CNTAHIGH SIGNALREGULATORY10-K

CNTA entered into a transaction agreement with Eli Lilly on March 31, 2026, while burning through substantially more cash amid continued operating losses.

The addition of transaction agreement language with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly suggests a potential acquisition or strategic partnership that could fundamentally alter the company's trajectory. The dramatic decline in cash reserves from $383M to $61M, combined with worsening operating cash burn, indicates the company was likely under financial pressure leading up to this transaction.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

CNTA's financial position shows signs of strain with cash reserves declining dramatically by 84% to $61.3M while operating cash burn worsened to -$193.8M. Despite this cash consumption, stockholders' equity increased 31% to $526.9M and net losses actually improved modestly, suggesting potential equity raises or other financing activities occurred during the period. The overall picture indicates a biotech company managing significant cash burn while potentially positioning for a strategic transaction.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Cash & Equivalents
Balance Sheet
-84%
$383.2M$61.3M

Cash declined 84% — significant cash burn or deployment; verify adequacy of remaining liquidity runway.

Operating Cash Flow
Cash Flow
-36.4%
-$142.1M-$193.8M

Operating cash flow fell 36.4% — earnings quality concerns; investigate working capital changes and non-cash items.

Interest Expense
P&L
+36.1%
$7.3M$9.9M

Interest expense surged 36.1% — significant debt increase or rising rates materially impacting earnings.

Current Assets
Balance Sheet
-31.4%
$536.4M$367.9M

Current assets declined 31.4% — monitor working capital adequacy and short-term liquidity.

Stockholders Equity
Balance Sheet
+31.2%
$401.5M$526.9M

Equity base grew 31.2% — retained earnings accumulation or equity issuance strengthening the balance sheet.

Current Liabilities
Balance Sheet
-26%
$58.0M$42.9M

Current liabilities reduced — improved short-term financial position and working capital health.

Total Assets
Balance Sheet
+19.2%
$576.8M$687.5M

Asset base grew 19.2% — expansion through organic growth, acquisitions, or capital deployment.

Net Income
P&L
+16.2%
-$235.8M-$197.5M

Net income grew 16.2% — bottom-line growth signals improving overall business health.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-03-31
PRIOR — 2025-03-24
ADDED
The registrant had outstandi ng 154,568,531 ordinary shares as of March 17, 2026.
Auditor Firm Id: 185 Auditor Name: KPMG LLP Auditor Location: Boston, Massachusetts Summary of the Material Risks Associated with Our Business Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that you should be aware of in evaluating our business.
These risks are described more fully in Item 1A - Risk Factors, and include, but are not limited to, the following: the Transaction Agreement we entered into on March 31, 2026 with Eli Lilly and Company and LDH XV Corporation, and the risks and uncertainties and potential impacts and timing relating thereto; We may not be successful in our efforts to build a pipeline of product candidates with commercial value.
We have incurred net losses since inception, and we expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future and may never achieve or maintain profitability.
Our product candidates are in various stages of development, including several in discovery, preclinical, and clinical stages, and may fail in development or suffer delays that materially adversely affect their commercial viability and we may fail to differentiate our molecules, including cleminorexton, ORX142, ORX489 and other orexin agonist molecules from other available treatment options including other molecules in development.
We may encounter substantial delays or challenges in the initiation, conduct or completion of our clinical trials, and the results of clinical development are uncertain.
Summary of the Material Risks Associated with Our Business (continued) Preclinical and clinical development is a long and expensive process and the outcomes are uncertain, and we may terminate one or more of our current preclinical and/or clinical development programs.
Business interruptions resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war, the Middle East conflict(s), tensions in U.S.-China relations, changes in trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, or similar geo-political conflicts could cause a disruption to our business activities including the development of our product candidates and the conduct of clinical trials thereby adversely impacting our business.
We have in the past and may in the future identify material weaknesses in our internal control systems over financial reporting that may cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations or result in material misstatements in our financial statements.
Forward-looking statements contained in this 10-K include, but are not limited to, statements about: The proposed transaction with Eli Lilly and Company is subject to a number of conditions beyond our control.
REMOVED
The registrant had outstandi ng 133,184,349 ordinary shares as of March 10, 2025.
Summary of the Material Risks Associated with Our Business Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that you should be aware of in evaluating our business.
These risks are described more fully in Item 1A - Risk Factors, and include, but are not limited to, the following: We may not be successful in our efforts to use our differentiated asset-centric approach to drug discovery and development to build a pipeline of product candidates with commercial value.
We, and our Centessa Subsidiaries, have incurred net losses since inception, and we expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future and may never achieve or maintain profitability.
Our product candidates are in various stages of development, including several in discovery and preclinical stages, and may fail in development or suffer delays that materially adversely affect their commercial viability and we may fail to differentiate our molecules, including ORX750, ORX142, ORX489 and other orexin agonist molecules, other LockBody molecules and/or the LockBody technology platform from other available treatment options including other molecules in development.
We may encounter substantial delays or challenges in the initiation, conduct or completion of our clinical trials (including as a result of failure to recruit and maintain a sufficient number of, or any, subjects in our existing and anticipated studies or clinical trials including studies or trials of ORX750, ORX142, ORX489 and other orexin agonist molecules, and any LockBody candidates, and failure to meet expectations on executing our research and clinical development plans and the timing thereof), and the results of clinical development are uncertain.
Summary of the Material Risks Associated with Our Business (continued) Preclinical and clinical development is a long, expensive and uncertain process, and we may terminate one or more of our current preclinical and/or clinical development programs.
Business interruptions resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war, the Middle East conflict(s), tensions in U.S.
China relations, or similar geo-political conflicts could cause a disruption to our business activities including the development of our product candidates and the conduct of clinical trials thereby adversely impacting our business.
We previously had material weaknesses in our internal control systems over financial reporting, which have been remediated.
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