Business Description

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Description of Business Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Tarsus” or the “Company”) is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics, starting with eye care. The Company launched XDEMVY ® (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) 0.25%, formerly known as TP-03, for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis, in August 2023, after receiving United States (“U.S.”) Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval in July 2023. Follow-On Public Offerings In August 2023, the Company completed a follow-on public offering under its shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “2021 Shelf Registration Statement”) of 5,714,285 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $17.50 per share. In September 2023, the underwriters partially exercised the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares resulting in the Company’s issuance of an additional 355,164 shares of common stock at the public offering price of $17.50 per share. The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company were $99.3 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering-related expenses. In November 2023, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 21, 2023, (the “2023 Shelf Registration Statement”), which replaced the 2021 Shelf Registration Statement and permits the Company to offer up to $300.0 million of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants in one or more offerings and in any combination, including in units from time to time. In February 2024, the Company filed an automatic shelf registration on Form S-3 ASR (the “2024 Shelf Registration Statement”). In March 2024, the Company completed an underwritten follow-on public offering under the 2024 Shelf Registration Statement of 2,812,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and, in lieu of common stock to a certain investor, pre-funded warrants to purchase 312,500 shares of its common stock (the “March 2024 Public Offering”). The price to the public was $32.00 per share and $31.9999 per pre-funded warrant, which was the price to the public of each share of common stock sold in the March 2024 Public Offering, minus the $0.0001 exercise price per pre-funded warrant. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable, subject to certain beneficial ownership restrictions, at any time after their original issuance and will not expire; as of December 31, 2025, 312,500 of pre-funded warrants are exercisable. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 468,750 additional shares of its common stock at the public offering price of $32.00 per share, which the underwriters exercised in full and was completed in March 2024. The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company were $107.7 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other estimated offering-related expenses. In March 2025, the Company completed an underwritten follow-on public offering under the 2024 Shelf Registration Statement, pursuant to which the Company sold 2,808,988 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $44.50 per share (the “March 2025 Public Offering”). The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 421,348 additional shares of its common stock at the public offering price of $44.50 per share, which the underwriters exercised in full in March 2025. The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company were $134.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other estimated offering-related expenses. Open Market Sales Agreement As part of the 2023 Shelf Registration Statement, the Company concurrently filed a sales agreement prospectus covering the sale of up to $100.0 million of common stock pursuant to an Open Market Sale Agreement (the “2023 ATM Prospectus”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”), which replaced the November 1, 2021 Open Market Sale Agreement TM . Under the terms of the 2023 ATM Prospectus, Jefferies will act as the Company’s sales agent and is entitled to compensation for its services equal to 3% of the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no sales of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the 2023 ATM Prospectus.…