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FIREFLY NEUROSCIENCE, INC.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 3, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Apr 3, 2025

AIFF$0.95+4.2%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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Contents

Table of Contents

PART I

Item 1.Business6
Item 1A.Risk Factors21
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments50
Item 1C.Cybersecurity50
Item 2.Properties51
Item 3.Legal Proceedings51
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures51
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities51
Item 6.[Reserved]52
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations52
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk58
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data58
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.58
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures58
Item 9B.Other Information59
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections59
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance59
Item 11.Executive Compensation64
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters77
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence79
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services84
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules85
Signatures90

INTRODUCTORY NOTES

Use of Terms

“2024 Plan” means the Firefly Neuroscience, Inc. 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

“AI” means artificial intelligence.

“Arena” refers to Arena Business Solutions Global SPC II, Ltd, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

“BNA Platform” means Firefly’s FDA-510(k) cleared Brain Network Analytics software platform.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of Firefly.

“Broker Warrants” means the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to certain brokers as compensation in connection with certain transactions consummated prior to the Merger.

“Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Firefly Neuroscience, Inc.

“Charter” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Firefly Neuroscience, Inc.

“Closing Date” means August 12, 2024, the closing date of the Merger.

“Common Stock” means the shares of common stock of Firefly Neuroscience, Inc., par value $0.0001 per share.

“December 2024 Purchase Agreement” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2024, between the Company and Helena.

“EEG” means electroencephalograms.

“Effectiveness Date” means February 6, 2024, the date on which the SEC declared the registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-276649) effective.

“ELOC Purchase Agreement” means that Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2024, by and between the Company and Arena.

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Exchange Ratio” means 0.1040, the ratio in which the shares of WaveDancer Common Stock were converted to shares of Firefly Common Stock.

“FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

“Helena” refers to Helena Special Opportunities LLC, an affiliate of Helena Partners Inc., a Cayman-Islands based advisor and investor.

“Merger” means the reverse merger transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

“Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 15, 2023, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 on January 12, 2024, and that certain Amendment No. 2 on June 17, 2024, by and among Firefly Neuroscience, Inc. (formerly known as WaveDancer, Inc.), FFN Merger Sub, Inc. and Firefly Neuroscience 2023, Inc. (formerly known as Firefly Neuroscience, Inc.)

“Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

“FFN” or “Merger Sub” means FFN Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Firefly” means Firefly Neuroscience, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as WaveDancer, Inc. prior to the consummation of the Merger).

“PIPE Investors” means the investors signatory to the Securities Purchase Agreement in the Private Placement.

“PIPE Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued and sold in the Private Placement pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

“Pre-Funded Warrants” means the pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 504,324 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, issued to the PIPE Investors in the Private Placement.

“Private Firefly” means Firefly Neuroscience, Inc. a company incorporated under the State of Delaware

“Private Placement” means the private placement transaction contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, which closed on August 12, 2024, simultaneously with the closing of the Merger.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement to purchase shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants of Firefly, dated as of July 26, 2024, by and between Firefly and the purchasers named therein.

“Series C Financing” means a series of private placement transactions of Series C Units conducted by Private Firefly between October 17, 2023, and June 30, 2024.

“Series C Preferred Stock” means the shares of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued to investors to Series C Financing.

“Series C Units” means the shares of Series C Preferred Stock and Series C Warrants issued in connection with the Series C Financing.

“Series C Warrants” means the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued as part of the Series C Units to investors in Series C Financing.

“Series D Warrants” means the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued as compensation to certain consultants of Private Firefly for prior consulting services rendered.

“Warrants” means the warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 823,530 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.71 per share, issued to the PIPE investors in the Private Placement.

“Warrant Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Warrants, the Series C Warrants, the Series D Warrants and the Broker Warrants.

“WaveDancer” means WaveDancer, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which was renamed Firefly Neuroscience, Inc. in connection with the Merger).

Note Regarding Trademarks, Trade Names and Service Marks

We use various trademarks, trade names and service marks in our business. For convenience, we may not include the ℠, ® or ™ symbols, but such omission is not meant to indicate that we would not protect our intellectual property rights to the fullest extent allowed by law. Any other trademarks, trade names or service marks referred to in this report are the property of their respective owners.

Note Regarding Industry and Market Data

We are not responsible for the information contained in this report.** **This report includes industry and market data that we obtained from independent third-party surveys, market research, publicly available information, reports of governmental agencies and industry publications and surveys. These sources generally state that the information they provide has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of the information are not guaranteed. The forecasts and projections are based on historical market data, and there is no assurance that any of the forecasts or projected amounts will be achieved. Industry and market data could be wrong because of the method by which sources obtained their data and because information cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to the limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties. The market and industry data used in this report involve risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed in Part II. Item 1A. “Risk Factors”. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the estimates made by independent parties and by us. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that a third party using different methods to assemble, analyze or compute industry and market data would obtain the same results.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

●fluctuation and volatility in market price of our Common Stock due to market and industry factors, as well as general economic, political and market conditions;
●the availability of and our ability to continue to obtain sufficient funding to conduct planned operations and realize potential profits;
●the impact of dilution on our stockholders, including through the issuance of additional equity securities in the future;
●the impact of our ability to realize the anticipated tax impact of the Merger;
●the outcome of litigation or other proceedings may become subject to in the future;
●delisting of our Common Stock from Nasdaq or the failure for an active trading market to develop;
●the failure of our altered business operations, strategies and focus to result in an improvement for the value of our Common Stock;
●the availability of and our ability to continue to obtain sufficient funding to conduct planned operations and realize potential profits;
●our limited operating history;
●the impact of the complexity of the regulatory landscape on our ability to seek and obtain regulatory approval for its BNA Platform, both within and outside of the U.S.;
●challenges that we may face with maintaining regulatory approval, if achieved;
●the impact of the concertation of capital stock ownership with our insiders on stockholders’ ability to influence corporate matters.
●the impacts of future acquisitions of businesses or products and the potential to fail to realize intended benefits of such acquisition;
●the potential impact of changes in the legal and regulatory landscape, both within and outside of the U.S.;
●our dependence on third parties;
●challenges we may face with respect to our BNA Platform achieving market acceptance;
●the impact of pricing of our BNA Platform;
●patient and product variability may produce misleading BNA results
●emerging competition and rapidly advancing technology in our industry;
●our ability to obtain, maintain and protect its trade secrets or other proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others and prevent others from infringing on its proprietary rights;
●our ability to maintain adequate cyber security and information systems;
●our ability to generate sufficient revenue to achieve and sustain profitability;
●the risk that our significant increased expenses and administrative burdens as a public company could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations; and
●the other factors set forth in the section of this report in Part II. Item 1A. “Risk Factors”.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “project” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under Part II. Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected by the forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance.

In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this report, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

The forward-looking statements made in this report relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this report. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, there is no undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

Summary of Risk Factors

The following is a summary of material risks that could affect our business. This summary may not contain all of our material risks, and it is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed risk factors set forth under Part II. Item 1A. “Risk Factors”.

●We are in the development stage with minimum revenues and have no operating history in the broad commercialization of medical devices or platforms for consumer use.
●Our financial statement footnotes and auditors opinion include disclosure regarding the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
●We may be unable to raise additional capital, which could harm our ability to compete.
●We are subject to operating risks, including excess or constrained capacity and operational inefficiencies, which could adversely affect our results of operations.
●If we are not successful in enhancing awareness of our BNA platform, driving adoption across our current target population and expanding the population of eligible patients, our sales, business, financial condition and results of operations will be negatively affected.
●Our commercial success will depend on the future adoption of the BNA platform into patient work streams in clinics. If we are unable to successfully drive interest in our BNA Platform, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be harmed.
●We may be unable to compete successfully with competitive technologies, which could harm our sales, business, financial condition and results of operations.
●Use of our BNA Platform requires appropriate training and inadequate training may lead to negative clinician experiences, which could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
●We are highly dependent on our senior management team and key personnel, and our business could be harmed if we are unable to attract and retain personnel necessary for our success.
●We may not be able to achieve or maintain satisfactory pricing and margins for our BNA Platform, which could harm our business and results of operations.
●Future sales of our BNA Platform may depend on healthcare providers’ or patients’ ability to obtain reimbursement from third-party payors, such as insurance carriers.
●Complying with regulations enforced by FDA and other regulatory authorities is expensive and time consuming, and failure to comply could result in substantial penalties.
●We may not receive the necessary authorizations to market our BNA Platform or any future new products, and any failure to timely do so may adversely affect our ability to grow our business.
●Since our BNA Platform uses cloud-based information systems and the exchange of information between patents and doctors, we will be subject to numerous U.S. federal and state laws and regulations related to the privacy and security of personally identifiable information, including health information.
●The implementation of tariffs on foreign countries may increase operating costs and costs to acquire necessary equipment
●The formation of the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") may impact the FDA and other agencies that could have a negative impact on our product development
●The formation of the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") may impact funding our customers rely upon
●If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, shareholders could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our Common Stock.
●Our success depends in part on our proprietary technology, and if we are unable to successfully enforce our intellectual property rights, our competitive position may be harmed.
●We use AI in our business, and challenges with properly managing its use could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, and legal liability, and adversely affect our results of operations.
●It is not possible to predict the actual number of shares of the Common Stock we will sell under the ELOC Purchase Agreement to Arena, or the actual gross proceeds resulting from those sales.
●The sale and issuance of our Common Stock to Arena will cause dilution to our existing shareholders, and the sale of Common Stock acquired by Arena or the perception that such sales may occur could cause the price of our Common Stock to fall.
●Arena will pay less than the then-prevailing market price for the Common Stock, which could cause the price of the Common Stock to decline.
●Our management team will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from the sales of our Common Stock to Arena, if any, and investors may not agree with how we use the proceeds, and the proceeds may not be invested successfully.
●Substantial future sales or issuances of the Common Stock or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, the Common Stock, or the perception in the public markets that these sales or issuances may occur, may depress our stock price. Also, future issuances of the Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock could result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our shareholders and could cause our stock price to fall.
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