Material Agreement (Form 8-K)

On July 16, 2026, Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company" or "Lisata") and Kuva Labs Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), together with Kuva Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Purchaser"), entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 6, 2026, by and among Parent, Purchaser and the Company (as it may be amended from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"). Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company, Parent and Purchaser extended the Outside Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) from July 17, 2026 to July 21, 2026.

A copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment.