Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer,
as of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Act of 1934. Our disclosure controls
and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be included in our SEC reports is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, relating to the Company, including our consolidated
subsidiaries, and was made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period when this report was being prepared.
Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
were not effective as of December 31, 2022 because of the material weaknesses identified in our internal controls over financial reporting.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management
of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined
in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. As of December 31, 2022, management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in
“Internal Control - Integrated Framework,” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(the “COSO criteria”). A material weakness is a control deficiency (within the meaning of Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States) Auditing Standard No. 5) or a combination of control deficiencies that result in more than a remote likelihood
that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. Based on such assessment,
management concluded that as of December 31, 2022, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective. Management has identified
the following material weakness:
In
connection with the audit of our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we identified material weaknesses
in our internal controls over financial reporting because we did not have a formal process for period end financial closing and reporting,
we historically had insufficient resources to conduct an effective monitoring and oversight function independent from our operations
and we lack accounting resources and personnel to properly account for accounting transactions such as the issuance of warrants with
a derivative liability component. In particular, the material weaknesses identified were:
● a
lack of accounting resources required to fulfill US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements;
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● a lack of comprehensive US GAAP accounting policies and financial
reporting procedures and personnel;
● a lack of adequate procedures and controls to appropriately
account for accounting transactions including liability and the valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset relating to the net operating
losses; and
● a lack of segregation of duties given the size of our finance
and accounting team.
We have implemented and are continuing to implement
various measures to address the material weaknesses identified; these measures include:
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as of June 30, 2022, upon separation with our former Chief Financial Officer, our Director of Financial Reporting, a CPA (Illinois) in 2021 who is experienced with public company reporting and is conversant in US GAAP and SEC accounting issues, was promoted to Interim Chief Financial Officer. Effective January 1, 2023, our Interim Chief Financial Officer was promoted to our full time Chief Financial Officer. With this hire we are continuing to address our ongoing development of our comprehensive US GAAP accounting policies, financial reporting procedures and internal controls over financial reporting;
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retaining independent US GAAP consulting services to assist with the accounting treatment of complex financial instruments; and
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engaged an independent US based tax consulting firm.
A significant deficiency is
a control deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, that adversely affects our ability to initiate, authorize, record, process,
or report external financial data reliably in accordance with US GAAP such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a misstatement
of our annual or interim financial statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected by our employees.
A material weakness is a significant
deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of
our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected by our employees. In response, we have begun the process
of evaluating our internal control over financial reporting and to address the material weaknesses identified.
We intend to continue to take
steps to remediate the material weaknesses described above and further evolve our accounting processes, controls, and reviews. We plan
to continue to assess our internal controls and procedures and intend to take further action as necessary or appropriate to address any
other matters we identify or are brought to our attention.
We believe we are making progress
toward achieving the effectiveness of our internal controls and disclosure controls. The actions that we are taking are subject to ongoing
senior management review, as well as audit committee oversight. We will not be able to conclude whether the steps we are taking will fully
remediate the material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting until we have completed our remediation efforts and
subsequent evaluation of their effectiveness. We may also conclude that additional measures may be required to remediate the material
weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, which may necessitate further action.
This Annual Report on Form
10-K does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding the effectiveness
of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as such report is not required due to the Company’s status as
a smaller reporting company.
Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except as discussed above, there have been no
changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2022 other than as noted
above, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTION
THAT PREVENTS INSPECTIONS
Not Applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors, Executive Officers and Significant
Employees
The following table and text
set forth the names and ages of our current directors and executive officers as of February 1, 2023. The number of directors is fixed
at five and is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with members of each class serving staggered three-year terms.
There are currently four members on our Board of Director. Our directors receive compensation in the form of cash and equity grant for
their services on the Board of Directors.
Name
Age
Position(s)
Executive Officers
James G. Cullem, J.D.
54
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Business Officer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Director
Joan Brown
69
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Financial Reporting
Thomas H. Jensen
44
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Director
Steen Knudsen, Ph.D.
61
Chief Scientific Officer
Marie Foegh, M.D.
80
Chief Medical Officer
Non-Employee Directors
David Roth, M.D . (1)
60
Director
Gerald McLaughlin (2)
55
Director
(1)
Member of our compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee.
(2)
Chair of our audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee.
Business Experience
Executives
James G. Cullem, J.D.
was appointed to the Board of Directors on July 7, 2022. Mr. Cullem has been our Interim Chief Executive Officer since June 2022, and
our Chief Business Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development since July 2021. Mr. Cullem is an experienced biotechnology
executive and previously served as the Vice President, Corporate Development of our predecessor from August 2014 to September 2019. From
2017 to 2020, Mr. Cullem was the co-founder and a board member of 2X-Oncology, Inc. (later Oncology Venture US, Inc.), our subsidiary.
From July 2014 to September 2018, he was the Vice President of Corporate Development of the Medical Prognosis Institute, an international
precision medicine company with a mission to help find personalized cures for cancer. He brings 20+ years of diverse experience in life
sciences organizational management, business development & licensing, intellectual property & technology transfer/commercialization,
partnership creation/management, and strategic planning as a member of executive teams. During his tenure, Mr. Cullem has been responsible
for the identification and acquisition of most of our lead clinical oncology assets, including big pharma therapeutics dovitinib (from
Novartis) and stenoparib (from Eisai). He leads the company’s business development discussions as well as clinical program out-licensing
and partnership negotiations, both in the U.S. and worldwide. Mr. Cullem has experience in designing and negotiating a broad span of life
science deals, has founded and led several early-stage biotech companies, and is a catalyst for businesses taking the next step in the
fields of precision medicine and predictive/companion diagnostics, novel drug targets, proteomics and genomics, and clinical-stage cancer
therapeutic development. He holds a B.S. degree in Biochemistry from The University of California at Davis, a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree
from The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, specializing in patent & I.P. law, and is a registered patent
attorney before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Based on the above qualifications and Mr. Cullem’s extensive experience
in business development within the life sciences industry, the Company believes that Mr. Cullem is well qualified to serve on our Board
of Directors.
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Joan Brown. Ms.
Brown has been our Interim Chief Financial Officer since July 2022 and has served as our Director of Financial Reporting since September
21, 2021. From June 2016 to May 2021, Ms. Brown provided financial reporting services as a consultant to various publicly listed and private
companies, including as our financial reporting consultant (contract) from September 2020 to April 2021. Ms. Brown’s consulting
experience includes public company reporting in accordance with US GAAP and IFRS, SEC correspondence, tax compliance, and audit and operations
support. From August 2018 to May 2019, Ms. Brown was a senior manager at MNP, LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, a chartered accounting
firm in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, where she was responsible for auditing Canadian and US publicly listed companies pursuant to the requirements
of CPAB and PCAOB, respectively. From November 2014 to May 2016, Ms. Brown was a director of Prudential Supervision for the Financial
Institutions Commission (FICOM) in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Ms. Brown received her degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser
University in 1986, and is a Chartered Accountant in Canada (CPA, CA) (since 1998) and a Registered Certified Public Accountant licensed
in the State of Illinois (since 2004).
Thomas H. Jensen was
appointed to the Board of Directors on July 7, 2022. Mr. Jensen has been our Senior Vice President, Investor Relations since July 2022,
and was previously our Senior Vice President, Information Technology since July 2021, and the Senior Vice President, Information Technology
of Allarity Therapeutics A/S, our predecessor, since June 2020. Since January 2006, Mr. Jensen has served as the Chief Technology Officer
of the Medical Prognosis Institute. Mr. Jensen previously served as the Chief Technology Officer of our predecessor from 2004 to June
2020. Mr. Jensen co-founded Allarity Therapeutics A/S in 2004. Mr. Jensen also established and currently leads our laboratories in Denmark.
Alongside nurturing our global laboratories, Mr. Jensen is instrumental in building our investor relations operations, securing operational
financing, and fostering the business growth of Allarity Therapeutics. Amongst Mr. Jensen’s accolades are his inventions of molecular
biological guidelines combined with techniques for high quality reproducible RNA extraction and downstream processing. This allows for
high resolution analysis of cancer patients’ biopsies. Mr. Jensen’s inventions are an important foundation of the DRP ®
-Drug Response Prediction platform. Mr. Jensen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the Technical University of Denmark
and conducted further studies in Biology at the University of Copenhagen. The Company believes that Mr. Jensen is well qualified to serve
on our Board of Directors based on the above qualifications and his experience in investor relations, business operations and strong track
record with the ongoing development of the Company.
Steen Knudsen, Ph.D.
has been our Chief Scientific Officer since July 2021. Dr. Knudsen is a co-founder of our predecessor Allarity Therapeutics A/S and the
inventor of DRP ® , the Drug Response Prediction Platform, which is our core technology and companion diagnostics platform,
and was the Chief Scientific Officer of Allarity Therapeutics A/S since 2006. Dr. Knudsen is also a former Professor of Systems Biology
with extensive expertise in mathematics, bioinformatics, biotechnology, and systems biology. He co-founded our predecessor in 2004 and
served as its CEO from 2004 to 2006. Dr. Knudsen also previously served as a member on our predecessor’s Board of Directors from
2016 to 2020. In addition, Dr. Knudsen also currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of MPI, Inc., our operating subsidiary in
the U.S. Dr. Knudsen holds an M.Sc. degree in Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and a Ph.D. degree in Microbiology
from the University of Copenhagen. He received Postdoctoral training in computational biology from Harvard Medical School.
Marie Foegh, M.D. has
been our Chief Medical Officer since July 2021. Dr. Foegh was the Chief Medical Officer of Allarity A/S, our predecessor, since January
2018, and previously served as Chief Medical Officer of our subsidiary, 2X-Oncology, Inc. (later Oncology Venture US, Inc.) from 2016
to 2018. Dr. Foegh brings thirty years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to our senior management team
and has a strong track record leading successful clinical development of therapeutics, including regulatory and medical affairs. She is
also Adjunct Clinical Professor at Georgetown University, Department of Medicine and Adjunct Professor at New York Medical College, Department
of Pharmacology. Dr. Foegh was the Chief Medical Officer and cofounder of Ell Imaging, LLC, an ultrasound device company, from 2014 to
2016. She serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors at the device company, Injecto A/S, since 2014. Dr. Foegh leads clinical development
of our current precision medicine oncology pipeline, including our lead assets stenoparib, dovitinib, and IXEMPRA ® . Dr.
Foegh previously led the successful development and regulatory approval of more than 10 novel drug products in the U.S. and U.K., within
oncology, endocrinology and cardiology. Dr. Foegh has fluency in regulatory interactions with the FDA and EMEA, including INDs, NDAs,
IDEs (for predictive biomarkers and/or companion diagnostics), and product issues. She also manages interactions with the oncology key
opinion leaders including our Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Foegh holds both a Medical Doctorate (M.D.) degree and a Doctorate of Science
(Dr.Sc.) degree from Copenhagen University, Denmark, and is a member of the American College of Physicians (ACP), American Medical Association
(AMA), the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
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Non-Employee Directors
David A. Roth, M.D.
was appointed to the Board of Directors in July 2022. Dr. Roth is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Syros Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (Nasdaq: SYRS) since December 2015. Dr. Roth has served in numerous executive management positions, including as Chief Medical Officer,
executive vice president and senior vice president with Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and as Vice President of Early Development and
interim Co-head of Clinical Development with Pfizer Inc. in its oncology business unit. Prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry,
Dr. Roth’s experience included over ten years in research and clinical practice as an academic hematologist, and he served on the
full-time faculty at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Roth completed his fellowship in Hematology
and Oncology at the New England Medical Center in Boston, and his residency at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Dr. Roth
received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School
in the Harvard-M.I.T. Division of Health Sciences and Technology. As an accomplished academic researcher and physician-scientist with
more than 25 years of experience in corporate leadership positions in the biotechnology industry and academic clinical research and based
on Dr. Roth’s strong track record of successful oncology and hematology drug development, including in areas of biomarker-directed
targeted therapies, the Company believes Dr. Roth is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors.
Gerald
McLaughlin was appointed to the Board of Directors in October 2022 and has been our Chairman since January 2023. Mr. McLaughlin
has extensive experience serving as a senior executive and board member in the biopharmaceutical industry, including financings, mergers
& acquisitions, licensing, product development, commercialization, lifecycle management, and operations. Mr. McLaughlin is currently
the chief executive officer and board member of Life Biosciences LLC, a biotechnology company, since 2021. Previously, Mr. McLaughlin
was the President and CEO for Neos Therapeutics, Inc., a commercial stage pharmaceutical company from 2018 to 2021. He also served as
president and CEO of AgeneBio, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for neurological and psychiatric
diseases from 2014 to 2018. Mr. McLaughlin holds a B.A. in Economics from Dickinson College and an MBA from the Villanova School of Business.
Based on the above qualifications and Mr. McLaughlin’s extensive experience in leading operational and executive management roles
in the life sciences industry, the Company believes Mr. McLaughlin is well qualified to serve on our Board of Directors.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge,
during the past ten years, none of our directors or executive officers were involved in any of the following: (1) any bankruptcy
petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy
or within two years prior to that time; (2) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (3) being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed,
suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting
his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; and (4) being found by a court of competent jurisdiction
(in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities
law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.
Family Relationships and Arrangements
There are no family relationships
among any of our directors or named executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings with any other person under which
our directors and officers was elected or appointed as a director or named executive officer.
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Director Independence
As required under the Nasdaq
listing standards, a majority of the members of a listed company’s Board of Directors must qualify as “independent,”
as affirmatively determined by the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors consults with our legal counsel to ensure that its determinations
are consistent with relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent,” including
those set forth in Nasdaq listing standards, as in effect from time to time. Consistent with these considerations, after review of all
relevant identified transactions or relationships between each of our directors, or any of his or her family members, and the Company,
its senior management and its independent auditors, our Board of Directors affirmatively determined that all of our directors, except
Messrs. Cullem and T. Jensen who are not considered independent because they are our executive officers, are independent directors
as defined by Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
Role of the Board of Directors and Composition
Our Board of Directors oversees
and provides guidance for our business and affairs. Our Board of Directors oversees the development of our strategy and business planning
process and management’s implementation of them and oversees management. Mr. McLaughlin serves as Chair of our Board of Directors.
The primary responsibilities of our Board of Directors are to provide oversight, strategic guidance, counseling, and direction to our
management. Our Board of Directors meets on a regular basis and additionally as required under the Nasdaq rules.
In accordance with the terms
of our Bylaws, subject to the rights of holders of any series of preferred stock, the Board of Directors may establish the authorized
number of directors from time to time by resolution. The Board of Directors consists of four members and is divided into three classes,
Class I, Class II and Class III, with members of each class serving staggered three-year terms. Our Board of Directors is divided into
the following classes:
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Class I, consists of Mr. Jensen;
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Class II, consists of Dr. Roth and Mr. McLaughlin; and
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Class III, consists of Mr. Cullem.
Board of Directors Leadership Structure
The positions
of Chairman of our Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer are separated. The Chairman of our Board of Directors has authority,
among other things, to call and preside over Board of Directors meetings, to set meeting agendas and to determine materials to be distributed
to our directors. The Chairman has substantial ability to shape the work of our Board of Directors. We believe that separation of the
positions of chairman and chief executive officer reinforces the independence of our Board of Directors in its oversight of our business
and affairs. In addition, we believe that separation of the positions of chairman and chief executive officer creates an environment that
is more conducive to objective evaluation and oversight of management’s performance, increasing management accountability and improving
the ability of our Board of Directors to monitor whether management’s actions are in our best interests and in the best interests
of our stockholders. As a result, we believe that having the positions of chairman and chief executive officer separated can enhance the
effectiveness of our Board of Directors as a whole.
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In addition, we have a separate
chair for each committee of our Board of Directors. The chair of each committee is expected to report to our Board of Directors from time
to time, or whenever so requested by our Board of Directors, on the activities of the committee he or she chairs in fulfilling its responsibilities
as detailed in its respective charter or specify any shortcomings should that be the case.
Board of Directors Diversity
Our Board of Directors is
committed to fostering a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives so that our Board of Directors positions our company for the future.
The members of our Board of Directors represent a mix of ages, genders, races, ethnicities, geographies, cultures, and other perspectives
that we believe expand our Board of Directors’ understanding of the needs and viewpoints of our partners, employees, stockholders,
and other stakeholders. The matrix below provides certain information regarding the composition of our Board of Directors as of the date
of this report. Each of the categories listed in the below table has the meaning as it is used in Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5605(f).
Board
of Directors Diversity Matrix
Female
Male
Part I: Gender Identity
Directors
0
4
Part II: Demographic Background
African American or Black
0
0
White
0
4
Director Independence
As required under the Nasdaq
listing standards, a majority of the members of a listed company’s Board of Directors must qualify as “independent,”
as affirmatively determined by the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors consults with our legal counsel to ensure that its determinations
are consistent with relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent,” including
those set forth in Nasdaq listing standards, as in effect from time to time. Consistent with these considerations, after review of all
relevant identified transactions or relationships between each of our directors, or any of his or her family members, and the Company,
its senior management and its independent auditors, our Board of Directors affirmatively determined that all of our directors, except
Messrs. Cullem and T. Jensen who are not considered independent because they are our executive officers, are independent directors
as defined by Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
2023 Change in Board of Directors
On
January 19, 2023, Mr. Moore and Ms. Maderis resigned as directors, including their positions on each committee on which they serve and,
effective February 4, 2023, Mr. Soren Gade Jensen also resigned all of his board positions. The resignations by Messrs. Moore and Jensen,
and Ms. Maderis are for personal reasons and not due to any disagreement with the Company’s management team or the Company’s
Board on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Company or any issues regarding the Company’s accounting
policies or practices. As a result of the resignations by Mr. Moore and Ms. Maderis, on January 19, 2023, the Board of the Company decreased
the fixed number of authorized directors on the Board from seven to five. In addition, Mr. McLaughlin was appointed as chairperson of
the Board and as a member of the Nominating Committee. Dr. Roth, was appointed as a member of the Compensation Committee and a member
of the Nominating Committee.
Board of Directors Committees
Our Board of Directors has
established an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee comprised of the members identified
below. The Board of Directors has also adopted charters for each of these committees, which comply with the applicable requirements of
current SEC and Nasdaq rules. Copies of the charters for each committee are available at www.allarity.com . Our Board of Directors
has determined that all committee members are independent under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules for committee memberships.
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Board of Directors Oversight of Risk
One of the key functions of
our Board of Directors is informed oversight of our risk management process. Our Board of Directors does not have a standing risk management
committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through the Board of Directors as a whole, as well as through various
standing committees of our Board of Directors that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our Board
of Directors is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure, and our Audit Committee has the responsibility to consider
and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including
guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. The Audit Committee also monitors
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and reviews our information technology and data security policies and practices and
assesses cybersecurity related risks. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee monitors the effectiveness of our corporate governance
practices, including oversight of processes and procedures designed to prevent illegal or improper conduct. The Compensation Committee
assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs has the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee consists
of Mr. McLaughlin whom the Board of Directors has determined satisfies the independence requirements
under Nasdaq listing standards and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. The chair of the Audit Committee is Dr. McLaughlin,
who the Board of Directors has determined is an “Audit Committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC regulations.
Each member of the Audit Committee can read and understand fundamental financial statements in accordance with applicable requirements.
In arriving at these determinations, the Board of Directors has examined each Audit Committee member’s scope of experience and the
nature of their employment in the corporate finance sector.
The primary purpose of the
Audit Committee is to provide assistance to our Board of Directors in fulfilling the Board of Directors’ responsibility to our stockholders
relating to our accounting and financial reporting practices, system of internal controls, the audit process, the quality and integrity
of our financial reporting, and our process for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations and our code of conduct. Specific responsibilities
of the Audit Committee are to:
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Appoint, compensate, and oversee the work of any independent auditor;
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Resolve any disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting;
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Pre-approve all audit and permitted non-audit services by the independent auditor;
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Retain independent counsel, independent registered accounting firm, or other advisors or consultants to advise and assist the Audit Committee in carrying out its duties, without needing to seek approval for the retention of such advisors or consultants from the Board of Directors, and determine the appropriate compensation for any such advisors or consultants retained by the Audit Committee;
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Seek any information it requires from our employees or any direct or indirect subsidiary of ours (each, a “Subsidiary”), all of whom are directed to cooperate with the Audit Committee’s requests, or external parties;
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Meet with any of our officers or employees (or officers or employees of any Subsidiary), our independent auditor or outside counsel, as necessary, or request that any such persons meet with any members of, or advisors or consultants to, the Audit Committee; and
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Oversee that management has established and maintained processes to assure our compliance with applicable laws, regulations and corporate policy.
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Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee
consists of Dr. Roth and Mr. McLaughlin. The chair of the Compensation Committee is Mr. McLaughlin. The Board of Directors has determined
that each member of the Compensation Committee is independent under the Nasdaq listing standards and a “non-employee director”
as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
The primary purpose of the
Compensation Committee is to discharge the responsibilities of the Board of Directors relating to compensation of our directors and executive
officers, to assist the Board of Directors in establishing appropriate incentive compensation and equity-based plans and to administer
such plans, and to oversee the annual process of evaluation of the performance of our management. Specific responsibilities of the Compensation
Committee are to:
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Establish a compensation policy for executive officers designed to (i) enhance our profitability and increase stockholder value, (ii) reward executive officers for their contribution to our growth and profitability, (iii) recognize individual initiative, leadership, achievement, and other contributions and (iv) provide competitive compensation that will attract and retain qualified executives.
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Subject to variation where appropriate, the compensation policy for executive officers shall include (i) base salary, which shall be set on an annual or other periodic basis, (ii) annual or other time or project based incentive compensation, which shall be awarded for the achievement of predetermined financial, project, research or other designated objectives applicable to us as a whole and of the executive officers individually and (iii) long-term incentive compensation in the forms of equity participation and other awards with the goal of aligning, where appropriate, the long-term interests of executive officers with those of our stockholders and otherwise encouraging the achievement of superior results over an extended time period.
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Review competitive practices and trends to determine the adequacy of the executive compensation program.
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Annually review and recommend to the Board of Directors corporate goals and objectives relevant to CEO compensation, evaluate the CEO’s performance in light of those goals and objectives, and recommend to the Board of Directors the CEO’s compensation levels based on this evaluation; the CEO may not be present during any deliberations or voting with respect to the CEO’s compensation.
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Annually review and approve compensation of our executive officers other than the CEO.
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Annually review and approve compensation of our directors, including with respect to any equity-based plan.
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As deemed necessary or appropriate, approve employment contracts, severance arrangements, change in control provisions and other agreements.
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Approve and administer cash incentives and deferred compensation plans for executive officers (including any modification to such plans) and oversight of performance objectives and funding for executive incentive plans.
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Approve and oversee reimbursement policies for directors and executive officers.
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Periodically review and make recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to equity-based plans that are subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee shall oversee our compliance with the requirement under Nasdaq rules that, with limited exceptions, stockholders approve equity compensation plans. Subject to such stockholder approval, or as otherwise required by the Exchange Act, or other applicable law, the Compensation Committee shall have the power to manage all equity-based plans.
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If we are required by applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules to include a Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) in our SEC filings in the future, review the CD&A prepared by management, discuss the CD&A with management and, based on such review and discussions, recommend to the Board of Directors that the CD&A be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, proxy statement, or any other applicable filing as required by the SEC.
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Review all compensation policies and practices for all employees to determine whether such policies and practices create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.
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Recommend to the Board of Directors that our stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement, if such proposal will be contained in the proxy statement.
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Recommend to the Board of Directors the frequency of holding a vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, if such proposal will be contained in our proxy statement.
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Periodically review executive supplementary benefits and, as appropriate, our retirement, benefit, and special compensation programs involving significant cost.
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Make regular reports to the Board of Directors.
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Annually review and reassess the adequacy of the Compensation Committee Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board of Directors for approval.
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Annually evaluate its own performance.
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Oversee the annual process of performance evaluations of our management.
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Fulfill such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to the Compensation Committee, from time to time, by the Board of Directors and/or the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee consists of Dr. Roth and Mr. McLaughlin. The chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is Mr. McLaughlin.
The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is independent under the Nasdaq
listing standards.
The primary purpose of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is (1) to assist the Board of Directors by identifying qualified candidates for director,
and to recommend to the Board of Directors the director nominees for the next annual meeting of stockholders; (2) to lead the Board of
Directors in its annual review of the Board of Directors’ performance; (3) to recommend to the Board of Directors director nominees
for each Board of Directors committee; and (4) to develop and recommend to the Board of Directors our corporate governance guidelines.
Specific responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are to:
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Evaluate the current composition, organization, and governance of the Board of Directors and its committees and make recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval.
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Annually review for each director and nominee, the experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills that contribute to the Board of Directors’ conclusion that the person should serve or continue to serve as one of our directors, as well as how the directors’ skills and background enable them to function well together as a Board of Directors.
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Determine desired member skills and attributes and conduct searches for prospective directors whose skills and attributes reflect those desired. Evaluate and propose nominees for election to the Board of Directors. At a minimum, nominees for service on the Board of Directors must meet the threshold requirements set forth in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Policy Regarding Qualifications of Directors . Each nominee will be considered both on his or her individual merits and in relation to existing or other potential members of the Board of Directors, with a view to establishing a well-rounded, diverse, knowledgeable, and experienced Board of Directors.
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Administer the annual Board of Directors’ performance evaluation process, including conducting surveys of director observations, suggestions, and preferences.
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Evaluate and make recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the appointment of directors to Board of Directors’ committees, the selection of Board of Directors committee chairs, and proposal of the slate of directors for election to the Board of Directors.
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Consider bona fide candidates recommended by stockholders for nomination for election to the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2.12 of our Bylaws.
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As necessary in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s judgment from time to time, retain and compensate third-party search firms to assist in identifying or evaluating potential nominees to the Board of Directors.
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Evaluate and recommend termination of membership of individual directors in accordance with the Board of Directors’ governance principles, for cause or for other appropriate reasons.
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Oversee the process of succession planning for the Chief Executive Officer and as warranted, other senior officers.
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Develop, adopt and oversee the implementation of a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for all directors, executive officers and employees.
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Review and maintain oversight of matters relating to the independence of the Board of Directors and committee members, keeping in mind the independence standards of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable Nasdaq rules.
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Oversee and assess the effectiveness of the relationship between the Board of Directors and our management.
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Form and delegate authority to subcommittees when appropriate, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Any such subcommittee, to the extent provided in the resolutions of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and to the extent not limited by applicable law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the nominating and corporate governance committee.
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Make regular reports to the Board of Directors concerning its activities.
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Annually review and reassess the adequacy of the Nominating and Corporate Governance charter and the appendices thereto and recommend any proposed changes to the Board of Directors for approval.
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Annually evaluate its own performance.
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Maintain appropriate records regarding its process of identifying and evaluating candidates for election to the Board of Directors.
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Fulfill such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, from time to time, by the Board of Directors and/or the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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Director Qualifications
In accordance with its charter,
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee develops and recommends to our Board of Directors appropriate criteria, including desired
qualifications, expertise, skills and characteristics, for selection of new directors and periodically reviews the criteria adopted by
our Board of Directors and, if appropriate, recommends changes to such criteria.
Board of Directors Diversity
Our Board of Directors desires
to seek members from diverse professional backgrounds who combine a strong professional reputation and knowledge of our business and industry
with a reputation for integrity. Our Board of Directors does not have a formal policy with respect to diversity and inclusion but is in
the process of establishing a policy on diversity. Diversity of experience, expertise and viewpoints is one of many factors the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee considers when recommending director nominees to our Board of Directors. Further, our Board of Directors
is committed to actively seeking highly qualified women and individuals from minority groups to include in the pool from which new candidates
are selected. Our Board of Directors also seeks members that have experience in positions with a high degree of responsibility or are,
or have been, leaders in the companies or institutions with which they are, or were, affiliated, but may seek other members with different
backgrounds, based upon the contributions they can make to our company. We believe that our current board composition reflects our commitment
to diversity in the areas of gender and professional background.
Code of Conduct and Ethics
Our Board of Directors has
adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, or the Code of Conduct, applicable to all of our employees, executive officers and directors.
We will provide any person, without charge, a copy of our Code of Conduct upon written request to Investor Relations, Allarity Therapeutics,
Inc., 24 School Street, 2 nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02108. The Code of Conduct is available at the Investors section of
our website at www.allarity.com . Information contained on or accessible through this website is not a part of this report, and
the inclusion of such website address in this report is an inactive textual reference only. Any amendments to the Code of Conduct, or
any waivers of its requirements, are expected to be disclosed on its website to the extent required by applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules
and requirements.
Limitation on Liability and Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Our Certificate of Incorporation
limits a director’s liability to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL. The DGCL provides that directors of a corporation
will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability:
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for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
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for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
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for unlawful payment of dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption pursuant to the provisions of Section 174 of the DGCL; and
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for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
If the DGCL is amended to
authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of the directors will
be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
Delaware law and our bylaws
provide that we will, in certain situations, indemnify our directors and officers and may indemnify other employees and other agents,
to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any indemnified person is also entitled, subject to certain limitations, to advancement, direct
payment, or reimbursement of reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in advance of the final disposition
of the proceeding.
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In addition, we intend to
enter into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers. These agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify
our directors and officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, and settlement amounts incurred by
a director or officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers or any other company
or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request.
We anticipate maintaining
a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy pursuant to which our directors and officers are insured against liability for
actions taken in their capacities as directors and officers. We believe these provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws
and these indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or control persons, in the opinion of the SEC,
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our executive officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class
of our equity securities, to file with the SEC initial statements of beneficial ownership, reports of changes in ownership and Annual
Reports concerning their ownership, of Common Stock and other of our equity securities on Forms 3, 4, and 5, respectively. Executive officers,
directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they
file. Based solely on our review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments thereto filed electronically with the SEC during the most recent fiscal
year, we believe that all reports required by Section 16(a) for transactions in the year ended December 31, 2022, were timely filed.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Emerging Growth Company Status
We are an “emerging
growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company we will be exempt from certain requirements related to
executive compensation, including the requirements to hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and to provide information
relating to the ratio of total compensation of our President and Chief Executive Officer to the median of the annual total compensation
of all of its employees, each as required by the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010, which is part of the Dodd-Frank
Act.
Overview
The Compensation Committee
of our Board of Directors assists in discharging our Board of Directors’ responsibilities regarding the compensation of our executive
officers and of our Board of Directors members. The Compensation Committee is currently comprised of the following two non-employee members
of our Board of Directors: Mr. Roth and Mr. McLaughlin.
2022 Named Executive Officer Compensation
The table below shows the
compensation awarded to or paid to or earned by our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Messrs. Carchedi
and Knudsen resigned as officers of the Company in June 2022. Upon their departure, Mr. Cullem, our Chief Business Officer, was appointed
to also serve as our Chief Executive Officer and Ms. Brown, our Director of Financial Reporting, was appointed to also serve as Chief
Financial Officer.
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Summary Compensation Table
The following table provides
information regarding total compensation awarded to, earned by, and paid to our named executive officers for services rendered to the
Company in all capacities for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary*
Bonus (1)*
Option
Awards (2)*
All Other
Compensation
($)*
Total*
Steve R. Carchedi,
2021
$ 427,083
$ 225,000
$ 3,796,636
$ 17,500 (4)
$ 4,466,219
former
Chief Executive Office (3)
2022
$ 281,310
$ —
—
$ 251,049 (5)
$ 532,359
Jens E. Knudsen,
2021
$ 253,125 (6)
$ 80,500
$ 249,718
—
$ 583,343
former Chief Financial Officer (3)
2022
$ 194,013
$ —
$ —
$ 139,620 (7)
$ 333,633
Marie Foegh,
2021
$ 291,600
$ 132,480
$ 866,188
—
$ 1,290,268
Chief Medical Officer
2022
$ 340,309
$ —
$ —
—
$ 340,309
James G. Cullem,
2021
$ 237,938
118,910
$ 1,474,234
—
$ 1,831,082
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Business Officer (8)
2022
$ 343,410
$ —
$ —
—
$ 343,410
Joan Brown
2021
$ 44,950
$ 9,600
$ —
$ 62,000 (10)
116,550
Chief Financial Officer, Director of Financial Reporting (9)
2022
$ 180,000
$ —
$ —
—
$ 180,000
*
All compensation amounts are in full numbers and not presented in $1,000’s.
(1)
The bonuses reported in this column for 2021 consist of cash payments
and were earned in 2021 and paid in 2022.
(2)
The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of service-based option grants awarded to the named executive officer during 2022 and 2021, calculated based on a Black Scholes model. Such grant date fair values do not consider any estimated forfeitures related to service-vesting conditions. This calculation assumes that the named executive officer will perform the requisite service for the award to vest in full as required by SEC rules. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair values of the equity awards reported in this column are set forth in Note 18 of the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, appearing in our Form 10-K. The amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost for these equity awards and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be realized by named executive officers upon the vesting of the stock options, the exercise of the stock options or the sale of the securities underlying such stock options .
(3)
Resigned in June 2022.
(4)
Consists of life insurance premiums.
(5)
Consists of consulting fees, and severance payment of $233,549.
(6)
Mr. Knudsen was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in November 2020. Total compensation reflects pro-rata compensation since appointment in November 2020.
(7)
Consists of severance payment of $139,620.
(8)
Appointed as Chief Executive Officer in June 2022.
(9)
Appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer in June 2022.
(10)
Consists of consulting fees.
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Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31,
2022
The following table sets forth
information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2022.
Name
Grant Date
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
Option
Exercise
Price
(USD)
Option
Expiration
Date
James G. Cullem,
09/24/2019
28,191
— (2)
—
13.30
09/21/2029
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Business Officer
11/24/2021
80,543
52,782 (1)
5.19
03/11/2026
Joan Brown
—
—
—
—
—
Chief Financial Officer, Director of Financial Reporting
Marie Foegh
Chief Medical Officer
11/24/2021
47,315
31,020 (1)
—
5.19
11/23/2026
(1)
This option vests as to 25% on November 24, 2021, the grant date, and the remaining 75% vests over 36 months.
(2)
This option vests 25% on grant, 25% 12 months from grant, 25% 18 months from grant and 25% 24 months from grant & balance on listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Company listed on Nasdaq Stock Market on December 2021 resulting in the options becoming fully vested.
Pension Benefits
The Company maintains a 401(k)
Plan for its full-time employees in the U.S. The 401(k) Plan allows employees of the Company to contribute up to the Internal Revenue
Code prescribed maximum amount. Employees may elect to contribute from 1 to 100 percent of their annual compensation to the 401(k) Plan.
The 401(k) Plan includes a 3% safe harbor contribution. Both employee and employer contributions vest immediately upon contribution. During
fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Company did not make a contributions to the 401(k) Plan.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Our named executive officers
did not participate in, nor earn any benefits under, a nonqualified deferred compensation plan during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2022.
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Employment Agreements and Arrangements
As
of the year ended December 31, 2022, we had an employment or consultancy agreement with each of the following named executive officers,
Mr. Cullem, Ms. Foegh and Ms. Brown. The employment or consultancy agreement with each of the following individuals provides for the initial
annual base salary as of December 31, 2022, current base salary and bonus set forth below. With the departure of Mr. Carchedi, the Board
of Directors appointed James G. Cullem, the Company’s Chief Business Officer, to also serve as the interim Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, effective as of June 29, 2022, and a director of the Company. In connection with Mr. Cullem’s new position as interim
Chief Executive Officer, the Company increased his base salary from $270,250 to $350,000. In addition, with the departure of Mr. Knudsen,
the Board of Directors appointed Joan Brown, the Company’s Director of Financial Reporting, to also serve as the interim Chief Financial
Officer of the Company effective as of June 29, 2022. In connection with Ms. Brown’s additional
position, the Company increased her salary from $160,000 to $200,000.
Named Executive Officers and Position
Annual
Base
Salary as
of
December 31,
2022
($)*
Proposed
Annual
Base Salary
($)*
James G. Cullem, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Business Officer (1)
$ 350,000
$ 425,000 (3)
Joan Brown, Chief Financial Officer (2) Director of Financial Reporting
$ 200,000
$ 250,000 (3)
Marie Foegh, Chief Medical Officer
$ 331,200
$ 331,200
*
All compensation amounts are in full numbers and not presented in $1,000’s.
(1)
Appointed Chief Executive Officer in June 2022.
(2)
Appointed Chief Financial Officer in June 2022.
(3)
Proposed Annual Base Salary under employment agreements entered into in January 2023 (see below section titled “2023 Compensation Decisions”
Named Executive Officer
Discretionary Annual Bonus for 2022
Marie Foegh, Chief Medical Officer
up to 40% of annual base salary
James G. Cullem, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Business Officer
up to 40% of annual base salary
Joan Brown, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Financial Reporting
up to 20% of annual base salary
Material Terms of Employment Agreements
During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022, the Company had an employment agreement with the named executive officers. Unless otherwise indicated, the following
material terms of employment agreements applied to all of the named executive officers. The employment agreements with each of the named
executive officers provide for at-will employment and may be terminated in writing with 30 days prior written notice. The Chief Executive
Officer may accelerate termination after notice; however, the employee will still be paid as if they worked the full 30 days. In the event
of change of control (as defined below in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, or any other change in control of us similar in effect to that
definition) the employment agreement provides for 12 months’ pay at the base salary. If the employment agreement is terminated voluntarily
by an employee without good reason, by us for cause, or because of the employee’s incapacity, salary and benefits will cease at
the effective date of termination. The named executive will have no duty to attempt to mitigate the severance pay amounts payable by us
by seeking employment or otherwise, and no amounts earned from other employment shall reduce the amounts due.
James G. Cullem . In
the event the employment agreement with Mr. Cullem is terminated without cause by us or for good reason by Mr. Cullem, the employment
agreement provides for severance payment equal to 8 months’ pay at the base salary rate.
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Marie Foegh . In the
event the employment agreement with Ms. Foegh is terminated without cause by us or for good reason by Ms. Foegh, the employment agreement
provides for severance payment equal to 6 months’ pay at the base salary rate.
Bonus and Annual Bonus Plan
Our executive officers are
entitled to bonuses subject to and pursuant to the terms of their respective employment or consultancy agreement.
Other Benefits
Our employees are eligible
to participate in various employee benefit plans, including medical, dental, and vision care plans, flexible spending accounts for health
and dependent care, life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, and paid time off. As of January 1, 2023, the Company pays 100%
for health, dental and vision care benefits.
Employee Benefit Plans
Equity-based compensation
has been and will continue to be an important foundation in executive compensation packages as we believe it is important to maintain
a strong link between executive incentives and the creation of stockholder value. We further believe that performance and equity-based
compensation can be an important component of the total executive compensation package for maximizing stockholder value while, at the
same time, attracting, motivating, and retaining high-quality executives. Formal guidelines for the allocations of cash and equity-based
compensation have not yet been determined, but it is expected that the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Plan”) described
below will be an important element of our compensation arrangements for both executive officers and directors.
2021 Equity Incentive Plan
Our 2021 Plan became effective
on December 20, 2021. It was approved by stockholders in connection with the Recapitalization Share Exchange. Our 2021 Plan authorizes
the award of stock options, Restricted Stock Awards (“RSAs”), Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”), Restricted Stock
Units (“RSUs”), cash awards, performance awards and stock bonus awards. We initially reserved 1,211,374 shares of our common
stock under the 2021 Plan. The number of shares reserved for issuance under our 2021 Plan will increase automatically on January 1 of
each of 2022 through 2031 by the number of shares equal to the lesser of 5% of the aggregate number of outstanding shares of our common
stock as of the immediately preceding December 31, or a number as may be determined by our Board of Directors. There was no adjustment
to increase on January 1, 2022. Our Board of Directors approved an increase of 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock at December
30, 2022, or 794,892 shares, effective as of January 1, 2023. As a result, as of January 1, 2023, there was a total of 2,006,266 shares
of common stock reserved under the 2021 Plan, of which 1,960,266 were available for issuance.
Upon the closing of the Recapitalization
Share Exchange and as of December 31, 2021, we had converted compensatory options to purchase ordinary shares of Allarity Therapeutics
A/S to options to purchase 1,174,992 shares of our common stock. Except as specifically provided above, following the effective time of
our Recapitalization Share Exchange, each Converted Option continues to be governed by the same terms and conditions (including vesting
and exercisability terms) as were applicable to the corresponding former Compensatory Warrant immediately prior to the effective time.
As of December 31, 2022, there
was an option to purchase 676,949 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
In addition, the following
shares will again be available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under our 2021 Plan:
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shares subject to options or SARs granted under our 2021 Plan that cease to be subject to the option or SAR for any reason other than exercise of the option or SAR;
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●
shares subject to awards granted under our 2021 Plan that are subsequently forfeited or repurchased by us at the original issue price;
●
shares subject to awards granted under our 2021 Plan that otherwise terminate without such shares being issued;
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shares subject to awards granted under our 2021 Plan that are surrendered, cancelled or exchanged for cash or a different award (or combination thereof); and
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shares subject to awards under our 2021 Plan that are used to pay the exercise price of an option or withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to any award.
Purpose. The purpose
of our 2021 Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain, and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions
are important to the success of the Company, and any Parents, Subsidiaries, and Affiliates that exist now or in the future, by offering
them an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through the grant of Awards.
Administration. Our
2021 Plan is expected to be administered by our Compensation Committee, all of the members of which are outside directors as defined under
applicable federal tax laws, or by our Board of Directors acting in place of our Compensation Committee. Subject to the terms and conditions
of the 2021 Plan, the Compensation Committee will have the authority, among other things, to select the persons to whom awards may be
granted, construe and interpret our 2021 Plan as well as to determine the terms of such awards and prescribe, amend and rescind the rules
and regulations relating to the plan or any award granted thereunder. The 2021 Plan provides that the Board of Directors or Compensation
Committee may delegate its authority, including the authority to grant awards, to one or more executive officers to the extent permitted
by applicable law, provided that awards granted to non-employee directors may only be determined by our Board of Directors.
Eligibility. Our
2021 Plan provides for the grant of awards to our employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors and advisors.
Options. The 2021
Plan provides for the grant of both incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code, and non-statutory
stock options to purchase shares of our common stock at a stated exercise price. Incentive stock options may only be granted to employees,
including officers and directors who are also employees. The exercise price of stock options granted under the 2021 Plan must be at least
equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Incentive stock options granted to an individual who holds, directly
or by attribution, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our capital stock must have an exercise price of
at least 110% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Subject to stock splits, dividends, recapitalizations,
or similar events, no more than 7,009,980 shares may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options granted under the 2021
Plan.
Options may vest based on
service or achievement of performance conditions. Our Compensation Committee may provide for options to be exercised only as they vest
or to be immediately exercisable, with any shares issued on exercise being subject to our right of repurchase that lapses as the shares
vest. The maximum term of options granted under our 2021 Plan is 10 years from the date of grant, except that the maximum permitted term
of incentive stock options granted to an individual who holds, directly or by attribution, more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of our capital stock is five years from the date of grant.
Restricted stock awards. An
RSA is an offer by us to sell shares of our common stock subject to restrictions, which may lapse based on the satisfaction of service
or achievement of performance conditions. The price, if any, of an RSA will be determined by the Compensation Committee. Holders of RSAs
will have the right to vote and any dividends or stock distributions paid pursuant to unvested RSAs will be accrued and paid when the
restrictions on such shares lapse. Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee at the time of award, vesting will cease
on the date the participant no longer provides services to us and unvested shares may be forfeited to or repurchased by us.
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Stock appreciation rights. A
SAR provides for a payment, in cash or shares of our common stock (up to a specified maximum of shares, if determined by our Compensation
Committee), to the holder based upon the difference between the fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise and a predetermined
exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares. The exercise price of a SAR must be at least the fair market value of a share of our
common stock on the date of grant. SARs may vest based on service or achievement of performance conditions and may not have a term that
is longer than 10 years from the date of grant.
Restricted stock units. RSUs
represent the right to receive shares of our common stock at a specified date in the future and may be subject to vesting based on service
or achievement of performance conditions. Payment of earned RSUs will be made as soon as practicable on a date determined at the time
of grant, and may be settled in cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of both. No RSU may have a term that is longer than
10 years from the date of grant.
Performance awards. Performance
awards granted pursuant to the 2021 Plan may be in the form of a cash bonus, or an award of performance shares or performance units denominated
in shares of our common stock that may be settled in cash, property or by issuance of those shares subject to the satisfaction or achievement
of specified performance conditions.
Stock bonus awards. A
stock bonus award provides for payment in the form of cash, shares of our common stock or a combination thereof, based on the fair market
value of shares subject to such award as determined by our Compensation Committee. The awards may be granted as consideration for services
already rendered, or at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, may be subject to vesting restrictions based on continued service
or performance conditions.
Cash awards. A
cash award is an award that is denominated in, or payable to an eligible participant solely in, cash.
Dividend equivalents rights. Dividend
equivalent rights may be granted at the discretion of our Compensation Committee and represent the right to receive the value of dividends,
if any, paid by us in respect of the number of shares of our common stock underlying an award. Dividend equivalent rights will be subject
to the same vesting or performance conditions as the underlying award and will be paid only at such time as the underlying award has become
fully vested. Dividend equivalent rights may be settled in cash, shares or other property, or a combination thereof as determined by our
Compensation Committee.
Change of control. Our
2021 Plan provides that, in the event of a corporate transaction, as defined in the 2021 Plan, outstanding awards under our 2021 Plan
shall be subject to the agreement evidencing the corporate transaction, any or all outstanding awards may be (a) continued by us,
if we are the successor entity; (b) assumed or substituted by the successor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary of the successor
corporation, for substantially equivalent awards (including, but not limited to, a payment in cash or the right to acquire the same consideration
paid to the stockholders of the company pursuant to the corporate transaction); (c) substituted by the successor corporation of equivalent
awards with substantially the same terms for such outstanding awards; (d) accelerated in full or in part as to the exercisability
or vesting; (e) settled in the full value of such outstanding award in cash, cash equivalents, or securities of the successor entity
(or its parent, if any) with a fair market value equal to the required amount, followed by the cancellation of such awards; or (f) cancelled
for no consideration. If applicable, the number and kind of shares and exercise prices of awards being continued, assumed, or substituted
shall be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the 2021 Plan.
Adjustment. In
the event of a change in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock without consideration by reason of a stock dividend, extraordinary
dividend or distribution, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, consolidation reclassification,
spin-off or similar change in our capital structure, appropriate proportional adjustments will be made to the number and class of shares
reserved for issuance under our 2021 Plan; the exercise prices, number and class of shares subject to outstanding options or SARs; the
number and class of shares subject to other outstanding awards; and any applicable maximum award limits with respect to incentive stock
options.
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Exchange, repricing, and
buyout of awards. Our Compensation Committee may, with the consent of the respective participants, issue new awards in exchange
for the surrender and cancelation of any or all outstanding awards. Our Compensation Committee may also reduce the exercise price of options
or SARs or buy an award previously granted with payment in cash, shares, or other consideration, in each case, subject to the terms of
the 2021 Plan.
Director compensation limits. No
non-employee director may receive awards under our 2021 Plan with a grant date value that when combined with cash compensation received
for his or her service as a director, exceeds $750,000 in a calendar year or $1,000,000 in the calendar year of his or her initial service.
Clawback; transferability. All
awards will be subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to any compensation clawback or recoupment policy adopted by our Board of Directors
(or a committee thereof) or required by law during the term of service of the award holder, to the extent set forth in such policy or
applicable agreement. Except in limited circumstances, awards granted under our 2021 Plan may generally not be transferred in any manner
prior to vesting other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Amendment and termination. Our
Board of Directors may amend our 2021 Plan at any time, subject to stockholder approval as may be required. Our 2021 Plan will terminate
10 years from the date our Board of Directors adopts the plan unless it is terminated earlier by our Board of Directors. No termination
or amendment of the 2021 Plan may adversely affect any then-outstanding award without the consent of the affected participant, except
as is necessary to comply with applicable laws.
Separation Agreements
Effective
as of June 29, 2022, Mr. Carchedi resigned from all positions in the Company and all positions of its subsidiaries, including his role
of Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company. Pursuant to the terms set forth in a letter agreement dated June 24, 2022
(the “Carchedi Separation Agreement”), the termination of Mr. Carchedi’s employment and resignation from his positions
are effective June 29, 2022 (the “Carchedi Separation Date”). Under the Carchedi Separation Agreement, Mr. Carchedi will be
entitled to his final pay for wages earned through the Separation Date, plus accrued and unused vacation time. In addition, pursuant to
the Carchedi Separation Agreement, the Company agreed to provide Mr. Carchedi with certain payments and benefits comprising of: (i) continued
payments of his base salary for a certain time period and (ii) COBRA coverage for a certain number of months (“Carchedi Severance
Benefits”). In exchange for the Carchedi Severance Benefits, among other things as set forth in the Carchedi Separation Agreement,
Mr. Carchedi agreed to a release of claims in favor of the Company and to certain restrictive covenant obligations, and also reaffirmed
his commitment to comply with his existing restrictive covenant obligations. In addition, as of the Carchedi Separation Date, Mr. Carchedi’s
unvested options were terminated. Mr. Carchedi is entitled to exercise his vested options for a period of 90 days from the Carchedi Separation
Date. Thereafter, all vested options will expire. Mr. Carchedi’s resignation as a director was not the result of any dispute or
disagreement with the Company or the Company’s Board of Directors on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices
of the Company.
Effective
as of June 27, 2022, Mr. J. Knudsen resigned from all positions in the Company, and all positions of its subsidiaries, including his role
of Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Pursuant to the terms set forth in a letter agreement dated June 25, 2022 (the “Knudsen
Separation Agreement”), the termination of Mr. Knudsen’s employment and resignation from his positions are effective June
27, 2022 (the “Knudsen Separation Date”). Under the Knudsen Separation Agreement, Mr. Knudsen will be entitled to his final
pay for wages earned through the Separation Date, plus accrued and unused vacation time. In addition, pursuant to the Knudsen Separation
Agreement, the Company agreed to provide Mr. Knudsen with certain payments and benefits comprising of: (i) continued payments of his base
salary for a certain time period, and (ii) COBRA coverage for a certain number of months (“Knudsen Severance Benefits”). In
exchange for the Knudsen Severance Benefits, among other things as set forth in the Knudsen Separation Agreement, Mr. Knudsen agreed to
a release of claims in favor of the Company and to certain restrictive covenant obligations, and also reaffirmed his commitment to comply
with his existing restrictive covenant obligations. In addition, as of the Knudsen Separation Date, Mr. Knudsen’s unvested options
were terminated. Mr. Knudsen is entitled to exercise his vested options for a period of 90 days from the Knudsen Separation Date. Thereafter,
all vested options will expire.
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2023
Compensation Decisions
On
January 12, 2023, upon the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board, the Company entered into a new separate employment agreement
with Mr. Cullem, our Chief Executive Officer (the “Cullem Employment Agreement”), and Ms. Brown, our Chief Financial Officer,
the “Brown Employment Agreement” and together with Cullem Employment Agreement, the “New Employment Agreements”)
in connection with the additional executive officer positions that they were appointed to in June 2022.
The
effectiveness of the New Employment Agreements are contingent upon the Company securing a new capital raise of at least $7 million dollars
by or before February 15, 2023, unless the capital raise requires audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2022,
then on or before April 30,2023 (a “New Financing”). In the event the New Financing does not occur, Mr. Cullum’s prior
employment contract as Chief Business Officer of the Company and Ms. Brown’s employment contract as director of financial reporting
of the Company will continue to remain in full force and effect. In the event the New Financing occurs, subject to the survival of any
terms as reflected in the Employment agreement, the prior employment agreements will be superseded by the New Employment Agreements.
Under
their respective New Employment Agreements, Mr. Cullem and Ms. Brown will, among other things, be (i) entitled to participate in all of
the Company’s employee benefit plans and programs as generally maintained and made available to its executive officers by the Company;
(ii) eligible for grants of equity compensation as determined at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee; (iii) entitled to
certain severance and change of control benefits contingent upon such employee’s agreement to a general release of claims in favor
of the Company following termination of employment; and (iv) entitled to reimbursement of expenses in the course and scope of authorized
Company business. In addition, each respective employment agreement includes customary confidentiality and assignment of intellectual
property obligations.
Cullem Employment
Agreement
The
Cullem Employment Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $425,000 (as of January 1, 2023), which, upon agreement by Mr. Cullem
and the Board, Mr. Cullem may elect to receive up to $30,000 of such base salary in restricted stock grants in the Company. Any such restricted
stock grants will be made quarterly, at the start of each calendar quarter, at the stock fair market value (“FMV”) on the
1st day of each calendar quarter. In addition, commencing with the calendar year 2023, Mr. Cullem will be eligible to receive an annual
bonus representing up to 50% of Mr. Cullem’s base salary based on the achievement of individual and corporate performance targets,
metrics and/or management-by-objectives to be determined and approved by the Company. The Board has the discretion to pay such annual
bonus in restricted stock grants in lieu of cash, depending on the financial circumstances of the Company, at the FMV on the date of grant
no later than March 1st of the grant year.
In
addition, subject to and concurrently with the closing of a New Financing, the Company agreed to grant Mr. Cullem the following stock
options, which will have an exercise price equal to the FMV of the Company’s shares on the grant date and a term of 10 years, and
be subject to the vesting schedule provided below:
●
Stock options in the amount of 3.5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock immediately after such closing; provided, however, that such amount will not exceed 50% of the options available to be granted under the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Grant Limitation”). In addition, such grant will be subject to any shareholder approval required by law, regulation or applicable listing rule (the “Requisite Approval”) and will vest ratably over a 48-month period commencing July 1, 2022.
●
Stock options for an additional 2.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock immediately after the closing of such New Financing; provided however, that such grant will not exceed the Grant Limitation and such grant will be subject to any Requisite Approval. Such option grant will provide for 100% vesting upon the completion of a Phase 2 clinical trial involving the Company’s drug candidates, Stenoparib or Dovitinib, in combination with another drug or therapeutic candidate in ovarian cancer, renal cell carcinoma, or other indication or therapy determined by the Company’s Board.
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In
the event the stock options exceed the Grant Limitation, the Company agreed to seek shareholder approval at its next annual meeting to
increase the number of options available under the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan in order to have sufficient options to cover
the grants. In consideration of the grant of new options described above, upon grant of such options, all prior vested and unvested options
previously granted to Mr. Cullem (under any prior employment agreement with the Company) will be deemed waived and forfeited by Mr. Cullem
and null and void. In the event new stock options are not granted to Mr. Cullem under the Cullem Employment Agreement, all options (vested
and unvested) previously granted under prior employment agreements with Company will remain in full force and effect.
The
Cullem Employment Agreement can be terminated, in writing with 30 days’ prior written notice, by the Company for or without Cause
(as such term is defined in the Cullem Employment Agreement) and Mr. Cullem can resign with or without Good Reason (as such term is defined
in the Cullem Employment Agreement). If Mr. Cullem is terminated without Cause or resigns with Good Reason or is terminated by the Company
as a result of a Change-of-Control (as such term in defined in the Cullem Employment Agreement), the Company agreed to provide Mr. Cullem
with severance pay in an amount equal to 12 months’ pay at Mr. Cullem’s final base salary rate, payable in the form of salary
continuation. Such severance payments are conditioned upon Mr. Cullem’s execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims.
Brown Employment Agreement
The
Brown Employment Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $250,000 (as of January 1, 2023). In addition, commencing with calendar
year 2023, Mr. Brown will be eligible to receive an annual bonus representing up to 40% of Mr. Brown’s base salary based on the
achievement of individual and corporate performance targets, metrics and/or management-by-objectives to be determined and approved by
the Company. The Board has the discretion to pay such annual bonus in restricted stock grants in lieu of cash, depending on the financial
circumstances of the Company, at the stock FMV on the date of grant no later than March 1st of the grant year.
In
addition, concurrently with the closing of a New Financing, the Company agreed to grant Ms. Brown stock options in the amount of 0.75%
of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock immediately after the closing, which grant will be subject to any
Requisite Approval and granted pursuant to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The exercise price will be the FMV of Company’s shares
on the date of grant. The stock options will vest ratably over a 48-month period commencing July 1, 2022, and have a term of 10 years.
The
Brown Employment Agreement can be terminated, in writing with 30 days’ prior written notice, by the Company for or without Cause
(as such term is defined in the Brown Employment Agreement) and Ms. Brown can resign with or without Good Reason (as such term is defined
in the Brown Employment Agreement). If Ms. Brown is terminated without Cause or resigns with Good Reason or is terminated by the Company
as a result of Change-of-Control (as defined in the Brown Employment Agreement), the Company agreed to provide Ms. Brown with severance
pay in an amount equal to five months’ pay at Ms. Brown’s final base salary rate, payable in the form of salary continuation.
Such severance payments are conditioned upon Ms. Brown’s execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims.
Non-Employee Director Compensation
The following table sets forth
information concerning the compensation of non-employee directors for services rendered for the year ended December 31, 2022. Mr. Carchedi,
our former Chief Executive Officer, also previously served as our director before his resignation in June 2022, and Mr. Carchedi’s
compensation as named executive officer is set forth above under “Summary Compensation Table.” Mr. Thomas Jensen, our Senior
Vice President, Investor Relations and director, did not receive any compensation for his services on the Board.
Name
Fees
Earned or
Paid in Cash
$*
Option
Awards (1)(2)
$*
Total
$*
Duncan Moore
$ 91,250
$ -
$ 91,250
Søren G. Jensen
$ 56,750 (3)
$ -
$ 56,750
Gail Maderis
$ 56,750
$ -
$ 56,7500
David Roth
$ 20,000
$ 29,440
$ 49,440
Gerald McLaughlin
$ 12,500
$ 25,300
$ 37,800
* All
compensation amounts are in full numbers and not presented in $1,000’s.
(1) Amounts
reported represent the aggregate grant date fair value of stock options granted to such non-employee directors and have been computed
based on a Black Scholes model and excludes the effect of estimated forfeitures. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair
values of the equity awards reported in this column are set forth below. The amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost
for these equity awards and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be realized by the directors upon the vesting of
the stock options, the exercise of the stock options or the sale of the securities underlying such stock options.
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The fair value of stock options
granted in the period ended December 31, 2022, were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions:
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
Exercise price
$
1.10 - 1.28
Share price
$
1.10 - 1.28
Risk-free interest
4.36
%
Expected dividend yield
(0
)%
Contractual life (years)
5.0
Expected volatility
120.22
%
(2) The
table below lists the aggregate number of shares subject to option awards outstanding for each of the non-employee directors as of December
31, 2022.
Name
Number of
Shares
Subject to
Outstanding
Options
Duncan Moore
41,994
Søren G. Jensen
26,242
Gail Maderis
26,242
David Roth
23,000
Gerald McLaughlin
23,000
Director Compensation
Our non-employee directors
are entitled to an annual director fee of $50,000. In addition, a director who serves as a lead independent director or chair or on a
committee of the Board of Directors will receive the following additional annual fee:
Position
Annual
Chair/Lead
Fee
Annual
Member
Fee
Chairman of the Board of Directors or Lead Independent Director
$
30,000
$
—
Audit Committee
$
15,000
$
7,500
Compensation Committee
$
10,000
$
5,000
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
$
8,000
$
4,000
Annual fees may be paid in
cash or equity at the option of the director. In addition, subject to discretion of the Board of Directors and recommendation of the Compensation
Committee, new directors who join the Board of Directors may receive an initial grant of stock options to purchase 23,000 shares of common
stock, subject to vesting of 1/36 per month over 36 months following the grant date and with the
expiration date of five years from date of grant.
In connection with the appointment
of Dr. Roth and Mr. McLaughlin as independent directors of the Company, each received an annual retainer fee of $50,000, payable in cash.
In addition, the Board of Directors granted Dr. Roth and Mr. McLaughlin options to purchase 23,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $1.28 and $1.10 per share, respectively, which options are subject to vesting of 1/36 per month over 36 months following the
grant date. The expiration date for the options is five years from date of grant.
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ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table and accompanying footnotes set forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock, including shares
issuable upon the exercise or conversion of securities that entitle the holders to obtain Common Stock upon exercise or conversion) as
of the date of this report, or Record Date, by:
●
each person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our Common Stock;
●
each of our current executive officers and each of our current directors; and
●
all of our executive officers and directors as a group.
Under the rules and regulations
of the SEC, a person is a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which
includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the security, or “investment power,” which includes the power to dispose
of or to direct the disposition of the security or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days.
The beneficial ownership of
our Common Stock is based on 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Record Date. As of the Record Date, there
were 50,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding which are not reflected in the columns relating to beneficial ownership of
Common Stock below since as of such date no shares of Series C Preferred Stock are convertible into Common Stock because there were not
convertible as of the Record Date.
Unless otherwise noted in
the footnotes to the following table, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons and entities named in the table have
sole voting and investment power with respect to their beneficially owned Common Stock. Additionally, in order to illustrate the outstanding
voting power of the respective beneficial owners as of the Record Date, the following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership
of any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants, options, or convertible preferred stock, to the extent such securities
are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of the Record Date since the Company does not have any shares of Common Stock authorized
to issue upon exercise or conversion.
Name of Beneficial Owner (1)
Number of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
Percentage
of
Class
5% and Greater Holders:
3i, L.P . (2)
2,992,551
9.98
%
Directors and Executive Officers:
James G. Cullem (3)
-
-
Joan Brown
-
-
Marie Foegh (4)
3,988
*
Steen Knudsen (5)
124,977
*
Thomas H. Jensen (6)
17,842
*
David Roth (7)
-
-
Gerald McLaughlin (8)
-
-
All directors and executive officers as a group (7 individuals)
146,807
*
*
Less than 1%
(1)
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o Allarity Therapeutics, Inc., 24 School Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02108.
(2)
Based
on Schedule 13G jointly filed by 3i, LP, 3i Management LLC and Maier J. Tarlow (the “Reporting Persons”) with the
SEC on March 2, 2023, reflecting ownership of 2,992,551 shares of common stock. Interests excludes shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to exercise of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrant, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%. Also excludes
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock which are not exercisable within 60 days as of the Record
Date. The principal business address of the Reporting Persons is 140 Broadway, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10005. 3i, L.P.’s
principal business is that of a private investor. Maier Joshua Tarlow is the manager of 3i Management, LLC, the general partner of 3i,
L.P., and has sole voting control and investment discretion over securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly by 3i Management,
LLC and 3i, L.P.
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(3)
Excludes 119,842 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested options within 60 days since the Company did not have any authorized shares of Common Stock available for issuance as of the Record Date.
(4)
Interests shown include 3,988 shares of Common Stock. Excludes 53,839 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested options within 60 days since the Company did not have any authorized shares of Common Stock available for issuance as of the Record Date.
(5)
Interests shown include 124,977 shares of Common Stock. Excludes 53,839 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested options within 60 days since the Company did not have any authorized shares of Common Stock available for issuance as of the Record Date.
(6)
Interests shown include 17,842 shares of Common Stock. Excludes 111,027 shares issuable upon exercise of vested options within 60 days since the Company did not have any authorized shares of Common Stock available for issuance as of the Record Date.
(7)
Excludes 5,750 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested options within 60 days since the Company did not have any authorized shares of Common Stock available for issuance as of the Record Date.
(8)
Excludes 4,472 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested options within 60 days since the Company did not have any authorized shares of Common Stock available for issuance as of the Record Date.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Transactions with Related Parties
The
Company did not enter into any related party transaction required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
Related Person Transactions Policy
We intend to adopt a written
related person transactions policy that sets forth our policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration, and
oversight of “related person transactions.” For purposes of policy only, a “related person transaction” is a transaction,
arrangement, or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we or any of our subsidiaries
are participants involving an amount, as long as we are a SEC smaller reporting company, that exceeds the lesser of (a) $120,000 or (b)
1% of the average of our total assets for the last two completed fiscal years, in which any “related person” has a material
interest.
Transactions involving compensation
for services provided to us as an employee, consultant or director will not be considered related person transactions under this policy.
A related person is any executive officer, director, nominee to become a director or a holder of more than 5% of any class of our voting
securities (including our common stock), including any of their immediate family members and affiliates, including entities owned or controlled
by such persons.
Under the policy, the related
person in question or, in the case of transactions with a holder of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, an officer with
knowledge of a proposed transaction, must present information regarding the proposed related person transaction to our audit committee
(or, where review by our audit committee would be inappropriate, to another independent body of our Board of Directors) for review. To
identify related person transactions in advance, we will rely on information supplied by our executive officers, directors and certain
significant stockholders. In considering related person transactions, our audit committee will take into account the relevant available
facts and circumstances, which may include, but are not limited to:
●
the risks, costs, and benefits to us;
●
the impact on a director’s independence in the event the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated;
●
the terms of the transaction;
●
the availability of other sources for comparable services or products;
●
the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties; and
●
our audit committee will approve only those transactions that it determines are fair and in our best interests.
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Director Independence
A majority of our Board of
Directors are independent directors, see the discussion above under the section “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance–Director Independence.”
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
On September 9, 2022, our Audit Committee approved the engagement of
Wolf & Company as our independent registered public accounting firm. Wolf & Company re-audited our financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2021, and audited our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Fees Paid to Principal Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
The aggregate fees billed
by our current auditors Wolf & Company, P.C. and our former auditors Marcum LLP and PWC for the years ended December 31, 2022, and
2021 are as follows:
2022
2021
Audit fees (1)
$
1,135,616
$
1,253,363
Tax fees (2)
—
247,816
Audit related fees (3)
377,582
2,626
Total
$
1,513,198
$
1,503,805
(1)
2021 Audit fees represent
fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our quarterly
financial statements and. This information is presented as of the latest practicable date for this annual report. The audit fees for
2021 also include the services provided in reviewing our Registration Statement on Form S-1.
(2)
Our former auditor PwC provided us with tax advice and tax planning services as part of our reorganization completed on December 20, 2021, before we became a US domestic filer.
(3)
All other fees include
fees billed by our independent auditors for products or services other than as described in the immediately preceding two categories
including those services normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements including comfort letters,
consents and other services related to SEC matters.
Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit
and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our audit committee’s
policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, the
scope of services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm and the fees for the services to be performed. These services
may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval is detailed as to the service or category
of services and is generally subject to a specific budget.
Our independent registered
public accounting firm and management are required to periodically report to the audit committee regarding the extent of services provided
by our independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with this preapproval, and the fees for the services performed to date.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this annual report on Form 10-K:
(1) Financial
Statements
The following financial statements of Allarity,
and the Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms, are included at the end of this report beginning on page F-1:
(2) Financial Statement
Schedules
All schedules have been omitted because the required
information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto or because they are not required.
(3) Exhibits
The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation
S-K are listed in subparagraph (b) below.
(b) Exhibits:
The following exhibits are filed as part of this
Annual Report.
Exhibit No
Description
2.1 (e)
Amended and Restated Plan of Reorganization and Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. a Delaware corporation, Allarity Acquisition Subsidiary, a Delaware corporation and Allarity Therapeutics A/S, an Aktieselskab organized under the laws of Denmark, dated as of September 23, 2021
3.1 (a)
Certificate of Incorporation of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc.
3.2 (b)
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc.
3.3 (c)
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc.
3.4 (m)
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc.
3.5 (g)
Certificate of Designations of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. relating to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
3.6 (q)
Amendment to Certificate of Designation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
3.7 (q)
Certificate of Designation of the Series B Preferred Stock
3.8 (s)
Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
3.9 (s)
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
4(vi) *
Description of Capital Stock
4.1 (b)
Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc.
4.2 (a)
Form of Warrant (3i LP)
10.1# (e)
Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
10.2† (a)
Exclusive License Agreement between Oncology Venture A/S and Smerud Medical Research International As Dated as of June 26, 2020
10.3† (a)
Amended and Restated License Agreement between Allarity Therapeutics A/S and LiPlasome Pharma ApS, dated January 2021
10.4† (a)
Exclusive License Agreement between Oncology Venture, APS and 2-BBB Medicines BV, dated as of March 27, 2017
10.5† (c)
Development, Option and License Agreement between Oncology Venture ApS and R-Pharm US Operating LLC, dated March 1, 2019
10.6† (c)
Exclusive License Agreement between Oncology Venture, ApS and Eisai, Inc., dated as of July 6, 2017
10.7 † (c)
License Agreement between Novartis Pharma Ag and Oncology Venture, ApS, dated April 6, 2018
10.8 + (a)
Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 20, 2021 between Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. and 3i, LP
10.9 (a)
Registration Rights Agreement dated May 20, 2021 between Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. and 3i, LP
10.10 † (a)
Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 23, 2021 between Allarity Therapeutics A/S and Lantern Pharma Inc.
10.11 (c)
First Amendment to the Exclusive License Agreement between Eisai and Allarity Therapeutics A/S dated December 20, 2020.
10.12 (d)
Second Amendment to Exclusive License Agreement between Oncology Venture, ApS and Eisai, Inc. dated as of August 3, 2021.
10.13# (f)
Employment Agreement by and between Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. and James G. Cullem
10.14# (f)
Employment Agreement by and between Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. and Marie Foegh, M.D.
10.15 (h)
Asset Purchase Agreement between Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. and Allarity Therapeutics A/S dated December 17, 2021
10.16 (k)
Assignment and Assumption Agreement between Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. and Allarity A/S
10.17† (k)
Exclusive License Agreement with Oncoheroes Bioscience, Inc. dated January 2, 2022 (Stenoparib)
10.18† (k)
Exclusive License Agreement with Oncoheroes Bioscience, Inc. dated January 2, 2022 (Dovitnib)
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10.19† (k)
Amended
and Restated License Agreement among Allarity Therapeutics Europe ApS, LiPlasome Pharma ApS, and Chosa ApS dated March 28, 2022
10.20† (k)
Support
Agreement between Allarity Therapeutics A/S and LiPlasome Pharma ApS, dated March 28, 2022
10.21 (i)
First
Amendment to License Agreement between Novartis Pharma Ag and Allarity Therapeutics Europe ApS
10.22 (i)
Convertible
Promissory Note
10.23 (j)
Forbearance
Agreement and Waiver
10.24 (l)
First
Amendment to Forbearance and Waiver dated June 6, 2022
10.25†# (o)
Separation
Agreement with Steve Carchedi
10.26†# (o)
Separation
Agreement with Jens Knudsen
10.27 (o)
Second
Amendment to Development Option & License Agreement
10.28† (p)
Second
Amendment to License Agreement
10.29 (q)
Secured
Note Purchase Agreement
10.30 (q)
Form
of Secured Promissory Note
10.31 (q)
Security
Agreement
10.32*
Letter Agreement with 3i, LP
10.33# (r)
Employment
Agreement with James G. Cullem dated January 12, 2023
10.34# (r)
Employment
Agreement with Joan Brown dated January 12, 2023
10.35*
Letter Agreement with 3i, LP dated January 23, 2023
10.36+ (s)
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement – Series C Preferred Stock
10.37 (s)
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement
10.38 (s)
Limited
Waiver Agreement
16.1 (n)
Letter
from Marcum, LLP dated August 23, 2022, regarding Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
21.1*
Subsidiaries of the Registrant
31.1*
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
31.2*
Certifications
of the Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
32.1*
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
32.2*
Certifications
of the Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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(a)
Incorporated by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on August 20, 2021.
(b)
Incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 as refiled with the SEC on October 20, 2021.
(c)
Incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 as refiled with the SEC on October 20, 2021.
(d)
Incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 as filed with the SEC on November 2, 2021.
(e)
Incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the SEC on December 6, 2021.
(f)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on December 10, 2021.
(g)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on December 20, 2021.
(h)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 22, 2021.
(i)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 18, 2022.
(j)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2022.
(k)
Incorporate by reference from Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 17, 2022.
(l)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 10, 2022.
(m)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2022.
(n)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 12, 2022, as amended on August 24, 2022.
(o)
Incorporated by reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 7, 2022.
(p)
Incorporated by reference
from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 30, 2022.
(q)
Incorporated by reference
from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 25, 2022.
(r)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 19, 2023.
(s)
Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2023.
†
Certain portions of this exhibit were be omitted because they are not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if disclosed.
*
Filed herewith.
#
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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ITEM 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
201
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:
/s/ James G. Cullem
Name:
James G. Cullem
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ James G. Cullem
Chief Executive Officer and Director
March 10, 2023
James G. Cullem
( Principal Executive Officer )
/s/ Joan Brown
Chief Financial Officer
March 10, 2023
Joan Brown
( Principal Financial and Accounting Officer )
/s/ Gerald McLaughlin
Chairman of the Board
March 10, 2023
Gerald McLaughlin
/s/ David A. Roth
Director
March 10, 2023
David A. Roth
/s/ Thomas Jensen
Director
March 10, 2023
Thomas Jensen
202
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pages
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 392 ) F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) F-5 – F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-7 – F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-9 – F-51
F- 1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Allarity Therapeutics,
Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the “financial
statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Emphasis of a Matter Regarding Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been
prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has
recurring losses from operations and accumulated deficit that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We
are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the
standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond
to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Wolf & Company, P.C.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.
Boston, MA
March 9, 2023
F- 2
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except for share and per share data)
2022
2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 2,029
$ 19,555
Other current assets
1,559
625
Prepaid expenses
591
36
Investment in Lantern Pharma Inc. stock
—
350
Tax credit receivable
789
838
Total current assets
4,968
21,404
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net
21
8
Operating lease right of use assets
6
86
Intangible assets
9,549
28,135
Total assets
$ 14,544
$ 49,633
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 6,251
$ 698
Accrued liabilities
1,904
8,590
Income taxes payable
41
60
Operating lease liabilities, current
8
98
Warrant liability
374
11,273
Convertible debt
2,644
—
Total current liabilities
11,222
20,719
Non-current liabilities:
Convertible promissory note and accrued interest, net of debt discount
1,083
979
Derivative liabilities
7,181
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
—
9
Deferred tax
349
1,961
Total liabilities
12,654
30,849
Commitments and contingencies (Note 21)
Redeemable preferred stock (500,000 shares authorized)
Series A Convertible Preferred stock $ 0.0001 par value (20,000 shares designated) shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021 were 13,586 and 19,800 , respectively
2,001
632
Series B Preferred stock $ 0.0001 par value ( 200,000 shares designated) shares issued at December 31, 2022 and 2021 were 190,786 and 0 , respectively
2
—
Total redeemable preferred stock
2,003
632
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity
Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value ( 30,000,000 shares authorized) shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021 were 15,897,845 and 8,096,014 , respectively
2
1
Additional paid-in capital
83,156
85,243
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 721 )
( 600 )
Accumulated deficit
( 82,550 )
( 66,492 )
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
( 113 )
18,152
Total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
$ 14,544
$ 49,633
See report of independent registered accounting
firm and accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 3
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except for share and per share data)
2022
2021
Operating expenses:
Research and development
$ 6,930
$ 14,196
Impairment of intangible assets
17,571
—
General and administrative
9,962
12,360
Total operating expenses
34,463
26,556
Loss from operations
( 34,463 )
( 26,556 )
Other income (expenses)
Gain from the sale of IP
1,780
1,005
Interest income
30
—
Interest expenses
( 223 )
( 499 )
Finance costs
—
( 1,347 )
Loss on investment
( 115 )
( 495 )
Foreign currency transaction losses, net
( 913 )
( 95 )
Change in fair value adjustment of derivative and warrant liabilities
17,125
2,087
Penalty on Series A Preferred stock liability
( 800 )
—
Change in fair value of convertible debt
—
( 474 )
Non-cash interest expense related to beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt
—
( 141 )
Total other income, net
16,884
41
Net loss before tax recovery (expense)
( 17,579 )
( 26,515 )
Income tax recovery (expense)
1,521
( 133 )
Net loss
( 16,058 )
( 26,648 )
Deemed dividend of 8 % on Preferred stock
( 1,572 )
—
Cash obligations on converted Series A Preferred stock
( 3,421 )
—
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$ ( 21,051 )
$ ( 26,648 )
Basic and diluted net loss per share applicable to common stockholders
$ ( 2.21 )
$ ( 4.19 )
Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
9,527,111
6,358,988
Net loss
$ ( 16,058 )
$ ( 26,648 )
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
( 121 )
( 1,966 )
Change in fair value attributable to instrument specific credit risk
—
( 9 )
Total comprehensive loss attributable to common shareholders
$ ( 16,179 )
$ ( 28,623 )
See report of independent registered accounting
firm and accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 4
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except for share data)
Series A
Convertible
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Additional
Paid in
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Income (Loss)
Deficit
(Deficit)
Balance, December 31, 2020 carried forward
—
$ —
4,252,021
$ 1
$ 62,907
$ 1,375
$ ( 39,844 )
$ 24,439
Units issued for cash
20,000
1,318
2,417,824
—
12,125
—
—
12,125
Fair value of investor warrants (TO3)
—
—
—
—
( 2,000 )
—
—
( 2,000 )
Warrants and options exercised for cash
—
—
295,537
—
2,972
—
—
2,972
Units issued for share issuance costs
—
—
482,250
—
2,384
—
—
2,384
Share issuance costs
—
( 679 )
—
—
( 2,475 )
—
—
( 2,475 )
Convertible debt conversion and related beneficial conversion feature and settlement of accounts payable
—
—
628,192
—
2,880
—
—
2,880
Stock based compensation
—
—
—
—
6,368
—
—
6,368
Cumulative translation adjustment
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,966 )
—
( 1,966 )
Fair value of instrument specific credit risk
—
—
—
—
—
( 9 )
—
( 9 )
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock
( 200 )
( 7 )
20,190
—
7
—
—
7
Reclassification of derivative liabilities related to converted preferred stock
—
—
—
—
75
—
—
75
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 26,648 )
( 26,648 )
Balance, December 31, 2021
19,800
$ 632
8,096,014
$ 1
$ 85,243
$ ( 600 )
$ ( 66,492 )
$ 18,152
See report of independent registered
accounting firm and accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 5
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except for share data)
Series A
Convertible
Preferred
Stock
Series B
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Additional
Paid in
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Loss
Deficit
(Deficit)
Balance, December 31, 2021 carried forward
19,800
$
632
—
$
—
8,096,014
$
1
$
85,243
$
( 600
)
$
( 66,492
)
$
18,152
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock
( 6,214
)
( 203
)
—
—
7,801,831
1
202
—
—
203
Floor price liability
—
—
—
—
( 3,421
)
—
—
( 3,421
)
Reclassification of derivative liabilities related to converted preferred stock
—
—
—
—
—
—
954
—
—
954
Deemed dividend of 8 % on preferred stock
1,572
—
—
—
—
( 1,572
)
—
—
( 1,572
)
Series B preferred stock dividend
—
—
190,786
2
—
—
( 2
)
—
—
( 2
)
Stock based compensation
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,752
—
—
1,752
Cumulative translation adjustment
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 121
)
—
( 121
)
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 16,058
)
( 16,058
)
Balance, December 31, 2022
13,586
$
2,001
190,786
$
2
15,897,845
$
2
$
83,156
$
( 721
)
$
( 82,550
)
$
( 113
)
See report of independent registered
accounting firm and accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 6
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
2022
2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss
$ ( 16,058 )
$ ( 26,648 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Gain from the sale of IP
( 1,780 )
( 1,005 )
Depreciation and amortization
60
106
Intangible asset impairment
17,571
—
Stock-based compensation
1,752
6,368
Non-cash interest expense
138
238
Non-cash finance expense
—
1,347
Loss on investment
115
495
Unrealized foreign exchange loss
450
95
Loss on extinguishment of convertible debt
—
141
Change in fair value adjustment of convertible debt
—
474
Change in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities
( 17,125 )
( 2,087 )
Deferred income taxes
( 1,612 )
20
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other current assets
( 1,077 )
( 330 )
Prepaid expenses
( 618 )
130
Accounts payable
6,207
( 1,311 )
Accrued liabilities
( 4,722 )
7,197
Income taxes payable
( 19 )
8
Operating lease liability
( 99 )
( 124 )
Net cash used in operating activities
( 16,817 )
( 14,886 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the sale of IP
809
1,005
Purchase of property and equipment
( 18 )
—
Net cash provided by investing activities
791
1,005
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Line of credit
—
( 84 )
Proceeds from common stock units and preferred stock issuance
—
32,125
Proceeds from exercise of warrants and stock options for common stock
—
2,765
Share issuance costs
—
( 2,041 )
Cash paid in connection with conversion of Series A Preferred Stock
( 1,511 )
—
Penalty on Series A Preferred Stock liability
( 800 )
—
Proceeds from convertible loans
1,000
1,140
Loan proceeds
—
2,858
Repayment of loan
—
( 2,945 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
( 1,311 )
33,818
Net increase (decrease) in cash
( 17,337 )
19,937
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
( 189 )
( 680 )
Cash, beginning of year
19,555
298
Cash, end of year
$ 2,029
$ 19,555
See report of independent registered accounting
firm and accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 7
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (cont.)
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
2022
2021
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes
$ 12
$ 118
Cash paid for interest
$ 85
$ 262
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Offset of payable against receivable from sale of IP
$ 971
$ —
Conversion of floor price liability to convertible debt
$ 1,667
$ —
Conversion of convertible debt to common stock and settlement of accounts payable
$ —
$ 2,880
Conversion of derivative liability to common stock
$ —
$ 206
Conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred stock to equity
$ 1,157
$ 7
Deemed 8 % dividend on Series A Preferred shares
$ 1,572
$ —
Series B Preferred share dividend
$ 2
—
Reclassification of derivative liabilities related to converted preferred stock
$ 954
$ 75
Non-cash share issuance costs
$ —
$ 2,384
Right of use asset modification
$ —
$ 145
See report of independent registered accounting
firm and accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 8
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except for share and per share data
and where otherwise noted)
1. Nature of the business
(a) Reorganization
Effective December 20, 2021,
and in connection with the Plan of Reorganization and Asset Purchase Agreement, which was amended and restated on September 23, 2021,
between Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Allarity Acquisition Subsidiary Inc., the Company’s
wholly owned Delaware subsidiary (“Acquisition Sub”), and Allarity Therapeutics A/S, an Aktieselskab organized under the laws
of Denmark (“Allarity A/S”), the Company completed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Acquisition Sub and Allarity A/S pursuant
to which Allarity A/S sold, and Acquisition Sub purchased, all of Allarity A/S’ assets and certain specified liabilities in connection
with Allarity A/S’ business for an aggregate purchase price of 8,075,824 shares of the Company’s common stock plus the assumption
of specified liabilities. Thereafter, Allarity A/S is in the process of being dissolved and liquidated in accordance with Part 14
of Danish Companies Act.
While the Company was the
legal acquirer of Allarity A/S, for accounting purposes, the Merger is treated similarly to a reverse recapitalization, whereby Allarity
A/S is deemed to be the accounting acquirer, and the historical financial statements of Allarity A/S became the historical financial statements
of the Company upon the closing of the reorganization. Under this method of accounting, the Company was treated as the “acquired”
company and Allarity A/S is treated as the acquirer for financial accounting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the reorganization
was treated as the equivalent of Allarity A/S issuing stock for the net assets of the Company accompanied by a recapitalization. Because
the reorganization is a common control transaction the net assets and prior year financial statements were stated at historical cost,
with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. In accordance with ASC 805, the legal capital of Allarity A/S has been retroactively
adjusted to reflect the capital of the legal acquirer (accounting acquiree) the Company.
(b) Principal Operations and Activities
The Company’s principal
operations are located at Venlighedsvej 1, 2970 Horsholm, Denmark. The Company’s United States operations are located at 24
School Street, 2 nd Floor, Boston, MA 02108, United States of America.
The Company develops drugs
for the personalized treatment of cancer using drug specific companion diagnostics (cDx) generated by its proprietary drug response predictor
technology, DRP ® . Additionally, the Company, through its Danish subsidiary, Allarity Therapeutics Denmark ApS (formerly
OV-SPV2ApS) (“Allarity Denmark,” or “OV-SPV2”), specializes in the research and development of anti-cancer drugs.
(c) Risks and Uncertainties
The Company is subject to
risks common to companies in the biotechnology industry, including but not limited to, risks of failure of preclinical studies and clinical
trials, the need to obtain marketing approval for any drug product candidate that it may identify and develop, the need to successfully
commercialize and gain market acceptance of its product candidates, dependence on key personnel and collaboration partners, protection
of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations, development by competitors of technological innovations, and the ability
to secure additional capital to fund operations. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research
and development efforts, including preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval prior to commercialization. Even if the Company’s
research and development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product
sales.
(d) Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated
financial statements have been prepared on going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities
and commitments in the ordinary course of business. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and reclassification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue
as a going concern.
F- 9
1. Nature of the business (cont.)
The Company expects its costs
and expenses to increase as it continues to develop its product candidates and progress its current clinical programs and cost associated
with being a public company.
Pursuant to the requirements
of Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 205-40, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,
management evaluates whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. This evaluation
initially does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented
as of the date of these consolidated financial statements, and (1) is probable that the plan will be effectively implemented within one
year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plan, when implemented will mitigate
the relevant condition or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one
year after the date the financial statements are issued. Certain elements of the Company’s operating plan to alleviate the conditions
that raise substantial doubt are outside of the Company’s control and cannot be included in management’s evaluation under
the requirements of ASC 205-40.
Since inception, the Company
has devoted substantially all its efforts to business planning, research and development, clinical expenses, recruiting management and
technical staff, and securing funding via collaborations. The Company has historically funded its operations with proceeds received from
its collaboration arrangements, sale of equity capital and proceeds from sales of convertible notes.
The Company has incurred significant losses and has an accumulated
deficit of $ 82.6 million as of December 31, 2022. Management expects to continue to generate operating losses in the foreseeable
future, particularly as the Company advances its preclinical activities and clinical trials for its product candidates in development.
The Company plans to seek additional funding through public equity, private equity, debt financing, collaboration partnerships, or other
sources. There are no assurances, however, that the Company will be successful in these endeavors. If the Company is unable to obtain
funding, the Company could be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate its research and development programs, or reduce product candidate
expansion, which could adversely affect its business prospects. Currently, our cash is insufficient to fund our current operating plan
and planned capital expenditures through December 2023 since our current cash reserves are only sufficient for the next 3 months. These
conditions give rise to substantial doubt over the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
(e) Impact of Covid-19 on our Business
In March 2020, the World
Health Organization declared the novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures
worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has been evolving, and to date has led to the implementation of various responses, including government-imposed
quarantines, travel restrictions and other public health safety measures.
As a result of COVID-19, all
the Company’s clinical trials experienced significant delays throughout the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company has been
slowly ramping up its clinical trial sites in 2021. Management continues to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all
aspects of the business, including how it will impact operations and the operations of customers, vendors, and business partners. The
extent to which COVID-19 impacts the future business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments,
which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence at this time, such as the continued duration of the outbreak, new information
that may emerge concerning the severity or other strains of COVID-19 or the effectiveness of actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its
impact, among others. If the Company or any of the third parties with which it engages, however, were to experience shutdowns or other
business disruptions, the ability to conduct business in the manner and on the timelines presently planned could be materially and negatively
affected, which could have a material adverse impact on business, results of operations and financial condition. The estimates of the
impact on the Company’s business may change based on new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions to contain
it or treat its impact and the economic impact on local, regional, national, and international markets. Management has not identified
any events which would result in any significant impairment losses in the carrying values of assets because of the pandemic and are not
aware of any specific related event or circumstance that would require management to revise estimates reflected in these consolidated
financial statements.
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1. Nature of the business (cont.)
(f) Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War
There have been immense flows
of refugees to Europe and Denmark is ready to facilitate and to accept refugees from the Ukraine. It is far too early to estimate how
many migrants Denmark will facilitate, but immigration officials have begun preparing to accept Ukrainian refugees. Being a North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member, Denmark will strengthen its own national preparedness as well as that of the NATO defense
alliance. The Ukraine crisis has not yet had an impact on our results of operations, however we expect it may have an impact on the costs
of materials we purchase for our laboratory operations in Denmark, but we cannot predict the impact at this point in time.
(g) Emerging Growth Companies
Section 102(b)(1) of
the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) exempts emerging growth companies from being required to
comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration
statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new
or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended
transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable.
The Company has chosen not to make an election to opt out of new or revised accounting standards.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated
financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis of accounting, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the
authoritative GAAP as found in the ASC and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”).
As a result of the recapitalization
share exchange (also described in Notes 1 and 3), to these consolidated financial statements, all outstanding shares, warrants, and options
were exchanged on a 50:1 basis as of December 20, 2021, and accordingly, all share, warrant, option and per share disclosure in these
consolidated financial statements has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 50:1 reverse split unless otherwise stated.
(b) Organization and
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries:
Name
Country of Incorporation
Allarity Acquisition Subsidiary Inc.
United States
Allarity Therapeutics Europe ApS (formerly Oncology Venture Product Development ApS)
Denmark
Allarity Therapeutics Denmark ApS (formerly OV-SPV2 ApS)
Denmark
MPI Inc.*
United States
Oncology Venture US Inc.*
United States
*In the process of being dissolved because inactive.
All intercompany transactions
and balances, including unrealized profits from intercompany sales, have been eliminated upon consolidation.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
(c) Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated
financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting years. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated
financial statements include, but are not limited to, the fair value of the Series A preferred shares, warrants, convertible debt, and
the accrual for research and development expenses, fair values of acquired intangible assets and impairment review of those assets, share
based compensation expense, and income tax uncertainties and valuation allowances. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience,
known trends and other market-specific or other relevant factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates
are periodically reviewed considering reasonable changes in circumstances, facts, and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in
the period in which they become known and if material, their effects are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Actual results could differ from those estimates or assumptions.
(d) Foreign currency and currency translation
The functional currency
is the currency of the primary economic environment in which an entity’s operations are conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries
operate mainly in Denmark and the United States. The functional currencies of the Company’s subsidiaries are their local currency.
The Company’s reporting
currency is the U.S. dollar. The Company translates the assets and liabilities of its Denmark subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar at the
exchange rate in effect on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate in effect during
each monthly period. Unrealized translation gains and losses are recorded as a cumulative translation adjustment, which is included in
the consolidated statements of changes in redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated
other comprehensive loss.
Monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are remeasured into the functional currency at rates of exchange prevailing
at the balance sheet dates. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are re-measured into the functional
currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transaction. Exchange gains or losses arising from foreign currency transactions
are included in the determination of net loss for the respective periods.
Adjustments that arise from
exchange rate translations are included in other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss as incurred. The Company recorded a foreign exchange translation loss of $ 121 and $ 1,966 and a fair value adjustment to instrument
specific credit risk of $ 0 and ($ 9 ), included in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively.
(e) Concentrations of credit risk and of significant suppliers
Financial instruments that
potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash. The Company maintains its cash in financial
institutions in amounts that could exceed government-insured limits. The Company does not believe it is subject to additional credit risks
beyond those normally associated with commercial banking relationships. The Company has not experienced losses on its cash accounts and
management believes, based upon the quality of the financial institutions, that the credit risk regarding these deposits is not significant. The
Company is dependent on third-party manufacturers to supply products for research and development activities in its programs. In particular,
the Company relies and expects to continue to rely on a small number of manufacturers to supply its requirements for supplies and raw
materials related to these programs. These programs could be adversely affected by a significant interruption in these manufacturing services
or the availability of raw materials.
(f) Cash
Cash consists primarily of
highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company
had no cash equivalents or restricted cash on December 31, 2022 and 2021.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
(g) Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment
are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation expense is recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the respective assets as follows:
Estimated Useful Economic Life
Leasehold property improvements
Lesser of lease term or useful life
Laboratory equipment
5 years
Furniture and office equipment
3 years
Upon retirement or sale, the
cost of assets disposed of, and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included
in loss from operations. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there have been no significant asset retirements to date. Expenditures for
repairs and maintenance that do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets are charged to expense as incurred.
(h) Grants
Grants are recognized when
the conditions for receipt are met and there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received.
Grants that are receivable
as compensation for expenses or losses already incurred or for the purpose of giving immediate financial support to the Company with no
future related costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they become receivable.
(i) Impairment of long-lived assets
Long-lived assets consist
of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets. Long-lived assets to be held and used are tested for recoverability whenever
events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. Factors that
the Company considers in deciding when to perform an impairment review include significant underperformance of the business in relation
to expectations, significant negative industry or economic trends and significant changes or planned changes in the use of the assets.
An impairment loss would be recognized as a loss from operations when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from
the use of an asset group or the estimated return on investment are less than its carrying amount. The impairment loss would be based
on the excess of the carrying value of the impaired asset group over its fair value, determined based on discounted cash flow or return
on investment calculations.
(j) Business combinations
Business combinations are
accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations”. The total purchase price of an acquisition is allocated
to the underlying identifiable net assets, based on their respective estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. Determining the
fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires management’s judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates
and assumptions, including assumptions with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, probabilities of success, discount rates, and
asset lives, among other items. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their estimated fair values.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
(k) Acquired patents
Acquired patents are measured
in the balance sheet at the lower of cost less accumulated amortization and impairment charges, if any. The legal costs incurred to renew
or extend the term of the acquired patents are expensed as incurred. Cost comprises the acquisition price and the depreciation period
are estimated at approximately 5 years with no residual value. Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed
every year.
(l) Acquired in-process research and development (IPR&D)
Acquired IPR&D represents
the fair value assigned to research and development assets that the Company acquired as part of a business combination and have not been
completed at the acquisition date. The fair value of IPR&D acquired in a business combination is recorded on the consolidated balance
sheets at the acquisition-date fair value and is determined by estimating the costs to develop the technology into commercially viable
products, estimating the resulting revenue from the projects, and discounting the projected net cash flows to present value. IPR&D
is not amortized, but rather is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if indicators of impairment are present,
until the project is completed, abandoned, or transferred to a third-party. Management assesses its acquired IPR&D for impairment
at year end date as well as when events and circumstances indicate there is a potential impairment. Significant quantitative indicators
considered are the Company’s market capitalization, market share, length of remaining clinical trials, and projected revenue per
treatment. The projected discounted cash flow models used to estimate the fair value of partnered assets and cost approach model used
to estimate proprietary assets as part of the Company’s IPR&D reflect significant assumptions regarding the estimates a market
participant would make to evaluate a drug development asset, including the following:
●
Estimates of obsolescence of development expenditure;
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Probability of successfully completing clinical trials and obtaining regulatory approval;
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Estimates of future cash flows from potential milestone payments and royalties related to out-licensed product sales; and
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A discount rate reflecting the Company’s weighted average cost of capital and specific risk inherent in the underlying assets.
Once brought into use, intangible
assets are amortized over their estimated useful economic lives using the economic consumption method if anticipated future revenues can
be reasonably estimated. The straight-line method is used when revenues cannot be reasonably estimated. The Company has recorded impairment
losses of $ 17,571 and $ 0 on its intangible assets in the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(m) Fair value measurements of financial instruments
The carrying value of the
Company’s financial instruments of cash, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate their fair
value due to their short-term nature. The Company’s other financial instruments include an equity investment, preferred shares,
convertible debt, and warrant derivative liabilities. The equity investment is adjusted to fair market value at the end of every period
based upon unadjusted quoted prices. The convertible debt and derivative liabilities that are freestanding equity-linked financial instruments
are fair valued at the end of every period using level 3 inputs.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
Fair value is defined as the
exchange price 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. ASC Topic 820, Fair Value
Measurement (“ASC 820”), establishes a fair value hierarchy for instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between
assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). Observable inputs
are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent
of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants
would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. ASC 820 identifies
fair value as the exchange price, or exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value
measurements, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between the following:
●
Level 1 — defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
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Level 2 — defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
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Level 3 — defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
In some circumstances, the
inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair
value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the
fair value measurement.
(n) Segment and geographic information
Operating segments are defined
as components of a business for which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision
maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company and its chief operating decision maker, the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer, view the Company’s operations and manage its business as a single operating segment. The Company operates
in two geographic areas: Denmark and the United States.
(o) Operating lease right-of-use assets
The Company determines whether
an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets,
current portion of operating lease liabilities, and net of current portion of operating lease liabilities on our consolidated balance
sheets. Lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent
an obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present
value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date. As the Company’s leases do not provide
an implicit rate, an incremental borrowing rate is used based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the
present value of lease payments. The Company does not include options to extend or terminate the lease term unless it is reasonably certain
that the Company will exercise any such options. Rent expense is recognized under the operating leases on a straight-line basis. The Company’s
facilities operating leases have lease and non-lease components to which the Company has elected to apply a practical expedient to account
for all components as one single component. The Company does not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases,
which have a lease term of twelve months or less, and instead will recognize lease payments as expense on a straight-line basis over the
lease term.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
(p) Revenue recognition
The Company’s revenues
are generated primarily through research and development services provided to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The terms of
these arrangements may include (i) the grant of intellectual property rights (IP licenses) to therapeutic drug candidates against
specified targets, (ii) performing research and development services to optimize drug candidates, and (iii) the grant of options
to obtain additional research and development services or licenses for additional targets, or to optimize product candidates, upon the
payment of option fees. Research and development service revenue is recognized over time as services are rendered. Revenue generated from
the grant of IP licenses is recognized when probable. The Company has not recognized revenue to the date of these financial statements.
The Company has adopted ASC
Topic 606—Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). This standard applies to all contracts with customers,
except for contracts that are within the scope of other standards, such as leases, insurance, collaboration arrangements and financial
instruments. Under ASC 606, an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount
that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In determining the appropriate
amount of revenue to be recognized under ASC 606, the Company performs the following steps:
(i)
identify the promised goods or services in the contract;
(ii)
determine whether the promised goods or services are performance obligations including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract;
(iii)
measurement of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration;
(iv)
allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and
(v)
recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation.
(q) Milestone and royalty revenue recognition
Milestone payments: At the
inception of each arrangement that includes research and development milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones
are considered probable of being achieved and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount
method. If it is probable that a significant cumulative revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in
the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the control of the Company or the licensee, such as regulatory approvals,
are not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received. The Company evaluates factors such as the scientific,
clinical, regulatory, commercial, and other risks that must be overcome to achieve the milestone in making this assessment. There is considerable
judgment involved in determining whether it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur. At the end of each subsequent
reporting period, the Company reevaluates the probability of achievement of all milestones subject to constraint and, if necessary, adjusts
its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which would affect revenues
and earnings in the period of adjustment.
Royalties: For arrangements
that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments upon first commercial sales and milestone payments based on a level of
sales, which are the result of a customer-vendor relationship and for which the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which
the royalties relate, the Company recognizes revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance
obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied or partially satisfied. To date, the Company has
not recognized any royalty revenue resulting from any of its licensing arrangements.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
(r) Research contract costs and accruals
Research and development costs
are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses are comprised of costs incurred in performing research and development activities,
including salaries, share-based compensation and benefits, facilities costs and laboratory supplies, depreciation, amortization and impairment
expense, manufacturing expenses and external costs of outside vendors engaged to conduct preclinical development activities and clinical
trials. Typically, upfront payments and milestone payments made for the licensing of technology are expensed as research and development
in the period in which they are incurred. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services to be received in the future for use in
research and development activities are recorded as prepaid expenses. The prepaid amounts are expensed as the related goods are delivered
or the services are performed. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has recorded milestone payment liabilities of $ 1,400
and $ 5,000 , respectively, as accrued liabilities.
The Company has entered into
various research and development contracts with companies in Europe, the United States, and other countries. These agreements are
generally cancellable, and related payments are recorded as research and development expenses as incurred. The Company records accruals
for estimated ongoing research costs. When evaluating the adequacy of the accrued liabilities, the Company analyzes progress of the studies
or trials, including the phase or completion of events, invoices received and contracted costs. Significant judgments and estimates are
made in determining the accrued balances at the end of any reporting period. Actual results could differ from the Company’s estimates.
The Company’s historical accrual estimates have not been materially different from the actual costs.
(s) Research and development incentives and receivable
Denmark Tax Incentives
Denmark allows loss making
companies the opportunity to apply for a payment equal to the tax value ( 22 %) of negative taxable income related to R&D costs. The
negative taxable income is calculated on the total negative income of the companies participating in the joint taxation. Tax payment according
to this rule cannot exceed an amount of DKK 5.5 million, corresponding to a tax loss relating to R&D expenditure of DKK 25 million.
The tax credit is recorded as tax receivable and other income within research and development expenses. In the years ended December 31,
2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $ 711 and $ 875 in tax credits respectively, thereby reducing research and development expenses.
European Agency Grants
The Company, through its subsidiaries
in Denmark, from time-to-time receives reimbursements of certain research and development expenditures as part of a European agency’s
research and development cost relief program. Management has assessed the Company’s research and development activities and expenditures
to determine which activities and expenditures are likely to be eligible under the research and development incentive program described
above. At each period end, management estimates the reimbursement available to the Company based on available information at the time.
The Company records these research and development expense reimbursements as a reduction to research and development expenses in the consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive loss, as the research and development cost reimbursements are not dependent on the Company
generating future taxable income, the Company’s ongoing tax status, or tax position. The Company recognizes a receivable for the
research and development incentives when the relevant expenditure has been incurred, the associated conditions have been satisfied and
there is reasonable assurance that the reimbursement will be received. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively,
the Company has not received or recorded government grants receivable.
(t) Investments
In accordance with ASC 321,
the Company’s investments in equity securities are measured at readily determinable fair value (“RDFV”) in the balance
sheet with changes in fair value recognized in net loss. For investments in equity securities that are traded in an active market, RDFV
is equivalent to the market value at the balance sheet date and changes in fair value are recognized in other income (expenses). Investments
in equity securities are classified as either current or long-term depending upon management’s intentions.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
(u) Convertible debt instruments
The Company follows ASC 480-10, Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity in its evaluation of the accounting for a hybrid instrument. A financial instrument that embodies an
unconditional obligation, or a financial instrument other than an outstanding share that embodies a conditional obligation, that the issuer
must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its equity shares shall be classified as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances)
if, at inception, the monetary value of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on any one of the following: (a) a fixed monetary
amount known at inception; (b) variations in something other than the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares; or (c) variations
inversely related to changes in the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares. Hybrid instruments meeting these criteria are not
further evaluated for any embedded derivatives and are carried as a liability at fair value at each balance sheet date with remeasurements
reported in change on fair value expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
Additionally, the Company
accounts for certain convertible debt (“Convertible Notes”) issued under the fair value option election of ASC 825, Financial
Instruments wherein the financial instrument is initially measured at its issue-date estimated fair value and then subsequently re-measured
at estimated fair value on a recurring basis at each reporting period date. The estimated fair value adjustment is recognized as other
income (expense) in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and the portion of the fair value adjustment attributed to
a change in the instrument-specific credit risk is recognized as a component of other comprehensive loss. Convertible Notes are settled
with shares at fair value of the stock issued with any differences recorded to other income (expense), as a gain (loss) on extinguishment.
(v) Warrants
When the Company issues warrants
it evaluates the proper balance sheet classification to determine classification as either equity or as a derivative liability on the
consolidated balance sheets. In accordance with ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in the Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC
815-40”), the Company classifies a warrant as equity so long as it is “indexed to the Company’s equity” and several
specific conditions for equity classification are met. A warrant is not considered indexed to the Company’s equity, in general,
when it contains certain types of exercise contingencies or adjustments to exercise price. If a warrant is not indexed to the Company’s
equity or it has net cash settlement that results in the warrants to be accounted for under ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,
or ASC 815-40, it is classified as a derivative liability, which is carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value with any changes
in its fair value recognized immediately in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. As of December 31, 2022 and
2021, the Company had warrants outstanding for share-based compensation that were classified as equity, and outstanding investor warrants
that were classified as derivative liabilities and classified as “Warrant liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(w) Derivative financial instruments
The Company does not use derivative
instruments to hedge exposures to interest rate, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all its financial instruments
to determine if such instruments contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. Embedded derivatives must be separately measured
from the host contract if all the requirements for bifurcation are met. The assessment of the conditions surrounding the bifurcation of
embedded derivatives depends on the nature of the host contract. Bifurcated embedded derivatives are recognized at fair value, with changes
in fair value recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss each reporting period. Bifurcated embedded
derivatives are recorded as “Derivative liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(x) Share-based compensation
The Company accounts for share-based
compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires companies
to estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately
expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive Loss.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
The Company records the expense
for option awards using either a graded or straight-line method. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. For share-based awards
granted to both employee and non-employee consultants, the measurement date for non-employee awards is the date of grant. The compensation
expense is then recognized over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period of the respective award.
The Company reviews all stock
award modifications including when there is an exchange of original award for a new award. In the case of stock award modifications, the
Company calculates for the incremental fair value based on the difference between the fair value of the modified award and the fair value
of the original award immediately before it was modified. The Company immediately recognizes the incremental value as compensation cost
for vested awards and recognizes, on a prospective basis over the remaining requisite service period, the sum of the incremental compensation
cost and any remaining unrecognized compensation cost for the original award on the modification date.
The fair value of stock options
(“options”) on the grant date is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the single-option approach.
The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the use of highly subjective and complex assumptions, including the option’s expected
term and the price volatility of the underlying stock, to determine the fair value of the award. The Company applies the Black-Scholes
model as it believes it is the most appropriate fair value method for all equity awards and for the Employee Share Purchase Plan (the
“ESPP”). The Black-Scholes model requires several assumptions, of which the most significant are the share price, expected
volatility and the expected award term.
Expected term of options granted
is calculated using the simplified method being the average between the vesting period and the contractual term to the expected term of
the options in effect at the time of grant. The Company has historically not paid dividends and has no foreseeable plans to pay dividends
and, therefore, uses an expected dividend yield of zero in the option pricing model. The risk-free interest rate is based on
the yield of U.S. treasury bonds with equivalent terms.
The Company classifies share-based
compensation expense in its Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss in the same way the award recipient’s payroll
costs are classified or in which the award recipient’s service payments are classified.
(y) Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Accumulated other comprehensive
loss includes net loss as well as other changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) that result from transactions and economic events
other than those with shareholders. The Company records unrealized gains and losses related to foreign currency translation and instrument
specific credit risk as components of other accumulated comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Loss. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s other comprehensive loss was comprised of currency translation
adjustments and fair value adjustments attributable to instrument specific credit risk.
(z) Contingencies
Liabilities for loss contingencies
arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties, and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has
been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. At each reporting date, the Company evaluates whether a potential loss amount
or a potential loss range is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of the authoritative guidelines that address accounting
for contingencies.
The Company expenses costs
as incurred in relation to such legal proceedings as general and administrative expense within the Consolidated Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive Loss.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
(aa) Income taxes
The Company accounts for income
taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future
tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements or in the Company’s tax returns. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the consolidated financial statements and tax basis of assets
and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recorded in the provision for income taxes. The Company assesses the likelihood that its deferred tax assets
will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent it believes, based upon the weight of available evidence, that it is more
likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established through a
charge to income tax expense. Potential for recovery of deferred tax assets is evaluated by estimating the future taxable profits expected
and considering prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.
The Company accounts for uncertainty
the consolidated financial statements by applying a two-step process to determine the amount of tax benefit to be recognized. First, the
tax position must be evaluated to determine the likelihood that it will be sustained upon external examination by the taxing authorities.
If the tax position is deemed more-likely-than-not-to be sustained, the tax position is then assessed to determine the amount of benefit
to recognize in the consolidated financial statements. The amount of the benefit that may be recognized is the largest amount that will
more likely than not be realized upon ultimate settlement. Any provision for income taxes includes the effects of any resulting tax reserves,
or unrecognized tax benefits that are considered appropriate. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions
in other (income) expenses.
(bb) Computation of loss per share
Basic
net loss per common share is determined by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding during the period, without consideration of common stock equivalents. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing
net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding for
the period. The Company adjusts net loss to arrive at the net loss attributable to common stockholders to reflect the amount of dividends
accumulated during the period on the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock, if any. The treasury stock method is used
to determine the dilutive effect of the Company’s stock option grants and warrants and the if-converted method is used
to determine the dilutive effect of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock and Convertible Notes. For the years ended
December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had a net loss attributable to common stockholders, and as such, all outstanding stock options,
shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock, and warrants were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share. Under the
if-converted method, convertible instruments that are in the money, are assumed to have been converted as of the beginning of the period
or when issued, if later.
(cc) Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
In May 2021, the FASB issued
ASU No. 2021-04 — Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written
Call Options — to clarify the accounting by issuers for modifications or exchanges of equity-classified written call options.
The framework applies to freestanding written call options, such as warrants, that were and remain equity classified by the issuer after
the modification and are not in the scope of another Codification Topic. The framework applies regardless of whether the modification
is through an amendment to the existing terms or issuance of a replacement warrant. The effect of the modification of the warrant is measured
as the difference in its fair value immediately before and after the modification. The effect is recognized in the same manner as if cash
had been paid as consideration. Additionally, other modifications may need to be accounted for as a cost to the issuing entity based on
the substance of the transaction. The Company is required to apply the amendments within this ASU prospectively to modifications or exchanges
occurring on or after the effective date of the amendment. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2022, with no significant impact
on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
In November 2021, the FASB
issued ASU 2021-10 — Government Assistance — Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance — to
require disclosures about transactions with a government that have been accounted for by analogizing to a grant or contribution accounting
model to increase transparency about (1) the types of transactions, (2) the accounting for the transactions, and (3) the effect of the
transactions on an entity’s financial statements. The ASU is effective prospectively or retrospectively for annual periods beginning
after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2022, with no significant impact on
its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
(dd) Recently issued accounting pronouncements
Changes to GAAP are established
by the FASB in the form of ASUs to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact
of all ASUs. All other ASUs issued through the date of these financial statements were assessed and determined not to be applicable or
are expected to have minimal impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.
3. Acquisition of the Assets and Liabilities of Allarity A/S
As discussed in Note 1, on
December 20, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company closed the acquisition of Allarity A/S’ assets and business for
the aggregate purchase price of 8,075,824 shares of the Company’s common stock plus the assumption of specified liabilities (the
“Reorganization”).
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization
and Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Reorganization Agreement”), the aggregate consideration paid to stockholders of Allarity
A/S at the Closing Date consisted of 8,075,824 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share (“Common
Stock”). At the effective time of the reorganization and subject to the terms and conditions of the Reorganization Agreement, each
share of Allarity A/S common stock, par value SEK $ 0.05 per share that was convertible into a share of Allarity A/S at a one-to-one ratio
pursuant to the Allarity A/S certificate of incorporation, was converted into common stock equal to the exchange ratio. In each case,
these share amounts were rounded down to the nearest whole number on a holder-by-holder basis and any fractional interest will be settled
in cash. The “exchange ratio” means the quotient of the number of Allarity A/S ordinary shares outstanding in Allarity A/S
divided by 50 or 0.02 shares of Delaware Common Stock for each Allarity A/S ordinary share issued and outstanding (as defined in the Reorganization
Agreement), as of immediately prior to the effective time.
At the effective time, each
warrant (option) conferring the right to subscribe for Allarity A/S ordinary shares held by the officers, directors, employees and consultants
(each, a “Compensatory Warrant”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the effective time, whether vested or unvested,
was assumed by the Company and converted into an option (each, a “Converted Option”) to purchase a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the product (rounded to the nearest whole number) of (a) the number of ordinary shares of Allarity A/S subject to
such Compensatory Warrant immediately prior to the effective time multiplied by (b) the exchange ratio of 50 to 1, at an exercise
price per share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to (i) the exercise price per share of such Compensatory Warrant immediately
prior to the effective time divided by (ii) the exchange ratio and then converted into U.S. dollars.
As part of the reorganization,
the Company is responsible for the liquidation expenses of Allarity A/S, which is estimated to be approximately $ 200 .
4. Other Current Assets
The Company’s other
current assets are comprised of the following:
December 31,
2022
2021
Deposits
$ 51
$ 53
Salary deposit
85
65
Value added tax (“VAT”) receivable
82
507
Deferred consulting costs
81
—
Deferred Directors & Officers insurance expense
1,260
—
$ 1,559
$ 625
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5. Investment
The Company owned 43,898
common shares in Lantern Pharma Inc. (“Lantern Pharma”) because of a prior license agreement made with Lantern Pharma in 2017.
During September 2020 Lantern Pharma became publicly listed. During July 2022, the Company sold its 43,898 common shares in Lantern
Pharma in exchange for net proceeds of $ 235 and recognized a loss of $ 115 .
December 31,
2022
2021
Opening balance
$ 350
$ 845
Less receipt of sale proceeds, net
( 235 )
—
Loss recognition
( 115 )
( 495 )
Ending balance
$ —
$ 350
6. Operating lease right-of-use assets
The facilities of the Company
are leased under various operating lease agreements for periods ending no later than 2023. As of February 1, 2021, the Company entered
into a new lease contract at its premises in Hoersholm, Denmark. Under the new lease contract, the leased premises were reduced by approximately
137 square meters and the contract period was reduced from an end date of December 31, 2023, to January 31, 2023, with an automatic 12-month
renewal period after that date unless termination notice is given. The new lease contract was treated as a modification to the existing
lease contract, and we remeasured the lease liability to reflect the modified terms and recognized a corresponding reduction to the ROU
asset in the amount of $ 145 .
The exercise of lease renewal
options is at the Company’s sole discretion and is assessed as to whether to include any renewals in the lease term at inception. As
of January 31, 2023, the Company’s Denmark lease contract ended and became open ended until terminated by either party. Accordingly,
the monthly payments will be expensed on a straight-line-basis and not recognized as a right-of-use asset after January 31, 2023.
The following table summarizes
the presentation in our Consolidated Balance Sheets of our right of use assets:
As of
December 31,
Balance sheet location
2022
2021
Assets:
Operating lease assets
$ 6
$ 86
Liabilities:
Current operating lease liabilities
$ 8
$ 98
Non-current operating lease liabilities
—
9
$ 8
$ 107
Total lease costs and cash
paid for the Company’s premises and virtual offices for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, were $ 104 and $ 134 , respectively.
7. Intangible assets
Intangible assets, impairment
charges and adjustments are summarized as follows:
IPR&D Assets
December 31,
2022
2021
Opening balance
$ 28,135
$ 30,491
Impairment recognized during the period
( 17,571 )
—
Foreign translation adjustment
( 1,015 )
( 2,356 )
Ending balance
$ 9,549
$ 28,135
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7. Intangible assets (cont.)
As a result of both the Company’s
February 15, 2022, receipt of a Refusal to File (“RTF”) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the Company’s
new drug application (“NDA”) for Dovitinib, and the current depressed state of the Company’s stock price, the Company
has performed an impairment assessment on its individual intangible assets utilizing a discounted cash flow model with a weighted average
cost of capital (“WACC”) of 16 %, and recognized an impairment charge of $ 14,007 during the quarter ended March 31, 2022. During
the quarter ended December 31, 2022, as a result of continued downward pressure on the Company’s common stock, we performed a further
impairment assessment on the Company’s individual intangible asset utilizing a discounted cash flow model with a WACC of 26 % and
recognized a further impairment charge of $ 3,564 . Individually material development projects in progress are as follows:
The Company’s IPR&D
assets have been classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets. Individually material development projects in progress are as follows:
December 31,
2022
2021
Stenoparib
$ 9,549
$ 25,407
Dovitinib
—
2,728
Total
$ 9,549
$ 28,135
8. Accrued liabilities
The Company’s accrued
liabilities are comprised of the following:
December 31,
2022
2021
Development cost liability (Notes 16(a) and (b))
$ 964
$ 6,750
Payroll accruals
221
1,088
Accrued Board member fees
91
54
Accrued audit and legal
239
316
Other
389
382
$ 1,904
$ 8,590
9. Loan
Effective March 22, 2021,
the Company received a loan of up to approximately $ 2,900 , net of a 3 % loan origination fee of $ 87 , recorded as finance costs in the Consolidated
Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, bearing interest at 3 % per month, and due on June 23, 2021. In exchange for the loan,
the Company committed to complete a rights offering and issue common shares. The rights offering was completed before June 23, 2021, as
described in these consolidated financial statements. As of June 23, 2021, the loan balance of $ 2,945 and interest of $ 204 were repaid
to the lender.
10. Convertible promissory note and accrued interest, net
On April 12, 2022, Allarity
Denmark re-issued a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Promissory Note”) to Novartis Pharma AG, a company organized under the
laws of Switzerland (“Novartis,” and together with Allarity Therapeutics Europe ApS (“Allarity Europe”), the “License
Parties”) in the principal amount of $ 1,000 . The Promissory Note was re-issued pursuant to the First Amendment to License Agreement,
with an effective date of March 30, 2022 (the “First Amendment”), entered into by and between the License Parties, which amended
the License Agreement dated April 6, 2018 (the “Original Agreement”) previously entered into by the License Parties relating
to the Compound (as defined in the Original Agreement). The First Amendment amends and restates Section 11.7 of the Original Agreement
to add the revised Note to the list of enforceable claims in the second paragraph of Section 11.7 making the revised Note enforceable
under New York law as a legal obligation of Allarity Denmark ApS (formerly OV-SPV2 ApS). All other provisions of the Original Agreement
and Promissory Note were unchanged and remain in full force and effect.
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10. Convertible promissory note and accrued interest, net (cont.)
On April 6, 2018 (“Effective
Date”), Allarity Europe and Novartis entered a license agreement whereby Novartis granted to Allarity Europe (a) an exclusive, royalty-bearing,
sublicensable, assignable license under the Licensed Data (as defined in the License Agreement) and Product-Specific Patents (as defined
in the License Agreement) and (b) a non-exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable, assignable license under the Platform Patents (as defined
in the License Agreement), in the case of (a) and (b) solely to develop and otherwise commercialize the Licensed Product (as defined in
the License Agreement) in any and all field related to therapeutic and/or diagnostic uses related to cancer in humans worldwide and to
manufacture the compound TKI258 (a.k.a. Dovitinib) for use in a Licensed Product as of the Effective Date.
In consideration of the licenses
and rights granted, Allarity Europe paid Novartis a one-time, non-refundable, non-creditable upfront payment consisting of $ 1,000 (“Upfront
Payment”) and issued to Novartis a Promissory Note with an initial principal balance equal to $ 1,000 , which Allarity Europe caused
its affiliate, Allarity Therapeutics Denmark ApS, to issue to Novartis. In accordance with the terms of the Promissory Note, all payments
shall be applied first to accrued interest, and thereafter to principal. The outstanding principal amount of the Note, plus any accrued
interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the earlier to occur of: (i) the 7th anniversary of the Effective Date; and (ii) an event
of default (the “Maturity Date”).
The Promissory Note pays
simple interest on the outstanding principal amount from the date until payment in full, which interest shall be payable at the rate of
5 % per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. The entire outstanding
principal balance of the Promissory Note and all accrued interest shall be fully due and payable on the Maturity Date. The Promissory
Note is convertible upon an initial public offering (“IPO”) of Allarity Therapeutics Denmark ApS and allows Novartis a one-time
right to exchange the Convertible Pro Allarity Therapeutics Denmark ApS Promissory Note for such number of equity securities of Allarity
Therapeutics Denmark ApS equal to 3 % of outstanding equity securities, calculated on a fully diluted as-converted to common stock basis,
held by all holders of equity securities of Allarity Therapeutics Denmark ApS immediately prior to the closing of the IPO.
During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021,
the Company recorded $ 106 and $ 99 , respectively, to interest expense and increased the convertible promissory note liability by the same
amount. The roll forward of the Promissory Notes as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, is as follows:
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2021
Convertible promissory note
$ 1,000
$ 1,000
Less debt discount, opening
( 215 )
( 263 )
Plus, accretion of debt discount, interest expense
53
48
Convertible promissory note, net of discount
838
785
Interest accretion, opening
194
143
Interest accrual, expense
51
51
Convertible promissory note – net, ending balance
$ 1,083
$ 979
11. Convertible debt
(a) 3i, LP Convertible Secured Promissory Notes
On
November 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Secured Note Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with 3i, LP (“Holder”,
or “3i”), whereby the Company authorized the sale and issuance of three Secured Promissory Notes (each a “Note”
and collectively, the “Notes”). Effective November 28, 2022, the Company issued: (1) a Note in the principal amount of $ 1,667
as payment of $ 1,667 due to 3i, LP in Alternative Conversion Floor Amounts that began to accrue on July 14, 2022; and (2) a Note in the
principal amount of $ 350 in exchange for cash. Effective December 30, 2022, the Company issued an additional Note in the principal amount
of $ 650 in exchange for cash.
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11. Convertible debt (cont.)
Each
Note matures on January 1, 2024, carries an interest rate of 5 % per annum, and is secured by all of the Company’s assets pursuant
to a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”). In addition, the Holder may exchange the Notes for the Company’s
common stock at an exchange price equal to the lowest price per share of the equity security sold to other purchasers, rounded down to
the nearest whole share, if the Company concludes a future equity financing prior to the maturity date or other repayment of such promissory
note. Lastly, each Note and interest earned thereon may be redeemed by the Company at its option at any time or the holder may demand
redemption if a) the Company obtains gross proceeds of at least $ 5 million in a financing in an amount of up to 35 % of the gross proceeds
of the financing or b) there is an Event of Default (as defined in the Note agreement).
Discounts to the principal
amounts are included in the carrying value of the Notes and amortized to interest expense over the contractual term of the underlying
debt. During 2022, the Company recorded a $ 34 debt discount upon issuance of the Notes related to legal fees paid that were capitalized
as debt issuance costs. For the year ended December 31, 2022, interest expense on the Notes totaled $ 12 , comprised of $ 10 of contractual
interest and $ 2 for the amortization of the debt discount.
The roll forward of the Notes as of December 31,
2022, is as follows:
Face value of the Notes
$ 2,667
Debt discount, net
( 33 )
Carrying value of the Convertible Notes
2,634
Accrued interest
10
$ 2,644
(b) March 31, 2020 Convertible Debt (terminated
December 20, 2021)
On March 31, 2020, the
Company, through its former parent company, Allarity A/S, entered into a twenty-four-month term agreement to issue up to $ 10,100 (SEK
100,000 ) to be funded in tranches of ten non-interest-bearing notes (“Notes”) convertible into new shares of the Company,
each with a value of $ 1,010 (SEK 10,000 ), under the following terms:
a) Fees payable include 5% of the $10,100 Commitment in 2 equal installments of $252, paid on the disbursement of each of the first and second Tranches; and a further 5% of the principal of the notes is to be deducted from the payment of each Tranche.
b) The loan is due for repayment in full 12 months from the date of issuance; or immediately repayable in the event of default, a change of control or a material adverse event. The Investor may in its sole discretion decide to convert the Loan in full or in part (in multiples of $4 (SEK 25) in 1,000’s) into new shares.
c)
The Conversion Price of the Notes is 95% of the lowest closing volume weighted average price as reported by Bloomberg (“VWAP”) of the shares during the applicable pricing period preceding the conversion date. Conversion of the Loan Amount shall be made at a rate equal to the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price cannot be below par value. The number of new Shares issued by the Company to the Investor upon conversion of the Loan Amount shall be calculated as the Loan Amount divided by the Conversion Price. If the Conversion Price is equal to or less than $0.01 (DKK 0.05), the Investor will not be required to convert such Note. If the Investor (contrary to the clear intention in the Agreement) claims repayment of one or more Tranches and not to convert into Shares the Company shall be entitled to deduct the commitment fee in connection with the repayment.
d)
Default interest accrues on the overdue amount from the due date up to the date of actual payment at 8% per annum; calculated on a 360-day year and accrues and compounds on a daily basis.
Prior to the Company’s
share offering in June of 2021 the Company had issued and converted a total of four of the Notes, leaving six Notes available however,
pursuant to the Company’s agreement with its June Rights Issue investors, this loan agreement was no longer utilized after the end
of June 30, 2021.
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11. Convertible debt (cont.)
The Company accounted for
the Notes issued under the fair value election whereby the financial instrument is initially measured at its issue-date estimated fair
value and subsequently re-measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis at each reporting date. The estimated fair value adjustment
is presented as a single line item within other income (expense) in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations under the caption
change in fair value of convertible debt and derivative liabilities. We determined the fair value of the Notes using a discounted cash
flow valuation technique with a weighted average cost of capital of 15 %. The Company estimates the change in fair value attributable to
the instrument specific credit risk of the Notes at 1 % under the fair value option and accordingly has recognized a recovery of $ 9 in
other comprehensive income during the year ended December 31, 2021. Changes in fair value of convertible debt of ($ 474 ) and
non-cash interest expense related to beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt of $ 141 have been recognized in the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive loss in the year ended December 31, 2021.
The roll forward of the Notes
as of December 31, 2021, is as follows:
Opening fair value balance
$ 1,327
Convertible debt issued in the period
1,140
Change in fair value
474
Foreign exchange
( 116 )
Conversion of notes to common shares
( 2,825 )
Ending fair value balance
$ —
An effective interest rate
determines the fair value of the Notes. The notes are unlisted and therefore, they are categorized as Level 3 in accordance with
ASC 820. The Notes were fully converted to shares as of June 30, 2021, and concurrent with the Company’s reorganization on December 20 th ,
2021, are no longer accessible to the Company.
12. Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(a) Series A Preferred Stock Terms
On May 20, 2021, we entered
into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with 3i, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“3i”) for the purchase
and sale of 20,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) for $ 1,000 per share
for an aggregate purchase price of $ 20 million (the “PIPE Investment”) with accompanying common stock purchase warrants (the
“3i Warrants”). On December 8, 2021, the Board adopted resolutions to create a series of 500,000 shares of preferred stock,
par value $ 0.0001 , of which 20,000 shares were designated as Series A Preferred Stock. On December 14, 2021, we filed a Certificate of
Designations (the “COD”) setting forth the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions for 20,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock. On December 20, 2021, we issued 20,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at $1,000 per share and a common stock
purchase warrant to purchase 2,018,958 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $9.9061 to 3i for an aggregate purchase
price of $20 million.
All shares of capital stock
including other classes of preferred stock are junior in rank to all Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to dividends,
distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company.
The Series A Preferred Stock
has a liquidation preference equal to an amount per Series A Preferred Stock equal to the sum of (i) the Black Scholes Value (as defined
in the Warrants, which was sold concurrent with the Series A Preferred Stock) with respect to the outstanding portion of all Warrants
held by such holder (without regard to any limitations on the exercise thereof) as of the date of such event and (ii) the greater of (A)
125% of the Conversion Amount of such Series A Preferred Stock on the date of such payment and (B) the amount per share such holder would
receive if such holder converted such Series A Preferred Stock into common stock immediately prior to the date of such payment, and will
be entitled to convert into shares of common stock at an initial fixed conversion price of $9.9061 per share, subject to a beneficial
ownership limitation of 4.99% which can be adjusted to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99% upon 61 days’ prior written notice.
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12. Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(cont.)
(a) Series A Preferred Stock Terms (cont.)
Under the terms of the COD,
the initial fixed conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock is $ 9.9061 , subject to adjustment. In the event that (i) the average
of the VWAP of the Company’s shares for each of the five trading days immediately preceding the date of delivery is less than the
fixed conversion price of $9.9061 (a “Price Failure”), or (ii) the sum of (x) the aggregate daily dollar trading volume (as
reported on Bloomberg) of our common stock on Nasdaq during the 10 trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding
such date of determination, divided by (y) 10, is less than $1,500 (a “Volume Maximum Failure”), each share of Series A Preferred
Stock is entitled to convert at a price equal to 90% of the sum of the two lowest VWAPs during the 10 trading day period immediately preceding
the date of delivery divided by two (the “90% Conversion Price”), but not less than the Floor Price (as defined in the COD),
or, at the time of such Price Failure or Volume Maximum Failure, the sum of the average daily U.S. Dollar volume for our common stock
during the 10 days previous to conversion divided by 10 is less than $2 million then each share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled
to convert at the lower of the fixed conversion price or a price equal to 80% of the sum of the two lowest VWAPs during the 10 trading
day period immediately preceding delivery divided by two (the “80% Conversion Price”), but not less than the Floor Price (such
80% Conversion Price or 90% Conversion Price, as the case may be, the “Alternate Conversion Price”).
In addition, the COD and the
Warrant provides for an adjustment to the conversion price and exercise of the Warrant in the event of a “new issuance” of
our common stock, or common stock equivalents, at a price less than the applicable conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock or
exercise price of the Warrant. The adjustment is a “full ratchet” adjustment in the conversion price of the Series A Preferred
Stock and the exercise price of the Warrant equal to the lower of the new issuance price or the then existing conversion price of the
Series A Preferred Stock or exercise price of Warrant, with few exceptions required to redeem the shares we were unable to deliver at
a price equal to the highest closing price of our common stock during the time between the failure to deliver shares of our common stock
and the redemption date.
If certain defined “triggering
events” defined in the COD occur, such as a breach of the Registration Rights Agreement (specifically the Company’s Form S-1
as filed on SEC Edgar on September 13, 2021 and subsequently amended), suspension of trading, or our failure to convert the Series A Preferred
Stock into common stock when a conversion right is exercised, failure to issue our common stock when the Warrant is exercised, failure
to declare and pay to any holder any dividend on any dividend date, or upon a “bankruptcy triggering event” (as defined in
the COD), then we may be required to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock for cash in the amount of up to a minimum of 125 % of their Conversion
Amount (as defined in the COD). In addition, if 30 days after our common stock commences trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market the sum of
the average daily dollar volume for the 10 days previous to conversion divided by 10 is less than $ 2.5 million, then the Series A Preferred
Stock will be entitled to a one-time dividend equal to an 8 % increase in the stated value of the Series A Preferred Stock, or an $ 80 dollar
increase per share in stated value, resulting in a stated value of $ 1,080 per Series A Preferred Stock. Additionally, if any of the triggering
events are not addressed on a timely basis, we could be liable to pay an 18 % per annum dividend.
If the Company experiences
a “Change of Control” (as defined in the COD), the Company may also be required to redeem the Preferred Shares for cash at
a minimum of 125 % of their Conversion Amount. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have no voting rights, except as required by law
and as expressly provided in the COD.
(b) Amendments to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
i. Voting Rights
On November 22, 2022, the
Company amended Section 12 of the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to provide for voting rights. Subject
to a 9.99 % beneficial ownership limitation, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote on all matters presented
to the stockholders for approval together with the shares of common stock, voting together as a single class, on an “as converted”
basis using the “Conversion Price” (initially $ 9.906 per share before any adjustment) (rounded down to the nearest whole
number and using the record date for determining the stockholders of the Company eligible to vote on such matters), except as required
by law (including without limitation, the DGCL) or as otherwise expressly provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
or the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The voting rights described above shall expire on February
28, 2023, and thereafter holders of preferred stock shall not have voting rights except as required by law.
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12. Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(cont.)
ii. Conversion Price Adjustment for Series A Preferred Stock
On December 9, 2022, the Company
and 3i entered into a letter agreement which provided that pursuant to Section 8(g) of the Certificate of Designations for the Series
A Preferred Stock, the parties agreed that the Conversion Price was modified to mean the lower of: (i) the Closing Sale Price on the trading
date immediately preceding the Conversion Date and (ii) the average Closing Sale Price of the common stock for the five trading days immediately
preceding the Conversion Date, for the Trading Days through and inclusive of January 19, 2023. Any conversion which occurs shall be voluntary
at the election of the Holder, which shall evidence its election as to the Series A being converted in writing on a conversion notice
setting forth the then Minimum Price. Management determined that the adjustment made to the Conversion Price is not a modification of
the COD which allows for adjustments to the Conversion Price at any time by the Company and the other terms of the Certificate of Designations
remained unchanged.
(c) Series A Preferred Stock Triggering Event
As more specifically discussed
below, a “Triggering Event” under the COD occurred on April 29, 2022, under Section 5(a)(ii) of the COD, which would have
resulted in the following unless 3i, agreed to forebear and/or waive its rights under the COD:
1. An 18 % per annum dividend
will start to accrue on the stated value of all outstanding Preferred Shares and will continue to accrue until the Triggering Event has
been cured. The accrued dividend is added to the stated value prior to the Dividend Payment Date and paid in cash on the first trading
day of the Company’s next fiscal quarter. A “Late Charge” in the amount of 18 % per annum will accrue on any amounts
due to be paid to holders of the Preferred Shares if not paid when due, including payments that may be owed under Section (e) of the Registration
Rights Agreement (“RRA”).
2. A “Triggering Event
Redemption Right” will commence and remain open for a period of 20 trading days from the later of the date either the Triggering
Event is cured or the receipt by 3i of the Triggering Event Notice. Under the Triggering Event Redemption Right, if elected by the holder
of the Preferred Shares, the Company would be obligated to redeem all or a portion of the Preferred Shares for a minimum of 125 % of the
stated value of the Preferred Shares. Concurrently, under the provisions of the PIPE Warrant, if elected by 3i, the Company would be obligated
to redeem the PIPE Warrant for the Black Sholes Triggering Event Value as defined in the warrant agreement.
3. A “Registration Delay
Payment” will accrue on April 22, 2022 (the expiration of the Allowable Grace Period under the RRA) in the amount of 2 % of 3i’s
“Purchase Price” as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement which is approximately 2 % of $ 20 million, or $ 400 and will
continue to accrue at 2 % every 30 days thereafter. Additionally, a late charge of 2 % per month will accrue on any payments that are not
paid when due. The Registration Delay Payments will stop accruing when the post-effective amendment is declared effective by the SEC at
which time the registration statement and its prospectus will again be available for the resale of common stock.
On May 4, 2022, the Company
and 3i entered into a Forbearance Agreement and Waiver, dated April 27, 2022, wherein 3i confirmed that no Triggering Event as defined
under the COD has occurred prior to April 27, 2022, that a Triggering Event under Section 5(a)(ii) will and has occurred on April 29,
2022, and that in consideration for the Registration Delay Payments the Company is obligated to pay under the RRA, and additional amounts
the Company is obligated to pay under the COD and 3i’s legal fees incurred in the preparation of the Forbearance Agreement and Waiver
in the aggregate of $ 539 paid upon execution of the Forbearance Agreement and Waiver, and so long as the Company pays the Registration
Delay Payments that become due and payable under the RRA after the execution of the Forbearance Agreement and Waiver, 3i has agreed to
forbear exercising any rights or remedies that it may have under the COD that arises as a result of a Triggering Event under Section 5(a)(ii)
of the COD and Section 4(c)(ii) of the PIPE Warrant until the earlier to occur of (i) the date immediately prior to the date of occurrence
of a Bankruptcy Triggering Event, (ii) the date of occurrence of any other Triggering Event under Section 5(a) of the COD (excluding any
Triggering Event arising solely as a result of Section 5(a)(ii) of the COD and Section 4(c)(ii) of the PIPE Warrant), (iii) the time of
any breach by the Company under the Forbearance Agreement and Waiver, (iv) the Resale Availability Date as defined therein and (v) June
4, 2022 (such period, the “Forbearance Period”). Provided that the Company is not in breach of its obligations under Forbearance
Agreement and Waiver, effective as of the Trading Day immediately following the date the Company cures the Triggering Event under Section
5(a)(ii) of the COD, 3i agrees to waive any rights or remedies that it may have under the COD that arises as a result of a Triggering
Event under Section 5(a) of the COD and Section 4(c)(ii) of the PIPE Warrant that may have arisen prior to the date of the Forbearance
Agreement and Waiver.
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12. Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(cont.)
(c) Series A Preferred Stock Triggering Event (cont.)
On June 6, 2022, the Company
entered into that certain First Amendment to the Forbearance Agreement and Waiver with 3i, (the “Amendment”) to extend the
forbearance period date under subsection 5 of Section 2 of the Forbearance Agreement and Waiver dated April 27, 2022 (the “Original
Agreement”) from June 4, 2022, to June 20, 2022. In addition, the parties agreed that the forbearance period of June 20,
2022 may also be extended for an additional 15 days to July 5, 2022, provided that, on June 20, 2022 the Company will remove the
restrictive legend on 441,005 shares of common stock of the Company issued in connection with the conversion of certain shares of Series
A Preferred Stock (“Conversion Shares”) by 3i pursuant to the conversion notice dated May 2, 2022, and 3i is able to
sell the Conversion Shares free of restrictions (including volume restrictions) pursuant to SEC Rule 144(b)(1)(i) (the “Legend Removal”).
The Original Agreement was
entered into by the Company and 3i because of a delay under the Registration Rights Agreement dated May 20, 2021. Under the Original Agreement,
in exchange for certain consideration, 3i agreed to forbear exercising any rights or remedies that it may have had under the COD in connection
with certain Triggering Events (as described therein) until the earlier to occur of (i) the date immediately prior to the date of occurrence
of a Bankruptcy Triggering Event, (ii) the date of occurrence of any other Triggering Event under Section 5(a) of the COD (excluding any
Triggering Event arising solely as a result of Section 5(a)(ii) of the COD and Section 4(c)(ii) of the Warrant), (iii) the time of any
breach by the Company under the Forbearance Agreement and Waiver, (iv) the Resale Availability Date as defined therein and (v) June 4,
2022 (such period, the “Original Forbearance Period”). As a result of the Amendment, the June 4, 2022, date has been amended
to June 20, 2022, with the option to extend to July 5, 2022, subject to the Legend Removal.
( d) 3i Warrant Terms
Concurrently with the issuance
of our Series A Preferred Stock, the Company issued warrants to purchase 2,018,958 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise
price of $ 9.9061 per share, subject to adjustments (“3i Warrants”). The material terms of the 3i Warrants are as follows:
(i) The warrants have a term of three years and expire on December 20, 2024;
(ii) The exercise of the warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% which can be adjusted to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99% upon 61 days’ prior written notice ;
(iii)
The exercise price and the number of 3i Warrant shares issuable upon the exercise of the 3i Warrants are subject to adjustment, as follows:
o
In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or stock combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Company’s common stock the exercise price will be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event;
o
If the Company sells or issues any shares of common stock, options, or convertible securities at an exercise price less than a price equal to the Warrant exercise price in effect immediately prior to such sale (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the exercise price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the new issuance price;
o
Simultaneously with any adjustment to the exercise price, the number of 3i Warrant shares that may be purchased upon exercise of the 3i Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate exercise price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of 3i Warrant shares shall be the same as the aggregate exercise price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to any limitations on exercise) and;
o
Voluntary adjustment for the Company to any amount and for any period deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
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12. Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(cont.)
( d) 3i Warrant Terms (cont.)
(iv)
In the event of either the Company consolidating or merging with or into another entity (the “Fundamental Transaction”), the sale or assignment of substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries, or a Triggering Event (as defined in the COD), the holder is entitled to require the Company to pay the holder an amount in cash equal to the Black-Scholes value of the 3i Warrants on or prior to the later of the second trading after the date of request for payment and the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction; or at any time after the occurrence of the Triggering Event.
(e) Accounting
i.
Series A Preferred Stock
The Company evaluated the
Series A Preferred Stock under ASC 480-10 to determine whether it represents an obligation that would require the Company to classify
the instrument as a liability and determined that the Series A Preferred Stock is not a liability pursuant to ASC 480-10. Management then
evaluated the instrument pursuant to ASC 815 and determined that because the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be entitled to
receive cash, the Series A Preferred stock should be recorded as mezzanine equity given the cash redemption right that is within the holder’s
control.
Generally, preferred stock
that are currently redeemable should be adjusted to their redemption amount at each balance sheet date. If it is probable that the equity
instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either accrete changes in the redemption value over the
period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the
earliest redemption date of the instrument or to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount
of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value when
redemption becomes probable to occur.
Through December 9,
2022, the derivative scope exception under ASC 815 is not met because a settlement contingency is not indexed to the Company’s stock.
Therefore, the redemption feature (derivative liability) has been bifurcated from the Series A Preferred Stock and recorded as a derivative
liability. The fair value of the Series A Preferred Stock Redemption Feature (the “Redemption Feature”) derivative is the
difference between the fair value of the Series A Preferred Stock with the Redemption Feature and the Series A Preferred Stock without
the Redemption Feature. The Series A Preferred Stock Redemption Feature has been valued with a Monte Carlo Simulation model, using the
inputs as described in Note 13(a).
Subsequent to December 9,
2022, because of the agreed conversion price adjustment (see Note 12(b) ii.), although bifurcation of the conversion feature is still
required, the value of the derivative has been determined to be immaterial since the conversion price will always be at market.
iii.
3i Warrants
The 3i Warrants were identified
as a freestanding financial instrument and meet the criteria for derivative liability classification, initially measured at fair value.
Subsequent changes in fair value are recognized through earnings for as long as the contracts continue to be classified as a liability.
The measurement of fair value is determined utilizing an appropriate valuation model considering all relevant assumptions current at the
date of issuance and at each reporting period (i.e., share price, exercise price, term, volatility, risk-free rate and expected dividend
rate).
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12. Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(cont.)
(f) Series A Preferred Stock Conversions
i. Year ended December 31, 2022
During the year ended December
31, 2022, 3i exercised its option to convert 6,214 shares of Series A Preferred stock for 7,801,831 shares of common stock. As of December
31, 2022, we had 13,586 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. The fair value of the derivative liability associated
with the Series A Preferred Stock converted during the year ended December 31, 2022, as determined by Monte Carlo simulations, was $ 954 .
Because the latest nine conversions
in the period January 1, 2022, through December 9, 2022, were completed at less than the agreed floor price, we recorded a floor price
liability and recognized a corresponding reduction of additional paid in capital, as follows:
i. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, $ 1,511 (paid in cash prior to June 30, 2022);
ii. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, $ 1,646 (See Note 11(a));
iii. On December 9, 2022, we issued 121,018 shares of Common Stock to the Investor upon the conversion of 222 Conversion Shares and recorded a floor price liability of $ 264 .
Additionally, because the
Company’s average daily dollar volume of stock trading was less than $ 2.5 million during a ten-day period in January 2022,
the Company has recorded a one-time deemed dividend of 8 % in the amount of $ 1,572 on preferred stock converted between February 1, 2022
and March 31, 2022 and the balance of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as at March 31, 2022 as an increase to the value of the Series
A Preferred Stock and a reduction of additional paid in capital. In addition, under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (“RRA”),
during the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, the Company has also paid 3i an additional $ 800 in Registration Delay Payments.
On December 9, 2022, the Company
and 3i, entered into a letter agreement which provided that pursuant to Section 8(g) of the Certificate of Designations for the Series
A Preferred Stock, the parties agreed that the Conversion Price (as defined in such Certificate of Designations”) was modified
to mean the lower of: (i) the Closing Sale Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) on the trading date immediately preceding
the Conversion Date (as defined in the Certificate of Designations and (ii) the average Closing Sale Price of the common stock for the
five trading days immediately preceding the Conversion Date, for the Trading Days (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) through
and inclusive of January 19, 2023.
ii. Year ended December 31, 2021
On December 21, 2021, when
3i exercised its option to convert 200 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for 20,190 shares of our common stock, the Company determined
the fair value was unchanged from the December 20, 2021 fair value, and accordingly reclassified $ 75 from the Series A Preferred Stock
Conversion feature to additional paid-in capital. As of December 31, 2021, the Company recognized a fair value remeasurement adjustment
of the carrying amount resulting in a $ 154 decrease in fair value of the derivative liability and a corresponding change in fair value
of derivative liability in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
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12. Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(cont.)
The accounting for the Series
A Preferred Stock and Warrants is illustrated in the table below:
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statement of
Operations & Comprehensive
Loss
Warrant
liability
Series A
Preferred
Derivative
Liability
Series A
Convertible
Preferred
Stock –
Mezzanine
Additional
paid-in
capital
Finance
Costs
Fair value
adjustment to
derivative
and warrant
liabilities
Subscription proceeds received on December 20, 2021
$ 11,273
$ 7,409
$ 1,318
$ —
$ —
$ —
Costs allocated and expensed
—
—
( 680 )
—
877
—
December 21, 2021 conversion of 200 Series A Preferred Stock
—
( 74 )
( 6 )
80
—
—
Fair value adjustment at December 31, 2021
—
( 154 )
—
—
—
( 154 )
Balance, December 31, 2021
$ 11,273
$ 7,181
$ 632
$ 80
$ 877
$ ( 154 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated
Statement of
Operations &
Comprehensive
Loss
Warrant
liability
Series A
Preferred
Derivative
Liability*
Series A
Convertible
Preferred
Stock –
Mezzanine
Equity
Share
Capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Accrued
Liabilities
Fair value adjustment to derivative and warrant liabilities
Balances, December 31, 2021
$
11,273
$
7,181
$
632
—
$
80
—
$
( 154
)
Conversion of 6,214 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into common stock
—
—
( 203
)
1
202
—
—
Reclassification of derivative liability relating to converted Series A Preferred stock
—
( 954
)
—
—
954
—
—
Floor price adjustment on conversion of shares of Series A Preferred stock
—
—
—
—
( 3,421
)
265
—
8 % deemed dividend on Preferred Stock
—
—
1,572
( 1,572
)
—
—
Fair value adjustment
( 10,899
)
( 6,227
)
—
—
1
—
17,125
Balances, December 31, 2022
$
374
$
—
$
2,001
$
1
$
( 3,756
)
$
265
$
17,125
* Valuation of the Series A Preferred Derivative Liability is discussed
in Note 12 (e) ii.
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13. Derivative Liabilities
(a) Continuity of Warrant Liability and Derivative Liabilities
The derivative liabilities are measured at fair value at each reporting
period and the reconciliation of changes in fair value in the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, is presented in the following tables:
3i Warrants
3i Fund
Series A
Redemption
Feature
Issued December 20, 2021
Balance as of January 1, 2022
$ 11,273
$ 7,181
Change in fair value
( 10,899 )
( 6,227 )
Amount transferred to Equity
—
( 954 )
Balance as of December 31, 2022
$ 374
$ —
Fair value per 3i Warrant / Series A Preferred share issuable at period end
$ 0.19
$ —
Settlement
Warrants for the
termination of the
Financing Facility
T02 Warrants
T03 Warrants
3i Warrants
3i Fund
Series A
Redemption
Feature
Grant date
February 23,
2020
Warrants
issued
December 2019
Warrants
issued
June 2021
Issued
December 20,
2021
Balance as of January 1, 2021
$ 102
$ 47
$ —
$ —
$ —
Issued during the period
—
—
2,000
11,273
7,409
Change in fair value
( 94 )
( 45 )
( 1,794 )
—
( 153 )
Amount transferred to Equity
—
—
( 206 )
—
( 75 )
Translation effect
( 8 )
( 2 )
—
—
—
Balance as of December 31, 2021
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ 11,273
$ 7,181
Fair value per warrant / Series A Preferred share issuable at period end
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ 5.58
$ 363.0
(b) Series A Preferred Stock Conversion
Feature – Valuation Inputs
The following inputs were
used for the Series A Preferred Stock conversions recorded in the year ended December 31, 2022 and the fair value of the Series A
Preferred Derivative liability determined at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
January 1,
2022 –
September 30,
2022*
December 31,
2021
Initial exercise price
$ 9.05 - $ 9.91
$ 9.91
Stock price on valuation date
$ 1.10 - $ 10.75
$ 10.37
Risk-free rate
1.03 % - 4.23 %
0.96 %
Time to exercise (years)
2.22 - 2.96
2.97
Equity volatility
70 % - 114 %
70 %
Probability of volume failure
93 % - 99 %
92 %
Rounded 10-day average daily volume (in 1,000’s)
$ 297 - $ 873
$ 908
* The agreed conversion price adjustment (see Note 12 (b) ii.) resulted in the Series A Preferred liability value derivative being valued at zero at December 9, 2022. Therefore, there were no conversions subsequent to September 30, 2022, which impacted the Series A derivative liability.
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13. Derivative Liabilities (cont.)
(c) 3i Warrants – Valuation Inputs
On December 31, 2022, the
Company utilized the reset strike options Type 2 model by Espen Garder Haug and Black-Scholes Merton models to estimate the fair value
of the 3i Warrants to be approximately $ 374 . On December 31, 2021, the Company utilized Monte Carlo simulations models to estimate
the fair value of the 3i Warrants to be approximately $ 11,273 . The 3i Warrants were valued at December 31, 2022 and 2021, using the following
inputs:
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2021
Initial exercise price
$ 9.91
$ 9.91
Stock price on valuation date
$ 0.29
$ 10.50
Risk-free rate
4.33 %
0.91 %
Expected life of the 3i Warrant to convert (years)
1.97
3.0
Rounded annual volatility
131 %
73 %
Timing of liquidity event
March 15, 2023
Q3 2022 – Q2 2023
Expected probability of event
100 %
90 %
(d) Investor Warrants
The exercise price of our
investor warrants which were issued by Allarity A/S, described below is denominated in SEK; however, the functional currency of Allarity
A/S is DKK. Consequently, the value of the proceeds on exercise is not fixed and will vary based on foreign exchange rate movements. The
investor warrants, when issued other than as compensation for goods and services are therefore a derivative for accounting purposes and
are required to be recognized as a derivative liability and measured at fair value at each reporting period. Any changes in fair value
from period to period are recorded as non-cash gain or loss in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Upon
exercise, the holders pay the Company the respective exercise price for each investor warrant exercised in exchange for one common share
of the Company and the fair value at the date of exercise and the associated non-cash liability will be reclassified to share capital.
The non-cash liability associated with any investor warrants that expire unexercised is recorded as a gain in the consolidated statements
of comprehensive loss. There are no circumstances in which the Company would be required to pay any cash upon exercise or expiry of the
investor warrants.
In connection with subscriptions
of units in the rights issues carried out:
i. October — December 2019, 1,006,822 investor warrants (“TO2 warrants”) were granted to investors. All Warrants were vested as of the grant date. A warrant gives the right, during a fixed period to subscribe for one common share in the Company for $ 34.50 per common share. The final exercise period for the warrants of series TO2 took place from September 1 up to and including September 15, 2021. Any TO2 warrants unexercised after September 13, 2021, expired without compensation or payment of any kind to the warrant holders. During the year ended December 31, 2021, a total of 176 warrants of series TO2 were exercised for total proceeds of $ 6 ; and
ii. in June 2021, 2,417,824 investor warrants (“TO3 Warrants”) were granted to investors and 482,250 TO3 warrants have been granted to underwriters as a non-cash consideration of the share issuance cost amounting $ 2,384 . All TO3 Warrants were vested as of the grant date and were exercisable for $ 10 per common shares. In accordance with the terms of the Company’s outstanding TO3 Warrants, on August 26, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors set an extraordinary and final exercise period for the Company’s TO3 Warrants, starting on August 30, 2021, and ending on September 13, 2021. Any TO3 Warrants unexercised after September 13, 2021, expired without compensation or payment of any kind to the warrant holders. During the year ended December 31, 2021, 274,386 TO3 Warrants were exercised for total proceeds of $2,679 and the balance expired unexercised on September 13, 2021.
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13. Derivative Liabilities (cont.)
The table below summarizes
the number of investor warrants that were outstanding, their weighted average exercise price as of December 31, 2021, as well as the movements
during the year.
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
1,086,759
$ 36.0
Granted
2,900,074
$ 10.0
Exercised
( 274,562 )
$ 10.0
Expired
( 3,712,271 )
$ 17.0
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
—
$ —
Exercisable at December 31, 2021
—
$ —
There were no investor warrants
issued or outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2022.
The fair value of the Company’s
TO3 warrant liabilities, which all expired as of September 13, 2021, were estimated based upon Monte Carlo simulations under different
market conditions, as scheduled below, resulting in a probability weighted value of the TO3 warrants of $ 2,000 at June 24, 2021, at the
grant date. Warrants exercised on September 13, 2021, were re-valued at $ 206 using a Black-Scholes model with the assumptions noted
below.
June 24,
2021
August 30,
2021
Exercise price
$ 10.05
$ 9.86
Stock price
$ 5.50
$ 10.61
Risk-free interest
( 0.55 )%
( 0.50 )%
Expected dividend yield
( 0 )%
( 0 )%
Contractual life (years)
1.81
0.04
Expected volatility
106.5 %
104 %
(e) Financing
Facility
Effective November 29, 2018,
the Company established a convertible debt facility (the “Facility”) for funding of up to SEK 200 million to be funded in
up to 20 tranches of SEK 10 million each over a 24-month term and bearing interest at 2 % per annum. Five of the tranches receivable under
the Facility were at the discretion of the investor and the Facility was convertible into shares and warrants at 50 % of the nominal amount
of the notes. The Company evaluated the terms of the Financing Facility in accordance with ASC 815-40-15 and ASC 815-40-25 and determined
that the instrument is a derivative. Accordingly, the accounting treatment is the same as that described for Investor Warrants in Note
13(b) above.
On June 3, 2019, the Company
settled one of the five tranches with a cash payment of $ 673 and in February 2020 the balance of the committed tranches was settled
by receipt of $ 1,000 from the investor in cash, in exchange for a subscription of 186,600 common shares in the Company (“Settlement
Shares”) valued at $ 2,500 and the issuance of 79,937 investor warrants (“Settlement Warrants”) valued at $ 625 as of
the February 23, 2020, grant date. All Settlement Warrants immediately vested on the grant date, were exercisable at $ 20 per common share
and expired unexercised as of December 12, 2021.
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13. Derivative Liabilities (cont.)
The fair value of the Company’s
Settlement Warrant derivative liabilities, which all expired as of December 31, 2021, were estimated initially and on a quarterly
basis using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and based on the following assumptions:
Settlement Warrants
for the
termination of the
Financing Facility
Grant date
February 23,
2020
Exercise price
$ 17.0
Share price
$ 13.5
Risk-free interest
( 0.38 )%
Expected dividend yield
( 0 )%
Contractual life (years)
3.00
Expected volatility
104.10 %
14. Stockholders’ Equity
(a) Stockholders’ Equity
i. Capital structure
As a result of the recapitalization
share exchange described in Notes 1 and 4, to these consolidated financial statements, all outstanding shares, warrants and options were
exchanged on a 50:1 basis as of December 20, 2021, and accordingly, all share, warrant, option and per share disclosure in these consolidated
financial statements has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 50:1 reverse split unless otherwise stated.
Our authorized capital stock
consists of 30,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share, and 500,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $ 0.0001 per
share, of which 20,000 shares of preferred stock, have been designated Series A Preferred Stock and 200,000 have been designated as Series
B Preferred Stock (see note 14(a)ii.).
Our Certificate of Incorporation
authorizes our board of directors to establish one or more series of preferred stock (including convertible preferred stock). Our board
of directors may determine, with respect to any series of preferred stock, the powers including preferences and relative participations,
optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, of that series.
As of December 31, 2022 and
2021, the Company’s total issued, and outstanding common shares were 15,897,845 and 8,096,014 , respectively, with a par value of
$ 0.0001 . The shares are fully paid in. The shares are not divided into classes, and no shares enjoy special rights.
ii. Establishment
of Series B Preferred Stock
On November 22, 2022, the
Company’s Board of Directors established the Series B Preferred Stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”).
Following is a summary of the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock:
a. The number of shares designated as Series B Preferred Stock is 200,000 ;
b. The holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive dividends of any kind;
c. Each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock shall have 400 votes per share;
The Series B Preferred Stock
shall rank senior to the Common Stock, but junior to the Series A Preferred stock, as to any distribution of assets upon a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily;
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14. Stockholders’ Equity (cont.)
All shares of Series B Preferred
Stock that are not present in person or by proxy through the presence of such holder’s shares of Common Stock or Series A Preferred
Stock, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders held to vote on the Reverse Stock Split, the Share Increase Proposal and
the Adjournment Proposal as of immediately prior to the opening of the polls at such meeting (the “Initial Redemption Time”)
shall automatically be redeemed by the Company at the Initial Redemption Time without further action on the part of the Company or the
holder thereof (the “Initial Redemption”);
Any outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred Stock that have not been redeemed pursuant to an Initial Redemption shall be redeemed in whole, but not in part, (i)
if such redemption is ordered by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, automatically and effective on such time and date specified
by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion or (ii) automatically upon the approval by the Company’s stockholders of the Reverse
Stock Split and the Share Increase Proposal at any meeting of stockholders held for the purpose of voting on such proposals; and
Each share of Series B Preferred
Stock redeemed in any Redemption shall be redeemed in consideration for the right to receive an amount equal to $0.01 in cash for each
one whole share of Series B Preferred Stock as of the applicable Redemption Time.
iii. Issuance of Series
B Preferred Stock Dividend
Effective December 5, 2022,
the Company issued a stock dividend to be distributed as follows to stockholders of record as of close of business on December 5, 2022:
(i) 0.016 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for each outstanding share of common stock; and (ii) 1.744 shares of Series B Preferred Stock
for each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock. Effective February 3, 2023, the Company redeemed 190,786 shares of Series B Preferred
stock in exchange for $0.01 per share.
iv. Share issuances
During the year ended December
31, 2022, the Company issued 7,801,831 common shares valued at $1,156 gross and ($2,265) net of the $3,421 floor price adjustments upon
the conversion of 6,214 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
During the year ended December
31, 2021, the Company recorded a total of $ 2,475 in share issuance costs and issued:
(a) 295,537 common shares valued at $2,972 upon the exercise of common stock purchase warrants and stock options and the receipt of $2,765 in cash;
(b)
Units consisting of 2,417,824 common shares and 2,417,824 common share purchase warrants for $5 per unit; valued at $12,125 in exchange for $12,125 in cash, and 482,250 common shares and 482,250 common share purchase units valued at $2,384 in consideration for services. The attached warrants are exercisable for $10 each with an original expiration date of April 15, 2023, subsequently amended to September 13, 2021 (Note 14(b) iii);
(c)
628,192 common shares valued at $2,880 upon conversion of debt and payment of accounts payable; and
(d)
20,190 common shares valued at $82 upon the conversion of 200 Series A Preferred shares.
15. Share-based payments
Share based payments in the
legal form of stock options (“options”) and/or warrants have been granted to members of the executive management, members
of the board of directors, employees, and external consultants.
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15. Share-based payments (cont.)
2021 Equity Incentive Plan
Our 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan became effective on December 20, 2021. It was approved by shareholders in connection with the Recapitalization Share Exchange. Our
2021 Plan authorizes the award of stock options, Restricted Stock Awards (“RSAs”), Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”),
Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), cash awards, performance awards and stock bonus awards. We have initially reserved 1,211,374
shares of our common stock under the 2021 Plan. The number of shares reserved for issuance under our 2021 Plan will increase automatically
on January 1 of each of 2022 through 2031 by the number of shares equal to the lesser of 5 % of the aggregate number of outstanding
shares of our common stock as of the immediately preceding December 31, or a number as may be determined by our board of directors.
On November 24, 2021, the
Board of Directors approved an equity-settled stock option plan which provides employees, officers, and directors an option to purchase
a total of 869,828 common shares of the Company at prices of between $ 5.19 and $ 10.17 . Employee warrants were granted with 25 % vesting
upon grant and the 75 % balance vesting over 36 months until November 24, 2024, provided they remain within the Company’s employment.
Director warrants were granted with a vesting period of 48 months. Vested warrants are exercisable over a fixed period from the grant
date up to and including November 23, 2026. During the year ended December 31, 2022, a total of 388,017 of these stock options were forfeited.
Additional Executive Plan
Effective September 15, 2019,
the Company established an option compensation plan to grant the CEO a right to subscribe a total of two percent of the then outstanding
shares of the Company on a fully diluted basis upon completion of twenty-four months of continuous employment. A total of 156,025 options
were granted effective September 15, 2021, and became fully vested on that date. The options have been valued at $ 1,004 with the
Black-Scholes model using an expected volatility of 97.88 %; expected life of 5 years; risk free interest rate of ( 0.46 %); an expected
dividend yield of 0 %; and an exercise price of $ 8.75 . Vested warrants are exercisable for a fixed period from September 15, 2021, until
November 23, 2026. During the year ended December 31, 2022, 156,025 options were forfeited.
Warrant plan #7
On December 18, 2020, the
Board of Directors approved an equity-settled stock option plan which provides an employee and a member of the executive management of
the Group with the option to purchase 67,791 common shares of the Company at market price on the date of grant. Warrants were granted
with monthly vesting over 36 months until September 1, 2022, respectively October 1, 2023, provided they remain within the Company’s
employment. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the vesting terms were accelerated and upon the Company’s listing on Nasdaq
the options of the member of executive management became fully vested. Accordingly, a total of 28,191 options exercisable at $ 13.30 per
share became completely vested as of December 20, 2021. Vested options are exercisable over a fixed period of 10 years from the grant
date.
Warrant plan #6
In October 2019, the Board
of Directors approved an equity-settled stock option plan which provides board of directors and members of the executive management of
the Company the option to purchase 112,764 common shares of the Company at market price on the date of grant. During 2020, a total of
27,017 of the options were forfeited on the termination of a member of executive management. Options were granted with a three-year vesting
term, providing non-termination of employment. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the vesting terms were accelerated and upon the
Company’s listing on Nasdaq the balance of 70,477 of the options exercisable at $ 12.09 became fully vested as of December 20, 2021.
Vested options are exercisable over a fixed period of 10 years from grant date.
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15. Share-based payments (cont.)
Warrant plan #5
On February 24, 2017, the
Board of Directors approved an equity-settled stock option plan which provides board of directors and members of the executive management
of the Group with the option to purchase 13,924 common shares of the Company at market price on the date of grant. Warrants were granted
with either immediate vesting, or monthly vesting over 36 months until July 1, 2019, provided the recipient remains within the Group’s
employment. Vested warrants are exercisable over a fixed period from grant date up to and including July 1, 2021.
Warrant plan #4
On February 18, 2016, the
Board of Directors approved an equity-settled stock option plan, which provides key management personnel with the option to purchase 12,676
common shares of the Company at market price on the date of grant. Warrants were granted with monthly vesting over 36 months from July
1, 2016, until July 1, 2019, provided the recipient remains within the Group’s employment. Vested warrants are exercisable over
a fixed period from grant date up to and including July 1, 2021.
Warrant plan #3
On December 17, 2014, the
Board of Directors approved an equity-settled stock option plan, which provides key management personnel with the option to purchase 570,000
common shares of the Company at market price on the date of grant. Warrants were granted with 50 % immediately vesting upon grant, 25 %
vesting on December 17, 2015, and 25 % vesting on July 3, 2016, provided the recipient remains within the Group’s employment.
Vested warrants are exercisable over a fixed period from grant date up to and including July 1, 2021.
Warrant plans #1 - #6 and 2021 Stock Option Plan
Effective July 1, 2021, a
total of 45,805 previously issued and outstanding options expired unexercised.
All share-based payment warrants and stock option plans
During the years ended December
31, 2022 and 2021, the total charge to profit or loss amounted to $ 1,752 and $ 6,368 , respectively of which $ 1,156 and $ 4,203 , respectively,
are recognized as general and administrative expenses and $ 596 is recognized as research and development expenses. As of December 31,
2022, total unrecognized compensation cost relating to unvested options granted was $ 1,003 and is expected to be realized over a period
of 2.6 years. The Company will issue shares upon exercise of options from shares reserved under the plans.
The table below summarizes
the number of options that were outstanding, their weighted average exercise price and contractual term as of December 31, 2022, as well
as the movements during the period.
Number
of Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Contractual
Term (in years)
Balance on January 1, 2022
1,174,992
$ 6.8
4.91
Granted
46,000
1.2
—
Forfeited
( 544,042 )
7.3
—
Outstanding as of December 31, 2022
676,949
6.55
4.14
Options exercisable at December 31, 2022
380,119
6.46
4.24
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15. Share-based payments (cont.)
A total of 544,042 stock options
were forfeited, and no options expired or were exercised in the year ended December 31, 2022. The intrinsic value of all stock options
outstanding at December 31, 2022 was $ 0 . The weighted average exercise price for options outstanding at the end of 2022 is $ 6.55 .
The weighted average grant
date fair value per share of options granted in 2022 and 2021 was $ 1.19 and $ 10.25 , respectively. The total fair value of options vested
during the years December 31, 2022 and 2021, was $ 1,328 and $ 4,223 , respectively. The estimate of the grant date fair value of each option
issued is based on a Black-Scholes model. The assumptions used in our valuations are summarized as follows:
For the Years ended
December 31,
2022
2021
Expected volatility
105.85 %
- 120.22 %
80.6 % - 97.9 %
Weighted average share price
$ 1.19
$ 6.63
Expected life (in years)
5
5 - 9.8
Expected dividend yield
0 %
0 %
Risk-free interest rate
3.05% - 4.09 %
(0.45)% - (0.46) %
Expected Term —
The expected term is based upon the historical exercise patterns of options.
Expected Volatility —
Was determined based upon the expected term of the options which is based upon the historical exercise patterns of options.
Risk-Free Interest Rate
— The risk-free interest rate is based on the 5 years government bond yield rate of Denmark at the date of grant maturities
approximately equal to the options’ expected term.
Dividend Rate —
The expected dividend is zero as the Company has not paid nor does it anticipate paying any dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable
future.
Fair Value of Common Stock —
The quoted prices of the Company’s common stock is used to estimate the fair value of the share-based awards at grant date.
16. License and Development Agreements
(a) License Agreement with Novartis for Dovitinib
We hold the exclusive worldwide
rights to all therapeutic and/or diagnostic uses related to cancer in humans for dovitinib from Novartis pursuant to a license agreement.
Pursuant to the agreement, we are solely responsible for the development of dovitinib during the term of the agreement.
On September 27, 2022,
Allarity Therapeutics Europe Aps (“Allarity Europe”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Second Amendment
to License Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) with Novartis Pharma AG, a company organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Novartis”),
which amended the terms of the License Agreement dated April 6, 2018 (the “Original Agreement”), as amended by that certain
First Amendment to License Agreement effective as of March 30, 2022 (“Amendment” and together with the Original Agreement,
the “Agreement”) and that certain Promissory Note dated April 6, 2018, which was re-issued by Allarity Therapeutics Denmark
ApS, a subsidiary of Allarity Europe, in favor of Novartis on March 30, 2022, to modify the terms and timing of the Outstanding Milestone
Payment (as defined in the Second Amendment), including an increase in such milestone payment by $ 500 (paid on or about December 25, 2022),
in addition to the $ 5,000 which is included in accounts payable at September 30, 2022, and originally expensed in the year ended December
31, 2021. The Second Amendment became effective upon receipt by Novartis of the first portion of the Outstanding Milestone Payment ($ 1,000 ),
which was paid on or about September 28, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has an outstanding milestone payment of $ 4 million
due to Novartis recorded in accounts payable.
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16. License and Development Agreements (cont.)
Under Clause 7.2 of the Original
Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Novartis a milestone payment in one lump sum (“Third Milestone Payment”) upon submission
of the first NDA with the FDA for a Licensed Product in the United States (the “Third Milestone”). The Second Amendment restructured
the terms of the Third Milestone Payment to an installment plan (with the final installment due in 2023), allowing the Company more time
to make the Third Milestone Payment.
In addition, the Second Amendment
amended (1) Clause 1.1 of the Agreement to include the definitions of Financing Transaction, Phase 1 Clinical Trial and Phase 1b/2 Clinical
Trial, (2) Clause 2.1 of the Agreement to clarify that the Company would not be permitted to sublicense any rights granted to the Company
prior to completion of a Phase II Clinical Trial without the prior written consent of Novartis, and (3) Clause 7.3 to provide for the
acceleration of certain milestone payments in the event the Company enters into a Financing Transaction (as defined in the Second Amendment).
If all milestones under the Second Amendment are achieved, the Company may be obligated to pay Novartis up to a maximum of $ 26,500 .
Development Milestone Payments
Pursuant to the agreement,
we have agreed to make milestone payments to Novartis in connection with the development of dovitinib by us or our affiliates, or by a
third-party (a “Program Acquirer”) that assumes control of the dovitinib development program from us corresponding to: (i) upon
enrollment of half of the patients required in a Phase 2 clinical trials in certain countries in accordance with agreed upon protocols;
(ii) Upon dosing of the first patient in the first Phase 3 clinical trial; (iii) upon submission of the first NDA with the FDA;
(iv) submission of an MAA to the EMA or any other Regulatory Authority in certain countries; (v) upon receipt of the first authorization
by the FDA to market and sell a licensed product; and (vi) upon receipt of a MAA (including a respective pricing and reimbursement
approval) for a licensed product in one or more specified European countries.
Royalty Payments
In addition to the milestone
payments described above, we have agreed to pay Novartis royalties based on annual incremental sales of product derived from dovitinib
in an amount between 5 % and 10 % of annual sales of between $ 0 and $ 250 million, between 6 % and 13 % of annual sales between $ 250 million
and $ 500 million, between 7 % and 13 % of annual sales between $ 500 million and $ 750 million, and between 13 % and 15 % of annual sales in
excess of $ 750 million.
We are obligated to pay royalties
under the agreement on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis for a period that commences with the first commercial sale of
a product until the later of (i) the expiration of the last to expire valid claim of any licensed patent covering such licensed product
in such country; or, (ii) the expiration of regulatory-based exclusivity for such licensed product in such country or (iii) the
10 year anniversary of the date of first commercial sale of such licensed product in such country. However, the agreement may be sooner
terminated without cause by us upon 120 days prior written notice, or upon written notice of a material breach of the agreement by
Novartis that is not cured within 30 days. Novartis also has the right to terminate the agreement upon written notice of a material
breach of the agreement by us that is not cured within 30 days or if we file for bankruptcy.
(b) License Agreement with Eisai for Stenoparib
We hold the exclusive worldwide
rights to all preventative, therapeutic and/or diagnostic uses related to cancer in humans and by amendment to the agreement on December
11, 2020, viral infections in humans (including, but not limited to, coronaviruses) for stenoparib from Eisai, Inc. (“Eisai”)
pursuant to a license agreement. Pursuant to the license agreement, we are solely responsible for the development of stenoparib during
the term of the agreement. The agreement also provides for a joint development committee consisting of six members, three appointed by
us and three appointed by Eisai. One of our members of the joint development committee is designated chair of the committee and has the
power to break any deadlock in decisions by the committee that must be made by a majority vote with each representative having one vote.
The purpose of the committee is to implement and oversee development activities for stenoparib pursuant to the clinical development plan,
serving as a forum for exchanging data, information and development strategy.
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16. License and Development Agreements (cont.)
Effective July 12, 2022, the
Company’s July 6, 2017 Exclusive License Agreement with Eisai Inc. (the “Third Amendment”), the terms of the original
exclusive license were further amended in order to (1) further postpone the due date of the Extension Payment and extend the deadline
for the Company’s successful completion of its first Phase 1b or Phase 2 clinical trial for Stenoparib (the “Product”)
beyond December 31, 2022; and (2) amend terms related to Eisai’s right of termination of development.
In consideration of the extended
timeframe, and the Company not achieving the minimum patient enrollment, by July 1, 2022, set out in the Second Amendment, the Company
is obligated to pay Eisai an extension payment as follows:
(i)
$100 within 10 days of the execution of the Third Amendment (paid during the period ended September 30, 2022); and
(ii)
$900 on or before April 1, 2023 (recognized as a milestone expense in the year ended December 31, 2022, and recorded as an accrued development cost liability at December 31, 2022).
Once the extension payment
is paid in full, the Company shall have until April 1, 2024, to complete enrollment in a further Phase 1b or Phase 2 Clinical Trial of
the Product. If the Company has not achieved successful completion of a further Phase 1b or Phase 2 Clinical Trial of the Product prior
to April 1, 2024, Eisai may terminate this Agreement in its entirety, in its sole discretion on at least 120 days prior written notice.
Development Milestone Payments
Pursuant to the agreement,
we have agreed to make milestone payments to Eisai in connection with the development of stenoparib by us or our affiliates, or by a third-party
Program Acquirer that assumes control of the stenoparib development program from us corresponding to: (i) successful completion of
a Phase 2 clinical trial; (ii) Upon dosing of the first patient in the first Phase 3 clinical trial; (iii) upon submission of
the first NDA with the FDA; (iv) submission of an MAA to the EMA; (v) submission of an NDA to the MHLW in Japan; (vi) upon
receipt of authorization by the FDA to market and sell a licensed product; (vii) upon receipt of approval of an MAA by the EMA for
a licensed product; and (viii) upon receipt of approval by the MHLW in Japan for a licensed product. If all milestones have been
achieved, we may be obligated to pay Eisai up to a maximum of $ 94 million. In addition, we have agreed to pay Eisai a one-time sales milestone
payment in the amount of $ 50 million the first time our annual sales of licensed product is $ 1 billion or more.
Royalty Payments
In addition to the milestone
payments described above, we have agreed to pay Eisai royalties based on annual incremental sales of product derived from stenoparib in
an amount between 5 % and 10 % of annual sales of between $ 0 and $ 100 million, between 6 % and 10 % of annual sales between $ 100 million and
$ 250 million, between 7 % and 11 % of annual sales between $ 250 million and $ 500 million, and between 11 % and 15 % of annual sales in excess
of $ 500 million.
We are obligated to pay royalties
under the agreement on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis for a period that commences with the first commercial sale of
a product until the later of (i) the expiration of the last to expire valid claim of any licensed patent covering such licensed
product in such country; or, (ii) the expiration of regulatory-based exclusivity for such licensed product in such country or (iii) the
15 year anniversary of the date of first commercial sale of such licensed product in such country. However, the agreement may be terminated
sooner without cause by us upon 120 days prior written notice, or upon written notice of a material breach of the agreement by Eisai
that is not cured within 90 days (30 days for a payment default). Eisai also has the right to terminate the agreement upon
written notice of a material breach of the agreement by us that is not cured within 90 days (30 days for a payment default)
or if we file for bankruptcy. By an amendment effective as of August 3, 2021, and executed by Eisai on August 23, 2021, Eisai also has
the right to terminate the agreement if we do not complete a Phase 2 clinical trial before December 31, 2022, unless we elect to
pay a $ 1,000 (one million dollar) extension payment (“Extension Payment”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event we
fail to enroll and dose at least 30 patients with the first dose of cancer drug in the ongoing Phase 2 Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial
by July 1, 2022, then the Extension Payment will be due and payable in fully by July 30, 2022. In addition, if we fail to achieve successful
completion of first Phase 2 Clinical Trial prior to December 31, 2022, and do not elect to pay the Extension Payment then Eisai may terminate
the agreement in its sole discretion pursuant to the terms of the amendment.
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16. License and Development Agreements (cont.)
Option to Reacquire Rights to Stenoparib
For the period commencing
with enrollment of the first five patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial pursuant to the clinical development plan and ending 90 days following
successful completion of such Phase 2 clinical trial, Eisai has the option to reacquire our licensed rights to develop stenoparib for
a purchase price equal to the fair market value of our rights, giving effect to the stage of development of stenoparib that we have completed
under the agreement. We commenced a Phase 2 clinical trial April 15, 2019, and as of the date of these consolidated financial statements,
Eisai has not indicated an intention to exercise its repurchase option.
(c) Development, Option and License Agreement with R-Pharm for IXEMPRA®
On March 1, 2019, the Company
entered into an option to in-license the rights to any and all therapeutic and/or diagnostic uses in humans for IXEMPRA ®
in the European Union (Great Britain but excluding Switzerland and Lichtenstein) (the “Territory”) from R-Pharm U.S. Operating,
LLC (“R-Pharm”), pursuant to a Development, Option and License Agreement (the “Option”). By an amendment to the
agreement dated August 4, 2022, for no consideration, the term of the option will expire on September 1, 2023, if not exercised by us
before then. The agreement provides a right of extension, should we elect, for an additional $ 250 thousand. As a condition to the exercise
of the Option, we are required to offer R-Pharm a right to re-acquire the licensed rights from us on terms to be mutually agreed upon,
including the payment to us of the fair market value of the licensed rights. Pursuant to the Option, we are solely responsible for the
development of IXEMPRA ® during the term of the Option within the Territory. The agreement also provides for a joint development
committee consisting of four members, two appointed by us and two appointed by R-Pharm. Decisions by the committee that must be made by
a unanimous consent of the parties, with us having the tie breaking vote on matters involving our DRP Biomarker, patient selection in
the mBC clinical trial and the commercialization plan and R-Pharm having the tie breaking vote on all other matters. The purpose of the
committee is to implement and oversee development activities for IXEMPRA ® pursuant to the clinical development plan, serves
as a forum for exchanging data, information, and development strategy.
Development Milestone Payments
Pursuant to the agreement,
once we have exercised the Option, we have agreed to make milestone payments to R-Pharm in connection with the development of IXEMPRA ®
by us or our affiliates, or by a third-party Program Acquirer that assumes control of the IXEMPRA ® development program
from us corresponding to: (i) upon receipt of regulatory approval for the Product for the treatment of the first indication in the
first country in the Territory; and (ii) upon receipt of regulatory approval for the Product for the treatment of each additional
indication in the first country in the Territory for each such additional indication. If all milestones have been achieved, and assuming
only one additional indication in the second milestone is achieved, we may be obligated to pay R-Pharm up to a maximum of $ 12.5 million.
Royalty Payments
In addition to the milestone
payments described above, once we have exercised the Option, we have agreed to pay R-Pharm royalties based on annual incremental sales
of product derived from IXEMPRA ® in an amount between 5 % and 8 % of annual sales of between $ 0 and $ 30 million, and between
8 % and 12 % of annual sales over $ 30 million.
After the Option is exercised,
we would be obligated to pay royalties under the agreement on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis for a period that commences
with the first commercial sale of a product until the later of (i) the expiration of the last to expire valid claim of any licensed
patent covering such licensed product in such country; or, (ii) the expiration of regulatory-based exclusivity for such licensed
product in such country or (iii) the seven year anniversary of the date of first commercial sale of such licensed product in such
country. However, the agreement may be sooner terminated without cause by us upon 90 days prior written notice, or upon written notice
of a material breach of the agreement by R-Pharm that is not cured within 90 days (30 days for a payment default). R-Pharm also
has the right to terminate the agreement upon written notice of a material breach of the agreement by us that is not cured within 90 days
(30 days for a payment default) or if we file for bankruptcy.
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16. License and Development Agreements (cont.)
(d) Development costs and Out-License Agreement with Smerud
In June of 2020 (the “June
2020 Out-License Agreement”), as amended March 28, 2022 (the “Amended License Agreement”), the Company out-licensed
its secondary LiPlaCis ® and 2X-111 programs to Smerud Medical Research International, the Company’s long-time CRO
partner in Europe, for further Phase 2 clinical development of each program together with its DRP ® companion diagnostic.
Pursuant to the terms of the Amended License Agreement, Chosa ApS, a company organized under the laws of Denmark (“Chosa”),
replaced us as the exclusive licensee to the LiPlaCis ® technology. In addition, we also granted Chosa an exclusive, royalty-free,
transferable and sublicensable license for (i) our DRP ® Companion Diagnostics that are specific for Cisplatin or LiPlaCis ®
(a liposomal formulation of Cisplatin) for the research and development of LiPlaCis ® products, and (ii) the use of any
and all know-how and intellectual property rights owned by us for Chosa’s use of our DRP ® Companion Diagnostics that
are specific for Cisplatin or LiPlaCis ® (a liposomal formulation of Cisplatin) for the development and commercialization
of LiPlaCis ® products, as contemplated in the Amended License Agreement.
LiPlaCis Support Agreement with Smerud, Chosa and LiPlasome
On March 28, 2022, concurrent
with the entry into the Amended License Agreement, we entered into the LiPlaCis Support Agreement with Allarity Europe, Smerud, Chosa
and LiPlasome (the “Support Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Support Agreement, we agreed (i) to pay to LiPlasome
a certain percentage of the Commercialization Proceeds received from Smerud by way of debt cancellation relating to prior work on LiPlaCis ®
by Smerud, which obligation was to be satisfied by the payment of USD $338 (2,273 thousand DKK) to LiPlasome upon execution of the Support
Agreement, (ii) to equally share the milestone payments under the terms of the License Agreement, pursuant to which it was contemplated
that upon the achievement of all the milestones, our pro rata share of the Milestone Payments would be up to $3.5 million, (iii) to amend
and restate the Original License Agreement, and (iv) to terminate the 2020 Sublicense Agreement as contemplated by the parties pursuant
to the terms of the Support Agreement.
Development costs
Under the terms of the
June 2020 Sublicense agreement (the “2020 Sublicense Agreement”) between the Company and Smerud Medical Research International
AS (Norway) (“Smerud”), the Company is liable for development costs incurred by Smerud in the approximate amount of $ 1,264 ,
which has been accrued as of December 31, 2021, as payable to Smerud. However, effective March 28, 2022, the Company terminated
its LiPlasome rights through the following agreements:
A Letter Agreement between
Chosa Oncology Ltd. (England), Chosa ApS (Denmark) (collectively “Chosa”), Smerud, and the Company, which references the following
agreements:
Development costs
a. The 2022 Amended and Restated License Agreement between LiPlasome Pharma Aps (Denmark) (“LiPlasome”), Chosa, and the Company’s subsidiary Allarity Therapeutics ApS, which amended the original February 15, 2016 LiPlasome License Agreement (as amended January 27, 2021), whereby Chosa replaced the Company as licensee of LiPlasome in exchange for Smerud’s cancellation of the Company’s $ 1,309 liability to Smerud and the Company’s agreement to pay $ 338 to LiPlasome. Consequently, in 2022, the Company recorded a balance due to LiPlasome of $ 338 in accrued liabilities (paid on April 1, 2022) and recorded other income of $ 971 which was recognized as a gain on sale of IP.
b.
The LiPlacis Support Agreement between Allarity Therapeutics Europe, Smerud, Chosa and LiPlasome. Terms of the Support Agreement provide that each of Smerud and the Company agreed that the 2022 Sublicense Agreement is terminated in its entirety.
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16. License and Development Agreements (cont.)
(e) Oncoheroes
Effective January 2, 2022,
the Company entered into an Exclusive License Agreement with Oncoheroes Biosciences Inc. (the “Oncoheroes Agreement”) to grant
Oncoheroes an exclusive royalty-bearing global license to both dovitinib and stenoparib in pediatric cancers. Oncoheroes will take responsibility
for pediatric cancer clinical development activities for both clinical-stage therapeutics. The Company will support Oncoheroes’
pediatric clinical trials by providing clinical-grade drug inventory at cost and by facilitating DRP ® companion diagnostic
screening of pediatric patients for each drug. Under the licenses, Oncoheroes will receive commercialization rights for pediatric cancers,
subject to the Company’s first buy-back option for each program, and the Company will receive an upfront license fee and regulatory
milestones for each program, specifically one for dovitinib and one for stenoparib, as follows:
i. A one-time upfront payment of $250 and $100 for stenoparib and dovitinib respectively, within 5 business days after January 2, 2022 ($350 received as of April 4, 2022) and recorded in other income as a gain on sale of IP; and
ii. two milestone payments of $1 million each due and payable upon receipt of regulatory approval of a product in the United States, and of a product in Europe, respectively.
Pursuant to the Oncoheroes
Agreement the Company is also entitled to tiered royalties on aggregate net product sales (“Sales”) of between 7% and 12%
on net sales of products as follows: 7% on Sales less than $100 million; 10% on Sales of greater than $100 million and less than $200
million; and 12% on Sales greater than $200 million.
(f) Lantern Pharma, Inc. – Irofulven Agreement
On July 23, 2021, we entered
into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Lantern Pharma, Inc. relating to our inventory of Irofulven active pharmaceutical ingredients, our
clinical research data relating to Irofulven developed by us during the drug development program under the May 2015 Drug License and Development
Agreement for Irofulven and terminated our obligation to further advance the development of Irofulven under the May 2015 agreement. Under
the Asset Purchase Agreement, Lantern Pharma agreed to pay us $1 million on closing of the transaction, and additional amounts:
(i)
when the inventory of Irofulven API is recertified with a longer shelf life;
(ii)
upon the initiation of treatment of the first patient in an investigator-led “compassionate use” ERCC2/3 mutation subgroup study using Irofulven in certain agreed upon investigators;
(iii)
upon the initiation of treatment of the first patient within twenty-four months after the closing of the transaction in any human clinical trial of Irofulven initiated by Lantern Pharma; and
(iv)
upon the initiation of treatment of the second patient within an agreed upon time period after the closing of the transaction in any human clinical trial of Irofulven initiated by Lantern Pharma.
In addition to the sale of
our inventory of Irofulven API and Data to Lantern Pharma, we also granted Lantern Pharma a non-exclusive, worldwide license to use our
putative Irofulven DRP ® companion diagnostic to advance the development and commercialization of Irofulven and other Illudins
(sesquiterpenes with anti-tumor properties produced by some mushrooms). We have also agreed not to engage in any drug development program
for Illudins or any of its analogues or any use thereof for a period of five years.
Effective March 18, 2022,
pursuant to clause (i) the inventory was recertified with a longer shelf life and as of March 31, 2022, and we received $ 459 which was
recorded in other income as a gain on sale of IP.
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17. Tax
The reconciliation of the statutory rate to the effective
tax rate is as follows:
Reconciliation of effective tax rate:
2022
2021
Tax computed on the loss before tax at a tax rate of 21.0 % for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
$
( 3,692
)
$
( 5,568
)
Foreign rate differential
( 260
)
( 210
)
Non-deductible expenses, share-based payments
—
523
Non-deductible expenses, other
1
905
Tax value of derivative warrants
( 3,597
)
( 438
)
Special tax deduction on research and development expenses
( 754
)
( 464
)
Loss offset to research and development incentive
609
682
Other adjustments
1
60
Adjustment of tax concerning previous years
( 871
)
134
Change in valuation allowance
7,044
4,322
Transaction costs
—
187
Effective tax rate
$
( 1,521
)
$
133
The components of net loss before income taxes were as follows:
Year ended
December 31,
2022
2021
Denmark
$ ( 25,336 )
$ ( 21,250 )
Sweden
( 3 )
( 11 )
United States
7,760
( 5,254 )
$ ( 17,579 )
$ ( 26,515 )
The components of the provision for income taxes from operations
were as follows:
Year ended
December 31,
2022
2021
Current:
Denmark
$ —
$ —
Sweden
—
44
United States
—
69
Total
—
113
Deferred:
Denmark
( 1,521 )
20
Sweden
—
—
United States
—
—
Total
( 1,521 )
20
$ ( 1,521 )
$ 133
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17. Tax (cont.)
Deferred tax comprises:
2022
2021
Property, plant and equipment
$ 20
$ 21
Intangible assets
( 1,160 )
( 5,198 )
Stock compensation
1,152
815
Other accruals
( 44 )
( 47 )
Net operating losses
12,981
9,095
Total deferred tax
12,949
4,686
Valuation allowance
( 13,298 )
( 6,647 )
Net deferred tax liabilities
$ ( 349 )
$ ( 1,961 )
Tax on profit/loss for the year:
2022
2021
Current income tax (benefit) expense
$ —
$ 88
Change in deferred tax
( 1,521 )
20
Adjustment of tax concerning previous years
—
25
Tax (benefit) expense
$ ( 1,521 )
$ 133
Tax losses carried forward
of approximately $ 59.6 million can be carried forward indefinitely. Deferred tax has been provided corresponding to the statutory tax
rate applied.
The statute of limitations
for re-assessment of tax returns in Denmark is three years and five years for transfer pricing. As of December 31, 2022, the tax years
that remain subject to examination by the major tax jurisdictions, under the statute of limitations, are from the year ended December
31, 2017, forward. The Company does not believe it has any uncertain tax positions that would result in the Company having a liability
to the taxing authorities.
18. Related parties
During the year ended December
31, 2022, a Director of the Company was paid $ 269 in fees as a consultant. During the year ended December 31, 2021, a member of the Company’s
Board of Directors participated in the June 2021 rights offering and purchased a total of 11,336 shares for $ 84 and a consultant was paid
a total of $ 93 in fees.
19. Basic and diluted net loss per share
Basic and diluted net loss
per share attributable to common shareholders was as follows:
Years Ended
December 31,
2022
2021
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$ ( 21,052 )
$ ( 26,648 )
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted
9,527,111
6,358,988
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders – basic and diluted
$ ( 2.21 )
$ ( 4.19 )
The Company’s potentially
dilutive securities, which include warrants and shares issuable upon conversion of convertible debt, have been excluded from the computation
of diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share attributable
to common shareholders. Therefore, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net
loss per share attributable to common shareholders is the same. The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented
based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders
for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
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19. Basic and diluted net loss per share (cont.)
As of December 31,
2022
2021
Warrants and stock options
2,695,907
3,193,950
Series A Convertible Preferred stock
7,406,057
1,997,982
Convertible debt*
9,071,430
—
19,173,394
5,191,932
* Estimated based on $ 2,667 at $ 0.1825 per share.
20. Financial Instruments
The following tables present
information about the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level of the
fair value hierarchy used to determine such fair values:
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2022, Using:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Liabilities:
Warrant liability
$ —
$ —
$ ( 374 )
$ ( 374 )
$ —
$ —
$ ( 374 )
$ ( 374 )
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2021, Using:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Investment
$ 350
$ —
$ —
$ 350
Liabilities:
Warrant liability
$ —
$ —
$ ( 11,273 )
$ ( 11,273 )
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Redemption Feature
—
—
( 7,181 )
( 7,181 )
$ —
$ —
$ ( 18,454 )
$ ( 18,454 )
Methods used to estimate the
fair values of our financial instruments, not disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, are as follows:
When available, our marketable
securities are valued using quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. If we are unable to value our marketable securities
using quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets, we value our investments using broker reports that utilize quoted market
prices for comparable instruments. Accordingly, our investment is considered a Level 1 financial asset. We have no financial assets
or liabilities measured using Level 2 inputs. Financial assets and liabilities are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined
using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, and at least one significant model assumption or input
is unobservable.
The Company recognizes its
derivative liabilities as level 3 and values its derivatives using the methods discussed below. While the Company believes that its valuation
methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, it recognizes that the use of different methodologies or assumptions
to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
The primary assumptions that would significantly affect the fair values using terms in the notes that are subject to volatility and market
price of the underlying common stock of the Company.
The Company reviews the fair
value hierarchy classification on a quarterly basis. Changes in the ability to observe valuation inputs may result in a reclassification
of levels for certain securities within the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and out of
levels within the fair value hierarchy at the date the actual event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer occurs. When a
determination is made to classify an asset or liability within Level 3, the determination is based upon the significance of the unobservable
inputs to the overall fair value measurement. There were no transfers between level 1 or level 2 during the years ended December 31,
2022 or 2021.
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20. Financial Instruments (cont.)
During the years ended December
31, 2022 and 2021, the Company used Monte Carlo simulation models to measure the fair value of the Series A Preferred Stock redemption
feature at $ 0 and $ 7,181 , respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company utilized the reset strike options Type 2
model by Espen Garder Haug and Black-Scholes Merton models to measure the fair value of the warrant liability at $ 374 . On December 31,
2021, the Company used the Black-Scholes Merton model to measure the fair value of the warrant liability at $ 11,273 . All changes in fair
value were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operation and Comprehensive Loss during the corresponding period. Fluctuations in
the Company’s stock price are a primary driver for the changes in the derivative valuations during each reporting period. During
the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s stock price decreased from its initial valuation. As the stock price decreases
for each of the related derivative instruments, the value to the holder of the instrument generally decreases. Stock price is one of the
significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of each of the Company’s derivative instruments.
21. Commitments and Contingencies
License Agreement with 2-BBB Medicines B.V. for Stenoparib
(“2X-111”)
On March 27, 2017, we in-licensed
the exclusive worldwide rights to the central nervous system (“CNS”) and/or cerebrocardiovascular drug application, including
the (preventive) treatment of peripheral effects of agents causing CNS disease or symptoms, including cancer, for 2X-111 from 2-BBB Medicines
B.V. (“2-BBB”) pursuant to a license agreement. Upon execution of the agreement, we paid 2-BBB a one-time, non-refundable,
non-creditable payment of $ 500 . Pursuant to the agreement, we are solely responsible for the development of 2X-111 during the term of
the agreement.
Development and Sales Milestone Payments
Pursuant to the agreement,
we have agreed to make milestone payments to 2-BBB in connection with the development of 2X-111 by us or our affiliates, or by a third-party
(a “Program Acquirer”) that assumes control of the 2X-111 development program from us corresponding to: (i) upon enrollment
of the first ten patients required in a Phase 2 clinical trial; (ii) upon the successful completion of a Phase 2 clinical trial; (iii)
upon dosing of the first patient in the first Phase 3 clinical trial; (iv) upon submission of the first NDA with the FDA; (v) submission
of an MAA to the EMA in the European Union; (vi) upon submission of an NDA in the first of either China or India; (vii) upon receipt of
the first authorization by the FDA to market and sell a licensed product; (viii) upon receipt of a MAA for a licensed product in the European
Union; and (ix) upon receipt of regulatory approval in the first of either China or India. If all development milestones have been achieved,
we may be obligated to pay 2-BBB up to a maximum of $27.75 million which could increase to $55.5 million if 2-BBB successfully expands
the field of our license agreement to include all preventative, therapeutic and/or diagnostic uses related to cancer in humans. In addition
to the development milestones described above, we have agreed to make a mid-level seven figure one-time payment upon our sales of a licensed
product reaching $500 million annually and a low eight figure payment upon the first and second time our sales of a licensed product reaches
$1 Billion annual. If all sales milestones have been achieved, we would be obligated to pay 2-BBB up to a maximum of $22.5 million which
could increase to $45 million if 2-BBB successfully expands the field of our license agreement to include all preventative, therapeutic
and/or diagnostic uses related to cancer in humans.
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21. Commitments and Contingencies (cont.)
Royalty Payments
In addition to the milestone
payments described above, we have agreed to pay 2-BBB royalties based on annual incremental sales of product derived from 2X-111 in an
amount between 5% and 10% of annual sales of between $0 and $100 million, between 6% and 13% of annual sales between $100 million and
$250 million, and between 7% and 13% of annual sales in excess of $250 million. We are obligated to pay royalties under the agreement
on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis, from the period of time commencing on the first commercial sale of any product in
such country and expiring upon the latest of (a) the expiration of the last valid claim of a patent within (i) the 2-BBB intellectual
property and/or (ii) the joint intellectual property in such country (if, but only if, such joint intellectual property arose from activities
under the clinical development plan), or (b) the 10 th anniversary of the date of first commercial sale of such product in such
country. However, the agreement may be sooner terminated without cause by us upon 120 days prior written notice, or upon written notice
of a material breach of the agreement by 2-BBB that is not cured within 90 days. 2-BBB also has the right to terminate the agreement upon
written notice of a material breach of the agreement by us that is not cured within 90 days (30 days for a payment default) or if we file
for bankruptcy. 2-BBB also has the right to terminate the agreement in the event we challenge a 2-BBB patent and we have the right to
terminate the agreement upon 30 days’ notice for specified safety reasons.
22. Subsequent Events
(a) Redemption of Series B Preferred Stock
Upon conclusion of the 2023
Annual Meeting of Stockholders on February 3, 2023, all of the 190,786 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding were automatically
redeemed, with the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock only having a right to receive the purchase price for the redemption, which
was $ 0.01 per share of Series B Preferred Stock.
(b) Series A Preferred Stock Conversions
Subsequent
to December 31, 2022, pursuant to the exercise of conversion by the 3i, we issued 14,102,155 shares of Common Stock to the 3i upon the
conversion of 2,936 shares of Series A Preferred Stock based on a conversion price ranging from $ 0.18 to $ 0.26 . No proceeds were received
by the Company upon such conversion. As of the date of these financial statements, we had 10,650 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued
and outstanding. As of the date of this report, we have no
shares of common stock available for issuance.
(c) Modification to Conversion Price of Series
A Preferred Stock
On January 23, 2023, the Company
and 3i, LP amended the letter agreement entered into on December 9, 2022, to provide that the modification of the term Conversion Price
(as defined therein) will be in effect until terminated by the Company and 3i, LP.
(d) Request for documents from the SEC
In
January 2023, the Company received a letter to produce documents from the SEC and that stated that the staff of the SEC is conducting
an investigation known as “In the Matter of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc.” to determine if violations of the federal securities
laws have occurred. The documents requested appear to focus on disclosures relating to submissions, communications and meetings with
the FDA regarding our NDA for Dovitinib or Dovitinib-DRP. The SEC letter also stated that investigation is a fact-finding inquiry and
does not mean that that the SEC has concluded that the Company or anyone else has violated the laws. We do not know when the SEC’s
investigation will be concluded or what action, if any, might be taken in the future by the SEC or its staff as a result of the matters
that are the subject to its investigation or what impact, if any, the cost of continuing to respond to inquiries might have on our financial
position or results of operations.
(e) Establishment
and sale of Series C Preferred Stock
On
February 24, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock (the “Series C COD”) with the Delaware Secretary of State designating 50,000 shares of its authorized and
unissued preferred stock as Series C Preferred Stock with a stated value of $ 27.00 per share. On February 28, 2023, the Company filed
a Certificate of Amendment to the Series C COD (the “COD Amendment”) to clarify the terms of conversion price and floor price
based on definitions provided in the Series C COD (the COD Amendment, together with the Series C COD, the “COD”). Each share
of Series C Preferred Stock has 620 votes and is subject to certain redemption rights and voting limitations.
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On
February 28, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with 3i, L.P. for the purchase and
sale of 50,000 shares of Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price
of $24.00 per share, for a subscription receivable in the aggregate amount equal to the total purchase price of $1.2 million (the “Offering”).
The 50,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Shares”) are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock,
subject to the terms of the COD. The conversion price for the Series C Preferred Stock is initially equal the lower of: (i) $ 0.182 , which
is the official closing price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Market (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) on the Trading Day (as defined
in the COD) immediately preceding the Original Issuance Date (as defined in the COD); and (ii) the lower of: (x) the official closing
price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Market (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion
Date or such other date of determination; and (y) the average of the official closing prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global
Market (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) for the five Trading Days immediately preceding the Conversion Date (as defined in the COD) or such
other date of determination, subject to adjustment (the “Conversion Price”). In no event will the Conversion Price be less
than $ 0.0370 (the “Floor Price”). In the event that the Conversion Price on a Conversion Date would have been less than the
applicable Floor Price if not for the immediately preceding sentence, then on any such Conversion Date the Company will pay the Holder
an amount in cash, to be delivered by wire transfer out of funds legally and immediately available therefor pursuant to wire instructions
delivered to the Company by the Holder in writing, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the higher of (I) the highest price
that the Common Stock trades at on the Trading Day immediately preceding such Conversion Date and (II) the applicable Conversion Price
and (B) the difference obtained by subtracting (I) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered (or to be delivered) to the Holder
on the applicable Share Delivery Date with respect to such conversion of Series C Preferred Stock from (II) the quotient obtained by
dividing (x) the applicable Conversion Amount that the Holder has elected to be the subject of the applicable conversion of Series C
Preferred Stock, by (y) the applicable Conversion Price without giving effect to clause (x) of such definition. The Offering closed on
February 28, 2023.
In
connection with the Offering, concurrently with the SPA, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with 3i (the “RRA”)
pursuant to which the Company is required to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
to register for resale the shares of Common Stock that are issued upon the potential conversion of the Shares. Under the terms of the
RRA, if the Company fails to file an Initial Registration Statement (as defined in the RRA) on or prior to its Filing Date (as defined
in the RRA), or fail to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement beyond defined allowable grace periods set forth in
the RRA, we will incur certain registration delay payments, in cash and as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to
2.0 % of 3i’s subscription amount of the Shares pursuant to the SPA. In addition, if we fail to pay any partial liquidated damages
in full within seven days after the date payment, we will have to pay interest at a rate of 18.0 % per annum, accruing daily from the
date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The Company has also
agreed to pay all fees and expenses incident to the performance of the RRA, except for any broker or similar commissions. In connection
with the Offering, the Company and 3i entered into a limited waiver agreement (the “Waiver”) pursuant to which 3i confirmed
that the sale and issuance of the Shares will not give rise to any, or trigger any, rights of termination, defaults, amendment, anti-dilution
or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation under agreements with 3i.
(f)
Special Meeting of Stockholders
Pursuant
to a proxy statement filed with the SEC on or about March 6, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”), the Company will be holding a
Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) virtually online on March 20, 2023, or as otherwise set forth in
the Company’s notice and proxy statement for the Special Meeting. Stockholders of record of our outstanding shares of Common Stock
and Series C Preferred Stock on March 3, 2023 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special
Meeting and any adjournments, continuations or postponements thereof that may take place At the Special Meeting, the stockholders of
Common Stock and Series C Preferred Stock will be voting on the following proposals: (1) to approve an amendment to our Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares from 30,500,000 to 750,500,000, and to increase the number of
our common stock from 30,000,000 to 750,000,000, in substantially the form attached to the Proxy Statement as Appendix A (the “Share
Increase Proposal”); and (2) to approve an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, in substantially the form
attached to the Proxy Statement as Appendix B, to, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”),
effect a reverse stock split with respect to the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at
a ratio between 1-for-20 and 1-for-35 (the “Range”), with the ratio within such Range to be determined at the discretion
of the Board (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”) and included in a public announcement. Under the terms of the Series C
Preferred Stock, the holders thereof may only vote on Proposal 1 (Share Increase Proposal) and Proposal 2 (Reverse Stock Split Proposal)
and for no other matters. Each holder of one share of Series C Preferred Stock is entitled to 620 votes representing 31,000,000 votes
in the aggregate assuming 50,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock is outstanding.
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