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ClearSign Technologies Corp

For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 14, 2025.

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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 14, 2025

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 – Organization and Description of Business

ClearSign Technologies Corporation (“ClearSign” or the “Company”) designs and develops products and technologies for the purpose of decarbonization and improving key performance characteristics of industrial and commercial systems, including operational performance, energy efficiency, emission reduction, safety, and overall cost-effectiveness. The Company’s patented technologies are designed to be embedded in established original equipment manufacturers (“OEM”) products as ClearSign Core™ and ClearSign Eye and other sensing configurations in order to enhance the performance of combustion systems and fuel safety systems in a broad range of markets. These markets include energy (upstream oil production and down-stream refining), commercial/industrial boiler, chemical, petrochemical, transport and power industries. The Company’s primary technology is its ClearSign Core™ technology, which achieves very low emissions without the need of selective catalytic reduction.

The Company was originally incorporated in the State of Washington in 2008. During January 2022, the Company relocated its headquarters from Seattle, Washington to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Effective June 15, 2023, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Delaware. On July 28, 2017, the Company incorporated a subsidiary, ClearSign Asia Limited, in Hong Kong to represent the Company’s business and technological interests throughout Asia. Through ClearSign Asia Limited, the Company has established a wholly foreign owned enterprise in China – ClearSign Combustion (Beijing) Environmental Technologies Co., LTD. On August 22, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized management to move forward with filing for dormancy with Chinese regulators to suspend the Company’s Beijing, China operations. A dormancy filing allows the Company to keep its China legal entity in a suspended status for up tothree years. The Company can revive its China operations at any time during those three years with minimal cost impact. The effective date of our dormancy filing was March 12, 2025.

Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “ClearSign” and the “Company” refer to ClearSign Technologies Corporation and its subsidiary, ClearSign Asia Limited.

Business Segments

The Company operates inone operating and reportable segment engaged in the design, development and sale of combustion technologies that improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of industrial combustion systems, referred to herein as the “Combustion” segment. The Company manages its business activities on a consolidated basis. Since the operations comprise a single reportable segment, amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows represent the activities of the Combustion segment.

The Combustion segment derives revenues by delivering products and technology solutions to OEM’s and end-users. Our products and solutions can be incorporated into a new or existing customer infrastructure or equipment. Customer contracts can include multiple billing milestones and performance obligations. The Company can typically satisfy its performance obligations within a twelve month period, but customer project delays, some of which can be beyond the Company’s control, can impact timing of performance and there is no assurance we will satisfy all performance obligations in such period of time.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), reviews quarterly financial information on a consolidated basis for making operating decisions, allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. The CODM consistently reviews the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss to manage operations and monitor performance against management expectations. Factors considered by the CODM when assessing a reportable segment include factors such as, but not limited to, human capital, intellectual property, customer relationships and business model design.

Substantially all the Company’s operating activities, including its long-lived assets, are located within the United States. Customers in the United States accounted for 100% of revenues during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company disaggregates geographical revenues by selling location, since many of our target customers are global entities, and it would be more likely than not, that these customers would negotiate sales within our current territory in the United States.

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2024 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of that date.

In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring and other adjustments necessary for a fair presentation. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire fiscal year or any other future periods.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ClearSign and its subsidiary. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Research and Development

The cost of research and development is expensed as incurred. Research and development costs consist of salaries, benefits, share-based compensation, consumables, and consulting fees, including costs to develop and test prototype equipment and parts. Research and development costs have been offset by funds received, if any, from strategic partners in cost sharing, collaborative projects. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company received no funds from these types of arrangements. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company received zero and $107 thousand, respectively, from these types of arrangements.

Foreign Operations

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 include assets amounting to approximately $170 thousand and $145 thousand, respectively, relating to the operations of ClearSign Asia Limited. The Beijing registered capital requirement is $350 thousand, which is required to be paid by June 30, 2032, and of which $211 thousand has been paid as of June 30, 2025. On August 22, 2024, the Board authorized management to move forward with filing for dormancy with Chinese regulators to suspend the Company’s Beijing, China operations. A dormancy filing allows the Company to keep its China legal entity in a suspended status for up tothree years. The Company can revive its China operations at any time during those three years with minimal cost impact. The dormancy filing became effective as of March 12, 2025.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-09,Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”) to enhance the transparency and decision-making usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring additional information on an entity's tax rate reconciliation, as well as income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for our reporting period beginning January 1, 2025. We are currently assessing the impact that the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have on the disclosures in our annual consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03,Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) (“ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03 requires enhanced disclosures about types of expenses, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization, in commonly presented expense captions. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Entities may apply the amendments prospectively or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We are currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the disclosures within our consolidated financial statements. While ASU 2024-03 will impact only our disclosures and not our financial condition and results of operations, we are assessing when we will adopt the ASU 2024-03.

In May 2025, FASB issued ASU No. 2025-04,Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Clarifications to Share-Based Consideration Payable to a Customer (“ASU 2025-04”), which clarifies the guidance on the accounting for share-based payment awards that are granted by an entity as consideration payable to its customer, with the intent to reduce diversity in practice and improve existing guidance by revising the definition of a “performance condition” and eliminating a forfeiture policy election for service conditions associated with share-based consideration payable to a customer. ASU 2025-04 also clarifies the guidance in Topic 606 on the variable consideration constraint does not apply to share-based consideration payable to a customer “regardless of whether an award’s grant date has occurred.” ASU 2025-04 is effective for our reporting period beginning January 1, 2027, with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the impact that the adoption of ASU 2025-04 will have on the disclosures in our annual consolidated financial statements.

Note 3 – Fixed Assets, Net

Fixed Assets, Net

Fixed assets, net are summarized as follows:

​​​​​​​​
​ · ​ · June 30, · ​ · December 31, · ​
(in thousands) · 2025 · 2024
Office furniture and equipment​$103​$99​
Leasehold improvements​43​43​
​​​146​​142​
Accumulated depreciation and amortization​(97)​(85)​
​​​49​​57​
Operating lease ROU assets, net​​202​​181​
Total​$251​$238​

Depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $7 thousand and $12 thousand, respectively.

Depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $4 thousand and $11 thousand, respectively.

Leases

The Company leases office space in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Seattle, Washington, and Beijing, China. During May 2025, the Company renewed its Beijing, China lease for 24 months with monthly rent at approximately$3 thousand. As a result of this renewal, the Company increased the right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and lease liability by$68 thousand during the six months ended June 30, 2025.

During October 2024, the Company entered into a sub-lease agreement to rent office space in Seattle for approximately$2 thousand per month fortwelve months. The Seattle lease is considered a short-term lease, as the lease term is 12 months or less from the commencement date. The short-term lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was approximately $5 thousand and $11 thousand, respectively. The short-term lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was approximately $5 thousand and $11 thousand, respectively. The Tulsa and Beijing leases are classified as operating leases, with remaining terms ranging fromtwo years to approximately three years; contractual language requires renewal negotiations to occur at or near termination. These leases are normal and customary for office space, in that, contractual guarantees exist requiring the lessee return the premises to its original functional state.

The Tulsa lease contains fixed annual lease payments that increase annually by 2%. The Seattle, Tulsa, and Beijing total monthly minimum rent is approximately $10 thousand, in the aggregate. Operating lease costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $25 thousand and $49 thousand, respectively. Operating lease costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $24 thousand and $48 thousand, respectively.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases is as follows:

​​​​​​​​
​​​June 30,​​December 31,​
(in thousands)​​2025​​2024​
Operating lease ROU assets, net​$202​$181​
Lease Liabilities:​​​​​​​
Current lease liabilities​$93​$75​
Long term lease liabilities​​115​​113​
Total lease liabilities​$208​$188​
​​​​​​​​
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):​2.2​​2.6​
Weighted average discount rate:​4.4%​5.3%

Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases is as follows:

​​​​​​​
​ · ​ · For the Six Months Ended
​ · ​ · June 30,
(in thousands)​​2025​​2024
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:​​​​​​
Operating cash flows used in operating leases​$49​$49
Non-cash impact of new leases and lease modifications​​​​​​
Change in operating lease liabilities​$68​$29
Change in operating lease ROU assets​$68​$32

Minimum future payments under the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2025 are as follows:

​​​​
(in thousands) · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · ​
2025 (remaining)$50
2026​101
2027​​68
Total future lease payments​​219
Less: imputed interest​​(11)
​​$208

Note 4 – Patents and Other Intangible Assets

Patents and other intangible assets are summarized as follows:

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​​June 30,​December 31,​
(in thousands) · 2025 · 2024
Patents · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
Patents pending​$377​$346​
Issued patents​1,056​1,034​
​​1,433​1,380​
Trademarks​​​​​
Registered trademarks​86​86​
​​86​86​
Other​8​8​
​​1,527​1,474​
Accumulated amortization​(729)​(644)​
​​$798​$830​

Amortization expense for three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $43 thousand and $85 thousand, respectively.

Amortization expense for three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $42 thousand and $80 thousand, respectively.

Future amortization expense associated with issued patents and registered trademarks as of June 30, 2025 is as follows:

​ · ​ · ​ · ​
(in thousands) · ​ · ​ · ​
2025 (remaining)$75
2026​130
2027​106
2028​70
2029​30
Thereafter​2
​​$413

The amortization life for patents ranges between three tofive years and trademark lives are set atten years. The Company does not amortize patents or trademarks classified as pending.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company assessed its patent and trademark assets. The Company also evaluated its strategic approach to the pursuit and protection of its intellectual property. It is the

intent of the Company to continue to pursue intellectual property protection. If the Company identifies certain assets where the intellectual property does not directly align with its core technology, the Company will impair the intangible asset and write-off the asset as an expense.

Note 5 – Revenue, Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

The Company’s contracts with customers generally have performance obligations and a schedule of non-refundable cancellation obligations. Performance obligations typically fall into one of three categories, product shipment, burner performance tests and engineering design. Customer payment milestones are unique to individual contracts and may occur prior to completion of performance obligations. Customer payment terms typically range between thirty and sixty days from the date of billing. Our customer contracts typically have a duration of less than twelve months. Delays in contract performance, if any, typically occur as a result of customer onsite project delays outside of our control.

The Company recognized $133 thousand of revenues and $78 thousand of cost of goods sold during the three months ended June 30, 2025. The revenue and cost of goods sold relate to spare parts orders from multiple customers, and delivery of a boiler burner to a repeat customer. These products and services constitute performance obligations.

The Company recognized $534 thousand of revenues and $283 thousand of cost of goods sold during the six months ended June 30, 2025. The revenue and cost of goods sold predominantly relate to spare parts orders for multiple customers, sales of boiler burners to a single customer, and the successful completion of an engineering study referred herein as a Computational Fluid Dynamic analysis (“CFD”). These products and services constitute performance obligations.

The Company recognized $45 thousand of revenues and $3 thousand of cost of goods sold during the three months ended June 30,2024. The revenue and cost of goods sold relate to the successful completion of engineering studies for a repeat customer. These products and services constitute performance obligations.

The Company recognized $1,147 thousand of revenues and $668 thousand of cost of goods sold during the six months ended June 30,2024. The revenue and cost of goods sold relate predominantly to the Company’s process burner product line. The Company delivered multiple burners in connection with a single customer order, successfully completed engineering studies and a CFD analysis, and fulfilled multiple spare parts orders. These products and services constitute performance obligations.

The Company had contract assets of $268 thousand and $194 thousand at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company had contract liabilities of $1,675 thousand and $73 thousand at June 30, 2025 and December 31,2024, respectively. Of the$73 thousand contract liabilities balance at December 31, 2024, the Company recognized revenue of $10 thousand and $33 thousand during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

Note 6 – Product Warranties

A summary of the Company’s warranty liability activity, which is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, is as follows:

​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
​ · ​ · June 30, · ​ · December 31, · ​
(in thousands) · ​ · 2025 · 2024
Warranty liability at beginning of year​$471​$110​
Accruals​46​478​
Payments​(162)​(114)​
Changes related to expirations and settlements​​(24)​​(3)​
Warranty liability at end of period​$331​$471​

Note 7 – Equity

Common Stock and Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 87.5 million shares of common stock and 2.0 million shares of preferred stock. Preferences, limitations, voting powers and relative rights of any preferred stock to be issued may be determined by the Board. The Company has not issued any shares of preferred stock.

The Company has an At-The-Market (“ATM”) program pursuant to an ATM Offering Agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”) as sales agent, dated July 17, 2025 (the “Sales Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company may sell shares of common stock with an aggregate offering price of up to $10.39 million. We previously had an ATM program with Virtu Americas LLC (the “Virtu ATM”), which was terminated effective as of July 12, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, we cumulatively issued approximately 1.6 million shares of common stock under the Virtu ATM, at an average price of $3.84 per share. Gross proceeds totaled approximately $6.1 million and net cash proceeds was approximately $5.9 million.

The Company is currently subject to the SEC’s “baby shelf rules,” which prohibit companies with a public float of less than $75 million from issuing securities under a shelf registration statement in excess of one-third of such company’s public float in a 12-month period. These rules may limit future issuances of shares by the Company under our “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3, including through the ATM program with Wainwright or other securities offerings.

Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants

The following table summarizes the activity and outstanding balance of our outstanding warrants and pre-funded warrants as of June 30, 2025, along with the associated weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining life for such warrants and pre-funded warrants.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​ · ​ · Warrants · ​ · Pre-Funded Warrants(1)
(in thousands, except per share data)​Number​Wtd. Avg. Exercise Price​Wtd. Avg. Remaining Life (in years)​Aggregate Intrinsic Value​Number​Wtd. Avg. Exercise Price​Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Beginning Balance​21,295$1.0535​4.74$8,230​4,499$0.0001$6,478
Granted​—​—​​​​​—​—​​
Exercised​(23)​1.0500​​​​​(1,703)​0.0001​​
Forfeited/Expired​—​—​​​​​—​—​​
Outstanding at Period End​21,272$1.0535​4.24$—​2,796$0.0001$1,565
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
(1) Pre-funded warrants have no expiration date and only expire when exercised in full.​​

Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 for details related to our outstanding warrants and pre-funded warrants.

Equity Incentive Plan

On June 17, 2021, the Company's stockholders approved and the Company adopted the ClearSign Technologies Corporation 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) which permits the Company to grant incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units, and performance shares, to eligible participants, which includes employees, directors and consultants. The Board’s Human Capital and Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) is authorized to administer the 2021 Plan.

The 2021 Plan provides for an annual increase in available shares equal to the lesser of (i)10% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued by the Company in the prior fiscal year; or (ii) such number provided by the

Compensation Committee; provided, however, that the total cumulative increase in the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to this automatic share increase shall not exceed 400 thousand shares of common stock. In 2025, the Board did not exercise their right to limit the automatic increase. Accordingly, the 2021 Plan share reserve increased by 400 thousand shares.

Ending balances for the 2021 Plan is as follows:

​​​​​
​​June 30,​December 31,
(in thousands) · 2025 · 2024
Outstanding options and restricted stock units3,4743,316
Reserved but unissued shares under the Plan​1,692​1,858
Reserved but unissued shares at end of period5,1665,174

Stock Options

Under the terms of the 2021 Plan, incentive stock options and nonstatutory stock options must have an exercise price at or above the fair market value on the date of the grant. At the time of grant, the Company will determine the period within which the option may be exercised and will specify any conditions that must be satisfied before the option vests and may be exercised. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

As permitted by SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 107, management utilized the simplified approach to estimate the expected term of the options, which represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. Expected volatility has been determined through the Company’s historical stock price volatility. The Company has not made an estimate of forfeitures at the time of the grant, but rather accounts for forfeitures at the time they occur. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. The Company has never declared or paid dividends and has no plans to do so in the foreseeable future.

Equity Incentive Plan Options

Compensation expense associated with stock option awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 totaled $17 thousand and $38 thousand, respectively. Compensation expense associated with stock option awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 totaled $28 thousand and $50 thousand, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2021 Plan stock option activity and changes is as follows:

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · June 30,
​ · ​ · 2025
(in thousands, except per share data) · ​ · Options to Purchase Common Stock · ​ · Weighted Average Exercise Price · ​ · Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) · ​ · Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at beginning of year2,452​$2.044.92$496
Granted—​$—​​​
Exercised—​$—​​​
Forfeited/Expired(55)​$2.56​​​
Outstanding at end of period2,397​$2.034.18$—
Exercisable at end of period1,872​$1.703.78$—

The intrinsic value is the difference between the Company’s common stock price and the option exercise prices multiplied by the number of in-the-money options. This amount changes based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock.

At June 30, 2025, there was $249 thousand of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock option-based compensation arrangements. Vesting criteria ranges from time-based to performance-based. The Company records costs for time-based arrangements ratably across the timeframe, whereas performance-based arrangements require management to continually evaluate predetermined goals against actual circumstances. The maximum contractual term for these options areten years from the grant date.

Inducement Options

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to its Chief Technology Officer to purchase an aggregate of 150 thousand shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.91 as a material inducement to accept employment with the Company. These inducement options vest inthree equal installments, withone third of the option vesting on the grant date, and each remaining third vesting on the second and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued employment with the Company. The fair value of these options were estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which resulted in $112 thousand. The compensation expense recognized for these awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $9 thousand and $18 thousand, respectively. The compensation expense recognized for these awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $10 thousand and $19 thousand, respectively. Total unrecognized compensation expense for these inducement options as of June 30, 2025 was $13 thousand.

These inducement options were granted outside of the 2021 Plan and in accordance with the employment inducement

exemption provided under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

A summary of the Company’s inducement option activity and changes is as follows:

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · June 30,
​ · ​ · 2025
(in thousands, except per share data) · ​ · Options to Purchase Common Stock · ​ · Weighted Average Exercise Price · ​ · Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) · ​ · Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at beginning of year491​$1.533.04$119
Granted—​$—​​​
Exercised—​$—​​​
Forfeited/Expired—​$—​​​
Outstanding at end of period491​$1.532.55$—
Exercisable at end of period441​$1.602.79$—

Restricted Stock Units

The Company awards employees and directors restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in lieu of cash payment for compensation. These awards are granted from the 2021 Plan. Employee vesting criteria is time based, and compensation expense is recognized ratably across the timeframe. The Company pays payroll withholding taxes on behalf of the employee at vesting, and withholds shares from the employee’s award to cover the taxes payable. The Company accrued taxes for RSU share-based compensation of $18 thousand and $29 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Total unrecognized compensation expense for employee RSUs as of June 30, 2025 was $266 thousand.

Director vesting criteria is contingent upon the occurrence of one of four future events, which the Company cannot predict or control. Therefore, compensation expense for director RSUs is not recognized until one of these four future events occur, which is in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)* Topic 718,*“Compensation – Stock Compensation.” Total unrecognized compensation expense for director services as of June 30, 2025 was $743 thousand. Director compensation is earned on a quarterly basis with the target value of compensation set at approximately $75 thousand per quarter, assuming five directors, one chairperson for each committee and two committee members for each of the three committees. As of June 30, 2025, we had seven directors.

On May 27, 2025, David M. Maley notified the Company that he would not stand for re-election as a director of the Company upon the expiration of his current term, which expired at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders held on July 25, 2025. In addition, Judith S. Schrecker and Catharine M. de Lacy both resigned from the Board and its committees effective as of August 4, 2025.

A summary of the Company’s RSUs activity is as follows:

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · June 30,
​ · ​ · 2025
(in thousands, except per share data)​Number of Shares​Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value​Weighted Average Contractual Life (in years) (1)
Nonvested at beginning of year865​$0.99​0.88
Granted393​$0.91​​
Vested(121)​$0.91​​
Forfeited​(60)​$0.92​​
Nonvested at end of period1,077​$0.97​1.36
1)The weighted average contractual life calculation excludes the number of director RSUs that vest upon one of four performance events (refer to discussion above for details).

A summary of the Company’s RSU compensation expense is as follows:

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · For the Three Months Ended · ​ · For the Six Months Ended
​ · June 30, · ​ · June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) · 2025 · 2024 · ​ · 2025 · 2024
Share-based compensation expense$34$306​$66$342​
Weighted average value per share$0.89$1.36​$0.89$1.32​

Stock Awards

The Company awards employees stock in lieu of cash payment for compensation, typically to satisfy accrued bonus compensation. The awards are granted from the 2021 Plan.

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · 2025 · ​ · 2024
(in thousands, except per share data) · ​ · Number of Shares · Fair Value · ​ · Weighted Average per Share · ​ · Number of Shares · Fair Value · ​ · Weighted Average per Share
Fair value of stock payments in accrued compensation​326​$279​$0.85​307​$326​$1.06

Consultant Stock Plan

The Company’s 2013 Consultant Stock Plan (the “Consultant Plan”) provides for the granting of shares of common stock to consultants who provide services related to capital raising, investor relations, and making a market in or promoting the Company’s securities. The Company’s officers, employees, and Board members are not entitled to receive grants from the Consultant Plan. The Compensation Committee is authorized to administer the Consultant Plan and establish the grant terms. The Consultant Plan provides for quarterly increases in the available number of authorized shares equal to the lesser of 1% of any new shares issued by the Company during the quarter immediately prior to the adjustment date or such lesser amount as the Board shall determine.

The Consultant Plan activity is as follows:

​​​​​
​ · ​ · June 30, · ​
(in thousands)2025
Reserved but unissued shares at beginning of period​​264​
Increases in the number of authorized shares​​21​
Grants​​(7)​
Reserved but unissued shares at end of period​278​

The Consultant Plan compensation expense is summarized as follows:

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · For the Three Months Ended · ​ · For the Six Months Ended
​ · June 30, · ​ · June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) · 2025 · 2024 · 2025 · 2024
Share-based compensation expense$3​$3​$7​$6
Weighted average value per share$0.94​$0.81​$0.94​$0.81

Note 8 – Net Loss per Common Share

The Company calculates net loss per common share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share” (“ASC 260”). Basic and diluted net loss per common share was determined by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Under ASC 260, shares issuable for little or no cash consideration are considered outstanding common shares and included in the computation of basic net loss per share. As such, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company included its outstanding pre-funded warrants in its computation of net loss per share. The pre-funded warrants were issued in April and June 2024 and are each exercisable into one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share.

The following potentially dilutive securities have not been included in the computation of diluted net loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, as the result would be anti-dilutive:

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​​June 30,​June 30,
(in thousands)​2025​2024
Stock Options​2,888​3,148
Restricted Stock Units​1,077​682
Warrants​21,272​21,319
Total shares excluded from calculation​25,237​25,149

Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

From time to time the Company may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in any such matter may harm the Company’s business. As of the date of this report, the Company is not a party to any material pending legal proceedings or claims that the Company believes will have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operating results.

Indemnification Agreements

The Company maintains indemnification agreements with our directors and officers that may require the Company to indemnify these individuals against liabilities that arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, except as prohibited by law.

Note 10 – Government Assistance

During 2022, the Company was awarded a research grant from the Department of Energy (“DOE”) for approximately $250 thousand with the completion of such grant occurring in March 2023. The purpose of the grant was to produce a research paper for a flexible fuel ultra-low NOx process burner capable of burning 100% hydrogen fuel. During 2023, the Company was awarded a Phase 2 grant from the DOE to continue developing this ultra-low NOx hydrogen burner. The Phase 2 grant amount totaled approximately $1.6 million over atwo-year period. These awards allow the Company to request reimbursements for expenditures such as labor, material, and administrative costs. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized $43 thousand and $91 thousand in reimbursements from the DOE, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized $168 thousand and $216 thousand in reimbursements from the DOE, respectively.

Beginning in 2021, the Company received funds relating to the Oklahoma 21 st Century Quality Jobs Act. The estimated duration of the program is up to 10 years and is designed to attract growth industries to Oklahoma. By reporting quarterly salary statistics and meeting agreed upon employment thresholds, the state remits benefit monies to the Company. During three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company did not receive any funds from this program. During three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized $16 thousand and $47 thousand in government assistance from this program, respectively.

Note 11 – Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events as of the date of this report and has none to report.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q” or “report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by looking for words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will” or other similar expressions in this report. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions; prospective products, applications, customers, and technologies; future performance or results of any products; anticipated expenses; and future financial results. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to

differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

●our limited cash, history of losses, and our expectation that we will continue to experience operating losses and negative cash flows in the near future;
●our ability to successfully develop and implement our technologies and achieve profitability;
●our limited operating history;
●our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”);
●changes in government regulations that could substantially reduce, or even eliminate, the need for our technology;
●emerging competition and rapidly advancing technology in our industry that may outpace our technology;
●customer demand for the products and services we develop;
●the impact of competitive or alternative products, technologies, and pricing;
●our ability to manufacture any products we design;
●general economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our potential customers;
●the impact of global supply-chain constraints and the threat of, or implementation of, tariffs on imported or exported goods and materials may adversely affect our commercialization efforts and business operations;
●our revenue has been highly concentrated among a small number or customers, and our results of operations could be harmed if we lose a key revenue source and fail to replace it;
●the impact of a cybersecurity incident or other technology disruption;
●our ability to protect our intellectual property;
●our ability to obtain adequate financing in the future;
●our ability to retain and hire personnel with the experience and talent to develop our products and business;
●our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items; and
●other factors discussed in this report and in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report, including, without limitation, Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions and are made as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this report. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “ClearSign,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to ClearSign Technologies Corporation and its subsidiary, ClearSign Asia Limited.

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