Oncorus, Inc.: restructuring charge — Oncorus cuts 55 employees (~all staff); CEO, COO, CMO depart; cash insufficient beyond Q3 2023

Oncorus, Inc.

Workforce reduction of ~55 employees, substantially all headcount, expected completion by August 2023.
Severance charges estimated at $2.6M, primarily in Q2 2023, covering payments and benefits.
CEO Theodore Ashburn, COO Stephen Harbin, CMO John Goldberg depart no later than June 30, 2023; Ashburn stays on board.
Existing cash and projected cash flows insufficient beyond Q3 2023; exploring strategic alternatives including acquisition, merger, or wind-down.
If no strategic transaction, company may need bankruptcy protection or orderly wind-down.

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Restructurings & Charges SEC 8-K Item 2.05/2.06 confidence 0.95

Oncorus, Inc. announced a restructuring with charges of aggregate charges in connection with the Workforce Reduction of approximately $2.6 million, which relate to severance payments, benefits and related costs, prim affecting workforce (reduce its workforce by 55 employees, representing substantially all of the Company's headcount).

Type: restructuring
Charge: aggregate charges in connection with the Workforce Reduction of approximately $2.6 million, which relate to severance payments, benefits and related costs, prim
Affected area: workforce
Headcount: reduce its workforce by 55 employees, representing substantially all of the Company's headcount

Exact text from the filing

On May 29, 2023, the Board of Directors (the " Board ") of Oncorus, Inc. (the " Company ") approved a plan to reduce its workforce by 55 employees, representing substantially all of the Company's headcount (the " Workforce Reduction "), in order to preserve cash resources. The Company plans to retain certain employees and contractors who are expected to remain with the Company to assist with its exploration of strategic alternatives. The Company estimates that it will incur aggregate charges in connection with the Workforce Reduction of approximately $2.6 million, which relate to severance payments, benefits and related costs, primarily during the quarter ending June 30, 2023. The Workforce Reduction is expected to be completed by August 2023.

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