Kodiak Sciences Inc.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or Exchange Act. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations about future events. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “design,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan”, “hope” or the negative of these terms, or similar expressions and comparable terminology intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in “Part I, Item 1A — Risk Factors.” Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

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the success, cost and timing of our development activities, preclinical studies, clinical trials and regulatory filings;

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our ability to obtain funding for our operations, including funding necessary to develop, manufacture and commercialize our product candidates;

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the translation of our preclinical results and data and early clinical trial results in particular relating to safety, efficacy and durability into future clinical trials in humans;

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the continued durability, efficacy and safety of our product candidates;

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our ability to progress each of our product candidates, including tarcocimab, KSI-501 and KSI-101, into later stages of development and towards a Biologics License Application, or BLA;

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the scope, progress, results and costs of developing preclinical studies and clinical trials;

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the number, size and design of clinical trials that regulatory authorities may require to obtain marketing approval, including the order and number of clinical studies required to support a BLA in retinal vein occlusion, or RVO, diabetic retinopathy, or DR, and wet age-related macular degeneration, or wet AMD, or any of our current or future product candidates;

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our and Lonza’s ability to successfully execute on our manufacturing development plan;

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our expectations regarding chemistry manufacturing and controls, or CMC, requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and other regulatory bodies to support any BLA submission and potential commercial launch;

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our expectations regarding enhancements and benefits of new formulations of tarcocimab, KSI-501, KSI-101 or other Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate, or ABC, Platform derived molecules;

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the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals and any related restrictions, limitations and/or warnings in the label of any approved product candidate;

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the size and growth potential of the markets for our product candidates, if approved for commercial use, and our ability to serve those markets;

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the success of competing products or platform technologies that are or may become available;

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our plans and ability to establish sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure to commercialize any product candidates for which we obtain approval;

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our expectation as to the concentration of retinal specialists in the United States and its impact on our sales and marketing plans;

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uncertainties regarding commercialization of our product candidates;

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potential claims relating to our intellectual property and third-party intellectual property;

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existing regulations and regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;

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the impact of the unfavorable U.S. and global economic conditions on our business and operations, the business and operations of our collaborators, and on the global economy;

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the accuracy of our estimates regarding the sufficiency of our cash resources, expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing, as well as, our ability to continue as a going concern;

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our financial performance; and

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our aspirational goals and objectives related to our human capital resources and workforce objectives, including our ability to attract and retain key managerial, scientific and medical personnel.

All forward-looking statements are based on information available to us on the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and we will not update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, except as required by law. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other written and oral forward-looking statements made by us from time to time, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, and you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the following discussion and within the section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K titled “Part I, Item 1A — Risk Factors”.

In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and although we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted a thorough inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

All brand names or trademarks appearing in this Annual Report are the property of their respective holders. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Annual Report to “Kodiak” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Kodiak Sciences Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Kodiak®, Kodiak Sciences®, ABC®, ABC Platform™, ABCD™, Zenkuda™, VETi™ and the Kodiak logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Kodiak Sciences Inc. in various global jurisdictions.

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