CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC

Previous wording

Since our inception, we have had a history of net losses. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we had net loss of $24.2 million, and as of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $224.3 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we had net loss of $14.5 million, and as of March 31, 2026, we had an accumulated deficit of $238.8 million. We cannot predict if we will continue to achieve profitability in the future. We may incur losses in the future as we plan to invest significant additional funds toward the expansion of our commercial organization, the conduct of clinical utility and validity studies to support adoption of our products and the development or acquisition of additional products. We also expect increases in our stock-based compensation expense in future periods due to additional awards outstanding, attributable to increased headcount. Additionally, our performance could be affected by the impacts of geopolitical and macroeconomic developments, such as the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, including the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and related sanctions, economic slowdowns, the recent shutdown of the federal government including regulatory agencies, labor shortages, recessions or market corrections, supply chain disruptions, inflation and monetary policy shifts, current or proposed international tariffs, trade restrictions and retaliatory trade measures, cybersecurity threats, liquidity concerns, and the potential failures of bank or other disruptions in the banking system or financial markets, higher interest rates and financial and credit market fluctuations, volatility in the capital markets or other evolving macroeconomic developments. Due to the requirements associated with being a public company, we expect to continue incurring significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses. We also expect that any acquisitions of businesses, assets, products or technologies will increase our expenses. These increased expenses will make it harder for us to achieve future profitability or generate positive cash flows. Furthermore, our revenues from our DecisionDx-SCC test represented a lesser portion of our 2025 revenues compared to prior years following the discontinuance of Medicare reimbursement as of April 24, 2025, and we expect it will continue to be a smaller portion of our 2026 operating results. See “—Risks Related to Our Business—Our revenue currently depends primarily on sales from our DecisionDx-Melanoma, TissueCypher, and DecisionDx-SCC tests, and we will need to generate sufficient revenue from these products and other products to grow our business.” We may also incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, many of which are beyond our control, including the other risks described in the 2025 10-K, adoption of our products, coverage of and reimbursement rates for our products from third-party payors, and future research and …

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Current wording

Since our inception, we have had a history of net losses. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we had net loss of $24.2 million, and as of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $224.3 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we had net loss of $16.6 million, and as of June 30, 2026, we had an accumulated deficit of $240.9 million. We cannot predict if we will continue to achieve profitability in the future. We may incur losses in the future as we plan to invest significant additional funds toward the expansion of our commercial organization, the conduct of clinical utility and validity studies to support adoption of our products and the development or acquisition of additional products. We also expect increases in our stock-based compensation expense in future periods due to additional awards outstanding, attributable to increased headcount. Additionally, our performance could be affected by the impacts of geopolitical and macroeconomic developments, such as the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, including the conflict between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and related sanctions, economic slowdowns, recent shutdowns of the federal government including regulatory agencies, labor shortages, recessions or market corrections, supply chain disruptions, inflation and monetary policy shifts, current or proposed international tariffs, trade restrictions and retaliatory trade measures, cybersecurity threats, liquidity concerns, and the potential failures of banks or other disruptions in the banking system or financial markets, higher interest rates and financial and credit market fluctuations, volatility in the capital markets or other evolving macroeconomic developments. Due to the requirements associated with being a public company, we expect to continue incurring significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses. We also expect that any acquisitions of businesses, assets, products or technologies will increase our expenses. These increased expenses will make it harder for us to achieve future profitability or generate positive cash flows. Furthermore, our revenues from our DecisionDx-SCC test represented a lesser portion of our 2025 revenues compared to prior years following the discontinuance of Medicare reimbursement as of April 24, 2025, and we expect it will continue to be a smaller portion of our 2026 operating results. See “—Risks Related to Our Business—Our revenue currently depends primarily on sales from our DecisionDx-Melanoma, TissueCypher, and DecisionDx-SCC tests, and we will need to generate sufficient revenue from these products and other products to grow our business.” We may also incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, many of which are beyond our control, including the other risks described in the 2025 10-K, adoption of our products, coverage of and reimbursement rates for our products from third-party payors, and future research a…

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Previous wording

Our revenue currently depends primarily on sales from our DecisionDx-Melanoma, TissueCypher and DecisionDx-SCC tests, and we will need to generate sufficient revenue from these products and other products to grow our business.

Current wording

Our revenue currently depends primarily on sales from our TissueCypher, DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx-SCC tests, and we will need to generate sufficient revenue from these products and other products to grow our business.

Previous wording

In July 2025, we submitted reconsideration requests for both the Novitas and MolDX LCDs. Novitas subsequently confirmed that our request for DecisionDx-SCC was valid. MolDX also subsequently confirmed that our request for DecisionDx-SCC was valid and that the test has been placed on its waiting list, with an Open Meeting date to be determined. These confirmations represent another procedural step in the reconsideration process, but it does not indicate coverage or a favorable review outcome.

Current wording

In July 2025, we submitted reconsideration requests for both the Novitas and MolDX LCDs. Novitas subsequently confirmed that our request for DecisionDx-SCC was valid. MolDX also subsequently confirmed that our request for DecisionDx-SCC was valid and that the test has been placed on its waiting list, with an Open Meeting date to be determined. These confirmations represent an important procedural step in the reconsideration process, but it does not indicate coverage or a favorable review outcome.

Previous wording

Our results of operations could be adversely affected by general conditions in the U.S. and global economies, the U.S. and global financial markets and adverse macroeconomic developments. U.S. and global market and economic conditions have been, and continue to be, disrupted and volatile due to many factors, including public health crises, geopolitical and macroeconomic developments, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, including the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and related sanctions, economic slowdowns, the recent shutdown of the federal government including regulatory agencies, labor shortages, recessions or market corrections, supply chain disruptions, inflation and monetary policy shifts, current or proposed international tariffs, trade restrictions and retaliatory trade measures, cybersecurity threats, liquidity concerns, and the potential failures of bank or other disruptions in the banking system or financial markets, higher interest rates and financial and credit market fluctuations, volatility in the capital markets or other evolving macroeconomic developments, among others. General business and economic conditions that could affect our business, financial condition or results of operations include fluctuations in economic growth, debt and equity capital markets, foreign currency exchange rates, liquidity of the global financial markets, changes in trade and tariff policies, the availability and cost of credit, investor and consumer confidence, and the strength of the economies in which we, our collaborators, our manufacturers and our suppliers operate.

Current wording

Our results of operations could be adversely affected by general conditions in the U.S. and global economies, the financial markets and adverse macroeconomic developments. U.S. and global economic and financial conditions have been, and continue to be, disrupted and volatile due to many factors, including public health crises, geopolitical and macroeconomic developments, the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, including recent actions by Iran, Israel, and the U.S., the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and related sanctions, economic slowdowns, recent shutdowns of the federal government including regulatory agencies, labor shortages, recessions or market corrections, supply chain disruptions, inflation and monetary policy shifts, current or proposed international tariffs, trade restrictions and retaliatory trade measures, cybersecurity threats, liquidity concerns, and the potential failures of bank or other disruptions in the banking system or financial markets, higher interest rates and financial and credit market fluctuations, volatility in the capital markets or other evolving macroeconomic developments, among others. General business and economic conditions that could affect our business, financial condition or results of operations include fluctuations in economic growth, debt and equity capital markets, foreign currency exchange rates, liquidity of the global financial markets, changes in trade and tariff policies, the availability and cost of credit, investor and consumer confidence, and the strength of the economies in which we, our collaborators, our manufacturers and our suppliers operate.

Previous wording

Financial markets around the world are experiencing volatility following the conflict between the U.S. and Iran in February 2026 and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022. As a result of the U.S. and Iran conflict the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Israel, and the European Union have placed sanctions and export controls on Iran. Due to the escalation of the ongoing conflict involving the U.S. and Iran, the closure and risk of closure of the Strait of Hormuz has imposed significant constraints on global oil and energy transportation and production. Additionally, in response to the invasion of Ukraine, the U.S., UK and European Union, along with others, imposed significant new sanctions and export controls against Russia, Russian banks and certain Russian individuals and may implement additional sanctions or take further punitive actions in the future. The full economic and social impact of the sanctions imposed on Russia (as well as possible future punitive measures that may be implemented), as well as the counter measures imposed by Russia, in addition to the ongoing military conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which could conceivably expand into the surrounding region, remains uncertain; however, both the conflict and related sanctions have resulted and could continue to result in disruptions to trade, commerce, pricing stability, credit availability and/or supply chain continuity in both Europe and globally, and has introduced significant uncertainty into global markets. In particular, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has contributed to rapidly rising costs of living (driven largely by higher energy prices) in Europe and other advanced economies. More recently, the escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel has introduced additional geopolitical instability and uncertainty, particularly in the Middle East. This conflict has the potential to disrupt global energy supplies, impact shipping routes, and lead to broader regional or international involvement, further straining global supply chains and financial markets. Further, a weak or declining economy could strain our suppliers, manufacturers and collaborators, possibly resulting in additional supply disruption for our product candidates. As a result, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected by the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran and the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, particularly to the extent it escalates to involve additional countries, further economic sanctions or wider military conflict. If economic conditions in Europe, the Middle East, or other key markets for our business and the business of our suppliers, manufacturers and collaborators remain uncertain or deteriorate further, we could experience adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Current wording

Financial markets around the world are experiencing volatility following the conflict between the U.S. and Iran in February 2026 and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022. As a result of the conflicts in the Middle East, the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Israel, and the European Union have placed sanctions and export controls on Iran. Due to the escalation of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, including the conflict between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, the closure and risk of closure of the Strait of Hormuz has imposed significant constraints on global oil and energy transportation and production. Additionally, in response to the invasion of Ukraine, the U.S., UK and European Union, along with others, imposed significant new sanctions and export controls against Russia, Russian banks and certain Russian individuals and may implement additional sanctions or take further punitive actions in the future. The full economic and social impact of the sanctions imposed on Russia (as well as possible future punitive measures that may be implemented), as well as the counter measures imposed by Russia, in addition to the ongoing military conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which could conceivably expand into the surrounding region, remains uncertain; however, both the conflict and related sanctions have resulted and could continue to result in disruptions to trade, commerce, pricing stability, credit availability and/or supply chain continuity in both Europe and globally, and has introduced significant uncertainty into global markets. In particular, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has contributed to rapidly rising costs of living (driven largely by higher energy prices) in Europe and other advanced economies. More recently, the escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel has introduced additional geopolitical instability and uncertainty, particularly in the Middle East. This conflict has the potential to disrupt global energy supplies, impact shipping routes, and lead to broader regional or international involvement, further straining global supply chains and financial markets. Further, a weak or declining economy could strain our suppliers, manufacturers and collaborators, possibly resulting in additional supply disruption for our product candidates. As a result, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected by the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran and the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, particularly to the extent it escalates to involve additional countries, further economic sanctions or wider military conflict. If economic conditions in Europe, the Middle East, or other key markets for our business and the business of our suppliers, manufacturers and collaborators remain uncertain or deteriorate further, we could experience adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Previous wording

On March 9, 2026, Frank Stokes, our Chief Financial Officer, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement providing for the sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 29,421 shares of our common stock. The trading arrangement is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense in Rule 10b5-1(c). The duration of the trading arrangement is estimated to be from June 8, 2026 until the earlier of all transaction under the trading arrangement being completed or June 30, 2026.

Current wording

On May 28, 2026, Tobin Juvenal, our Chief Commercial Officer, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement providing for the sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 85,524 shares of our common stock and up to 100% of the shares of our common stock issued upon the settlement of 63,029 shares of RSUs and PSUs, less the number of shares withheld to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of such RSUs and PSUs. The trading arrangement is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense in Rule 10b5-1(c). The duration of the trading arrangement is estimated to be from September 14, 2026 until the earlier of all transaction under the trading arrangement being completed or March 19, 2027.

Previous wording

No other officers or directors, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), adopted and/orterminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement, as defined in Regulation S-K Item 408, for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Current wording

No other directors or officers, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), adopted and/orterminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement, as defined in Regulation S-K Item 408, for the three months ended June 30, 2026.