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Ernexa Therapeutics Inc.

For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 13, 2025.

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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 13, 2025

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1) DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Ernexa Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) is a preclinical-stage synthetic allogeneic iMSC therapy company. iMSCs are induced pluripotent stem cell (“iPSC”)-derived mesenchymal stem cells. The Company envision a future where cell therapies powered by synthetic iMSCs can offer new options for patients with limited treatment paths and its mission is to transform the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease by developing scalable, affordable, off-the-shelf cell therapies that restore hope.

As used herein, the “Company” or “Ernexa” refers collectively to Ernexa and its consolidated subsidiaries (Ernexa TX2, Inc., Novellus, Inc. and Novellus Therapeutics Limited) unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires. In April 2025, the Company formed Ernexa TX2 Inc., a wholly owned Texas subsidiary, and the Company dissolved Eterna Therapeutics LLC, which was a single-member limited liability company and had no operations.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements include all the normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 12, 2025. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 has been derived from the audited financial statements contained in the 2024 10-K but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be anticipated for the entire year ending December 31, 2025, or any other period.

Reverse Stock Split

As approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 2, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company effected a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-15, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors within the parameters approved by the Company’s stockholders (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split became effective under Delaware law at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on June 12, 2025.

Upon the effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split, every fifteen shares of the issued and outstanding common stock were automatically combined and reclassified into one issued and outstanding share of common stock. The Reverse Stock Split did not alter the par value of the common stock, and the number of authorized shares of common stock remains unchanged, after giving effect to the increase in the authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 100,000,000 to 150,000,000 shares, which occurred on June 2, 2025 following stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split, and no cash or other consideration was paid in connection with any fractional shares. Stockholders who otherwise would have held a fractional share after giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split instead owned one whole share of the post-reverse stock split common stock. The Company issued an aggregate of 153 shares for rounding up fractional shares to whole shares.

All share and per share data in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been adjusted for all periods presented to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

2) LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company has incurred significant operating losses and has an accumulated deficit as a result of its efforts to develop product candidates and provide general and administrative support for operations. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had a cash balance of approximately $4.3 million and an accumulated deficit of approximately $242.9 million. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company incurred a net loss of $3.1 million and $11.3 million, respectively, which includes non-cash charges of $0.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively, related to a forward sales contract the Company entered into on March 31, 2025. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company used cash of $4.6 million in operating activities.

In April 2023, the Company entered into a standby equity purchase agreement (the “SEPA”) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), pursuant to which Lincoln Park committed to purchase up to $10.0 million of the Company’s common stock in an “equity line” financing arrangement. No shares were sold under the SEPA during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and the SEPA expired on May 1, 2025.

In September 2024, the Company entered into certain financing agreements for (i) the private placement of $3.9 million in convertible notes (the “Bridge Notes”) convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock or pre-funded warrants, (ii) the private placement of $1.1 million in shares of the Company’s common stock or pre-funded warrants (the “Equity Financing”), as well as (iii) exchange agreements for the exchange of previously issued convertible notes and warrants into shares of common stock (the “Exchange Transaction,” and collectively, the “September 2024 Transactions”). The September 2024 Transactions were subject to shareholder approval, and on October 29, 2024, the shareholders approved the issuance of common stock under the Equity Financing and the conversion of the Bridge Notes and the convertible notes and warrants under the Exchange Transaction into shares of common stock. Following such conversion, the Company had no convertible notes outstanding.

On March 11, 2025 and March 20, 2025, the Company received $1.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in exchange for the issuance of two promissory notes with aggregate principal amounts of $2.3 million to an investor. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repaid the notes in full for $2.3 million, including accrued interest. See Note 8 for more information on the promissory notes.

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company raised $7.2 million in gross proceeds from the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock and prefunded warrants. See Note 12,Equity Transaction - Private Placement, for additional information regarding this financing.

In connection with preparing the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company’s management concluded that there is substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern because it does not expect to have sufficient cash or working capital resources to fund operations for the twelve-month period subsequent to the issuance date of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company will need to raise additional capital, which could be through public or private equity offerings, grants, debt financings, out-licensing the Company’s intellectual property, strategic partnerships or other means. The Company currently has no arrangements for capital, and no assurances can be given that it will be able to raise capital when needed, on acceptable terms, or at all. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from uncertainty related to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

3) CONTRACT WITH CUSTOMER

The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) when a customer obtains control of promised services or goods in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.

The Company had one contract with a customer that was accounted for under ASC 606 related to an exclusive option and license agreement it entered into in February 2023, and amended in August 2023, with a customer, which provided the customer with the option (the “Option Right”) to obtain an exclusive sublicense of intellectual property from the Company and to request to have the Company develop a customized cell line. The customer paid the Company a $0.3 million non-refundable up-front payment (the “Option Fee”) for the Option Right and paid an initial payment of $0.4 million to commence the cell line customization activities.

On September 24, 2024, the Company assigned this customer contract to Factor Bioscience (as defined in Note 11) whereby all the Company’s rights and obligations under the customer contract are now Factor Bioscience’s. Factor Bioscience will pay the Company thirty percent (30%) of all amounts it receives from the customer under the contract in the event that the customer exercises its Option Right, and Factor Bioscience will pay the Company twenty percent (20%) of all amounts it receives from the customer for the customization activities set forth in the contract.

Prior to assigning the contract to Factor Bioscience, the $0.4 million received from the customer was being recognized equally over the development period, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of revenue related to the customization activities. There wasno such revenue recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

The Company recognized direct labor and supplies used in the customization activities as incurred, which were recorded as a cost of revenue. The Company was also obligated to pay Factor Bioscience 20% of any amounts the Company received from a customer that was related to the licensed technology under a previous license agreement the Company had with Factor Bioscience, which has since been terminated. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized less than $0.1 million of fees to Factor Bioscience, which was recorded as a cost of revenue. There was no such license fee recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2024. There wereno direct labor, supplies or license fee recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

4) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between willing market participants. A fair value hierarchy has been established for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

●Level 1 Inputs – Valued based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
●Level 2 Inputs – Valued based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.
●Level 3 Inputs – Valued based on inputs for which there is little or no market value, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The carrying amounts reported on the balance sheet for cash, other receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, other current liabilities and other liabilities approximate fair value based due to their short maturities.

The Company issued approximately 23,000 warrants in connection with a private placement during the first quarter of 2022 (the “Q1-22 warrants”), which were determined to be classified as a liability. The Company has also recorded a three year contingent consideration liability related to an asset acquisition in April 2023, which was moved to current liabilities as of June 30, 2025 due to the Company’s obligation for this liability terminating in April 2026.

The Company uses a Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of the Q1-22 warrant liabilities and a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, both of which are considered a Level 3 fair value measurement. The Company remeasures these liabilities at each reporting period and recognizes changes in their respective fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.

In connection with the SPA (as defined in Note 12) that the Company entered into on March 31, 2025, the Company recorded a forward sales contract liability at fair value and recognized $5.3 million of expense because the fair value of the expected shares to be purchased by the investors exceeds the proceeds under the SPA.

The Company determined the expense related to the forward sales contract as of March 31, 2025 by taking the difference between (i) the fair value of the expected shares to be purchased by the investors as of the March 31, 2025 date the Company entered into the SPA and (ii) the discounted purchase price of the shares. The Company remeasures the fair value of the forward sales contract liability at each reporting period or immediately prior to the settlement of the shares purchased under the SPA and recognizes changes in the fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations. Upon settlement of the shares, the corresponding forward sales contract liability is then reclassified to additional paid-in capital.

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company completed the sale of the shares under the SPA, and as a result, the forward sales contract liability was reclassified to additional paid-in capital. There was no remaining forward sales contract liability balance as of June 30, 2025.

The following table summarizes the liabilities that are measured at fair value as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Description · Level · June 30, 2025 · December 31, 2024
Liabilities:
Warrant liabilities - Q1-22 warrants3$-$1
Contingent consideration3$41$41

Certain inputs used in Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo models may fluctuate in future periods based upon factors that are outside of the Company’s control. A significant change in one or more of these inputs used in the calculation of the fair value may cause a significant change to the fair value of the Company’s warrant liabilities or contingent consideration liabilities, which could also result in material non-cash gains or losses being reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.

The following table presents the changes in the liabilities measured at fair value from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025 (in thousands):

Warrant Liabilities · Contingent Consideration · Forward Sales Contract
Fair value at January 1, 2025$1$41$-
Initial measurement--5,335
Change in fair value(1)-512
Reclassification of forward sales contract liability to equity--(5,847)
Fair value at June 30, 2025$-$41$-

The Company remeasured the fair value of the Q1-22 warrants at June 30, 2025, and the result of the remeasurement wasde minimis. The Company assessed the fair value of the contingent consideration liability at each reporting period through June 30, 2025 and determined that there were no material changes to the inputs used in the December 31, 2024 remeasurement that would have resulted in a material change to the liability at June 30, 2025. Therefore, the Company did not recognize a change in fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

5) GOODWILL

The Company recorded goodwill in the amount of $2.0 million related to a 2018 acquisition that was accounted for as a business combination. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if the Company becomes aware of any events occurring or changes in circumstances that indicate that the fair value of the entity is less than its carrying value. As of June 30, 2025, the Company did not identify potential triggering events that could indicate that the fair value of the entity is less than its carrying value and determined there were no such events that occurred.

6) ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses at June 30, 2025 and December 21, 2024 consisted of the following (in thousands):

June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Professional fees$362$238
Accrued compensation10812
Legal matters30323
Other438434
Total accrued expenses$938$1,007

7) **LEASES **

The Company currently has operating leases for officesin the borough of Manhattanin New York, New York, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, which expire in 2027 and 2028, respectively.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the net operating lease expenses were as follows (in thousands):

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Operating lease expense$68$1,633$135$3,269
Sublease income(21)(21)(42)(42)
Variable lease expense733213663
Total lease expense$54$1,944$106$3,890

Amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 in the table above include expense related to a sublease that was terminated effective August 31, 2024.

The tables below show the beginning balances of the operating ROU assets and lease liabilities as of January 1, 2025 and the ending balances as of June 30, 2025, including the changes during the period (in thousands).

Operating Lease ROU Assets
Operating lease ROU assets at January 1, 2025$670
Amortization of operating lease ROU assets(89)
Operating lease ROU assets at June 30, 2025$581
Operating Lease Liabilities
Operating lease liabilities at January 1, 2025$684
Principal payments on operating lease liabilities(91)
Operating lease liabilities at June 30, 2025593
Less non-current portion(376)
Current portion at June 30, 2025$217

As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s operating leases had a weighted-average remaining life of 2.6 years with a weighted-average discount rate of 10.25%. The maturities of the operating lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

2025$137
2026277
2027173
202882
Total payments669
Less imputed interest(76)
Total operating lease liabilities$593

8) PROMISSORY NOTES

On March 11, 2025, the Company received $1.5 million for the issuance of a promissory note in the principal amount of $1.5 million to Charles Cherington, and on March 21, 2025 the Company received $0.8 million for the issuance of a second promissory note in the principal amount of $0.8 million to Mr. Cherington. The promissory notes had a maturity date of the earlier of (i)June 15, 2025 or (ii) upon the Company receiving $5.0 million in gross proceeds from a subsequent capital raise. Each of the promissory notes accrued interest at a rate of 5.0% per annum, payable at maturity.

As a result of completing the private placement discussed in Note 12, the Company offset the outstanding principal plus accrued interest on the notes in full in the aggregate amount of $2.3 million with the receivable due to the Company from Mr. Cherington for his purchase of shares in the private placement, and as of June 30, 2025, there were no outstanding balances on the notes.

9) **STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION **

Stock Options

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company granted options to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock set forth in the table below (in thousands):

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Stock options granted533127158

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for stock options granted to employees, directors and certain consultants. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value of stock options granted is recognized as expense over the requisite service period on a straight-lined basis.

The following weighted-average assumptions were used for stock options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Weighted average risk-free rate3.91%4.32%4.40%4.45%
Weighted average volatility109.87%91.77%116.43%97.91%
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%0%0%
Expected term10.0 years5.68 years6.36 years5.85 years

The per-share weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Weighted average grant date fair value$3.05$21.26$4.27$21.56

Vesting of all stock options is subject to continuous service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. As of June 30, 2025, there were approximately 293,000 shares of the Company’s common stock subject to outstanding stock options.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company recognizes the fair value of RSUs as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. For performance-based RSUs, the Company begins recognizing the expense once the achievement of the related performance goal is determined to be probable.

Outstanding RSUs are settled in an equal number of shares of common stock on the vesting date of the award. An RSU award is settled only to the extent vested. Vesting generally requires the continued employment or service by the award recipient through the applicable vesting date. Because RSUs are settled in an equal number of shares of common stock without any offsetting payment by the recipient, the measurement of cost is based on the quoted market price of the stock at the measurement date, which is the grant date.

In lieu of paying cash to satisfy withholding taxes due upon the settlement of vested RSUs, at the Company’s discretion, an employee may elect to have shares of common stock withheld that would otherwise be issued at settlement, the value of which is equal to the amount of withholding taxes payable. Approximately 30 RSUs vested during both the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and approximately 29 RSUs vested during both the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. The Company didnot grant RSUs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 or 2024, and as of June 30, 2025, there wereno RSUs outstanding.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Research and development$15$15$31$61
General and administrative353408839644
Total$368$423$870$705

10) NET LOSS PER SHARE

The Company calculates basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. The Company’s previously issued convertible notes contractually entitled the holders of such notes to participate in dividends but did not contractually require the holders to participate in the Company’s losses. As such, the two-class method is not applicable during periods with a net loss.

Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, including the weighted average effect of prefunded warrants, and without consideration for potentially dilutive securities.

Diluted net loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding, including the weighted average effect of the prefunded warrants, plus dilutive securities. Shares of common stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or vesting of stock options, restricted stock units, warrants and the outstanding Series A convertible preferred stock are considered potential shares of common stock and are included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share using the treasury method when their effect is dilutive. The Company’s convertible notes that were outstanding as of June 30, 2024 were also considered potential shares of common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and were included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share using the “if-converted” method as of such period, and the more dilutive of either the two-class method or the if-converted method was reported. There were no convertible notes outstanding as of June 30, 2025. Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share for periods in which the effect of potentially dilutive shares of common stock is antidilutive.

The following table presents the number of shares subject to outstanding stock options, warrants, convertible notes and Series A convertible preferred stock that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, as their effect was anti-dilutive (in thousands):

Three and six months ended June 30,
20252024
Stock options293169
Warrants321,359
Preferred stock converted into common stock51
Convertible Notes converted into common stock-542
Total potential common shares excluded from computation3302,071

11) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation Matters

The Company is involved in litigation and arbitrations from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Legal fees and other costs associated with such actions are expensed as incurred. In addition, the Company assesses the need to record a liability for litigation and contingencies. The Company reserves for costs relating to these matters when a loss is probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

Novellus, Inc. v. Sowyrda et al., C.A. No. 2184CV02436-BLS2

On October 25, 2021 Novellus, Inc. filed a complaint in the Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County, against former Novellus, Inc. employees Paul Sowyrda and John Westman and certain other former investors in Novellus LLC (Novellus, Inc.’s former parent company prior to our acquisition of Novellus, Inc.), alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and civil conspiracy. The Company acquired Novellus, Inc. on July 16, 2021. On May 27, 2022 Novellus, Inc. amended the complaint to withdraw all claims against all defendants except Paul Sowyrda and John Westman. Since 2022, the parties have engaged in legal proceedings relating to alleged conduct that took place before the Company acquired Novellus, Inc., including certain counterclaims against Novellus LLC, Novellus Inc., Factor Bioscience Inc., Christopher Rohde, Matthew Angel and the Company (the “Counterclaim Defendants”).

On July 31, 2024, Counterclaim Defendants and Sowyrda informed the Court that they had reached a settlement and requested that all claims pending between them be dismissed with prejudice, and on August 9, 2024, the Court approved the motion for approval of dismissal of all such claims with prejudice. On April 22, 2025, Counterclaim Defendants and Westman reached a confidential settlement with an effective date of April 30, 2025. Such settlement included the issuance of 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and a cash payment of less than $0.1 million. On May 27, 2025, Counterclaim Defendants and Westman filed stipulation of dismissal with prejudice with the Court.

Licensing Agreements

On September 24, 2024, the Company entered into the Exclusive License and Collaboration Agreement (“the Factor L&C Agreement”) with Factor Bioscience Limited (“Factor Limited”). The Factor L&C Agreement terminated a previous license agreement, as well as a license that the Company acquired from a third party pursuant to an asset purchase agreement in April 2023.

Under the Factor L&C Agreement, the Company has obtained exclusive licenses in the fields of cancer, autoimmune disorders, and rare diseases with respect to certain licensed technology and has the right to develop the licensed technology directly or enter into co-development agreements with partners who can help bring such technology to market. The Factor L&C Agreement also provides for certain services and materials to be provided by Factor Bioscience to facilitate the development of the licensed technology and to enable the Company to scale up production at third party facilities.

The initial term of the Factor L&C Agreement is one year after the effective date, and it automatically renews yearly thereafter. The Company may terminate the Factor L&C Agreement for any reason upon 90 days’ written notice to Factor Bioscience, and the parties otherwise have customary termination rights, including in connection with certain uncured material breaches and specified bankruptcy events.

Pursuant to the Factor L&C Agreement, the Company will pay Factor Bioscience approximately $0.2 million per month for the first twelve months, approximately $0.1 million per month for the first nine months toward patent costs, certain milestone payments, royalty payments on net sales of commercialized products and sublicensing fee payments.

Retirement Savings Plan

The Company offers to its eligible employees a defined contribution plan, organized under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, through its co-employment arrangement with its professional employer organization (“PEO”). Under this arrangement, the PEO serves as the plan sponsor and administrator. Eligible employees may defer up to 100% of their annual compensation or a specific amount imposed by the Internal Revenue Service, whichever is less. The Company matches employees’ contributions at a rate of 100% of the first 3% of the employee’s contribution and 50% of the next 2% of the employee’s contribution, for a maximum Company match of 4%.

12) EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

Authorized Shares

Effective June 2, 2025, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of Delaware to increase the authorized shares of its common stock from 100,000,000 to 150,000,000. This amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

Private Placement

On March 31, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with certain accredited investors to sell in a private placement an aggregate of approximately 4,621,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $1.569 per share (or pre-funded warrants in lieu of common stock at a purchase price of $1.494 per pre-funded warrant). The pre-funded warrants will be exercisable until exercised in full at a nominal exercise of $0.075 per share and may not be exercised to the extent such exercise would cause the holder to beneficially own more than 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

The SPA represents a forward sale contract obligating the Company to sell a fixed number of shares of its common stock at a fixed price per share and contains an adjustment to the settlement amount based on shareholder approval, which is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed forward on equity shares. The Company measured the fair value of the forward sale contract as the difference between (i) the fair value of the expected shares to be purchased by the investors as of the date the Company entered into the SPA and (ii) the discounted purchase price of the shares, and recorded a liability of approximately $5.3 million at the contract inception date. The Company also recognized a corresponding $5.3 million charge to expense on the contract inception date because the fair value of the expected shares to be purchased by the investors exceeded the expected proceeds under the SPA.

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company sold the following shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants under the SPA (in thousands):

DateCommon StockPre-funded WarrantsGross Proceeds
April 2, 202566234$1,090
June 9, 20253,1826225,921
June 27, 2025121-190
3,965656$7,201

The shares sold on April 2, 2025 (the “First Closing”) represented 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock as of March 31, 2025. The shares sold in June 2025 (the “Second Closing”) were subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including without limitation, receipt of stockholder approval for such issuance as required under applicable Nasdaq listing rules, which the Company received at the Annual Meeting.

Immediately before each settlement date, the Company remeasured the fair value of the respective forward sales contract liability and recognized the change in fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations. Upon settlement, the Company then reclassified the respective forward sales contract liability to additional paid-in capital. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized $0.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively, of forward sales contract expense. There wasno forward sales contract expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. During both the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company reclassified the $5.8 million forward sales contract liability to additional paid-in capital, and at June 30, 2025, there was no forward sales contract liability balance.

Warrants

As of June 30, 2025, the Company had the following warrants outstanding:

Warrants Outstanding (in thousands)Exercise PriceIssuance DateExpiration DateClassification
Q1-22 Warrants23$572.9803/09/2209/09/27Liability
December 2022 Warrants9$21.4512/02/2206/02/28Equity
Prefunded warrants75$0.07510/29/24NoneEquity
Prefunded warrants34$0.07504/02/25NoneEquity
Prefunded warrants622$0.07506/09/25NoneEquity

As of June 30, 2025, the weighted average remaining contractual life of expiring warrants outstanding was 2.41 years and the weighted average exercise price for the expiring warrants was $411.74.

The following table shows the warrant activity from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025 (in thousands):

Outstanding January 1, 2025GrantedExercisedOutstanding June 30, 2025
Q1-22 Warrants23--23
December 2022 Warrants9--9
Prefunded warrants12565650731
Total15765650763

Standby Equity Purchase Agreement

On April 5, 2023, the Company entered into the SEPA with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which Lincoln Park committed to purchase up to $10.0 million of the Company’s common stock. The Company did not sell any shares of common stock under the SEPA during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 or 2024. On May 1, 2025, the SEPA expired in accordance with its terms.

Stock Repurchase Program

In November 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) of up to $1.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Under the Repurchase Program, the repurchases may be made by the Company from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or other means in accordance with applicable securities laws. The timing and amount of repurchases will be determined by the Company, taking into consideration market conditions, stock price, and other factors. The Repurchase Program does not have a set expiration date and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. The Company didnot repurchase any of its shares under the Repurchase Program during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. There was no such repurchase program during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.

13) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

September 2024 and March 2025 Financings

Investors who (i) entered into the Exchange Agreement and the Bridge Notes in September 2024 and (ii) entered into the SPA in March 2025 that is discussed in Note 12 included Charles Cherington. Mr. Cherington participated in the applicable financing under the same terms and subject to the same conditions as all the other investors. Mr. Cherington served on the Company’s board of directors from March 2021 to July 6, 2023 and currently owns approximately 37% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

March 2025 Promissory Notes

On March 11, 2025, the Company received $1.5 million for the issuance of a promissory note in the principal amount of $1.5 million to Mr. Cherington, and on March 21, 2025 the Company received $0.8 million for the issuance of a second promissory note in the principal amount of $0.8 million to Mr. Cherington. The promissory notes had a maturity date ofthe earlier of (i)June 15, 2025 or (ii) upon us receiving $5 million in gross proceeds from a subsequent capital raise. Each of the promissory notes accrued interest at a rate of 5.0% per annum, payable at maturity. Upon issuance of the notes, Mr. Cherington owned approximately 32% of our outstanding common stock and currently owns approximately 37% of our outstanding common stock.

As a result of completing the private placement discussed in Note 12, the Company repaid the outstanding principal plus accrued interest on the notes in full in the aggregate amount of $2.3 million, and as of June 30, 2025, there were no outstanding balances on the notes.

14) SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company operates within a single reportable operating segment being the research and development of cellular therapies. The Company has identified its president and chief executive officer as its chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who regularly reviews the Company’s performance and allocates resources based on information reported at the consolidated entity level.

The CODM uses consolidated net loss as a measure of profit and loss and assesses Company performance through the achievement of its business strategy goals. The CODM is regularly provided with forecasted expense information that is used to determine the Company’s liquidity needs and cash allocation to execute its business strategy, and he uses cash as a measure of segment assets in managing the Company. The Company operates in the United States, and all of its assets are located in the United States.

The table below provides a breakdown of the Company’s significant operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 with a reconciliation to net loss for each of those years.

The Company’s revenue and its cost of revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 relate to a contract with a customer, as discussed in Note 3. There was no revenue or cost of revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Depreciation and amortization expense was less than $0.1 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized $0.6 million and $6.1 million, respectively, in other expense, net, primarily related to the SPA discussed in Note 12. The Company recognized $0.6 million and $1.4 million in other expense, net, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, due to interest expense of $0.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively, offset by income related to a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of approximately $0.1 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, as well as income of approximately $0.1 million for the change in fair value of contingent consideration for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.

Three months ended June 30, · Six months ended June 30,
2025 · 2024 · 2025 · 2024
Revenue$-$47$-$94
Cost of revenues-95-156
Gross profit (loss)-(48)-(62)
Operating expenses:
Research and development by significant expense:
MSA/license fees6638121,3001,625
Study fees6088412152
Professional fees202(15)35888
Payroll and related11461211386
Other19741164194
Research and development1,1369872,4452,445
General and administrative by significant expense:
Stock-based compensation353408839644
Payroll and related2428335821868
Professional fees24409998262,283
Occupancy expense81,899153,800
Other2136255285616
General and administrative1,3653,8962,7868,211
Total operating expenses2,5014,8835,23110,656
Loss from operations(2,501)(4,931)(5,231)(10,718)
Forward sales contract expense(512)-(5,847)-
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities-136166
Change in fair value of contingent consideration-66-66
Interest (expense) income, net-(797)5(1,583)
Other expense, net(123)-(258)-
Total other expense, net(635)(595)(6,099)(1,451)
Loss before income taxes(3,136)(5,526)(11,330)(12,169)
Provision for income taxes(3)(3)(11)(7)
Net loss$(3,139)$(5,529)$(11,341)$(12,176)
June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Cash$4,315$1,729
1Other includes certain lab supply expenses, amounts related to the close out of a former clinical trial, allocated occupancy costs, stock-based compensation, and depreciation.
2Other includes expenses related to insurance, information technology, travel, banking, depreciation and other miscellaneous expenses.

15) RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

No new Accounting Standards Updates have been issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board since January 1, 2025 that would apply to the Company that are not disclosed in the 2024 10-K.

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