Company: WHWK
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-015269
Chunk: 177

Company: Whitehawk Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
Chunk 177
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 salaries and benefits, materials and supplies, preclinical expenses, share-based compensation expense, contract services, and other external development expenses. The Company records research and development activities conducted by third-party service providers, which include work related to preclinical studies, clinical trials, and contract manufacturing activities, to research and development expense as incurred. The Company is required to estimate the amount of services provided but not yet invoiced and include these expenses in accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets and within research and development expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. These expenses are a significant component of the Company’s research and development expenses and require significant estimates and judgments. The Company accrues for these expenses based on factors such as estimates of the work completed and in accordance with agreements established with its third-party service providers. As actual expenses become known, the Company adjusts its accrued expenses. In-Process Research and Development (IPR&D)Acquired in-process research and development expenses are recorded when incurred and reflect costs of externally-developed in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) projects, acquired directly in a transaction other than a business combination, that do not have an alternative future use, including upfront and pre-commercialization milestone payments related to various collaborations and the costs of rights to IPR&D projects. Refer to Note 13 for further information on the ADC license agreement and its terms.The Company recorded a $6.0 million upfront payment related to the WuXi Biologics license agreement as IPR&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company had no IPR&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2023.Share-Based CompensationThe Company recognizes all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options and restricted stock units in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss based on their fair values. All of the Company’s share-based awards, to employees, non-employees, officers, and directors, are subject only to service-based vesting conditions. Compensation expense for awards to employees is calculated on a straight-line basis by recognizing the fair value over the associated service period of the award, which is generally the vesting term. Options granted during the year have a maximum contractual term of ten years. Employee Stock Purchase PlanStock-based compensation expense for employee stock purchases under the Company’s 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2021 ESPP”) is recorded at the estimated fair value of the purchase as of the plan enrollment date and is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the applicable