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ARTELO BIOSCIENCES INC

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

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FY2024 · Filed Mar 3, 2025

ARTL$1.91-9.7%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission file number 001-38951

Artelo Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada33-1220924
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
505 Lomas Santa Fe, Suite 160,Solana Beach, CA USA92075
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(858)925-7049

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per shareARTLThe Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 the Securities Act. Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☐Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated Filer☒Smaller reporting company☒
Emerging Growth Company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on June 30, 2024, was $4,289,305 based on a $1.34 average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

The Registrant had 3,281,032 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of February 27, 2025.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
ITEM 1.BUSINESS5
ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS20
ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS50
ITEM 1C.CYBERSECURITY50
ITEM 2.PROPERTIES51
ITEM 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS51
ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES51
PART II
ITEM 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES52
ITEM 6.[RESERVED]53
ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS53
ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK59
ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATAF-1
ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE60
ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES60
ITEM 9B.OTHER INFORMATION60
ITEM 9C.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS60
PART III
ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE61
ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION70
ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS77
ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE80
ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES81
PART IV
ITEM 15.EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES82
SIGNATURES83

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Some of the statements in the sections captioned “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business,” and elsewhere contain forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expects,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of these terms or other comparable expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes, although not all forward-looking statements contain these terms. Unless otherwise noted, all amounts are expressed in United States dollars (“USD”) and “we”, “us”, “our” and the “Company” refer to Artelo Biosciences, Inc., including its subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated.

These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

·our plans to obtain funding for our operations, including funding necessary to complete our clinical trials, develop, manufacture and commercialize our product candidates;
·our ability to raise any current or future funding to meet our capital requirements;
·the expected timing of the initiation and completion of our clinical studies for our product candidates;
·the size and growth of the markets for our product candidates;
·our commercialization, marketing, and manufacturing capabilities and strategies;
·geopolitical tensions, including tariffs and any war, regional conflict, or acts of terror, that can disrupt investment, supply chains and the economy generally;
·our ability to compete with companies currently producing alternative treatment methods;
·the cost, timing and outcomes of any potential litigation involving our product candidates;
·regulatory developments in the U.S. and internationally;
·the development, regulatory approval, efficacy and commercialization of competing product candidates;
·our ability to attract and retain key scientific or management personnel;
·the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our products and technology;
·the terms and conditions of licenses granted to us and our ability to license additional intellectual property related to our product candidates, as appropriate;
·potential claims related to our intellectual property;
·the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;
·our ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements;
·our ability to develop and maintain our corporate infrastructure, including our internal controls;
·our ability to develop innovative new product candidates; and
·our financial performance.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We discuss these risks in greater detail in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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

Our audited financial statements are stated in USD and are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in USD and all references to “Common Shares” refer to shares of our common stock.

As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and the “company” mean Artelo Biosciences, Inc., and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Trinity Reliant Ventures Limited, in Ireland, Artelo Biosciences Limited, in England and Wales, and Artelo Biosciences Corporation, in Canada, unless otherwise indicated.

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