Rein Therapeutics, Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 15, 2025.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
- Nature of the Business
On January 10, 2025, Aileron Therapeutics, Inc., or Aileron, amended its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a change of the Company’s name from “Aileron Therapeutics, Inc.” to “Rein Therapeutics, Inc.”, or Rein, or the Company.
Prior to the Lung Acquisition (as defined below), the Company was a clinical stage chemoprotection oncology company. The Company’s product candidate, ALRN-6924, was a MDM2/MDMX dual inhibitor that leverages its proprietary peptide drug technology. In February 2023, the Company decided to terminate further development of ALRN-6924. On October 31, 2024, the Company entered into an exclusive option agreement with Advancium Health Network, or Advancium, for the sale of ALRN-6924.
The Company is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of fibrosis indications with no approved or limited effective treatments. The Company currently has two product candidates in clinical development, LTI-03 and LTI-01, and multiple candidates in preclinical development focused on fibrosis indications.
On October 31, 2023, the Company acquired Lung Therapeutics, Inc., or Lung Therapeutics or Lung, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 31, 2023, or the Lung Acquisition Agreement, by and among the Company, AT Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, or the First Merger Sub, AT Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and its wholly owned subsidiary, or the Second Merger Sub, and Lung. Its principal offices are in Austin, Texas. Following the Lung Acquisition, the Company shifted its operating disease focus to advancing a pipeline of first-in-class medicines to address significant unmet medical needs in orphan pulmonary and fibrosis indications with the potential to greatly improve patient outcomes over currently available treatments. Following expiration of the lease on March 31, 2024, Rein currently operates and expects to operate virtually for the foreseeable future.
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to clinical-stage companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to the risk that the Company never achieves profitability, the need for substantial additional financing, the risk of relying on third parties, risks of clinical trial failures, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, and compliance with government regulations. The Company’s lead product candidate, LTI-03, is being developed for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, or IPF, and has been evaluated in a healthy volunteer Phase 1a clinical trial and in a Phase 1b clinical trial in IPF patients. A Phase 2 multi-center, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of LTI-03 in patients with IPF will enroll up to 120 IPF patients with interim topline data expected in the first half of 2026. The Company’s second product candidate, LTI-01, is in development for loculated pleural effusion, or LPE. The Company has completed Phase 1b and Phase 2a clinical trials in LPE patients. In June 2024, the Company decided to temporarily delay clinical development of LTI-01 in an effort to focus its resources on clinical development of LTI-03 and until additional funds are raised. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company determined that the temporary delay of further clinical development of LTI-01 may not be a short-term measure.
Liquidity and Going Concern
In accordance with Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2014-15, Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. This evaluation initially does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented as of the date the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. When substantial doubt exists, management evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently alleviates substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management’s plans, however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Generally, to be considered probable of being effectively implemented, the plans must have been approved before the date that the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates the continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Through March 31, 2025, the Company has financed its operations primarily through $145,467 in net proceeds from sales of common stock and warrants, $712 in net proceeds from sales of common stock under our “at-the-market” offering program, $131,211 from sales of preferred stock prior to its initial public offering, or IPO, $34,910 from a collaboration agreement in 2010, $17,536 in net proceeds in connection with a private placement following the Lung Acquisition in 2023, and $17,675 in net proceeds in connection with an underwritten offering of the Company's common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase common stock in May 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $7,428 in cash and cash equivalents.
In May 2024, the Company completed an underwritten follow-on public offering, or the Offering, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold 4,273,505 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 pershare, or the Offering Shares, and accompanying warrants, or the Offering Warrants, to purchase 4,273,505 shares of common stock, or the Offering Warrant Shares. All of the Offering Shares and Offering Warrants were sold by the Company. Each Offering Share was offered and sold together with an accompanying Offering Warrant at a combined offering price of $4.68, and the underwriter purchased each Offering Share with an accompanying Offering Warrant from the Company at a combined price of $4.35. Net proceeds from the Offering were $17,675, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, and excluding any proceeds that may be received from exercise of the Offering Warrants. As of March 31, 2025, none of the Offering Warrants had been exercised.
On May 15, 2025, the Company entered into an “at the market offering” agreement, or the Wainwright Sales Agreement, with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, or H.C. Wainwright, as agent and/or principal, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $13,702 from time to time through or to H.C. Wainwright by any method permitted that is deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Prior to entering into the Wainwright Sales Agreement, the Company terminated the equity distribution agreement, dated July 26, 2024, or the Equity Distribution Agreement, with Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, or Citizens JMP, as agent and/or principal, under which the Company could offer and sell up to $50,000 of shares of its common stock from time to time through or to Citizens JMP by any method that was deemed an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In January 2025, the Company issued and sold 317,772 shares of common stock pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement for total net proceeds of $712, after deducting transaction fees of $22 paid by the Company.
In April 2025, the Company entered into privately negotiated letter agreements with certain holders of the PIPE Warrants, as described in Note 3, and certain holders of the Offering Warrants, who agreed to exercise for cash the PIPE Warrants and the Offering Warrants, or the Warrant Exercises. The total gross proceeds for the Warrant Exercises were $1,679. Also in April 2025, the Company entered into privately negotiated letter agreements with additional holders of the PIPE Warrants who, in exchange for pre-funded warrants, or the Exchange Pre-Funded Warrants, surrendered PIPE Warrants to the Company for cancellation and made an aggregate cash payment into which the Exchange Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable, or the Warrant Exchanges. The total gross proceeds for the Warrant Exchanges were $3,101. In addition, an entity affiliated with Bios Partners, or the Bios Purchaser, purchased additional pre-funded warrants in a private placement, or the Placement Pre-Funded Warrants, pursuant to a subscription agreement underlying the Placement Pre-Funded Warrants, or the Private Placement. Total gross proceeds for the Private Placement were $500. The Warrant Exercises, Warrant Exchanges and Private Placement are collectively referred to as the April 2025 Transactions. Refer to Note 15 for more details.
Management believes that, based on the Company’s current operating plan, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents of $7,428 as of March 31, 2025, together with the proceeds received by the Company in the April 2025 Transactions will not be sufficient to enable the Company to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements, which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Since its inception, the Company has not generated any revenue from product sales and has never generated an operating profit. The Company has incurred significant losses on an aggregate basis. The Company’s net losses were $5,501 and $7,113 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $356,901. These losses have resulted primarily from costs incurred in connection with research and development activities, licensing and patent investment and general and administrative costs associated with the Company’s operations. Management expects to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future. The Company expects to finance its operations primarily through utilization of its current financial resources and through the sale of additional equity or debt financings, collaborations, licensing arrangements or other sources.
The Company plans to address these conditions by, among other things, raising additional funds through equity or debt financings, strategic collaborations, licensing arrangements or other sources. However, there is no assurance that such funding will be available to the Company, will be obtained on terms favorable to the Company or will provide the Company with sufficient funds to meet its objectives. The Company’s funding estimates are based on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and the Company could use its available capital resources sooner than it currently expects. If additional funds are not available, the Company could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate its research and development programs or future commercialization efforts and its business could be materially harmed. The Company’s future viability is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital, enter into a financing, consummate a successful acquisition, merger, business combination, or sale of assets or other transaction. If the Company becomes unable to continue as a going concern, it may have to liquidate its assets and the values it receives for its assets in liquidation or dissolution could be significantly lower than the values reflected in its consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, and as amended by ASUs of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Lung Therapeutics, LLC, Lung Therapeutics Australia Pty Ltd, and Lung Therapeutics Limited. Lung Therapeutics Limited is currently inactive. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the accrual for research and development expenses, the prepaid research and development expenses, valuation of intangibles and goodwill, the valuation of warrants, and the value of stock-based compensation. Estimates are periodically reviewed in light of changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 that was filed with the SEC on April 7, 2025.
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2025, the results of its operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes related to the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are unaudited. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025, any other interim periods, or any future year or period. The accompanying balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC on April 7, 2025.
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 that was filed with the SEC on April 7, 2025.
Concentration of Credit Risk and of Significant Suppliers
Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. Periodically, the Company maintains balances in operating accounts above federally insured limits. The Company deposits its cash in financial institutions that it believes have high credit quality. The Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
The Company is dependent on third-party manufacturers to supply products for research and development activities of its programs, including preclinical and clinical testing. In particular, the Company relied on a small number of manufacturers to supply it with its requirements for the active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulated drugs related to these programs. These programs could have been adversely affected by a significant interruption in the supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulated drugs.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-01, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards, to improve GAAP by adding an illustrative example that includes four fact patterns to demonstrate how an entity should apply the scope guidance in paragraph 718-10-15-3 to determine whether a profits interest award should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. For public business entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2025. Adoption of this ASU didnot have material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Segment Disclosures, to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December
15,2024. On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted this ASU. The Company has evaluated the impact of the new requirements and prepared the required disclosures. Referto Note 14 for a summary of the segment loss, including significant segment expenses.
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date, to clarify the effective date of ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income: Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The FASB clarified that all public business entities should initially adopt the disclosure requirements in the ASU 2024-03 in the first annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently assessing the effect of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments, to improve relevance and consistency in application of the induced conversion guidance in Subtopic 470-20. The ASU 2024-04 is effective for all entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of the annual reporting period for all entities that have adopted the amendments in ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity: Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. The Company is currently assessing the effect of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of financial information presented in the income statement by requiring disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items. The amendments apply to all public business entities. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently assessing the effect of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring disaggregated information about an entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation, as well as information on taxes paid. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently assessing the effect of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
- Business Acquisition
On October 31, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of Lung, pursuant to the Lung Acquisition Agreement. At the closing of the Lung Acquisition, the Company issued to the stockholders of Lung 344,345 shares of its common stock (excluding 221 fractional shares from the total 344,566 shares pursuant to the Lung Acquisition Agreement) and 19,903 shares of its newly designated Series X non-voting convertible preferred stock, or the Series X Preferred Stock, (excluding 238 fractional shares from the total 20,141 shares pursuant to the Lung Acquisition Agreement). Each share of Series X Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of common stock. The Company paid $290 cash in lieu of fractional shares of both common stock and Series X Preferred Stock. In addition, the Company assumed all of Lung’s stock options (1,780,459) and all warrants (726,437) exercisable for Lung common stock immediately outstanding prior to the closing of the Lung Acquisition, each subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Lung Acquisition Agreement.
Immediately following the closing of the Lung Acquisition, on October 31, 2023, the Company entered into a Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, or the Purchase Agreement, with a group of accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold (i) an aggregate of 4,707 shares of Series X Preferred Stock, and (ii) warrants, or the PIPE Warrants, to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,353,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, or the PIPE Warrant Shares, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $18,429, which included the conversion of certain convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,553 issued by Lung to Bios Partners, the majority stockholder of Lung prior to the closing of the Lung Acquisition, at a 10% discount to the per share price of the Series X Preferred Stock, or collectively, the PIPE Financing. The PIPE Financing closed on November 2, 2023. Each share of Series X Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of common stock.
The net proceeds from the PIPE Financing of approximately $17,536 are expected to continue to be used to advance Rein’s clinical development pipeline, business development activities, working capital and other general corporate purposes.
The Lung Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting under ASC 805, Business Combinations. Under the acquisition method, the total purchase price of the acquisition is allocated to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the fair values as of the date of the acquisition. Consideration transferred is the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred, the liabilities incurred by the acquirer to the former owners of the acquiree, and the equity interests issued by the acquirer to the former owners of the acquiree (except for the measurement of share-based payment awards). The Company recorded the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of the Lung Acquisition.
- Fair Value of Financial Assets
The following tables present information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $59 | $— | $— | $59 |
| Treasury bills | 4,760 | — | — | 4,760 |
| $4,819 | $— | $— | $4,819 | |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $2,539 | $— | $— | $2,539 |
| Treasury bills | 8,341 | — | — | 8,341 |
| $10,880 | $— | $— | $10,880 | |
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024, there wereno transfers between levels.
- Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
| March 31,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prepaid research and development | $39 | $116 |
| Other current assets | 864 | 676 |
| Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $903 | $792 |
- Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
$6,330 of goodwill and $79,200 of indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired in the Lung Acquisition were recorded at fair value on the Lung Acquisition date. In the fourth quarter of 2024, an assessment of recoverability and impairment was performed at the individual indefinite-lived intangible asset level. The Company concluded that the fair value of the LTI-01 was less than its carrying value and recognized an impairment loss for this asset of approximately $37,000 in the year ended December 31, 2024.
The Company performed a qualitative assessment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for potential impairment as of March 31, 2025, and concluded that there were no qualitative factors that would have triggered impairment, thereforeno impairment for indefinite-lived intangible asset or goodwill was recognized as of March 31, 2025.
- Other Assets
Other assets consisted of the following:
| March 31,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-current prepaid research and development | $— | $— |
| Other assets | 766 | 2 |
| Total other non-current assets | $766 | $2 |
- Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
| March 31,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| External research and development services | $3,438 | $2,720 |
| Payroll and payroll-related costs | 652 | 1,474 |
| Professional fees | 574 | 522 |
| Other | 164 | 122 |
| Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $4,828 | $4,838 |
- Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had issued 24,610 shares of Series X Preferred Stock, of which 12,232 shares of Series X Preferred Stock remained outstanding
On October 31, 2023, under the terms of the Lung Acquisition Agreement, at the closing of the Lung Acquisition, the Company issued to the stockholders of Lung 344,345 shares of the common stock, and 19,903 shares of Series X Preferred Stock.
Immediately following the closing of the Lung Acquisition, on October 31, 2023, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with a group of accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold an aggregate of 4,707 shares of Series X Preferred Stock and PIPE Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,353,500 shares of common stock. Refer to Note 3 for more details on the PIPE Financing in connection with the Purchase Agreement. Since the Series X Preferred Stock was sold as a unit with the PIPE Warrants according to the Purchase Agreement, the proceeds received were allocated to each instrument on a relative fair value basis. Total gross proceeds of $18,429 less $893 of issuance costs were allocated as follows: $16,795 to the Series X Preferred Stock and $741 to the PIPE Warrants. The Series X Preferred Stock and the PIPE Warrants issued in the PIPE Financing were recorded at par value of $0.001.
At the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, or the 2023Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), of shares of common stock, upon conversion of the Company’s outstanding Series X Preferred Stock. On March 5, 2024, based upon then existing beneficial ownership limitations,11,957 shares of Series X Preferred Stock were automatically converted into 11,957,000 shares of common stock. On May 8, 2024, the Bios Entities (as defined below) provided notice to the Company and converted 421 shares of Series X Preferred Stock held by them into 421,000 shares of common stock. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024,12,232 shares of Series X Preferred Stock (which are convertible into 12,232,000 shares of common stock) remained convertible at the option of the holder thereof, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations (as described below).
The Company evaluated the Series X Preferred Stock for liability classification in accordance with the provisions of ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, or ASC 480, and determined that equity treatment was appropriate because the Series X Preferred Stock did not meet the definition of the liability instruments. Specifically, the Series X Preferred Stock is not mandatorily redeemable and does not embody an obligation to buy back the shares outside of the Company’s control in a manner that could require the transfer of assets. The Company determined that the Series X Preferred Stock would be recorded as temporary equity, based on the guidance of ASC 480, given that it is contingently redeemable.
Each share of Series X Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of Common Stock. The preferences, rights, and limitations initially applicable to the Series X Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, or the Certificate of Designation.
The Series X Preferred Stock has the following characteristics:
Voting
Except as otherwise required by law, the Series X Preferred Stock does not have voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series X Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series X Preferred Stock, (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series X Preferred Stock or alter or amend the Certificate of Designation, amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws of the Company, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Series X Preferred Stock, (ii) issue further shares of Series X Preferred Stock or increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the number of authorized shares of Series X Preferred Stock, or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
Dividends
Holders of Series X Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends on shares of Series X Preferred Stock equal, on an as-if-converted-to-common-stock basis, and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the common stock. Such dividends are not cumulative. Since the Company’s inception, no dividends have been declared or paid.
Liquidation, dissolution or winding up
The Series X Preferred Stock does not have a preference upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company.
Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the Series X preferred stockholders shall be entitled to receive an equivalent amount of distributions as would be paid on the common stock underlying the Series X Preferred Stock, determined on an as-converted basis, pari passu with any distributions to the common stock shareholders.
Conversion
The Series X Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock at a rate of 1,000 shares of common stock for every one share of Series X Preferred Stock that is converted. The Series X Preferred Stock is subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations, including that a holder of Series X Preferred Stock is prohibited from converting shares of Series X Preferred Stock into shares of common stock if, as a result of such conversion, such holder (together with its affiliates and any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of its affiliates) would beneficially own more than a specified percentage (to be initially set at 19.99% and thereafter adjusted by the holder to a number not to exceed 19.99%) of the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion.
Redemption
Shares of the Series X Preferred Stock are not redeemable at the election of the holder.
Maturity
The Series X Preferred Stock shall be perpetual unless converted.
- Common Stock
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company was authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had 22,005,317 and 21,666,012 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Common stockholders are entitled to receive dividends, as may be declared by the Company’s Board, if any. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, no dividends had been declared.
In the event of liquidation or dissolution, the holders of the common stock are entitled to receive proportionately all assets available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred stock.
Issuance of Common Stock and Warrants
On May 15, 2025, the Company entered into the Wainwright Sales Agreement with H.C. Wainwright, as agent and/or principal, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $13,702 from time to time through or to H.C. Wainwright by any method permitted that is deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Prior to entering into the Wainwright Sales Agreement, the Company terminated its prior “at the market offering” pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement with Citizens JMP. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company issued and sold 317,772 shares of common stock pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement for total net proceeds of $712, after deducting transaction fees of $22 paid by the Company. The Company did not sell any shares of common stock pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2024.
In May 2024, the Company completed the Offering pursuant to which the Company issued and sold 4,273,505 shares of the Company’s common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase 4,273,505 shares of common stock. All of the Offering Shares and Offering Warrants were sold by the Company. Each Offering Share was offered and sold together with an accompanying Offering Warrant at a combined offering price of $4.68, and the underwriter purchased each Offering Share and accompanying Offering Warrant at a combined price of $4.35. Net proceeds from the Offering were approximately $17,675, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, and excluding any proceeds that may be received from exercise of the Offering Warrants. The Offering closed on May 3, 2024.
Each Offering Warrant has an exercise price per share of common stock equal to $4.68. Each Offering Warrant may be exercised until May 1, 2027. Each Offering Warrant is exercisable solely by means of a cash exercise, except that an Offering Warrant is exercisable via cashless exercise if at the time of exercise, a registration statement registering the issuance of Offering Warrant Shares is not then effective or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of Offering Warrant Shares.
The Offering Warrants include certain rights upon “fundamental transactions” as described in the Offering Warrants, including the right of the holders thereof to receive from the Company or a successor entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion) that is being offered and paid to the holders of common stock in such fundamental transaction (as described in such Offering Warrants) of the unexercised portion of the applicable Warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. A holder of Offering Warrants (together with its affiliates) may not exercise any portion of an Offering Warrant to the extent that the holder would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder,9.99%) of the Company’s outstanding common stock immediately after exercise.
The Company had assessed the Offering Warrants for appropriate equity or liability classification and determined the Offering Warrants are freestanding instruments that do not meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480 and do not meet the definition of a derivative pursuant to ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC 815. The Offering Warrants are indexed to the Company’s common stock and meet all other conditions for equity classification under ASC 480 and ASC 815. Accordingly, the Offering Warrants are classified as equity and accounted for as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. The Offering Warrants were initially recognized at their relative fair value in the amount of $8.0 million at the time of issuance determined using Black-Scholes option-pricing model and will not be remeasured.
At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders also approved the issuance, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), of shares of common stock, upon conversion of the Company’s outstanding Series X Preferred Stock. On March 5, 2024, based upon then existing beneficial ownership limitations,11,957 shares of Series X Preferred Stock were automatically converted into 11,957,000 shares of common stock.
In addition, as of March 31, 2025, there were:
12,469,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock;
3,080,582 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options under existing equity incentive plans;
2,389,566 and 7,500 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan (as defined below) and 2017 ESPP (as defined below), respectively, as well as any automatic increases in the number of shares of the common stock reserved under these plans; and
7,353,442 shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding warrants. The warrants consist of (i) warrants to purchase 726,437 shares of the Company’s common stock, with an exercise price of $5.66, which expire on May 20, 2029, which were assumed in connection with the Lung Acquisition, (ii) warrants to purchase 2,353,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, with an exercise price of $4.89 per share, which were issued and sold in the PIPE Financing as described above and expire on May 2, 2027, and (iii) warrants to purchase 4,273,505 shares of the Company’s common stock, with an exercise price of $4.68 per share, which were issued and sold in the Offering as described above and expire on May 3, 2027.
Accordingly, as of March 31, 2025, out of the 100,000,000 shares of common stock presently authorized,47,292,477 shares are issued and outstanding or reserved for issuance and 52,707,523 shares of common stock remain available for future issuance.
- Stock-Based Awards
As of March 31, 2025, the Company hadfive equity compensation plans, each of which was approved by its stockholders: 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, or the 2006 Plan, 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2016 Plan, 2017 Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2017 Plan, 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2021 Plan, and 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or the 2017 ESPP. The Company also assumed Lung’s 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan, or the 2013 Plan, as a result of the Lung Acquisition.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company hadno shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options under the 2006 Plan;8,404 shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options under the 2016 Plan,98,528 shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options under the 2017 Plan and 1,432,679 shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options under the 2021 Plan. No shares remained available for future awards under the 2006 Plan, the 2016 Plan, and the 2017 Plan as of March 31, 2025.
Under the 2021 Plan, shares that are expired, terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised will be available for future awards. In addition, shares of common stock that are tendered to the Company by a participant to exercise an award are added to the number of shares of common stock available for the grant of awards.
The exercise price for stock options granted may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock as of the date of grant.
2021 Stock Incentive Plan
The Company’s 2021 Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 15, 2021 and became effective on June 16, 2021. At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment, or the Plan Amendment, to the 2021 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2021 Plan by 3,000,000 shares to 3,840,254. Other than increasing the number of shares issuable under the 2021 Plan, the Plan Amendment does not make any changes to the 2021 Plan.
Under the 2021 Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, awards of restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. The Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors are eligible to receive awards under the 2021 Plan; however, incentive stock options may only be granted to employees. The 2021 Plan is administered by the Board or, at the discretion of the Board, by a committee of the Board. The number of shares of common stock covered by options and the date those options become exercisable, type of options to be granted, exercise prices, vesting and other restrictions are determined at the discretion of the Board, or its committee if so delegated.
Stock options granted under the 2021 Plan with service-based vesting conditions generally vest over four years and may not have a duration in excess often years, although options have been granted with vesting terms of less than four years.
The total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2021 Plan was 3,840,254 as of March 31, 2025, of which 2,389,566 shares remained available for grant. The Company initially reserved 625,000 shares of common stock, plus the number of shares of common stock subject to outstanding awards under the 2017 Plan, the 2016 Plan and the 2006 Plan that expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered, canceled, forfeited or repurchased by the Company at their original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right up to 314,006 shares. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had 1,432,679 shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options under the 2021 Plan.
2013 Stock Incentive Plan
The Company assumed the 2013 Plan as a result of the Lung Acquisition. In October 2013, Lung’s Board of Directors, or the Lung Board, approved the 2013 Plan to provide long-term incentives for its employees, non-employee directors and certain consultants. As of March 31, 2025,1,540,971 shares were reserved to be issued upon exercise of options outstanding under the 2013 Plan. These options were assumed by the Company in connection with the Lung Acquisition.
Before the Lung Acquisition, the 2013 Plan was administered by the Lung Board or, at the discretion of the Lung Board, by a committee of the Lung Board. The exercise prices, vesting and other restrictions were determined at the discretion of the Lung Board, or its committee if so delegated, except that the exercise price per share of stock options may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the share of common stock on the date of grant and the term of stock option may not be greater thanten years. The contractual term for stock option awards isten years. The vesting periods for equity awards were determined by the Lung Board, but generally were four years. The contractual term for stock option awards isten years. Following the closing of the Lung Acquisition on October 31, 2023, no further awards can be granted under the 2013 Plan.
Stock Option Valuation
There wereno stock options granted in the three months ended March 31, 2025. The assumptions that the Company used to determine the grant-date fair value of the stock options granted to employees and directors during the three months ended March 31, 2024 were as follows, presented on a weighted average basis:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |
|---|---|
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.3% |
| Expected term (in years) | 5.5 |
| Expected volatility | 105.7% |
| Expected dividend rate | 0% |
Stock Options
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity since January 1, 2025:
| Number ofShares | WeightedAverageExercisePrice Per Share | WeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm | AggregateIntrinsicValue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | 3,169,468 | $5.41 | 7.0 | $1,605 |
| Exercised | (21,533) | 1.05 | — | 18 |
| Forfeited/Canceled | (59,310) | 2.73 | — | — |
| Expired | (8,043) | 85.03 | — | — |
| Outstanding at March 31, 2025 | 3,080,582 | $5.28 | 6.7 | $913 |
| Options exercisable at March 31, 2025 | 2,040,403 | $6.54 | 5.4 | $862 |
| Options vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2025 | 3,040,624 | $5.32 | 6.7 | $910 |
| Options exercisable at December 31, 2024 | 2,059,025 | $6.79 | 5.6 | $1,524 |
| Options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2024 | 3,120,812 | $5.45 | 7.0 | $1,600 |
There wereno stock options granted in the three months ended March 31, 2025. The weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $3.82. The aggregate fair value of stock options that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, was $46 and $228, respectively.
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock for those stock options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company’s common stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $18. There wereno stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense related to stock options in the following expense categories of its statements of operations and comprehensive loss:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Research and development expenses | $64 | $39 |
| General and administrative expenses | 200 | 111 |
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $264 | $150 |
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had an aggregate of $2,130 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, which it expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 3.15 years. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had an aggregate of $525 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, which it expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 1.65 years.
- Net Loss per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was calculated as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Numerator: | ||
| Net loss | $(5,501) | $(7,113) |
| Denominator: | ||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted | 21,915,891 | 8,301,798 |
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders—basic and diluted | $(0.25) | $(0.86) |
The Company’s potential dilutive securities, which include stock options as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders whenever the effect of including them would be to reduce the net loss per share. In periods where there is a net loss, the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same. The following potential shares of common stock, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Options to purchase common stock | 3,080,582 | 2,126,972 |
| Warrants to issue shares of common stock | 7,353,442 | 3,726,696 |
| Series X Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, as converted | 12,232,000 | 12,653,000 |
| Total | 22,666,024 | 18,506,668 |
- Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
The Company may from time to time be party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2025, the Company was not party to any legal proceedings and no material legal proceedings are currently pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened.
Intellectual Property Licenses
Harvard and Dana-Farber Agreement
In August 2006, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with President and Fellows of Harvard College, or Harvard, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, or DFCI. The agreement granted the Company an exclusive worldwide license, with the right to sublicense, under specified patents and patent applications to develop, obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize specified product candidates based on cell-permeating peptides. Under the agreement, the Company is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and commercialize one or more licensed products and to achieve specified milestone events by specified dates. In connection with entering into the agreement, the Company paid an upfront license fee and issued to Harvard and DFCI shares of its common stock.
In February 2010, the agreement was amended and restated, or the Harvard/DFCI agreement, under which additional patent rights were added to the scope of the license agreement and the annual license maintenance fees were increased. Under the Harvard/DFCI agreement, the Company is obligated to make aggregate milestones payments of up to $7,700 per licensed therapeutic product upon the Company’s achievement of specified clinical, regulatory and sales milestones with respect to such product and up to $700 per licensed diagnostic product upon the Company’s achievement of specified regulatory and sales milestones with respect to such product. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay royalties of low single-digit percentages on annual net sales of licensed products sold by the Company, its affiliates or its sublicensees. The royalties are payable on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis and may be reduced in specified circumstances. In addition, the agreement obligates the Company to pay a percentage, up to the mid-twenties, of fees received by the Company in connection with its sublicense of the licensed products. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, the Company’s sublicense payment obligations may be subject to specified reductions.
The Harvard/DFCI agreement requires the Company to pay annual license maintenance fees of $110 each year, which was reduced to $35 starting in 2023. Any payments made in connection with the annual license maintenance fees will be credited against any royalties due.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had not developed a commercial product using the licensed technologies and no royalties under the agreement had been paid or were due.
Under the Harvard/DFCI agreement, the Company is responsible for all patent expenses related to the prosecution and maintenance of the licensed patents and applications in-licensed under the agreement as well as cost reimbursement of amounts incurred for all documented patent-related expenses. The agreement will expire on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis upon the last to expire of any valid patent claim pertaining to licensed products covered under the agreement. The Company incurred $9 license maintenance fees in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Agreement with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
In June 2013, the Company entered into a patent and technology license agreement with UT System, on behalf of UTHSCT. The patent and technology license agreement with UT System, or the UTHSCT Agreement, provides the Company access to patents and technology related to the development of LTI-01 and LTI-03. As part of the UTHSCT Agreement, the Company has (i) a royalty-bearing, exclusive license under the patent rights to manufacture, distribute, and sell certain intellectual property; (ii) a non-exclusive license under the technology rights to manufacture, distribute and sell the licensed product; and (iii) a sublicensing right that allows the Company to grant sublicenses to affiliates and third parties to use the licensed product in the field of use and approved territories outlined in the UTHSCT Agreement. In December 2013, the UTHSCT Agreement was amended and restated to include certain patents in all fields worldwide. In May 2017, the UTHSCT Agreement was amended and restated to modify the specific milestone criteria.
In consideration of the UTHSCT Agreement, the Company agreed to pay past and ongoing patent expenses, and the Company owes UTHSCT sublicensing fees, assignment fees, and single digit royalties on worldwide net product sales, with fixed minimum royalty payments that started in 2015.
Pursuant to the UTHSCT Agreement, the Company is required to use diligent efforts to commercialize the licensed technology as soon as commercially practicable, including maintaining active research and development, regulatory, marketing and sales program, all as commercially reasonable.
The Company may terminate the UTHSCT Agreement for convenience with 90 days’ notice. UTHSCT may also terminate the UTHSCT Agreement, but only if the Company breaches the terms of the agreement. The Company did not incur any expense under the UTHSCT Agreement in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Agreement with the University of Texas at Austin
In May 2015, the Company entered into a patent license agreement with UT Austin on behalf of UT System. This license agreement with UT Austin, or the UT Austin 6607 Agreement, relates to the patent rights to polypeptide therapeutics and uses thereof. Pursuant to the UT Austin 6607 Agreement the Company has (i) a royalty-bearing, exclusive license under the patent rights to manufacture, distribute, and sell the licensed product; and (ii) a sublicensing right that allows the Company to grant sublicenses to affiliates and third parties to use the licensed product in the field of use and approved territories outlined in the agreement. The UT Austin 6607 Agreement was amended and restated in January 2017, November 2018, and June 2019. The amendments related to extension of milestone payment dates and specific terminology around the milestone achievement criteria.
In consideration of the UT Austin 6607 Agreement, the Company agreed to pay past and ongoing patent expenses, milestone fees upon certain development and regulatory milestone events, annual license fees, tiered sublicense fees, assignment fees, low single digit royalties on net sales and a Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, Priority Review Voucher fee if the Company sells or transfers this voucher.
Pursuant to the UT Austin 6607 Agreement, the Company is required to use diligent efforts to commercialize the licensed products, including maintaining active research and development, regulatory, marketing and sales program. Moreover, the Company is required to meet certain development and regulatory milestones by specific dates.
The Company may terminate the UT Austin 6607 Agreement for convenience with 90 days’ notice. UT Austin may also terminate the UT Austin 6607 Agreement, but only if the Company breaches the terms of the agreement. The Company did not incur any expense under the UT Austin 6607 Agreement in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Agreement with Medical University of South Carolina
In March 2016, the Company entered into a license agreement with Medical University of South Carolina Foundation for Research Development, or MUSC. Pursuant to this license agreement with MUSC, or the MUSC Agreement, the Company has patent rights related to protecting against lung fibrosis by up regulating Cav1. The MUSC Agreement granted (i) a royalty-bearing, exclusive license under the patent rights to make, use and sell the license product; and (ii) a sublicensing right that allows the Company to grant sublicenses to affiliates and third parties to use the licensed product in the field of use and approved territories outlined in the agreement. In September 2018, the agreement was amended and restated to include definitions of related methods, related products and related rights.
In consideration of the MUSC Agreement, the Company agreed to pay a non-refundable license fee, patent expenses, milestone fees upon certain development, regulatory and commercial milestone events, sublicense fees, assignment fees and low single digit royalties on net sales, with a fixed minimum royalty payment starting in 2019 and a transaction fee upon the Company’s liquidation.
Pursuant to the MUSC Agreement, the Company is required to use diligent efforts to develop, manufacture and sell the licensed products.
The Company may terminate the MUSC Agreement for convenience by providing a written notice to MUSC effective 90 days following the receipt of notice, and either party may terminate the agreement for a breach of contract. The Company incurred $0 and $25 license fees in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Agreement with Vivarta Therapeutics LLC
In March 2018, the Company entered into a license agreement with Vivarta Therapeutics, LLC, or Vivarta. This license agreement with Vivarta, or the Vivarta Agreement, relates to intellectual property relating to epithelial sodium channel inhibitors and methods to treat pulmonary disease. Pursuant to the Vivarta Agreement the Company has (i) a royalty-bearing, exclusive license under the intellectual property rights to make, use and sell the licensed product, and (ii) a sublicensing right that allows the Company to grant sublicenses to affiliates and third parties to use the licensed product in the field of use and approved territories outlined in the agreement.
In consideration for the Vivarta Agreement, the Company agreed to grant Vivarta a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 75,000 shares of common stock of Lung for $0.12 per share, to pay a license fee of $10,000 upon the Vivarta Agreement effective date and $40,000 within 30 days of the receipt of a positive freedom to operate analysis from legal counsel. The Company also agreed to pay patent expenses, milestone fees upon certain development and regulatory milestone events, sublicense fees, assignment fees and low single digit royalties on net sales.
Pursuant to the Vivarta Agreement, the Company is required to use diligent efforts to develop, manufacture and sell the licensed products.
The Company may terminate the Vivarta Agreement for convenience by providing a written notice to Vivarta effective 90 days following the receipt of notice, and either party may terminate the agreement for a breach of contract. The Company did not incur any expenses under the Vivarta Agreement in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Indemnification Agreements
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of such agreements or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors and officers that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any claims under indemnification arrangements will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and it had not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in its consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
- Segment Reporting
The Company hasone reportable segment which focuses on developing novel therapies for the treatment of orphan pulmonary and fibrosis indications with no approved or limited effective treatments. The Company’s CODM, the CEO, manages the Company’s operations on a consolidated basis asone operating segment for the purposes of evaluating financial performance and allocating resources.
The Company has not generated any revenue yet. The CODM assesses the financial performance of the segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net loss on a consolidated basis. The measure of segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheets as total consolidated assets.
The CODM uses net loss predominantly in the annual operating budget and in the strategic planning and forecasting process. Such loss measure is used to monitor budget versus actual results on an ongoing basis by the CODM and determine how resources are allocated to the various activities of the Company. The CODM also uses net loss to evaluate the Company’s performance and assist in determination of management’s incentive compensation.
All of the Company’s tangible assets are held in the United States. The Company views its operations and manages its business in one operating segment operating exclusively in the United States.
The table below is a summary of the segment loss, including significant segment expenses:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Revenues | $— | $— |
| Research and development expenses: | ||
| LTI-01 program-related expenses: | ||
| CMC activities | 537 | 1,420 |
| Clinical operation activities | 65 | 43 |
| Total LTI-01 program-related expenses | 602 | 1,463 |
| LTI-03 program-related expenses: | ||
| Preclinical study costs | 556 | 82 |
| CMC activities | 560 | 260 |
| Clinical operation activities | 673 | 1,031 |
| Total LTI-03 program-related expenses | 1,789 | 1,373 |
| Other program-related expenses | 8 | 39 |
| Employee related expenses | 622 | 606 |
| Professional fees for services | 17 | (20) |
| Facilities and other expenses | 16 | 2 |
| Total research and development expenses | 3,054 | 3,463 |
| General and administrative expenses: | ||
| Employee related expenses | 947 | 1,200 |
| Professional fees for services | 1,138 | 2,000 |
| Facilities and other expenses | 470 | 542 |
| Total general and administrative expenses | 2,555 | 3,742 |
| Other income, net | (108) | (92) |
| Segment and consolidated net loss | $(5,501) | $(7,113) |
- Subsequent Event
April 2025 Transactions
On April 21, 2025, the Company entered into privately negotiated letter agreements with certain holders of the PIPE Warrants and certain holders of the Offering Warrants. Pursuant to these letter agreements, these holders agreed to exercise for cash the PIPE Warrants for the purchase of an aggregate of 159,500 shares of common stock and the Offering Warrants for the purchase of an aggregate of 890,138 shares of common stock at a reduced exercise price of $1.60 per share on or before April 24, 2025 in the case of the PIPE Warrants and May 1, 2025 in the case of the Offering Warrants. The total gross proceeds for the Warrant Exercises were $1,679.
On April 21, 2025, the Company also entered into privately negotiated letter agreements with additional holders of the PIPE Warrants who, in exchange for the Exchange Pre-Funded Warrants, surrendered PIPE Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,939,000 shares of common stock to us for cancellation and made an aggregate cash payment of $1.599 per share into which the Exchange Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable on or before April 24, 2025. In the Warrant Exchanges, entities affiliates with Bios Partners exchanged PIPE Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,300,500 shares of common stock plus the required cash for Exchange Pre-Funded Warrants. The total gross proceeds for the Warrant Exchanges were $3,101.
In addition, on April 21, 2025, the Bios Purchaser purchased the Placement Pre-Funded Warrants pursuant to a subscription agreement at a price of $1.599 per share underlying the Placement Pre-Funded Warrants. The Private Placement closed on April 24, 2025. The total gross proceeds for the Private Placement were $500.
Master Services Agreement
In April 2025, the Company entered into a master services agreement with a third party CRO, under which the CRO has agreed to perform certain services in accordance with written work orders. The work orders set forth the obligations of the parties with regard to conducting the clinical research study entitled “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of Caveolin1-Scaffolding-Protein-Derived Peptide (LTI-03) in Patients with IPF”, under the Company’s Protocol LTI-03-2001. The total potential obligation of the Company under the master services agreement is approximately $16,928.
Sales Agreement with H.C. Wainwright
On May 15, 2025, the Company entered into the Wainwright Sales Agreement with H.C. Wainwright, as agent and/or principal, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock. Prior to entering into the Wainwright Sales Agreement, on May 15, 2025, the Company terminated the Equity Distribution Agreement with Citizens JMP.
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