MiNK Therapeutics, Inc 10-Q for FY2025 Q2
MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (INKT)
About this 10-Q
MiNK Therapeutics, Inc filed this 10-Q on August 14, 2025, covering the quarter ended June 30, 2025 (FY2025 Q2).
Headline figures
Quarter ended June 30, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Net loss
- $4.24M
- compared with a net loss of $2.7M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$1.06
- compared with -$0.73 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 |
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Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
MINK THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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Balance at December 31, 2024 |
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Net loss |
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Issuance of shares for services |
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Employee share purchases |
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Balance at March 31, 2025 |
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Net loss |
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Option exercises |
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Vesting of nonvested shares |
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Balance at June 30, 2025 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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Balance at December 31, 2023 |
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MINK THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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MINK THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(1) Business and Liquidity
MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (“MiNK” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery, development and manufacturing of allogeneic, off-the-shelf, invariant natural killer T (“iNKT”) cell therapies to treat cancer and other immune-mediated diseases. iNKT cells are a distinct T cell population that combine durable memory responses with the rapid cytolytic features of natural killer cells. iNKT cells offer distinct therapeutic advantages as a platform for allogeneic therapy in that the cells naturally home to tissues, aid clearance of tumors and infected cells, and suppress graft-versus-host-disease. MiNK’s proprietary platform is designed to facilitate scalable and reproducible manufacturing for off-the-shelf delivery. As such, the Company believes that its approach represents a highly versatile application for therapeutic development in cancer and immune diseases. MiNK is leveraging its platform and manufacturing capabilities to develop a wholly owned or exclusively licensed pipeline of both native and engineered iNKT cells.
Since its inception in 2017, MiNK has incurred losses and expects to continue incurring operating losses and negative cash flows in the future until it is able to generate sales and profits. As of June 30, 2025, MiNK had an accumulated deficit of $
Management continually monitors MiNK's liquidity position and adjusts spending as needed in order to preserve liquidity. To support its liquidity requirements the Company will require additional funding. Potential sources of additional funding for the Company include: (1) seeking strategic partnerships and collaborations, as well as out-licensing opportunities, for the Company's portfolio programs and product candidates, (2) exploring avenues for securing non-dilutive financing, such as grants, collaborations, and providing fee-based services to strengthen the Company's balance sheet, and (3) potential of equity or debt financing options.
MiNK’s product candidates are in various stages of development and additional expenditures will be required if the Company starts new trials, encounters delays in its programs, applies for regulatory approvals, continues development of its technologies, expands its operations, and/or brings its product candidates to market. The eventual total cost of each clinical trial is dependent on a number of factors such as trial design, length of the trial, number of clinical sites, and number of patients. The process of obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals for new therapeutic products is lengthy, expensive, and uncertain. Because all of the Company’s programs are at an early stage of clinical development, the Company is unable to reliably estimate the cost of completing its research and development programs or the timing for bringing such programs to various markets or substantial partnering or out-licensing arrangements, and, therefore, when, if ever, material cash inflows are likely to commence.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 18, 2025. Since the date of those financial statements there have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies.
Financial Statement Preparation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete annual consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and operating results. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025.
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The preparation of 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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
For the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, the local currency is the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of its foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using rates in effect at the balance sheet date while expenses are translated into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates during the period. The cumulative translation adjustment resulting from changes in exchange rates are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in total stockholders’ deficit.
In the quarter ended June 30, 2024, the Company deconsolidated a foreign subsidiary and recognized a gain of approximately $
(3) Net Loss Per Share
Basic loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted loss per common share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of outstanding instruments such as stock options. Because the Company reported a net loss for all periods presented, diluted loss per common share is the same as basic loss per common share, as the effect of utilizing the fully diluted share count would have reduced the net loss per common share.
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(6) Share-based Compensation Plans
The Company primarily uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value options granted to employees and non-employees, as well as options granted to members of the Company’s Board of Directors. All stock option grants have
A summary of option activity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025 is presented below:
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The weighted average grant-date fair values of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were $
On June 18, 2025, at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved a one-time exchange of options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock issued under the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) and the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan” and, together with the 2021 Plan, the “Equity Plans”) that were held by the Company’s executive officers, other employees, consultants, and non-employee directors, for new options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Option Exchange”). Pursuant to the Option Exchange, eligible options were cancelled in exchange for an equal number of new options to purchase shares of common stock with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock at the time of the Option Exchange and a term of the option that extends ten years from the date of grant. An eligible stock option generally included any outstanding stock option that had an exercise price equal to or greater than $
As of June 30, 2025, there was $
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A summary of non-vested stock activity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025 is presented below:
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During the six months ended June 30, 2025,
Stock based compensation expense also includes expense related to awards to employees of the Company from the Agenus 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.
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(7) Related Party Transactions
Until the completion of its Initial Public Offering (“IPO”), the Company relied on Agenus for all of its working capital requirements. For the periods presented, certain of the Company’s operations were fully integrated with Agenus, including, but not limited to, corporate functions such as finance, human resources, information technology and certain legal functions. The Company’s consolidated financial statements reflect all costs of doing business related to these operations.
In September 2021, the Company entered into an Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement with Agenus (the “New Assignment and License Agreement”), upon which the prior intercompany agreement between Agenus and MiNK was terminated. Pursuant to the New Assignment and License Agreement, Agenus assigned to the Company certain patent rights and know-how related to its iNKT cell platform, product candidates and other patents and know-how related to its business. In addition to the patent rights assigned to the Company by Agenus, the Company also received an exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize certain licensed technology in the field. The New Assignment and License Agreement further provides for the Company to grant Agenus a field-limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license under the assigned patent rights, subject to MiNK’s discretion and provided such access would not reasonably result in a disruption of planned MiNK activities. Agenus has also agreed to provide the Company with Agenus’ biological material upon written request in order for the Company to use such material in its development activities of a combination therapy. Agenus may withhold the transfer of biological material, including, but not limited to, checkpoint modulating antibodies, for various reasons, including if such transfer would reasonably result in a disruption of planned Agenus activities. For any materials Agenus does share with the Company, the parties have agreed to enter into a separate agreement governing the transfer and providing for joint ownership of the data. Agenus has agreed that during the full term of the New Assignment and License Agreement, and for
Effective April 1, 2022, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Intercompany Services Agreement (the “New Intercompany Agreement”) with Agenus, which amended and restated the Intercompany General & Administrative Agreement
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between the Company and Agenus dated September 10, 2021 (the “Prior Intercompany Agreement”). Under the New Intercompany Agreement, Agenus provides the Company with certain general and administrative support, including, without limitation, financial, facilities management, human resources and information technology administrative support (the “Agenus Services”), and the Company and Agenus provide each other with certain research and development services (the “R&D Services”) and other support services, including legal and regulatory support (the “Shared Services”). The Company is required to pay
Allocated Agenus services primarily include payroll related expenses, facility costs, insurance and stock-based compensation, and are included in the accompanying financial statements based on certain estimates and allocations described above. Under the Prior Intercompany Agreement, the allocation methods primarily included time devoted to activities and headcount-based allocations. Agenus business services and occupancy costs were allocated to the Company based on the Company’s headcount as a percentage of Agenus’ and the Company was required to pay
Allocation of Agenus services, net of approximately $
On February 12, 2024, the Company and Agenus entered into a Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which the Company issued to Agenus a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of up to $
The Note carries an annual rate of interest rate of
In March 2024, MiNK received $
In January 2023, the Company's Chief Executive Officer (“CEO” or “Dr. Buell”), became an employee of Agenus in the role of Chairman of the Executive Council, and she was appointed to the Agenus Board of Directors in June 2024. As an employee of Agenus, Dr. Buell is paid $
Dr. Buell's spouse is a partner in the law firm of Wolf, Greenfield & Sachs, P.C. (“Wolf Greenfield”), which provided legal services to the Company during the periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and continues to do so. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company expensed Wolf Greenfield fees totaling approximately $
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respectively. Dr. Buell’s spouse does not receive direct compensation from the fees paid to Wolf Greenfield by the Company and the fees paid by the Company to Wolf Greenfield in the period were an insignificant amount of Wolf Greenfield’s revenues. The Company’s Audit and Finance Committee approved these services under its related-party transactions policy.
(8) Fair Value Measurement
The Company measures the Note at fair value. The fair value of the Note at June 30, 2025 was approximately $
(9) Equity
On January 17, 2025, the Company's stockholders approved a proposal to amend its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), to effect the
All common share, per share and related information included in the accompanying financial statements and footnote disclosures have been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.
On May 13, 2025, MiNK received a letter (the “MVLS Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying it that for the previous
On July 28, 2025, the Company was notified by the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department staff that the Company’s MVLS met or exceeded $
(10) Segments
MiNK is managed and operated as
MiNK's serves as its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for reviewing company performance and making decisions regarding resource allocation.
The following table presents selected financial information related to the Company's single reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
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In the table above, “Other operating expenses” includes items such as the allocation of Agenus Services, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, fair value adjustments and expenses related to certain foreign subsidiaries.
(11) Contingencies
The Company may currently be, or may become, a party to legal proceedings. While the Company currently believes that the ultimate outcome of any of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, or liquidity, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainty and consumes both cash and management attention.
(12)
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires incremental annual disclosures around income tax rate reconciliations, income taxes paid and other related disclosures. For the Company, ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted for any annual periods for which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2023-09 will have on the notes to its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (DISE). This new guidance requires all public entities to incorporate disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented on the face of the income statement as well as disclosures about selling expenses. Public entities must adopt ASU 2024-03 prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption and retrospective application are permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2024-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
No other new accounting pronouncement issued or effective during the six months ended June 30, 2025 had or is expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
(13) Subsequent Events
At the Market Sales Agreement
On July 15, 2025, the Company entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with B. Riley Securities, Inc., as sales agent (the “Sales Agent”) to sell shares of the Company’s common stock, from time to time through the Sales Agent, at a maximum aggregate offering price of $
In July 2025, the Company sold approximately
Controlled Company Status
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As a result of the shares issued and sold under the Sales Agreement in July 2025, the Company's largest stockholder, Agenus, which previously owned more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s common stock, owned less than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s common stock as of July 2025. As a result, the Company no longer qualifies as a “Controlled Company” as defined in Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(7).
Nasdaq Compliance
On July 28, 2025, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company it had regained compliance with the MVLS Rule and that it complied with the requirements for continued listing.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “Company” ) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery, development and manufacturing of allogeneic, off-the-shelf invariant natural killer T (“iNKT”) cell therapies to treat cancer and other immune-mediated diseases. iNKT cells are a distinct T cell population that combine durable memory responses with the rapid cytolytic features of natural killer (“NK”) cells. iNKT cells offer distinct therapeutic advantages as a platform for allogeneic therapy in that the cells naturally home to tissues, aid clearance of tumors and infected cells and suppress Graft versus Host Disease (“GvHD”). Our proprietary platform is designed to facilitate scalable and reproducible manufacturing for off-the-shelf delivery. As such, we believe that our approach represents a highly versatile application for therapeutic development in cancer and immune diseases. We are leveraging our platform and manufacturing capabilities to develop a wholly owned or exclusively licensed pipeline of both native and engineered iNKT cells.
Our business activities include product research and development, manufacturing, regulatory and clinical development, corporate finance, and support of our collaborations. To be successful, our product candidates require clinical trials and approvals from regulatory agencies, as well as acceptance in the marketplace. We are a party to an Amended and Restated Intercompany Services Agreement (the “New Intercompany Agreement”) and an Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement with Agenus Inc. ("Agenus"). Under the New Intercompany Agreement, Agenus provides us with certain general and administrative support, including, without limitation, financial, facilities management, human resources and information technology administrative support, and we and Agenus provide each other with certain research and development services and other support services, including legal and regulatory support. We are also entitled to use Agenus’ business offices and laboratory space and equipment in exchange for us contributing a proportionate payment for the use of such facilities and equipment, and we will be covered by certain Agenus insurance policies, subject to certain conditions, including us paying the cost of such coverage. Under the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement, Agenus exclusively assigned patent rights and know-how related to our technology to us. We also have a field-limited exclusive license under certain Agenus patents and know-how; and we retain the rights to expand a proprietary pipeline of products and technologies.
Our most advanced product candidate, agenT-797, is an off-the-shelf, allogeneic, native iNKT cell therapy. iNKTs are a potent class of immune cells and serve as master regulators of immune response, possessing the killing power of NK cells and the memory of T-cells. Our proprietary manufacturing platform enables the infusion of these cells in billion-fold quantities, equipping the immune system to combat cancer and other life-threatening diseases. We have successfully established and launched in-house iNKT cell manufacturing and product release capacity, capable of supplying over 5,000 doses annually through a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”)-cleared, scalable, fully closed, and automated process.
Our clinical development of agenT-797 is advancing in multiple therapeutic areas of significant unmet needs. These include a Phase 2 trial in 2L gastric cancer and viral acute respiratory distress syndrome (“ARDS”) in populations of patients where there are critical gaps in current treatment options.
In solid tumors, we have completed a Phase 1 trial of agenT-797 in both monotherapy and combination settings with anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors pembrolizumab and nivolumab. The trial demonstrated durable clinical benefit with a favorable safety profile across heavily pre-treated cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer ("NSCLC"), testicular cancer, and gastric cancer. Median progression-free survival exceeded six months, and approximately 30% of patients achieved durable disease stabilization, including in cancers refractory to prior anti-PD-1 therapy.
Nature Oncogene highlights two landmark cases from this program, the most recent of which was published in July 2025:
Building on these results, a randomized, Phase 2 investigator-sponsored trial led by Dr. Yelena Janjigian at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is actively enrolling patients with previously treated, advanced esophageal, gastric, or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. This study is evaluating a combination regimen of agenT-797, botensilimab (a novel Fc-enhanced CTLA-4 inhibitor), balstilimab (anti-PD-1), ramucirumab, and paclitaxel. The trial, expected to enroll approximately 38 patients with advanced, unresectable, or metastatic disease, is a strategic priority for the Company. The inclusion of agenT-797 in this regimen reflects growing clinical interest following the durable responses observed in Phase 1, including the Nature Oncogene complete and partial responder cases, and aims to determine whether similar benefits can be achieved in 2L gastric cancer. Encouraging activity for
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agenT-797 in both monotherapy and combination settings has been presented at major scientific meetings, including American Association for Cancer Research (“AACR”) and Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (“SITC”) conferences.
In inflammatory diseases, we have completed a phase 1 study of agenT-797 in viral ARDS, leveraging the unique anti-inflammatory properties of iNKT cells. Results from our Phase 1 study were published in Nature Communications and presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference over the past two years. We reported an encouraging survival benefit of 75%, compared to approximately 10-22% in an in-hospital control group and time-matched data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a cohort of 21 patients on mechanical ventilation, survival rates exceeded 70%, with an 80% survival rate among those on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. In addition to a survival benefit, agenT-797 improved lung function and significantly reduced inflammation and secondary infections, which are major contributors to comorbidity and mortality in intensive care units. Given the lack of approved therapies for ARDS, we plan to advance agenT-797 in viral ARDS through strategic collaborations and non-dilutive external financing into a randomized Phase 2 trial.
Our pipeline is advancing next-generation allogeneic, engineered iNKT programs. Our two most advanced engineered programs are (1) MiNK-215, an IL-15 armored tumor stromal targeting FAP-CAR-iNKT and (2) MiNK-413, an IL-15 armored CAR-iNKT program targeting BCMA program. MiNK-413 has demonstrated tumor clearance and improved persistence in preclinical models, as well as manufacturing and logistical improvements over current BCMA cell therapies. MiNK-215 has demonstrated efficacy in NSCLC and melanoma preclinical models, promoting curative responses, eliminating tumor burden in the lungs, and enhancing tumor specific CD8+ T cell infiltration through tumor stroma. These data and programs were presented at AACR in 2024, International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference in 2023, SITC in 2023, and the American Society of Cell and Gene Therapy in 2023. Most recently, preclinical data from MiNK-215 in microsatellite stability colorectal cancer liver metastases were presented at AACR 2024. This presentation highlighted MiNK-215’s potent anti-tumor activity, immune activation, and tumor stroma remodeling against this difficult-to-treat solid tumor setting. Investigational new drug (“IND”) enabling activities are underway we expect to submit an IND to the FDA in 2025.
In December 2023, we announced a collaboration with ImmunoScape, Inc. ("ImmunoScape") to discover and develop next-generation T-cell receptor therapies against novel targets in solid tumors. We will combine our unique, proprietary library of T cell antigens with ImmunoScape’s platform for rapid discovery of novel T cell receptors. ImmunoScape’s unique Deep Immunomics platform enables high-throughput and sensitive screening of T cells against relevant tumor targets for the rapid discovery of rare, therapeutically-relevant T-cell receptors (“TCRs”). We have a proprietary library of phospho-peptide neoantigens derived from a wide range of solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. In this collaborative effort, ImmunoScape will leverage its capabilities in multiplex antigen screening and in-depth T cell profiling to identify relevant TCRs targeting the library of phospho-peptide antigens. We will further characterize these tumor-specific TCRs, leveraging our proprietary capabilities to analyze and select TCR candidates for optimal tumor targeting. Any intellectual property resulting from the arrangement would be jointly owned by the parties.
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Historical Results of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Research and development expense
Research and development (“R&D”) expense includes the costs associated with our internal research and development activities, including compensation and benefits, occupancy costs, manufacturing costs, costs of expert consultants, and administrative costs. R&D expense was $1.8 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
General and administrative expense
General and administrative (“G&A”) expense consists primarily of personnel costs, facility expenses, and professional fees. G&A expense increased 74% to $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. This increase is primarily due to an increase in professional fees and the incremental share-based compensation expense resulting from the option award modification approved by shareholders in June 2025.
Other income (expense), net
Other expense increased to approximately $186,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from income of approximately $331,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to foreign currency exchange losses in the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the $185,000 gain recognized on the deconsolidation of a foreign subsidiary and the recognition of a refundable R&D tax credit in the UK in the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Interest income, net
Interest income decreased $38,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, from income of $38,400 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to income of $300 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to interest expense accrued under our related party note (the “Note”) and decreased interest earned on our money market funds.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Research and development expense
R&D expense includes the costs associated with our internal research and development activities, including compensation and benefits, occupancy costs, manufacturing costs, costs of expert consultants, and administrative costs. R&D expense decreased 29% to $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. This decrease is primarily due to decreased costs associated with both the timing of our clinical trials and pre-clinical activities as well as decreased personnel costs, primarily due to decreased headcount.
General and administrative expense
G&A expense consists primarily of personnel costs, facility expenses, and professional fees. G&A expense increased 33% to $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. This increase is primarily due to an increase in professional fees and the incremental share-based compensation expense resulting from the option award modification approved by shareholders in June 2025.
Other income, net
Other expense increased to approximately $265,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from income of approximately $331,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to foreign currency exchange losses in the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the $185,000 gain recognized on the deconsolidation of a foreign subsidiary and the recognition of a refundable R&D tax credit in the UK in the six months ended June 30, 2024.
Interest income, net
Interest income decreased $41,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025, from income of $55,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to income of $14,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to decreased interest earned on our money market funds and interest expense accrued under the Note.
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Research and Development Programs
R&D program costs include compensation and other direct costs plus an allocation of indirect costs, based on certain assumptions.
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Payroll and personnel costs |
|
$ |
1,664,386 |
|
|
$ |
4,634,647 |
|
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$ |
6,814,210 |
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Professional fees |
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58,010 |
|
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1,353,448 |
|
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5,283,439 |
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Forgiveness of liability |
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— |
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(1,788,204 |
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Allocated services |
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306,204 |
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517,861 |
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500,280 |
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Materials and other |
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1,072,477 |
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1,618,323 |
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2,892,068 |
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Total |
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$ |
3,101,077 |
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$ |
6,336,075 |
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$ |
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Our product candidates are in various stages of development and significant additional expenditures will be required if we start new clinical trials, encounter delays in our programs, apply for regulatory approvals, continue development of our technologies, expand our operations and/or bring our product candidates to market. The total cost of any particular clinical trial is dependent on a number of factors such as trial design, length of the trial, number of clinical sites, number of patients and trial sponsorship. The process of obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals for new products is lengthy, expensive and uncertain. Because of the current stage of our product candidates, among other factors, we are unable to reliably estimate the cost of completing our research and development programs or the timing for bringing such programs to various markets or substantial partnering or out-licensing arrangements, and, therefore, when, if ever, material cash inflows are likely to commence.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have incurred annual operating losses since inception in 2017, and we had an accumulated deficit of $151.2 million as of June 30, 2025. We expect to incur losses over the next several years as we continue development of our technologies and product candidates, manage our regulatory processes, initiate and continue clinical trials, and prepare for potential commercialization of products.
On July 15, 2025, we entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with B. Riley Securities, Inc., as sales agent (the “Sales Agent”) to sell shares of our common stock, from time to time through the Sales Agent, at a maximum aggregate offering price of $50.0 million. The issuances and sales under the Sales Agreement are pursuant to our registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-268143) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2022, the base prospectus included in the Registration Statement, dated November 8, 2022, and a prospectus supplement, dated July 15, 2025. In July 2025, we sold approximately 478,000 shares of our common stock under the Sales Agreement, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $13.0 million.
We have a Note outstanding as of June 30, 2025 of $5.0 million in principal plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $129,000. The Note provides that we will pay Agenus on request the principal amount outstanding, together with any unpaid interest, on or after January 1, 2026. In the event of a qualified financing event, as described in the Note, at Agenus’ election, we must pay the principal amount outstanding and any unpaid interest, either in full or in the form of equity securities.
In May 2024, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with an investor, pursuant to which we issued and sold an aggregate of 464,000 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $12.50 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.8 million.
Our cash and cash equivalents balance as of June 30, 2025 was $1.7 million. Subsequent to the quarter end, we received $13.0 million from the sales of common stock in at the market offerings. We believe our cash and cash equivalents balance, plus the subsequent cash received and additional anticipated funding, will be sufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements for more than one year from when these financial statements were issued. Because the completion of anticipated funding is not entirely within our control, we are required to disclose that substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes we will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.
Management continually monitors the Company's liquidity position and adjusts spending as needed in order to preserve liquidity. To support our liquidity requirements we will require additional funding. Potential sources of additional funding include: (1) seeking strategic partnerships and collaborations, as well as out-licensing opportunities, for our portfolio programs and product
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candidates, (2) exploring avenues for securing non-dilutive financing, such as grants, collaborations, and providing fee-based services to strengthen our balance sheet, and (3) potential of equity or debt financing options.
Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was $2.9 million and $4.8 million, respectively. Our future ability to generate cash from operations will depend on achieving regulatory approval and market acceptance of our product candidates, and our ability to enter into collaborations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other written and oral statements we make from time to time contain certain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). You can identify these forward-looking statements by the fact they use words such as “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “target,” “may,” “project,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will,” “potential,” “opportunity,” and “future,” and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. You can also identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from current expectations. These statements relate to, among other things, our business strategy, our research and development, our product development efforts, our ability to develop, including our ability to develop and obtain licensure of agenT-797, MiNK-215, and MiNK-413, our prospects for initiating partnerships or collaborations, the timing of the introduction of products, the effect of new accounting pronouncements, uncertainty regarding our future operating results and our profitability, our cash runway and anticipated sources of funds as well as our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions.
More detailed descriptions of these risks and uncertainties and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our business that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements are included in in Part I-Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 as updated by Part II-Item 1A “Risk Factors” elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We encourage you to read those descriptions carefully. Although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions, no assurance can be given that any goal or plan set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved. We caution investors not to place significant reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this document; such statements need to be evaluated in light of all the information contained in this document. Furthermore, the statements speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these statements.
JOBS Act
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies, including reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements, exemption from the requirements to hold non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation and golden parachute payments and exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.
We may take advantage of these exemptions until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company earlier if (i) we have more than $1.235 billion in annual revenue, (ii) we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which among other things would require us to have more than $700.0 million in market value of our stock held by non-affiliates as of the last business day of our prior second fiscal quarter, or (iii) we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt securities over a three-year period. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted, and intend, to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. We may choose to take advantage of some, but not all, of the available exemptions.
In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected not to “opt out” of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we will adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard and will do so until such time that we either (i) irrevocably elect to “opt out” of such extended transition period or (ii) no longer qualify as an emerging growth company. Therefore, the reported results of operations contained in our consolidated financial statements may not be directly comparable to those of other public companies.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
This item is not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and were designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. It should be noted that any system of controls is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurances that the system will achieve its stated goals under all reasonably foreseeable circumstances. Our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have each concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are effective at a level that provides such reasonable assurances.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are not a party to any material legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Our results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Other than as described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our 2024 Form 10-K.
Risks Related to Our Relationship with Agenus
Agenus owns a significant portion our common stock and may be able to exert control over specific matters subject to stockholder approval.
Agenus beneficially owns approximately 48% of our outstanding common stock. Therefore, Agenus may have the ability to substantially influence us through this ownership position. For example, Agenus may be able to control or influence elections of directors, amendments of our organizational documents or approval of any merger, sale of assets or other major corporate transaction. Agenus’ interests may not always coincide with our corporate interests or the interests of other stockholders, and they may act in a manner with which you may not agree or that may not be in the best interests of us or our other stockholders. So long as Agenus continues to own a significant amount of our equity, it may be able to continue to be able to strongly influence or effectively control our decisions. Agenus could remain a significant stockholder for an extended period of time or indefinitely. Even though Agenus controls less than a majority of the voting power of our outstanding common stock, it may be able to influence the outcome of our corporate actions so long as it owns a significant portion of our common stock.
The loss of controlled company status could disrupt our business.
Until recently, Agenus controlled a majority of the voting power of our outstanding common stock. As a result, we were a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements. Under these rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements. Nasdaq rules require that, within one year of the date we no longer qualified as a “controlled company,” among other things, we have a majority of independent directors on our board of directors, a compensation committee consisting solely of independent directors, and a director nominations process whereby directors are selected by a nominations committee consisting solely of independent directors or by a vote of the board of directors in which only independent directors participate. During this transition period, we may continue to utilize the available exemptions from certain Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, and accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements. This could make our common stock less attractive to some investors or otherwise adversely affect its trading price.
There may be other effects of the loss of controlled company status on the trading price of our common stock and on our business, including our ability to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with Agenus, our customers, and our suppliers. In addition, our business may be more likely to be disrupted by persons seeking to influence or effect a change of control, change of management or change in governance of our company. Any such disruptions to our business could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial results.
If Agenus sells a significant interest in our company to a third party in a private transaction that results in that third party owning a controlling interest in the company, you may not realize a change of control premium on shares of our common stock, and we would become subject to the control of a presently unknown third party. In addition, Agenus may distribute a portion of the shares of our common stock it currently holds to its stockholders, which could impact our share price or volatility.
Agenus owns a significant equity interest in our company. This means that Agenus could choose to sell some or all of its shares of our common stock in a privately negotiated transaction, which, if sufficient in size, could result in a change of control of our company.
Agenus’ ability to sell its shares of our common stock privately, with no requirement for a concurrent offer to be made to acquire your shares of our common stock, could, even if it results in that third party owning a controlling interest in us, prevent you from realizing any change of control premium on your shares of our common stock that may otherwise accrue to Agenus on its private sale of our common stock. Additionally, if Agenus privately sells its significant equity interest in our company, we may become subject to the control of a presently unknown third party. Such third party may have conflicts of interest with those of other stockholders. In addition, if Agenus sells a portion or all of their significant interest in our company to a third party, such a sale could
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negatively impact or accelerate any future indebtedness we may incur, and negatively impact any other commercial agreements and relationships, all of which may adversely affect our ability to run our business as described herein and may have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, Agenus may elect to distribute to its stockholders a portion of the shares of our common stock that it holds. Such Agenus stockholders may then sell the shares of our common stock into the public market. Such sales may not be subject to the volume, manner of sale, holding period and other limitations of Rule 144 and, therefore, may adversely impact our stock price or volatility.
Item 5. Other Information.
Trading Plans of Our Directors and Officers
During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, none of our directors or executive officers
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Item 6. Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: August 14, 2025 |
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Jennifer S. Buell, Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: August 14, 2025 |
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
I, Jennifer S. Buell, certify that:
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Jennifer S. Buell, Ph.D. |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
I, Christine M. Klaskin, certify that:
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Christine M. Klaskin |
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Exhibit 32.1
Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned to his/her knowledge hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
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/s/ Jennifer S. Buell, Ph.D. |
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Jennifer S. Buell, Ph.D. |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer |
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/s/ Christine M. Klaskin |
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Date: August 14, 2025
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Report and should not be considered filed as part of the Report.