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Kintara Therapeutics Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 14, 2024.

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Dec 31, 2023 · Filed Feb 14, 2024

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Item 1. Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the six months ended December 31, 2023

(expressed in US dollars unless otherwise noted)

Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except par value amounts)

December 31,2023 · June 30,2023
Note · $ · $
(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents6581,535
Subscriptions receivable7103—
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other receivables311660
Clinical trial deposit31141,075
Total current assets1,1863,270
Property and equipment, net5699709
Total assets1,8853,979
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities1,7222,784
Related party payables6148298
Total current liabilities1,8703,082
Milestone payment liability9179166
Total liabilities2,0493,248
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock
Authorized
5,000 shares, $0.001 par value
Issued and outstanding
279 Series A shares at December 31, 2023 (June 30, 2023 – 279)7279279
14 Series C shares at December 31, 2023 (June 30, 2023 – 14)79,97310,366
Common stock
Authorized
75,000 shares at December 31, 2023 (June 30, 2023 - 75,000), $0.001 par value
Issued and outstanding
10,167 issued at December 31, 2023 (June 30, 2023 – 1,692)7102
Additional paid-in capital7145,090141,438
Accumulated deficit(155,537)(151,375)
Accumulated other comprehensive income2121
Total stockholders’ equity(164)731
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity1,8853,979
Nature of operations, corporate history, going concern and management plans (note 1)
Subsequent events (note 10)

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Three months endedDecember 31, · Six months endedDecember 31,
Note · 2023 · 2022 · 2023 · 2022
Expenses
Research and development$111$2,059$1,970$5,230
General and administrative9081,4402,0112,915
(1,019)(3,499)(3,981)(8,145)
Other income (loss)
Foreign exchange(6)0(8)11
Interest, net245484
(4)45(4)95
Net loss for the period(1,023)(3,454)(3,985)(8,050)
Computation of basic loss per share
Net loss for the period(1,023)(3,454)(3,985)(8,050)
Series A Preferred cash dividend7(2)(2)(4)(4)
Series C Preferred stock dividend7——(173)(362)
Net loss for the period attributable to common stockholders$(1,025)$(3,456)$(4,162)$(8,416)
Basic and fully diluted loss per share$(0.24)$(2.10)$(1.37)$(5.42)
Basic and fully diluted weighted average number of shares4,3371,6433,0271,554

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency)

For the six months ended December 31, 2023

NumberofsharesCommonstock$Additionalpaid-incapital$Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincome$Preferredstock$Accumulateddeficit$Total stockholders'equity (deficiency)$
Balance - June 30, 20231,6922141,4382110,645(151,375)731
Issuance of shares on vesting of restricted stock units4——————
Conversion of Series C Preferred stock to common stock1—37—(37)——
Stock option expense——160———160
Restricted stock unit expense——47———47
Series A Preferred cash dividend—————(2)(2)
Series C Preferred stock dividend49—173——(173)—
Loss for the period—————(2,962)(2,962)
Balance - September 30, 20231,7462141,8552110,608(154,512)(2,026)
Issuance of shares pursuant to equity line - net of issue costs400—105———105
Issuance of shares pursuant to ATM - net of issue costs8,01382,571———2,579
Conversion of Series C Preferred stock to common stock8—356—(356)——
Stock option expense——165———165
Restricted stock unit expense——38———38
Series A Preferred cash dividend—————(2)(2)
Loss for the period—————(1,023)(1,023)
Balance - December 31, 202310,16710145,0902110,252(155,537)(164)

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

For the six months ended December 31, 2022

NumberofsharesCommonstock$Additionalpaid-incapital$Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincome$Preferredstock$Accumulateddeficit$Total stockholders'equity$
Balance - June 30, 20221,31166135,5102112,554(136,356)11,795
Issuance of shares - net of issue costs262131,890———1,903
Stock option expense——518———518
Series A Preferred cash dividend—————(2)(2)
Series C Preferred stock dividend432360——(362)—
Loss for the period—————(4,596)(4,596)
Balance - September 30, 20221,61681138,2782112,554(141,316)9,618
Conversion of Series C Preferred stock to common stock42—1,778—(1,778)——
Additional shares issued on reverse stock split15——————
Stock option expense——436———436
Series A Preferred cash dividend—————(2)(2)
Loss for the period—————(3,454)(3,454)
Balance - December 31, 20221,67381140,4922110,776(144,772)6,598

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

Six months endedDecember 31,
2023 · 2022
Note · $ · $
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the period(3,985)(8,050)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Amortization of clinical trial deposit3—1,075
Depreciation of property and equipment53030
Change in fair value of milestone liability13(83)
Stock option expense7325954
Restricted stock unit expense785—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other receivables349(48)
Clinical trial deposit961(1,700)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(1,062)(535)
Related party payables(150)(173)
Net cash used in operating activities(3,434)(8,530)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of equipment5(20)(232)
Net cash used in investing activities(20)(232)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares - equity line71051,860
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares - ATM72,476—
Series A Preferred cash dividend6(4)(4)
Net cash provided by financing activities2,5771,856
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents(877)(6,906)
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period1,53511,780
Cash and cash equivalents – end of period6584,874
Supplementary information (note 8)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

December 31, 2023

(expressed in US dollars and in thousands, except par value and per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

1 Nature of operations, corporate history, and going concern and management plans

Nature of operations

Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) is a clinical-stage drug development company with a focus on the development of novel cancer therapies for patients with unmet medical needs. The Company is developing one late-stage therapeutic - REM-001 for cutaneous metastatic breast cancer (“CMBC”). In order to accelerate the Company’s development timelines, it leverages existing preclinical and clinical data from a wide range of sources. The Company may seek marketing partnerships in order to potentially offset clinical costs and to generate future royalty revenue from approved indications of its current and future product candidates.

Corporate history

The Company is a Nevada corporation formed on June 24, 2009, under the name Berry Only, Inc. On January 25, 2013, the Company entered into and closed an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), with Del Mar Pharmaceuticals (BC) Ltd. (“Del Mar (BC)”), 0959454 B.C. Ltd. (“Callco”), and 0959456 B.C. Ltd. (“Exchangeco”) and the security holders of Del Mar (BC). Upon completion of the Exchange Agreement, Del Mar (BC) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Reverse Acquisition”).

On August 19, 2020, the Company completed its merger with Adgero Biopharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Adgero”) in which Adgero continued its existence under Delaware law and became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Following the completion of the merger, the Company changed its name from DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. and began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “KTRA”.

Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. is the parent company of Del Mar (BC), a British Columbia, Canada corporation and Adgero which are clinical-stage companies with a focus on the development of drugs for the treatment of cancer. The Company is also the parent company to Callco and Exchangeco which are British Columbia, Canada corporations. Callco and Exchangeco were formed to facilitate the Reverse Acquisition. In connection with the Adgero merger, the Company also became the parent company of Adgero Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Adgero Bio”), formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adgero.

References to the Company refer to the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Going concern and management plans

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue its operations for the foreseeable future and contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business.

For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company reported a loss of $3,985 and a negative cash flow from operations of $3,434. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $155,537 and had cash and cash equivalents of $658 as of December 31, 2023. The Company is in the clinical stage and has not generated any revenues to date. The Company does not have the prospect of achieving revenues until such time that its product candidate is commercialized, or partnered, which may not ever occur. On August 2, 2022, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement under which the Company has issued 662 shares of common stock for $2,008 in net proceeds as of December 31, 2023. In addition, on June 28, 2023, the Company announced that it had been awarded approximately $2.0 million in grant funding to be received over a two-year period for its REM-001 project. During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued an additional 8,013 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $2,579 from its at-the-market (“ATM”) facility, and announced that it is suspending the development of VAL-083. Even with the proceeds from the grant funding, the stock purchase financing, and the ATM sales, the Company will require additional funding to maintain its clinical trials, research and development projects, and for general operations. These circumstances indicate substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern withinone year from the date of filing of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Consequently, management is pursuing various financing alternatives to fund the Company’s operations so it can continue as a going concern. Management plans to continue to pursue opportunities to secure the necessary financing through the issue of new equity, including its ATM facility, debt, and/or entering into strategic partnership arrangements. However, the Company’s ability to raise additional capital could be affected by various risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, global unrest. The Company may not be able to raise sufficient additional capital and may need to tailor its drug candidate development programs based on the amount of funding the Company is able to raise in the future. Nevertheless, there is no assurance that these initiatives will be successful.

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not give effect to any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Such adjustments could be material.

2 Significant accounting policies

Reverse stock split

On November 10, 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Change to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, in order to effectuate a 1:50 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of its issued and outstanding common stock as well as its authorized shares of common stock. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every 50 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were converted into one share of common stock with a proportionate reduction in the Company's authorized shares of common stock. Any fractional shares of common stock resulting from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole post-Reverse Stock Split share. The Reverse Stock Split did not change the par value of the Company's common stock. All outstanding securities entitling their holders to acquire shares of common stock were adjusted as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. All common share and per share data are retrospectively restated to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented herein.

Basis of presentation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are presented in United States dollars. The functional currency of the Company and each of its subsidiaries is the United States dollar.

The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Adgero, Adgero Bio, Del Mar (BC), Callco, and Exchangeco. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are set out below and have been consistently applied to all periods presented.

Unaudited interim financial data

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and the notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the June 30, 2023, audited consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 18, 2023. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation. The results for six months ended December 31, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or for any other future annual or interim period.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses, contingent assets, and contingent liabilities as at the end of, or during, the reporting period. Actual results could significantly differ from those estimates. Significant areas requiring management to make estimates include the valuation of equity instruments issued for services, milestone payment liability, and clinical trial accruals. Further details of the nature of these assumptions and conditions may be found in the relevant notes to these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Loss per share

Income or loss per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. For the six-month periods ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, diluted loss per share does not differ from basic loss per share since the effect of the Company’s warrants, stock options, restricted stock units, and convertible preferred shares is anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2023, potential common shares of 700 (2022 –714) related to outstanding common share warrants,42 (2022 –42)related to outstanding

Series C preferred stock warrants,237 (2022 –241) related to stock options,66 (2022 -nil) related to restricted stock units, and 235 (2022 –244) relating to outstanding Series C convertible preferred shares were excluded from the calculation of net loss per common share.

Government assistance

Government grants, including grants from similar bodies, are recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the Company has met the requirements of the approved grant program and there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received. Grants that compensate the Company for expenses incurred are recognized in income or loss in reduction thereof in the same period in which the expenses are recognized. The Company uses a net presentation basis whereby the grant offsets the research and development expenses as it is being recovered under the grant program.

Recently issued accounting standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

3 Clinical trial deposit

In October 2020, the Company announced that it had entered into a final agreement with a contract research organization (“CRO”) for the management of the Company’s registrational study of VAL-083 for glioblastoma. Under the agreement, the Company supplied the drug for the study and the CRO managed all operational aspects of the study including site activation and patient enrollment. The Company was required to make certain payments under the agreement related to patient enrollment milestones. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company has recognized a recovery of $512 (2022 - $1,075 expense) and an expense of$563 (2022 - $1,075), respectively, for this study in relation to clinical site initiation and patient enrollment.

On October 31, 2023, the Company announced that preliminary topline results from this registrational study for VAL-083 did not perform better than the current standards of care in glioblastoma. As a result, the Company announced that it has terminated the development of VAL-083. In the six months ended December 31, 2023, the remaining deposit of $1,075 was offset against amounts owing to the CRO and the agreement with the CRO was terminated with an additional final cost of $1,000, of which $600 was paid at December 31, 2023, and $400 was paid subsequent to December 31, 2023.

In the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company paid $114 as a deposit with a CRO for the management of the Company’s 15-patient study of REM-001 for cutaneous metastatic breast cancer (“CMBC”).

4 Clinical trials grant

Effective July 1, 2023, the Company was awarded a $2,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health ("NIH") to support the clinical development of REM-001 for the treatment of cutaneous metastatic breast cancer. The grant will be received intwo tranches: approximately $1,250 for the period July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and approximately $750 for the period July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. As a result of receiving the grant, the REM-001, 15-patient clinical trial will be re-started. The grant is expended to the Company as a reimbursement of expenditures incurred. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company received $197 (2022 -nil) and $210 (2022 -nil), respectively, for grants received against research and development expenditures in the period.

The grant is subject to various performance conditions and funding risk where the financial conditions of the NIH may change from time to time. The Company recognizes the grant only to the extent there is reasonable assurance the grant will be funded to the Company.

5 Property and equipment, net

$(thousands)
Balance, June 30, 2023709
Additions20
Depreciation(30)
Balance, December 31, 2023699

At December 31, 2023, the total capitalized cost of property and equipment was $879 (June 30, 2023 - $859), of which $699 is not in use. The Company has recognized $30 in depreciation expense, respectively, for each of the six months ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, on equipment in use.

6 Related party transactions

Valent Technologies, LLC Agreements

On November 20, 2023, Dr. Brown was terminated from his position as the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer as a result of cost-cutting measures adopted by the Company; he remains a consultant to the Company. Dr. Brown is a principal of Valent Technologies, LLC (“Valent”) and as a result Valent is a related party to the Company.

On September 12, 2010, the Company entered into a Patent Assignment Agreement (the “Valent Assignment Agreement”) with Valent pursuant to which Valent transferred to the Company all its right, title and interest in, and to, the patents for VAL-083 owned by Valent. The Company now owns all rights and title to VAL-083 and is responsible for further development and commercialization. In accordance with the terms of the Valent Assignment Agreement, Valent is entitled to receive a future royalty on all revenues derived from the development and commercialization of VAL-083. In the event that the Company terminates the agreement, the Company may be entitled to receive royalties from Valent’s subsequent development of VAL-083 depending on the development milestones the Company has achieved prior to the termination of the Valent Assignment Agreement.

On September 30, 2014, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “Valent Exchange Agreement”) with Valent and Del Mar (BC). Pursuant to the Valent Exchange Agreement, Valent exchanged its loan payable in the outstanding amount of $279 (including aggregate accrued interest to September 30, 2014, of $29), issued to Valent by Del Mar (BC), for 279 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1.00 per share (the “Series A Stated Value”) and is not convertible into common stock. The holder of the Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to dividends at the rate of 3% of the Series A Stated Value per year, payable quarterly in arrears. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $2 (2022 - $2) and $4 (2022 - $4), respectively, related to the dividends paid to Valent. The dividends have been recorded as a direct increase in accumulated deficit.

Related party payables

As of December 31, 2023, there is an aggregate amount of $148 (June 30, 2023 - $298) payable to the Company’s officers and directors for fees, expenses, and accrued bonuses and other liabilities.

7 Stockholders’ equity

Preferred stock

Series C Preferred Stock

Series C Preferred Stock
Numberof shares$(in thousands)
Balance – June 30, 202314,20810,366
Conversion of Series C Preferred stock to common stock(540)(393)
Balance – December 31, 202313,6689,973

In August 2020, the Company issued 25,028 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) in three separate closings of a private placement (Series C-1, C-2, and C-3). Each share of Series C Preferred Stock was issued at a purchase price of $1,000 per share and is convertible into shares of common stock based on the respective conversion prices which were determined at the closing of each round of the private placement. The conversion prices for the Series C-1 Preferred Stock, Series C-2 Preferred Stock, and the Series C-3 Preferred Stock are $58.00, $60.70, and $57.50, respectively. Subject to ownership limitations, the owners of the Series C-1 Preferred Stock, the Series C-2 Preferred Stock, and the Series C-3 Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends, payable in shares of common stock at a rate of 10%,15%,20% and 25%, respectively, of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, on the 12th, 24th, 36th and 48th month, anniversary of the initial closing of the private placement. The Company paid the 12th, 24th, and 36th month anniversary dividends of 10%,15%, and 20% common stock dividends on August 19, 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively.

The Series C Preferred Stock dividends do not require declaration by the board of directors and are accrued annually as of the date the dividend is earned in an amount equal to the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the dates the respective dividends are paid. The fair value of the Series C Preferred Stock dividend paid on August 19, 2023, was determined by multiplying the dividends paid of 49 shares of common stock by the Company’s closing share price on August 18, 2023, of $3.53 per share for a total fair value of $173. Any outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock will automatically convert to shares of common stock on August 19, 2024. In addition, as part of the Series C Preferred financing, the Company issued warrants to the placement agent (“Series C Agent Warrants”).

The Series C Preferred Stock shall with respect to distributions of assets and rights upon the occurrence of a liquidation, rank (i) senior to the Company’s common stock and (ii) senior to any other class or series of capital stock of the Company hereafter created which does not expressly rank pari passu with, or senior to, the Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock is pari passu in liquidation to the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock. The liquidation value of the Series C Preferred Stock at December 31, 2023, is the stated value of $9,973 (June 30, 2023 - $10,366).

The Company’s Series C Preferred Stock outstanding, conversion shares, and aggregate dividends as of December 31, 2023, are as follows:

Series · Number · Conversionprice $ · Number ofconversionshares(inthousands) · Dividend Shares (in thousands)
Series 110,92558.00188151
Series 289860.701510
Series 31,84557.503224
13,668235185
Series C DividendsDividend Shares(in thousands)
10% - August 19, 2021 (actual)34
15% - August 19, 2022 (actual)43
20% - August 19, 2023 (actual)49
25% - August 19, 2024 (estimated)59

Series A Preferred Stock

Effective September 30, 2014, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of Nevada. Pursuant to the Series A Certificate of Designation, the Company designated 279 shares of preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock have a stated value of $1.00 per share (the “Series A Stated Value”) and are not convertible into common stock. The holder of the Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to dividends at the rate of 3% of the Series A Stated Value per year, payable quarterly in arrears. Upon any liquidation of the Company, the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid, out of any assets of the Company available for distribution to stockholders, the Series A Stated Value of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, prior to any payments being made with respect to the common stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is held by Valent (note 6).

The Series A Preferred Stock shall with respect to distributions of assets and rights upon the occurrence of a liquidation, rank (i) senior to the Company’s common stock, and (ii) senior to any other class or series of capital stock of the Company hereafter created which does not expressly rank pari passu with, or senior to, the Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is pari passu in liquidation to the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock. The liquidation value of the Series A Preferred stock at December 31, 2023, is its stated value of$279 (June 30, 2023 - $279).

There wasno change to the Series A Preferred stock for the six months ended December 31, 2023, or 2022.

Common stock

Common stock issuances during the six months ended December 31, 2023

On September 19, 2023, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement, (the “Sales Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (the “Agent”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent, as sales agent and/or principal, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $2.85 million (the “ATM Facility”), subsequently increased to $10.9 million on December 18, 2023. From October 31, 2023, until December 31, 2023, the Company raised $2,579 innet proceeds, after deducting share issuance costs of $97, from the sale of 8,013 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $0.33 per share under the ATM Facility. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has collected net proceeds of $2.5 million for the issuance of 7,430 shares of common stock and the remaining $103 million of net proceeds for the issuance of 581 shares of common stock are recorded as subscriptions receivable.

During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold 400 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $0.23 per share for total net proceeds of approximately $105 under the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park.

During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 4 shares of common stock on vesting of restricted stock units during the period.

Common stock issuances during the six months ended December 31, 2022

On August 2, 2022, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement, dated as of August 2, 2022, (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), pursuant to which Lincoln Park committed to purchase up to a maximum of $20,000 of shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Purchase Shares”). Concurrently with entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which it agreed to take certain actions relating to the registration of the offer and sale of the Purchase Shares available for issuance under the Purchase Agreement. Upon execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 33 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park as a commitment fee in connection with entering into the Purchase Agreement.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to present Lincoln Park with a purchase notice directing Lincoln Park to purchase up to 10 Purchase Shares provided that the closing sale price of the common stock on the purchase date is not below a threshold price set forth in the Purchase Agreement (a “Regular Purchase”). The Company and Lincoln Park may mutually agree to increase the Regular Purchase amount with respect to any Regular Purchase under the Purchase Agreement, provided that Lincoln Park’s maximum committed purchase obligation under any single Regular Purchase shall not exceed $2,000. The purchase price per share for each Regular Purchase is based on prevailing market prices of the common stock immediately preceding the time of sale as computed in accordance with the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement. There are no upper limits on the price per share that Lincoln Park must pay for the Purchase Shares under the Purchase Agreement.

If the Company directs Lincoln Park to purchase the maximum number of shares of common stock that the Company may sell in a Regular Purchase, then in addition to such Regular Purchase, and subject to certain conditions and limitations in the Purchase Agreement, the Company may direct Lincoln Park to purchase additional shares of common stock in an “accelerated purchase” (each, an “Accelerated Purchase”) and an “additional accelerated purchase” (each, an “Additional Accelerated Purchase”) (including multiple Additional Accelerated Purchases on the same trading day) as provided in the Purchase Agreement. The purchase price per share for each Accelerated Purchase and Additional Accelerated Purchase will be based on market prices of the common stock on the applicable purchase date for such Accelerated Purchases and such Additional Accelerated Purchases.

During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company received stockholder approval to issue 20% or more of its outstanding shares as of the date the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park. The Purchase Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time, at its sole discretion, without any cost or penalty, by giving one business day notice to Lincoln Park to terminate the Purchase Agreement.

During the six months ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold 229 shares of common stock for total net proceeds of approximately $1,903 under this Purchase Agreement.

2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan

As subsequently approved by the Company’s stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders, on April 11, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved the adoption of the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), as amended. The board of directors also approved a form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement to be used in connection with grants of performance stock units (“PSUs”) as well as a Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") award under the 2017 Plan. As approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 21, 2022, the number of common shares available under the 2017 Plan as of December 31, 2023, is 440 shares, less the number of shares of common stock issued under the Del Mar (BC) 2013 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the “Legacy Plan”), or that are subject to grants of stock options made, or that may be made, under the Legacy Plan, or that have been previously exercised.

The following table sets forth the aggregate information on all equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2023:

Plan (in thousands, except per share amounts)Number of shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options and rights(a)Weighted-average exercise price of stock options and rights$Number of shares of common stock remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))(2)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders - 2017 Plan(1)23621.16129
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders - Del Mar (BC) 2013 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan12,175.08—
Totals23732.92129

(1) The Del Mar (BC) 2013 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan refers to the Company’s previous equity compensation plan.

(2) The balance of 91 shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2017 Plan as of December 31, 2023, is net of stock options previously exercised.

The maximum number of shares of Company common stock with respect to which any one participant may be granted awards during any calendar year is 8% of the Company’s fully diluted shares of common stock on the date of grant (excluding the number of shares of common stock issued under the 2017 Plan and/or the Legacy Plan or subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2017 Plan and/or the Legacy Plan). No award will be granted under the 2017 Plan on, or after, July 7, 2027.

Stock options

During the six months ended December 31, 2023, a total of 89 stock options to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.655 per share were granted to directors and officers of the Company. The 26 options granted to non-employee directors vest pro rata monthly over 12 months commencing on December 31, 2023. The remaining 63 options granted to executive officers, employees and consultants vest as to 25% on the first anniversary of grant with the remaining portion vesting pro rata monthly thereafter over 36 months. All of the options to purchase shares of common stock granted have a 10-year term and are subject to cancellation upon the grantees’ termination of service for the Company, with certain exceptions.

The following table sets forth changes in stock options outstanding under all plans:

Number ofstock optionsoutstanding(in thousands)Weightedaverageexerciseprice
Balance – June 30, 202319851.71
Granted894.66
Expired(19)140.20
Forfeited(31)8.26
Balance – December 31, 202323732.92

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding and exercisable under all plans at December 31, 2023:

Exercise price$NumberOutstanding atDecember 31, 2023(in thousands)Weightedaverage remainingcontractual life(years)Numberexercisable atDecember 31, 2023(in thousands)
4.66799.678
6.0499.14—
8.79397.6316
12.75 to 16.2568.786
30.50 to 48.00807.1447
62.00 to 68.50146.8114
85.0095.439
304.95 to 2,660.0012.331
237101

Stock options granted during the six months ended December 31, 2023, have been valued using a Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions:

Dividend rate—%
Estimated volatility91.40%
Risk-free interest rate4.24%
Expected term – years6.08

The estimated volatility of the Company’s common stock at the date of issuance of the stock options is based on the historical volatility of the Company. The risk-free interest rate is based on rates published by the government for bonds with a maturity similar to the expected remaining term of the stock options at the valuation date. The expected term of the stock options has been estimated using the plain vanilla method.

The Company has recognized the following amounts as stock option expense for the periods noted (in thousands):

Three months endedDecember 31, · Six months endedDecember 31,
2023$2022$2023$2022$
Research and development2413493274
General and administrative141302232680
165436325954

All of the stock option expense for the periods ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, has been recognized as additional paid in capital. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding as well as stock options exercisable wasnil as of December 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, there was $603 in unrecognized compensation expense that will be recognized over the next 2.36 years.

The following table sets forth changes in unvested stock options under all plans:

Number ofOptions(in thousands)Weightedaverageexerciseprice$
Unvested at June 30, 202311824.12
Granted894.66
Vested(40)19.68
Forfeited(31)8.26
Unvested at December 31, 202313616.33

The aggregate intrinsic value of unvested stock options at December 31, 2023, was nil (2022 -nil). The unvested stock options have a remaining weighted average contractual term of 9.00 years (2022 –9.18).

Restricted stock units

During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized a total of $85 (2022 -nil) in compensation expense related to RSUs.

Number ofRSU(in thousands)
Balance – June 30, 202378
Issuance of restricted stock units—
Vesting of restricted stock units(4)
Forfeiture of restricted stock units(8)
Balance – December 31, 202366

Common stock warrants

The following table sets forth changes in outstanding common stock warrants:

Number ofWarrants(in thousands)Weightedaverageexerciseprice$
Balance – June 30, 202371343.55
Expiry of warrants issued for services(13)89.80
Balance – December 31, 202370043.12

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding common stock warrants as of December 31, 2023:

Description of warrantsNumber(in thousands)Exerciseprice $Expiry date
2022 April Investor warrants32520.50April 14, 2027
2022 Investor warrants24062.50March 28, 2025
2020 Investor warrants6550.00August 16, 2024
2019 Investor warrants15155.00June 5, 2024
NBTS Warrants354.50June 19, 2025
Warrants issued for services732.00 to 137.50January 7, 2024 to February 25, 2024
2022 April Agent warrants3233.12October 14, 2026
2022 Agent warrants1278.12March 28, 2025
2019 Agent warrants1193.75June 3, 2024

Series C Preferred Stock warrants

In connection with the Series C Preferred Stock private placement, the Company issued 2,504 Series C Agent Warrants. The Series C Agent Warrants have an exercise price of $1,000 per share, provide for a cashless exercise feature, and are exercisable for a period of four years from August 19, 2020. The Series C Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Series C Agent Warrants is convertible into shares of common stock in the same manner as each respective underlying series of outstanding Series C Preferred Stock and will be entitled to the same dividend rights as each respective series.

The following table sets forth changes in outstanding Series C Agent Warrants:

Balance June 30, 2023Number ofWarrants IssuedNumber ofWarrants ExercisedBalance, December 31, 2023Conversionprice$
Preferred Series C-1 Agent Warrants1,929——1,92958.00
Preferred Series C-2 Agent Warrants219——21960.70
Preferred Series C-3 Agent Warrants296——29657.50
2,444——2,444

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding Series C Agent Warrants as of December 31, 2023:

Series C Agent Warrants · Number · Conversionprice $ · Number ofconversionshares(inthousands) · Cumulativecommonstockdividends(inthousands)
Series 11,92958.003323
Series 221960.7043
Series 329657.5054
2,4444230

8 Supplementary statement of cash flows information

The Company incurred the following non-cash investing and financing transactions (in thousands):

Six months endedDecember 31,
2023$2022$
Series C Preferred Stock common stock dividend (note 7)173362
Non-cash issue costs (note 7)—289
Subscriptions receivable (note 7)103—
Equipment additions reclassified from prepaid expenses—447
Income taxes paid——
Interest paid——

9 Financial instruments

The Company's financial instruments are measured at fair value as determined by using the fair value hierarchy for inputs that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use to value an asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs are inputs based on assumptions about the factors market participants would use to value an asset or liability. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level one - inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level two - inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals; and

Level three - unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions, which are developed by the reporting entity and reflect those assumptions that a market participant would use.

Assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels for certain securities within the fair value hierarchy. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s milestone payment liability was measured using level 3 inputs. The milestone payment liability relates to contingent milestone payments for the REM-001 program that was acquired in the Adgero merger (note 1).

LiabilityLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Milestone payment liability——179
$(in thousands)
Balance – June 30, 2023166
Change in fair value estimate13
Balance – December 31, 2023179

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, accounts payable, and related party payables. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, accounts payable and related party payables approximate their fair values due to the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

10 Subsequent events

The Company has evaluated its subsequent events from December 31, 2023, through the date these condensed consolidated interim financial statements were issued and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring disclosure in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements other than the items noted below.

Proceeds from the Company’s At-The-Market (“ATM”) facility

From January 1, 2024 until February 12, 2024, the Company raised $6,108 in net proceeds from the sale of 28,870 shares of its common stock under the ATM Facility.

Final CRO payment

On January 9, 2024, the Company paid $400 pursuant to the termination agreement with the CRO (Note 3).

Initiation of REM-001 Clinical Study

On February 12, 2024, the Company announced the initiation of a REM-001 15-patient clinical trial in CMBC patients.

Opt-Out Notice to Valent for VAL-083

On February 13, 2024, the Company sent an Opt-Out Notice to Valent under the Valent Assignment Agreement whereby the Company assigned all rights, title, and interest in and to the patents for VAL-083 to Valent. As a result, the Company granted Valent a non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide and non-transferable license, subject to limited exceptions. The Company is entitled to receive royalties from Valent’s subsequent commercialization equal to 5% of Valent Net Sales (as defined in the Valent Assignment Agreement).

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