CARGO Therapeutics Enters into Agreement to Be Acquired by Concentra Biosciences for $4.379 in Cash per Share Plus a Contingent Value Right

SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CARGO Therapeutics, Inc. (“CARGO” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CRGX), a biotechnology company that has focused on developing CAR T-cell therapies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Concentra Biosciences, LLC (“Concentra”), whereby Concentra will acquire CARGO for $4.379 in cash per share of CARGO common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“CARGO Common Stock”), plus one non-transferable contingent value right (“CVR”), which represents the right to receive: (i) 100% of the closing net cash of CARGO in excess of $217.5 million; and (ii) 80% of any net proceeds received within two years following closing from any disposition of certain of CARGO’s product candidates that occurs within two years following closing, each pursuant to a contingent value rights agreement (the “CVR Agreement”).

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