IGMS IGM Biosciences Inc

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2024

 

 

IGM Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			001-39045	77-0349194
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
325 E. Middlefield Road
Mountain View, California				94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 965-7873

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		IGMS		The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 14, 2024, IGM Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

All of the information furnished in this Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of IGM Biosciences, Inc., dated August 14, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			IGM BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Date:	August 14, 2024	By:	/s/ Misbah Tahir
			Misbah Tahir Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

IGM Biosciences Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

– Enrollment complete in aplitabart randomized colorectal cancer clinical trial; top-line PFS results expected by the end of 1Q25 –

– Second dose cohort cleared in imvotamab rheumatoid arthritis clinical trial –

– First dose cohort cleared in imvotamab systemic lupus erythematosus clinical trial –

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., August 14, 2024 – IGM Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: IGMS), a clinical-stage biotechnology company creating and developing engineered IgM antibodies, today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024 and provided an update on recent developments.

“We continue to make significant progress in the clinical development of our two lead product candidates," said Fred Schwarzer, Chief Executive Officer of IGM Biosciences. "We are pleased to have completed enrollment of 127 patients in our randomized study of 3mg/kg of aplitabart plus FOLFIRI and bevacizumab in second line colorectal cancer. We are also pleased to have successfully cleared the first two cohorts of our clinical trial of imvotamab in severe rheumatoid arthritis as well as the first cohort of our clinical trial of imvotamab in severe systemic lupus erythematosus."

Pipeline Updates

Aplitabart (death receptor 5 agonist)

Imvotamab (CD20 x CD3 T cell engager)

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IGM-2644 (CD38 x CD3 T cell engager)

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

2024 Financial Guidance

The Company expects full year 2024 GAAP operating expenses of $210 million to $220 million including estimated non-cash stock-based compensation expense of approximately $40 million, and full year collaboration revenue of approximately $2 million related to the Sanofi agreement. The Company expects to end 2024 with a balance of approximately $180 million in cash and investments and for the balance to enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into the second quarter of 2026.

About IGM Biosciences, Inc.

IGM Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to developing and delivering a new class of medicines to treat patients with cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. IGM’s pipeline of clinical and preclinical assets is based on the IgM antibody, which has 10 binding sites compared to conventional IgG antibodies with only 2 binding sites. IGM also has an exclusive worldwide collaboration agreement with Sanofi to create, develop, manufacture, and commercialize IgM antibody agonists against immunology and inflammation targets. For more information, please visit www.igmbio.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are not based on historical fact and include, but are not limited to: the potential of, and expectations regarding, IGM’s technology platform and its IgM antibodies and product candidates, including aplitabart, imvotamab, and IGM-2644; IGM’s plans and expectations regarding its clinical development efforts and activities; statements regarding the clinical development of aplitabart, imvotamab, and IGM-2644, including with respect to patient enrollment, dosing, and the timing of the release of data; IGM’s expectations regarding its financial position and results, including its stock-based compensation expense and collaboration revenue, and projected cash runway; and statements by IGM’s Chief Executive Officer. Such statements are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially, including but not limited to: IGM’s early stages of clinical drug development; risks related to the use of engineered IgM antibodies, which is a novel and unproven therapeutic approach; IGM’s ability to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of its product candidates; IGM's ability to successfully and timely advance its product candidates through clinical trials; IGM’s ability to enroll patients in its clinical trials; the potential for the results of clinical trials to differ from preclinical, preliminary,

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initial or expected results; the risk of significant adverse events, toxicities or other undesirable side effects; IGM's ability to successfully manufacture and supply its product candidates for clinical trials; the potential impact of continuing or worsening supply chain constraints; the risk that all necessary regulatory approvals cannot be obtained; the potential market for IGM’s product candidates; IGM’s ability to obtain additional capital to finance its operations; uncertainties related to the projections of the size of patient populations suffering from the diseases IGM is targeting; IGM’s ability to obtain, maintain and protect its intellectual property rights; developments relating to IGM’s competitors and its industry, including competing product candidates and therapies; any potential delays or disruptions resulting from catastrophic events, including epidemics or other outbreaks of infectious disease; general economic and market conditions, including inflation; uncertainties related to IGM's ability to realize the contemplated benefits of its pipeline prioritization efforts and related reduction in force; and other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in IGM’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including IGM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2024 and in IGM’s future reports to be filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and IGM specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.

Contact:

Argot Partners

David Pitts

212-600-1902

igmbio@argotpartners.com

 

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IGM Biosciences, Inc.

Selected Statement of Operations Data

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Collaboration revenue		$	1,254			$	448			$	1,751			$	970
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)			41,962				55,673				85,777				106,567
General and administrative (1)			10,649				12,983				21,187				25,985
Total operating expenses			52,611				68,656				106,964				132,552
Loss from operations			(51,357	)			(68,208	)			(105,213	)			(131,582	)
Other income (expense):
Interest income			3,455				3,894				7,495				8,066
Other expense			—				—				—				(20	)
Total other income (expense)			3,455				3,894				7,495				8,046
Loss before income tax expense			(47,902	)			(64,314	)			(97,718	)			(123,536	)
Income tax expense			—				(109	)			—				(196	)
Net loss		$	(47,902	)		$	(64,423	)		$	(97,718	)		$	(123,732	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted		$	(0.79	)		$	(1.43	)		$	(1.62	)		$	(2.76	)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted			60,434,161				45,122,900				60,274,285				44,796,644

(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Research and development		$	4,807			$	8,248			$	9,169			$	14,687
General and administrative			3,621				6,061				7,181				10,669
Total stock-based compensation expense		$	8,428			$	14,309			$	16,350			$	25,356

 

IGM Biosciences, Inc.

Selected Balance Sheet Data

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

		June 30,				December 31,
		2024				2023
Cash and investments		$	256,381			$	337,677
Total assets			336,501				423,411
Accounts payable			3,259				1,326
Accrued liabilities			26,461				31,544
Deferred revenue			145,050				146,801
Total liabilities			214,143				220,177
Accumulated deficit			(918,960	)			(821,242	)
Total stockholders' equity			122,358				203,234

 

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