Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

For the fiscal year ended December 31,2024

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Commission File Number:001-39676

INHIBIKASE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678)392-3419

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☒

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (“Common Stock”) held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on the closing price of the shares of Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market on June 28, 2024 (the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $7.7 million. Shares of the Registrant's common stock held by each executive officer, director and holder of 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This calculation does not reflect a determination that certain persons are affiliates of the registrant for other purposes. The number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of March 20, 2025 was 74,341,540.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which the registrant intends to file pursuant to Regulation 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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We own various United States (“U.S.”) federal trademark applications and unregistered trademarks, including our company name and logo, that we use in connection with the operation of our business. This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) includes our trademarks and trade names which are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and are our property. This Annual Report also contains trademarks, trade names and service marks of other companies, which are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this Annual Report may appear without the ®, ™ or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. We do not intend our use or display of other parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply, a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by these other parties.

From time to time, we may use our website, our X (formerly known as Twitter) account at https://twitter.com/inhibikase and our LinkedIn account at https://www.linkedin.com/company/inhibikase-therapeutics/ to distribute material information about us and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Our financial and other material information is routinely posted to and accessible on the Investors section of our website, available athttps://www.inhibikase.com/. Investors are encouraged to review the Investors section of our website because we may post material information on that site that is not otherwise disseminated by us. Information that is contained in and can be accessed through our website or our social media are not incorporated into, and does not form a part of, this Annual Report.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates, approximations and projections about our industry and business, management’s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” and similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, some of which are listed under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this Annual Report. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as otherwise required by law. In this Annual Report, unless otherwise indicated, the “Company”, “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiaries, IKT Securities Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation and CorHepta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about:

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the success, cost and timing of our product development activities and clinical trials, including statements regarding the timing of initiation and completion of studies or trials and related preparatory work, the period during which the results of the trials will become available, and our research and development programs;

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our ability to initiate a Phase 2b trial in PAH;

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our ability to successfully complete any clinical trial;

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our ability to successfully manufacture our product candidates for future clinical trials or for commercial use, if approved;

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our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval, if obtained, for any product candidates;

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the success of competing therapies that are or become available;

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our ability to obtain funding for our operations, including funding necessary to complete further development and commercialization of our product candidates;

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the commercialization of our product candidates, if approved;

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future agreements with third parties in connection with the commercialization of our product candidates and any other approved product;

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the size and growth potential of the markets for our product candidates, if approved, and our ability to serve those markets;

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the rate and degree of market acceptance of our product candidates, if approved;

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regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;

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our ability to contract with third-party suppliers and manufacturers and their ability to perform adequately;

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our ability to attract and retain key scientific or management personnel;

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the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;

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the impact of laws and regulations; and our expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates;

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the potential for another pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of an infectious disease to disrupt our business plans, product development activities, ongoing clinical trials, including the timing and enrollment of patients, the health of our employees and the strength of our supply chain; and

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our expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates.