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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||
| Research and development expenses | (1,725 | ) | (6,783 | ) | ||||||||
| Administrative expenses | (1,067 | ) | (1,581 | ) | ||||||||
| Net foreign exchange (losses) gains | (59 | ) | 95 | |||||||||
| Operating loss | (2,851 | ) | (8,269 | ) | ||||||||
| Finance income | 25 | 126 | ||||||||||
| Loss before tax | (2,826 | ) | (8,143 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax credit | 3 | 353 | 1,305 | |||||||||
| Loss for the period | (2,473 | ) | (6,838 | ) | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share | 4 | (0.02 | ) | (0.13 | ) |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Loss for the period | (2,473 | ) | (6,838 | ) | ||||
| Other comprehensive (expense) income: | ||||||||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: | ||||||||
| Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | (27 | ) | 7 | |||||
| Other comprehensive (expense) income for the period | (27 | ) | 7 | |||||
| Total comprehensive loss for the period | (2,500 | ) | (6,831 | ) | ||||
| Attributable to: | ||||||||
| Equity holders of the Company | (2,500 | ) | (6,831 | ) |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||||||||
| Intangible assets | 5 | 2,191 | 2,199 | |||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 177 | 197 | ||||||||||
| Deferred tax asset | 3 | 116 | 113 | |||||||||
| 2,484 | 2,509 | |||||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||||||
| Prepayments, accrued income and other receivables | 1,223 | 922 | ||||||||||
| Current income tax receivable | 3 | 3,941 | 4,594 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 6 | 3,953 | 6,749 | |||||||||
| 9,117 | 12,265 | |||||||||||
| Total assets | 11,601 | 14,774 | ||||||||||
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Capital and reserves | ||||||||||||
| Share capital and share premium | 8 | 152,289 | 151,827 | |||||||||
| Other reserves | 78,609 | 78,421 | ||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (226,724 | ) | (224,294 | ) | ||||||||
| Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company | 4,174 | 5,954 | ||||||||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Provisions | 37 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | 99 | 117 | ||||||||||
| 136 | 154 | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Trade payables | 2,403 | 2,705 | ||||||||||
| Payroll taxes and social security | 142 | 134 | ||||||||||
| Accrued expenditure | 4,632 | 5,714 | ||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | 74 | 73 | ||||||||||
| Provisions | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 7,291 | 8,666 | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 7,427 | 8,820 | ||||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities | 11,601 | 14,774 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share capital | Share premium | Own share reserve | Share option reserve | Foreign currency translation reserve | Capital reserve | Accumulated deficit | Total equity attributable to equity holders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2024 | 2,114 | 141,306 | (339 | ) | 37,043 | 3 | 42,466 | (207,706 | ) | 14,887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss for the period | (6,838 | ) | (6,838 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive loss for the period | 7 | (6,838 | ) | (6,831 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based payments | 626 | 626 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of share options | 2 | 1 | (151 | ) | 148 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lapse of share options | (22 | ) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issue of share capital | 150 | 1,342 | 1,492 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share issue expenses | (45 | ) | (45 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | 2,266 | 142,604 | (339 | ) | 37,496 | 10 | 42,466 | (214,374 | ) | 10,129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2025 | 5,681 | 146,146 | (339 | ) | 36,276 | 18 | 42,466 | (224,294 | ) | 5,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss for the period | (2,473 | ) | (2,473 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive expense for the period | (27 | ) | (27 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive loss for the period | (27 | ) | (2,473 | ) | (2,500 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based payments | 258 | 258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of share options | 1 | (43 | ) | 43 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issue of share capital | 394 | 81 | 475 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share issue expenses | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | 6,076 | 146,213 | (339 | ) | 36,491 | (9 | ) | 42,466 | (226,724 | ) | 4,174 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Loss for the period | (2,473 | ) | (6,838 | ) | ||||
| Adjustments for: | ||||||||
| Income tax credit | (353 | ) | (1,305 | ) | ||||
| Amortization and depreciation | 67 | 136 | ||||||
| Finance income | (25 | ) | (126 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense on lease liabilities | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Share-based payments | 258 | 626 | ||||||
| Net foreign exchange losses (gains) | 101 | (98 | ) | |||||
| (2,422 | ) | (7,600 | ) | |||||
| Movements in working capital: | ||||||||
| Increase in prepayments, accrued income and other receivables | (309 | ) | (87 | ) | ||||
| (Decrease) increase in trade payables | (302 | ) | 2,390 | |||||
| Decrease in payroll taxes, social security and accrued expenditure | (1,075 | ) | (586 | ) | ||||
| Movements in working capital | (1,686 | ) | 1,717 | |||||
| Cash used in operations | (4,108 | ) | (5,883 | ) | ||||
| Net income tax received | 999 | |||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (3,109 | ) | (5,883 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Interest received | 28 | 124 | ||||||
| Payments for intangible assets | (39 | ) | (81 | ) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) from investing activities | (11 | ) | 43 | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Payments for lease liabilities | (20 | ) | (64 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from issue of share capital exercise of share options | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Proceeds from issue of share capital | 475 | 1,492 | ||||||
| Share issue expenses | (14 | ) | (45 | ) | ||||
| Net cash from financing activities | 442 | 1,386 | ||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (2,678 | ) | (4,454 | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 6,749 | 17,225 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (118 | ) | 97 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 3,953 | 12,868 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. General information
( NuCana or the Company ) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of new medicines to treat patients with cancer. NuCana is harnessing the power of phosphoramidate chemistry to generate new
medicines called ProTides. These compounds have the potential to improve cancer treatment by enhancing the efficacy and safety of several current standards of care.
The Company has had American Depository Shares ( ADSs ) registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC )
and has been listed on Nasdaq since October 2, 2017. From November 9, 2023 the Company transferred its listing to The Nasdaq Capital Market. On April 16, 2024, the Company effected a ratio change of its ADSs to its ordinary shares
from one ADS representing one ordinary share, to one ADS representing 25 ordinary shares.
The Company is incorporated in England and Wales
and domiciled in the United Kingdom. The Company s registered office is located at 77/78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6AF, United Kingdom and its principal place of business is located at 3 Lochside Way, Edinburgh, EH12 9DT, United Kingdom.
The Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries, NuCana, Inc., NuCana Limited and NuCana BioMed Trustee Company Limited (together referred to
The financial information presented in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements does not
constitute the Group s statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.
statutory accounts for the year ended December 31, 2024 have not yet been reported on by the Company s auditor or delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The Company filed its Annual Report on Form
20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 with the SEC on March 20, 2025, which included the Company s Consolidated Financial Statements for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Those
financial statements have been reported on by the Company s auditor. The report of the auditor was unqualified.
2. Material accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the financial statements ) for the three months ended March 31, 2025
have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting ( IAS 34 ). The material accounting policies and methods of computation applied in the preparation of the financial
statements are consistent with those applied in the Company s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. No new standards, amendments or interpretations have had an impact on the financial statements for the three
months ended March 31, 2025. The financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Group at March 31, 2025. The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling, which is also the Company s functional currency. All
values are rounded to the nearest thousand, except where otherwise indicated.
The financial statements do not include all the information
and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary
for a fair statement of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the Company s
fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
The Company s consolidated financial statements have been presented on the basis that it is a going concern. The Company has not generated
any revenues from operations to date and does not expect to in the foreseeable future. As such, the Company has incurred recurring losses, has an accumulated deficit totaling 226.7 million and cash flows used in operating activities of
3.1 million as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company had 4.0 million of cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2025.
In reviewing the going concern assessment the Company s board of directors have
considered a going concern period of 12-months from the issuance of these financial statements. Based on our current operating plan, our cash and cash equivalents on hand together with the gross cash proceeds
raised in May 2025 from the registered direct offering of 8.8 million disclosed in note 9, will be sufficient to fund our anticipated operations for the entirety of the going concern assessment period. The board of directors is therefore
satisfied that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
continues to incur losses, the transition to profitability is dependent upon the successful development, approval and commercialization of its product candidates and achieving a level of revenues adequate to support its cost structure. The Company
may never achieve profitability, and unless and until it does, it will continue to need additional capital. There can be no assurances, however, that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms.
Judgements and estimates
The accounting estimates and judgements made by management in applying the Group s accounting policies that have the most material effect
on the amounts included within these financial statements were the same as those that applied to the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Current tax: | ||||||||
| In respect of current period U.K. | 347 | 1,272 | ||||||
| In respect of prior period U.K. | 22 | |||||||
| In respect of current period U.S. | (1 | ) | ||||||
| 347 | 1,293 | |||||||
| Deferred tax: | ||||||||
| In respect of current period U.S. | 6 | 12 | ||||||
| In respect of prior period U.S. | ||||||||
| Income tax credit | 353 | 1,305 |
The income tax credit recognized primarily represents the U.K. research and development tax credits. In the
United Kingdom, the Company is able to surrender some of its losses for a cash rebate of up to 26.97% of expenditure related to eligible research and development projects incurred on or after April 1, 2023.
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Current income tax receivable | ||||||||
| U.K. tax | 3,938 | 4,591 | ||||||
| U.S. tax | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 3,941 | 4,594 | |||||||
| Deferred tax asset | ||||||||
| U.S. deferred tax asset | 116 | 113 |
4. Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||
| Loss for the period | (2,473 | ) | (6,838 | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares | 151,802 | 53,577 | ||||||
| Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share | (0.02 | ) | (0.13 | ) |
Basic loss per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the loss for the period attributable to the equity
holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.
The potential ordinary shares
issued through equity settled transactions were considered to be anti-dilutive as they would have decreased the loss per ordinary share and were therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per ordinary share.
5. Intangible assets
comprise patents with a carrying value of 2.2 million as of March 31, 2025 (as of December 31, 2024: 2.2 million).
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company acquired intangible assets with a cost of 39,000 in relation to patents.
6. Cash and cash equivalents
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,953 | 6,749 |
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at banks with deposit maturity terms of three months or less. Cash at
banks earns interest at fixed or variable rates based on the terms agreed for each account.
7. Share-based payments
The Company has six share-based payment plans for employees, directors and consultants. The share options granted will be settled in equity. If
the Company determines, and at its discretion, an arrangement may be made under the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan to substitute the right to acquire shares with a cash alternative of equivalent value. Options granted under each of the six plans have
a maximum life of 10 years.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no share options were granted under the 2020 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (three months ended March 31, 2024: 6,273,782 share options granted).
For the three months ended March 31, 2025,
the Company recognized 0.3 million of share-based payment expense in the statement of operations (three months ended March 31, 2024: 0.6 million).
8. Share capital and share premium
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Share capital | 6,076 | 5,681 | ||||||
| Share premium | 146,213 | 146,146 | ||||||
| 152,289 | 151,827 |
| Number (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Issued share capital comprises: | ||||||||
| Ordinary shares of 0.04 each | 151,924 | 142,037 |
| Number of shares | Share capital | Share premium | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Fully paid shares: | ||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | 142,037 | 5,681 | 146,146 | |||||||||
| Exercise of share options | 29 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Issue of share capital | 9,858 | 394 | 67 | |||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | 151,924 | 6,076 | 146,213 |
9. Events after the reporting period
On April 23, 2025, the Company subdivided and redesignated the issued share capital of 151,923,897 ordinary shares of 0.04 each
into 151,923,897 ordinary shares and 15,040,465,803 deferred shares, in each case, of 0.0004 each. The deferred shares have no economic value, dividend or voting rights.
On May 7, 2025, under a registered direct offering, the Group sold and issued 2,452,935 ADSs, representing 61,323,375 ordinary shares, and
Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 8,393,050 ADSs, representing 209,826,250 ordinary shares in lieu of ADSs, which were subsequently exercised in full, and accompanying Series A Warrants and Series B
Warrants. The offering raised gross proceeds of 5.3 million.
Subsequent to May 7, 2025, the Series B Warrants have been
exercised in full and the Group has issued 356,412,705 ADSs, representing 8,910,317,625 ordinary shares, raising gross proceeds of 3.5 million.