Safe Harbor Statement This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of our management team that involve risks, potential changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties, including statements about the progression of our discovery programs into clinical development; our business and operations; our sufficiency of cash; our interpretation of the data from the clinical trials, including regarding the clinical site whose results are inconsistent with the overall study population; the potential of further evaluation of praliciguat; the potential commercial opportunities of praliciguat, including the potential for a future out-license of praliciguat by us; and the anticipated timing of release of data from our ongoing clinical trials. We may, in some cases use terms such as “predicts,” “believes,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “likely,” “will,” “should” or other words that convey uncertainty of the future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statement. Our statements about the results and conduct of our Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial of praliciguat could be affected by the possibility that there are changes in the data or interpretation of the data; our statements about the potential out-licensing commercial opportunity could be affected by the possibility that we are unable to identify a commercial partner to in-license praliciguat; and our statements about our estimates regarding our use of cash may prove inaccurate. In addition, applicable risks and uncertainties regarding our business include those listed under the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on April 18, 2019, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in subsequent reports that we file with the SEC, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 12, 2019. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements (except as otherwise noted) speak only as of the date of this presentation, and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. 2
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