Silo Pharma, Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 9, 2025.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 –ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
Silo Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of New York on July 13, 2010, under the name Gold Swap, Inc. On May 21, 2019, the Company filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware to change its name from Point Capital, Inc. to Uppercut Brands, Inc. Thereafter, on September 24, 2020, the Company filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware to change its name from Uppercut Brands, Inc. to Silo Pharma, Inc.
On January 24, 2013, the Company changed its state of incorporation from New York to Delaware. On December 19, 2023, the Company changed its state of incorporation from the State of Delaware to the State of Nevada.
On April 8, 2020, the Company incorporated a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Silo Pharma Inc., in the State of Florida.
The Company is a developmental stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics that address under-served conditions using therapies that include conventional drugs and psychedelic formulations. The Company is focused on developing (i) an intranasal drug targeting PTSD and stress-induced anxiety disorders (SPC-15); (ii) a time-release ketamine-based loaded implant for fibromyalgia and chronic pain relief (SP-26); (iii) an intranasal compound for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (SPC-14); and (iv) a CNS-homing peptide targeting the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis (SPU-16).
NOTE 2 –SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (the “U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the fiscal year as a whole. Certain information and note disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP has been condensed or omitted from these statements pursuant to such accounting principles and, accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes necessary for comprehensive financial statements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the summary of significant accounting policies and notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2025.
The Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements include financial statements for Silo Pharma, Inc. and its inactive wholly-owned subsidiary with the same name as the parent entity, Silo Pharma, Inc. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Management acknowledges its responsibility for the preparation of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements which reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring and non-recurring adjustments, considered necessary in its opinion for a fair statement of its unaudited consolidated financial position and the unaudited consolidated results of its operations for the periods presented.
Liquidity
As reflected in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, the Company generated a net loss of $1,031,437 and used cash in operations of $1,640,300 during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Additionally, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $16,296,128 on March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $3,136,880, short-term investments of $2,314,550, and working capital of $4,418,858.
The positive working capital serves to mitigate the conditions that historically raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company believes that it has sufficient cash and liquid short-term investments to meet its obligations for a minimum of twelve months from the date of this filing.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of unaudited 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 and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate could change in the near term due to one or more future events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from estimates. Significant estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 include the percentage of completion of research and development projects, valuation of short-term investments, valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, and the fair value of shares and stock options issued for services.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. The Company places its cash with high credit quality financial institutions. The Company’s accounts at these institutions are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000 or by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation up to $250,000. To reduce its risk associated with the failure of such financial institutions, the Company evaluates at least annually the rating of the financial institutions in which it holds deposits. On March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had cash in excess of FDIC limits of approximately $2,637,000 and $3,406,000, respectively. Any material loss that we may experience in the future could have an adverse effect on our ability to pay our operational expenses or make other payments.
Short-Term Investments
The Company’s portfolio of short-term investments consists of marketable debt securities which are comprised solely of highly rated U.S. government securities with maturities of more than three months, but less than one year. The Company classifies these as available-for-sale at purchase date and will reevaluate such designation at each period end date. The Company may sell these marketable debt securities prior to their stated maturities depending upon changing liquidity requirements. These debt securities are classified as current assets in the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income and as a component of the unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. Gains and losses are recognized when realized. Gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are reported in other income (expense), net in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
An impairment loss may be recognized when the decline in fair value of the debt securities is determined to be other-than-temporary. The Company evaluates its investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value below the cost basis each quarter, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the cost basis of the short-term investments may not be recoverable. The evaluation is based on a number of factors, including the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been below the cost basis, as well as adverse conditions related specifically to the security, such as any changes to the credit rating of the security and the intent to sell or whether the Company will more likely than not be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.
The Company recorded $8,285 and $32,331 of unrealized income on short-term investments as a component of other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Prepaid Expenses
Prepaid expenses and other current assets of $152,731 and $30,957 on March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, consist primarily of costs paid for insurance premiums and expires within a year. On March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, prepaid expenses and other assets – non-current amounted to $57,685 and $59,145, respectively, and consist primarily of costs paid for license fees which expire after a year. Prepaid expenses may also include prepayments in cash and equity instruments for consulting, research and development, license fees, public relations and business advisory services, and legal fees which are being amortized over the terms of their respective agreements, which may exceed a year of service.** **
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets, consisting of an exclusive license agreement, are carried at cost less accumulated amortization, computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of 20 years, less any impairment charges. The Company examines the possibility of decreases in the value of these assets when events or changes in circumstances reflect the fact that their recorded value may not be recoverable.
Revenue Recognition
The Company applies ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). ASC 606 establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition guidance. This standard requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services and also requires certain additional disclosures.
For the license and royalty income, revenue is recognized when the Company satisfies the performance obligation based on the related license agreement. Payments received from the licensee that are related to future periods are recorded as deferred revenue to be recognized as revenues over the term of the related license agreement (see Note 7).
Cost of Revenues
The primary components of cost of revenues on license fees includes the cost of the license fees. Payments made to the licensor that are related to future periods are recorded as prepaid expense to be amortized over the term of the related license agreement (see Note 7).
Income Taxes
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities arise from temporary differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities, as measured by the enacted tax rates, which are expected to be in effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as current or non-current, depending upon the classification of the asset or liabilities to which they relate. Deferred tax assets and liabilities not related to an asset or liability are classified as current or non-current depending on the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 740-10, “Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. Certain recognition thresholds must be met before a tax position is recognized in the financial statements. An entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more-likely-than-not” threshold. The Company does not believe it has any uncertain tax positions as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 that would require either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Research and Development
In accordance with ASC 730-10,“Research and Development-Overall,” research and development costs are expensed when incurred. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, research and development costs were $593,962 and $318,240, respectively.
Leases
Leases are accounted for using ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”. ASU 2016-02 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e., lessees and lessors). The standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company has no leases. The Company will analyze any lease to determine if it would be required to record a lease liability and a right of use asset on its unaudited consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a term of 12 months or less.
Net Loss per Common Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss allocable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period using the as-if converted method. Potentially dilutive securities which include stock options and stock warrants are excluded from the computation of diluted shares outstanding if they would have an anti-dilutive impact on the Company’s net losses.
The following potentially dilutive shares have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| March 31, | March 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Stock options | 22,850 | 28,850 |
| Warrants | 2,211,730 | 404,580 |
| 2,234,580 | 433,430 |
Segment Reporting
The Company operates as a single operating segment as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new generation therapies for unmet medical needs. In accordance with ASC 280 – “Segment Reporting”, the Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. Existing guidance, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers, and the countries in which the entity holds material assets and reports revenue. All material operating units qualify for aggregation under “Segment Reporting” due to their similarities in economic characteristics such as nature of services; and procurement processes. Since the Company operates inone segment, all financial information required by “Segment Reporting” can be found in the accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements. All revenues and expenses as reflected in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss are allocated to the one segment. The Company’s single operating segment includes all of the Company’s assets and liabilities as reflected in the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires entities to provide more detailed disaggregation of expenses in the income statement, focusing on the nature of the expenses rather than their function. The new disclosures will require entities to separately present expenses for significant line items, including but not limited to, depreciation, amortization, and employee compensation. Entities will also be required to provide a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively, disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, provide a definition of what constitutes selling expenses. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 –FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of Financial Instruments
FASB ASC 820 -Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FASB ASC 820 requires disclosures about the fair value of all financial instruments, whether or not recognized, for financial statement purposes. Disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments are based on pertinent information available to the Company on March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Accordingly, the estimates presented in these financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized on disposition of the financial instruments. FASB ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).
| Level 1 - | Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date. |
| Level 2 - | Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. |
| Level 3 - | Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information. |
The carrying value of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other current assets, notes receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (the “FASB”) accounting standard for such instruments. Under this standard, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy of its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
| March 31, 2025 · December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 | ||||||||||
| Short-term investments | $2,314,550 | $ | - | $ | - | $3,174,724 | $ | - | $ | - |
The Company’s short-term investments, consisting of exchange traded funds, are level 1 measurements and are based on redemption value at each date.
Short-Term Investments, at Fair Value
The following table summarizes activity in the Company’s short-term investments, at fair value for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Balance, beginning of period | $3,174,724 | $4,140,880 |
| Purchases of short-term investments | 33,972 | 52,793 |
| Sales at original cost | (905,353) | (150,389) |
| Net realized gain on short-term investments | 2,922 | 234 |
| Unrealized gains | 8,285 | 32,331 |
| Balance, end of period | $2,314,550 | $4,075,849 |
NOTE 4 –INTANGIBLE ASSETS
On July 1, 2024, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement (the “Columbia License Agreement”) with Columbia University (“Columbia”) with an effective date of June 28, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) pursuant to which the Company has been granted exclusive rights to certain patents and technical information to develop, manufacture and commercialize Products (as defined in the Columbia License Agreement), including therapies for stress-induced affective disorders and other conditions, for a cost of $247,400, which consisted of i) an initial license fee of $50,000 paid in October 2024, and ii) the reimburse to Columbia of $197,400 for patent and legal expenses that Columbia incurred before September 30, 2021 (See Note 7). The term of the Columbia License Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis until the latest of: (a) the date of expiration of the last to expire of the issued Patents (as defined in the Columbia License Agreement), (b)20 years after the first bona fide commercial sale of the Product in the country in question, or (c) expiration of any market exclusivity period granted by a regulatory agency for a Product in the country in question (See Note 7).
On March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, intangible assets consisted of the following:
| Useful life | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| License | 20 years | $247,400 | $247,400 |
| Less: accumulated amortization | (9,277) | (6,185) | |
| $238,123 | $241,215 | ||
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, amortization expense amounted to $3,092 and$0, respectively.
Amortization of intangible assets with finite lives attributable to future periods is as follows:
| Year ending March 31: | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $12,370 |
| 2027 | 12,370 |
| 2028 | 12,370 |
| 2029 | 12,370 |
| 2030 | 12,370 |
| Thereafter | 176,273 |
| Total | $238,123 |
NOTE 5 –STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Shares Authorized
On December 19, 2023, the Company reincorporated as a Nevada corporation and filed Articles of Incorporation with the Nevada Secretary of State on such date. The Company has 105,000,000 shares authorized which consist of 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
Sale of Common Stock and Warrants
June 2024
On June 4, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “June 2024 Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors (the “June 2024 Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to such investors 883,395 shares (the “June 2024 Shares”) of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) at a purchase price of $2.18 per share of Common Stock, and pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 34,037 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”), having an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, and a purchase price of $2.1799 per Pre-Funded Warrant (the “June 2024 Offering”). The shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants (and shares of common stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants) were offered by the Company pursuant to its shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-276658), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 30, 2024.
Concurrently with the sale of the June 2024 Shares and/or the Pre-Funded Warrants, pursuant to the June 2024 Purchase Agreement in a private placement, for each June 2924 Share and/or Pre-Funded Warrant purchased by the June 2024 investors, such investors received from the Company an unregistered warrant (the “June 2024 Common Warrant”) to purchaseone share of Common Stock (the “June 2024 Common Warrant Shares”). Accordingly, the Company issued an aggregate of 917,432 June 2024 Common Warrants to the June 2024 Investors. The June 2024 Common Warrants have an exercise price of $2.06 per share and are exercisable immediately upon issuance for a five-year period.
On April 23, 2024, the Company entered into an engagement agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as exclusive placement agent (the “Placement Agent”), pursuant to which the Placement Agent agreed to act as placement agent on a reasonable “best efforts” basis in connection with the June 2024 Offering. The Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent an aggregate cash fee equal to 7.5% of the gross proceeds from the sale of securities in the June 2024 Offering and a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the June 2024 Offering. The Company also agreed to issue the Placement Agent (or its designees) a warrant (the “June 2024 Placement Agent Warrant”) to purchase up to 7.5% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the June 2024 Offering, In connection with the June 2024 Purchase Agreement, the Company paid the Placement Agent a cash fee and management fee of $170,000 and the Placement Agent received the June 2024 Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to 68,807 shares of Common Stock (“June 2024 Placement Agent Warrant Shares”), at an exercise price equal to 125.0% of the offering price per June 2024 Share, or $2.725 per share. The June 2024 Placement Agent Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance for a period offive years following the commencement of the sales pursuant to the Offering. In addition, the Company paid the Placement Agent $25,000 for non-accountable expenses, $50,000 for legal expenses and other out-of-pocket expenses and $15,950 for clearing fees.
The closing of the sales of these securities under the June 2024 Purchase Agreement took place on June 6, 2024. The public offering price for each June 2024 Shares was $2.18 for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,925,801, and public offering price for the Pre-Funded Warrants was $2.1799 for each Pre-Funded Warrant for aggregate gross proceeds of $74,201. In connection with this Offering, the Company raised aggregate gross proceeds of $2,000,002 and received net proceeds of $1,673,216, net of Placement Agent fees and offering costs of $260,950 and legal fees of $65,833. The Company is using the net proceeds from the June 2024 Offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
The per share exercise price for the Pre-Funded Warrants was $0.0001 and the Pre-Funded Warrants were exercisable immediately. The June 2024 Investors immediately exercised the 34,037 Pre-Funded Warrants and the June 2024 Investors received 34,037 shares of Common Stock for cash proceeds of $3. The Pre-Funded Warrants are not and will not be listed for trading on any national securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system.
The June 2024 Common Warrants and the June 2024 Common Warrant Shares were sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving a public offering and Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act as sales to accredited investors, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.
Pursuant to the terms of the June 2024 Purchase Agreement and subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the June 2024 Purchase Agreement, from the date of the June 2024 Purchase Agreement until fifteen (15) days after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. In addition, until the one year from the Closing Date, the Company is prohibited from entering into a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the June 2924 Purchase Agreement), subject to certain limited exceptions.
The Company agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or other appropriate form if the Company is not then S-3 eligible) providing for the resale of the Common Warrant Shares (the “June 2024 Resale Registration Statement”) within 45 calendar days of the date of the June 2024 Purchase Agreement (the “Filing Date”), and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the June 2024 Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC within 60 calendar days following the date of the Filing Date and to keep the June 2024 Resale Registration Statement effective at all times until the Holders no longer own any June 2024 Common Warrants or June 2024 Common Warrant Shares. On July 25, 2024, the Company filed an S-1 registration statement related to the June 2024 Common Warrant Shares and June 2024 Placement Agent Warrant Shares, which was declared effective on July 30, 2024.
July 2024
On July 18, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “July 2024 Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors (“July 2024 Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to such investors 763,638 shares (the “July 2024 Shares”) of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $2.75 per share of Common Stock (the “July 2024 Offering”). The shares of Common Stock were offered by the Company pursuant to its shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-276658), which was declared effective by the SEC on January 30, 2024.
Concurrently with the sale of Common Stock, pursuant to the July 2024 Purchase Agreement in a private placement, for each share of Common Stock purchased by the July 2024 Investors, such July 2024 Investors received from the Company an unregistered warrant (the “July 2024 Common Warrants”) to purchaseone share of common stock for an aggregate of 763,638 shares (the “July 2024 Common Warrant Shares”). The July 2024 Common Warrants have an exercise price of $2.75 per share and are exercisable immediately upon issuance for a five-year period.
The closing of the sales of these securities under the July 2024 Purchase Agreement took place on July 22, 2024. The gross proceeds from the July 2024 Offering were $2,100,005, prior to deducting placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company, and the Company received net proceeds of $1,741,522, net of placement agent’s fees and offering costs of $269,450 and legal fees and other fees of $89,033. The Company is using the net proceeds from the July 2024 Offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
In connection with the April 23, 2024 engagement agreement with the Placement Agent discussed above, in connection with the July 2024 Purchase Agreement, the Placement Agent received warrants to purchase up to 57,273 shares of Common Stock (“July 2024 Placement Agent Warrant Shares”), at an exercise price equal to 125.0% of the offering price per July Share of Common Stock, or $3.4375 per share (the “July 2024 Placement Agent Warrant”).
The July 2024 Common Warrants were sold without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving a public offering and Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act as sales to accredited investors, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.
The July 2024 Placement Agent Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance for a period of five years following the commencement of the sales pursuant to the July 2024 Offering. In addition, the Company paid to pay the July 2024 Placement Agent $25,000 for non-accountable expenses, $50,000 for legal expenses and other out-of-pocket expenses and $15,950 for clearing fees.
Pursuant to the terms of the July 2024 Purchase Agreement and subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the July 2024 Purchase Agreement, from the date of the July 2024 Purchase Agreement until fifteen days after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. In addition, until the one year from the Closing Date, the Company is prohibited from entering into a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the July 2024 Purchase Agreement), subject to certain limited exceptions.
Each of our executive officers and directors have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to dispose of or hedge any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock during the period from the date of the lock-up agreement continuing through the fifteen (15) days after the closing of the July 2024 Offering.
The Company agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or other appropriate form if the Company is not then S-3 eligible) providing for the resale of the Common Warrant Shares (the “July 2024 Resale Registration Statement”) within 45 calendar days of the date of the July 2024 Purchase Agreement (the “July 0224 Filing Date”), and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the July 2024 Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC within 75 calendar days following the date of the Filing Date and to keep the July 2024 Resale Registration Statement effective at all times until the Holders no longer own any July 2024 Common Warrants or July 2024 Common Warrant Shares. On August 21, 2024, the Company filed an S-1 registration statement related to the July 2024 Common Warrant Shares and July 2024 Placement Agent Warrant Shares, which was declared effective on September 3, 2024.
Stock Repurchase Plan
On January 26, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase plan to repurchase up to $1 million of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, from time to time, with such plan to be in place until December 31, 2023. On January 9, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an extension of the previously announced stock repurchase program authorizing the purchase of up to $1 million of the Company’s common stock until March 31, 2024 and on April 4, 2024, the Stock Repurchase Plan was extended to April 30. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company purchased 252,855 shares of common stock for a cost of $471,121. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company purchased 102,855 shares of common stock for a cost of $173,113. In aggregate, during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company repurchased a total of 355,710 shares of its common stock for a total cost of $644,234 pursuant to its Stock Repurchase Program. During the year ended December 31, 2024,355,710 treasury shares with a cost of $644,234 were cancelled. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there wereno treasury shares outstanding.
Stock Options
On January 18, 2021, the Company’s board of directors (“Board”) approved the Silo Pharma, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) to incentivize employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates.170,000 shares of common stock are reserved and available for issuance under the 2020 Plan, provided that certain exempt awards (as defined in the 2020 Plan), shall not count against such share limit. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant, from time to time, at the discretion of the Board or a committee thereof, of cash, stock options, including incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, dividend equivalents, restricted stock units, stock appreciation units and other stock or cash-based awards. The 2020 Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date of adoption by the Board. Subject to certain restrictions, the Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. An amendment of the 2020 Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders only to the extent required by applicable laws, rules or regulations. On March 10, 2021, the 2020 Plan was approved by the stockholders. On September 15, 2023, our Board of Directors adopted the Silo Pharma, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on December 4, 2023. The Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (i) increases the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under such plan by 300,000 shares to 470,000 shares and (ii) includes clawback provisions to comply with recent developments of applicable law.
Stock option activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are summarized as follows:
| Number of Options · Weighted Average Exercise Price · Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) · Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||
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| Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2024 | 22,850 | $9.19 | 5.56 | $ | - |
| Granted | - | - | - | - | |
| Balance Outstanding, March 31, 2025 | 22,850 | $9.19 | 5.31 | $ | - |
| Exercisable, March 31, 2025 | 22,850 | $9.19 | 5.31 | $ | - |
Stock Warrants
As discussed above under sale of June 2024 Shares and June 2024 Warrants, on June 4, 2024, the Company Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 34,037 shares of Common Stock of the Company, having an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, and a purchase price of $2.1799 per Pre-Funded Warrant, The per share exercise price for the Pre-Funded Warrants was $0.0001 and the Pre-Funded Warrants were exercisable immediately. The June 2024 Investors immediately exercised the 34,037 Pre-Funded Warrants and the June 2024 Investors received 34,037 shares of Common Stock for cash proceeds of $3.
On June 4, 2024, concurrently with the sale of Common Stock and/or the Pre-Funded Warrants, pursuant to the June 2024 Purchase Agreement in a private placement as discussed above, the Company issued an aggregate of 917,432 June 2024 Common Warrants to the June 2024 Investors. The June 2024 Common Warrants have an exercise price of $2.06 per share and are exercisable immediately upon issuance for a five-year period. Additionally, the Placement Agent received the June 2024 Placement Agent Warrant to purchase up to 68,807 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price equal to 125.0% of the offering price per share of Common Stock, or $2.725 per share. The June 2024 Placement Agent Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance for a period offive years.
On July 18, 2024, concurrently with the sale of July 2024 Shares, pursuant to the July 2024 Purchase Agreement in a private placement as discussed above, the Company issued an aggregate of 763,638 July 2024 Common Warrants to the July 2024 Investors. The July 2024 Common Warrants have an exercise price of $2.75 per share and are exercisable immediately upon issuance for a five-year period. Additionally, the Placement Agent received the July 2024 Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to 57,275 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price equal to 125.0% of the offering price per share of Common Stock, or $3.4375 per share. The July 2024 Placement Agent Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance for a period offive years.
Warrant activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are summarized as follows:
| Number of Warrants · Weighted Average Exercise Price · Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) · Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2024 | 2,211,730 | $4.55 | 3.9 | $ | - |
| Granted | - | - | - | - | |
| Balance Outstanding, March 31, 2025 | 2,211,730 | $4.55 | 3.6 | $ | - |
| Exercisable, March 31, 2025 | 2,211,730 | $4.55 | 3.6 | $ | - |
NOTE 6 –CONCENTRATIONS
Customer concentration
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, one licensee accounted for 100% total revenues from customer license fees.
Vendor concentrations
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, one licensor accounted for 100% of the Company’s vendor license agreements (see Note 7) related to the Company’s biopharmaceutical operations.
NOTE 7 –COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Employment Agreements
Eric Weisblum
On October 12, 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Eric Weisblum (the “2022 Weisblum Employment Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Weisblum (i) has a base salary will be $350,000 per year, (ii) was paid a one-time signing bonus of $100,000, and (iii) shall be entitled to receive an annual bonus of up to $350,000, subject to the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”), and upon the achievement of additional criteria established by the Compensation Committee from time to time (the “Annual Bonus”). In addition, pursuant to the 2022 Weisblum Employment Agreement, upon termination of Mr. Weisblum’s employment for death or Total Disability (as defined in the 2022 Weisblum Employment Agreement), in addition to any accrued but unpaid compensation and vacation pay through the date of his termination and any other benefits accrued to him under any Benefit Plans (as defined in the 2022 Weisblum Employment Agreement) outstanding at such time and the reimbursement of documented, unreimbursed expenses incurred prior to such termination date (collectively, the “Weisblum Payments”), Mr. Weisblum shall also be entitled to the following severance benefits: (i) 24 months of his then base salary; (ii) if Mr. Weisblum elects continuation coverage for group health coverage pursuant to COBRA Rights (as defined in the 2022 Weisblum Employment Agreement), then for a period of 24 months following Mr. Weisblum’s termination he will be obligated to pay only the portion of the full COBRA Rights cost of the coverage equal to an active employee’s share of premiums (if any) for coverage for the respective plan year; and (iii) payment on a pro-rated basis of any Annual Bonus or other payments earned in connection with any bonus plan to which Mr. Weisblum was a participant as of the date of his termination (together with the Weisblum Payments, the “Weisblum Severance”). Furthermore, pursuant to the 2022 Weisblum Employment Agreement, upon Mr. Weisblum’s termination (i) at his option (A) upon 90 days prior written notice to the Company or (B) for Good Reason (as defined in the 2022 Weisblum Employment Agreement), (ii) termination by the Company without Cause (as defined in the 2022 Weisblum Employment Agreement) or (iii) termination of Mr. Weisblum’s employment within 40 days of the consummation of a Change in Control Transaction (as defined in the Weisblum Employment Agreement), Mr. Weisblum shall receive the Weisblum Severance; provided, however, Mr. Weisblum shall be entitled to a pro-rated Annual Bonus of at least $200,000. In addition, any equity grants issued to Mr. Weisblum shall immediately vest upon termination of Mr. Weisblum’s employment by him for Good Reason or by the Company at its option upon 90 days prior written notice to Mr. Weisblum, without Cause. In October 2024, the Company paid a bonus of $200,000 to Mr. Weisblum.
Daniel Ryweck
On September 27, 2022, the Board appointed Daniel Ryweck as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. On September 28, 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Ryweck Employment Agreement”) with Mr. Ryweck. Pursuant to the terms of the Ryweck Employment Agreement, which was amended on October 12, 2022, Mr. Ryweck will (i) receive a base salary at an annual rate of $60,000 (the “Base Compensation”) payable in equal monthly installments, and (ii) be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. The term of Mr. Ryweck’s engagement under the Ryweck Employment Agreement commenced on September 28, 2022 and continued until September 28, 2023, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the Ryweck Employment Agreement. The term of Mr. Ryweck’s Employment Agreement was automatically renewed until September 28, 2025 and will automatically renew for successive one-year periods until terminated by Mr. Ryweck or the Company. On November 11, 2024, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Employment Agreement with Daniel Ryweck (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment amends the Employment Agreement to provide that Mr. Ryweck will be entitled to receive an annual cash bonus in an amount up to $60,000 if the Company meets or exceeds criteria adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board for earning bonuses. In December 2024, the Company paid a bonus of $25,000 to Mr. Ryweck.
Dr. James Kuo
On January 27, 2022, the Company and Dr. James Kuo entered into an employment agreement (“Kuo Employment Agreement”) for Dr. Kuo to serve as the Vice President of Research & Development. The Kuo Employment Agreement shall be effective as of the date of the agreement and shall automatically renew for a period of one year at every anniversary of the effective date, with the same terms and conditions, unless either party provides written notice of its intention not to extend the term of the Kuo Employment Agreement at least thirty days prior to the applicable renewal date. Dr. Kuo shall be paid an annual base salary of $30,000. For each twelve-month period of his employment, Dr. Kuo shall be entitled to a bonus whereby amount and terms shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board of Directors (“Board”) and shall be payable at the Company’s sole option in stock or in cash.
License Agreements between the Company and Vendors
Master License Agreement with the University of Maryland, Baltimore
As disclosed above, effective as of February 12, 2021, the Company and University of Maryland, Baltimore (“UMB”), entered into the Master License Agreement (“Master License Agreement”) which grants the Company an exclusive, worldwide, sublicensable, royalty-bearing license to certain intellectual property: (i) to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, and import certain licensed products and: (ii) to use the invention titled, “Central nervous system-homing peptides in vivo and their use for the investigation and treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory pathology” and UMB’s confidential information to develop and perform certain licensed processes for the therapeutic treatment of neuroinflammatory disease.
The Master License Agreement will remain in effect on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product basis and country-by-country basis until the later of: (a) the last patent covered under the Master License Agreement expires, (b) the expiration of data protection, new chemical entity, orphan drug exclusivity, regulatory exclusivity, or other legally enforceable market exclusivity, if applicable, or (c)10 years after the first commercial sale of a Licensed Product in that country, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Master License Agreement. The term of the Master License Agreement shall expire 15 years after the Master License Agreement Effective Date in which (a) there were never any patent rights, (b) there was never any data protection, new chemical entity, orphan drug exclusivity, regulatory exclusivity, or other legally enforceable market exclusivity or (c) there was never a first commercial sale of a Licensed Product.
The Company may assign, sublicense, grant, or otherwise convey any rights or obligations under the Master License Agreement to a Company affiliate, without obtaining prior written consent from UMB provided that it meets the terms defined in the Master License Agreement. The Company may grant sublicenses of some or all of the rights granted by the Master License Agreement, provided that there is no uncured default or breach of any material term or condition under the Master License Agreement, by Company, at the time of the grant, and that the grant complies with the terms and conditions of the Master License Agreement. The Company shall be and shall remain responsible for the performance by each of the Company’s sublicensee. Any sublicense shall be consistent with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Master License Agreement and shall incorporate terms and conditions sufficient to enable Company to comply with the Master License Agreement. The Company or Company affiliates shall pay to UMB a percentage of all income received from its sublicensee as follows: (i)25% of the Company’s sublicense income which is receivable with respect to any sublicense that is executed before the filing of an NDA (or foreign equivalent) for the first licensed product; and (b)15% of the Company’s sublicense income which is receivable with respect to any sublicense that is executed after the filing of an NDA (or foreign equivalent) for the first licensed product.
Pursuant to the Master License Agreement, the Company shall pay UMB; (i) a license fee, (ii) certain event-based milestone payments (see below for payment terms), (iii) royalty payments depending on net revenues (see below for payment terms), and (iv) a tiered percentage of sublicense income. The Company paid to UMB am aggregate license fee of $75,000 in 2021 and 2022. The license fee is non-refundable and is not creditable against any other fee, royalty or payment. The Company shall be responsible for payment of all patent expenses in connection with preparing, filing, prosecution and maintenance of patents or patent applications relating to the patent rights. The $75,000 license fee was recorded as a prepaid expense and is being amortized over the 15-year term. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized license fees of $1,250 and $1,250, respectively, from the amortization of prepaid license fees, which is included in costs of revenues on the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. On March 31, 2025, prepaid expense and other current assets – current amounted to $5,000 and prepaid expense – non-current amounted to $49,375 andon December 31, 2024, prepaid expense and other current assets – current amounted to $5,000 and prepaid expense – non-current amounted to $50,625, which has been included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and prepaid expenses and other assets – non-current on the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
| Milestone | Payment |
|---|---|
| Filing of an Investigational New Drug (or any foreign equivalent) for a Licensed Product | $50,000 |
| Dosing of first patient in a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of a Licensed Product | $100,000 |
| Dosing of first patient in a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of a Licensed Product | $250,000 |
| Receipt of New Drug Application (“NDA”) (or foreign equivalent) approval for a Licensed Product | $500,000 |
| Achievement of First Commercial Sale of Licensed Product | $1,000,000 |
Royalty Payments Terms:
| (i) | 3% on sales of licensed products (as defined in the Master License Agreement) during the applicable calendar year for sales less than $50,000,000; and |
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| (ii) | 5% on sales of licensed products during the applicable calendar year for sales greater than $50,000,000; and |
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| (iii) | minimum annual royalty payments, as follows: |
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| Years | Minimum Annual Royalty |
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| Prior to First Commercial Sale · $ · N/A | |
| Year of First Commercial Sale · $ · N/A | |
| First calendar year following the First Commercial Sale | $25,000 |
| Second calendar year following the First Commercial Sale | $25,000 |
| Third calendar year following the First Commercial Sale | $100,000 |
On November 10, 2023, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Master License Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) with UMB, pursuant to which the parties agreed to an amended and restated schedule of diligence milestones for the Master License Agreement.
In April 2021, in connection with the Company’s Sublicense Agreement with Aikido Pharma Inc. (see below –Customer Patent License Agreement with Aikido Pharma Inc.), the Company paid 25% of its sublicense income to UMB, pursuant to the Master License Agreement, which amounted to $12,500. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized license fees of $210 and $210, respectively, from the amortization of the sublicense fee. On March 31, 2025, prepaid expense and other current assets – current amounted to $838 and prepaid expenses – non-current amounted to $8,310. On December 31, 2024, prepaid expense and other current assets – current amounted to $838 and prepaid expenses – non-current amounted to $8,520 as reflected in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
Exclusive License Agreement with the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
On July 1, 2024, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement (the “Columbia License Agreement”) with Columbia University (“Columbia”) with an effective date of June 28, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) and pursuant to which the Company has been granted exclusive rights to certain patents and technical information to develop, manufacture and commercialize Products (as defined in the Columbia License Agreement), including therapies for stress-induced affective disorders and other conditions. The term of the Columbia License Agreement commenced on the Effective Date and shall continue on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis until the latest of: (a) the date of expiration of the last to expire of the issued Patents (as defined in the Columbia License Agreement), (b)20 years after the first bona fide commercial sale of the Product in the country in question, or (c) expiration of any market exclusivity period granted by a regulatory agency for a Product in the country in question. Pursuant to the Columbia License Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Columbia:
| (i) | an initial license fee of $50,000 paid in October 2024 and included in intangible assets on the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (See Note 4). |
| (ii) | an annual license fee of $25,000 payable on the 1st and 2nd anniversary of the Effective Date and an annual license fee of $50,000 payable on the third and subsequent anniversary of the Effective Date. |
| (iii) | Royalties as follows: |
| (A) | Concerning sales of Products by the Company, its Designees, or their Affiliates in the Territory, a non-refundable and non-recoverable royalty of the following on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis: |
| (1) | 4% of Net Sales of Patent Products; and |
| (2) | 2% of Net Sales of Technology Products. |
| (B) | No later than 30 days following the second (2nd) anniversary of the first bona fide commercial sale of a Product by the Company, a Sublicensee, a Designee, or any of their Affiliates to a Third-Party customer, and the first business day of each January after that, the Company shall pay Columbia a non-refundable and non-recoverable minimum royalty payment in the amount of $500,000. The Company may credit each minimum royalty payment against earned royalties accrued during the same calendar year in which the minimum royalty payment is due and payable. To the extent minimum royalty payments exceed the earned royalties accrued during the same calendar year, the Company may not carry over this excess amount to any other year, either to decrease the earned royalties due in that year or to decrease the minimum royalty payments due in that year; and |
| (iv) | Trigger Event Fee: The Company shall pay Columbia a Trigger Event Fee within 30 days after the Initial Date or, if later, within 10 days following the date upon which the Trigger Event Fee. A Trigger Event means any Assignment of the Columbia License Agreement or Change of Control and a Trigger Event Fee shall mean an additional cash license fee equal to 5% of the Business Valuation, as defined in the agreement. |
| (v) | The Company shall reimburse Columbia for patent expenses as follows: |
| (i) | The Company shall reimburse Columbia for the actual fees, costs, and expenses Columbia has incurred before, on, and after the Effective Date in preparing, filing, prosecuting, and maintaining the Patents (and those patents and patent applications to which Patents claim priority) (collectively “Patent Expenses”). Patent Expenses include, without limitation, legal fees, the costs of any interference proceedings, oppositions, re-examinations, or any other ex parte or inter partes administrative proceeding before patent offices, taxes, annuities, issue fees, working fees, maintenance fees, and renewal charges, plus a five percent processing fee. |
| (ii) | Unreimbursed Patent Expenses that Columbia incurred for legal activities occurring before September 30, 2021 are “Past Patent Expenses.” |
| (iii) | Columbia, using reasonable efforts, estimated that unreimbursed Patent Expenses for legal activities occurring before September 30, 2021 were $197,400 (“Estimated Past Patent Expenses”). The Company shall reimburse Columbia in full no later than thirty (30) days after the Effective Date. On June 28, 2024, the Company considered the Estimated Past Patents Expenses due of $197,400 as part of the cost of entering into the Columbia License Agreement license and accordingly, increased intangible assets and accounts payable by $197,400. In November 2024, the Company paid $50,000 of this amount and as of December 31, 2024, the balance of $147,400 was included in accounts payable. In March 2024 the Company paid an additional $50,000. As of March 31, 2025, the remaining balance of $97,400 is included in accounts payable on the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet (See Note 4). |
| (iv) | The Company will pay any additional unreimbursed Past Patent Expenses within thirty (30) days after receiving an invoice from Columbia for the additional Past Patent Expenses. |
| (v) | The Company will reimburse Columbia for unreimbursed Patent Expenses incurred by Columbia after the Past Patent Expenses (“Ongoing Patent Expenses”) no later than thirty (30) days after receiving Columbia’s invoice. |
| (vi) | At Columbia’s election, Columbia may require advance payment of a reasonable estimate of Ongoing Patent Expenses (“Estimated Ongoing Patent Expenses”). Columbia shall give at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Company before the date the advance payment is due, which payment Columbia may make due up to three months before the date Columbia has chosen for the legal work to be completed. Columbia may credit any unused balance towards future Patent Expenses, or upon the Company’s written request, Columbia shall return the unused balance to the Company. No later than thirty (30) days after receiving an invoice from Columbia for any Patent Expenses incurred over the reasonable estimate, the Company shall reimburse Columbia for the excess amount. |
License Agreements between the Company and Customer
Customer Patent License Agreement with Aikido Pharma Inc.
On January 5, 2021, the Company and its subsidiary Silo Pharma, Inc., entered into a patent license agreement (“License Agreement”) (collectively, the “Licensor”) with Aikido Pharma Inc. (“Aikido” or the “Customer”), as amended on April 12, 2021, pursuant to which the Licensor granted Aikido an exclusive, worldwide (“Territory”), sublicensable, royalty-bearing license to certain intellectual property: (i) to make, have made, use, provide, import, export, lease, distribute, sell, offer for sale, develop and advertise certain licensed products and (ii) to develop and perform certain licensed processes for the treatment of cancer and symptoms caused by cancer (“Field of Use”).
The License Agreement also provided that, if the Licensor exercised the option granted to it pursuant to its commercial evaluation license and option agreement with UMB, effective as of July 15, 2020, it would grant Aikido a non-exclusive sublicense (“Right”) to certain UMB patent rights in the field of neuroinflammatory diseases occurring in patients diagnosed with cancer (“Field”). Pursuant to the License Agreement, Aikido agreed to pay the Licensor, among other things, (i) a one-time non-refundable cash payment of $500,000 and (ii) royalty payments equal to 2% of net sales (as defined in the License Agreement) in the Field of Use in the Territory. In addition, Aikido agreed to issue the Licensor 500 shares of Aikido’s newly designated Series M Convertible Preferred Stock which were to be converted into an aggregate of 625,000 shares of Aikido’s common stock. On April 12, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the License Agreement (“Amended License Agreement”) with Aikido dated January 5, 2021 whereby Aikido issued an aggregate of 625,000 restricted shares of Aikido’s common stock instead of the 500 shares of the Series M Convertible Preferred Stock.
Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Company is required to prepare, file, prosecute, and maintain the licensed patents. Unless earlier terminated, the term of the license to the licensed patents will continue until the expiration or abandonment of all issued patents and filed patent applications within the licensed patents. The Company may terminate the License Agreement upon 30 day written notice if Aikido fails to pay any amounts due and payable to the Company or if Aikido or any of its affiliates brings a patent challenge against the Company, assists others in bringing a legal or administrative challenge to the validity, scope, or enforceability of or opposes any of the licensed patents (“Patent Challenge”) against the Company (except as required under a court order or subpoena). Aikido may terminate the Agreement at any time without cause, and without incurring any additional penalty, (i) by providing at least 30 days’ prior written notice and paying the Company all amounts due to it through such termination effective date. Either party may terminate the Agreement for material breaches that have failed to be cured within 60 days after receiving written notice. The Company collected the non-refundable cash payment of $500,000 on January 5, 2021 which was recorded as deferred revenue to be recognized as revenues over 15 years, the estimated term of the UMB Master License Agreement.
Prior to the April 12, 2021, issuance of the common stock in lieu of the Series M Convertible Preferred Stock as discussed above, the Company valued the 500 Series M Convertible Preferred stock which was equivalent into Aikido’s 625,000 shares of common stock at a fair value of $0.85 per common share or $531,250 based quoted trading price of Aikido’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company recorded an equity investment of $531,250 and deferred revenue of $531,250 to be recognized as revenues over the estimated term of the UMB Master License. Accordingly, the Company recorded a total deferred revenue of $1,031,250 ($500,000 cash received and $531,250 value of equity securities received) to be recognized as revenues over the 15-year term.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized license fee revenues of $17,188 and $17,188, respectively. On March 31, 2025, deferred revenue – current portion amounted to $68,750 and deferred revenue – long-term portion amounted to $670,312 and on December 31, 2024, deferred revenue – current portion amounted to $68,750 and deferred revenue – long-term portion amounted to $687,500, which are included in deferred revenue - current and deferred revenue – long-term portion on the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
The Right shall be, to the full extent permitted by and on terms and conditions required by UMB, for a term consistent with the term of patent and technology licenses that UMB normally grants. In the event that the Company exercises its option and executes a license with UMB to the UMB patent rights within 40 days after the execution of such UMB license, for consideration to be agreed upon and paid by Aikido, which consideration shall in no event exceed 110% of any fee payable by the Company to UMB for the right to sublicense the UMB patent rights. The Company shall grant Aikido a nonexclusive sublicense in the United States to the UMB patent rights in the Field, subject to the terms of any UMB license Licensor obtains, including any royalty obligations on sublicensees required under any such sublicense. The option was exercised on January 13, 2021. Accordingly, on April 6, 2021, the Company entered into the Sublicense Agreement with Aikido pursuant to which it granted Aikido a worldwide exclusive sublicense to its licensed patents under the Master License Agreement.
Customer Sublicense Agreement with Aikido Pharma Inc.
On April 6, 2021 (the “Sublicense Agreement Effective Date”), the Company entered into the Sublicense Agreement with Aikido pursuant to which the Company granted Aikido an exclusive worldwide sublicense to (i) make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell and import the Licensed Products (as defined below) and (ii) in connection therewith to (A) use an invention known as “Central nervous system-homing peptides in vivo and their use for the investigation and treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory pathology” which was sublicensed to the Company pursuant to the Master License Agreement and (B) practice certain patent rights (“Patent Rights”) for the therapeutic treatment of neuroinflammatory disease in cancer patients. “Licensed Products” means any product, service, or process, the development, making, use, offer for sale, sale, importation, or providing of which: (i) is covered by one or more claims of the Patent Rights; or (ii) contains, comprises, utilizes, incorporates, or is derived from the Invention or any technology disclosed in the Patent Rights.
Pursuant to the Sublicense Agreement, Aikido agreed to pay the Company (i) an upfront license fee of $50,000, (ii) the same sales-based royalty payments that the Company is subject to under the Master License Agreement and (iii) total milestone payments of up to $1.9 million. The Sublicense Agreement shall continue on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product and country-by-country basis until the later of (i) the date of expiration of the last to expire claim of the Patent Rights covering such Licensed Product in such country, (ii) the expiration of data protection, new chemical entity, orphan drug exclusivity, regulatory exclusivity or other legally enforceable market exclusivity, if applicable and (iii)10 years after the first commercial sale of a Licensed Product in that country, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of the Sublicense Agreement. Furthermore, the Sublicense Agreement shall expire 15 years after the Sublicense Agreement Effective Date with respect to any country in which (i) there were never any Patent Rights, (ii) there was never any data protection, new chemical entity, orphan drug exclusivity, regulatory exclusivity or other legally enforceable market exclusivity with respect to a Licensed Product and (ii) there was never a commercial sale of a Licensed Product, unless such agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to its terms. The Company collected the upfront license fee of $50,000 in April 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized revenue of $838 and $838, respectively. On March 31, 2025, deferred revenue – current portion amounted to $3,352 and deferred revenue – long-term portion amounted to $33,240, and on December 31, 2024, deferred revenue – current portion amounted to $3,352 and deferred revenue – long-term portion amounted to $34,078 as reflected in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
Sponsored Study and Research Agreements between the Company and Vendors
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded research and development expense of $593,962 and $318,240, respectively, which was incurred in connection with sponsored study and research agreements between the Company and various vendors.
On March 31, 2025, future amounts due under sponsored study and research agreements between the Company and vendors is as follows:
| Year ended March 31, | Amount |
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| 2025 | $1,572,529 |
| Total | $1,572,529 |
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