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Disc Medicine, Inc.

For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 6, 2025.

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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Nov 6, 2025

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. Organization and Nature of the Business

Disc Medicine, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases. The Company has assembled a portfolio of clinical and preclinical product candidates that aim to modify fundamental biological pathways associated with the formation and function of red blood cells, specifically heme biosynthesis and iron homeostasis. The Company’s current pipeline includes bitopertin for the treatment of erythropoietic porphyrias (“EPs”) including erythropoietic protoporphyria (“EPP”), X-linked protoporphyria (“XLP”), and Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (“DBA”); DISC-0974 for the treatment of anemia of myelofibrosis (“MF”), anemia of inflammatory bowel disease ("IBD"), and anemia of chronic kidney disease (“CKD”); and DISC-3405 for the treatment of polycythemia vera (“PV”), sickle cell disease ("SCD"), and other hematologic disorders. In addition, the Company’s preclinical programs include DISC-0998, for the treatment of anemia associated with inflammatory diseases. The Company’s approach to product candidate development leverages well-understood molecular mechanisms that have been validated in humans. The Company believes that each of its product candidates, if approved, has the potential to improve the lives of patients suffering from hematologic diseases. The Company was founded in October 2017. The Company’s principal offices are located in Watertown, Massachusetts.

The Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties common to development stage companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, risks associated with completing preclinical studies and clinical trials, receiving regulatory approvals for product candidates, development by competitors of new biopharmaceutical products, dependence on key personnel, reliance on third-party organizations, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations, the impact of public health crises such as pandemics and the ability to secure additional capital to fund operations. The Company’s research and development programs will require significant additional research and development efforts, including preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval, prior to commercialization. Even if the Company’s product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize revenue from product sales.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the Company continuing as a going concern. The Company expects that its existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of September 30, 2025 of $615.9 million will enable the Company to fund its planned operating expense and capital expenditure requirements for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $449.7 million. The Company expects its operating losses and negative operating cash flows to continue into the foreseeable future. The future viability of the Company is dependent on its ability to generate cash from operating activities or to raise additional capital to finance its operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will ever earn revenues or achieve profitability, or if achieved, that the revenues or profitability will be sustained on a continuing basis. In addition, the Company’s preclinical and clinical development activities, manufacturing and commercialization of the Company’s product candidates, if approved, may require significant additional financing.

  1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements are described in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative accounting principles generally accepted in the United States as found in the Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2025 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are unaudited. The financial data and other information contained in the notes hereto as of September 30, 2025 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are also unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2024 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual consolidated financial statements, and in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2025 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full years, or any other interim periods, or any future year or period.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements requires 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 and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to accrued research and development expenses; stock-based compensation expense; the fair value of the common stock prior to the effective date of the reverse merger with Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. ("Gemini") in December 2022; and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and other market-specific or other relevant factors that it has concluded to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates as there are changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in theperiod in which they become known. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates or assumptions.

Concentration of Credit Risk and of Significant Suppliers

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. The Company maintains deposits in federally insured financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits and limits its exposure to cash risk by placing its cash with high credit quality accredited financial institutions. The Company has concluded that it is not subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships.

The Company relies, and expects to continue to rely, on a small number of vendors to manufacture supplies and to process its product candidates for its development programs. These programs could be adversely affected by a significant interruption in the manufacturing process or supply chain.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

  1. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consisted of the following (in thousands):

September 30,December 31,
20252024
Cash and cash equivalents$140,664$192,434
Restricted cash240238
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as shown on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows$140,904$192,672

The Company's restricted cash balance, which is classified within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, consists of letters of credit related to leased and subleased office space in Watertown, Massachusetts. The Company is required to maintain a separate cash balance to secure its letters of credit.

  1. Marketable Securities

Marketable securities as of September 30, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Gross Unrealized
Amortized CostGainsLossesEstimated Fair Value
Marketable securities available-for-sale:
U.S. treasury securities$417,590$671$(5)$418,256
Corporate debt securities34,5909(9)34,590
U.S. government agency securities22,33080—22,410
Total available-for-sale securities$474,510$760$(14)$475,256

Marketable securities as of December 31, 2024 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Gross Unrealized
Amortized CostGainsLossesEstimated Fair Value
Marketable securities available-for-sale:
U.S. treasury securities$189,409$288$(34)$189,663
U.S. government agency securities107,72285(23)107,784
Total available-for-sale securities$297,131$373$(57)$297,447

As of September 30, 2025, all of the Company’s marketable securities are available to the Company for use in current operations. As a result, the Company has classified all of these securities as current assets even though the stated maturity of some individual securities may be one year or more beyond the balance sheet date. The following table shows the fair value of the Company’s marketable securities, by contractual maturity, as of September 30, 2025 (in thousands):

Due within one year$401,960
Due after one year through five years73,296
Total available-for-sale securities$475,256

The aggregate fair value of marketable securities with unrealized losses was $34.6 million and $51.0 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, six investments andfive investments were in an unrealized loss position, respectively. All such investments have been in an unrealized loss position for less than a year and these losses are considered temporary. The Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of their amortized cost, which may not occur until maturity. The Company expects that U.S. treasury, U.S. government agency, and corporate debt securities are subject to minimal credit risk. As a result, the Company didnot record any charges for credit-related impairments for its available-for-sale securities forthree and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

  1. Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are regularly measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level within the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value, which is described further within Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policiesto the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as follows (in thousands):

Level 1Level 2Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$110,291$—$—
Total cash equivalents110,291——
Marketable securities:
U.S. treasury securities—418,256—
Corporate debt securities—34,590
U.S. government agency securities—22,410—
Total marketable securities—475,256—
Total assets$110,291$475,256$—
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$88,735$—$—
U.S. treasury securities—91,916—
Total cash equivalents88,73591,916—
Marketable securities:
U.S. treasury securities—189,663—
U.S. government agency securities—107,784—
Total marketable securities—297,447—
Total assets$88,735$389,363$—

The fair value of the Company’s Level 1 cash equivalents, consisting of money market funds, is based on quoted market prices in active markets with no valuation adjustment. The fair value of the Company’s Level 2 cash equivalents consisting of U.S. treasury securities with original maturities of three months or less and marketable securities consisting of U.S. treasury, U.S. government agency, and corporate debt securities with original maturities 24 months or less, are determined through third-party pricing services.

There have beenno impairments of the Company’s assets measured and carried at fair value during thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. There were no changes in valuation techniques during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 financial assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The Company transferred assets of $0.9 million from Level 2 to Level 1 during thenine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company did not have any non-recurring fair value measurements on any assets or liabilities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

  1. Other Accrued Expenses

Other accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

September 30,December 31,
20252024
Accrued employee-related expenses$9,000$7,211
Accrued professional fees1,366531
Accrued other749355
Total other accrued expenses$11,115$8,097
  1. Licensing Activities and Business Development

License and Stock Purchase Agreement with AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (“AbbVie”)

In September 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with AbbVie, pursuant to which AbbVie granted the Company an exclusive license, with the right to grant sublicenses, to certain AbbVie intellectual property.

Under this agreement, the Company paid a non-refundable, non-creditable upfront fee of $0.6 million. The Company is also obligated to make aggregate payments upon the achievement of certain development, commercialization and sales-based milestones up to $18.0 million, $45.0 million and $87.5 million, respectively on a licensed product-by-licensed product basis. In addition, the Company is also obligated to pay royalties based on net sales of the licensed products on a licensed product-by-licensed product and country-by-country basis.

The Company’s royalty obligation expires on a licensed product-by-licensed product and country-by-country basis upon the expiration of the last-to-expire valid claim under the licensed intellectual property rights in such country. Unless terminated earlier, the agreement expires upon the expiration of the Company’s royalty obligation for all licensed products. AbbVie can terminate the agreement if the Company fails to make any payments within a specified period after receiving written notice of such failure, or in the event of a material breach by the Company and failure to cure such breach within a certain period of time.

In January 2025, the Company made a milestone payment of $3.0 million upon the first administration to a patient in the Phase 2 clinical trial of DISC-0974 which was recorded within research and development in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for thenine months ended September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025, no additional milestones had been achieved.

License Agreement with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (collectively “Roche”)

In connection with a license agreement with Roche, (the "Roche Agreement"), the Company paid Roche an upfront, non-refundable exclusivity payment of $0.5 million in March 2021. Upon execution of the Roche Agreement in May 2021, the Company paid Roche an additional upfront, non-refundable payment of $4.0 million.

The Company is obligated to make contingent payments to Roche up to an aggregate of $50.0 million in development and regulatory milestone payments for development and approval in a first indication and up to an aggregate of $35.0 million in development and regulatory milestone payments for development and approval in a second indication. The Company is also obligated to make contingent payments to Roche up to an aggregate of $120.0 million based on achievement of certain thresholds for annual net sales of licensed products. Roche is also eligible to receive tiered royalties on net sales of commercialized products, at rates ranging from high single-digits to high teens. Pursuant to the terms of the Roche Agreement and in connection with the Company's reverse merger with Gemini, the Company issued 482,313 shares of the Company to Roche for no consideration.

In June 2025, the Company made a milestone payment of $10.0 million upon the initiation of the first Phase 3 clinical trial with a licensed product in a first indication which was recorded within research and development in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for thenine months ended September 30, 2025. The next potential milestone payment is $15.0 million due upon regulatory approval in the United States with a licensed product in a first indication. As of September 30, 2025, this milestone hadnot been achieved.

License Agreement with Mabwell Therapeutics, Inc. ("Mabwell")

In January 2023, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with Mabwell pursuant to which Mabwell granted the Company an exclusive and sublicensable license to certain Mabwell intellectual property.

In connection with the agreement, the Company paid Mabwell an upfront payment of $10.0 million in March 2023. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay certain development and regulatory milestone payments for the licensed products, for up to three indications, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $127.5 million, as well as certain commercial milestone payments for certain licensed product net sales achievements, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $275.0 million. The Company is further obligated to pay a tiered percentage of revenue that the Company receives from its sublicensees ranging from a low third decile percentage to a low first decile percentage. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay Mabwell a royalty on annual net sales of all licensed products at a tiered rate ranging from low single-digits to high single-digits.

In October 2023, the Company dosed the first patient in the Phase 1 clinical trial for DISC-3405, resulting in a milestone payment of $5.0 million to Mabwell. In September 2025, the Company made a milestone payment of $10.0 million upon the first administration to a patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial for DISC-3405 which was recorded within research and development in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The next potential milestone payment is $5.0 million due upon the first administration to a patient in a Phase 1b clinical trial with a licensed product in a second indication. As of September 30, 2025, this milestone hadnot been achieved.

License Agreement with Oak Bay Biosciences, Inc. (“OBB”)

In December 2024, the Company entered into an out-license agreement with OBB pursuant to which the Company granted an exclusive license, with the right to grant sublicenses, to certain Gemini intellectual property. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company received an upfront payment of $0.2 million with additional consideration receivable upon the achievement of certain clinical, regulatory and sales milestones up to $7.0 million, $35.0 million, and $160.0 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, none of the milestones had been achieved and are not considered probable of achievement.

Merger Agreement

On May 27, 2025, the Company acquired a privately held company with a clinic-ready program for myelodysplastic syndromes and similar hematologic conditions. The transaction includedno upfront cash payment and up to $50.0 million in late-stage contingent development and sales-based milestone payments (“Contingent Consideration”). The acquired entity’s primary asset was in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) with no alternative future use.

The Company determined that the acquired entity did not meet the definition of a business under ASC 805. The transaction was accounted for as the initial consolidation of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in accordance with ASC 810, as the acquired entity lacked sufficient equity at risk to fund its operations, and the Company became its sole equity holder and primary beneficiary.

In connection with the transaction, the Company recorded the acquired assets and assumed liabilities at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, which resulted in net acquired liabilities of $0.5 million, excluding Contingent Consideration. Total consideration transferred, including the fair value of the Contingent Consideration, was $0.3 million. The difference between the consideration transferred and the fair value of net liabilities assumed resulted in a $0.9 million loss upon initial consolidation, which wasrecorded within research and development in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

The fair value of the Contingent Consideration was determined using Level 3 unobservable inputs including management's estimates of milestone achievement probabilities and the application of an appropriate discount rate. Because the milestone payments were not accounted for as derivatives under ASC 815, they were initially measured at fair value as of the acquisition date and are not remeasured each reporting period. The Contingent Consideration will be adjusted when it is determined that achievement of the contingent milestone is probable, which is generally upon achievement of the milestone event.

As part of the transaction, the Company also obtained an exclusive license to certain intellectual property. Under the terms of the license, the Company is obligated to make certain development and sales-based milestone payments of up to $5.6 million and $20.0 million, respectively, for each compound. Additionally, the Company is required to pay royalties on net sales of licensed products at rates in the low single-digits.

  1. Long-Term Debt

On November 6, 2024 (the "Closing Date"), the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Hercules Loan Agreement”), with the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Hercules Capital, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Agent”). The Hercules Loan Agreement provides for up to $200.0 million of senior secured term loans available to the Company in multiple tranches (the “Term Loan Facility”). Under the Hercules Loan Agreement, the Company borrowed an initial amount of $30.0 million on the Closing Date, and at the Company's sole option, can draw an additional $80.0 million on or prior to December 15, 2026, as well as additional term loan advances in an aggregate principal amount of up to $65.0 million during the term of the Term Loan Facility subject to achievement of specified performance milestones, and one additional term loan advance up to an aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million subject to certain terms and conditions. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Term Loan Facility for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The Term Loan Facility will mature on December 1, 2029 (the “Maturity Date”). The outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan Facility bears cash interest at a floating annual rate equal to the greater of (i)8.25% and (ii) the sum of the Prime Rate and 1.75%. Accrued interest is payable monthly following the funding of each term loan advance. Borrowings under the Hercules Loan Agreement are repayable in monthly interest-only payments through November 2028. At the end of the interest-only payment period, borrowings under the Hercules Loan Agreement are repayable in equal monthly payments of principal and accrued interest until the Maturity Date. At the Company's option, the Company may prepay all or a portion of the outstanding borrowings, subject to a prepayment fee of 3.0% of the principal amount if prepayment occurs during the 18 months following the Closing Date,2.0% after 18 months following the Closing Date but prior to 36 months following the Closing Date, and 1.0% thereafter.

The obligations under the Hercules Loan Agreement are secured, subject to customary permitted liens and other agreed-upon exceptions, by a first-priority perfected security interest in all of the tangible and intangible assets of the Company, other than intellectual property. The Hercules Loan Agreement includes customary repayment and prepayment terms, events of default, affirmative and negative covenants and representations and warranties. Additionally, the Hercules Loan Agreement contains a minimum cash covenant that requires the Company to maintain certain levels of cash in accounts subject to a control agreement in favor of the Agent at all times beginning on the first day on or after January 1, 2027 (or January 1, 2028, if the Company achieves a certain milestone) on which the aggregate principal amount of the term loan advances is then more than $50.0 million; provided, however, the minimum cash covenant will be waived during all times that the Company's market capitalization is greater than or equal to $1.0 billion. The Hercules Loan Agreement also includes a subjective acceleration clause for circumstances which could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

The Hercules Loan Agreement provides for a final payment ("End of Term Charge"), payable upon maturity or the repayment of the obligations in full or in part (on a pro rata basis), equal to 6.75% of the aggregate principal amount of term loans advanced to the Company and repaid on such date, which is being accrued on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company recorded debt discount and debt issuance costs of $1.8 million upon closing of the Hercules Loan Agreement. Debt discount and unamortized debt issuance costs were recorded as a reduction of the carrying amount on the term loan and are amortized as interest expense using the effective-interest method. In addition, unamortized deferred financing costs of $0.6 million were recorded in other assets as of September 30, 2025, related to the Company's right to borrow additional amounts in the future.

Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $0.9 million and $2.7 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, the carrying value of the Term Loan Facility approximates its fair value.

The obligations under the Term Loan Facility as of September 30, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):

September 30,
Principal term loan balance$30,000
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(1,450)
Accrued end of term fee398
Long-term debt, net$28,948

The annual principal payments due under the Term Loan Facility as of September 30, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2025$—
2026—
2027—
20282,206
202927,794
Total$30,000

The table of future principal payments excludes the End of Term Charge of $2.0 million, which is due upon the maturity of the loan.

  1. Stockholders' Equity

Preferred Stock

The Company was authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock,$0.0001 par value per share. As of September 30, 2025, no shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.

Common Stock

The Company was auth orized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share. As of September 30, 2025,35,006,636 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.

Underwritten Offerings

January 2025 Offering

In January 2025, in connection with an underwriting agreement with Jeffries LLC, Leerink Partners LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., the Company issued 4,533,182 shares of its common stock, which included the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to 615,000 additional shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $55.00 per share. The Company also sold pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 181,818 shares of common stock at a price of $54.9999 per pre-funded warrant. The Company received aggregate net proceeds of $243.4 million, after deducting offering expenses of $15.9 million. As of September 30, 2025, none of the 181,818 pre-funded warrants had been exercised.

June 2024 Offering

In June 2024, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Leerink Partners LLC related to an underwritten offering of 4,944,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, at a price to the public of $36.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $172.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses of $5.5 million.

June 2023 Offering

In June 2023, the Company issued 3,015,919 shares of its common stock upon the completion of its public follow-on offering, which included the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to 420,000 additional shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $49.00 per share. The Company also sold, in lieu of shares of the Company’s common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 204,081 shares of common stock at a price of $48.9999 per pre-funded warrant. As of September 30, 2025, none of the 204,081 pre-funded warrants had been exercised.

ATM Programs

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”)

On November 15, 2024, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the “Cantor ATM Agreement”) with Cantor, pursuant to which the Company may, from time to time in its sole discretion, issue and sell to or through Cantor, acting as sales agent, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 pershare having an aggregate offering price of up to

$200.0 million. This offering was made pursuant to the Company's effective registration statement on Form S-3 filed in August 2024 (the "August 2024 Shelf").

During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company sold an aggregate of 162,457 shares of common stock in Cantor ATM offerings under the August 2024 Shelf and pursuant to the Cantor ATM Agreement. Aggregate gross proceeds from the transaction were $10.1 million and the Company received $9.8 million in net proceeds, after deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses.

Jefferies LLC ("Jefferies")

In October 2023, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement with Jefferies as sales agent (the “Jefferies ATM Agreement”) to provide for the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of up to $59.7 million of the Company’s common stock from time to time in at-the-market ("ATM") offerings under the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 filed in January 2023. In November 2023, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC, which covered the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of up to an aggregate of $400.0 million of the Company’s common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants or units (the “November 2023 Shelf”). On December 5, 2023, the Company and Jefferies entered into an amendment to the Jefferies ATM Agreement to increase the aggregate offering price of the shares of common stock that the Company may offer under the Jefferies ATM Agreement from $59.7 million to $200.0 million. The material terms and conditions of the Jefferies ATM Agreement otherwise remained unchanged. On November 15, 2024, the Company terminated the Jefferies ATM Agreement.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company sold an aggregate of 234,449 shares of common stock in Jefferies ATM offerings under the November 2023 Shelf and pursuant to the Jefferies ATM Agreement. Aggregate gross proceeds from the transactions were $15.3 million and the Company received $14.8 million in net proceeds, after deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses.

  1. Stock-Based Compensation

Equity Plans

The Company grants stock-based awards under its 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), which was approved by its stockholders in February 2021 and amended and restated in January 2023. The Company also has outstanding stock option awards under its 2017 Stock Option and Grant Plan (the “Private Disc Plan”) but is no longer granting awards under this plan or its 2021 Inducement Plan. The Company also grants awards under its 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2021 ESPP”), which was approved by the Company's stockholders in July 2021 and amended and restated in January 2023.

Out-of-Plan Inducement Grants

From time to time, the Company grants equity awards to newly hired executives as a material inducement to enter into employment with the Company. These grants are made in accordance with Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules and are issued outside the 2021 Plan, the 2021 Inducement Plan and each of the other stock incentive plans described above.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Total stock-based compensation expense recorded as research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively, for employees, directors and non-employees is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2025202420252024
Research and development$4,423$1,680$11,244$4,909
Selling, general and administrative5,0912,65213,0537,572
Total stock-based compensation expense$9,514$4,332$24,297$12,481
  1. Income Taxes

The Company didnot record a provision or benefit for federal income taxes during thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company recorded state income tax expense of $0.2 million and $0.2 million for thenine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, due to interest income. The Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance against all of its deferred tax assets.

The Company has evaluated the positive and negative evidence involving its ability to realize its deferred tax assets and has considered its history of cumulative net losses incurred since inception and its lack of any commercially ready products. The Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that it will not realize the benefits of its deferred tax assets. The Company reevaluates the positive and negative evidence at each reporting period.

The Company has never been examined by the Internal Revenue Service or any other jurisdiction for any tax years and, as such, all years within the applicable statutes of limitations are potentially subject to audit.

  1. Net Loss Per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average common shares outstanding. The weighted-average common shares outstanding used in the basic and diluted net loss per share calculation includes pre-funded warrants issued in connection with the Company’s January 2025 underwritten offering and June 2023 follow-on public offering. As of September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024,385,899 and 204,081 pre-funded warrants were outstanding, respectively.

The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except share and per share data):

Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Numerator:
Net loss$(62,321)$(26,599)$(151,653)$(79,900)
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted35,178,69129,935,55134,516,13426,809,605
Net loss per share, basic and diluted$(1.77)$(0.89)$(4.39)$(2.98)

The Company has generated a net loss in all periods presented, so the basic and diluted net loss per share are the same, as the inclusion of the potentially dilutive securities would be anti-dilutive. As of September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, the Company excluded the following potential common shares from the computation of diluted net loss per share because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:

September 30,
20252024
Options to purchase common stock3,433,4812,972,432
Restricted stock units1,096,595429,522
Employee stock purchase program13,9442,436
  1. Segment Information

The Company manages its operations as asingle operating segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions, resulting in a single reportable segment. The Company has determined that its Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s CODM reviews the Company’s financial information on a consolidated basis for the purpose of allocating resources and assessing financial performance.

The key measure of segment profit or loss that the CODM uses to allocate resources and assess performance is the Company’s consolidated net loss, as reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Inaddition, the CODM is regularly provided the significant segment expense categories included in the table below, which are reviewed against budgeted expectations to assist in resource allocation decision-making. The categories reflect a change made during the first quarter of 2025 to separately present commercial expense. The prior periods have been recast to reflect this update.

Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Bitopertin program external expense$(11,833)$(7,261)$(43,954)$(20,742)
DISC-0974 program external expense(7,369)(5,671)(18,105)(12,731)
DISC-3405 program external expense(11,910)(3,254)(15,486)(11,823)
Other external research and development expense(4,095)(1,233)(9,030)(4,891)
Internal and other research and development expense(10,704)(5,586)(26,597)(16,778)
Commercial expense$(3,928)$(555)$(8,509)$(1,060)
General and administrative expense$(8,343)$(4,964)$(23,074)$(14,664)
Stock-based compensation expense$(9,514)$(4,332)$(24,297)$(12,481)
Other segment items*$5,375$6,257$17,399$15,270
Net loss$(62,321)$(26,599)$(151,653)$(79,900)

*Other segment items include interest income, interest expense, other income (expense), and income tax expense as reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Assets regularly provided to the CODM are consistent with those reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets with particular emphasis on the Company’s available liquidity, including its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances. All of the Company’s tangible assets are held in the United States.

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Indemnification Agreements

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to its vendors, lessors, contract research organizations, business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of such agreements or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its Board that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. The Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications and is not currently aware of any indemnification claims.

Legal Proceedings

The Company, from time to time, may be party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company was not subject to any material legal proceedings during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 and, to the best of its knowledge, no material legal proceedings are currently pending or threatened.

Payments Upon Termination

The Company enters into contracts in the normal course of business with contract research organizations ("CROs"), contract development and manufacturing organizations ("CDMOs") and other third parties for preclinical studies, clinical trials and manufacturing services. These contracts typically do not contain minimum purchase commitments and are generally cancelable by the Company upon written notice. Payments due upon cancellation consist of payments for services provided or expenses incurred, including noncancelable obligations of the Company’s service providers, up to the date of cancellation and, in the case of certain arrangements with CROs and CDMOs, may include noncancelable fees. Under such agreements, the exact amounts owed by the Company in the event of termination will be based on the timing of the termination and the exact terms of the agreement. As of September 30, 2025, the Company has not recognized any amounts related to these contingencies as the amount and timing of such payments are not fixed and estimable.

  1. Related Party Transactions

In January 2025 and June 2024, certain existing investors participated in the Company's underwritten offerings (see Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity).

  1. Subsequent Events

Underwritten Offering

On October 20, 2025, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, Leerink Partners LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”) related to an underwritten offering of (i)2,619,049 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock”) at a price to the public of $84.00 per share and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 59,523 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), at a price to the public of $83.9999 per Pre-Funded Warrant, which represents the per share public offering price for the Common Stock less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each such Pre-Funded Warrant (the "Offering").

The net proceeds from the Offering are expected to be approximately $210.9 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses. The Company will receive nominal proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Certain existing investors of the Company participated in the Offering.

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