BRISBANE, Calif., March 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of advanced CAR-T cell therapy product candidates to treat cancer, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 925,927 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof), series A warrants to purchase up to 925,927 shares of common stock and short-term series B warrants to purchase up to 925,927 shares of common stock, at a combined purchase price of $2.16 per share of common stock (or $2.159 per pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and accompanying warrants in a private placement.