ImageneBio (NASDAQ: IMA) plans 2026 virtual meeting and equity plan vote
ImageneBio, Inc. is holding a virtual 2026 Annual Meeting on June 16, 2026, for stockholders of record as of April 28, 2026. Stockholders will vote on electing two Class II directors, ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for 2026, and approving an amended 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.
The equity plan amendment would add 850,000 shares to the plan and revise its evergreen formula to factor in shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock and cash exercise of prefunded warrants. As of April 28, 2026, 11,279,130 shares of common stock were outstanding, and equity awards included 1,187,218 options and 652,517 restricted stock units.
The proxy describes ImageneBio’s post‑merger governance structure, with a classified board, a non‑executive chair, a lead independent director, fully independent key committees, and policies covering risk oversight, insider trading, hedging, and director independence. It also details audit fees and confirms prior auditor transition from Ernst & Young LLP to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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- Election of two Class II directors
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026
- Approval of the amended and restated 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, including an 850,000-share increase and revised evergreen formula
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1. | To elect the Board’s two nominees for Class II directors named as nominee in this Proxy Statement to hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. |
2. | To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. |
3. | To approve an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”) to, among other things, increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2025 Plan by 850,000 shares and include in the calculation of the annual automatic share reserve increase shares of common stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of convertible preferred stock and prefunded warrants. |
4. | To conduct any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. |
By Order of the Board of Directors | |||
/s/ Kristin Yarema, Ph.D. | |||
Kristin Yarema, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer San Diego, California April 30, 2026 | |||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE | 1 | ||
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING | 2 | ||
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 8 | ||
Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors | 8 | ||
The Board of Directors and Certain Governance Matters | 13 | ||
Board and Committee Meetings and Attendance | 15 | ||
Executive Sessions | 18 | ||
Board’s Oversight of Strategy | 18 | ||
Communications with the Board | 19 | ||
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics | 19 | ||
Insider Trading Policy | 19 | ||
Hedging and Pledging Policy | 19 | ||
PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING | 20 | ||
Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 20 | ||
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures | 21 | ||
Audit Committee Report | 21 | ||
PROPOSAL 3: APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE 2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN | 22 | ||
DELINQUENT SECTION 16 REPORTS | 31 | ||
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 32 | ||
EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION | 33 | ||
Policies and Practices Related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information | 47 | ||
Non-Employee Director Compensation | 48 | ||
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 51 | ||
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS | 54 | ||
Policies and Procedures for Related Person Transactions | 54 | ||
Certain Related Person Transactions | 54 | ||
OTHER INFORMATION FOR STOCKHOLDERS | 60 | ||
Stockholder Proposals for the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders | 60 | ||
Householding of Proxy Materials | 60 | ||
Additional Filings | 60 | ||
Other Matters | 61 | ||
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• | To elect the Board’s two nominees for Class II directors named as nominees in this Proxy Statement to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. (“Proposal 1”); |
• | To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. (“Proposal 2”); and |
• | To approve an amendment and restatement of the 2025 Plan to, among other things, increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2025 Plan by 850,000 shares and include in the calculation of the annual automatic share reserve increase shares of common stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of convertible preferred stock and prefunded warrants (“Proposal 3”). |
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By Internet | By Telephone | By Mail | During the Meeting | ||||||
You may vote at www.ProxyVote.com. Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information. You will need the control number included on your proxy card. | You may vote using a touch-tone telephone by calling 1-800-690-6903. Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. You will need the control number included on your proxy card. | You may vote by completing and mailing your proxy card. Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. | To vote at the meeting, visit www.virtualshareholder meeting.com/IMA2026 (you will need the control number printed on your Notice or proxy registration confirmation email) | ||||||
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• | You may submit another properly completed proxy card with a later date. |
• | You may grant a subsequent proxy by telephone or through the internet. |
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• | You may send a timely written notice that you are revoking your proxy to the Company’s Secretary at 12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 345, San Diego, California 92130. Such notice will be considered timely if it is received at the indicated address by the close of business on the business day preceding the date of the Annual Meeting. |
• | You may attend the Annual Meeting and vote online. Simply attending the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy. |
Proposal Number | Proposal Description | Vote Required for Approval | Voting Options | Effect of Abstentions or Withhold votes, as applicable | Effect of Broker Non-Votes | Board Recommendation | ||||||||||||
1 | Election of Director named in this Proxy Statement | The nominees receiving the most “For” votes cast for this proposal will be elected | FOR or WITHHOLD | No Effect | No Effect | FOR all | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 | “For” votes from a majority of the votes cast for and against this proposal is required for approval | FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN | No Effect | No Effect | FOR | ||||||||||||
3 | Approval of an amendment and restatement of the 2025 Plan to, among other things, increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2025 Plan by 850,000 shares and include in the calculation of the annual automatic share reserve increase shares of common stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of convertible preferred stock and prefunded warrants. | “For” votes from a majority of the votes cast for and against this proposal is required for approval | FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN | No Effect | No Effect | FOR | ||||||||||||
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David P. Bonita, M.D. Director | Director Since: July 2025 Age: 50 | Current Committee Memberships: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee (Chair), and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | ||||
Dr. Bonita has served as a member of our Board and as our Lead Independent Director since July 2025. Dr. Bonita previously served on the board of directors of Ikena from March 2016 to July 2025. Dr. Bonita is a member of OrbiMed Advisors LLC, an investment firm. Dr. Bonita currently serves on the boards of directors of Acutus Medical Inc. (Nasdaq: AFIB), Prelude Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRLD), and, as well as several private companies. Dr. Bonita also previously served on the board of directors of IMARA, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMRA), Repare Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RPTX) and Tricida, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCDA). Prior to OrbiMed, Dr. Bonita worked as a corporate finance analyst in the healthcare investment banking groups of Morgan Stanley and UBS. He received his B.A. in biology from Harvard University and his joint M.D./M.B.A. from Columbia University. Skills and Qualifications We believe that Dr. Bonita is qualified to serve on our Board based on his roles on several public and private boards of directors as well as his extensive experience in investing in healthcare companies. | ||||||
Joseph P. Slattery Director | Director Since: November 2025 Age: 61 | Committee Memberships: Executive Committee, Audit Committee Chair and Compensation Committee | ||||
Mr. Slattery has served as a member of our Board since November 2025. He has served on the board of directors of Replimune Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: REPL) since October 2017, where he serves as the chair of the audit committee and a member of the compensation committee. Mr. Slattery has served on the board of directors of CVRx Inc. (Nasdaq: CVRX) since October 2008, where he serves on its audit committee and compensation committee. Mr. Slattery served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Asensus Surgical, Inc. from October 2013 through December 2019. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Slattery served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Baxano Surgical, Inc. Previously, from 1996 to 2007, Mr. Slattery served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Digene Corporation, including as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Information Systems from 2006 to 2007. Previously, he served as a director of Morphic Therapeutic, Inc. from May 2019 to August 2024, Omega Alpha SPAC from January 2021 to January 2023, Exosome Diagnostics, Inc. from July 2013 to July 2018 and Micromet, Inc. from November 2007 to March 2012. Mr. Slattery received a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley University and is a certified public accountant (inactive). Skills and Qualifications We believe that Mr. Slattery is qualified to serve on our Board based on his roles on several public and private company boards and his prior experience as a public company executive. | ||||||
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Weiguo Su, Ph.D. Director | Director Since: July 2025 Age: 68 | Committee Memberships: None | ||||
Dr. Su has served as a member of our Board since July 2025. Dr. Su has served as the Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of HUTCHMED (China) Limited (“Hutchmed”), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and in the form of American depositary shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, since 2022, its Chief Scientific Officer since 2012, and as one of its executive directors since 2017. Dr. Su has headed all drug discovery and research since he joined Hutchmed, including master-minding the scientific strategy of the company, being a key leader of its Oncology/Immunology operations, and being responsible for the discovery of each and every small molecule drug candidate in its pipeline. Prior to joining Hutchmed in 2005, Dr. Su worked with the U.S. research and development department of Pfizer, Inc. In 2017, Dr. Su was granted the prestigious award by the China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association as one of the Most Influential Drug R&D Leaders in China. Dr. Su received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Fudan University in Shanghai and completed a Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Chemistry at Harvard University under the guidance of Nobel Laureate Professor E. J. Corey. Skills and Qualifications We believe that Dr. Su is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his extensive experience in the healthcare and life sciences sector, proven executive leadership, and strong academic background. | ||||||
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Kristin Yarema, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer, Director | Director Since: July 2025 Age: 55 | Committee Memberships: Executive Committee | ||||
Dr. Yarema has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board since July 2025 and interim principal financial officer since October 2025. Dr. Yarema brings over two decades of leadership experience in human therapeutics to the Company. Dr. Yarema most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly Nasdaq: PSTX) from January 2024 through June 2025, continuing in her leadership role following the company’s acquisition of the oncology, autoimmune, and rare disease company by Roche in January 2025. She also served as a member of Poseida’s Board of Directors from January 2024 until the acquisition in January 2025. She previously held the position of President, Cell Therapy at Poseida from April 2023 to December 2023. Prior to Poseida, Dr. Yarema served as Chief Commercial Officer at Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc., a publicly held oncology and autoimmune T-cell immunotherapy company, from February 2020 to November 2022. She also held numerous senior positions at Amgen, including Vice President and Therapeutic Area Head roles in Inflammation (autoimmune), Bone, Nephrology, Hematology, Cardiovascular, Metabolism, and Neuroscience along with various other U.S. and global commercial leadership positions of increasing responsibility from 2013 to 2020, including U.S. commercial responsibilities for dermatology and rheumatology. Earlier in her career, Dr. Yarema held various clinical development and commercial leadership roles in at Novartis from 2007 to 2013, including Global Program Head for multiple therapeutics, and Global Head, Global Strategic Marketing. She began her industry career at management consultancy McKinsey & Company, where she provided strategic advice to many healthcare companies from 2000 to 2007, ultimately as Associate Principal. Dr. Yarema currently serves on the boards of directors of the Celiac Disease Foundation, a global patient advocacy group, and previously served on the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, a cell and gene therapy industry association. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and B.A. in English from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Skills and Qualifications We believe Dr. Yarema is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of her extensive scientific background and leadership positions at multiple biopharmaceutical companies and her strong academic background. | ||||||
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Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D. Director | Director Since: July 2025 Age: 57 | Committee Memberships: Executive Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee | ||||
Dr. Stampacchia has served as a member of our Board since July 2025. Dr. Stampacchia previously served on the board of directors of Ikena from December 2020 to July 2025. Dr. Stampacchia is founder, managing director and member of the investment committee at Omega Fund Management, LLC. Dr. Stampacchia currently serves on the boards of directors of several private companies. Dr. Stampacchia previously served on the board of directors of Kronos Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: KRON), Median Technologies, Inc., Nuvation Bio, Inc. (NYSE: NUVB) and Replimune Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: REPL). Prior to founding Omega in January 2004, Dr. Stampacchia was a Partner at AlpInvest Partners (now part of The Carlyle Group). Before AlpInvest Partners, he was the portfolio manager of the Lombard Odier Immunology Fund, an investment vehicle in Geneva, Switzerland, investing in public and private healthcare companies worldwide. Previously, Dr. Stampacchia was a member of the HealthCare corporate finance and M&A team at Goldman Sachs. Before Goldman Sachs, he helped co-found the healthcare investment activities at Index Securities (now Index Ventures). Dr. Stampacchia received a Master’s of Science in Plant Genetics from the University of Pavia, a Master’s of Science in Molecular Biology, a Doctorate of Philosophy in Molecular Biology from the University of Geneva and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Biotechnology from European Union Strasbourg. Skills and Qualifications We believe Dr. Stampacchia is qualified to serve on our Board because of his venture capital experience in the life sciences industry and his service on the boards of directors of other public and private life sciences companies. | ||||||
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Jonathan Jian Wang, Ph.D., MBA Chair | Director Since: July 2025 Age: 58 | Committee Memberships: Executive Committee | ||||
Dr. Wang has served as Chair of our Board since July 2025 and previously was the founder of Legacy Inmagene and served as its Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer from July 2019 to July 2025. Dr. Wang currently serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Miragene Co, a clinical stage biotechnology company targeting immunological and inflammatory diseases (“Miragene”). Additionally, Dr. Wang currently serves as an advisor to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Dr. Wang has more than 30 years of healthcare and life sciences experience, spanning entrepreneurship, investment, and research. Previously, he was a healthcare investor for 22 years. For 12 years, Dr. Wang was a Partner at OrbiMed and a co-founder at OrbiMed Asia, where he worked with his partners to establish and manage US$1.1 billion of private equity and venture capital funds. Dr. Wang previously served as a member of the board of directors of Apollomics, Inc. Under the supervision of Eric Kandel, a Nobel laureate, Dr. Wang obtained his Ph.D. in Neurobiology from Columbia University where he was rewarded the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship. Dr. Wang has also obtained an MBA from Stanford University and a B.S. in Biology from Wuhan University in China. Dr. Wang is a co-founder and former Chairman of the BayHelix Group and has authored two philosophy of science books. Skills and Qualifications We believe that Dr. Wang is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his extensive experience in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, including his experience as Legacy Inmagene’s former Chief Executive Officer and his strong academic background. | ||||||
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Full Board | • Oversee the Company’s risk governance framework, including an enterprise-wide culture that supports appropriate risk awareness and the identification, escalation, and appropriate management of risk • Integrity, ethics, and compliance with its Code of Business Ethics and Conduct • General strategic and commercial risks • M&A transactions, including execution and integration, and the M&A competitive landscape • Legal risks such as those arising from litigation, environmental, and intellectual property matters | ||
Audit Committee | • Discuss guidelines and policies that govern the process by which the Company’s exposure to risk is assessed and managed by management • Discuss or consider the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps that the Company’s management has taken to monitor and control such exposures • Cybersecurity risk, including our information security and risk management programs, controls and procedures, including high level review of the threat landscape facing the Company and the Company’s strategy to mitigate cybersecurity risks and potential breaches. The Committee shall also review the recovery and communication plans for any unplanned outage or security breach | ||
Compensation Committee | • Compensation structure and programs • CEO succession planning • Retention of talent | ||
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | • Governance structures and processes • Board organization, independence and structure • Recruitment of talent • Review and reassess the adequacy of the Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Conduct and Business Ethics • Evaluation of the Board and committees • CEO and key officer succession planning | ||
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Primary Responsibilities | Current Committee Members | ||
We have adopted a committee charter that details the primary responsibilities of the Audit Committee, including: | Joseph P. Slattery (Chair) David P. Bonita, M.D. Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D. | ||
• overseeing our accounting and financial reporting processes, systems of internal control, financial statement audits, and the integrity of our financial statements; • evaluating and determining whether to retain the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements; • assessing the qualifications, performance, and independence of the independent registered public accounting firm; • reviewing the results of the audit with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, as well as our annual audited and quarterly financial statements, including management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations; • overseeing procedures for receiving, retaining, and treating complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters, and confidential and anonymous submissions by employees concerning questionable accounting or auditing matters; • conferring with management and the independent registered public accounting firm concerning the scope, design, adequacy, and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures; • reviewing and approving related party transactions, in accordance with our policies; • approving or, as permitted, pre-approving all audit and non-audit related services and fees that the independent registered public accounting firm provides to us; • overseeing the activities of our internal audit function; • reviewing and evaluating our information security and technology risks, including cybersecurity, the threat landscape, our strategy to mitigate cybersecurity risks and potential breaches, and our recovery and communication plans for any unplanned outage or security breach; and • reviewing legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries and compliance with such requirements. | |||
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We have adopted a committee charter that details the primary responsibilities of the Compensation Committee, including: | David P. Bonita, M.D. (Chair) Joseph P. Slattery Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D. | |||
• reviewing, modifying and approving (or if it deems appropriate, making recommendations to the full Board regarding) our overall compensation strategy and policies; • reviewing and approving or, in the case of our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, making recommendations to the full Board regarding the compensation and other terms of employment of our executive officers; • reviewing and approving (or if it deems it appropriate, making recommendations to the full Board regarding) performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our executive officers and assessing their performance against these goals and objectives; • reviewing and approving (or if it deems it appropriate, making recommendations to the full Board regarding) grants and awards under the equity incentive plans, compensation plans and similar programs advisable for us; • reviewing and making recommendations to the full Board regarding the type and amount of compensation to be paid or awarded to our non-employee board members; • reviewing and assessing the independence of compensation consultants, legal counsel and other advisors as required by Section 10C of the Exchange Act; • reviewing the competitiveness of our executive compensation programs and evaluating the effectiveness of our compensation policy and strategy in achieving expected benefits to us; • reviewing with management and approving our disclosures under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in our periodic reports or proxy statements to be filed with the SEC, to the extent such caption is included in any such report or proxy statement; • reviewing with management and making recommendations to the full Board regarding the plans for succession of our Chief Executive Officer and other key executives; • preparing the report that the SEC requires in our annual proxy statement; and • reviewing and assessing on an annual basis the performance of the Compensation Committee and the Compensation Committee charter. | ||||
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Primary Responsibilities | Current Committee Members | |||
We have adopted a committee charter that details the primary responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, including: | Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D. (Chair) David P. Bonita, M.D. | |||
• identifying, reviewing and evaluating candidates to serve on our Board and committees consistent with criteria recommended to and approved by our Board; • determining the qualifications and criteria for service on our Board and committees; • overseeing annual evaluations of director performance on the board and committees and management; • establishing and delegating authority to committees; • evaluating and recommending individuals for membership on our Board, on our committees and as chair; • evaluating nominations by stockholders of candidates for election to our Board; • developing a set of corporate governance policies and principles, periodically reviewing and assessing these policies and principles and their application and recommending to our Board any changes to such policies and principles; • reviewing and discussing the corporate succession plans for the CEO and other key officers; and • reviewing and assessing on an annual basis the performance of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter. | ||||
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Fiscal Year Ended | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
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Audit Fees(1) | $2,876 | $909 | ||||
Total Fees | $2,876 | $909 | ||||
(1) | “Audit Fees” consist of fees in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements, including the audited financial statements as well as other financial statements presented in our Registration Statements on Form S-4 and Form S-1 filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger, the audited financial statements presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the reviews of our financial statements included in our Form 10-Q filings for each fiscal quarter, and services that are normally provided by our independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. Included in the fiscal year 2025 Audit Fees are fees billed in connection with regulatory filings associated with the Merger and related transactions. |
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• | Subject to adjustment for certain changes in our capitalization, the aggregate number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under the Amended 2025 Plan will not exceed 2,527,248 shares, which is an increase of 850,000 shares over the aggregate number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under the 2025 Plan. |
• | Subject to adjustment for certain changes in our capitalization, the aggregate maximum number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options under the Amended 2025 Plan will be 7,581,744 shares, which is an increase of 2,550,000 shares over the aggregate maximum number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options under the 2025 Plan. |
• | The calculation of the number of shares of our common stock added automatically on January 1 of each year after the approval of the Amended 2025 Plan (the “Evergreen Mechanism”), will be modified to be equal to 5.0% of the sum of (x) the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year plus (y) the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year plus (z) the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon cash exercise of prefunded warrants outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. |
• | No discounted stock options or stock appreciation rights. Subject to limited exception, all stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the Amended 2025 Plan must have an exercise price equal to or greater than the fair market value of our common stock on the date the stock option or stock appreciation right is granted. |
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• | Limit on non-employee director compensation. The aggregate value of all compensation granted or paid, as applicable, to any individual for service as a non-employee director with respect to any calendar year, including awards granted and cash fees paid by the Company to such non-employee director, will not exceed (i) $750,000 in total value or (ii) in the event such non-employee director is first appointed or elected to the Board of Directors during such period, $1,000,000 in total value, in each case calculating the value of any equity awards based on the grant date fair value of such equity awards for financial reporting purposes. |
• | No liberal change in control definition. The change in control definition in the Amended 2025 Plan is not a “liberal” definition. A change in control transaction must actually occur in order for the change in control provisions in the Amended 2025 Plan to be triggered. |
• | Material amendments require stockholder approval. The Amended 2025 Plan requires stockholder approval of any material revisions to the Amended 2025 Plan. In addition, certain other amendments to the Amended 2025 Plan require stockholder approval. |
• | Awards subject to forfeiture/clawback. Awards granted under the Amended 2025 Plan will be subject to recoupment in accordance with our Compensation Recovery Policy and any other clawback policy that we adopt. In addition, we may impose other clawback, recovery or recoupment provisions in an award agreement, including a reacquisition right in respect of previously acquired shares or other cash or property upon the occurrence of cause. |
As of April 28, 2026 | |||
Total number of shares of common stock subject to outstanding stock options | 1,187,218 | ||
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding stock options | $10.04 | ||
Weighted-average remaining term of outstanding stock options | 7.99 years | ||
Total number of shares of common stock subject to outstanding restricted stock unit awards | 652,517 | ||
Total number of shares of common stock available for grant under the Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan) | — | ||
Total number of shares of common stock available for grant under the 2025 Plan | 792,513 | ||
Total number of shares of common stock available for grant under the 2025 Equity Inducement Plan | 918,558 | ||
Total number of shares of common stock outstanding on an as-converted basis(1) | 17,049,465 | ||
Per-share closing price of common stock as reported on Nasdaq Capital Market(2) | $5.75 | ||
(1) | Reflects 11,279,130 shares of common stock outstanding and prefunded warrants to acquire 5,770,335 shares of common stock. |
(2) | Reflects the closing price of our common stock on April 28, 2026. |
• | Please also refer to section titled “Equity Benefit Plans.” |
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Name and position | Options | Number of RSUs | Aggregate Shares | ||||||
Kristin Yarema, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Director and interim principal financial officer | 152,535 | 85,400 | 237,935 | ||||||
Benjamin Porter-Brown, M.D., Chief Medical Officer | — | — | — | ||||||
David Bonita, M.D., Lead Independent Director | — | — | — | ||||||
Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D., Director | — | — | — | ||||||
Jonathan Jian Wang, Chairman of the Board | 31,200 | — | 31,200 | ||||||
Joseph Slattery, Director | 31,200 | — | 31,200 | ||||||
Weiguo Su, Director(1) | — | — | — | ||||||
All current executive officers as a group | 152,535 | 85,400 | 237,935 | ||||||
All current directors who are not executive officers as a group | 62,400 | — | 62,400 | ||||||
All employees, including all current officers who are not executive officers, as a group | 226,530 | 397,670 | 624,200 | ||||||
(1) | Dr. Su has waived any remuneration or fees for his role as a member of the Board. |
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Kristin Yarema, Ph.D. | 55 | Chief Executive Officer and Director and interim principal financial officer | ||||
Benjamin Porter-Brown, M.D. | 53 | Chief Medical Officer | ||||
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• | Kristin Yarema, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer; |
• | Mark Manfredi, Ph.D., former President and Chief Executive Officer; |
• | Yufang Lu, former Chief Medical Officer; and |
• | Jotin Marango, former Chief Financial Officer. |
Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year | Salary ($) | Bonus(1) | Stock Awards ($)(2) | Option Awards ($)(3) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(4) | All Other Compensation ($)(5) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||
Kristin Yarema, Ph.D.(6) Chief Executive Officer | 2025 | 274,615 | 291,918 | 1,312,468 | 6,148,382 | 138,082 | 5,733 | 8,171,198 | ||||||||||||||||
Mark Manfredi, Ph.D.(7) Former President and Chief Executive Officer | 2025 | 338,745 | 890,000 | — | — | — | 1,483,072 | 2,711,817 | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | 569,000 | — | 334,016 | 284,500 | 14,694 | 1,202,210 | ||||||||||||||||||
YuFang Lu, M.D., Ph.D.(8) Former Chief Medical Officer | 2025 | 452,011 | — | — | — | — | 195,842 | 647,852 | ||||||||||||||||
Jotin Marango, M.D., Ph.D.(9) Former Chief Financial Officer | 2025 | 392,607 | 905,000 | — | — | — | 271,631 | 1,569,237 | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | 456,133 | 165,000 | — | 701,248 | 188,000 | 813 | 1,511,194 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | With respect to Dr. Manfredi, the amount represents (i) a one-time transaction bonus of $590,000 paid on August 1, 2025, which was subject to any reduction required under the best net after-tax cutback provision in the Manfredi Agreement (as defined below), and (ii) the Manfredi Retention Award (as defined below) of $300,000 pursuant to the Manfredi Retention Award Agreement (as defined below) paid on July 30, 2025. With respect to Dr. Yarema, the amount reflects (i) a sign-on bonus pursuant to the terms of Dr. Yarema’s offer letter and (ii) a discretionary cash bonus earned in 2025, which was approved by our compensation committee in recognition of Dr. Yarema’s exceptional effort and work to the Company following the Merger. With respect to Dr. Marango, the 2025 amount represents (i) retention bonuses he received in 2025, in an amount equal to (a) $85,000 paid on July 30, 2025 and (b) $70,000 paid on July 30, 2025 and (ii) a one-time transaction bonus of $750,000 paid on August 1, 2025, which was subject to any reduction required under the best net after-tax cutback provision in the Marango Agreement (as defined below). |
(2) | In accordance with SEC rules, this column reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of the restricted stock units granted in fiscal year 2025. The amount included has been computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount are described in Note 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. This amount does not reflect the actual economic value that will be realized by our named executive officer upon the vesting of the restricted stock units or the sale of the common stock underlying such restricted stock units. |
(3) | The amounts reported represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock option awards granted to the named executive officers during fiscal years 2025 and 2024, calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718. Such grant date fair values do not take into account any estimated forfeitures. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair values of the awards reported in this column are described in Note 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. The amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost for the stock options and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received upon exercise of the stock option or any sale of any of the underlying shares of common stock. |
(4) | Represents performance-based cash bonuses earned in the applicable fiscal year and paid in the following fiscal year. See “—Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” below for a description of the material terms of the program pursuant to which this compensation was awarded. |
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(5) | Amounts represent matching contributions under our 401(k) plan, life insurance premiums paid, change in control or termination payments and the dollar value of dividends or earnings paid on stock or option awards, if not factored into grant date fair values. For calendar year 2025, the following amounts represent contributions under our 401(k) plan: $5,265 for Dr. Yarema, $14,000 for Dr. Manfredi and $13,496 for Dr. Lu. For calendar year 2025, the following amounts represent paid life insurance premiums: $468 for Dr. Yarema, $868 for Dr. Manfredi, $745 for Dr. Lu and $914 for Dr. Marango. For calendar year 2025, the following amounts represent change in control or termination payments: $1,183,520 for Dr. Manfredi and $181,600 for Dr. Lu. For calendar year 2025 the following amounts represent the dollar value of the shares of the Company’s voting common stock received by Dr. Manfredi and Mr. Marango for their in the money Ikena options held at the time of the Merger: $284,684 for Dr. Manfredi and $270,716 for Dr. Marango. |
(6) | Dr. Yarema was appointed as Chief Executive Officer upon the closing of the Merger. All compensation reported for 2025 in this table reflects compensation paid by us or earned in the period following the Merger through December 31, 2025. |
(7) | Upon the closing of the Merger, Dr. Manfredi resigned from all positions held at Ikena and its subsidiaries. |
(8) | Dr. Lu was appointed as Chief Medical Officer upon the closing of the Merger. Dr. Lu resigned as our Chief Medical Officer, effective as of December 31, 2025. All compensation reported for 2025 in this table reflects compensation paid by us in 2025, which, in light of the Merger, reflects payments made by Ikena from January 1, 2025 through the date of the Merger and compensation paid by ImageneBio or earned in the period following the Merger through December 31, 2025. |
(9) | Upon the closing of the Merger, Dr. Marango became our Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Dr. Marango resigned from all of his positions with the Company, effective as of October 20, 2025. |
Name | Base Salary ($) | ||
Kristin Yarema, Ph.D.(1) | 630,000 | ||
Mark Manfredi, Ph.D. | 591,760 | ||
Yufang Lu, M.D., Ph.D. | 453,859 | ||
Jotin Marango, M.D., Ph.D. | 488,800 | ||
(1) | In March 2026, the Board approved an increase in Dr. Yarema’s base salary to $680,000, effective January 1, 2026. |
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Name | Vesting Commencement Date | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#) | Market value of shares of units or stock that have not vested ($)(1) | ||||||||||||||
Kristin Yarema | 7/25/2025 | — | 24,435(2) | 16.37 | 7/27/2035 | ||||||||||||||||
7/25/2025 | 436,080(3) | 16.37 | 7/27/2035 | — | |||||||||||||||||
7/25/2025 | 153,505(4) | 1,059,185 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mark Manfredi, Ph.D. | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Yufang Lu, M.D., Ph.D.(5) | 2/27/2023 | 27,013(6) | 11,124 | 28.71 | 2/26/2033 | — | |||||||||||||||
7/14/2023 | 18,369(7) | 9,090 | 4.59 | 7/13/2033 | — | ||||||||||||||||
3/21/2024 | 2,008(8) | 2,583 | 4.59 | 3/20/2034 | — | ||||||||||||||||
6/14/2024 | 2,287(9) | 3,815 | 4.59 | 6/13/2034 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Jotin Marango, M.D., Ph.D. | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
(1) | The market value is based on the closing price of our common stock as of December 31, 2025 of $6.90 per share. |
(2) | This option was granted under our 2025 Plan. One-fourth of the shares subject to each option vests on the first anniversary of July 25, 2025, and 1/48th of the shares subject to each option vest monthly thereafter, subject to Dr. Yarema’s continuous service with us as of such vesting date. |
(3) | This option was granted under our 2025 Inducement Plan. One-fourth of the shares subject to each option vests on the first anniversary of July 25, 2025, and 1/48th of the shares subject to each option vest monthly thereafter, subject to Dr. Yarema’s continuous service with us as of such vesting date. |
(4) | Represents a restricted stock unit award for 153,505 shares of our common stock granted under our 2025 Inducement Plan on November 12, 2025. One-fourth of the shares subject to the restricted stock unit award shall vest on the first anniversary of July 25, 2025, and 1/16th of the shares subject to the restricted stock unit award shall vest quarterly thereafter with the first such quarterly vesting date as of September 15, 2026, subject to Dr. Yarema’s continuous service with us as of such vesting date. |
(5) | Each of Dr. Lu’s options were granted pursuant to the terms of our 2019 Plan (defined below). |
(6) | One-fourth of the shares subject to the option vested on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the balance of the shares vested or will vest in a series of 36 successive equal monthly installments measured from the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date. |
(7) | (i) 15,255 shares subject to the option vest as follows: 25% of such shares vested on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the balance of such shares will vest in a series of 36 successive equal monthly installments measured from the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and (ii) 12,204 shares subject to the option vest as follows: (a) 3,051 of such shares will vest at the end of the first anniversary of grantee’s qualified move to San Diego (“QMSD”) and (b) 9,153 of such shares will vest in equal annual installments over the following three years measured from the first anniversary of the QMSD, subject to grantee’s QMSD not being terminated. |
(8) | 25% of the shares subject to the option vested on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the balance of the shares vested or will vest in a series of 36 successive equal monthly installments measured from the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date. |
(9) | 25% of the shares subject to the option vested on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the balance of the shares vested or will vest in a series of 36 successive equal monthly installments measured from the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date. |
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Name | Grant date | Number of securities underlying the award | Exercise price of the award ($/Sh) | Grant date fair value of the award(1) | Percentage change in the closing market price of the securities underlying the award between the trading day ending immediately prior to the disclosure of material nonpublic information and the trading day beginning immediately following the disclosure of material nonpublic information | ||||||||||
7/28/2025 | $ | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of stock options computed in accordance with the provisions of ASC-718. The assumptions that we used to calculate these amounts are discussed in Note 2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. These amounts may not reflect the actual economic value that will be realized by our named executive officers upon the exercise of the stock options or the sale of the common stock issued upon such exercise. |
(2) | Dr. Yarema’s awards were granted following her start date. |
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Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Option Awards ($)(1)(2) | Total ($) | ||||||
David Bonita, M.D. | 30,514 | 30,514 | |||||||
Iain Dukes, D.Phil. | 26,409 | 26,409 | |||||||
Jean-François Formela, M.D. | 26,977 | 26,977 | |||||||
Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D. | 27,010 | 27,010 | |||||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D. | 19,878 | 19,878 | |||||||
Richard Wooster, Ph.D. | 19,878 | 19,878 | |||||||
Owen Hughes | 498,274 | 498,274 | |||||||
Jonathan Jian Wang | 1,534 | 156,256 | 157,790 | ||||||
Weiguo Su(3) | 1,534 | 156,256 | 157,790 | ||||||
Stephen Hui Wang | 1,534 | 156,256 | 157,790 | ||||||
Joseph Slattery | 2,589 | 156,256 | 158,845 | ||||||
(1) | The amounts reflect the grant date fair value of stock options granted in 2025 in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, or ASC Topic 718. Such grant date fair values do not take into account any estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the stock options reported in this column are set forth in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. The amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost for these stock options and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received by our non-employee directors upon the exercise of such options. |
(2) | Non-employee directors who served on our Board during 2025 had the following stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and held no shares of restricted stock. |
(3) | On April 15, 2026, Dr. Su declined the grant of an option to purchase 31,200 shares of common stock granted December 18, 2025. Additionally, Dr. Su has waived any remuneration or fees for his role as a member of the Board. |
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Name | Aggregate Number of Shares Subject to Stock Options | ||
David Bonita, M.D. | |||
Iain Dukes, D.Phil. | |||
Jean-François Formela, M.D. | |||
Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D. | |||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D. | |||
Richard Wooster, Ph.D. | |||
Owen Hughes | |||
Jonathan Jian Wang, Ph.D.(1) | 31,200 | ||
Weiguo Su, Ph.D.(1)(2) | 31,200 | ||
Stephen Hui Wang(1) | 31,200 | ||
Joseph Slattery(1) | 31,200 | ||
(1) | In December 2025, in connection with the adoption of our non-employee director plan (as described below), the Board approved Initial Grants (as defined below) to Dr. Su, Dr. Wang, Mr. Wang and Mr. Slattery as contemplated by the non-employee director policy. The vesting commencement date of each option is the date each director was appointed to the Board. Each option vests in equal monthly installments over three years from the vesting commencement date. |
(2) | On April 15, 2026, Dr. Su declined the grant of an option to purchase 31,200 shares of common stock granted December 18, 2025. |
Board of Directors: | Annual Retainer | ||
Members (other than chair) | $35,000 | ||
Additional retainer for chair | $30,000 | ||
Audit Committee: | |||
Members (other than chair) | $7,500 | ||
Retainer for chair | $15,000 | ||
Compensation Committee: | |||
Members (other than chair) | $5,000 | ||
Retainer for chair | $10,000 | ||
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: | |||
Members (other than chair) | $4,000 | ||
Retainer for chair | $8,000 | ||
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Board of Directors: | Annual Retainer | ||
Members (other than chair) | $40,000 | ||
Audit Committee: | |||
Additional Retainer for Members (other than chair) | $10,000 | ||
Additional Retainer for chair | $20,000 | ||
Compensation Committee: | |||
Additional Retainer for Members (other than chair) | $7,500 | ||
Additional Retainer for chair | $15,000 | ||
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: | |||
Additional Retainer for Members (other than chair) | $5,000 | ||
Additional Retainer for chair | $10,000 | ||
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Name of Beneficial Owner | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned (#) | Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned (%) | ||||
Greater than 5% Holders: | ||||||
Entities affiliated with OrbiMed(1) | 1,150,884 | 9.99% | ||||
Entities affiliated with BVF(2) | 1,162,820 | 9.99% | ||||
Trails Edge Capital Partners LP(3) | 1,245,822 | 9.99% | ||||
Funicular Funds, LP(4) | 1,124,794 | 9.56% | ||||
Engene Inc.(5) | 971,173 | 8.61% | ||||
Omega Fund VI, L.P.(6) | 936,222 | 7.96% | ||||
Entities affiliated with Blue Owl Capital(7) | 823,785 | 7.30% | ||||
Directors and Named Executive Officers: | ||||||
Kristin Yarema, Ph.D. | — | — | ||||
Mark Manfredi(8) | 11,721 | * | ||||
Jotin Marango, M.D., Ph.D.(9) | 11,146 | * | ||||
Yufang Lu, M.D., Ph.D.(10) | 53,683 | * | ||||
Jonathan Jian Wang, Ph.D., MBA(11) | 153,632 | 1.36% | ||||
David P. Bonita, M.D. | — | — | ||||
Joseph Slattery(12) | 22,066 | * | ||||
Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D.(13) | 379 | * | ||||
Weiguo Su, Ph.D. | — | — | ||||
All current directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons)(14) | 252,360 | 2.22% | ||||
* | Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%. |
(1) | Represents (i) (a) 753,063 shares of common stock and (b) 300,138 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants held by OrbiMed Private Investments VI, LP (“OPI VI”); (ii) 20,691 shares of common stock held by OrbiMed Genesis Master Fund, L.P. (“OrbiMed Genesis”); (iii) 135,516 shares of common stock held by Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC (“WWH”); and (iv) 379 shares of common stock held by David P. Bonita, M.D. Due to a beneficial ownership limitation in the prefunded warrants, the number of shares beneficially held excludes (i) 95,368 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants held by OPI VI and (ii) 384,689 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants held by OrbiMed Genesis. OrbiMed Advisors LLC (“OrbiMed Advisors”) has shared voting and dispositive power over the shares of common stock held by OPI VI, and over which OrbiMed Capital VI LLC (“OrbiMed GP”) has shared voting and dispositive power, and the shares of common stock held by OrbiMed Genesis, over which OrbiMed Genesis GP LLC (“OrbiMed Genesis GP”) has shared voting and dispositive power. OrbiMed Capital LLC (“OrbiMed Capital”) may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by WWH. Furthermore, pursuant to an agreement between Dr. Bonita and OPI VI, OPI VI, has sole voting and dispositive power over any shares of common stock held by Dr. Bonita. |
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(2) | Represents (i) (a) an aggregate of 415,765 shares of common stock and (b) 276,086 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants beneficially owned by Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. (“BVF”), (ii) (a) 325,596 shares of common stock and (b) 84,632 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants beneficially owned by Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. (“BVF2”); (iii) 44,578 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Biotechnology Value Trading Fund OS LP (“Trading Fund OS”), and (iv) 16,163 shares of common stock held in a certain managed account for BVF Partners L.P. (“BVF Partners” and such account, the “BVF Partners Managed Account”). Due to a beneficial ownership limitation in the prefunded warrants, the number of shares beneficially held excludes (i) 124,784 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants held by BVF2; (ii) 34,835 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants held by Trading Fund OS; and (iii) 8,610 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants held by MSI BVF SPV, LLC. BVF I GP LLC (“BVF GP”), as the general partner of BVF, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by BVF. BVF II GP LLC (“BVF2 GP”), as the general partner of BVF2, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by BVF2. BVF Partners OS Ltd. (“BVF Partners OS”), as the general partner of Trading Fund OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS. BVF GP Holdings LLC (“BVF GPH”), as the sole member of each of BVF GP and BVF2 GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF and BVF2. BVF Partners, as the investment manager of BVF, BVF2 and Trading Fund OS, and the sole member of BVF Partner OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF, BVF2 and Trading Fund OS and held in the BVF Partners Managed Account. BVF Inc., as the general partner of BVF Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by BVF Partners. Mark N. Lampert, as a director and officer of BVF Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by BVF Inc. BVF GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by BVF. BVF2 GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by BVF2. BVF Partners OS disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS. BVF GPH disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by BVF and BVF2. Each of BVF Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by BVF, BVF2 and Trading Fund OS and held in the BVF Partners Managed Account. The address of the principal business office of BVF, BVF GP, BVF2, BVF2 GP, BVF GPH and BVF Partners is 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104 and the address of the principal business office of Trading Fund OS and Partners OS is PO Box 309 Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. This information is based on its Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on November 14, 2025. |
(3) | Represents (i) 54,253 shares of common stock held directly by Trails Edge Biotechnology Master Fund, LP (“Trails Edge Biotechnology”) and (ii) 1,191,569 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants held directly by Trails Edge Biotechnology. Due to a beneficial ownership limitation in the prefunded warrants, 154,843 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of pre-funded warrants held by Trails Edge Biotechnology are excluded from the beneficial ownership calculation. Trails Edge Capital Partners, LP (“Trails Edge Capital”) as the investment manager to Trails Edge Biotechnology, may be deemed to beneficially own these securities. Ortav Yehudai, as the Chief Investment Officer of Trails Edge Capital, exercises voting and investment discretion with respect to these securities and as such may be deemed to beneficially own the shares. The address for each Filer is 3455 Peachtree Road NE, 5th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30326. This information is based on its Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on April 21, 2026. |
(4) | Represents (i) 643,933 shares of common stock and (ii) 480,861 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of pre-funded warrants held by Funicular Funds, LP (“Funicular”). Cable Car Capital, LP (“Cable Car”), as the general partner of Funicular, and Jacob Ma-Weaver, as the managing member of Cable Car, may each be deemed the beneficial owner of the shares held by Funicular. The principal business address of Funicular, Cable Car and Mr. Ma-Weaver is 601 California Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, California 94108. This information is based on its Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 6, 2026. |
(5) | Engene Inc.’s sole shareholder is YJH Trust of which Trident Trust Company (HK) Limited serves as trustee. Dr. Wang’s spouse and daughter are the sole beneficiaries of YJH Trust. The registered address of Engene Inc. is Trident Chambers, P.O. Box 146, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. |
(6) | Represents (i) 454,982 shares of common stock held by Omega Fund VI, L.P. (“Omega Fund”); (ii) 379 shares of common stock held by Dr. Stampacchia, a member of our Board and (iii) 480,861 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of prefunded warrants held by Omega Fund. Omega Fund VI GP Manager, Ltd (“Omega Ltd”) serves as the general partner of Omega Fund VI GP, L.P., which serves as the general partner of Omega Fund, and each of Omega GP and Omega Ltd may be deemed to own beneficially the shares held by Omega Fund. Claudio Nessi (“Nessi”), and Dr. Stampacchia, are the directors of Omega Ltd and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by Omega Fund. The address of the principal business office of Omega Fund, Omega GP, Omega Ltd, Nessi, and Stampacchia, is c/o Omega Fund Management, LLC, 888 Boylston Street, Suite 1111, Boston, MA 02199. |
(7) | Represents 823,785 shares of common stock held by Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP (“Blue Owl”). The principal business address of Blue Owl is 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022. This information is based on its Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 12, 2026. |
(8) | Consists of 11,721 shares of common stock. |
(9) | Consists of 11,146 shares of common stock. |
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(10) | Dr. Lu resigned as Chief Medical Officer effective December 31, 2025 and was continuing to provide consulting services to us through March 31, 2026. Consists of 53,683 shares of common stock that are issuable upon the exercise of stock options within 60 days of April 28, 2026. |
(11) | Consists of (i) 143,832 shares of common stock and (ii) 9,533 shares of common stock that are issuable upon the exercise of stock options within 60 days of April 28, 2026. |
(12) | Consists of (i) 16,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 6,066 shares of common stock that are issuable upon the exercise of stock options within 60 days of April 28, 2026. |
(13) | Consists of 379 shares of common stock. |
(14) | Consists of the shares listed in footnotes (11)-(13) above. |
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• | the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 and 1% of the average of our, Ikena’s or Legacy Inmagene’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, as applicable; and |
• | any of our, Ikena’s or Legacy Inmagene’s directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our, Ikena’s Common Stock or Legacy Inmagene’s Shares, or an affiliate or immediate family member of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. |
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Participant | Prefunded Warrant Shares | Total Purchase Price ($) | ||||
Entities affiliated with Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P.(1) | 528,947 | 2,750,000 | ||||
Funicular Funds, LP(2) | 480,861 | 2,500,000 | ||||
Omega Fund VI, L.P.(3) | 480,861 | 2,500,000 | ||||
Entities affiliated with OrbiMed Advisors LLC(4) | 721,292 | 3,750,000 | ||||
(1) | Entities affiliated with BVF held more than five percent of our voting common stock. |
(2) | Funicular Funds, LP held more than five percent of our voting common stock. |
(3) | Dr. Stampacchia, a member of our Board, is the founder, managing director and member of the investment committee at Omega Fund Management, LLC. Omega Fund VI, L.P., an affiliate of Omega Fund Management, LLC, held more than five percent of our voting common stock. |
(4) | Dr. Bonita is a member of our Board. Dr. Bonita is a member of OrbiMed Advisors. Entities affiliated with OrbiMed Advisors held more than five percent of our outstanding voting common stock. OrbiMed Private Investments VI, LP purchased prefunded warrants to acquire 336,603 shares of our voting common stock for a total purchase price of approximately $1.75 million and OrbiMed Genesis Master Fund, L.P. purchased prefunded warrants to acquire 384,689 shares of our voting common stock for a total purchase price of approximately $2.0 million. |
Participant | Shares of Common Stock | Total Purchase Price ($) | ||||
Entities affiliated with Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP(1) | 217,389 | 6,500,000 | ||||
Entities affiliated with Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P.(2) | 468,223 | 14,000,000 | ||||
Entities affiliated with Deep Track Capital, LP(3) | 668,890 | 20,000,000 | ||||
Omega Fund VI, L.P.(4) | 267,556 | 8,000,000 | ||||
Entities affiliated with OrbiMed Advisors LLC(5) | 83,611 | 2,500,000 | ||||
(1) | Blue Owl held more than five percent of Ikena’s voting common stock prior to the Merger. Blue Owl Healthcare Opportunities IV Public Investments LP (“Blue Owl Healthcare”), an affiliate of Blue Owl, purchased 217,389 shares of common stock in the 2025 PIPE Financing for a total purchase price of $6,500,000. |
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(2) | Entities affiliated with BVF, held more than five percent of Ikena’s voting common stock prior to the Merger and holds more than five percent of our outstanding voting common stock. |
(3) | Deep Track Capital, LP (“Deep Track”) held more than five percent of Ikena’s voting common stock prior to the Merger. Deep Track Biotechnology Master Fund, LTD., an affiliate of Deep Track purchased 668,890 shares of common stock in the 2025 PIPE Financing for a total purchase price of $20,000,000. Entities affiliated with Deep Track hold more than five percent of our outstanding voting common stock. |
(4) | Dr. Stampacchia, a member of the Ikena board of directors and a member of our Board, is the founder, managing director and member of the investment committee at Omega Fund Management, LLC. Omega Fund VI, L.P., an affiliate of Omega Fund Management, LLC, held more than five percent of Ikena’s voting common stock prior to the Merger. |
(5) | Iain D. Dukes served as a member of the Ikena board of directors. Dr. Bonita served as a member of the Ikena board of directors and is a member of our Board. Dr. Dukes is a venture partner at OrbiMed Advisors, and Dr. Bonita is a member of OrbiMed Advisors. Entities affiliated with OrbiMed Advisors held more than five percent of Ikena’s voting common stock prior to the Merger, and hold more than five percent of our outstanding voting common stock. OrbiMed Private Investments VI, LP purchased 83,611 shares of common stock in the 2025 PIPE Financing for a total purchase price of $2,500,000. |
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By Order of the Board of Directors | |||
/s/ Kristin Yarema Ph.D. | |||
Kristin Yarema, Ph.D. | |||
Chief Executive Officer | |||
San Diego, California | |||
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1. | GENERAL. |
2. | SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. |
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3. | ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS. |
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4. | OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. |
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5. | AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. |
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6. | ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK; OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS. |
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7. | ADMINISTRATION. |
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8. | TAX WITHHOLDING |
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9. | MISCELLANEOUS. |
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10. | COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. |
11. | ADDITIONAL RULES FOR AWARDS SUBJECT TO SECTION 409A. |
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12. | SEVERABILITY. |
13. | TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. |
14. | DEFINITIONS. |
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