EXHIBIT 10.5
NextCure, Inc.
Exhibit 10.5
Final Form
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
July 14, 2026
NextCure, Inc.
9000 Virginia Manor Road, Suite 200
Beltsville, MD 20705
Attention: [•]
Email: [•]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned signatory of this lock-up agreement (this “Lock-Up Agreement”) understands that NextCure, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of July 14, 2026 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) with Neptune Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, Neptune Second Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and Avere Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.
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