04/01/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/01/2026 14:52
Apollomics Inc. Announces $2.0 Million Bridge Financing
FOSTER CITY, Calif., April 1, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Apollomics Inc. (Nasdaq: APLM) ("Apollomics" or the "Company"), today announced that it has entered into a $2.0 million unsecured Convertible Promissory Note (the "Note") with Mr. Hung-Wen (Howard) Chen, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, on March 30, 2026.
The $2.0 million in proceeds from the Note are intended to provide the Company with necessary working capital to support clinical development programs and general corporate operations.
The Note is an unsecured obligation of the Company and carries a 0% interest rate. Under the terms of the agreement, the principal amount will automatically convert into equity securities of the Company upon the closing of a subsequent equity financing with aggregate gross proceeds of at least $10.0 million. The conversion price will be calculated at a 20% discount to the lowest per-share price issued to investors in such financing.
The terms of the related-party transaction were reviewed and approved by the Company's independent Audit Committee and the Board of Directors, with Mr. Chen abstaining from the vote. The transaction followed a comprehensive evaluation of the Company's financing alternatives and a benchmarking analysis against current market terms for similar bridge financing transactions in the biotechnology sector.
About Apollomics Inc.
Apollomics Inc. is an innovative clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of oncology therapies with the potential to be combined with other treatment options to harness the immune system and target specific molecular pathways to inhibit cancer. Apollomics' lead program is vebreltinib (APL-101), a potent, selective c-Met inhibitor for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and other advanced tumors with c-Met alterations, which is currently in a Phase 2 multicohort clinical trial in the United States and over 10 other countries. For more information, please visit www.apollomicsinc.com.