commissions in connection with sales under the ATM (as defined herein) since September 2024, (b) an aggregate of $105.3 million of net cash proceeds from the sale of Class A Ordinary Shares and pre-funded warrants in April 2024 (the “April 2024 Private Placement”), and (c) $75.8 million in net cash proceeds from the sale of Class A Ordinary Shares and pre-funded warrants in May and June 2023 (the “April 2023 Private Placement”). The Company’s cash requirements include, but are not limited to, clinical development, product manufacturing costs and working capital requirements. The Company expects that such operating losses and negative cash flows from operations will continue, but that it should have sufficient liquidity to fund its operations over the next twelve months.
| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) applicable to interim financial statements and include the accounts of its consolidated subsidiaries. Other shareholders’ interests in the Company’s subsidiaries, Z33 Bio, Inc. (“Z33”) and ZB17 LLC (“ZB17”), are shown in the condensed consolidated financial statements as redeemable noncontrolling interest and noncontrolling interest, respectively. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
These condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. As such, the information included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “audited consolidated financial statements”) that were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 25, 2025 (the “Annual Report”). In Management’s opinion, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2025 and the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2025 or any other future interim or annual period.
Significant Accounting Policies
Except for the addition of Research and Development (“R&D”) incentive credits, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies from those that were disclosed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements relate to and include, but are not limited to, the fair value of share-based compensation, the fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interest, the valuation allowance of deferred tax assets resulting from net operating losses and the fair value of the private placement warrants.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company is subject to risks common to early-stage companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, development by the Company or its competitors of technological innovations, risks of failure of clinical studies, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations, and ability to transition from clinical manufacturing to commercial production of products.
The Company’s product candidates will require approvals from the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and comparable foreign regulatory agencies prior to commercial sales in their respective jurisdictions. There can be no assurance that any product candidates will receive the necessary approvals. If the Company was denied approval, approval was delayed or the Company was unable to maintain approval for any product candidate, it could have a material adverse impact on the Company.
The Company has significant cash balances at financial institutions which throughout the year regularly exceed the federally insured limit of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Segments
Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is the Chief Executive Officer or, when applicable, the Interim Chief Executive Officer. The Company and the CODM view its operations and manage its business asone operating segment, focused on developing novel medicines for immune and inflammatory disorders. The Company has business activities in different regions that are managed on a consolidated basis.
The accounting policies of the Company’s segment are the same as those described within this footnote. The CODM uses net loss, that is reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations to assess performance for the Company’s segment and decide how to allocate resources. The significant expenses within net loss are separately presented in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations. The CODM monitors budget versus actual results using operating loss which is a component of net loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as total consolidated assets.
R&D Incentive Credits
The Company is eligible to obtain certain R&D incentive credits (the “R&D Credits”), through participation in the United Kingdom’s (“U.K.”) R&D Small and Medium Enterprise (“SME”) and the Research and Development Expenditure Credit (“RDEC”) tax relief programs.
The R&D Credits are calculated as a percentage of qualifying R&D expenses incurred as part of research projects. The R&D Credits are used as tax credits for the Company with the resulting amount being payable in cash by the U.K. government (tax authority) to the Company. The R&D Credits are subject to future audits by the U.K. tax authority within defined periods.
Although the incentive credits are administered through the local tax authority, the Company has accounted for the incentives outside of the scope of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), since the incentives are not linked to the Company’s taxable income and can be realized regardless of whether the Company has generated taxable income in the respective jurisdictions. The Company accounts for these incentive credits as a government grant which analogizes with International Accounting Standards 20 (“IAS 20”), Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance.
In accordance with IAS 20, the Company will recognize the R&D Credits when it has reasonable assurance that the R&D Credits will be received. As the Company has only filedtwo claims under the tax relief programs as of September 30, 2025, it has determined that reasonable assurance will be met upon cash receipt. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded $0.3 million in other income, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for R&D Credits received in May 2025. In April 2025, the Company filed an additional claim for an R&D Credit for $1.0 million that was not received as of September 30, 2025.
Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to Class A Ordinary Shareholders by the weighted-average number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding during the period. Basic and diluted net loss per share were the same for each period presented as the inclusion of all potentially dilutive securities outstanding would have been anti-dilutive due to the Company’s net loss.
The table below provides potentially dilutive securities not included in the calculation of the diluted net loss per share as of the periods presented because to do so would be anti-dilutive:
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| · · September 30, | ||||
| · 2025 · 2024 | ||||
| Shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares | | 14,480,663 | | 9,318,906 |
| Shares issuable upon settlement of Z33 Series Seed Preferred Shares Put Right | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 |
| Shares issuable upon vesting of restricted share units | | 573,282 | | 1,050,720 |
| Restricted share awards | | 249,997 | | 374,995 |
| Total | | 17,303,942 | | 12,744,621 |
Income Taxes
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (“OBBBA”) into law. The OBBBA makes permanent many of the provisions previously enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act that were set to expire at the end of 2025 and includes other changes to certain U.S. corporate tax provisions including (i) the restoration of immediate expensing for domestic research and development expenditures, (ii) the reinstatement of 100% bonus depreciation for qualified property and (iii) favorably modifying the section 163(j) interest limitation (similar to EBITDA). FASB Topic 740, “Income Taxes”, requires the tax effects of changes in tax laws or rates be recognized in the period in which the law is enacted. The enactment of the OBBBA did not have a material impact on our effective tax rate as of September 30, 2025.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies and adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows upon adoption.
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740):Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), ASU 2023-09 is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in the ASU address investor requests for enhanced income tax information primarily through changes to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company beginning with the Company’s Annual Report on Form-10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the presentational effect that ASU 2023-09 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures, but the Company expects considerable changes to the Company’s income tax disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03,Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). This ASU requires disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of the nature of certain expenses included in the income statement. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for
annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03 and expects to adopt it for the year ending December 31, 2027.
| 3. | Fair Value Measurements |
The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company determines fair value based upon the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, as determined by either the principal market or the most advantageous market. Inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values are classified based on a three-level hierarchy. These levels are:
Level 1: Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date;
Level 2: Inputs are observable, unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities that are supported by little or no market data.
Financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, prepaid and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and private placement warrants. The carrying values of the Company’s cash, prepaid and other current assets, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments.
The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands), and the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized.
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| · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 · Total | ||||||||
| Financial assets: · · · · · · · · · · · · | ||||||||
| Cash equivalents | | $135,905 | | $— | | $— | | $135,905 |
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| · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 · Total | ||||||||
| Financial assets: · · · · · · · · · · · · | ||||||||
| Cash equivalents | | $170,743 | | $— | | $— | | $170,743 |
There wereno transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Private Placement Warrants
In August 2024, pursuant to the Warrant Exchange (as defined herein), the Company exchanged all of the outstanding Private Placement Warrants (as defined herein) for Class A Ordinary Shares. See Note 7. The Private Placement Warrants were measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Because the transfer of Private Placement Warrants to non-permitted transferees would result in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially the same terms as the Public Warrants (as defined herein), the Company determined that the fair value of each Private Placement Warrant is consistent with that of a Public Warrant. Accordingly, the Private Placement Warrants were classified as Level 2 financial instruments. Upon completion of the Warrant Exchange, the Private Placement Warrants were remeasured to settlement value which was determined based on the fair value of the Class A Ordinary Shares issued in exchange for the Private Placement Warrants. There wereno Private Placement Warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The change in fair value of the Private Placement Warrants for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $3.9 million and $5.2 million, respectively.
| 4. | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses is comprised of the following as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
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| Accrued research and development costs | | $8,632 | | $7,100 | ||
| Accrued 2023 Lilly License costs | | | 5,000 | | | 9,500 |
| Accrued settlement of Put Option | | 5,000 | | | — | |
| Accrued bonus | | 2,152 | | | 1,713 | |
| Accounts payable | | | 3,275 | | | 733 |
| Accrued professional fees | | | 869 | | | 318 |
| Other accrued expenses | | | 563 | | | 150 |
| Total accounts payable and accrued expenses | | $25,491 | | $19,514 | ||
| 5. | License |
2023 Lilly License
On April 26, 2023, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary ZB17 LLC (“ZB17”) entered into a license agreement (the “2023 Lilly License” and, together with the 2022 Lilly License (as defined below), the “Lilly Licenses”) with Lilly, for an exclusive license to develop, manufacture and commercialize a certain bispecific antibody relating to IL-17 and BAFF (“tibulizumab”).
In 2023, in consideration for the investment made by Stone Peach, ZB17 granted Stone Peach the right, but not the obligation, to purchase 4.99% of the fully diluted equity of ZB17 for $1.0 million (the “Stone Peach Call Right”). The Stone Peach Call Right is not exercisable until after the last patient is dosed in any single next clinical trial with tibulizumab and expiresone year from the date of first indication approval for tibulizumab by the FDA or the European Commission. The Stone Peach Call Right represents noncontrolling interest in the Company’s consolidated subsidiary, ZB17. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the noncontrolling interest balance was $1.5 million in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
As additional consideration, beginning on May 1, 2023, Stone Peach receives an annual payment of $0.6 million initially, and increasing by 10% annually, so long as the Company maintains its license for tibulizumab, to be paid on May 1st of each year. The Company records expenses for these annual payments when they become due. An annual payment of $0.7 million was paid during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company recorded this payment within research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
A one-time payment of $4.5 million for additional consideration due to Stone Peach upon acceptance from the FDA for its Investigational New Drug (“IND”) and commencement of the clinical trial for tibulizumab was recorded in research and development in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 and was paid in June 2025. The payment is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024.
A letter agreement, dated as of April 25, 2023, by and between BAFFX17 Ltd (“BAFFX17”) and the Company, and as amended by Amendment No. 1 on December 18, 2023 (the “BAFFX17 Letter Agreement”), provided that, as a finder’s fee for arranging the acquisition of the 2023 Lilly License, the Company would be required to make a one-time milestone payment of $5.0 million to BAFFX17 upon the occurrence of either: (i) a change of control transaction, (ii) the closing of an issuance of equity or equity-linked securities by the Company of at least $100.0 million, (iii) the consummation of a sale of assets resulting in net proceeds in excess of $100.0 million, or (iv) the Company’s fully diluted shares outstanding exceed 52,500,000 shares (on a split adjusted basis) as measured on April 24 th of each year. As the Company’s fully diluted shares outstanding exceeded 52,500,000 shares prior to December 31, 2023, the $5.0 million fee was previously accounted for in research and development in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. On June 30, 2025, the Company received an invoice on behalf of BAFFX17 requesting a $5.0 million milestone payment (the “Milestone Payment”) pursuant to the BAFFX17 Letter Agreement. The Company hasnot made such payment as of September 30, 2025.
In addition to the consideration paid and/or earned during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company is also obligated to make payments (a) to Lilly for four (4) development milestone payments up to an aggregate of $155.0 million, and sales milestone payments up to an aggregate of $440.0 million based on respective thresholds of net sales of products developed from tibulizumab; (b) to Lilly over a multi-year period (twelve years, or upon the later expiration of regulatory exclusivity of tibulizumab in a country) for an
annual earned royalty at a marginal royalty rate in the mid-single digits to low-double digits, with increasing rates depending on net sales in the respective calendar year, based on a percentage of sales within varying thresholds for a certain period of years; (c) to BAFFX17 for a fee equal to 3% of any milestone or royalty payments due to Lilly pursuant to the terms of either the 2022 Lilly License or the 2023 Lilly License; (d) to Stone Peach for a one-time milestone payment of $25 million upon either (i) certain equity-related transactions, or (ii) the receipt of regulatory approval from the applicable regulatory authority for any new indication in the applicable jurisdiction; and (e) to Stone Peach for a royalty of 2% of the aggregate net sales of any products developed from the Compound (collectively, the “2023 Lilly Contingent Payments”). As of September 30, 2025, none of the 2023 Lilly Contingent Payments are due and accordingly will not be recorded in the Company’s financial statements until they are due.
2022 Lilly License
On December 8, 2022, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary, Z33, entered into a license agreement (the “2022 Lilly License”) with Lilly pursuant to which Lilly granted Z33 an exclusive (even as to Lilly), royalty-bearing global license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize certain intellectual property owned by Lilly relating to its IL-33 compound.
A letter agreement dated as of December 8, 2022, as amended on November 21, 2023 (the “Stone Peach Letter Agreement”), by and between Stone Peach and the Company, provided that, as a finder’s fee for the 2022 Lilly License, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary Z33 issued 4,900,222 shares of Z33 Series Seed Preferred Shares to Stone Peach. Zura and Stone Peach have the following rights, as amended, (a) Zura had the right, but not the obligation to purchase up to 50% of the Series Seed Preferred Shares issued to Stone Peach at a price per share of $2.448869 for a period oftwo years from the date of the agreement (the “Call Option”); (b) Stone Peach has the right, but not the obligation to sell up to 50% of the Series Seed Preferred Shares issued to Stone Peach to Zura for a price per share of $2.040724 (the “Put Option”), and (c) Stone Peach has the right, but not the obligation to sell up to 50% of the Series Seed Preferred Shares issued to Stone Peach to Zura in exchange for 2,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Put Right”). Stone Peach may exercise its Put Option and Put Right at any time between April 24, 2024, and April 24, 2028. See Note 10. The Z33 Series Seed Preferred Shares are remeasured to the greater of the redemption value or the initial fair value, less noncontrolling shareholder’s interest in net loss of Z33, at each reporting period. The Z33 Series Seed Preferred Shares represent redeemable noncontrolling interest in the Company’s consolidated subsidiary, Z33.
In July 2025, the Company received a request from Stone Peach to exercise the Put Option pursuant to which Stone Peach would sell 50% of its Series Seed Preferred Shares in Z33 for $5.0 million. Additionally, in July 2025, the Company received a further request from Stone Peach to exercise the Put Right pursuant to which Stone Peach would sell 50% of its Series Seed Preferred Shares in Z33 in exchange for 2,000,000 of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares. Upon exercise, the obligation to settle the Put Option in cash was recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses and additional paid-in capital. As the Company has not yet made such cash payment, the obligation to settle the Put Right in Class A Ordinary Shares represents redeemable noncontrolling interest. As of September 30, 2025, $5.0 million to settle the Put Option is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
In addition to the consideration paid and transferred in 2022 and 2023, the Company is also obligated to make payments to Lilly for (a) $3.0 million upon the completion of a financing by Z33 with gross proceeds exceeding $100.0 million; (b) 10 commercial, development and regulatory milestone payments up to an aggregate of $155.0 million and sales milestone payments up to an aggregate of $440.0 million based on respective thresholds of net sales of products developed from the licensed compound, if any; and (c) an annual earned royalty at a marginal royalty rate between in the mid-single to low-double digits (less than 20%), with increasing rates based on net sales in the respective calendar year, based on a percentage of sales within varying thresholds for a certain period of the year, if any year (collectively, the “2022 Lilly Contingent Payments”). The Company will account for these contingent milestone payments when they become due. As of September 30, 2025, none of the 2022 Lilly Contingent Payments are due and accordingly will not be recorded in the Company’s financial statements until they are due. If a financing by Z33 with gross proceeds exceeding $100.0 million and corresponding payment of $3.0 million to Lilly does not occur by December 7, 2025, Lilly may terminate the 2022 Lilly License, unless by the same date, the Company makes a $3.0 million payment. As of September 30, 2025, no such payment has been made and will not be recorded in the Company’s financial statements until it is deemed probable.
Pfizer Agreement
On March 22, 2022, the Company entered into a license agreement and a Series A-1 Subscription and Shareholder’s Agreement (collectively, the “Pfizer Agreement”) with Pfizer. Under the Pfizer Agreement, the Company acquired a license for a compound previously developed by Pfizer.
In addition to the consideration paid and transferred during 2022 and 2023 and the first $1.0 million development milestone paid during 2024, the Company is obligated to make payments to Pfizer for (a)eleven (11) remaining future development and regulatory milestone payments aggregating up to $69.0 million and sales milestone payments up to an aggregate of $525.0 million based on respective thresholds of net sales of products (developed from the licensed compound) (the “Products”), if any; and (b) an annual earned royalty at a marginal royalty rate in the mid-single digits to low double digits (less than 20%), based on thresholds of net sales of the Company’s Products, if any (collectively, the “Pfizer Contingent Payments”). Royalties are payable on a country-by-country basis for a certain period of years or upon the later expiration of regulatory exclusivity of the Company’s Products in a country. As of September 30, 2025, no additional Pfizer Contingent Payments are due and accordingly no additional Pfizer Contingent Payments will be recorded in the Company’s financial statements until they are due.
Lonza License
In July 2022, the Company entered into a license agreement (the “Lonza License”) with Lonza Sales AG (“Lonza”) for a worldwide non-exclusive license for Lonza’s gene expression system in exchange for varying considerations depending on a number of factors such as whether the Company enters further into manufacturing agreements with Lonza or with a third party, and whether the Company enters into sublicense agreements with third parties (including up to middle six-figure annual payments per sublicense upon commencement of a sublicense, as well as royalties of up to low-single digit percentages of net sales of certain products over a commercially standard double-digit multi-year term). The Lonza License will remain in effect until terminated. The Company may terminate the Lonza License at any time upon 60 days’ notice, with or without cause. Lonza may terminate the Lonza License for cause upon a breach by the Company or for other commercially standard reasons.
Pursuant to the terms of the Lonza License, the Company has a license fee of $0.4 million due to Lonza annually in the fourth quarter as a result of manufacturing drug substance with a third party other than Lonza since 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded $0.4 million for the Lonza License, which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
WuXi Biologics License
In July 2023, the Company entered into a biologics master services agreement (the “WuXi Biologics MSA”) with WuXi Biologics. Pursuant to the WuXi Biologics MSA, the parties enter into work orders setting forth the services and fees associated with drug substance and drug product activities and manufacturing for torudokimab, which fees are recognized as research and development expenses as incurred. Pursuant to the WuXi Biologics MSA, the Company entered into a cell line license agreement (the “Cell Line License Agreement”), which is further described below.
The Cell Line License Agreement was for certain of WuXi Biologics’ know – how, cell line, and biological materials (the “WuXi Biologics Licensed Technology”) to manufacture, have manufactured, use, sell and import certain products produced through the use of the cell line licensed by WuXi Biologics under the Cell Line License Agreement (the “WuXi Biologics Licensed Products”). If the Company manufactures all of its commercial supplies of bulk drug product for WuXi Biologics Licensed Products with a manufacturer other than WuXi Biologics or its affiliates, the Company is required to make royalty payments to WuXi Biologics in an amount equal to a fraction of a single digit percentage of global net sales of WuXi Biologics Licensed Products manufactured by a third-party manufacturer (the “Royalty”). If the Company manufactures part of its commercial supplies of the WuXi Biologics Licensed Products with WuXi Biologics or its affiliates, then the Royalty will be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis. The Cell Line License Agreement will continue indefinitely unless terminated (i) by the Company upon three months’ prior written notice and its payment of all undisputed amounts due to WuXi Biologics through the effective date of termination, (ii) by WuXi Biologics for a material breach by the Company that remains uncured for 30 days after written notice, or (iii) by WuXi Biologics if the Company fails to make a payment and such failure continues for 30 days after receiving notice of such failure. As of September 30, 2025, there areno payments currently due under the Cell Line License Agreement.
| 6. | Shareholders’ Equity |
On March 16, 2023, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination and effective upon the Closing Date, the Company authorized 300,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, par value of $0.0001 and 1,000,000 preferred shares, par value of $0.0001.
Exchange of Class A Ordinary Shares for Pre-Funded Warrants
In April 2025, the Company entered into share surrender and warrant agreements with certain affiliated shareholders (the “2025 Shareholders”), pursuant to which (i) the 2025 Shareholders surrendered an aggregate of 6,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares owned by
the 2025 Shareholders, forno consideration, which were immediately cancelled and retired, upon surrender; and (ii) the Company issued pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (the “2025 Share Exchange Warrants) (such transaction, the “2025 Share Exchange”). See Note 7.
Shelf Registration and ATM Program
The Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Shelf Registration Statement”), which was declared effective on September 17, 2024. Pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may offer and sell ordinary shares, preference shares, debt securities, warrants and or units having an aggregate public offering price of up to $300.0 million. In connection with the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company also entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Leerink Partners LLC (“Leerink Partners”), relating to the sale of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $125.0 million, from time to time through Leerink Partners, acting as sales agent (the “ATM”). During 2024, the Company incurred $0.6 million of offering expenses in connection with establishing the ATM.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company sold 3,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares at a price of $1.75 per share under the ATM, for net proceeds of $5.1 million, after sales agent commissions. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, there were no sales of Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the ATM. As of September 30, 2025, $114.0 million of Class A Ordinary Shares remained available for sale under the Sales Agreement.
Ordinary Shares Reserved for Issuance
A summary of shares reserved for issuance as of September 30, 2025 is summarized below:
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| | September 30, 2025 |
| Shares issuable upon exercise of pre-funded warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares | 27,495,396 |
| Shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares | 16,819,399 |
| Shares available for grant under 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and ESPP | 374,971 |
| Shares issuable upon settlement of Z33 Series Seed Preferred Shares Put Right(1) | 2,000,000 |
| Shares issuable upon release of restricted share units | 583,282 |
| Total shares reserved for issuance | 47,273,048 |
(1) See Note 10 for more information.
| 7. | Warrants |
Pre-Funded Warrants
In April 2025, in conjunction with the 2025 Share Exchange (see Note 6), the Company issued the 2025 Share Exchange Warrants with an exercise price of $0.001 per share and no expiration date. The 2025 Share Exchange Warrants are exercisable immediately and have substantially identical terms to the form of 2024 Pre-Funded Warrant (see below).
On August 15, 2024, the Company entered into a share surrender and warrant agreement with certain affiliated shareholders (the “2024 Shareholders”), pursuant to which (i) the 2024 Shareholders surrendered an aggregate of 4,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares owned by the 2024 Shareholders, forno consideration, which were immediately cancelled and retired, upon surrender; and (ii) the Company issued pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares, with an exercise price of $0.001 per share (the “2024 Share Exchange Warrants”).
In connection with the April 2024 Private Placement, the Company sold to accredited investors the pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 16,102,348 Class A Ordinary Shares at a price of $3.107 per pre-funded warrant for an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million (the “2024 Pre-Funded Warrants”).
During the three months ended September 30, 2025,1,206,952 Class A Ordinary Shares were issued in connection with the exercise of 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants. As of September 30, 2025,14,895,396 of the 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants remained outstanding.
In connection with the April 2023 Private Placement, the Company sold to accredited investors pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 3,782,000 Class A Ordinary Shares at a price of $4.249 per pre-funded warrant for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $16.1 million (the “2023 Pre-Funded Warrants”).
During the three months ended September 30, 2025,1,682,000 Class A Ordinary Shares were issued in connection with the exercise of 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants. As of September 30, 2025,2,100,000 of the 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants remained outstanding.
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was an aggregate 27,495,396 and 23,884,348 pre-funded warrants outstanding, respectively, consisting of the 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants, 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants, 2024 Share Exchange Warrants and the 2025 Share Exchange Warrants (collectively, the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), each with an exercise price of $0.001.
Each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable forone Class A Ordinary Share at any time or times until the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. A holder of the Pre-Funded Warrants (together with its affiliates and other attribution parties) may not exercise any portion of a Pre-Funded Warrant to the extent that immediately prior to or after giving effect to such exercise the holder would beneficially own more than 4.99% or 9.99%, depending on the holder of the Company’s outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares immediately after exercise, which percentage may be increased or decreased to any other percentage specified not in excess of 19.99% at the holder’s election upon 61 days’ notice to the Company subject to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants.
Warrant Exchange
On August 12, 2024, the Company completed an exchange offer (the “Exchange Offer”) relating to its outstanding warrants that it assumed in connection with the Business Combination, including (i) public warrants to purchase 5,910,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Public Warrants”) that were held by JATT, and (ii) private placement warrants to purchase 6,899,996 Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Private Placement Warrants”) that were held by JATT shareholders, and issued 2,064,082 Class A Ordinary Shares in exchange for the Public Warrants and 1,718,108 Class A Ordinary Shares in exchange for the Private Placement Warrants (collectively, the “Warrant Exchange”).
| 8. | Share-based Compensation |
On March 16, 2023, JATT’s board of directors approved the Zura Bio Limited 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) which became effective on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date of the Business Combination. The Equity Incentive Plan allows for the grant of share options, both incentive and nonqualified share options; stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), alone or in conjunction with other awards; restricted shares awards (“RSAs”) and restricted share units (“RSUs”); incentive bonuses, which may be paid in cash, shares, or a combination thereof; and other share-based awards to employees, officers, non-employee directors and other service providers. The Company has granted share options, RSUs and RSAs that generally vest over four years and expire after 10 years.
The Class A Ordinary Shares issuable under the Equity Incentive Plan are subject to an annual increase on January 1st of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2024, and ending on and including January 1, 2029, equal to the lesser of (i)5.0% of the aggregate number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year, (ii)8,059,796 Class A Ordinary Shares or (iii) such smaller number of shares as is determined by the board.
On March 16, 2023, JATT’s board of directors approved the Zura Bio Limited 2023 Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) which became effective on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date of the Business Combination. The maximum number of Class A Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the ESPP is 4,029,898, plus an aggregate number of Class A Ordinary shares that are automatically added under the Equity Incentive Plan on January 1st of each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2024, and ending on and including January 1, 2029, as discussed above. The ESPP enables eligible employees of the Company and designated affiliates to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares at a discount of 15%. As of September 30, 2025, the Company hasnot activated its ESPP.
On January 1, 2025, the Class A Ordinary Shares reserved for future issuances under the Equity Incentive Plan and/or ESPP were increased by the annual automatic increase of 5% of outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares as of December 31, 2024, or 3,264,877 Class A Ordinary Shares. As of September 30, 2025, there were 18,944,302 Class A Ordinary Shares authorized for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan and ESPP, collectively, including 2,055,314 Class A Ordinary Shares authorized for issuance outside of the Equity Incentive Plan and the ESPP.
Equity Incentive Plan
Share Options
The fair value of Equity Incentive Plan share options are estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company lacks significant company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimates its expected share volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies. Due to the lack of historical exercise history, the expected term of the Company’s share options has been determined using the simplified method, averaging the vesting period and the contractual life of the share options granted. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is zero based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
The following weighted-average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the Equity Incentive Plan share options issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
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| · · For the Nine Months Ended · | |||||||
| · September 30, · | |||||||
| · 2025 · 2024 | |||||||
| Share price | | $1.20 | | $3.49 | | ||
| Expected volatility | | | 100.3% | | 101.2% | ||
| Risk-free rate | | | 4.1% | | 4.2% | ||
| Expected term (in years) | | | 6.1 | | | 6.1 | |
| Expected dividend yield | | | 0% | | 0% | ||
The following table summarizes the Company’s share option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
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| · · · · Weighted · · | |||||||||
| · · · · Weighted · · Average · · Aggregate | |||||||||
| · · · · Average · · Remaining · · Intrinsic | |||||||||
| · · Number of · · Exercise Price · · Contractual · · Value | |||||||||
| · Options · (per share) · Life (Years) · (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Options outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 12,217,747 | | $2.88 | | 8.9 | | $8,388 | ||
| Granted | | 5,715,390 | | $1.20 | | | | | |
| Exercised | | (75,468) | | $1.20 | | | | | |
| Forfeited | (1,038,270) | | $1.88 | | | | | | |
| Options outstanding as of September 30, 2025 | 16,819,399 | | $2.38 | | 8.6 | | $36,447 | ||
| Options vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2025 | 7,046,030 | | $2.27 | | 8.1 | | $16,024 | ||
Included in options outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 in the table above are 2,055,314 and 2,165,369 options, respectively, to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares issued to certain directors, executives, and employees outside of the Equity Incentive Plan.
In May 2025, the Company granted 408,000 share options to purchase Class A Ordinary shares with non-market performance conditions (“PSOs”), included in the table above, that will vest upon the earlier of achieving aone-year service condition or upon the Company’s next Annual General Meeting (“AGM”).
In December 2024, the Company granted 1,053,000 PSOs (the “2024 PSOs”), included in the table above, that were to vest upon the earlier of achieving aone-year service condition or upon the Company’s AGM. In February 2025, the date of the AGM was set to May 21, 2025 (the “AGM Date”). Accordingly, management determined that the performance condition was met and recorded the remaining unrecognized compensation expense of $1.5 million ratably through the AGM Date. The 2024 PSOs vested on the AGM Date.
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $0.97 and $2.83, respectively.
Market-Based Share Options
As of September 30, 2025, there are 306,373 options outstanding to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares, with market-based performance conditions, (“Market-Based Share Options”) that were granted to a certain director of the board during 2023. These awards will vest only to the extent that the 20-day volume weighted average trading price (“VWAP”) of the Class A Ordinary Shares is over $30 per Class A Ordinary Share at any time prior to thefifth anniversary of the grant date. These awards have an exercise price of $8.16 and become exercisable when vested and the market condition is satisfied. These awards expire 10 years from the date of grant. The fair value of these Market-Based Share Options was estimated using a Monte Carlo valuation method on the grant date. No Market-Based Share Options were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024.
The expense recognized related to Market-Based Share Options was $0 and $0.2 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Restricted Share Units
The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
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| · · · · Weighted | |||||
| · · Number of · · Average | |||||
| · RSUs · Grant Date FV | |||||
| Unvested RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 874,923 | | $5.99 | ||
| Released | | (291,641) | | | 5.99 |
| Unvested RSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2025 | 583,282 | | $5.99 | ||
The expense recognized related to RSUs was $0.5 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and $1.3 million and $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Restricted Share Awards
The following table summarizes the Company’s RSA activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
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| · · Weighted | ||||
| | | | | Average |
| | | Number of | | Grant Date |
| · RSAs · Fair Value | ||||
| Unvested RSAs outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 374,995 | | $8.16 | |
| Vested | (124,998) | | | 8.16 |
| Unvested RSAs outstanding as of September 30, 2025 | 249,997 | | $8.16 | |
The expense recognized related to RSAs was $0.3 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and $0.8 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Equity Award Modification
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company amended a member of the board of director’s option agreements, causing his unvested options to purchase 32,099 Class A Ordinary Shares to become fully vested and exercisable as of the AGM Date. Additionally, the board of directors extended the post-termination exercise period of his vested options to purchase an aggregate of 165,149 Class A Ordinary Shares to the applicable expiration date of each of the respective option awards, upon completion of his service as a member of the board of directors. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized $0.1 million of share-based compensation expense related to this modification within general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
On June 27, 2025, the Company and Verender Badial, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, entered into an agreement in connection with Mr. Badial’s resignation from the Company (the “Settlement Agreement”). The Settlement Agreement provides for accelerated vesting of the unvested portion of two outstanding options, previously granted to Mr. Badial, relating to an aggregate of 198,540 Class A Ordinary Shares, which became fully vested and exercisable on July 31, 2025. The Settlement Agreement also provides for an extension of the post-termination exercise period of all of Mr. Badial’s vested share options to the applicable expiration date of
the applicable share option, as of July 31, 2025, subject to certain conditions therein. All other remaining unvested options to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares were forfeited and cancelled on July 31, 2025. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense related to this modification within general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
Share-based Compensation Expense
Share-based compensation expense for all equity arrangements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
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| · · For the Three Months Ended · · For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
| · · September 30, · · September 30, | |||||||||||
| · 2025 · 2024 · 2025 · 2024 | |||||||||||
| Research and development | | $569 | | $772 | | $1,463 | | $1,841 | |||
| General and administrative | | 1,810 | | | 7,874 | | | 8,292 | | | 12,140 |
| Total share-based compensation expense | | $2,379 | | $8,646 | | $9,755 | | $13,981 | |||
As of September 30, 2025, there was approximately $15.8 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to options granted to employees, executives, and directors that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.0 years. As of September 30, 2025, there was approximately $2.9 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to RSUs granted to certain employees, executives, and directors under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years. As of September 30, 2025, there was approximately $1.5 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to RSAs granted to a certain director under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years.
| 9. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Litigation
The Company is not a party to any material legal proceedings and is not aware of any material pending or threatened claims. From time to time, the Company may be subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities.
| 10. | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest |
As a finder’s fee for the 2022 Lilly License, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary Z33 issued 4,900,222 shares of Z33 Series Seed Preferred Shares to Stone Peach. Zura and Stone Peach have the following rights, as amended, (a) Zura had the right, but not the obligation to purchase up to 50% of the Series Seed Preferred Shares issued to Stone Peach at a price per share of $2.448869 for a period oftwo years from the date of the agreement (the “Call Option”); (b) Stone Peach has the right, but not the obligation to sell up to 50% of the Series Seed Preferred Shares issued to Stone Peach to Zura for a price per share of $2.040724 (the “Put Option”), and (c) Stone Peach has the right, but not the obligation to sell up to 50% of the Series Seed Preferred Shares issued to Stone Peach to Zura in exchange for 2,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Put Right”). Stone Peach may exercise its Put Option and Put Right at any time between April 24, 2024, and April 24, 2028.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, Stone Peach exercised its Put Option and Put Right. Upon exercise, the obligation to settle the Put Option in cash was recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses extinguishing 50% of the redeemable noncontrolling interest. The Company has not yet made such payment. As of September 30, 2025, $5.0 million to settle the Put Option is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. See Note 5.
As it is not possible to specifically identify the shares that may be redeemed upon exercising the Put Option, and the applicable unit of account is each share, the Company assessed that the remaining 50% of the Z33 Series Seed Preferred Shares must be considered redeemable until the settlement of the Put Option or Put Right. Accordingly, the 50% of the Z33 Series Seed Preferred Shares issued to Stone Peach represent redeemable noncontrolling interest and were remeasured as of September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the redeemable noncontrolling interest balance was $8.7 million and $11.7 million, respectively.
| 11. | Defined Contribution Plans |
The Company maintains a 401(k) defined contribution retirement plan (the “401(k) Plan”) for all of its U.S. employees. For the 401(k) Plan, the Company makes a matching contribution up to a maximum of 6% of an employee’s annual salary. For U.K. employees, the Company contributes up to 6% of an employee’s annual salary to defined contribution retirement pension plans (the “U.K. Defined Contribution Plan” and, together with the 401(k) Plan, the “Defined Contribution Plans”). Contributions made by the Company vest 100% upon contribution. The expense recorded for the Defined Contribution Plans was $0.1 million and $57,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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