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Solid Biosciences Inc.

For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 3, 2025.

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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Nov 3, 2025

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-06-30; filed 2025-08-12.

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Item 1A. Risk FactorsUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsOther Information

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-11-03.

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Item 1A. Risk FactorsUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsOther Information

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 543 previous paragraphs and 546 current paragraphs.

514 unchanged; 24 reworded; 7 added; 3 removed; 2 previous and 1 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 0 previous and 0 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

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Current report

This past spring, the U.S. government initiated a series of tariff-related actions against U.S. trading partners. On April 2, 2025, the President issued an executive order announcing a “baseline” reciprocal tariff of 10% on all U.S. trading partners effective April 5, 2025, and higher individualized reciprocal tariffs on 57 countries (with certain product exemptions for pharmaceutical-related products, among others). Previously, the administration had imposed a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico for goods not covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, and tariffs equaling 20% on China. In response, several countries threatened retaliatory measures, including Canada and China, which then imposed retaliatory tariffs. Prior to when the country-specific reciprocal tariffs were scheduled to take effect, the administration delayed the effective date of such tariffs for all countries except China to August 1, 2025. Later, the United States and China reached a framework agreement that ultimately resulted in the suspension of the higher reciprocal tariffs on China until November 11, 2025. Since the April announcement, several countries including the European Union, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, among others, have reached deals with the U.S. that include reduced tariff rates to varying levels and other measures. On July 31, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order detailing new reciprocal tariff rates for individual countries that took effect on August 7, 2025. The new reciprocal rates, which are consistent with the rates reflected in the trade deals already announced, range from 10% to 41%. The new rates do not apply to Canada, China, Mexico and a few other countries. For China, the 10% baseline reciprocal tariff announced in April remains in effect, in addition to a minimum of an additional 20%., Regarding Canada and Mexico, the rate remains 25%for goods that are not covered by the USMCA for Mexico and, effective August 1, 2025, was increased to 35% on imports from Canada that are not covered by the USMCA. Sustained uncertainty about, or the further escalation of, trade and political tensions between the United States and China could result in a disadvantageous research and manufacturing environment in China, particularly for U.S. based companies, including retaliatory restrictions that hinder or potentially inhibit our ability to rely on CMOs and other service providers that operate in China. Certain countries have reached agreements with the U.S. that cap pharmaceutical tariffs at 15%. These include the European Union, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom.

Current report

Separately, in April 2025, the Department of Commerce initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into the impact on U.S. national security of the imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients, including finished drug products, medical countermeasures, critical inputs such as active pharmaceutical ingredients, and key starting materials, and derivative products of those items. On September 25, 2025, via a post on Truth Social, the President announced that, beginning October 1, 2025, all branded or patented drugs imported in the U.S. would face a 100% tariff. At the same time, the President indicated that these tariffs could be avoided by building pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Thereafter, the President delayed the October 1st effective date of the tariffs on branded or patented pharmaceutical products announcing that the administration had now begun preparing tariffs on manufacturers that do not build in the U.S. or enter into a most-favored-nation (MFN) drug pricing agreement with the administration.

Current report

Any unfavorable government policies on international trade, such as export controls, capital controls or tariffs, may increase the cost of manufacturing our product candidates and platform materials, affect the demand for our product candidates (if and once approved), the competitive position of our product candidates, and import or export of raw materials and finished product candidates used in our preclinical studies and clinical trials. We cannot yet predict the effect of the recently imposed U.S. tariffs on imports, or the extent to which other countries, in particular, China, will impose and maintain quotas, duties, tariffs, taxes or other similar restrictions upon imports or exports in the future, nor can we predict future trade policy or the terms of any renegotiated trade agreements and their impact on our business.

Current report

In addition, government funding of the SEC and other government agencies on which our operations may rely, including those that fund research and development activities, is subject to the political process, which is inherently fluid and unpredictable. For example, the federal government shut down on October 1, 2025 and as of November 3, 2025 it has not reopened. Over the last several years, the U.S. government has shut down several times and certain regulatory agencies, such as the FDA and the SEC, have had to furlough critical FDA, SEC and other government employees and stop critical activities. If a prolonged government shutdown continues to occur, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA to timely review and process our regulatory submissions and could impact our ability to access the public markets and obtain necessary capital in order to properly capitalize and continue our operations.

Current report

More recently, on July 31, 2025, the President issued letters to 17 pharmaceutical companies reiterating the requirements of the May 12, 2025 executive order and demanding that such companies extend MFN pricing to Medicaid patients, guarantee MFN pricing for newly-launched drug products, return increased revenues abroad to American patients and provide for direct purchasing at MFN pricing. The letters also urged these companies to stipulate that they will not offer other developed nations better prices for new drugs than the prices offered for such products in the U.S. The letters called for engagement with the FDA and CMS within 60 days to implement these changes.

Current report

On September 30, 2025, the administration announced that Pfizer Inc. had agreed to base its pharmaceutical prices in the U.S. on MFN pricing. According to a White House fact sheet, the agreement will provide every State Medicaid program in the country access to MFN drug prices on the company’s products and requires the company to offer medicines at a deep discount off the list price when selling directly to American patients. Pfizer Inc. indicated that the agreement provides certainty from tariffs and that the company “will also participate in a direct purchasing platform, TrumpRx.gov, that will allow American patients to purchase medicines…at a significant discount.” Thereafter, on October 10, 2025, another pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca PLC, announced that it, too, had reached an agreement with the administration to lower prices for eligible patients with prescriptions for chronic diseases in the U.S. and that it will participate in the TrumpRx direct-to-patient marketing website.

Current report

In addition, the industry is awaiting the release of the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (“GLOBE”) Model, a proposed rule by the CMS that is currently pending review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget. Once released, the GLOBE Model proposed rule will provide further insight into how the administration is seeking to advance drug pricing policy and provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit public comment as part of the rulemaking process. The implications and consequences of these actions and subsequent actions by the administration to compel an MFN regulatory pricing requirement in the U.S. continue to remain unclear and uncertain and could ultimately result in litigation.
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Previous report

We may be materially adversely affected by the imposition of duties and tariffs and other trade barriers and retaliatory countermeasures implemented by the U.S. and other governments.

Previous report

Recently there have been significant changes to U.S. trade policies, sanctions, legislation, treaties and tariffs, including, but not limited to, trade policies and tariffs affecting products from outside of the U.S. For example, the current U.S. presidential administration has announced or initiated a series of tariff-related actions against U.S. trading partners, including Mexico and Canada, which has in certain instances resulted in U.S. trading partners announcing or initiating retaliatory tariff-related actions in response. The extent and duration of tariff-related actions and the resulting impact on general economic conditions and on our business are uncertain and depend on various factors, such as negotiations between the U.S. and its trading partners, the responses of other countries or regions, exemptions or exclusions that may be granted, availability and cost of alternative sources of supply, and demand for our products in affected markets. Any new or additional tariff-related actions impacting goods imported to the U.S. from Mexico, Canada, or other countries, or products imported into the European Union or other non-U.S. markets, could also increase the cost of some of our products and reduce our margins. The imposition of additional tariffs or other trade barriers could increase our costs in certain markets. Other countries have changed, and may continue to change, their own policies on trade as well as business and foreign investment in their respective countries. Additionally, it is possible that U.S. policy changes and uncertainty about such changes could increase market volatility and currency exchange rate fluctuations. As a result of these dynamics, we cannot predict the impact to our business of any future changes to the U.S. or other countries’ trading relationships or the impact of new laws or regulations adopted by the U.S. or other countries.

Previous report

compliance with applicable privacy standards and our contractual obligations can be complex and may be subject to changing interpretation. These obligations may be applicable to some or all of our business activities now or in the future.
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Previous wording

Since inception, we have incurred significant net losses. Our net loss was $78.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Our net losses were $124.7 million and $96.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $862.2 million. Prior to our acquisition of AavantiBio, Inc. in December 2022 (the "Acquisition") we devoted substantially all of our efforts to research and development, including clinical development of SGT-001, which we are no longer developing, and preclinical development of SGT-003, as well as to building out our management team and infrastructure. Following the Acquisition, we also began devoting efforts to preclinical development of our other Candidates, clinical development of SGT-003, as well as building out our management team. We expect that it could be several years before we have a commercialized product, and we may never have a commercialized product. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and see continued operating losses for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially if, and as, we:

Current wording

Since inception, we have incurred significant net losses. Our net loss was $124.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Our net losses were $124.7 million and $96.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $908.0 million. Prior to our acquisition of AavantiBio, Inc. in December 2022 (the "Acquisition") we devoted substantially all of our efforts to research and development, including clinical development of SGT-001, which we are no longer developing, and preclinical development of SGT-003, as well as to building out our management team and infrastructure. Following the Acquisition, we also began devoting efforts to preclinical development of our other Candidates, clinical development of SGT-003 and SGT-212, as well as building out our management team. We expect that it could be several years before we have a commercialized product, and we may never have a commercialized product. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and see continued operating losses for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially if, and as, we:

Previous wording

continue to enroll participants in our INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial and advance clinical development of SGT-003;

Current wording

enroll participants in our INSPIRE DUCHENNE, IMPACT DUCHENNE and FALCON trials and advance clinical development of SGT-003 and SGT-212;

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advance our other Candidates into clinical trials, including our planned Phase 1b clinical trials of SGT-212 and SGT-501;

Current wording

advance our other Candidates into clinical trials, including our planned ARTEMIS trial of SGT-501;

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To become and remain profitable, we must develop and eventually commercialize one or more Candidates with significant market potential. This will require us to be successful in a range of challenging activities, and our expenses will increase substantially as we continue to enroll participants in and conduct the INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial, initiate enrollment in our planned Phase 1b clinical trials of SGT-212 and SGT-501, and continue to develop our pipeline and complete ongoing and planned preclinical studies and clinical trials of our Candidates, obtain marketing approval for our Candidates, develop adjacent technologies such as assays, develop and validate commercial-scale manufacturing processes, manufacture, market and sell any future Candidates for which we may obtain marketing approval and satisfy any post-marketing requirements. Moreover, the manufacturing process requires materials which may fluctuate in cost or be limited or unavailable to us, as well as relationships with CDMOs to facilitate the manufacturing process. We may never succeed in any of these activities and, even if we do, we may never generate revenue that is significant or large enough to achieve profitability. If we do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Our failure to become and remain profitable would decrease the value of our company and could impair our ability to raise capital, maintain our research and development efforts, expand our business or continue our operations. A decline in the value of our company also could cause stockholders to lose all or part of their investment.

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To become and remain profitable, we must develop and eventually commercialize one or more Candidates with significant market potential. This will require us to be successful in a range of challenging activities, and our expenses will increase substantially as we enroll participants in and conduct the INSPIRE DUCHENNE, IMPACT DUCHENNE and FALCON trials, initiate enrollment in our planned ARTEMIS trial of SGT-501, and continue to develop our pipeline and complete ongoing and planned preclinical studies and clinical trials of our Candidates, obtain marketing approval for our Candidates, develop adjacent technologies such as assays, develop and validate commercial-scale manufacturing processes, manufacture, market and sell any future Candidates for which we may obtain marketing approval and satisfy any post-marketing requirements. Moreover, the manufacturing process requires materials which may fluctuate in cost or be limited or unavailable to us, as well as relationships with CDMOs to facilitate the manufacturing process. We may never succeed in any of these activities and, even if we do, we may never generate revenue that is significant or large enough to achieve profitability. If we do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Our failure to become and remain profitable would decrease the value of our company and could impair our ability to raise capital, maintain our research and development efforts, expand our business or continue our operations. A decline in the value of our company also could cause stockholders to lose all or part of their investment.

Previous wording

the progress, costs and results of the INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial, our planned Phase 1b clinical trials of SGT-212 and SGT-501 and any future clinical trials of our Candidates;

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the progress, costs and results of the INSPIRE DUCHENNE, IMPACT DUCHENNE and FALCON trials, our planned ARTEMIS trial of SGT-501 and any future clinical trials of our Candidates;

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maintaining and enhancing a commercially viable, sustainable, scalable, reproducible and transferable manufacturing processes for our Candidates that is compliant with cGMPs;

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maintaining and enhancing a commercially viable, sustainable, scalable, reproducible and transferable manufacturing process for our Candidates that is compliant with cGMPs;

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We are conducting our INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial for SGT-003, which commenced participant dosing in the second quarter of 2024. Our other current Candidates have not yet been studied in human patients. During the conduct of clinical trials, participants may experience changes in their health, including illnesses, injuries, discomforts or a fatal outcome. Often, it is not possible to determine whether the Candidate being studied caused these conditions. For instance, we reported a serious adverse event in IGNITE DMD, which resulted in a clinical hold in November 2019, which has since been resolved. In April 2021, a participant treated with SGT-001 in IGNITE DMD experienced a systemic inflammatory response classified as a serious adverse event and considered by the investigator to be drug related.

Current wording

We are conducting our INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial for SGT-003, which commenced participant dosing in the second quarter of 2024. Our other current Candidates have not yet been studied in human patients. During the conduct of clinical trials, participants may experience changes in their health, including illnesses, injuries, discomforts or a fatal outcome. Often, it is not possible to determine whether the Candidate being studied caused these conditions. For instance, we reported a serious adverse event in IGNITE DMD, which resulted in a clinical hold in November 2019, which has since been resolved. In April 2021, a participant treated with SGT-001 in IGNITE DMD experienced a systemic inflammatory response classified as a serious adverse event and considered by the investigator to be drug related. In addition, there has been one treatment-related serious adverse event reported in the INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial, identified as a Grade 3 immune-mediated myositis.

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We are early in our development efforts and we have never completed a clinical trial. In the second quarter of 2024, participant dosing commenced in our INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial. Our other current Candidates are still in preclinical development. Preclinical studies involve a lengthy and expensive process with an uncertain outcome. There are many potential preclinical models to test for different disease states, and we could fail to choose the best or a predictive preclinical model to determine proof of concept and potential safety and efficacy of our Candidates. We may decide to suspend further testing on our Candidates or technologies if, in the judgment of our management and advisors, the preclinical test results do not support further development.

Current wording

We are early in our development efforts and we have never completed a clinical trial. In the second quarter of 2024, participant dosing commenced in our INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial. In October 2025, we activated the first clinical trial site and began screening participants for IMPACT DUCHENNE. In addition, in October 2025, we activated the first clinical trial site and began screening participants for FALCON, an open-label, multi-center Phase 1b clinical trial of SGT-212. Our other current Candidates are still in preclinical development. Preclinical studies involve a lengthy and expensive process with an uncertain outcome. There are many potential preclinical models to test for different disease states, and we could fail to choose the best or a predictive preclinical model to determine proof of concept and potential safety and efficacy of our Candidates. We may decide to suspend further testing on our Candidates or technologies if, in the judgment of our management and advisors, the preclinical test results do not support further development.

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We do not have the personnel capacity to conduct or manage the clinical trials that will be necessary for the development of our Candidates. For our INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial we are relying, and for any planned and future clinical trials we expect we will rely, on third parties to assist us in managing, monitoring and conducting our clinical trials. If these third parties fail to comply with applicable regulations or do not adequately fulfill their obligations under the terms of our agreements with them, we may not be able to enter into alternative arrangements without undue delay or additional expenditures and, therefore, clinical trials for SGT-003 or other Candidates may be delayed or unsuccessful.

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We do not have the personnel capacity to conduct or manage the clinical trials that will be necessary for the development of our Candidates. For our INSPIRE DUCHENNE, IMPACT DUCHENNE and FALCON trials we are relying, and for any planned and future clinical trials we expect we will rely, on third parties to assist us in managing, monitoring and conducting our clinical trials. If these third parties fail to comply with applicable regulations or do not adequately fulfill their obligations under the terms of our agreements with them, we may not be able to enter into alternative arrangements without undue delay or additional expenditures and, therefore, clinical trials for SGT-003, SGT-212 or other Candidates may be delayed or unsuccessful.

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Identifying and qualifying participants to participate in any clinical trials of SGT-003, SGT-212, SGT-501 and our other Candidates are critical to our success. Because of our primary focus on rare diseases, we may have difficulty enrolling a sufficient number of eligible participants. The timing of any clinical trials depends on our ability to recruit participants to participate as well as complete required follow-up periods. If participants are unwilling or unable to participate in our gene therapy clinical trials, including because of negative publicity from adverse events related to our Candidates, other approved therapies, or due to competitive clinical trials or approvals for similar participant populations, clinical trials in products employing our capsid or our platform or for other reasons, the timeline for recruiting participants, conducting clinical trials and obtaining regulatory approval of SGT-003, SGT-212, SGT-501 or other Candidates may be delayed. We may also experience delays if participants withdraw from the clinical trial or do not complete the required monitoring period. Furthermore, we may face difficulties in recruiting participants to enroll in, or once enrolled, retaining participants in future clinical trials if they or their caretakers are affected by public health emergencies or pandemics or are fearful of traveling to, or are unable to travel to, our clinical trial sites because of public health emergencies or pandemics or other unforeseen events. These delays could result in increased costs, delays in advancing SGT-003 or other Candidates, delays in testing the effectiveness of our Candidates or termination of clinical trials altogether.

Current wording

Identifying and qualifying participants to participate in any clinical trials of SGT-003, SGT-212, SGT-501 and our other Candidates are critical to our success. Because of our primary focus on rare diseases, we may have difficulty enrolling a sufficient number of eligible participants. The timing of any clinical trials depends on our ability to recruit participants to participate as well as complete required follow-up periods. If participants are unwilling or unable to participate in our gene therapy clinical trials, including because of negative publicity from adverse events related to our Candidates, other approved therapies, or due to competitive clinical trials or approvals for similar participant populations, clinical trials in products employing our capsid or our platform or for other reasons, the timeline for recruiting participants, conducting clinical trials and obtaining regulatory approval of SGT-003, SGT-212, SGT-501 or other Candidates may be delayed. We may also experience delays if participants withdraw from the clinical trial or do not complete the required monitoring period. Furthermore, we may face difficulties in recruiting participants to enroll in, or once enrolled, retaining participants in future clinical trials if they or their caretakers are affected by public health emergencies or pandemics or are fearful of traveling to, or are unable to travel to, our clinical trial sites because of public health emergencies or pandemics or other unforeseen events. These delays could result in increased costs, delays in advancing SGT-003, SGT-212 or other Candidates, delays in testing the effectiveness of our Candidates or termination of clinical trials altogether.

Previous wording

We plan to conduct clinical trials, including the INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial, with one or more trial sites that are located outside the United States. Although the FDA may accept data from clinical trials conducted at sites outside the United States, acceptance of these data is subject to conditions imposed by the FDA. For example, where data from foreign clinical trial sites are not intended to serve as the sole basis for approval in the United States, the FDA will not accept the data as support for a marketing application unless the clinical trial was well designed and conducted in accordance with GCP requirements. The FDA must also be able to validate the data from the trial through an onsite inspection, if necessary. Where data from foreign clinical trial sites are intended to serve as the sole basis for marketing approval in the United States, the FDA will generally not approve the application on the basis of foreign data alone unless (i) the data are applicable to the U.S. population and U.S. medical practice; (ii) the trials were performed by clinical investigators of recognized competence and pursuant to GCP regulations; and (iii) the data may be considered valid without the need for an on-site inspection by the FDA, or if the FDA considers such inspection to be necessary, the FDA is able to validate the data through an on-site inspection or other appropriate means. In addition, these clinical trials are subject to the applicable local laws of the jurisdictions where the trials are conducted. There can be no assurance that the FDA will accept data from trials conducted outside of the United States. If the FDA does not accept the data from any trial that we conduct outside the United States, it would likely result in the need for additional trials, which would be costly and time-consuming and could delay or permanently halt our development of the applicable product candidates.

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We plan to conduct clinical trials, including the INSPIRE DUCHENNE and IMPACT DUCHENNE trials, with one or more trial sites that are located outside the United States. Although the FDA may accept data from clinical trials conducted at sites outside the United States, acceptance of these data is subject to conditions imposed by the FDA. For example, where data from foreign clinical trial sites are not intended to serve as the sole basis for approval in the United States, the FDA will not accept the data as support for a marketing application unless the clinical trial was well designed and conducted in accordance with GCP requirements. The FDA must also be able to validate the data from the trial through an onsite inspection, if necessary. Where data from foreign clinical trial sites are intended to serve as the sole basis for marketing approval in the United States, the FDA will generally not approve the application on the basis of foreign data alone unless (i) the data are applicable to the U.S. population and U.S. medical practice; (ii) the trials were performed by clinical investigators of recognized competence and pursuant to GCP regulations; and (iii) the data may be considered valid without the need for an on-site inspection by the FDA, or if the FDA considers such inspection to be necessary, the FDA is able to validate the data through an on-site inspection or other appropriate means. In addition, these clinical trials are subject to the applicable local laws of the jurisdictions where the trials are conducted. There can be no assurance that the FDA will accept data from trials conducted outside of the United States. If the FDA does not accept the data from any trial that we conduct outside the United States, it would likely result in the need for additional trials, which would be costly and time-consuming and could delay or permanently halt our development of the applicable product candidates.

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Finally, our ability to develop and market new drug products may be impacted by litigation challenging the FDA’s approval of another company’s drug product. In April 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas invalidated the approval by the FDA of mifepristone, a drug product which was originally approved in 2000 and whose distribution is governed by various measures adopted under a REMS. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declined to order the removal of mifepristone from the market but did hold that plaintiffs were likely to prevail in their claim that changes allowing for expanded access of mifepristone, which the FDA authorized in 2016 and 2021, were arbitrary and capricious. In June 2024, the Supreme Court reversed that decision after unanimously finding that the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring this legal action against the FDA. On October 11, 2024, the Attorneys General of three states filed an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging the FDA’s actions. On January 16, 2025, the District Court agreed to allow these states to file an amended complaint and continue to pursue this challenge. Depending on the outcome of this litigation our ability to develop new drug Candidates and to maintain approval of existing drug products could be delayed, undermined or subject to protracted litigation.

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Finally, our ability to develop and market new drug products may be impacted by litigation challenging the FDA’s approval of another company’s drug product. In April 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas invalidated the approval by the FDA of mifepristone, a drug product which was originally approved in 2000 and whose distribution is governed by various measures adopted under a REMS. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declined to order the removal of mifepristone from the market but did hold that plaintiffs were likely to prevail in their claim that changes allowing for expanded access of mifepristone, which the FDA authorized in 2016 and 2021, were arbitrary and capricious. In June 2024, the Supreme Court reversed that decision after unanimously finding that the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring this legal action against the FDA. On October 11, 2024, the Attorneys General of three states filed an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging the FDA’s actions. On January 16, 2025, the District Court agreed to allow these states to file an amended complaint and continue to pursue this challenge. Thereafter, on September 30, 2025, the District Court declined to dismiss the case and, instead, transferred it to federal District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri. Depending on the outcome of this litigation our ability to develop new drug Candidates and to maintain approval of existing drug products could be delayed, undermined or subject to protracted litigation.

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In addition, we could be adversely affected by several significant administrative law cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2024. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, for example, the court overruled Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., which for 40 years required federal courts to defer to permissible agency interpretations of statutes that are silent or ambiguous on a particular topic. The Supreme Court stripped federal agencies of this presumptive deference and held that courts must exercise their independent judgment when deciding whether an agency, such as the FDA, acted within its statutory authority under the Administrative Procedure Act (the "APA"). Additionally, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the court held that actions to challenge a federal regulation under the APA can be initiated within six years of the date of injury to the plaintiff, rather than the date the rule is finalized. The decision appears to give prospective plaintiffs a personal statute of limitations to challenge longstanding agency regulations. Another decision, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, overturned regulatory agencies’ ability to impose civil penalties in administrative proceedings. These decisions could introduce additional uncertainty into the regulatory process and may result in additional legal challenges to actions taken by federal regulatory agencies, including the FDA and CMS, that we rely on. In addition to potential changes to regulations as a result of legal challenges, these decisions may result in increased regulatory uncertainty and delays and other impacts, any of which could adversely impact our business and operations.

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In addition, we could be adversely affected by several significant administrative law cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2024. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, for example, the court overruled Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., which for 40 years required federal courts to defer to permissible agency interpretations of statutes that are silent or ambiguous on a particular topic. The Supreme Court stripped federal agencies of this presumptive deference and held that courts must exercise their independent judgment when deciding whether an agency, such as the FDA, acted within its statutory authority under the Administrative Procedure Act (the "APA"). Additionally, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the court held that actions to challenge a federal regulation under the APA can be initiated within six years of the date of injury to the plaintiff, rather than the date the rule is finalized. The decision appears to give prospective plaintiffs a personal statute of limitations to challenge longstanding agency regulations. Another decision, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, overturned regulatory agencies’ ability to impose civil penalties in administrative proceedings. These decisions could introduce additional uncertainty into the regulatory process and may result in additional legal challenges to actions taken by federal regulatory agencies, including the FDA and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (the "CMS"), that we rely on. In addition to potential changes to regulations as a result of legal challenges, these decisions may result in increased regulatory uncertainty and delays and other impacts, any of which could adversely impact our business and operations.

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The FDA has granted rare pediatric disease designation to SGT-003 for the treatment of Duchenne and SGT-501 for the treatment of CPVT.

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The FDA has granted rare pediatric disease designation to SGT-003 for the treatment of Duchenne, SGT-212 for the treatment of FA and SGT-501 for the treatment of CPVT.

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Candidate is eligible for such designation, the FDA may decide not to grant it. Moreover, we may not experience a faster development or regulatory review or approval process with fast track designation compared to conventional FDA procedures. In addition, the FDA may withdraw fast track designation if it believes that the designation is no longer supported by data from our clinical development program or if the unmet need has been fulfilled with the approval of another product. Fast track designation alone does not guarantee qualification for the FDA’s priority review procedures.

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If a therapy is intended for the treatment of a serious condition and non-clinical or clinical data demonstrates the potential to address unmet medical need for this condition, a drug sponsor may apply for FDA fast track designation. However, fast track designation does not ensure that we will receive marketing approval or that approval will be granted within any particular timeframe. The FDA has broad discretion with respect to whether or not to grant fast track designation to a product candidate, so even if we believe a particular Candidate is eligible for such designation, the FDA may decide not to grant it. Moreover, we may not experience a faster development or regulatory review or approval process with fast track designation compared to conventional FDA procedures. In addition, the FDA may withdraw fast track designation if it believes that the designation is no longer supported by data from our clinical development program or if the unmet need has been fulfilled with the approval of another product. Fast track designation alone does not guarantee qualification for the FDA’s priority review procedures.

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Further, there is substantial uncertainty as to how measures being implemented by the US government administration will impact the FDA, CMS and other federal agencies with jurisdiction over our activities. For example, the recent loss of FDA leadership and personnel could lead to disruptions and delays in FDA guidance, or review and approval of our Candidates. Pursuant to an executive order issued by the President, the Secretary of HHS announced on March 27, 2025, a reorganization and reduction in force across HHS of approximately 20,000 employees, with FDA’s workforce of approximately 20,000 to decrease by 3,500 full-time employees. Subsequently, the FDA indicated that roughly a quarter of those employees who received RIF notices had been reinstated. Shortly thereafter, thousands of employees at the FDA were terminated on April 1, 2025. On July 14, 2025, following litigation reaching the U.S. Supreme Court, the administration began to carry out these layoffs across the HHS, including the FDA. There are also ongoing deliberations within the administration and Congress over potentially substantial proposed cuts to the overall budget for HHS and funding of the FDA for the 2026 federal fiscal year. Similarly, efforts by the new administration to substantially reduce or delay research funding by the National Institutes of Health of medical research could have substantial direct or indirect impacts on our research activities.

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Further, there is substantial uncertainty as to how measures being implemented by the US government administration will impact the FDA, CMS and other federal agencies with jurisdiction over our activities. For example, the recent loss and retirement of FDA leadership and personnel could lead to disruptions and delays in FDA guidance, or review and approval of our Candidates. Pursuant to an executive order issued by the President, the Secretary of HHS announced on March 27, 2025, a reorganization and reduction in force across HHS of approximately 20,000 employees, with FDA’s workforce of approximately 20,000 to decrease by 3,500 full-time employees. Subsequently, the FDA indicated that roughly a quarter of those employees who received RIF notices had been reinstated. Shortly thereafter, thousands of employees at the FDA were terminated on April 1, 2025. On July 14, 2025, following litigation reaching the U.S. Supreme Court, the administration began to carry out these layoffs across the HHS, including the FDA. There are also ongoing deliberations within the administration and Congress over potentially substantial proposed cuts to the overall budget for HHS and funding of the FDA for the 2026 federal fiscal year. Similarly, efforts by the new administration to substantially reduce or delay research funding by the National Institutes of Health of medical research could have substantial direct or indirect impacts on our research activities.

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Accordingly, if any of the foregoing developments and others impact the ability of the FDA to provide us with guidance regarding our clinical development programs or delay the agency’s review and processing of our regulatory submissions, including INDs and BLAs, our business would be negatively impacted. Further, any future government shutdown could impact our ability to access the public markets and obtain necessary capital in order to properly capitalize and continue our operations.

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Accordingly, if any of the foregoing developments and others impact the ability of the FDA to provide us with guidance regarding our clinical development programs or delay the agency’s review and processing of our regulatory submissions, including INDs and BLAs, our business would be negatively impacted. Further, the current and any future government shutdown could impact our ability to access the public markets and obtain necessary capital in order to properly capitalize and continue our operations.

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There are other approaches to treat Duchenne that are either currently marketed or in development including antisense oligonucleotides ("ASOs"), histone deacetylase ("HDAC") inhibitors, myosin inhibitors, cell therapies and gene editing. Notably, Sarepta has received accelerated approval for three therapies including Exondys 51, Vyondys 53 and Amondys 45 targeting exons 51, 53 and 45, respectively; Nippon Shinyaku received accelerated approval for Viltepso to treat exon 53 amenable patients; Avidity Biosciences is developing Del-zota to treat exon 44; Wave Life Sciences is developing WVE-N531 to treat exon 53 amenable patients; Dyne Therapeutics is developing DYNE-251 to treat exon 51 amenable patients; BioMarin Pharmaceutical is developing BMN 351 to treat exon 51 amenable patients; and Entrada Therapeutics is developing ENTR-601-44, ENTR-601-45, ENTR-601-50, and ENTR-601-51 for exon 44, 45, 50 and 51 amenable patients, respectively. Italfarmaco received FDA approval for its HDAC inhibitor, Givinostat, in Duchenne patients who are at least 6 years of age. Edgewise Therapeutics is developing Sevasemten, a fast skeletal myosin inhibitor, for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies. Capricor Therapeutics is developing Deramiocel, an allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cell therapy product candidate. Precision BioSciences is in preclinical development for gene editing product candidate, PBGENE-DMD.

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There are other approaches to treat Duchenne that are either currently marketed or in development including antisense oligonucleotides, histone deacetylase ("HDAC") inhibitors, myosin inhibitors, cell therapies and gene editing. Notably, Sarepta has received accelerated approval for three therapies including Exondys 51, Vyondys 53 and Amondys 45 targeting exons 51, 53 and 45, respectively; Nippon Shinyaku received accelerated approval for Viltepso to treat exon 53 amenable patients; Avidity Biosciences is developing Del-zota to treat exon 44; Wave Life Sciences is developing WVE-N531 to treat exon 53 amenable patients; Dyne Therapeutics is developing DYNE-251 to treat exon 51 amenable patients; BioMarin Pharmaceutical is developing BMN 351 to treat exon 51 amenable patients; and Entrada Therapeutics is developing ENTR-601-44, ENTR-601-45, ENTR-601-50, and ENTR-601-51 for exon 44, 45, 50 and 51 amenable patients, respectively. Italfarmaco received FDA approval for its HDAC inhibitor, Givinostat, in Duchenne patients who are at least 6 years of age. Edgewise Therapeutics is developing Sevasemten, a fast skeletal myosin inhibitor, for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies. Capricor Therapeutics is developing Deramiocel, an allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cell therapy product candidate. Precision BioSciences is in preclinical development for gene editing product candidate, PBGENE-DMD.

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To our knowledge, only a limited number of gene transfer products have been approved for coverage and reimbursement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS"), the agency responsible for administering the Medicaid program. It is difficult to predict what the CMS will decide with respect to coverage and reimbursement for fundamentally novel products such as ours, as there is no body of established practices and precedents for these types of products either in the United States or the European Union. For example, several cancer drugs have been approved for reimbursement in the United States and have not been approved for reimbursement in certain European Union member states and vice versa. It is difficult to predict what third-party payors will decide with respect to the coverage and reimbursement for our future products, if approved.

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To our knowledge, only a limited number of gene transfer products have been approved for coverage and reimbursement by CMS, the agency responsible for administering the Medicaid program. It is difficult to predict what the CMS will decide with respect to coverage and reimbursement for fundamentally novel products such as ours, as there is no body of established practices and precedents for these types of products either in the United States or the European Union. For example, several cancer drugs have been approved for reimbursement in the United States and have not been approved for reimbursement in certain European Union member states and vice versa. It is difficult to predict what third-party payors will decide with respect to the coverage and reimbursement for our future products, if approved.

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It is likely that federal and state legislatures within the United States and foreign governments will continue to consider changes to existing health care legislation. We cannot predict the reform initiatives that may be adopted in the future or whether initiatives that have been adopted will be repealed or modified. The continuing efforts of the government, insurance companies, managed care organizations and other health care payors of to contain or reduce costs of health care may adversely affect:

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It is likely that federal and state legislatures within the United States and foreign governments will continue to consider changes to existing health care legislation. We cannot predict the reform initiatives that may be adopted in the future or whether initiatives that have been adopted will be repealed or modified. The continuing efforts of the government, insurance companies, managed care organizations and other health care payors to contain or reduce costs of health care may adversely affect:

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The GDPR places restrictions on the cross-border transfer of personal data from the EU to countries that have not been found by the European Commission to offer adequate data protection legislation, such as the United States. There are ongoing concerns about the ability of companies to transfer personal data from the EU to other countries. In July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, one of the mechanisms used to legitimize the transfer of personal data from the EEA to the U.S. The CJEU decision also drew into question the long-term viability of an alternative means of data transfer, the standard contractual clauses, for transfers of personal data from the EEA to the U.S. While we were not self-certified under the Privacy Shield, this CJEU decision may lead to increased scrutiny on data transfers from the EEA to the U.S. generally and increase our costs of compliance with data privacy legislation as well as our costs of negotiating appropriate privacy and security agreements with our vendors and business partners.

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EEA to the U.S. The CJEU decision also drew into question the long-term viability of an alternative means of data transfer, the standard contractual clauses, for transfers of personal data from the EEA to the U.S. While we were not self-certified under the Privacy Shield, this CJEU decision may lead to increased scrutiny on data transfers from the EEA to the U.S. generally and increase our costs of compliance with data privacy legislation as well as our costs of negotiating appropriate privacy and security agreements with our vendors and business partners.

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FCPA or local anti-corruption laws. In addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international operations might be subject or the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted. If we expand our operations outside of the United States, we will need to dedicate additional resources to comply with numerous laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in which we plan to operate.

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We may in the future operate in jurisdictions that pose a high risk of potential Bribery Act or FCPA violations, and we may participate in collaborations and relationships with third parties whose actions could potentially subject us to liability under the Bribery Act, FCPA or local anti-corruption laws. In addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international operations might be subject or the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted. If we expand our operations outside of the United States, we will need to dedicate additional resources to comply with numerous laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in which we plan to operate.

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We face an inherent risk of product liability exposure related to the testing of SGT-003 and any of our current and future Candidates in preclinical studies and clinical trials and may face an even greater risk if we commercialize any Candidate that we may develop. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against claims that our Candidates caused injuries, we could incur substantial liabilities. Regardless of merit or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:

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We face an inherent risk of product liability exposure related to the testing of SGT-003, SGT-212 and any of our current and future Candidates in preclinical studies and clinical trials and may face an even greater risk if we commercialize any Candidate that we may develop. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against claims that our Candidates caused injuries, we could incur substantial liabilities. Regardless of merit or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:

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(c) None of our directors or officers adopted orterminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) during second quarter of 2025.

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(c) None of our directors or officers adopted orterminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) during the third quarter of 2025.
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The GDPR places restrictions on the cross-border transfer of personal data from the EU to countries that have not been found by the European Commission to offer adequate data protection legislation, such as the United States. There are ongoing concerns about the ability of companies to transfer personal data from the EU to other countries. In July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, one of the mechanisms used to legitimize the transfer of personal data from the
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If a therapy is intended for the treatment of a serious condition and non-clinical or clinical data demonstrates the potential to address unmet medical need for this condition, a drug sponsor may apply for FDA fast track designation. However, fast track designation does not ensure that we will receive marketing approval or that approval will be granted within any particular timeframe. The FDA has broad discretion with respect to whether or not to grant fast track designation to a product candidate, so even if we believe a particular

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We may in the future operate in jurisdictions that pose a high risk of potential Bribery Act or FCPA violations, and we may participate in collaborations and relationships with third parties whose actions could potentially subject us to liability under the Bribery Act,