← Back to MGNX filing summaryThis is the extracted source text from the SEC filing. Formatting may differ from the original document.
Our business is subject to risks and events that, if they occur, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and trading price of our securities. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. There have been no material changes in the risk factors described in Item 1A. "Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, aside from the risk factors included below:
Risk Factors Related to the Sale of our GMP Manufacturing Operations
We may not realize the expected benefits from the completed sale of our CDMO Operations.
In May 2026, we entered into the Bora Agreement, pursuant to which we agreed to sell to Bora the CDMO Operations. Effective as of June 30, 2026, the sale of the CDMO Operations was completed. At closing, Bora paid us $119.6 million, net of customary post-closing adjustments, and Bora assumed responsibility for the CDMO Operations. In connection with the sale of the CDMO Operations, Bora extended offers of employment to approximately 140 of our employees previously employed in our manufacturing and related functions. We may not be able to achieve the full strategic and financial benefits expected to result from the sale of our CDMO Operations, or such benefits may be delayed or not occur at all. In particular, we have made the strategic decision to dispose of our manufacturing facilities and related assets in order to focus on the advancement of our core business, the clinical and preclinical pipeline. Following the closing of the transaction, we no longer operate our own GMP manufacturing facility and must rely on third parties, including Bora, for the clinical and, if approved, commercial manufacture of our product candidates. Although at closing, we entered into an agreement with Bora for manufacturing services, we may not realize the anticipated cost savings associated with contracting out our manufacturing requirements. The assumptions we made related to the sale of our CDMO Operations may prove to be inaccurate, including as to the expected benefits of the transaction and anticipated cost savings. Further, the ongoing post-closing transition activities may disrupt our operations and divert management’s attention from our business. An inability to realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Under the Bora Agreement, Bora has assumed certain liabilities related to the CDMO Operations and we have retained certain excluded assets and excluded liabilities. Notwithstanding the consummation of the transaction, we may remain responsible for, and may be required to satisfy, certain liabilities and obligations, including liabilities that are retained by us under the Bora Agreement, liabilities that are not effectively assumed by Bora, liabilities that arise out of or relate to our ownership and operation of the CDMO Operations and related facilities prior to closing, and liabilities that are not discovered, asserted or quantified until after closing. These liabilities and obligations could include, among other things, liabilities related to employee matters, taxes, environmental health and safety matters, product quality matters, regulatory compliance, and claims by customers, suppliers, counterparties or other third parties (including claims alleging breaches of contract or tort or other claims arising from pre-closing conduct of the CDMO Operations). In addition, the Bora Agreement may require us to indemnify Bora for certain matters, and disputes may arise between us and Bora regarding whether a particular liability is an assumed liability or a retained liability, the scope of any potential indemnification obligations, or the allocation of responsibility for certain claims.
The sale of our CDMO Operations could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results and operations.
The sale of our CDMO Operations could cause disruptions in, and create uncertainty surrounding, our business, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results and operations. These risks to our business include the following:
29
•the diversion of significant management time and resources towards the ongoing post-closing transition activities; and
•litigation or disputes relating to the transaction and the costs and distractions related thereto.
Following the sale of our CDMO Operations, we no longer operate our own cGMP manufacturing facility and instead must rely on third parties, including Bora, for process development and the clinical and, if approved, commercial manufacture of our product candidates. The third-party manufacturing facilities on which we rely may have limited capacity or fail to meet the applicable stringent regulatory requirements.
Following the sale of our CDMO Operations, we do not have any proprietary cGMP manufacturing facilities owned or operated by us. We instead must rely on third parties, including Bora, for CDMO related activities, including the cGMP manufacture of our product candidates for clinical development and, if approved, commercial supply. We have entered into a long-term manufacturing and supply agreement with Bora in connection with the closing of the transaction, pursuant to which we may reserve manufacturing slots. There is no guarantee that we have properly estimated our required process development and manufacturing capacities or that the third parties we rely on to provide required machinery and materials for the manufacturing process, including Bora, will be able to perform on our proposed timelines or meet our demands, if at all. Also, if we must increase production capacity for any reason, our third-party partners, including Bora, may not be able to fulfill our additional capacity needs on our proposed timelines, or we may need to make considerable investments that could lead to significant financing needs or require us to enter into subcontracting agreements in order to outsource part of the production. Transitioning to an alternative contract development and manufacturing organization could require significant time and expense, require regulatory approvals, and result in delays to our clinical trials or commercial supply, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If Bora or any other third-party contract manufacturing organization on which we rely experiences capacity constraints, other disruptions, or delays in manufacturing our product candidates, our planned clinical trials and necessary manufacturing capabilities will be disrupted or delayed. Third-party manufacturers may not be able to meet our needs concerning timing, quantity, or quality. If we are unable to contract for a sufficient supply of needed materials on acceptable terms, or if we should encounter delays or difficulties in our relationships with manufacturers, our clinical trials may be delayed, thereby delaying the submission of product candidates for regulatory approval or the market introduction and subsequent sales of any approved products. Any such delay may lower our revenues and potential profitability. If any third party breaches or terminates its agreement with us or fails to conduct its activities in a timely manner, the commercialization of our product candidates could be slowed down or blocked completely. It is possible that third parties relied upon by us will change their strategic focus, pursue alternative technologies, or develop alternative product candidates, either on their own or in collaboration with others, as a means for developing treatments for the diseases targeted by our collaborative programs, or for other reasons. The effectiveness of these third parties in marketing their own products may also affect our revenues and earnings. We intend to continue to enter into additional third-party agreements in the future. However, we may not be able to negotiate any additional agreements successfully. Even if established, these relationships may not be scientifically or commercially successful.
The facilities used by our contract manufacturers to manufacture our product candidates must be inspected by the FDA. We do not have control over a supplier’s or manufacturer’s compliance with laws, regulations and applicable cGMP standards or similar regulatory requirements and other laws and regulations, such as those related to environmental health and safety matters. If our contract manufacturers cannot successfully manufacture material that conforms to our specifications and the strict regulatory requirements of the FDA or other regulatory authorities, we may be unable to obtain regulatory approval of our marketing applications. In addition, we have no control over the ability of our contract manufacturers to maintain adequate quality control, quality assurance and qualified personnel. If the FDA or a comparable foreign regulatory authority finds deficiencies with or does not approve these facilities for the manufacture of our product candidates or if it withdraws any such approval in the future, we may need to find alternative manufacturing facilities, which would significantly impact our ability to develop, obtain regulatory approval for or market our product candidates, if approved.
Our failure, or the failure of our third-party manufacturers, to comply with applicable regulations could result in sanctions being imposed on us, including clinical holds, fines, injunctions, civil penalties, delays, suspension or withdrawal of approvals, license revocation, seizures or recalls of product candidates or drugs, operating restrictions and criminal prosecutions, any of which could significantly and adversely affect supply of our products.
These factors could cause the delay of clinical trials, regulatory submissions, required approvals or commercialization of our product candidates, cause us to incur higher costs and prevent us from commercializing our products successfully, if approved. Furthermore, if our suppliers fail to meet contractual requirements, and we are unable to secure one or more replacement suppliers capable of production at a substantially equivalent cost, our clinical trials may be delayed or we could lose potential revenue.
30
In addition, as a result of the sale of our CDMO Operations, certain of the risks related to our manufacturing business as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 are no longer applicable to our business.
We intend to rely on third parties to conduct a significant portion of our existing clinical trials and potential future clinical trials for product candidates, and those third parties may not perform satisfactorily, including failing to meet deadlines for the completion of such trials.
We are in the process of transitioning more of our clinical and development operations to CROs. We expect to rely on these CROs and other third parties, including clinical data management organizations, medical institutions and clinical investigators, to conduct those clinical trials, although we plan to lead the clinical development strategy and intend to play on active role in oversight of CROs and other third parties performing work on our behalf. Any of these third parties may terminate their engagements with us, some in the event of an uncured material breach and some at any time for convenience. If any of our relationships with these third parties terminate, we may not be able to timely enter into arrangements with alternative third parties or to do so on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Switching or adding CROs involves substantial cost and requires management time and focus.
In addition, there is a natural transition period when a new CRO commences work. As a result, delays occur, which can materially impact our ability to meet our desired clinical development timelines. Though we intend to carefully manage our relationships with our CROs, there can be no assurance that we will not encounter challenges or delays in the future or that these delays or challenges will not have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and prospects. Further, the performance of our CROs may also be interrupted by health epidemics, including due to travel restrictions, quarantine policies, heightened exposure of CRO staff who are healthcare providers to health epidemics or prioritization of resources toward a health epidemic.
In addition, any third parties conducting our clinical trials will not be our employees, and except for remedies available to us under our agreements with such third parties, we cannot control whether or not they devote sufficient time and resources to our clinical programs. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or obligations or meet expected deadlines, if they need to be replaced or if the quality or accuracy of the clinical data they obtain is compromised due to the failure to adhere to our clinical protocols, regulatory requirements or for other reasons, our clinical trials may be extended, delayed or terminated and we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or successfully commercialize our product candidates. Consequently, our results of operations and the commercial prospects for our product candidates would be harmed, our costs could increase substantially and our ability to generate revenue could be delayed significantly.
We intend to rely on these parties for execution of our preclinical studies and clinical trials, and generally do not control their activities. Our reliance on these third parties for development activities will reduce our control over these activities but will not relieve us of our responsibilities. For example, we will remain responsible for ensuring that each of our clinical trials is conducted in accordance with the general investigational plan and protocols for the trial. Moreover, the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities require us to comply with standards, commonly referred to as GCPs, for conducting, recording and reporting the results of clinical trials to assure that data and reported results are credible and accurate and that the rights, integrity and confidentiality of trial participants are protected. We also are required to register ongoing clinical trials and post the results of completed clinical trials on government-sponsored databases, such as ClinicalTrials.gov, within specified timeframes. Failure to do so can result in fines, adverse publicity and civil and criminal sanctions. If we or any of our CROs or other third parties, including trial sites, fail to comply with applicable GCPs, the clinical data generated in our clinical trials may be deemed unreliable and the FDA, European Commission or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may require us to perform additional clinical trials before approving our marketing applications. We cannot assure you that upon inspection by a given regulatory authority, such regulatory authority will determine that any of our clinical trials complies with GCP regulations. In addition, our clinical trials must be conducted with product produced under cGMP conditions. Our failure to comply with these regulations may require us to repeat clinical trials, which would delay the regulatory approval process.
In addition, principal investigators for our clinical trials may serve as scientific advisors or consultants to us from time to time and receive compensation in connection with such services. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to report some of these relationships to the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities. The FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authority may conclude that a financial relationship between us and a principal investigator has created a conflict of interest or otherwise affected interpretation of the trial. The FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authority may therefore question the integrity of the data generated at the applicable clinical trial site and the utility of the clinical trial itself may be jeopardized. This could result in a delay in approval, or rejection, of our marketing applications by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authority and may ultimately lead to the denial of marketing approval of our product candidates.
31
We also expect to rely on other third parties to store and distribute product supplies for our clinical trials. Any performance failure on the part of our distributors could delay clinical development or marketing approval of our product candidates or commercialization of our products, producing additional losses and depriving us of potential revenue.