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accession: "0001698530-24-000116"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XCUR"
cik: "0001698530"
company_name: "EXICURE, INC."
filed_at: "2024-11-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T00:30:55.434623+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Exicure announces $10M equity financing from HiTron, Q3 net loss $1.1M, cash $0.3M

## Summary
- Initial sale of 433,333 shares at $3.00/share to HiTron for $1.3M; closing expected within 10 days.
- Subsequent sale of 2.9M shares at $3.00/share for $8.7M, conditioned on stockholder approval.
- Upon initial close, HiTron gets right to nominate two board members; additional seats on subsequent close.
- Cash and cash equivalents $0.3M as of Sept 30, 2024; company says insufficient to fund operations.
- Q3 2024 net loss $1.1M vs $5.3M in Q3 2023; includes $1.5M asset sale revenue and $2M bond write-down in prior year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001698530-24-000116
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XCUR
- cik: 0001698530
- company_name: EXICURE, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-11-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.02, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000169853024000116/0001698530-24-000116-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000169853024000116/xcur-20241112.htm

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