GENELUX Corp
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 6, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 6, 2025
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Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except for share amounts and par value data)
| March 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (Unaudited) | ||
| ASSETS | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $16,206 | $8,565 |
| Short-term investments | 18,896 | 22,330 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 843 | 653 |
| Total Current Assets | 35,945 | 31,548 |
| Property and equipment, net | 1,287 | 1,316 |
| Right of use assets | 1,680 | 1,760 |
| Other assets | 73 | 92 |
| Total Other Assets | 3,040 | 3,168 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | $38,985 | $34,716 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||
| Current Liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $6,688 | $5,570 |
| Accrued payroll and payroll taxes | 664 | 1,004 |
| Lease liabilities, current portion | 337 | 329 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 7,689 | 6,903 |
| Lease liabilities, long-term portion | 1,450 | 1,539 |
| Total Liabilities | 9,139 | 8,442 |
| Commitments and Contingencies | - | - |
| Shareholders’ Equity | ||
| Preferred stock, par value $0.001, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding, respectively; | - | - |
| Common stock, par value $0.001, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 37,733,140 and 34,728,140 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 38 | 35 |
| Treasury stock, 433,333 shares, at cost | (433) | (433) |
| Additional paid-in capital | 289,097 | 278,001 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 29 | 64 |
| Accumulated deficit | (258,885) | (251,393) |
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | 29,846 | 26,274 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $38,985 | $34,716 |
Condensed Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except for share amounts and per share data)
| Three Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, | |||
| 2025 · 2024 | |||
| (Unaudited) | |||
| Revenues | $ | - | $8 |
| Operating expenses: | |||
| Research and development | 4,698 | 4,010 | |
| General and administrative | 3,118 | 4,113 | |
| Total operating expenses | 7,816 | 8,123 | |
| Loss from operations | (7,816) | (8,115) | |
| Other income: | |||
| Interest income | 184 | 114 | |
| Bond accretion income | 140 | 151 | |
| Total other income | 324 | 265 | |
| NET LOSS | $(7,492) | $(7,850) | |
| LOSS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED | $(0.21) | $(0.29) | |
| WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - | |||
| BASIC AND DILUTED | 34,926,075 | 26,849,737 | |
Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 31, | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (Unaudited) | ||
| Net loss | $(7,492) | $(7,850) |
| Other comprehensive loss: | ||
| Net unrealized loss on short and long-term investments | (35) | (19) |
| Comprehensive loss | $(7,527) | $(7,869) |
Condensed Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share amounts)
| Accumulated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury · Additional · Other | ||||||||
| Common Stock · Stock · Paid-in · Comprehensive · Accumulated | ||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Income (Loss) | Deficit | Total | |
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | 34,728,140 | $35 | (433,333) | $(433) | $278,001 | $64 | $(251,393) | 26,274 |
| Unrealized loss on short and long-term investments | - | - | - | - | - | (35) | - | (35) |
| Stock compensation | - | - | - | - | 1,423 | - | - | 1,423 |
| Issuance of common stock for cash in connection with secondary public offering | 3,000,000 | 3 | - | - | 9,550 | - | - | 9,553 |
| Fair value of vested restricted stock units | - | - | - | - | 103 | - | - | 103 |
| Cost of stock option repricing | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock option | 5,000 | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | 14 |
| Net loss during the three months ended March 31, 2025 | - | - | - | - | - | - | (7,492) | (7,492) |
| Balance, March 31, 2025 (unaudited) | 37,733,140 | $38 | (433,333) | $(433) | $289,097 | $29 | $(258,885) | $29,846 |
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | 26,788,986 | $27 | (433,333) | $(433) | $241,389 | $14 | $(221,524) | 19,473 |
| Unrealized loss on short and long-term investments | - | - | - | - | - | (19) | - | (19) |
| Stock compensation | - | - | - | - | 1,489 | - | - | 1,489 |
| Fair value of vested restricted stock units | 131,267 | - | - | - | 989 | - | - | 989 |
| Cost of stock option modifications and repricing | - | - | - | - | 314 | - | - | 314 |
| Issuance of common shares upon exercise of stock warrants | 76,487 | - | - | - | 688 | - | - | 688 |
| Net loss during the three months ended March 31, 2024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | (7,850) | (7,850) |
| Balance, March 31, 2024 (unaudited) | 26,996,740 | $27 | (433,333) | $(433) | $244,869 | $(5) | $(229,374) | $15,084 |
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, | ||||
| 2025 · 2024 | ||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||
| Net loss | $(7,492) | $(7,850) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
| Depreciation expense | 59 | 84 | ||
| Net amortization of premiums and discounts on short-term investments | (140) | (151) | ||
| Right-of-use asset | 80 | 164 | ||
| Stock compensation | 1,423 | 1,489 | ||
| Fair value of restricted stock units | 103 | 989 | ||
| Cost of stock option modifications and repricing | 6 | 314 | ||
| Changes in Assets and Liabilities | ||||
| (Increase) Decrease in: | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | (171) | (565) | ||
| (Decrease) Increase in: | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 1,118 | 1,529 | ||
| Accrued payroll and payroll taxes | (340) | (209) | ||
| Lease liability | (81) | (148) | ||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (5,435) | (4,354) | ||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities | ||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (30) | (30) | ||
| Purchase of short-term investments | (2,461) | (3,161) | ||
| Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments | 6,000 | 1,500 | ||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 3,509 | (1,691) | ||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 14 | - | ||
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock warrants | - | 688 | ||
| Proceeds from common stock issued for cash in connection with secondary public offering | 9,553 | - | ||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 9,567 | 688 | ||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 7,641 | (5,357) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period | 8,565 | 9,418 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period | $16,206 | $4,061 | ||
| Supplemental cash flows disclosures: | ||||
| Interest paid | $ | - | $ | - |
| Taxes paid | $ | - | $ | - |
| Supplemental non-cash financing disclosures: | ||||
| Unrealized loss on investments | $35 | $19 | ||
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024
(In thousands, except for share amounts and per share data)
NOTE 1 –BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization and Operations
Genelux Corporation (“Genelux” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, incorporated on September 4, 2001, is a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company located in Westlake Village, California. The Company is engaged in the research and development of diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for cancer for which there is no effective treatment today. The Company is focused on developing a pipeline of next-generation oncolytic viral immunotherapies for patients suffering from aggressive and/or difficult-to-treat solid tumor types.
Basis of Presentation of Unaudited Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has experienced recurring losses from operations since inception and incurred a net loss of $7,492 and used cash in operations of $5,435 during the three months ended March 31, 2025. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’s December 31, 2024 financial statements, has expressed substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise additional funds and implement its strategies. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
As of March 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $35,102. However, we do not have any committed external source of funds or other support for our developmental efforts. Until we can generate sufficient product revenue to finance our cash requirements, which we may never do, we expect to finance our future cash needs through a combination of public or private equity offerings and debt financings, or other capital sources such as potential collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and other arrangements. Based on our research and development plans, we expect that our existing cash balance will enable us to fund our planned operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months from the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could exhaust our available capital resources sooner than we expect. In addition, because the design and outcome of our anticipated and any future clinical trials is highly uncertain, we cannot reasonably estimate the actual amounts necessary to successfully complete the development and commercialization of Olvi-Vec or any future product candidates. Our existing cash balance may not be sufficient to complete the development of Olvi-Vec or any other product candidate.
No assurance can be given that any future financing will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution for our stockholders, in case of equity financing, or grant unfavorable terms in future licensing agreements.
NOTE 2 –SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates are used in the valuation of accruals for potential liabilities, valuations of stock-based compensation, and realization of deferred tax assets, among others. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the basic and diluted shares outstanding were the same, as potentially dilutive shares were considered anti-dilutive. The potentially dilutive securities consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stock options | 5,491,921 | 5,118,920 |
| Stock warrants | 8,017,975 | 397,975 |
| Restricted stock units | 579,714 | 57,323 |
| Total | 14,089,610 | 5,574,218 |
Revenue Recognition
The Company records revenue under the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASC 606”) which requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:
| ● | Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer |
| ● | Identification of the performance obligations in the contract |
| ● | Determination of the transaction price |
| ● | Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract |
| ● | Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation. |
Under certain of the Company’s licensing, supply and collaboration agreements, it is entitled to receive payment upon the achievement of contingent milestone events or the performance of obligations. The Company recognizes revenue based on guidance in ASC 606. In evaluating revenue recognition under a license agreement, the Company uses a two-step process for determining whether a promised good or service (including a license of intellectual property) is distinct and, therefore, is a performance obligation: (1) consideration of the individual good or service (i.e., whether the good or service is capable of being distinct); and (2) consideration of whether the good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e., whether the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct in the context of the contract). Amounts received prior to satisfying the revenue recognition criteria are recorded as deferred revenue on the Company’s balance sheet. Amounts expected to be recognized as revenue in the next 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as current liabilities.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized revenue of $8 relating to its license agreement with ELIAS Animal Health, LLC. No revenues were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less on the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consisted of money market funds as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the amount of cash equivalents included in cash and cash equivalents totaled $13,800 and $7,578, respectively.
Short-Term****Investments
The Company’s short-term debt security investments are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and non-credit related losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and included in stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses and declines in value determined to be other than temporary are based on the specific identification method and are included as a component of other income (expense), net in the Statements of Operations. There were no realized gains or losses during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Bonds with maturity dates subsequent to March 31, 2026, are classified as long-term investments, while bonds with maturity dates on or before March 31, 2026, are classified as short-term investments. All of the Company’s bond investments as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, had maturities of less than one year, and as such, are classified as short-term investments.
For available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company first assesses whetherit intends to sell, or if it is more likely than not thatit will be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through a charge to interest income. For available-for-sale securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, the Company considers such factors as, among other things, the severity of the impairment, any changes in interest rates, how long the market value of the investment has been less than its original cost, the Company’s ability and intent to retain the short-term debt security investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value and market conditions in general. The credit-related portion of unrealized losses, and any subsequent improvements, are recorded in interest income through an allowance account. Any impairment that has not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses is included in other comprehensive loss on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
No credit-related losses or impairments have been recognized on the Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
** Fair Value of Financial Instruments**
The Company determines the fair value of its assets and liabilities based on the exchange price in U.S. dollars that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy with three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, to measure fair value:
| ● | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
| ● | Level 2 — Inputs, other than Level 1, that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. |
| ● | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. |
The Company’s short-term investments and cash equivalents are carried at fair value, determined according to the fair value hierarchy described in Note 3 below. The carrying amounts of financial instruments such as cash, short-term investments, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate the related fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company periodically issues stock options to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for such grants issued and vesting based on ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation whereby the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized for employees as compensation expense on the straight-line basis over the vesting period. The Company classifies stock-based compensation expense in its statements of operations in the same manner in which the award recipient’s payroll costs are classified or in which the award recipients’ service payments are classified.
The fair value of each option is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company was a private company through January 30, 2023, and lacked company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimated its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies within thebiotechnology industry with characteristics similar to the Company. The expected term of the Company’s stock options has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method for awards that qualify as “plain-vanilla” options. The expected term of stock options granted to non-employees is equal to the contractual term of the option award. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. The expected dividend yield is zero, based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur. The reversal of compensation cost previously recognized for an award that is forfeited because of a failure to satisfy a service or performance condition is recognized in the period of the forfeiture.
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss includes net loss as well as other changes in stockholders’ equity that result from transactions and economic events other than those with shareholders. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, comprehensive loss included $35 and $19, respectively, of unrealized loss on short-term investments, net of tax.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The guidance in ASU 2024-03 requires public business entities to disclose in the notes to the financial statements, among other things, specific information about certain costs and expenses including purchases of inventory; employee compensation; and depreciation and amortization expense for each caption on the income statement where such expenses are included. The update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted, and the amendments may be applied prospectively to reporting periods after the effective date or retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this guidance and assessing the potential impact on our financial statement disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 -FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
| Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2025, Using: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $13,800 | $— | $— | $13,800 |
| Short-term investments: | ||||
| US Government Agency bonds | — | 4,958 | — | 4,958 |
| US Treasury bonds | — | 13,938 | — | 13,938 |
| Total Cash equivalents and Short-term investments | $13,800 | $18,896 | $— | $32,696 |
The underlying securities in the money market funds held by the Company are all government backed securities.
Valuation of cash equivalents and short and long-term investments
Cash equivalents consisted of money market funds at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Money market funds were valued by the Company using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities, which represent a Level 1 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. U.S. Government Agency bonds and U.S. Treasury bonds are government backed securities representing a Level 2 measurement.
NOTE 4 –SHORT AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s available-for-sale investments by type, consisted of the following:
| Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Credit Losses | Fair Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Government Agency bonds | $4,954 | $4 | $— | $— | $4,958 |
| US Treasury bonds | 13,915 | 23 | — | — | 13,938 |
| $18,869 | $27 | $— | $— | $18,896 |
As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, all available-for-sale securities consisted of investments that mature within one year.
NOTE 5 -PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture and office equipment | $148 | $148 |
| Laboratory equipment | 2,889 | 2,869 |
| Computer equipment | 127 | 127 |
| Leasehold improvements | 1,866 | 1,856 |
| Property and equipment, gross | 5,030 | 5,000 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (3,743) | (3,684) |
| Property and equipment, net | $1,287 | $1,316 |
Depreciation expense for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $59 and $84, respectively.
NOTE 6 –ACCRUED PAYROLL AND PAYROLL TAXES
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, a total of $664 and $1,004 was owed to the Company’s employees for current accrued payroll and payroll taxes, and other compensation related benefits.
NOTE 7 –LEASE LIABILITIES
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Generally, the implicit rate of interest (“discount rate”) in arrangements is not readily determinable and the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on its understanding of what its credit rating would be. The operating lease ROU asset includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company has three operating leases with average monthly payments of approximately $66 per month through October 2030.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company reflected combined amortization of the right of use assets of $80 and $164, respectively, related to the leases, resulting in a combined net asset balance of $1,680 and $1,760 as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The operating lease liability at December 31, 2024 was $1,868. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company made combined aggregate payments of $81 and $148, respectively, towards the lease liabilities resulting in a combined lease liability of $1,787 as of March 31, 2025.
Other Leases
In November 2019, the Company entered into a short-term lease agreement for one of its office facilities, which was subsequently extended until December 2022 and is currently on a month-to-month basis. Rent expense was $9 during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
NOTE 8 -SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock
Authorized shares
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Company to issue up to 200,000,000 of its common stock. Holders of shares of common stock have full voting rights, one vote for each share held of record. Shareholders are entitled to receive dividends as may be declared by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) out of funds legally available therefore and share pro rata in any distributions to shareholders upon liquidation. Shareholders have no conversion, pre-emptive or subscription rights. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, there were 37,733,140 and 34,728,140 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
Common Stock Issued for Cash Upon Closing of the Company’s Secondary Public Offering
In March, 2025, we completed an underwritten offering of 3,000,000 shares of our common stock at an offering price of $3.50 per share. The net proceeds received from the offering were $9,553, after deducting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us.
The Company also agreed to issue the underwriter a warrant to purchase 120,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.20 per share and which may be exercised until March 25, 2030, subject to certain terms and conditions.
Grant of Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
The following table summarizes restricted common stock activity during the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Number of Restricted Shares | Fair Value | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-vested, December 31, 2024 | 621,364 | $1,902 | $3.06 |
| Granted | — | — | — |
| Vested | — | (103) | — |
| Forfeited | (41,650) | (95) | 2.29 |
| Non-vested, March 31, 2025 | 579,714 | $1,704 | $2.95 |
No RSU’s were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded $103 of stock compensation for the fair value vesting of restricted common stock. As of March 31, 2025, $1,704 of unamortized compensation remained.
Stock Options
In August 2009, the Board approved the adoption of the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (“the 2009 Plan”). As of March 31, 2025, no shares were available for grant under the 2009 Plan.
In September 2018, the Board approved the adoption of the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). As of March 31, 2025, no shares were available for grant under the 2019 Plan.
In June 2022, the Board approved the adoption of the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”). The 2022 Plan provides for the grant of ISOs to employees, including employees of any parent or subsidiary, and for the grant of NSOs, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSUs, performance awards and other forms of stock awards to employees, directors, and consultants, including employees and consultants of our affiliates. The 2022 Plan is a successor to the 2019 Plan. The maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock under the 2022 Plan that may be issued is 2,800,000 shares. In addition, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2022 Plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each calendar year, starting on January 1, 2024 and continuing through and including January 1, 2032, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on the last day of the calendar month before the date of each automatic increase, or a lesser number of shares determined by the Board. In January 2025, the number of shares available to be issued under the 2022 Plan automatically increased by 1,729,664 shares, as determined by the 2022 Plan, During the three months ended March 31, 2025,25,000 shares were granted under the 2022 Plan and 2,679,069 shares were available for grant under the 2022 Plan as of March 31, 2025.
In September 2023, the Board approved the adoption of the Company’s 2023 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”) to reserve 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to be used exclusively for grants of awards to individuals that were not previously employees or directors of the Company as an inducement material to the individual’s entry into employment with the Company. The Inducement Plan provides for the grant of NSOs, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSUs, performance-based cash and stock awards, and other stock-based awards. In addition, forms of (i) Stock Option Grant Notice, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Exercise and (ii) Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, for both (a) executive officers and (b) employees at or below the vice president level, were adopted and approved for use with the Inducement Plan. The terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan are substantially similar to the Company’s stockholder-approved 2022 Plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2025,275,000 shares were granted under the Inducement Plan. As of March 31, 2025, a total of 443,700 shares were available for grant under the Inducement Plan.
Option exercise prices are set forth in the grant notice, without commission or other charge, provided however, that the price per share of the shares subject to the option shall not be less than the greater of(i) 100% of the fair market value of a share of stock on the grant date, or (ii) 110% of the fair market value of a share of stock on the grant date in the case of a Participant then owning more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company or any “parent corporation” of the Company. Options to employees, directors and consultants generally vest and become exercisable over a period not exceeding four years. Options typically expire ten years after the date of grant.
The Company’s policy is to recognize compensation cost for awards with only service conditions on a straight- line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. Additionally, the Company’s policy is to issue new shares of common stock to satisfy stock option exercises. The Company applied fair value accounting for all share-based payments awards. The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
Stock Option Grants during the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, under its Inducement Plan, the Board approved the granting of an option to its Chief Financial Officer to purchase 275,000 shares of its common stock with an exercise price of $3.95 per share. The option vests over four years, expires ten years from the date of grant and had a fair value of $914 on the date of grant. The Company valued the option using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The assumptions used for the options granted during the period are as follows:
| Exercise prices | $3.95 |
|---|---|
| Expected dividends | — |
| Expected volatility | 100.0% |
| Risk free interest rate | 4.4% |
| Expected term of options | 7.0 |
The table below summarizes the Company’s stock option activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Number of Option Shares | Exercise Price Range Per Share | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | 5,375,321 | 1.96 – 24.75 | 8.82 |
| Granted | 275,000 | 3.95 | 3.95 |
| Cancelled | (153,400) | 6.00 – 22.40 | 14.15 |
| Exercised | (5,000) | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Expired | — | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| Balance, March 31, 2025 | 5,491,921 | $1.96 - 24.75 | $8.40 |
| Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2025 | 3,845,120 | $6.00 - 10.50 | $7.91 |
| Unvested, March 31, 2025 | 1,646,801 | $6.00 – 24.75 | $9.54 |
The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable options as of March 31, 2025:
| Options Outstanding · Options Exercisable | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range of Exercise Prices | Number Outstanding | Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number Exercisable | Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
| $1.96 – 6.00 | 4,414,864 | 5.14 | $5.22 | 3,346,210 | 3.72 | $6.00 |
| 6.01 – 10.50 | 63,244 | 2.67 | 8.78 | 56,994 | 1.99 | 8.92 |
| 10.51 – 24.75 | 1,013,813 | 8.03 | 22.25 | 441,916 | 7.48 | 22.28 |
| $6.00 - 24.75 | 5,491,921 | 5.65 | $8.40 | 3,845,120 | 4.13 | $7.91 |
In September 2022, the Board approved a stock option repricing whereby the exercise price of previously granted and unexercised options held by certain employees, directors and key advisers with exercise prices between $9.00 and $10.50 per share, would be adjusted to $6.00 per share, the closing price of the Company’s initial public offering. The total cost of the repricing was $2,733, of which $2,719 was recorded as of December 31, 2024, and $6 was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The remainder of the cost will be recorded over the future vesting periods of the options.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded $1,423 of stock compensation for the value of all options vested during the period. As of March 31, 2025, unvested compensation of $12,746 remained that will be amortized over the remaining vesting period, through January 2029. The aggregate intrinsic value for option shares outstanding at March 31, 2025 was $373.
Stock Warrants
The table below summarizes the Company’s warrants activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Number of Warrant Shares | Exercise Price Range Per Share | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | 7,897,975 | 3.00 - 9.00 | 5.32 |
| Granted | 120,000 | 4.20 | 4.20 |
| Cancelled | — | — | — |
| Exercised | — | — | — |
| Expired | — | — | — |
| Balance, March 31, 2025 | 8,017,975 | $3.00 - 9.00 | $5.30 |
| Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2025 | 7,897,975 | $3.00 - 9.00 | $5.32 |
The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable warrants as of March 31, 2025:
| Warrants Outstanding · Warrants Exercisable | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range of Exercise Prices | Number Outstanding | Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number Exercisable | Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
| $3.00 | 133,333 | 1.92 | $3.00 | 133,333 | 1.92 | $3.00 |
| 3.01 – 9.00 | 7,884,642 | 4.10 | 5.34 | 7,764,642 | 4.09 | 5.36 |
| $3.00 – 9.00 | 8,017,975 | 4.07 | $5.30 | 7,897,975 | 4.05 | $5.32 |
On March 26, 2025, the Company agreed to issue the underwriter for its secondary public offering a warrant to purchase 120,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.20 per share and which may be exercised until March 25, 2030, subject to certain terms and conditions.
There wasno aggregate intrinsic value for warrant shares outstanding at March 31, 2025.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company’s 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) permits eligible employees to purchase Company shares on an after-tax basis in an amount between 1% and 15% of their earnings: (i) on May 16 th of each year at a 15% discount of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on November 17 of the previous year or May 16 th, whichever is lower, and (ii) on November 15 th of each year at a 15% discount of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on May 17 thor November 15 th, whichever is lower. Subsequent offerings will automatically begin on the day that immediately follows the conclusion of the preceding offering. An employee may not purchase more than 7,500 shares per offering or 15,000 shares per calendar year or more than $25,000 annually. A maximum of 700,000 shares of the Company’s shares of common stock may be sold pursuant to purchase rights under the ESPP, plus the number of shares of Common Stock that are automatically added on January 1st of each year for a period of up to ten years, commencing on January 1, 2024 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2032. The ESPP includes an “evergreen” feature, which provides that an additional number of shares of common stock will automatically be added to the shares authorized for issuance under the ESPP on January 1 st of each year, beginning on January 1, 2024 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2032. The number of shares added each calendar year will equal the lesser of 1% of the Company’s common stock outstanding on December 31 st of the preceding calendar year or 2,100,000 or a lesser number as determined by the Board. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no shares were purchased under the ESPP, and as of March 31, 2025,1,260,004 shares remain authorized and available for issuance under the ESPP. As of March 31, 2025, the Company held $33 on behalf of employees for future purchases under the ESPP, and this amount was recorded in accrued payroll and payroll taxes in the Company’s condensed balance sheet.
NOTE 9 -LEGAL MATTERS
To the Company’s knowledge, it is not currently the subject of any material legal proceeding. In the future, the Company may be involved in actual and/or threatened legal proceedings, claims, investigations and government inquiries arising in the ordinary course of our business, including legal proceedings, claims, investigations and government inquiries involving intellectual property, data privacy and security, other torts, illegal or objectionable content, consumer protection, securities, employment, contractual rights, civil rights infringement, false or misleading advertising, or other legal claims relating to our business.
NOTE 10 –SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates and manages its business as one reportable and operating as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company’s current focus is on developing oncolytic immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reviews financial information presented and decides how to allocate resources based on net income (loss). Net income (loss) is used for evaluating financial performance.
Significant segment expenses include research and development, salaries, insurance, and stock-based compensation. Operating expenses include all remaining costs necessary to operate our business, which primarily include external professional services and other administrative expenses. The following table presents the significant segment expenses and other segment items regularly reviewed by our CODM:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2024 | |||
| Revenue | $ | - | $8 |
| Less: | |||
| Research and development, excluding salaries | 3,868 | 3,145 | |
| Salaries | 716 | 599 | |
| Insurance | 223 | 236 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 1,533 | 2,792 | |
| Operating expenses | 1,476 | 1,351 | |
| Other income | 324 | 265 | |
| NET LOSS | $(7,492) | $(7,850) | |
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