Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item
9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in reports we file or
submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified under the rules and
forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such
information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer,
as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies,
in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual
or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
As
required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive) and
Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2024. Based on this evaluation, and in light
of the material weaknesses found in our internal controls over financial reporting, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in paragraph (e) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act)
were not effective as of December 31, 2024.
Limitations
on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
An
internal control system over financial reporting has inherent limitations and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even
those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. However, these inherent limitations
are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though
not eliminate, this risk.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange
Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process used to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States. Internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that
pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our
assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made
only in accordance with the authorization of our board of directors and management; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial
statements.
Under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer)
and Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer), we performed an assessment of the Company’s
significant processes and key controls. Based on this assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting
was not effective as of December 31, 2024 due to the material weaknesses described below.
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A
material weakness in internal control over financial reporting is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control
over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We determined that our internal control over financial reporting
had the following material weaknesses:
●
We
were unable to document, formalize, implement and revise where necessary controls, policies and procedure documentation to evidence
a system of controls, inclusive of IT controls, including testing of such controls that is consistent with our current personnel
and available resources;
●
We
failed to document, maintain and test effective control activities over our control environment, risk assessment, information technology
and monitoring components;
●
We
had insufficient segregation of duties, oversight of work performed and lack of compensating controls in our finance and accounting
functions, including, without limitation, the processing, review and authorization of all routine and non-routine transactions, due
to limited personnel and resources.
The
Company is evaluating these weaknesses to determine the appropriate remedy. Because disclosure controls and procedures include those
components of internal control over financial reporting that provide reasonable assurances that transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, management also determined
that its disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as a result of the foregoing material weaknesses in its internal control
over financial reporting.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As
of December 31, 2024, the Company is in process of remediating its material weaknesses and designing an effective internal control environment,
however it has not yet remediated its material weaknesses.
Remediation
efforts to address material weaknesses in internal controls
●
We
engaged information technology experts who designed and implemented a secure, cloud based, server and IT environment with controlled
access, monitoring, help desk and a user training protocol;
●
We
installed and implemented third party software that provides improved control, approvals and segregation of duties over the purchase
to pay operation cycle;
●
We
engaged third party subject matter experts who are providing independent supervision of accounting staff, transaction processing,
reconciliations and financial statement preparation, resulting in improved segregation of duties;
●
We
engaged third party subject matter experts who are assisting in the financial reporting function, with such activities, including,
without limitation, preparation, review and reconciliation of financial reports, research of technical accounting issues/transactions,
performing various checklists to ensure compliance with GAAP and SEC requirements, with all such activities resulting in improved
segregation of duties.
●
Previously,
we engaged third party subject matter experts to assist in the design and documentation of an internal control environment meeting
those requirements and criteria established in the COSO 2013 Internal Control Integrated Framework, but as of December 31, 2024 we
did not have any third party subject matter experts engaged.
Item
9B. Other Information
None .
Item
9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
None.
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PART
III
Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
We
incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our
2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Proxy Statement”), which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2024.
Item
11. Executive Compensation
We
incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our Proxy Statement, which will be filed no later than
120 days after December 31, 2024.
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
We
incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our Proxy Statement, which will be filed no later than
120 days after December 31, 2024.
Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
We
incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our Proxy Statement, which will be filed no later than
120 days after December 31, 2024.
Item
14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
We
incorporate by reference the information responsive to this Item appearing in our Proxy Statement, which will be filed no later than
120 days after December 31, 2024.
PART
IV
Item
15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The
following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
(1)
Financial Statements:
Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm (PCAOB Firm ID: Marcum LLP # 688 )
F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets
F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
F-3
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders’ Equity
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-7
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules:
None.
Financial statement schedules have not been included because they are not applicable, or the information is included in the consolidated
financial statements or notes thereto.
(3)
Exhibits:
See
“Index to Exhibits” for a description of our exhibits.
Item
16. Form 10–K Summary
Not
applicable.
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
2.1
Share
Purchase Agreement, dated January 10, 2020, by and between AMERI Holdings, Inc. and Ameri100, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 13, 2020)
2.2
Tender
Offer Support Agreement and Termination of Amalgamation Agreement, dated August 12, 2020, by and among AMERI Holdings, Inc., Jay
Pharma Merger Sub, Inc., Jay Pharma Inc., 1236567 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company and Barry Kostiner, as the Ameri representative
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on August
12, 2020)
2.3
Amendment
No. 1 To Tender Offer Support Agreement and Termination of Amalgamation Agreement, dated December 18, 2020, by and among Ameri, Jay
Pharma Merger Sub, Inc., Jay Pharma Inc., 1236567 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company and Barry Kostiner, as the Ameri representative
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December
18, 2020)
2.4
Amalgamation
Agreement, dated May 24, 2021, by and among Enveric Biosciences, Inc., 1306432 B.C. LTD., 1306436 B.C. LTD., and MagicMed Industries,
Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May
24, 2021)
3.1
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 6, 2021)
3.2
Certificate
of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 6, 2021)
3.3
Certificate
of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 14, 2022)
3.4
Certificate
of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 21, 2025)
3.5
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 6, 2021)
3.6
Amendment
to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 18, 2021)
3.7
Certificate
of Designations of Series B Preferred Stock of Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 6, 2021)
3.8
Certificate
of Designation of the Series C Preferred Stock of the Company, dated May 4, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2022, File No. 000-26460)
3.9
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Designation of the Series C Preferred Stock of the Company, dated May 17, 2022 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 17, 2022, File No. 000 26460)
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4.1
Description
of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2023)
4.2
Form
of Pre-Funded Warrant (issued in connection with January 2021 Registered Direct Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 12, 2021)
4.3
Form
of Warrant (issued in connection with January 2021 Registered Direct Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 12, 2021)
4.4
Form
of Warrant (issued in connection with February 2021 Registered Direct Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 11, 2021)
4.5
Form
of Series B Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission
on April 1, 2021)
4.6
Form
of MagicMed Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2021)
4.7
Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (in connection with February 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 15, 2022)
4.8
Form
of RD Pre-Funded Warrant (in connection with July 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
4.9
Form
of PIPE Pre-Funded Warrant (in connection with July 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
4.1
Form
of RD Preferred Investment Option (in connection with July 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
4.11
Form
of PIPE Preferred Investment Option (in connection with July 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
4.12
Form
of Wainwright Warrant (in connection with July 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
4.13
Form
of Inducement Warrant (in connection with December 2023 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December 29, 2023)
4.14
Form
of Pre-Funded Warrant (in connection with January 2025 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the Commission on January 30, 2025)
4.15
Form
of Series A Warrant (in connection with January 2025 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the Commission on January 30, 2025)
4.16
Form
of Series B Warrant (in connection with January 2025 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the Commission on January 30, 2025)
4.17
Form
of Placement Agent Warrant (in connection with January 2025 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the Commission on January 30, 2025)
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10.1#
Employment
Agreement between Kevin Coveney and the Company, effective March 13, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 28, 2023)
10.2
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (entered into in connection with the May 5, 2022 Private Placement) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 11, 2022)
10.3
Certificate
of the Designations, Preferences and Rights of Akos Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 11, 2022)
10.4
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement (entered into in connection with the May 5, 2022 Private Placement) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 11, 2022)
10.5
Form
of Warrant (entered into in connection with the May 5, 2022 Private Placement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 11, 2022)
10.6
Form
of Warrant Amendment (in connection with the July 2022 Offerings) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
10.7#
First
Amendment to the Enveric Biosciences, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 14, 2022)
10.8
Form
of Warrant Amendment (in connection with July 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
10.9
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (in connection with July 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
10.10
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (in connection with July 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
10.11
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement (in connection with July 2022 Offering) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2022)
10.12#
Enveric
Biosciences, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 6, 2021)
10.13#
Form
of RSU Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the
Commission on January 6, 2021)
10.14#
Form of RSA Award Agreement*
10.15
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 11, 2021, by and among the Company and the purchasers thereto (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 12, 2021)
10.16
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 11, 2021, by and among the Company and the purchasers thereto (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 12, 2021)
10.17
Letter
Agreement, dated January 11, 2021, by and between the Company and Alpha Capital Anstalt (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 12, 2021)
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10.18
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, by and among the Company and the purchasers thereto (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 11, 2021)
10.19
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, by and among the Company and the purchasers thereto (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 11, 2021)
10.20
Exclusive
License Agreement, between the Company and Diverse Biotech, Inc., dated March 5, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on May 17, 2021)
10.21
Form of Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2021, by and among Enveric Biosciences, Inc. and certain shareholders of MagicMed Industries Inc. named therein (incorporated by reference to Annex B-1 to the Company’s Proxy Statement/Prospectus, filed with the Commission on August 6, 2021)
10.22
Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2021, by and among MagicMed Industries Inc. and certain shareholders of Enveric Biosciences, Inc. named therein (incorporated by reference to Annex B-2 to the Company’s Proxy Statement/Prospectus, filed with the Commission on August 6, 2021)
10.23
Form of Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2021, by and among Enveric Biosciences, Inc. and certain shareholders of MagicMed Industries Inc. named therein (incorporated by reference to Annex C-1 to the Company’s Proxy Statement/Prospectus, filed with the Commission on August 6, 2021)
10.24
Form of Lock-Up/Leak-Out Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2021, by and among Enveric Biosciences, Inc. and certain shareholders of MagicMed Industries Inc. named therein (incorporated by reference to Annex C-2 to the Company’s Proxy Statement/Prospectus, filed with the Commission on August 3, 2021)
10.25#
Employment Agreement between Joseph Tucker and Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2021)
10.26#
Employment Agreement between Peter Facchini and Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2021)
10.27#
MagicMed Stock Option Plan, as amended September 10, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2021)
10.28***
Form of Termination of Prior Agreements and Mutual Release (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2023)
10.29
Equity
Distribution Agreement, dated September 1, 20123, by and among the Company and Canaccord Genuity, LLC (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on September 1, 2023)
10.30
Purchase
Agreement, dated November 3, 2023, by and among the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 6, 2023)
10.31
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated November 3, 2023, by and among the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 6, 2023)
10.32
Form
of Inducement Warrant, dated December 28, 2023, by and among the investors thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December 29, 2023)
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10.33
Form
of Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 8, 2024, between Enveric Biosciences, Inc. and the investors set forth therein (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2024)
10.34
Form
of Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 3, 2024, between Enveric Biosciences, Inc. and the investors set forth therein (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 3, 2024)
10.35
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
S-1/A, filed with the Commission on January 30, 2025)
10.36***
Exclusive License Agreement, dated July 10, 2024, between Akos Biosciences, Inc. and Aries Science and Technology, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on November 14, 2024)
10.37***
Exclusive License Agreement, dated November 7, 2024, between Enveric Biosciences, Inc. and MycoMedica Life Sciences, PBC*
14
Code
of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on
March 26, 2024)
19
Policy
on Insider Trading (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission
on March 26, 2024)
21
Subsidiaries*
23.1
Consent of independent registered public accountant – Marcum LLP*
31.1
Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Executive Officer*
31.2
Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer*
32
Certification
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer**
97
Clawback
Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March
26, 2024)
101.INS
Inline
XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema*
101.CAL
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase 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*
104
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
*
Filed
herewith.
**
Furnished
herewith.
***
Certain
confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of marking such portions
with
brackets (“[***]”) because the identified confidential portions (i) are not material
and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.
#
Management
contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC.
March
28, 2025
By:
/s/
Joseph Tucker
Joseph
Tucker, Ph.D.
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
March
28, 2025
By:
/s/
Joseph Tucker
Joseph
Tucker, Ph.D.
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
March
28, 2025
By:
/s/
Kevin Coveney
Kevin
Coveney
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
March
28, 2025
By:
/s/
Michael Webb
Michael
Webb
Director
March
28, 2025
By:
/s/
George Kegler
George
Kegler
Director
March
28, 2025
By:
/s/
Marcus Schabacker
Marcus
Schabacker, Ph.D., M.D.
Director
March
28, 2025
By:
/s/
Frank Pasqualone
Frank
Pasqualone
Director
March
28, 2025
By:
/s/
Sheila DeWitt
Sheila
DeWitt, Ph.D.
Director
63
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Enveric
Biosciences, Inc.
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31,
2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in mezzanine equity and shareholders’
equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial
statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2024
and 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Explanatory
Paragraph – Going Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described
in Note 1, the Company has incurred significant losses and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in
regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from
the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis
for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities
laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits,
we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error
or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical
Audit Matters
Critical
audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be
communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and
(2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/s/
Marcum LLP
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
Morristown,
New Jersey March 28, 2025
F- 1
ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
2024
2023
As of December 31,
2024
2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 2,241,026
$ 2,287,977
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
493,558
1,293,554
Total current assets
2,734,584
3,581,531
Other assets:
Property and equipment, net
305,777
507,377
Intangible assets, net
42,182
210,932
Total other assets
347,959
718,309
Total assets
$ 3,082,543
$ 4,299,840
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 521,747
$ 1,218,783
Due to related parties
232,891
—
Accrued liabilities
732,010
1,075,643
Investment option liability
1,988
23,608
Warrant liability
1,100
25,470
Total current liabilities
1,489,736
2,343,504
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
-
-
Mezzanine equity
Series C redeemable preferred stock, $ 0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
—
—
Redeemable non-controlling interest
—
—
Total mezzanine equity
—
—
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $ 0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; Series B preferred stock, $ 0.01 par value, 3,600,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
—
—
Common stock, $ 0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 678,002 and 182,625 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
6,780
1,827
Additional paid-in capital
108,255,049
100,841,416
Stock subscription receivable
—
( 1,817,640 )
Accumulated deficit
( 106,074,505 )
( 96,499,518 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 594,517 )
( 569,749 )
Total shareholders’ equity
1,592,807
1,956,336
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity, and shareholders’ equity
$ 3,082,543
$ 4,299,840
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 2
ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
2024
2023
For the Years Ended December 31,
2024
2023
Operating expenses
General and administrative
$ 6,453,505
$ 8,852,021
Research and development
2,841,272
7,252,437
Depreciation and amortization
337,489
343,982
Total operating expenses
9,632,266
16,448,440
Loss from operations
( 9,632,266 )
( 16,448,440 )
Other income (expense)
Inducement expense, net
—
( 1,848,235 )
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
24,370
94,396
Change in fair value of investment option liability
21,620
208,752
Change in fair value of derivative liability
—
727,000
Other income
20,000
—
Interest income, net
219
3,708
Total other income (expense)
66,209
( 814,379 )
Net loss before income taxes
( 9,566,057 )
( 17,262,819 )
Income tax expense
( 8,930 )
( 28,913 )
Net loss
( 9,574,987 )
( 17,291,732 )
Less preferred dividends attributable to non-controlling interest
—
19,041
Less deemed dividends attributable to accretion of embedded derivative at redemption value
—
147,988
Net loss attributable to shareholders
( 9,574,987 )
( 17,458,761 )
Other comprehensive loss
Foreign currency translation
( 24,768 )
( 33,015 )
Comprehensive loss
$ ( 9,599,755 )
$ ( 17,491,776 )
Net loss per share - basic and diluted
$ ( 19.04 )
$ ( 121.29 )
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
502,900
143,938
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 3
ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
- -
Shares
Amount
Capital
Receivable
Deficit
Loss
Equity
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In
Subscription
Accumulated
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Total
Shareholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Receivable
Deficit
Loss
Equity
Balance at January 1, 2024
- -
182,625
$ 1,827
$ 100,841,416
$ ( 1,817,640 )
$ ( 96,499,518 )
$ ( 569,749 )
$ 1,956,336
Common stock sold under the Equity Distribution Agreement, net of offering costs of $ 583,713
111,200
1,112
1,807,677
—
—
—
1,808,789
Issuance of direct offering shares (see Note 8)
45,780
458
770,835
—
—
—
771,293
Exercise of Inducement Warrants for common stock
130,267
1,303
2,675,677
—
—
—
2,676,980
Stock-based compensation
—
—
1,562,392
—
—
—
1,562,392
Issuance of common shares for vested RSU
1,830
18
( 18 )
—
—
—
—
Proceeds from the subscription receivable related to the issuance of Inducement Warrants, net of offering costs of $ 12,821
—
—
( 12,821 )
280,500
—
—
267,679
Proceeds from the subscription receivable related to the exercise of warrants and preferred investment options and issuance of common stock in abeyance
46,934
469
( 469 )
1,537,140
—
—
1,537,140
Common stock sold under the Purchase Agreement, net of offering costs of $ 471,756
159,366
1,593
610,360
—
—
—
611,953
Foreign exchange translation loss
—
—
—
—
—
( 24,768 )
( 24,768 )
Net loss
- -
—
—
—
—
( 9,574,987 )
—
( 9,574,987 )
Balance at December 31, 2024
- -
678,002
$ 6,780
$ 108,255,049
$ —
$ ( 106,074,505 )
$ ( 594,517 )
$ 1,592,807
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 4
ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Shares
Amount
Equity
Shares
Amount
Capital
Receivable
Deficit
Loss
Equity
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023
Redeemable Non-controlling Interest
Total Mezzanine
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In
Subscription
Accumulated
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Total
Shareholders’
Shares
Amount
Equity
Shares
Amount
Capital
Receivable
Deficit
Loss
Equity
Balance at January 1, 2023
1,000
$ 885,028
$ 885,028
138,554
$ 1,386
$ 94,415,058
$ —
$ ( 79,207,786 )
$ ( 536,734 )
$ 14,671,924
Balance
1,000
$ 885,028
$ 885,028
138,554
$ 1,386
$ 94,415,058
$ —
$ ( 79,207,786 )
$ ( 536,734 )
$ 14,671,924
Preferred dividends attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest
—
19,041
19,041
—
—
( 19,041 )
—
—
—
( 19,041 )
Accretion of embedded derivative to redemption value
—
147,988
147,988
—
—
( 147,988 )
—
—
—
( 147,988 )
Redemption of Series A preferred stock
( 1,000 )
( 1,052,057 )
( 1,052,057 )
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
—
2,150,160
—
—
—
2,150,160
Issuance of common shares for vested RSU
—
—
—
6,910
69
( 69 )
—
—
—
—
Issuance of common shares for deferred offering costs
—
—
—
9,294
93
255,014
—
—
—
255,107
Issuance of Inducement Warrants, net of offering costs of $ 239,302
—
—
—
—
—
1,967,424
( 280,500 )
—
—
1,686,924
Induced conversion of warrants and preferred investment options
—
—
—
—
—
683,997
—
—
—
683,997
Exercise of warrants and preferred investment options
—
—
—
27,867
279
1,536,861
( 1,537,140 )
—
—
—
Foreign exchange translation loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 33,015 )
( 33,015 )
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 17,291,732 )
—
( 17,291,732 )
Balance at December 31, 2023
—
$ —
$ —
182,625
$ 1,827
$ 100,841,416
$ ( 1,817,640 )
$ ( 96,499,518 )
$ ( 569,749 )
$ 1,956,336
Balance
—
$ —
$ —
182,625
$ 1,827
$ 100,841,416
$ ( 1,817,640 )
$ ( 96,499,518 )
$ ( 569,749 )
$ 1,956,336
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 5
ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
2024
2023
For the Years Ended December 31,
2024
2023
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net loss
$ ( 9,574,987 )
$ ( 17,291,732 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities
Change in fair value of warrant liability
( 24,370 )
( 94,396 )
Change in fair value of investment option liability
( 21,620 )
( 208,752 )
Change in fair value of derivative liability
—
( 727,000 )
Stock-based compensation
1,562,392
2,150,160
Inducement expense
—
1,848,235
Deferred offering costs expensed
418,200
—
Amortization of right of use asset
—
64,048
Amortization of intangibles
168,750
168,754
Depreciation expense
168,739
175,228
Gain on disposal of property and equipment
—
( 4,206 )
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
178,496
( 6,857 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
( 834,630 )
( 103,848 )
Due to related parties
232,891
—
Right-of-use operating lease asset and obligation
—
( 64,045 )
Net cash used in operating activities
( 7,726,139 )
( 14,094,411 )
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment
—
( 5,180 )
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
—
16,847
Net cash provided by investing activities
—
11,667
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from the subscription receivable related to the issuance of Inducement Warrants and the exercise of warrants and preferred investment options
1,804,819
—
Proceeds from exercise of Inducement Warrants
2,676,980
—
Proceeds from common stock sold under the Equity Distribution Agreement, net of offering costs
2,290,186
—
Proceeds from common stock sold under the Purchase Agreement, net of offering costs
1,083,706
—
Payment for offering costs previously accrued
( 181,857 )
—
Payment for equity distribution offering costs
—
( 291,084 )
Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock
—
( 1,052,057 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
7,673,834
( 1,343,141 )
Effect of foreign exchange rate on changes on cash
5,354
( 10,022 )
Net decrease in cash
( 46,951 )
( 15,435,907 )
Cash at beginning of year
2,287,977
17,723,884
Cash at end of year
$ 2,241,026
$ 2,287,977
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow transactions:
Cash paid for interest
$ —
$ —
Income taxes paid
$ 5,000
$ 9,507
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
Stock subscription receivable
$ —
$ 1,817,640
Offering costs accrued not paid
$ —
$ 182,724
Warrants issued for offering costs
$ —
$ 77,991
Issuance of common shares for offering costs
$ 771,293
$ 255,107
Deferred offering costs charged to offering costs
$ 612,000
$ —
Induced conversion of warrants and preferred investment options
$ —
$ 683,997
Preferred dividends attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest
$ —
$ 19,041
Accretion of embedded derivative to redemption value
$ —
$ 147,988
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 6
ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1. BUSINESS AND LIQUIDITY AND OTHER UNCERTAINTIES
Nature
of Operations
Enveric
Biosciences, Inc. (“Enveric” or the “Company”) is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of novel
neuroplastogenic small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of depression, anxiety, addiction, and other psychiatric disorders. The
head office of the Company is located in Naples, Florida. The Company has the following wholly-owned subsidiaries: Jay Pharma Inc. (“Jay
Pharma”), 1306432 B.C. Ltd., 1236567 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, MagicMed Industries, Inc. (“MagicMed”), Enveric
Biosciences Canada Inc., Akos Biosciences, Inc. (“Akos”), and Enveric Therapeutics, Pty. Ltd. (“Enveric Therapeutics”).
Enveric’s
lead program, the EVM301 Series, and its lead drug candidate, EB-003, are intended to offer a first-in-class, new approach to the treatment
of difficult-to-address mental health disorders, mediated by the promotion of neuroplasticity and without also inducing hallucinations
in the patient. Previously, Enveric was developing the EVM201 Series, and its lead drug candidate EB-002 (formerly EB-373), for the treatment
of neuropsychiatric disorders. The EVM201 series comprised next generation synthetic prodrugs of the active metabolite, psilocin. Recently,
Enveric out-licensed the EVM201 Series program to MycoMedica Life Sciences, who will seek to develop, manufacture, and commercialize
EB-002, in exchange for certain development and milestone payments to Enveric. Our primary focus is to develop our lead asset EB-003
in the EVM301 Series.
Reverse
Stock Split
The
Company effected a 1-for-15 reverse stock split (“Reverse Stock Split”) on January 27, 2025, which began trading on a split-adjusted
basis on January 29, 2025, pursuant to which every 15 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were reclassified
as one share of common stock. The Reverse Stock Split had no impact on the par value of the Company’s common stock or the authorized
number of shares of common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, all share and per share information in these consolidated financial statements
are retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split, prior to the rounding of any fractional shares. Any fractional share resulting
from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the next whole number of shares, upon which 87,131 roundup shares were issued in January
2025.
Going
Concern, Liquidity and Other Uncertainties
The
Company has incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $ 106,074,505 as of December 31, 2024 and further losses
are anticipated in the development of its business. Further, the Company has operating cash outflows of $ 7,726,139 for the year ended
December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company had a loss from operations of $ 9,632,266 . Since inception, being
a research and development company, the Company has not yet generated revenue and the Company has incurred continuing losses from its
operations. The Company’s operations have been funded principally through the issuance of equity. These factors raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the issuance of these consolidated
financial statements.
In
assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company monitors and analyzes its cash and its ability to generate
sufficient cash flow in the future to support its operating and capital expenditure commitments. At December 31, 2024, the Company had
cash of $ 2,241,026 and working capital of $ 1,244,848 . In January 2025, the Company raised net proceeds of approximately $ 4.2 million
from a public stock offering. See Note 14. The Company’s current cash on hand is not sufficient enough to satisfy its operating
cash needs for the 12 months from the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date the consolidated financial statements
are issued. Management’s plan to alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt include raising additional working capital
through public or private equity or debt financings or other sources, and may include additional collaborations with third parties as
well as disciplined cash spending. Adequate additional financing may not be available to the Company on acceptable terms, or at all.
Should the Company be unable to raise sufficient additional capital, the Company may be required to undertake further cost-cutting measures
including delaying or discontinuing certain operating activities.
As
a result of these factors, management has concluded that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as
a going concern for a period of one year after the date of the consolidated financial statements are issued. The Company’s consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
F- 7
ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Nasdaq
Notice
On
May 16, 2024, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company that for the prior 30 consecutive business days the bid
price for the Company’s common stock had closed below the minimum $ 1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on Nasdaq
pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”). The deficiency letter did not result in the immediate
delisting of the Company’s common stock from Nasdaq. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was provided
an initial period of 180 calendar days, until November 12, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. On November 20, 2024,
Nasdaq issued a delisting notice, indicating that the Company did not satisfy the Bid Price Rule by the compliance date and that unless
the Company requested an appeal of this determination before Nasdaq’s listing qualifications panel, the Company’s common
stock would be scheduled for delisting from Nasdaq and trading suspended. The Company appealed the determination before Nasdaq’s
listing qualifications panel and on December 30, 2024, the Company received an extension until May 19, 2025, to regain compliance with
Bid Price Rule. The Company has applied for a second 180-day compliance period. The Company conducted the Reverse Stock Split on January
27, 2025, which became effective January 29, 2025, in order to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The Company
has notified NASDAQ on February 11, 2025 that the Company has completed steps to cure the deficiency and regain compliance. On March
4, 2025, the Company received notice from the Nasdaq Office of General Counsel that the Company regained compliance with the Bid Price
Rule.
NOTE
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation and Principal of Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance and in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
regarding consolidated financial information. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and expenses during the periods reported.
By their nature, these estimates are subject to measurement uncertainty and the effects on the financial statements of changes in such
estimates in future periods could be significant. Significant areas requiring management’s estimates and assumptions include determining
the fair value of transactions involving common stock, the valuation of warrants and preferred investment options, the valuation of stock-based
compensation and accruals associated with third party providers supporting research and development efforts. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Foreign
Currency Translation
From
inception through December 31, 2024, the reporting currency of the Company was the United States dollar while the functional currency
of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries was the Canadian dollar or the Australian dollar. For the years ended December 31, 2024
and 2023, the Company engaged in a number of transactions denominated in Canadian dollars and Australian dollars. As a result, the Company
is subject to exposure from changes in the exchange rates of the Canadian dollar and Australian dollar against the United States dollar.
The
Company translates the assets and liabilities of its Canadian subsidiaries and Australian subsidiary into the United States dollar at
the exchange rate in effect on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate in effect during
each monthly period. Unrealized translation gains and losses are recorded as foreign currency translation gain (loss), which is included
in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
The
Company has not entered into any financial derivative instruments that expose it to material market risk, including any instruments designed
to hedge the impact of foreign currency exposures. The Company may, however, hedge such exposure to foreign currency exchange fluctuations
in the future.
Adjustments
that arise from exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in a currency other than the local currency are included in other comprehensive
loss in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as incurred.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The
Company did not have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
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ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution,
which at times, may exceed the federal depository insurance coverage of $ 250,000 in the United States, AUD$ 250,000 in Australia and C$ 100,000
in Canada. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts, and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant
risks on such accounts. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had greater than $ 250,000 at United States financial institutions, less
than AUD$ 250,000 at Australian financial institutions, and less than C$ 100,000 at Canadian financial institutions. As of December 31, 2023,
the Company had greater than $ 250,000 at United States financial institutions, less than AUD$ 250,000 at Australian financial institutions,
and greater than C$ 100,000 at Canadian financial institutions.
Comprehensive
Loss
Comprehensive
loss consists of two components, net loss and other comprehensive loss. Other comprehensive loss refers to revenue, expenses, gains,
and losses that under GAAP are recorded as an element of shareholders’ equity but are excluded from net loss. Other comprehensive
loss consists of foreign currency translation adjustments from those subsidiaries not using the U.S. dollar as their functional currency.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets consist of a license agreement. The cost of license agreements is amortized over the economic life of the license. The Company
assesses the carrying value of its intangible assets for impairment each year.
Property
& Equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost. Major property additions, replacements, and betterments are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs
that do not extend the useful lives of an asset or add new functionality are expensed as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are
recorded using the straight-line method over the respective estimated useful lives of the Company’s long-lived assets. The estimated
useful lives are typically 3 to 5 years for office furniture and equipment and are depreciated on a straight-line basis.
Deferred
Offering Costs
The
Company allocates offering costs to the different components of the capital raise on a pro rata basis. Any offering costs allocated to
common stock are charged directly to additional paid-in capital. Any offering costs allocated to warrant liabilities are charged to general
and administrative expenses on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
The
Company complies with the requirements of ASC Topic 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs (“ASC 340”) and SAB 5A -
Expenses of Offering . Offering costs, which consist mainly of legal, accounting and consulting fees directly attributable to the
issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. For the year ended December 31, 2024,
the Company incurred $ 494,292 in deferred offering costs in connection with the Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution
Agreement”), with Canaccord Genuity LLC (“Canaccord”) and the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”). These deferred offering costs were proportionately offset against the
total proceeds from the issuance of common stock available under the agreements and the Company expensed any remaining balance of deferred
offering costs when the agreements were terminated. As of December 31, 2024, the Company expensed the remaining balance of deferred offering
costs related to Lincoln Park as the Company no longer intends to use this purchase agreement, reflected in general and administration
expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2024, the balance of deferred offering costs is
$ 0 .
For
the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $ 567,603 in deferred offering costs in connection with the Distribution Agreement,
with Canaccord and the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park. These deferred offering costs will be proportionately offset against the
total proceeds from the issuance of common stock available under the agreements and the Company will expense any remaining balance of
deferred offering costs if the agreements are terminated. For the year ended December 31, 2023, there were no issuances of common stock
under the agreements resulting in the deferral of offering costs.
Warrant
Liability and Investment Options
The
Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants and investment options, to determine if
such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”).
The Company accounts for warrants and investment options for shares of the Company’s common stock that are not indexed to its own
stock as derivative liabilities at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company accounts for common stock warrants and
investment options with put options as liabilities under ASC 480. Such warrants and investment options are subject to remeasurement at
each consolidated balance sheet date and any change in fair value is recognized as a component of other expense on the consolidated statements
of operations. The Company will continue to adjust the liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise or expiration
of such common stock warrants and investment options. At that time, the portion of the warrant liability and investment options related
to such common stock warrants will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital.
F- 9
ENVERIC
BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Modification
and Inducement of Warrants and Investment Options
A
change in any of the terms or conditions of warrants is accounted for as a modification. For a warrant modification accounted for under
ASC 815, the effect of a modification shall be measured as the difference between the fair value of the modified warrant over the fair
value of the original warrant immediately before its terms are modified, measured based on the fair value of the shares and other pertinent
factors at the modification date. The accounting for incremental fair value of warrants is based on the specific facts and circumstances
related to the modification. When a modification is directly attributable to equity offerings, the incremental change in fair value of
the warrants are accounted for as equity issuance costs.
The
Company accounts for the inducement to exercise warrants in accordance with ASC Subtopic 470-20-40 “Debt with Conversion and Other
Options” (“ASC 470-20-40”). ASC 470-20-40 requires the recognition through earnings of an inducement charge equal to
the fair value of the consideration delivered in excess of the consideration issuable under the original conversion terms. Therefore,
the Company recognized a loss on the warrant inducement for the incremental change of the warrants related to the reduced exercise price
and the issuance of new warrants as these components induced the holders to exercise the warrants.
Derivative
Liability
The
Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded
derivatives in accordance with ASC 815. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as assets or liabilities, the derivative
instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the
fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such
instruments should be recorded as assets or liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities
are classified in the consolidated balance sheets as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion
of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. Research and development expenses include, among other things, internal
and external costs associated with preclinical development, pre-commercialization manufacturing expenses, and clinical trials. The Company
accrues for costs incurred as the services are being provided by monitoring the status of the trial or services provided and the invoices
received from its external service providers. In the case of clinical trials, a portion of the estimated cost normally relates to the
projected cost to treat a patient in the trials, and this cost is recognized based on the number of patients enrolled in the trial. As
actual costs become known, the Company adjusts its accruals accordingly.
Research
and Development Tax Incentive Receivable
The
Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary in Australia, participates in the Australian research and development tax incentive program,
such that a percentage of the Company’s qualifying research and development expenditures are reimbursed by the Australian government,
and such incentives are reflected as a reduction of research and development expense. The Australian research and development tax incentive
is recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the incentive will be received, the relevant expenditure has been incurred and
the amount of the consideration can be reliably measured. At each period end, management estimates the reimbursement available to the
Company based on available information at the time.
Income
Taxes
The
Company utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. The provision for income taxes
is based upon income or loss after adjustment for those permanent items that are not considered in the determination of taxable income.
Deferred income taxes represent the tax effects of differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of the Company’s assets
and liabilities at the enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.
The
Company evaluates the recoverability of deferred tax assets and establishes a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that
some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Management makes judgments as to the interpretation of the tax laws
that might be challenged upon an audit and cause changes to previous estimates of tax liabilities. In management’s opinion, adequate
provisions for income taxes have been made. If actual taxable income by tax jurisdiction varies from estimates, additional allowances
or reversals of reserves may be necessary.
Tax
benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The
amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement.
A liability for “unrecognized tax benefits” is recorded for any tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that
do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits
was required to be recorded.
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The
Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with tax audits is to record such items as a component of operating
expenses. There were no amounts accrued for penalties and interest for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company does not
expect its uncertain tax positions to change during the next twelve months. Management is currently unaware of any issues under review
that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviations from its position.
The
Company has identified its United States, Canadian and Australian federal tax returns, and its state and provincial tax returns in Florida,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ontario, CA as its “major” tax jurisdictions. The Company is in the process
of filing its United States federal and state, Australian federal, and Canadian corporate tax returns for the year ended December 31,
2024. Net operating losses for these periods will not be available to reduce future taxable income until the returns are filed.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company follows ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation, which addresses the accounting for stock-based payment transactions, requiring
such transactions to be accounted for using the fair value method. Awards of shares for property or services are recorded at the more
readily measurable of the estimated fair value of the stock award and the estimated fair value of the service. The Company uses the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of certain stock-based awards under ASC 718. The assumptions used in calculating
the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s reasonable estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application
of management’s judgment. Fair value of restricted stock units or restricted stock awards is determined by the closing price per
share of the Company’s common stock on the date of award grant.
The
estimated fair value is amortized as a charge to earnings on a straight-line basis, for awards or portions of awards that do not require
specified milestones or performance criteria as a vesting condition and also depending on the terms and conditions of the award, and
the nature of the relationship of the recipient of the award to the Company. The Company records the grant date fair value in line with
the period over which it was earned. For employees and consultants, this is typically considered to be the vesting period of the award.
The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
The
estimated fair value of awards that require specified milestones or recipient performance are charged to expense when such milestones
or performance criteria are probable to be met.
Restricted
stock units, restricted stock awards, and stock options are granted at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s
board of directors (the “Board of Directors”). These awards are restricted as to the transfer of ownership and generally
vest over the requisite service periods, typically over a 12 to 48-month period. A significant portion of these awards may include vesting
terms that include, without limitation, defined volume weighted average price levels being achieved by the Company’s Common Stock,
specific performance milestones, employment, or engagement by the Company, with no assurances of achievement of any such vesting conditions,
if applicable.
The
value of RSU’s is equal to the product of the number of units awarded, multiplied by the closing price per share of the Company’s
Common Stock on the date of the award. The terms and conditions of each RSU is defined in the RSU agreement and includes vesting terms
that consist of any or all of the following: immediate vesting, vesting over a defined period of time, vesting based on achievement of
a defined volume weighted average price levels at specified times, vesting based on achievement of specific performance milestones within
a specific time frame, change of control, termination of the employee without cause by the Company, resignation of the employee with
good cause. The value assigned to each RSU is charged to expense based on the vesting terms, as follows: value of RSU’s that vest
immediately are charged to expense on the date awarded, value of RSU’s that vest based upon time, or achievement of stock price
levels over a period of time are charged to expense on a straight line basis over the time frame specified in the RSU and the value of
RSU’s that vest based upon achievement of specific performance milestones are charged to expense during the period that such milestone
is achieved. Vested RSU’s may be converted to shares of Common Stock of an equivalent number upon either the termination of the
recipient’s employment with the Company, or in the event of a change in control. If the recipient is not an employee, such person’s
engagement with the Company must either be terminated prior to such conversion of RSU’s to shares of Common Stock, or in the event
of a change in control. Furthermore, as required by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, if the recipient is a “specified
employee” (generally, certain officers and highly compensated employees of publicly traded companies), such recipient may only
convert vested RSU’s into shares of Common Stock no earlier than the first day of the seventh month following such recipients termination
of employment with the Company, or the event of change in control.
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The
value of RSA’s is equal to the product of the number of restricted shares awarded, multiplied by the closing price per share of
the Company’s Common Stock on the date of the award. The terms and conditions of each RSA is defined in the RSA agreement and includes
vesting terms that consist of any or all of the following: immediate vesting, vesting over a defined period of time, or vesting based
on achievement of a defined volume weighted average price levels at specified times. Upon vesting, the recipient may receive restricted
stock which includes a legend prohibiting sale of the shares during a restriction period that is defined in the RSA agreement. Termination
of employment by or engagement with the Company is not required for the recipient to receive restricted shares of Common Stock. The value
assigned to each RSA is charged to expense based on the vesting terms, as follows: value of RSA’s that vest immediately are charged
to expense on the date awarded, value of RSA’s that vest based upon time, or achievement of stock price levels over a period of
time are charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the time frame specified in the RSA.
Net
Loss per Share
Basic
net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
Diluted loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding
during the period. Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants
(using the treasury stock method). The computation of basic net loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 excludes
potentially dilutive securities. The computations of net loss per share for each period presented is the same for both basic and fully
diluted. In accordance with ASC 260 “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”), penny warrants were included in the calculation
of weighted average shares outstanding for the purposes of calculating basic and diluted earnings per share. In accordance with ASC 260,
14,586 RSAs that were fully vested on December 31, 2024 were included in basic and dilutive earnings per share as there were no remaining
contingencies for these shares to be issued as of December 31, 2024. The shares were issued during January 2025.
Potentially
dilutive securities outlined in the table below have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share the years ended
December 31, 2024 and 2023 because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
SCHEDULE OF POTENTIALLY DILUTIVE SECURITIES
2024
2023
For the years ended December 31,
2024
2023
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock
56,308
186,614
Restricted stock units - vested and unissued
1,369
1,390
Restricted stock units - unvested
48,017
9,366
Common stock in abeyance
—
46,934
Investment options to purchase shares of common stock
4,667
4,667
Options to purchase shares of common stock
1,538
2,022
Total potentially dilutive securities
111,899
250,993
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), approximates the carrying amounts in the balance sheets, excluding the warrants
and preferred investment option liabilities, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Fair
Value Measurements
Fair
value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date. To increase the comparability of fair value measures, the following hierarchy prioritizes
the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value:
Level
1 - Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.
Level
2 - Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and
liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other
inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level
3 - Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions
made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.
For
certain financial instruments, including cash and accounts payable, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values as of December
31, 2024 and 2023 because of their short-term nature.
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Leases
Operating
lease assets are included within right-of-use operating lease asset and operating lease liabilities are included in current portion of
right-of-use operating lease obligation and non-current portion of right-of-use operating lease obligation on the consolidated balance
sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company has elected not to present short-term leases as these leases have a lease term of
12 months or less at lease inception and do not contain purchase options or renewal terms that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise.
Lease payments for short-term leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. All other lease assets and lease
liabilities are recognized based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Because most of the
Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate of return, the Company used an incremental borrowing rate based on the information
available at adoption date in determining the present value of lease payments.
The
Company assesses whether an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. For arrangements considered leases or that contain
a lease that is accounted for separately, the Company determines the classification and initial measurement of the right-of-use asset
and lease liability at the lease commencement date, which is the date that the underlying asset becomes available for use. The Company
has elected to account for non-lease components associated with its leases and lease components as a single lease component.
The
Company recognizes a right-of-use asset, which represents the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, and
a lease liability, which represents the present value of the Company’s obligation to make payments arising over the lease term.
The present value of the lease payments is calculated using either the implicit interest rate in the lease or an incremental borrowing
rate . The Company did not have any operating leases as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
A
lease qualifies as a finance lease if any of the following criteria are met at the inception of the lease: (i) there is a transfer of
ownership of the leased asset to the Company by the end of the lease term, (ii) the Company holds an option to purchase the leased asset
that it is reasonably certain to exercise, (iii) the lease term is for a major part of the remaining economic life of the leased asset,
(iv) the present value of the sum of lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the leased asset, or (v)
the nature of the leased asset is specialized to the point that it is expected to provide the lessor no alternative use at the end of
the lease term. All other leases are recorded as operating leases. Finance lease payments are bifurcated into (i) a portion that is recorded
as interest expense and (ii) a portion that reduces the finance liability associated with the lease. The Company did not have any finance
leases as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Segment
Reporting
The
Company determines its reporting units in accordance with FASB ASC 280, “Segment Reporting” (“ASC 280”). The
Company evaluates a reporting unit by first identifying its operating segments under ASC 280. The Company then evaluates each operating
segment to determine if it includes one or more components that constitute a business. If there are components within an operating segment
that meet the definition of a business, the Company evaluates those components to determine if they must be aggregated into one or more
reporting units. If applicable, when determining if it is appropriate to aggregate different operating segments, the Company determines
if the segments are economically similar and, if so, the operating segments are aggregated.
The
Company operates as one operating segment with a focus on developing novel neuroplastogenic small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment
of depression, anxiety, and addiction disorders. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) as the Chief Operating
Decision Maker (“CODM”), manages and allocates resources to the operations of the Company on a consolidated basis. Consolidated
loss from operations, which is reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, is the measure of segment profit or
loss that is regularly reviewed by the CODM. This enables the CEO to assess the overall level of available resources and determine how
best to deploy these resources across research and development projects in line with the long-term company-wide strategic goals. Refer
to the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the presentation of consolidated loss from operations for the years ended
December 31, 2024 and 2023. The measure of segment assets is reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as “Total
assets.” There are no significant segment expenses as the expenses that are included in consolidated loss from operations are general
and administrative and research and development.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures . ASU
2023-07 updates reportable segment disclosure requirements primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses.
ASU 2023-07 is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and for interim periods within fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2024. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements.
The Company has adopted ASU 2023-07, and this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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In
December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures , which amends the
disclosure to address investor requests for more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures
primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information and includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness
of income tax disclosures. The ASU is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and early
adoption and retrospective application are permitted. The Company has adopted ASU 2023-09 effective January 1, 2025. The Company is in
the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2023-09 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements which will be reflected
in the December 31, 2025 financial statements.
In
November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement (Topic 220): Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation
Disclosures, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses , that requires public companies to disclose, in interim and reporting periods,
additional information about certain expenses in the financial statements. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-01, Income
Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective. ASU
2024-03, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods
beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and is effective on either a prospective basis or retrospective basis.
The Company is currently assessing the potential impacts of ASU 2024-03.
NOTE
3. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
As
of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the prepaid expenses and other current assets of the Company consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Prepaid value-added taxes
$ 233,054
$ 243,429
Prepaid other
152,894
62,036
Prepaid insurance
107,610
149,559
Prepaid research and development
—
46,320
Deferred offering costs (see Note 8)
—
567,603
Franchise tax receivable
—
79,258
R&D tax incentive receivable
—
145,349
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
$ 493,558
$ 1,293,554
NOTE
4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As
of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s intangible assets, which are located in the United States, consisted of:
SCHEDULE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Definite lived intangible assets
Balance at January 1, 2023
$ 379,686
Amortization
( 168,754 )
Balance at December 31, 2023
$ 210,932
Amortization
( 168,750 )
Balance at December 31, 2024
$ 42,182
For
identified definite lived intangible assets, there was no impairment expense during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. For identified
definite lived intangible assets, amortization expense amounted to $ 168,750 and $ 168,754 during the years ended December 31, 2024 and
2023, respectively.
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The
Company amortizes definite lived intangible assets on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Amortization expense
of identified intangible assets based on the carrying amount as of December 31, 2024 is as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF FINITE LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
Year ending December 31,
2025
$ 42,182
Finite lived assets amortization
expense
$ 42,182
NOTE
5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment consists of the following assets which are located in Calgary, Canada, with all amounts translated into U.S. dollars:
SCHEDULE
OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Lab equipment
$ 769,105
$ 836,709
Computer equipment and leasehold improvements
26,073
28,379
Property and equipment, gross
26,073
28,379
Less: Accumulated depreciation
( 489,401 )
( 357,711 )
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
$ 305,777
$ 507,377
Depreciation
expense was $ 168,739 and $ 175,228 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
NOTE
6. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
As
of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the accrued liabilities of the Company consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF ACCRUED LIABILITIES
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Product development
$ 332,421
$ 139,981
Accrued salaries, wages, and bonuses
1,327
8,889
Professional fees
103,968
584,810
Accrued restructuring costs
—
301,645
Accrued franchise taxes
261,100
22,318
Patent costs
18,000
18,000
Other
15,194
—
Total accrued expenses
$ 732,010
$ 1,075,643
NOTE
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As
of December 31, 2024, there was $ 232,891 due to related parties. This balance is related to payments due to board members of the Company.
Board member Sheila DeWitt has provided research and development services as an advisory consultant to the Company since May 2022. These
services are provided as needed on an hourly basis. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred $ 189,125 in service
fees related to these services. Of these fees, $ 176,125 has been paid and $ 13,000 is included in due to related parties on the consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 2024. There was no balance outstanding at December 31, 2023.
NOTE
8. SHARE CAPITAL AND OTHER EQUITY INSTRUMENTS
Authorized
Capital
The
holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably
such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of legally available funds. Upon the liquidation, dissolution,
or winding up of the Company, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets of the Company that are legally available
for distribution. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock were authorized under the Company’s articles of incorporation.
Equity
Distribution Agreement
On
September 1, 2023, the Company entered into the Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”), with Canaccord,
Genuity LLC (“Canaccord”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell from time to time, through Canaccord as sales
agent and/or principal, shares of common stock of the Company having an aggregate offering price of up to $ 10.0 million. Due to the offering
limitations applicable to the Company and in accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement, the Company may offer Common Stock
having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $ 2,392,514 pursuant to the prospectus supplement dated September 1, 2023 (the “Prospectus
Supplement”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement, Canaccord may sell the Common Stock by any method
permitted by law deemed to be an “at-the-market offering”. The Company will pay Canaccord a commission equal to 3.0 % of the
gross sales price of the Common Stock sold through Canaccord under the Distribution Agreement and has also agreed to reimburse Canaccord
for certain expenses. The Company may also sell Common Stock to Canaccord as principal for Canaccord’s own account at a price agreed
upon at the time of sale. Any sale of Common Stock to Canaccord as principal would be pursuant to the terms of a separate terms agreement
between the Company and Canaccord.
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On
December 28, 2023, the Company entered into warrant exercise inducement offer letters (the “Inducement Letters”) with certain
holders (the “Holders”) of the warrants that were modified in July 2022 (the “February 2022 Post-Modification Warrants”)
and registered direct (“RD”) and the private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) preferred investment options
to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Existing Warrants and Investment Options”) pursuant to which
the Holders agreed to exercise for cash their Existing Warrants and Investment Options to purchase 74,800 shares of the Company’s
common stock, in the aggregate, at a reduced exercised price of $ 20.55 per share (from an original exercise price of $ 116.70 per share),
in exchange for the Company’s agreement to issue new warrants (the “Inducement Warrants”) to purchase up to 149,600
shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Inducement Warrant Shares”), and the Holders to make a cash payment of $ 1.88
per Inducement Warrant share for total proceeds of $ 280,500 . In January 2024, the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $ 1,817,640
from the exercise of the Existing Warrants and Investment Options by the Holders and the sale of the Inducement Warrants. Because the
Existing Warrants and Investment Options by the Holders and the sale of the Inducement Warrants that exercised on December 28, 2023 and
unsettled until January 2024, the proceeds are included in the consolidated balance sheet as a subscription receivable as of December
31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, 27,867 shares of the Existing Warrants and Investment Options exercised were considered issued as
the Company had the enforceable right to obtain the cash proceeds, which were in-transit, and the Holders were no longer able to rescind
the exercise election. Due to the beneficial ownership limitation provisions, 46,934 shares of the Existing Warrants and Investment Options
exercised were initially unissued and held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until notice is received from the Holder that the
shares may be issued in compliance with such limitation. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued all 46,934 shares
of common stock of the 46,934 shares of Existing Warrants and Investment Options exercised that were held in abeyance due to the beneficial
ownership limitation provisions.
On
December 28, 2023, the Company entered into warrant exercise inducement offer letters (the “Inducement Letters”) with certain
holders of warrants and preferred investment options. The Inducement Letters prohibit the Company from entering into any variable rate
transaction as defined in the Inducement Letters, including the issuance of (1) any variable priced debt or equity securities or (2)
transactions whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price, such as through an at-the-market offering or an equity
line of credit. The variable rate transaction restriction would have expired after six-months from the closing date of December 28, 2023
for the Inducement Letters for an issuance through an at-the-market offering, and one-year for the remaining variable rate transactions,
however the restriction was waived for the at-the-market offering on March 8, 2024 and the equity line on May 3, 2024.
On
March 8, 2024, the Company entered into a series of common stock purchase agreements for the issuance in a registered direct offering
of 15,246 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Holders of the Inducement Warrants. The issuance was made in exchange for
the permanent and irrevocable waiver of the variable rate transaction limitation solely with respect to the entry into and/or issuance
of shares of common stock in an at the market offering contained in the Inducement Letters. The fair value of the shares issued for consideration
of waiving the variable rate transaction limitation was $ 322,453 and was charged to additional paid in capital, as it is direct and incremental
to the Distribution Agreement, on the consolidated balance sheet as an offering cost related to the Distribution Agreement.
During
the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued 111,200 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $ 2,392,502 under the Distribution
Agreement, and charged offering costs of $ 583,713 to additional paid in capital on the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31,
2024 and December 31, 2023, there were deferred offering costs related to the Distribution Agreement of $ 0 and $ 171,944 , respectively.
As of December 31, 2024, there is $ 0 available under the Distribution Agreement.
Lincoln
Park Equity Line
On
November 3, 2023, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement
(the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), pursuant to which
Lincoln Park has committed to purchase up to $ 10.0 million of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain limitations and satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
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Under
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln
Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to $ 10.0 million of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Purchase Shares”).
However, such sales of Common Stock by the Company, if any, will be subject to important limitations set forth in the Purchase Agreement,
including limitations on number of shares that may be sold. Sales may occur from time to time, at the Company’s sole discretion,
over the 24-month period commencing on the date that the conditions to Lincoln Park’s purchase obligation set forth in the Purchase
Agreement are satisfied, including that a registration statement on Form S-1 covering the resale of the shares of the Company’s
Common Stock that have been and may be issued to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement, which the Company has filed with the SEC
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, is declared effective by the SEC and a final prospectus relating thereto is filed with
the SEC. As required under the Purchase Agreement, the Company registered a resale of 76,032 shares of the Company’s common stock,
plus the 9,294 commitment shares, by Lincoln Park on a registration statement on Form S-1 dated November 8, 2023, which was declared
effective by the SEC on December 5, 2023. As of July 30, 2024, there were no remaining shares available to be issued in connection with
this registration statement. On September 4, 2024, the Company filed an amended Form S-1, which was declared effective by the SEC on
September 11, 2024. The amended Form S-1 registered an additional 326,667 shares of common stock that are available to be issued to Lincoln
Park in connection with this agreement.
Because
the purchase price per share to be paid by Lincoln Park for the shares of Common Stock that the Company may elect to sell to Lincoln
Park under the Purchase Agreement, if any, will fluctuate based on the market prices of the Company’s Common Stock at the time
the Company elects to sell shares to Lincoln Park pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, if any, it is not possible for the Company to predict
the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company will sell to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement, the purchase price per
share that Lincoln Park will pay for shares purchased from the Company under the Purchase Agreement, or the aggregate gross proceeds
that the Company will receive from those purchases by Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement.
On
May 3, 2024, the Company entered into a series of common stock purchase agreements for the issuance in a registered direct offering of
an aggregate of 30,534 shares of the Company’s common stock, to certain institutional investors. The issuance was made in exchange
for the permanent and irrevocable waiver of the variable rate transaction limitation with respect to any existing or future agreement
by the Company to effect any issuance of shares and issue such shares thereunder, as contained in those certain Inducement Offer Letters,
dated December 28, 2023, between the Company and those certain institutional investors. The Company will not receive any net proceeds
in connection with the offering. The fair value of the shares issued for consideration of waiving the variable rate transaction limitation
was $ 448,840 and was recorded as deferred offering costs, as direct and incremental to the Purchase Agreement, within prepaid expenses
and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet related to the Purchase Agreement.
The
common stock purchase agreements contain customary representations and warranties and certain indemnification obligations of the Company.
The common stock purchase agreements also restrict the Company from issuing, entering into any agreement to issue, or announcing the
issuance of the Company’s common stock from the date of the common stock purchase agreements until the earlier of 30 days after
entering into the agreements or at such time as one million ( 1,000,000 ) shares of the Company’s common stock have traded in the
open market. The closing of the issuance of the Shares pursuant to the common stock purchase agreements closed on May 3, 2024.
During
the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company had issued 159,366 shares of common stock, through the Purchase Agreement for gross cash
proceeds of $ 1,083,709 . During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company charged offering costs of $ 471,756 to additional paid in
capital on the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company has capitalized deferred offering costs of $ 0
and $ 395,660 , respectively. As of December 31, 2024, there were 243,334 shares available to be issued in connection with the Purchase
Agreement. The Company engaged in a best efforts public offering in the first quarter of 2025 (described below), which restricts the
use of the Lincoln Park Equity Line for a period of one year from February 3, 2025.
Common
Stock Activity
During
the year ended December 31, 2024 a total of 1,830 shares of common stock were issued pursuant to the vesting of restricted stock units.
During the year ended December 31, 2023 a total of 6,910 shares of common stock were issued pursuant to the vesting of restricted stock
units.
Stock
Options
Amendment
to 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan
On
May 3, 2022, the board of directors (“Board”) adopted the First Amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Enveric
Biosciences, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) to (i) increase the aggregate number of shares available
for the grant of awards by 9,739 shares to a total of 13,334 shares, and (ii) add an “evergreen” provision whereby the number
of shares authorized for issuance pursuant to awards under the Incentive Plan will be automatically increased on the first trading date
immediately following the date the Company issues any share of common stock (defined below) to any person or entity, to the extent necessary
so that the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance under the Incentive Plan will equal the greater
of (x) 13,334 shares, and (y) 15% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of such issuance date
(the “Evergreen Provision”). The Plan Amendment was approved by the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting of
the Company’s shareholders held on July 14, 2022.
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On
November 2, 2023, the stockholders approved the amendments to the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which was approved by the Board on August
8, 2023 (the “Amended Incentive Plan”). The Amended Incentive Plan (i) increased the number of authorized shares reserved
for issuance under the Amended Incentive Plan to a maximum of 23,334 , subject to equitable adjustment, and (ii) removed the Evergreen
Provision implemented in the Plan Amendment. During the first quarter of 2024, the Board approved an equitable adjustment to increase
the number of shares available under the Plan by 8,986 shares. Effective October 9, 2024, the Board approved an equitable adjustment
to increase the number of shares available under the Incentive Plan by 64,402 shares, which increased the total number of authorized
shares under the Incentive Plan to 96,721 shares. As of December 31, 2024, the total number of shares available for grant under the Incentive
Plan was 25,659 .
A
summary of the stock option activity under the Company’s incentive plan for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is presented
below:
SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTION
Number of Shares
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2023
3,222
$ 555.75
$ 672.30
4.1
$ —
Granted
—
—
—
—
Forfeited
( 1,200 )
46.05
38.70
—
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
2,022
857.55
1,158.30
3.4
—
Granted
—
—
—
—
Forfeited
( 484 )
590.25
810.30
—
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
1,538
$ 941.55
$ 1,267.65
2.3
$ —
Exercisable at December 31, 2024
1,487
$ 972.42
$ 1,310.20
2.0
$ —
The
Company’s stock based compensation expense, recorded within general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of
operations and comprehensive loss, related to stock options for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $( 5,441 ) and $ 156,075 ,
respectively.
As
of December 31, 2024, the Company had $ 1,932 in unamortized stock option expense, which will be recognized over a weighted average period
of 1.15 years.
Issuance
of Restricted Stock Units
The
Company’s activity in restricted stock units was as follows for the year ended December 31, 2024:
SCHEDULE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Number of shares
Weighted average fair value
Non-vested at January 1, 2023
4,271
$ 1,388.55
Granted
12,167
40.95
Forfeited
( 2,896 )
385.80
Vested
( 4,176 )
297.00
Non-vested at December 31, 2023
9,366
434.55
Granted
42,543
8.84
Forfeited
( 1,850 )
43.05
Vested
( 2,042 )
333.30
Non-vested at December 31, 2024
48,017
$ 24.08
For
the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded $ 1,475,947 and $ 1,994,085 , respectively, in stock-based compensation
expense related to restricted stock units, which is a component of both general and administrative and research and development expenses
in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had unamortized stock-based
compensation costs related to restricted stock units of $ 892,536 which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.91 years.
As of December 31, 2024, 1,369 restricted stock units are vested without shares of common stock being issued, with all of these shares
due as of December 31, 2024.
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The
following table summarizes the Company’s recognition of stock-based compensation for restricted stock units for the following periods:
SCHEDULE
OF STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION FOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
2024
2023
Year ended December 31,
2024
2023
Stock-based compensation expense for RSUs:
General and administrative
$ 646,636
$ 1,085,791
Research and development
829,311
908,294
Total
$ 1,475,947
$ 1,994,085
Stock-based compensation
expense for RSUs
$ 1,475,947
$ 1,994,085
Restricted
Stock Awards
The
Company’s activity in restricted common stock was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2024:
SCHEDULE
OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Number of shares
Weighted average fair value
Non-vested at January 1, 2024
—
—
Granted
14,586
$ 6.30
Vested
( 14,586 )
$ 6.30
Non-vested at December 31, 2024
—
$ —
For
the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded $ 91,886 and $ 0 , respectively, in stock-based compensation expense within
general and administrative expense, related to restricted stock awards. As of December 31, 2024, there were no unamortized stock-based
compensation costs related to restricted share awards. The balance of Common Shares related to the vested restricted stock awards as
of December 31, 2024 will be issued during the 2025 calendar year. There are 14,586 vested and unissued shares of restricted stock awards
as of December 31, 2024. These shares were issued during the first quarter of 2025.
Warrants
and Preferred Investment Options
The
following table summarizes information about shares issuable under warrants outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
SCHEDULE OF WARRANTS OUTSTANDING
Warrant shares outstanding
Weighted average exercise price
Weighted average remaining life
Intrinsic value
Outstanding at January 1, 2023
43,698
$ 875.40
3.6
$ 5,514
Issued
154,088
20.55
—
—
Exercised
( 8,134 )
20.55
—
—
Forfeited
( 3,038 )
1,672.50
—
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
186,614
176.85
4.6
—
Issued
—
—
—
—
Expired
( 39 )
2,400.00
—
—
Exercised
( 130,267 )
20.55
—
—
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
56,308
$ 536.70
2.7
$ —
Exercisable at December 31, 2024
56,308
$ 536.70
2.7
$ —
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The
following table summarizes information about investment options outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT OPTIONS
Investment options outstanding
Weighted average exercise price
Weighted average remaining life
Intrinsic value
Outstanding at January 1, 2023
71,334
$ 118.95
5.1
$ —
Exercised
( 66,667 )
20.55
—
—
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
4,667
150.00
4.1
$ —
Exercised
—
—
—
—
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
4,667
$ 150.00
2.6
$ —
Exercisable at December 31, 2024
4,667
$ 150.00
2.6
$ —
On
December 28, 2023, the Company entered into warrant exercise inducement offer letters (the “Inducement Letters”) with certain
holders (the “Holders”) of the February 2022 Post-Modification Warrant and RD and PIPE preferred investment options to purchase
shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Existing Warrants and Investment Options”) pursuant to which the Holders
agreed to exercise for cash their Existing Warrants and Investment Options to purchase 74,800 shares of the Company’s common stock,
in the aggregate, at a reduced exercised price of $ 20.55 per share (from an original exercise price of $ 116.70 per share), in exchange
for the Company’s agreement to issue new warrants (the “Inducement Warrants”) to purchase up to 149,600 shares of the
Company’s common stock (the “Inducement Warrant Shares”), and the Holders to make a cash payment of $ 1.88 per Inducement
Warrant share for total proceeds of $ 280,500 . In January 2024, the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $ 1,817,640 from the exercise
of the Existing Warrants and Investment Options by the Holders and the sale of the Inducement Warrants. Because the Existing Warrants
and Investment Options by the Holders and the sale of the Inducement Warrants that exercised on December 28, 2023 and unsettled until
January 2024, the proceeds are included in the consolidated balance sheet as a subscription receivable as of December 31, 2023. As of
December 31, 2023, 27,867 shares of the Existing Warrants and Investment Options exercised were considered issued as the Company had
the enforceable right to the obtain the cash proceeds, which were in-transit, and the Holders were no longer able to rescind the exercise
election. Due to the beneficial ownership limitation provisions, 46,934 shares of the Existing Warrants and Investment Options exercised
were initially unissued and held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until notice is received from the Holder that the shares may
be issued in compliance with such limitation. The Company engaged Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”) to act as its financial
advisor in connection with the transactions summarized above and has paid Roth approximately $144,000 for its services, in addition to
reimbursement for certain expenses. Roth was also issued warrants to purchase up to 4,488 shares of common stock. The Roth Warrants have
the same terms as the Inducement Warrants. The grant date fair value of these Roth Warrants was estimated to be $77,991 on December 28,
2023 and were charged to additional paid in capital as issuance costs. The Company also incurred legal fees of $17,254 related to the
transactions above that were charged to additional paid in capital as issuance costs.
The
Company also agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of the Inducement Warrant Shares issued or issuable
upon the exercise of the Inducement Warrants (the “Resale Registration Statement”) by January 8, 2024 (filed January 11,
2024). In the Inducement Letters, the Company agreed not to issue any shares of common stock or common stock equivalents or to file any
other registration statement with the SEC (in each case, subject to certain exceptions) for a period ending on February 26, 2024. The
Company also agreed not to effect or agree to effect any variable rate transaction (as defined in the Inducement Letters) until December
28, 2024. See the Equity Distribution Agreement section of this Note.
In
connection with this transaction, the Company determined the fair value of the Existing Warrants and Investment Options immediately prior
to the Inducement Letters and the fair value of the amended warrants and investment options immediately after the Inducement Letters.
The pre-modification measurement of fair value of the Existing Warrants and Investment Options were determined utilizing a Black-Scholes
model considering all relevant assumptions current at the date of modification (i.e. for the Existing Warrants share price of $ 23.40 ,
exercise price of $ 116.70 , term of 3.6 years, volatility of 94 %, risk-free rate of 3.96 %, and expected dividend rate of 0 %, resulting
in a fair value per share of $ 8.10 and for the Investment Options share price of $ 23.40 , exercise price of $ 116.70 , term of 4.1 years,
volatility of 95 %, risk-free rate of 3.90 %, and expected dividend rate of 0 %, resulting in a fair value per share of $ 9.30 ). The total
fair value of the 8,134 Existing Warrants and 66,667 Investment Options was $ 65,349 and $ 618,648 , respectively. The post-modification
fair value was determined using the intrinsic value of $ 2.85 due to the inducement and totaled $ 23,180 and $ 190,000 for the Existing
Warrants and Investment Options, respectively. The change in fair value from the date of the modification prior to modification and the
fair value on the date of the modification after the modification, but prior to exercise was $ 470,817 , which was reflected as an inducement
gain, within other expenses on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
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The
grant date fair value of these Inducement Warrants was estimated to be $ 2,599,552 on December 28, 2023 and the proceeds of $ 280,500 ,
which were received on January 2, 2024, for the issuance of the Inducement Warrants is reflected as inducement expense, within other
expenses on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
The
Company established the initial fair value of its equity classified Inducement Warrants at the date of issuance on December 28, 2023.
The Company used a Black Scholes valuation model in order to determine their value. The key inputs into the Black Scholes valuation model
for the valuation of the warrants are below:
SCHEDULE
OF BLACK SCHOLES VALUATION MODEL FOR VALUATION OF WARRANTS
Roth and Inducement Warrants
December 28, 2023
Term (years)
5.0
Stock price
$ 23.40
Exercise price
$ 20.55
Dividend yield
— %
Expected volatility
92.0 %
Risk free interest rate
3.80 %
Number of warrants
154,088
Value (per share)
$ 17.40
Series
C Preferred Shares
On
May 3, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a dividend of one one-thousandth of a share of the Company’s
Series C Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock held
of record as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 13, 2022 (the “Record Date”). This dividend was based on the number of outstanding
shares of common stock prior to the Reverse Stock Split. The outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock were entitled to vote together
with the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, as a single class, exclusively with respect to a proposal giving the
Board the authority, as it determines appropriate, to implement a reverse stock split within twelve months following the approval of
such proposal by the Company’s stockholders (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”), as well as any proposal to adjourn
any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of voting on the Reverse Stock Split Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”).
The
Company held a special meeting of stockholders on July 14, 2022 (the “Special Meeting”) for the purpose of voting on, among
other proposals, a Reverse Stock Split Proposal and an Adjournment Proposal. All shares of Series C Preferred Stock that were not present
in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting were automatically redeemed by the Company immediately prior to the opening of the polls
at Special Meeting (the “Initial Redemption”). All shares that were not redeemed pursuant to the Initial Redemption were
redeemed automatically upon the approval by the Company’s stockholders of the Reverse Stock Split Proposal at the Special Meeting
(the “Subsequent Redemption” and, together with the Initial Redemption, the “Redemption”). Each share of Series
C Preferred Stock was entitled to receive $0.10 in cash for each 10 whole shares of Series C Preferred Stock immediately prior to the
Redemption. As of June 30, 2022, there were 52,684.548 shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. As of December 31,
2022, both the Initial Redemption and the Subsequent Redemption had occurred. As a result, no shares of Series C Preferred Stock remain
outstanding. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there are 100,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock authorized for future issuances.
NOTE
9. REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
Spin-Off
and Related Private Placement
In
connection with the Spin-Off, on May 5, 2022, Akos and the Company entered into into a Securities
Purchase Agreement (the “Akos Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited investor (the “Akos Investor”) ,
pursuant to which Akos agreed to sell up to an aggregate of 5,000 shares of Akos Series A Preferred Stock, at price of $ 1,000 per share,
and warrants (the “Akos Warrants”) to purchase shares of Akos’ common stock, par value $ 0.01 per share (the “Akos
Common Stock”), for an aggregate purchase price of up to $ 5,000,000 (the “ Akos
Private Placement ” ). The Akos Purchase Agreement was guaranteed by the Company. Pursuant
to the Akos Purchase Agreement, Akos issued 1,000 shares of the Akos Series A Preferred Stock to the Akos Investor in exchange for $ 1,000,000
on May 5, 2022. The additional $ 4,000,000 was to be received on or immediately prior to the Spin-Off. The issuance of the Akos Series
A Preferred Stock results in RNCI (see Note 2). Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC (“Palladium”) acted as placement agent for
the Akos Private Placement. Pursuant to the Akos Purchase Agreement, Akos had agreed to pay Palladium a fee equal to 9% of the aggregate
gross proceeds raised from the sale of the shares of the Akos Series A Preferred Stock and a non-accountable expense allowance of 1%
of the aggregate gross proceeds raised the sale of the Akos Series A Preferred Stock in the Akos Private Placement. The fee due in connection
with the Akos Private Placement to be paid to Palladium in the form of convertible preferred stock and warrants was on similar terms
to the securities issued in the Akos Private Placement. Palladium was also entitled to warrants to purchase Akos Common Stock in an amount
up to 8 % of the number of shares of Akos Common Stock underlying the shares issuable upon conversion of the Akos Series A Preferred Stock.
As of December 31, 2023, no accruals are required to be recorded for the fees or warrants since the Akos Series A Preferred Stock has
been redeemed.
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Terms
of Akos Series A Preferred Stock
Under
the Certificate of the Designations, Preferences, and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Akos (the “Akos Series
A Preferred Certificate of Designations”), on or immediately prior to the completion of the spin-off of Akos into an independent,
separately traded public company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the outstanding Akos Series A Preferred Stock automatically converted
into a number of shares of Akos Common Stock equal to 25 % of the then issued and outstanding Akos Common Stock, subject to the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation (as defined in the Akos Purchase Agreement). Cumulative dividends on each share of Akos Series A Preferred Stock
accrue at the rate of 5 % annually.
The
Akos Series A Preferred Certificate of Designations provided that upon the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of May 5, 2022, and
only in the event that the Spin-Off has not occurred; or (ii) such time that Akos and the Company have abandoned the Spin-Off or the
Company is no longer pursuing the Spin-Off in good faith, the holders of the Akos Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right (the
“Put Right”), but not the obligation, to cause Akos to purchase all or a portion of the Akos Series A Preferred Stock for
a purchase price equal to $ 1,000 per share, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Akos Series A Preferred Certificate of
Designations (the “Stated Value”), plus all the accrued but unpaid dividends per share. In addition, after the one-year anniversary
of May 5, 2022, and only in the event that the Spin-Off has not occurred and Akos is not in material default of any of the transaction
documents, Akos may, at its option, at any time and from time to time, redeem the outstanding shares of Akos Series A Preferred Stock,
in whole or in part, for a purchase price equal to the aggregate Stated Value of the shares of Akos Series A Preferred Stock being redeemed
and the accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares. Pursuant to the Akos Purchase Agreement, the Company has guaranteed the payment
of the purchase price for the shares purchased under the Put Right.
The
Akos Series A Preferred Certificate of Designations contains limitations that prevent the holder thereof from acquiring shares of Akos
Common Stock upon conversion of the Akos Series A Preferred Stock that would result in the number of shares of Akos Common Stock beneficially
owned by such holder and its affiliates exceeding 9.99% of the total number of shares of Akos Common Stock outstanding immediately after
giving effect to the conversion (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”), except that upon notice from the holder to Akos,
the holder may increase or decrease the limit of the amount of ownership of outstanding shares of Akos Common Stock after converting
the holder’s shares of Akos Series A Preferred Stock, provided that any change in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall not
be effective until 61 days following notice to Akos.
Redemption
of Akos Series A Preferred Stock
In
May 2023, pursuant to the Akos Series A Preferred Certificate of Designations, the holders of the Akos Series A Preferred Stock exercised
the Put Right requiring Akos to force redemption of all of the Akos Series A Preferred Stock for $ 1,000 per share, plus accrued
but unpaid dividends of approximately $ 52,000 for a total of approximately $ 1,052,000 . The Company had 20 days following the receipt
of the Put Exercise Notice to make the payment and made payment on May 19, 2023. Upon redemption in May 2023, the Company revalued the
derivative liability and the Company recognized a change in fair value of the derivative liability on the Company’s consolidated
statement of operations during the second quarter of 2023 of $ 714,000 .
The
Company, Akos, and the Akos Investor have terminated the Akos Purchase Agreement in connection with the planned Spin-Off and certain
registration rights agreement in connection with the Akos Private Placement.
Accounting
for Akos Series A Preferred Stock
Since
the shares of Akos Series A Preferred Stock were redeemable at the option of the holder and the redemption is not solely in the control
of the Company, the shares of Akos Series A Preferred Stock were accounted for as a redeemable non-controlling interest and classified
within mezzanine equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The redeemable non-controlling interest was initially measured
at fair value. Dividends on the shares of Akos Series A Preferred Stock were recognized as preferred dividends attributable to redeemable
non-controlling interest in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
The
table below presents the reconciliation of changes in redeemable non-controlling interest:
SCHEDULE OF RECONCILIATION CHANGE IN REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
Balance at December 31, 2022
$ 885,028
Preferred dividends attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest
19,041
Accretion of embedded derivative and transaction costs associated with Akos Series A Preferred Stock to redemption value
147,988
Redemption of Akos Series A Preferred Stock
( 1,052,057 )
Balance at December 31, 2023
$ —
In
May 2023, the Akos Series A Preferred Stock was redeemed for a total of $ 1,052,057 , and the balance of the redeemable non-controlling
interest is $ 0 as of December 31, 2023.
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NOTE
10. LICENSING AGREEMENTS
On
July 10, 2024, Akos entered into an Exclusive License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Aries Science and Technology,
LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“Aries”), pursuant to which Akos granted Aries a license of Akos’s patented
radiation dermatitis topical product. The license allows Akos to use the patented formulation to develop pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical
products for treating radiation dermatitis suitable for administration to humans or animals. The license is exclusive (subject to certain
exceptions contained in the License Agreement), worldwide, royalty-bearing, and includes the right to sublicense. Akos is entitled to
potential license payments, milestone payments and royalties based on net revenues of the Licensed Product on a licensed product-by-licensed
product and country-by-country basis pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. Aries has the option during the license term, to purchase
the rights to each licensed product (on a licensed product-by-licensed product basis) in the form of an exclusive (as to the applicable
licensed product), fully paid, transferable right and license to the licensed product.
The
Company has not earned any revenue related to this agreement as of December 31, 2024.
On
November 7, 2024, the Company entered into an Out-Licensing Agreement (the “Agreement”) with MycoMedica Life Sciences, PBC,
a Delaware public benefit corporation (“MycoMedica”), pursuant to which the Company will out-license EB-002 and its EVM201
series to MycoMedica for further development and sales of the product in treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. MycoMedica will receive
an exclusive, global license to the formulations, drugs, method of use, and medical devices developed by Enveric to utilize the compound.
As part of the Agreement, the Company will receive a $ 20,000 upfront payment, and if certain conditions are met, will receive development
and sales milestone payments of up to $ 62 million and tiered single-digit royalties based on future sales. MycoMedica has the option
during the license term to buyout its milestone and royalty payment obligations at a predetermined amount depending upon the stage of
product development and commercialization at the time of the buyout. Further, MycoMedica has the right to purchase the licensed patents
at a nominal amount upon a change of control of the Company, although doing so does not relieve MycoMedica of any of its payment obligations.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company received $ 20,000 from MycoMedica as a licensing fee, which is recorded as other
income in the consolidated statements of operations.
NOTE
11. FAIR VALUE
The
following table provides the financial liabilities measured on a recurring basis and reported at fair value on the balance sheet as of
December 31, 2024 and 2023, and indicates the fair value of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value of
warrant liabilities and investment options:
SCHEDULE
OF FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY OF VALUATION INPUTS ON RECURRING BASIS
Level
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Warrant liabilities - January 2021 Warrants
3
$ —
$ 4
Warrant liabilities - February 2021 Warrants
3
—
4
Warrant liabilities - February 2022 Warrants
3
1,100
25,462
Fair value of warrant liability
$ 1,100
$ 25,470
Level
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Wainwright investment options
3
$ 1,988
$ 23,608
Fair value of investment option liability
$ 1,988
$ 23,608
The
warrant liabilities and investment options are all classified as Level 3, for which there is no current market for these securities such
as the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation. Changes in fair value measurement categorized within
Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are analyzed each period based on changes in estimates or assumptions and recorded within other income
(expense) on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss
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Subsequent
measurement
The
following table presents the changes in fair value of the warrant liabilities, derivative liability, and investment options that are
classified as Level 3:
SCHEDULE
OF FAIR VALUE OF WARRANT LIABILITIES AND DERIVATIVE LIABILITY AND INVESTMENT OPTIONS
Total Warrant Liabilities
Fair value as of December 31, 2022
$ 185,215
Exercise of warrants
( 65,349 )
Change in fair value
( 94,396 )
Fair value as of December 31, 2023
$ 25,470
Change in fair value
( 24,370 )
Fair value as of December 31, 2024
$ 1,100
Total Derivative Liability
Fair value as of December 31, 2022
$ 727,000
Change in fair value arising from redemption of Akos Series A Preferred Stock - See Note 9
( 727,000 )
Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock
—
Fair value as of December 31, 2023
$ —
There
was no activity related to the derivative liability during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Total Investment Options
Fair value as of December 31, 2022
$ 851,008
Change in fair value
( 208,752 )
Exercise of investment options
( 618,648 )
Fair value of investment option liability as of December 31, 2023
$ 23,608
Change in fair value
( 21,620 )
Fair value of investment option liability as of December 31, 2024
$ 1,988
The
key inputs into the Black Scholes valuation model for the Level 3 valuations of the warrant liabilities as of December 31, 2024 are below:
SCHEDULE
OF BLACK SCHOLES VALUATION MODELS OF WARRANT LIABILITIES AND INVESTMENT OPTIONS
January 2021 Warrants
February 2021 Warrants
February 2022 Warrants
Term (years)
1.0
1.1
2.1
Stock price
$ 5.38
$ 5.38
$ 5.38
Exercise price
$ 3,712.50
$ 3,675.00
$ 412.50
Dividend yield
— %
— %
— %
Expected volatility
90.0 %
90.0 %
106.0 %
Risk free interest rate
4.20 %
4.20 %
4.30 %
Number of warrants
2,429
2,286
22,534
Value (per share)
$ —
$ —
$ 0.003
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The
key inputs into the Black Scholes valuation model for the Level 3 valuations of the warrant liabilities as of December 31, 2023 are below:
January 2021 Warrants
February 2021 Warrants
February 2022 Warrants Unmodified
Term (years)
2.0
2.1
3.1
Stock price
$ 19.50
$ 19.50
$ 19.50
Exercise price
$ 3,712.50
$ 3,675.00
$ 412.50
Dividend yield
— %
— %
— %
Expected volatility
89.0 %
88.0 %
87.0 %
Risk free interest rate
4.20 %
4.20 %
4.00 %
Number of warrants
2,429
2,286
22,534
Value (per share)
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 1.20
The
key inputs into the Black Scholes valuation model for the Level 3 valuations of the investment options as of December 31, 2024 are below:
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC Options
Term (years)
2.6
Stock price
$ 5.38
Exercise price
$ 150.00
Dividend yield
— %
Expected volatility
108.0 %
Risk free interest rate
4.30 %
Number of investment options
4,667
Value (per share)
$ 0.03
The
key inputs into the Black Scholes valuation model for the Level 3 valuations of the investment options as of December 31, 2023 are below:
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC Options
Term (years)
3.6
Stock price
$ 19.50
Exercise price
$ 150.00
Dividend yield
— %
Expected volatility
94.0 %
Risk free interest rate
4.0 %
Number of investment options
4,667
Value (per share)
$ 5.10
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NOTE
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The
Company is periodically involved in legal proceedings, legal actions and claims arising in the normal course of business. Management
believes that the outcome of such legal proceedings, legal actions and claims will not have a significant adverse effect on the Company’s
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Australian
Subsidiary Research and Development
On
March 23, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the selection of Australian CRO, Avance Clinical, in preparation for Phase
1 Study of EB-373, the Company’s lead candidate targeting the treatment of anxiety disorders. Under the agreement, Avance Clinical
will manage the Phase 1 clinical trial of EB-373 in coordination with the Company’s newly established Australian subsidiary, Enveric
Therapeutics Pty, Ltd. The Phase 1 clinical trial is designed as a multi-cohort, dose-ascending study to measure the safety and tolerability
of EB-373. EB-373, a next-generation proprietary psilocin prodrug, has been recognized as a New Chemical Entity (NCE) by Australia’s
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and is currently in preclinical development targeting the treatment of anxiety disorder. The total
cost of the Avance Clinical contract is approximately 3,400,000 AUD, which translates to approximately $ 2,114,000 USD as of December
31, 2024. The Company has terminated the agreement as of December 31, 2024. Total project costs were 3,300,000 AUD and the Company will
not incur any future costs associated with the agreement. Accordingly, the Company has $ 0 recorded as prepaid assets within prepaid and
other current assets, accrued $ 0 recorded as accrued liabilities and $ 0 as accounts payable on the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company has expensed $ 495,465 and $ 1,751,444 , respectively, in research and
development expenses within the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2024, the project is completed.
According
to Australian tax law, the Company is allowed an R&D tax credit that reduces a company’s tax bill in Australia for expenses
incurred in R&D subject to certain requirements. The Company’s Australian subsidiary submits R&D tax credit requests annually
for research and development expenses incurred. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had a research and development tax credit
receivable of $ 0 and $ 145,349 , respectively, for R&D expenses incurred in Australia, included in prepaid and other current assets
within the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company received the amount due in relation to the research and development
tax credit of $ 290,447 during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Purchase
agreement with Prof. Zvi Vogel and Dr. Ilana Nathan
On
December 26, 2017, Jay Pharma entered into a purchase agreement with Prof. Zvi Vogel and Dr. Ilana Nathan (the “Vogel-Nathan Purchase
Agreement”), pursuant to which Jay Pharma was assigned ownership rights to certain patents, which were filed and unissued as of
the date of the Vogel-Nathan Purchase Agreement. The patent portfolio acquired and developed under the Vogel-Nathan Purchase Agreement
was sold to undisclosed buyers for an amount not material to these financials in the first quarter of 2024. No additional financial or
other obligations exist regarding the Vogel-Nathan Purchase Agreement.
Other
Consulting and Vendor Agreements
The
Company has entered into a number of agreements and work orders for future consulting, clinical trial support, and testing services,
with terms ranging between one and 12 months. These agreements, in aggregate, commit the Company to approximately $ 0.3 million in future
cash payments.
Reduction
in Force/Restructuring
In
May 2023, the Company entered into a cost reduction plan, including a reduction in force (“RIF”) of approximately 35 % of
its full-time employees to streamline its operations and conserve cash resources. Additionally, contracts with seven consultants that
were focused on the Akos cannabinoid spin-out were terminated. The plan included a focus on progressing the Company’s existing
non-cannabinoid pipeline while reducing the rate of spend and managing cash flow. In June 2023, the Company completed the reduction in
force, with such severance expenses recorded in general and administrative accounts.
In
June 2023, the Company entered into a separation agreement with Avani Kanubaddi, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer
(the “Kanubaddi Separation Agreement”). In accordance with the Kanubaddi Separation Agreement, Mr. Kanubaddi received salary
and benefits that is paid out in twelve monthly installments beginning in July 2023, was eligible for his 2023 performance bonus, which
was not achieved, and any outstanding restricted stock units retained their vesting conditions.
The
following table summarizes the Reduction in Force/Restructuring activity and ending balance at December 31, 2024 and 2023 for the remaining
severance payments included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet:
SCHEDULE OF REDUCTION IN FORCE/RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITY
Accrued Restructuring Costs
January 1, 2023 Beginning balance
$ —
Restructuring costs incurred
1,004,033
Restructuring costs paid
( 572,628 )
Restructuring costs reversed
( 129,760 )
December 31, 2023 ending balance
$ 301,645
Restructuring costs paid
( 301,645 )
December 31, 2024 ending balance
$ —
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NOTE
13. INCOME TAXES
The
Company’s U.S. and foreign loss before income taxes are set forth below:
SCHEDULE OF EARNING (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME
TAX
2024
2023
December 31,
2024
2023
United States
$ ( 7,465,630 )
$ ( 10,205,116 )
Foreign
( 2,100,427 )
( 7,057,703 )
Total
$ ( 9,566,057 )
$ ( 17,262,819 )
For
the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded income tax expense of $ 8,930 and $ 28,913 , respectively. The income tax
expense is as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE BENEFITS
December 31,
Current:
2024
2023
Federal
$ —
$ —
State
( 8,930 )
( 28,913 )
Foreign
—
$ —
Total
current income tax (expense) benefit
$ ( 8,930 )
$ ( 28,913 )
Deferred:
Federal
$ —
$ —
State
—
—
Foreign
—
—
Total
deferred income tax (expense) benefit
$ —
$ —
Total income tax expense
$ ( 8,930 )
$ ( 28,913 )
The
Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities consist of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
2024
2023
December 31,
2024
2023
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards
$ 12,010,882
$ 10,889,863
Stock-based compensation
938,457
1,185,399
Research and development capitalized expenses
563,389
611,245
Intangible amortization
111,471
80,518
Other
31,376
70,730
Less valuation allowances
( 13,655,575 )
( 12,837,755 )
Net deferred tax assets
$ —
$ —
The
Company had the following potentially utilizable net operating loss tax carryforwards:
SCHEDULE
OF OPERATING LOSS CARRY FORWARDS
2024
2023
December 31,
2024
2023
Federal
$ 30,086,333
$ 24,268,692
State
$ 14,467,439
$ 11,220,065
Foreign
$ 17,543,639
$ 17,672,420
Net operating loss tax carryforwards
$ 17,543,639
$ 17,672,420
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The
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) limits the net operating loss deduction to 80% of taxable income for losses arising
in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $ 30,086,333 which can be carried forward indefinitely, state net operating losses carryforwards
of $ 14,467,439 , of which $ 6,407,050 can be carried forward indefinitely and remainder can be carried 20 years and Canadian net operating
loss carryforwards of $ 17,543,639 , of which $ 16,215,951 will begin to expire in 2040 and the remainder is carried forward indefinitely.
The
Company’s effective tax rate varied from the statutory rate as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF EFFECTIVE STATUTORY INCOME TAX RATE
2024
2023
December 31,
2024
2023
Federal income tax at the statutory rate
( 21.0 )%
( 21.0 )%
State income tax rate (net of federal)
( 2.1 )%
( 1.2 )%
Foreign tax rate differential
2.1 %
( 3.0 )%
Non-deductible expenses
1.0 %
1.4 %
Deferred true-up
11.6 %
13.2 %
Change in valuation allowance
8.5 %
10.8 %
Effective income tax rate
0.1 %
0.2 %
In
assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all
of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of
future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The valuation allowance increased by
$ 817,820 and $ 1,859,862 during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The
Company files U.S. federal and state returns. The Company’s foreign subsidiary also files a local tax return in their local jurisdiction.
From a U.S. federal, state and Canadian perspective the years that remain open to examination are consistent with each jurisdiction’s
statute of limitations.
Section
382
The
utilization of the Company’s net operating losses may be subject to a substantial limitation in the event of any significant future
changes in its ownership structure under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Such limitation may result
in the expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards before their utilization. We have not conducted any studies to determine annual
limitations, if any, that could result from such changes in ownership.
Section
174
Beginning
in 2022, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) eliminated the option to deduct research and development expenditures
in the current year and requires taxpayers to amortize US expenses over five years and foreign expense over fifteen years pursuant to
IRC Section 174. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company has estimated and capitalized gross $ 202,147 and $ 463,696 ,
respectively, of research and development expenditures that will be amortized primarily over five years. This did not have a material
impact on the Company’s tax liability for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company will continue to evaluate the
impact of these tax law changes on the current and future periods.
NOTE
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
January 30, 2025, the Company commenced a best efforts public offering (the “Offering”) of an aggregate of (i) 1,229,330
shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock of the Company, (ii) 437,336 pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”)
to purchase 437,336 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”), (iii) 1,666,666 Series A warrants (the “Series
A Warrants”) to purchase 1,666,666 shares of Common Stock (the “Series A Warrant Shares”), and (iv) 1,666,666 Series
B warrants (the “Series B Warrants,” and together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants”) to purchase 1,666,666
shares of Common Stock (the “Series B Warrant Shares”). Each Share or Pre-Funded Warrant was sold together with one Series
A Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock and one Series B Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock. The offering price for
each Share and accompanying Warrants was $ 3.00 , and the offering price for each Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Warrants was $ 2.9999 .
The Pre-Funded Warrants have an exercise price of $ 0.0001 per share, are exercisable immediately and will expire when exercised in full.
Each Warrant has an exercise price of $ 3.00 per share and will be exercisable immediately upon issuance (“Initial Exercise Date”).
The Series A Warrants expire on the five-year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date. The Series B Warrants expire on the 18-month
anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date.
The
Offering closed on February 3, 2025. The net proceeds of the Offering, after deducting the fees and expenses of the Placement Agent (as
defined below), described in more detail below, and other offering expenses payable by the Company, but excluding the net proceeds, if
any, from the exercise of the Warrants, is approximately $ 4.2 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering
for working capital, EB-003 development, and general corporate purposes.
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In
connection with the Offering, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a
certain institutional investor. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed not to issue, enter into any agreement to issue
or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for shares of Common Stock or file any registration statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto for 60 days after
the closing date of the Offering, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the Company has agreed not to effect or enter into an agreement
to effect any issuance of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock involving
a variable rate transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) until the one-year anniversary of the closing date of the Offering,
subject to an exception.
A
holder will not have the right to exercise any portion of the Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants if the holder (together with its affiliates)
would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after
giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrants or the Pre-Funded
Warrants, respectively.
Pursuant
to an engagement agreement, as amended, (the “Engagement Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “Placement
Agent”), the Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent in connection with the Offering (i) a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the aggregate
gross proceeds received in the Offering, (ii) a management fee equal to 1.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received in the Offering,
(iii) a non-accountable expense allowance of $ 25,000 , (iv) reimbursement of up to $ 100,000 for legal fees and expenses and other out
of pocket expenses and (v) up to $ 15,950 for the clearing expenses.
Also
pursuant to the Engagement Agreement, the Company, in connection with the Offering, agreed to issue to the Placement Agent or its designees
warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 116,666 shares of Common Stock (the “Placement
Agent Warrant Shares”) (which represents 7.0 % of the Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the Offering). The Placement Agent
Warrants have an exercise price of $ 3.75 per share (which represents 125 % of the public offering price per Share and accompanying Warrants),
expire on January 30, 2030, and are exercisable following the Initial Exercise Date.
During
February 2025, a total of 437,336 shares of Common Stock have been issued due to exercises of the Pre-Funded Warrants and 25,000 shares
of Common Stock have been issued due to exercises of Series B Warrants.
On
February 3, 2025, Akos entered into two licensing agreements with Restoration Biologics LLC (“Restoration Biologics”), a
biotechnology company focused on the treatment of joint disease. The companies have executed two licenses for Akos’ cannabinoid-COX-2
conjugate compounds, for pharmaceutical and potential non-pharmaceutical applications.
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