Operating leases

In April 2026, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for a portion of its office space in Emeryville, California. The Company performed a review of its asset group and determined that the right-of-use asset related to this building should be placed in a separate asset group because the sublease activities and cash flows are largely independent of the rest of the Company’s cash flows. The Company accounted for this change in asset group prospectively. Further, the Company concluded that the sublease of this building was a triggering event indicating that the asset group’s carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company performed a recoverability analysis of the asset group and concluded that the net carrying value of the asset group exceeded the undiscounted net cash flows, indicating that an impairment loss should be recorded. The Company estimated the fair value of the right-of-use asset and recorded non-cash lease impairment expense of $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026. The impairment loss was recognized within research and development and general and administrative expense in the unaudited condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

For more information about the Company’s Operating Leases, see Note 8, “Commitments and Contingencies – Operating Leases” of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part II, Item 8 of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Legal contingencies

On September 26, 2024, a class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain of the Company’s officers and certain of its current and former directors, captioned Vreeland v. Metagenomi Inc. et al., No. 5:24-cv-06765 (the “Securities Action”). On February 10, 2025, the court appointed Mingxi Bi as lead plaintiff. On April 4, 2025, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. The operative complaint in the Securities Action alleges violations of Section 11 of the Securities Act against all defendants and control person violations of Section 15 against the individuals. The Securities Action alleges that the defendants made misleading statements and omitted to disclose material information concerning the Company’s collaboration with Moderna in the Company’s registration statement and final prospectus materials filed in January 2024 and February 2024. The Securities Action seeks, among other things, compensatory damages as well as costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and expert fees. On May 16, 2025, all defendants filed a motion to dismiss the claims of the Securities Action. On March 24, 2026, the Court granted-in-part and denied-in-part defendants’ motion to dismiss. On May 27, 2026, Defendants answered the operative complaint. The case is currently in discovery. The Company is currently unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit and therefore cannot determine the likelihood of loss, if any, nor estimate a range of possible loss. The Company intends to defend vigorously against this litigation.

From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising from the ordinary course of business. The Company records a liability for such matters when it is probable that future losses will be incurred and that such losses can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment by the Company is required to determine both probability and the estimated amount. Other than the Securities Action, the Company is currently not aware of any legal matters that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Guarantees and indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements that contain a variety of representations and provide for general indemnification. Its exposure under these agreements is unknown because it involves claims that may be made against the Company in the future. To the extent permitted under Delaware law, the Company has agreed to indemnify its directors and officers for certain events or occurrences while the director or officer is, or was serving, at a request in such capacity. To date, the Company has not paid any claims or been required to defend any action related to its indemnification obligations. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company did not have any material indemnification claims that were probable or reasonably possible and consequently has not recorded related liabilities.