Cadrenal Therapeutics Inc

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Cadrenal”) was incorporated on January 25, 2022 in the State of Delaware and is headquartered in Ponte Vedra, Florida. Cadrenal Therapeutics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing tecarfarin, a new vitamin K antagonist (VKA) designed to offer safer, superior chronic anticoagulation for patients with implanted cardiac devices or rare cardiovascular conditions. Tecarfarin is anticipated to result in fewer adverse events such as strokes, heart attacks, bleeds and deaths than warfarin, the most commonly used anticoagulant for these patients despite its prevalent side effects, drug-to-drug interactions and frequent dosing changes. Tecarfarin received an orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) for the prevention of thrombosis and thromboembolism (blood clots) in patients with an implanted mechanical circulatory support device, which includes implanted left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), as well as both orphan drug and fast-track status for the prevention of systemic thromboembolism of cardiac origin in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Cadrenal is planning pivotal clinical trials and pursuing clinical and commercial partnerships to advance tecarfarin. The Company’s plans also include studying tecarfarin in patients with mechanical heart valves experiencing anticoagulation difficulties.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial statements for the periods presented. The Company’s fiscal year-end is December 31.

The accompanying financial statements of the Company are unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual 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 September 30, 2024, the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the statements of stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes related to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are also unaudited. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024, any other interim periods, or any future year or period. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, and notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC on March 11, 2024.

Liquidity

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not reflect any adjustments relating to the recoverability and reclassification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Since inception, the Company has incurred operating losses, and negative cash flows from operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had a net loss of $6,464,099, which included $656,987 of non-cash expenses. Cash used in operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 totaled $5,566,844. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $4,363,900, net working capital of $3,405,548, and an accumulated deficit of $21,535,514.

During October 2024, the Company sold 237,099 shares of its common stock through its at-the-market (ATM) facility with H.C. Wainwright & Co. These sales were made at a weighted average price of $14.79 per share, resulting in total gross proceeds of $3,507,817 and net proceeds of $3,390,933

On November 1, 2024, the Company entered into a warrant inducement letter agreement (the “Warrant Inducement Agreement”) with a holder (the “Holder”) of outstanding warrants to purchase up to 285,715 shares of common stock issued in a private placement offering on July 14, 2023 (the “Existing Warrants”) pursuant to which such holder exercised the Existing Warrants at a reduced exercise price of $16.50 generating approximately $4.7 million in gross proceeds. See Note 9-Subsequent Events for a more detailed discussion of the warrant inducement transaction.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance of approximately $11.3 million as of November 7, 2024 is expected to be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next twelve months from the date of the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, however, the Company will require additional funding to complete its planned Phase 3 clinical trial and submit its New Drug Application.

Emerging Growth Company Status

As an “emerging growth company” (“EGC”) under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”), the Company may elect to take advantage of certain forms of relief from various reporting requirements that are applicable to public companies. The relief afforded under the JOBS Act includes an extended transition period for the implementation of new or revised accounting standards. The Company has elected to take advantage of this extended transition period and, as a result, the Company’s financial statements may not be comparable to those of companies that implement accounting standards as of the effective dates for public companies. The Company may take advantage of the relief afforded under the JOBS Act up until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of its initial offering or such earlier time that it is no longer an EGC.

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 disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions made in the accompanying financial statements include but are not limited to the fair value of stock-based awards, deferred tax assets and valuation allowance, income tax uncertainties, and certain accruals. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors and adjusts those estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances change. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentration of Credit and Other Risks and Uncertainties

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. Cash is maintained at high credit quality financial institutions and, at times, balances may exceed federally insured limits. All interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing cash balances are insured up to $250,000 at each financial institution. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

The Company is subject to a number of risks common for early-stage biopharmaceutical companies including, but not limited to, dependency on the clinical and commercial success of its product candidate, ability to obtain regulatory approval of its product candidate, the need for substantial additional financing to achieve its goals, uncertainty of broad adoption of its approved products, if any, by physicians and patients, significant competition and untested manufacturing capabilities.

Segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company has determined it operates in a single operating segment and hasone reportable segment.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less from the purchase date to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash and money market funds.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company evaluates all of its agreements to determine if such instruments have derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. The Company accounted for certain redemption features that were associated with convertible notes as liabilities at fair value and adjusted the instruments to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. Derivative financial liabilities are initially recorded at fair value, with gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value recognized in other (income) expense in the accompanying statements of operations and comprehensive loss for each reporting period while such instruments are outstanding. The embedded derivative liabilities were valued using a probability-weighted expected return model. If the Company repays the noteholders or if, during the next round of financing, the noteholders convert the debt into equity, the derivative financial liabilities are de-recognized and reclassified to stockholders’ equity (deficit) on that date. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

Concurrent with the closing of the initial public offering in January 2023 (the “IPO”), the note holders converted the debt into common stock, accordingly, the derivative financial liabilities were de-recognized and reclassified to stockholders’ equity (deficit) on January 24, 2023.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company measures its stock-based awards granted to employees, consultants, and directors based on the estimated fair values of the awards and recognizes the compensation over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of its stock option awards. Stock-based compensation is recognized using the straight-line method. As the stock compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it is reduced by forfeitures. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.

Deferred Offering Costs

The Company capitalizes certain legal, professional, and other third-party costs that are directly associated with in-process equity financings until such financings are consummated, at which time such costs are recorded against the gross proceeds of the offering. Should an in-process equity financing be abandoned, the deferred offering costs will be expensed immediately as a charge to operating expenses in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Management makes an assessment of the likelihood that the resulting deferred tax assets will be realized. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Due to the Company’s historical operating performance and net losses, the net deferred tax assets have been fully offset by a valuation allowance.

The Company recognizes uncertain income tax positions at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which judgment occurs. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to the underpayment of income taxes as a component of the provision for income taxes.

Net Loss Per Common Share

Basic net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants outstanding for the period, without consideration for potential dilutive shares of common stock. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents of potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period determined using the treasury stock or if-converted methods. Since the Company was in a loss position for all periods presented, basic net loss per common share is the same as diluted net loss per common share since the effects of potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive. Shares of common stock subject to repurchase are excluded from the weighted-average shares.

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events or circumstances from non-owner sources. Net loss and comprehensive loss were the same for the periods presented in the accompanying financial statements.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and consist of fees paid to other entities that conduct certain research and development activities on the Company’s behalf. Acquired intangible assets are expensed as research and development costs if, at the time of payment, the technology is under development; is not approved by the FDA or other regulatory agencies for marketing; has not reached technical feasibility; or otherwise has no foreseeable alternative future use. Non-refundable advance payments for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are capitalized and then expensed as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed.

On January 19, 2023, the Company issued 40,000 shares of common stock to HESP LLC, pursuant to the terms of an Amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 18, 2022, between the Company and HESP LLC. This payment was determined to be IPR&D with no alternative use. Accordingly, the Company recorded the common stock payment of $3.0 million as research and development expense on January 19, 2023. This payment settled all obligations under the Amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Patents

Patent costs are comprised primarily of external legal fees, filing fees incurred to file patent applications, and periodic renewal fees to keep the patent in force and are expensed as incurred as a component of general and administrative expenses.

Note 2. Recent Accounting Guidance

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The ASU expands public entities’ segment disclosures by requiring disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, or CODM, and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount and description of its composition for other segment items, and interim disclosures of a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets. The ASU also allows, in addition to the measure that is most consistent with GAAP, the disclosure of additional measures of segment profit or loss that are used by the CODM in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. All disclosure requirements under ASU 2023-07 are also required for public entities with a single reportable segment. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, on a retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU requires greater disaggregation of information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The ASU applies to all entities subject to income taxes and is intended to help investors better understand an entity’s exposure to potential changes in jurisdictional tax legislation and assess income tax information that affects cash flow forecasts and capital allocation decisions. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The ASU should be applied on a prospective basis although retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its disclosures.

Note 3. Fair Value Measurements

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or an exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements as follows:

The Company classified its embedded derivative liability as a Level 3 financial instrument and measured and reported its embedded derivatives at fair value. Concurrent with the closing of the initial public offering in January 2023, the note holders converted the debt into common stock, accordingly, the derivative financial liabilities were de-recognized and reclassified to stockholders’ equity (deficit) on January 24, 2023.

Financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used in such measurements by major security type are presented in the following table:

The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of the derivative liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, deferred offering costs, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature. There were no transfers of liabilities among the fair value measurement categories during any of the periods presented.

Note 4. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

Note 5. Leases, Commitments, and Contingencies

Leases

At lease inception, the Company determines if an arrangement is an operating or capital lease. For operating leases, the Company recognizes rent expense, inclusive of rent escalation, on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

In accordance with ASC 842, Leases, the Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception. A contract is or contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company classifies leases at the lease commencement date as operating or finance leases and records a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with an initial lease term of greater than 12 months. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded in the balance sheet, but payments are recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has elected not to recognize leases with terms of 12 months or less.

A lease qualifies as a finance lease if any of the following criteria are met at the inception of the lease: (i) there is a transfer of ownership of the leased asset to the Company by the end of the lease term, (ii) the Company holds an option to purchase the leased asset that it is reasonably certain to exercise, (iii) the lease term is for a major part of the remaining economic life of the leased asset, (iv) the present value of the sum of lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the leased asset, or (v) the nature of the leased asset is specialized to the point that it is expected to provide the lessor no alternative use at the end of the lease term. All other leases are recorded as operating leases.

The Company enters into contracts that contain both lease and non-lease components. Non-lease components may include maintenance, utilities, and other operating costs. The Company combines the lease and non-lease components of fixed costs in its lease arrangements as a single lease component. Variable costs, such as utilities or maintenance costs, are not included in the measurement of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities but rather are expensed when the event determining the amount of variable consideration to be paid occurs.

Finance and operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term using the discount rate implicit in the lease. If the rate implicit is not readily determinable, the Company utilizes an estimate of its incremental borrowing rate based upon the available information at the lease commencement date. Operating lease assets are further adjusted for prepaid or accrued lease payments. Operating lease payments are expensed using the straight-line method as an operating expense over the lease term.

The Company’s operating lease ROU assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows:

Operating lease expenses were $6,472 and $6,618 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Operating lease expenses were $19,866 and $19,892 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities included in operating cash flows was $20,087 and $19,502 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The remaining operating lease term isone month, and the operating lease discount rate was 12% as of September 30, 2024.

Future annual lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as of September 30, 2024 were as follows:

Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide for general indemnifications. The Company’s exposure under these agreements is unknown, because it involves claims that may be made against the Company in the future, but have not yet been made. The Company accrues a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated.

Indemnification

In accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the Company indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limits, while they are serving in such capacity. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors. There have been no claims to date, and the Company has a directors and officers liability insurance policy that may enable it to recover a portion of any amounts paid for future claims.

Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity and Warrants

Reverse Stock Split

On July 29, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved amendments to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of its shares of common stock, and its Board of Directors subsequently approved a final reverse stock split ratio of 1-for-15. The reverse stock split became effective on August 20, 2024. On the effective date, every 15 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were combined and converted into one issued and outstanding share of common stock. The number of authorized shares of common stock was not reduced and the par value per share of common stock remains unchanged. Fractional shares were canceled, and stockholders received cash in lieu thereof. A proportionate adjustment was also made to the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable under the Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. 2022 Successor Equity Incentive Plan. As a result, the number of common shares, stock options, warrants, net loss per share, and exercise prices disclosed throughout these notes to the unaudited financial statements, as well as the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 to which these unaudited financial statements and notes thereto are attached, have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.

Common Stock

The Company is authorized to issue a total of 75,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share and 7,500,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

Holders of common stock are entitled toone vote for each share of common stock held of record for the election of the Company’s directors and all other matters requiring stockholder action. Holders of common stock will be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Company’s Board in its discretion out of funds legally available therefor.

On January 24, 2023, the Company consummated its IPO of 93,333 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $75.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $7,000,000 and net proceeds of $5,408,575. The Company’s shares of common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on January 20, 2023, under the symbol “CVKD.”

In connection with the IPO, on January 19, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Boustead Securities, LLC, as representative of the underwriters (the “Representative”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company issued to the underwriters a five-year warrant (the “Representative’s Warrant”) to purchase an aggregate of 5,600 shares of the Company’s common stock, which was equal to six percent (6%) of the shares of common stock sold in the IPO. The Representative’s Warrant has an exercise price of $90.00, which was equal to 120% of the public offering price of the common stock in the IPO.

On July 12, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor (the “Investor Selling Stockholder”) pursuant to which the Company sold to the Investor Selling Stockholder in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) (i) an aggregate of 86,667 shares of common stock (the “Shares”), (ii) in lieu of additional Shares, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 199,047 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), and (iii) accompanying common warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 285,715 shares of common stock (the “Common Warrants”). The combined purchase price of each Share and accompanying Common Warrants was $26.25. The combined purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Common Warrants was $26.25.

The Private Placement closed on July 14, 2023. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds from the Private Placement of approximately $7.5 million before deducting the placement agent commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“H.C.W.”) acted as the placement agent in the Private Placement, and as part of its compensation, the Company issued to designees of H.C.W. Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to 18,571 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $32.81.

Each Pre-Funded Warrant had an exercise price equal to $0.0015 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants were exercisable at any time after their original issuance and would not expire until exercised in full. Each Common Warrant has an exercise price equal to $26.25 per share. The Common Warrants are exercisable at any time after their original issuance and will expire on January 16, 2029. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Common Warrant and Pre-Funded Warrant are subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations or similar events.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company received notice of the exercise of all of the 199,047 Pre-Funded Warrants. As a result of the respective Pre-Funded Warrant exercises, the Company issued 199,047 shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2024, there are no Pre-Funded Warrants outstanding.

The Common Warrants issued in the Private Placement provide that the holder thereof has the right to participate in distributions or dividends paid on the Company’s shares of common stock on an as-converted basis. They also provide that a holder of Common Warrants, as applicable, will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Common Warrants if such holder, together with its affiliates, and any other party whose holdings would be aggregated with those of the holder for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”); provided, however, that the holder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation by giving notice to the Company, with any such increase not taking effect until the sixty-first day after such notice is delivered to the Company but not to any percentage in excess of 9.99%. The Common Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if a registration statement registering the shares of common stock underlying the Common Warrants is not effective at the time of exercise.

ATM Facility

During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company sold 154,144 shares of its common stock through its at-the-market (ATM) facility with H.C. Wainwright & Co., generating gross proceeds of $1,635,777 and net proceeds of $1,527,946.

Warrant Summary

The following table summarizes the total warrants outstanding at September 30, 2024:

Note 7. Equity-Based Compensation

The Company adopted the Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Initial Plan”), on July 11, 2022, which was later amended and restated on October 16, 2022, for purposes of clarifying the application of certain of the rules of the Initial Plan to awards approved before such amendment and restatement of the Initial Plan and to facilitate the transition to the Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. 2022 Successor Equity Incentive Plan (the “Successor Plan”) for the issuance and approval of awards after consummation of the IPO. On October 16, 2022, the Board adopted and the Company’s stockholders approved the Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. 2022 Successor Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”), which is a successor to and continuation of the Initial Plan and became effective on January 19, 2023. Upon the effectiveness of the 2022 Plan, it replaced the Initial Plan, except with respect to awards outstanding under the Initial Plan, and no further awards will be available for grant under the Initial Plan.

Subject to certain adjustments, the maximum number of shares of common stock that could have been issued under the Initial Plan and 2022 Plan was initially 133,333 shares. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2022 Plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each calendar year for a period of ten years commencing on January 1, 2024 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2033, to a number of shares of common stock equal to 20% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year; provided, however that the board of directors, or the compensation committee, may act prior to January 1 of a given calendar year to provide that the increase for such year will be a lesser number of shares of common stock. On January 1, 2024, the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2022 Plan increased to 173,636. On July 29, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”). At the 2024 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2022 Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that will be available for awards under the 2022 Plan by 133,333 shares to 306,969 shares and to amend the “evergreen provision” such that the number of reserved shares of Common Stock available for issuance each year will be 20% of: (i) the shares of Common Stock outstanding at December 31; plus (ii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants and pre-funded warrants outstanding at December 31. As of September 30, 2024,141,303 remained available for future issuance. All available shares may be utilized toward the grant of any type of award under the 2022 Plan.

The Company measures its stock-based awards granted to employees, consultants and directors based on the estimated fair values of the awards and recognizes the compensation over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of its stock option awards. Stock-based compensation is recognized using the straight-line method. As the stock compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it is reduced by forfeitures. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.

Weighted average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model are set forth below:

Activity under the Plans for the period from December 31, 2023 to September 30, 2024 is set forth below:

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted to date was $12.67. At September 30, 2024, the Company had $824,647 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options which will be recognized over the weighted average remaining requisite service period of 1.6 years. The Company settles employee stock option exercises with newly issued shares of common stock.

Total stock-based compensation expense and the allocation of stock-based compensation for the periods presented below were as follows:

Note 8. Net Loss Per Common Share

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

Since the Company was in a loss position for the periods presented, basic net loss per share is the same as diluted net loss per share as the inclusion of all potential dilutive securities would have been anti-dilutive. For the periods presented, there were no potential dilutive securities other than convertible notes, stock options, and warrants.

The following common stock equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share applicable to common stockholders for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:

Note 9. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated events that occurred through November 7, 2024, the date that the financial statements were issued, and determined that except than as set forth below, there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to the Company’s disclosures in the financial statements.

On October 10, 2024, the Company issued 25,000 shares of restricted common stock to a consultant as partial compensation for services.

During October 2024, the Company sold 237,099 shares of its common stock through its at-the-market (ATM) facility with H.C. Wainwright & Co. These sales were made at a weighted average price of $14.79 per share, resulting in total gross proceeds of $3,507,817.

On November 1, 2024, the Company entered into the Warrant Inducement Agreement with the Holder of the Existing Warrants pursuant to which the Holder and exercised the Existing Warrants, purchasing 285,715 shares of the Company’s common stock at a reduced exercise price of $16.50 per share, generating gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4.7 million, before placement agent fees and other expenses. The proceeds are expected to support the Company’s pivotal Phase 3 trial and related partnering activities.

In consideration for the Holder’s exercise of the Existing Warrants, the Company issued new unregistered Series A-1 and Series A-2 warrants (the “New Warrants”) to the Holder, to purchase up to an additional 285,715 shares of common stock each (for a total of 571,430 shares of common stock) at an exercise price of $16.50 per share. The New Warrants are exercisable immediately. The Series A-1 Warrants expire five years after issuance, while the Series A-2 Warrants expire 18 months from the date that the registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A-2 Warrants becomes effective.

H.C.W. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the warrant inducement transaction. As part of its compensation, the Company agreed to pay HCW a cash fee equal to 7% of the gross proceeds and to issue HCW warrants to purchase up to 18,571 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $20.625 per share, which represents 125% of the New Warrants’ exercise price.