GlobeNewswire Inc | Nov 12, 2021 08:00AM EST

November 12, 2021

NEEDHAM, Mass., Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a late clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel oncolytic viral immunotherapies, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 and provided a corporate update.

With the completion of our IPO in August 2021 and multiple data readouts across our product candidates expected over the next 12 months, we are well-capitalized and in a strong position to advance on the Companys goal to bring novel oncolytic viral immunotherapiesto patients with cancer, said Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, President and Chief Executive Officer of Candel Therapeutics.In the quarter and recent weeks, we expanded visibility of our technology and clinical programs with six presentations at medical conferences, highlighting clinical observations for our lead product candidate from our adenoviral platform, CAN-2409, in prostate cancer and our lead product candidate from our HSV platform, CAN-3110, in high-grade glioma, two areas of significant unmet need.

Third Quarter 2021 & Recent Highlights

-- In September, Scott E.Eggener, MD, principal investigator, presented data atthe AdMeTech Foundations Fifth Global Summit on Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer, highlighting safety observations from the Companys phase 2 clinical trial of CAN-2409 in patients with localized, low to intermediate risk prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance. -- Also in September, E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS, principal investigator, presented clinical and immunological biomarker data from the phase 1 clinical trial of CAN-3110 in patients with recurrent high-grade gliomaat the 16thMeeting of theEuropean Association of Neuro-Oncology. -- In October, Dr. Tak provided a technology overview at the Cambridge Healthtech Institutes 9th Annual Immuno-Oncology Summit in a session titled Novel Oncolytic Viral Immunotherapies for Solid Tumors. -- Separately, at the Hanson Wade 6th Annual Oncolytic Virotherapy Summit held in October, Dr. Tak highlighted Candels approach with its novel oncolytic viral immunotherapies, CAN-2409 and CAN-3110, to immunize against a patients own tumor neo-antigens. Also at this conference, Dr. Chiocca presented on the Companys CAN-3110 program in glioblastoma. -- In October, the Company announced the appointment of Mace L. Rothenberg, MD, as asenior advisortoDr. Tak. Dr. Rothenberg, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience across government, academia and industry,will help support the Companyscontinued growth and acceleration. -- Also in October, the Companys Chief Medical Officer, Laura K. Aguilar, MD, PhD, presented data onpatient-reportedtolerabilityof intraprostatic injectionsat the28thAnnualProstate Cancer FoundationScientific Retreat.These data further support patient receptivenessto intra-prostatic injection of CAN-2409 and its comparability, in terms of tolerance, to routine intra-prostatic biopsies. -- In early November, the Company had two presentations at the 13th International Oncolytic Virus Conference Meeting. Dr. Chiocca provided details on the first-in-human clinical trial of CAN-3110 in glioblastoma. Dr. Tak gave a talk in a Special Session, titled Leveraging Viral Oncolytic Immunotherapy Platform to Tip the Balance in Favor of the Immune Systemthat highlighted recent advancements of CAN-2409 and CAN-3110 development, including the enrollment completion and patient tolerability data from the phase 3 trial in prostate cancer, and the blinded safety data from the phase 2 clinical trial in patients with prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance. -- Also in November, the Companys Vice President, Head of Research, Francesca Barone, MD, PhD, presented novel biomarker data from the ongoing phase 1 open-label, dose-escalation clinical trial of CAN-3110 in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancers (SITC) 36th Annual Meeting. The presentation focused on the biological findings of this study, showed the ability of CAN-3110 to induce immune activation both locally, in the tumor microenvironment, and systemically in peripheral blood of treated patients.

Key Upcoming Milestones

-- Patrick Y. Wen, MD, principal investigator, will present initial safety data on CAN-2409 in combination with nivolumab from a phase 1 clinical trial in high-grade glioma at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) in November.

Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2021

CashPosition: Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2021 were $88.4 million, as compared to $35.1 million as of December 31, 2020. The increase was due to successful completion of the Companys initial public offering in August 2021, which provided net proceeds of $71.3 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses and the use of $18.3 million to fund operating activities and capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Based on current plans and assumptions, the Company expects that its existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its operations into the second quarter of 2023.

Research&Development Expenses: Research and development expenses were $5.3 million and $11.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $1.8 million and $5.2 million for the comparable periods of 2020. The increases were primarily due to increased personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation, for additional headcount to support the ongoing clinical trials for Candels product candidates as well as increased clinical development costs. Excluding stock-based compensation expense of $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, and $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, were $3.8 million and $9.3 million, respectively.

GeneralandAdministrativeExpenses: General and administrative expenses were $2.8 million and $6.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $1.0 million and $2.6 million for the comparable periods of 2020. The increases were primarily due to increased personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation, for additional headcount required to support the growth of the Company and the transition to a public company, an increase in professional fees associated with Candels preparation for the IPO completed in August 2021 and costs associated with operating as a public company. Excluding stock-based compensation expense of $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, and $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, were $2.4 million and $5.4 million, respectively.

TotalOperatingExpenses: Total operating expenses were $8.1 million and $18.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $2.8 million and $7.8 million for the comparable periods of 2020. The increases were primarily due to increased personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation, for additional headcount required to support the growth of the Company and the transition to a public company, an increase in professional fees associated with Candels preparation for the IPO completed in August 2021, an increase in costs associated with operating as a public company and increased clinical development costs. Excluding stock-based compensation expense of $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, and $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, total operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, were $6.2 million and $14.7 million, respectively.

NetLoss: Net loss was $16.2 million and $37.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $2.6 million and $7.2 million for the comparable periods of 2020. The net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, includes a noncash charge of $8.3 million and $20.6 million for the change in the fair value of the Companys warrant liability and stock-based compensation of $1.9 million and $3.4 million, respectively. Excluding the noncash charges for the change in the warrant liability and excluding the stock-based compensation, the net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, was $6.0 million and $13.7 million, respectively.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)(unaudited)

THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Research anddevelopment service revenue,related party $ 31 $ 31 $ 94 $ 94 Operating expenses:Research and 5,265 1,813 11,324 5,220 developmentGeneral and 2,795 967 6,756 2,559 administrativeTotal operating 8,060 2,780 18,080 7,779 expensesLoss from (8,029 ) (2,749 ) (17,986 ) (7,685 )operationsOther income (expense):Grant income 131 154 927 473 Interest, dividendand investment income(expense), net (14 ) 41 (42 ) 62 Change in fairvalue of warrant (8,250 ) ? (20,619 ) (52 )liabilityTotal other income (8,133 ) 195 (19,734 ) 483 (expense), netNet loss $ (16,162 ) $ (2,554 ) $ (37,720 ) $ (7,202 )Othercomprehensive (loss) gain:Unrealized (loss)gain on ? (4 ) ? 69 available-for-salesecuritiesComprehensive loss $ (16,162 ) $ (2,558 ) $ (37,720 ) $ (7,133 )Net loss per shareattributable to commonstockholders,basic and diluted $ (0.69 ) $ (0.22 ) $ (2.42 ) $ (0.62 )Weighted-averageshares used in computing net lossper shareattributable to commonstockholders,basic and diluted 23,325,716 11,614,754 15,579,267 11,614,616

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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

(in thousands)(unaudited)

SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, 2021 2020Cash, and cash equivalents $ 88,385 $ 35,053 Working capital 86,553 30,433 Total assets 95,960 38,282 Warrant liability 27,450 6,831 Total other liabilities 5,523 5,953 Accumulated deficit (81,891 ) (44,171 )Total stockholders equity (deficit) $ 62,987 $ (23,562 )

About Candel Therapeutics

Candel is a late clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on helping patients fight cancer with oncolytic viral immunotherapies.Candels engineered viruses are designed to induce immunogenic cell death through direct viral-mediated cytotoxicity in cancer cells, thus releasing tumor neo-antigens and creating a pro-inflammatory microenvironment at the site of injection. Candel has established two oncolytic viral immunotherapy platforms based on novel, genetically modified adenovirus and herpes simplex virus (HSV) constructs, respectively.CAN-2409 is thelead product candidate from the adenovirusplatformand CAN-3110 is the lead product candidate from the HSV platform.New discovery programs are based on the enLIGHTEN HSV platform.

For more information about Candel, visit www.candeltx.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain disclosures that contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, without limitation, express or implied statements regarding the timing and advancement of development programs, include key data readout milestones; expectations regarding the therapeutic benefit of its programs; and expectations regarding cash runway and expenditures. The words may, will, could, would, should, expect, plan, anticipate, intend, believe, estimate, predict, project, potential, continue, target and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on managements current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties related to the timing and advancement of development programs; expectations regarding the therapeutic benefit of the Companys programs; the Companys ability to efficiently discover and develop product candidates; the Companys ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of product candidates; the Companys ability to maintain its intellectual property; the implementation of the Companys business model, and strategic plans for the Companys business and product candidates, and other risks identified in the Companys SEC filings, including the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2021, and subsequent filings with the SEC. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release represent the Companys views only as of the date hereof and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date.

Media ContactHeidi Chokeir, PhDManaging DirectorCanale Communicationsheidi.chokeir@canalecomm.com619-203-5391

Investor ContactSylvia WheelerPrincipalWheelhouse Life Science Advisorsswheeler@wheelhouselsa.com