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title: "Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX.US) — Company Overview"
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# Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX.US) — Company Overview

## Basic Information

| Item | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Industry | Biotechnology |
| Exchange | US Market |
| Address | 9920 Pacific Heights Boulevard, Suite 350, San Diego, California, United States |
| Website | [www.vikingtherapeutics.com](https://www.vikingtherapeutics.com) |

## Company Profile

Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. Its lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. The company develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients recovering from non-elective hip fracture surgery; VK0612, which is in Phase II clinical trials for metabolic disorders and anemia; VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1, which is in Phase 1 SAD/MAD clinical trial, and VK0214, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the TRß for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

## Key Executives

| Name | Title |
|------|-------|
| Brian Lian | President, CEO & Director |
| Lawson MacArtney | Independent Chairman |
| Gregory S. Zante | Chief Financial Officer |
| Marianne Mancini | Chief Operating Officer |
| Michael Morneau | Vice President of Finance & Administration |
| Kenneth J. Herman | Senior Vice President of Commercial, Marketing & Sales |
| J. Matthew Singleton | Independent Director |
| Charles A. Rowland | Independent Director |
| Sarah Kathryn Rouan | Independent Director |

## Major Shareholders

| Name | Ratio | Report Date |
|------|-------|-------------|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 8.64% | 2025-12-31 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 5.72% | 2025-12-31 |
| FMR LLC | 5.64% | 2025-12-31 |
| State Street Global Advisors, Inc. | 3.85% | 2025-12-31 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.47% | 2025-12-31 |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 2.11% | 2025-12-31 |
| Brian Lian | 1.85% | 2026-01-05 |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 1.84% | 2025-12-31 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.73% | 2025-12-31 |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 1.50% | 2025-12-31 |


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