UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-37368

ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


England and Wales	Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

60 Jubilee Avenue, Milton Park

Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RX

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)

(44) 1235 430000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered

American Depositary Shares, each representing 6 Ordinary Shares, par value £0.001 per share	ADAP	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ⌧ Yes ◻ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ⌧ Yes ◻ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer ◻	Accelerated filer ◻
Non-accelerated filerx	Smaller reporting company x
	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 standard provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ⌧ No

As of November 12, 2024, the number of outstanding ordinary shares par value £0.001 per share of the Registrant is 1,535,299,242.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)


	September 30,		December 31,
	2024		2023
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	116,741	$	143,991
Marketable securities - available-for-sale debt securities (amortized cost of $69,293 and $2,940) net of allowance for expected credit losses of $0 and $0		69,349		2,947
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for expected credit losses of $0 and $0		12,500		821
Inventory, net		1,874		—
Other current assets and prepaid expenses		43,750		59,793
Total current assets		244,214		207,552

Restricted cash		2,681		3,026
Other noncurrent assets		968		—
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net of accumulated amortization of $17,243 and $13,220		20,494		20,762
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $55,697 and $46,020		44,796		50,946
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5,525 and $5,155		4,283		330
Total assets	$	317,436	$	282,616

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	9,069	$	8,128
Operating lease liabilities, current		4,175		5,384
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		31,504		30,303
Deferred revenue, current		18,709		28,973
Total current liabilities		63,457		72,788

Operating lease liabilities, non-current		20,455		19,851
Deferred revenue, non-current		98,731		149,060
Borrowings, non-current		49,865		—
Other liabilities, non-current		4,939		1,404
Total liabilities		237,447		243,103

Stockholders’ equity
Common stock - Ordinary shares par value £0.001, 2,039,252,874 authorized and 1,534,889,490 issued and outstanding (2023: 1,702,760,280 authorized and 1,363,008,102 issued and outstanding)		2,084		1,865
Additional paid in capital		1,102,813		1,064,569
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(5,136)		(3,748)
Accumulated deficit		(1,019,772)		(1,023,173)
Total stockholders' equity		79,989		39,513

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	317,436	$	282,616

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)



	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Revenue	$	40,901	$	7,319	$	174,810	$	60,050
Operating expenses
Research and development		(34,304)		(37,788)		(109,959)		(93,301)
Selling, general and administrative		(21,277)		(16,164)		(60,092)		(56,634)
Total operating expenses		(55,581)		(53,952)		(170,051)		(149,935)
Operating (loss)/profit		(14,680)		(46,633)		4,759		(89,885)
Interest income		2,096		2,149		4,817		4,368
Interest expense		(1,109)		—		(1,635)		—
Gain on bargain purchase		—		(106)		—		22,049
Other income (expense), net		(3,093)		(324)		(2,657)		(494)
(Loss)/profit before income tax expense		(16,786)		(44,914)		5,284		(63,962)
Income tax expense		(831)		(687)		(1,883)		(1,992)
Net (loss)/profit attributable to ordinary shareholders	$	(17,617)	$	(45,601)	$	3,401	$	(65,954)

Net (loss)/profit per ordinary share
Basic	$	(0.01)	$	(0.03)	$	0.00	$	(0.06)
Diluted	$	(0.01)	$	(0.03)	$	0.00	$	(0.06)


Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		1,534,613,977		1,357,849,656		1,506,565,234		1,153,791,567
Diluted		1,534,613,977		1,357,849,656		1,537,021,778		1,153,791,567

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/LOSS

(In thousands)



	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Net (loss)/profit	$	(17,617)	$	(45,601)	$	3,401	$	(65,954)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0, and $0		(43,558)		24,359		(38,835)		(4,830)
Foreign currency gains (losses) on intercompany loan of a long-term investment nature, net of tax of $0, and $0		41,777		(21,321)		37,396		4,794
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax of $0, and $0		57		69		51		926
Reclassification adjustment for gains on available-for-sale debt securities included in net loss, net of tax of $0, $0, and $0		—		87		—		87
Total comprehensive (loss)/profit for the period	$	(19,341)	$	(42,407)	$	2,013	$	(64,977)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGE IN EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)


						Accumulated
						other
						comprehensive				Total
	Common	Common		Additional		(loss)		Accumulated		stockholders’
	stock	stock		paid in capital		income		deficit		equity
Balance as of January 1, 2024	1,363,008,102	$	1,865	$	1,064,569	$	(3,748)	$	(1,023,173)	$	39,513

Net loss	—		—		—		—		(48,503)		(48,503)
Other comprehensive profit	—		—		—		1,028		—		1,028
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options	6,297,720		8		66		—		—		74
Issue of shares under At The Market sales agreement, net of commission and expenses	163,669,056		208		28,953		—		—		29,161
Share-based compensation expense	—		—		3,102		—		—		3,102
Balance as of March 31, 2024	1,532,974,878	$	2,081	$	1,096,690	$	(2,720)	$	(1,071,676)	$	24,375
Net profit	—		—		—		—		69,521		69,521
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(692)		—		(692)
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options	1,245,726		2		—		—		—		2
Issue of shares under At The Market sales agreement, net of commission and expenses	—		—		10		—		—		10
Share-based compensation expense	—		—		3,058		—		—		3,058
Balance as of June 30, 2024	1,534,220,604	$	2,083	$	1,099,758	$	(3,412)	$	(1,002,155)	$	96,274
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(17,617)		(17,617)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(1,724)		—		(1,724)
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options	668,886		1		—		—		—		1
Share-based compensation expense	—		—		3,055		—		—		3,055
Balance as of September 30, 2024	1,534,889,490	$	2,084	$	1,102,813	$	(5,136)	$	(1,019,772)	$	79,989

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGE IN EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)


						Accumulated
						other
						comprehensive				Total
	Common	Common		Additional		(loss)		Accumulated		stockholders’
	stock	stock		paid in capital		income		deficit		equity
Balance as of January 1, 2023	987,109,890	$	1,399	$	990,656	$	(875)	$	(909,302)	$	81,878

Net profit	—		—		—		—		1,036		1,036
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(910)		—		(910)
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options	6,035,574		7		1		—		—		8
Issuance of shares upon completion of public offering, net of issuance costs	554,496		1		187		—		—		188
Share-based compensation expense	—		—		1,676		—		—		1,676
Balance as of March 31, 2023	993,699,960	$	1,407	$	992,520	$	(1,785)	$	(908,266)	$	83,876
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(21,389)		(21,389)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(1,307)		—		(1,307)
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options	698,778		1		13		—		—		14
Issuance of shares upon acquisition of TCR²	357,429,306		443		60,320		—		—		60,763
Share-based compensation expense	—		—		4,694		—		—		4,694
Balance as of June 30, 2023	1,351,828,044	$	1,851	$	1,057,547	$	(3,092)	$	(929,655)	$	126,651
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(45,601)		(45,601)
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options	—		—		—		3,194		—		3,194
Issuance of shares under At The Market sales agreement, net of commission and expenses	6,466,992		9		152		—		—		161
Other comprehensive gain	3,300,000		3		432		—		—		435
Share-based compensation expense	—		—		3,289		—		—		3,289
Balance as of September 30, 2023	1,361,595,036	$	1,863	$	1,061,420	$	102	$	(975,256)	$	88,129

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)


	Nine months ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net profit/(loss)	$	3,401	$	(65,954)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		8,156		6,647
Amortization		234		322
Gain on bargain purchase		—		(22,049)
Share-based compensation expense		9,215		8,692
Unrealized foreign exchange losses		3,164		709
Accretion on available-for-sale debt securities		(544)		(1,595)
Other		(104)		253
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease/(increase) in receivables and other operating assets		5,426		(709)
Increase in inventories		(1,869)		—
Increase/(decrease) in payables and other current liabilities		1,173		(7,792)
Increase in noncurrent assets		(926)		—
Increase in borrowings and other non-current liabilities		1,480		—
Decrease in deferred revenue		(67,808)		(44,728)
Net cash used in operating activities		(39,002)		(126,204)

Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		(667)		(3,854)
Acquisition of intangible assets		(880)		(199)
Cash from acquisition of TCR2 Therapeutics Inc.		—		45,264
Maturity or redemption of marketable securities		—		139,243
Investment in marketable securities		(65,701)		(73,026)
Other		129		913
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities		(67,119)		108,341

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of borrowings, net of discount		49,500		—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from offerings, net of commissions and issuance costs		29,171		623
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		77		183
Net cash provided by financing activities		78,748		806

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(222)		527
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(27,595)		(16,530)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at start of period		147,017		109,602
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	119,422	$	93,072

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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(c) Fair value measurements

The Company is required to disclose information on all assets and liabilities reported at fair value that enables an assessment of the inputs used in determining the reported fair values. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes valuation inputs based on the observable nature of those inputs. The hierarchy defines three levels of valuation inputs:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability

The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of marketable securities, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis is detailed in Note 6, Fair value measurements.

(d) Significant concentrations of credit risk

The Company held cash and cash equivalents of $116,741,000, marketable securities of $69,349,000 and restricted cash of $2,681,000 as of September 30, 2024. The cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are held with multiple banks and the Company monitors the credit rating of those banks. The Company maintains cash balances in excess of amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the United States and the U.K. Government Financial Services Compensation Scheme in the United Kingdom. The Company’s investment policy limits investments to certain types of instruments, such as money market instruments, corporate debt securities and commercial paper, places restrictions on maturities and concentration by type and issuer and specifies the minimum credit ratings for all investments and the average credit quality of the portfolio.

The Company had three customers during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 which are Galapagos NV (“Galapagos”), Genentech, Inc. and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (together, “Genentech”) and GSK. There were accounts receivable of $12,500,000 as of September 30, 2024 and $821,000 as of December 31, 2023. The Company has been transacting with Galapagos since 2024, Genentech since 2021 and GSK since 2014, during which time no credit losses have been recognized. As of September 30, 2024, no allowance for expected credit losses is recognized on the basis that the possibility of credit losses arising on its receivables as of September 30, 2024 is considered to be remote. As of September 30, 2024 there are no receivables, either accrued or billed, due from Genentech that are no longer recoverable following the termination of the collaboration and license agreement with Genentech (the “Genentech Collaboration Agreement”) in April 2024, that became effective on September 23, 2024.

Management analyzes current and past due accounts and determines if an allowance for credit losses is required based on collection experience, credit worthiness of customers and other relevant information. The process of estimating the uncollectible accounts involves assumptions and judgments and the ultimate amounts of uncollectible accounts receivable could be in excess of the amounts provided.

(e) New accounting pronouncements

Adopted in the current period

Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07 – Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which improves segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosure requirements for significant segment expenses. The improved disclosure requirements apply to all public entities that are required to report segment information, including those with only one reportable segment. The Company adopted the guidance in the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024. There was no impact on the Company’s reportable segments identified and additional required disclosures have been included in Note 15.

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In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02 - Codification Improvements—Amendments to remove References to the Concepts Statements, which contains amendments to the Codification that remove references to various FASB Concepts Statements. The amendments apply to all reporting entities within the scope of the affected accounting guidance and are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted for all entities. The Company adopted the guidance in the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024. There was no impact on the Company’s financial statements.

To be adopted in future periods

Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 – Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which improves income tax disclosures primarily relating to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This includes a tabular reconciliation using both percentages and reporting currency amounts, covering various tax and reconciling items, and disaggregated summaries of income taxes paid during the period. For public business entities, the guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company intends to adopt the guidance in the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on its Consolidated financial statements.

(f) Borrowings

The Company recognizes borrowings comprised solely of contractual payments on fixed or determinable dates that are issued solely for cash equal to their face value, at face value with the difference between the face amount and proceeds received upon issuance shown as either a discount or premium.

These notes are subsequently measured using the Interest Method, with the total interest being measured as the difference between the actual amount of cash received by the Company and the total amount agreed to be repaid. The interest charge in a given period is based on the effective interest rate, which is the rate implicit in the note based on the contractual cash flows. The discount or premium on the note is amortized as interest expense over the life of the note so as to produce a constant rate of interest.

(g) Inventory

The Company commences capitalization of inventory once regulatory approval is received or considered probable. Until this date, the Company expenses all such costs as incurred as research and development expenses. The Company capitalizes material costs, labor and applicable overheads that are incurred in the production of its commercial product.

The Company values inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value on a first-in-first-out basis. The Company reviews the recoverability of inventory each reporting period to determine any changes to net realizable airisng from excess, slow-moving or obsolete inventory. If net realizable value is lower than cost, the inventory will be written down to net realizable value and an impairment charge will be recognized in Cost of goods sold.

Inventory that can be used for either clinical or commercial purposes is classified initially as inventory. Inventory that is subsequently designated to be used in clinical trials and is no longer available for use in commercial products is expensed as research and development expenditure from the point that it becomes exclusively for clinical use.

Note 3 — Revenue

The Company generates development revenue from collaboration agreements with customers. The Company had three revenue-generating contracts with customers in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to two customers in the three months ended September 30, 2023, and three customers in the nine months ended September 30, 2023: a termination and transfer agreement with GSK that was entered into on April 6, 2023 (the “Termination and Transfer Agreement”), a collaboration and license agreement with Galapagos executed on May 30, 2024 (the “Galapagos Collaboration Agreement”), the Genentech Collaboration Agreement and a collaboration agreement with Astellas Pharma Inc. (“Astellas”) (the “Astellas Collaboration Agreement”) that was

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terminated as of March 6, 2023. The Genentech Collaboration Agreement was terminated in April 2024 which subsequently became effective on September 23, 2024.

Revenue comprises the following categories (in thousands):


	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023

Development revenue	$	40,901	$	7,319	$	174,810	$	60,050
	$	40,901	$	7,319	$	174,810	$	60,050

No revenue was generated from commercial sales in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Deferred revenue decreased by $60,593,000 from $178,033,000 at December 31, 2023 to $117,440,000 at September 30, 2024 due to revenue recognized during the period of $161,007,000 that was included in deferred revenue at December 31, 2023 and a $9,130,000 decrease caused by the change in the exchange rate between pound sterling and the U.S. dollar from £1.00 to $1.27 at December 31, 2023 to £1.00 to $1.34 at September 30, 2024. This was partially offset by a payment of $85,000,000 from Galapagos and milestones totalling $9,673,000 from GSK that were met and paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

The aggregate amount of the transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially satisfied under the agreements as of September 30, 2024 was $128,150,000.

The Galapagos Collaboration and Exclusive License Agreement

On May 30, 2024, the Company entered into the Galapagos Collaboration Agreement, a clinical collaboration agreement with Galapagos. The Galapagos Collaboration Agreement includes an option for Galapagos to exclusively license the TCR T-cell therapy candidate uza-cel, manufactured on Galapagos’ decentralized manufacturing platform, in head and neck cancer and potential future solid tumor indications. Under the Galapagos Collaboration Agreement, we will conduct a clinical proof-of-concept trial (the “POC Trial”) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of uza-cel produced on Galapagos’ decentralized manufacturing platform in patients with head and neck cancer.

The Company will receive initial payments of $100 million, comprising $70 million upfront and $30 million of research and development funding of which $15 million is due upfront and $15 million is due once the first patient is infused in the POC Trial, option exercise fees of up to $100 million (the amount depending on the number of indications in relation to which the option is exercised), additional development and sales milestone payments of up to a maximum of $465 million, plus tiered royalties on net sales. The $70 million upfront payment and $15 million of upfront research and development funding was received in June 2024.

The Company determined that Galapagos is a customer and has accounted for the agreement under ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company has identified a performance obligation relating to the various activities required to complete the POC trial and a material right associated with the exclusive license option.

The aggregate transaction price at inception of the Galapagos Collaboration Agreement was $100,000,000 comprising the $70,000,000 upfront payment and the $30,000,000 research and development funding. The fees for the exclusive license option exercise and development milestone payments are not considered probable as of September 30, 2024 and have not been included in the transaction price. The sales milestones and royalties for future sales of therapies have not been included within the transaction price as of September 30, 2024 because they are sales-based and would be recognized when the subsequent sales occur.

The aggregate transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations depending on the relative standalone selling price of the performance obligations. In determining the best estimate of the relative standalone selling price, the Company considered the internal pricing objectives it used in negotiating the contract, together with internal data regarding the expected costs and a standard margin on those costs, for completing the POC Trial. The residual approach was used to value the material right associated with the exclusive license option as the Company has not previously sold uza-cel on a standalone basis and has not established a price for uza-cel.

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The Company expects to satisfy the POC Trial obligation over time over the period that the trial is completed, based on an estimate of the percentage of completion of the trial determined based on the costs incurred on the trial as a percentage of the total expected costs. The revenue allocated to the material right associated with the exclusive licence option will be recognized from the point that the option is either exercised and control of the license has passed to Galapagos or the option lapses.

The amount of the transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially satisfied under the agreement as of September 30, 2024 was $99,836,000, of which $44,236,000 is allocated to the POC Trial performance obligation and $55,600,000 is allocated to the material right for the exclusive option.

The Genentech Collaboration and License Agreement

On April 12, 2024 the Company announced the termination of the Genentech Collaboration Agreement, entered into by Adaptimmune Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in relation to the research, development and commercialization of cancer targeted allogeneic T-cell therapies which was originally scheduled to be effective from October 7, 2024. The termination was accounted for as a contract modification on a cumulative catch-up basis. The termination did not change the nature of the performance obligations identified but resulted in a reduction in the transaction price as the additional payments and variable consideration that would have been due in periods after October 7, 2024 will now never be received.

The Company originally expected to satisfy the performance obligations relating to the initial ‘off-the-shelf’ collaboration targets and the personalized therapies as development progressed and recognized revenue based on an estimate of the percentage of completion of the project determined based on the costs incurred on the project as a percentage of the total expected costs. The Company expected to satisfy the performance obligations relating to the material rights to designate additional ‘off-the-shelf’ collaboration targets from the point that the options would have been exercised and then as development progressed, in line with the initial ‘off-the-shelf’ collaboration targets, or at the point in time that the rights expired. The Company expected to satisfy the performance obligations relating to the material rights to extend the research term from the point that the options would have been exercised and then over the period of the extension, or at the point in time that the rights expired.

The aggregate remaining transaction price that had not yet been recognized as revenue as of the date of the termination was $146,301,000 which included the remaining deferred revenue that had not been recognized as revenue as of the date of the modification and the variable consideration to be billed under the collaboration until the effective date of the termination that is still considered probable. The termination resulted in a cumulative catch-up adjustment to revenue at the date of the termination of $101,348,000 and a further $20,741,000 of revenue recognized in the second quarter of 2024.

On September 23, 2024, the Adaptimmune Limited entered into a Mutual Release and Resolution Agreement (the “Mutual Release Agreement”) with Genentech. This agreement, among other things, resolved and released each party from any and all past, present and future disputes, claims, demands and causes of action, whether known or unknown, related to the Genentech Collaboration Agreement in any way. Under the terms of the Mutual Release Agreement, Genentech will pay the Company $12.5 million upon which the Genentech Collaboration Agreement will be terminated. The Agreement was effective immediately as of September 23, 2024.

The Mutual Release Agreement resulted in all remaining performance obligations being fully satisfied and the remaining deferred revenue of $25,298,000 and the additional payment of $12,500,000 were both recognized as total revenue of $37,798,000 in the third quarter of 2024.

The GSK Termination and Transfer Agreement

On April 6, 2023, the Company and GSK entered into the Termination and Transfer Agreement, regarding the return of rights and materials comprised within the PRAME and NY-ESO cell therapy programs. The parties will work collaboratively to ensure continuity for patients in ongoing lete-cel clinical trials forming part of the NY-ESO cell therapy program.

As part of the Termination and Transfer Agreement, sponsorship and responsibility for the ongoing IGNYTE and long-term follow-up (“LTFU”) trials relating to the NY-ESO cell therapy program will transfer to the Company. In return for this, the Company received an upfront payment of £7.5 million in June 2023, following the signing of the agreement, and milestone payments of £3 million, £12 million, £6 million and £1.5 million in September and December 2023 and June and August 2024, respectively. No further payments are due from GSK under the Termination and Transfer Agreement.

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The Company determined that GSK is a customer and has accounted for the Termination and Transfer Agreement under ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Termination and Transfer Agreement is accounted for as a separate contract from the original Collaboration and License Agreement with GSK. The agreement was terminated in October 2022 and the termination became effective on December 23, 2022. The Company has identified the following performance obligations under the Termination and Transfer Agreement: (i) to take over sponsorship for the IGNYTE trial and (ii) to take over sponsorship for the LTFU trial.

The aggregate transaction price at inception of the agreement was $37,335,000 comprising the total £30,000,000 upfront and milestone payments. No value was ascribed to non-cash consideration and there was no variable consideration identified. The aggregate transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations depending on the relative standalone selling price of the performance obligations. In determining the best estimate of the relative standalone selling price, the Company considered the internal pricing objectives it used in negotiating the contract, together with internal data regarding the expected costs and a standard margin on those costs, for completing the trials. The amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance obligation is recognized as or when the Company satisfies the performance obligation.

The Company expects to satisfy the performance obligations over time from the point that sponsorship of the active trials that make up the trial transfers and then over the period that the trial is completed, based on the number of patients transferred and still actively enrolled to date on the trial at a given period-end relative to the total estimated periods of active patient enrollment over the estimated duration of the trial.

The Company considers that this depicts the progress of the completion of the trials under the Termination and Transfer Agreement, as the status of patients on the trial is not directly affected by decisions that the Company might make relating to its own development of the NY-ESO cell therapy program.

The amount of the transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially satisfied under the agreement as of September 30, 2024 was $28,314,000, of which $11,744,000 is allocated to the IGNYTE performance obligation and $16,570,000 is allocated to the LTFU performance obligation.

The Astellas Collaboration Agreement

The Company and Universal Cells mutually agreed to terminate the Astellas Collaboration Agreement as of March 6, 2023 (the “Termination Date”). In connection with the termination, all licenses and sublicenses granted to either party pursuant to the Astellas Collaboration Agreement ceased as of the Termination Date. There were no termination penalties in connection with the termination; however the Company is still entitled to receive reimbursement for research and development work performed up to and including a period of 30 days after the Termination Date.

The termination was accounted for as a contract modification on a cumulative catch-up basis. No performance obligations were identified as a result of the modification as there were no further goods or services to be provided by the Company and the modification resulted in the remaining unsatisfied and partially satisfied performance obligations under the collaboration becoming fully satisfied. The aggregate transaction price of the contract modification was $42,365,000 which included the remaining deferred income that had not been recognized as revenue as of the date of the modification and variable consideration from the remaining reimbursement income to be billed under the collaboration at the end of the 30 day period after the Effective Date. The transaction price of the modification was recognized in full in March 2023 and there is no remaining transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially satisfied under, no remaining deferred income relating to, the Astellas Collaboration Agreement as of September 30, 2024 and no revenue was recognized in 2024.

Note 4 — (Loss)/profit per share

The following tables reconcile the numerator and denominator in the basic and diluted (loss)/profit per share computation (in thousands):

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	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Numerator for basic and diluted (loss)/profit per share
Net (loss)/profit attributable to ordinary shareholders	$	(17,617)	$	(45,601)	$	3,401	$	(65,954)
Net (loss)/profit attributable to ordinary shareholders used for basic and diluted (loss)/profit per share	$	(17,617)	$	(45,601)	$	3,401	$	(65,954)


	Three months ended		Nine months ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2024	2023	2024	2023
Denominator for basic (loss)/profit per share - Weighted average shares outstanding	1,534,613,977	1,357,849,656	1,506,565,234	1,153,791,567
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options	—	—	30,456,544	—
Denominator for diluted (loss)/profit per share	1,534,613,977	1,357,849,656	1,537,021,778	1,153,791,567

The dilutive effect of 132,452,050 and 259,677,864 weighted stock options outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 respectively, and 200,370,627 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 have been excluded from the diluted (loss)/profit per share calculation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 because they would have an antidilutive effect on the (loss)/profit per share for the period.

Note 5 — Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income

The Company reports foreign currency translation adjustments and the foreign exchange gain or losses arising on the revaluation of intercompany loans of a long-term investment nature within Other comprehensive (loss) income. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are also reported within Other comprehensive (loss) income until a gain or loss is realized, at which point they are reclassified to Other (expense) income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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The following tables show the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (in thousands):


	Accumulated		Accumulated			Total
	foreign		unrealized			accumulated
	currency		(losses) gains on			other
	translation		available-for-sale			comprehensive
	adjustments		debt securities			(loss) income

Balance at January 1, 2024	$	(3,754)	$	6	$	(3,748)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		6,815		—		6,815
Foreign currency gains on intercompany loan of a long-term investment nature, net of tax of $0		(5,782)		—		(5,782)
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax of $0		—		(5)		(5)
Balance at March 31, 2024	$	(2,721)	$	1	$	(2,720)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(2,091)		—		(2,091)
Foreign currency gains on intercompany loan of a long-term investment nature, net of tax of $0		1,400		—		1,400
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax of $0		—		(1)		(1)
Balance at June 30, 2024	$	(3,412)	$	—	$	(3,412)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(43,558)		—		(43,558)
Foreign currency losses on intercompany loan of a long-term investment nature, net of tax of $0		41,777		—		41,777
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax of $0		—		57		57
Balance at September 30, 2024	$	(5,193)	$	57	$	(5,136)

	Accumulated		Accumulated		Total
	foreign		unrealized		accumulated
	currency		(losses) on		other
	translation		available-for-sale		comprehensive
	adjustments		debt securities		(loss) income

Balance at January 1, 2023	$	55	$	(930)		(875)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(16,908)		—		(16,908)
Foreign currency gains on intercompany loan of a long-term investment nature, net of tax of $0		15,526		—		15,526
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax of $0		—		472		472
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	(1,327)	$	(458)	$	(1,785)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(12,281)		—		(12,281)
Foreign currency losses on intercompany loan of a long-term investment nature, net of tax of $0		10,590		—		10,590
Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax of $0		—		385		385
Balance at June 30, 2023	$	(3,018)	$	(73)	$	(3,091)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		24,359		—		24,359
Foreign currency losses on intercompany loan of a long-term investment nature, net of tax of $0		(21,321)		—		(21,321)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income of gains on available-for-sale debt securities included in net loss, net of tax of $0		—		69		69
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax of $0		—		87		87
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	19	$	83	$	102

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Note 6 — Fair value measurements

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 fair value measurement criteria as of September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):


			Fair value measurements using
	September 30,		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	2024
Assets classified as cash equivalents:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	3,996	$	—	$	3,996	$	—

Assets classified as available-for-sale debt securities:
Agency bonds	$	17,015	$	—	$	17,015	$	—
Corporate debt securities		17,172		17,172
U.S. Treasury securities		35,162		—		35,162		—
	$	69,349	$	17,172	$	52,177	$	—

The Company estimates the fair value of available-for-sale debt securities with the aid of a third party valuation service, which uses actual trade and indicative prices sourced from third-party providers on a daily basis to estimate the fair value. If observed market prices are not available (for example securities with short maturities and infrequent secondary market trades), the securities are priced using a valuation model maximizing observable inputs, including market interest rates.

Note 7 — Marketable securities – available-for-sale debt securities

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had the following investments in marketable securities (in thousands):


				Gross		Gross		Aggregate
	Remaining	Amortized		unrealized		unrealized		estimated
	contractual maturity	cost		gains		losses		fair value
Cash equivalents:
U.S. Treasury securities	Less than 3 months	$	3,996	$	—	$	—	$	3,996
		$	3,996	$	—	$	—	$	3,996

Available-for-sale debt securities:
Agency bonds	Less than 3 months	$	10,072	$	9	$	—	$	10,081
Corporate debt securities	Less than 3 months		15,172		3		(1)		15,174
U.S. Treasury securities	Less than 3 months		18,867		13		—		18,880
Agency bonds	3 months to 1 year		6,926		9		—		6,935
Corporate debt securities	3 months to 1 year		1,994		3		—		1,997
U.S. Treasury securities	3 months to 1 year		16,262		20		—		16,282
		$	69,293	$	57	$	(1)	$	69,349

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The aggregate fair value (in thousands) and number of securities held by the Company (including those classified as cash equivalents) in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows:



	September 30, 2024						December 31, 2023
	Fair market value of investments in an unrealized loss position		Number of investments in an unrealized loss position		Unrealized losses		Fair market value of investments in an unrealized loss position		Number of investments in an unrealized loss position		Unrealized losses
Marketable securities in a continuous loss position for less than 12 months:
Corporate debt securities	$	1,481		1	$	—	$	1,600		1	$	(1)
	$	1,481		1	$	—	$	1,600		1	$	(1)

As of September 30, 2024, no allowance for expected credit losses has been recognized in relation to the security in an unrealized loss position. This is because the unrealized loss is not severe, does not represent a significant proportion of the total fair market value of the investment and the security has an investment-grade credit rating. Furthermore, the Company does not intend to sell the debt security in an unrealized loss position, believes that it has the ability to hold the debt security to maturity, and it is currently unlikely that the Company will be required to sell this security before the recovery of the amortized cost.

Note 8 — Other current assets

Other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2024		2023
Research and development credits receivable	$	24,905	$	46,098
Prepayments		14,164		9,954
Clinical materials		97		1,329
VAT receivable		1,209		—
Other current assets		3,375		2,412
	$	43,750	$	59,793

On January 19, 2024, a receipt of £24.2 million ($30.8 million) was received from HMRC relating to the Research and development credits receivable.

Note 9 — Operating leases

The Company has operating leases in relation to property for office, manufacturing and research facilities.

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The following table shows the lease costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and the weighted-average remaining lease term and the weighted-average discount rate as at September 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Nine months ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023
Lease cost:
Operating lease cost	$	5,114	$	4,168
Short-term lease cost		98		643
	$	5,212	$	4,811

	September 30,
	2024		2023

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases	6.9 years		5.6 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	10.1%		8.5%

The maturities of operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):


	Operating leases

2024	$	1,678
2025		5,715
2026		4,503
2027		4,335
2028		4,387
after 2028		12,306
Total lease payments		32,924
Less: Imputed interest		(8,294)
Present value of lease liability	$	24,630

The maximum lease term without activation of termination options is to 2041.

Note 10 — Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2024		2023
Accrued clinical and development expenditure	$	13,281	$	12,351
Accrued employee expenses		11,276		13,226
VAT payable		—		1,398
Other accrued expenditure		5,780		3,277
Other		1,167		51
	$	31,504	$	30,303

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Note 11 — Share-based compensation

The following table shows the total share-based compensation expense included in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):


		Three months ended			Nine months ended
		September 30,			September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Research and development	$	1,069	$	789	$	2,878	$	2,190
Selling, general and administrative		1,985		2,394		6,337		6,506
	$	3,054	$	3,183	$	9,215	$	8,696

The following table shows information about share options and options which have a nominal exercise price (similar to restricted stock units (RSUs)) granted:


		Three months ended			Nine months ended
		September 30,			September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Number of options over ordinary shares granted		10,856,580		7,082,892		54,839,004		59,070,294
Weighted average fair value of ordinary shares options	$	0.13	$	0.12	$	0.12	$	0.12
Number of additional options with a nominal exercise price granted		3,001,032		465,960		33,656,856		26,480,652
Weighted average fair value of options with a nominal exercise price	$	0.16	$	0.15	$	0.15	$	0.27

Note 12 — Stockholders’ equity

On April 8, 2022 the Company entered into a sales agreement with Cowen (the “Sales Agreement”) under which we may from time to time issue and sell American Depositary Shares (ADSs) representing our ordinary shares through Cowen in “at-the-market” offerings (“ATM”) for an aggregate offering price of up to $200 million. In the nine months ended September 30, 2024 the Company sold 27,278,176 ADSs under the Sales Agreement representing 163,669,056 ordinary shares resulting in net proceeds to the Company of $29,155,317 after deducting commissions payable under the Sales Agreement and issuance costs. As of September 30, 2024, approximately $156,228,841 remained available for sale under the Sales Agreement.

Note 13 – Business combinations

On March 6, 2023 the Company announced entry into a definitive agreement under which it would combine with TCR² Therapeutics Inc. (“TCR²”) in an all-stock transaction to create a preeminent cell therapy company focused on treating solid tumors. TCR² is a Boston, Massachusetts-based T-cell therapy company focused on treating solid tumours, with clinical franchises undergoing trials and a preclinical pipeline. The combination provides extensive benefits for clinical development and product delivery supported by complementary technology platforms.

The transaction was approved by the Company’s shareholders and TCR² stockholders on May 30, 2023 and the merger became effective on June 1, 2023. The Company issued 357,429,306 shares to TCR²stockholders in return for 100% of TCR²’s stock. As a result, TCR² and all entities within the TCR² group, became wholly-owned by the Company. Following the completion of the transaction, the former TCR² stockholders held approximately 25% of the Company, whereas the Company’s pre-existing shareholders held approximately 75%.

The Company was identified as the acquirer, with TCR² as the acquiree, and June 1, 2023 was determined to be the acquisition date.

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The consideration transferred for TCR² includes the shares issued by the Company to former TCR² shareholders, plus the fair value of replacement awards of the Company granted to TCR² grantholders attributable to pre-combination vesting. The table below summarizes the consideration transferred and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed recognized at the acquisition date:


Consideration transferred:
Fair value of 357,429,306 ordinary shares issued	$	60,763
Fair value of replacement options and RSU-style options granted attributable to pre-combination service:		963
Purchase consideration	$	61,726

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

Assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	43,610
Restricted cash		1,654
Marketable securities - available-for-sale debt securities		39,532
Other current assets and prepaid expenses		6,029
Property, plant and equipment		2,712
Operating lease right-of-use assets		5,145
Intangible assets		58
Total assets acquired	$	98,740

Liabilities assumed
Accounts payable		(6,210)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(4,537)
Operating lease liabilities, current		(1,974)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current		(2,244)
Total liabilities assumed	$	(14,965)

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	83,775

The fair value of the 357,429,306 ordinary shares issued to TCR² stockholders of $60,763,000 was determined on the basis of the closing market price of $1.02 ($0.17 per ordinary share) of the Company’s ADSs as of May 31, 2023.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were measured based on management’s estimates of the fair value as of the acquisition date, excluding leases.

The lease contracts acquired by the Company relate to the rental of office and manufacturing spaces in which TCR² was the lessee. The Company retained TCR²’s previous classification of acquired leases as operating leases as there were no lease modifications as a result of the combination, with the exception of leases with a remaining lease term of 12 months or less at the acquisition date, for which no assets or liabilities were recognized at the acquisition date. The lease liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments as if the leases were a new lease as of June 1, 2023, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate. The right-of-use assets were measured at the same amount as the lease liabilities, with adjustments to reflect favorable or unfavorable terms compared to market terms. No intangible assets were identified in relation to lease contracts acquired.

The table below summarises the calculation for the gain on bargain purchase, recognized in the Gain on bargain purchase line in the Consolidated Statement of Operations:


Gain on bargain purchase

Purchase consideration	$	(61,726)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed		83,775
Gain on bargain purchase	$	22,049

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The gain on bargain purchase above includes the impact of a $106,000 reduction recognized in the third quarter of 2023 following finalization of provisional amounts relating to replacement awards.

The transaction resulted in a gain on bargain purchase as the purchase consideration included in the agreement on March 6, 2023 comprising Company ADSs was based on a fixed ratio of 1.5117 of the Company’s ADSs to be issued for each TCR² stock acquired. As the transaction was an all-stock transaction, the value of the consideration was highly sensitive to changes in the Company’s ADS price. The price of a Company ADS fell from a closing price of $1.32 on March 6, 2023 compared to a closing price of $1.02 on May 31, 2023.

The amount of revenue and earnings of the combined entity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, had the acquisition date been January 1, 2022, would be as follows:


	Nine months ended
	September 30, 2023
Revenue	$	60,050
Net loss		(129,684)

The supplemental pro forma earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were adjusted to exclude the $22.0 million Gain on bargain purchase, $7.3 million of acquisition-related costs recognized by the Company, as detailed below, and the $9.0 million of acquisition-related costs incurred by TCR² during that period. The supplemental pro forma earnings was adjusted to include the impact of replacement options issued, as if these had been issued as of January 1, 2022. Accordingly, the share-based compensation expense recognized by TCR² in the five months ended May 31, 2023 prior to the acquisition by the Company, of $1.0 million were excluded from the pro forma earnings.

TCR² did not generate revenue in the period from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, as it had no contracts with customers, so there was no impact on the revenue included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations or in the supplemental pro forma revenue and earnings presented above.

The Company incurred the following acquisition-related costs that were recognized as an expense in 2023:


	Total
	acquisition-related
	costs
Legal, professional and accounting fees	$	5,174
Bankers' fees		2,172
Total acquisition-related costs	$	7,346

All acquisition-related costs that were recognized as an expense were recognized in General and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. No issuance costs were incurred relating to the issuance of shares to TCR² stockholders.

Note 14 – Borrowings

On May 14, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), with several banks and other financial institutions or entities and Hercules Capital, Inc. (“Hercules Capital”), for a term loan facility of up to $125.0 million (the “Term Loan”), consisting of a term loan advance in the aggregate principal amount equal to $25.0 million on the Closing Date (the “Tranche 1 Advance”), and three further term loan advances available to the Company subject to certain terms and conditions in aggregate principal amounts of $25.0 million, $5.0 million and $30.0 million, respectively, and a term loan advance available in the sole discretion of the lenders and subject to certain terms and conditions in the aggregate principal amount of $40.0 million. The proceeds of the Term Loan will be used solely to repay related fees and expenses in connection with the Loan Agreement and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

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The Term Loan attracts interest on the outstanding principal in the form of both cash and payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest. The cash interest rate is the greater of the Prime Rate plus 1.15% and 9.65% and is paid monthly in arrears. The PIK interest rate is 2% per annum. The outstanding principal used to determine both the cash and PIK interest is inclusive of capitalized PIK interest. The Term Loan also attracts an End of Term Charge of 5.85% payable on maturity which is based on the aggregate original principal amount (i.e. excluding capitalized PIK interest).

The Term Loan matures on June 1, 2029 and payments are interest-only until the June 1, 2027 (the “Amortization Date”) after which the monthly payments include repayments of both principal and interest. The Amortization Date can be extended if certain criteria are met and the Company chooses to extend the date. The final Term Loan Maturity Date cannot be extended.

The Term Loan is secured by a lien on substantially all of Borrower’s existing or after-acquired assets, including intellectual property, subject to customary exceptions. In addition, the Loan Agreement contains customary closing and commitment fees, prepayment fees and provisions, events of default and representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, including a financial covenant requiring the Company to maintain certain levels of cash in accounts subject to a control agreement in favor of Hercules Capital (the “Qualified Cash”) during the period commencing on January 1, 2025 (which initial commencement date is subject to adjustment if certain performance milestones are met) and at all times thereafter, provided that if the Company has achieved certain performance milestones, the amount of Qualified Cash is subject to certain reductions. The Loan Agreement also includes customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of covenants following any applicable cure period, the occurrence of certain events that could reasonably be expected to have a “material adverse effect” as set forth in the Loan Agreement, cross acceleration to third-party indebtedness and certain events relating to bankruptcy or insolvency.

Each loan tranche has been identified as a separate unit of account within the scope of ASC 835-30 Imputation of interest, with the Tranche 1 Advance constituting a debt instrument and the remaining tranches being loan commitments.

On May 14, 2024, the Company drew down the Tranche 1 Advance of $25,000,000 and received proceeds of $24,500,000 after charges payable to Hercules Capital. The Tranche 1 Advance was initially recognized at $24,750,000. On August 13, 2024, the Company drew down the Tranche 2 Advance of $25,000,000 (the “Tranche 2 Advance,” and, together with the Tranche 1 Advance, “Tranches” and each a “Tranche”) and received proceeds of $25,000,000. The Tranche 2 Advance was initially recognized at $24,750,000. At September 30, 2024 the face value of the outstanding principal (including capitalized PIK interest) on the Term Loan (including both Tranches) was $50,263,000, less unamortized discount of $485,000 and plus accreted value of the End of Term Charge of $87,000 based on the imputed interest rate of 13.7%. No qualifying debt issuance costs were incurred in relation to either Tranche.

At September 30, 2024, the fair value of the Term Loan is a Level 2 measurement considered to approximate its book value of $50.3 million due to the short period of time since the Term Loan was entered into and the interest rates upon which the terms of the Term Loan were based, notably the Prime Rate, have not changed significantly since the Tranches were drawn.

The aggregate maturity of the term loan for the next five years from September 30, 2024 is as follows:


	Maturity
2024	$	—
2025		—
2026		—
2027		12,767
2028		23,601
2029		17,909
Total principal repayments	$	54,277

Composition of principal repayments
Original principal	$	50,000
Capitalized PIK interest		4,277
Total principal repayments	$	54,277

The payments included in the table include capitalized PIK interest, as this forms part of the principal balance to be repaid once incurred. Payments relating to cash interest and the End of Term Charge are excluded as they do not constitute repayments of the principal.

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Note 15 – Segment reporting

The Company has one reportable segment relating to the research, development and commercialization of its novel cell therapies. The segment derives its current revenues from research and development collaborations.

The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (the “CODM”), its Chief Executive Officer and the senior leadership team (comprising the Executive Team members and three senior vice presidents), manages the Company’s operations on an integrated basis for the purposes of allocating resources. When evaluating the Company’s financial performance, the CODM regularly reviews total revenues, total expenses and expenses by function and the CODM makes decisions using this information on a global basis.

The table below is a summary of the segment profit or loss, including significant segment expenses (in thousands):


	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Revenue	$	40,901	$	7,319	$	174,810	$	60,050
Less:
Research		(2,954)		(4,197)		(10,392)		(9,570)
CMC and Quality		(15,073)		(17,350)		(44,006)		(43,958)
Biomarkers		(1,196)		(980)		(6,482)		(3,432)
Development and Compliance		(11,279)		(13,128)		(38,765)		(32,165)
Infrastructure management and Facilities		(7,951)		(7,491)		(23,779)		(20,981)
Commercial		(4,404)		(550)		(10,849)		(1,976)
Support functions		(9,247)		(8,643)		(30,321)		(37,278)
Other segment expenses^(a)		(3,479)		(1,613)		(5,458)		(575)
Total operating expenses		(55,581)		(53,952)		(170,051)		(149,935)
Operating (loss)/profit		(14,680)		(46,633)		4,759		(89,885)

Interest income		2,096		2,149		4,817		4,368
Interest expense		(1,109)		—		(1,635)		—
Gain on bargain purchase		—		(106)		—		22,049
Other income (expense), net		(3,093)		(324)		(2,657)		(494)
Income tax expense		(831)		(687)		(1,883)		(1,992)
Segment and consolidated net (loss)/profit	$	(17,617)	$	(45,601)	$	3,401	$	(65,954)

^(a)Other segment expenses includes reimbursements receivable for research and development tax and expenditure credits, depreciation, amortization and share-based compensation expenses.

Note 16 – Inventories

On August 1, 2024, the Company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval for TECELRA® (afamitresgene autoleucel) (“Tecelra”) for the treatment of advanced MAGE-A4+ synovial sarcoma in adults with certain HLA types who have received prior chemotherapy, and commenced capitalization of inventory from this date.

Prior to August 1, 2024, regulatory approval and subsequent commercialization of Tecelra, and thus the possibility of future economic benefits from Tecelra sales, were not considered probable and inventory-related costs were expensed as incurred; as such, the inventory recognized on the balance sheet does not included any pre-launch inventory. At September 30, 2024, the gross value of pre-launch inventory held but not recognized was $11,478,000, which includes inventory that could be used for either clinical or commercial purposes.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC on March 6, 2024. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.

Overview

We are a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company working to redefine the treatment of solid tumor cancers with cell therapies. With the approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) of our first biologics license application (“BLA”) for Tecelra® (afamitresgene autoleucel) (“Tecelra”), which is the first engineered cell therapy for a solid tumor cancer approved in the U.S., we are now focused on its launch and commercialization. Tecelra is a genetically modified autologous T-cell immunotherapy indicated for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic synovial sarcoma who have received prior chemotherapy, are HLA-A*02:01P, -A*02:02P, -A*02:03P, or -A*02:06P positive and whose tumor expresses the MAGE-A4 antigen as determined by FDA-approved or cleared companion diagnostic devices. This indication is approved under the FDA’s accelerated approval based on overall response rate (“ORR”) and durability of response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefits from a confirmatory trial.

We are focussing on a strategic business plan and restructuring to prioritize our commercial sarcoma franchise and pre-clinical programs (PRAME and CD-70 programs) which we believe have the highest potential for return on invested capital and transformational benefit to patients. We remain commited to our collaboration with Galapagos for uza-cel. We are ceasing further investment in all non-core programs, including the SURPASS-3 trial in ovarian cancer. As a result of this re-focussing we are undertaking a reduction of headcount and expenses. We anticipate a reduction in headcount of approximately 33% with the majority of the headcount restructuring to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

Tecelra

We are focused on the launch and commercialization of Tecelra for the treatment of advanced synovial sarcoma and for which we received FDA approval on August 1, 2024. Nine Authorized Treatment Centers (“ATCs”) are available to initiate the treatment journey for our patients. The first patient has been apheresed and manufacture of Tecelra is underway. We are confident that the full network of approximately 30 ATCs will be active by the end of 2025, covering an estimated 80% of patients treated in sarcoma centers of excellence.

The approval of Tecelra was based on results of the SPEARHEAD-1 (Cohort 1) trial, which included 44 patients. The major efficacy outcome was ORR determined by independent review and supported by duration of response. Tecelra treatment resulted in an ORR of 43% with a complete response rate of 4.5%. The median duration of response was six months (95% CI: 4.6, not reached). Among patients who were responsive to the treatment, 39% had a duration of response of twelve months or longer.

Lete-cel

Lete-cel targets the NY-ESO antigen and has been in clinical trials (the IGNYTE-ESO trial) for people with synovial sarcoma and myxoid round cell liposarcoma (MRCLS). Final data for the IGNYTE-ESO trial were reported at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting (“CTOS”) in November 2024 with an ORR of 42% across both synovial sarcoma and myxoid round cell liposarcoma (MRCLS) patients and with six patients having a complete response (6/64) as their best overall response. The median duration of response was just over a year. These data will form part of our planned rolling BLA submission for lete-cel, starting in 2025.

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We are focussed on the prioritization of our commercial sarcoma franchise and certain research and development programs. As a result the Company is planning a 33% reduction in workforce. The planned reduction in workforce is subject to consultation with employee representatives in the UK regarding the plan. The Company anticipates that the majority of the reduction in workforce will be completed during the first quarter of 2025. The Company estimates that the pre-tax costs of such reduction in workforce relating to employee severance and other employee-related costs may be in the region of $9-11 million with the majority of such costs being incurred in the first quarter of 2025. It will provide further updates as it progresses through the restructuring process and once the costs and expenses of such restructuring are known.

Financial Operations Overview

Revenue

The Company had three customers in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, two customers in the three months ended September 30, 2023, and three customers in the nine months ended September 30, 2023: the Astellas Collaboration Agreement (until March 6, 2023), the Galapagos Collaboration Agreement (from May 30, 2024), the Genentech Collaboration Agreement and the GSK Termination and Transfer Agreement (from April 11, 2023).

The Astellas Collaboration Agreement

In January 2020, the Company entered into the Astellas Collaboration Agreement. The Company received $50.0 million as an upfront payment after entering into the Astellas Collaboration Agreement. Under the Astellas Collaboration Agreement the parties would agree on up to three targets and would co-develop T-cell therapies directed to those targets pursuant to an agreed research plan. For each target, Astellas would fund co-development up until completion of a Phase 1 trial for products directed to such target. In addition, Astellas was also granted the right to develop, independently of the Company, allogeneic T-cell therapy candidates directed to two targets selected by Astellas. Astellas would have sole rights to develop and commercialize products resulting from these two targets.

The Astellas Collaboration Agreement consisted of the following performance obligations: (i) research services and rights granted under the co-exclusive license for each of the three co-development targets and (ii) the rights granted for each of the two independent Astellas targets. The revenue allocated to the co-development targets was recognized as the development of products directed to the targets progressed up until completion of a Phase 1 trial. The revenue allocated to each of the research licenses for the targets being independently developed by Astellas was to be recognized when the associated license commenced, which was upon designation of a target by Astellas.

The Company and Universal Cells mutually agreed to terminate the Astellas Collaboration Agreement as of the Termination Date. In connection with the termination, all licenses and sublicenses granted to either party pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement ceased as of the Termination Date. There were no termination penalties in connection with the termination, however the Company was still entitled to receive reimbursement for research and development work performed up to and including a period of 30 days after the Termination Date.

The termination was accounted for as a contract modification and the modification resulted in the remaining unsatisfied and partially satisfied performance obligations under the collaboration becoming fully satisfied. The aggregate transaction price of the contract modification was $42.4 million, which was primarily comprised of deferred income relating to the third co-development target and the two independent targets, and was recognized in full in March 2023. No revenue was recognized for Astellas in 2024.

The Genentech Collaboration Agreement

On September 3, 2021, Adaptimmune Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into the Genentech Collaboration Agreement. The collaboration has two components:

development of allogeneic T-cell therapies for up to five shared cancer targets; and

development of personalized allogeneic T-cell therapies utilizing αβ T-cell receptors (TCRs) isolated from a patient, with such therapies being administered to the same patient.

The parties would collaborate to perform a research program, initially during an eight-year period (which may be extended for up to two additional two-year terms at Genentech’s election upon payment of an extension fee for each two-year term), to develop the cell therapies, following which Genentech would determine whether to further develop and commercialize such therapies. The Company

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received an upfront payment of $150 million in October 2021 and milestone payments of $20 million and $15 million in December 2022 and 2023, respectively.

The Company identified the following performance obligations under the Genentech Collaboration Agreement: (i) research services and rights granted under the licenses for each of the initial “off-the-shelf” collaboration targets, (ii) research services and rights granted under the licenses for the personalized therapies, (iii) material rights relating to the option to designate additional “off-the-shelf” collaboration targets and (iv) material rights relating to the two options to extend the research term. The revenue allocated to the initial “off-the-shelf” collaboration targets and the personalized therapies was recognized as development progressed. The revenue allocated to the material rights to designate additional ‘off-the-shelf’ collaboration targets would have been recognized from the point that the options were exercised and then as development progressed, in line with the initial “off-the-shelf” collaboration targets, or at the point in time that the rights expired. The revenue from the material rights to extend the research term would have been recognized from the point that the options were exercised and then over the period of the extension, or at the point in time that the options expired.

On April 12, 2024, we announced the termination of the Genentech Collaboration Agreement. The termination was accounted for as a contract modification on a cumulative catch-up basis. The termination did not change the nature the performance obligations identified but resulted in a reduction of the transaction price as the additional payments and variable consideration that would have been due in periods after October 7, 2024 will now never be received. The termination resulted in a cumulative catch-up adjustment to revenue recognized at the date of the termination of $101.3 million.

On September 23, 2024, Adaptimmune Limited entered into a Mutual Release Agreement with Genentech. The Mutual Release Agreement, among other things, resolved and released each party from any and all past, present and future disputes, claims, demands and causes of action, whether known or unknown, related to the Genentech Collaboration Agreement in any way. Under the terms of the Mutual Release Agreement, Genentech will pay $12.5 million, upon which the Genentech Collaboration Agreement will be terminated. The Mutual Release Agreement was effective immediately as of September 23, 2024. The Mutual Release Agreement resulted in all remaining performance obligations being fully satisfied and the remaining deferred revenue and the additional payment were both recognized as total revenue of $37.8 million in the third quarter of 2024.

The GSK Termination and Transfer Agreement

On April 11, 2023, the Company announced its entry into the Termination and Transfer Agreement with GSK regarding the return to the Company of rights and materials comprised within the PRAME and NY-ESO cell therapy programs. The parties will work collaboratively to ensure continuity for patients in ongoing lete-cel clinical trials forming part of the NY-ESO cell therapy program.

As part of the Termination and Transfer Agreement, sponsorship of the ongoing IGNYTE and LTFU trials relating to the NY-ESO cell therapy program will transfer to the Company. In return for this, the Company received an upfront payment of £7.5 million in June 2023 following the execution of the Termination and Transfer Agreement and further milestone payments of £3 million, £12 million, £6 million and £1.5 million to the Company in September and December 2023 and June and August 2024, respectively. No further payments are due from GSK under the Termination and Transfer Agreement.

The Company has identified the following performance obligations under the Termination and Transfer Agreement: (i) to take over sponsorship and complete the IGNYTE trial and (ii) to take over sponsorship and complete the LTFU trial. The revenue allocated to both obligations is recognized over time from the point that sponsorship of the active trials that make up the trial transfer, based on the number of patients transferred and still actively enrolled to date on the trial at a given period-end relative to the total estimated periods of active patient enrollment over the estimated duration of the trial.

The Galapagos Collaboration and Exclusive License Agreement

On May 30, 2024, the Company entered into a the Galapagos Collaboration Agreement. The Galapagos Collaboration Agreement includes an option for Galapagos to exclusively license the TCR T-cell therapy candidate uza-cel, manufactured on Galapagos’s decentralized manufacturing platform, in head and neck cancer and potential future solid tumor indications. Under the Galapagos Collaboration Agreement, we will conduct a clinical proof-of-concept trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of uza-cel produced on Galapagos’ decentralized manufacturing platform in patients with head and neck cancer.

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share-based compensation expenses.

Interest Income

Interest income primarily comprises interest on cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

Interest Expense

Interest expense primarily comprises loan interest on the Hercules Capital loan facility.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net primarily comprises foreign exchange gains (losses). We are exposed to foreign exchange rate risk because we currently operate facilities in the United Kingdom and United States. Our expenses are generally denominated in the currency in which our operations are located, which are the United Kingdom and United States. However, our U.K.-based subsidiary incurs significant research and development costs in U.S. dollars and, to a lesser extent, Euros. Our U.K. subsidiary has an intercompany loan balance in U.S. dollars payable to the Comapny. Since July 1, 2019, the intercompany loan has been considered as being a long-term investment as repayment is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future. It is the Company’s intent not to request payment of the intercompany loan for the foreseeable future. The foreign exchange gains or losses arising on the revaluation of intercompany loans of a long-term investment nature are reported within other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax.

Our results of operations and cash flows will be subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which could harm our business in the future. We seek to minimize this exposure by maintaining currency cash balances at levels appropriate to meet forthcoming expenditure in U.S. dollars and pounds sterling. To date, we have not used hedging contracts to manage exchange rate exposure, although we may do so in the future.

In addition to currency fluctuations, adverse macroeconomic conditions, including inflation, slower growth or recession, new or increased tariffs, changes to fiscal and monetary policy, tighter credit, and higher interest rates, could materially adversely affect the Company by, for example, driving higher input costs and/or impacting the Company’s ability to raise future financing.

Taxation

We are subject to corporate taxation in the United Kingdom and the United States. We typically incur tax losses and tax credit carryforwards in the United Kingdom on an annual basis. No net deferred tax assets are recognized on our U.K. losses and tax credit carryforwards because there is currently no indication that we will make sufficient taxable profits to utilize these tax losses and tax credit carryforwards. The rate of U.K. corporation tax is 25% for the year ended December 31, 2024.

We benefit from reimbursable tax credits in the United Kingdom through the SME R&D Tax Credit Scheme as well as the RDEC Scheme which are presented as a deduction to research and development expenditure.

Our pre-existing subsidiary in the United States, Adaptimmune LLC, has generated taxable profits due to a Service Agreement between our U.S. and U.K. operating subsidiaries and is subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax of 21%. Due to its activity in the United States, and the sourcing of its revenue, the Adaptimmune LLC is not currently subject to any state or local income taxes. The Company also benefits from the U.S Research Tax Credit and Orphan Drug Credit.

TCR² has incurred net losses since acquisition and generates research and development tax credits. TCR²’s operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and other tax attributes are reduced by a valuation allowance to the amount supported by reversing taxable temporary differences because there is currently no indication that we will make sufficient taxable profits to utilize these deferred tax assets.

In the future, if we generate taxable income in the United Kingdom, we may benefit from the United Kingdom’s “patent box” regime, which would allow certain profits attributable to revenues from patented products to be taxed at a rate of 10%. As we have many different patents covering our products, future upfront fees, milestone fees, product revenues, and royalties may be taxed at this favorably low tax rate.

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U.K. Value Added Tax (“VAT”) is charged on all qualifying goods and services by VAT-registered businesses. An amount of 20% of the value of the goods or services is added to all relevant sales invoices and is payable to the U.K. tax authorities. Similarly, VAT paid on purchase invoices paid by Adaptimmune Limited and the Company is reclaimable from the U.K. tax authorities.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the revenues and expenses incurred during the reported periods. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are relevant under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The accounting policies considered to be critical to the judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements are disclosed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2023 Annual Report.

In addition, the following estimate was considered to be critical to the judgements and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements for the nine months ending September 30, 2024.

Allocation of transaction price using the relative standalone selling price

Upfront and other payments included in the transaction price of a contract are allocated between performance obligations using the Company’s best estimate of the relative standalone selling price of the performance obligation. The relative standalone selling price is estimated by determining the market values of development and license obligations. As these inputs are not directly observable, the estimate is determined considering all reasonably available information including internal pricing objectives used in negotiating the contract, together with internal data regarding the cost and margin of providing services for each deliverable, taking into account the different stage of development of each development program and consideration of adjusted-market data from comparable arrangements, where applicable and available. This assessment involves significant judgment and could have a significant impact on the amount and timing of revenue recognition.

An assessment of the allocation of transaction price using the relative standalone selling price was required in the nine months ending September 30, 2024 and 2023 for the Galapagos Collaboration Agreement and the GSK Termination and Transfer Agreement, respectively, although the assessment for the GSK Termination and Transfer Agreement in 2023 was not considered to be a significant estimate.

Results of Operations

Comparison of three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, together with the changes to those items (in thousands):


	Three months ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023		Increase/decrease
Revenue	$	40,901	$	7,319	$	33,582	459	%
Research and development expenses		(34,304)		(37,788)		3,484	(9)	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(21,277)		(16,164)		(5,113)	32	%
Total operating expenses		(55,581)		(53,952)		(1,629)	3	%
Operating loss		(14,680)		(46,633)		31,953	(69)	%
Interest income		2,096		2,149		(53)	(2)	%
Interest expense		(1,109)		—		(1,109)	—	%
Gain on bargain purchase		—		(106)		106	(100)	%
Other (expense) income, net		(3,093)		(324)		(2,769)	855	%
Loss before income tax expense		(16,786)		(44,914)		28,128	(63)	%
Income tax expense		(831)		(687)		(144)	21	%
Loss for the period	$	(17,617)	$	(45,601)	$	27,984	(61)	%

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Revenue

Revenue increased by $33.6 million to $40.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $7.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase is primarily due to the termination of the Genentech Collaboration Agreement in April 2024 and subsequent Mutual Release Agreement, resulting in the remaining deferred revenue of $25 million, representing deferred revenue at June 30, 2024, and $12.5 million payment, being recognized as revenue in the current quarter. The remaining revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2024 relates to the GSK and Galapagos agreements, whereas the revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2023 related to Genentech.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses decreased by 9% to $34.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $37.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Our research and development expenses comprise the following (in thousands):


	Three months ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023		Increase/decrease
Salaries, materials, equipment, depreciation of property, plant and equipment and other employee-related costs⁽¹⁾	$	23,245	$	22,405	$	840	4	%
Subcontracted expenditure		10,551		16,604		(6,053)	(36)	%
Manufacturing facility expenditure		2,025		2,049		(24)	(1)	%
Share-based compensation expense		1,070		789		281	36	%
In-process research and development costs		13		10		3	30	%
Reimbursements receivable for research and development tax and expenditure credits		(2,600)		(4,069)		1,469	(36)	%
	$	34,304	$	37,788	$	(3,484)	(9)	%

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These costs are not analyzed by project since employees may be engaged in multiple projects simultaneously.

The net decrease in our research and development expenses of $3.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 was primarily due to the following:

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a decrease of $6.1 million in subcontracted expenditure due primarily to a decrease in clinical trial expenses relating to TCR² as the TCR² programs wind down, offset by an increase in vector manufacturing; offset by

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a decrease of $1.5 million in offsetting reimbursements receivable for research and development tax and expenditure credits due to decreases in the associated research and development costs for which the credits may be claimed.

Our subcontracted costs for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $10.6 million, compared to $16.6 million in the same period in 2023. This includes $8.7 million of costs directly associated with our afami-cel, lete-cel and uza-cel T-cells and $1.9 million of other development costs.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 32% to $21.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $16.2 million in the same period in 2023. Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of the following (in thousands):


	Three months ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023		Increase/decrease
Salaries, depreciation of property, plant and equipment and other employee-related costs	$	9,922	$	8,237	$	1,685	20	%
Other corporate costs		9,181		5,533		3,648	66	%
Share-based compensation expense		1,985		2,394		(409)	(17)	%
Commercial expenses		189		—		189	—	%
	$	21,277	$	16,164	$	5,113	32	%

The net increase in our selling, general and administrative expenses of $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 was largely due to an increase of:

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$1.7 million in salaries, depreciation of property, plant and equipment and other employee-related costs, due primarily to increased travel and training costs, primarily due to commercialization-related activities; and

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$3.6 million in other corporate costs due to an increase in accounting, legal and professional fees, due to a combination of fees relating to business development work and fees relating to preparation for commercialization.

Income Taxes

Income taxes arise in the United States due to Adaptimmune LLC generating taxable profits. We typically incur taxable losses in the United Kingdom on an annual basis and have incurred losses in TCR² since the acquisition.

Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, together with the changes to those items (in thousands):


	Nine months ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023		Increase/decrease
Revenue	$	174,810	$	60,050	$	114,760	191	%
Research and development expenses		(109,959)		(93,301)		(16,658)	18	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(60,092)		(56,634)		(3,458)	6	%
Total operating expenses		(170,051)		(149,935)		(20,116)	13	%
Operating profit/(loss)		4,759		(89,885)		94,644	(105)	%
Interest income		4,817		4,368		449	10	%
Interest expense		(1,635)		—		(1,635)	—	%
Gain on bargain purchase		—		22,049		(22,049)	(100)	%
Other (expense) income, net		(2,657)		(494)		(2,163)	438	%
Profit/(loss) before income tax expense		5,284		(63,962)		69,246	(108)	%
Income tax expense		(1,883)		(1,992)		109	(5)	%
Profit/(loss) for the period	$	3,401	$	(65,954)	$	69,355	(105)	%

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Revenue

The revenue recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 relates to development revenue under the Genentech Collaboration Agreement, the Galapagos Collaboration Agreement and the GSK Termination and Transfer Agreement whereas the revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 relates to development revenue under the Genentech Collaboration Agreement and the Astellas Collaboration Agreement.

Revenue increased by $114.8 million to $174.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $60.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to the termination of the Genentech Collaboration Agreement in April 2024, resulting in a cumulative catch-up adjustment of $101.3 million and the subsequent Mutual Release Agreement, resulting in the remaining deferred revenue and additional payment, being recognized as $37.8 million of revenue in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the termination of the Astellas Collaboration Agreement in the first quarter of 2023, which resulted in the remaining deferred revenue for the collaboration of $42.4 million being recognized as revenue in March 2023.

Total revenue from Genentech and GSK in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $163.9 million and $10.7 million respectively, compared to $16.1 million from Genentech and $44.0 million from Astellas in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The revenue recognized in 2024 and 2023 for Genentech and Astellas, respectively, includes the impact of the events noted above, as well as revenue recognized as research and development work for the collaborations was performed.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses increased by 18% to $110.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $93.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Our research and development expenses comprise the following (in thousands):


	Nine months ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023		Increase/decrease
Salaries, materials, equipment, depreciation of property, plant and equipment and other employee-related costs⁽¹⁾	$	72,359		62,120	$	10,239	16	%
Subcontracted expenditure		35,970		37,249		(1,279)	(3)	%
Manufacturing facility expenditure		7,197		5,441		1,756	32	%
Share-based compensation expense		2,878		2,190		688	31	%
In-process research and development costs		34		(1,853)		1,887	(102)	%
Reimbursements receivable for research and development tax and expenditure credits		(8,479)		(11,846)		3,367	(28)	%
	$	109,959	$	93,301	$	16,658	18	%

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These costs are not analyzed by project since employees may be engaged in multiple projects simultaneously.

The net increase in our research and development expenses of $16.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 was primarily due to the following:

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an increase of $10.2 million in salaries, materials, equipment, depreciation of property, plant and equipment and other employee-related costs, which is driven primarily by an increase in the average number of employees engaged in research

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and development following the acquisition of TCR² in June 2023 and annual salary increases, and increased costs relating to property due to additional lease properties acquired following the acquisition of TCR²;

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an increase of $1.8 million in manufacturing facility expenditure due to the consumption of batches of clinical materials that had not previously been impaired, compared to 2023 where clinical materials consumed were primarily those that had been impaired to nil in previous years and therefore no corresponding expense was recognised;

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an increase of $1.9 million in in-process research and development costs due to a credit of $1.9 million in 2023 that was not repeated in 2024; and

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a decrease of $3.4 million in reimbursements receivable for research and development tax and expenditure credits due to decreases in the associated research and development costs for which the credits may be claimed and a reduction in the effective rate at which the tax credits can be claimed which was effective from April 1, 2023; offset by

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a decrease of $1.3 million on subcontracted expenditure primarily due to a reduction in outsourced research costs.

Our subcontracted costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $36.0 million, compared to $37.2 million in the same period of 2023. This includes $26.7 million of costs directly associated with our afami-cel, lete-cel and uza-cel T-cells and $9.3 million of other development costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 6% to $60.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $56.6 million in the same period in 2023. Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of the following (in thousands):


	Nine months ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023		Increase/decrease
Salaries, depreciation of property, plant and equipment and other employee-related costs	$	29,930	$	28,901	$	1,029	4	%
Restructuring charges		—		1,703		(1,703)	(100)	%
Other corporate costs		27,436		22,002		5,434	25	%
Share-based compensation expense		6,337		6,506		(169)	(3)	%
Commercial expenses		189		—		189	—	%
Reimbursements		(3,800)		(2,478)		(1,322)	53	%
	$	60,092	$	56,634	$	3,458	6	%

The net decrease in our selling, general and administrative expenses of $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 was largely due to:

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a reduction in restructuring charges of $1.7 million, which related to the restructuring programme completed in the first quarter of 2023; offset by

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an increase of $5.4 million in other corporate costs due to an increase in accounting, legal and professional fees, due primarily to a combination of fees relating to business development work and fees relating to preparation for commercialization.

Gain on Bargain Purchase

The gain on bargain purchase arose in June 2023 from the strategic combination with TCR² on June 1, 2023.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources of Funds

Since our inception, we have incurred significant net losses and negative cash flows from operations. We financed our operations primarily through sales of equity securities, cash receipts under our collaboration arrangements and research and development tax and expenditure credits. From inception through to September 30, 2024, we have raised:

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$900.2 million, net of issuance costs, through the issuance of shares;

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$49.5 million, net of discount, drawn from the Hercules Capital loan facility;

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$533.3 million through collaborative arrangements with Galapagos, Genentech, GSK and Astellas;

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$141.3 million in the form of reimbursable U.K. research and development tax credits and receipts from the U.K. RDEC Scheme; and

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$45.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and $39.5 million of marketable securities acquired as part of the strategic combination with TCR².

We use a non-GAAP measure, Total Liquidity, which is defined as the total of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, to evaluate the funds available to us in the near-term. A description of Total Liquidity and reconciliation to cash and cash equivalents, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, are provided below under “Non-GAAP measures”.

As of September 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $116.7 million and Total Liquidity of $186.1 million.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes the results of our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):


		Nine months ended
		September 30,
	2024		2023
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(39,002)	$	(126,204)
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities		(67,119)		108,341
Net cash provided by financing activities		78,748		806
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		119,422		93,072

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $39.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $126.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Our activities typically result in net use of cash in operating activities. The net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased primarily due to the receipt of research and development credits of $30.8 million, an $85 million upfront payment from Galapagos and $9.7 million milestone payments from GSK which was offset by an increase in operating expenditures.

Net cash used in operating activities of $39.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 comprised a net profit of $3.4 million and a net cash outflow of $62.5 million from changes in operating assets and liabilities, offset by non-cash items of $20.1 million. The changes in operating assets and liabilities include the impact of a $21.5 million decrease in reimbursements receivable for research and development tax credits and the recognition of deferred revenue following the termination of the Genentech Collaboration

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Agreement. The non-cash items consisted primarily of depreciation expense on plant and equipment of $8.2 million, share-based compensation expense of $9.2 million, unrealized foreign exchange losses of $3.2 million and other items of $0.4 million.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $67.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $108.3 million provided investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The net cash used in or provided by investing activities for the respective periods consisted primarily of:

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purchases of property, plant and equipment of $0.7 million and $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Purchases of property, plant and equipment were higher in 2023 compared to 2024 due to the expansion of our manufacturing facilities, which was largely completed in 2022 and finalized in 2023;

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purchases of intangible assets of $0.9 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively;

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investments in marketable securities of $65.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $73.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023; and

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there were no cash inflows from maturity or redemption of marketable securities in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $139.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

The Company invests surplus cash and cash equivalents in marketable securities.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $78.7 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The net cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 consisted of net proceeds of $29.2 million from shares issued in an ATM offering, net of commissions and issuance costs, and $49.5 million proceeds from the issuance of borrowings, net of discount. The net cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 consisted primarily of net proceeds of $0.6 million from shares issued in an ATM offering, net of commissions and issuance costs.

Non-GAAP Measures

Total Liquidity

Total Liquidity (a non-GAAP financial measure) is the total of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities. Each of these components appears in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The U.S. GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to Total Liquidity is cash and cash equivalents as reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements, which reconciles to Total Liquidity as follows (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2024		2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	116,741	$	143,991
Marketable securities - available-for-sale debt securities		69,349		2,947
Total Liquidity	$	186,090	$	146,938

We believe that the presentation of Total Liquidity provides useful information to investors because management reviews Total Liquidity as part of its management of overall solvency and liquidity, financial flexibility, capital position and leverage. The definition of Total Liquidity includes marketable securities, which are highly-liquid and available to use in our current operations.

Safe Harbor

See the section titled “Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this Quarterly Report.

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$1.00 per ADS for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during this 180 calendar day grace period, unless Nasdaq exercises its discretion to extend this ten-day period. In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement by April 30, 2025, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period if it elects to ransfer to The Nasdaq Capital Market. To qualify, the Company would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the minimum bid price requirement, and would need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the bid price deficiency during the second compliance period. However, if it appears to Nasdaq’s staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency or if the Company is otherwise not eligible, Nasdaq would notify the Company that its securities would be subject to delisting. The Company may appeal any such determination to delist its securities, but there can be no assurance that any such appeal would be successful.

The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of its ADSs and assess potential actions to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement or that we will otherwise maintain compliance with other Nasdaq listing requirements. If we fail to regain and maintain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement or to meet the other applicable continued listing requirements in the future and Nasdaq decides to delist our ADSs, the delisting could adversely affect the market price and liquidity of our ADSs, reduce our ability to raise additional capital and result in operational challenges and damage to investor relations and market reputation.

Although our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, if we fail to obtain additional financing in the future, this may raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern in future reporting periods

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $116.7 million, marketable securities of $69.3 million, and stockholders’ equity of $80.0 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred a net profit of $3.4 million, used cash of $39.0 million from its operating activities, and generated revenues of $174.8 million. The Company has incurred net losses in most periods since inception and it expects to incur operating losses in future periods.

We believe that our Total Liquidity will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least 12 months, based upon our currently anticipated research and development activities and planned restructuring of the company to reduce headcount and expenses. This belief is based on estimates that are subject to risks and uncertainties and may change if actual results, revenue from commercialisation of Tecelra or the currently anticipated costs and cost reductions (including those associated with the restructuring) differ from management’s estimates or do not occur within anticipated timeframes.

We must obtain additional capital to continue funding planned operations. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient additional capital to continue funding its operations or, if we do, that it will be on terms that are favourable to our shareholders. Any future fundraising, if possible, is likely to be highly dilutive to our existing shareholders and may also divert our management from its day-to-day activities.

If the Company fails to obtain additional funding, it may be required to:

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significantly reduce certain activities and operations of the business in order to reduce ongoing expenditure. Any such reduction could significantly delay the timelines under which we can bring new products to the market (including lete-cel) or our ability to commercialize Tecelra.

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conduct a restructuring of the company to further reduce headcount and expenditure which will in turn reduce the activities and operations of the business.

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repay all or part of the loan advances received under the Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement (including any applicable repayment charges or costs).

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seek further third party alliances for existing assets, including Tecelra, on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available;

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seek an acquirer for all or part of the business on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available

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relinquish or license on unfavorable terms or rights to technologies, intellectual property or product candidates we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize ourselves.

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If we fail to obtain additional funding, or in the event that we significantly reduce our ongoing expenditures and operations (including the current restructuring), this may result in an inability to retain key individuals required for our ongoing business and may result in a need to delay or halt ongoing programs or change the nature and scope of such programs. As a result, our business financial condition and results of operations could be materially affected.

Our business is, in part, dependent on the successful commercialization of Tecelra in the United States.

Tecelra received FDA approval in August 2024. Tecelra is a genetically modified autologous T-cell immunotherapy indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic synovial sarcoma who have received prior systemic therapy, are positive for HLA-A*02:01P, -A*02:02P, -A*02:03P, or -A*02:06P, and negative for HLA-A*02:05P, and whose tumor expresses the MAGE-A4 antigen as detected by an FDA-approved test. The success of our business, including our ability to finance our company and generate any revenue in the future, will, at this point, depend on the successful commercialization of Tecelra in the U.S. Any failure to successfully commercialize Tecelra in the U.S. would have a material and adverse impact on our business.

The commercial success of Tecelra will depend on a number of factors, including the following:

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our ability to obtain any additional required capital or equivalent sources of finance to support the commercialization on acceptable terms, or at all;

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our ability to consistently manufacture Tecelra on a timely basis and sufficient to meet demand;

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our ability to activate authorized treatment centres (ATC) capable of administering Tecelra and the timing of activation of those authorized treatment centres;

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the ability of our authorized treatment centres to facilitate treatments with Tecelra given Tecelra is a novel T-cell therapy requiring patient specific administration;

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the availability of the tests required to assess for the required HLA types and antigen presentation ahead of treatment with Tecelra and the ability of third party suppliers of such tests to make those tests available when required;

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the prevalence, duration and severity of potential side effects or other safety issues that patients may experience with Tecelra;

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achieving and maintaining, and, where applicable, ensuring that our third-party contractors (including those responsible for supply of Tecelra or any raw or intermediate materials required for such supply) achieve and maintain, compliance with our contractual obligations and with all regulatory requirements applicable to Tecelra;

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the willingness of physicians, operators of hospitals and clinics and patients to adopt and administer Tecelra;

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the availability of coverage and adequate reimbursement from managed care plans, private insurers, government payors (such as Medicare and Medicaid and similar foreign authorities) and other third-party payors for Tecelra;

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patients’ ability and willingness to pay out-of-pocket for Tecelra in the absence of coverage and/or adequate reimbursement from third-party payors;

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patient demand for Tecelra;

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the identification of patients eligible for treatment by the authorized treatment centres (including by referral from other hospitals and treatment centres) and the ability of the authorized treatment centres to progress such patients through to treatment;

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prevalence of the required HLA types and antigen within the synovial sarcoma population and the ability of the tests for HLA and antigen to function as expected;

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our ability to avoid third-party patent interference, intellectual property challenges or intellectual property infringement claims; and

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our ability to comply with any post marketing requirements and obligations including those imposed by the FDA as part of the authorization for Tecelra.

These factors, many of which are beyond our control, could cause us to experience significant delays or an inability to obtain regulatory approvals or commercialize Tecelra. While we have obtained regulatory approval of Tecelra in the United States, we may never be able to successfully commercialize Tecelra in the United States or receive regulatory approval of Tecelra outside the United States. Accordingly, we cannot provide assurances as to the revenue obtainable through the sale of Tecelra.

Tecelra is approved under accelerated approval in the United States, and additional confirmatory work is required in order to maintain that approval. Inability to maintain approval or to otherwise meet the requirements imposed by the FDA will have a significant impact on our ability to commercialize Tecelra.

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Tecelra is the first product for which we have obtained FDA approval. As a company we have not yet launched any approved products for commercial sale and have not previously generated any revenue from product sales. Accordingly, we will need to continue to transition from a company with a research and development focus to a company capable of supporting commercial activities. We may not be successful in such a transition. We have recruited experienced commercial and medical affairs teams and we will need to continue to develop those teams and the associated support network in order to supply Tecelra on a commercial basis.

We will have to compete with other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to recruit, hire, train, and retain suitably skilled and experienced marketing and sales personnel. This process may result in additional delays in bringing our cell therapies to market or in certain cases require us to enter into alliances with third parties in order to do so. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to establish or maintain such collaborative arrangements, or even if we are able to do so, that they will result in effective sales forces. Any revenue we receive will depend upon the efforts of such third parties, which may not be successful. We may have little or no control over the efforts of such third parties, and our revenue from cell therapy sales may be lower than if we had commercialized our cell therapies ourselves.

For Tecelra, we are using certain third parties to supplement the internal commercial facing teams. We are also using a third party distributor to supply Tecelra and third parties to provide some of the systems required to supply Tecelra and support patients prescribed with Tecelra. We are reliant on those third parties to provide the services we require in accordance with our planned timelines. If any critical third party supplier fails to provide the services as required that may result in a delay to the commercialization of Tecelra. Any inability on our part to develop inhouse sales and commercial distribution capabilities or to establish and maintain relationships with third-party collaborators that can successfully commercialize any cell therapy in the U.S. or elsewhere will have a materially adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

As a novel cell therapy, Tecelra may not gain market acceptance among physicians, patients, hospitals, cancer treatment centers and others in the medical community, including referral centers.

The use of engineered T-cells and cell therapies more generally as a potential cancer treatment is a recent development and may not become broadly accepted by physicians, patients, hospitals, cancer treatment centers and others in the medical community. For example, the product labelling and prescribing information for Tecelra describe certain limitations of use, adverse events, and warnings and precautions, including a boxed warning related to Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), which may be severe or life threatening and which occurred in patients receiving Tecelra in clinical trials. Additional factors will influence whether Tecelra is accepted in the market, including:

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physicians, hospitals, cancer treatment centers and patients considering Tecelra as a safe and effective treatment;

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the potential and perceived advantages of Tecelra over alternative treatments;

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the prevalence and severity of any side effects;

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willingness of treating centers to test for the required HLA types and MAGE A4 antigen using the FDA approved tests;

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our product labeling and prescribing information describe certain limitations of use, adverse events, and warnings and precautions;

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the cost of Tecelra in relation to alternative treatments;

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the willingness of referral centers and awareness of referral centers to refer patients to our authorized treatment centers;

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the availability of coverage, adequate reimbursement and pricing by third-party payors and government authorities;

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the willingness of patients to pay for Tecelra on an out-of-pocket basis in the absence of coverage by third-party payors and government authorities;

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relative convenience and ease of administration as compared to alternative treatments and competitive therapies; and

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the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts.

The product labelling and prescribing information for Tecelra includes a boxed warning for CRS as well as other warnings and precautions. As Tecelra is used commercially, the rate and nature of adverse reactions may increase and as afamitresgene autoleucel (afami-cel) is studied in additional indications and populations, toxicities may further limit its development and use.

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Coverage, price flexibility, and reimbursement may be limited or unavailable in certain market segments for Tecelra.

Successful sales of Tecelra may depend on the availability of coverage and adequate reimbursement from third-party payors. In addition, because Tecelra represents a new approach to the treatment of synovial sarcoma, we cannot accurately estimate the potential revenue from Tecelra.

Patients who are provided medical treatment for their conditions generally rely on third-party payors to reimburse all or part of the costs associated with their treatment. Obtaining coverage and adequate reimbursement from governmental healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and commercial payors is critical to new product acceptance. Government authorities and third-party payors, such as private health insurers and health maintenance organizations, decide which drugs and treatments they will cover and the amount of reimbursement. Reimbursement by a third-party payor may depend upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the third-party payor’s determination that use of a product is:

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a covered benefit under its health plan;

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safe, effective and medically necessary;

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appropriate for the specific patient; and

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cost-effective.

Obtaining coverage and reimbursement approval of Tecelra from a government or other third-party payor is a time consuming and costly process which could require us to provide to the payor supporting scientific, clinical and cost-effectiveness data for the use of our products. Even if we obtain coverage for Tecelra, the resulting reimbursement payment rates might not be adequate for us to achieve or sustain profitability or may require co-payments that patients find unacceptably high. Patients are unlikely to use Tecelra unless coverage is provided and reimbursement is adequate to cover a significant portion of the cost of Tecelra.

In the U.S., no uniform policy of coverage and reimbursement for products exists among third-party payors. Therefore, coverage and reimbursement for products can differ significantly from payor to payor. As a result, the coverage determination process is often a time-consuming and costly process that will require us to provide scientific and clinical support for the use of our cell therapies to each payor separately, with no assurance that coverage and adequate reimbursement will be obtained.

There have been, and likely will continue to be, legislative and regulatory proposals at the foreign, national and state levels directed at broadening the availability of healthcare and containing or lowering the cost of healthcare, including the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) or provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”). Such regulatory changes may bring prescription drug pricing reform or healthcare affordability programs that, for example, seek to lower prescription drug costs by allowing governmental healthcare programs to negotiate prices with drug companies, put an inflation cap on drug prices, and lower out-of-pocket expenses for recipients of governmental healthcare programs. We cannot predict the initiatives that may be adopted in the future.

Tecelra represents a novel approach to treatment of synovial sarcoma that could result in heightened regulatory scrutiny.

Use of Tecelra to treat a patient involves genetically engineering a patient’s T-cells. This is a relatively novel treatment approach that carries inherent development risks including the following, any of which can result in delays to our ability to provide confirmatory evidence of Tecelra’s effectiveness:

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Further development, characterization and evaluation may be required if post-marketing or clinical data suggest any potential safety risk for patients. The need to develop further assays, or to modify in any way the protocols related to Tecelra to improve safety or effectiveness, may delay the commercialization and further clinical development;

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End users and medical personnel require a substantial amount of education and training in their administration of Tecelra either to engage in confirmatory clinical trials and recruit patients or ultimately to provide Tecelra to patients.

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Regulatory requirements governing gene and cell therapy products have changed frequently and may continue to change in the future.

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There is the potential for delayed adverse events following exposure to gene therapy products due to persistent biological activity of the genetic material or other components of products used to carry the genetic material. In part for this reason, the FDA recommends a 15-year follow-up observation period for all surviving patients who receive treatment using gene therapies in clinical trials.

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Negative results seen in third party clinical trials utilizing gene therapy products may result in regulators halting development and commercialization of our cell therapies, including Tecelra, or in requiring additional data or requirements prior to our cell therapies progressing to the next stage of development.

Manufacturing and supply of cell therapies is complex, and if we encounter any difficulties in manufacture or supply of Tecelra or our ability to provide supply for confirmatory clinical trials commercial supply of Tecelra could be delayed or stopped.

The process of manufacturing and administering Tecelra is complex and highly regulated. Manufacture requires the harvesting of white blood cells from the patient, isolating certain T-cells from these white blood cells, combining patient T-cells with our lentiviral delivery vector through a process known as transduction, expanding the transduced T-cells to obtain the desired dose, and ultimately infusing the modified T-cells back into the patient. As a result of the complexities, our manufacturing and supply costs are likely to be higher than those at more traditional manufacturing processes and the manufacturing process is less reliable and more difficult to reproduce.

Delays or failures in the manufacture of Tecelra (whether by us, any collaborator or our third party contract manufacturers) may result in a patient being unable to receive Tecelra or a requirement to re-manufacture which itself then causes delays in manufacture for other patients. Any delay or failure or inability to manufacture on a timely basis can adversely affect a patient’s outcomes and delay the timelines for our confirmatory clinical trials and commercialization. With a commercial product delays or failure to manufacture could additionally lead to claims by patients for reimbursement or damages. Such delays or failure or inability to manufacture can result from:

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a failure in the manufacturing process itself for example, by an error in manufacturing process (whether by us or our third party contract manufacturing organization), equipment or reagent failure, failure in any step of the manufacturing process, failure to maintain a GMP environment, failure in quality systems applicable to manufacture, sterility failures, contamination during process;

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variations in patient starting material or apheresis product resulting in less product than expected or product which is not viable, or which cannot be used to successfully manufacture a cell therapy;

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product loss or failure due to logistical issues including issues associated with the differences between patients’ white blood cells or characteristics, interruptions to process, contamination, failure to supply patient apheresis material within required timescales (for example, as a result of an import or export hold-up) or supplier error;

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inability to have enough manufacturing slots to manufacture cell therapies for patients as and when those patients require manufacture;

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inability to procure components, consumables, ingredients, or starting materials, or to manufacture starting materials (including at our U.K. vector facility), as a result of supply chain issues;

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loss of or close-down of any manufacturing facility used in the manufacture of our cell therapies. For example, we will be manufacturing Tecelra at our Navy Yard manufacturing facility. Should there be a contamination event at the facility resulting in the close-down of that facility, it would not be possible to find alternative manufacturing capability for Tecelra within the timescales required for patient supply including for commercial supply.

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loss or contamination of patient starting material, requiring the starting material to be obtained again from the patient or the manufacturing process to be re-started. In the context of commercial supply, this could result in cancellation of order for the commercial cell therapy or a claim from the patient;

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a requirement to modify or make changes to any manufacturing process. Such changes may additionally require comparability testing which then may reduce the amount of manufacturing slots available for manufacture of Tecelra. Delays in our ability to make the required modifications or perform any required comparability testing within currently anticipated timeframes or that such modifications or comparability testing, when made, will obtain regulatory approval or that the new processes or modified processes will successfully be transferred to the third party contract suppliers within currently anticipated timeframes can also impact timelines for manufacture;

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reduction or loss of the staff resources required to manufacture our cell therapies at our facilities or those of our CMOs;

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allocation of the resources, materials, and services of any collaborator or our third party contract manufacturers away from our cell therapy programs;

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reduction in available workforce to perform manufacturing processes, for example, as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak or workforce exhibiting potential COVID-19 symptoms, and pending receipt of test results for COVID-19 infection;

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changes in the manufacturing and supply process. Any changes to the manufacturing process may require amendments to be made to regulatory applications or comparability tests to be conducted which can further delay timeframes. If Tecelra

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Item 5. Other Information.

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, none of our directors or officers adopted, modified or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as such terms are defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are either provided with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or are incorporated herein by reference:


Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
10.1**†		Mutual Release and Resolution Agreement dated September 23, 2024 by and among Adaptimmune Limited, Genentech, Inc., and F. Hoffman La-Roche Ltd.

31.1**		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2**		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1***		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2***		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101**		The following financial information from Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Change in Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, (v) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and (vi) Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

104**		Cover Page Interactive date File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

** Filed herewith.

*** Furnished herewith.

†	Certain private or confidential information (as indicated therein) have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.


	September 30,
	2024
Raw materials	$	1,741
Work-in-progress		132
Finished goods		—
Total inventory, net	$	1,874


	ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC


Date: November 13, 2024	/s/ Adrian Rawcliffe
	Adrian Rawcliffe
	Chief Executive Officer


Date: November 13, 2024	/s/ Gavin Wood
	Gavin Wood
	Chief Financial Officer


PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION		4

Item 1.	Financial Statements:	4

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023	4

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023	5

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023	6

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Change in Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023	7

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023	9

	Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	41

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	41

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION		41

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	41

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	41

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	48

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	48

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	48

Item 5.	Other Information	49

Item 6.	Exhibits	49

Signatures		50