Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is provided to enhance the understanding of, and should be read in conjunction with, Part I, Item 1, "Business" and Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." For information on risks and uncertainties related to our business that may make past performance not indicative of future results, or cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," and Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors."

Financial overview

We have incurred significant losses since our inception. We anticipate that we may continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future, and we may never achieve or maintain profitability. Our historical collaboration and licensing revenues were generated under a business model from which we have gradually transitioned, and we do not expect to expend significant resources servicing our historical collaborations in the future. We may enter into strategic transactions for individual platforms or programs in the future from which we may generate new collaboration and licensing revenues. We continue to generate product and service revenues through our Trans Ova and Exemplar subsidiaries, and in 2020, both of these subsidiaries generated positive Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Products currently in our clinical pipeline will require regulatory approval and/or commercial scale-up before they may commence significant product sales and operating profits.

In January 2020, as part of our efforts to focus our business on the healthcare industry, we sold a number of our non-healthcare assets to TS Biotechnology and separately sold our interest in EnviroFlight to Darling, referred to collectively as the Transactions. We determined that the assets, liabilities and operations sold in the Transactions collectively met the criteria for discontinued operations and have been reclassified and presented as such for all periods. As a result of market uncertainty driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of the energy sector raising significant challenges for the strategic alternatives pursued by MBP Titan, beginning in the second quarter of 2020 and throughout the remainder of 2020, we suspended MBP

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Titan's operations, preserved certain of MBP Titan's intellectual property, terminated all of its personnel, and undertook steps to dispose of its other assets and obligations. The wind down of MBP Titan's activities was substantially complete by December 31, 2020, with the final disposition of certain property and equipment and the facility operating lease occurring in January 2021. As of December 31, 2020, we determined that the assets, liabilities, and expenses related to the discontinued operations of MBP Titan met the criteria for discontinued operations.

See "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 3" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report for further discussion of discontinued operations.

Additionally, as we continue our efforts to focus our business and generate additional capital, we may be willing to enter into transactions involving one or more of our operating segments and reporting units for which we have goodwill and intangible assets. These efforts could result in us identifying impairment indicators or recording impairment charges in future periods. In addition, market changes and changes in judgments, assumptions and estimates that we have made in assessing the fair value of goodwill could cause us to consider some portion or all of certain assets to become impaired.

Sources of revenue

Historically, we have derived our collaboration and licensing revenues through agreements with counterparties for the development and commercialization of products enabled by our technologies. Generally, the terms of these collaborations provide that we receive some or all of the following: (i) technology access fees upon signing; (ii) reimbursements of costs incurred by us for our research and development and/or manufacturing efforts related to specific applications provided for in the collaboration; (iii) milestone payments upon the achievement of specified development, regulatory and commercial activities; and (iv) royalties on sales of products arising from the collaboration.

Our technology access fees and milestone payments may be in the form of cash or securities of the collaborator. Our collaborations contain multiple arrangements, and we typically defer revenues from the technology access fees and milestone payments received and recognize such revenues in the future over the anticipated performance period. We are also entitled to sublicensing revenues in those situations where our collaborators choose to license our technologies to other parties.

As we continue to shift our focus on our healthcare business, we have and may continue to mutually terminate collaboration agreements or repurchase rights to the exclusive fields from collaborators, relieving us of any further performance obligations under the agreement. Upon such circumstances or when we determine no further performance obligations are required of us under an agreement, we may recognize any remaining deferred revenue as either collaboration revenue or as a reduction of operating expense, depending on the circumstances. See "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 6" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report for a discussion of changes to our significant collaborations.

We generate product and service revenues primarily through sales of products or services that are created from technologies developed or owned by us. Our primary current offerings arise from Trans Ova and include sales of advanced reproductive technologies, including our bovine embryo transfer and IVF processes and from genetic preservation and sexed semen processes, and applications of such processes to other livestock, as well as sales of livestock and embryos produced using these processes and used in production. Exemplar also generates product and service revenues through the development and sale of genetically engineered miniature swine models. We recognize revenue when control of the promised product is transferred to the customer or when the promised service is completed.

In future periods, in connection with our focus on healthcare, our revenues will primarily depend on our ability to advance and create our own programs and the extent to which we bring products enabled by our technologies to market. Other than for collaboration revenues recognized upon cancellation or modification of an existing collaboration or for revenues generated pursuant to future strategic transactions for any of our existing platforms or programs, we expect our collaboration revenues will continue to decrease in the near term. Our revenues will also depend upon our ability to maintain or improve the volume and pricing of Trans Ova's and Exemplar's current product and service offerings and to develop and scale up production of new offerings from the various technologies of our subsidiaries. As we focus on our healthcare business, we anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially if, and as, we continue to advance the preclinical and clinical development of our existing product candidates and our research programs. We expect a significant period of time could pass before commercialization of our various product candidates or before the achievement of contractual milestones and the realization of royalties on product candidates commercialized under our collaborations and revenues sufficient to achieve profitability. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the timing, magnitude, and predictability of revenues to which we might be entitled.

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Cost of products and services

Cost of products and services includes primarily labor and related costs, drugs and supplies used primarily in Trans Ova's embryo transfer and IVF processes, livestock and feed used in production, and facility charges, including rent and depreciation. Fluctuations in the price of livestock and feed have not had a significant impact on our operating margins and no derivative financial instruments are used to mitigate the price risk.

Research and development expenses

We recognize research and development expenses as they are incurred. Our research and development expenses consist primarily of:

•salaries and benefits, including stock-based compensation expense, for personnel in research and development functions;

•fees paid to consultants and contract research organizations who perform research on our behalf and under our direction;

•costs related to laboratory supplies used in our research and development efforts and acquiring, developing, and manufacturing preclinical study and clinical trial materials;

•costs related to certain in-licensed technology rights or reacquired in-process research and development;

•amortization of patents and related technologies acquired in mergers and acquisitions; and

•facility-related expenses, which include direct depreciation costs and unallocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and other operating costs.

Our research and development expenses are generally incurred by our operating segments and primarily relate to either costs incurred to expand or otherwise improve our technologies or the costs incurred to develop our own products and services. PGEN Therapeutics is progressing preclinical and clinical programs in immuno-oncology, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases, including PRGN-3005 and PRGN-3006 which are both in Phase 1/1b clinical trials. ActoBio has a portfolio of candidates available for clinical development across a number of potential indications using our ActoBiotics platform, including its most advanced candidate, AG019, that is currently in a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial. Trans Ova's research and development activities support new and improved product and service offerings for its customers. The Human Biotherapeutics division supports our INXN-4001 product candidate with Triple-Gene and our partnered program with Castle Creek. Other operating segment research and development primarily relates to Exemplar's research and development activities related to new and improved pig research models. The following table summarizes our research and development expenses incurred by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Year Ended December 31,

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The following table reconciles research and development expenses by reportable segments to research and development expenses on the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Year Ended December 31,

(In thousands)

(1)Includes corporate research and development expenses not allocated to operating segments, as well as certain expenses incurred to reacquire previously licensed technology rights in the year ended December 31, 2018.

The amount of research and development expenses may be impacted by, among other things, the number and nature of our own proprietary programs, and the number and size of programs we may support on behalf of an ECC. We expect that our research and development expenses will increase as we continue to develop our own proprietary programs, including progression of these programs into preclinical and clinical stages. We believe these increases will likely include increased costs paid to consultants and contract research organizations, and increased costs related to laboratory supplies.

Research and development expenses may also increase as a result of ongoing research and development operations that we might assume through mergers and acquisitions or in-licensing of technologies.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative, or SG&A, expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs, including stock-based compensation expense, for employees in executive, operational, finance, information technology, legal, and corporate communications functions. Other significant SG&A expenses include rent and utilities, insurance, accounting, and legal services (including the cost of settling any claims and lawsuits), and expenses associated with obtaining and maintaining our intellectual property.

SG&A expenses may fluctuate in the future depending on the scaling of our corporate functions required to support our corporate initiatives, and the outcomes of legal claims and assessments against us.

Other income (expense), net

We historically held equity securities and preferred stock of private and publicly traded companies, including investments received and/or purchased from certain collaborators. These equity securities and preferred stock were recorded at fair value at each reporting date. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from fair value adjustments were reported as other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. In January 2020, as part of the TS Biotechnology Sale, we sold our remaining equity securities and investment in preferred stock, and therefore, no future gains (losses) will be incurred.

Interest expense is expected to increase in future periods due to the noncash amortization of the long-term debt discount and debt issuance costs related to the Convertible Notes due July 2023.

Interest income consists of interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments and may fluctuate based on amounts invested and current interest rates. Dividend income historically consisted of the monthly preferred stock dividends received from our investments in preferred stock, all of which have been liquidated as of December 31, 2020.

Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates

Equity in net income or loss of affiliates is our pro-rata share of our equity method investments' operating results, adjusted for accretion of basis difference. We account for investments in our JVs using the equity method of accounting since we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operating activities of these entities. We previously accounted for our investments in start-up entities backed by Harvest using the equity method of accounting. In December 2020, we entered into an agreement with Harvest to resolve matters related to the parties' contractual and equity relationships and our remaining equity interests in start-up entities backed by Harvest were terminated.

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Segment performance

We use Segment Adjusted EBITDA as our primary measure of segment performance. We define Segment Adjusted EBITDA as net loss before (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense or benefit, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) stock-based compensation expense, (v) loss on settlement agreements where noncash consideration is paid, (vi) adjustments for accrued bonuses paid in equity awards, (vii) loss on impairment of goodwill and other noncurrent assets, (viii) equity in net loss of affiliates, and (ix) recognition of previously deferred revenue associated with upfront and milestone payments as well as cash outflows from capital expenditures and investments in affiliates. Corporate expenses are not allocated to the segments and are managed at a consolidated level. See "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 20" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report for further discussion of Segment Adjusted EBITDA.

Results of operations

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2020 to the year ended December 31, 2019

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, together with the changes in those items in dollars and as a percentage:

Year Ended December 31, DollarChange PercentChange

(In thousands)

Revenues

Operating expenses

Impairment of other noncurrent assets 920 990 (70) (7.1) %

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests — 1,592 (1,592) (100.0) %

(1)Including $3,053 and $11,832 from related parties for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)See "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 3" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.

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Collaboration and licensing revenues

The following table shows the collaboration and licensing revenue recognized for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, together with the changes in those items.

Year Ended December 31, DollarChange

(In thousands)

Intrexon Energy Partners, LLC — 2,596 (2,596)

Intrexon Energy Partners II, LLC — 1,217 (1,217)

(1)For the year ended December 31, 2019, revenue recognized from collaborations with Harvest start-up entities include Thrive Agrobiotics, Inc.; Exotech Bio, Inc.; and AD Skincare, Inc.

Collaboration and licensing revenues increased $7.1 million, or 51 percent, over the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to the accelerated recognition of previously deferred revenue upon the mutual terminations of collaborations with Castle Creek and Oragenics in 2020. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in collaboration revenues related to programs that have been paused since the second half of 2019 while the other parties evaluate the status of the projects and their desired future development activities.

Product revenues and gross margin

Product revenues increased $0.6 million, or 2 percent, over the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in product revenue was primarily due to higher customer demand for animal products. Gross margin on products improved in the current period as a result of operational efficiencies gained through reductions in workforce and improved inventory management and a decrease in the cost of cows used in production.

Service revenues and gross margin

Service revenues increased $5.1 million, or 10 percent, over the year ended December 31, 2019. Trans Ova's service revenues and gross margins thereon increased due to an increase in services performed for new and existing customers and the expansion of its commercial dairy business. Gross margin also increased due to a reduction in third-party royalty rate obligations for certain licensed technologies and reductions in workforce. Additionally, Exemplar's service revenues increased in the current period due to an increase in services performed resulting from higher demand from existing customers, which also improved gross margin on services performed.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses decreased $25.0 million, or 38 percent, from the year December 31, 2019. Salaries, benefits, and other personnel costs decreased $7.3 million and contract research organization costs and lab supplies decreased $13.9 million in 2020 as we deprioritized certain programs at ActoBio and closed two of our operating divisions in 2019.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

SG&A expenses decreased $6.9 million, or 7 percent, from the year ended December 31, 2019, and include a decrease in professional fees payable to certain third-party vendors and reduced personnel costs as we scaled down our corporate functions to support a more streamlined organization. Other corporate expenses decreased $2.6 million as part of the streamlined organization and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel. These decreases were partially offset by increased share-based compensation expense attributable to equity grants made in the first quarter of 2020, one-time severance costs for

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terminated employees, and increased legal fees associated with litigation matters, including our settlements with Harvest and the SEC.

Impairment of goodwill and other noncurrent assets

Impairment losses for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $0.9 million were due to the impairment of the right-of-use assets for certain of our leased facilities. Impairment losses for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $30.8 million arose primarily from a goodwill impairment charge related to Trans Ova.

Total other expense, net

Total other expense, net, which primarily includes interest expense, increased $14.1 million, or over 200 percent, over the year ended December 31, 2019. In 2019, our equity securities and investments in preferred stock, which were fully liquidated by early 2020, had net unrealized and realized appreciation of $8.3 million that partially offset interest expense of $17.7 million. As these investments were fully liquidated by early 2020, there was no such appreciation to offset interest expense of $18.4 million in 2020. Additionally, interest income earned on our short-term investments decreased in 2020 due to lower interest rates.

Segment performance

The following table summarizes Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which is our primary measure of segment performance, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, for each of our reportable segments and for All Other segments combined, as well as unallocated corporate costs.

Year Ended December 31, DollarChange PercentChange

(In thousands)

Segment Adjusted EBITDA:

For a reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to net loss from continuing operations before income taxes, see "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 20" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.

The following table summarizes revenues from external customers for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, for each of our reportable segments and for All Other segments combined.

Year Ended December 31, DollarChange PercentChange

(In thousands)

PGEN Therapeutics

Revenues for PGEN Therapeutics declined from 2019 to 2020 because we had no significant collaborations requiring services in 2020. Segment Adjusted EBITDA improved due to higher costs for contract research organizations incurred in 2019 for preclinical activities on certain programs prior to moving to clinical trials and the manufacturing of clinical trial materials in

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advance of initiation of the trials. Additionally, fewer costs related to the PRGN-3005 Phase 1 trials were incurred in the second quarter of 2020 as enrollment of new patients in this trial was temporarily suspended due to a mandated hold on certain early and late-stage clinical trials at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle that was instituted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Costs related to PGEN Therapeutics' clinical trials are expected to increase in 2021 as the trials progress and as we initiate new clinical trials for new clinical programs. Finally, capital expenditures decreased in the current period as PGEN Therapeutics completed an expansion of its lab facilities in 2019.

ActoBio

Revenues for ActoBio increased primarily due to accelerated recognition of previously deferred revenue upon the mutual termination of a collaboration with Oragenics in July 2020. Segment Adjusted EBITDA has improved as ActoBio incurred fewer costs with contract research organizations due to deprioritizing certain programs in late 2019 and fewer AG019 trial costs in the second quarter of 2020 due to the temporary suspension of the last cohort of the Phase 1b/2a clinical trial.

Trans Ova

Revenues for Trans Ova increased primarily as a result of more procedures performed for new and existing customers and the expansion of its commercial dairy business. The improvement in Segment Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to operational efficiencies gained through reductions in workforce and improved inventory management, a decrease in the cost of cows used in production, and a reduction in third-party royalty rate obligations for certain licensed technologies.

Human Biotherapeutics

The increase in Human Biotherapeutics' revenues was due to the accelerated recognition of previously deferred revenue upon the mutual termination of a collaboration with Castle Creek in 2020. Segment Adjusted EBITDA declined due to one-time severance costs associated with workforce reductions in the first quarter of 2020 and increased costs for contract research organizations related to our INXN-4001 program.

All Other

Revenues in All Other decreased in 2020 as our partnered programs with Harvest start-up entities were paused since the third quarter of 2019. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in Exemplar's revenues as a result of higher demand from its existing customers. Segment Adjusted EBITDA improved period over period as a result of improved Segment Adjusted EBITDA at Exemplar due to its higher revenues and reduced costs, as well as the closure of two operating segments in 2019.

Unallocated Corporate Costs

Unallocated corporate costs decreased primarily due to a reduction of corporate employees as well as a decrease in certain professional fees as we scaled down our corporate functions to support our more streamlined organization. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in legal fees associated with litigation matters, including our settlement with the SEC.

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Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2019 to the year ended December 31, 2018

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, together with the changes in those items in dollars and as a percentage:

Year Ended December 31, DollarChange PercentChange

(In thousands)

Revenues

Operating expenses

Impairment of other noncurrent assets 990 — 990 N/A

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 1,592 5,370 (3,778) (70.4) %

(1)Including $11,832 and $55,573 from related parties for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(2)See "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 3" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.

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Collaboration and licensing revenues

The following table shows the collaboration and licensing revenue recognized for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, together with the changes in those items.

Year Ended December 31, DollarChange

(In thousands)

(1)For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, revenue recognized from collaborations with Harvest start-up entities include Thrive Agrobiotics, Inc.; Exotech Bio, Inc.; and AD Skincare, Inc. For the year ended December 31, 2018, revenues recognized from collaborations with Harvest start-up entities also include Genten Therapeutics, Inc. and CRS Bio, Inc.

Collaboration and licensing revenues decreased $55.5 million, or 80 percent, from the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to the reacquisition of rights previously licensed to certain collaborators, including ZIOPHARM, Ares Trading, and certain of the Harvest start-up entities, the result of which eliminated or substantially reduced revenues generated from those collaborations. Additionally, in 2018, we recognized additional revenues which arose from the acceleration of previously deferred revenue upon mutual termination of certain collaborations.

Product revenues and gross margin

Product revenues decreased $4.7 million, or 17 percent, from the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in product revenues was primarily due to lower customer demand in the beef and dairy industries resulting in fewer sales of pregnant cows and calf products. Gross margin on products declined in the current period as a result of fewer products sold.

Service revenues and gross margin

Service revenues decreased $0.6 million, or 1 percent, from the year ended December 31, 2018. Trans Ova's service revenues and gross margin thereon declined slightly due to fewer services performed and underutilized capacity as a result of lower customer demand.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses decreased $266.3 million, or 80 percent, from the year ended December 31, 2018. The 2018 research and development expenses include $236.7 million of expenses related to in-process research and development reacquired from former collaborators.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

SG&A expenses decreased $26.5 million, or 21 percent, from the year ended December 31, 2018. Salaries, benefits and other personnel costs decreased $16.4 million primarily due to decreased share-based compensation expense as a result of the reversal of previously recognized expense for unvested options granted to former employees as well as the conclusion of the vesting period for other previously granted stock options. Legal and professional fees decreased $7.0 million primarily due to fewer legal fees associated with Trans Ova.

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Impairment of goodwill and other noncurrent assets

Impairment losses for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $30.8 million arose primarily from a goodwill impairment charge related to Trans Ova following an annual goodwill impairment test where we determined that it was more-likely-than-not that the fair value of Trans Ova was less than its carrying value

Total other expense, net

Total other expense, net, decreased $15.2 million, or 88 percent, over the year ended December 31, 2018. This decrease was primarily attributable to an improvement in unrealized and realized appreciation (depreciation) on our securities portfolio of $36.6 million primarily due to unrealized losses on our ZIOPHARM preferred stock in 2018 and a realized gain on the sale of our common shares held in AquaBounty Technologies, Inc., or AquaBounty, in October 2019, net of a decrease in dividend income of $15.1 million following the return of our investment in ZIOPHARM preferred stock to ZIOPHARM in October 2018. Additionally, these decreases were partially offset by an increase in interest expense of $8.6 million associated with our Convertible Notes issued in July 2018.

Segment performance

The following table summarizes Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which is our primary measure of segment performance, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, for each of our reportable segments and for All Other segments combined, as well as unallocated corporate costs.

Year Ended December 31, DollarChange PercentChange

(In thousands)

Segment Adjusted EBITDA:

Human Biotherapeutics (1,051) — (1,051) N/A

The following table summarizes revenues from external customers for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, for each of our reportable segments and for All Other segments combined.

Year Ended December 31, DollarChange PercentChange

(In thousands)

PGEN Therapeutics

Revenues for PGEN Therapeutics declined from 2018 to 2019 primarily due to the reacquisition of rights previously licensed to certain collaborators, which eliminated or significantly reduced collaboration revenues from research and development services provided and recognition of previously deferred revenue.

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ActoBio

In 2018, ActoBio reacquired rights previously licensed to certain collaborators, including Intrexon T1D Partners, Inc., resulting in the elimination of collaboration revenues from research and development services performed in 2019.

Trans Ova

The decrease in Trans Ova's Segment revenues was primarily attributable to lower product revenues due to lower customer demand.

Human Biotherapeutics

Human Biotherapeutics was a new segment in 2019 and the revenue is associated with our collaboration with Castle Creek. Segment Adjusted EBITDA includes the costs associated with our collaboration with Castle Creek as well as our INXN-4001 program.

All Other

The Segment Adjusted EBITDA of All Other improved period over period due our closure of two reporting units in 2019 and write-downs of certain long-lived assets in 2018. Revenues in All Other declined in 2019 as result of fewer research and development services performed for collaborations with Harvest start-up entities.

Unallocated Corporate Costs

Unallocated corporate costs decreased primarily due to an improvement in unrealized and realized appreciation (depreciation) on our securities portfolio of $36.6 million primarily due to unrealized losses on our ZIOPHARM preferred stock in 2018 and a realized gain on the sale of our common shares held in AquaBounty in October 2019, net of a decrease in dividend income of $15.1 million following the return of our investment in ZIOPHARM preferred stock to ZIOPHARM in October 2018. Additionally, consolidated costs from AquaBounty decreased in 2019 due to our deconsolidation in April 2019.

Liquidity and capital resources

Sources of liquidity

We have incurred losses from operations since our inception, and as of December 31, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit of $1.8 billion. From our inception through December 31, 2020, we have funded our operations principally with proceeds received from private and public equity and debt offerings, cash received from our collaborators, and through product and service sales made directly to customers. As of December 31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $51.8 million and short-term investments of $48.3 million. In January 2021, we closed an underwritten public offering of our common stock, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $121.2 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. Cash in excess of immediate requirements is typically invested primarily in money market funds and United States government debt securities in order to maintain liquidity and preserve capital.

We currently generate cash receipts primarily from sales of products and services and from strategic transactions.

As of December 31, 2020, Trans Ova was in compliance with the debt covenants associated with its line of credit as discussed in "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 12" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.

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Cash flows

The following table sets forth the significant sources and uses of cash for the periods set forth below:

Year Ended December 31,

(In thousands)

Net cash provided by (used in):

Cash flows from operating activities:

In 2020, our net loss was $170.5 million, which includes the following significant noncash expenses totaling $107.9 million from both continuing and discontinued operations: (i) $27.0 million of accumulated foreign currency translation losses that were realized upon the closing of the Transactions, (ii) $23.0 million of impairment losses related to goodwill and long-lived assets, (iii) $18.4 million of stock-based compensation expense, (iv) $17.5 million of depreciation and amortization expense, (v) $11.4 million loss on settlement agreement with Harvest, and (vi) $10.6 million accretion of debt discount and amortization of deferred financing costs. These expenses were partially offset by the recognition of $12.8 million of previously deferred revenue upon the mutual terminations of collaboration agreements with Castle Creek and Oragenics in 2020.

In 2019, our net loss was $323.9 million, which includes the following significant noncash expenses totaling $191.0 million from both continuing and discontinued operations: (i) $120.5 million of impairment loss, (ii) $24.9 million of depreciation and amortization expense, (iii) $19.0 million of stock-based compensation expense, (iv) $10.4 million of shares issued for payment of services, (v) $9.5 million accretion of debt discount and amortization of deferred financing costs, and (vi) $6.7 million of equity in net loss of affiliates. These expenses were partially offset by $7.8 million of unrealized and realized appreciation on equity securities and preferred stock, net.

In 2018, our net loss was $514.7 million, which includes the following significant noncash expenses totaling $440.0 million from both continuing and discontinued operations: (i) $236.7 million of expense related to reacquired in-process research and development previously licensed to certain of our collaborators, (ii) $60.5 million of impairment loss, (iii) $36.3 million of stock-based compensation expense, (iv) $33.1 million of depreciation and amortization expense, (v) $30.2 million of net unrealized and realized losses on our equity securities and preferred stock, (vi) $20.9 million of loss on disposal of assets, (vii) $11.6 million of equity in net loss of affiliates, and (viii) $10.7 million of shares issued as payment for services. These expenses were partially offset by (i) $21.3 million of net changes in deferred income taxes and (ii) $14.8 million of noncash dividend income. Additionally, we had a $20.0 million net increase in our operating assets and liabilities primarily as a result of the recognition of previously deferred revenue.

Our 2020 cash outflows from operations decreased $58.9 million from the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to (i) the reduction in cash required to fund the businesses sold in the TS Biotechnology Sale, (ii) the reduction in cash requirements for MBP Titan as we wound down those operations starting in the second quarter of 2020, and (iii) reductions in operating expenses for our ActoBio and corporate operations as we streamlined both in order to further prioritize the use of our capital.

Our 2019 cash outflows from operations increased $11.7 million over the year ended December 31, 2018 due to increased expenses primarily for our clinical programs combined with the lack of reimbursement for research and development services we used to receive under certain key collaborations which we reacquired in 2018.

Cash flows from investing activities:

During 2020, we purchased $171.4 million of investments, primarily using the $64.2 million of proceeds received from the Transactions, net of cash sold, and the private placement discussed below. We also reinvested a portion of the $133.0 million proceeds we received during the year from the maturities of investments.

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During 2019, we received proceeds of $111.4 million from the maturities and sales of investments, net of purchases; $21.6 million proceeds from the sale of our AquaBounty securities, and we used $37.9 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment.

During 2018, we used $112.7 million for purchases of short-term investments, net of maturities; $41.6 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment; and $16.6 million for investments in our JVs, and we received $15.5 million in an asset acquisition.

Cash flows from financing activities:

During 2020, we received $35.0 million proceeds from the sale of our common stock in a private placement to TS Biotechnology.

During 2019, we received $6.6 million in net proceeds from underwritten public offerings completed by AquaBounty.

During 2018, we received $219.9 million net proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt and $88.0 million net proceeds from public financings.

Future capital requirements

We believe our existing liquid assets, including the net proceeds from our underwritten public offering in January 2021, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital requirements for at least the next 12 months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

•progress in our research and development programs, as well as the magnitude of these programs;

•any delays or potential delays to our clinical trials as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

•the timing of regulatory approval of our product candidates and those of our collaborations;

•the timing, receipt and amount of any payments received in connection with strategic transactions;

•the timing, receipt, and amount of upfront, milestone, and other payments, if any, from present and future collaborators, if any;

•the timing, receipt, and amount of sales and royalties, if any, from our product candidates;

•the timing and capital requirements to scale up our various product candidates and service offerings and customer acceptance thereof;

•our ability to maintain and establish additional collaborative arrangements and/or new strategic initiatives;

•the resources, time, and cost required for the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement of our intellectual property portfolio;

•strategic mergers and acquisitions, if any, including both the upfront acquisition cost as well as the cost to integrate, maintain, and expand the strategic target;

•the costs associated with legal activities, including litigation, arising in the course of our business activities and our ability to prevail in any such legal disputes; and

•the effects, duration, and severity of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the actions we have taken or may take in response, any of which could significantly impact our business, operations, and financial results.

Until such time, if ever, as we can regularly generate positive operating cash flows, we plan to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, government, or other third-party funding, strategic alliances, sales of assets, and licensing arrangements. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact the economy, our future access to capital on favorable terms may be materially impacted. We may not be able to raise sufficient additional funds on terms that are favorable to us, if at all. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities,

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the ownership interests of our common shareholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common shareholders. Our current stock price may make it more difficult to pursue equity financings and lead to substantial dilution if the price of our common stock does not increase. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through strategic transactions, collaborations, or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs, or product candidates, or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.

We are subject to a number of risks similar to those of other companies conducting high-risk, early-stage research and development of product candidates. Principal among these risks are dependence on key individuals and intellectual property, competition from other products and companies, and the technical risks associated with the successful research, development, and clinical manufacturing of its product candidates. Our success is dependent upon our ability to continue to raise additional capital in order to fund ongoing research and development, obtain regulatory approval of our products, successfully commercialize our products, generate revenue, meet our obligations and, ultimately, attain profitable operations. Our ability to achieve what is necessary for our success may be negatively impacted by the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

See the section entitled "Risk Factors" for additional risks associated with our substantial capital requirements.

Contractual obligations and commitments

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations and commitments from continuing operations as of December 31, 2020 and the effects such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods:

Total Less Than 1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years More Than 5 Years

(In thousands)

(1)See "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Notes 3 and 23" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report for further discussion of our operating lease related to MBP Titan which is included in discontinued operations.

(2)See "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 12" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report for further discussion of our convertible debt.

In addition to the obligations in the table above, as of December 31, 2020 we also have the following significant contractual obligations described below.

In conjunction with the formation of our JVs, we committed to making future capital contributions subject to certain conditions and limitations. As of December 31, 2020, our remaining capital contribution commitments to our JVs were $14.2 million. These future capital contributions are not included in the table above due to the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of such contributions.

We are party to in-licensed research and development agreements with various academic and commercial institutions where we could be required to make future payments for annual maintenance fees as well as for milestones and royalties we might receive upon commercial sales of products that incorporate their technologies. These agreements are generally subject to termination by us and therefore no amounts are included in the tables above. As of December 31, 2020, we also had research and development commitments with third parties totaling $12.1 million that had not yet been incurred.

Net operating losses

As of December 31, 2020, we had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $756.2 million for United States federal income tax purposes available to offset future taxable income, including $503.5 million generated after 2017, United States

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capital loss carryforwards of $211.5 million, and United States federal and state research and development tax credits of approximately $10.2 million, prior to consideration of annual limitations that may be imposed under Section 382. Net operating loss carryforwards generated prior to 2018 begin to expire in 2022 and capital loss carryforwards will expire if unutilized beginning in 2024. Our foreign subsidiaries included in continuing operations have foreign loss carryforwards of approximately $82.3 million, most of which do not expire. Excluding certain deferred tax liabilities totaling $2.9 million, our remaining net deferred tax assets, which primarily relate to these loss carryforwards, are offset by a valuation allowance due to our history of net losses.

As a result of our past issuances of stock, as well as due to prior mergers and acquisitions, certain of our net operating losses have been subject to limitations pursuant to Section 382. As of December 31, 2020, Precigen has utilized all net operating losses subject to Section 382 limitations, other than those losses inherited via acquisitions. As of December 31, 2020, approximately $42.1 million of domestic net operating losses were inherited via acquisitions and are limited based on the value of the target at the time of the transaction. Future changes in stock ownership may also trigger an ownership change and, consequently, a Section 382 limitation.

The Tax Act introduced certain limitations on utilization of net operating losses that are generated after 2017, generally limiting utilization of those losses to 80 percent of future annual taxable income. However, net operating losses generated after 2017 will generally have an indefinite carryforward period.

Off-balance sheet arrangements

We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under SEC rules.

Critical accounting policies and estimates

Our management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate these estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 2" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report, we believe that the following accounting policies are the most critical for fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations.

Revenue recognition

We recognize revenue when our customer obtains control of the promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that are within the scope of ASC 606, we perform the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the promises and distinct performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligations.

Collaboration and licensing revenues

We have historically generated collaboration and licensing revenues through agreements with collaborators, known as ECCs, and licensing agreements whereby the collaborators or the licensee obtain exclusive access to our proprietary technologies for use in the research, development and commercialization of products and/or treatments in a contractually specified field of use. Generally, the terms of these agreements provide that we receive some or all of the following: (i) upfront payments upon consummation of the agreement; (ii) reimbursements for costs incurred by us for research and development and/or manufacturing efforts related to specific applications provided for in the agreement; (iii) milestone payments upon the achievement of specified development, regulatory and commercial activities; and (iv) royalties on sales of products arising from the collaboration or licensing agreement. The agreement typically continues in perpetuity unless terminated and each of our

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collaborators retains a right to terminate the agreement upon providing us written notice a certain period of time prior to such termination, generally 90 days.

Our collaboration and licensing agreements typically contain multiple promises, including technology licenses, research and development services and, in certain cases, manufacturing services. We determine whether each of the promises is a distinct performance obligation. As the nature of the promises in our collaboration and licensing agreements are highly integrated and interrelated, we typically combine most of our promises into a single performance obligation. Because we are performing research and development services during early-stage development, the services are integral to the utilization of the technology license. Therefore, we have determined that the technology license and research and development services are typically inseparable from each other during the performance period of our collaboration and licensing agreements. Options to acquire additional services are considered to determine if they constitute material rights. Contingent manufacturing services that may be provided under certain of our agreements are considered to be a separate future contract and not part of the current collaboration or licensing agreement.

At contract inception, we determine the transaction price, including fixed consideration and any estimated amounts of variable consideration. The upfront payment received upon consummation of the agreement is fixed and nonrefundable. Variable consideration is subject to a constraint and amounts are included in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Variable consideration may include reimbursements for costs incurred by us for research and development efforts; milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development, regulatory and commercial activities; and royalties on sales of products arising from the collaboration or licensing agreement. We determine the initial transaction price and exclude variable consideration that is otherwise constrained pursuant to the guidance in ASC 606.

The transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations in the agreement based on the standalone selling price of each performance obligation. We typically group the promises in our collaboration and licensing agreements into one performance obligation so the entire transaction price relates to this single performance obligation. The technology license included in the single performance obligation is considered a functional license. However, it is typically combined into a single performance obligation as we provide interrelated research and development services along with other obligations over an estimated period of performance. We utilize judgment to determine the most appropriate method to measure our progress of performance under the agreement, primarily based on inputs necessary to fulfill the performance obligation. We evaluate our measure of progress to recognize revenue each reporting period and, if necessary, adjust the measure of performance and related revenue recognition. Our measure of performance and revenue recognition involves significant judgment and assumptions, including, but not limited to, estimated costs and timelines to complete our performance obligations. We evaluate modifications and amendments to our contracts to determine whether any changes should be accounted for prospectively or on a cumulative catch-up basis.

Payments received for cost reimbursements for research and development efforts are recognized as revenue as the services are performed, in connection with the single performance obligation discussed above. The reimbursements relate specifically to our efforts to provide services and the reimbursements are consistent with what we would typically charge other collaborators for similar services.

We assess the uncertainty of when and if the milestone will be achieved to determine whether the milestone is included in the transaction price. We then assess whether the revenue is constrained based on whether it is probable that a significant reversal of revenue would not occur when the uncertainty is resolved.

Royalties, including sales-based milestones, received under the agreements will be recognized as revenue when sales have occurred because we apply the sales- or usage-based royalties recognition exception provided for under ASC 606. We determined the application of this exception is appropriate because at the time the royalties are generated, the technology license granted in the agreement is the predominant item to which the royalties relate.

As we receive upfront payments in our collaboration and licensing agreements, we evaluate whether any significant financing components exist in our collaboration and licensing agreements. Based on the nature of our collaboration and licensing agreements, there are no significant financing components as the purpose of the upfront payment is not to provide financing. The purpose is to provide the collaborator with assurance that we will complete our obligations under the contract or to secure the right to a specific product or service at the collaborator's discretion. In addition, the variable payments generally align with the timing of performance or the timing of the consideration varies on the basis of the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a future event that is not substantially within the control of the collaborator or us.

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From time to time, we and certain collaborators may cancel our agreements, relieving us of any further performance obligations under the agreement. Upon such cancellation or when we have determined no further performance obligations are required of us under an agreement, we recognize any remaining deferred revenue as revenue.

We recognized $21.2 million, $14.1 million, and $69.5 million of collaboration and licensing revenues in the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we have $23.4 million and $50.6 million, respectively, of deferred revenue related to our receipt of upfront and milestone payments.

Product and service revenues

Our product and service revenues are generated primarily through Trans Ova and include sales of advanced reproductive technologies, including our bovine embryo transfer and IVF processes and from genetic preservation and sexed semen processes and applications of such processes to other livestock, as well as sales of livestock and embryos produced using these processes and used in production. Exemplar also generates product and service revenues through the development and sale of genetically engineered miniature swine models. As each promised product or service is distinct, we recognize the transaction price as revenue at a point in time when control of the promised product is transferred to the customer or when the promised service is rendered. Payment terms are typically due within 30 days of invoicing, which occurs prior to or when revenue is recognized. We recognized $81.2 million, $75.6 million, and $80.9 million of product and service revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

Valuation of goodwill and long-lived assets

We evaluate long-lived assets to be held and used, which include property, plant and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. Conditions that would necessitate an impairment assessment include a significant decline in the observable market value of an asset, a significant change in the extent or manner an asset is used, or a significant adverse change that would indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets is not recoverable.

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or circumstances between annual tests indicate that the assets may be impaired. We perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount prior to performing the goodwill impairment test. If this is the case, the goodwill impairment test is required. If it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than the carrying amount, the quantitative goodwill impairment test is not required. If the quantitative goodwill impairment test is required or elected to be performed, first, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying amount (including goodwill). Impairment losses on goodwill are recognized based solely on a comparison of their fair value to carrying value, without consideration of any recoverability test.

The fair value of the reporting units are primarily determined based on the income approach. The income approach is a valuation technique in which fair value is based from forecasted future cash flows, discounted at the appropriate rate of return commensurate with the risk as well as current rates of return for equity and debt capital as of the valuation date. The forecast used in our estimation of fair value was developed by management based on historical operating results, incorporating adjustments to reflect management's planned changes in operations and market considerations. The discount rate utilizes a risk adjusted weighted average cost of capital. To assess the reasonableness of the calculated reporting unit fair values, we compare the sum of the reporting units' fair values to our market capitalization (per share stock price times the number of shares outstanding) and calculate an implied control premium (the excess of the sum of the reporting units' fair values over the market capitalization) and then assess the reasonableness of our implied control premium.

During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we recorded $0.9 million and $30.8 million, respectively, of impairment charges from continuing operations to write down the values of goodwill and other long-lived assets. See additional discussion regarding these impairments in "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Notes 10 and 11" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.

Recent accounting pronouncements

See "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 2" appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report for a description of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our business, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The following sections provide quantitative information on our exposure to interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk. We make use of sensitivity analyses that are inherently limited in estimating actual losses in fair value that can occur from changes in market conditions.

Interest rate risk

We had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $100.1 million and $75.1 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments consist of cash, money market funds, United States government debt securities, and certificates of deposit. The primary objectives of our investment activities are to preserve principal, maintain liquidity, and maximize income without significantly increasing risk. Our investments consist of United States government debt securities and certificates of deposit, which may be subject to market risk due to changes in prevailing interest rates that may cause the fair values of our investments to fluctuate. We believe that a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates would not materially affect the fair value of our interest-sensitive financial instruments and any such losses would only be realized if we sold the investments prior to maturity.

Foreign currency exchange risk

We have international subsidiaries in Belgium and Germany. These subsidiaries' assets, liabilities, and current revenues and expenses are denominated in their respective foreign currency. We do not hedge our foreign currency exchange rate risk. The effect of a hypothetical 10 percent change in foreign currency exchange rates applicable to our business would not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The information required by this Item 8 is contained on pages F-1 through F-61 of this Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, with the participation of our chief executive officer, our executive chairman, and our chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2020. The term "disclosure controls and procedures," as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2020, our chief executive officer, executive chairman, and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

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(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2020.

Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, as stated in their report, which is included in Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

Our board of directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all officers, directors, and employees, which is available on our website (investors.precigen.com) under "Corporate Governance." We will provide a copy of this document, without charge, upon request, by writing to us at Precigen, Inc., 20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, Maryland 20876, Attention: Investor Relations. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by posting such information on our website at the address and location specified above.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)The following consolidated financial statements of Precigen, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and the independent registered public accounting firm reports thereon, are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report:

1.Financial Statements.

Consolidated Financial Statements of Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ended December 31, 2018

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' and Total Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

2.Financial Statement Schedules.

All financial statement schedules have been omitted because either the required information is not applicable or the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Annual Report.

3.Exhibits.

The exhibits are listed in Item 15(b) below.

(b)Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this Annual Report or incorporated by reference:

Exhibit No. Description

3.1* Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (17)

3.2* Amended and Restated Bylaws (20)

4.1* Specimen certificate evidencing shares of common stock (22)

4.5 Description of Securities (18)

10.1†* Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company (1)

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10.4†* Form of Continuing Employment Agreement (13)

21.1 List of Subsidiaries of Precigen, Inc.

23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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* Previously filed and incorporated by reference to the exhibit indicated in the following filings by the Company:

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** Furnished herewith

† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

# Portions of the exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted in compliance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

(c)Financial Statement Schedules

The response to Item 15(a)2 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 1, 2021

PRECIGEN, INC.

By: /S/ HELEN SABZEVARI

Helen SabzevariChief Executive Officer and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature Title Date

Helen Sabzevari

Rick L. Sterling

/S/ RANDAL J. KIRK Executive Chairman 3/1/2021

Randal J. Kirk

/S/ CESAR L. ALVAREZ Director 3/1/2021

Cesar L. Alvarez

/S/ STEVEN FRANK Director 3/1/2021

Steven Frank

/S/ VINITA D. GUPTA Director 3/1/2021

Vinita D. Gupta

/S/ FRED HASSAN Director 3/1/2021

Fred Hassan

/S/ JEFFREY B. KINDLER Director 3/1/2021

Jeffrey B. Kindler

/S/ DEAN J. MITCHELL Director 3/1/2021

Dean J. Mitchell

/S/ ROBERT B. SHAPIRO Director 3/1/2021

Robert B. Shapiro

/S/ JAMES S. TURLEY Director 3/1/2021

James S. Turley

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Index to the Financial Statements and Schedules

Page(s)

Consolidated Financial Statements of Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-7

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-17

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Precigen, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Precigen, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, shareholders' and total equity, and cash flows, for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 1, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Goodwill - Trans Ova Reporting Unit - Refer to Notes 2 and 11 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company's goodwill balance was $54.4 million as of December 31, 2020, of which $16.6 million is allocated to the Trans Ova reporting unit. The Company's evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. The forecast used in the Company's estimation of fair value was developed by management based on historical operating results, incorporating adjustments to reflect management's planned changes in operations and market considerations. The discount rate utilizes a risk adjusted weighted average cost of capital. Given the significant estimates and assumptions management makes to estimate the fair value of the Trans Ova reporting unit and the sensitivity of Trans Ova's valuation to changes in these estimates, performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management's estimates and assumptions required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.

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How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the forecasts of future revenues, operating margins, and cash flow ("forecasts"), and the selection of the discount rate for the Trans Ova reporting unit included the following, among others:

•We tested the operating effectiveness of controls over management's goodwill impairment evaluation, including those over the determination of the Trans Ova reporting unit fair value, such as controls related to management's forecasts and selection of the discount rate.

•We evaluated management's ability to accurately forecast revenues and operating margins by comparing actual results to management's historical forecasts, as well as external information.

•We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s forecasts by comparing the forecasts to (1) historical results, (2) internal communications to management and the Board of Directors, (3) industry growth projections, and (4) forecasted information prepared in the prior year.

•With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the discount rate, including testing the underlying source information and the mathematical accuracy of the calculations, and developing a range of independent estimates and comparing those to the discount rate selected by management.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

March 1, 2021

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Precigen, Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Precigen, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, of the Company and our report dated March 1, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

March 1, 2021

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Precigen, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, shareholders’ and total equity and cash flows of Precigen, Inc. (formerly known as Intrexon Corporation) and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2018, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Substantial Doubt About the Company's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses, cash outflows from operations and has an accumulated deficit that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 1, 2019, except for the effects of discontinued operations discussed in the Transactions with TS Biotechnology Holdings, LLC and Darling Ingredients, Inc. section within Note 3 and the change in composition of reportable segments discussed in Note 20, as to which the date is March 2, 2020, and the effects of discontinued operations discussed in the MBP Titan section within Note 3, as to which the date is March 1, 2021.

We served as the Company's auditor from 2006 to 2019.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands, except share data) 2020 2019

Assets

Current assets

Receivables

Current assets held for sale or abandonment 9,853 111,444

Investments in affiliates — 1,461

Noncurrent assets held for sale or abandonment — 40,090

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands, except share data) 2020 2019

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities

Accrued compensation and benefits 8,097 13,198

Lines of credit — 1,922

Current portion of lease liabilities 2,657 2,634

Related party payables 19 51

Current liabilities held for sale or abandonment 14,047 50,538

Lease liabilities, net of current portion 7,744 10,119

Other long-term liabilities 100 —

Long-term liabilities held for sale or abandonment — 13,730

Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)

Shareholders' equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 3,997 (27,468)

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 314,587 $ 455,763

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) 2020 2019 2018

Revenues

Operating Expenses

Impairment of goodwill — 29,820 —

Impairment of other noncurrent assets 920 990 —

Other Expense, Net

Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests — 1,592 5,370

Amounts Attributable to Precigen

Net Loss per Share

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Unrealized gain (loss) on investments 6 68 (59)

Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments 4,502 1,087 (13,073)

Comprehensive loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests — 1,581 5,548

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' and Total Equity

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Shares Amount

Shares issued pursuant to share lending agreement 7,479,431 — — — — — — —

Adjustments for noncontrolling interests — — (724) — — (724) 724 —

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' and Total Equity

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Shares Amount

Adjustments for noncontrolling interests — — (456) — — (456) 456 —

Deconsolidation of subsidiary — — — — — — (21,672) (21,672)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' and Total Equity

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Shares Amount

Stock-based compensation expense — — 18,366 — — 18,366

Other comprehensive income — — — 4,508 — 4,508

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Cash flows from operating activities

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Loss on abandonment and disposals of assets, net 4,442 3,071 20,928

Gain on sale of discontinued operations (672) — —

Reacquisition of in-process research and development — — 236,748

Loss on settlement agreement 11,436 — —

Noncash dividend income — (48) (14,841)

Amortization of discounts on investments, net (699) (1,005) (771)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Receivables:

Lease liabilities (887) (995) —

Related party payables (33) 45 (52)

Other long-term liabilities — (585) 281

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Cash flows from investing activities

Proceeds from sales of equity securities — 23,456 217

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash received — — (920)

Decrease in cash from deconsolidation of subsidiary — (7,244) —

Return of investment in affiliate — 125 2,598

Cash received in asset acquisitions — — 15,500

Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations, net of cash sold 64,240 — —

Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable 2,942 — —

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from issuance of shares in a private placement 35,000 — —

Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs — 376 219,859

Proceeds from stock option and warrant exercises 117 313 2,336

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Cash paid during the period for interest $ 7,202 $ 3,751 $ 3,868

Cash paid during the period for income taxes 48 50 216

Significant noncash activities

Fair value of stock issued upon conversion of long-term debt 56,827 — —

Fair value of stock issued in conjunction with settlement agreement 18,103 — —

Long-term debt issued to a related party in an asset acquisition — — 30,000

Accrued compensation paid in equity awards 5,100 1,102 —

Purchases of equipment financed through debt — — 234

Sales of assets included in receivables 4,227 — —

The following table provides a reconciliation of the cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash balances as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 as shown above:

Restricted cash included in other assets 458 418

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 52,250 $ 68,434

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PGEN · 10-K · period ended 2020-12-31

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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PGEN · 10-K · period ended 2020-12-31

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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