UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q/A
(Amendment
No. 1)
(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, 2025
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 001-41245
CDT EQUITY INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
87-3272543
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
4581
Tamiami Trail North , Suite 200 Naples , Florida
34103
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
Code)
(646)
491-9132
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Conduit Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 $0.0001 per share
CDT
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1,150.00
CDTTW
The
Nasdaq Stock Market 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 14, 2025, there were 11,961,460 shares of common stock, $ 0.0001 par value of the registrant issued and outstanding.
CDT EQUITY INC.
Form
10-Q/A
Table
of Contents
Page
Part I-Financial Information.
Item
1.
Financial Statements.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 (unaudited) and December 31, 2024 (audited).
1
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
2
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024.
3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
4
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
30
Item
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
38
Item
4.
Controls and Procedures.
38
Part II-Other Information.
Item
1.
Legal Proceedings.
39
Item
1A.
Risk Factors.
39
Item
2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
39
Item
3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
39
Item
4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
39
Item
5.
Other Information.
39
Item
6.
Exhibits.
40
Part III-Signatures.
41
i
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
On
August 5, 2025, Conduit Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed an amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
“Certificate of Incorporation”), to effect a change of the Company’s name from “Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc.”
to “CDT Equity Inc.” (the “Name Change” with both names referring to the “Company”), which became
effective at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2025. In connection with the Name Change, the Company also amended and restated its Amended
and Restated Bylaws (as amended, the “Second Amended and Restated Bylaws”) on August 5, 2025 to reflect the Name Change.
As
described in Item 4.02 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August
11, 2025 , we determined that certain milestone payments to Sarborg Limited (“Sarborg”) in connection with a Services
Agreement (the “Sarborg Service Agreement”) for the acquisition of diagnostic tool used to monitor clinical trials, aggregate
data on an ongoing basis and tracking intellectual property patent status, which was previously classified as research and development
expense, should have been classified as an acquired diagnostic asset in the Company’s March 31, 2025 condensed consolidated balance
sheet in accordance with ASC 730.
Restatement
Background
On
August 8, 2025, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, after discussions
with the Company’s management and independent registered public accounting firm, determined that the Company’s unaudited
financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2025 (the “Q1
2025 Form 10-Q”) also known as (the “Financial Statements” or “Affected Period), filed with the SEC on May 14,
2025, as well as the relevant portions of any communication which describe or are based on the Financial Statements, should no longer
be relied upon.
In
connection with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company’s
management determined that an adjustment was necessary in its previously issued unaudited financial statements, relating to the balance
sheet as of March 31, 2025, condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31,
2025, the condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ deficit as of March 31, 2025 and the condensed consolidated
statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025. See Note 2 for further discussion of the impact of the adjustment.
Items
Amended in this Filing
This
Form 10-Q/A amends and restates the following items included in the original form 10-Q as appropriate to reflect the Restatement and
revision of the relevant periods:
●
Part I, Item 1-Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The
Company is including with this Form 10-Q/A currently dated certifications of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer (Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1, and 32.2).
Except
as discussed above and as further described in Note 2, Note 8, Note 13 and Note 17 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
in this Form 10-Q/A, the Company has not modified or updated the disclosures presented in the original Form 10-Q, other than the previously
mentioned name change of the Company, to reflect events that occurred at a later date or facts that subsequently became known to the
Company. Accordingly, forward-looking statements included in this Amendment No.1 may represent management’s views as of the original
Form 10-Q and should not be assumed to be accurate as of any date thereafter. Disclosures not affected by the Restatement are unchanged
and reflect the disclosures made at the time of the original filing. Accordingly, this amended form 10-Q/A should be read in conjunction
with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the date on which we filed the original filing with the SEC.
ii
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025 contains forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only
on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections,
anticipated events and trends, the economy, and other future conditions. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding the
financial position and the plans and objectives of management for our future operations. Such statements can be identified by the fact
that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this Quarterly Report, words such as “anticipate,”
“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,”
“may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”
“should,” “strive,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but
the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Factors that could materially affect our business operations
and financial performance and condition include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties described herein under “Item
1A. Risk Factors,” those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, under “Item 1A.
Risk Factors,” filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You are urged to consider these
factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report. Unless required
by law, we do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future events or otherwise.
You should, however, review the risk factors we describe in the reports we will file from time to time with the SEC after the date of
this Quarterly Report.
This
Quarterly Report may also contain market data related to our business and industry. These market data include projections that are based
on a number of assumptions. If these assumptions turn out to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these
assumptions. As a result, our markets may not grow at the rates projected by these data, or at all. The failure of these markets to grow
at these projected rates may harm our business, results of operations, financial condition, and the market price of our common stock.
iii
PART
I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements.
CDT EQUITY INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands, except share and per share amounts)
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)
(As Restated)
December 31,
2024
(Audited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 2,130
$ 554
Prepaid
R&D services- related party (see Note 8 and Note 13)
1,814
380
Prepaid
R&D services (see Note 8)
279
-
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,726
1,781
Total current assets
5,949
2,715
Operating lease right-of-use assets. net
234
263
Equipment and clinical assets, net
434
40
Prepaid expenses and other long-term assets
1,097
1,175
Total assets
$ 7,714
$ 4,193
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 714
$ 1,428
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
1,045
1,963
Operating lease liability, current portion
126
119
Convertible promissory note payable
-
800
Convertible promissory notes payable at fair value
2,663
2,985
Convertible promissory notes payable at fair value – related parties
-
2,871
Convertible promissory notes payable at fair value
-
2,871
Notes payable
-
150
Notes payable – related parties
-
425
Notes payable
-
425
Total current liabilities
4,548
10,741
Operating lease liability, non-current portion
78
107
Derivative warrant liability
8
138
Total liabilities
4,634
10,986
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 16)
-
-
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock, par value $ 0.0001 ; 250,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, 9,512,058 shares and 1,384,801 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
19
14
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.0001 ; 1,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively; nil shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
-
-
Additional paid-in capital
36,569
21,880
Accumulated deficit
( 33,854 )
( 29,101 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
346
414
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
3,080
( 6,793 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
$ 7,714
$ 4,193
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
1
CDT EQUITY INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(unaudited)
(in
thousands, except share and per share amounts)
2025
2024
Three Months ended March 31,
2025
2024
(As restated)
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses
$ 916
$ 128
General and administrative expenses
2,700
2,827
Total operating expenses
3,616
2,955
Operating loss
( 3,616 )
( 2,955 )
Other income (expense):
Other income (expense), net
( 969 )
( 487 )
Interest income
8
9
Interest expense
( 176 )
( 119 )
Total other (expense) income, net
( 1,137 )
( 597 )
Net loss
$ ( 4,753 )
$ ( 3,552 )
Basic and diluted net loss per share
$ ( 1.22 )
$ ( 4.81 )
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
3,885,758
738,295
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
3,885,758
738,295
Comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustment
( 68 )
( 23 )
Total comprehensive loss
$ ( 4,821 )
$ ( 3,575 )
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
2
CDT EQUITY INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(unaudited)
(in
thousands, except share amounts)
Shares
Amount
capital
deficit
income
deficit
Common stock
Additional paid-in
Accumulated
Accumulated other comprehensive
Total stockholders’ Equity
Shares
Amount
capital
deficit
income
(deficit)
Balance at January 1, 2025
1,384,801
$ 14
$ 21,880
$ ( 29,101 )
$ 414
$ ( 6,793 )
Issuance of common stock for services
2,450,191
1
2,211
-
-
2,212
Issuance of common stock under the ATM program
4,345,866
1
8,167
-
-
8,168
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of conversion option
1,331,200
3
4,077
-
-
4,080
Stock-based compensation
-
-
234
-
-
234
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
( 68 )
( 68 )
Net loss
-
-
-
( 4,753 )
-
( 4,753 )
Balance at March 31, 2025 (As Restated)
9,512,058
19
36,569
( 33,854 )
346
3,080
Common stock
Additional paid-in
Accumulated
Accumulated other comprehensive
Total stockholders’
Shares
Amount
capital
deficit
income
deficit
Balance at January 1, 2024
738,295
$ 7
$ 10,424
$ ( 11,299 )
$ 411
$ ( 457 )
Balance
738,295
$ 7
$ 10,424
$ ( 11,299 )
$ 411
$ ( 457 )
Issuance of Warrants for lock-up
-
-
502
-
-
502
Stock-based compensation
-
-
431
-
-
431
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
( 23 )
( 23 )
Net loss
-
-
-
( 3,552 )
-
( 3,552 )
Balance at March 31, 2024
738,295
$ 7
$ 11,357
$ ( 14,851 )
$ 388
$ ( 3,099 )
Balance
738,295
$ 7
$ 11,357
$ ( 14,851 )
$ 388
$ ( 3,099 )
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
CDT EQUITY INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in
thousands)
2025
2024
Three Months ended March 31,
2025
2024
(As Restated)
Cash flows used in operating activities:
Net loss
$ ( 4,753 )
$ ( 3,552 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Loss on debt extinguishment, net
1,840
-
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)
( 26 )
6
Gain on change in fair value of convertible notes payable
( 274 )
-
Gain on change in fair value of warrants
( 130 )
( 19 )
Gain on waiver of accrued interest
( 371 )
-
Operating lease obligations
29
( 25 )
Issuance of warrants for lock-up
-
502
Stock-based compensation expense
234
431
Non-cash interest expense
167
79
Depreciation expense
5
-
Amortization of financed Directors and Officers insurance
369
422
Amortization Expense
192
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
( 255 )
( 153 )
Accounts payable
( 721 )
( 97 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
( 207 )
49
Lease liability
( 28 )
-
Net cash flows used in operating activities
( 3,929 )
( 2,357 )
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Purchases of equipment and clinical assets
( 404 )
-
Net cash flows used in investing activities
( 404 )
-
Cash flows provided by financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common shares related to ATM program
8,061
-
Repayment of notes payable – related parties
( 425 )
-
Repayment of notes payable
( 151 )
-
Repayment of convertible notes payable - related parties
( 927 )
-
Repayment of convertible notes payable
( 631 )
-
Net cash flows provided by financing activities
5,927
-
Net change in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes
1,594
( 2,357 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
( 18 )
( 27 )
Net change in cash
1,576
( 2,384 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
554
4,228
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$ 2,130
$ 1,844
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Right of Use Asset obtained in exchange for Operating Lease Liabilities
$ -
$ 350
Issuance of Common Stock Upon Exercise of Conversion Option
$ 4,077
$ -
Supplemental Cash Disclosures
Cash paid for interest
$ 170
$ 80
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CDT EQUITY INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
Nature of the Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
On August 5, 2025, Conduit Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed an amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), to effect a change of the Company’s name from “Conduit Pharmaceuticals
Inc.” to “CDT Equity Inc.” (the “Name Change” with both names referring to the “Company”), which
became effective at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2025. The Company is a dynamic, multi-asset clinical stage, life science company
delivering an efficient model for compound development. Conduit both acquires and funds the development of Phase 2-ready assets, building
an integrated and advanced platform-driven approach powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and cybernetics, and seeking an exit through
third-party license deals following successful clinical trials. Our novel approach addresses unmet medical needs and lengthens the intellectual
property for our existing assets through cutting-edge solid-form technology with the expectation of commercializing these products with
life science companies. Led by a highly experienced team of executives including Dr. Andrew Regan and Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, this
novel approach is a departure from the traditional pharma/biotech business model of taking assets through regulatory approval. At this
time, we do not expect that we will commercialize any clinical assets or seek marketing approval from the FDA (or similar organizations)
as we intend to enter into agreements with third parties for each such clinical asset that would provide that such third party would pursue
the further development, commercialization, and marketing of such assets.
On
September 22, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), a merger transaction between Conduit Pharmaceuticals Limited (“Old Conduit”),
Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp (“MURF”) and Conduit Merger Sub, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly owned
subsidiary of MURF (“Merger Sub”), was completed (the “Merger”) pursuant to the initial merger agreement dated
November 8, 2022 and subsequent amendments to the merger agreement dated January 27, 2023 and May 11, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Old Conduit, with Old Conduit
surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of MURF, and (ii) MURF changed its name from Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp. to Conduit
Pharmaceuticals Inc. The common stock of the Company commenced trading on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CDT”
on September 25, 2023, and the Company’s warrants commenced trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CDTTW”
on September 25, 2023.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. GAAP as
set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). References to U.S. GAAP issued by the FASB in these notes to the accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codifications (“ASC”) and Accounting
Standards Update (“ASUs”).
5
The
accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report have been prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP and, in the opinion of the Company, contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary
for a fair statement of its financial position as of March 31, 2025, and its results of operations for the three months ended March 31,
2025 and 2024, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024. The condensed consolidated balance sheet
at December 31, 2024, was derived from the audited annual financial statements but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from
the annual financial statements.
Reclassifications
In
certain instances, amounts reported in prior years’ consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current
presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported stockholders’ equity (deficit) or net loss.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries
Conduit UK Management Ltd. (United Kingdom) and Conduit Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (Cayman Islands). As used herein, references to the “Company”
include references to Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated
in consolidation.
Liquidity
and Going Concern
In
accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Going Concern, the Company has evaluated whether there
are conditions and 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 the financial statements are issued. Since its inception, the Company has generated significant
losses and as of March 31, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $ 33.9 million. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024,
the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $ 2.1 million and $ 0.6 million, respectively. For the three months
ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had net losses of $ 4.8 million and $ 3.6 million, respectively, and cash used in operating
activities of $ 3.9 million and $ 2.4 million, respectively.
Management
has determined that it does not have sufficient cash and other sources of liquidity to fund its current business plan. These factors
raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least the next 12 months from the
financial statement filing date.
The
Company’s expectation is to generate operating losses and negative operating cash flows in the future and will need additional
funding to support its current business plan in addition to the remaining at the market offering program (the “Sales
Agreement”) of approximately $ 12.0
million (see Note 11), as of the financial statement issuance date. Management’s plans to alleviate the conditions that raise
substantial doubt through the pursuit of additional cash resources through public or private equity or debt financings. However,
there is no assurance that such funding will be available when needed or on acceptable terms. If additional funding is not available
when required, the Company would need to delay or curtail its operations and its research and development activities until such
funding is received, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company and its financial condition
These
financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern and do not include adjustments to reflect
the possible effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result
from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Reverse
Stock Split
On
January 24, 2025, the Company amended its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware in order to effect a 1-for-100 reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock
Split”). As a result of the reverse stock split, every 100 shares of the Company’s common stock issued or outstanding were
automatically reclassified into one new share of common stock, subject to the treatment of fractional shares as described below, without
any action on the part of the holders. All historical share and per-share amounts reflected throughout the accompanying consolidated
financial statements and other financial information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been retroactively adjusted to reflect
the 2025 Reverse Stock Split as if the split occurred as of the earliest period presented. The Reverse Stock Split did not affect the
number of authorized shares of common stock or the par value of the common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with
the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who would otherwise have been entitled to receive fractional shares as a result of the Reverse
Stock Split were entitled to a cash payment in lieu thereof at a price equal to the fraction to which the stockholder would otherwise
be entitled multiplied by the closing price per share of the common stock (as adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split) on
The Nasdaq Global Market on January 24, 2025.
Other
Risks and Uncertainties
The
Company is subject to risks common to companies in the development stage and pharmaceutical industry including, but not limited to,
uncertainties related to pre-clinical and clinical outcomes competitor products, regulatory approvals, dependence on key products,
dependence on key suppliers and protection of intellectual property rights (see Note 16 for details on a claim against our AZD 1656
co-crystal patent). Clinical assets currently under development will require significant additional research and development
efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval prior to commercialization. These efforts will
require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel, infrastructure, and extensive compliance and reporting
capabilities. Even if the Company’s efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize
significant revenue and cash flow from royalties or product sales.
The
Company licenses clinical assets from AstraZeneca. See Note 8. If there is a breach or other termination of such agreements, there could
be a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects.
The
Company is also subject to risks associated with the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) correspondence and subsequent Nasdaq
Capital Market Listing application.
In
August 2024, the Company received deficiency letters from Nasdaq notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with Listing
Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Bid Price Rule”), Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C) (the “MVPHS Rule”) and Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A)
(the “MVLS Rule”, together with the Bid Price Rule and the MVPHS Rule, the “Rules”). The Company had until February
10, 2025, and February 11, 2025, to regain compliance with the Rules. On December 17, 2024, Nasdaq issued a letter to the Company that
as of December 17, 2024, it determined that the Company’s securities had a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for ten consecutive
trading days. As a result, Nasdaq had determined to delist the Company’s common stock and redeemable warrants from The Nasdaq Global
Market, on December 27, 2024. The Company subsequently requested and received a hearing (the “Nasdaq Hearing”) from the Nasdaq
Hearings Panel (the “Panel”). The Company submitted a written plan of compliance to cure its Rule deficiencies to Nasdaq
on January 22, 2025, and attended the Nasdaq Hearing for the Company on February 11, 2025. On March 5, 2025, the Company received a written
notification (the “Notice”) from the Panel confirming it has granted the Company such an extension for the Company to regain
compliance with the MVPHS and MVLS rules, provided that the Company, (i) on or before March 12, 2025, files an application to transfer
to the Nasdaq Capital Market, which application was submitted on March 7, 2025, and (ii) on or before March 31, 2025, demonstrates compliance
with all Nasdaq listing rules, which the Company believe it has. To date, the Company has not been notified
by Nasdaq whether its application to transfer to the Nasdaq Capital has been accepted and the Company continues to trade on the Nasdaq
Global Market. Additionally, the Company was also notified in the Notice that as of February 26, 2025, it had regained compliance with
the Bid Price Rule. There is no guarantee that the Company can maintain ongoing compliance with the Bid Price Rule.
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Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are based on several factors
including the facts and circumstances available at the time the estimates are made, historical experience, risk of loss, general economic
conditions and trends, and the assessment of the probable future outcome. Actual results could differ materially from such estimates.
Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically by management and changes in estimates are made as management becomes aware of changes
in circumstances surrounding the estimates. The effects of changes are reflected in the financial statements in the period that they
are determined.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and cash equivalents are primarily maintained with major financial institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Company considers cash equivalents to be short-term, highly liquid investments that (a) are readily convertible
into known amounts of cash, (b) are traded and held for cash management purposes, and (c) have original maturities of three months
or less at the time of purchase. The UK bank account, with a
year-end balance of approximately £ 206,000
(or approximately $ 266,000 )
exceeds the country’s deposit limit of £ 85,000
(approximately $ 110,000 ). The
Company’s US depository bank participates in the Demand Deposit Marketplace program, insuring deposits up to $ 10
million by sweeping amounts in excess of the $ 250,000
deposit insurance limit among participating banks. The Company has not experienced any losses on any accounts through the three
months ended March 31, 2025.
The
Company had $ 2.1 million and $ 0.6 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
As of March 31, 2025, $ 4,000 of the Company’s $ 2.1 million cash and cash equivalents balance was invested in money market
funds. The money market funds do not have significant liquidity restrictions that would require the exclusion from cash and cash equivalents
Fair
Value Measurements
ASC
Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is to be determined based on 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. In determining fair value, the Company used various valuation approaches. A fair value hierarchy
has been established for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable
inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would
use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company.
Unobservable
inputs reflect the Company’s assumption about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed
based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels, based on the
inputs, as follows:
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●
Level
1-Valuations based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that
are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these instruments does not entail a significant degree of judgment.
●
Level
2- Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for either similar instruments
in active markets, identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-derived valuations whose inputs or significant
value drivers are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
●
Level
3-Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable. These valuations require significant judgment.
The
Company’s Level 1 assets consist of cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying balance sheets, convertible notes payable and
the value of accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities.
As
of March 31, 2025, the Company has two financial liabilities, warrant liabilities for which the fair value is determined based on Level
2 and Level 3 inputs, and convertible debt carried at fair value for which the fair value is determined based on Level 3 input. The Level
2 inputs are valued based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar instruments
in active markets. The level 3 inputs as such inputs are based on unobservable inputs and require significant judgement.
Fair
Value Option
The
Company has elected the fair value measurement option for convertible debt with embedded derivatives that would otherwise require bifurcation
and has recorded the entire hybrid financial instrument at fair value under the guidance in ASC 825, Financial Instruments. As a result,
the August 2024 Nirland Note was recorded at fair value subsequent to the Second Amendment and the A.G.P. Convertible Note was recorded
at fair value upon issuance. The notes will subsequently be remeasured at fair value each reporting date until settled or converted.
The Company reports interest expense, including accrued interest, related to the convertible debt under the fair value option, separately
from within the change in fair value of the convertible debt in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive
loss. Any changes in fair value caused by instrument-specific credit risk are presented separately in other comprehensive income.
Research
and Development
The
Company accounts for its research and development costs in accordance with ASC 730, Research and Development . Research and
development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with the research and development of our clinical assets and
programs, see Note 8 for further discussion of research and development expense. Conduit holds all licenses to conduct clinical
research through a third-party pharmaceutical company. The Company expenses research and development costs and intangible assets
acquired that have no alternative future use as incurred. These expenses include:
●
expenses
incurred under agreements with organizations that support the Company’s drug discovery and development activities;
●
expenses
incurred in connection with the preclinical and clinical development of the Company’s clinical assets and programs, including
under agreements with contract research organizations, or CROs;
●
costs
related to contract manufacturing organizations, or CMOs, that are primarily engaged to provide drug substance and product for our
clinical trials, research and development programs, as well as investigative sites and consultants that conduct the Company’s
clinical trials, nonclinical studies and other scientific development services;
●
the
costs of acquiring and manufacturing nonclinical and clinical trial materials, including manufacturing registration and validation
batches;
●
employee-related
expenses, including salaries, related benefits and equity-based compensation expense, for employees engaged in research and development
functions;
●
acquisition
costs related to the purchase of licensed intellectual property;
●
costs
related to compliance with quality and regulatory requirements;
●
payments
made under third-party licensing agreements; and
●
direct
and allocated costs related to facilities, information technology, personnel and other overhead.
Advance
payments that we make for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are recorded
as prepaid expenses. Such amounts are recognized as an expense as the goods are delivered or consumed or the related services are performed,
or until it is no longer expected that the goods will be delivered, or the services rendered.
Purchased Research and Development Assets
The Company accounts for its research and development costs in accordance with ASC 730, Research and Development .
ASC 730 requires that research and development are generally recognized as an expense as incurred. However, some costs associated with
research and development activities that have an alternative future use may be capitalizable. Purchases of assets related to research
and development activities are evaluated based on the usefulness to the Company currently and for alternative future uses. Purchased research
and development assets with alternative future use are recorded at cost and subsequently amortized using the straight-line method over
their estimated useful lives. To date, the Company has one purchased asset, a diagnostic tool used to monitor clinical trials, aggregate
data on an ongoing basis and tracking intellectual property patent status. The Company determined that the diagnostic tool also has the
alternative future use of utilizing the predictive modeling capability to track and evaluate delisted patents in the marketplace to potentially
facilitate strategic entry into de-prioritized asset markets that might be otherwise overlooked by other market participants. The asset
is depreciated on a straight-line basis over its useful life of two years .
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Income
Taxes
ASC
Topic 740, Income Taxes , sets forth standards for financial presentation and disclosure of income tax liabilities and expense.
Interest and penalties recognized have been classified in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss as income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences
between the financial statement carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating losses
carried forward. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities
of a change in tax rates is recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the
period that includes the enactment date. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance for
any tax benefits of which future realization is uncertain.
Earnings/(Net
Loss) per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
The
Company calculates basic and diluted earnings/(net loss) per share under ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share . Basic earnings/(net
loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income/(loss) by the number of weighted-average common shares outstanding for the period.
Diluted earnings/(net loss) is computed by adjusting net income/(loss) based on the impact of any dilutive instruments. Diluted earnings/(net
loss) per share is computed by dividing the diluted net income/(loss) by the number of weighted-average common shares outstanding for
the period including the effect, if dilutive, of any instruments that can be settled in common shares. When computing diluted net income/(loss)
per share, the numerator is adjusted to eliminate the effects that have been recorded in net income/(loss) (net of tax, if any) attributable
to any liability-classified dilutive instruments.
Warrants
The
Company determines the accounting classification of Warrants as either liability or equity by first assessing whether the Warrants meet
liability classification in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”). Under ASC 480, 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 must 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.
If
financial instruments, such as the Warrants, are not required to be classified as liabilities under ASC 480, the Company assesses whether
such instruments are indexed to the Company’s own stock under ASC 815-40. In order for an instrument to be considered indexed to
an entity’s own stock, its settlement amount must always equal the difference between the following: (a) the fair value of a fixed
number of the Company’s equity shares, and (b) a fixed monetary amount or a fixed amount of a debt instrument issued by the Company.
The Company determined that the settlement amount of the Equity Classified Warrants would equal the difference between the fair value
of a fixed number of shares and a fixed monetary amount (or a fixed amount of a debt instrument) and must be classified as equity, while
the settlement amount of the Liability Classified Warrants would not equal the difference between the fair value of a fixed number of
shares and a fixed monetary amount (or a fixed amount of a debt instrument) and must be classified as a liability.
The
Equity Classified Warrants are recorded in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and the Liability Classified Warrants are recorded as liabilities
in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Liability Classified Warrants are remeasured each period with changes in fair value recorded in
the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
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Foreign
Currency Translation
The
Company translated the assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries from their respective functional currency, the British pound, to
United States dollars at the appropriate spot rates as of the balance sheet date. Income and expenses of operations are translated to
United States dollars using weighted average exchange rates during the year. The foreign subsidiaries use the local currency as their
functional currency. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive
income in the accompanying consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit). Non-monetary items in the subsidiaries’
functional currency are re-measured into the reporting currency at the historical exchange rate (i.e., the rate of exchange at the date
of the transaction).
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In
December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”).
ASU 2023-09 modifies the reporting requirements for income tax disclosures related to effective tax rates and cash income taxes paid.
Pursuant to ASU 2023-09, public business entities are required to disclose certain categories in the income tax rate reconciliation,
as well as additional information for reconciling items that meet a specific quantitative threshold. Additionally, ASU 2023-09 requires
annual disclosures of income taxes paid for all entities, including the amount of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, disaggregated
by federal, state, and foreign jurisdictions. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company in its annual reporting for fiscal
2025 on a prospective basis. Early adoption and retrospective reporting are permitted. The Company does not plan to adopt this standard
early. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2023-09 on its consolidated financial statements.
In
November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic
220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which is intended to provide more detailed information about specified categories
of expenses (purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization) included in certain expense captions presented
on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The guidance in this ASU is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted.
The amendments may be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for periods after the effective date of this ASU
or (2) retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact that the adoption of ASU 2024-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
2.
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements
Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Statements: March 31, 2025
In
connection with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company’s
management determined that a restatement was necessary in its previously issued unaudited financial statements, relating to the balance
sheet as of March 31, 2025, condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31,
2025, the condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ deficit as of March 31, 2025 and the condensed consolidated
statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Management has evaluated this change and concluded it was material
to the period ending March 31, 2025.
The
impact of the errors described above on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2025, is as follows:
Schedule of Restatement Items on the Financial Statements
As Previously
Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
As of March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
As Previously
Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
Balance Sheets (in thousands)
Assets
Equipment and clinical assets, net
41
393
434
Total Assets
7,321
393
7,714
Stockholders’ deficit
Accumulated deficit
( 34,247 )
393
( 33,854 )
Total shareholders’ equity
2,687
393
3,080
Total liabilities and shareholders’’ equity
7,321
393
7,714
The
impact of the errors described above on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months
ended March 31, 2025 is as follows (in thousands):
As Previously
Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
As Previously
Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (in thousands)
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses
$ 1,309
$ ( 393 )
$ 916
Total operating costs and expenses
4,009
( 393 )
3,616
Operating loss
( 4,009 )
393
( 3,616 )
Net loss
( 5,146 )
393
( 4,753 )
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders – basic and diluted
$ ( 1.32 )
$ 0.10
$ ( 1.22 )
Total comprehensive loss
( 5,214 )
393
( 4,821 )
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The
impact of the errors described above on the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025
is as follows (in thousands):
As
Previously
Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
As
Previously
Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ ( 5,146 )
$ 393
$ ( 4,753 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization expense
185
7
192
Net cash flows from operating activities
( 4,329 )
400
( 3,929 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of intangible assets
-
( 400 )
( 400 )
Net cash flows from investing activities
( 4 )
( 400 )
( 404 )
The
impact of the errors described above on the condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity as of March 31,
2025 is as follows (in thousands):
As
Previously
Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
As of March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
As
Previously
Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (in thousands)
Accumulated deficit
$ ( 34,247 )
$ 393
$ ( 33,854 )
Total shareholders’ equity
2,687
393
3,080
3.
Fair Value
During
the period ended March 31, 2025, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, nor into or out of Level 3. The following table
presents as of March 31, 2025 the Company’s liabilities subject to measurement at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
Schedule of Assets Subject to Measurement at Fair Value on Recurring Basis
Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2025
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents
$ 4
$ -
$ -
$ 4
Total Assets
$ 4
$ -
$ -
$ 4
Liabilities:
Convertible note payable, at fair value
$ -
$ -
$ 2,663
$ 2,663
Liability Classified Warrants
-
-
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8
Total Liabilities
$ -
$ -
$ 2,671
$ 2,671
The
following table presents as of December 31, 2024 the Company’s liabilities subject to measurement at fair value on a recurring
basis (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2024
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents
$ 192
$ -
$ -
$ 192
Total Assets
$ 192
$ -
$ -
$ 192
Liabilities:
Convertible notes payable, at fair value
$ -
$ -
$ 5,856
$ 5,856
Liability Classified Warrants
-
-
138
138
Total Liabilities
$ -
$ -
$ 5,994
$ 5,994
Cash
equivalents consist of highly liquid money market funds with maturities of three months or less and are reflected in the Condensed consolidated
balance sheets at carrying value, which approximates fair value due to their short-term nature.
The
following table presents additional information about the Convertible Notes Payable subject to measurement at fair value on a recurring
basis and warrant liabilities, for which the Company used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in thousands):
Schedule of Additional Information About the Financial Liabilities Subject To Measurement at Fair Value
Convertible Notes
Payable
Liability Classified Warrants
Balance as of December 31, 2024
$ 5,856
$ 138
Repayment of convertible note
( 1,054
)
-
Change in fair value
( 2,139
)
( 131 )
Balance as of March 31, 2025
$ 2,663
$ 7
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Convertible
Notes Payable
As discussed in Note 5, on
October 31, 2024, the Company and Nirland agreed to amend the Senior Secured Promissory Note entered into by the Company and Nirland on
August 6, 2024 (the “August 2024 Nirland Note”), whereby the August 2024 Nirland Note was amended to provide for the conversion
of the August 2024 Nirland Note into shares of common stock, at Nirland’s discretion, in a multiple of any unpaid amounts, if not
otherwise previously paid, pursuant to the conversion rate contained therein. The August 2024 Nirland Note was then amended for a second
time on November 22, 2024. On February 12, 2025, the August 2024 Nirland Note was repaid in full.
Additionally, as discussed in Note 5, during November
2024, the Company issued to A.G.P. a convertible promissory note (the “A.G.P. Convertible Note”) in the principal amount
of $ 5.7 million to evidence the A.G.P.’s currently owed deferred commission payable.
The Company elected to account for the August
2024 Nirland Note and A.G.P. Convertible Note (collectively the “Convertible Notes Payable”) at fair value. The fair value
of the Convertible Notes Payable is estimated each period using a binomial lattice model. Significant estimates in the binomial lattice
model include the Company’s stock price, volatility, risk-free rate, corporate bond yield, credit spread, probability of default,
and recovery upon default.
As of March 31, 2025, no obligations remain under the August 2024 Nirland Note (refer to Note 5 for details) and therefore only
the fair value of the A.G.P. Convertible Note was estimated using a binomial lattice model.
The
following table outlines the range of significant unobservable inputs used in calculating the fair value of the A.G.P. Convertible Note
as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
Schedule of Fair Value of Assumptions
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Stock Price
$ 0.78
$ 6.90
Term (years)
0.65
0.9
Corporate bond yield
11.1 %
9.0 %
Credit Spread
26.2 %
26.2 %
Probability of Default
40 %
40 %
Recovery upon default
0 %
0 %
Volatility
167.0 %
101.6 %
Liability
Classified Warrants
The
A.G.P. 2024 Warrants, as defined in Note 15, are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with
ASC 815-40 and are presented within Warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Warrant liabilities are measured
at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within other income (expense), net in the condensed
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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The
measurement of the A.G.P. 2024 Warrants is classified as Level 3 due to the use of an option-pricing model that utilizes unobservable
inputs and requires significant judgement. The Company estimated the fair value of the A.G.P. 2024 Warrants as of March 31, 2025 and
December 31, 2024, utilizing a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
Schedule of Fair Value of Assumptions
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Closing stock price
$ 0.78
$ 6.90
Contractual exercise price
$ 10.48
$ 10.48
Risk-free rate
4.78 %
4.38 %
Estimated volatility
97.0 %
98.6 %
Time period to expiration (in years)
4.78
5.0
4.
Balance Sheet Details
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets consisted of the following as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
Schedule of Balance Sheet Details
As of
As of
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Prepaid directors’ and officers’ insurance
$ 897
$ 1,187
Prepaid expenses
341
85
Prepaid expenses – related parties
-
20
Prepaid expenses
-
20
Other receivables
488
489
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
$ 1,726
$ 1,781
Accrued
Expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
As of
As of
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Accrued professional fees
$ 546
$ 242
Accrued board of director fees
-
101
Accrued research & development costs
16
280
Accrued payroll
8
51
Accrued legal contingency
402
389
Accrued interest
-
383
Accrued commission payable
-
107
HMRC payable
58
396
Other
15
14
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities
$ 1,045
$ 1,963
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5.
Convertible Notes Payable
Convertible
Promissory Notes Payable
During
March 2023, the Company issued a convertible promissory note payable (the “Convertible Promissory Notes Payable”) with an
aggregate principal amount of $ 0.8 million to a non-related third party. The Convertible Promissory Note Payable had a maturity date
of 18 months from the date of issuance. The note carries interest at a rate of 20 % annually, which is payable every six (6) months from
the date of the note until the maturity date.
On
March 6, 2025, the Company reached a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with the loan holder to pay $ 0.7 million
in order to settle the March 2023 Convertible Note in full. The Company repaid the loan holder the settlement amount of $ 0.7 million on
March 13, 2025 . The Settlement Agreement and subsequent repayment was treated as a debt extinguishment under ASC 470-50. During
the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded a gain on debt extinguishment of $ 0.1 million, calculated as the difference
between (i) the $ 0.8 million carrying value of the Convertible Promissory Note Payable immediately prior to the amendment (ii) the $ 0.7
million repayment of the March 2023 Convertible Note. The $ 0.1 million gain on debt extinguishment was recorded within other income (expense)
in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
In
connection with the Settlement Agreement, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party to negotiate the settlement
of the convertible note with the loan holder on behalf of the Company. In exchange for negotiating the Settlement Agreement, the Company
agreed to pay $ 0.1 million through the issuance of shares of Common Stock or cash. On March 31, 2025, the Company issued 73,074 shares of Common Stock. The number of shares issued was determined based on the agreement amount of $ 0.1
million, divided by the closing share price on March 28, 2025 (prior trading date) of $ 0.89 . The $ 0.1 million was recorded as interest expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income
loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025, and March 31, 2024, the Company incurred interest expense on the Convertible Promissory Note Payable
of $ 0 and $ 40,000 , respectively.
August
2024 Nirland Note
On August 6, 2024, the Company
entered into August 2024 Nirland Note with Nirland, a related party of the Company, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to Nirland
the August 2024 Note in the original principal amount of $2.7 million, inclusive of a $0.5 million original issuance discount. See
Note 12 for further reference to the relationship between the Company and Nirland. Of the total amount of the August 2024 Nirland Note,
$1.7 million was issued upon execution of the August 2024 Nirland Note. The balance of $0.5 million was provided to the Company when
the shares were registered for resale in September 2024. In the event the Company completes any public or private equity or debt financing,
the Company shall be required to mandatorily prepay (“Mandatory Prepayment Right”), any amounts that may be then outstanding
under the August 2024 Nirland Note, within two business days following the closing of such financing, in an amount of no less than 75%
of the net proceeds received. Per the terms of the August 2024 Nirland Note, the Company was prohibited from entering into a variable
rate transaction without prior written consent from Nirland. The August 2024 Nirland Note bore interest at a rate of 12% per annum,
accruing daily on a 365-day basis, payable monthly in arrears as cash, or accrued at Nirland’s discretion. The August 2024
Nirland Note was scheduled to mature 12 months from August 6, 2024.
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On
October 31, 2024, the Company and Nirland amended the August 2024 Nirland Note (the “First Amendment”), whereby the August
2024 Nirland Note was amended to (i) provide for the conversion of the August 2024 Nirland Note into shares of Common Stock, at Nirland’s
discretion, in a multiple of any unpaid amounts, if not otherwise previously paid, pursuant to the conversion rate contained therein,
(ii) remove Nirland’s Mandatory Prepayment Right, and (iii) remove Nirland’s right of first refusal to participate in any
future equity or debt offerings of the Company. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount
would be determined by dividing (x) such conversion amount by (y) the conversion price. Conversion amount means two
and one quarter times the sum of (x) portion of the principal to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination
is being made and (y) all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such portion of the principal amount, if any. Conversion price
means, as of any conversion date or other date of determination, $ 10.00 , subject to adjustment as provided within the amended agreement.
The
Company evaluated the conversion feature of this note offering for embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives
and Hedging , and the substantial premium model in accordance with ASC 470, Debt . Based on our assessment,
separate accounting for the conversion feature of this note offering is not required and will be accounted for under the substantial
premium model. Under the substantial premium model, the excess above the fair value of the August 2024 Nirland Note will be recorded
in additional paid-in-capital. The August 2024 Nirland Note was carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The
Company accounted for the First Amendment as a debt extinguishment, as the First Amendment added a substantive conversion option.
On November 22, 2024, the
Company and Nirland entered into a Second Amendment to the August 2024 Nirland Note (the “Second Amendment”). Pursuant to
the Second Amendment, the August 2024 Nirland Note may not be converted (other than partial conversions that may be permitted pursuant
to the rules and regulations of Nasdaq (or any successor entity)) prior to receipt of stockholder approval to provide for such conversion
of the August 2024 Nirland Note, and subsequent issuance of the Company’s Common Stock, pursuant to the stockholder approval rules
under the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market. If the Company had not held a special meeting of the stockholders to approve
the full conversion of the August 2024 Nirland Note on or before January 9, 2025, then the Company was obligated to pay Nirland a penalty
of $0.1 million per day until the special meeting was held. In addition, the existing conversion rate was amended to be two and one half
times the sum of (x) the portion of the principal to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being
made and (y) all accrued and unpaid interest (including default interest) with respect to such portion of the principal amount, if any
divided by $0.10, prior to the Reverse Stock Split, (or following any reverse splits that may occur in a ratio greater than 10 to 1, the
lower of such reverse split price and the market price per share at the time of the Conversion Date, but in no event less than $1.00),
subject to adjustment as provided therein and to take into account any future share splits or reverse splits to maintain the economic
equivalence of the conversion rights as at the amendment effective date. The Company notes that the reverse split provision in the preceding
sentence was tripped, effective January 25, 2025, following the 1-for-100 reverse stock split that occurred on that date.
As
of the Second Amendment, the Company elected to account for the August 2024 Nirland Note at fair value under ASC 825. The Company determined
that the amendment to the conversion features present in the Second Amendment fall under the guidance within ASC 825 that notes that
if a significant modification of debt occurs an entity is able to make an accounting election on that date to account for that debt under
the fair value option. At the end of each reporting period, the Company calculates the fair value of the August 2024 Nirland Note, and
any changes in fair value are reported in the current period’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss.
The
Company remeasured the fair value of the August 2024 Nirland Note as of the Second Amendment date and calculated a fair value of $ 4.5
million using a binomial lattice model. On December 9, 2024, and prior to obtaining shareholder approval, Nirland exercised their conversion
option and converted $ 0.1 million of principal for 23,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq.
As of December 31, 2024, $ 2.6 million of principal and accrued interest remained outstanding and the August 2024 Nirland Note had a fair
value of $ 2.8 million.
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During
January and February 2025, Nirland exercised their conversion option and converted $ 1.8
million of principal in exchange for 901,200 shares
of common stock. In total the Company issued common stock with a fair value of $ 3.7 million
based on the closing stock price on each conversion date and recorded a loss on the change in fair value of $ 1.9
million, calculated as the difference between the fair value of the shares issued and the portion of principal and interest settled.
On February 12, 2025, the Company repaid the remaining unpaid principal and interest of $ 0.9 million
in cash and recorded a gain on extinguishment of $ 0.1
million, calculated as the difference between the remaining fair value of August 2024 Nirland Note, less the amount of cash paid. As
of March 31, 2025, no
obligations remained under the August 2024 Nirland Note.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded $ 24,000 of interest expense, presented within Interest expense, net,
in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
A.G.P.
Convertible Note
On
November 25, 2024, the Company issued to A.G.P. the “A.G.P. Convertible Note in the principal
amount of $ 5.7 million to evidence A.G.P.’s currently owed deferred commission payable. Refer to Note 7 for additional
information. Unless earlier converted as specified in the Convertible Note, the principal amount, plus all accrued but unpaid interest,
is due on November 25, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”). The convertible promissory note accrues interest at 5.5 % per annum.
At
any time prior to the full payment of the convertible promissory note, provided that the A.G.P. has given at least three business
days written notice to the Company, A.G.P., in its sole discretion, may elect to have all or any portion of the outstanding
principal amount and all interest accrued converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, at a fixed price of $ 10.00 (or
following any reverse splits that may occur in a ratio greater than 10 to 1, the lower of such reverse split price and the market
price per share at the time of the conversion date, but in no event less than $ 1.00 ), subject to adjustment as provided therein and to take into account any future share splits or reverse splits. The
Company notes that the reverse split provision in the preceding sentence was tripped, effective January 25, 2025, following the
1-for-100 reverse stock split that occurred on that date. During March 2025, A.G.P and the Company subsequently agreed to amend the conversion price, whereby the A.G.P. Convertible
Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the lower of the reverse split price and the market price per share
at the time of the conversion date.
Per the terms of the
A.G.P. Convertible Note, conversion could not occur prior to the Company having sufficiently authorized shares of common stock to
permit the entire conversion of the convertible promissory note. In addition, the conversion of the convertible promissory note
could also not occur prior to receipt of stockholder approval to provide for such conversion of the convertible promissory note, and
subsequent issuance of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to the stockholder approval rules under the rules and regulations
of The Nasdaq Stock Market. Further, A.G.P. will not be entitled to receive the Company’s common stock upon conversion, if
such conversion would result in A.G.P. owning greater than 9.99 %
of the Company’s then currently outstanding common stock. A.G.P. is also entitled to resale registration rights as identified
in the convertible promissory note. As of January 25, 2025, the Company had sufficient authorized shares of common stock to permit
the entire conversion of the convertible promissory note and the Company has also received shareholder approval to allow for the
entire conversion of the convertible promissory note.
The
Company may prepay the convertible promissory note in whole or in part. In the event of certain Events of Default (as defined in the
convertible promissory note), all outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Convertible Note will become, or may become at
A.G.P.’s election, immediately due and payable to the A.G.P.
The
Company elected to account for the A.G.P. Convertible Note at fair value under ASC 825. The Company determined that the substantive conversion
option within the A.G.P. Convertible Note falls under the guidance within ASC 825 that notes that if a significant modification of debt
occurs an entity is able to make an accounting election on that date to account for that debt under the fair value option. At the end
of each reporting period, the Company calculates the fair value of the A.G.P. Convertible Note, and any changes in fair value are reported
in the current period’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The change in fair value attributable
to instrument-specific credit risk, if any, will be recognize within other comprehensive income each reporting period. As an accounting
policy, the Company elected to present interest expense separately from other changes in the A.G.P. Convertible Note’s fair value.
Interest expense will be presented within Interest expense, net, while the other changes in the fair value with be presented within other
income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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The
Company determined the fair value of the A.G.P. Convertible Note to be $ 3.4 million
as of November 25, 2024 through the use of a binomial lattice model. See Note 3 for additional information regarding the fair value
measurement of the A.G.P Convertible Promissory Note. As of December 31, 2024, $ 6.1 million
of principal and accrued interest remained outstanding and the A.G.P. Convertible Note had a fair value of $ 3.0 million.
On
March 31, 2025, A.G.P. exercised their conversion option and converted $ 0.4 million
of principal and interest for 430,000 shares of common stock. Upon conversion, the Company recorded a $ 0.2 million
loss on the change in fair value based on the difference between (i) the fair value of the common stock issued and (ii) the
percentage of total principal and interest converted ( 6.54 %),
multiplied by the December 31, 2024 valuation of $ 3.0 million.
Additionally,
on March 31, 2025, the Company remeasured the fair value of the A.G.P. Convertible Note through the use of a binomial lattice model and
calculated a fair value of approximately $ 2.7
million. For the three months ended March 31,
2025, the Company recorded a $ 0.2 million
gain in the change in fair value of the A.G.P. Convertible Note and interest expense of approximately $ 0.1
million. As of March 31, 2025, there was approximately $ 5.5 million in outstanding principal and interest remaining
6.
Loans Payable
Loans
On
May 1, 2022, the Company entered into Loan Agreements (the “Loans”) with two lenders, totaling $ 0.2 million. The Loans mature
two years from the date of the agreement and bear no interest. Each loan was made available to the Company by the lenders in three tranches
of (i) $ 33,000 (£ 30,000 ); (ii) $ 33,000 (£ 30,000 ) and (iii) $ 28,000 (£ 25,000 ), totaling
$ 0.2 million. The Loans provided for events of default, including, among others, failure to make payment, bankruptcy and non-compliance
with the terms of the Loans. As of December 31, 2024, the Company utilized all three tranches of the first loan and two out of three
tranches of the second loan, with loans payable totaling $ 0.2 million.
On
October 9, 2024, the Company and holders of the Loans amended the loan agreements (the “Loans Amendment”) to extend the maturity
date for the Loans to December 19, 2024 . The Loans Amendment also modified the payment terms for the Loans from a cash payment of
£ 85,000 per loan to (1) a cash payment of £ 60,000 , (2) £ 25,000 worth of shares of Common Stock converted
into USD at the prevailing exchange rate, to be issued at the closing market price on the date prior to issuance, and in consideration
for the extension, and (3) 2,500 additional shares of Common stock. On October 11, 2024, the Company issued each of the Loan
holders 5,690 shares ( 11,380 in total).
The
Company repaid the lenders the outstanding principal balance of $ 0.1
million in February 2025, in which no obligations remain under the terms of the Loans. No
interest expense was recorded for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
October
2024 Nirland Note
On
October 28, 2024, the Company issued a promissory note (the “October 2024 Nirland Note”) to Nirland, a related party, in
the original principal amount of $ 0.6 million
in exchange for funds in such amount. See Note 17 for further reference to the relationship between the Company and Nirland. The
October 2024 Nirland Note bore interest at a rate of 12 %
per annum, was due and payable semi-annually in arrears, and was scheduled to mature on October 31, 2025. If an event of default
under and as defined in the October 2024 Nirland Note occurs, the interest rate would have been be increased to 18 %
per annum or to the maximum rate permitted by law. In connection with the October 2024 Nirland Note, the Company has agreed to pay
Nirland a 1 %
arrangement fee, which was included with the principal and interest owed under the October 2024 Nirland Note. The 1 %
arrangement fee is accounted for as a debt discount and was amortized to interest expense, net in the consolidated statement of
operations and comprehensive income (loss) using the effective interest method over the life of the October 2024 Nirland
Note.
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On
December 11, 2024, the Company reduced the exercise price of the PIPE Warrants held by Nirland to $ 8.83 , at which time all PIPE Warrants
were exercised. The Company received approximately $ 0.2 million of proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants, all of which were used
to pay down the October 2024 Nirland Note.
The
Company repaid principal and interest of $ 0.1 million, $ 0.2 million, and $ 0.1 million on January 14, 2025, January, 31, 2025, and February
7, 2025, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, no obligations remain under the October 2024 Nirland Note.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded approximately $ 8,000
of interest expense.
7.
Deferred Commission Payable
A.G.P
was a financial advisor to both MURF and Old Conduit in connection with the Merger transaction. Upon the completion of the Merger, A.G.P.:
(i) received a cash fee of $ 6.5 million, 13,000 shares of Common Stock, and warrants to purchase 540 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $ 1,100 per share pursuant to its engagement agreement with Old Conduit entered into on August 2, 2022, and (ii) agreed to defer
payment, to be paid in the future under certain circumstances by a date no later than March 21, 2025, of $ 5.7 million of fees plus annual
interest of 5.5 % as a result of its engagement for MURF’s IPO. Accrued interest was recorded as a liability on the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet under accrued expenses and other current liabilities and totaled $ 0.4 million as of December 31, 2024. During
the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company reached an agreement with A.G.P. to waive all previously accrued interest. As such,
the Company removed accrued interest of $ 0.4 million and recorded other income of $ 0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
On
November 25, 2024, the Company issued the A.G.P. Convertible Note in the principal amount of $ 5.7 million to evidence the currently owed
deferred commission payable, at which time the deferred commission payable balance was removed. Refer to Note 5 for additional information.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded $ 0.1 million of interest expense related to the deferred commission payable
balance in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income loss.
8.
Research and Development Expense
August
2024 License Agreement
On
August 7, 2024, the Company and AstraZeneca AB (PUBL) (“AstraZeneca”) entered into a License Agreement, dated August 7, 2024
(the “August 2024 License Agreement”). Pursuant to the August 2024 License Agreement, AstraZeneca agreed to grant a license
to the Company under certain intellectual property rights controlled by AstraZeneca related to HK-4 Glucokinase activators AZD1656 and
AZD5658 in all indications and myeloperoxidase inhibitor AZD5904 for the treatment, prevention, and prophylaxis of idiopathic male infertility.
The Company will be responsible for the development and commercialization of the Licensed Products under the August 2024 License Agreement.
As
consideration for the grant of the license, the Company (i) granted AstraZeneca Common Stock pursuant to a stock issuance agreement (the
“Issuance Agreement”), (ii) paid AstraZeneca an up-front payment of $ 1.5 million,
and (iii) is obligated to pay AstraZeneca a percentage (on a tiered basis) of any amounts it may receive in connection with a grant of
a sublicense (subject to various customary exceptions). The Issuance Agreement called for the Company to issue AstraZeneca 95,044
shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The
Issuance Agreement provides AstraZeneca with resale registration rights for such shares.
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AstraZeneca
has been granted a right of first negotiation to develop, manufacture, and commercialize a Licensed Product if the Company receives an
offer for, or solicits, a transaction where a third party would obtain the right to develop, manufacture, or commercialize a Licensed
Product. If AstraZeneca exercises such right, the parties will negotiate in good faith for an agreed period of time on an exclusive basis.
Either
party may terminate the August 2024 License Agreement for material breach (subject to a cure period) or insolvency of the other party.
The Company may terminate the August 2024 License Agreement for convenience (in its entirety or on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product
basis). In addition, AstraZeneca may terminate the August 2024 License Agreement in certain circumstances, including (but not limited
to) the Company ceasing development of all Licensed Products (subject to certain exceptions for normal pauses or gaps between clinical
studies).
As
a result of the above, the Company is no longer funding the development of AZD1656 or AZD5904 under the terms of the Exclusive Funding
Agreement, dated March 26, 2021 with St George Street Capital (the “Funding Agreement”). In this regard, the Company previously
entered into a deed of amendment amending such Funding Agreement. The parties agreed that the project funding provisions of such Funding
Agreement whereby the Company had the right to fund a project or refer other parties to St George Street Capital, were amended to provide
that St George Street Capital must still include the Company in any project funding opportunities and requests but may now seek other
third-parties to fund projects in addition to the Company. In November and December 2024, the Company received a letter from St George
Street Capital and formal complaints filed with the Intellectual Property Office claiming the Company was not the sole owner of the AZD
1656 co-crystal patent. See Note 16 for additional details on the claim.
SARBORG
Service Agreement – As Restated
On
December 12, 2024, the Company entered into the Sarborg Service Agreement with Sarborg,
a Cayman Islands company and related party of the Company. See Note 13 for further reference to the relationship between the Company
and Sarborg. Under the terms of the Sarborg Service Agreement, Sarborg will provide algorithmic and cybernetic technology services to
Conduit, including the development of decision-support tools and advanced cybernetic systems tailored to enhance Conduit’s decision-making
processes and maximize the value of its pharmaceutical asset portfolio.
Sarborg
will perform the services to Conduit comprised of three phases: the Initial Phase (0-24 weeks) focuses on establishing a foundation for
collaboration and aligning Sarborg’s services with Conduit’s strategic goals; the Development Phase (24-36 weeks) involves
building technological infrastructure, including dashboards and predictive models; and the Ongoing Services Phase (36-52 weeks) ensures
the sustained functionality and relevance of Sarborg’s deliverables while supporting Conduit’s growth through iterative improvements
and updates. Sarborg will create specific deliverables, including reports, computer programs, software applications, APIs, mobile applications,
source code, written technical specifications and designs, operating and maintenance manuals, and other recorded data and information
arising from or relating to the services. Sarborg will provide all necessary resources to perform the services and deliver the deliverables
in accordance with the Sarborg Service Agreement.
The
Sarborg Service Agreement has an initial term of 12 months, which commenced in December 2024, and may be renewed or extended upon
mutual written agreement of the parties. Either party may terminate the Sarborg Service Agreement for any reason upon 90 days’
written notice or immediately upon written notice if the other party breaches any material term of the Sarborg Service Agreement and
fails to cure such breach within thirty days or becomes insolvent, files for bankruptcy, or is placed under the control of a receiver,
trustee, or similar authority.
The
Sarborg Service Agreement includes provisions for the ownership and use of intellectual property. Sarborg will own its pre-existing intellectual
property rights, including proprietary tools and methodologies used in the performance of the services. Conduit will own all deliverables
resulting from the services performed by Sarborg under the Sarborg Service Agreement.
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The
Sarborg Service Agreement provides Sarborg with registration rights for any Common Stock of Conduit that Sarborg receives as consideration
under the Sarborg Service Agreement. In such event, Conduit will use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) file a registration statement
covering the resale of the Common Stock within 60 days after the issuance; and (ii) ensure that such registration statement becomes effective
within 90 days after filing. This Agreement also includes confidentiality obligations, representations and warranties, indemnification,
limitation of liability, and insurance requirements.
In
consideration of the services, Conduit agreed to pay Sarborg an initial cash payment of $ 0.2
million and $ 0.2
million payable through the issuance of 22,727
shares of common stock, determined by the closing price on the day preceding the execution of the Sarborg Service Agreement.
The initial cash payment of $0.2 million was made on December 20, 2024, and the 22,727 shares of common stock were issued on January
17, 2025. Further milestone payments payable in conjunction with the achievement of certain milestones over the term of the Sarborg
Service Agreement, totaling up to $ 1.8
million, are payable in cash or shares, at the discretion of Conduit. Sarborg will be reimbursed for pre-approved, necessary, and
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses directly incurred in connection with the performance of the services.
The initial cash payment of $ 0.2 million and issuance of 22,727
shares of Common Stock were recorded to prepaid expense and will be amortized over the initial term of the Sarborg Service Agreement
to research and development expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded amortization expense of $ 0.1 million
with research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income loss.
Under
the Sarborg Service Agreement, the Company was provided with a dashboard that will be utilized for both the Company’s existing
and future asset portfolio, a diagnostic tool used to monitor clinical trials, aggregate data on an ongoing basis and tracking
intellectual property patent status. The Company determined that the diagnostic tool also has the alternative future use of
utilizing the predictive modeling capability to track and evaluate delisted patents in the marketplace to potentially facilitate
strategic entry into de-prioritized asset markets that might be otherwise overlooked by other market participants. The Company
assessed the guidance in ASC 730 and determined that $ 0.4
million of total cost should of the acquired asset should be capitalized as the dashboard is considered a purchased diagnostic asset
with alternative future use. Management determined that the dashboard has a useful life of two
years . The dashboard was placed in service on March 18, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company
recorded $ 7
thousand in amortization expense.
All other costs under the Sarborg Service Agreement shall be expensed as incurred and recorded within research and
development expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income loss, as the services are designed
to aid in the Company’s research and development activities.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid Sarborg $ 1.1 million for completed milestones under the Sarborg Service Agreement. The
Company recorded the $ 0.7 million in expense within research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations
and comprehensive income loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The remaining $ 0.4 million was related to the delivery of the dashboard, which was recorded as an intangible asset
on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2025.
Master
Service Agreement – Conduit and Charles River Laboratories
On
February 7, 2025, the Company and Charles River Laboratories (“Charles River”) entered into a Master Services Agreement
(the “Charles River MSA”). Under the Charles River MSA, Charles River agreed to provide preclinical testing and research
services to Conduit, including the evaluation of compounds in animal models and other related services. The services are defined in
individual Statements of Work (“SOWs”) or Protocols, which outline the specific scope, design, and timelines for each
study. To date, one SOW, dated February 11, 2025, has been entered into with a total commitment of $0.2 million. Charles River will
conduct the studies in compliance with applicable laws and industry standards, and Conduit will provide necessary test articles and
materials. The Charles River MSA includes provisions for confidentiality, intellectual property ownership, indemnification, and
dispute resolution. The Charles River MSA has a term of five years and can be terminated by either party under specified conditions.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized $ 0.1
million in research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss related to
the Charles River MSA.
SARBORG
Additional Agreement
Effective
March 31, 2025, the Company entered into an additional license and use agreement (the “Sarborg Additional Agreement”)
with Sarborg, a related party, covering certain additional deliverables and incorporating a new scope of work focused on analysis of
the Company’s acquired AstraZeneca assets. The term of the Sarborg Additional Agreement is for six months and provides for the
payment, in aggregate, of $ 2.0
million, which includes an up-front license fee for the term of such agreement, in cash or stock at the Company’s election at
the closing price on the day preceding the effective date of such agreement. On March 31, 2025, the Company prepaid $ 1.65
million of the Sarborg Additional Agreement through the issuance of 1,853,933
fully vested unregistered shares of Common Stock. The Company recorded the shares issued under the Sarborg Additional Agreement at
their fair value, as determined by the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on March 30, 2025, $ 0.89 ,
and adjusted for an 7 %
discount for lack of marketability, as determined by a third-party valuation expert. The Company recorded the fair value of $ 1.5
million as a prepaid within the condensed consolidated balance sheets, as no services had been provided as of March 31,
2025.
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Consulting
Agreement
Effective
March 25, 2025, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Thesprogen PC (“Thesprogen”),
an expert in advising clients on strategies for pharmaceutical and biotech development. Total fees under the Consulting Agreement total
to $ 0.3 million and was settled through the issuance of 337,079 fully vested unregistered shares of Common Stock on March 31, 2025. The
Company recorded the shares issued under the Consulting Agreement at their fair value, as determined by the closing price of the Company’s
Common Stock on March 30, 2025, $ 0.89 , and adjusted for a 7 % discount for lack of marketability, as determined by a third-party valuation
expert. The Company recorded the fair value of $ 0.3 million as a prepaid within the condensed consolidated balance sheets, as no services
had been provided as of March 31, 2025.
9.
Share Based Compensation
On
September 22, 2023, in connection with the Merger, the Company adopted the Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“2023 Plan”). The 2023 Plan became effective upon the closing of the Merger. The 2023 Plan initially provided for the issuance
of up to 114,976 shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the 2023 Plan’s “evergreen” provision, on February 6,
2025 and January 10, 2024, the Company increased the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 2023 Plan by 69,240
and 36,914 shares, respectively. The number of authorized shares will automatically increase on January 1, 2026 and continuing annually
on each anniversary thereof through (and including) January 1, 2033, equal to the lesser of (i) 5 % of the shares of common stock
outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (ii) such smaller number of shares of common stock as determined
by the Board or the applicable committee of the Board. The 2023 Plan allows for awards to be issued to employees and non-employee directors
in the form of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance stock units,
dividend equivalents, other stock-based, or other cash-based awards. As of March 31, 2025, there were 154,544 shares of Common
Stock available for issuance under the 2023 Plan.
On
March 30, 2025, certain non-employee directors elected to receive their unpaid cash retainers due as of March 31, 2025, and cash
retainers owed for the period from April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, under the Director Compensation Program, in the form of fully
vested shares of Common Stock. In total, $ 0.1 million
of unpaid retainers was settled through the issuance 155,257 unregistered shares
of Common Stock (the “Retainer Shares”). The Company recorded the Retainer Shares at their fair value, as determined by
intraday share prices of the Company’s Common Stock on March 31, 2025 . The fair value of the shares issued for cash
retainers due as of March 31, 2025, $ 78,000 , was recorded within general & administration expense in the condensed consolidated
statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The fair value of the shares issued for cash retainers owed for the period from
April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, $ 58,000 , was recorded as a prepaid expense in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Restricted
Stock
No
RSU’s or shares of restricted common stock were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024. There
were 745 shares of restricted common stock vested as of March 31, 2025 and no RSUs vested as of March 31, 2024.
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Stock
Options
The
Company estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company
then recognizes the grant date fair value of each option as compensation expense ratably using the straight-line attribution method over
the service period (generally the vesting period). The Black-Scholes model incorporates the following assumptions:
●
Expected
volatility – the Company estimates the volatility of the share price of their peer companies at the date of grant using a “look-back”
period which coincides with the expected term, defined below. The Company believes using a “look-back” period which coincides
with the expected term is the most appropriate measure for determining expected volatility.
●
Expected
term – the Company estimates the expected term using the “simplified” method outlined in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
No. 107, “Share-Based Payment.”
●
Risk-free
interest rate – the Company estimates the risk- free interest rate using the U.S. Treasury Yield curve for periods equal to
the expected term of the options in effect at the time of grant.
●
Dividends
– the Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero because the Company has not declared nor paid a cash dividend, nor are
there any plans to declare a dividend.
The
Company did not grant stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2025 or March 31, 2024.
The
Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur, which may result in the reversal of compensation costs in subsequent periods as the forfeitures
arise.
The
following table summarizes stock option activity for the 2023 Plan:
Schedule
of Stock Option Activity
Number of Options
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
65,509
$ 81.52
9.72
$ -
Granted
-
$ -
-
$ -
Cancelled/forfeited
( 419 )
$ 551
-
$ -
Exercised
-
$ -
-
$ -
Outstanding at March 31, 2025
65,090
$ 78.49
9.24
$ -
Exercisable
22,735
$ 75.57
9.48
$ -
Unvested
42,355
$ 84.68
9.10
$ -
The
aggregate intrinsic value of options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair
value of the Company’s common stock for those options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company’s
common stock. As of March 31, 2025, the total compensation cost related to non-vested option awards not yet recognized was $ 2.0 million
with a weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.64 years.
For the three months ended March
31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, there was a total of $ 0.2 million and $ 0.4 million, respectively in stock-based compensation expense recognized
within General and Administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, respectively.
10.
Income Taxes
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company’s effective tax rate was 0.0 % and 0.0 %, respectively, due to the current
year tax loss and valuation allowance established against the Company’s net deferred tax assets, and due to operating in a no tax
jurisdiction, respectively.
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11.
Common Stock and Preferred Stock
At-the-Market
Offering
On
October 23, 2024, the Company entered into the Sales Agreement with A.G.P. relating to shares of the Company’s Common Stock. In
accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Company may offer and sell shares of our Common Stock having an aggregate offering
price of up to $ 23.9 million from time to time through A.G.P., acting as our sales agent or principal.
The
compensation to A.G.P. for sales of common stock sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement will be equal to 3.0 % of the gross proceeds of
any shares of common stock sold under the sales agreement.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company sold 4,345,913
shares of the Company’s Common Stock through the Sales Agreement. The Company received proceeds of $ 8.1
million, net of commissions payable to A.G.P. of $ 0.2
million. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company has approximately $ 12.0
million available under the Sales Agreement.
12.
Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
Potentially
dilutive securities (upon conversion) that were not included in the diluted per share calculations because they would have been anti-dilutive
were as follows:
Schedule
of Potentially Dilutive Securities
As of March 31,
As of March 31,
2025
2024
Public warrants
139,790
139,790
PIPE Warrants
-
200,000
A.G.P. Warrants
540
540
Convertible Promissory Notes Payable
-
805
Stock Options
65,090
10,717
Restricted stock Units
-
1,470
A.G.P. Convertible Note
1,816,695
-
March 2024 Warrants
2,600
2,600
April 2024 Warrants
14,477
-
A.G.P. 2024 Warrants
28,626
-
Antidilutive Securities
2,067,818
355,922
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13.
Related Party Transactions
Corvus
Capital Limited
Corvus
Capital Limited (“Corvus”) is a significant investor in the Company through subscribing to 1,000
common shares prior to the closing of the Merger on September 22, 2023. Shares held by Corvus on the closing date of the Merger were
exchanged for shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Chief Executive Officer and principal owner of Corvus, Dr. Andrew Regan,
is a member of Conduit’s board of directors and was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on April 15, 2025.
Dr. Regan has not entered into any compensation plans and will continue to waive all compensation fees in connection with his service
as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and is entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with his role as Chief
Executive Officer.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred director travel expenses payable to Dr. Regan of approximately $ 0.1
million and $ 0.2 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company did not owe Dr. Regan any director’s
fees, as Dr. Regan and the Company agreed to cease director’s fees effective at the closing of the Merger.
In
September 2023, concurrently with the completion of the Merger, pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement (the “PIPE Subscription
Agreement “) for an aggregate purchase price of $ 20.0 million, the Company issued an aggregate of 20,000 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock and PIPE Warrants (the “PIPE Warrants”) to purchase 20,000 shares of Company Common Stock. At the time of the
execution of the PIPE Subscription Agreement, Corvus and its affiliates entered into a participation and inducement agreement with Nirland
whereby Corvus agreed to provide certain payments and economic benefits to Nirland. In certain circumstances, Nirland may have a right
to cause Corvus to transfer 300,484 shares held by Corvus to Nirland.
Nirland
On
August 6, 2024, the Company entered into the August 2024 Nirland Note with Nirland, a related party of the Company. The Company determined
that Nirland was a related party due to Nirland’s ownership interest in the Company concurrently with the execution of the August
2024 Nirland Note. Additionally, on October 28, 2024, the Company issued the October 2024 Nirland Note to Nirland, and on October 31,
2024, the Company and Nirland amended the August 2024 Nirland Note, and on November 22, 2024, the Company and Nirland amended the August
2024 Nirland Note for a second time. As of March 31, 2025, no obligations remained under the terms of the August 2024 Nirland Note and
October 2024 Nirland Note, and Nirland did not own or beneficially own shares of the Company’s common stock. Refer to Note 5 and
Note 6 for additional information.
SARBORG – As Restated
On
December 12, 2024, and March 31, 2025, the Company entered into the Sarborg Service Agreement and the Sarborg Additional Agreement,
respectively. Dr. Andrew Regan, Chief Executive Officer and member of Conduit’s board of directors, also sits on the board of
directors of Sarborg but does not have an equity interest in Sarborg. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company
recorded $ 0.7
million as research and development expense and $ 0.4 million as an acquired diagnostic asset with alternative future use related to
the Sarborg Service Agreement. Additionally, on March 31, 2025, the Company issued 1,853,933
fully vested unregistered shares of Common Stock to prepay the Sarborg Additional Agreement. The fair value of the shares issued was
$ 1.5
million and was recorded as a prepaid within the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 8 above for additional
information.
Officers
and Directors
On
April 22, 2024, the Company issued in a private placement common stock purchase warrants (the “April Warrants”) to third
parties which also included certain directors, to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,077
shares of the Company’s common stock, in exchange for entering into a lock-up with respect to the shares of common stock held
by such holder and for such directors, an additional $ 12.50
per warrant. The April Warrants are not exercisable until one year after their date of issuance. Each April Warrant is exercisable
into one share of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $ 312
(as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof) for a two-year period after the date of
exercisability.
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14.
Other Income (expense), net
The
following table presents other income (expense), net, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Schedule
of Other Expense, Net
2025
2024
For the three months ended
March 31,
2025
2024
Other income:
Unrealized foreign currency transaction gain
$ 26
$ -
Gain on change in fair value of the warrants
130
19
Gain on the change in fair value of convertible notes payable
204
-
Interest income
8
9
Gain on debt extinguishment
274
-
Gain on waiver of accrued interest
371
-
Gain on the issuance of shares for services
70
-
Total other income:
1,083
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Other expense:
Loss on the change in fair value of convertible notes payable
2,044
-
Interest expense
176
119
Loss on issuance of warrants
-
502
Unrealized foreign currency transaction loss
-
4
Total other expense
2,220
625
Total other expense, net
$ ( 1,137 )
$ ( 597 )
15.
Warrants
Equity
Classified Warrants
The
Publicly Traded Warrants, Private Placement Warrants, March 2024 Warrants, and the April 2024 Warrants (collectively the “Equity
Classified Warrants”), are classified within permanent equity on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, as
the settlement amount would equal the difference between the fair value of a fixed number of shares and a fixed monetary amount (or a
fixed amount of a debt instrument).
Publicly
Traded and Private Placement Warrants
Pursuant
to MURF’s initial public offering, the Company sold 132,250 units at a price of $ 1,000 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share
of MURF Class A common stock and one redeemable warrant “the “Publicly Traded Warrant”). Each whole Publicly Traded
Warrant entitled the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $ 1,150 per share, subject to adjustment. The
warrants are publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol CDTTW.
Simultaneously
with the closing of its initial public offering, MURF consummated the private sale to the Sponsor of 7,540 private placement units at
a price of $ 1,000 per private placement unit. Each private placement unit was comprised of one share of MURF Class A common stock and
one warrant (the “Private Placement Warrant”). Each Private Placement Warrant was exercisable to purchase one share of MURF
Class A common stock at a price of $ 1,150 per share, subject to adjustment. The private placement units (including the Class A common
stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants included in the private placement units) were not transferable, assignable, or saleable
until 30 days after the completion of a Merger, subject to certain exceptions.
Upon
the closing of the Merger, the Company assumed the Publicly Traded Warrants and Private Placement Warrant. The Publicly Traded Warrant
and Private Placement Warrant were amended to entitle each holder to purchase one share of the Company’s Common Stock.
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March
2024 Warrants
On
March 20, 2024, the Company issued in a private placement equity classified common stock purchase warrants (the “March 2024 Warrants”)
to an investor to purchase up to an aggregate 2,600 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in exchange for entering into a lock-up
with respect to the shares of common stock held by such holder (the “March Lock-Up Agreement”). The Company recognized at
$ 0.5 million loss on the issuance of the warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company determined that the March
2024 Warrants should be classified within equity and estimated the fair value of the warrants issued as of March 20, 2024, using a Black-Scholes
option-pricing model utilizing the following assumptions:
Schedule
of Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model
March 20, 2024
Closing stock price
$ 347
Contractual exercise price
$ 318
Risk-free rate
4.41 %
Estimated volatility
78.5 %
Time period to expiration
3 Years
A
fair value of $ 0.5 million was calculated and recorded within additional paid-in capital on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The March 2024 Warrants are not exercisable until one year after their date of issuance. Each March 2024 Warrant is exercisable into
one share of the Company’s Common Stock at a price per share of $ 318 (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof) for a two-year period after the date of exercisability. There is no established public trading market for the March 2024 Warrants.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the March 2024 Warrants shall vest, and not be subject to forfeiture, with respect to 25% of such March
2024 Warrants commencing on the 90th day after the date of the March Lock-Up Agreement and 25% on each subsequent 90-day anniversary ,
in each case vesting only if the holder agrees to continue to have its shares of common stock remain locked up pursuant to the March
Lock-Up Agreement on such date.
April
2024 Warrants
On
April 20, 2024, the Company issued in a private placement equity classified common stock purchase warrants (the “April 2024 Warrants”)
to shareholders’ of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate 14,477 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in exchange for
(1) $ 12.50 per warrant and (2) entering into a lock-up with respect to the shares of common stock held by such holders (the “April
Lock-Up Agreement”). 9,077 of the total April 2024 Warrants issued were issued to directors, related parties and management of
the Company. The Company determined that the April 2024 Warrants should be classified within equity and estimated the fair value of the
warrants as of April 20, 2024, using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model utilizing the following assumptions:
April 20, 2024
Closing stock price
$ 308
Contractual exercise price
$ 312
Risk-free rate
4.81 %
Estimated volatility
78.3 %
Time period to expiration
3 Years
A
fair value of $ 2.4 million was calculated and recorded within additional paid-in capital on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The April 2024 Warrants are not exercisable until one year after their date of issuance. Each April 2024 Warrant is exercisable into
one share of the Company’s Common Stock at a price per share of $ 312 (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof) for a two-year period after the date of exercisability. There is no established public trading market for the April 2024 Warrants.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the April 2024 Warrants shall vest, and not be subject to forfeiture, with respect to 25% of such March
2024 Warrants commencing on the 90th day after the date of the April Lock-Up Agreement and 25% on each subsequent 90-day anniversary ,
in each case vesting only if the holder agrees to continue to have its shares of common stock remain locked up pursuant to the April
Lock-Up Agreement on such date.
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Liability
Classified Warrants
The
PIPE Warrants, A.G.P. Warrants, and the A.G.P 2024 Warrants (collectively the “Liability Classified Warrants”), are classified as derivative liabilities because they do not meet the criteria in ASC 815-40 to be considered indexed to the entity’s
own stock as the warrants could be settled for an amount that is not equal to the difference between the fair value of a fixed number
of the entity’s shares and a fixed monetary amount. The Liability Classified Warrants are initially measured at fair value and
are remeasured at fair value at subsequent financial reporting period end dates and upon exercise (see Note 4 for additional information
regarding fair value).
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, the Company remeasured the fair value of the Liability Classified Warrants
and recorded a gain on the change in the fair value of $ 0.1 million and $ 19,000 , respectively. The gains were recorded to other
income (expense), net, on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of March 31, 2025 and December
31, 2024, the condensed consolidated balance sheets contained warrant liabilities of $ 8,000 and $ 0.1 million, respectively.
PIPE
Warrants and A.G.P. Warrants
Upon
closing of the Merger, 20,000 PIPE Warrants were issued to the PIPE Investors pursuant to subscription agreements. The warrants provide
the PIPE Investors the right to purchase up to 20,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $ 1,150 . Additionally, on the Closing
Date of the Merger, the Company issued 540 A.G.P. Warrants to an advisor for services provided directly related to the Merger. The warrants
provide the advisor the right to purchase up to 540 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $ 1,100 per share.
The
warrants issued to the PIPE Investors and the advisor contain materially the same terms and are exercisable for a period of five years,
beginning on October 22, 2023.
On
December 11, 2024, the Company reduced the exercise price of the PIPE Warrants to be $ 8.83 , at which time all PIPE Warrants were exercised.
The Company received approximately $ 0.2 million of proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants, all of which was used to pay down the
October 2024 Nirland Note. As of March 31, 2025, there are no outstanding PIPE Warrants.
A.G.P.
2024 Warrants
As
partial consideration for an advance issued to the Company by A.G.P. on October 29, 2024, the Company issued A.G.P. Warrants (the “A.G.P.
2024 Warrants”) to purchase up to 28,625 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $ 10.48 per share. The
Company determined that the A.G.P. 2024 Warrants should be classified as a liability and recorded at fair value through use of a Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. Refer to Note 4 above for additional information.
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16.
Commitments and Contingencies
Legal
Proceedings
The
Company is subject to certain claims and contingent liabilities that arise in the normal course of business. While we do not expect that
the ultimate resolution of any of these pending actions will have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial
position or cash flows, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties. As such, there can be no assurance that any pending legal action,
does not become material in the future.
In
August 2023, prior to the Business Combination, our now wholly-owned subsidiary, Conduit Pharmaceuticals Limited, received a letter from
Strand Hanson Limited (“Strand”) claiming it was owed advisory fees pursuant to a previously executed letter. Conduit rejected
the claim from Strand and disputed the substance of the letter in full. Following such rejection, on September 7, 2023, Strand filed
a claim in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales claiming it is entitled to be paid the sum of $ 2
million and, as a result of the completion of
the Business Combination, to be issued 65,000
shares of common stock. As of March 31, 2025,
a potential contingency of $ 0.4 million is considered probable and reasonably estimable and as such, the Company accrued an estimated
liability in the accompanying financial statements. The trial in this matter remains scheduled for October 20, 2025. We intend to vigorously
defend against these claims. Regardless of its outcome, the litigation may impact our business due to, among other things, legal costs
and the diversion of the attention of our management.
In
November and December 2024, the Company received a letter from St George Street Capital and formal complaints filed with the Intellectual
Property Office claiming the Company was assigned the US Application, and was not the sole owner, of the AZD 1656 co-crystal patent.
In January 2025, Conduit issued a counter statement to the Intellectual Property Office disputing the claim filed by St George Street
Capital. As of March 31, 2025, the range of possible loss cannot be estimated and is not considered
probable. As such, the Company has not accrued a loss contingency in the accompanying financial statements. We intend to vigorously defend
against these claims. Regardless of its outcome, the litigation may impact our business due to, among other things, legal costs and the
diversion of the attention of our management.
Leases
The
Company has a lease agreement with respect to approximately 2,100 square feet of space in Cambridge, England, for a lease term commencing
in March 2024 and ending in January 2027. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has a right-of-use asset of $ 0.2 million and corresponding
lease liability of $ 0.2 million recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Of the $ 0.2 million lease liability, $ 0.1 million
is classified as short-term and $ 0.1 million is classified as long-term.
17.
Segments – As Restated
The
Company has one operating segment focused on the research and development of clinical assets. The accounting policies of the single operating
segment are identical to those described in Note 1. The CODM, which the Company has identified as Andrew Regan, Chief Executive Officer,
manages the Company’s operations on a consolidated basis, assesses performance for the operating segment and decides how to allocate
resources based on consolidated net loss, which is reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss. Depreciation expense, amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, and non-cash lease expense are significant noncash
items included in consolidated net loss reviewed by the CODM and are reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows. The measure
of segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheets as total consolidated assets. Expenditures for additions to long-lived
assets, which include purchases of property and equipment, are included in total consolidated assets reviewed by the chief operating
decision maker and are reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows.
The
CODM uses consolidated net loss and budget-to-actual variances to assess the performance of the operating segment and determine if the
Company is progressing towards its goals.
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The
following table presents certain financial data for the Company’s reportable segment (in thousands):
Schedule
of Financial Data for the Company’s Reportable Segment
2025
2024
March 31,
2025
2024
Research & development expense – clinical asset development
$ 189
$ 128
Research & development expense – related parties
727
-
General and administrative expenses – legal & professional fees
760
245
General and administrative expenses – accounting & audit fees
544
647
General and administrative expenses – salaries, payroll and stock-based compensation
693
986
General and administrative expenses – other
703
949
Loss from segment operations
$ 3,616
$ 2,955
Other
segment items consist of the items within Note 14 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
18.
Subsequent Events
Share
Repurchase Program
On
April 10, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up
to $ 1.0 million
of its outstanding common stock. Under the program, Conduit may repurchase shares from time to time through open market transactions
or other methods in compliance with SEC Rule 10b-18. Purchases will be executed by The Benchmark Company, the Company’s appointed
broker, and will be subject to market conditions, corporate liquidity requirements, regulatory considerations, and other factors. As
of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company has repurchased an aggregate of 175,694 shares of its outstanding common
stock at an average price of $ 0.59 /share and paid approximately $ 2,000 in commission to the broker.
Resignation
of David Tapolczay
On
April 12, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), Dr. David Tapolczay notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of
Company of his resignation from both the Board and his position as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Dr.
Tapolczay’s decision to resign was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the
Company’s operations, policies, or practices. In connection with Dr. Tapolczay’s resignation, Dr. Tapolczay’s
existing employment contract as Chief Executive Officer was terminated and Conduit UK Management LTD, a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company, entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Dr. Tapolczay pursuant to which Dr.
Tapolczay will provide strategic advisory services as Head of Licensing & Strategy, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. In
exchange for Dr. Tapolczay’s services, he will receive a sign-on bonus of $ 129,000
(£ 100,000 ) base salary of $ 311,000
(£ 240,000 ). Consistent with the terms of the Company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan and subject to Dr. Tapolczay’s continued
service pursuant to his Employment Agreement, his outstanding equity awards he has previously received will remain outstanding and
continue to vest based on the vesting dates thereof. Dr. Tapolczay will provide the Company with a release of claims and will be
subject to certain non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, and confidentiality covenants.
Appointment
of Andrew Regan
On
April 15, 2025, the Company appointed Andrew Regan as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately (the “Appointment”).
As a result of the Appointment, Dr. Regan will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and will continue to serve as a director
on the Board. Dr. Regan has not entered into any compensation plans and will continue to waive all compensation fees in connection with
his service as Chief Executive Officer and will be entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with his role as Chief
Executive Officer, although the Board may assess this determination from time to time.
Resignation
of Faith Charles
On April 16, 2025, Ms. Faith
Charles notified the Board of her resignation due to personal reasons, and resigned as a member of the Board of the Company and from all
committees on which she served, effective immediately. Ms. Charles’s resignation was not due to any disagreement with management
or the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Partial
Conversion of A.G.P. Convertible Note
On
April 11, 2025, and April 16, 2025, the holder of the A.G.P. convertible note converted $ 0.5 million and $ 0.8 million of principal and
interest into 430,000 and 1,065,395 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively. As of the date of this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q, approximately $ 4.2 million in principal and interest remain outstanding under the A.G.P. Convertible Note.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and the related notes included under Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”)
as well as the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2024 that was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2025. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set
forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The following
discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our
actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including
those set forth under the section titled “Risk Factors” or in other parts of this Quarterly Report . Our historical
results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future. All dollar amounts are expressed
in thousands of United States dollars (“$”), unless otherwise indicated.
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements
As discussed in the Explanatory Note above, the Company has restated its unaudited consolidated financial statements
for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 As a result, the previously reported financial information for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 in
this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations has been amended and restated to reflect
the restatement. See Note 2, entitled “ Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements”, to the Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q/A for further detail regarding
the restatement, including descriptions of the adjustments and the impacts on our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Other than the effect of the restatement, this section has not been otherwise modified and does not reflect any information
or events occurring after May 15, 2025, the filing date of the Original Form 10-Q, or modify or update those disclosures affected by events
that occurred at a later date or facts that subsequently became known to the Company, except to the extent they are otherwise required
to be included and discussed herein.
Overview
On
September 22, 2023, a merger transaction (the “Business Combination”) between Conduit Pharmaceuticals Limited (“Old
Conduit”), Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp (“MURF”) and Conduit Merger Sub, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company
and a wholly owned subsidiary of MURF (“Merger Sub”), was completed pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November
8, 2022, as amended, (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the closing, (i) Merger
Sub merged with and into Old Conduit, with Old Conduit surviving the Business Combination as a wholly-owned subsidiary of MURF, and (ii)
MURF changed its name from Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp. to Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Conduit
has developed a unique business model that allows it to act as a conduit to bring clinical assets from pharmaceutical companies and develop
new treatments for patients. Our novel approach addresses unmet medical needs and lengthens the intellectual property for our existing
assets through cutting-edge solid-form technology and then commercializing these products with life science companies. We continue to
evaluate novel artificial intelligence and cybernetics approaches to drug re-purposing, intellectual property and asset selection to
give Conduit a competitive advantage.
We are led by highly experienced
executives: Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, former Chief Medical Officer of Pfizer Inc., the Chair of our Board of Directors, and Dr. Andrew Regan.
Our management team includes active senior scientists who have an extensive understanding of the pharmaceuticals market, which supports
our strategy of developing clinical assets in a cost-efficient manner while focusing on therapeutic efficacy and patient safety.
Simultaneously,
Conduit leverages the capabilities of our Cambridge laboratory facility and highly experienced team of solid-form experts to extend or
develop proprietary solid-form intellectual property for our existing and future clinical assets. Our own intellectual property portfolio
comprises pending patent applications in several international jurisdictions describing a solid-form compound, including the AZD1656
Cocrystal (a HK-4 Glucokinase Activator), targeting a wide range of autoimmune disorders. Our pipeline research includes a number of
compounds that serve as promising alternatives to existing clinical assets currently marketed and sold by large pharmaceutical companies,
which we have identified as having an opportunity to develop further intellectual property positions through solid-form technology.
In
connection with the funding and development of clinical assets, we expect to evaluate and select the specific molecules to be developed
and collaborate with external CROs and Key Opinion Leaders (“KOLs”) to run clinical trials that are managed, funded, and
overseen by us. We intend to leverage our comprehensive clinical and scientific expertise in order to facilitate development of clinical
assets through Phase II trials in an efficient manner by using CROs and third-party service providers. We will also collaborate closely
with disease specific KOLs to collectively assess and determine the most appropriate indications for all our current and forthcoming
assets.
We
believe that successful Phase II trials of the clinical assets in our pipeline will increase the value of our assets. There is no assurance
that any clinical trials on the assets owned or licensed by us will be successful, however, following a successful Phase II clinical
trial, we would look to licensing opportunities with large biotech or pharmaceutical companies, typically for up-front milestone payments
and royalty income streams for the life of the asset patent. We anticipate using any future royalty income stream to develop our asset
portfolio in combination with other potential sources of financing, including debt or equity financing.
Outside
of our proprietary owned patented clinical assets, AstraZeneca agreed to grant a license to the Company under certain intellectual property
rights controlled by AstraZeneca related to HK-4 Glucokinase activators AZD1656 and AZD5658 in all indications and myeloperoxidase inhibitor
AZD5904 for the treatment, prevention, and prophylaxis of idiopathic male infertility. The Company will be responsible for the development
and commercialization of the Licensed Products under the related License Agreement. The Company is required to use commercially reasonable
efforts to develop and commercialize the Licensed Products.
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AstraZeneca
has conducted initial pre-clinical and, in some instances, clinical trials on these assets, but has decided to license them for further
development. As the clinical assets have undergone initial pre-clinical and clinical testing conducted by AstraZeneca, we are able to
use the safety data generated in these clinical trials to assess which clinical assets to further develop and for which indications.
Through
this relationship, there are considerable APIs that were manufactured by AstraZeneca (prior to conducting its clinical trials) available
to Conduit. As a result, Conduit may not have to develop the APIs, which is often a time consuming and expensive process, and the APIs
already produced were subject to rigorous quality control measures.
In
collaboration with SARBORG Limited (“Sarborg”), a related party, Conduit intends to leverage an advanced AI and cybernetics
platform to evaluate key deliverables across multiple areas of the Company’s operations, including drug repurposing, drug discovery,
solid-form identification, and clinical trial monitoring.
The Sarborg Agreement entered
into between the Company and Sarborg on December 12, 2024 (the “Sarborg Agreement”) is designed to address longstanding challenges
in the pharmaceutical sector, in particular by reducing human error in critical decision-making processes in both clinical development
and asset identification. By integrating Sarborg’s algorithmic AI/cybernetics technology, Conduit aims to enhance efficiency, lower
costs, and accelerate timelines by minimizing human intervention, ultimately optimizing the drug development cycle and giving Conduit
a competitive advantage in the sector.
Through
this relationship, Conduit will gain access to cutting-edge predictive models and dashboards, enabling the Company to evaluate drug candidates,
streamline clinical trials, and optimize asset management with real-time data. These tools will drive faster, more accurate decisions,
improving efficiency and reducing costs. By leveraging these insights, Conduit can differentiate itself in a competitive sector and gain
unique data-driven insights that position the Company for success across both its current and future asset portfolio.
In
addition, Conduit will retain a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, and assignable right to use any platform or technology developed
by Sarborg in association with the deliverables. Ongoing support from Sarborg will ensure these systems evolve with Conduit’s needs,
driving long-term innovation in areas like IP creation, regulatory strategy, and clinical trial monitoring. This partnership reinforces
Conduit’s commitment to leveraging AI-driven solutions to accelerate growth, deliver value to shareholders, and maintain a competitive
edge in the pharmaceutical sector.
This
strategic move reaffirms Conduit’s commitment to adopting forward-thinking solutions to stay at the forefront of innovation in
the pharmaceutical industry. By reducing reliance on traditional, labor-intensive methods and harnessing the power of AI-driven technology,
Conduit is well-positioned to lead in areas such as drug repurposing, clinical trial monitoring, and IP creation, ensuring the Company’s
long-term growth and market leadership.
Furthermore,
Conduit is well positioned to pursue, and intends to pursue, additional relationships and/or partnerships with third parties for the
licensing of further assets which are currently deprioritized. We plan to focus our efforts on developing clinical assets to address
disorders that impact a large population where there is no present treatment or the present treatment, carries significant unwanted side
effects.
Key
Component of Result of Operations
Operating
Expenses
Research
and Development Expenses
Research
and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with the research and development of our candidates and programs.
We expense research and development costs and intangible assets acquired that have no alternative future use as incurred. These expenses
include:
●
personnel-related
expenses, including salaries, bonuses, benefits and stock-based compensation for employees engaged in research and development functions;
●
expenses
incurred in connection with the clinical development and regulatory approval of our clinical assets, including under agreements with
third parties, such as consultants, contractors and CROs;
●
license
fees with no alternative use; and
●
other
expenses related to research and development.
We
expense research and development costs as incurred. Advance payments that we make 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 benefits are
consumed.
We
incurred approximately $0.9 million and $0.1 million on research and development activities during the three months ended March 31, 2025,
and March 31, 2024, respectively. Our research and development activities have been wholly focused on developing co-crystals of AZD1656
to increase patent life. Some of this work was completed by third-party CROs but all intellectual property is retained by us. We currently
have one pending international patent application and two pending national patent applications. The successful completion of clinical
trials increases the value of clinical assets and may lead to the commercialization and/or licensing of such assets to other pharmaceutical
companies. There is no assurance that any clinical trials on the assets owned or licensed by us will be successful.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses consist of salaries and other related costs, legal fees relating to intellectual property and corporate matters,
professional fees for accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services, insurance costs, travel, and other operating costs.
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We
anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase substantially for the foreseeable future as we increase our administrative
headcount to operate as a public company and as we advance clinical assets through clinical development. We also will incur additional
expenses as a result of operating as a public company, including expenses related to compliance with the rules and regulations of the
SEC and the Nasdaq listing rules, additional insurance expenses, investor relations activities and other administrative and professional
services. In addition, if regulatory approval is obtained for clinical assets, we expect to incur expenses associated with building a
sales and marketing team.
Other
Income (Expenses)
Other
income (expenses), net
Other
income (expense), net consists of change in the fair value of options, change in fair value of convertible notes, and expense incurred
upon the issuance of warrants during the year.
Interest
expense, net
Interest
expense, net consists primarily of interest expense on convertible loan notes and promissory notes and interest expense on deferred commissions
payable to an advisor for fees related to the merger, as well as a small amount of interest income on cash and cash equivalents held
by the Company.
Results
of Operations – as Restated
The
following table set forth our results of operations for the periods indicated:
Three Months ended
March 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
2025
2024
(As Restated)
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses
$ 916
$ 128
General and administrative expenses
2,700
2,827
Total operating costs and expenses
3,616
2,955
Operating loss
(3,616 )
(2,955 )
Other income (expenses):
Other income (expense), net
(969 )
(487 )
Interest Income
8
9
Interest expense, net
(176 )
(119 )
Total other (expense) income, net
(1,137 )
(597 )
Net loss
$ (4,753 )
$ (3,552 )
Comparison
of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
Research
and Development Expenses
Three Months ended March 31,
Change
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
2025
2024
Amount
%
(As Restated)
Research and development expenses
$ 916
$ 128
$ 788
616 %
Research
and development expenses increased by $0.8 million, or 616%, to approximately $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025,
as compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to $0.7 million of expense recorded
under the Sarborg Service Agreement and $0.1 million of expense incurred under the Charles River MSA.
General
and Administrative Expenses
Three Months ended March 31,
Change
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
2025
2024
Amount
%
General and administrative expenses
$ 2,700
$ 2,827
$ (127 )
(4 )%
General
and administrative expenses decreased by $0.1 million, or 4%, to $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared
to $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by a $0.3 million decrease in salaries and
stock compensation expense, a $0.1 million decrease in travel and other general and administrative expenses, a $0.1 million decrease
in accounting and audit expenses, and a $0.1 million decrease in insurance expense related to the amortization of prepaid directors and
officers insurance, partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in legal expenses.
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Other
Income (Expense), Net
Three Months ended March 31,
Change
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
2025
2024
Amount
%
Other income (expense), net
$ (969 )
$ (487 )
$ (482 )
99 %
Other income (expense), net
changed by $0.5 million, or 99%, to $1.0 million of expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $0.5 million of
net expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The $1.0 million in other income (expense) for the three months ended March 31,
2025 is primarily related to a $1.8 million loss on the change in fair value of convertible notes, partially offset by a $0.1 million
gain on the change in fair value of the warrant liability, $0.3 million gain on debt extinguishment, and $0.4 million gain on the waiver
of accrued interest. The $0.5 million in other income (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily related to a $0.5
million loss on the issuance of warrants.
For
further details refer to Note 14, “Other income (expense), net,” in the unaudited financial statements as of March 31, 2025
and March 31, 2024 included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Interest
Expense, Net
Three Months ended March 31,
Change
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
2025
2024
Amount
%
Interest expense, net
$ (176 )
$ (119 )
$ (57 )
48 %
Interest
expense was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared
to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The change was driven by $77,000 of interest expense on the A.G.P. Convertible
Note, $24,000 of interest expense on the August 2024 Nirland Note, $8,000 of interest expense on the October 2025 Nirland Note, and $65,000
of debt issuance cost amortization related to the Convertible Promissory Note Payable, partially offset by a $79,000 decrease of interest
expense related to the Deferred Commission Payable balance and a $40,000 of decrease of interest expense on the Convertible Promissory
Note Payable.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Management
assesses liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund operating, investing and financing activities. Since our inception,
and in line with our growth strategy, we have prepared our financial statements assuming we will continue as a going concern. Since our
inception, we have incurred net losses and experienced negative cash flows from operations. To date, our primary sources of capital have
been through private placements of equity securities and convertible debt and the Sales Agreement with A.G.P. During the three months
ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we incurred operating losses of $4.8 million and $3.6 million, respectively.
Sources
and Uses of Liquidity
Our
primary uses of cash are to fund our operations as we continue to grow our business. We will require a significant amount of cash for
expenditures as we invest in ongoing research and development and business operations. Until such time we can generate significant revenue
from the successful approval and commercialization of a product candidate, we expect to finance our cash needs for ongoing research and
development and business operations through public or private equity or debt financings or other capital sources, including strategic
partnerships. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements, when needed, on favorable terms
or at all. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest
of our stockholders will be, or could be, diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that
adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. Debt financing and equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that
include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures
or declaring dividends. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, we may be required
to delay, limit, or substantially reduce research and development efforts all of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company
and its financial results.
While
the Company believes in the viability of its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. We have based
our estimates on assumptions of operating costs that may prove to be wrong. As a result, we could deplete our capital resources sooner
than we currently expect. If, for any reason, our expenses differ materially from our assumptions or we utilize our cash more quickly
than anticipated, or if we are unable to obtain funding on a timely basis we may be required to revise our business plan and strategy,
which may result in significantly curtailing, delaying or discontinuing one or more of our research or development programs or the commercialization
of any product candidates or may result in our being unable to expand our operations or otherwise capitalize on our business opportunities.
As a result, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially affected.
Management
has concluded that there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months
from the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report. This is based on our analysis under applicable accounting principles. These financial
statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern and do not include adjustments to reflect the possible
effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.
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Cash
Requirements
Our
material cash requirements include the following contractual and other obligations.
A.G.P
Convertible Note
On November 25, 2024, the
Company issued to A.G.P. a convertible promissory note (the “A.G.P. Convertible Note”) in the principal amount of $5.7 million
to evidence A.G.P.’s currently owed deferred commission payable. Unless earlier converted as specified in the A.G.P. Convertible
Note, the principal amount plus all accrued but unpaid interest is due on November 25, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”). The A.G.P.
Convertible Note accrues interest at 5.5% per annum.
At
any time prior to the full payment of the A.G.P. Convertible Note, provided that A.G.P. has given at least three business days written
notice to the Company, A.G.P., in its sole discretion, may elect to have all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount and all
interest accrued converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, at the lower of the Reverse Split price and the market price
per share at the time of the conversion date, but in no event less than $1.00, subject to adjustment as provided therein and to take
into account any future share splits or reverse splits. However, the conversion of the A.G.P. Convertible Note may not occur prior to
the Company having sufficiently authorized shares of common stock to permit the entire conversion of the convertible promissory note.
Refer to Note 5 to our financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
On
March 31, 2025, A.G.P exercised their conversion option and converted $0.4 million of principal and interest for 430,000 shares of common
stock. As of March 31, 2025, $5.5 million of principal and interest remained outstanding.
Working
Capital
We currently anticipate that
cash required for working capital for the next 12 months is approximately $12.7 million, which includes forecasted research and development
costs of $1.3 million, forecasted general and administrative costs of $7.2 million, and a convertible promissory note payable, if not
converted prior to maturity of $4.2 million. We do anticipate being able to fund required working capital for the next 12 months with
cash and cash equivalents on hand and current borrowings. Management believes that we will be able to fund cash required for the next
12 months through borrowings and equity raises. We have historically been able to access funds through the issuance of debt, and more
recently the at the market offering program agreement, and believe we can continue to obtain funding through such debt financing agreements
and Sales agreement as needed to meet cash requirements for the next 12 months.
As of March 31, 2025, we had
raised $11.9 million (net of fees) out of the $23.9 million available to us through the Sales agreement and expect to raise the additional
$11.6 million (net of fees) over the next 12 months.
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Cash
Flows
The
following table set forth our cash flows for the period indicated (in thousands):
Three Months ended
March 31,
2025
2024
(As Restated)
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating Activities
$ (3,929 )
$ (2,357 )
Investing Activities
(404 )
-
Financing Activities
5,927
-
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(18 )
(27 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,576
$ (2,384 )
Cash
Flows Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating
activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $3.9 million, resulting primarily from a net loss of $4.8 million, adjusted
for non-cash items including a $1.8 million loss on the change in fair value of convertible notes payable, a $0.3 million gain on debt
extinguishment, $0.3 million gain on waiver of accrued interest, a $0.1 million gain on change in fair value of warrant liability, $0.2
million of stock-based compensation expense, $0.2 million of non-cash interest expense, $0.2 million of amortization expense, $0.4 million
of prepaid directors and officers insurance amortization and a $1.6 million cash outflow from operating assets and liabilities. The $1.6
million cash outflow from operating assets and liabilities is primarily due to a $0.7 million cash outflow from accounts payable, a $0.2
million cash outflow from accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and a $0.3 million cash outflow from prepaid expenses and other
current assets.
Net
cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was $2.4 million, resulting primarily from a net loss
of $3.6 million, adjusted for non-cash items including $0.4 million of stock-based compensation, a $0.4 million of amortization
expense, a $0.5 million expense on the issuance of warrants and a $0.1 million interest expense of the deferred commission payable.
The $0.2 million cash outflow from operating assets and liabilities is primarily due to a $0.1 million cash inflow from accrued
expense and other current liabilities due to differences in the timing of disbursements and a $0.2 million cash outflow from prepaid
expenses.
Cash
Flows (Used) Provided by Investing Activities
Net
cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $0.4 million, resulting from purchases of intangible
assets and property, plant and equipment totaling $0.4 million.
There
was no cash flow from investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Cash
Flows Provided by Financing Activities
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $5.9 million, resulting from proceeds from the issuance
of common shares related to the ATM program of $8.1 million. This was offset by repayments of notes payable of $0.6 million, repayments
of convertible notes payable – related parties of $0.9 million and repayment of convertible notes payable of $0.6 million.
There
was no cash flow from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Contractual
Obligations and Other Commitments
Laboratory
Lease
We are the lessee under a
laboratory space lease. The annual rent payments are $0.1 million for the years ending December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2026. The laboratory
space lease has a remaining lease term of approximately two years.
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Critical
Accounting Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect
the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are evaluated on an ongoing
basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable at that time, the
results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates. The accounting policies that reflect our more significant
estimates, judgments and assumptions and which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported
financial results include the following:
Fair
Value of Convertible Notes
The
Company has elected the fair value measurement option for convertible debt with embedded derivatives that would otherwise require bifurcation,
and has recorded the entire hybrid financial instrument at fair value under the guidance in ASC 825, Financial Instruments. To value
the convertible debt, the Company utilizes Binomial Lattice Pricing Models. The Binomial Lattice Pricing Models involve the construction
of various intermediate lattices: stock price tree, conversion value tree, conversion probability tree, and discount rate tree. In doing
so, we assume the holders act rationally to maximize return and minimize cost at each decision point. We computed the notes payoff at
maturity and at intermediate decision nodes based upon the better of (i) conversion or (ii) repayment of principal and interest.
The
significant inputs and assumptions used to estimate the fair value include:
(i) the Company’s stock price; (ii) the term of the convertible debt; (iii) the sum of the notes’ principal and unpaid accrued
interest; (iv) expected volatility; (v) risk-free interest rate; (vi) the corporate bond yield; (vii) the credit spread; (viii) probability
of default; and (ix) the estimated recovery upon default. Any change to the unobservable inputs to estimate fair value could produce significantly
higher or lower fair value measurements and result in a material change within the financial statements.
The
convertible debt will subsequently be remeasured at fair value each reporting date until settled or converted.
Fair
Value of Warrants
The Company has issued warrants
to investors in our debt and equity offerings. The Company has also issued warrants to service providers in relation to our financing
offerings. We evaluate all warrants issued to determine the appropriate classification under ASC 480 and ASC 815.
For
warrants that are determined to be equity-classified, we estimate the fair value at issuance and record the amounts to additional paid
in capital. For warrants that are determined to be liability-classified, we estimate the fair value at issuance and each subsequent reporting
date.
For
the Company’s liability classified warrants, we estimate fair value
using the Black-Scholes model. The significant inputs and assumptions used to estimate the fair value include: (i) the Company’s
stock price; (ii) the risk-free rate; (iii) the expected volatility; and (iv) the dividend yield. The use of these valuation models requires
the input of highly subjective assumptions. Any change to these inputs could produce significantly higher or lower fair value measurements
and result in a material change within the financial statements.
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Contingencies
In
the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various legal proceedings that are complex in nature and have outcomes that are difficult
to predict. We describe our legal proceedings and other matters that are significant or that we believe could become significant in Note
16 to the consolidated financial statements. We record accruals for loss contingencies to the extent that we conclude it is probable
that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the related loss can be reasonably estimated. We evaluate, on a quarterly basis,
developments in legal proceedings and other matters that could cause an increase or decrease in the amount of the liability that has
been accrued previously or modifications to contingency disclosures that are considered material.
Emerging
Growth Company Status and Smaller Reporting Company Status
The
Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Under
the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can 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: (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 financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with
the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Upon
closing of the Merger, the surviving company remained an emerging growth
company, as defined by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups act of 2012, until the earliest of (i) the last day of the combined entity’s
first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of MURF’s initial public offering; (ii) the last day of the
fiscal year in which the combined entity has total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion; (iii) the last day of the fiscal year
in which the combined entity is deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of the combined entity’s common
stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million as of the prior December 31st or (iv) the date on which the combined entity
has issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three year period.
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In
addition, Conduit is a smaller reporting company as defined in the Exchange Act. The Company may continue to be a smaller reporting company
even after we are no longer an emerging growth company. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller
reporting companies and will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as (i) Conduit’s voting and non-voting
common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter or (ii)
Conduit’s annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and its voting and non-voting
common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million measured on the last business day of its second fiscal quarter.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
As
a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure regarding quantitative and qualitative market risk.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded,
processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons
performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under
the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025
and for the comparison fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that during the
periods covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, due to material weaknesses
previously identified and included in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K as not yet remediated as of the end of both such
periods.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes to in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of
the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
Other
than as set forth below, we are not currently party to or aware of being subject to any material legal proceedings. However, we may from
time to time become a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Regardless of outcome, litigation could impact our business
due to defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.
In
August 2023, prior to the Business Combination, our now wholly-owned subsidiary, Conduit Pharmaceuticals Limited, received a letter from
Strand Hanson Limited (“Strand”) claiming it was owed advisory fees pursuant to a previously executed letter. Conduit rejected
the claim from Strand and disputed the substance of the letter in full. Following such rejection, on September 7, 2023, Strand filed
a claim in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales claiming it is entitled to be paid the sum of $2 million and, as a result
of the completion of the Business Combination, to be issued 65,000 shares of common stock. As of March 31, 2025, the potential contingency
is considered probable and reasonably estimable and as such, the Company accrued an estimated liability of $0.4 million in the accompanying
financial statements. The trial in this matter remains scheduled for October 20, 2025. We intend to vigorously defend against these claims.
Regardless of its outcome, the litigation may impact our business due to, among other things, legal costs and the diversion of the attention
of our management.
In
November and December 2024, the Company received a letter from St George Street Capital and formal complaints filed with the Intellectual
Property Office claiming the Company was assigned the US Application, and was not the sole owner, of the AZD 1656 co-crystal patent.
In January 2025, Conduit issued a counter statement to the Intellectual Property Office disputing the claim filed by St George Street
Capital. As of March 31, 2025, the damages sought by St George Street Capital are unknown and the potential contingency is not considered
probable. As such, the Company has not accrued a loss contingency in the accompanying financial statements. We intend to vigorously defend
against these claims. Regardless of its outcome, the litigation may impact our business due to, among other things, legal costs and the
diversion of the attention of our management.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide information
required by this item.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
No
unregistered sales of equity securities occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that were not previously reported.
On
April 10, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up
to $1.0 million of its outstanding common stock. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has not repurchased any of its outstanding common
stock.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other Information.
None.
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Item
6. Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
EXHIBIT
INDEX 2
Exhibit
Description
31.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1§
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2§
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*
Inline
XBRL Instance Document.
101.CAL*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.SCH*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.DEF*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
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Cover
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Filed
herewith.
§
In
accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management’s Reports
on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications
furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto is deemed to accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed”
for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing
under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
CONDUIT
PHARMACEUTICALS INC
August
14, 2025
By:
/s/
Dr. Andrew Regan
Name:
Dr.
Andrew Regan
Title:
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
August
14, 2025
By:
/s/
James Bligh
Name:
James
Bligh
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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