Jounce Therapeutics earns clinical milestone payment under the CCR8 exclusive license agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNCE), a clinical-stage company focused on the discovery and development of novel cancer immunotherapies and predictive biomarkers, announced today earning a $15.0 million clinical milestone payment from Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) under the exclusive license agreement for GS-1811, an anti-CCR8 antibody for which Gilead has exclusive rights to develop and commercialize. GS-1811 (formerly JTX-1811) is designed to selectively deplete immunosuppressive tumor-infiltrating T regulatory (TITR) cells in the tumor microenvironment.

Under the terms of the September 2020 agreement, Gilead invested $35.0 million in Jounce's common stock and made an $85.0 million upfront payment to Jounce. Jounce led the development of JTX-1811 through IND clearance, after which Gilead obtained the sole right to develop and commercialize the program. After receiving this $15.0 million milestone payment, Jounce may receive up to an additional $645.0 million in future clinical, regulatory and commercial milestone payments and will also be eligible to receive royalties ranging from high single digit to mid-teens based upon worldwide sales. Any milestone or royalty paid to Jounce is subject to certain reductions as described in the license agreement.

About Jounce Therapeutics:

Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company dedicated to transforming the treatment of cancer by developing therapies that enable the immune system to attack tumors and may provide long-lasting benefits to patients through a biomarker-driven approach. Jounce currently has multiple development stage programs ongoing while simultaneously advancing additional early-stage assets from its robust discovery engine based on its Translational Science Platform. Jounce's highest priority program, JTX-8064, is a LILRB2 (ILT4) receptor antagonist shown to reprogram immune-suppressive tumor associated macrophages to an anti-tumor state in preclinical studies. JTX-8064 is currently being investigated alone and in combination with pimivalimab (formerly JTX-4014), Jounce's internal PD-1 inhibitor, in one monotherapy and seven indication-specific combination therapy cohorts in the Phase 1/2 INNATE trial and is currently enrolling patients with advanced solid tumors in the Phase 2 portion of the study. Jounce's most advanced product candidate, vopratelimab, is a monoclonal antibody that binds to and activates ICOS, and is currently being studied in the SELECT Phase 2 trial. Pimivalimab is a PD-1 inhibitor intended for combination use in the INNATE and SELECT trials and with Jounce's broader pipeline. Additionally, Jounce exclusively licensed worldwide rights to GS-1811 (formerly JTX-1811), a monoclonal antibody targeting CCR8 and designed to selectively deplete T regulatory cells in the tumor microenvironment, to Gilead Sciences, Inc. For more information, please visit www.jouncetx.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Various statements in this release concerning Jounce's future expectations, plans and prospects, including without limitation, Jounce's expectations regarding the receipt of future milestone or royalty payments may constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and assumptions. You should not place reliance on these forward-looking statements, which often include words such as, "may" or similar terms, variations of such terms or the negative of those terms. Although Jounce believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Jounce cannot guarantee such outcomes. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, that Gilead Sciences, Inc. ("Gilead") may be delayed in initiating, enrolling or completing any clinical trials, the development plans of Gilead, the potential advantages of GS-1811, that GS-1811 will not receive regulatory approval or become a commercially successful product and those risks more fully discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Jounce's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in Jounce's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such statements speak only as of the date made, and Jounce undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor and Media Contact:
Eric Laub
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.
+1-857-259-3853
elaub@jouncetx.com

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Gilead Sciences, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts)	2023			2022
Revenues:
Product sales	$	6,306		$	6,534
Royalty, contract and other revenues		46			56
Total revenues		6,352			6,590
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		1,401			1,424
Research and development expenses		1,447			1,178
Acquired in-process research and development expenses		481			8
In-process research and development impairment		—			2,700
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,319			1,083
Total costs and expenses		4,647			6,393
Operating income		1,705			197
Interest expense		(230	)		(238	)
Other income (expense), net		(174	)		(111	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		1,300			(152	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(316	)		164
Net income		985			12
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		26			7
Net income attributable to Gilead	$	1,010		$	19
Basic earnings per share attributable to Gilead	$	0.81		$	0.02
Shares used in basic earnings per share attributable to Gilead calculation		1,248			1,255
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Gilead	$	0.80		$	0.02
Shares used in diluted earnings per share attributable to Gilead calculation		1,261			1,262
Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.75		$	0.73

Research and development expenses as a % of revenues		22.8	%		17.9	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a % of revenues		20.8	%		16.4	%

Gilead Sciences, INC.
TOTAL REVENUE SUMMARY
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions, except percentages)	2023		2022		Change
Product sales:
HIV	$	4,190	$	3,707	13	%
Oncology		670		420	59	%
Liver Disease		675		635	6	%
Other		199		236	(16	)%
Total product sales excluding Veklury		5,733		4,998	15	%
Veklury		573		1,535	(63	)%
Total product sales		6,306		6,534	(3	)%
Royalty, contract and other revenues		46		56	(18	)%
Total revenues	$	6,352	$	6,590	(4	)%

Gilead Sciences, INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION ⁽¹⁾
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions, except percentages)	2023			2022			Change
Non-GAAP:
Cost of goods sold	$	871		$	825		6	%
Research and development expenses	$	1,439		$	1,150		25	%
Acquired IPR&D expenses	$	481		$	8		NM
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	1,318		$	1,083		22	%
Other income (expense), net	$	82		$	(15	)	NM
Diluted EPS	$	1.37		$	2.12		(35	)%

Product gross margin		86.2	%		87.4	%	-118 bps
Research and development expenses as a % of revenues		22.6	%		17.5	%	519 bps
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a % of revenues		20.7	%		16.4	%	432 bps
Operating margin		35.3	%		53.5	%	-1817 bps
Effective tax rate		18.9	%		18.4	%	51 bps

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NM - Not Meaningful
⁽¹⁾		Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Information section above for further disclosures on non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial information is provided in the tables on pages 9 - 10.

Gilead Sciences, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions, except percentages and per share amounts)	2023			2022
Cost of goods sold reconciliation:
GAAP cost of goods sold	$	1,401		$	1,424
Acquisition-related – amortization ⁽¹⁾		(530	)		(557	)
Other ⁽²⁾		—			(42	)
Non-GAAP cost of goods sold	$	871		$	825

Product gross margin reconciliation:
GAAP product gross margin		77.8	%		78.2	%
Acquisition-related – amortization ⁽¹⁾		8.4	%		8.5	%
Other ⁽²⁾		—	%		0.6	%
Non-GAAP product gross margin		86.2	%		87.4	%

Research and development expenses reconciliation:
GAAP research and development expenses	$	1,447		$	1,178
Acquisition-related – other costs ⁽³⁾		(8	)		(10	)
Other ⁽²⁾		—			(18	)
Non-GAAP research and development expenses	$	1,439		$	1,150

IPR&D impairment reconciliation:
GAAP IPR&D impairment	$	—		$	2,700
IPR&D impairment		—			(2,700	)
Non-GAAP IPR&D impairment	$	—		$	—

Selling, general and administrative expenses reconciliation:
GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses	$	1,319		$	1,083
Acquisition-related – other costs ⁽³⁾		(1	)		—
Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses	$	1,318		$	1,083

Operating income reconciliation:
GAAP operating income	$	1,705		$	197
Acquisition-related – amortization ⁽¹⁾		530			557
Acquisition-related – other costs ⁽³⁾		9			10
IPR&D impairment		—			2,700
Other ⁽²⁾		—			60
Non-GAAP operating income	$	2,243		$	3,524

Operating margin reconciliation:
GAAP operating margin		26.8	%		3.0	%
Acquisition-related – amortization ⁽¹⁾		8.3	%		8.5	%
Acquisition-related – other costs ⁽³⁾		0.1	%		0.2	%
IPR&D impairment		—	%		41.0	%
Other ⁽²⁾		—	%		0.9	%
Non-GAAP operating margin		35.3	%		53.5	%

Other income (expense), net reconciliation:
GAAP other income (expense), net	$	(174	)	$	(111	)
Loss from equity securities, net		256			96
Non-GAAP other income (expense), net	$	82		$	(15	)

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⁽¹⁾		Relates to amortization of acquired intangibles and inventory step-up charges.
⁽²⁾		Adjustments to Cost of goods sold and Research and development expenses primarily include various restructuring expenses during the first quarter of 2022.
⁽³⁾		Adjustments include employee-related expenses, contingent consideration fair value adjustments and other expenses associated with Gilead's acquisitions of MYR GmbH, MiroBio, Ltd. and Tmunity Therapeutics, Inc.
⁽⁴⁾		Represents discrete and related deferred tax charges or benefits primarily associated with acquired intangible assets and transfers of intangible assets from a foreign subsidiary to Ireland and the United States.

Gilead Sciences, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP 2023 FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE ⁽¹⁾
(unaudited)

(in millions, except percentages and per share amounts)	Provided February 2, 2023	Updated April 27, 2023
Projected product gross margin GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation:
GAAP projected product gross margin	79.0%	77.0%
Acquisition-related expenses	~ 7%	~ 9%
Non-GAAP projected product gross margin	86.0%	86.0%

Projected operating income GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation:
GAAP projected operating income	$9,200 - $9,800	$8,600 - $9,200
Acquisition-related expenses	~ 1,800	~ 2,400
Non-GAAP projected operating income	$11,000 - $11,600	$11,000 - $11,600

Projected effective tax rate GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation:
GAAP projected effective tax rate	~ 22%	~ 22%
Discrete and related tax adjustments, and income tax effect of adjustments above and fair value adjustments of equity securities	(~ 2%)	(~ 2%)
Non-GAAP projected effective tax rate	~ 20%	~ 20%

Projected diluted EPS GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation:
GAAP projected diluted EPS	$5.30 - $5.70	$4.75 - $5.15
Acquisition-related expenses, fair value adjustments of equity securities and discrete and related tax adjustments	~ 1.30	~ 1.85
Non-GAAP projected diluted EPS	$6.60 - $7.00	$6.60 - $7.00

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⁽¹⁾		Our full-year guidance excludes the potential impact of any (i) acquisitions or business development transactions that have not been executed, (ii) future fair value adjustments of equity securities and (iii) discrete tax charges or benefits associated with changes in tax related laws and guidelines that have not been enacted, as Gilead is unable to project such amounts. The non-GAAP full-year guidance includes non-GAAP adjustments to actual current period results as well as adjustments for the known future impact associated with events that have already occurred, such as future amortization of our intangible assets and the future impact of discrete and related deferred tax charges or benefits primarily associated with acquired intangible assets and transfers of intangible assets from a foreign subsidiary to Ireland and the United States.

Gilead Sciences, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)

	March 31,		December 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	7,200	$	7,630
Accounts receivable, net		4,162		4,777
Inventories		3,010		2,820
Property, plant and equipment, net		5,479		5,475
Intangible assets, net		28,348		28,894
Goodwill		8,314		8,314
Other assets		5,364		5,262
Total assets	$	61,876	$	63,171
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities	$	10,528	$	11,237
Long-term liabilities		30,409		30,725
Stockholders' equity ⁽¹⁾		20,939		21,209
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	61,876	$	63,171

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⁽¹⁾		As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 1,248 and 1,247 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

Gilead Sciences, INC.
SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2023			2022
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,744		$	1,840
Net cash used in investing activities		(826	)		(1,070	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,406	)		(1,794	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		13			(18	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(476	)		(1,042	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		5,412			5,338
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	4,936		$	4,296

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⁽¹⁾		Free cash flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure. Please refer to our disclosures in the Non-GAAP Financial Information section above.

Gilead Sciences, INC.
PRODUCT SALES SUMMARY
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022
HIV
Biktarvy – U.S.	$	2,161	$	1,706
Biktarvy – Europe		304		261
Biktarvy – Other International		212		184
		2,677		2,151

Complera / Eviplera – U.S.		14		17
Complera / Eviplera – Europe		22		24
Complera / Eviplera – Other International		3		4
		39		44

Descovy – U.S.		395		311
Descovy – Europe		25		32
Descovy – Other International		29		31
		449		374

Genvoya – U.S.		417		457
Genvoya – Europe		55		77
Genvoya – Other International		29		48
		501		582

Odefsey – U.S.		230		232
Odefsey – Europe		76		96
Odefsey – Other International		11		11
		317		339

Stribild – U.S.		20		22
Stribild – Europe		6		8
Stribild – Other International		2		3
		28		32

Truvada – U.S.		23		28
Truvada – Europe		3		4
Truvada – Other International		5		6
		32		38

Revenue share – Symtuza ⁽¹⁾ – U.S.		98		86
Revenue share – Symtuza ⁽¹⁾ – Europe		36		44
Revenue share – Symtuza ⁽¹⁾ – Other International		4		3
		138		132

Other HIV ⁽²⁾ – U.S.		4		5
Other HIV ⁽²⁾ – Europe		1		4
Other HIV ⁽²⁾ – Other International		3		5
		9		14

Total HIV – U.S.		3,364		2,862
Total HIV – Europe		528		550
Total HIV – Other International		298		295
		4,190		3,707

Gilead Sciences, INC.
PRODUCT SALES SUMMARY - (Continued)
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2023	2022
Oncology
*Cell Therapy*
Tecartus – U.S.	59	47
Tecartus – Europe	27	15
Tecartus – Other International	3	1
	89	63

Yescarta – U.S.	210	125
Yescarta – Europe	121	77
Yescarta – Other International	28	9
	359	211

Total Cell Therapy – U.S.	269	172
Total Cell Therapy – Europe	148	92
Total Cell Therapy – Other International	31	10
	448	274

*Trodelvy*
Trodelvy – U.S.	162	119
Trodelvy– Europe	54	25
Trodelvy – Other International	6	2
	222	146

Total Oncology – U.S.	431	292
Total Oncology – Europe	202	117
Total Oncology – Other International	37	11
	670	420
Liver Disease
*HCV*
Ledipasvir / Sofosbuvir ⁽³⁾ – U.S.	3	13
Ledipasvir / Sofosbuvir ⁽³⁾ – Europe	7	4
Ledipasvir / Sofosbuvir ⁽³⁾ – Other International	5	18
	15	35

Sofosbuvir / Velpatasvir ⁽⁴⁾ – U.S.	204	162
Sofosbuvir / Velpatasvir ⁽⁴⁾ – Europe	90	83
Sofosbuvir / Velpatasvir ⁽⁴⁾ – Other International	90	85
	385	330

Other HCV ⁽⁵⁾ – U.S.	24	24
Other HCV ⁽⁵⁾ – Europe	18	8
Other HCV ⁽⁵⁾ – Other International	4	2
	45	34

Total HCV – U.S.	232	199
Total HCV – Europe	114	95
Total HCV – Other International	99	105
	445	399

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⁽¹⁾		Represents Gilead's revenue from cobicistat ("C"), FTC and TAF in Symtuza (darunavir/C/FTC/TAF), a fixed dose combination product commercialized by Janssen Sciences Ireland Unlimited Company.
⁽²⁾		Includes Atripla, Emtriva, Sunlenca and Tybost.
⁽³⁾		Amounts consist of sales of Harvoni and the authorized generic version of Harvoni sold by Gilead's separate subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC.
⁽⁴⁾		Amounts consist of sales of Epclusa and the authorized generic version of Epclusa sold by Gilead's separate subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC.
⁽⁵⁾		Includes Vosevi and Sovaldi.
⁽⁶⁾		Includes Hepcludex and Hepsera.
⁽⁷⁾		Includes Cayston, Jyseleca, Ranexa and Zydelig.