GLYCOMIMETICS INC

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Risks Related to Our Proposed Merger with Crescent

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Our stockholders will experience significant dilution as a consequence of the Merger and related transactions.

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The ownership of current stockholders of our company is expected to decrease from 100% of our common stock to approximately 3% of the combined company following the Merger and related private placement financing. This reduced ownership interest in the combined company will significantly reduce the influence that our current stockholders will have on the management of the combined company.

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We may fail to realize all of the anticipated benefits of the Merger and may be exposed to other operational and financial risks.

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The negotiation and consummation of our proposed Merger with Crescent will require significant time on the part of our management, and the diversion of management’s attention may disrupt our business.

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Our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger are highly uncertain. Any anticipated benefits will depend on a number of factors, including our ability to integrate our business with that of Crescent and our ability to generate future value for the stockholders of the combined company. The expected benefits may not be achieved within the anticipated time frame, or at all.

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The negotiation and consummation of any such transaction may also require more time or greater cash resources than we anticipate and expose us to other operational and financial risks, including:

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If we are unable to consummate the Merger with Crescent, our board of directors may decide to pursue a dissolution and liquidation. In such an event, the amount of cash available for distribution to our stockholders will depend heavily on the timing of such liquidation as well as the amount of cash that will need to be reserved for commitments and contingent liabilities.

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There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete the proposed Merger with Crescent. If the Merger is not completed, our board of directors may decide to pursue a dissolution and liquidation. In such an event, the amount of cash available for distribution to our stockholders will depend heavily on the timing of such decision and, with the passage of time the amount of cash available for distribution will be reduced as we continue to fund our operations. In addition, if our board of directors were to approve and recommend, and our stockholders were to approve, a dissolution and liquidation, we would be required under Delaware corporate law to pay our outstanding obligations, as well as to make reasonable provision for contingent and unknown obligations, prior to making any distributions in liquidation to our stockholders.

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As a result of this requirement, a portion of our assets may need to be reserved pending the resolution of such obligations and the timing of any such resolution is uncertain. In addition, we may be subject to litigation or other claims related to a dissolution and liquidation. If a dissolution and liquidation were pursued, our board of directors, in consultation with our advisors, would need to evaluate these matters and make a determination about a reasonable amount to reserve. Accordingly, holders of our common stock could lose all or a significant portion of their investment in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

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We may become involved in litigation, including securities class action litigation, that could divert management’s attention and harm our business, and insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all costs and damages.

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In the past, litigation, including securities class action litigation, has often followed certain significant business transactions, such as the sale of a company or announcement of any other strategic transaction, or the announcement of negative events, such as negative results from clinical trials. These events may also result in investigations by the SEC. We may be exposed to such litigation, even if no wrongdoing occurred. Litigation is usually expensive and diverts

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management’s attention and resources, which could adversely affect our business and cash resources and our ability to consummate the Merger with Crescent.

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If we fail to comply or regain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing standards, prior to the consummation of the Merger, our common stock may be delisted and the price of our common stock, our ability to access the capital markets and our financial condition could be negatively impacted.

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Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Global Market. To maintain the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market, we are required to meet certain listing requirements, including, among others, either: (i) a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, a market value of publicly held shares (excluding shares held by our executive officers, directors and 10% or more stockholders) of at least $5 million and stockholders’ equity of at least $10 million; or (ii) a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, a market value of publicly held shares (excluding shares held by our executive officers, directors, affiliates and 10% or more stockholders) of at least $15 million and a total market value of listed securities of at least $50 million.

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In June 2024, we received a written notice, or the Notice, from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq, that we are not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. Pursuant to Nasdaq listing rules, we have been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days from receipt of the Notice, or until December 18, 2024, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the bid price for our common stock would need to close at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days during this 180-day grace period, among other requirements. While we may be able to qualify for additional time to attempt to regain compliance, which could include a transfer of our listing from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market, there can be no assurance that we will qualify for additional time to regain compliance, or that we will regain compliance with or without such additional time. If necessary to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards, we may, subject to approval of our board of directors and stockholders, implement a reverse stock split. However, there can be no assurance that a reverse stock split, or any other alternatives we may consider to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, would be approved or would result in a sustained higher stock price that would allow us to meet the Nasdaq stock price listing requirements.

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Separately, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(1) requires companies listed on the Nasdaq Global Market to maintain a stockholders’ equity of at least $10 million. As of September 30, 2024, we had stockholders’ equity of $11.4 million. If we were to transfer our listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market, we would need to maintain a minimum stockholders’ equity of $2.5 million or meet certain alternative requirements. As a result of our expected decrease in stockholders’ equity due to continued net losses, there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain the minimum required stockholders’ equity under the Nasdaq continued listing standards.

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If we are not able to maintain compliance within the compliance periods allotted by Nasdaq, our common stock could be delisted, which would have a further material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock and on stockholder liquidity. We intend to actively monitor the bid price of our common stock and will consider available options to regain compliance with the listing requirement; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to regain compliance with the listing requirement or will otherwise be in compliance with the other Nasdaq listing criteria. If Nasdaq delists our common stock for failure to meet its listing standards, and our common stock is not eligible for quotation or listing on another market or exchange, we and our stockholders could face significant negative consequences, including: