Inhibikase Therapeutics Inc

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

As previously disclosed, on April 26, 2024, the Company received a notice of a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association from Pivot Holding LLC (“Pivot”), a successor in interest to Sphaera Pharma Pte. Ltd. (“Sphaera”), in connection with the Collaborative Research and Development Agreement dated February 29, 2012, as amended, between the Company and Sphaera (the “Collaboration Agreement”), alleging breach of contract by the Company for failure to pay certain milestone payments under the Collaboration Agreement and seeking damages. Also as previously disclosed, on June 17, 2024, the Company filed an answering statement and counterclaim denying that it had breached the Collaboration Agreement and counterclaiming. On September 30, 2024, following a non-binding confidential mediation, the Company and Pivot entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay to Pivot a total sum of $500,000, which Pivot agreed shall constitute full and complete payment for, and shall fully satisfy, any and all amounts for any and all project milestone payments owed or that may be owed to Sphaera and/or Pivot by the Company under the Collaboration Agreement for: (i) “First dosing of patient in US phase 1 trial”; (ii) “US Phase 1 trial completion with endpoints met”; and (iii) “US Phase 2 trial completion with endpoints met” (each as described in the Collaboration Agreement) which payments would have totaled $1.625 million in the event Pivot were to be successful in claiming that the Company conducted Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials or that would be due upon successful milestones in the future. The Company also agreed to pay to Pivot a one-time payment of $4.4 million, increased from $4.0 million, upon FDA Approval (as described in the Collaboration Agreement) and the parties agreed that no further FDA Approval milestone payment(s) shall be due to Pivot in the event that the Company receives additional FDA Approval(s). The Settlement Agreement contains customary mutual releases and covenants not to sue. Except as otherwise provided in the Settlement Agreement, all terms in the Collaboration Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.