Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.

As of June 30, 2025 and for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024

NOTE 1 — NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY

Nature of Operations

Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (“Minerva” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary product candidates to treat patients suffering from central nervous system (“CNS”) diseases. The Company’s lead product candidate is roluperidone, a compound the Company is developing for the treatment of negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. The Company previously submitted a New Drug Application (“NDA”) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for roluperidone for the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia in August 2022. On February 26, 2024, the FDA issued a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) regarding the NDA for roluperidone. The Company has had multiple interactions with the FDA following receipt of the CRL for its NDA in February 2024 and the FDA has confirmed the requirement for an additional confirmatory clinical trial to address the deficiencies cited in the CRL and resubmit the NDA.

As in the two previous studies (C03 and C07), the required confirmatory clinical trial would include patients diagnosed with schizophrenia who present with impairing negative symptoms and stable positive symptoms. Patients would be selected based on stable positive symptoms and impairing negative symptoms for the six months prior to entering the trial. Minerva agreed with the FDA that best efforts will be made to secure 25-30% of patients from the United States (subject to competitive recruitment). The FDA has confirmed that roluperidone can be studied in monotherapy where patients would receive a double-blinded single daily 64 mg dose of roluperidone or placebo. The FDA has also confirmed that, the primary endpoint would be the change from Baseline in PANSS Marder negative symptoms factor score (“NSFS”) at 12 weeks of treatment with roluperidone compared to placebo. The FDA advised that, to support a monotherapy indication, it would be necessary to assess relapses on an observational basis for at least 52 weeks, in patients treated in monotherapy with roluperidone, placebo or antipsychotics. The FDA has stated that it would consider a resubmission of the NDA that included a double-blind, placebo- or active-controlled trial of roluperidone with a duration of at least 52 weeks.

The trial’s potential sole key secondary endpoint would be the comparison of the change from Baseline in the Personal and Social Performance scale total score (“PSP”) to Week 12, which is a scale to assess patients’ social functioning. The trial will also potentially measure the change from Baseline in Clinical Global Impression of Severity (“CGI-S”), change from Baseline in NSFS, PSP, and CGI-S at earlier timepoints and safety & tolerability.

The FDA has agreed that an adjunctive trial with antipsychotics would not be required for resubmission of the NDA if Minerva could provide robust, controlled data demonstrating the efficacy and safety of long-term monotherapy with roluperidone in subjects with negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

The Company also has exclusive rights to develop and commercialize MIN-301, a compound for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. In addition, Minerva previously co-developed seltorexant with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (“Janssen”) for the treatment of insomnia disorder and adjunctive treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (“MDD”). During 2020, Minerva exercised its right to opt out of the joint development agreement with Janssen for the future development of seltorexant. As a result, the Company was entitled to collect royalties in the mid-single digits on potential future worldwide sales of seltorexant in certain indications, with no further financial obligations to Janssen. In January 2021, the Company sold its rights to these potential royalties to Royalty Pharma plc (“Royalty Pharma”) for a $60 million up front payment and up to an additional $95 million in potential future milestone payments.

Liquidity

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared as though the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has limited capital resources and has incurred recurring operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately$402.4 million and net cash used in operating activities was approximately$6.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025. Management expects to continue to incur operating losses and negative cash flows from operations in the future. The Company has financed its operations to date from proceeds from the sale of common stock, warrants, loans, convertible promissory notes, collaboration agreements and royalty sales.

As of June 30, 2025, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of$15.3 million. Given the cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash balance as of June 30, 2025, along with the current projections of cash to be used for operations, the Company believes that its existing cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash will not be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital requirements. However, management has the ability to mitigate this condition through cost reduction initiatives. Based on the implementation of these initiatives, the Company believes it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations for at least twelve months from the date these financial statements are issued.

The process of drug development can be costly, and the timing and outcomes of clinical trials are uncertain. The assumptions upon which the Company has based its estimates are routinely evaluated and may be subject to change. The actual amount of the Company’s expenditures will vary depending upon many factors, including, but not limited to, the design, timing and duration of future clinical trials, the progress of the Company’s research and development programs, the infrastructure to support a commercial enterprise, and the level of financial resources available. The Company can adjust its operating plan spending levels based on the timing of future clinical trials, which are predicated upon adequate funding to complete the trials. The Company routinely evaluates the status of its clinical development programs as well as potential strategic options.

The Company will need to raise additional capital to continue to fund operations and fully fund any potential later stage clinical development programs. The Company believes that it will be able to obtain additional working capital through equity financings or other arrangements to fund future operations; however, there can be no assurance that such additional financing, if available, can be obtained on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain such additional financing, future operations would need to be scaled back or discontinued.

Further, if the Company does not satisfy The Nasdaq Capital Market continued listing requirements, its common stock may be subject to delisting, which could impact the Company’s ability to complete additional equity financings on terms acceptable to the Company. On March 17, 2025, the Company was formally notified that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) determined that the Company regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(3) (the “Net Income Rule”), which requires listed companies to maintain a minimum of $500,000 of net income from continuing operations. Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(A), the Company will be subject to a discretionary panel monitor for a period of one year from March 17, 2025. If, within that one-year monitoring period, the Company fails to maintain compliance with any Nasdaq continued listing requirement, the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of Nasdaq will issue a Delist Determination Letter, and the Company will have an opportunity to request a new hearing with the initial Panel or a newly convened Hearings Panel if the initial Panel is unavailable. Notwithstanding Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(2), the Company will not be permitted to provide the Staff with a plan of compliance with respect to any deficiency that arises during the one-year monitoring period, and the Staff will not be permitted to grant additional time for the Company to regain compliance with respect to any deficiency.

As previously disclosed, on April 10, 2024, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq notifying the Company that for the last 31 consecutive business days, the Company’s minimum Market Value of Listed Securities was below the minimum of $35 million required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). In addition, on January 10, 2025, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq indicating that following the Company’s hearing before the Panel on December 10, 2024, the Panel granted the Company’s request for continued listing on Nasdaq through March 31, 2025, subject to the Company’s compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Equity Rule”), among other conditions. While the Company had initially planned to regain compliance with the Equity Rule, upon review of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, the Staff confirmed that the Company demonstrated compliance with the Net Income Rule. Accordingly, the Panel determined to continue the listing of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq and closed the matter.

There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing standards or that the Company will be able to continue its listing on Nasdaq.

Review of Strategic Alternatives

As a result of the requirement for the confirmatory study and the Company’s current cash position, the Company is taking additional steps to reduce costs. The Company has also initiated a review process to explore strategic alternatives to maximize value for its stockholders. There can be no assurance that the exploration of strategic alternatives will result in any agreements or transactions, or as to the timing of any such agreements or transactions. Minerva does not intend to discuss or disclose further developments regarding the exploration of strategic alternatives unless and until its board of directors has approved a definitive action or otherwise determined that further disclosure is appropriate or required by law.

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim reporting and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in accordance with Regulation S-X, Rule 8-03. Under those rules, certain notes and financial information that are normally required for annual financial statements can be condensed or omitted. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of items of a normal and recurring nature) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of June 30, 2025, the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 was derived from the audited annual financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2025.

Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mind-NRG Sarl and Minerva Neurosciences Securities Corporation. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

Significant risks and uncertainties

The Company’s operations are subject to a number of factors that can affect its operating results and financial condition. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the results of clinical testing and trial activities of the Company’s products, the Company’s ability to obtain regulatory approval to market its products, competition from products manufactured and sold or being developed by other companies, the price of, and demand for, Company products, the Company’s ability to negotiate favorable licensing or other manufacturing and marketing agreements for its products, and the Company’s ability to raise capital.

The Company currently has no commercially approved products and there can be no assurance that the Company’s research and development will be successfully commercialized. Developing and commercializing a product requires significant time and capital and is subject to regulatory review and approval as well as competition from other biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. The Company operates in an environment of rapid change and is dependent upon the continued services of its employees and consultants and obtaining and protecting intellectual property.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash equivalents include short-term, highly-liquid instruments, consisting of money market accounts and short-term investments with maturities from the date of purchase of 90 days or less. The majority of cash and cash equivalents are maintained with major financial institutions in North America. Deposits with these financial institutions may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. These deposits may be redeemed upon demand which reduces counterparty performance risk.

Restricted cash

Cash accounts with any type of restriction are classified as restricted. The Company maintained restricted cash balances as collateral for corporate credit cards in the amount of $0.1 million at each of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Segment information

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise (business activity from which it earns revenue and incurs expenses) about which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) indeciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM evaluates performance of the segments based on net income (loss). The CODM also reviews operating results and previously forecasted financial information to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company.

The Company’s operations are organized intoone operating andone reportable segment focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary product candidates to treat patients suffering from CNS diseases. The one operating segment is managed on a consolidated basis. The operating segment’s revenue would be generated from commercial sales or license agreements of the product candidates. However, none of the Company’s product candidates has been approved for commercialization and it has not received any revenue in connection with the sale or license of its product candidates. Furthermore, except for most of Asia, the Company has global commercialization rights for roluperidone and also owns worldwide rights for MIN-301 and the Sigma Ligands.

The CODM does not evaluate operating segments using asset or liability information and therefore it is not disclosed. The following table summarizes the reportable segment’s financial information:

(1)Salary, bonus, and fringe benefits are included in staff related expenses.

(2)Costs associated with the Company’s drug substance validation campaign are included in drug product material expenses.

(3)Insurance, consultant, audit, legal, and the C18 study costs are included in other segment expense, net.

Recent accounting pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date.

NOTE 3 — ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

Accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the following:

NOTE 4 — NET LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK

Diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for all periods presented as the effects of potentially dilutive items were anti-dilutive given the Company’s net loss. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, plus potential outstanding common stock for the period. Potential outstanding common stock includes stock options, but only to the extent that their inclusion is dilutive. Performance-based restricted stock units are excluded from the calculation of dilutive potential common shares until the performance conditions have been achieved on the basis of the assumption that the end of the reporting period was the end of the contingency period, if such issuable shares are dilutive.

In June 2023, in connection with a private placement, the Company issued and sold pre-funded warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 575,575 shares of common stock. The purchase price of the pre-funded warrants was $9.99 per share, which was paid to the Company upon issuance of the pre-funded warrants. The exercise price of the pre-funded warrants is $0.01 per share. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable by the holders at any time and do not expire. As the remaining shares underlying the pre-funded warrants are issuable for nominal consideration of $0.01 per share,575,575 shares of common stock underlying the unexercised pre-funded warrants were considered outstanding for purposes of the calculation of loss per share as of June 30, 2025.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per share for common stockholders:

The following securities outstanding at June 30, 2025 and 2024 have been excluded from the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding as their effect on the calculation of loss per share is antidilutive:

NOTE 5 — SALE OF FUTURE ROYALTIES

The Company had previously co-developed seltorexant with Janssen for the treatment of insomnia disorder and adjunctive treatment of MDD. During 2020, the Company exercised its right to opt out of the co-development and license agreement (the “Janssen Agreement”) with Janssen for the future development of seltorexant and, as a result, the Company was entitled to collect royalties in the mid-single digits on potential future sales of seltorexant worldwide in certain indications, with no further financial obligations to Janssen.

On January 19, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Royalty Pharma under which Royalty Pharma acquired the Company’s royalty interest in seltorexant for an upfront payment of $60 million and up to an additional $95 million in potential milestone payments. These milestone payments are contingent upon the achievement of certain clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones for seltorexant by Janssen or any other party in the event that Janssen sells seltorexant. Under the terms of the agreement, Royalty Pharma has recourse against the Company relating to payments due from Janssen and therefore, the Company is deemed to have significant continuing involvement. The Company has applied the debt recognition guidance under ASC 470, Debt, and recorded the upfront payment of $60 million on the balance sheet as a liability related to the sale of future royalties (the “Royalty Obligation”) and will record any amortized interest expense and future milestone payments received from Royalty Pharma as well. No amounts received, including the initial upfront payment, amortized interest expense or potential milestone payments, are repayable to Royalty Pharma if Janssen discontinues the clinical development of seltorexant or ceases to pursue its commercialization at a future date for any reason. In accordance with ASC 470, the Company will account for any royalties received in the future as non-cash royalty revenue.

As royalties are remitted from Janssen to Royalty Pharma, the balance of the Royalty Obligation will be effectively repaid over the expected life of the Janssen Agreement. The $60 million payment received from Royalty Pharma and any potential future milestone payments from Royalty Pharma are recorded as part of the Royalty Obligation. The difference between the total expected royalties receivable from Janssen and the upfront and milestone payments potentially receivable from Royalty Pharma is being amortized as non-cash interest expense over the estimated remaining life of the Janssen Agreement. To determine the amount of non-cash interest to be amortized, the Company is required to make assumptions for the total amount of future royalty payments to be received from Janssen. At execution, the Company’s estimate of this total non-cash interest expense resulted in an effective annual interest rate of approximately 10.5%.

The Company regularly evaluates the assumptions supporting future royalty estimates and, during the third quarter of 2024, noted that Janssen announced on clinicaltrials.gov a further Phase 3 study with seltorexant (42847922MDD3003) that has an estimated study completion date of November 30, 2027, which is significantly different from the assumption the Company used in its original estimates. As a result, the Company has made a significant revision to its estimates for the timing and amount of future royalty payments to be earned over the life of the Janssen Agreement and noted that the estimate of undiscounted royalty payments is now less than the original carrying value of the upfront payment received. Therefore, under the retrospective interest model, during the third quarter of 2024 the Company adjusted the Royalty Obligation to the initial upfront payment received of $60 million and recognized $26.6 million as a component of Other Income, representing the amount of amortized non-cash interest expense through June 30, 2024. In addition, the Company does not expect to recognize non-cash interest expense in the future related to the Royalty Obligation, as the effective annual interest rate is negative.

NOTE 6 —STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

At-the-Market Equity Offering Program

In September 2022, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through Jefferies shares of the Company’s common stock, by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. During thesix months ended June 30, 2025, no shares of the Company’s common stock were issued or sold under the Sales Agreement. As of June 30, 2025, an aggregate of $22.6 million was eligible for sale pursuant to the Sales Agreement under the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-267424).

NOTE 7 — STOCK AWARD PLAN AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In December 2013, the Company adopted the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (as subsequently amended and restated, the “Plan”), which provides for the issuance of options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards and stock units. As of June 30, 2025, the total shares authorized for issuance under the Plan were 2,078,917.

Stock Option Awards

Stock option activity for employees and non-employees for thesix months ended June 30, 2025 is as follows:

The weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options outstanding on June 30, 2025 was $6.11 per share. Total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options at June 30, 2025 were approximately $2.2 million and are expected to be recognized within future operating results over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years. Generally, stock options are granted using exercise prices equal to the market price at the date of grant, vest over four years for employees andone year for directors and are exercisable over a maximum period of 10 years from their grant dates.

The expected term of the employee-related options was estimated using the “simplified” method as defined by the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, Share-Based Payment. The volatility assumption was determined by examining the historical volatility of the Company and volatilities for industry peer companies. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on the U.S. Treasury instruments, the term of which was consistent with the expected term of the options. The dividend assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts. The Company has never paid dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company has assumed no dividend yield for the purpose of estimating the fair value of the options.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value of stock options granted. There were no stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

On August 6, 2021, options to purchase 953,980 shares of the Company’s common stock were exchanged for 476,640 PRSUs. Options surrendered in the one-time stock option exchange program (the “Exchange Program”) were cancelled and shares subject to the cancelled options again became available for issuance under the Plan. The Exchange Program was treated as a Type II modification (Probable-to improbable) under ASC 718.

The Company used the pre-modification stock options for determining the compensation cost related to the PRSUs as the vesting conditions remain uncertain for the outstanding PRSUs. All expense related to the non-vested pre-modification stock options was fully recognized as of December 31, 2023.

On April 28, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s board of directors certified the achievement of a performance condition occurring upon FDA acceptance of the NDA for roluperidone. As a result,50% of the shares of common stock underlying the Company’s PRSUs vested and the Company recognized approximately $0.2 million in non-cash compensation expense, representing 50% of the incremental cost of the PRSUs granted under the Exchange Program. The incremental cost was measured as the excess of the fair value of each new PRSU, measured as of the date the new PRSUs were granted, over the fair value of the stock options surrendered in exchange for the new PRSU, measured immediately prior to the cancellation. The remaining PRSUs vest upon roluperidone receiving FDA marketing approval, provided that such approval occurs within five years after the August 6, 2021 grant date. As of June 30, 2025,228,213 PRSUs have vested,20,218 have been cancelled, and 228,209 remain outstanding.

The following table presents stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations:

NOTE 8 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may be subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of the Company’s business activities. The Company is not aware of any claim or litigation, the outcome of which, if determined adversely to the Company, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Leases

On October 11, 2022, the Company entered into an office lease agreement with Regus to lease approximately 491 rentable square feet of office space located at 1500 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. In January 2025, the Company renewed the month-to-month lease agreement commencing on February 1, 2025, with a monthly payment of $9,106. The Company has elected to not recognize the lease agreement on the balance sheet as the term of the agreement is 12 months or less.

NOTE 9 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 4, 2025, tax legislation known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the United States. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of U.S. tax law changes introduced by OBBBA on the consolidated financial statements. Due to the timing of enactment, the Company will recognize any such impact in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2025.