Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
−Removed: in this report (this “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to ANEW
−Removed: Medical, Inc.
+Added: in this report (this “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Klotho
+Added: Neurosciences, Inc.
References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors.
−Removed: following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction
+Added: The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction
with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
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to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
−Removed: ANEW Medical, Inc.
−Removed: Company” or “Public ANEW”) develops essential medicines for the treatment of chronic diseases – cancer, cardiovascular,
−Removed: and neurodegenerative disorders.
+Added: Neurosciences, Inc.
+Added: (“The Company” or “Klotho”) develops essential medicines for the treatment of chronic diseases
+Added: – cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative disorders.
The Company currently has acquired two licensed platforms:
−Removed: a generic drug portfolio and a biosimilar
−Removed: biologics platform that uses biologic therapies to treat cancer, and two proprietary, patented technologies involving the melanocortin
−Removed: receptor-binding molecules and a gene therapy platform which uses a gene therapy approach to introduce a therapeutic protein called “Klotho”
−Removed: inside the body to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
−Removed: As of May 30, 2023, Redwoods
−Removed: Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a special purpose acquisition company (“Redwoods”), Anew Medical Sub, Inc.,
−Removed: a Wyoming corporation (“Merger Sub”) and ANEW Medical, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“ANEW”) entered into a Business
−Removed: Combination Agreement, which was amended as of November 4, 2023 (the “Business Combination Agreement”).
−Removed: On June 21, 2024 (the
−Removed: “Closing Date”), Merger Sub merged with and into ANEW, with ANEW continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned
−Removed: subsidiary of Redwoods (the “Business Combination”).
−Removed: In connection with the Business Combination, on June 21, 2024, Public
−Removed: ANEW (“the Company”) filed the Amended Charter with the Delaware Secretary of State, and adopted the amended and restated
−Removed: bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), which replaced Redwoods’ Charter and Bylaws in effect as of such time.
−Removed: connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), Redwoods changed its name to “ANEW Medical,
−Removed: Inc.” (“Public ANEW”).
+Added: drug portfolio and a biosimilar biologics platform that uses biologic therapies to treat cancer, and two proprietary, patented technologies
+Added: involving the melanocortin receptor-binding molecules and a gene therapy platform which uses a gene therapy approach to introduce a therapeutic
+Added: protein called “Klotho” inside the body to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
+Added: September 17, 2024, the Company changed its legal name from ANEW Medical, Inc.
+Added: to Klotho Neurosciences, Inc.
+Added: This name change was approved
+Added: by the Company’s Board of Directors to better reflect the strategic focus of its proprietary products.
+Added: Throughout these financial
+Added: statements, references to the ‘Company’ refer to Klotho Neurosciences, Inc., formerly known as ANEW or ANEW Public.
+Added: certain circumstances, references to ANEW and ANEW Public have remained when useful in describing the sequence of events that occurred
+Added: during the merger between Redwoods and ANEW.
+Added: As of May 30, 2023, Redwoods Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation
+Added: and a special purpose acquisition company (“Redwoods”), Anew Medical Sub, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“Merger Sub”)
+Added: and ANEW Medical, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“ANEW”) entered into a Business Combination Agreement, which was amended as
+Added: of November 4, 2023 (the “Business Combination Agreement”).
+Added: On June 21, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), Merger Sub
+Added: merged with and into ANEW, with ANEW continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Redwoods (the “Business
+Added: Combination”).
+Added: In connection with the Business Combination, on June 21, 2024, Redwoods filed a Second Amended Certificate of Incorporation
+Added: with the Delaware Secretary of State, and adopted the amended and restated bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), which
+Added: replaced Redwoods’ Charter and Bylaws in effect as of such time.
+Added: In connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the
+Added: “Closing”), Redwoods changed its name to “ANEW Medical, Inc.”
Accounting Policies and Estimates
−Removed: See Item 1, Note 2 – “Summary of Significant
−Removed: Accounting Policies.”
−Removed: Results of Operations
−Removed: For accounting purposes,
−Removed: the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination are treated as a reverse acquisition and, as such, the historical financial
−Removed: statements of the accounting acquirer ANEW will become the historical financial statements of Public ANEW.
−Removed: Under this method of accounting,
−Removed: Redwoods was treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes.
−Removed: Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Merger was
−Removed: treated as the equivalent of the Company issuing shares for the net assets of Redwoods, accompanied by a recapitalization.
−Removed: The net assets of Redwoods were stated at historical cost with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
−Removed: We have not generated any operating revenues to
−Removed: To date, the Company’s operations have consisted of acquiring our licensed platforms and patents, and planning for the Business
−Removed: We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance),
−Removed: as well as our expenses associated with planning our research and clinical testing operations.
−Removed: Results of Operations for the Three and Six
−Removed: Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
−Removed: The Company had no revenue for the six month ended
−Removed: June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023.
−Removed: Operating Expenses
−Removed: Operating expenses are composed of consultant
−Removed: fees and professional fees.
+Added: Item 1, Note 2 – “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”
+Added: of Operations
+Added: accounting purposes, the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination are treated as a reverse acquisition and, as such, the
+Added: historical financial statements of the accounting acquirer Klotho will become the historical financial statements of Public ANEW.
+Added: this method of accounting, Redwoods was treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes.
+Added: Accordingly, for
+Added: accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as the equivalent of the Company issuing shares for the net assets of Redwoods,
+Added: accompanied by a recapitalization.
+Added: The net assets of Redwoods were stated at historical cost with no goodwill or other intangible
+Added: assets recorded.
+Added: have not generated any operating revenues to date.
+Added: To date, the Company’s operations have consisted of acquiring our licensed platforms
+Added: and patents, and planning for the Business Combination.
+Added: We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial
+Added: reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as our expenses associated with planning our research and clinical testing operations.
+Added: of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
+Added: Company had no revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
+Added: expenses are composed of consultant fees and professional fees.
Our operating expenses for the three months ended
−Removed: June 30, 2024 were $395,607 compared to $244,252 for the three months ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $151,355 or approximately 62%.
−Removed: The increase was primarily due to increased expenses associated with preparing for our business combination including increases in third
−Removed: party consulting fees and professional fees.
−Removed: Our operating expenses for the six months ended
−Removed: June 30, 2024 were $817,652 compared to $396,852 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $420,800 or approximately 106%.
−Removed: The increase was primarily due to increased expenses associated with preparing for our business combination including increases in third
−Removed: party consulting fees and professional fees.
−Removed: For the three months ended June 30, 2024, we incurred
−Removed: a net loss of $451,639 compared to a net loss of $264,389 for the three month period ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $187,250 or approximately
−Removed: The increase in net loss was primarily due to increased expenses associated with preparing for our business combination including
−Removed: increases in third party consulting fees and professional fees.
−Removed: For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we incurred
−Removed: a net loss of $1,123,683 compared to a net loss of $436,872 for the six month period ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $686,811 or approximately
−Removed: The increase in net loss was primarily due to increased expenses associated with preparing for our business combination including
−Removed: increases in third party consulting fees and professional fees.
+Added: September 30, 2024 were $2,870,932 compared to $123,737 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $2,747,195.
+Added: increase was primarily due to increased share-based compensation expense.
+Added: Our operating expenses for the nine months ended
+Added: September 30, 2024 were $3,688,584 compared to $520,589 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $3,167,995.
+Added: increase was primarily due to increased share-based compensation expense as well as expenses associated with our business combination
+Added: including increases in third party consulting fees and professional fees.
+Added: For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we incurred a net loss
+Added: of $2,959,426 compared to a net loss of $144,111 for the three month period ended September 30, 2023.
+Added: The increase in net loss was primarily
+Added: due to increased share-based compensation expense.
+Added: For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we incurred a net loss
+Added: of $4,083,109 compared to a net loss of $580,983 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $3,502,126.
+Added: in net loss was primarily due to increased stock-based compensation expense as well as expenses associated with preparing for our business
+Added: combination including increases in third party consulting fees and professional fees.
and Capital Resources
−Removed: For the Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
+Added: September 30,
Net cash used in operating activities
+Added: $ (2,002,358 )
Net cash used in investing activities
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Cash, beginning of year
−Removed: Cash, end of period
−Removed: Operating Activities
+Added: Cash, end of year
Net cash used in operating activities for the
−Removed: six months ended June 30, 2024 was $929,399, compared to $265,429, for the six months ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $663,970 or
+Added: nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $2,002,358, compared to $247,406, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of
approximately $1,755,000.
−Removed: The significant increase in cash used in operating activities is primarily attributable to increases in expenses as
−Removed: we prepared to close our business combination.
−Removed: We expect net cash from operating activities to be negative in the coming periods, until
−Removed: our products are able to produce meaningful revenue.
+Added: The significant increase in cash used in operating activities is primarily attributable to increases in expenses
+Added: related to the business combination and continued operating costs.
+Added: We expect net cash used in operating activities to increase in the
+Added: coming periods, until our products are able to produce meaningful revenue.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the
−Removed: six months ended June 30, 2024 was $123,497, compared to $20,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $103,497 or approximately
+Added: nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $123,497, compared to $76,325 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of approximately
The increase in cash used in investing activities is primarily attributable to licensing payments made in the period.
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Net cash provided by financing activities for
−Removed: the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $1,895,424, which consisted of investments and proceeds from the Business Combination.
−Removed: six months ended June 30, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $250,000, primarily from the sale of the Company’s
−Removed: common stock and promissory notes to investors.
+Added: the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $2,173,942, which consisted of investments, proceeds from the business combination, as well
+Added: as proceeds from related parties.
+Added: For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $250,000,
+Added: from repayment of an advance to a shareholder.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
−Removed: As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash of $845,336
−Removed: and net working capital of $101,273.
−Removed: The Company has incurred and expects to continue
−Removed: to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and incurred significant transaction costs related to the
−Removed: consummation of the Business Combination.
−Removed: The accompanying consolidated financial statements
−Removed: have been prepared as if the Company will continue as a going concern.
−Removed: The Company has incurred significant operating losses and negative
−Removed: cash flows from operations since inception.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash of approximately $845,000 and an accumulated deficit
−Removed: of approximately $5.5 million.
−Removed: The Company has incurred recurring losses, has experienced recurring negative operating cash
−Removed: flows, and requires significant cash resources to execute its business plans.
−Removed: The Company is dependent on obtaining additional working
−Removed: capital funding from the sale of equity and/or debt securities in order to continue to execute its development plans and continue operations.
−Removed: Without additional funding, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months
−Removed: from the date of these financial statements.
−Removed: Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
−Removed: We have no obligations, assets or liabilities,
−Removed: which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2024.
−Removed: We do not participate in transactions that create relationships
−Removed: with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established
−Removed: for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.
−Removed: We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements,
−Removed: established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
−Removed: Emerging Growth Company Status
+Added: As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash of $50,895 and net working
+Added: capital of ($827,783).
+Added: Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and incurred
+Added: significant transaction costs related to the consummation of the Business Combination.
+Added: accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the Company will continue as a going concern.
+Added: The Company has
+Added: incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception.
+Added: As of September 30, 2024, the Company
+Added: had cash of approximately $51,000 and an accumulated deficit of approximately $8.5 million.
+Added: The Company has incurred recurring
+Added: losses, has experienced recurring negative operating cash flows, and requires significant cash resources to execute its business plans.
+Added: The Company is dependent on obtaining additional working capital funding from the sale of equity and/or debt securities in order to continue
+Added: to execute its development plans and continue operations.
+Added: Without additional funding, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s
+Added: ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the date of these financial statements.
+Added: Sheet Arrangements
+Added: have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2024.
+Added: not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as
+Added: variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.
+Added: not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments
+Added: of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
+Added: Growth Company Status
We are an “emerging growth company”,
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