Senti Biosciences Holdings, Inc.
A biotech company that builds cells engineered with "gene circuits" — biological software programmed in so the cells can sense, compute, and respond much like a computer. Its therapies target hard-to-treat cancers, and the engineered cells are designed to attack tumors while sparing healthy tissue. Founded in 2016 by synthetic-biology pioneers, the name "Senti" comes from the cells' ability to "sense" their environment.
10-Q · Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · SEC filing ↗
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Senti Biosciences, Inc. (“Former Senti”) entered into a business combination agreement (the “Agreement”) with Dynamics Special Purpose Corp. (“DYNS”) on December 19, 2021. The transactions contemplated by the terms of the Agreement were completed on June 8, 2022, in conjunction…
Senti Biosciences, Inc. (“Former Senti”) entered into a business combination agreement (the “Agreement”) with Dynamics Special Purpose Corp. (“DYNS”) on December 19, 2021. The transactions contemplated by the terms of the Agreement were completed on June 8, 2022, in conjunction with which DYNS changed its name to Senti Biosciences, Inc. On April 24, 2026, we completed a holding company reorganization (the “Reorganization”) pursuant to which Senti Biosciences Holdings, Inc. became the successor issuer to Former Senti and Former Senti became a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Senti Holdings, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Senti Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(hereafter referred to, collectively with its subsidiaries, as “Senti,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” unless the context otherwise requires). The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes included under Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) as well as Senti’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Annual Report”) and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 27, 2026. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10‑Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “explore,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek,” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Annual Report and Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Overview We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation cell and gene therapies engineered with our gene circuit platform technologies for patients living with incurable diseases. Our mission is to create a new generation of smarter medicines that outsmart complex diseases using novel and unprecedented approaches. To accomplish this mission, we have built a synthetic biology platform that we believe may enable us to program next-generation cell and gene therapies with gene circuits. These gene circuits, which we created from novel and proprietary combinations of DNA sequences, are designed to reprogram cells with biological logic to sense inputs, compute decisions and respond to their respective cellular environments. Using gene circuits, our product candidates are designed to precisely kill cancer cells, spare healthy cells, increase specificity to target cells and control the expression of drugs even after administration. We are applying our gene circuit technologies to develop a pipeline of medicines that use chimeric antigen receptor (“CAR”) white blood cells with the goal of addressing major challenges and providing potentially lifesaving treatments for people living with cancer. Our lead product candidates utilize off-the-shelf healthy adult 29 Table of Contents donor derived natural killer (“NK”) cells to create CAR-NK cells outfitted with gene circuit technologies in several oncology indications with high unmet need. We have incurred net losses of $17.0 million and $28.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $6.5 million and $16.4 million, respectively, and an accumulated deficit of $375.5 million and $358.6 million, respectively. Net cash flows used in operating activities were $21.7 million and $27.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Substantially all of our net losses resulted from costs incurred in connection with our research and development programs and from general and administrative costs associated with our operations. We expect to continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that our expenses and operating losses will increase substantially over the foreseeable future. The expected increase in expenses will be driven in large part by our ongoing activities, if and as we: •continue to advance our gene circuit platform technologies; •continue preclinical development of our current and future product candidates and initiate additional preclinical studies; •fund clinical development of our current product candidates; •commence clinical studies of our future product candidates; •fund manufacturing of our current and future product candidates; •seek regulatory approval of our current and future product candidates; •expand our operational, financial, and management systems and increase personnel, including personnel to support our preclinical and clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization efforts; •continue to develop, grow, maintain, enforce and defend our intellectual property portfolio; and •incur additional legal, accounting, or other expenses in operating our business, including costs associated with operating as a public company. Recent Developments Lease Amendment and GeneFab Sublease Matters As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, GeneFab was in default under the GeneFab Alameda Sublease and the GeneFab HQ Sublease, and we were in default under the Alameda Lease for nonpayment of rent. In March 2026, we entered into a series of agreements with our Alameda Landlord and GeneFab to restructure the Alameda Lease and related sublease arrangements and to cure the existing defaults. On March 17, 2026, we entered into the Alameda Lease Amendment with the Alameda Landlord, pursuant to which we reduced the leased premises from approximately 92,000 rentable square feet to approximately 46,000 rentable square feet. The Alameda Lease Amendment also reduced our future base rent obligations for the remaining term of the lease and modifies certain cost-sharing arrangements with respect to operating expenses, taxes, and utilities. In connection with the Alameda Lease Amendment, the Alameda Landlord is entitled to draw $2.0 million under our existing letter of credit, and the required letter of credit for the remainder of the lease term was reduced to approximately $0.8 million. In May 2026, the Alameda Landlord drew the $2.0 million under the Company’s letter of credit. 30 Table of Contents In connection with the Alameda Lease Amendment, on March 17, 2026, we entered into the GeneFab Alameda Sublease Amendment with GeneFab, and pursuant to which, the subleased premises were reduced to approximately 46,000 rentable square feet. The GeneFab Alameda Sublease Amendment revised the base rent, operating expenses, taxes and utilities owed by GeneFab to equal the amounts owed by us under the Alameda Lease Amendment. GeneFab also agreed to pay a $1.0 million Reduction Fee (as defined in Note 5) to the Alameda Landlord pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Consent Amendment (as defined in Note 5). On March 9, 2026, we entered the GeneFab HQ Sublease Amendment with GeneFab, pursuant to which we accelerated the end of the HQ Lease, effective March 31, 2026. As part of this agreement, GeneFab paid all past-due sublease rent for the GeneFab HQ Sublease and no longer subleases premises under the HQ Lease from us as of June 30, 2026. On March 17, 2026, we entered into the GeneFab Letter Agreement with GeneFab in connection with the lease and sublease amendments described above. The GeneFab Letter Agreement provides back rent payment of $1.4 million that may be satisfied, in whole or in part, through a cash prepayment credit to be applied toward work or services to be performed by GeneFab for us under the 2024 Amended and Restated DMSA, that we may access such prepayment credit immediately and that any unpaid portion must be paid in immediately available funds by September 1, 2026. The GeneFab Letter Agreement further provides that we may access $2.0 million as a prepayment credit to be applied toward work or services to be performed by GeneFab for us under the 2024 Amended and Restated DMSA beginning September 1, 2026. This prepayment credit represents a portion of the agreed-upon settlement of past-due sublease rent. GeneFab’s failure to perform its obligations with respect to the outstanding rent or the $2.0 million prepayment credit constitutes an immediate event of default under the GeneFab Alameda Sublease Amendment. The GeneFab Letter Agreement terminates automatically once the applicable prepayment credits have been fully applied. As a result of these transactions, the Alameda lease default and the GeneFab sublease defaults were cured. Holding Company Reorganization On April 24, 2026, we completed a holding company reorganization (the “Reorganization”) pursuant to which the Company became the successor issuer to Senti Biosciences, Inc. (“Former Senti”) and Former Senti became a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Senti Holdings, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Reorganization did not result in any change to our consolidated operations, assets, liabilities, management or the Board of Directors. Securities Purchase Agreement On April 27, 2026, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor affiliated with Celadon, pursuant to which our wholly owned subsidiary, Senti Holdings, Inc. may issue up to $40.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured convertible notes, subject to specified closing conditions. The initial tranche consists of $10.0 million, with an additional tranche of up to $30.0 million subject to the investor’s election and certain additional conditions. Upon issuance, the Notes may be converted for shares of Senti Holdings’ common stock or, subject to stockholder approval, exchanged for shares of our common stock, in each case, initially at a price of $0.6261 per share, subject to customary adjustments and a full-ratchet anti-dilution adjustment if we issue or sell common stock at a price below the exchange/conversion price then in effect. On May 20, 2026, Senti Holdings issued the Initial Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million and received gross cash proceeds of $10.0 million and paid a $0.3 million fee to the Holder. The Company also incurred $0.4 million of third-party issuance costs. The net proceeds from the transaction are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including advancing clinical and manufacturing activities for SENTI-202. 31 Table of Contents Merger Agreement On July 14, 2026, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Celadon Partners SPV 35 Limited (“Parent”), Senti Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), Senti Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Midco”), and Senti Biosciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Midco (“Opco”). Parent is an affiliate of Celadon Partners, the Company’s largest stockholder and a related party. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Midco, with Midco continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). Upon completion of the Merger, Parent will acquire substantially all of the Company’s existing business and pipeline held through Midco and Opco. The Company is expected to remain a publicly traded company and retain certain intellectual property, contracts and early-stage development programs, including the Rett Syndrome program and the TIL program. Opco will license or assign to the Company all intellectual property and contracts needed for the Company to advance the Rett Syndrome and TIL programs. The Company is also expected to retain a modest amount of cash to fund initial development activities and ongoing public company costs. The completion of the Merger is subject to (i) the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock and (ii) the Majority of the Minority Approval, and the satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions. The Merger Agreement contains customary termination provisions and provides that, under certain specified circumstances, the Company may be required to pay Parent a termination fee of $2.5 million. Contingent Value Rights In connection with the Merger, the Company’s stockholders and certain holders of the Company’s equity awards and warrants will be entitled to receive contingent value rights (“CVRs”). No cash will be paid to the Company or the holders of our common stock at the closing of the Merger as consideration for the Merger. The Merger Consideration will consist exclusively of the right to receive the Milestone Payment Amounts, which right will be distributed to our stockholders in the form of CVRs. The CVRs will provide their holders with the right to receive a pro rata portion of contingent cash payments of up to $60.0 million in the aggregate (the “Aggregate Payment Cap”) upon the achievement of the following specified milestones relating to SENTI-202, each of which must be achieved on or before the seventh anniversary of the closing of the Merger (the “Milestone Expiration Date”): (i) $10.0 million upon the filing and acceptance (or the passing of the 60-day review period without rejection) of a Biologics License Application (“BLA”) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for SENTI-202; (ii) $20.0 million upon receipt of FDA approval of such BLA; and (iii) $30.0 million upon the achievement of cumulative worldwide net sales of SENTI-202 in excess of $200.0 million. There can be no assurance that any of the milestones will be achieved or that any payments will be made under the CVRs. The CVRs will not be evidenced by a certificate, will not have voting or dividend rights and may not be transferred except in limited circumstances. Additional Financing Under the Securities Purchase Agreement, Senti Holdings is not obligated to issue any additional Notes unless the parties executed, within 30 days of the closing of the Initial Notes, definitive documents for a potential transaction pursuant to which, if consummated, an entity affiliated with Celadon Partners would merge with and into Senti Holdings and Senti Holdings would issue a contingent value right to the Company’s stockholders, which may pay out up to an aggregate of $60.0 million in cash subject to the achievement of certain regulatory and sales milestones with respect to the Company’s product candidate, SENTI-202. The Merger Agreement, which constitutes such definitive document, was executed on July 14, 2026, more than 30 days after the closing of the Initial Notes on May 20, 2026. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, no later than 21 days from the date of the Merger Agreement (unless Parent and the Company mutually agree in writing to a later date), Parent or an affiliate of Parent was required to fund and purchase additional Notes in accordance with the terms of the 32 Table of Contents Securities Purchase Agreement, in an amount equal to $6.0 million (the “Additional Funding Amount” and the Notes purchased in connection therewith, the “Additional Notes”), minus the aggregate amount of net proceeds actually received by the Company from sales of common stock pursuant to the Company’s existing at-the-market offering facility with Leerink Partners LLC following the date of the Merger Agreement (“Offset ATM Sales”). As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no Offset ATM Sales. On August 14, 2026, Senti Holdings received net cash proceeds of $3.9 million of the Additional Funding Amount from CPIF II-7 Limited and issued $4.0 million of Additional Notes pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Parent or an affiliate of Parent is obligated to fund and purchase an additional $2.0 million of Additional Notes in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. Components of Results of Operations Collaboration Revenue - Related Party We currently have no products approved for sale, and we have never generated any revenue from the sale of any products. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, collaboration revenue consisted of an option exercise period extension fee under our Collaboration and Option Agreement (“BlueRock Agreement”) with BlueRock Therapeutics LP (“BlueRock”) and was recognized ratably over the extension period. BlueRock is a related party to us. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 13—Related Parties” in this Report for details. Operating Expenses Our operating expenses consist of research and development expenses, and general and administrative expenses. Research and Development Expenses Research and development costs consist primarily of costs incurred for the discovery, and preclinical and clinical development of our product candidates, which include: •employee-related expenses, including salaries, related benefits, and stock-based compensation expenses for employees engaged in research and development functions; •expenses incurred in connection with research, laboratory consumables, and clinical and preclinical studies; •the cost of consultants engaged in research and development, regulatory, and clinical related services •the cost to develop our manufacturing process and manufacturing product candidates for use in our research, preclinical studies and clinical trials, including under agreements with third parties, such as consultants, contractors and third-party contract manufacturing organizations, or CMOs; •facilities, depreciation and other expenses, which include allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, insurance and supplies; •costs related to regulatory compliance; and •the cost of annual license fees. We have not historically tracked internal research and development expenses by program, with the exception of third-party research projects until a product candidate reaches the clinical stage of development. Our internal resources, employees and infrastructure are not directly tied to any one research project or product candidate and are typically deployed across multiple programs. As such, we do not maintain information regarding these costs incurred for these early-stage research and product candidate discovery programs on a project-specific basis. We do not allocate internal research and development costs which include personnel, facility costs, laboratory consumables 33 Table of Contents and discovery and research related activities associated with our pipeline because these costs are deployed across multiple programs and our platform, and, as such, are not separately classified. Our direct external development expenses are tracked on a clinical program-by-clinical program basis and consist primarily of third-party contract costs relating to manufacturing, clinical trial activities, translational medicine and toxicology activities Research and development expenses consisted of the following: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 (in thousands) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) Direct research and development expenses: Senti-202 $ 4,877 $ 6,317 $ 7,113 $ 12,514 Indirect research and development expenses and other costs: Personnel-related expenses, including stock-based compensation 1,699 2,176 3,514 3,920 Facilities and other 1,191 1,536 2,421 2,876 Total research and development expenses $ 7,767 $ 10,029 $ 13,048 $ 19,310 Research and development activities are central to our business model. There are numerous factors associated with the successful commercialization of any of our product candidates, including future trial design and various regulatory requirements, many of which cannot be determined with accuracy at this time based on our stage of development. In addition, future regulatory factors beyond our control may impact our preclinical development programs. Product candidates in clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in preclinical stages of development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of clinical trials. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing and costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the preclinical development of any of our product candidates. However, we expect that our research and development expenses and manufacturing costs will increase in connection with our planned preclinical and clinical development activities in the near term and in the future. The successful development of our current and future product candidates is highly uncertain. This is due to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the following: •negative or inconclusive results from our preclinical studies or clinical trials or the clinical trials of others for product candidates similar to ours, leading to a decision or requirement to conduct additional preclinical studies or clinical trials or abandon any or all of our programs; •product-related side effects experienced by participants in our clinical trials or by individuals using therapeutics similar to our product candidates; •delays in submitting IND applications or comparable foreign applications, or delays or failures to obtain the necessary approvals from regulators to commence a clinical trial, or a suspension or termination of a clinical trial once commenced; •conditions imposed by the FDA or other regulatory authorities regarding the scope or design of our clinical trials; •delays in enrolling research subjects in clinical trials; •high drop-out rates of research subjects; 34 Table of Contents •inadequate supply or quality of product candidate components or materials or other supplies necessary for the conduct of our clinical trials; •Chemistry, manufacturing and control (“CMC”) challenges associated with manufacturing and scaling up biologic product candidates to ensure consistent quality, stability, purity and potency among different batches used in clinical trials; •greater-than-anticipated clinical trial costs; •poor potency or effectiveness of our product candidates during clinical trials; •unfavorable FDA or other regulatory authority inspection and review of a clinical trial or manufacturing site; •failure of our third-party contractors or investigators to comply with regulatory requirements or otherwise meet their contractual obligations in a timely manner, or at all; •delays and changes in regulatory requirements, policies and guidelines; and •the FDA or other regulatory authorities interpret our data differently than we do. A change in the outcome of any of these variables may significantly impact the costs and timing associated with the development of our product candidates. We may never succeed in obtaining regulatory approval for any of our product candidates. General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and employee-related costs, including stock-based compensation for personnel in executive, finance and other administrative functions. Other significant costs include legal fees relating to corporate matters, professional fees for accounting and consulting services, insurance and an allocation of facility-related costs. General and administrative expenses consisted of the following: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 (in thousands) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) Personnel-related expenses, including stock-based compensation $ 2,361 $ 3,184 $ 5,055 $ 5,769 External services and supplies 2,889 1,298 4,402 3,492 Facilities and other 1,023 1,597 2,580 3,233 Depreciation and amortization 466 690 935 1,391 Total $ 6,739 $ 6,769 $ 12,972 $ 13,885 Gain on lease modification For the six months ended June 30, 2026, gain on lease modification of $6.9 million relates to the Alameda Lease Amendment. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 5—Operating Leases” in this Report for details 35 Table of Contents Other Income, net Interest Income Interest income consists of interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash held during the year. GeneFab sublease Income - related party GeneFab sublease income - related party represents income from our sublease agreement with GeneFab. Amounts are recorded based on our determination of collectability, and the sublease income amounts were deemed probable as of June 30, 2026. Change in fair value of convertible notes - related party The Company elected the fair value option under ASC 825 for the Initial Notes. Accordingly, the Initial Notes were initially recognized at fair value on May 20, 2026 and are subsequently remeasured at fair value at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 11—Fair Value Measurements” in this Report for details. Other income, net Other income, net primarily consists of income from the sublease of a portion of our headquarters space to BKPBIOTECH and JLSA2 Therapeutics, partially offset by certain fees and interest assessed to GeneFab, miscellaneous tax, and other expense items. Results of Operations Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025: Three Months Ended June 30, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Change Collaboration revenue - related party $ 17 $ — $ 17 Operating expenses: Research and development (including related party costs of $3,516 and $3,586 for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, respectively) 7,767 10,029 (2,262) General and administrative 6,739 6,769 (30) Total operating expenses 14,506 16,798 (2,292) Loss from operations (14,489) (16,798) 2,309 Other income: — Interest income 55 270 (215) GeneFab sublease income - related party 996 1,586 (590) Change in fair value of convertible notes - related party 271 — 271 Other income, net 417 209 208 Total other income 1,739 2,065 (326) Net loss $ (12,750) $ (14,733) $ 1,983 36 Table of Contents Collaboration revenue - related party. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, collaboration revenue related to an option exercise period extension fee under the BlueRock Agreement with a related party and was recognized ratably over the extension period. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 13—Related Parties” in this Report for details. Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses were $7.8 million and $10.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease of $2.3 million was primarily due to a decrease of $1.4 million in external services and supplies cost directly related to Senti-202, a decrease of $0.5 million in personnel-related expenses, including stock-based compensation, and a decrease of $0.3 million in facilities and other cost. General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were $6.7 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The slight increase was primarily due to an increase of $1.6 million in external services and supplies cost, partially offset by a decrease of $0.8 million in personnel-related expenses, including stock-based compensation, a decrease of $0.6 million in facilities and other cost, and a decrease of $0.2 million in depreciation and amortization. Interest income. Interest income was $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease is attributed to lower average cash balances in the relevant periods. GeneFab sublease income - related party. GeneFab sublease income - related party was $1.0 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease was due to the Alameda Lease Amendment. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 5—Operating Leases” in this Report for details. Change in fair value of convertible notes - related party. Change in fair value of convertible notes - related party was a gain of $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to no gain or loss for the corresponding period in 2025, as no convertible notes were outstanding during that period. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 11—Fair Value Measurements” in this Report for details. Other income, net. Other income, net was $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase is attributed to higher income from the sublease of a portion of our headquarters space to BKPBIOTECH and JLSA2 Therapeutics in 2026. Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 The following table summarizes our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025: 37 Table of Contents Six Months Ended June 30, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Change Collaboration revenue - related party $ 33 $ — $ 33 Operating expenses: Research and development (including related party costs of $3,798 and $7,656 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, respectively) 13,048 19,310 (6,262) General and administrative 12,972 13,885 (913) Gain on lease modification (6,882) — (6,882) Total operating expenses 19,138 33,195 (14,057) Loss from operations (19,105) (33,195) 14,090 Other income: Interest income 156 664 (508) GeneFab sublease income - related party 1,076 3,299 (2,223) Change in fair value of convertible notes - related party 271 — 271 Other income, net 631 387 244 Total other income 2,134 4,350 (2,216) Net loss $ (16,971) $ (28,845) $ 11,874 Collaboration revenue - related party. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, collaboration revenue related to an option exercise period extension fee under the BlueRock Agreement with a related party and was recognized ratably over the extension period. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 13—Related Parties” in this Report for details. Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses were $13.0 million and $19.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 , respectively. The decrease of $6.3 million was primarily due to a decrease of $5.4 million in external services and supplies cost directly related to Senti-202, a decrease of $0.5 million in facilities and other cost, and a decrease of $0.4 million in personnel-related expenses, including stock-based compensation. General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were $13.0 million and $13.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease of $0.9 million was primarily due to a decrease of $0.7 million in personnel-related expenses, including stock-based compensation, a decrease of $0.5 million in depreciation and amortization, a decrease of $0.7 million in facilities and other cost, partially offset by an increase of $0.9 million in external services and supplies cost. Gain on lease modification. Gain on lease modification was $6.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026. The gain is a one-time income due to the Alameda Lease Amendment. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 5—Operating Leases” in this Report for details. Interest income. Interest income was $0.2 million and $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease is attributed to lower average cash balances in the relevant periods. GeneFab sublease income - related party. GeneFab sublease income - related party was $1.1 million and $3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease was due to the Alameda Lease Amendment. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 5—Operating Leases” in this Report for details. 38 Table of Contents Change in fair value of convertible notes - related party. Change in fair value of convertible notes, related party was a gain of $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to no gain or loss for the corresponding period in 2025, as no convertible notes were outstanding during that period. Other income, net. Other income, net was $0.6 million and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025 respectively. The increase is attributed to higher income from the sublease of a portion of our headquarters space to BKPBIOTECH and JLSA2 Therapeutics in 2026. Liquidity and Capital Resources Sources of Liquidity We do not have any products approved for sale and have not generated any revenue from product sales. We have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception and anticipate we will continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future. As of June 30, 2026, we had $6.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, and an accumulated deficit of $375.5 million. We will need substantial additional funding to support our continuing operations and pursue our development strategy. Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from sales of our product candidates, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through the sale of equity, debt financings or other capital sources, including potential collaborations with other companies or other strategic transactions. Adequate funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. Should we fail to raise capital or enter into such agreements as, and when, needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back, or discontinue the development and commercialization of our product candidates or delay our efforts to expand our product pipeline. As substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern, we may also be required to sell or license to other parties rights to develop or commercialize our product candidates that we would prefer to retain. From inception to June 30, 2026, we raised aggregate gross proceeds of $378.3 million through the merger in 2022, issuances of common stock, redeemable convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, collaboration arrangements, and governmental grants and loans. On August 31, 2022, we entered into an Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement (the “A&R Purchase Agreement”) with Chardan Capital Markets LLC (“Chardan”). Pursuant to the A&R Purchase Agreement, we had the right, in our sole discretion, to sell to Chardan up to the lesser of: (i) $50.0 million of shares of our common stock; and (ii) 872,704 shares of common stock at 97% of the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the common stock calculated in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, over a period of 36 months subject to certain limitations and conditions contained in the Purchase Agreement. Sales and timing of any sales of common stock were solely at our election, and we were under no obligation to sell any securities to Chardan under the Purchase Agreement. As consideration for Chardan’s commitment to purchase shares of our common stock at our direction upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, upon execution of the Purchase Agreement, we issued 10,000 shares of our common stock to Chardan and paid a $0.4 million document preparation fee. On March 17, 2025, we terminated the A&R Purchase Agreement. Prior to termination, we issued 384,313 shares of common stock to Chardan under the A&R Purchase Agreement for aggregate net proceeds of $3.0 million. On March 20, 2025, we entered into the 2025 ATM Agreement with Leerink Partners with respect to an at-the-market offering program under which we may offer and sell, from time to time at our sole discretion, up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $17.5 million of our common stock through Leerink Partners as our sales agent. Under the 2025 ATM Agreement, we are not obligated to sell any shares, and either party may suspend or terminate the offering of common stock upon notice to the other party and subject to certain conditions. Leerink Partners will use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, applicable state and federal law, rules and regulations and the rules of The Nasdaq Capital Market, to sell shares from time to time based upon our instructions, including any price, time or size limits specified by us. We pay Leerink Partners a commission equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold, and have agreed to reimburse certain fees and disbursements and provide Leerink Partners with customary indemnification and contribution rights. 39 Table of Contents For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, no shares were sold under the 2025 ATM Agreement. Through June 30, 2026, we sold 4,833,477 shares of common stock under the 2025 ATM Agreement at a weighted average price of $2.38 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $11.5 million and net proceeds of $10.6 million after sales agent commissions and offering costs. The agreement with CIRM, as described in Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 4—Other Financial Statement information” in this Report provided us in total a grant of $8.0 million, subject to achievement of certain operational milestones. We received an aggregate of $8.0 million from the CIRM Grant as of both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The CIRM Grant will help support the ongoing clinical development of SENTI-202. In December 2024, we issued 21,157 shares of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock and accompanying warrants to purchase up to 31,735,500 shares of common stock for an aggregate offering price of $47.6 million. On March 10, 2025, we converted the outstanding shares of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock into 21,157,000 shares of common stock, at the conversion price of $2.25 per share. On April 27, 2026, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an investor affiliated with Celadon Partners, pursuant to which Senti Holdings may issue and sell up to $40.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured convertible notes, subject to specified conditions. On May 20, 2026, Senti Holdings issued the Initial Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million and received gross cash proceeds of $10.0 million. In connection with the issuance, we paid a $0.3 million fee to the Holder and incurred $0.4 million of third-party issuance costs. The Initial Notes are senior secured obligations of Senti Holdings, are guaranteed by us and all of our direct and indirect subsidiaries, other than Senti Holdings, and are secured by all of our assets, subject to customary exceptions. The Initial Notes do not bear interest unless an event of default occurs and mature on November 23, 2026. If the Initial Notes have not previously been converted or exchanged, Senti Holdings is required at maturity to pay an amount in cash equal to 200% of the outstanding principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest. The Initial Notes are convertible or exchangeable at an initial price of $0.6261 per share, subject to specified adjustments. See Part I, Item 1, “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Note 6—Securities Purchase Agreement and the Notes” in this Report for additional information. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no Offset ATM Sales. On August 14, 2026, Senti Holdings received net cash proceeds of $3.9 million of the Additional Funding Amount from CPIF II-7 Limited and issued $4.0 million of Additional Notes pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Parent or an affiliate of Parent is obligated to fund and purchase an additional $2.0 million of Additional Notes in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. See Part I, Item 1, “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Note 16—Subsequent Events” in this Report for additional information. Cash Flows We derived the following summary of our condensed consolidated cash flows for the periods indicated from Part I, Item 1, “Financial Information—Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)” in this Quarterly Report: Six Months Ended June 30, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Net cash provided by (used in): Operating activities $ (21,730) $ (27,123) Investing activities 114 (184) Financing activities 9,557 597 Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ (12,059) $ (26,710) 40 Table of Contents Operating Activities For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net cash used in operating activities of $21.7 million was primarily due to our loss of $17.0 million with non-cash adjustments of $6.8 million for gain from lease modification, $2.4 million for stock-based compensation expense, $1.4 million for depreciation, $0.3 million for investor fee expensed upon issuance of the Initial Notes, and $0.3 million for gain on change in fair value of convertible notes - related party. Other material changes were comprised of $1.3 million increase in GeneFab prepaid expenses - related party, $2.7 million decrease in operating lease liabilities, and $1.6 million increase in GeneFab sublease deferred income - related party. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net cash used in operating activities of $27.1 million was primarily due to our loss of $28.8 million with non-cash adjustments of $1.8 million for depreciation and $2.7 million for stock-based compensation expense. Other material changes included a $1.9 million increase in GeneFab receivable - related party, a $1.2 million decrease in GeneFab prepaid expenses - related party, a $1.1 million decrease in operating lease right-of-use assets, a $1.2 million decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and a $2.2 million decrease in operating lease liabilities. Investing Activities For the six months ended June 30, 2026, cash provided by investing activities of $0.1 million relates to the sale of property and equipment. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net cash used in investing activities of $0.2 million was primarily due to purchases of property and equipment. Financing Activities For the six months ended June 30, 2026, cash provided by financing activities related to proceeds from issuance of convertible notes - related party of $9.7 million, offset by net settlement of stock awards for employee taxes of $0.1 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net cash provided by financing activities was $0.6 million, primarily due to $2.5 million received under the CIRM Grant and proceeds from issuance of common stock related to the ATM Agreement, net of commissions of $0.5 million, offset by the payment of issuance costs of $2.5 million. Funding Requirements We concluded that substantial doubt continued to exist and that our cash and cash equivalents of $6.5 million as of June 30, 2026, were not sufficient for us to continue as a going concern for at least one year from the issuance date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Based on our current operating plan and existing unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, we have determined that we may not be able to maintain current operations starting as early as the fourth quarter of 2026. Additional funds will be necessary to maintain operations and to continue research and development activities. Our continued existence is dependent upon management’s ability to raise capital, collect amounts owed to us under existing agreements and ultimately develop profitable operations. While management is devoting substantially all of its efforts to developing our business, raising capital and collecting amounts owed to us under existing agreements, there can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful. Moreover, no assurance can be given that management’s actions will result in raising additional financing or profitable operations. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including: •the scope, rate of progress, results and costs of drug discovery, clinical and preclinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials for our product candidates; 41 Table of Contents •the number and development requirements of product candidates that we may pursue, and other indications for our current product candidates that we may pursue; •the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of our product candidates; •our ability to collect amounts owed to us by our sublessee, GeneFab; •the scope and costs of any commercial manufacturing activities; •the cost associated with commercializing any approved product candidates; •the cost and timing of developing our ability to establish sales and marketing capabilities, if any; •the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining, enforcing and protecting our intellectual property rights, defending intellectual property-related claims and obtaining licenses to third-party intellectual property; •the timing and amount of any milestone and royalty payments we are required to make under our present or future license agreements; •our ability to establish and maintain collaborations on favorable terms, if at all; and •the extent to which we acquire or in-license other product candidates and technologies and associated intellectual property. In order to improve our liquidity, management is actively pursuing additional financing. We will need to obtain substantial additional funding for continuing operations. If we are unable to raise capital when needed, or on attractive terms, we could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our research or drug development programs or any future commercialization efforts. Although management continues to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to us to fund continuing operations, if at all. Contractual Obligations and Commitments We entered into the Alameda Lease Amendment, which reduced the leased premises and corresponding future lease payments. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 5—Operating Leases” in this Report for details on our lease and sublease obligations. On May 20, 2026, Senti Holdings issued $10.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured convertible notes. Unless previously converted, exchanged or otherwise redeemed, the notes mature on November 23, 2026, at which time Senti Holdings is required to pay an amount in cash equal to 200% of the outstanding principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2026, the contractual cash payment due at maturity was $20.0 million, excluding any interest or other amounts that may become payable upon an event of default. Refer to Part I, Item 1, “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Note 6—Securities Purchase Agreement and the Notes” in this Report for additional information. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, no later than 21 days from the date of the Merger Agreement (unless Parent and the Company mutually agree in writing to a later date), Parent or an affiliate of Parent was required to fund and purchase additional Notes in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, in an amount equal to $6.0 million (the “Additional Funding Amount” and the Notes purchased in connection therewith, the “Additional Notes”), minus the aggregate amount of net proceeds actually received by the Company from sales of common stock pursuant to the Company’s existing at-the-market offering facility with Leerink Partners LLC following the date of the Merger Agreement (“Offset ATM Sales”). As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no Offset ATM Sales. On August 14, 2026, Senti Holdings received net cash proceeds of $3.9 42 Table of Contents million of the Additional Funding Amount from CPIF II-7 Limited and issued $4.0 million of Additional Notes pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Parent or an affiliate of Parent is obligated to fund and purchase an additional $2.0 million of Additional Notes in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. Unless previously converted, exchanged or otherwise redeemed, the Additional Notes are subject to the same maturity and repayment provisions as the Initial Note, including the requirement to repay an amount in cash equal to 200% of the outstanding principal amount of the Additional Notes and any accrued and unpaid interest at maturity. Except as described above, there were no material changes outside of the ordinary course of business in our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2026, from those as of December 31, 2025 as reported in our Annual Report. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements For the periods presented, we did not have, nor do we currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under the rules and regulations of the SEC. Critical Accounting Estimates Except for the critical accounting estimate related to the fair value of our convertible notes - related party described below, for the six months ended June 30, 2026, there were no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from those disclosed in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Fair Value of Convertible Notes - Related Party We elected the fair value option under ASC 825 for our convertible notes - related party and remeasure the notes at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. We estimate the fair value of the notes using a probability-weighted expected return method that considers potential conversion, merger and liquidation scenarios. The valuation requires significant judgment regarding the probability assigned to each scenario and the estimated value of the contingent value rights expected to be issued in connection with the potential merger transaction. Certain of these inputs are not directly observable and are classified as Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in the assumptions used in the valuation could materially affect the estimated fair value of the notes and the amount of gain or loss recognized in our condensed consolidated financial statements. For example, changes in the probabilities assigned to the conversion, merger or liquidation scenarios, the estimated value of the Company’s common stock under the conversion scenario, or the estimated value of the contingent value rights under the merger scenario could result in a materially different fair value measurement. Because the scenario probabilities are interrelated and must total 100%, the effect of a change in the probability assigned to the merger scenario depends on the corresponding changes in the probabilities assigned to the conversion and liquidation scenarios. As of June 30, 2026, the estimated fair value of the Initial Notes was $4.0 million, and we recognized a gain of $0.3 million from changes in fair value during each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. Refer to Note 6. Securities Purchase Agreement and the Notes and Note 11—Fair Value Measurements to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. Emerging Growth Company Status The JOBS Act permits an emerging growth company to take advantage of an extended transition to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, and have elected to not take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. 43 Table of Contents We expect to remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Dynamics Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) (which occurred on May 25, 2021), (b) in which we have total annual revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter and our net sales for the year exceed $100 million; and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the preceding, rolling three-year period. Smaller Reporting Company Status We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company if (1) the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter, or (2) our annual revenues in our most recent fiscal year completed before the last business day of our second fiscal quarter are less than $100 million and the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter. Segment Information Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Our CODM (Chief Executive Officer) views our operations and manages the business as a single operating segment, which is the research and development of our gene circuit platform. Refer to Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) —Note 15—Segment Reporting” in this Report for additional information related to operating segment. All long-lived assets are located in the United States. We do not currently generate any revenue from product sales.
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Read original filing text →We are not aware of any legal proceedings or claims that management believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
We are not aware of any legal proceedings or claims that management believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Read original filing text →Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before you decide to invest in common stock, you should consider carefully the risks in Part I, Item 1A of our fiscal year 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with the other information contained in the Annual R…
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before you decide to invest in common stock, you should consider carefully the risks in Part I, Item 1A of our fiscal year 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with the other information contained in the Annual Report, including our financial statements and the related notes appearing in this Quarterly Report. We believe the risks described below are the risks that are material to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in this Item 1A below. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition would likely be materially and adversely affected. In these circumstances, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose part or all of your investment. Below we are providing, in supplemental form, new risk factors as well as material changes to our risk factors from those previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our fiscal year 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our fiscal year 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K provide additional discussion about these supplemental risks. Risks Related to our Notes Financing We have entered an agreement to incur indebtedness that may decrease our business flexibility, access to capital, and/or increase our borrowing costs, which may adversely affect our operations and financial results. In April 2026, we, together with two of our subsidiaries, entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with one accredited investor affiliated with our largest stockholder, pursuant to which our wholly owned subsidiary, Senti Holdings, Inc. (“Senti Holdings”), agreed to issue and sell in a private placement up to $40.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “Notes”), subject to the satisfaction of certain specified closing conditions. Upon issuance, the Notes may be converted for shares of Senti Holdings common stock or, subject to stockholder approval, exchanged for shares of our common stock, in each case, initially at a price of $0.6261 per share, which is subject to customary adjustments upon the occurrence of events specified in the Notes. On May 20, 2026, Senti Holdings closed the first tranche and issued $10.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured convertible notes. In addition, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Celadon Partners SPV 35 Limited (“Parent”), Senti Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), Senti Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ours (“Midco”), and Senti Biosciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Midco (“Opco”), no later than August 4, 2026 (unless we and Parent mutually agree in writing to a later date), Parent or an affiliate of Parent was required to fund and purchase additional Notes in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, in an amount equal to $6.0 million (the “Additional Funding Amount” and the Notes purchased in connection therewith, the “Additional Notes”), minus the aggregate amount of net proceeds actually received by us from sales of common stock pursuant to our existing at-the-market offering facility with Leerink Partners LLC following the date of the Merger Agreement (“Offset ATM Sales”). As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no Offset ATM Sales. On August 14, 2026, Senti Holdings received net cash proceeds of $3.9 million of the Additional Funding Amount from CPIF II-7 Limited and issued $4.0 million of Additional Notes pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Parent or an affiliate of Parent is obligated to fund and purchase $2.0 million of Additional Notes in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. There can be no assurance that the 46 Table of Contents remaining Additional Funding Amount will be funded or that any additional tranche of Notes will be issued on the timeline we expect or at all. Our indebtedness under the Notes may: •limit our ability to borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general business purposes; •limit our ability to use our cash flow or obtain additional financing for future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general business purposes; •require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make pay the principal of the Notes when they mature and, if required, interest on the Notes; •limit our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business and industry; •place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our less leveraged competitors; and •increase our vulnerability to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions. The Notes are Senti Holdings’ senior, secured indebtedness and are guaranteed by us and all our direct and indirect subsidiaries (other than Senti Holdings) pursuant to a guarantee in favor of the holder of the Notes. The Notes are secured by a first priority lien, subject to certain permitted liens, in all of the current and future assets of Senti Holdings, of ours and of all direct and indirect subsidiaries of Senti Holdings, subject to certain customary exclusions. In certain circumstances, the holder of the Notes may be entitled to foreclose on the loan, and such foreclosure would be expected to result in a material, adverse effect on our business, results of operation, liquidity and prospects. In addition, the terms of the Notes and the Securities Purchase Agreement limit our ability to raise equity capital. We may experience a material adverse affect on our business to the extent we are unable to access available equity capital due to such limitations. Servicing our Notes may require a significant amount of cash. We may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to pay such debt, and we may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle conversions of the Convertible Notes in cash or to repurchase the Convertible Notes upon a fundamental change, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. The Notes do not bear any interest unless an event of default has occurred. The Notes mature on November 23, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”). On the Maturity Date, if the Notes have not previously been converted or exchanged, Senti Holdings is required to pay an amount in cash equal to 200% of all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest. Under certain circumstances, we may force the conversion or exchange of the Notes into shares of common stock prior to their maturity. Our ability to make scheduled payments of the principal of, and, if applicable, to pay interest on, any Notes we may issue, depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive, and other factors beyond our control. Our business is not expected to generate cash flow from operations sufficient to service our indebtedness and make necessary capital expenditures. As a result, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt, or obtaining additional equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to repay or refinance the Notes will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations. 47 Table of Contents Further, the Notes contain several customary events of default. In the case of events of default that relate to bankruptcy, we are required to redeem the Notes in cash, and in the case of other events of default, the Holders may require us to redeem their Notes in cash. The redemption price is the greater of (i) 200% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes and (ii) the product of (x) the principal amount being redeemed and (y) the quotient obtained by dividing the greatest closing sale price of our common stock during the event of default by the lowest exchange price during such period. However, as of the date of this report we do not have and we may not have enough available cash, or be able to obtain sufficient financing, at the time we are required to redeem the Notes. Exchange of the Notes will dilute the ownership interest of existing stockholders or may otherwise depress the price of our common stock. The exchange of some or all of the Notes will dilute the ownership interests of stockholders as shares of our common stock are delivered upon such exchange. The Notes will be exchangeable at the option of their holders prior to their scheduled terms. Any sales in the public market of the common stock issuable upon such exchange could materially and adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In addition, the existence of the Notes may encourage short selling by market participants because the exchange of the Notes could be used to satisfy short positions, or anticipated exchange of the Notes into shares of our common stock could depress the price of our common stock. In addition, the conversion of some or all of the Notes into shares of Senti Holdings will dilute our ownership interests in Senti Holdings, the holding entity of our operating business Senti Biosciences, Inc. In the event that the maximum amount of Notes are sold under the Securities Purchase Agreement and such Notes are subsequently converted into equity of Senti Holdings, the Note holders would own a majority of the equity of Senti Holdings. Moreover, issuances of our common stock at a price below the conversion/exchange price then in effect would result in full-ratchet anti-dilution adjustments under the terms of the Notes. Such issuances would therefore result in additional dilution to our stockholders. Risks Related to the Proposed Merger Transaction The announcement and pendency of the proposed Merger and related transactions, whether or not consummated, may adversely affect our business. On July 14, 2026, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Celadon Partners SPV 35 Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”), Senti Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), Senti Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of ours (“Midco”) and Senti Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Midco (“Opco”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Midco (the “Merger”), with Midco continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Parent is an entity affiliated with Celadon Partners SPV 24 (“Celadon”), which is our largest stockholder and a holder of more than five percent of our outstanding capital stock. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each outstanding share of Midco common stock (other than shares owned by Midco or a subsidiary of Midco, which shares will be cancelled) will automatically be cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Milestone Payment Amount (as defined and described below) (the “Merger Consideration”). The right to receive the Merger Consideration shall be distributed by Midco to our stockholders and holders of RSUs and, upon exercise, holders of stock options and warrants (including certain entities and individuals affiliated with Celadon who hold any such securities) in the form of contractual contingent value rights (as described below, “CVRs”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, our Board of Directors or the Special Committee thereof shall approve, and Midco shall effect, the issuance and distribution of one CVR with respect to each share of the Company’s common stock that is issued and outstanding as of the CVR record date, which shall be a date no less than five days and no more than ten days following the date that the Merger closes. 48 Table of Contents At or prior to the Effective Time, Midco will execute and deliver the Contingent Value Rights Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Merger Agreement (the “CVR Agreement”). The announcement and pendency of the proposed Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Subject Transactions”), whether or not consummated, may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock, our business or our relationships with third parties, such as contract manufacturing organizations, suppliers and employees. In addition, pending the completion of the Subject Transactions, we may be unable to attract and retain key personnel and the focus and attention of our management and employee resources may be diverted from operational matters during the pendency of the Subject Transactions. We cannot be sure if or when the Subject Transactions will be completed. The closing of the Subject Transactions is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of various conditions, including the adoption of the Merger Agreement at a duly called meeting by (a) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote on the Merger Agreement at the Company stockholders meeting (the “Stockholder Approval”) and (b) holders of a majority of the votes cast by holders of shares of our common stock, other than shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates, or with respect to which any of the foregoing has, directly or indirectly, the right to direct the voting thereof, that are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the adoption of the Merger Agreement at the Company stockholders meeting, which we refer to as the Majority of the Minority Approval. The closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied. For example, we entered into a Voting Agreement with all of our executive officers, certain of our directors and Celadon, our largest stockholder, in each case, whereby the parties agreed to vote in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. However, the vote by the parties to the Voting Agreement is not expected to satisfy the Majority of the Minority Approval requirement and we can provide no assurance that the Majority of the Minority Approval will be obtained. If we are unable to satisfy the closing conditions in Parent’s favor or if other mutual closing conditions are not satisfied, Parent will not be obligated to consummate the Subject Transactions. In the event that the Subject Transactions are not completed, the announcement of the termination of the Merger Agreement may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock, our business and operations or our relationships with third parties, such as contract manufacturing organizations, suppliers and employees. Any delay in completing the Subject Transactions may significantly reduce the benefits that the Company expects to achieve if it successfully completes the Subject Transactions within the expected timeframe. In addition, if the Subject Transactions are not completed, our Board of Directors, or the Board (or the Special Committee thereof, or the Special Committee), in discharging its fiduciary obligations to our stockholders, may evaluate other strategic alternatives that may be available, which alternatives may not be as favorable to the Company and our stockholders as the Subject Transactions. Moreover, we may be unable to find another potential buyer or to raise capital from another source on a timely basis, which could result in our inability to continue our business and the liquidation and winding down of the Company and its business. The Merger Agreement limits our ability to pursue alternatives to the Subject Transactions. The Merger Agreement restricts our ability to solicit, initiate or engage in discussions or negotiations with a third party (including by furnishing non-public information) regarding competing transactions and our ability to change or withdraw our recommendation, which means the following recommendation: our Board (i) determining that the Merger Agreement, the CVR Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approving and declaring advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, (iii) authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Merger Agreement and the consummation by us of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and (iv) recommending that the holders of shares of our common stock adopt the Merger Agreement and directing that the Merger Agreement be submitted to our stockholders at the meeting of stockholders for adoption. As a result of these provisions, it is more difficult for us to engage in another type of acquisition transaction with a party other than Parent, even if that party were prepared to pay consideration with a higher value than the consideration to be paid by 49 Table of Contents Parent. These provisions could also discourage a third party that might have an interest in acquiring all of, or substantially all of, our assets or our common stock from considering or proposing such an acquisition. Our stockholders cannot be assured that they will receive any cash proceeds as a result of the Subject Transactions. The Merger Consideration consists solely of the right to receive the cash payments contemplated by the CVR, each of which are contingent upon achievement of specified milestones (the “Milestones” and each such cash payment, the “Milestone Payment Amounts”), which right shall be subsequently distributed to our stockholders in the form of CVRs. Pursuant to the CVR Agreement, cash will be paid with respect to these CVRs only to the extent that the milestones specified by the CVR Agreement are achieved before the relevant milestone expiration date. The CVRs may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner disposed of except under certain limited circumstances. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Parent has agreed to use, and cause its affiliates and licensees to use, diligent efforts (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to achieve each milestone, and neither Parent nor any of its affiliates or its (or their) licensees shall take any action, or fail to take any action, whose primary purpose is to avoid the achievement of any milestone or the payment of any Milestone Payment Amount. Even assuming Parent’s compliance with this obligation, we cannot guarantee that any Milestone will be achieved before the Milestone Expiration Date because the achievement of each Milestone is not solely within the control of either us or Parent. As a result, our stockholders may not receive any cash as a result of the Subject Transactions. We have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant expenses in connection with the Subject Transactions, regardless of whether the Subject Transactions are consummated. We have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant expenses related to the Subject Transactions. These expenses include, but are not limited to, financial advisory and opinion fees and expenses, legal fees, accounting fees and expenses, certain employee expenses, filing fees, printing expenses and other related fees and expenses. Many of these expenses will be payable by us regardless of whether the Subject Transactions are consummated. The opinion obtained by the Special Committee from its financial advisor does not and will not reflect changes in circumstances subsequent to the date of such opinion. On June 16, 2026, Lincoln International LLC, or Lincoln, rendered its oral opinion to the Special Committee (which was subsequently confirmed in writing by delivery of Lincoln’s written opinion addressed to the Special Committee dated the same date) as to, as of June 16, 2026, the fairness, from a financial point of view, to our stockholders (other than Parent and its affiliates as well as Merger Sub) of the Merger Consideration to be received by our stockholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Although we believe there have been no material changes in the matters and conditions considered by Lincoln in rendering its fairness opinion and no material changes are anticipated to occur prior to the Annual Meeting, changes in the operations and prospects of the Company, general market and economic conditions and other factors that may be beyond our control, and on which the opinion was based, may alter the value of assets by the time the Subject Transactions are completed, if ever. The opinion rendered by Lincoln does not speak to the time when the Subject Transactions will be completed, if ever. Our directors and executive officers have certain interests in the Merger that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of our stockholders generally. Our directors and executive officers have certain interests in the Merger that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of our stockholders generally. Our directors and executive officers collectively hold stock options and restricted stock unit awards, and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the vesting of such equity awards will be accelerated. In addition, pursuant to existing agreements and plans, our executive officers may continue to be employed by Opco and are eligible for certain severance benefits. Our executive officers and directors are also entitled to certain indemnification benefits pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The Company intends to include 50 Table of Contents more information regarding such interests in the preliminary proxy statement and the definitive proxy statement, in each case, to be filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A. Under certain circumstances we may be required to settle the value of the common stock warrants issued in connection with our December 2024 financing in cash. If, at any time while the common stock warrants issued in connection with our December 2024 financing are outstanding, we consummate a “Fundamental Transaction” (as defined in the warrants), which includes, but is not limited to, the Subject Transactions, a sale of substantially all of our assets, a merger, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer, a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or other scheme of arrangement), then each registered holder of an outstanding common stock warrant as at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, may elect and require us to purchase the common stock warrants held by such person immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction by making a cash payment in an amount equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of such registered holder’s common stock warrants as of the closing of such Fundamental Transaction. If this right is exercised, our cash resources may be exhausted more quickly than we expect, and we may run out of cash before we are able to secure additional financing. Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock If we fail to comply with the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market, our common stock may be delisted, and the price of our common stock and our ability to access the capital markets could be negatively impacted. Our common stock is currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. We must satisfy Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, including, among other things, a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share and satisfaction of one of the following standards under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b): (i) a minimum stockholders’ equity of $2,500,000; (ii) a minimum market value of listed securities of at least $35,000,000; or (iii) net income from continuing operations of $500,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year or in two of the last three most recently completed fiscal years. In addition, effective January 2026, Nasdaq amended its minimum bid requirements to provide that if a company’s common stock trades at or below $0.10 for ten consecutive trading days, Nasdaq will immediately issue a delisting determination and the company’s common stock will be suspended from trading immediately. Unlike typical delisting determinations, a company’s request for a hearings panel review will not automatically stay the trading suspension. Nasdaq listing rules also provide that if a company conducts a reverse split and then falls below the $1.00 minimum bid within one year, it may no longer receive a new compliance period and can be subject to immediate delisting. In 2024, we experienced a bid price deficiency and regained compliance by way of a reverse stock split. Although we have not received a bid price deficiency notice from Nasdaq since, the closing bid price of our common stock has been below $1.00 since July 13, 2026 through the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Failure to satisfy any of these standards could result in delisting, which would have a material adverse effect on our business. There are many factors that may adversely affect our ability to comply with the requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, including those described throughout this “Risk Factors” section. Many of these factors are outside of our control. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will continue to comply with the requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, including the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement. 51 Table of Contents A delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq could materially reduce the liquidity of our common stock and result in a corresponding material reduction in the price of our common stock. In addition, delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the potential loss of confidence by investors and employees and fewer business development opportunities. In addition, any potential delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq would also make it more difficult for our stockholders to sell their shares in the public market. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our stockholders’ equity has fallen below $2.5 million. In addition, as of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the market value of our listed securities has been below Nasdaq’s requirement of $35 million for a period of 30 consecutive business days. As a result, we expect to receive a deficiency letter from Nasdaq notifying us that we are not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b). Upon receipt of such notice, we may have 45 calendar days to submit a plan of compliance to Nasdaq. If our plan of compliance is approved, we would have up to 180 calendar days to regain compliance with the applicable listing standards. If we do not regain compliance within such 180-day period, we may be eligible for an additional 180-day compliance period, subject to certain conditions, or we may request a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel. There can be no assurance that we will be able to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements within the applicable compliance period, or at all. If we are unable to regain compliance in a timely manner, our common stock may be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market, which could negatively impact the price of our common stock and our ability to access the capital markets. Celadon Partners, LLC, together with its affiliates, would become our controlling stockholder upon exchange of the Initial Notes for shares of our common stock, and this stockholder’s interests may not be the same as those of our other stockholders. Based on the Schedule 13D/A filed by Celadon Partners, LLC, Celadon Partners SPV 24, CPIF II-7 Limited and Parent (whom we collectively refer to as Celadon) with the SEC on July 16, 2026, or the Celadon 13D/A, assuming the Issuance Approval and the immediate exchange of the Initial Notes held by Celadon for our common stock, Celadon would beneficially own approximately 54.6% of our common stock and would become our controlling stockholder. In addition, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, although we are not obligated to issue or sell any additional Notes beyond the Initial Notes other than the Additional Notes that Parent is required to purchase pursuant to the Merger Agreement, we may choose to sell up to a total of $30.0 million in aggregate principal amount of additional Notes, including the Additional Notes, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. Assuming that we sell the full $6.0 million of Additional Notes or $30.0 million in aggregate principal amount of such additional Notes to Celadon, the Issuance Approval is obtained and Celadon immediately exchanges all of its Notes for shares of our common stock, Celadon would beneficially own 62.3% or 77.5% of the Company’s common stock, respectively. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Notes, if the Merger closes, we have the right to force the exchange of all outstanding Notes for shares of our common stock. As a result, if the Issuance Approval is approved and Celadon exchanges its Notes for our common stock, Celadon would strongly influence or control the vote of all matters submitted to our stockholders, including any future transaction requiring approval of our stockholders, including mergers, consolidations, dissolutions or sales of assets. These transactions may benefit Celadon at the expense of our other stockholders or may disproportionately benefit Celadon compared to our other stockholders. The exchange of the Notes for our common stock could result in substantial dilution to our existing shareholders and could cause our stock price to decline. If the Notes are exchanged for our common stock, such shares of our common stock will be significantly dilutive and may cause a decline in the market price of our common stock. As of June 30, 2026, the net tangible book value of our Common Stock was approximately $(16.6) million, or $(0.53) per share of common stock based on 31,144,754 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. Net 52 Table of Contents tangible book value per share as of a particular date represents our total tangible assets less total liabilities, divided by the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock. After giving effect to the issuance of 15,971,890 shares of our common stock upon the potential exchange of the Initial Notes (which amount assumes the Issuance Approval is approved and Celadon exchanges its full amount of Initial Notes for our common stock) at an assumed price of $0.6261 per share, the pro forma net tangible book value as of June 30, 2026 would have been approximately $(7.2) million or $(0.15) per share. This represents an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of $0.38 per share to existing stockholders. Assuming Celadon purchases all the additional Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $30.0 million, and exchanges its Notes for 47,916,669 shares of our common stock (which amount assumes the Issuance Approval is approved and Celadon exchanges its full amount of its Notes for our common stock) at an assumed price of $0.6261 per share, the pro forma net tangible book value as of June 30, 2026 would have been approximately $21.7 million or $0.23 per share. This represents an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of $0.38 per share to existing stockholders. Risks Related to Our Future Operations Following the Merger, we will not have any clinical product candidates and will instead have only two early-stage programs, which may negatively impact the value of our common stock. If the Merger is completed, we will no longer be developing SENTI-202 or any of our other programs, other than (i) our program seeking a treatment for Rett Syndrome, or the Rett Syndrome program utilizing the Company’s Regulator Dial technology and (ii) our platform of Regulator Dial-enabled armored tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, or TIL, therapies designed to address key limitations associated with current TIL approaches, or the TIL program. Following closing, we plan to continue advancing our Rett Syndrome and TIL programs with the goal of returning additional value to our stockholders. Notwithstanding this present expectation, our Board may use our resources for other purposes for the benefit of the Company and our stockholders, and in connection therewith may find it necessary or advisable to use our resources for different or presently non-contemplated purposes. Our Rett Syndrome and TIL programs are each in an early stage of development, and there can be no assurance that either program will yield a clinical product candidate that will receive FDA approval in the future or that it will attract interest from third-party collaborators. Therefore, the value of our common stock after the Merger may be materially and adversely affected by the fact that our Rett Syndrome and TIL programs are expected to be our only programs following the Merger. Our ability to successfully operate our business following the Merger will depend on our ability to obtain substantial capital, and such capital may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. The successful operation of our business following the Merger will require substantial capital. Our cash resources following the Merger will not be sufficient to fund our strategy, operations or liquidity needs beyond several months without raising additional debt or equity financing during the initial period after the Merger is consummated. We expect to continue to incur significant cash needs, including for personnel costs, public company costs, professional fees, transaction expenses, working capital, debt service and the costs of advancing our Rett Syndrome and TIL programs. Our cash resources may be exhausted more quickly than we expect, and we may run out of cash before we are able to secure additional financing. Capital markets conditions, trading volatility in our common stock, our financial condition, investor sentiment regarding our Rett Syndrome and TIL programs and other factors may make it difficult or impossible for us to obtain additional capital on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. If financing is unavailable or available only on unfavorable terms, we may be forced to curtail operations, issue additional equity that is highly dilutive, incur restrictive indebtedness, drastically reduce expenses, cease operations, declare bankruptcy, or pursue other strategic alternatives, which could include acquisition alternatives. If we are unable to raise capital when needed, we may run out of cash. Any of these outcomes could materially adversely affect our business and stockholders. 53 Table of Contents Our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on Nasdaq following the Merger is highly uncertain, and if we are unable to satisfy Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, our common stock could be delisted. Following the Merger, our business, operations, financial condition, market capitalization, stockholders’ equity and trading characteristics will change materially. As a result, we may have difficulty continuing to satisfy Nasdaq’s continued listing standards, including standards relating to minimum stockholders’ equity, market value, bid price, publicly held shares, round-lot holders, corporate governance and other qualitative and quantitative requirements. In addition, after the Merger, investors may view us as an operating company with limited assets or operations pending implementation of our new business plan, which could adversely affect trading in our common stock and our ability to satisfy applicable listing standards. This risk may be heightened because, after the Merger, we will be viewed as a company with limited operating history, extremely limited capital and uncertain prospects. If Nasdaq determines that we no longer meet one or more of its continued listing requirements, our common stock could be delisted. A delisting would likely adversely affect the liquidity and market price of our common stock, reduce our access to the capital markets, impair our ability to raise additional financing, decrease analyst coverage and investor interest, and make it more difficult for stockholders to sell their common stock. Any such consequences could materially and adversely affect the value of an investment in our common stock. Public company costs may consume a disproportionate amount of our remaining resources. Following the Merger, we expect to continue to incur substantial costs associated with being a public company, including costs relating to SEC reporting, Nasdaq compliance, legal and accounting services, audit requirements, internal controls, investor relations, directors’ and officers’ insurance, corporate governance, stockholder communications and other administrative and compliance functions. If our continuing operating business remains limited, these costs may represent a disproportionate burden on our liquidity and financial resources. As a result, a significant portion of our available capital may be consumed by public company obligations rather than by investment in the advancement of our Rett Syndrome and TIL programs. If public company costs are greater than expected, or if our remaining resources are less than expected, our ability to execute our strategy, remain listed on Nasdaq, maintain operations and create stockholder value could be materially adversely affected. We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert our attention. We may be subject to securities litigation in connection with the Subject Transactions, including possible regulatory action or class action lawsuits. Litigation is frequently initiated in connection with merger and acquisition transactions, particularly those involving insiders. Regulatory inquiries and litigation are complex and could result in substantial costs, divert our management's attention and resources, and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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