UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from _______________________to___________________________
Commission
File Number: 001-42545
Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 85-1099700
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
100 Matawan Rd , Suite 325
Matawan , New Jersey
07747
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(848)
201-5010
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share APUS NYSE American LLC
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 26, 2026, there were 15,091,177 shares of common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, of the registrant issued and outstanding.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1
Item 1. Financial Statements
1
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
20
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
23
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
23
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
25
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
25
Item 1A. Risk Factors
25
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
25
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
25
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
25
Item 5. Other Information
25
Item 6. Exhibits
26
SIGNATURES
27
i
PART
I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements.
INDEX
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Contents
Page
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025
2
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026, and 2025
5
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
6
1
Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
March 31,
December 31,
2026
2025
Assets
Current assets:
Cash & Cash Equivalents
$ 979,534
$ 1,636,655
Restricted Cash
8,000,000
8,000,000
Short Term Investments
1,500,000
2,000,000
Prepaid Expenses
2,625,169
2,298,704
Other Current Assets
48,500
48,500
Total current assets
13,153,203
13,983,859
Digital assets, at fair value
127,815,173
149,885,371
Long-term portion of prepaid expenses
22,410
75,485
Operating Lease ROU Asset, net
171,779
187,395
Property and Equipment, net
56,592
51,626
Total assets
$ 141,219,157
$ 164,183,736
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 2,978,190
$ 918,649
Accrued offering costs
575,000
500,000
Accrued interest - related party
36,339
27,952
Advance payable to related party
12,000
12,000
Notes payable - related party
500,100
500,100
Notes payable, net
920,000
Derivative Liability
1,568,634
1,616,913
Convertible Notes, net
7,942,281
7,091,263
Operating Lease Liability
52,339
39,578
Total current liabilities
14,584,883
10,706,455
Long-term liabilities
Long-Term Portion of Operating Lease Liability
118,815
129,454
Total liabilities
$ 14,703,698
$ 10,835,909
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.01 , 10,000,000 shares authorized: 7,477,017 issued and outstanding on March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025,
74,770
74,770
Common stock, par value $ 0.01 , 100,000,000 shares authorized; 12,575,983 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively
125,760
125,760
Common shares to be issued
8,113,318
Additional paid-in capital
163,654,524
163,540,358
Accumulated Deficit
( 45,452,913 )
( 10,393,061 )
Total shareholders’ equity
126,515,459
153,347,827
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 141,219,157
$ 164,183,736
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
2
Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the three months ended
March 31,
2026
2025
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses
$ 901,144
$ -
General and administrative expenses
11,284,550
364,368
Total operating expenses
12,185,694
364,368
Loss from operations
( 12,185,694 )
( 364,368 )
Other income (expense)
Unrealized gain (loss)from changes in fair value of digital assets
( 22,078,601 )
-
Realized gain on sale of digital assets
15,100
-
Trading gains, net
2,029
-
Foreign currency gains/(losses), net
( 1,567 )
-
Change in FV of warrant liability
-
-
Change in FV of derivative
48,279
-
Interest income
7
3
Interest expense
( 859,405 )
( 38,032 )
Total other income (expense)
( 22,874,158 )
( 38,029 )
Net loss
$ ( 35,059,852 )
$ ( 402,397 )
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted
$ ( 2.26 )
$ ( 0.05 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding
15,513,389
7,903,850
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Preferred
Stock
Common
Stock
Shares
to be Issued
Additional
Number of
Shares
Amount
Number
of
Shares
Amount
Number of
Shares
Amount
Paid-in
capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
Balance
at December 31, 2025
7,477,017
$ 74,770
12,575,983
$ 125,760
-
$ -
163,540,358
$ ( 10,393,061 )
$ 153,347,827
Net
loss for the period ended March 31, 2026
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 35,059,852 )
( 35,059,852 )
Stock
compensation expense
-
-
-
-
-
-
114,166
-
114,166
Shares
committed for issuance in connection with advisory agreement
-
-
-
-
4,558,044
8,113,318
-
-
8,113,318
Balance
at March 31, 2026
7,477,017
74,770
12,575,983
125,760
4,558,044
8,113,318
163,654,524
( 45,452,915 )
126,515,459
Balance
at December 31, 2024
-
$ -
7,903,850
$ 79,039
-
$ -
2,954,764
$ ( 4,391,924 )
$ ( 1,358,121 )
Net
loss for the period ended March 31, 2025
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 402,397 )
( 402,397 )
Balance
at March 31, 2025
-
-
7,903,850
79,039
-
-
2,954,764
( 4,794,321 )
( 1,760,518 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three months ended
March 31,
2026
2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ ( 35,059,852 )
$ ( 402,397 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock based compensation - Option grants
114,166
-
Advisory Shares committed for issuance
8,113,318
Depreciation & Amortization expense
20,044
-
Change in fair value of derivative liability
( 48,279 )
-
Interest expense
8,387
11,256
Accretion on Convertible notes
851,018
26,776
Unrealized gain from changes in fair value of digital assets
22,061,472
-
Non-cash digital asset operating expenses
8,726
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
( 273,390 )
40
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
2,134,541
344,012
Operating lease liability
2,122
-
Net cash used in operating activities
$ ( 2,067,727 )
$ ( 20,313 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Redemption of short term investments
500,000
-
Purchases of PP&E
( 9,394 )
-
Net cash provided by investing activities
$ 490,606
$ -
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from notes payable
995,000
250,000
Payment of issuance costs
( 75,000 )
-
Cash advances from related parties
-
17,200
Net cash provided by financing activities
$ 920,000
$ 267,200
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
( 657,121 )
246,887
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
1,636,655
3,455
Restricted cash
8,000,000
-
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$ 8,979,534
$ 250,432
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
$ -
$ -
Cash paid for taxes
$ -
$ -
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents
979,534
250,432
Restricted cash
8,000,000
-
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
$ 8,979,534
$ 250,432
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
Consolidated financial statements.
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Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Business
Description
Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (“APUS” or the “Company”) is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company incorporated
in the State of Delaware as a C-Corporation. The Company is focused on the development of Apitox, a purified honeybee venom-based drug
for the treatment of acute pain and inflammation associated with knee osteoarthritis. On December 1, 2025 , the Company completed a merger
(the “Merger”) with MindWave Innovations Inc. (“MindWave”), whereby MindWave became a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company. In connection with the Merger, the Company acquired digital assets, including Bitcoin (“BTC”), Tether (“USDT”),
and MindWaveDAO NILA tokens (“NILA Tokens”), and assumed certain operations related to digital asset activities.
The
Company operates its biopharmaceutical business through Lokahi Therapeutics Inc. (“Lokahi”), a wholly owned subsidiary. As
of December 31, 2025, the Company’s corporate structure is as follows:
APUS
— Public parent and SEC registrant (Delaware C-Corporation)
Lokahi
Therapeutics Inc. (“The BioBusiness”): Wholly owned subsidiary; operates the BioBusiness segment
MindWave
Innovations Inc.: (acquired December 1, 2025): Wholly owned subsidiary; operates the Digital Asset segment
The
Company has not yet generated revenue from its biopharmaceutical operations and is subject to the risks and uncertainties common to development-stage
companies in the biotechnology industry. The success of the Company is dependent on both obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals
of its BioBusiness product candidates, and the continuation of the Digital Asset segment, including the accumulation of Bitcoin (“BTC”),
Tether (“USDT”), and market adoption of its MindWaveDAO blockchain (“The DAO”) through the sale of its native
cryptocurrency, NILA tokens (“NILA”). It is not possible to predict either the outcome of future research and development,
or future advancement of digital asset operations, which are subject to the natural volatility concerns of cryptocurrency.
2.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation
The
Company has prepared these unaudited condensed financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting
Standards Updates (“ASU”) promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Except as disclosed
herein, there have been no material changes in the information disclosed in the Notes to the Financial Statements included in the Annual
Report for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Annual Report”). Accordingly, the unaudited condensed financial
statements and related disclosures herein should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report.
As
permitted under the SEC requirements for interim reporting, certain footnotes or other financial information have been condensed or omitted.
These financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments that are considered necessary for the fair presentation of results
for the interim periods presented. Revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities can vary during each quarter of the year. Therefore, the
results and trends in these interim financial statements may not be representative of those for the full year.
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Apimeds Pharmaceuticals
US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Principals
of Consolidation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries,
Lokahi Therapeutics Inc. and MindWave Innovations Inc. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Liquidity
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates
the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had
accumulated deficit amount of $ 45,452,913 For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred net losses of $ 35,059,852
and used cash from operations of $ 2,067,727 . and expects to continue to incur substantial losses in the future. On December 8, 2025,
the Company completed a PIPE financing (the “PIPE”) with an aggregate maximum amount of $ 120,900,000 drawn in tranches at
the Company’s discretion if the market conditions allow. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has drawn a total amount of $ 10,900,000
from the PIPE (see note 6) wherein $ 8,000,000 in proceeds have been recorded as restricted cash. Ther can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to draw funds from the PIPE at terms acceptable to it or at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. These condensed consolidated financial statements do not contain any adjustments that might result
from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgements and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions made in the accompanying
unaudited condensed financial statements include, but are not limited to, the fair value of digital assets, the determination of prepaid
clinical development costs, stock-based compensation and estimates that are related to convertible instruments. Actual results could
differ from those estimates, and such differences could be material to the financial statements.
Digital
Assets
Digital
assets consist of Bitcoin (“BTC”), Tether (“USDT”), and MindWaveDAO NILA tokens (“NILA Tokens”).
Effective upon the adoption of ASU 2023-08, Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets , the Company accounts for in-scope
crypto assets that meet the definition of an intangible asset and are fungible as follows:
●
BTC — Measured at
fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of operations within “Unrealized gain (loss)
on digital assets.” BTC meets the criteria of ASU 2023-08 and is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy based
on quoted prices in active markets.
●
USDT — Tether is
a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. The Company measures USDT at fair value and classifies USDT within Level 1 of the fair value
hierarchy based on quoted prices on active cryptocurrency exchanges. Because USDT is designed to maintain a stable value relative
to the U.S. dollar, changes in fair value are generally not material.
●
NILA Tokens — The
NILA Tokens are utility tokens issued within the MindWaveDAO ecosystem. NILA Tokens trade on a limited number of centralized cryptocurrency
exchanges, primarily the NILA/USDT trading pair. The Company measures NILA Tokens at fair value and classifies them within Level
2 of the fair value hierarchy based on quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not considered active due
to the limited number of trading venues and relatively low trading volume. Gains and losses realized upon the sale of NILA Tokens
are recognized within “Realized gain (loss) on sale of digital assets” in the consolidated statement of operations. Unsold
NILA Tokens are remeasured at fair value at each reporting date, with unrealized changes recognized within “Unrealized gain
(loss) on digital assets” in the consolidated statement of operations.
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Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Fair
Value Measurement
The
fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would
have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company
seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable
inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is
used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and
liabilities:
Level 1 —
Quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions
for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2 —
Observable
inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets
or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3 —
Unobservable
inputs based on the Company’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
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.
A financial asset or liability classification
within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Carrying value
of cash, restricted cash and short-term investments approximates their fair value as these assets all represent cash. The tables below
summarize the fair values of our financial assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2026:
As
of March 31, 2026
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Digital assets — BTC
$ 66,552,480
-
-
66,552,480
Digital assets — USDT
$ 6,491,176
-
-
6,491,176
Digital assets — NILA Tokens
$ -
54,771,517
-
54,771,517
Total assets at fair value
$ 73,043,656
54,771,517
-
127,815,173
Liabilities:
Warrant liabilities
-
-
-
-
Derivative liability
$ -
1,568,634
1,568,634
Total liabilities at fair value
$ -
-
-
1,568,634
As
of December 31, 2025
Assets:
Digital assets — BTC
$ 88,318,950
-
-
88,318,950
Digital assets — USDT
$ 6,484,632
-
-
6,484,632
Digital assets — NILA Tokens
$ -
55,081,789
-
55,081,789
Total assets at fair value
$ 94,803,582
55,081,789
-
149,885,371
Liabilities:
Warrant liabilities
-
-
-
-
Derivative liability
$ -
1,616,913
1,616,913
Total liabilities at fair value
$ -
-
-
1,616,913
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Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Convertible
Instruments
The
Company accounts for the embedded conversion feature of its senior secured convertible note as a derivative liability in accordance with
FASB ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). At the time of issuance, the Company evaluates whether the conversion
feature meets the definition of a derivative under ASC 815-10 and whether it is required to be bifurcated from the host debt instrument
and accounted for separately. The assessment considers whether the embedded feature is clearly and closely related to the host contract,
whether the hybrid instrument is measured at fair value through earnings, and whether the feature, if freestanding, would meet the definition
of a derivative — including the criteria for equity classification under ASC 815-40, such as whether the feature is indexed to
the Company’s own common stock and whether the Company could be required to settle the feature in a manner that precludes equity classification.
This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly
period end date while the convertible note remains outstanding.
For
embedded conversion features that meet all the criteria for equity classification under ASC 815-40, no bifurcation is required and the
entire instrument is accounted for as debt. For embedded conversion features that do not meet the criteria for equity classification
and otherwise meet the bifurcation requirements of ASC 815-15, the feature is bifurcated from the host debt instrument and recorded as
a derivative liability at its initial fair value on the date of issuance, with the residual proceeds allocated to the host debt instrument.
The derivative liability is remeasured at fair value at each subsequent balance sheet date, with changes in fair value recognized as
a non-cash gain or loss in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the derivative liability
was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model.
On
December 8, 2025, the Company issued a senior secured convertible note with a principal amount of $ 10.9 million for proceeds of $ 10.0
million. The Company evaluated the embedded conversion feature and concluded that it did not meet the criteria for equity classification
under ASC 815-40 and was required to be bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative liability. Accordingly, the Company recorded the
conversion feature at its initial fair value of $ 1,672,059 on the issuance date, with a corresponding reduction to the carrying amount
of the convertible note, and remeasures the derivative liability at fair value at each reporting date.
For
the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), the following
table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance for each category therein, and gains or losses recognized during
the three ended March 31, 2026:
Balance – December 31, 2025
$ 1,616,913
Change in fair value of derivative liability
( 48,279 )
Ending balance – March 31, 2026
$ 1,568,634
March 31,
2026
(Issuance
Remeasurement)
Derivative Liability
Fair Value $ 1,568,634
Valuation technique Monte Carlo Simulation Model
In
connection with the issuance of the senior secured convertible note on December 8, 2025, the Company bifurcated the embedded conversion
feature and recorded it as a derivative liability with an initial fair value of $ 1,672,059 . The derivative liability is remeasured at
fair value at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of
operations.
During
the period from issuance through December 31, 2025, the Company recognized a gain of $ 55,146 from the change in fair value of the derivative
liability, resulting in a balance of $ 1,616,913 as of December 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized
an additional gain of $ 48,279 from the change in fair value, resulting in a balance of $ 1,568,634 as of March 31, 2026.
The
fair value of the derivative liability was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which incorporates assumptions regarding the
Company’s stock price, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected term, and the probability and timing of the various conversion,
redemption, and contingent payment scenarios contemplated by the note.
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Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in financial institutions which,
at times, may exceed the federal depository insurance corporation limit of $ 250,000 . As of March 31, 2026, the Company has not experienced
losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.
Segment
Information
In
accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, the Company operates as two segments: (i) the BioBusiness segment, which advances the Company’s
lead product candidate, Apitox, and related preclinical and translational research activities; and (ii) the Digital Assets segment, which
encompasses the Company’s digital asset holdings (Bitcoin, Tether, and NILA Tokens) acquired in connection with the MindWave acquisition
and the activities associated with the MindWaveDAO ecosystem. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is
the Chief Executive Officer , regularly reviews discrete financial information for each segment, including key segment expenses and segment
loss, for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating financial performance.
The
CODM assesses each segment’s performance primarily through the analysis of operating expenses, with key categories including research
and development and general and administrative expenses. Financial information provided to and utilized by the CODM is consistent with
the Company’s U.S. GAAP financial statements. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has not generated any revenue from either segment. For
the purposes of this disclosure, all BioBusiness activity pertaining to the three months ended December 31, 2025, and prior to BioBusiness
formation as of December 1, 2025 are categorized as BioBusiness expenses given the Company operated as a singular biopharmaceutical entity
predating the Merger transaction closed December 1, 2025.
The
following tables presents the Company’s segmented results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectfully.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2026
BioBusiness
Segment
Digital Asset
Segment
Corporate
Consolidated
Revenue
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Operating expenses:
Research and development
901,144
-
-
901,144
General and administrative
1,378,074
1,660,921
8,245,555
11,284,550
Total operating expenses
$ 2,279,218
$ 1,660,921
$ 8,245,555
$ 12,185,694
Loss from operations
( 2,279,218 )
( 1,660,921 )
( 8,245,555 )
( 12,185,694 )
Other income (expense), net:
Realized gain on sale of digital assets
-
15,100
-
15,100
Trading gains, net
-
2,029
-
2,029
Unrealized gain (loss) on digital assets
-
( 22,078,601 )
-
( 22,078,601 )
Change in FV of derivative
-
-
48,279
48,279
Change in FV of warrant liability
-
-
-
-
Interest income
-
-
7
7
Interest expense
( 2,222 )
-
( 857,183 )
( 859,405 )
Foreign currency transaction loss
-
( 1,567 )
-
( 1,567 )
Total other income (expense), net
$ ( 2,222 )
$ ( 22,063,039 )
$ ( 808,897 )
$ ( 22,874,158 )
Net loss
$ ( 2,281,440 )
$ ( 23,723,960 )
$ ( 9,054,452 )
$ ( 35,059,852 )
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Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025
BioBusiness
Segment
Digital Asset
Segment
Corporate
Consolidated
Revenue
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Operating expenses:
Research and development
-
-
General and administrative
364,368
-
-
364,368
Total operating expenses
$ 364,368
$
$
$ 364,368
Loss from operations
( 364,368 )
( 364,368 )
Other income (expense), net:
-
-
Realized gain on sale of digital assets
-
-
-
Trading gains, net
-
-
-
Unrealized gain (loss) on digital assets
-
-
-
-
Change in FV of derivative
-
-
-
-
Change in FV of warrant liability
-
-
-
-
Interest income
-
-
3
3
Interest expense
-
( 38,032 )
( 38,032 )
Foreign currency transaction loss
-
-
-
-
Total other income (expense), net
$ -
$ -
$ ( 38,029 )
$ ( 38,029 )
Net loss
$ ( 364,368 )
$ -
$ ( 38,029 )
$ ( 402,397 )
The
following tables present the Company’s segmented assets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
As
of March 31, 2026
BioBusiness
Digital Asset
Segment
Segment
Corporate
Consolidated
Cash & Cash Equivalents
$ 921,284
$ 55,704
$ 2,546
$ 979,534
Restricted Cash
-
-
8,000,000
8,000,000
Short Term Investments
1,500,000
-
-
1,500,000
Prepaid Expenses
2,647,579
-
-
2,647,579
Digital assets, at fair value
-
127,815,173
-
127,815,173
Other Assets
228,371
-
48,500
276,871
Total Assets
$ 5,297,234
$ 127,870,877
$ 8,051,046
$ 141,219,157
As
of December 31, 2025
BioBusiness
Digital Asset
Segment
Segment
Corporate
Consolidated
Cash & Cash Equivalents
$ 1,492,054
$ 144,600
$ -
$ 1,636,654
Restricted Cash
-
-
8,000,000
8,000,000
Short Term Investments
2,000,000
-
-
2,000,000
Prepaid Expenses
2,374,189
-
-
2,374,189
Digital assets, at fair value
-
149,885,371
-
149,885,371
Other Assets
239,021
-
48,500
287,521
Total Assets
$ 6,105,264
$ 150,029,971
$ 8,048,500
$ 164,183,736
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Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be
cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had no cash equivalents.
The
Company considers all cash balances in which the Company maintains legal ownership but does not maintain the ability to effectively draw
upon the balance on a day-to-day basis as restricted cash. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2025, the Company has recorded a balance
of $ 8,000,000 to be recognized as restricted cash, as the amount is held within an investor-controlled Deposit Account Control Agreement
(“DACA”) account.
Patent
Costs
All
patent-related costs incurred in connection with filing and prosecuting patent applications are expensed as incurred due to the uncertainty
about the recovery of the expenditure. Amounts incurred are classified as general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements
of operations.
Leases
The
Company accounts for a contract as a lease when it has the right to direct the use of the asset for a period of time while obtaining
substantially all of the asset’s economic benefits. The Company determines the initial classification and measurement of its right-of-use
assets (“ROU”) and lease liabilities at the lease commencement date and thereafter if modified. ROU assets and liabilities
are to be represented on the balance sheet at the present value of future minimum lease payments to be made over the lease term. The
Company has elected as an accounting policy not to apply the recognition requirements in ASC 842, Leases (“ASC 842”)
to short-term leases. Short-term leases are leases that have a term of 12 months or less and do not include an option to purchase
the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. The Company recognizes the lease payments for short-term leases
on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company has recognized a lease which qualifies
to be classified in accordance with ASC 842.
Property
and Equipment, net
Property
and equipment, net is stated at cost (less) accumulated depreciation. These assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives
of three to seven years using the straight-line method.
The
Company adheres to ASC 360 “Property, Plant, and Equipment” and periodically evaluates whether current facts or circumstances
indicate that the carrying value of its depreciable assets to be held and used may not be recoverable. If such circumstances are determined
to exist, an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows produced by the long-lived assets, or the appropriate grouping of assets, is
compared to the carrying value to determine whether impairment exists. If an asset is determined to be impaired, the loss is measured
based on the difference between the asset’s fair value and its carrying value. For long-lived assets, the estimate of fair value
is based on various valuation techniques, including a discounted value of estimated future cash flows. The Company reports an asset to
be disposed of at the lower of its carrying value or its fair value less costs to sell.
Related Parties
The
Company follows ASC 850, “ Related Party Disclosures” for the identification of related parties
and disclosure of related party transactions.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses consist primarily of management personnel costs, professional service fees, and other general overhead and
facility costs, including rent, insurance, and select operating expenses pertaining to management and maintenance of the DAO, which relate
to the Company’s general and administrative functions. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, General and administrative expenses include a one-time charge of $8. 1 million.
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Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Research
and Development
Research
and development expenses consist primarily of consulting, regulatory and manufacturing related costs, third-party license fees and external
costs of vendors engaged to conduct preclinical development activities. These costs are expensed as incurred and non-refundable prepayments
for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities are deferred and capitalized in prepaid
expenses and other current assets.
The
Company enters into arrangements with contract research organizations in connection with pre-clinical and clinical trials. Such arrangements
often provide for payment prior to commencing the project or based upon predetermined milestones throughout the period during which services
are expected to be performed. As part of the process of preparing the Company’s financial statements, management is required to
estimate prepaid and accrued clinical trial expenses. The date on which services commence, the level of services performed on or before
a given date, and the cost of such services are often determined based on subjective judgments informed by the facts and circumstances
known to management from the terms of the contract and the Company’s ongoing monitoring of service performance. The Company makes
these judgments based upon the facts and circumstances known to management based on the terms of the contract and the Company’s
ongoing monitoring of service performance.
In
line with the guidance suggested under ASC 450, Contingencies and ASC 730, Research and Development, all research
and development costs will be expensed as incurred. Development and regulatory milestone payments are accounted for by estimating the
probability of milestone achievement.
Stock
Based Compensation
The
Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with the fair value recognition provision of FASB ASC 718, Compensation — Stock
Compensation (“ASC 718”), which prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all share-based payment transactions
in which employee services are acquired. Transactions include incurring liabilities, or issuing or offering to issue shares, options,
and other equity instruments such as employee stock ownership plans and stock appreciation rights. Share-based payments to employees,
including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the unaudited condensed financial statements based
on the estimated grant date fair values. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services
in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). The Company accounts for forfeitures as
they occur. The Company classifies share-based compensation expense in its statements of operations in the same manner in which the award
recipient’s cash compensation costs are classified.
The
fair value of each employee and non-employee stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The Company is a public company but has limited company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it
estimates its expected stock volatility based on implied volatility. The expected term of the Company’s stock options for employees
has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method for awards. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference
to the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Expected dividend yield is zero based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends
and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
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Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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 attributable to differences between carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting purposes and for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Changes
in deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded in the provision for income taxes.
The
Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which
these temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets
if it is determined that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company
considers many factors when assessing the likelihood of future realization of deferred tax assets, including recent earnings results,
expectations of future taxable income, carryforward periods available and other relevant factors. The Company records changes in the
required valuation allowance in the period that the determination is made.
The
Company assesses its income tax position and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon management’s
evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available as of the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more likely
than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company records the largest amount of tax benefit with a greater than 50% likelihood
of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income
tax positions where it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company does not recognize a tax benefit
in the financial statements. The Company records interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if applicable, as a component
of income tax expense.
Basic
and Diluted Loss per share
Basic
loss per share data for each period presented is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during
each such period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all potential shares of common stock to the extent they
are dilutive.
The
following table sets forth the number of potential shares of common stock that have been excluded from basic net loss per share because
their effect was anti-dilutive:
March 31,
2026
March 31,
2025
Series A convertible preferred shares (1:20 conversion ratio)
149,540,340
Stock options
512,620
213,693
Warrants
1,116,913
Convertible notes
8,307,927
295,672
Total anti-dilutive shares excluded
159,477,800
509,365
Emerging
Growth Company
The
Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage
of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth
companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy
statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval
of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further,
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act allows emerging growth companies to delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent
to the enactment of the JOBS Act, until such time as those standards apply to private companies. The Company has elected to use this
extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and
private companies until the earlier of the date that it (i) is no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and
irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, these unaudited condensed financial statements
may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
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Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The
Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standard Updates (ASUs). ASUs not discussed in these unaudited condensed
financial statements were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on the financial
statements.
In
November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses .
This guidance will require additional disclosures and disaggregation of certain costs and expenses presented on the face of the income
statement. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting period beginning
after December 15, 2027 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance to our financial
statements.
We
adopted ASU 2023-08, Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets , effective upon the acquisition of digital assets in connection
with the MindWave Merger on December 1, 2025. Under ASU 2023-08, in-scope crypto assets that meet the definition of an intangible asset
and are fungible are measured at fair value with changes recognized in earnings each period. The adoption of ASU 2023-08 did not have
a cumulative effect on periods prior to adoption, as the Company had no digital asset holdings prior to the Merger.
3.
LICENSE AGREEMENTS
On
August 2, 2021, the Company entered into a business agreement with Apimeds Korea. Under the agreement, the Company received the
right to continue any clinical trial and acquire the permits and approval necessary from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The Company will pay Apimeds Korea a royalty of 5 % of the earnings before interest and taxes, delivered from the sale or license of Apitox
less any credits and charges, however, the royalty terms shall not apply when shares of the Company are transferred or sold through merger,
acquisition, or share transfer agreement to a third party.
On
October 12, 2021, the Company entered into an exclusive patent license agreement with Apimeds Korea, a shareholder of the Company.
Under the agreement, the Company was granted the exclusive right and license under the licensed patents to make and sell the licensed
products in the United States of America.
The
agreement commenced on the effective date and shall remain in force for each licensed product on a licensed-product-by-licensed-product
basis for rights and obligations concerning the licensed patent, until the expiration of the last to expire valid claim of a licensed
patent. The total consideration exchanged for the exclusive license agreement was $ 1 .
4.
PREPAID EXPENSE AND OTHER ASSETS
As
of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the prepaid expense and other assets balance consists of the following:
March 31,
December 31,
2026
2025
Prepaid development costs
$ 2,268,239
$ 2,022,467
Prepaid expenses
25,999
60,988
Refunds and retainers receivable
115,681
-
Prepaid insurance
237,660
290,735
(Less) Long term portion of prepaid insurance
( 22,410 )
( 75,485 )
Total Prepaid Expenses
2,625,169
2,298,705
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Apimeds Pharmaceuticals
US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
5.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSE
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses consist of balances owed to vendors, as well as others, such as the taxing authority and employees.
As
of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the accounts payable and accrued expense balances consist of the following:
March 31,
December 31,
2026
2025
Professional fees payable
$ 1,875,921
$ 739,795
IT expenses payable
5,987
11,736
Manufacturing payable
243,324
545
Accrued development costs
398,969
118,168
Accrued compensation
13,000
13,000
Wages and benefits payable
250,990
26,406
CRO installments payable
190,000
Other
-
9,000
Total Accounts payable and accrued expenses
2,978,190
918,650
6.
DEBT
Senior
Secured Convertible Note
On
December 1, 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) providing for the issuance, in tranches,
of senior secured convertible notes with an aggregate maximum principal amount of $ 120,900,000 . The first tranche, a senior secured convertible
note dated December 8, 2025, with a principal amount of $ 10,900,000 (gross issuance proceeds of $ 10,000,000 ), matures on December 8,
2026 and is classified as a current liability. Issuance costs totaled $ 1,446,000 (including $ 500,000 of deferred offering costs). At
issuance, $ 1,104,000 of proceeds were disbursed to MindWave and $ 8,000,000 was placed in an investor-controlled Deposit Account Control
Agreement (“DACA”), recorded as restricted cash.
The
conversion feature embedded in the convertible note has been bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative liability measured at fair
value at each reporting date. No additional tranches were drawn under the SPA. Interest expense and accretion of debt discount for the
three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, totaled $ 8,387 and $ 851,018 , and $ 0 and $ 38,032 , respectively.
Related
Party Notes Payable
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had outstanding $ 500,100 consisting
of $ 250,100 unsecured promissory notes payable to Inscobee Inc., a stockholder, comprising amounts originally advanced in 2024 and a $ 250,000
note dated March 21, 2025, payable to Apimeds Korea a wholly owned subsidiary of Inscobee. All notes bear interest at 5 % per annum and
mature on December 31, 2026. As of the March 31, 2026, these related party notes remain outstanding with accrued interest totaling $ 34,219 .
2026
Promissory Note
On
March 30, 2026, Lokahi (the BioBusiness) issued a secured promissory note (the “2026 Promissory Note”) to the Keren Eliyahu
Charitable Trust in the principal amount of $ 1,000,000 . The note is repayable in the amount of $ 1,100,000 (representing 110 % of principal)
on May 15, 2026, and is collateralized by a certificate of deposit classified as short term investment on the consolidated balance sheet.
The note is recorded as a current liability of the Company and is reflected in the BioBusiness segment.
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Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7.
ADVANCE PAYABLE — RELATED PARTY
As
of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2025, the Company had an outstanding balance of $ 12,000 , respectively, due to funds received from
officers of the Company.
These
advance payables carry no interest and do not have a maturity date. The cash proceeds from these advances were used for operating purposes.
8.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal
Periodically,
the Company reviews the status of any significant matters that exist and assesses its potential financial exposure. If the potential
loss from any claim or legal claim is considered probable and the amount can be estimated, the Company accrues a liability for the estimated
loss. Legal proceedings are subject to uncertainties, and the outcomes are difficult to predict. Because of such uncertainties, accruals
are based on the best information available at the time. As additional information becomes available, the Company reassesses the potential
liability related to pending claims and litigation. As of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, there are no pending claims or litigation
that are expected to materially affect the Company’s results going forward.
9.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common
Stock
As
of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company had 100,000,000 authorized shares of common stock. The Company had 12,575,983 shares
of common stock issued and outstanding, as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively. Each share of common stock is entitled
to one vote.
On February 7,
2025, the Board approved and implemented a reverse stock split ratio of 1-for-2.6, which provided that every 2.6 shares
of its issued and outstanding common stock were automatically combined into one issued and outstanding share of common
stock, without any change in the par value per share . All share and per share amounts in the accompanying unaudited condensed financial
statements and footnotes have been retrospectively adjusted for the reverse stock split.
Warrants
The
Company accounts for Representative Warrants as equity-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms
and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and FASB ASC
Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”).
In
connection with the merger that closed on December 1, 2025, the Company issued advisory warrants to purchase 745,663 shares of common
stock, equal to 5 % of the Company’s fully diluted shares outstanding as of October 20, 2025. The warrants have an exercise price of $ 1.78
per share and a term of 5 years. The Company evaluated the warrants under ASC 480 and ASC 815 and determined that they meet all of the
criteria for equity classification. The grant date fair value of the warrants was estimated to be $ 898,301 utilizing a Black-Scholes
model with the following assumptions: share price of $ 1.82 , exercise price of $ 1.78 , term of 5 years, volatility of 79.4 %, risk-free
rate of 3.58 %, and expected dividend rate of 0.0 %. The grant date fair value was recognized as a transaction cost of the merger with
a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital.
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Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements
Preferred
Stock
On
December 5, 2023, the Company authorized 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $ 0.01 . In connection with the
Merger, on December 1, 2025, the Company issued 7,477,017 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to the former stockholders of
MindWave Innovations. The aggregate fair value of the Series A Preferred Stock was equivalent to the fair value of the net assets acquired
from MindWave. The material terms of the Series A Preferred Stock are as follows:
● Conversion: Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into 20 shares of common stock, which convert automatically upon majority shareholder approval.
●
Voting rights: The Series
A Preferred Stock does not maintain any voting rights.
●
Redemption: The Preferred Stock issued is not redeemable
The
Company evaluated the Series A Preferred Stock under ASC 480 and determined that the instrument is classified in permanent equity based
on the terms of the Merger.
Common
Shares to be Issued
On
February 2, 2026, the Company approved an advisory agreement previously executed on December 1, 2025, with E.F. Hutton (“The Advisor”),
pursuant to which the Company is obligated to issue an aggregate of 4,558,044 shares of its common stock as consideration for advisory
services provided. The agreement gained approval as of the date disclosed above, therefore was not recognized as an obligation of the
Company prior to February 2, 2026. The Company evaluated the share commitment under ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,
and ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and concluded that the obligation qualifies for equity classification, as it represents
an obligation to issue a fixed number of shares with no cash settlement features.
The
fair value of the share commitment of $ 8,113,318 , based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on February 2, 2026,
of $ 1.78 per share, was recorded as an expense with an offsetting credit to common stock issuable within stockholders’ equity. As of
March 31, 2026, the 4,558,044 shares had not yet been issued.
10.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Stock
Options
The
Company maintains the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), under which the Company may grant stock options, restricted
stock units, and other equity awards to employees, directors, and consultants. As of March 31, 2026, 2,096,679 shares were authorized
for issuance under the Plan, of which 1,096,679 shares were granted in the form of stock options, and 1,000,000 shares were issued to
executives in the form of common stock. The Plan currently maintains 0 shares available for issuance.
Certain
equity awards of the Company have been granted to employees who are now employees of Lokahi Therapeutics (“the BioBusiness”).
Because there is no recharge arrangement (an agreement in which the subsidiary reimburses the parent for the cost of stock-based awards
granted to the subsidiary’s employees), between the Company and the BioBusiness, the Company recognizes the stock-based compensation
expense associated with these awards in its consolidated statement of operations. In the standalone financial statements of Lokahi, the
expense is offset by a corresponding capital contribution from the Company. For the period ended March 31, 2026, a total of $ 114,166
in stock compensation was attributable to Lokahi employees.
The
Company and its subsidiaries calculate stock-based compensation expense in accordance with ASC 718. The fair value of stock-based awards
is amortized over the vesting period of the award.
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Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements
The
following represents a summary of options:
Number of
Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(In Years)
Issued and outstanding, December 31, 2025 1,310,371 $ 2.82 8.85
Granted -
-
-
Exercised -
-
-
Forfeited/Expired -
-
-
Issued and outstanding, March 31, 2026 1,310,371 $ 2.82 8.60
For
the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were no additional stock options issued, exercised, or forfeited.
11.
INCOME TAXES
The
Company recorded no provision or benefit for income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31,
2025 respectfully.
For
all periods presented, the pretax losses incurred by the Company received no corresponding tax benefit because the Company
concluded that it is more likely than not that the Company will be unable to realize the value of any resulting deferred tax
assets. The Company will continue to assess its position in future periods to determine if it is appropriate to reduce a portion of its
valuation allowance in the future.
The
Company has no open tax audits with any taxing authority as of March 31, 2026.
12.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
company’s management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after March 31, 2026, the date of our most recent balance sheet,
through the date our financial statements were issued.
After
the merger was entered into by all parties, the Apimeds’ Korean Affiliate, owner of a majority of Apimeds’
pre-conversion voting stock purported to remove Apimeds’ directors and CEO and made document requests suggesting it takes
issue with the terms of the merger transaction. The former CEO has filed litigation (Erik Emerson v. Inscobee Inc. and Apimeds,
Inc.) in the Southern District of New York disputing the validity of the Korean affiliate's actions and seeking to compel the
completion of the merger transaction's remaining steps.
On April 29, 2026, the Company and its respective
subsidiaries entered into a Settlement Agreement which resolves all outstanding disputes among related parties arising from the merger.
On May 5, 2026, the action against the Korean Affiliate was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.
The holder of the Senior Secured Note delivered
notice to the Company of its default under the financing documented because of the Korean affiliate’s actions. On April 30, 2026,
The Company the holder entered into a forbearance agreement regarding the defaults under the financing documents. The forbearance will
extend until June 30, 2026 or such earlier date as the defaults are cured.
On May 6, 2026, the Company repaid the
original note to Keren Eliyahu Charitable Trust and the BioBusiness issued a $ 1,000,000 promissory note (“Note One”) to Keren
Eliyahu Charitable Trust. The note bears a non-compounding return equivalent to one hundred and twenty percent ( 120 %) of the principal
amount. The 2026 Promissory Note maintains a maturity date of July 5, 2026 , upon which the Repayment Amount of $ 1,200,000 shall be due.
The note was later amended in connection with the following debt agreement to extend the maturity date to June 11, 2026.
On May 11, 2026 the Company issued 2,515,194 shares of Common Stock
as a portion, of the shares owed to the Advisor.
On
May 12, 2026, the BioBusiness issued a $ 2,000,000 promissory note (“Note Two”) to Keren Eliyahu Charitable Trust. The note
bears a non-compounding return (“The Repayment Amount”) equivalent to one hundred and twenty-five percent ( 125 %) of the principal
amount. The 2026 Promissory Note maintains a maturity date of June 11, 2026 , upon which, the Repayment Amount of $ 2,500,000 shall be
due.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References
in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited
condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the
discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results
may differ significantly from the results, expectations and plans discussed in these forward-looking statements.
Special
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E
of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including,
without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”
regarding our financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking
statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,”
“expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,”
“predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and variations thereof and similar words and
expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future
performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause
actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking
statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated
in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2024, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2025 (the “Annual Report”) and the “Risk Factors” section of this report.
Our securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by
applicable securities law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited
condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the
discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Overview
Apimeds
Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company incorporated in the State of Delaware. Our primary focus is
the clinical development of Apitox, a purified honeybee venom-based drug candidate being evaluated for the treatment of acute pain and
inflammation associated with knee osteoarthritis. We operate our biopharmaceutical business through our wholly owned subsidiary, Lokahi
Therapeutics Inc. (“Lokahi”).
Through MindWave Innovations, the Company holds
Bitcoin (“BTC”), Tether (“USDT”), and MindWaveDAO NILA tokens (“NILA”), and participates in the MindWaveDAO
blockchain ecosystem through the continued sale of NILA. The Digital Asset segment’s performance is subject to the volatility inherent
in cryptocurrency markets. A more detailed discussion of the Digital Asset segment, including the MindWave Merger and the Company’s
related accounting policies, is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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Our
Product Candidate
Our
product candidate Apitox is a purified, pharmaceutical grade venom of the Apis mellifera, or honeybee, which is classified by the U.S
Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) as an active pharmaceutical ingredient. Apimeds Korea has developed a proprietary method
and process of turning extracted bee venom into a lyophilized powder for reconstitution prior to intradermal dose injections, which they
sell in South Korea as Apitoxin. Apimeds Korea has exclusively licensed to us all rights to develop, commercialize, market and sell Apitoxin
as “Apitox” in the United States in exchange for a sales royalty.
The
success of the Company is dependent on obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals of its product candidates, as well as the continued
advancement of it’s Digital Asset segment, which includes the appreciation of its cryptocurrency holdings consisting of Bitcoin
(“BTC”), Tether (“USDT”), and NILA tokens (“NILA”), and the advancement and continued sale of NILA
on the MindWaveDAO blockchain. The continuation of the research and development activities and the commercialization of its products,
if approved, are dependent on the Company’s ability to successfully complete these activities and to obtain additional financing
through a combination of financing activities and operations. It is not possible to predict either the outcome of future research and
development or cryptocurrency market sentiment or the advancement of the MindWaveDAO blockchain.
Financial
Results
Since
inception, Apimeds has incurred significant operating losses. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, Apimeds Pharmaceuticals
US, Inc. net loss was $35,059,852, and $402,397, respectively.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of March 31, 2026, the Company had accumulated deficit amount of $45,452,914. The Company incurred net losses of $35,059,852 for the
three months ended March 31, 2026, and expects to continue to incur substantial losses in the future. On December 8, 2025, the Company
completed a PIPE financing (the “PIPE”) with an aggregate maximum amount of $120,900,000 drawn in tranches at the Company’s
discretion, given the market conditions allow. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has drawn a total amount of $10,900,000 from the PIPE
(see note 6) wherein $8,000,000 in proceeds have been recorded as restricted cash. Based on cash that is available and cash that is predicted
to become unrestricted for Company operations, together with continued Tether (“USDT”) proceeds from the digital assets segment,
and projections of future Company operations, the Company believes that its cash will be sufficient to fund the Company’s current
operating plan through at least the next twelve months from the date of issuance of the accompanying condensed financial statements.
Proceeds in the form of USDT have been included in evaluation of liquidity concerns given the fact that the Company uses these proceeds
to satisfy select operating expenses that pertain directly to the maintenance and management of the Digital Asset segment.
Results
of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025
Operating
Expense
The
following table sets forth the Company’s selected statements of operations data for the following periods:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2026
2025
Change
Operating expenses
Research and development expenses
$ 901,144
$ -
$ 901,144
General and administrative expenses
11,284,550
364,368
10,920,182
Total operating expenses
12,185,694
364,368
11,821,326
Total other income (expense)
(22,874,158 )
(38,029 )
(22,836,129 )
Net loss
$ (35,059,852 )
$ (402,397 )
$ (34,657,455 )
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Revenues
For
the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, the Company had no revenue.
General and Administrative Expenses
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, included in General and
administrative expense is $8,113,318 non-cash charge for stock issued to our financial advisor. This charge is not expected to be recur.
Other income expense
The $22,836,129 increase in other expense for the three months ended
March 31, 2026 compared to March 31, 2025 was principally the result of $22,078,601 of unrealized losses on the Company digital asset
holdings. The Company did not hold any digital assets during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Digital asset market volatility can
be expected to be significant in future periods.
Net
Loss
Net
loss was $35,059,852 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to net loss of $402,397 in the same period of 2025, representing
an increase in loss of $34,657,455. The increase was mainly due to the loss on fair value of cryptocurrency holdings and stock compensation
expenses (see Cash Flows).
Cash
Flows
The
following table presents selected financial information and statistics for each of the periods shown below:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2026
2025
Change
Net cash used in operating activities
$ (2,067,727 )
$ (20,313 )
$ (2,047,414 )
Net cash provided by investing activities
490,606
-
490,606
Net cash provided by financing activities
920,000
267,200
652,800
Net increase (decrease) in cash
$ (657,121 )
$ 246,887
$ (904,008 )
During
the three months ended March 31, 2026, operating activities used approximately $2,067,727 of cash, differing drastically from a reported
net loss of $35,059,852 due in large part to noncash additions of $22,061,472 of changes in fair value of cryptocurrency and stock
compensation expenses of $8,113,318, respectively. Other material noncash additions include accretion expense of approximately $851,018,
and changes in operating assets and liabilities of approximate increase of $1,839,261, due to the netting of an increase in prepaid research
costs and increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Comparatively,
during the three months ended March 31, 2025, operating activities used $20,313 of cash, primarily resulting from a net loss of $402,397,
partially offset by non-cash interest expense-related parties of $11,256, accretion expense of $26,776, and changes in operating assets
and liabilities of $344,051.
Investing
activities
During
the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, investing activities used approximately $490,606 and $0, respectively. For the period
ended 2026, this value consists of $500,000 received as a transfer from short term investments and a decrease of $9,394 incurred due
to purchases of furniture and fixtures.
Financing
activities
During
the three months ended March 31, 2026, financing activities provided approximately $920,000 of cash. This was primarily attributable
to net proceeds from the issuance of notes payable, partially offset by issuance costs paid upon closing of the debt offering of $75,000.
Comparatively,
during the three months ended March 31, 2025, financing activities provided $267,200 of cash resulting from $250,000 in proceeds from
notes payable from related parties and cash advances from related parties of $17,200.
Contractual
Obligations and Commitments
See
Note 6 – Debt, and Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies, of the notes to the Company’s financial statements as of
and for the three months ended March 31, 2026, included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report for further discussion of the Company’s
commitments and contingencies.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
The
Company is not party to any off-balance sheet transactions. The Company has no guarantees or obligations other than those which arise
out of normal business operations.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
The
Company’s management’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations is based on its financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited condensed financial statements
requires Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and the reported amounts of expenses
during the reporting period. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. evaluates its estimates and judgments on
an ongoing basis. The most significant estimates relate to convertible instruments. Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. bases its estimates
and assumptions on current facts, historical experiences, and various other factors that Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. believes are
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
The
Company defines its critical accounting policies as those accounting principles that require it to make subjective estimates and judgments
about matters that are uncertain and are likely to have a material impact on its financial condition and results of operations, as well
as the specific manner in which the Company applies those principles. While its significant accounting policies are more fully described
in Note 2 to its financial statements, the Company believes the following are the critical accounting policies used in the preparation
of its unaudited condensed financial statements that require significant estimates and judgments.
Convertible
Instruments
The
Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in convertible instruments in accordance with ASC 815 “Derivatives
and Hedging Activities”.
The
Company accounts for convertible instruments (when we have determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from
their host instruments) as follows: The Company records when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion
options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment
date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized
over the term of the related debt to their stated date of redemption.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As
a smaller reporting company, we have elected not to provide the disclosure required by this item.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management,
under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have 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 Exchange Act). Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company
in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Based
on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were
not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report in providing reasonable assurance of achieving the desired
control objectives. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design and operation of our internal controls over financial reporting,
involving internal controls and procedures, that were considered to be material weaknesses, as described below.
Management ’ s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting refers to the process designed by, or under
the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, and effected by our board of directors (the “Board”),
management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and includes those policies
and procedures that:
(1)
pertain to the maintenance
of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets
(2)
provide reasonable assurance
that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), and that our receipts and expenditures are being
made only in accordance with authorization of our management and directors; and
(3)
provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisitions, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material
effect on the financial statements.
Internal
control over financial reporting has inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human
diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial
reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material
misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent
limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to
reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
We
have conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered
by this Quarterly Report, based on the framework established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO Framework). This assessment included an evaluation of the design of
our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of those controls. Based on that evaluation,
as a result of the material weaknesses described below, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was
not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.
A
material weakness in internal controls is a deficiency in internal control, or combination of control deficiencies, that adversely affects
our ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report external financial data reliably in accordance with U.S. GAAP such that
there is more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements that is more than inconsequential
will not be prevented or detected. In the course of making our assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting,
we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, we do not have sufficiently documented
procedures or control activities in place to support a reliable financial reporting process. This includes an absence of controls over
the review and approval of journal entries, segregation of duties, reconciliations, and other fundamental accounting processes.
Based
on our assessment under the criteria described above, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective
as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act, during the quarter
ended March 31, 2026, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting. The Company continues to review its disclosure controls and procedures, including its internal control over financial reporting,
and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and to ensure that the Company’s systems evolve with
its business.
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are not currently subject to any legal proceedings.
However, we may from time to time become a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As a smaller reporting company under Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act, we are not required to include risk factors in this Quarterly Report. However, as of the date of this Quarterly Report,
there have been no material changes with respect to those risk factors previously disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section
of the Annual Report. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial
condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results
of operations. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings
with the SEC.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
and Use of Proceeds
(a)
Shares of Common Stock Issued Pursuant to E.F.
Hutton Agreement.
On February 2, 2026, the Company approved that
certain Financial Advisory Agreement (the “ Advisory Agreement ”), previously executed on December 1, 2025, with E.F. Hutton
& Co. LLC (the “ Advisor ”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue an aggregate of 4,558,044 shares of its
common stock as consideration for advisory services provided by the Advisor. Because the Advisory Agreement was not approved by the Company
until February 2, 2026, no obligation with respect thereto was recognized prior to such date. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the
Company has issued a total of 2,515,194 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Advisor as of the date of this filing
(b) Not applicable.
(c) None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, no
director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading
arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or
incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report.
No.
Description of Exhibit
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Schedule 14C filed on February 27, 2026).
3.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Schedule 14C filed on February 27, 2026).
3.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2025)
3.4
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Schedule 14C filed on February 27, 2026).
4.1*
Financial Advisory Agreement dated December 1, 2025.
31.1*
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Principal Executive Officer
31.2*
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
32.1*
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
32.2*
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
101.INS*
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL, and included in exhibit 101)
* Filed
or furnished with this Quarterly Report.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
APIMEDS PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Date: May 26, 2026
By:
/s/ Erick Frim
Name:
Erick Frim
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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