On August 29, 2022 Yumanity Therapeutics, Inc. ("Yumanity") (Nasdaq: YMTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative, disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, reported the filing of a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (Press release, Kineta, AUG 29, 2022, View Source;utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kineta-announces-the-filing-of-a-registration-statement-on-form-s-4-with-the-u-s-sec-related-to-the-reverse-merger-with-yumanity-therapeutics-ymtx [SID1234618724]).

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The Registration Statement contains a preliminary proxy statement and prospectus in connection with Yumanity’s previously announced proposed asset sale to Janssen Pharmaceutica NV ("Janssen") and merger with Kineta, Inc. ("Kineta"). Although the Registration Statement has not yet become effective and the information contained therein is subject to change, it provides important information about Yumanity and the proposed transactions.

Both definitive transaction agreements were announced on June 6, 2022.

The two transactions are expected to close during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of both transactions by the stockholders of Yumanity.