Company: IMCR
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001671927-25-000018
Chunk: 5

Company: Immunocore Holdings plc
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
Chunk 5
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 extensive R&D activities, we benefit from the U.K. R&D tax regime. For the periods ending September 30, 2025 and 2024, we claimed credits under the Research and Development Expenditure Credit ("RDEC") program and these credits are presented as a reduction to R&D expenses. 

Under the RDEC program, tax credits for qualifying R&D expenses incurred prior to April 1, 2023 are granted at a headline rate of 13% and can generate cash rebates of up to 10.5% of qualifying R&D expenses. The headline rate under the RDEC program increased from 13% to 20% on April 1, 2023 and can generate cash rebates of up to 15% (increased from 10.5%) on qualifying R&D expenses incurred from this date.

Recent amendments to the U.K. R&D tax credit regime introduced restrictions on the tax relief that can be claimed for expenses incurred on subcontracted R&D activities or externally provided workers, where such subcontracted activities are not carried out in the United Kingdom or such workers are not subject to U.K. payroll taxes, subject to limited exceptions. 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses consist primarily of employee-related costs, including salaries and share-based compensation expense, for selling, corporate and other administrative and operational functions including finance, legal, human resources, commercial-related expenses, information technology, as well as a proportion of facility-related costs.

In order to support our continued commercialization and global expansion of KIMMTRAK, R&D activities, and our operations as a public company, we expect that we will continue to incur selling, distribution, commercial, accounting, audit, legal, regulatory, compliance, director and officer insurance costs, as well as investor and public relations expenses. Additionally, if and as we receive further regulatory approvals of product candidates, we anticipate an increase in employee-related costs and expenses in connection with our commercial operations. We have experienced, and may continue to experience, increased employee-related costs attributable to offering and maintaining competitive salaries and other impacts due to global inflation.

Interest income 

Interest income arises on cash balances and short-term money market funds. Our interest income may fluctuate depending on the movement of interest rates and our total amount of cash and cash equivalents.

Interest expense

Interest expense represents costs under our interest-bearing loans and borrowings under the effective interest method. 

Foreign currency (loss) gain 

Foreign currency (