UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period
Ended March 31, 2022
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period
from _______ to ________ .
Commission file number: 005-92867
PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS
CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware 85-1591963
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1111 Lincoln Road , Suite 500
Miami Beach , Florida 33139
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(702) 514-4174
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share KTTA The Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrants, exercisable for one share of Common Stock KTTAW The Nasdaq Capital Market
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data
File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is
a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See
the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer ☐ Accelerated Filer ☐
Non-Accelerated Filer ☒ Smaller Reporting Company ☒
Emerging Growth Company ☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No
As of May 9, 2022, there were 23,287,818 shares of the registrant’s
common stock outstanding.
PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP.
FORM 10-Q
For the Quarter ended March 31, 2022
Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
Financial Statements
1
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2022 (unaudited) and December 31, 2021
1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022 and 2021
2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
and 2021
3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
4
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
5
ITEM 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
17
ITEM 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
20
ITEM 4.
Controls and Procedures
20
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
Legal Proceedings
21
ITEM 1A.
Risk Factors
21
ITEM 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
21
ITEM 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
21
ITEM 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
21
ITEM 5.
Other Information
21
ITEM 6.
Exhibits
22
SIGNATURES
23
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 50,321,206
$ 52,966,706
Prepaid expenses
628,740
333,751
Total current assets
50,949,946
53,300,457
Property and equipment
128,619
20,124
Total assets
$ 51,078,565
$ 53,320,581
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$ 433,684
$ 447,280
Total current liabilities
433,684
447,280
Non-current liabilities
Warrant liabilities
667,503
1,452,800
Total non-current liabilities
667,503
1,452,800
Total liabilities
1,101,187
1,900,080
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 4)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.0001 , 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 issued and outstanding
-
-
Common stock, par value $ 0.0001 , 495,000,000 shares authorized; 23,008,371 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021
17,684
17,684
Additional paid-in capital
53,763,513
53,627,883
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 15,074 )
( 10,561 )
Accumulated deficit
( 3,788,745 )
( 2,214,505 )
Total stockholders’ equity
49,977,378
51,420,501
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 51,078,565
$ 53,320,581
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
2022
2021
Revenues
$ 13,658
$ -
Cost of services
12,937
-
Gross margin
721
-
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative
2,405,258
549,609
Loss from operations
( 2,404,537 )
( 549,609 )
Other income:
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
785,297
-
Gain on forgiveness of accounts payable
45,000
-
Other income
830,297
-
Loss before income taxes
( 1,574,240 )
( 549,609 )
Provision for income taxes
-
-
Net loss
$ ( 1,574,240 )
$ ( 549,609 )
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
23,008,371
7,951,298
Basic and diluted net loss per common share
$ ( 0.07 )
$ ( 0.07 )
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss
$ ( 1,574,240 )
$ ( 549,609 )
Foreign currency translation
( 4,513 )
-
Comprehensive loss
$ ( 1,578,753 )
$ ( 549,609 )
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Additional
Other
Total
Common Stock
Paid-in
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Loss
Deficit
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020
7,469,125
$ 14,938
$ 267,401
$ -
$ ( 40,984 )
$ 241,355
Issuance of common stock for cash
635,594
1,271
1,207,655
-
-
1,208,926
Net loss
-
-
-
-
( 549,609 )
( 549,609 )
Balance at March 31, 2021
8,104,719
$ 16,209
$ 1,475,056
$ -
$ ( 590,593 )
$ 900,672
Balance at December 31, 2021
23,008,371
$ 17,684
$ 53,627,883
$ ( 10,561 )
$ ( 2,214,505 )
$ 51,420,501
Stock-based compensation expense
-
-
135,630
-
-
135,630
Foreign currency translation
-
-
-
( 4,513 )
-
( 4,513 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
( 1,574,240 )
( 1,574,240 )
Balance at March 31, 2022
23,008,371
$ 17,684
$ 53,763,513
$ ( 15,074 )
$ ( 3,788,745 )
$ 49,977,378
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss
$ ( 1,574,240 )
$ ( 549,609 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation
5,014
-
Stock-based compensation
135,630
-
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
( 785,297 )
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Changes in prepaid expenses
( 294,989 )
( 65,086 )
Changes in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
( 13,596 )
232,850
Net cash used in operating activities
( 2,527,478 )
( 381,845 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment
( 113,867 )
-
Net cash used in investing activities
( 113,867 )
-
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash proceeds from issuance of common stock
-
1,208,926
Net cash provided by financing activities
-
1,208,926
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash
( 4,155 )
-
NET CHANGE IN CASH
( 2,645,500 )
827,081
Cash - Beginning of period
52,966,706
243,650
Cash - End of period
$ 50,321,206
$ 1,070,731
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. (“Pasithea”
or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 12, 2020. The Company is a biotechnology company focused
on the research and discovery of new and effective treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders. The Company’s primary
biotech operations focus on developing drugs that target the pathophysiology underlying such disorders rather than symptomatic treatments,
with the goal of developing new pharmacological agents that display significant advantages over conventional therapies with respect to
efficacy and tolerability.
The Company’s secondary operations are focused
on providing business support services to anti-depression clinics in the U.K. and in the United States. Its operations in the U.K. involve
providing business support services to registered healthcare providers who assess patients and, if appropriate, administer intravenous
infusions of ketamine. Its operations in the United States involve providing business support services to entities that furnish similar
services to patients who personally pay for those services. Operations are expected to initially take place across the United States
and the U.K. through partnerships with healthcare companies.
The Company is located in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
On September 17, 2021, the Company sold 4,800,000
Units in an Initial Public Offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) at a price of $ 5.00 per Unit for a total of $ 24,000,000 .
The Company incurred offering costs of $ 3,445,200 , consisting of $ 2,137,800 of underwriting fees and expenses and $ 1,307,400 of costs
related to the Initial Public Offering.
Throughout this report, the terms “our,”
“we,” “us,” and the “Company” refer to Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. and its subsidiaries, Pasithea
Therapeutics Limited (U.K.), Pasithea Therapeutics Portugal, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda and Pasithea Clinics Corp. Pasithea Therapeutics
Limited (U.K.) is a private limited Company, registered in the United Kingdom (U.K.). Pasithea Therapeutics Portugal, Sociedade Unipessoal
Lda is a private limited Company, registered in Portugal. Pasithea Clinics Corp. is incorporated in Delaware.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, such financial
information includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of
the Company’s financial position at such dates and the operating results and cash flows for such periods. Certain information and
disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted.
The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 was derived from our audited financial statements but does not include
all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in its annual report on Form 10-K, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are
not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2022 or for any future period.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,”
as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”),
and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that
are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements
of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports
and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and approval of any golden
parachute payments not previously approved. Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required
to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act
registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply
with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition
period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable.
The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it
has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised
standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s condensed consolidated
financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has
opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards
used.
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COVID-19 Pandemic
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (the
“WHO”) characterized the outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, specifically identified as COVID-19, as a global pandemic.
This has resulted in governments enacting emergency measures to combat the spread of the virus. These measures, which include the implementation
of travel bans, self-imposed quarantine periods and social distancing, have caused material disruption to business, resulting in a global
economic slowdown. Equity markets have experienced significant volatility and weakness and the governments and central banks have reacted
with significant monetary and fiscal interventions designed to stabilize economic conditions.
The current challenging economic climate may lead
to adverse changes in cash flows, working capital levels and/or debt balances, which may also have a direct impact on the Company’s
operating results and financial position in the future. The ultimate duration and magnitude of the impact and the efficacy of government
interventions on the economy and the financial effect on the Company is not known at this time. The extent of such impact will depend
on future developments, which are highly uncertain and not in the Company’s control, including new information which may emerge
concerning the spread and severity of COVID-19, or any of its variants, and actions taken to address its impact, among others. The repercussions
of this health crisis could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity and operating
results.
In response to COVID-19, the Company has implemented
working practices to address potential impacts to its operations, employees and customers, and will take further measures in the future
if and as required. At present, we do not believe there has been any appreciable impact on the Company specifically associated with COVID-19.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $ 50,321,206
in its operating bank accounts and working capital of $ 50,516,262 . The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the
Initial Public Offering had been satisfied through proceeds from the issuance of common stock in private placements. Subsequent to the
consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the November 2021 Private Placement (Note 5), the Company’s liquidity was and will
continue to be satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the November 2021 Private Placement.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will have sufficient working capital to meet its needs through twelve months
from the issuance date of the financial statements included in this quarterly report.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation
The Company evaluates the need to consolidate affiliates
based on standards set forth in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, “Consolidation,” (“ASC 810”).
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Pasithea Therapeutics
Limited (U.K.) and Pasithea Clinics Corp. (“Pasithea Clinics”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have
been eliminated in consolidation.
These condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S.
Dollars.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement and the reported amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period.
Making estimates requires management to exercise
significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances
that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near
term due to one or more future confirming events. One of the more significant accounting estimates included in these condensed consolidated
financial statements is the determination of fair value of the warrant liabilities. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly
from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments
with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents as of March
31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation
is computed using straight-line and accelerated methods over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Expenditures that enhance
the useful lives of the assets are capitalized and depreciated. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. When properties are
retired or otherwise disposed of, related costs and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts. As of March 31, 2022
and December 31, 2021, the Company had capitalized total property and equipment costs of $ 134,955 and $ 21,503 , respectively, with accumulated
depreciation of $ 6,336 and $ 1,379 , respectively. Depreciation expense was $ 5,014 and $ 0 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively.
Offering Costs
Offering costs consist of professional fees, filing,
regulatory and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. In September
2021, the Company recognized offering costs of $ 3,445,200 , consisting of $ 2,137,800 of underwriting fees and expenses and $ 1,307,400
of costs related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial
Public Offering based on the relative fair value basis compared to total proceeds received.
Warrant Liability
The Company accounts for its Public and Representative
Warrants (each, the “Public Warrants” and “Representative Warrants” and, collectively, the “Warrants”)
in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” under which the Warrants do not meet the
criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as derivative liabilities. Accordingly, the Company classifies the Warrants as liabilities
at their fair value and adjusts the Warrants to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each
balance sheet date until the Warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s condensed
consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The fair value of the Public and Representative Warrants was initially measured
at the end of each reporting period, using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. At March 31, 2022, the fair value of the Public Warrants
was measured using quoted market prices, and the fair value of the Representative Warrants was based on an estimate of the relative fair
value to the Public Warrants, accounting for a small difference in the exercise price.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method
of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the
estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases.
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered
or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included
the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a
measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax
return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized
tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company is currently not
aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company
is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the
Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal
Depository Insurance Coverage of $ 250,000 . As of March 31, 2022, the Company has not experienced losses on this account and management
believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and
liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates
the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be
received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement
date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives
the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the
lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
● Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted)
for identical instruments in active markets;
● Level 2, defined as inputs other
than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such
as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical
or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
● Level 3, defined as unobservable
inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop
its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or
more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
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The following table presents information about the
Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of
the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
Fair value measurements at reporting
date using:
Description
Fair Value
Quoted
prices
in active
markets
for
identical liabilities
(Level 1)
Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents, March 31, 2022
$ 50,321,206
$ 50,321,206
$ -
$ -
Liabilities:
Public Warrant liabilities, March 31, 2022
$ 625,600
$ 625,600
$ -
$ -
Representative Warrant liabilities, March 31, 2022
$ 41,903
$ -
$ -
$ 41,903
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents, December 31, 2021
$ 52,966,706
$ 52,966,706
$ -
$ -
Liabilities:
Public Warrant liabilities, December 31, 2021
$ 1,361,600
$ -
$ -
$ 1,361,600
Representative Warrant liabilities, December 31, 2021
$ 91,200
$ -
$ -
$ 91,200
The fair value of the liability associated with the
Public Warrants at March 31, 2022 was based on the quoted closing price on The Nasdaq Capital Market and is classified as Level 1. The
fair value of the liability associated with the Representative Warrants at March 31, 2022 was based on an estimate of the relative fair
value to the Public Warrants, accounting for a small difference in the exercise price, and is classified as Level 3. The change of the
Public Warrant liability from Level 3 to Level 1 was the only change between levels of the fair value hierarchy from December 31, 2021
to March 31, 2022.
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure
fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is
categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Revenue
The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, “Revenue
from Contracts with Customers.”
The Company currently derives all its revenue
from its operations in the U.K., providing business support services to registered healthcare providers who assess patients, and if appropriate,
administer intravenous infusions of ketamine. Under the business support services agreements, the Company, among other things, markets
the treatments to the extent permitted under law, arranges and pays for the fit-out of the consulting room, provides equipment necessary
for the treatments, develops, operates and maintains a booking website for the treatments, makes bookings and takes payments, and employs
or engages customer service advisers to liaise with clinical staff and pay certain staff costs. The price of the treatments are fixed
amounts jointly established by the Company and the healthcare providers. The Company collects 100 % of the payment in advance from the
patients, who personally pay for the services. The Company retains 30 % of revenues from ketamine infusion treatments, less certain clinical
staff costs which result from the provision of the treatments. The Company has determined that it acts as an agent under the business
support services agreements, and recognizes the net revenues retained from ketamine infusion treatments in the unaudited condensed consolidated
statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
The Company also may arrange psychotherapy sessions
with independent therapy professionals for patients. In such cases, the Company acts as a principal and recognizes the gross amount of
revenue earned from such sessions, with the cost paid to the independent therapy professionals recognized in cost of services in the unaudited
condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
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The Company’s performance obligation is satisfied
when the services are rendered to the customer. There were no contract assets or liabilities at March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.
All sales have fixed pricing and there are currently no variable components included in the Company’s revenue.
Net Loss Per Share
Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss
by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar
to basic earnings per share, except the weighted average number of common shares outstanding are increased to include additional shares
from the assumed exercise of share options, if dilutive. The following outstanding shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and
warrants and vesting of restricted stock units were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented
because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
Three months ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Stock options
600,000
-
Warrants
12,600,000
-
Restricted stock units
200,000
-
Foreign Currency Translations
The Company’s functional and reporting currency
is the U.S. dollar. All transactions initiated in other currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate prevailing
on the date of transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the U.S. dollar at
the rate of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Unrealized exchange gains and losses arising from such transactions are deferred
until realization and are included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity (deficit) as a component of comprehensive income
or loss. Upon realization, the amount deferred is recognized in income in the period when it is realized.
Translation of Foreign Operations
The financial results and position of foreign operations
whose functional currency is different from the Company’s presentation currency are translated as follows:
● assets and liabilities are translated at period-end exchange
rates prevailing at that reporting date;
● equity is translated at historical exchange rates; and
● income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates
for the period.
Exchange differences arising on translation of
foreign operations are transferred directly to the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss in the condensed consolidated
financial statements. Transaction gains and losses arising from exchange rate fluctuation on transactions denominated in a currency other
than the functional currency are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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The relevant translation rates are as follows:
March 31,
2022
December 31,
2021
Closing rate, British Pound (GBP) to US$ at period end
1.316
1.348
Average rate, GBP to US$ for the period ended
1.341
1.371
Closing rate, Euro (EUR) to US$ at period end
1.112
1.132
Average rate, EUR to US$ for the period ended
1.122
1.143
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
ASC 220,
“Comprehensive Income,” establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income (loss) and its components
in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had no material items
of other comprehensive income (loss) except for the foreign currency translation adjustment.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management
does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material
effect on the Company’s financial statements.
NOTE 3 – INITIAL
PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant
to the Initial Public Offering, on September 17, 2021, the Company sold 4,800,000 Units at a price of $ 5.00 per Unit for a total of $ 24,000,000 .
The Company incurred offering costs of $ 3,445,200 , consisting of $ 2,137,800 of underwriting fees and expenses and $ 1,307,400 of costs
related to the Initial Public Offering.
Each
Unit consisted of one share of common stock and one Public Warrant. Each redeemable Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one
share of common stock at a price of $6.25 per share, will be exercisable upon issuance and will expire five years from issuance .
The Company
classifies each warrant as a liability at its fair value and the warrants were allocated a portion of the proceeds from the issuance
of the Units equal to its fair value determined by the Black-Scholes model.
In connection
with the Initial Public Offering, the Company granted the underwriters an option for a period of 45 days to purchase up to an additional
720,000 shares of common stock and/or warrants to purchase up to 720,000 shares of common stock at $ 5.00 per unit less the underwriting
discounts and commissions. On October 29, 2021, the underwriters’ option lapsed without exercise.
NOTE 4 – COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
Integrated Research and
Development Agreement – Aptuit (Verona) Srl, an Evotec Company
In February 2022, the Company entered into an
integrated research and development agreement with Aptuit (Verona) Srl, an Evotec Company (“Evotec”), with the goal of delivering
a treatment for schizophrenia. Evotec will provide integrated drug discovery and development research services for the Company over a
period of approximately 39 months. Under the agreement, the Company will incur full-time equivalent employee (FTE)-based costs at a rate
of $275,000 per FTE per annum for all services, excluding program specific materials which are estimated to be approximately an additional
10% of the total FTE-based price. In addition to the FTE-based costs, the Company shall make milestone payments of up to $6.25 million
subject to the successful progression to the next stage of research as agreed to by a joint steering committee. The dollar amounts in
the agreement are also subject to adjustment on an annual basis, starting January 1, 2023, for inflation based on a published consumer
price index.
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Medical Office Lease – West Hollywood, California
On March 11, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement
to lease a medical office in West Hollywood, California. The lease commencement date will be the later of (i) the first Monday after
the landlord completes the tentant improvements as specified in the agreement or (ii) April 1, 2022. The lease has a 60-month term, and
the Company has an option to extend the term for one 5-year renewal period at the prevailing market rate that the landlord is then obtaining
from tenants for comparable space in the building. The lease has a base monthly rent of $8,336 per month for the first 12 months, with
the base monthly rent increasing by 4% on the first anniversary of the lease commencement date and every 12 months thereafter. In addition
to the base monthly rent, commencing on the first anniversary of the lease commencement date, the Company will pay its share of certain
direct operating and tax expenses incurred by the landlord in maintaining the building.
Consulting Agreement – Yassine Bendiabdallah
Effective November 1, 2021, the Company entered into
a Consulting Agreement with Yassine Bendiabdallah to act as the Head of Pasithea Therapeutic U.K., manage all Pasithea U.K. clinics and
aid in E.U. expansion. The Consulting Agreement provides an annual salary of $ 120,000 to be paid on a monthly basis, includes three weeks
of vacation for each year and provides for reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the services
provided. The Consulting Agreement continues indefinitely until either party decides to terminate the contract.
Service Agreement – The University of Texas at Austin
On September 21, 2021, the Company entered into a
Service Agreement with the University of Texas at Austin (“UTA”), a university of higher education in the State of Texas,
to act as the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, holding three scientific advisory board meetings per year and providing incidental
monthly consults. The Company pays UTA $ 50,000 annually for services billed on a quarterly basis and any costs incurred by UTA are reimbursed
only after prior written consent of the Company. The Service Agreement will terminate on September 21, 2024 unless terminated earlier
or extended by mutual agreement.
Collaboration Agreement – Zen Baker Street Clinic (U.K.)
On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended
and Restated Collaboration Agreement with Portman Health Ltd (“Portman”), whereby both parties have agreed to collaborate
on the provision of ketamine infusion treatments and any other treatments agreed to by the parties from time to time (the “Treatments”)
at Portman’s London based clinic. The Company has agreed, among other things, market the Treatments to the extent permitted under
law, arrange and pay for the fit-out of the consulting room, provide equipment necessary for the Treatments, develop, operate and maintain
a booking website for the Treatments, make bookings and take payments, and employ or engage customer services advisers to liaise with
clinical staff and pay certain staff costs. Portman has agreed provide consulting and treatment rooms, apply for and maintain CQC registrations,
employ or engage licensed and qualified staff, assess patient and, if appropriate, administer the Treatments, maintain equipment and
provide all ketamine and other pharmaceuticals necessary for the Treatments. All revenues from such Treatments (less certain staff costs)
shall be allocated 30 % to the Company and 70 % to Portman.
Collaboration Agreement – Zen Knightsbridge Clinic (U.K.)
On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended
and Restated Collaboration Agreement with Purecare Limited (“Purecare”), whereby both parties have agreed to collaborate
on the provision of Treatments at Purecare’s London based clinic. The Company has agreed, among other things, market the Treatments
to the extent permitted under law, arrange and pay for the fit-out of the consulting room, provide equipment necessary for the Treatments,
develop, operate and maintain a booking website for the Treatments, make bookings and take payments, and employ or engage customer services
advisers to liaise with clinical staff and pay certain staff costs. Purecare has agreed provide consulting and treatment rooms, apply
for and maintain CQC registrations, employ or engage licensed and qualified staff, assess patient and, if appropriate, administer the
Treatments, maintain equipment and provide all ketamine and other pharmaceuticals necessary for the Treatments. All revenues from such
Treatments (less certain staff costs) shall be allocated 30 % to the Company and 70 % to Purecare.
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Business Support Services Subcontract – The IV Doc
On April 9, 2021, Pasithea Clinics, an affiliate
of the Company, entered into a Business Support Services Subcontract (the “Subcontract”) with The IV Doc, pursuant to which
The IV Doc provides certain non-clinical administrative, back office, and other business support services to one or more professional
medical practices in the State of New York. During the term of the Subcontract, which shall be effective for 15 years from the effective
date, Pasithea Clinics pays The IV Doc monthly subcontract fees in consideration of the subcontract services rendered by The IV Doc. The
subcontract fees, which are equal to $ 22,500 per month, represents fair market value for the subcontract services and are commensurate
with the subcontract services to be provided, and does not constitute an illegal fee-splitting or impermissible profit-sharing arrangement
in violation of any applicable laws. In addition to the subcontract fees, Pasithea Clinics reimburses The IV Doc for all reasonable expenses,
including travel, meals and lodging expenses, incurred by The IV Doc in connection with the provision of the subcontract services, provided
that such expenses are otherwise commercially reasonable and necessary. On January 19, 2022, Pasithea Clinics entered into an Amended
Business Support Services Subcontract (the “Amended Subcontract”) with The IV Doc, pursuant to which The IV Doc will provide
certain non-clinical administrative, back office, and other business support services to one or more professional medical practices in
the State of New York. The Amended Subcontract was modified with the start date effective January 1, 2022. The fees for the first two
months of service were waived, resulting in a gain on forgiveness of accounts payable of $ 45,000 recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated
statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Employment Agreement – Dr. Tiago Reis Marques
On July 13, 2020, we entered into an employment agreement
with Dr. Tiago Reis Marques to serve as our Chief Executive Officer. The initial term of Dr. Marques’ employment commenced on the
closing of our initial business combination and ended on the first anniversary of the commencement date. After the initial term, the
employment agreement automatically renewed for additional one-year periods, unless the Company or Dr. Marques provided the other party
with at least 60 days’ prior written notice of its desire not to renew. Pursuant to the employment agreement, we agreed to pay
Dr. Marques an annual base salary of $ 120,000 . Upon the completion of the next qualified financing of over $ 5,000,000 , the terms of the
employment agreement was to be renegotiated. Dr. Marques was also eligible to receive equity awards, benefits including but not limited
to health insurance, retirement, and fringe benefits of the Company, and 20 vacation days per year. We also agreed to reimburse Dr. Marques
for all expenses associated with the Company’s business.
In December 2021, we entered into a new executive
employment agreement (the “2021 Employment Agreement”) with Dr. Marques to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, effective
January 1, 2022. The agreement includes a base salary of $450,000 per year, Sign-on bonus of $100,000, paid in a lump sum after January
1, 2022, and eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus of up to 75% of the base salary. The 2021 Employment Agreement also included
an option to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to approval by the Board of Directors, which include
a three year vesting schedule, under which 33% of the total shares subject to the Option will vest 12 months after the vesting commencement
date (which will be grant date), and the remainder shall vest in equal tranches quarterly thereinafter until either the Option is fully
vested or Executive’s Continuous Service (as defined in the Plan) terminates, whichever occurs first.
Subject to the approval by the Board of Directors,
Dr. Marques was eligible to receive an equity grant of 200,000 Restricted Stock Units (the “RSU”s) of the Company, all in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan. The RSU’s shall vest over 3 years with 33 and 1/3% vesting on the
employees first anniversary and then quarterly then after over the remaining vesting period. The anticipated RSUs will be governed by
the terms and conditions of the Plan and Executive’s grant agreement (the “RSU Agreement”), and will include a three
year vesting schedule, under which 33% of the RSUs will vest 12 months after the vesting commencement date (which will be grant date),
and the remainder shall vest in equal tranches quarterly thereinafter until either the RSUs are fully vested or Executive’s Continuous
Service (as defined in the Plan) terminates, whichever occurs first.
On December 20, 2021, the Board of Directors approved
the stock option and RSU grants to Dr. Marques as described above. See Note 5 for further information about stock option and RSU awards.
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NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The Company is authorized to issue an aggregate of 500,000,000 shares.
The authorized capital stock is divided into:
(i) 495,000,000 shares of common stock having a par
value of $0.0001 per share and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock having a par value of $0.0001 per share.
Effective April 8, 2021, we amended our certificate
of incorporation to effect a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of Common Stock. No fractional shares were issued
as a result of the reverse stock split. Any fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were paid in cash. The reverse stock
split did not otherwise affect any of the rights currently accruing to holders of our common stock. All share information presented in
these financial statements has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reduced number of shares outstanding.
During 2021, the Company entered into various subscription
agreements in connection with a private placement seeking to raise up to $ 1 million through the sale of 625,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock, at a price of $ 1.60 per share, with a closing date for accepted subscriptions of January 31, 2021. The Company issued a
total of 395,625 shares for aggregate proceeds received of approximately $ 633,000 related to such private placement.
During 2021, the Company entered into various subscription
agreements in connection with a second private placement seeking to raise up to $ 5 million through the sale of 2,083,333 shares of the
Company’s common stock, at a price of $ 2.40 per share, with a closing date for accepted subscriptions of March 31, 2021. The Company
issued a total of 239,969 shares for aggregate proceeds received of approximately $ 576,000 related to such second private placement.
November 2021 Private Placement
On November 24, 2021, the Company entered into a
purchase agreement with institutional investors to issue 8,680,000 common shares (the “PIPE Shares”) and 8,680,000 warrants
to purchase up to 8,680,000 shares of common stock in a private placement (“November 2021 Private Placement”). The combined
purchase price for one PIPE Share and warrant was $ 3.50 . The warrants are immediately exercisable, expire five years from the date of
issuance and have an exercise price of $ 3.50 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment as set forth in the warrants.
The investors may exercise the warrants on a cashless
basis if the warrant shares are not then registered pursuant to an effective registration statement. The investors have contractually
agreed to restrict their ability to exercise the warrants such that the number of shares of common stock held by the investors and any
of their affiliates after such exercise does not exceed either 4.99 % or 9.99 % of the Company’s then issued and outstanding shares
of common stock, at the investor’s election.
In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company
entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the investors. Pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Company is required to file a resale registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
to register for resale the shares and the warrant shares and to have such Registration Statement declared effective within 60 days after
the date of the Purchase Agreement, or 90 days of the date of the Purchase Agreement in the event the Registration Statement is subject
to a “full review” by the SEC. The Company is obligated to pay certain liquidated damages to the investor if it fails to
file the resale registration statement when required, fail to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC when
required, or if it fails to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
Pursuant to a Placement Agent Agreement (the “Placement
Agent Agreement”), dated as of November 24, 2021, by and between us and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC (“EF
Hutton”), the Company engaged EF Hutton to act as its exclusive placement agent in connection with the November 2021 Private Placement.
Pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement, the Company paid EF Hutton a cash fee of 9.0 % of the gross proceeds raised in the November
2021 Private Placement, and a cash fee equal to 1.0 % of the gross proceeds raised in the November 2021 Private Placement for non-accountable
expenses, and also reimbursed EF Hutton $ 70,000 for accountable expenses, including “road show”, diligence, and reasonable
legal fees and disbursements for EF Hutton’s counsel. Additionally, the Company granted EF Hutton a right of first refusal following
the closing of the November 2021 Private Placement, whereby EF Hutton shall have an irrevocable right of first refusal (the “Right
of First Refusal”) until November 29, 2022, to act as sole investment banker, sole book-runner,
and/or sole placement agent, at EF Hutton’s sole discretion, for each and every future public and private equity and debt offering,
including all equity linked financing.
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On November 29, 2021, the Company consummated the
November 2021 Private Placement, pursuant to which it issued 8,680,000 PIPE Shares and 8,680,000 warrants to institutional investors.
The offering price per PIPE Share and accompanying warrant was $ 3.50 , resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of $ 30,380,000 and net proceeds
to the Company, net of underwriter discounts and fees, or approximately $ 27 million. We bear all fees and expenses incidental to our
obligation to register the shares of common stock. Brokerage fees, commissions and similar expenses, if any, attributable to the sale
of shares offered will be assumed by the selling stockholder. The Company intends to use such proceeds from the November 2021 Private
Placement for general corporate and working capital purposes. As of March 31, 2022, no warrants have been exercised.
A total of 8,680,000 warrants remain outstanding
as of March 31, 2022. No liability accounting or valuation is deemed necessary for these warrants.
Stock Options
Stock option activity for the three months ended
March 31, 2022 was as follows:
Weighted-
average
Number of
Exercise
Price per
Options
Share
Outstanding, January 1, 2022
600,000
$ 3.81
Granted
-
-
Expired
-
-
Exercised
-
-
Outstanding, March 31, 2022
600,000
$ 3.81
Exercisable, March 31, 2022
100,000
$ 5.00
These options had a weighted average remaining life
of 9.4 years and an aggregate intrinsic value of $ 0 as of March 31, 2022. The Company recognized $ 96,630 and $ 0 of stock-based compensation
expense for stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and had unamortized stock option compensation
remaining of $ 581,534 as of March 31, 2022.
Under the terms of Dr. Marques’ 2021 Employment
Agreement (Note 4), Dr. Marques was granted 200,000 stock options on December 20, 2021. The fair value of the stock options granted to
Dr. Marques was $ 0.70 per share. The fair value was determined by the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
stock price of $ 1.44 , exercise price of $ 1.44 per share, dividend yield of 0 %, expected term of 6 years, volatility of 50.5 %, and risk-free
interest rate of 1.44 %.
Restricted Stock Units
Under the terms of Dr. Marques’ 2021 Employment
Agreement (Note 4), Dr. Marques was granted 200,000 RSUs on December 20, 2021 with a grant date fair value of $ 1.44 per share. The Company
has no other RSU awards outstanding. The Company recognized $ 24,000 and $ 0 of stock-based compensation expense for RSUs for the three
months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and had unamortized RSU compensation remaining of $ 264,000 as of March 31, 2022.
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Restricted Stock
The Company recognized $ 15,000 and $ 0 of stock-based
compensation expense for restricted stock awards for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and had no remaining
unamortized restricted stock compensation as of March 31, 2022.
NOTE 6 – WARRANT LIABILITIES
On September 17, 2021, the Company consummated its
Initial Public Offering of 4,800,000 Units at a price of $ 5.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 24,000,000 , with each Unit consisting
of one share of common stock, $ 0.0001 par value, and one redeemable Public Warrant. Each redeemable Public Warrant entitles the holder
to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $ 6.25 per share which will expire five years from issuance.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the closing
of the Initial Public Offering, the Company issued the underwriters a total of 240,000 Representative Warrants that are exercisable for
six months from the date of its Initial Public Offering at an exercise price of $ 6.25 with a five-year expiration term.
The Company evaluated the Public and Representative
Warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”) as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment
of the warrants’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”
(“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether
the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and
whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed
to the Company’s own common stock, among other conditions for equity classification. Pursuant to such evaluation, the Company further
evaluated the Warrants under ASC 815-40 , Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity , and concluded
that the Warrants do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity.
Certain adjustments to the settlement amount of the
Warrants are based on a variable that is not an input to the fair value of an option as defined under ASC 815 — 40, and thus the
Warrants are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock and not eligible for an exception from derivative accounting. The
accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record a derivative liability upon issuance of the
Warrants at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. Accordingly, the Company classifies each Warrant as a liability at its fair value,
with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in the statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) at
each reporting date.
During November 2021, 1,120,000 public warrants were
exercised at a price of $ 6.25 per share for total proceeds of $ 7,000,000 . As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 3,680,000 Public
Warrants and 240,000 Representative Warrants remain outstanding.
As of March 31, 2022, the fair value of the Public
Warrants was approximately $ 0.17 per Public Warrant based on the closing price of the warrants on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The fair
value of the Representative Warrants was approximately $ 0.175 per Representative Warrant which was based on the relative fair value to
the Public Warrants.
As of December 31, 2021, the fair value of the Public
Warrants was approximately $ 0.37 per Public Warrant which was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions: exercise price of $ 6.25 , dividend yield of 0 %, term of 5 years, volatility of 61.1 %, and risk-free rate of 1.22 %. The fair
value of the Representative Warrants was approximately $ 0.38 per Representative Warrant which was determined using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions: exercise price of $ 6.00 , dividend yield of 0 %, term of 5 years, volatility of 61.1 %,
and risk-free rate of 1.22 %.
NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated events and transactions
subsequent to March 31, 2022, through the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were included in this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q and filed with the SEC. Other than the below, there are no subsequent events identified that would require disclosure in
these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Restricted Stock Grants to Service Providers
On May 5, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors
approved grants of restricted common stock pursuant to agreements with certain consultants and service providers. An aggregate of 429,447
shares of restricted common stock was approved for grant.
Stock Option Grant to Consultant
On May 5, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a grant
to a consultant of 200,000 stock options, which have a 10-year term and will vest, subject to the consultant remaining employed and in
good standing, one-third after 12 months from the grant date, with the remainder vesting in equal tranches quarterly thereafter. The options
have an exercise price of $ 1.08 per share, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the May 5, 2022 grant date.
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Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis
of financial condition and operating results together with our financial statements and the related notes and other financial information
included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes
as disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. This discussion contains forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, such as those set forth in the section of this report captioned “Risk
Factors” and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q as well as the risk factors set forth in the section titled “Risk
Factors” included in our annual report on Form 10-K, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements. For convenience of presentation some of the numbers have been rounded in the text below.
Throughout this report, the terms “our,”
“we,” “us,” and the “Company” refer to Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. and its subsidiaries, Pasithea
Therapeutics Limited (UK) and Pasithea Clinics Inc. Pasithea Therapeutics Limited (UK) is a private limited Company, registered in the
United Kingdom (UK). Pasithea Clinics Inc. is incorporated in Delaware.
The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may
directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, will depend on future developments that are
uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain it or treat
COVID-19, as well as the economic impact on local, regional, national and international customers and markets. We have made estimates
of the impact of COVID-19 within our financial statements, and although there is currently no major impact, there may be changes to those
estimates in future periods. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Company Summary
We are a biotechnology company focused on the research
and discovery of new and effective treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders. Epidemiological data indicate neuropsychiatric
disorders as being some of the most prevalent, devastating, and yet poorly treated illnesses. We believe that the current treatments
for these disorders, such as depression, are inadequate and that conventional medicines have low success rates in long-term treatment.
According to an article published by PLOS One, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials of antidepressants were only
effective for 42-51% of patients with MDD. For example, current pharmacotherapies for MDD and bipolar depression (BDep) have a distinct
lag of onset that can generate further distress and impairment in patients. According to an article published in 2000 by The Journal
of Clinical Psychiatry and an article published in 2010 by Pharmaceuticals (Basel), available antidepressant medications usually take
several weeks before patients display significant therapeutic benefit. This delayed onset of treatment can result in increased morbidity
and increased risk for suicidal behavior. This has been reported in a base population study including 159,810 users of 4 antidepressant
drugs showing that the risk of suicidal behavior increased in the first month after starting antidepressants, and in particular during
the first 1 to 9 days, regardless of the chemical class of antidepressant. This study was published in a 2004 article published by The
Journal of the American Medical Association. Similarly, other studies including a 2006 article published by The American Journal of Psychiatry
have shown a significantly higher risk of suicide attempts during the first week of antidepressant treatment compared to subsequent weeks.
Furthermore, depressive symptoms are commonly known to affect the ability of patients to function across multiple domains, impacting
self-esteem, motivation and cognitive function. Delayed onset of antidepressants contributes to ongoing functional impairment and may
interfere with integration back into daily life, in turn delaying full functional recovery. Furthermore, according to a 2012 article
published by Biological Psychiatry and a 2013 article published by Brain Stimulation, the continued presence of depressive symptoms may
promote chronic neuronal loss and suppress neurogenesis in the hippocampus.
Traditional psychiatric drugs can also cause side
effects. Furthermore, the approval of psychotropic drugs with novel mechanisms of action has been rare in recent years. Our biotech operations
focus on developing drugs that target the pathophysiology underlying such disorders rather than symptomatic treatments, with the goal
of developing new pharmacological agents that display significant advantages over conventional therapies with respect to efficacy and
tolerability. We particularly focus on the cross-talk between the immune system and brain disorders and how immune dysregulation affects
CNS function.
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Our secondary operations in the U.K., and our intended
secondary operations in the United States, are focused on providing business support services to anti-depression clinics. Our operations
in the U.K. involve providing business support services to registered healthcare providers who assess patients, and if appropriate, administer
intravenous infusions of ketamine, and our intended operations in the United States involve providing business support services to entities
that furnish similar services to patients who personally pay for those services. Operations initially take place across the United States
and the U.K. through partnerships with healthcare companies, including Zen Healthcare and The IV Doc. Our operations in the U.K. are,
and our intended operations in the United States will be, limited to providing business support services to healthcare companies. In
the United States, certain of these business support services will be subcontracted to The IV Doc through a Business Support Services
Subcontract. We do not provide professional medical services, establish or own anti-depression clinics, provide psychiatric assessments,
or be responsible for the administration of intravenous infusions of ketamine in the United States. Furthermore, we do not obtain or
administer ketamine, nor do we maintain any license or registration to own, maintain or dispense controlled substances in the U.K. or
in the United States. We provide business support services to properly authorized companies that provide clinical services of the type
described above to self-pay patients, and we subcontract certain of these business support services to The IV Doc.
Company Strategy
Our core strategy is to become a leader in solving
psychiatric and neurological disorders, one of the world’s biggest clinical problems, through research, development, and commercialization
of novel CNS drugs. Key elements of our business strategy are as follows:
● Research new drugs or the treatment
of CNS disorders targeting the pathophysiology underlying the disease and with different
mechanisms of action than conventional psychiatric and neurological drugs. Research will
be conducted under the leadership of Professor Lawrence Steinman, a renowned neurologist
and immunologist based at Stanford University, and Dr. Tiago Reis Marques, a psychiatrist
and neuroscientist at Imperial College and King’s College London;
● Partner with reputable and successful healthcare companies and
clinics to provide and support the intravenous administration of ketamine to treat treatment-resistant
depression and PTSD;
○ Create a capital
efficient revenue stream with significant client bases across the United States and the U.K.,
including in Los Angeles, New York City, London; and
○ Create a diversified
revenue stream by establishing and supporting clinics to provide greater visibility of revenue
and EBITDA.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
are summarized as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Revenues
$ 13,658
$ -
Cost of servicesd
12,937
Selling, general and administrative expenses
2,405,258
549,609
Loss from operations
(2,404,537 )
(549,609 )
Other income (expense), net
830,297
-
Loss before income taxes
$ (1,574,240 )
$ (549,609 )
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Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022
relate to our operations in the U.K. providing business support services to registered healthcare providers who assess patients, and
if appropriate, administering intravenous infusions of ketamine. The increase in our loss before income taxes for the three months ended
March 31, 2022 compared to the same period of 2021 is mainly attributable to increased selling, general and administrative expenses as
a result of further expansion of operations following the receipt of proceeds from our initial public offering and private placement
offering in November 2021, partially offset by a decrease in the fair value of our warrant liabilities of $785,297.
Working Capital
As of
March 31,
2022
December
31,
2021
Current assets
$ 50,949,946
$ 53,300,457
Current liabilities
433,684
447,280
Working capital
$ 50,516,262
$ 52,853,177
Working capital decreased by $2,336,915 between December 31, 2021 and
March 31, 2022 due primarily to cash used to fund our loss from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Liquidity and Financial Condition
Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2022
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2021
Net loss
$ (1,574,240 )
$ (549,609 )
Net cash (used in) operating activities
(2,527,478 )
(381,845 )
Net cash (used in) investing activities
(113,867 )
-
Net cash provided by financing activities
-
1,208,926
Effect of foreign currency translation
(4,155 )
-
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$ (2,645,500 )
$ 827,081
Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $2,645,500
for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which was primarily attributable to cash used to fund our loss from operations and make equipment
purchases during the period.
Liquidity & Capital Resources Outlook
As of March 31, 2022, we had $50,321,206 in our operating bank accounts
and working capital of $50,516,262. Our liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering had been satisfied through
proceeds from the issuance of common stock in private placements. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the
November 2021 Private Placement, our liquidity was and will continue to be satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of
the Initial Public Offering and the November 2021 Private Placement. Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient
working capital to meet our needs through twelve months from the issuance date of the financial statements included in this quarterly
report.
Contractual Obligations
See Note 4 – Commitments and Contingencies
in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for a summary of our contractual
obligations.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements
as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our critical accounting policies, which include (1)
revenue recognition, (2) stock-based compensation and (3) fair value measurements, are more fully described in the notes to our financial
statements included in our 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. We believe that the following critical accounting estimates
are particularly subject to management’s judgment and could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations:
● Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes pricing model for valuation
of stock option awards, such as expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected term and expected dividends.
● Valuation of the liability for Representative Warrants, for
which there is no active market, based on the relative fair value to the quoted market price of the Public Warrants, accounting for a
small difference in the exercise price.
Item 3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not Applicable. As a smaller reporting company, we are not
required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 4. Controls
and Procedures
The Company has established a Disclosure Controls
Committee that assists the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation as of the
end of the period covered by this report, that our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the Exchange Act), Rule 13a-15(e), are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that
the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal
Proceedings
We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk
Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors
set forth in the section titled “Risk Factors” included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2021. Our business involves significant risks. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in our Form 10-K,
together with all of the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements
and related notes as disclosed in our Form 10-K. The risks and uncertainties described in our Form 10-K are not the only ones we face.
Additional risk and uncertainties that we are unaware of or that we deem immaterial may also become important factors that adversely
affect our business. The realization of any of these risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our reputation,
business, financial condition, results of operations, growth and future prospects as well as our ability to accomplish our strategic
objectives. In that event, the market price of our common stock could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment.
Item 2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine
Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
10.1+
Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2022, between Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. and Dr. Tiago Reis Marques (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2022)
10.2+
Stock Option Agreement, dated December 20, 2021, between Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. and Dr. Tiago Reis Marques (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.16 of the Company’s Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2022)
10.3+
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated December 20, 2021, between Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. and Dr. Tiago Reis Marques (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.17 of the Company’s Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2022)
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
+ Indicates a management
contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP.
By:
/s/ Tiago Reis Marques
Tiago Reis Marques
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: May 16, 2022
By:
/ s/ Stanley M. Gloss
Stanley M. Gloss
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: May 16, 2022
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