New Risk • Aug 09
New minor risk - Shareholder dilution The company's shareholders have been diluted in the past year. Increase in shares outstanding: 21% This is considered a minor risk. Shareholder dilution occurs when there is an increase in the number of shares on issue that is not proportionally distributed between all shareholders. Often due to the company raising equity capital or some options being converted into stock. All else being equal, if there are more shares outstanding then each existing share will be entitled to a lower proportion of the company's total earnings, thus reducing earnings per share (EPS). While dilution might not always result in lower EPS (like if the company is using the capital to fund an EPS accretive acquisition) in a lot cases it does, along with lower dividends per share and less voting power at shareholder meetings. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 9.8% per year for the foreseeable future. Revenue is less than US$1m. Minor Risks Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over next 3 years (US$99m net loss in 3 years). Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (12% average weekly change). Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (21% increase in shares outstanding). Price Target Changed • Jun 26
Price target increased by 15% to US$7.20 Up from US$6.25, the current price target is an average from 5 analysts. New target price is 73% above last closing price of US$4.16. Stock is up 116% over the past year. The company is forecast to post a net loss per share of US$1.28 next year compared to a net loss per share of US$0.33 last year. Announcement • May 24
Whitehawk Therapeutics Expands Adc Pipeline with New Option Agreement for Use of Cpt113 Linker-Payload Whitehawk Therapeutics, Inc. entered into a new option agreement with Hangzhou DAC for access to CPT113 for use in up to five additional ADC programs. Whitehawk's ADC platform leverages CPT113 as the core linker-payload technology, adding its own proprietary Carbon Bridge Cysteine Re-pairing (CBCR) bioconjugation process to support improved stability and therapeutic index. Per the terms of the option agreement, Whitehawk will select targets and source antibodies, while retaining global rights and full program control for the new ADC programs. Whitehawk anticipates submitting Investigational New Drug (IND) applications for multiple new programs over the next 12-24 months. Hangzhou DAC's DXC006 is a CD56-directed ADC that utilizes CPT113. DXC006 is being evaluated in first-in-human Phase 1 dose escalation/expansion study in China (NCT06224855) in solid tumor populations, including small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and neuroendocrine neoplasms. Data from DXC006 were accepted for oral presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO). The abstract points to this highly potent linker-payload translating to clinical activity and a favorable safety profile characterized by an absence of key safety concerns typically associated with a Top1i class. These abstract data were as of December 26, 2025. Separately, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, Johnson & Johnson disclosed JNJ-95437446, an amivantamab-based EGFR/MET ADC that uses CPT113. In the poster, JNJ-95437446 reported preclinical findings that support its ongoing Phase 1 clinical development (NCT07107230). Whitehawk's ADC platform builds on the CPT113 linker-payload technology with its proprietary CBCR bioconjugation process. Based on key nonclinical measures, Whitehawk's CBCR-based ADC platform has demonstrated higher Drug-to-Antibody Ratio (DAR) and improved therapeutic index compared to DXC006. Whitehawk recently reported comprehensive preclinical data for its existing pipeline programs at AACR. Phase 1 trials for PTK7-directed HWK-007 and MUC16-directed HWK-016 are advancing through dose-escalation, with data expected in the first half of 2027. Based on non-clinical modeling, both programs' starting dose is expected to be above the anticipated minimally effective dose. HWK-007 completed the first dose cohort at 2 mg/kg and is enrolling the second cohort at 4 mg/kg. HWK-007 is being evaluated in patients with non-squamous, EGFR wild-type non-small cell lung cancer; platinum-resistant ovarian cancer; and endometrial cancer (NCT07444814). The design of this Phase 1 study will be presented during a Trials-in-Progress poster at ASCO. HWK-016 is enrolling the first dose cohort at 2.5 mg/kg. HWK-016 is being evaluated in patients with advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers (NCT07470853).