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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

16.Related Party Transactions

Xencor, Inc.

The Company has obtained exclusive, worldwide licenses from Xencor to research, develop, manufacture, market and sell three antibody product candidates pursuant to two license agreements. The Company has concluded that Xencor is a related party, because as initial consideration for the 2020 Xencor Agreement, the Company issued 5,041,542 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock to Xencor during the year ended December 31, 2020. In April 2023, Xencor elected to receive payment for a development milestone in the form of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock and the Company issued 4,189,955 shares of Series B Preferred Stock as payment for the development milestone in June 2023. As of December 31, 2024, Xencor held 7.4% of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The Company did not incur any costs related to reimbursable patent-related costs as of December 31, 2024.  

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.

The Company has obtained a license from Viridian to research, develop, manufacture, market and sell an antibody product candidate in China. The Company has concluded that Viridian is a related party because although Fairmount Funds Management LLC owns less than 5% of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock, they have a seat on the Board and are also a 10% or greater stockholder of Viridian and have two seats on Viridian’s board of directors. As initial consideration for this license, the Company issued 38,707 shares of its common stock to Viridian during the year ended December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2024, Viridian held less than 0.1% of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc

The Company obtained an exclusive option to negotiate and enter into exclusive license agreements with Dianthus for the rights (in the Zenas Territories only) to either or both of two antibody product candidates. In June 2022, the Company and Dianthus entered into the Dianthus License Agreement. The Company has concluded that Dianthus is a related party because the Company’s Chair of the Board is a member of the board of directors of Dianthus. As initial consideration for this license, the Company issued 18,063 shares of its common stock to Dianthus during the year ended December 31, 2020. In October 2024, the Dianthus Option Agreement and Dianthus License Agreement and all of their related rights and obligations were transferred to Tenacia. As of December 31, 2024, Dianthus held less than 0.1% of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

For additional information on our license arrangements, please see Note 8, License and Option Agreements, to these consolidated financial statements.