InflaRx N.V.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 20, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Mar 20, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31,2024
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to .
OR
☐ **SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission file number:001-38283
**InflaRx N.V.
**(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
The Netherlands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Winzerlaer Str. 2
07745 Jena, Germany
**+49 (3641) 508 180
**(Address of principal executive offices)
Dr. Thomas Taapken,
Chief Financial Officer
Tel:+49 (3641) 508 180
Winzerlaer Str. 2,07745 Jena, Germany
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Copies to:
**Sophia Hudson
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phone: +1 (212) 446-4750
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Shares, nominal value €0.12 per share | IFRX | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
The number of outstanding ordinary shares as of December 31, 2024 was 59,351,710.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ☐No ☒
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ☐No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large Accelerated Filer ☐ | Accelerated Filer ☒ | Non-accelerated Filer ☐ |
| Emerging growth company ☐ | ||
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| † | The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012. |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
| ☐ | U.S. GAAP |
| ☒ | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board |
| ☐ | Other |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No☒
InflaRx N.V.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |
|---|---|
| FORWARD-LOOKING-STATEMENTS | iv |
| ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS | vi |
| PART I | 1 |
| ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS | 1 |
| A. Directors and senior management | 1 |
| B. Advisers | 1 |
| C. Auditors | 1 |
| ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 1 |
| A. Offer statistics | 1 |
| B. Method and expected timetable | 1 |
| ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION | 2 |
| A. [Reserved] | 2 |
| B. Capitalization and indebtedness | 2 |
| C. Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds | 2 |
| D. Risk factors | 2 |
| ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY | 57 |
| A. History and development of the company | 57 |
| B. Business overview | 58 |
| C. Organizational structure | 91 |
| D. Property, plant and equipment | 91 |
| ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 92 |
| ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS | 92 |
| A. Operating results | 92 |
| B. Financial operations overview | 93 |
| C. Liquidity and capital resources | 97 |
| D. Research and development, patents and licenses, etc. | 100 |
| E. Trend information | 100 |
| F. Critical accounting estimates | 100 |
| ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES | 101 |
| A. Directors and senior management | 101 |
| B. Compensation | 103 |
| C. Board practices | 107 |
| D. Employees | 110 |
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| E. Share ownership | 110 |
|---|---|
| F. Disclosure of a registrant’s action to recover erroneously awarded compensation | 110 |
| ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 110 |
| A. Major shareholders | 110 |
| B. Related party transactions | 114 |
| ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 115 |
| A. Consolidated statements and other financial information | 115 |
| B. Significant changes | 115 |
| ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING | 116 |
|---|---|
| A. Offering and listing details | 116 |
| B. Plan of distribution | 116 |
| C. Markets | 116 |
| D. Selling shareholders | 116 |
| E. Dilution | 116 |
| F. Expenses of the issue | 116 |
| ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 117 |
| A. Share capital | 117 |
| B. Memorandum and articles of association | 117 |
| C. Material contracts | 117 |
| D. Exchange controls | 117 |
| E. Taxation | 117 |
| ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 139 |
| ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES | 139 |
| A. Debt securities | 139 |
| B. Warrants and rights | 139 |
| C. Other securities | 139 |
| D. American Depositary Shares | 139 |
| PART II | 140 |
| ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES | 140 |
| A. Defaults | 140 |
| B. Arrears and delinquencies | 140 |
| ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 140 |
| A. Material modifications to instruments | 140 |
| B. Material modifications to rights | 140 |
| C. Withdrawal or substitution of assets | 140 |
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| D. Change in trustees or paying agents | 140 |
|---|---|
| E. Use of proceeds | 140 |
| ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 141 |
| A. Disclosure controls and procedures | 141 |
| C. Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm | 141 |
| D. Changes in internal control over financial reporting | 141 |
| ITEM 16. RESERVED | 141 |
| ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT | 141 |
| ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS | 141 |
| ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 142 |
| A. Audit fees | 142 |
| B. Audit-related fees | 142 |
| C. Tax fees | 142 |
| D. All other fees | 142 |
| E. Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures | 142 |
| F. Audit work performed by other than principal accountant if greater than 50% | 142 |
| ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES | 142 |
|---|---|
| ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS | 142 |
| ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT | 142 |
| ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 142 |
| ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE | 143 |
| ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS | 143 |
| ITEM 16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES | 143 |
| ITEM 16K. CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY | 143 |
| PART III | 144 |
| ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 144 |
| ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 144 |
| ITEM 19. EXHIBITS | 144 |
| Index to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-1 |
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Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this Annual Report on Form 20-F, or this Annual Report, to “InflaRx N.V.,” “InflaRx,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” “us” or similar terms refer to InflaRx N.V. and its subsidiaries.
Presentation of financial statements
We report in Euros under International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or the IASB. We made rounding adjustments to some of the figures included in this Annual Report. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.
In this Annual Report, unless otherwise indicated, translations from U.S. dollars to Euros (and vice versa) relating to payments made on or before December 31, 2024 were made at the rate in effect at the time of the relevant payment.
The terms “$” or “dollar” refer to U.S. dollars, and the terms “€” or “Euro” refer to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European economic and monetary union pursuant to the treaty establishing the European Community, as amended.
Industry and other data
We obtained the industry, statistical and market data in this Annual Report from our own internal estimates and research as well as from industry and general publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. All of the market data used in this Annual Report involves a number of assumptions and limitations. While we believe that the information from these industry publications, surveys and studies is reliable, the industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of important factors, including those described in the section titled “ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION — D. Risk factors.” These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by the independent parties and by us.
Trademarks
InflaRx®, GOHIBIC® and Vilwaysi®are our trademarks. The trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this Annual Report are property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this Annual Report are referred to without the symbols® and ™, but such references should not be construed as any indication that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto.
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