Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Atara and its wholly owned subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by U.S. GAAP can be condensed or omitted. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should therefore be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2023, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other future period. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 has been derived from audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements.

June 2024 Reverse Stock Split

At our annual meeting of stockholders held on June 10, 2024, the stockholders of Atara approved a proposal to authorize our Board of Directors (the Board) to amend our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split. The Board approved the reverse stock split on June 10, 2024 and, on June 20, 2024, we effected a 1-for-25 reverse stock split of our common stock. The par value and the authorized shares of the common stock were not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split. All equity related information including per share amounts for all periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to reflect the effect of this reverse stock split.

Liquidity Risk

We have incurred significant operating losses since inception and have relied primarily on public and private equity financings and receipts from commercialization and license and collaboration agreements to fund our operations. As we continue to incur losses, our transition to profitability will depend on the successful development, approval and commercialization of product candidates and on the achievement of sufficient revenues to support our cost structure. We may never achieve sustained operating cash inflows or profitability.

Going Concern

We have incurred operating losses since inception and we expect that existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of June 30, 2024, will not be sufficient to fund our planned operations for at least 12 months from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. Although we anticipate the receipt of certain payments from the amended and restated Pierre Fabre Commercialization Agreement in 2024 and 2025, such payments are contingent upon the successful acceptance and approval of the tab-cel BLA, as well as the completion of specific development and regulatory activities by us and actions taken by third parties, and are, therefore, uncertain at this time.

To alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, we plan to secure additional capital, potentially through a combination of public or private security offerings; use of our ATM facility as described in Note 9; and/or strategic transactions. We may also need to raise additional funding as required based on the status of our development programs and our projected cash flows. Although we have been successful in raising capital in the past, and expect to continue to raise capital as required, there is no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to us to fund continuing operations, if at all, or identify and enter into any strategic transactions that will provide the capital that we will require. If we are unable to obtain sufficient funding on acceptable terms, we could be forced to delay, limit, reduce or terminate preclinical studies, clinical studies or other development activities for one or more of our product candidates, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Accordingly, we have concluded that substantial doubt exists with respect to our ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months after the issuance of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates relied upon in preparing these financial statements include estimates related to revenue recognition, accrued research and development expenses, stock-based compensation expense, income taxes and the liability related to the sale of future revenues. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We consider the applicability and impact of any recent Accounting Standards Update (ASU) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Other than the ASUs listed below, all other ASUs were assessed and determined to be either not applicable to Atara or are expected to have minimal impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendment requires disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount and description of its composition for other segment items, and interim disclosures of a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets. Additionally, all disclosure requirements under the guidance are also required for public entities with a single reportable

segment. We will adopt the amendments effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning January 1, 2025. We are currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on our disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires enhancements to certain income tax disclosures, most notably the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. We will adopt the amendments effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. We do not expect the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our disclosures.