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8-K ·Filed Jul 17, 2026

LSTA

LISATA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizondays Processed3mo ago SEC0001140361-26-028763
8-K Item 1.01 + 5.02 (likely routine officer/director compensation agreement)
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The short extension suggests the deal is on track but requires a few more days to close. Monitor for a closing announcement or a further extension by July 21. A failure to close by the new date would be a bearish signal.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
LSTA ▼ -70.79% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call -70.79% · α vs SPY -75.48% · entry $3.60 → $1.05
Entry = T+0 close
Jul 17, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-1.95%
call -1.95% · α -1.79%
$3.53
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
-41.03%
call -41.03% · α -40.34%
$2.12
settled 3mo ago
T+20d
-69.68%
call -69.68% · α -74.13%
$1.09
settled 3mo ago
T+60d
-70.79%
call -70.79% · α -75.48%
$1.05
settled 16d ago

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Executive Summary

Lisata Therapeutics (LSTA) and Kuva Labs extended the Outside Date of their existing Merger Agreement from July 17, 2026 to July 21, 2026 via a simple amendment. This is a procedural four-day extension of the deal deadline, indicating the parties are still working to close but have not yet satisfied all conditions. The filing contains no new financial terms, no change in consideration, and no indication of deal risk beyond the need for more time.

Key Financial Metrics

Deal Type
merger

Key Facts

  • Lisata, Kuva Labs, and Kuva Acquisition Corp. entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement dated March 6, 2026.
  • The Outside Date was extended from July 17, 2026 to July 21, 2026.
  • No changes were made to the financial terms, conditions, or structure of the merger.
  • The amendment was signed on July 16, 2026, one day before the original Outside Date.

Financial Impact

No financial impact; the deal value and terms remain unchanged.

Risk Factors

  • Deal fails to close by the extended July 21 Outside Date.
  • Unforeseen regulatory or shareholder hurdles emerge in the final days.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Analyst Consensus
78% bullish (9 analysts)

Investment Themes

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 5 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
8-K Filing (Primary)0001140361-26-028763
Document: ef20078177_exhibit2-1.htm0001140361-26-028763
Document: 0001140361-26-028763-index-headers.html0001140361-26-028763
Document: 0001140361-26-028763-index.html0001140361-26-028763
Document: 0001140361-26-028763.txt0001140361-26-028763
13 reports for LSTA
Performance horizon
50% Hit rate @ T+60 3 of 6 directional calls Went positive at some point 5 of 10 best @ T+60▲ +54.62%Jun 9, 2026
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Reports for LSTA — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 19, 2026
8d ago
DEF 14A
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$1.00awaiting T+60—$1.02 (−2.00%)
Oct 14, 2026
13d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$1.07awaiting T+60—$1.02 (−4.67%)
Sep 17, 2026
5w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$1.74awaiting T+60—$1.02 (−41.38%)
Sep 17, 2026
5w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$1.74awaiting T+60—$1.02 (−41.38%)
Aug 4, 2026
12w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$1.14awaiting T+60—$1.02 (+10.53%)
Jul 24, 2026
13w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$1.67 $1.00▲ +40.12%▲ +43.41%$1.02 (+38.92%)
Jul 17, 2026
14w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$3.60 $1.05▼ −70.79%▼ −75.48%$1.02 (−71.63%)
Jun 10, 2026
19w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$3.61 $1.64▼ −54.57%▼ −61.15%$1.02 (−71.75%)
Jun 9, 2026
20w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$3.46 $1.57▲ +54.62%▲ +58.44%$1.02 (+70.52%)
Jun 1, 2026
21w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$3.58 $1.74▲ +51.40%▲ +52.63%$1.02 (+71.51%)
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Report published Jul 17, 2026