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Fortress Biotech Inc

For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 14, 2024.

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Sep 30, 2024 · Filed Nov 14, 2024

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Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands except for share and per share amounts)

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​ · ​ · September 30, · ​ · December 31,
​ · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023
​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
ASSETS · ​ · ​
Current assets · ​ · ​
Cash and cash equivalents​$58,853​$80,927
Accounts receivable, net​10,671​15,222
Inventory​11,788​10,206
Other receivables - related party​174​167
Prepaid expenses and other current assets​2,583​10,500
Assets held for sale​2,209​—
Total current assets​86,278​117,022
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Property, plant and equipment, net​3,403​6,505
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net​14,152​16,990
Restricted cash​2,063​2,438
Intangible assets, net​17,844​20,287
Other assets​3,345​4,284
Total assets​$127,085​$167,526
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)​​
Current liabilities​​​​
Accounts payable and accrued expenses​$64,499​$73,562
Income taxes payable​​850​​843
Common stock warrant liabilities​​154​​886
Operating lease liabilities, short-term​2,514​2,523
Partner company convertible preferred shares, short-term, net​​—​​3,931
Partner company installment payments - licenses, short-term​​1,250​​3,000
Other current liabilities​​1,038​​163
Total current liabilities​70,305​84,908
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Notes payable, long-term, net​52,473​60,856
Operating lease liabilities, long-term​15,292​18,282
Other long-term liabilities​1,753​1,893
Total liabilities​​139,823​​165,939
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)​​
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Stockholders’ equity (deficit)​​
Cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 15,000,000 authorized, 5,000,000 designated Series A shares, 3,427,138 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, liquidation value of $25.00 per share​3​3
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 27,584,600 and 15,093,053 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively​28​15
Additional paid-in-capital​755,229​717,396
Accumulated deficit​(734,102)​(694,870)
Total stockholders' equity attributed to the Company​21,158​22,544
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Non-controlling interests​(33,896)​(20,957)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)​(12,738)​1,587
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)​$127,085​$167,526

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

($ in thousands except for share and per share amounts)

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​ · ​ · Three Months Ended September 30, · ​ · Nine Months Ended September 30, · ​
​ · 2024 · 2023 · 2024 · 2023
Revenue · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
Product revenue, net​$14,629​$15,279​$42,514​$44,405​
Collaboration revenue​​—​182​​—​​546​
Revenue - related party​—​31​41​97​
Other revenue​​—​​19,260​​—​​19,519​
Net revenue​14,629​34,752​42,555​64,567​
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Operating expenses​​​​​​​​​
Cost of goods sold - product revenue​5,285​6,429​18,642​20,645​
Research and development​9,446​20,288​46,941​87,702​
Research and development - licenses acquired​—​60​—​4,293​
Selling, general and administrative​21,993​21,733​60,867​71,512​
Asset impairment​​—​​—​​2,649​​3,143​
Total operating expenses​36,724​48,510​129,099​187,295​
Loss from operations​(22,095)​(13,758)​(86,544)​(122,728)​
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Other income (expense)​​​​​
Interest income​589​547​2,157​2,296​
Interest expense and financing fee​(6,209)​(2,534)​(10,933)​(13,255)​
Gain (loss) on common stock warrant liabilities​19​4,542​(578)​10,708​
Other income (expense)​​1,071​​620​​1,334​​(2,049)​
Total other income (expense)​(4,530)​3,175​(8,020)​(2,300)​
Loss before income tax expense​​(26,625)​​(10,583)​​(94,564)​​(125,028)​
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Income tax expense (refund)​​69​141​(24)​142​
Net loss​(26,694)​(10,724)​(94,540)​(125,170)​
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Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests​13,827​5,679​55,308​73,812​
Net loss attributable to Fortress​$(12,867)​$(5,045)​$(39,232)​$(51,358)​
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Preferred A dividends declared and paid and/or cumulated, and Fortress' share of subsidiary deemed dividends​​(2,173)​​(2,008)​​(7,006)​​(6,024)​
Net loss attributable to common stockholders​$(15,040)​$(7,053)​$(46,238)​$(57,382)​
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Net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted​$(0.76)​$(0.94)​$(2.43)​$(7.94)​
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted​19,697,290​7,498,653​19,041,590​7,231,004​

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

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​ · ​ · Series A Perpetual · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Common · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Total
​ · ​ · Preferred Stock · ​ · Common Stock · ​ · Shares · ​ · Paid-In · ​ · Accumulated · ​ · Non-Controlling · ​ · Stockholders’
​ · Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount · Issuable · Capital · Deficit · Interests · Equity (Deficit)
Balance as of June 30, 20243,427,138$322,587,038$23$—$739,086$(721,235)$(32,475)$(14,598)
Stock-based compensation expense—​——​—​—​6,573​—​—​6,573
Issuance of common stock related to equity plans—​—51,435​—​—​—​—​—​—
Issuance of common stock for equity offering, net​​​​​​4,702,753​​5​​​​​7,355​​​​​​​​7,360
Warrants issued in conjunction with debt​—​​—​—​—​​—​​1,314​—​​—​​1,314
Issuance of common stock for at-the-market offering, net​—​​—​243,374​—​​—​​568​—​​—​​568
Partner companies' offerings, net—​——​—​—​10,850​—​—​10,850
Partner company’s at-the-market offering, net—​——​—​—​1,878​—​—​1,878
Issuance of common stock under partner company’s ESPP​—​——​—​—​124​—​—​​124
Partner company’s dividends declared and paid—​——​—​—​(176)​—​—​(176)
Partner companies' proceeds from options—​——​—​—​63​—​—​63
Non-controlling interest in partner companies​—​——​—​—​(12,406)​—​12,406​​—
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest​—​——​—​—​—​—​(13,827)​​(13,827)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders—​——​—​—​—​(12,867)​—​(12,867)
Balance as of September 30, 20243,427,138$327,584,600$28$—$755,229$(734,102)$(33,896)$(12,738)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

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​ · ​ · Series A Perpetual · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Common · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Total
​ · ​ · Preferred Stock · ​ · Common Stock · ​ · Shares · ​ · Paid-In · ​ · Accumulated · ​ · Non-Controlling · ​ · Stockholders’
​ · Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount · Issuable · Capital · Deficit · Interests · Equity
Balance as of June 30, 20233,427,138$38,777,157$9​$23​$699,020$(680,546)​$(34,452)$(15,943)
Stock-based compensation expense—​——​—​—​4,377​—​—​4,377
Issuance of common stock related to equity plans—​—28,112​—​—​—​—​—​—
Issuance of common stock for at-the-market offering, net​—​​—​117,578​—​​—​​837​—​​—​​837
Common shares issued for dividend on partner company's convertible preferred shares​—​​—​14,740​​—​​(23)​​91​​—​​—​​68
Preferred A dividends declared and paid—​——​—​—​(2,008)​—​—​(2,008)
Partner company’s offering, net—​——​—​—​9,261​—​—​9,261
Partner company’s at-the-market offering, net​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​160​​​​​​​​160
Issuance of common stock under partner company’s ESPP​—​——​—​—​90​—​—​​90
Partner company’s dividends declared and paid—​——​—​—​(185)​—​—​(185)
Partner company’s exercise of options for cash—​——​—​—​21​—​—​21
Dissolution of subsidiary non-controlling interests​—​——​—​​​​​—​——802—802
Non-controlling interest in partner companies​—​——​—​—​(9,412)​—​9,412​​—
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest​—​——​—​—​—​—​(5,679)​​(5,679)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders—​——​—​—​—​(5,045)​—​(5,045)
Balance as of September 30, 2023​3,427,138$38,937,587$9​$—​$702,253$(685,591)​$(29,917)$(13,243)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

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​ · ​ · Series A · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Total · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · Preferred Stock · ​ · Common Stock · ​ · Paid-In · ​ · Accumulated · ​ · Non-Controlling · ​ · Stockholders’
​ · ​ · Shares · ​ · Amount · ​ · Shares · ​ · Amount · ​ · Capital · ​ · Deficit · ​ · Interests · ​ · Equity (Deficit)
Balance as of December 31, 20233,427,138$315,093,053$15$717,396$(694,870)$(20,957)$1,587
Stock-based compensation expense—​——​—​​16,429​—​—​16,429
Issuance of common stock related to equity plans—​—547,196​—​​—​—​—​—
Issuance of common stock under ESPP​—​—29,844​—​​51​—​—​51
Issuance of common stock for equity offerings, net​—​—8,006,058​8​​17,470​—​—​17,478
Warrants issued in conjunction with debt​—​—​—​​—​​1,313​​—​—​1,313
Issuance of common stock for at-the-market offering, net​—​​—​1,797,857​​2​​3,392​​—​​—​​3,394
Common shares issued for dividend on partner company's convertible preferred shares—​—64,747​—​114​—​—​114
Common shares issued for exchange of partner company's convertible preferred shares—​—2,028,345​3​3,406​—​—​3,409
Warrants issued in conjunction with exchange of partner company's convertible preferred shares​​​​​​​​​​​​341​​​​​​​​341
Preferred A dividends declared and paid—​——​—​​(4,016)​—​—​(4,016)
Partner companies' offerings, net—​——​—​​28,852​—​—​28,852
Partner companies' at-the-market offering, net—​——​—​​3,657​—​—​3,657
Issuance of common stock under partner company’s ESPP—​——​—​​257​—​​—​257
Partner company’s dividends declared and paid—​——​—​​(528)​—​—​(528)
Exercise of warrants for cash—​—17,500​—​30​—​—​30
Exercise of partner company options and warrants for cash, net​—​​—​—​​—​​9,434​​—​​—​​9,434
Non-controlling interest in partner companies​—​​—​—​​—​​(42,369)​​—​​42,369​​—
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest​—​​—​—​​—​​—​​—​​(55,308)​​(55,308)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders​—​​—​—​​—​​—​​(39,232)​​—​​(39,232)
Balance as of September 30, 20243,427,138​$327,584,600​$28​$755,229​$(734,102)​$(33,896)​$(12,738)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

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​ · ​ · Series A · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Additional · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Total
​ · ​ · Preferred Stock · ​ · Common Stock · ​ · Paid-In · ​ · Accumulated · ​ · Non-Controlling · ​ · Stockholders’
​ · ​ · Shares · ​ · Amount · ​ · Shares · ​ · Amount · ​ · Capital · ​ · Deficit · ​ · Interests · ​ · Equity
Balance as of December 31, 20223,427,138​$37,366,283​$7​$675,944​$(634,233)​$8,304​$50,025
Stock-based compensation expense—​——​—​​13,325​—​—​13,325
Issuance of common stock related to equity plans—​—211,969​—​​—​—​—​—
Issuance of common stock for public offering, net​—​—1,109,525​1​​13,154​—​—​13,155
Issuance of common stock for at-the-market offering, net​—​—224,003​1​​2,004​—​—​2,005
Common shares issued for dividend on partner company's convertible preferred shares​—​—25,807​—​​199​—​—​199
Preferred A dividends declared and paid​—​——​—​​(6,024)​—​—​(6,024)
Partner company’s offering, net​—​——​—​​31,238​—​—​31,238
Partner companies' at-the-market offering, net​—​——​—​​160​​—​—​​160
Partner company's exercise of options for cash​—​——​—​​24​​—​—​​24
Issuance of common stock under partner company’s ESPP​—​——​—​​178​—​—​178
Partner company’s dividends declared and paid​—​​—​—​​—​​(556)​​—​​—​​(556)
Issuance of partner company’s common shares for research and development expenses—​——​—​​1,233​—​—​1,233
Warrants​—​—​—​—​​272​​—​—​272
Deconsolidation of Aevitas non-controlling interest​—​—​—​—​​—​​—​6,693​6,693
Non-controlling interest in partner companies—​——​—​​(28,898)​—​​28,898​—
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest—​——​—​—​—​(73,812)​(73,812)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders​—​​—​—​​—​​—​​(51,358)​​—​​(51,358)
Balance as of September 30, 20233,427,138​$38,937,587​$9​$702,253​$(685,591)​$(29,917)​$(13,243)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

($ in thousands)

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​ · ​ · Nine Months Ended September 30,
​ · 2024 · 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: · ​ · ​
Net loss​$(94,540)​$(125,170)
Reconciliation of net loss to net cash used in operating activities:​​​
Depreciation expense​896​1,853
Loss on disposal of property and equipment​​29​​(1,351)
Bad debt expense​​823​492
Amortization of debt discount​1,754​2,524
Accretion of partner company convertible preferred shares​(737)​687
Non-cash interest​​—​​353
Loss on extinguishment of debt​2,457​2,796
Amortization of acquired intangible assets​2,443​2,952
Reduction in the carrying amount of operating lease right-of-use assets​2,366​1,561
Stock-based compensation expense​16,429​13,325
Issuance of partner company’s common shares for research and development expenses​—​1,233
Common shares issued for dividend on partner company's convertible preferred shares​​114​​199
Change in fair value of partner companies' warrant liabilities​427​(10,708)
Research and development - licenses acquired, expense​—​3,060
Loss from deconsolidation/dissolution of subsidiaries​​—​​4,127
Asset impairment loss​​2,649​​3,143
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities:​​​
Accounts receivable​3,728​19,727
Inventory​(1,582)​3,135
Other receivables - related party​(7)​(27)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets​3,903​3,217
Other assets​939​(1,107)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses​(7,118)​(17,018)
Income taxes payable​​7​​84
Lease liabilities​(2,999)​(1,739)
Other long-term liabilities​735​(638)
Net cash used in operating activities​(67,284)​(93,290)
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities:​​
Purchase of research and development licenses​—​(3,000)
Purchase of property and equipment​—​(35)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment​​—​​6,000
Other​​—​​(5)
Acquired intangible assets​​—​​(5,000)
Net cash used in investing activities​—​(2,040)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

($ in thousands)

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​ · ​ · Nine Months Ended September 30,
​ · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: · ​ · ​
Payment of Series A perpetual preferred stock dividends$(4,016)$(6,024)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for equity offerings, net​​17,478​​13,248
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for at-the-market offering, net​​3,394​​2,056
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under ESPP​​51​​—
Exercise of warrants for cash​​30​​—
Proceeds from partner companies' ESPP​​257​178
Partner company’s dividends declared and paid​​(528)​(556)
Proceeds from partner companies' sale of stock, options and warrants, net​​37,128​​33,805
Proceeds from partner companies' at-the-market offering, net​3,657​160
Proceeds from exercise of partner companies’ equity grants​​—​​24
Repayment of Oaktree Note and debt issuance costs​​(51,000)​​—
Repayment of partner company installment payments - licenses​​(625)​​(1,000)
Proceeds from partner company convertible preferred shares​​—​​854
Stock and warrants issued for exchange of partner company preferred shares​​341​​—
Payment of debt issuance costs associated with partner company convertible preferred shares​​—​​(210)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net​​33,718​​—
Proceeds from partner company's long-term debt, net​​4,950​​(91)
Repayment of partner companies' long-term debt​​—​​(50,375)
Proceeds from partner company's line of credit​​—​​28,000
Repayment of partner company's line of credit​​—​​(30,948)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities​44,835​(10,879)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash​(22,449)​(106,209)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period​83,365​180,954
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period​$60,916​$74,745
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:​​​​
Cash paid for interest​$5,401​$6,590
Cash paid (refunded) for income taxes​$115​$(17)
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:​​
Exchange of partner company convertible preferred shares for common shares​$3,408​$—
Fair value of assets received by partner company in repurchase transaction​$2,209​​—
Fair value of supplies received by partner company expensed to research and development​$2,509​​—
Partner company accounts receivable write-off related to repurchase transaction​$(6,967)​​—
Partner company accounts payable write-off related to repurchase transaction​$3,644​​—
Partner company's deferred purchase consideration​$(1,295)​​—
Unpaid partner company’s offering cost​$—​$575
Partner company derivative warrant liability associated with partner company convertible preferred shares​$—​$33
Warrants issued in conjunction with debt​$1,313​$—
Unpaid debt offering cost​$140​$—
Unpaid at-the-market offering cost​$—​$50
Prepaid public offering cost​$—​$94
Unpaid research and development licenses acquired​$—​$60
  1. Organization and Description of Business

Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress” or the “Company”) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring and advancing assets to enhance long-term value for shareholders through product revenue, equity holding and dividend and royalty revenue streams. Fortress works in concert with its extensive network of key opinion leaders to identify and evaluate promising products and product candidates for potential acquisition. The Company has executed such arrangements in partnership with some of the world’s foremost universities, research institutes and pharmaceutical companies, including City of Hope National Medical Center (“COH” or “City of Hope”), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, AstraZeneca plc and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd.

Following the exclusive license or other acquisition of the intellectual property underpinning a product or product candidate, Fortress leverages its business, scientific, regulatory, legal and finance expertise to help the partners achieve their goals. Partner and subsidiary companies then assess a broad range of strategic arrangements to accelerate and provide additional funding to support research and development, including joint ventures, partnerships, out-licensings, sales transactions, and public and private financings. To date, four partner companies are publicly-traded, andthree subsidiaries have consummated strategic partnerships with industry leaders, including AstraZeneca plc as successor-in-interest to Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“AstraZeneca”) and Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. (“Sentynl”).

Our subsidiaries and partner companies that are pursuing development and/or commercialization of biopharmaceutical products and product candidates are: Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATXI, “Avenue”), Baergic Bio, Inc. (“Baergic”, a subsidiary of Avenue), Cellvation, Inc. (“Cellvation”), Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKPT, “Checkpoint”), Cyprium Therapeutics, Inc. (“Cyprium”), Helocyte, Inc. (“Helocyte”), Journey Medical Corporation (Nasdaq: DERM, “Journey” or “JMC”), Mustang Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBIO, “Mustang”) and Oncogenuity, Inc. (“Oncogenuity”).

As used throughout this filing, the words “we”, “us” and “our” may refer to Fortress individually, to one or more of its subsidiaries and/or partner companies, or to all such entities as a group, as dictated by context. Generally, “subsidiary” refers to a private Fortress subsidiary, “partner company” refers to a public Fortress subsidiary, and “partner” refers to an entity with whom one of the foregoing parties has a significant business relationship, such as an exclusive license or an ongoing product-related payment obligation. The context in which any such term is used throughout this document, however, may dictate a different construal from the foregoing.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since inception, the Company’s operations have been financed primarily through the sale of equity and debt securities, from the sale of subsidiaries/partner companies, and the proceeds from the exercise of warrants. The Company has incurred losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities since inception and expects to continue to incur substantial losses for the next several years as it continues to fully develop and prepare regulatory filings and obtain regulatory approvals for its existing and new product candidates. Current cash and cash equivalents of $25.6 million for Fortress and private subsidiaries primarily funded by Fortress (“Parent Entity”) are considered sufficient to fund the Parent Entity’s operations for at least the next 12 months. However, the Company will need to raise additional funding through strategic relationships, public or private equity or debt financings, sale of partner companies, grants or other arrangements to develop and prepare regulatory filings and obtain regulatory approvals for the existing and new product candidates, fund operating losses, and, if deemed appropriate, establish or secure through third parties manufacturing for the potential products, sales and marketing capabilities. If such funding is not available or not available on terms acceptable to the Company, the Company’s current development plans and plans for expansion of its general and administrative infrastructure may be curtailed. Fortress also has the ability, subject to limitations imposed by Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 and other applicable laws and regulations, to raise money from the sale of common stock of the public companies in which it has ownership positions.

  1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and 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 interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statement results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year or any future period.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures have been prepared with the presumption that users of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have read or have access to the audited financial statements for the preceding fiscal year for each of Avenue, Checkpoint, Mustang and Journey. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 28, 2024 (the “2023 Form 10-K”), from which the Company derived the balance sheet data at December 31, 2023, as well as Checkpoint’s Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2024, Mustang’s Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2024, Avenue’s Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2024, and Journey’s Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024.

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company’s subsidiaries for which it has voting control but does not own 100% of the outstanding equity of the subsidiaries. For consolidated entities where the Company owns less than 100% of the subsidiary, but retains voting control, the Company records net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in its consolidated statements of operations and presents non-controlling interests as a component of stockholders’ equity on its consolidated balance sheets. All intercompany income and/or expense items are eliminated entirely in consolidation prior to the allocation of net gain/loss attributable to non-controlling interest, which is based on ownership interests as calculated quarterly for each subsidiary.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s significant estimates include, but are not limited to provisions for coupons, chargebacks, wholesaler fees, specialty pharmacy discounts, managed care rebates, product returns, inventory realization, valuation of intangible assets, useful lives assigned to long-lived assets and amortizable intangible assets, fair value of stock options and warrants, stock-based compensation, common stock issued to acquire licenses, accrued expenses and contingencies. Due to the uncertainty inherent in such estimates, actual results may differ from these estimates.

Restricted Cash

The Company records cash held in trust or pledged to secure certain debt obligations as restricted cash. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $2.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively, of restricted cash representing pledges to secure debt obligations and letters of credit in connection with certain office leases, and an undertaking posted by Cyprium to secure potential damages in an injunctive proceeding.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash from the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as of the dates presented:

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · September 30,
​​2024​2023
Cash and cash equivalents$58,853$72,307
Restricted cash​2,063​2,438
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash​$60,916​$74,745

Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies to those previously disclosed in the 2023 Form 10-K other than the following:

Assets Held for Sale

Assets held for sale represent assets that have met the criteria of “held for sale” accounting, as specified by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, “Long-lived Assets.” As of September 30, 2024, there are $2.2 million of lab and cell processing equipment, furniture and fixtures and computer equipment that are recorded as assets held for sale. The effect of suspending depreciation on the assets held for sale is immaterial to the results of operations. The assets held for sale are part of Mustang’s repurchase of assets from uBriGene (Boston) Biosciences, Inc. (“uBriGene”) (see Note 3).

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07,Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires that an entity report segment information in accordance with Topic 280, Segment Reporting. The amendment in the ASU is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its financial statement disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09,Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which expands disclosures in an entity’s income tax rate reconciliation table and disclosures regarding cash taxes paid both in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. The update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its financial statement disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03,Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires new financial statement disclosures in tabular format, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments in this update do not change or remove current expense disclosure requirements. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its financial statement disclosures.

  1. Asset Purchase Agreements

Mustang

Agreements with uBriGene

On May 18, 2023, Mustang entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Original Asset Purchase Agreement”) with uBriGene, pursuant to which Mustang agreed to sell its leasehold interest in its cell processing facility located in Worcester, Massachusetts (the “Facility”), and associated assets relating to the manufacturing and production of cell and gene therapies at the Facility to uBriGene (the “Transaction”). Mustang and uBriGene subsequently entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Original Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2023 (“Amendment No. 1”), and Amendment No. 2 to the Original Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2023 (“Amendment No. 2,” and together with the Original Asset Purchase Agreement and Amendment No. 1, the “Prior Asset Purchase Agreement”).

On July 28, 2023, pursuant to the Prior Asset Purchase Agreement, Mustang completed the sale of all of its assets that primarily relate to the manufacturing and production of cell and gene therapies at the Facility (such operations, the “Transferred Operations” and such assets, the “Transferred Assets”) to uBriGene for upfront consideration of $6 million cash (the “Base Amount”). The Transferred Assets included all of Mustang’s assets, except for Mustang’s lease and related leasehold improvements of the Facility and contracts that are primarily used in the Transferred Operations. Mustang recorded a gain of $1.4 million in connection with the sale of the Transferred Assets and recorded approximately $0.3 million of the base consideration as deferred income, that was to be recognized upon the transfer of the lease.

In connection with the Prior Asset Purchase Agreement, Mustang and uBriGene submitted a voluntary joint notice to the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). Following CFIUS’s review and subsequent investigation of the transactions related to the Prior Asset Purchase Agreement, on May 13, 2024, Mustang, together with uBriGene and CFIUS, executed a National Security Agreement (the “NSA”), pursuant to which Mustang and uBriGene agreed to abandon the transactions related to the Prior Asset Purchase Agreement and the agreements entered into in connection therewith. The NSA obligated uBriGene and Mustang to terminate agreements between the two parties, including the Manufacturing Services Agreement, Quality Services Agreement, and Subcontracting CDMO Agreement. In addition, uBriGene must sell, or otherwise dispose of, the equipment assets purchased within 180 days after the execution of the NSA.

June 2024 Repurchase of Assets

On June 27, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), Mustang entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with uBriGene, pursuant to which Mustang agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to repurchase the Transferred Assets, primarily lab equipment and supplies (collectively, the “Repurchased Assets”). Pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Agreement, Mustang and uBriGene also terminated existing manufacturing and services agreements.

As consideration for the Repurchase Agreement, Mustang has agreed to pay to uBriGene a total purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) of $1.4 million, consisting of (i) an upfront payment of $0.1 million due within five (5) business days of the Effective Date and a (ii) subsequent amount of $1.3 million due on the date that is twelve (12) months after the closing date (the “Deferred Amount”). In the event that as of the original (or any extended) date on which the Deferred Amount is payable, Mustang has, as of the date of the public reporting of its then-most recent quarterly audited or unaudited financial statements, net assets below $20 million, then Mustang may, upon written notice to uBriGene, elect to delay its payment obligation of the Deferred Amount by an additional six (6) months, with no limit on the number of such extensions available to Mustang. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Mustang has not paid the Deferred Amount in full as of the date that is twelve (12) months after closing of the Repurchase Agreement, any amounts that remain outstanding will accrue interest at a rate of 5% per annum beginning on the date that is twelve (12) months after closing and until the Deferred Amount is paid in full. Additionally, in connection with the termination of the agreements described above under the Repurchase Agreement, Mustang agreed to forgive a net receivable from uBriGene of approximately $3.3 million, comprised of outstanding receivables of $6.9 million and payables of $3.6 million, resulting in total purchase consideration in the Repurchase Transactions of approximately $4.7 million. As of September 30, 2024, the $1.3 million Purchase Price was recorded in Accrued Expenses - Other (see Note 10). As of September 30, 2024, the disposal group continues to be held for sale.

Mustang allocated the total purchase consideration of $4.7 million to the Repurchased Assets on a relative fair value basis. Mustang used a third-party to perform a valuation of the repurchased equipment, which resulted in a fair value less costs to sell of approximately $2.2 million. The remaining purchase consideration of $2.5 million was allocated to the supplies repurchased. The supplies repurchased with no alternative future use were recognized as research and development expense in an amount of $2.2 million. Repurchased supplies with an alternative future use of $0.3 million were also recognized in research and development expense, as Mustang does not have plans to resume operations in the facility, and it intends to dispose of the supplies in a single transaction with the equipment. Mustang concluded that the disposal group, which includes the repurchased equipment assets and associated supplies with an aggregate value of approximately $2.2 million, met the criteria to be classified as held for sale at the date of acquisition.

Urica

On July 15, 2024, Urica entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “APA”), royalty agreement (the “Royalty Agreement”), and related agreements (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) with Crystalys Therapeutics, Inc. (“Crystalys”). Crystalys is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 2022 and seeded by life sciences institutional investors. Under the Transaction Documents, Urica sold the rights to its URAT1 inhibitor product candidate in development for the treatment of gout, dotinurad, and related intellectual property, licenses and agreements to Crystalys. In return, Crystalys issued to Urica shares of its common stock equal to 35% of Crystalys’ outstanding equity. Urica’s equity position cannot be reduced below 15% of Crystalys’ fully-diluted equity capitalization until it raises $150 million in equity securities.

The Transaction Documents also grant Urica a securitized three percent (3%) royalty on future net sales of dotinurad to be paid by Crystalys, as well as the right to receive $0.6 million cash reimbursement for certain clinical and development costs incurred by Urica related to dotinurad. Urica has the right to appointone director to the board of directors of Crystalys, as well as an additional board observer. Crystalys is obliged to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and commercialize dotinurad.

The APA also gives Urica the right, but not the obligation, to repurchase the sold assets for a repurchase price not to exceed $6.4 million plus accrued interest; the repurchase option expires upon the consummation by Crystalys of a qualified financing of at least $120 million occurring within the earlier to occur of (i) twelve months after receipt by Crystalys of minutes from an anticipated FDA meeting; or (ii) July 15, 2026. Urica recorded a liability for the $0.6 million received, which will be accreted up to the repurchase price over the term of the repurchase option, and will not recognize an asset for its ownership interest received in Crystalys until the expiration of the repurchase option. Accordingly, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, Urica recorded accretion of $0.3 million of the repurchase option price, booked to interest expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Avenue

InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“InvaGen”) Share Repurchase

Under the Share Repurchase Agreement between Avenue and InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“InvaGen”) under which Avenue repurchased all of InvaGen’s shares in Avenue, Avenue agreed to pay InvaGen an additional amount as a contingent fee, payable in the form of seven and a half percent (7.5%) of the net proceeds of future financings, until $4.0 million in the aggregate is paid to InvaGen. In connection with equity financings in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Avenue made payments totaling $0.7 million to InvaGen.

4. Inventory

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​ · September 30, · ​ · December 31,
($ in thousands) · 2024 · ​ · 2023
Raw materials$3,551​$4,640
Work-in-process—​884
Finished goods8,718​4,987
Inventory reserve​(481)​​(305)
Total inventories$11,788​$10,206
  1. Property and Equipment
​​​​​​​​​​
​ · Useful Life · September 30, · ​ · December 31,
($ in thousands) · ​ · (Years) · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023
Computer equipment​3​$595​$595
Furniture and fixtures​5​1,017​1,017
Leasehold improvements​15​13,175​13,175
Buildings​​40​​581​​581
Construction in progress​N/A​—​29
Total property and equipment​​​​15,368​15,397
Less: Accumulated depreciation​​​​(11,965)​(8,892)
Property and equipment, net​​​​$3,403​$6,505

Fortress' depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $0.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Fortress’ depreciation expense is recorded in both research and development expense and general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Mustang concluded it had a triggering event requiring assessment of impairment for certain leasehold improvements and the related right of use asset. Mustang assessed the carrying value of the asset group consisting of the leasehold improvements and right-of-use asset in accordance with ASC 360, given the significant changes to Mustang’s operations, operating cash and the repurchase of equipment. The assessment of the recoverability of the asset group concluded that there was impairment on the carrying value of the asset group of approximately $2.6 million, which was allocated on a pro rata basis using the relative carrying amounts of the assets. Approximately $2.2 million of the impairment loss was allocated to leasehold improvements, with the remaining $0.4 million allocated to the right-of-use asset.

  1. Fair Value Measurements

Common Stock Warrant Liabilities

​​​​
​ · ​ · Warrants
($ in thousands)liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2023​$886
Change in fair value of common stock warrants - Avenue​​(157)
Change in fair value of common stock warrants - Checkpoint​​—
Change in fair value of placement agent warrants - Urica​​(24)
Exercise of common stock warrants - Avenue​​(400)
Exchange of common stock warrants - Urica​​(151)
Balance at September 30, 2024​$154

Checkpoint

Checkpoint deemed the placement agent warrants it issued in connection with its registered direct offering (the “December 2022 Placement Agent Warrants”) to be classified as liabilities on the balance sheet as they contain terms for redemption of the underlying security that are outside its control. The December 2022 Placement Agent Warrants were recorded at the time of closing at a fair value determined by using the Black-Scholes model. Checkpoint will revalue the December 2022 Placement Agent Warrants at each reporting period thereafter for as long as they remain outstanding. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the liability associated with the December 2022 Placement Agent Warrants was $0.1 million.

A summary of the weighted average (in aggregate) significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs) used in measuring the warrant liability that are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy was as follows:

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​ · ​ · September 30, · ​ · December 31, · ​ · ​
Checkpoint Warrants · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023 · ​ · ​
Exercise price​$5.41​$5.41​​
Volatility​​108.0%​96.4%​
Expected life in years​​3.2​​4.0​​
Risk-free rate​​3.6%​3.8%​

Avenue

Certain of Avenue’s outstanding warrants to purchase shares of its common stock are classified as liabilities on the balance sheet as they contain terms for redemption of the underlying security that are outside of its control. The Black-Scholes model was used to value these Avenue warrants, at the time of issuance and when re-measured at each financial reporting date, up to exercise or expiration of the warrants, with any changes in fair value being recognized in change in fair value of warrant liabilities, a component of other income (expense) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the liability associated with the outstanding Avenue warrants was approximately $29,000 and $0.6 million, respectively.

A summary of the weighted average (in aggregate) significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs) used in measuring the warrant liability that are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy was as follows:

​​​​​​​​
​​September 30,​​December 31​​
​​2024​​2023​​
Stock price​$ 2.49​​$ 12.00​​
Risk-free interest rate3.58%​3.84%​
Expected dividend yield—​—​
Expected term in years3.0​3.8​
Expected volatility164%​148%​

Urica

Urica’s outstanding contingently issuable placement agent warrants were exchanged at the time of the exchange of the Urica 8% Cumulative Convertible Class B Preferred Stock on June 27, 2024 (see Note 9) for 202,834 warrants to purchase Fortress common stock at an exercise price of $1.68. The Fortress common stock warrants have afive-year life, expiring on June 27, 2029. The Company determined the placement agent warrants met the criteria for equity classification.

  1. Intangible Assets, net

The Company’s finite-lived intangible assets consist of intangible assets acquired by Journey. The table below provides a summary of the Journey intangible assets for the periods presented:

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​ · ​ · Estimated Useful · ​ · September 30, · ​ · December 31,
($ in thousands) · Lives (Years) · 2024 · 2023
Intangible assets – product licenses​3 to 9​$37,925​$37,925
Accumulated amortization​(16,938)​(14,495)
Accumulated Impairment loss​​​​(3,143)​​(3,143)
Net intangible assets​$17,844​$20,287

For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, Journey’s amortization expense related to its product licenses was $0.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, Journey’s amortization expense related to its product licenses was $2.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Journey records amortization expense related to its product licenses as a component of cost of goods sold on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

The future amortization of these intangible assets is as follows:

​​​​
​ · ​ · Total
($ in thousands)Amortization
Remainder of 2024​$814
December 31, 2025​3,257
December 31, 2026​2,471
December 31, 2027​​1,775
December 31, 2028​​1,595
Thereafter​​3,990
Sub-total​$13,902
Asset not yet placed in service​​3,942
Total​$17,844
  1. License Agreements

In accordance with ASC 730-10-25-1, Research and Development, costs incurred in obtaining technology licenses are charged to research and development expense if the technology licensed has not reached technological feasibility and has no alternative future use. The licenses purchased by Fortress and its subsidiaries and partner companies require substantial completion of research and development, and regulatory and marketing approval efforts, in order to reach technological feasibility. As such, the purchase price of any licenses acquired is classified as research and development-licenses acquired in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Journey

In June 2021, Journey entered a license, collaboration, and assignment agreement (the “DFD-29 Agreement”) to obtain global rights for the development and commercialization of Emrosi TM (Minocycline Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsules, 40mg), also known as DFD-29, for the treatment of rosacea with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd (“DRL”); provided, that DRL retained certain rights to the program in select markets including Brazil, Russia, India and China. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the DFD-29 Agreement, Journey paid $10.0 million. Based on the development and commercialization of Emrosi, additional contingent regulatory and commercial milestone payments totaling up to $140.0 million, which excludes a $15.0 million milestone payment triggered by FDA approval on November 4, 2024, may also become payable by Journey (see Note 19). Journey is required to pay royalties ranging from approximatelyten percent totwenty percent on net sales of Emrosi, subject to certain reductions.

  1. Debt and Interest

Debt

Total debt consists of the following:

​​​​​​​​​​​
​ · September 30, · ​ · December 31, · ​ · ​
($ in thousands) · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023 · ​ · Interest rate · ​ · Maturity
2024 Oaktree Note​$35,350​$—12.9%July - 2027
2020 Oaktree Note​​—​​50,00011.0%August - 2025
SWK Term Loan​​20,000​​15,000​14.9%December - 2027
Less: Discount on notes payable​​(2,877)​​(4,144)​​​​
Total notes payable​$52,473​$60,856

2024 Oaktree Note

On July 25, 2024, Fortress entered into the $50.0 million senior secured credit agreement (the “New Oaktree Agreement”) with a maturity date of July 25, 2027 with Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC and the lenders from time-to-time party thereto (collectively, “Oaktree”). The Company borrowed $35.0 million under the New Oaktree Agreement on the Closing Date (the “2024 Oaktree Note”) and is eligible to draw up to an additional $15.0 million at the lenders’ discretion to support future business development activities. The 2024 Oaktree Note replaces the 2020 Oaktree Note (as defined below) in which the remaining $50.0 million balance was repaid in full.

Under the terms of the New Oaktree Agreement, the loans have a 30-month interest-only period with a maturity date of July 25, 2027, and bear interest at an annual rate equal to the 3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 7.625% (subject to a 2.50% SOFR floor and a 5.75% SOFR cap). For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the interest rate applicable to the 2024 Oaktree Note was 12.91%. The Company is required to make quarterly interest-only payments until the maturity date, except fifty percent of the then-outstanding principal balance of the loans is due on March 31, 2027, with the remaining principal amount due on the maturity date.

The Company may voluntarily prepay, in whole or in part, the amounts due under the New Oaktree Agreement at any time subject to a prepayment fee. Subject to prior written notice by the Company, to repay any amounts due prior to the maturity date, the Company must pay the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans being prepaid, (B) any accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Loans being prepaid, (C) any applicable Yield Protection Premium (as defined in the New Oaktree Agreement) and (D) if applicable, other unpaid amounts then due and owing pursuant to the New Oaktree Agreement and the other loan documents (such aggregate amount, the “Prepayment Price”); provided that each partial prepayment of the principal amount of the Loans shall be in an aggregate amount of at least $5.0 million and integral multiples of $1.0 million in excess thereof. The Company is required to make mandatory prepayments of the Loans with net cash proceeds from (i) certain casualty events, (ii) certain monetization events, including, among other things, certain asset sales and the sale(s) of priority review vouchers by certain subsidiaries of the Company, and the receipt by the Company of any dividend or other distributions in cash from any of its subsidiaries in excess of $5.0 million other than in connection with certain monetization events, (iii) debt issuances that are not permitted, and (iv) failure to comply with certain covenants. The lenders may elect to receive warrants to purchase common stock of the Company as an alternative to cash prepayments in some situations where a mandatory prepayment would otherwise be required. No mandatory prepayments were required in the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

The New Oaktree Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers, dispositions, prepayment of other indebtedness, and dividends and other distributions, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the New Oaktree Agreement contains certain financial covenants, including, (i) a requirement that the Company maintain a minimum liquidity of $7.0 million, which may be reduced or increased as described in the New Oaktree Agreement (“the “Liquidity Requirement”), and (ii) that product net sales of Journey meet a consolidated minimum net sales amount of $50.0 million on a trailing 12-month basis, tested quarterly, which may be reduced or increased as described in the New Oaktree Agreement (the “Minimum Net Sales Test”), subject to certain exclusions. Due to the approval of Emrosi, the minimum net sales amount will increase by $7.5 million each quarter, beginning in the third quarter of 2025, provided that the minimum net sales amount will in no event exceed $80.0 million. Both the Minimum Net Sales Test and the Liquidity Requirement will be reduced to $0 while theoutstanding principal balance is less than or equal to $10.0 million. The Liquidity Requirement decreases to $5.0 million while the outstanding principal balance is between $10.0 million and $25.0 million. Failure by the Company to comply with the financial covenants will result in an event of default, subject to certain cure rights of the Company with respect to the Minimum Net Sales Test.

The New Oaktree Agreement contains events of default that are customary for financings of this type, in certain circumstances subject to customary cure periods. In addition, the Company is also required to (i) raise common equity, or receive in monetizations or distributions, by the end of each calendar year prior to the maturity date, in an aggregate amount equal to the greater of $20 million or 50% of an amount set forth in an annual budget delivered to the lenders and (ii) maintain a specified minimum equity stake in Journey. The capital raise and minimum stake covenants and financial covenants will not apply if the outstanding principal balance of the loan is less than or equal to $10 million. Following an event of default and any cure period, if applicable, the Agent will have the right upon notice to accelerate all amounts outstanding under the New Oaktree Agreement, in addition to other remedies available to the lenders as secured creditors of the Company.

In connection with the New Oaktree Agreement, the Company granted a security interest in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the lenders, in substantially all of the Company’s assets, subject to customary exceptions, as collateral securing the Company’s obligations under the New Oaktree Agreement.

Also in connection with the New Oaktree Agreement, the Company granted warrants to the lenders to purchase up to 506,390 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $2.0735 per share (the “Warrants”). The Warrants contain customary anti-dilution adjustments to the exercise price, including for share splits, share dividends, rights offerings and pro rata distributions. The exercise price of the Warrants will also be adjusted if, while the Warrants are outstanding, the Company engages in any transaction involving the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock or equivalent securities at an effective price per share less than the exercise price of the Warrant then in effect (such lower price, the “Base Share Price”). In such case, the exercise price of the Warrants will be reduced to equal the Base Share Price. The Warrants are exercisable from July 25, 2024 and will expire on July 25, 2031 and may be net exercised for no cash payment at the holder’s election. The Company filed a registration statement to register the resale of the shares of Company common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (see Note 13).

The Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants under the New Oaktree Agreement as of September 30, 2024.

2020 Oaktree Note

On July 25, 2024, the Company’s $50.0 million outstanding balance of the senior secured credit agreement with Oaktree (the “Prior Oaktree Agreement” and the debt thereunder, the “2020 Oaktree Note”) was terminated upon receipt by Oaktree of a payoff amount of $51.4 million from the Company comprised of principal, interest and the applicable final payment amount. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $3.6 million, representing unamortized debt issuance costs and inclusive of a $1.0 million prepayment fee. The payoff of the 2020 Oaktree Note was treated as a debt extinguishment, as the 2024 Oaktree Note originated from a fund group different from the Prior Oaktree Agreement.

The Company had entered the Prior Oaktree Agreement in August 2020. The Prior Oaktree Agreement contained customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants as well as certain financial covenants, including, among other things, (i) maintenance of minimum liquidity and (ii) a minimum revenue test that required Journey’s annual revenue to be equal to or to exceed annual revenue projections set forth in the Prior Oaktree Agreement. Failure by the Company or Journey, as applicable, to comply with the Prior Oaktree Agreement covenants would result in an event of default, subject to certain cure rights of the Company.

The Company was required to make quarterly interest-only payments until the fifth anniversary of the closing date of the 2020 Oaktree Note, August 27, 2025, at which point the outstanding principal amount would have been due. The Company could have voluntarily prepaid the 2020 Oaktree Note at any time subject to a prepayment fee. The Company was required to make mandatory prepayments of the 2020 Oaktree Note under various circumstances as defined in the Prior Oaktree Agreement.

SWK Term Loan

On December 27, 2023 (the “SWK Closing Date”), Journey entered into a Credit Agreement with SWK Funding LLC (“SWK”). The Credit Agreement provides for a term loan facility (the “Credit Facility”) in the original principal amount of up to $20.0 million. On the SWK Closing Date, Journey drew $15 million. On June 26, 2024, Journey drew the remaining $5.0 million under the Credit Facility. Loans under the Credit Facility (the “Term Loans”) mature on December 27, 2027. The Term Loans accrue interest which is payable quarterly in arrears. The Term Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to thethree-month term SOFR (subject to a SOFR floor of 5%)plus 7.75%. The interest rate resets quarterly. Interest payments began in February 2024 and are paid quarterly.

On July 9, 2024, Journey entered into an amendment (the “SWK Amendment”) to the Credit Facility. The SWK Amendment increased the total amount available under the Credit Facility from $20.0 million to $25.0 million. The $5.0 million available under the SWK Amendment is contractually required to be drawn upon FDA approval of Journey’s DFD-29 product candidate, Emrosi, subject to Journey receiving such approval on or before June 30, 2025. The FDA approved Emrosi on November 4, 2024 (see Note 19).

Beginning in February 2026, Journey is required to repay a portion of the outstanding principal of the Term Loans quarterly in an amount equal to 7.5% of the principal amount of funded Term Loans, with any remaining principal balance due on the maturity date. If the total revenue of Journey, measured on a trailing twelve-month basis, is greater than $70.0 million as of December 31, 2025, the principal repayment start date is extended from February 2026 to February 2027, at which point Journey is required to repay a portion of the outstanding principal of the Term Loans quarterly in an amount equal to 15% of the principal amount of funded Term Loans, with any remaining principal balance due on the maturity date.

Journey may at any time prepay the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans in whole or in part. Prepayment of the Term Loans is subject to payment of a prepayment premium equal to (i)2% of the Term Loans prepaid plus the amount of interest that would have been due through the first anniversary of the SWK Closing Date if the Term Loans are prepaid prior to the first anniversary of the SWK Closing Date, (ii)1% of the Term Loans prepaid if the Term Loans are prepaid on or after the first anniversary of the SWK Closing Date but prior to the second anniversary of the SWK Closing Date, or (iii)0% if prepaid thereafter.

Upon repayment in full of the Term Loans, Journey will pay an exit fee equal to 5% of the original principal amount of the Term Loans. Additionally, Journey paid an origination fee of$0.2 million on the SWK Closing Date and incurred issuance costs of$0.2 million, both of which have been recorded as a debt discount. Journey is accreting the carrying value of the SWK Term Loan to the original principal balance plus the exit fee over the term of the loan using the effective interest method. The amortization of the discount is accounted for as interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The effective interest rate on the SWK Term Loan as of September 30, 2024 was 14.9%.

The SWK Credit Facility also includes both revenue and liquidity covenants, restrictions as to payment of dividends, and is secured by substantially all assets of Journey. As of September 30, 2024, Journey was in compliance with the financial covenants under the SWK Credit Facility.

Urica8% Cumulative Convertible Class B Preferred Offering

In December 2022 and February 2023, Urica closed private offerings of its 8% Cumulative Convertible Class B Preferred Stock (the “Urica Preferred Stock”), at a price of $25.00 per share (“Subscription Price”) pursuant to which it sold a total of 135,494 shares of Urica Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $3.4 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses of approximately $0.5 million (the “Urica Offering”). A non-cash contingent warrant value of $0.1 million was also recorded in debt discount (see Note 6).

Dividends on the Urica Preferred Stock were payable monthly by Fortress in shares of Fortress common stock based upon a 7.5% discount to the average closing price over the 10-day period preceding the dividend payment date. Dividends were recorded as interest expense. For the three month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded expense ofnil and $0.1 million associated with the Urica dividends and for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded expense of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, associated with the Urica dividends.

The shares mandatorily converted into Urica common stock upon either: (i) a qualified financing pursuant to which Urica raises at least $20 million in aggregate gross proceeds; or (ii) a sale of Urica. Additionally, in the event that neither such a qualified financing nor a sale of Urica had occurred prior to June 27, 2024, then each holder of Urica Preferred Stock was eligible to receive, at Fortress’ election, one of: (x) a cash payment equal to the product of the Subscription Price and the number of shares of Urica Preferred Stock held by such holder; (y) a number of shares of Fortress common stock equal to the Fortress Share Exchange Amount (as defined in the applicable instrument); or (z) a combination of the foregoing. On June 27, 2024, as neither a qualified financing nor a sale of Urica occurred, Fortress elected to exchange the outstanding shares of Urica Preferred Stock, which was recorded as a liability, into 2,028,345 shares of Fortress common stock.

Interest Expense

Interest expense includes contractual interest, and fees include amortization of the debt discount and amortization of fees associated with loan transaction costs, amortized over the life of the loan. The following table shows the components of interest expense for all debt arrangements during the periods presented:

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​ · ​ · Three Months Ended September 30,
​ · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023
($ in thousands) · Interest · Fees · Total · Interest · Fees · Total
2024 Oaktree Note​​861​​145​​1,006​​—​​—​​—
2020 Oaktree Note​​440​​159​​599​​1,425​​459​​1,884
Loss on extinguishment of debt​​—​​3,582​​3,582​​—​​—​​—
Partner company convertible preferred shares​​—​​—​​—​​234​​140​​374
Partner company installment payments - licenses​​—​​—​​—​​177​​—​​177
Partner company notes payable​​671​​87​​758​​33​​58​​91
Partner company contingent call option accretion​​261​​—​​261​​—​​—​​—
Other​3​—​3​8​—​8
Total Interest Expense and Financing Fee​$2,236​$3,973​$6,209​$1,877​$657​$2,534
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​ · ​ · Nine Months Ended September 30,
​ · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023
($ in thousands) · Interest · Fees · Total · Interest · Fees · Total
2024 Oaktree Note​​861​​145​​1,006​​—​​—​​—
2020 Oaktree Note​​3,220​​1,184​​4,404​​4,206​​1,595​​5,801
Loss on extinguishment of debt​​—​​3,582​​3,582​​—​​—​​—
Partner company convertible preferred shares​​(290)​​90​​(200)​​886​​439​​1,325
Partner company installment payments - licenses​​—​​—​​—​​353​​—​​353
Partner company notes payable​​1,656​​212​​1,868​​4,834​​490​​5,324
Partner company contingent call option accretion​​261​​—​​261​​—​​—​​—
Other​12​—​12​120​332​452
Total Interest Expense and Financing Fee​$5,720​$5,213​$10,933​$10,400​$2,856​$13,255
  1. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses and Partner Company Installment Payments

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

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​ · ​ · September 30, · ​ · December 31,
($ in thousands) · 2024 · 2023
Accounts payable​$34,030​$34,810
Accrued expenses:​​
Professional fees​​2,344​​1,681
Salaries, bonus and related benefits​6,064​8,531
Research and development​7,586​11,644
Accrued royalties payable​1,601​2,015
Accrued coupon and rebates​6,321​9,987
Return reserve​​3,430​​4,077
Other​3,123​817
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses​$64,499​$73,562

Partner company installment payments – licenses

In August 2024, Journey executed a settlement agreement (the “Ximino Settlement Agreement”) to settle amounts owed by Journey to Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. (“Sun”) pursuant to the Ximino asset purchase agreement. Journey owed $3.0 million of license installment payments to Sun associated with the license of Ximino. Pursuant to the Ximino Settlement Agreement, Journey agreed to settle the total outstanding obligation owed to Sun for a total of $1.9 million, payable inthree installments: (1) $0.6 million upon execution of the Ximino Settlement Agreement, (2) $0.6 million on December 1, 2024, and (3) $0.6 million on January 15, 2025. Journey accounted for the settlement of the license installment payment as a gain of $1.1 million for the difference between the carrying value of the license installment payments of $3.0 million and the settlement amount of $1.9 million. The Company recorded the difference of $1.1 million as a gain on extinguishment of debt, which is included in Other income on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

  1. Non-Controlling Interests

The Company’s ownership interests in its consolidated subsidiaries at September 30, 2024 was similar to December 31, 2023, except for Mustang which decreased from 19.0% to 7.4%.

  1. Net Loss per Common Share

Basic and diluted net loss per share attributed to common stockholders is calculated by dividing the net loss attributed to Fortress, less the Series A Preferred dividends and adjusted for subsidiary deemed dividends, by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period, not including unvested restricted stock, and without consideration for Common Stock equivalents. Diluted net loss per share is the same as the basic loss per share due to net losses in all periods.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the effect on the net loss per share calculation from Series A Preferred dividends was $2.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively, and partner company deemed dividends were $0.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the effect on the net loss per share calculation from Series A Preferred dividends was $2.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively, and partner company deemed dividends were $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, diluted and basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of the Company were identical since potential common shares were excluded from the calculation, as their effect was anti-dilutive. nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the following potentially dilutive common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of net loss per common share:

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​​September 30,
​ · ​ · 2024 · 2023
Warrants to purchase Common Stock14,499,535127,296
Options to purchase Common Stock558,896160,233
Unvested Restricted Stock1,628,0821,338,750
Unvested Restricted Stock Units166,160106,708
Total16,852,6731,732,987
  1. Stockholders’ Equity

9.375%* Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock Dividends*

On July 5, 2024, Fortress announced that the Company’s Board of Directors had decided to pause the monthly dividend of $0.1953125 per share of the Company’s 9.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). In accordance with the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock, dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will continue to accrue and cumulate until such dividends are authorized or declared. The pausing of these dividends will defer approximately $0.7 million in cash dividend payments each month. The Board intends to revisit its decision regarding the monthly dividend regularly and will assess the profitability and cash flow of the Company to determine whether and when the pause should be lifted.

During the three months ended September 30, 2024, no dividends were declared by the Board of Directors. At September 30, 2024, the Company had total undeclared dividends of approximately $2.0 million, which represents the cumulated (but undeclared) dividends due to Series A Preferred shareholders on September 30, 2024. Dividends in arrears that have not been declared by the Board of Directors are not recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets but are reflected in the net loss attributable to common shareholders (see Note 12).

Stock-based Compensation

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had the following equity compensation plans: the Fortress Biotech, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2013 Plan”), the Fortress Biotech, Inc. 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) and the Fortress Biotech, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”). In May 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders approved an amendment to the 2013 Plan to increase the number of authorized shares issuable by 10.0 million shares, and approved an amendment to the ESPP to increase the number of shares issuable by 1.0 million. As of September 30, 2024, approximately 10.0 million shares are available for issuance under the 2013 Plan, and approximately 1.0 million shares are available for issuance under the ESPP.

The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense from stock option, employee stock purchase programs and restricted Common Stock awards and warrants for the periods presented:

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​ · ​ · Three Months Ended September 30, · ​ · Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) · 2024 · 2023 · ​ · 2024 · 2023
Fortress:​​​​​​​​​​​​
Employee and non-employee awards​$2,385​$2,077​$6,827​$6,785
Executive awards​276​385​772​1,202
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Partner Companies:​​​​​​​​​​​
Avenue​331​561​714​599
Checkpoint​1,611​689​3,491​2,225
Mustang​42​100​(500)​380
Journey​​1,640​​558​​4,720​​2,077
Other​288​7​405​57
Total stock-based compensation expense​$6,573​$4,377​$16,429​$13,325

For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, approximately $1.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense was included in research and development expenses in connection with equity grants made to employees and consultants and approximately $5.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively, was included in general and administrative expenses in connection with grants made to employees, members of the board of directors and consultants.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, approximately $2.9 million and $2.3 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense was included in research and development expenses in connection with equity grants made to employees and consultants and approximately $13.5 million and $11.0 million, respectively, was included in general and administrative expenses in connection with grants made to employees, members of the board of directors and consultants.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes Fortress stock option activities excluding activity related to Fortress subsidiaries and partner companies:

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​​​​​​​​​​Weighted average
​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Total · ​ · remaining
​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Weighted average · ​ · weighted average · ​ · contractual life
​ · Number of shares · exercise price · intrinsic value · (years)
Options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 202318,896​$20.55​$—1.76
Granted​540,000​​1.68​​—​6.45
Options vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2024558,896​$2.32​$—6.27
Options vested and exercisable at September 30, 2024​18,896​$20.55​$—1.01

As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, Fortress had $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, in unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to options which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 3.3 years and 2.7 years, respectively.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes Fortress restricted stock awards and restricted stock units activities, excluding activities related to Fortress subsidiaries and partner companies:

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​ · ​ · Weighted
​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · average grant
​ · ​ · Number of shares · ​ · price
Unvested balance at December 31, 2023​1,458,700​$28.05
Restricted stock granted​443,025​​3.01
Restricted stock vested​(22,969)​​35.67
Restricted stock units granted​37,500​​39.61
Restricted stock units forfeited​(19,485)​​14.56
Restricted stock units vested​(102,529)​​39.61
Unvested balance at September 30, 2024​1,794,242​$21.49

As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards of approximately $6.5 million and $13.5 million, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.0 years and 1.7 years, respectively.

Warrants

The following table summarizes Fortress warrant activities, excluding activities related to Fortress subsidiaries and partner companies:

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​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Total weighted · ​ · Weighted average
​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · average · ​ · remaining
​ · ​ · Number of · ​ · Weighted average · ​ · intrinsic · ​ · contractual life
​ · shares · exercise price · value · (years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 20235,787,289​$1.88​$7,794,4504.91
Issued​8,729,746​​2.35​​—​—
Exercised​(17,500)​​1.70​​—​—
Outstanding as of September 30, 202414,499,535​$2.16​$—4.71
Exercisable as of September 30, 202414,499,535​$2.16​$—4.71

In connection with the 2024 Oaktree Note (see Note 9), the Company issued warrants to Oaktree and certain of its affiliates to purchase up to approximately 0.5 million shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $2.0735 per share (the “2024 Oaktree Warrants”). Oaktree is entitled to a reduction in exercise price if, at any time prior to the expiration of the 2024 Oaktree Warrants, the Company issues equity, warrants or convertible notes (collectively known as “Security Instruments”) at a price that is less than 95% of the market price of the Company’s Common Stock on the trading day prior to the issuance of the Security Instruments. As a result of the September 2024 registered direct offering (see Note 13), the exercise price on the 2024 Oaktree warrants was lowered to $1.65 per share, and recorded approximately $20,000 expense to interest expense.

The Company evaluated the accounting treatment of the 2024 Oaktree Warrants and determined that the 2024 Oaktree warrants met the scope exception ofASC 815-10-15-74(a) Derivatives and Hedgingand therefore the warrants should be classified in stockholders’ equity. As such, the Company used a Black-Scholes model to value the Oaktree Warrants. Utilizing the following inputs: term of 7 years, volatility of 90.52%, risk-free rate of return of 4.18% yielding a value of $1.3 million.ASC 470-20-25-2 Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options dictates that debt or stock issued with detachable warrants requires the proceeds to be allocated to the two instruments based on their relative fair values. The relative fair value of the warrants was determined to be $1.3 million and was recorded as a component of Stockholders’ Equity in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2024.

In connection with the 2020 Oaktree Note (see Note 9), in August 2020 the Company had issued warrants to Oaktree and certain of its affiliates to purchase up to approximately 0.1 million shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $8.14 per share (the “Oaktree Warrants”). The Oaktree Warrants expire on August 27, 2030 and may be net exercised at the holder’s election. Oaktree is entitled to additional warrants if at any time prior to the expiration of the Oaktree Warrants the Company issues equity, warrants or convertible notes (collectively known as “Security Instruments”) at a price that is less than 95% of the market price of the Company’s Common Stock on the trading day prior to the issuance of the Security Instruments. As a result of the September 2024 registered direct offering (see Note 13), the Company issued an additional 14,450 warrants to Oaktree and adjusted the exercise price of the Oaktree Warrants to $7.2392, and recorded the resulting expense of $27,000 to interest expense.

The Company filed registration statement No. 333-282384 on Form S-1 to register the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the 2024 Oaktree Warrants and the additional Oaktree Warrants, which was declared effective by the SEC on October 7, 2024.

Long-Term Incentive Program (“LTIP”)

On July 15, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the LTIP for the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Rosenwald, and Executive Vice Chairman, Strategic Development, Mr. Weiss (amended and restated with stockholder approval on June 7, 2017 and May 23, 2024). The LTIP consists of a program to grant equity interests in the Company and in the Company’s subsidiaries, and a performance-based bonus program that is designed to result in performance-based compensation that is deductible without limit under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

On January 1, 2024 and 2023, the Compensation Committee granted 216,465 shares and 81,286 shares each to Dr. Rosenwald and Mr. Weiss, respectively. These equity grants were made in accordance with the LTIP, and each award represents 1% of total outstanding shares of the Company as of the dates of such grants. The shares’ original vesting terms includes vesting in full if the employee was either in the service of the Company as an employee, Board member or consultant (or any combination of the foregoing) on the tenth anniversary of the LTIP, or the eligible employee has an involuntary Separation from Service (as defined in the LTIP). The only other vesting condition – one based on the achievement of an increase in the Company’s market capitalization – has already been achieved, with respect to each annual award under the LTIP. The shares awarded under the LTIP will also vest in full (and the Company’s repurchase option on each tranche of shares granted thereunder will accordingly lapse) upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction (as defined in the LTIP), if the eligible employee is in service to the Company on the date of such Corporate Transaction. The fair value of each grant on the grant date was approximately $0.7 million for the 2024 grant and $0.8 million for the 2023 grant. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded stock compensation expense related to LTIP grants of approximately $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded stock compensation expense related to LTIP grants of approximately $5.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively, on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Capital Raises

2024 Shelf

On May 17, 2024, the Company filed a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-279516) on Form S-3, which was declared effective on May 30, 2024 (the “2024 Shelf”). As of September 30, 2024, $43.5 million of securities were available for sale under the 2024 Shelf, subject to General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3, known as the “baby shelf rules,” which limit the number of securities that can be sold under registration statements on Form S-3.

On July 23, 2021, the Company filed a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-258145) on Form S-3, which was declared effective on July 30, 2021 (the “2021 Shelf”). As of September 30, 2024, there wereno securities available for sale under the 2021 Shelf as the ability of the Company to register new offers and sales of securities under the 2021 Shelf expired.

At the Market Offering

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued and sold approximately 1.8 million shares at an average price of $1.95 per share for gross proceeds of $3.5 million under the Company’s at-the-market offering program. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company issued and sold approximately 0.2 million shares at an average price of $9.61 for gross proceeds of $2.2 million under the Company’s at-the-market offering program.

Equity Offerings and Private Placements

In September 2024, Fortress closed a registered direct offering of an aggregate of 3,939,394 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $1.65 per share. In a concurrent private placement, the Company also agreed to issue to the same investors that participated in the registered direct offering warrants to purchase up to 3,939,394 shares of common stock (the “Private Placement Warrants”). The Private Placement Warrants have an exercise price of $1.84 per share, will be exercisable commencingsix months from the date of issuance, and will expire five and one-half years following the date of issue.

In a separate concurrent private placement, Dr. Rosenwald purchased 763,359 shares of common stock at a price of $1.84 per share, which represented the consolidated closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on September 19, 2024, and warrants to purchase up to 763,359 shares of common stock, purchased at a price of $0.125 per warrant (the “(Concurrent Private Placement Warrants”). The Concurrent Private Placement Warrants have an exercise price of $1.84 per share, will be exercisable commencingsix months from the date of issuance, and will expire five and one-half years following the date of issue. Net proceeds to Fortress from the September 2024 registered direct offering and the concurrent private placements, after deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses and assuming no exercises of the Private Placement Warrants or the Concurrent Private Placement Warrants, were approximately $7.4 million.

The Company filed registration statement No. 333-282384 on Form S-1 to register the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and the Concurrent Private Placement Warrants, which was declared effective by the SEC on October 7, 2024.

In connection with the financing consummated by the Company in September 2024, the 5,885,000 warrants issued in the November 2023 equity offering (the “November 2023 Warrants”) had their exercise price reduced to $1.65 per share. The November 2023 Warrants contained a one-time exercise price adjustment provision that reduced the exercise price upon the next equity financing at a price lower than the exercise price at issuance which was $1.70 per share.

In January 2024, Fortress closed a registered direct offering of an aggregate of 3,303,305 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase up to 3,303,305 shares of its common stock at a combined purchase price of $3.33 per share of common stock and accompanying warrant priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. The warrants have an exercise price of $3.21 per share, were immediately exercisable, and expire five years following the date of issue. Net proceeds to Fortress, after deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses, were approximately $10.2 million.

Checkpoint 2023 Shelf Registration Statement

In March 2023, Checkpoint filed a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-270843) on Form S-3 (the “Checkpoint 2023 S-3”), which was declared effective May 5, 2023. Under the Checkpoint 2023 S-3, Checkpoint may sell up to a total of $150 million of its securities. As of September 30, 2024, approximately $65.7 million of the securities remains available for sale through the Checkpoint 2023 S-3.

In November 2020, Checkpoint filed a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-251005) on Form S-3, which was declared effective in December 2020 (the “Checkpoint 2020 S-3”). As of September 30, 2024, there wereno securities available for sale under the Checkpoint 2020 S-3 as the ability of Checkpoint to register new offers and sales of securities under the Checkpoint 2020 S-3 expired.

Checkpoint Registered Direct Offerings

In July 2024, Checkpoint closed on a registered direct offering (the “Checkpoint July 2024 Registered Direct Offering”) for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 1,230,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $2.05 per share of common stock. In addition, the offering includes 4,623,659 shares of common stock in the form of pre-funded warrants at a price of $2.0499. In a concurrent private placement, Checkpoint issued and sold common warrants (the “Checkpoint July 2024 Common Stock Warrants”) to purchase up to 5,853,659 shares of common stock. The Checkpoint July 2024 Common Stock Warrants will be exercisable beginning on the effective date of stockholder approval of the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the Checkpoint July 2024 Common Stock Warrants with an exercise price of $2.05 per share and will expire five years following the issuance date. Checkpoint also issued the placement agent warrants to purchase up to 351,220 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.5625 per share. The total net proceeds from the July 2024 Registered Direct Offering, after deducting placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses, were approximately $11.0 million.

In January 2024, Checkpoint closed on a registered direct offering (the “Checkpoint January 2024 Registered Direct Offering”) for the issuance and sale of 1,275,000 shares of its common stock and 6,481,233 pre-funded warrants. Each pre-funded warrant was exercisable forone share of Checkpoint common stock. The Checkpoint common stock and the pre-funded warrants were sold together with common stock warrants (the “Checkpoint January 2024 Common Warrants”) to purchase up to 7,756,233 shares of Checkpoint common stock, at a purchase price of $1.805 per share of common stock and $1.8049 per pre-funded warrant. The pre-funded warrants were funded in full at closing except for a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 and are exercisable commencing on the closing date and will terminate when such pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. The Checkpoint January 2024 Common Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance and will expire five years following the issuance date and have an exercise price of $1.68 per share. Checkpoint also issued the placement agent warrants to purchase up to 465,374 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.2563 per share. Net proceeds to Checkpoint from the Checkpoint January 2024 Registered Direct Offering were $12.6 million after deducting commissions and other transaction costs. All of the pre-funded warrants from the Checkpoint January 2024 Registered Direct Offering are fully exercised.

Pursuant to the Company’s Founders Agreement with Checkpoint, Checkpoint issued to Fortress 2.5% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued in the registered direct offerings noted above. Accordingly, Checkpoint issued 340,246 shares of common stock to Fortress for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Avenue 2021 Shelf Registration Statement

In December 2021, Avenue filed a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-261520) on Form S-3 (the “Avenue 2021 S-3”), which was declared effective on December 10, 2021. As of September 30, 2024, approximately $24.1 million of the securities were available for sale under the Avenue 2021 S-3, subject to General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3.

Avenue 2024 Warrant Exercises and Private Placement

On January 5, 2024, Avenue entered into (i) an inducement offer letter agreement (the “January 2023 Investor Inducement Letter”) with a certain investor (the “January 2023 Investor”) in connection with certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 25,871 shares of Common Stock, originally issued to the January 2023 Investor on January 31, 2023 (the “January 2023 Warrants”) and (ii) an inducement offer letter agreement (the “November 2023 Investor Inducement Letter Agreement” and, together with the January 2023 Investor Inducement Letter, the “January 2024 Warrant Inducement”) with certain investors (the “November 2023 Investors” and, together with the January 2023 Investor, the “Holders”) in connection with certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 194,667 shares of Common Stock, originally issued to the November 2023 Investors on November 2, 2023 (the “November 2023 Warrants” and, together with the January 2023 Warrants, the “Existing Warrants”). The January 2023 Warrants had an exercise price of $116.25 per share, and the November 2023 Warrants had an exercise price of $22.545 per share.

Pursuant to the January 2024 Warrant Inducement, (i) the January 2023 Investor agreed to exercise its January 2023 Warrants for cash at a reduced exercise price of $22.545 per share and (ii) the November 2023 Investors agreed to exercise their November 2023 Warrants for cash at the existing exercise price of $22.545, in each case in consideration for Avenue’s agreement to issue in a private placement (x) Series A Warrants to purchase up to 220,538 shares of Avenue Common Stock and (y) Series B Warrants to purchase up to 220,538 shares of Avenue Common Stock. The net proceeds to Avenue from the exercise of the warrants was approximately $4.5 million, after deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering costs, but without giving effect to the exercise of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants issued in the January 2024 Warrant Inducement.

The fair value of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants was allocated between the January 2023 Warrants and the November 2023 Warrants on a weighted basis, with approximately $0.6 million allocated to the January 2023 Warrants and recorded to loss on common stock warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statement of operations, and the approximately $4.3 million allocated to the November 2023 Warrants deemed to be a dividend such that it was included in net loss attributable to common stockholders in the calculation of net loss per share in the condensed consolidated statement of operations (see Note 12).

Also in April 2024, Avenue entered into definitive agreements for the immediate exercise of certain of its existing outstanding warrants for cash an aggregate of 689,680 warrants for shares of Avenue’s common stock at a reduced exercise price of $6.20 per share (the “May 2024 Warrant Inducement”). The exercised warrants are comprised of warrants to purchase shares of common stock originally issued by Avenue on October 11, 2022, each having an exercise price of $116.25 per share, Series A and Series B warrants to purchase shares of common stock originally issued by Avenue on November 2, 2023, each having an exercise price of $22.545 per share, and warrants to purchase shares of common stock originally issued by Avenue on January 9, 2024, each having an exercise price of $22.545 per share. Total net proceeds to Avenue were approximately $3.7 million after deducting placement agent fees and other expenses payable by Avenue.

In consideration for the immediate exercise of the warrants for cash in the May 2024 Warrant Inducement, Avenue issued two new unregistered series of warrants (the “Avenue May 2024 Warrants”) to purchase up to a total of 1,379,360 shares of Avenue common stock for a payment of $0.125 per warrant. The Avenue May 2024 Warrants have an exercise price of $6.20 per share, and terms ofeighteen months for one series andfive years for the other series. The fair value of the Avenue May 2024 Warrants of approximately $4.5 million is deemed to be a dividend such that it was included in net loss attributable to common stockholders in the calculation of net loss per share in the condensed consolidated statement of operations (see Note 12).

In May 2024, Avenue entered into an At-the-Market Offering Agreement (the “Avenue ATM”) under which Avenue may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, up to $3.9 million of shares of its common stock. The offer and sale of the shares will be made pursuant to a base prospectus forming a part of the 2021 Avenue S-3, and the related prospectus supplement dated May 10, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Avenue issued 245,617 shares through the Avenue ATM for net proceeds of $0.9 million.

Pursuant to the Company’s Founders Agreement with Avenue, Avenue issued to Fortress 2.5% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued in the warrant exercises noted above. Accordingly, Avenue issued 25,567 shares of common stock to Fortress and recorded 4,023 shares issuable to Fortress for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024.

Mustang 2021 Shelf Registration Statement and At-the-Market Offering (the “Mustang ATM”)

On April 23, 2021, Mustang filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-255476) (the “Mustang 2021 S-3”), which was declared effective on May 24, 2021. Under the Mustang 2021 S-3, Mustang was able to sell up to a total of $200.0 million of its securities. In 2024, Mustang sold approximately $4.4 million of securities under the Mustang 2021 S-3 until Mustang’s ability to register new offers and sales of securities under such registration statement expired on May 24, 2024.

On May 31, 2024, Mustang filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-279891) (the “Mustang 2024 S-3”), which was declared effective on June 12, 2024. Under the Mustang 2024 S-3, Mustang may sell up to a total of $40.0 million of its securities. As of September 30, 2024, approximately $36.3 million of the Mustang 2024 S-3 remains available for sales of securities, subject to General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3. The ability of Mustang to register new offers and sales of securities under the Mustang 2024 S-3 expires on June 12, 2027.

On May 31, 2024, Mustang entered into an At-the-Market Offering Agreement (the “Mustang ATM”) relating to the sale of shares of common stock pursuant to the Mustang 2024 S-3. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Mustang issued approximately 2.7 million shares through the Mustang ATM for net proceeds of approximately $1.2 million.

Mustang Equity Offering

In May 2024, Mustang closed on an equity offering of 1,160,000 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 15,717,638 shares of common stock (or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof), and three series of 16,877,638 warrants each for a total of 50,632,914 warrants with a combined equity offering price of $0.237 per share (or per share common stock equivalent in lieu thereof) and accompanying warrants with an exercise price of $0.237 per share. The Series A-1 warrants have afive-year term, the Series A-2 warrants have atwenty-four month term, and the Series A-3 warrants have anine month term. The warrants contain customary anti-dilution adjustments to the exercise price, including share splits, share dividends, rights offerings and pro rata distributions. The net proceeds of the equity offering, after deducting the fees and expenses of the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by Mustang was approximately $3.2 million. All of the 15,717,638 pre-funded warrants have since been exercised.

Mustang also amended certain existing warrants to purchase up to 2,588,236 shares of common stock previously issued in October 2023 with an exercise price of $1.58 per share such that the amended warrants have a reduced exercise price of $0.237 per share, and have afive-year term from date of shareholder approval.

Mustang Registered Direct Offering

In June 2024, Mustang closed on a registered direct offering of 3,025,000 shares of common stock at $0.41 per share (or common stock equivalent) priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 3,105,000 shares of common stock, at a price per pre-funded warrant equal to $0.4099, the price per share of common stock, less $0.001. The pre-funded warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per share, became exercisable upon issuance and remain exercisable until exercised in full. In a concurrent private placement, Mustang also agreed to issue and sell unregistered warrants to purchase up to 6,130,000 shares of its common stock, with an exercise price of $0.41 per share, exercisable beginning on the effective date of stockholder approval of the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the warrants and will expire five years from the date of stockholder approval. Net proceeds were approximately $2.1 million, after placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses. All of the 3,105,000 pre-funded warrants have since been exercised.

Pursuant to the Company’s Founders Agreement with Mustang, Mustang issued to Fortress 2.5% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued in the financings noted above. Accordingly, Mustang issued 641,740 shares of common stock to Fortress for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024.

Journey 2022 Shelf Registration Statement and At-the-Market Offering

On December 30, 2022, Journey filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-269079) (the “Journey 2022 S-3”), which was declared effective on January 26, 2023. The Journey 2022 S-3 covers the offering, issuance and sale by Journey of up to an aggregate of $150.0 million of Journey’s common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, and units. In connection with the Journey 2022 S-3, Journey entered into a sales agreement relating to the sale of shares of Journey’s common stock in an at-the-market offering (the “Journey ATM Sales Agreement”). In accordance with the terms of the Journey ATM Sales Agreement, Journey may offer and sell up to 4,900,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, from time to time. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Journey issued and sold approximately 0.3 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $1.7 million under the Journey ATM Sales Agreement. At September 30, 2024,3.8 million shares remain available for issuance under the Journey ATM Sales Agreement.

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Mustang identified triggering events that required an impairment of the asset group consisting of its’ right-of-use asset and associated leasehold improvements. The assessment concluded that impairment existed, and the impairment loss was allocated to the leasehold improvements and right-of-use assets based on the relative carrying amounts of the assets (see Note 3).

During three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded the following as lease costs for the periods presented:

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​ · Three Months Ended September 30, · Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023 · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023 · ​
Operating lease cost​$762​$687​$1,997​$2,656​
Shared lease costs​(530)​​(526)​(1,571)​​(1,560)​
Variable lease cost​238​​220​628​​620​
Total lease expense​$470​$381​$1,054​$1,716​

The following tables summarize quantitative information about the Company’s operating leases, under the adoption of ASC Topic 842*, Leases*:

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​Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) · ​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023 · ​
Operating cash flows from operating leases​$(2,744)​$(2,652)​​
Right-of-use assets exchanged for new operating lease liabilities​$—​$(923)​​
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases (years)​3.9​4.2​​
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases​6.1%6.3%​
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​Future Lease
($ in thousands) · ​ · Liability
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024​$926
Year Ended December 31, 2025​3,541
Year Ended December 31, 2026​3,272
Year Ended December 31, 2027​​2,923
Year Ended December 31, 2028​​2,966
Other​8,125
Total operating lease liabilities​21,753
Less: present value discount​(3,947)
Net operating lease liabilities, short-term and long-term​$17,806

Indemnification

In accordance with its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and indemnification agreements, the Company has indemnification obligations to its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limits, while they are serving at the Company’s request in such capacity. There have been no claims to date, and the Company has director and officer insurance to address such claims. The Company and its subsidiaries and partner companies also provide indemnification of contractual counterparties (sometimes without monetary caps) to clinical sites, service providers and licensors.

Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries and partner companies may be subject to both insured and uninsured litigation. Suits and claims may be brought against the Company by customers, suppliers, partners and/or third parties (including tort claims for personal injury arising from clinical trials of the Company’s product candidates and property damage) alleging deficiencies in performance, breach of contract, etc., and seeing resulting alleged damages.

University of Tennessee Research Foundation v. Caelum Biosciences, Inc.

Caelum Biosciences, Inc. (“Caelum”), a former subsidiary of Fortress that was sold to AstraZeneca’s Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. subsidiary (“Alexion”) in October 2021, was the defendant in a lawsuit brought by The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (“UTRF”) captioned asUniversity of Tennessee Research Foundation v. Caelum Biosciences, Inc., No. 19-cv-00508, which was formerly pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “UTRF Litigation”). UTRF brought claims against Caelum, for,inter alia, trade secret misappropriation. UTRF primarily alleged that Caelum unauthorizedly used non-patent trade secrets owned by UTRF in the development of Caelum’s 11-1F4 monoclonal antibody, known as CAEL-101. Under the agreement pursuant to which Alexion acquired Caelum (as amended, the “DOSPA”), Fortress had certain indemnification obligations of Caelum pertaining to the UTRF litigation and maintained a consent right over any potential settlements of the UTRF litigation by Caelum.

On September 16, 2024, Caelum and UTRF entered into a stipulation with the court pursuant to which UTRF’s claims were dismissed without prejudice; on October 16, 2024, Caelum and UTRF entered into a definitive settlement agreement (the “UTRF-Caelum Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which UTRF’s claims were dismissed with prejudice and Caelum agreed to make an upfront payment and additional potential milestone-based payments to UTRF. Fortress and the other sellers under the DOSPA are explicit releasees and third party beneficiaries under the UTRF-Caelum Settlement Agreement. In connection with the execution of the UTRF-Caelum Settlement Agreement, Caelum, Alexion and Fortress entered into an amendment to the DOSPA (the “DOSPA Amendment”), which,inter alia: (1) terminated any continuing indemnification by Fortress and the other sellers under the DOSPA in respect of the UTRF Litigation; (2) reduced the amounts of the potential future earn-out payments potentially owing to the sellers under the DOSPA (including Fortress) from an aggregate amount up to $350 million to an aggregate amount up to $295 million; (3) released to Caelum all amounts remaining in an escrow fund that had been established at the time of the Alexion acquisition to backstop potential indemnifiable damages, including those incurring under the UTRF Litigation (with 100% of such released amount constituting reimbursement for legal fees and other expenses incurred by Caelum in defending the UTRF Litigation); and (4) memorialized Fortress’ consent for Caelum to settle the UTRF Litigation. Neither the UTRF-Caelum Settlement Agreement nor the DOSPA Amendment implicates any out-of-pocket payment by Fortress or any other seller under the DOSPA. Fortress remains eligible to receive approximately $19 million upon regulatory approval of CAEL-101 and approximately $125 million in the aggregate across all remaining regulatory and sales milestones.

  1. Related Party Transactions

Founders Agreement

The Company has entered into Founders Agreements and, in some cases, exchange agreements with certain of its subsidiaries as described in the 2023 Form 10-K. The following table summarizes, by partner company/subsidiary, the effective date of the Founders Agreements and Payment-in-Kind (“PIK”) dividend or equity fee payable to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Founders Agreements, exchange agreements, and the subsidiaries' certificates of incorporation:

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​​​​diluted​​
​​​​outstanding​Class of Stock
Partner Company/Subsidiary · Effective Date 1 · capitalization · Issued
Avenue​February 17, 20152.5%Common Stock
Cellvation​October 31, 20162.5%Common Stock
Checkpoint​March 17, 2015-%2Common Stock
Cyprium​March 13, 20172.5%Common Stock
Helocyte​March 20, 20152.5%Common Stock
Mustang​March 13, 20152.5%Common Stock
Oncogenuity​April 22, 2020 3​2.5%Common Stock
Urica​November 7, 2017 32.5%Common Stock
Note 1:Represents the effective date of each subsidiary’s Founders Agreement. Each PIK dividend and equity fee is payable on the annual anniversary of the effective date of the original Founders Agreement or has since been amended to January 1 of each calendar year.
Note 2:Instead of a PIK dividend, Checkpoint pays the Company an annual equity fee in shares of Checkpoint’s common stock equal to 2.5% of Checkpoint’s fully diluted outstanding capitalization.
Note 3:Represents the Trigger Date, the date that the Fortress partner company/subsidiary first acquires, whether by license or otherwise, ownership rights in a product.

Management Services Agreements

The Company has entered into Management Services Agreements (the “MSAs”) with certain of its partner companies/subsidiaries as described in the 2023 Form 10-K. The following table summarizes the effective date of each MSA and the annual consulting fee payable by the partner company/subsidiary to the Company in quarterly installments:

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Partner Company/Subsidiary · Effective Date · (Income)/Expense · ​
Avenue​February 17, 2015​500​
Cellvation​October 31, 2016​500​
Checkpoint​March 17, 2015​500​
Cyprium​March 13, 2017​500​
Helocyte​March 20, 2015​​500​
Mustang​March 13, 2015​500​
Oncogenuity​February 10, 2017​​500​
Urica​November 7, 2017​​500​
Fortress​​​(4,000)​
Consolidated (Income)/Expense​​​$—​

Fees and Stock Grants Received by Fortress

Fees recorded in connection with Fortress’ agreements with its subsidiaries and partner companies are eliminated in consolidation. These include management services fees, issuance of common shares of partner companies in connection with third party raises and annual stock dividend or issuances on the anniversary date of respective Founders Agreements.

Shared Services Agreement with TG Therapeutics, Inc. (“TGTX”)

In July 2015, TGTX and the Company entered into an arrangement to share the cost of certain research and development employees. The Company’s Executive Vice Chairman, Strategic Development, is also Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TGTX. Under the terms of the Agreement, TGTX reimburses the Company for the salary and benefit costs associated with these employees based upon actual hours worked on TGTX related projects. In connection with the shared services agreement, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 the Company invoiced TGTX$0.1 million and$0.1 million, respectively; for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 invoiced TGTX$0.8 million and$0.3 million, respectively. At September 30, 2024, approximately$36,000 was due from TGTX related to this arrangement.

Shared Services Agreement with Journey

On November 12, 2021, Journey and the Company entered into an arrangement to share the cost of certain legal, finance, regulatory, and research and development employees. The Company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is also the Executive Chairman of Journey. Under the terms of the arrangement, Journey began reimbursing the Company for the salary and benefit costs associated with these employees based upon actual hours worked on Journey related projects following the completion of their initial public offering in November 2021. In addition, Journey reimburses the Company for various payroll-related costs and selling, general and administrative costs incurred by Fortress for the benefit of Journey. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s employees have provided services to Journey totaling approximately $8,000 and $11,000, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s employees have provided services to Journey totaling approximately $26,000 and $47,000, respectively. At September 30, 2024, the total related party receivable was $0.4 million, and primarily relates to reimbursable expenses incurred by Fortress on behalf of Journey.

Desk Share Agreement with TGTX

The Desk Share Agreement with TGTX, as amended, requires TGTX to pay its share of the average annual rent for office space in New York, NY, based on the actual percentage of the office space occupied by TGTX on a month-by-month basis. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had paid $0.7 million and $0.6 million in rent, respectively, and in connection with the Company’s Desk Share Agreement with TGTX, has invoiced TGTX approximately $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for its prorated share of the rent base. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had paid $2.2 million and $1.5 million in rent, respectively, and in connection with the Company’s Desk Share Agreement with TGTX, has invoiced TGTX approximately $1.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively, for its prorated share of the rent base. At September 30, 2024, there wasno balance due from TGTX related to this arrangement.

Cyprium9.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock Dividend Obligation

Pursuant to a private placement in August 2020, Cyprium sold 320,000 shares of its 9.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Cyprium PPS”); as of September 30, 2024, there remain 320,000 shares of Cyprium PPS outstanding. The Cyprium PPS is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Fortress.

Pursuant to the terms of the Cyprium PPS, shareholders on each record date are entitled to receive a monthly cash dividend of $0.19531 per share which yields an annual dividend of $2.34375 per share. The Cyprium PPS will automatically be redeemed upon the first (and only the first) bona fide, arm’s-length sale of a Priority Review Voucher (a “PRV Sale”) issued by the FDA in connection with the approval of CUTX-101, Cyprium’s copper histidinate product candidate. Upon the PRV Sale, each share of Cyprium PPS will be automatically redeemed in exchange for a payment equal to twice (2x) the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus* *accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the redemption date.

If a PRV Sale has not occurred by March 31, 2026 (the “Exchange Date”), the Cyprium PPS will automatically be exchanged for Fortress Series A Preferred Stock or cash, at the discretion of Fortress.

Avenue Subscription and Foregiveness Agreement

On November 13, 2024, the Company entered into a Subscription and Forgiveness Agreement with Avenue, whereby the Company agreed to convert 50% of a total of $0.5 million owed by the Avenue under the MSA into newly issued common stock of Avenue and forgive the remaining 50% of the accrued balance. Therefore, Avenue issued a total of 122,850 shares to the Company based on the closing price of $2.035 on the day prior to the execution of the agreement.

  1. Segment Information

The Company operates intwo reportable segments, Dermatology Product Sales and Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Product Development. The accounting policies of the Company are consistently applied to all segments. The following tables summarize, for the periods indicated, operating results from continued operations by reportable segment ($ in thousands):

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​ · ​ · Dermatology · ​ · Biotechnology · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · Products · ​ · Product · ​ · ​ · ​
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 · Sales1 · Development · Consolidated
Net revenue​$14,629​$—​$14,629
Cost of goods - product revenue​(5,285)​—​(5,285)
Research and development​(842)​(8,604)​(9,446)
Selling, general and administrative​​(11,396)​​(10,597)​​(21,993)
Asset impairment​​—​​—​​—
Other income (expense)​​504​(5,034)​​(4,530)
Income tax expense​—​​(69)​(69)
Segment loss​$(2,390)​​(24,304)​$(26,694)

Note 1: As reported by Journey, inclusive of expense eliminated in consolidation.

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​ · ​ · Dermatology · ​ · Biotechnology · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · Products · ​ · Product · ​ · ​ · ​
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 · Sales1 · Development · Consolidated
Net revenue​$42,514​$41​$42,555
Cost of goods - product revenue​(18,642)​0​(18,642)
Research and development​(9,639)​(37,302)​(46,941)
Selling, general and administrative​​(30,144)​​(30,723)​​(60,867)
Asset impairment​​—​​(2,649)​​(2,649)
Other expense​(282)​(7,738)​(8,020)
Income tax refund​​—​​24​​24
Segment loss​$(16,193)​$(78,347)​$(94,540)
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​ · ​ · Dermatology · ​ · Biotechnology · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · Products · ​ · Product · ​ · ​ · ​
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 · Sales1 · Development · Consolidated
Net revenue​$34,539​$213​$34,752
Cost of goods - product revenue​(6,429)​—​(6,429)
Research and development​(2,229)​(18,119)​​(20,348)
Selling, general and administrative​(8,636)​(13,097)​​(21,733)
Other income (expense)​​(361)​3,536​​3,175
Income Tax expense​​(95)​​(46)​​(141)
Segment income (loss)​$16,789​$(27,513)​$(10,724)
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​ · ​ · Dermatology · ​ · Biotechnology · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · Products · ​ · Product · ​ · ​ · ​
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 · Sales1 · Development · Consolidated
Net revenue​$63,924​$643​$64,567
Cost of goods - product revenue​(20,645)​—​(20,645)
Research and development​(6,036)​(85,959)​(91,995)
Selling, general and administrative​(34,069)​​(37,443)​​(71,512)
Asset impairment​​(3,143)​​—​​(3,143)
Other Income​​(1,646)​(654)​​(2,300)
Income Tax Expense​​(95)​​(47)​(142)
Segment loss​$(1,710)​$(123,460)​$(125,170)

Note 1: As reported by Journey, inclusive of expense eliminated in consolidation.

The following tables summarize, for the periods indicated, total assets by reportable segment ($ in thousands):

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​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · Pharmaceutical · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · and · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · Dermatology · ​ · Biotechnology · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · Products · ​ · Product · ​ · ​ · ​
September 30, 2024 · Sales · Development · Total Assets
Intangible assets, net​$17,844​$—​$17,844
Tangible assets​​46,200​​63,041​​109,241
Total segment assets​$64,044​$63,041​$127,085
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​ · ​ · Products · ​ · Product · ​ · ​ · ​
December 31, 2023 · Sales · Development · Total Assets
Intangible assets, net​$20,287​$—​$20,287
Tangible assets​​56,561​​90,678​​147,239
Total segment assets​$76,848​$90,678​$167,526
  1. Revenues from Contracts and Significant Customers

Disaggregation of Total Revenue

Journey has the following actively marketed products, Qbrexza, Accutane, Amzeeq, Zilxi, Exelderm, Luxamend, Targadox, and Ximino (until September 2023). All of Journey’s product revenues are recorded in the U.S.

The table below summarizes the Company’s revenue for the periods presented:

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​ · ​ · Three months ended September 30, · ​ · Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) · 2024 · 2023 · 2024 · 2023
Qbrexza​$7,583​$5,865​$19,435​$18,038
Accutane​​3,996​​4,882​​15,534​​15,109
Amzeeq​​1,542​​2,336​​3,503​​4,904
Zilxi​​558​​681​​1,200​​1,567
Other / legacy product revenue​​950​​1,515​​2,842​​4,787
Collaboration revenue​​—​​182​​—​​546
Revenue – related party​—​31​41​97
Other revenue​​—​​19,260​​—​19,519
Total net revenue​$14,629​$34,752​$42,555​$64,567

Significant Customers

For the three and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2024 and 2023, none of Journey’s dermatology products customers accounted for more than 10% of its total gross product revenue.

At September 30, 2024, one of Journey’s dermatology products customers accounted for more than 10% of its total accounts receivable balance at 12.4%. At December 31, 2023, one of the Company’s dermatology products customers accounted for more than 10% of its total accounts receivable balance at 13%.

  1. Income taxes

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to US federal and state income taxes. Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

The Company files a consolidated income tax return with subsidiaries for which the Company has an 80% or greater ownership interest. Subsidiaries for which the Company does not have an 80% or more ownership are not included in the Company’s consolidated income tax group and file their own separate income tax return. As a result, certain corporate entities included in these financial statements are not able to combine or offset their taxable income or losses with other entities’ tax attributes.

Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is based on the estimated annual effective tax rate, and includes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits. The Company expects a net deferred tax asset with a full valuation allowance and 0% estimated annual effective tax rate for 2024. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, income tax expense recognized was $0.1 million and a refund of approximately $24,000, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, income tax expense recognized was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

19. Subsequent Events

Journey

On November 4, 2024, Journey announced that the FDA approved Emrosi™ (Minocycline Hydrochloride Extended Release Capsules, 40mg) for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of rosacea in adults. Journey is completing the manufacturing of Emrosi for the U.S. market and anticipates initial supply will be available in the late first quarter or early second quarter of 2025.

The approval of Emrosi is supported by positive data from Journey’s two Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of rosacea. The Phase 3 clinical trials met all co-primary and secondary endpoints, and subjects completed the 16-week treatment with no significant safety issues. Emrosi demonstrated statistically significant superiority over both the current standard-of-care treatment, Oracea® 40mg capsules, and placebo for Investigator’s Global Assessment treatment success as well as the reduction in total inflammatory lesion count in both studies.

The approval of Emrosi by the FDA triggered Journey’s requirement to draw on the remaining $5.0 million under the Credit Facility with SWK. The FDA approval also triggered a $15.0 million milestone payment obligation to DRL that is due 30 days after the FDA approval.

Checkpoint

On November 12, 2024, Checkpoint received approximately $9.2 million from the exercise of existing Series B warrants for the issuance of 3,256,269 shares of common stock from a May 2023 registered direct offering with an exercise price of $2.821 per share.

Mustang Warrant Inducement and Private Placement

In October 2024, Mustang entered into a definitive agreement for the exercise of certain existing warrants to purchase an aggregate of 16,877,638 shares of its common stock having an exercise price of $0.237 per share, originally issued in May 2024. The issuance or resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the existing warrants are registered pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by Mustang on Form S-1 (File No. 333-278006). The gross proceeds to Mustang from the exercise of the existing warrants are expected to be approximately $4 million, prior to deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses payable by Mustang.

In consideration for the immediate exercise of the existing warrants for cash, Mustang issued two new series of unregistered warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 33,755,276 shares of common stock. The new warrants will have an exercise price of$0.27 per share and will be exercisable commencing on the effective date of stockholder approval of the issuance of the shares issuable upon exercise of the new warrants (the “Stockholder Approval”). One of the new warrants to purchase 16,877,638 shares of common stock will have a term offive years from the Stockholder Approval, and the other new series of warrants to purchase 16,877,638 shares of common stock will have a term oftwelve months from the Stockholder Approval.

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