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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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, nominal value €0.12 per shareIFRXThe 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

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FORWARD-LOOKING-STATEMENTSiv
ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTSvi
PART I1
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS1
A. Directors and senior management1
B. Advisers1
C. Auditors1
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE1
A. Offer statistics1
B. Method and expected timetable1
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION2
A. [Reserved]2
B. Capitalization and indebtedness2
C. Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds2
D. Risk factors2
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY57
A. History and development of the company57
B. Business overview58
C. Organizational structure91
D. Property, plant and equipment91
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS92
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS92
A. Operating results92
B. Financial operations overview93
C. Liquidity and capital resources97
D. Research and development, patents and licenses, etc.100
E. Trend information100
F. Critical accounting estimates100
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES101
A. Directors and senior management101
B. Compensation103
C. Board practices107
D. Employees110

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E. Share ownership110
F. Disclosure of a registrant’s action to recover erroneously awarded compensation110
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS110
A. Major shareholders110
B. Related party transactions114
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION115
A. Consolidated statements and other financial information115
B. Significant changes115
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING116
A. Offering and listing details116
B. Plan of distribution116
C. Markets116
D. Selling shareholders116
E. Dilution116
F. Expenses of the issue116
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION117
A. Share capital117
B. Memorandum and articles of association117
C. Material contracts117
D. Exchange controls117
E. Taxation117
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK139
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES139
A. Debt securities139
B. Warrants and rights139
C. Other securities139
D. American Depositary Shares139
PART II140
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES140
A. Defaults140
B. Arrears and delinquencies140
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS140
A. Material modifications to instruments140
B. Material modifications to rights140
C. Withdrawal or substitution of assets140

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D. Change in trustees or paying agents140
E. Use of proceeds140
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES141
A. Disclosure controls and procedures141
C. Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm141
D. Changes in internal control over financial reporting141
ITEM 16. RESERVED141
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT141
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS141
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES142
A. Audit fees142
B. Audit-related fees142
C. Tax fees142
D. All other fees142
E. Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures142
F. Audit work performed by other than principal accountant if greater than 50%142
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES142
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS142
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT142
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE142
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE143
ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS143
ITEM 16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES143
ITEM 16K. CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY143
PART III144
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS144
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS144
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS144
Index to Consolidated Financial StatementsF-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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