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Note 1 —Overview of the Company

Corporate Information

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (“the Company” or “MoonLake”) is a clinical stage biotechnology company advancing therapies to address significant unmet needs in inflammatory skin and joint diseases. MoonLake Immunotherapeutics is currently a single asset company focused on the development of Sonelokimab (“SLK”), a novel tri-specific IL-17A and IL-17F inhibiting Nanobody that has the potential, based on response levels seen in clinical trials, to drive disease modification in dermatology and rheumatology patients. The Company's Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the trading symbol “MLTX”.

The Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company was originally incorporated on August 13, 2020 under the name Helix Acquisition Corp. (“Helix”) as a special purpose acquisition company, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. On April 5, 2022, Helix consummated such business combination with MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG (“MoonLake AG”), a stock-based company incorporated in Switzerland in 2021, pursuant to that certain business combination agreement, dated October 4, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Helix, MoonLake AG, the existing equityholders of MoonLake AG set forth on the signature pages to the Business Combination Agreement and the equityholders of MoonLake AG that executed joinders to the Business Combination Agreement (collectively, the “ML Parties”), Helix Holdings LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company and the sponsor of Helix, and the representative of the ML Parties (such transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, collectively, the “Business Combination”). Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Helix changed its name from “Helix Acquisition Corporation” to “MoonLake Immunotherapeutics”, and MoonLake AG merged with and into Helix, with MoonLake AG as the surviving company in the Business Combination and, after giving effect to such Business Combination, MoonLake AG became a subsidiary of the Company. For financial accounting and reporting purposes, MoonLake AG was deemed the accounting acquirer and Helix was treated as the accounting acquiree, and the Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Note 2 —Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include those of the Company and its subsidiaries, MoonLake AG, a Swiss stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) registered with the commercial register of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland under the number CHE-433.093.536, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Ltd., a private limited company incorporated in the United Kingdom, and MNLK Immunotherapeutics, Unipessoal Lda, a private limited company incorporated in Portugal, after elimination of all intercompany accounts and transactions. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes hereto have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP as set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and in conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative U.S. GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) of the FASB.

In the opinion of management, all material adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial information, which are of a normal and recurring nature, have been made for the interim periods reported. Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year or any other period. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and

2025 have been prepared on the same basis as and should be read in conjunction with MoonLake’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2025 included in MoonLake’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

All amounts are presented in U.S. Dollar (“$”) unless otherwise indicated. The term “CHF” refers to the legal currency of Switzerland, “GBP” refers to the legal currency of the United Kingdom, and “€” and “Euro” refer to the legal currency of Portugal.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses. The significant judgments, estimates and assumptions relevant to the Company relate to:

•the fair value of share-based compensation;

•the recoverability of the deferred tax asset; and

•accruals in connection with the completion of clinical trial milestones.

The Company bases its judgments and estimates on various factors and information, which may include, but are not limited to, the Company’s forecasts and future plans, current economic conditions and observable market-based transactions of its own shares, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities and recorded amounts of expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. To the extent there are material differences between the Company’s estimates and the actual results, the Company’s future results of operations may be affected.

Segment Information

The Company operates as a single operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), its Chief Executive Officer, manages the Company’s operations on a stand-alone basis for the purposes of allocating resources and assessing financial performance.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

Marketable Securities and Short-Term Investments

The Company invests in short-term marketable securities in the form of debt securities. At the time of purchase, the Company assesses whether such debt security should be classified as held-to-maturity or available-for-sale debt securities.

Debt securities are classified as held-to-maturity when the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. Held-to-maturity debt securities are carried at amortized cost, adjusted for accretion of discounts or amortization of premiums to maturity computed under the effective interest method. Such accretion or amortization is included in “Other income, net”. Marketable debt securities not classified as held-to-maturity are classified as available-for-sale and reported at fair value.

Net unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are excluded from the determination of earnings and are instead recognized in the “Accumulated other comprehensive income” component of shareholders’ equity until realized. Realized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are computed based upon the historical cost of these securities, using the specific identification method.

Interest income is recognized when earned. Realized gains and losses are included in “Other income, net” and the cost of securities sold is determined using the specific-identification method.

Marketable debt securities are classified as either “Cash and cash equivalents” or “Short‑term marketable debt securities” according to their original maturity at the time of acquisition. Changes in unrealized gains and losses pertaining to cash equivalent securities are added back into the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as those are excluded from the determination of earnings but impact the cash and cash equivalents position.

The Company estimates credit losses expected over the life of financial assets based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. There is no material impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements given the investments are highly liquid thereby carrying negligible credit loss risk and are all held with reputable companies with a low risk of default.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in large financial institutions which, at times, may exceed the CHF 100 thousand deposit protection limit in Switzerland, the $250 thousand Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance coverage limit in the United States, the GBP 120 thousand Financial Services Compensation Scheme deposit protection limit in the United Kingdom, or the €100 thousand Fundo de Garantia de Depósitos deposit protection limit in Portugal. The Company believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk due to the financial strength of the depository institutions in which the cash and cash equivalents are held. Additionally, the Company ensures further protection against credit risk by diversifying its cash holdings across a variety of credit institutions, thereby minimizing the potential impact of any adverse events on a single institution. Further, the Company's investment strategy for cash (in excess of current business requirements) is set to invest in short-term marketable debt securities. Management actively monitors credit risk in the investment portfolio. Credit risk exposures are controlled in accordance with policies approved by the board of directors to identify, measure, monitor and control credit risks.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

There are three levels of inputs to fair value measurements:

•Level 1, meaning the use of quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

•Level 2, meaning the use of quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active or are directly or indirectly observable; and

•Level 3, meaning the use of unobservable inputs. Observable market data is used when available.

Transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy are recognized at the end of the reporting period when the respective transaction occurred.

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt is recognized as the amount of cash proceeds received plus the accreted present value of the End of Term Charge (as defined in the First Amended Loan and Security Agreement, as defined in Note 4 —Debt), less the unamortized End of Term Charge, debt issuance costs, and debt discount. It is subsequently reported at amortized cost. Interest expense is calculated using the effective interest method and any difference between the proceeds (net of unamortized debt discount, debt issuance costs, End of Term Charge, and accreted present value of End of Term Charge) and the principal amount is recognized through interest expense over the estimated life of the related debt. For the undrawn term loan tranches, allocated issuance costs are recorded as deferred charges - long-term debt, which is included in “Other non-current assets” on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets until drawn. In the case of a milestone event not being met or the tranche availability window expiring undrawn, the deferred asset will be recorded as interest expense on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. For these arrangements, it is evaluated if the arrangement involves an identified asset that is physically distinct or whether the Company has the right to substantially all of the capacity of an identified asset that is not physically distinct. In arrangements that involve an identified asset, there is also judgment in evaluating if the Company has the right to direct the use of that asset.

MoonLake does not have any finance leases. As of March 31, 2026, the Company hasfive operating leases related to the office spaces located in (i) Dorfstrasse 29, 6300, Zug, Switzerland (comprised oftwo leases), (ii) 95 Regent Street, CB2 1AW, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, and (iii) Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo 860, 4150-335, Porto, Portugal (comprised oftwo leases). The operating leases are recognized over a straight-line basis over the lease term commencing on the date the Company has the right to use the leased property. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are measured at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the remaining lease payments over the lease term, determined using the discount rate for the lease at the commencement date. Because the rate implicit in the leases is not readily determinable, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate, which approximates the interest rate at which the Company could borrow on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments and in similar economic environments.

Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less and that do not have the option to purchase the underlying asset are not recorded on the balance sheets, with lease expense for these leases recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term commencing on the date the Company has the right to use the leased property.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, net is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives ofthree tofive years. As of March 31, 2026, property and equipment, net relates to information technology, office equipment, and leasehold improvements.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews all long-lived assets, which consist of operating lease right-of-use assets, and property and equipment, whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate that these assets may not be recoverable. When evaluating long-lived assets, if the Company concludes that the estimated undiscounted cash flows attributable to the assets are less than their carrying value, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount of the assets over their respective fair values, which could adversely affect its results of operations. There wasno impairment of long-lived assets for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Research and Development Contract Costs and Accruals

Research and development expenses include employee payroll, consulting, contract research, and contract manufacturing costs attributable to research and development activities and manufacturing of pre-launch inventory, which are expensed as incurred.

Upfront payments and milestone payments made for the licensing of technology are expensed as research and development expenses in the period in which it is probable that a liability has been incurred. Advance payments for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are recorded as prepaid expenses. The prepaid amounts are expensed as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed.

The Company has entered into various research and development contracts with companies both inside and outside of the United States. These agreements are generally cancellable, and related payments are recorded as research and development expenses as incurred. The Company records accruals for estimated ongoing research costs. When evaluating the adequacy of the accrued liabilities, the Company analyzes progress of the studies or trials, including the phase or completion of events, invoices received and contracted costs. Estimates are made in determining the accrued balances at the end of any reporting period based on facts and circumstances known at the time. Actual results could differ from the Company’s estimates. The Company’s historical accrual estimates have not been materially different from the actual costs.

Pre-Launch Inventory

Prior to obtaining regulatory approval of a product candidate, the Company may incur production costs to support the commercial launch of such product. Until the date at which regulatory approval has been received or it is considered probable, and the future economic benefit is expected to be realized, all such costs are recorded as research and development expenses as incurred.

A number of factors are considered in incurring such expenses, including the current status in the regulatory approval process, potential impediments to the approval process such as safety or efficacy, anticipated R&D initiatives that could impact the indication in which the compound will be used, viability of commercialization, marketplace trends, and the shelf life of the compound.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes compensation expense based on estimated fair values for all stock-based payment awards made to eligible employees, members of the board of directors and independent contractors that are expected to vest.

The valuation of stock option awards is determined at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the Company to make assumptions and judgments about the inputs used in the calculations, such as the fair value of the common stock, expected term, expected volatility of the Company’s common stock, risk-free interest rate and expected dividend yield. The valuation of restricted stock awards is measured by the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant.

For all stock options granted, the Company calculated the expected term as the period that share-based awards are expected to be outstanding. The estimate of expected volatility is based on comparative companies’ volatility within the Company's industry. The risk-free rate is based on the yield available on United States Treasury zero-coupon issues corresponding to the expected term of the award.

The fair value of the common stock granted under the ESPP (as defined in Note 13 —Share-Based Compensation) was historically estimated by management with reference to the market-based transaction with its Series A investors, as there was no public market for the common stock.

Share-based payment arrangements are accounted for under the fair value method. Total compensation is measured at grant date, based on the fair value of the award at that date, and recorded in earnings over the period the employees are required to render service. The Company recognizes compensation cost only for those awards expected to meet the service conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award.

Foreign Currency

The functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. Balances and transactions denominated in foreign currencies are converted as follows: monetary assets and liabilities are translated using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates and non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical exchange rates. Income and expenses are translated at the daily exchange rate on the respective transaction date.

Gains or losses from foreign currency translations are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in “Other income, net”. The Company recognized a net foreign currency transaction gain of $56 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and a net foreign currency transaction loss of $35 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes by using the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. A valuation allowance is recorded to the extent it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the Company's deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date.

Net Loss per Class A Ordinary Share

Basic net loss per Class A Ordinary Share is calculated using the two-class method under which earnings are allocated to both Class A Ordinary Shares and participating securities. Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to Class A Ordinary Shares by the weighted-average number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding for the period. The diluted net loss per Class A Ordinary Share is computed by dividing the net loss using the weighted-average number of Class A Ordinary Shares and, if dilutive, potential Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding during the period.

In periods in which the Company reports a net loss attributable to shareholders of Class A Ordinary Shares, diluted net loss per share attributable to shareholders of Class A Ordinary Shares is the same as basic net loss per share attributable to shareholders of Class A Ordinary Shares, since dilutive Class A Ordinary Shares are not assumed to be outstanding if their effect is anti-dilutive.

Acquisitions

The Company evaluates acquisitions of assets and other similar transactions to assess whether or not the transaction should be accounted for as a business combination or asset acquisition by first assessing whether substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets. On April 29, 2021, MoonLake AG entered into an in-licensing agreement (the “In-License Agreement”) with Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (“MHKDG”) to acquire the Sonelokimab program (the “SLK Program”) and determined that substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired related to IPR&D of SLK. Therefore, this transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition. IPR&D represents incomplete technologies that the Company acquires, which at the time of acquisition, are still under development and have no alternative future use. The fair value of such technologies is expensed upon acquisition.

Contingent consideration payments (for example milestone payments due upon the occurrence of a specific event) in asset acquisitions are recognized in the period in which it is probable that a liability has been incurred (unless the contingent consideration meets the definition of a derivative, in which case the amount becomes part of the cost in the asset acquired). Upon recognition of the contingent consideration payment, the amount is expensed if it relates to IPR&D or capitalized if it relates to a developed product which is generally considered to be when clinical trials have been completed and regulatory approval obtained.

Future royalty payments due on net sales will be recognized in cost of goods sold when net sales are recognized.

Pensions

The Company accounts for pension assets and liabilities, which requires the recognition of the funded status of pension plans in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The liability in respect to defined benefit pension plans is the projected benefit obligation calculated annually by independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method. The projected benefit obligation represents the actuarial present value of the estimated future payments required to settle the obligation that is attributable to employee services rendered before the balance sheet date. Service costs for such pension plans, represented in the net periodic pension benefit cost, are included in the personnel expenses of the various functions where the employees are engaged. The other components of net benefit cost are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss separately from the service cost component, in “Other income, net”. Plan assets are recorded at their fair value.

Gains or losses arising from plan curtailments or settlements are accounted for at the time they occur. Any net pension asset is limited to the present value of the future economic benefits available to the Company in the form of refunds from the plan or expected reductions in future contributions to the plan. Actuarial gains and losses arising from differences between the actual and the expected return on plan assets are recognized in “Accumulated other comprehensive income”.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-07, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Derivatives Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract, which introduces a new scope exception to derivative accounting for non-exchange-traded contracts with underlyings based on operations or activities specific to one of the parties to the contract, such as regulatory approval. Although it is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, the Company adopted early a modified retrospective application of ASU 2025-07 during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The adoption of ASU 2025-07 did not have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosure, which requires a public entity to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements on an annual and interim basis. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01 to clarify that all public entities, including non-calendar year-end entities, should adopt the disclosure requirements of ASU 2024-03. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Note 3 –Risks and Liquidity

Going Concern, Liquidity and Capital Resources

MoonLake is subject to risks common to companies in the biopharmaceutical industry, and the Company believes that changes in any of the following areas could have a material adverse effect on the Company's future financial position or results of operations: ability to obtain future financing, regulatory approval and market acceptance of, and reimbursement for, product candidates, performance of third-party contract research organizations and manufacturers upon which the Company relies, protection of the Company's intellectual property, litigation or claims against the Company based on intellectual property, patent, product, regulatory, clinical or other factors, and the Company's ability to attract and retain employees necessary to support its growth.

The Company is dependent on third-party manufacturers to supply products for research and development activities in its programs and for eventual commercialization. In particular, the Company relies and expects to continue to rely on a small number of manufacturers to supply the Company with its requirements for the active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulated drugs related to these programs. These programs could be adversely affected by a significant interruption in the supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulated drugs.

The Company's ability to generate revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend on the successful development and eventual commercialization of SLK in one or more indications, which is expected to take a number of years. The Company expects to continue to incur substantial expenses and operating losses for at least the next two years as the Company continues the development of SLK and prepares for commercial launches. It is expected that operating losses will fluctuate notably from year to year depending on the timing of the Company's planned clinical development programs, efforts to achieve regulatory approval, and planned marketing and sales expenditures leading up to a commercial launch.

The Company incurred a loss of $69.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s current assets exceeded its current liabilities by $350.5 million.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $357.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term marketable debt securities. Based on the Company's current operating plan and proceeds received from the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares under the Sales Agreement (as defined below) subsequent to the reporting period, management believes that the Company has sufficient capital to fund its operations and capital expenditures to the end of 2027.

Note 4 –Debt

On March 31, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), MoonLake as a guarantor entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Original Loan and Security Agreement”) with its subsidiary, MoonLake AG, as borrower, the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), and Hercules Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”), as the administrative and collateral agent for itself and the Lenders. The Loan and Security Agreement provided a non-dilutive senior secured term loan facility (the “Original Credit Facility”) comprised of five tranches of up to an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million. The Credit Facility matures on April 1, 2030 and bears interest at an annual rate equal to the greater of (i) prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal plus 1.45% and (ii)8.45%, subject to a 0.25% reduction upon achievement of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (“FDA”) approval of a Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for SLK.

On February 20, 2026 (the “Amendment Closing Date”), the Company executed the First Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amended Loan and Security Agreement” and, together with the Original Loan and Security Agreement, the “Loan and Security Agreement”) with, among others, Hercules, as administrative and collateral agent for the Lenders, which amended the Original Loan and Security Agreement. The Loan and Security Agreement provides for a non-dilutive senior secured term loan facility (the “Amended Credit Facility” and, together with the

Original Credit Facility, the “Credit Facility”) comprised of six tranches of up to an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million.

The Credit Facility comprises:

a. A first tranche (the “Tranche 1 Loan”) in an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million fully funded on the Closing Date,

b. A second tranche (the “Tranche 2 Loan”) in an aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million fully funded on the Amendment Closing Date,

c. Subject to the Company's announcement that the IZAR-1 and IZAR-2 Phase 3 studies of SLK in patients with active psoriatic arthritis each achieved their protocol-specified primary endpoint and that the efficacy and safety data available to the Company together support the planned commercialization strategy and outlook of the Company (the “Tranche 3 Milestone”), a third tranche with additional term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50.0 million, available on the Tranche 3 Milestone achievement date through the earlier of (i)60 days following such date and (ii) March 15, 2027,

d. Subject to MoonLake’s announcement that the VELA-1 and VELA-2 Phase 3 studies of SLK in adult patients with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa each demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements across the 52-week endpoints with SLK having demonstrated an acceptable safety profile, which together support (x) the planned commercialization strategy and outlook of the Company and (y) the filing of the BLA for SLK with the FDA for an indication for use generally consistent with the population studied in VELA-1 and VELA-2 of patients with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa as the next immediate step in development (together, the “Tranche 4 HS Milestone”), and immediately prior to the advance a fourth tranche, MoonLake has closed the previous 10 consecutive trading days with a market capitalization of at least $1,500.0 million; provided that, the first trading day tested cannot be prior to the public announcement of the Tranche 4 HS Milestone (collectively with the Tranche 4 HS Milestone, the "Amended Tranche 4 Milestone"), this fourth tranche with additional term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50.0 million, available on the Amended Tranche 4 Milestone achievement date through the earlier of (i)60 days following the achievement of the Tranche 4 HS Milestone and (ii) December 15, 2026,

e. Subject to the Company’s achievement of the Tranche 4 HS Milestone and the FDA’s approval of the Company’s submission of a BLA for SLK with an indication for use generally consistent with that sought in the Company’s BLA filing with the FDA and which supports the target product profile for SLK (the “Approval Milestone”) (collectively, the “Tranche 5 Milestone”), a fifth tranche with additional term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100.0 million, available on the Tranche 5 Milestone achievement date through the earlier of (i)60 days following such date and (ii) December 15, 2027, and

f. Subject to approval by the Lenders’ in their discretion, a sixth tranche (the “Tranche 6 Loan”) of additional term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200.0 million.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company's carrying value of long-term debt and recognized deferred charges on the condensed consolidated balance sheet consists of the following:

The effective interest rate on the Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 Loans is 9.93%. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized interest expense of $2.3 million and $18 thousand, respectively. A portion of the debt issuance costs related to the undrawn tranches were recognized as deferred charges until drawn. During the period ended December 31, 2025, debt issuance costs related to the previously unavailable tranches were recognized as interest expense, reducing deferred charges. No such expense recognition has occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

The Company may prepay advances in whole at any time subject to a prepayment charge. Upon repayment of all term loans on or after April 1, 2027, the Company is further required to pay an additional charge equal to 6.95% for the Tranche 1 Loan, the Tranche 2 Loan, and any future draws under the Tranche 3 Loan, Tranche 4 Loan, or Tranche 5 Loan;4.25% for any future draw under the Tranche 6 Loan, and if repayment occurs prior to 24 months, the charge applied will be 4.25% ("End of Term Charge"). As of March 31, 2026, the End of Term Charge is accrued at 6.95% of the Tranche 1 Loan and the Tranche 2 Loan balances and is recorded at present value as an addition to the long-term debt in non-current liabilities whereas the unamortized portion is recorded as contra non-current liabilities. The unamortized End of Term Charge contra liability will be amortized and the present value of the liability will be accreted up to the future value over the loan term as interest expense. The Tranche 1 Loan and the Tranche 2 Loan have a maturity requirement of $100.0 million due in 2030, with no other principal payments due for each of thefive years following the date of the latest condensed consolidated balance sheets presented. Additional fees will be payable in connection with the Credit Facility upon drawing of future tranches.

The Loan and Security Agreement allows for the Company to satisfy a portion of the cash interest payments by capitalizing such interest payments as payment-in-kind (“PIK”). No PIK interest relating to the term loan has been recorded and included in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026.

The Loan and Security Agreement contains customary covenants, such as financial covenants and certain events of default after which loans under the Credit Facility may be due and payable immediately. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2026.

All obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement are secured on a first-priority basis, subject to certain exceptions, by security interests in substantially all assets of the Company and material subsidiaries of the Company, including its intellectual property, and is guaranteed by material subsidiaries of the Company, including foreign subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions.

Note 5 –Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company's short-term marketable debt securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level in the fair value hierarchy in which the Company classifies the fair value measurement:

Cash and accounts payable approximate their fair values as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, due to their short-term nature. Pension plan assets fair value is determined based on Level 2 inputs. The fair value of the long-term debt is estimated using the net present value of the payments, discounted at an interest rate that is consistent with a market interest rate, which is a Level 2 input as it is not actively traded. As of March 31, 2026, long-term debt of $99.0 million is reported at amortized cost which approximates the fair value.

Note 6 –Investments

The fair value and amortized cost of investments in short-term marketable debt securities by major security type as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows:

The following table presents the changes in fair values of the Company’s short-term marketable debt securities, classified as Level 2 financial assets, and recognized in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s marketable debt securities maturities are all due within one year.

Note 7 —Prepaid Expenses

Note 8 —Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Note 9 —Leases

In August 2021, the Company entered into an open-ended office lease agreement, effective November 1, 2021, to lease approximately 2,300 square feet of space on the last two floors of the building located at Dorfstrasse 29, 6300 Zug, Switzerland. In March 2026, the contract was reassessed, leading to a new estimated remaining effective duration of the lease period of 3 years, with expected expiration in December 2028.

On October 9, 2023, the Company entered into an office lease agreement, effective as of October 9, 2023, to lease approximately 3,900 square feet of office space on the fifth floor of the building located at Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo 860, 4150-335, Porto, Portugal. This lease has a 3-year initial term, withtwo extendable periods of 3 years each. The Company expects to exercise the first available option and extend this lease through October 2029.

On October 13, 2023, the Company entered into an office lease agreement, effective as of October 16, 2023, to lease approximately 6,000 square feet of office space on the first floor of the building located at 95 Regent Street, CB2 1AW, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. This lease has a 3-year term agreement and is set to expire in October 2026.

On December 12, 2023, the Company entered into an open-ended office lease agreement, effective as of January 15, 2024, to lease approximately 1,700 square feet of additional office space at its existing corporate headquarters located at Dorfstrasse 29, 6300 Zug, Switzerland. In March 2026, the contract was reassessed, leading to a new estimated remaining effective duration of the lease period of 3 years, with expected expiration in December 2028.

On August 14, 2024, the Company entered into an office lease agreement, effective as of September 8, 2024, to lease approximately 2,000 square feet of additional office space at its existing office located at Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo 860, 4150-335, Porto, Portugal. This lease has a 2-year initial term, withtwo extendable periods of 3 years each. The Company expects to exercise the first available option and extend this lease through October 2029.

The weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for the operating leases as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:

The future minimum annual lease payments under these operating leases as of March 31, 2026 are as follows:

Operating cash outflows for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities were $381 thousand and $368 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

The Company recorded the following lease and variable lease expenses for three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

Note 10 —Employee Benefit Plans

The Company operates a defined benefit pension plan in Switzerland (the “Plan”) and a defined contribution pension plan in the United Kingdom, in accordance with local regulations and practices. As of March 31, 2026, the Plan covers the Company’s employees in Switzerland with benefits in the event of death, disability, retirement, or termination of employment.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost under the Plan

The components of net periodic benefit cost other than the service cost component are included in general and administrative expense in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Employer Contributions under the Plan

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, contributions of $106 thousand (CHF 83 thousand) were made to the Plan. The Company presently anticipates contributing an additional estimated amount of $319 thousand (CHF 250 thousand) to fund the Plan in 2026 for a total of $425 thousand (CHF 333 thousand).

Note 11 —Shareholders’ Equity

Class A Ordinary Shares

As of March 31, 2026, there were 72,134,066 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. The Company is authorized to issue up to 500,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share. Each Class A Ordinary Share entitles the holders thereof toone vote per share.

Class B Ordinary Shares

As of March 31, 2026, there wereno Class B Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Ordinary Shares”), issued and outstanding. The Company is authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, with a par value $0.0001 per share. Each Class B Ordinary Share entitles the holders thereof toone vote per share, but carries no economic rights.

Class C Ordinary Shares

As of March 31, 2026, there wereno Class C Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 Class C Ordinary Shares, with a par value $0.0001 per share. Each Class C Ordinary Share entitles the holders thereof toone vote per share, but carries no economic rights.

At the closing of the Business Combination, MoonLake, MoonLake AG and each ML Party entered into a Restated and Amended Shareholders' Agreement (the “A&R Shareholders' Agreement”). With the intent to approximate the rights, obligations and restrictions that an ML Party would have enjoyed if it were a holder of Class A Ordinary Shares, the A&R Shareholders’ Agreement (i) imposed certain transfer and other restrictions on the ML Parties, (ii) provided for the waiver of certain statutory rights and (iii) established certain mechanics whereby MoonLake and each of the ML Parties were able to effect the conversion of MoonLake AG Common Shares and Class C Ordinary Shares into a number of Class A Ordinary Shares as defined by the Business Combination Agreement equal to 33.638698 (the “Exchange Ratio”). As of March 31, 2026, all issued and outstanding Class C Ordinary Shares had been converted into Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the A&R Shareholders' Agreement, and the A&R Shareholders' Agreement automatically terminated with the last conversion. The foregoing description of the A&R Shareholders' Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read in connection with, the full text of the A&R Shareholders' Agreement filed as an exhibit on the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 11, 2022.

Preference Shares

As of March 31, 2026, there wereno preference shares (“preference shares”) issued and outstanding. The Company is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share. Each preference share entitles the holders thereof toone vote per share, but carries no economic rights.

Equity Offerings

At-the-Market Offering

On August 31, 2023, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement with Leerink Partners (the “Sales Agreement”) through which the Company could issue and sell up to $350.0 million of its Class A Ordinary Shares (the “ATM Shares”), through Leerink Partners as its sales agent. The ATM Shares to be sold under the Sales Agreement are issued and sold pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-274286), which was declared effective by the SEC on September 11, 2023, and a prospectus supplement thereto filed with the SEC on August 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2026, there was $258.8 million remaining for future sales under the Sales Agreement.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company sold 336,559 Class A Ordinary Shares under the Sales Agreement at a weighted average share price of $18.28, for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $6.0 million, after deducting sales agent's commissions and transaction costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were no sales under the Sales Agreement.

Public Offering of Class A Ordinary Shares

On November 5, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Leerink Partners as the underwriter, to issue and sell 7,142,857 Class A Ordinary Shares at a public offering price of$10.50 per share (the “2025 Offering”).

The 2025 Offering closed on November 6, 2025, and net proceeds were $72.4 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses in the amount of$2.6 million.

Note 12 —Net Loss per Share

The following table sets forth the net loss per share calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

There were 3,022,610 and 1,380,339 common stock equivalents outstanding in the form of unexercised stock options and unvested restricted stock awards under the Equity Incentive Plan (as defined below in Note 13 —Share-Based Compensation) as of March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, that have been excluded from the calculation of net loss per share – diluted as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Class C Ordinary Shares have been excluded from the weighted average number of outstanding shares used to calculate the net loss per share – basic and diluted as they do not carry economic rights.

Note 13 —Share-Based Compensation

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had the following share-based compensation arrangements:

a. The Employee Share Participation Plan (the “ESPP”) – created in July 2021 by MoonLake AG (fully vested as of January 2026);

b. The Employee Stock Option Plan (the “ESOP”) – created in July 2021 by MoonLake AG (fully vested as of January 2024);

c. MoonLake Immunotherapeutics 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) – created in April 2022 by MoonLake.

The purpose of the arrangements is to attract and retain the best available personnel and to provide participants with additional incentive to increase their efforts on behalf and in the best interest of the Company and its subsidiaries. The reference to “Common Shares” refers to shares in MoonLake AG.

MoonLake AG's compensation plans were settled with its Common Shares and with a number of Class C Ordinary Shares of the Company, determined by multiplying the number of Common Shares by the Exchange Ratio. The owners of Common Shares had the right to exchange their Common Shares for a number of Class A Ordinary Shares derived using the Exchange Ratio. In the event MoonLake AG shareholders elected to exchange their Common Shares, such

MoonLake AG shareholder would then forfeit a number of Class C Ordinary Shares equal to the number of Class A Ordinary Shares issued (refer to Note 11 —Shareholders’ Equity - Class C Ordinary Shares).

The Equity Incentive Plan is the only plan which remains active as of March 31, 2026, whereas the ESOP and the ESPP are fully vested as of January 2024, and January 2026, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company has recognized an increase in equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets due to share-based compensation expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss of $13.4 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the share-based compensation expense was mainly driven by the accelerated expense recognition due to a voluntary cancellation of 566,163 unvested stock option awards for no consideration, resulting in an expense of $11.0 million, with the remainder due to vesting of awards in compensation plans active during the period:

The Company expects that all future employee awards will be made under the Equity Incentive Plan. As of March 31, 2026,1,044,534 Class A Ordinary Shares from the authorized pool of 4,353,948 Class A Ordinary Shares remain available for future grants, and 2,524,668 Class A Ordinary Shares are reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan.

Employee Share Participation Plan (ESPP) 2021-2026 - MoonLake AG

The ESPP grants vested 25% on each anniversary of the grant date. In the event of a termination of contractual relationship between the Company and the entitled employee, the awards could have been forfeited by MoonLake AG if certain conditions were met. The awards featured an accelerated vesting condition linked to a “Change of Control”, defined as any transfer of shares that resulted in the proposed acquirer holding more than 50% of the then issued share capital of MoonLake AG or the Company, as the case may be, where all the outstanding awards (whether currently outstanding or granted in the future) would have been fully vested.

Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) 2021-2025 - MoonLake AG

The ESOP grants vested 25% on each anniversary of the grant date. In the event of a termination of the contractual relationship between the Company and the entitled employee, options could have been forfeited by MoonLake AG if certain conditions were met. The awards featured an accelerated vesting condition linked to a “Change of Control”, defined as any transfer of shares that resulted in the proposed acquirer holding more than 50% of the then issued share capital of MoonLake AG or the Company, as the case may be, where all the outstanding awards (whether currently outstanding or granted in the future) would have been fully vested.

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics 2022 Equity Incentive Plan

On April 5, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), the Company created the Equity Incentive Plan to promote and closely align the interests of employees, officers, non-employee directors and other service providers of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics and its shareholders by providing share-based compensation and other performance-based compensation.

The Equity Incentive Plan provides for the grant of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, restricted stock and other share-based awards and for incentive bonuses, which may be paid in cash, Common Shares or a combination thereof, as determined by the compensation committee of the board of directors or such other committee as designated by the board of directors to administer the Equity Incentive Plan. The Equity Incentive Plan shall remain available for the grant of awards until the 10 th anniversary of the Effective Date.

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the exercise price and the selling price received by option holders upon the exercise of stock options during the period.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026. No options were exercised for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $17.7 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to options under the Equity Incentive Plan that will be recognized over the weighted average period of 2.88 years.

The assumptions that the Company used to determine the grant-date fair value of options granted were as follows:

The weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards was $11.29 and $41.77 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $9.6 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock awards under the Equity Incentive Plan that will be recognized over the weighted average period of 3.28 years.

Note 14 —Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate (“ETR”) was (0.9)% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and (0.4)% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company is not aware of any items that would cause the quarterly or period-to-date ETR to be significantly different from the Company's annual ETR. The difference between the income tax provision that would be derived by applying the statutory rate to the Company's loss before income taxes and the income tax provision recorded was primarily attributable to the change in the valuation allowance. The Company continues to incur losses for the Cayman Island and Swiss entities, and its ability to utilize the deferred tax asset related to the tax losses is not considered more likely than not. A full valuation allowance has been recorded against the deferred tax asset.

Note 15 —Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

The Company has entered into agreements as of March 31, 2026 primarily regarding the clinical and non-clinical development services with contract research organizations (“CROs”), as well as supply and logistics services with contract manufacturing organizations, for the advancement of SLK. As of March 31, 2026, the total committed expense under these agreements amounted to $175.7 million.

The Company's In-License Agreement with MHKDG includes contractual milestone payments related to the achievement of pre-specified research, development, regulatory and commercialization events and indemnification provisions, which are common in such agreements. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company is obligated to make research and development and regulatory milestone payments upon the occurrence of certain events. Subject to the terms of the license, additional milestone payments of up to €299.6 million ($344.3 million using a March 31, 2026 exchange rate) are potentially payable upon satisfying specific milestones related to regulatory filing acceptance, first commercial sales, and aggregate annual net sales. The milestone payments are payable in cash. Milestone payments due prior to obtaining regulatory approval will be recorded as research and development expense upon determination that a milestone payment is probable to occur. Milestone payments due after obtaining regulatory approval will be capitalized when and if incurred. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the milestones to occur. However, if the Company reasonably determines that a technical failure or commercial failure has occurred with respect to all or a part of the SLK Program, the Company, at its sole discretion, can terminate all or part of the SLK Program. As of March 31, 2026, the Company made a total of €7.5 million ($8.1 million using the then applicable exchange rate) in additional milestone payments.

In addition, on May 12, 2023, MoonLake AG entered into an agreement with Research Cooperation Technologies, Inc. (“RCT”) and MHKDG, effective as of June 1, 2023, pursuant to which the Company was granted a royalty-bearing, nonexclusive, sublicensable right and license under RCT’s patents and know-how related to a manufacturing process using an underlying yeast strain, Pichia pastoris, to develop, manufacture, use, sell, offer for sale, and import and otherwise commercialize SLK on a world-wide basis, subject to certain restrictions. This agreement replaces the Company’s sublicense for similar rights under the In-License Agreement. In the aggregate, the Company is required to pay royalties within the range of low to mid-teen percent of net sales under the aforementioned agreements with MHKDG and RCT.

Royalties will be recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss when net sales are recognized.

Note 16 -Segment Information

The Company operates as a single operating segment, focusing exclusively on the research, development, and eventual commercialization of its product. As the entire Company is centered around these activities, all consolidated parts of the Company are reviewed and analyzed as part ofone segment.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company's single operating segment had not generated revenue from any programs or services. The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in the Note 2 —Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies section. The measure of segment assets is reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as total assets. The measure of segment profit or loss is reported on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss as net loss. The CODM uses this as a starting point alongside significant non-cash items and working capital changes to evaluate cash burn and determine financial sustainability, cost management patterns and overall business viability as the clinical trials progress. The CODM also uses this to manage operations and ensure the most efficient use of Company resources against current budgets, alignment with strategic goals and preparation of future forecasts.

Significant Segment Expenses

The measure of significant segment expenses is reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as “Research and development” and “General and administrative” for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Non-cash share-based compensation is reported in Note 13 —Share-Based Compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Non-cash depreciation and amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $0.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

Geographical Data

Long-lived assets, consisting of property and equipment, net, and operating lease right-of-use assets by geographical area as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows:

Note 17 —Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated events subsequent to the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued and determined that the following subsequent event requires disclosure in the financial statements.

On April 2, 2026, the Company incorporated MoonLake Immunotherapeutics US Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States. The subsidiary was established to support expansion and planned commercial activities in the United States. No material assets or liabilities were transferred to the subsidiary at inception.

In April 2026, the Company sold 1,481,330 Class A Ordinary Shares under the Sales Agreement for gross proceeds of $27.5 million.