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Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed Apr 28, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed Apr 28, 2026

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Unaudited)

  1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) is a biotechnology company incorporated in 2016 with corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington and research and development headquarters in San Carlos, California. Since the Company’s incorporation in 2016, the Company has devoted substantially all of its resources to research and development activities, including with respect to its proteomics platform, business planning, establishing and maintaining its intellectual property portfolio, hiring personnel, raising capital and providing selling, general and administrative support for these operations.

On June 9, 2021, Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc. a Delaware corporation (f/k/a ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp. III, a Cayman Islands exempted company and the Company’s predecessor company (“ARYA”)), consummated the business combination (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to the terms of that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2021 (the “BCA”), by and among ARYA, Mako Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of ARYA (“Mako Merger Sub”), and Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.) (“Legacy Nautilus”). As a result of the Business Combination, ARYA changed its name to “Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.” and Mako Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy Nautilus with Legacy Nautilus surviving as the surviving company and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of ARYA (the “Merger” and, collectively with the other transactions described in the BCA, the “Reverse Recapitalization”).

In addition, in conjunction with the completion of the Business Combination, certain investors (“PIPE Investors”) subscribed for the purchase of an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company (“New Nautilus Common Stock”) at a price of $10.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $200.0 million (“PIPE Financing”).

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods. The interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year. These financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 on file with the SEC. The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, the realization of assets, and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Since inception, the Company has been engaged in developing its technology, raising capital, and recruiting personnel. The Company’s operating plan may change as a result of many factors currently unknown and there can be no assurance that the current operating plan will be achieved in the time frame anticipated by the Company, and it may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned. If adequate funds are not available to the Company on a timely basis, it may be required to delay, limit, reduce, or terminate certain commercial efforts, or pursue merger or acquisition strategies, all of which could adversely affect the holdings or the rights of the Company’s stockholders. The Company has incurred net operating losses and negative cash flows from operations in every year since inception and expects this to continue for the foreseeable future. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $346.7 million.

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The Company has funded its operations primarily with proceeds from the issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock and common stock. In June 2021, the Company received gross proceeds of approximately $345.5 million from PIPE Investors and the Business Combination offset by approximately $18.2 million of transaction costs and underwriters’ fees relating to the closing of the Business Combination. The Company had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $95.9 million as of March 31, 2026. As of the date on which these condensed consolidated financial statements were issued, the Company believes that its cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next twelve months following the issuance of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company’s actual results and its near and long-term future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including its growth rate and the timing and extent of spending to support its research and development efforts. Future liquidity and cash requirements will depend on numerous factors. The Company will be required to seek additional equity or debt financing to fund future operations, and the Company may not be able to raise it on acceptable terms or at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital when desired, or if it cannot expand its operations or otherwise capitalize on its business opportunities because it lacks sufficient capital, its business, operating results, and financial condition would be adversely affected.

  1. Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include determining the estimated lives of property and equipment, stock-based compensation, research and development accruals, and the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Changes in those estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statements in future periods. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could materially differ from those estimates and assumptions.

Concentrations of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties

Credit risk represents the accounting loss that would be recognized as of the reporting date if counterparties failed to perform as contracted.

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist of cash balances maintained in excess of federal depository insurance limits and investments in marketable debt securities that are not federally insured. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk on cash or investments. The Company relies, and expects to continue to rely, on a number of vendors to provide services, supplies and materials related to its research and development programs. The Company relies on single source suppliers for certain components and materials used in the Nautilus Voyager TMplatform. The loss of any of these single source suppliers would require the Company to expend significant time and effort to locate and qualify an alternative source of supply for these components. The Company also relies, and expects to continue to rely, on third-party manufacturers and, in many cases, single third-party manufacturers for the production of certain reagents and antibodies. These programs could be adversely affected by a significant interruption in these services or the availability of materials.

The Company is subject to risks similar to those of pre-clinical stage companies in the biopharmaceutical industry, including dependence on key individuals, the need to develop commercially viable products, competition from other companies, many of whom are larger and better capitalized, the impact of negative global and national events and the need to obtain adequate additional financing to fund the development of its products. There can be no

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assurance that the Company’s research and development will be successfully completed, that adequate protection for the Company’s intellectual property will be maintained, that any products developed will obtain required regulatory approval or that any approved products will be commercially viable. Even if the Company’s development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will generate significant revenue from the sale of its products.

Segment Reporting

Operating segments are defined as components of an entity where discrete financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is its CODM. The Company’s CODM reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for the purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. As such, the Company has determined that it operates inone operating andone reportable segment. The Company’s long-lived assets are entirely based in the United States.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly-liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents.

Investments

The Company considers investments with an original maturity greater than three months and remaining maturities less than 12 months to be short-term investments. The Company classifies those investments that are not required for use in current operations and that mature in more than 12 months as long-term investments.

The Company classifies its marketable debt securities as available for sale and reports them at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). For investments sold prior to maturity, the cost of investments sold is based on the specific identification method. Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are recorded in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

If the estimated fair value of a marketable debt security is below its amortized cost basis, the Company evaluates whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery in market value and whether credit losses exist for the related securities. Credit-related losses are recognized as an allowance for credit losses on the balance sheet with a corresponding adjustment to earnings. Unrealized gains and losses that are unrelated to credit deterioration are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value.

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:

Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)(Unaudited)

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities approximate their respective fair values due to their short-term nature.

Inventory, net

In 2026, in connection with the launch of our Early Access Program and other commercialization activities, we began capitalizing inventory costs. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value with cost determined using a standard cost system, which approximates actual costs. Standard costs are reviewed and updated periodically to ensure they remain representative of current production costs. Materials that may be utilized for either commercial or, alternatively, for research and development purposes, are classified as inventory. Amounts in inventory used for research and development purposes are charged to research and development expense when the item enters the research and development process and can no longer be used for commercial purposes. During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, $0.2 million was charged to research and development expense.

Provisions for slow-moving, excess or obsolete inventories are recorded when required to reduce inventory values to their estimated net realizable values. For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company did not have any inventory reserves. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had inventory of $0.3 million recorded in prepaid expense and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement includes a lease at inception by assessing whether there is an identified asset and whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of the identified asset for a period oftime in exchange for consideration. Operating leases with a term of more than one year are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized on the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. The Company uses the incremental borrowing rate commensurate with the lease term based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of the lease payments as the Company's leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. ROU assets initially equal the lease liability, adjusted for any prepaid lease payments and initial direct costs incurred, less any lease incentives received. Certain of the Company's leases include renewal options which allow the Company to, at its election, renew or extend the lease for a fixed or indefinite period of time. These renewal periods are included in the lease terms when the Company is reasonably certain the options will be exercised. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term when leases are operating leases. If it is considered a finance lease, expense is recognized over the lease term within interest expense and amortization in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company also has lease arrangements with lease and non-lease components. The Company elected the practical expedient not to separate non-lease components from lease components for the Company's facility leases and to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. The Company also elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption in which ROU assets and lease liabilities are not recognized for leases with terms of 12 months or less.

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss consists of net loss and other gains or losses affecting stockholders’ equity that, under U.S. GAAP are excluded from net loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, net unrealized gains and losses on marketable debt securities were included as a component of comprehensive income (loss).

Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)(Unaudited)

Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). The amendments in this update require disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The ASU is effective for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2027 and for interim periods beginning after December 31, 2027. The Company does not anticipate adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

  1. Fair Value Measurements

The following table details the assets carried at fair value and measured on a recurring basis within the three levels of fair value as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

(in thousands) · Gross Unrealized · Reported as:
March 31, 2026Amortized CostGainsLossesFair ValueCash equivalentsShort-term investmentsLong-term investments
Mutual funds$2,388$—$—$2,388$2,388$—$—
U.S. treasury securities88,11562(105)88,072—51,48736,585
Total Level 190,50362(105)90,4602,38851,48736,585
Commercial paper16,746—(4)16,74211,7524,990—
Corporate debt securities1,673—(1)1,672—1,672—
Agency securities34,05710(53)34,014—23,09410,920
Total Level 252,47610(58)52,42811,75229,75610,920
Total Level 1 and Level 2$142,979$72$(163)$142,888$14,140$81,243$47,505
(in thousands) · Gross Unrealized · Reported as:
December 31, 2025Amortized CostGainsLossesFair ValueCash equivalentsShort-term investmentsLong-term investments
Mutual funds$1,528$—$—$1,528$1,528$—$—
U.S. treasury securities90,066208—90,274—49,48940,785
Total Level 191,594208—91,8021,52849,48940,785
Commercial paper15,3211(1)15,32110,3794,942—
Corporate debt securities1,6681—1,669—1,669—
Agency securities46,83846(12)46,872—34,91811,954
Total Level 263,82748(13)63,86210,37941,52911,954
Total Level 1 and Level 2$155,421$256$(13)$155,664$11,907$91,018$52,739

Short-term investments have a contractual maturity date that is one year or less from the respective balance sheet date. Long-term investments have a contractual maturity date that is more than one year, but less than two years from the respective balance sheet date.

The unrealized losses and fair values of available-for-sale securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for a period of less than and greater than 12 months as of March 31, 2026 are as follows:

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(in thousands)Securities in Unrealized Loss Position Less than 12 monthsSecurities in Unrealized Loss Position Greater than 12 monthsTotal
March 31, 2026Gross Unrealized LossesFair Market ValueGross Unrealized LossesFair Market ValueGross Unrealized LossesFair Market Value
U.S. treasury securities$(105)$48,570$—$—$(105)$48,570
Commercial paper(4)16,742——(4)16,742
Corporate debt securities(1)1,672——(1)1,672
Agency securities(51)22,615(2)1,481(53)24,096
Total$(161)$89,599$(2)$1,481$(163)$91,080

The Company reviewed its investment portfolio based on the underlying risk profile of the securities and have no loss expectation for these investments. The Company reviewed the securities in an unrealized loss position and evaluated the current expected credit loss by considering factors such as historical experience, market data, issuer-specific factors, and current economic conditions. The Company recognizedno credit losses during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and hadno allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

  1. Composition of Certain Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Line Items

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31,2026December 31,2025
Laboratory equipment$6,593$6,531
Leasehold improvements118118
Computer hardware542542
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment322322
Prototype equipment2,3232,258
Construction in progress2,1971,807
12,09511,578
Less: Accumulated depreciation(8,460)(8,121)
Total$3,635$3,457

The Company recorded depreciation expense of $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which was primarily allocated to research and development expense.

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other liabilities consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31,2026December 31,2025
Employee compensation$2,414$2,514
Accrued research and development337221
Accrued professional and consulting fees325259
Other229183
Total$3,305$3,177

Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)(Unaudited)

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31,2026December 31,2025
Cash and cash equivalents$14,626$12,388
Restricted cash included in other long-term assets (Note 8)1,0021,002
Total$15,628$13,390

Other long-term assets consisted of $1.0 million of restricted cash and $0.2 million of deposits as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

  1. Common Stock

There were 127,070,480 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026.

Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance

Shares of common stock reserved for future issuance on an as-if converted basis, were as follows:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Shares available for grant under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan33,946,67629,341,567
Stock options issued and outstanding18,388,37117,270,870
Shares available for grant under 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan6,782,7685,518,072
Total shares of common stock reserved59,117,81552,130,509
  1. Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, no income tax expense or benefit was recognized, due to a full valuation allowance recorded against its deferred tax assets. For three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the effective tax rate was 0%, primarily due to a valuation allowance recorded against the net deferred tax asset balance.

  1. Equity Incentive Plans and Stock-based Compensation

On June 8, 2021, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Plan”) and the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“2021 ESPP”). As of March 31, 2026,33,946,676 and 6,782,768 shares were available for grant under the 2021 Plan and 2021 ESPP, respectively.

2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Under the 2021 ESPP, participants are permitted to purchase shares of Common Stock, up to the IRS allowable limit, through contributions (in the form of payroll deductions or otherwise to the extent permitted by the administrator of the 2021 ESPP) of up to 15% of their eligible compensation. Participants are permitted to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock at 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the first trading day of an offering period or on the last trading date in each purchase period. The Company offers asix month purchase period. Participants may end their participation at any time during an offering and will be paid their accrued contributions that have not yet been used to purchase shares. Participation ends automatically upon termination of employment with the Company. The number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2021 ESPP will be increased on the first day of each fiscal year in an amount equal to the least of (i)

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3,734,500 shares of common stock, (ii) a number of shares of common stock equal to one percent (1%) of the total number of shares of all classes of common stock of the Company on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or (iii) such number of shares determined by the Administrator no later than the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year. On January 1, 2026, the number of shares available under the 2021 ESPP increased by 1,264,696 shares pursuant to this feature.

2021 Equity Incentive Plan

Under the 2021 Plan, the Company can grant incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance awards to employees, non-employee directors and consultants. Options generally expireten years after the date of grant. The number of shares available for issuance under the 2021 Plan will be increased on the first day of each fiscal year in an amount equal to the least of (i)18,672,200 shares, (ii) a number of shares equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of all classes of common stock of the Company outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or (iii) such number of shares determined by the Administrator no later than the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year. On January 1, 2026, the number of shares available under the 2021 Plan increased by 6,323,480 shares pursuant to this feature.

2017 Equity Incentive Plan

At the time of adoption of the 2021 Plan and the 2021 ESPP, no further awards will be granted under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (“2017 Plan”). Stock-based awards forfeited or cancelled from the 2017 Plan are returned to the pool of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan.

Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Options

In determining the compensation cost of the option awards, the fair value for each option award has been estimated using the Black Scholes model. The significant assumptions used in these calculations are summarized as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Expected term (in years)6.06.0
Expected volatility81.8% - 82.0%101.9% - 102.1%
Expected dividend rate0.0%0.0%
Risk free interest rate3.69% - 3.72%3.97% - 4.03%

Expected term: The expected term of stock options represents the weighted-average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding. The Company does not have sufficient historical exercise and post-vesting termination activity to provide accurate data for estimating the expected term of options and has opted to use the “simplified method,” whereby the expected term equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option.

Expected volatility: We became a public company in 2021 following the Business Combination, and as such, the Company lacked company‑specific historical and implied volatility information to solely utilize its own data for purposes of establishing the volatility assumption for use in the Black-Scholes model. Therefore, we estimate our expected volatility of the Company’s common stock based on a mix of company-specific historical volatility and an average of historical volatilities of selected industry peers deemed to be comparable to the Company’s business corresponding to the expected term of the awards. The Company will continue to apply this process until an adequate amount of historical information regarding the volatility of its own stock price becomes available.

Expected dividend yield: The expected dividend rate iszero as the Company has no history or expectation of declaring dividends on its common stock.

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Risk-free interest rate: The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for zero-coupon U.S. Treasury notes with maturities corresponding to the expected term of the awards.

The following table summarizes option award activity during the three months ended March 31, 2026:

Number of Stock Option AwardsWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding as of December 31, 202517,270,870$3.22
Granted1,875,200$2.36
Exercised(600,870)$1.84
Forfeited(156,829)$1.51
Outstanding as of March 31, 202618,388,371$3.197.1$27,044
Options vested and expected to vest as of March 31, 202618,388,371$3.19
Vested and exercisable at March 31, 202611,704,461$3.936.1$13,760

As of March 31, 2026, there was $9.3 million of total unrecognized compensation expense expected to be recognized over a weighted average-period of 2.6 years. Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the fair market value of the common stock and the exercise price of outstanding, in-the-money options.

Stock-based Compensation Expense

The following sets forth the total stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Research and development$522$768
Selling, general and administrative8401,400
Total stock-based compensation expense$1,362$2,168
  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Commitments

Open purchase commitments are for the purchase of goods and services related to, but not limited to, research and development, facilities, and professional services under non-cancellable contracts. They were not recorded as liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026 as the Company had not yet received the related goods or services. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had open purchase commitments for goods and services of $2.3 million, of which $2.2 million are expected to be received through the next 12 months.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising from the ordinary course of business. Management believes that there are currently no claims or actions pending against the Company where the ultimate disposition could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Leases

The Company is obligated under certain non-cancellable operating leases for office space and laboratory space. This space includes operating leases in Seattle, Washington, San Carlos, California, and San Diego, California.

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The following table summarizes the Company's future principal contractual obligations for operating lease commitments as of March 31, 2026:

Lease Obligations
(in thousands)
Nine months ending December 31, 2026$4,486
20276,889
20286,540
20296,310
20306,495
2031 and thereafter5,735
Total future minimum lease payments36,455
Less: Imputed interest(7,582)
Total operating lease liabilities$28,873

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities included in cash flows used in operating activities was $1.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively.

The Company has $1.0 million in cash-collateralized letters of credit withone financial institution in lieu of security deposits in connection with the San Carlos and San Diego lease agreements.

Indemnification Agreements

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements that may include indemnification provisions. Pursuant to such agreements, the Company may indemnify, hold harmless and defend an indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party. Some of the provisions will limit losses to those arising from third-party actions. In some cases, the indemnifications will continue after the termination of the agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these provisions is not determinable. The Company has never incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification provisions.

The Company has also agreed to indemnify its directors and executive officers for costs associated with any fees, expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by them in any action or proceeding to which any of them are, or are threatened to be, made a party by reason of their service as a director or officer. The Company maintains director and officer insurance coverage that would generally enable it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company may be subject to indemnification obligation by law with respect to the actions of its employees under certain circumstances and in certain jurisdictions.

  1. Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share

The following tables set forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)20262025
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders$(14,697)$(16,613)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted126,634,782126,144,240
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted:$(0.12)$(0.13)

Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)(Unaudited)

The potential shares of common stock that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods presented because including them would have had an antidilutive effect were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Options to purchase common stock18,388,37118,118,170
Employee stock purchase plan84,719145,879
Total potentially dilutive common share equivalents18,473,09018,264,049
  1. Segment Information

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is its CODM. The Company’s CODM uses consolidated net loss in assessing operating decisions, allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. Consolidated net loss is used to monitor budget versus actual results. The Company identified the following significant segment expenses for its single reportable segment:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Significant segment expenses:
Payroll-related expenses$7,683$9,022
Professional services and laboratory expenses3,1783,189
Facilities expenses2,6173,013
Stock-based compensation expense1,3622,168
Other segment items (1)1,2841,452
Total operating expenses$16,124$18,844
Footnotes:
(1)Other segment items for the Company’s single reportable segment include travel and entertainment, insurance, tax, expensed computer hardware and software, depreciation, and other miscellaneous expenses.
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