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Cytokinetics (Nasdaq: CYTK) announced inducement equity awards dated November 15, 2025 for new hires. The company granted options to purchase 87,297 RSUs (settled in shares) to Jeffrey Hessekiel, who began employment November 14, 2025, and granted options for an aggregate of 13,175 shares plus 8,881 RSUs to three additional employees who started in October–November 2025.
RSUs vest over 3 years (40%/40%/20%). Stock options have an exercise price of $66.44 (closing price on November 14, 2025), vest over 4 years with a one-year 1/4 cliff and monthly vesting thereafter, and a 10-year term. Awards were made under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4).
Cytokinetics (Nasdaq: CYTK) announced on November 17, 2025 its support for a three-year American Heart Association initiative to improve diagnosis, access, and treatment for people living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
The company said it will back efforts to expand participation in a national HCM Registry powered by Get With The Guidelines®, broaden certification for referring centers, introduce patient support services at key HCM centers, and pilot the Association’s HCM detection algorithm to reduce underdiagnosis.
The initiative targets systemic barriers to more consistent, equitable care for the estimated one in 500 U.S. people living with HCM.
Cytokinetics (Nasdaq: CYTK) announced additional MAPLE-HCM data presented Nov 10, 2025 showing aficamten was superior to metoprolol on multiple clinical measures after 24 weeks.
Key findings: a pre-specified responder analysis found 78% of aficamten patients had a positive/complete response vs 3% with metoprolol (p<0.001). Patient-reported outcomes improved more with aficamten (KCCQ-OSS 16.6 vs 8.9; between-group difference = 7.8 points, p=0.001). NT-proBNP fell 73% on aficamten vs rose 42% on metoprolol (treatment effect -81%, p<0.001); hs-cTnI fell 43% vs 17% (treatment effect -28%, p=0.001).
Overall AE rates were similar (73.9% aficamten vs 75.9% metoprolol); hypertension was more frequent with aficamten (10.2% vs 2.3%) and dizziness more frequent with metoprolol (17.2% vs 5.7%).
Cytokinetics (NASDAQ: CYTK) reported Q3 2025 results and a business update ahead of a PDUFA action date of December 26, 2025 for aficamten for obstructive HCM. The company reported approximately $1.25 billion in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of September 30, 2025, and completed a $750.0 million convertible notes offering in September 2025.
Clinical highlights include MAPLE-HCM superiority on pVO2 (+2.3 mL/kg/min, p<0.001) versus metoprolol and ongoing global regulatory reviews with an EMA decision possible in 1H 2026. Financials: Q3 revenue $1.9M, R&D expense $99.2M, G&A expense $69.5M, and net loss $306.2M (includes $121.2M debt conversion expense). 2025 GAAP operating expense guidance updated to $680M–$700M.
Cytokinetics (Nasdaq: CYTK) said members of its management team will participate in two investor conferences in November 2025: a Stifel 2025 Healthcare Conference fireside chat on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM ET in New York, and a Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference fireside chat on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM GMT in London.
Interested parties can access live webcasts via the Investors & Media section of the Cytokinetics website. Webcast replays will be archived on the site for 90 days after each event.
Cytokinetics (Nasdaq: CYTK) announced multiple presentations at the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Medical Society Scientific Sessions on November 7, 2025 and the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions November 7–10, 2025 in New Orleans.
Highlights include three Late Breaking Science presentations and multiple oral, poster and moderated poster sessions covering MAPLE-HCM (aficamten vs metoprolol), FOREST-HCM, SEQUOIA-HCM and other HCM and heart-failure trial insights.
Cytokinetics (Nasdaq: CYTK) will report third quarter 2025 results on November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Senior management will host a conference call at 4:30 PM ET to discuss financial results and business updates. The call will be webcast live and accessible from the Investors & Media section of Cytokinetics' website or via the provided Cytokinetics Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call link.
An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the company's website for six months.
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