UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
☐
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from _______________to _______________
Commission
file number 001-41765
MIRA
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
85-3354547
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
1200
Brickell Avenue , Suite 1950 #1183
Miami ,
Florida
33131
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number (including area code):
(786)
432-9792
Not
Applicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class:
Trading
symbol
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
MIRA
The
Nasdaq Stock
Market LLC
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See definition 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 13, 2024, there were 14,780,885
shares of company common stock issued and outstanding.
MIRA
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
Part
I. Financial Information
Item
1.
Condensed
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023
1
Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
2
Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
3
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
4
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
5
Cautionary Note on Forward Looking Statements
12
Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
14
Item
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
16
Item
4.
Controls and Procedures
16
Part II. Other Information
17
Item
1
Legal Proceedings
17
Item
1A.
Risk Factors
17
Item
2
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
17
Item
3
Defaults upon Senior Securities
17
Item
4
Mine Safety Disclosures
17
Item
5
Other Information
17
Item
6.
Exhibits
18
Signatures
19
MIRA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED
BALANCE SHEETS
AS
OF MARCH 31, 2024 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 3,528,695
$ 4,602,566
Other Receivables
-
11,862
Prepaid expenses
185,336
243,802
Total current assets
3,714,031
4,858,230
Operating lease, right of use assets
1,273
5,061
Due from related parties
93,487
69,152
Total assets
$ 3,808,791
$ 4,932,443
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable
$ 636,261
$ 538,564
Related party accrued interest
14,472
14,472
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
1,273
5,061
Total current liabilities
652,006
558,097
Total liabilities
652,006
558,097
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred Stock, $ 0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized and none issued or outstanding.
-
-
Common Stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 14,780,885 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
1,478
1,478
Additional paid-in capital
26,158,140
25,657,930
Accumulated deficit
( 23,002,833 )
( 21,285,062 )
Total stockholders’ equity
3,156,785
4,374,346
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 3,808,791
$ 4,932,443
See
notes to condensed financial statements
1
MIRA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023
(Unaudited)
2024
2023
Three months ended
March 31,
2024
2023
Revenues
$ -
$ -
Operating costs:
General and administrative expenses
1,005,911
614,235
Related party travel costs
-
453,550
Research and development expenses
762,276
271,606
Total operating costs
1,768,187
1,339,391
Interest income (expense), net
50,416
( 1,653 )
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$ ( 1,717,771 )
$ ( 1,341,044 )
Basic and diluted loss per share
$ ( 0.12 )
$ ( 0.10 )
Weighted average common stock shares outstanding
19,707,847
17,750,667
See
notes to condensed financial statements
2
MIRA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023
(Unaudited)
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
(Deficit)
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
(Deficit)
Balances, January 1, 2023
13,313,000
$ 6,657
$ 8,699,830
$ ( 9,302,717 )
$ ( 596,230 )
Stock-based compensation
-
-
147,800
-
147,800
Net loss
-
-
-
( 1,341,044 )
( 1,341,044 )
Balances, March 31, 2023
13,313,000
$ 6,657
$ 8,847,630
$ ( 10,643,761 )
$ ( 1,789,474 )
Balances, January 1, 2024
14,780,885
1,478
$ 25,657,930
$ ( 21,285,062 )
$ 4,374,346
Balances
14,780,885
1,478
$ 25,657,930
$ ( 21,285,062 )
$ 4,374,346
Stock-based compensation
-
-
500,210
-
500,210
Net loss
-
-
-
( 1,717,771 )
( 1,717,771 )
Balances, March 31, 2024
14,780,885
1,478
$ 26,158,140
$ ( 23,002,833 )
$ 3,156,785
Balances
14,780,885
1,478
$ 26,158,140
$ ( 23,002,833 )
$ 3,156,785
See
notes to condensed financial statements
3
MIRA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023
(Unaudited)
2024
2023
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Cash flows from Operating activities
Net loss
$ ( 1,717,771 )
$ ( 1,341,044 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operations
Interest expense
-
1,653
Stock-based compensation expense
500,210
147,800
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses
97,697
176,316
Prepaid expenses
58,466
( 60,031 )
Other receivables
11,862
-
Net cash flows from operating activities
( 1,049,536 )
( 1,075,306 )
Financing activities:
Advances (to) from affiliates
( 24,335 )
685,458
Payment of deferred offering costs
-
( 46,261 )
Borrowings under related party line of credit
-
86,480
Net cash flows from financing activities
( 24,335 )
725,677
Net change in cash
( 1,073,871 )
( 349,629 )
Cash, beginning of year
4,602,566
350,978
Cash, end of period
$ 3,528,695
$ 1,349
Cash paid for interest
-
-
See
notes to condensed financial statements
4
MIRA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023
(Unaudited)
Note
1. Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies :
Overview
MIRA
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Florida corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” “MIRA,” or the
“Company”), is a pre-clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company
with two neuroscience programs targeting a broad range of neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders. We hold exclusive license
rights in the U.S., Canada and Mexico for Ketamir-2, a novel, patent pending oral ketamine analog under pre-clinical investigation
to potentially deliver ultra-rapid antidepressant effects, providing hope for individuals battling treatment-resistant depression
(“TRD”), major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation (MDSI), and potentially post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”).
Additionally,
our novel oral pharmaceutical marijuana, MIRA-55, is currently under investigation for its potential to alleviate neuropathic pain,
as well as anxiety and cognitive decline, symptoms often associated with early-stage dementia. MIRA-55, if approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”),
could mark a significant advancement in addressing various neuropsychiatric, inflammatory, and neurologic diseases and
disorders.
The
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA”) scientific review of Ketamir-2 concluded that it would not be considered a controlled
substance or listed chemical under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and its governing regulations. Additionally, we have submitted
the required paperwork for MIRA-55 to be evaluated by the DEA.
We
were incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida in September 2020 and commenced substantive operations, including our pharmaceutical development program, in late 2020.
Our
accounting and reporting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”).
As
used herein, the Company’s Common Stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share, is referred to as the “Common Stock” and the
Company’s preferred stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share, is referred to as the “Preferred Stock”.
Operating
updates
In
early February 2024, we made a significant discovery during the manufacturing and scale-up process of our patented molecule known as
“MIRA1a,” which we believed was the molecule used in our pre-clinical trials and had been synthesized by a contract manufacturer.
Through this process, we identified a novel and improved version of the molecule, which we call MIRA-55.
As
part of our due diligence and subsequent testing, which began in late 2023, we discovered that the pre-clinical studies we
conducted, previously attributed to MIRA1a, were in fact performed on MIRA-55. Following this revelation, in early March 2024, we
promptly filed a provisional patent for MIRA-55, which encompasses all pre-clinical studies disclosed in our two registration
statements on Form S-1, declared effective on August 2, 2023 and December 27, 2023 (File Nos. 333-273024 and 333-276118,
respectively). If such patent is issued, we would own the patent rights to both MIRA1a and MIRA-55.
Moreover,
based on our pre-clinical analyses to date, we believe that MIRA-55 is an improvement over MIRA1a in that it displays enhanced potency
and potential for efficacy.
Additional
testing is required to confirm our preliminary beliefs. However, based on our discoveries to date, we have decided to advance
MIRA-55 as our lead compound for our oral pharmaceutical marijuana drug candidate while still retaining our rights to MIRA1a. As
such, we do not intend to move MIRA1a forward as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31,
2024 (this “Report”).
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Initial
public offering
On
August 7, 2023, the Company closed its initial public offering consisting of 1,275,000 shares at a price of $ 7.00 per share for approximately
$ 8.9 million in gross proceeds. After deducting the underwriting commission and other deferred offering expenses totaling $ 1.2 million,
the net proceeds to the Company were $ 7.7 million (the “IPO”).
The
shares were offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-273024), originally
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 29, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”)
and the final prospectuses filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Registration
Statement was declared effective by the SEC on August 2, 2023. The common stock began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on
August 3, 2023, under the symbol “MIRA”. The closing of the IPO occurred on August 7, 2023.
Income
taxes
The
Company is taxed as a C corporation. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable
to differences between the financial statement carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred
tax assets are recognized for temporary differences that will result in deductible amounts in future years and for loss carryovers. A
valuation allowance is recognized regarding deferred tax assets, if any, if it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred
tax asset will not be realized.
Research
and development expenses
Research
and development costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred and include the expenses paid to third parties, such as contract
research organizations and consultants, who conduct research and development activities on behalf of the Company. Patent-related costs,
including registration costs, documentation costs and other legal fees associated with the application, are expensed in the period in
which they are incurred.
Leases
The
Company accounts for leases under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 842, “Leases”, which requires the Company to recognize
right-to-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities for operating leases on the balance sheet.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires
the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the
disclosure of 270-10t assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results may differ from such estimates and such differences could be material.
Cash
The
Company maintains cash balances with financial institutions that management believes are of high credit quality. The Company’s
cash account at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes
it is not exposed to any significant credit risk from its cash account.
Stock-based
compensation
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation under the provisions of FASB ASC 718, “ Compensation - Stock Compensation ”,
which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees, directors and consultants
based on estimated fair values on the grant date. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the
requisite service periods using the straight-line method. The Company has elected to account for forfeiture of stock-based awards as
they occur.
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Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company measures the fair value of financial instruments in accordance with GAAP which defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
GAAP
defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal
or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use
of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The Company considers the carrying amount of deferred offering costs to approximate
fair value due to short-term nature of this instrument. GAAP describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level
1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2 – quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable.
Level
3 – inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions).
Note
2. Liquidity and capital resources :
In
accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 205-40, Going Concern , the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions
and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern
within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had cash of approximately $ 3.5
million. The Company used approximately $ 1.0 million of cash in operations during the three months ended March 31, 2024, and had stockholders’
equity of approximately $ 3.2 million, versus stockholders’ equity of approximately $ 4.4 million at December 31, 2023
Historically,
the Company has been primarily engaged in developing MIRA-55 and, more recently, has also been focusing on the development of
Ketamir-2. During these activities, the Company sustained substantial losses. The Company’s ability to fund ongoing operations
and future pre-clinical and clinical trials required for FDA approval is dependent on the Company’s ability to obtain
significant additional external funding in the near term. Since inception, the Company financed its operations through the sale of
Common Stock, the IPO and related party financings. Additional sources of financing are being sought by the Company, which are
described below. The Company expects to be able to fund operations through the fourth quarter of 2024, with available borrowings
from the related-party loan described in Note 4 below. Additional financing will be needed by the Company to fund its operations
after such date to continue and complete pre-clinical and clinical development activities and to commercially develop and ultimately
launch its product candidates. However, and particularly given the early-stage nature of the Company and the significant time and
capital required to implement the Company’s business plan, there can be no assurance that any fundraising will be achieved on
commercially reasonable terms, if at all.
The
Company expects to continue to generate losses in the foreseeable future. The Company’s liquidity needs will be determined largely
by the budgeted operational expenditures incurred in regard to the progression of its product candidates. The Company does not have sufficient cash and cash equivalents as of the date of
filing this Report to support its operations for at least the 12 months following the date the financial statements
are issued. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through 12 months
after the date the accompanying financial statements are issued.
To
alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company plans
to secure additional capital, potentially through a combination of public or private equity offerings and strategic transactions, including
potential alliances and drug product collaborations; however, none of these alternatives are committed at this time. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to it to fund continuing operations,
if at all, identify and enter into any strategic transactions that will provide the capital that it will require or achieve the other
strategies to alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
If none of these alternatives are available, or if available, are not available on satisfactory terms, the Company will not have sufficient
cash resources and liquidity to fund its business operations for at least the 12 months following the date the financial statements are
issued. The failure to obtain sufficient capital on acceptable terms when needed may require the Company to delay, limit, or eliminate
the development of business opportunities and its ability to achieve its business objectives and its competitiveness, and its business,
financial condition, and results of operations will be materially adversely affected, or, in the worst case scenario, the Company could be forced to cease
operations and dissolve. In addition, the perception that the Company may
not be able to continue as a going concern may cause others to choose not to deal with it due to concerns about its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
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The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction
of liabilities in the normal course of business, and do not include any adjustments relating to recoverability and classification of
recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue
as a going concern.
Note
3. License agreement, related party :
MIRALOGX
On
November 15, 2023, the Company and MIRALOGX, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“MIRALOGX”) which is a
related-party owned by Bay Shore Trust, a significant stockholder of the Company (“Bay Shore Trust”), entered into an
exclusive license agreement (the “License Agreement”) to develop and commercialize Ketamir-2, a drug product containing
2-(2- chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino) cyclopentan-1-one as an active agent in the United States, Canada and Mexico (the “Territory”). The
exclusive license in the License Agreement includes the right of the Company to sublicense the licensed intellectual
property.
Pursuant
to the terms of the License Agreement, and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company paid MIRALOGX a one-time, nonrefundable
payment of $ 0.1 million upon the signing of the Agreement and will be obligated to pay quarterly royalty payments on sales of the Ketamir-2
in the Territory of 8% of net sales and 8% of other revenue (such as milestone or sublicense payments) from licensed products.
Also,
in consideration of the License Agreement, the Company issued to MIRALOGX a Common Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase up to 700,000
shares of the Company’s common stock (the “MIRALOGX Warrant”). The MIRALOGX Warrant is exercisable, in whole or
in part, any time prior to November 15, 2028 at a cash exercise price of $ 2.00
per share.
The
Company and MIRALOGX have made customary representations and warranties in the License Agreement and have agreed to certain other customary
covenants, including confidentiality, cooperation, and indemnity provisions. Either party may terminate the License Agreement for cause
if the other party materially breaches or defaults in the performance of its obligations, and, if curable, such material breach remains
uncured for 120 days. Unless earlier terminated, the License Agreement will continue in effect until the last to expire of the patent
rights licensed pursuant to the License Agreement, unless earlier terminated.
The
Company, Bay Shore Trust and MIRALOGX have the same grantor or founder, as the case may be.
Note
4. Debt, related party :
MIRALOGX
On
November 15, 2023, the Company entered into a Promissory Note and Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with MIRALOGX.
Pursuant
to the Loan Agreement, the Company may borrow up to $ 3.0 million from MIRALOGX to fund the development of licensed products under the
License Agreement (the “Loan”).
Together
with any Advance Request, the Company shall deliver to the Lender a budget for the requested Advance (the “Budget”). The
Budget may only include costs directly associated with preparing an Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application for Ketamir-2,
exclusive of personnel costs. Any Advances made by MIRALOGX to the Company pursuant to this Loan may be repaid by the Company (together
with any and all interest accrued thereon) at any time without penalty or premium in accordance with the terms hereof. Amounts repaid
under the Loan may not be reborrowed.
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The
Loan Agreement has a one-year term, and all outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest must be repaid in full on November
15, 2024. Interest on the amounts borrowed under the Loan Agreement accrues at an annual fixed rate of 8 %. The Company may prepay all
or a portion of the outstanding principal and accrued unpaid interest under the Loan Agreement at any time without a prepayment fee.
The Company has not borrowed any funds from the MIRALOGX loan as of March 31, 2024.
Bay
Shore Trust
In
April 2023, the Company entered into a Promissory Note and Loan Agreement with the Bay Shore Trust. Under this Promissory Note and Loan Agreement (the “Bay Shore Note”), the Company had the right to borrow
up to an aggregate of $ 5 million from the Bay Shore Trust at any time up to the second anniversary of the issuance of the Bay Shore Note
or, if earlier, upon the completion of the Company’s IPO. The Bay Shore Note accrued interest at a rate equal 7 % per annum, simple
interest, during the first year that the note was outstanding.
On
July 20, 2023, the Company entered into a conversion agreement with the Bay Shore Trust under which the Bay Shore Trust had
converted, at the time of the IPO, $ 1.1
million of the outstanding principal balance of the Bay Shore Note into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price equal to the
price of the Common Stock sold to the public in the IPO, which resulted in the issuance of 157,170
shares of Common Stock to Bay Shore Trust. On August 14, 2023, the Company paid $ 1.0
million in full to Bay Shore Trust, which was the amount due. The Company also paid accrued interest of $ 0.03
million. There is a remaining amount of $ 0.01
million in accrued interest due to Bay Shore Trust as of March 31, 2024.
Note
5. Related party transactions :
Due
from related parties – Amounts due from related parties as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are recorded as related
party accounts receivable, in the accompanying condensed balance sheets, which totaled $ 0.09 million and $ 0.07 million respectively.
These aforementioned amounts are composed of accounts payable paid on behalf of a related party, specifically research and development payables.
Jet
lease expenses – In April 2021, the Company entered into an airplane lease with an entity owned by Bay Shore Trust pursuant to which
the Company incurred approximately $ 0.05
million of lease charges per month. The lease was renewable, at the Company’s discretion, for an additional one to three
years, however, the Company terminated the lease at March 31, 2023, without any penalties. During the three months ended March 31,
2023 the Company incurred $ 0.05
million, for travel-related expenses to the related party for monthly rental charges and airplane-related expenses. There was no
such expense incurred for the same period in 2024.
License
agreement - See Note 3.
Debt,
related party - See Note 4.
Note
6. Leases :
The
Company’s corporate headquarters was formerly in Baltimore, Maryland, which included a lease for office space. This lease began
in November 2021 and was amended in April 2023. The Company did not renew this lease. This space has a remaining base rent of $ 0.001 million payable through April 2024.
The
Company also leased a jet (as described in Note 5) from a related party, which lease the Company terminated on March 31,
2023.
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Variable
lease costs
Variable
lease costs primarily include utilities, property taxes, and other operating costs that are passed on from the lessor. Variable lease
costs related to the aircraft include usage expenses, which includes pilot expenses, jet fuel and general flight expenses.
The
components of lease expense were as follows:
Schedule of Lease Expense
Three
months ended March 31,
Lease Costs
2024
2023
Operating Lease Cost
Operating Lease
$ 3,819
$ 205,682
Variable Lease Costs
-
313,858
Total Lease Cost
$ 3,819
$ 519,540
Supplemental
cash flow information related to leases were as follows:
Schedule
of Cash Flow Information Related to Leases
Three months ended March 31,
Other Lease Information
2024
2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$ 3,819
$ 519,540
Schedule
of Remaining Weighted-average Lease Term and Weighted-average Discount Rate
Three months ended March 31,
2024
2023
Lease Term and Discount
Weighted Average remaining lease term
0.33 years
0.53 years
Weighted Average discount rate
5.0 %
5.0 %
Maturity
of Lease Liabilities
Future
minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of March 31, 2024 were as follows:
Schedule
of Maturity
of Lease Liabilities
Maturity
of Lease Liabilities
March
31, 2024
Remainder
of 2024
$
1,273
Less:
Interest
-
Present
Value of Lease Liabilities
$
1,273
On
April 1, 2023 the Company entered into an Agreement For Shared Lease Costs with MIRALOGX (the “Shared Agreement”) for
the jet usage (see Note 6). Under the Shared Agreement, the Company agreed to make monthly contributions or payments in accordance with its
monthly use of shared aircraft toward rent payments. However, the Company has not used the aircraft after the termination of the
lease and there are no minimum payments due without usage.
Note
7. Stockholders’ equity :
Capital
stock
The
Company has the authority to issue 110,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000
shares of undesignated Preferred Stock, whose rights and privileges will be defined by the
Board of Directors when a series of Preferred Stock is designated.
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Reverse
Stock Split
Effective
June 28, 2023, we completed a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of our outstanding Common Stock. Unless otherwise noted, the share and per
share information in this Report reflects the reverse stock split.
Stock-based
compensation
The
fair value of each option award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes valuation model that uses assumptions for
expected volatility, expected dividends, expected term, and the risk-free interest rate. Expected price volatility is based on the
historical volatilities of a peer group as the Company does not have a multi-year trading history for its shares.
Industry peers consist of several public companies in the biotech industry similar to the Company in size, stage of life cycle and
product indications. The Company intends to continue to consistently apply this process using the same or similar public companies
until a sufficient amount of historical information regarding the volatility of the Company’s own stock price becomes
available, or unless circumstances change such that the identified companies are no longer similar to the Company, in which case,
more suitable companies whose share prices are publicly available would be utilized in the calculation.
Expected
term of options granted is derived using the “simplified method” which computes expected term as the average of the sum of
the vesting term plus contract term. The risk-free rate is based on the 5-year U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2024, a total of 725,000
options to purchase Common Stock, with an aggregate fair market value of approximately $ 0.8
million were granted to the members of the Company’s Board of Directors, executive officers and consultants of the Company.
Options have a term of 10
years from the grant date. These option vest as follows: (i) Board of Director and consultant options vested 50 %
at grant and remaining vest at anniversary of date of grant, and (ii) executive officer option grants vest 50 %
at 6 months from date of grant and at anniversary of grant date.
The
following is option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Schedule of Stock
Option Activity
Number of
shares
Weighted average exercise price per share
Aggregate
intrinsic value
Outstanding as January 1, 2024
1,215,001
$ 5.00
-
Options granted
725,000
$ 1.20
Forfeitures
( 151,667 )
$ 5.00
Outstanding as March 31, 2024
1,788,334
$ 4.07
$ -
The
estimated fair value of stock options on date of grant was $ 0.8 million. As of March 31, 2024, options exercisable totaled 992,501 . There
are approximately $ 1.6 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested share-based compensation awards, which will be
expensed through 2025.
Key
assumptions used to value stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2024, are as follows:
Schedule of Key Assumptions Used to Value Stock Options
Expected price volatility
151.17 - 152.45 %
Risk-free interest rate
4.06 - 4.23 %
Weighted average fair values
$ 1.065 - $ 1.484
Weighted average expected life in years
5 - 6 years
Dividend yield
-
Warrants
The
Company has granted warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock. Warrants may be granted to affiliates in connection with certain agreements.
As
of March 31, 2024, a cumulative total of 1,763,570
warrants, with exercise prices ranging from $ 2.00
to $ 7.00
remain exercisable and outstanding. There were
no
warrants granted or exercised during the three
months ended March 31, 2024.
Earnings
Per Share
During
the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, outstanding stock options and warrants of 3,703,571 and 750,000 , respectively, were not
included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, because to do so would have had an antidilutive effect.
Note
8. Subsequent events :
The
Company’s management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements included
herein. There have been no subsequent events that occurred during such period that would require disclosure in this Form 10-Q or would
be required to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report contains “forward-looking statements” (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act) that reflect our
current expectations and views of future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,”
“will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,”
“target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,”
“potential”, or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. In particular, statements
about our pre-clinical and clinical trials and expectations regarding such trials, the markets in which we operate, including growth
of such markets, and our expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, prospects, assumptions, or future events or performance
contained in this Report generally under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are forward-looking statements.
We
have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While we believe these
expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors, including those discussed
in this Report under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, or could affect our share
price. Important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, the following:
●
our reliance on related parties for potential funding and our license for
Ketamir-2;
●
our
ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our product candidates;
●
our
ability to successfully commercialize and market our product candidates, if approved;
●
our
ability to contract with third-party suppliers, manufacturers and other service providers and their ability to perform adequately;
●
the
potential market size, opportunity, and growth potential for our product candidates, if approved;
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●
our
ability to obtain additional funding for our operations and development activities;
●
the
accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;
●
the
initiation, timing, progress and results of our pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs;
●
the
timing of anticipated regulatory filings;
●
the
timing of availability of data from our clinical trials;
●
our
future expenses, capital requirements, need for additional financing, and the period over which we believe that our existing cash
and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements;
●
our
ability to retain the continued service of our key professionals and to identify, hire and retain additional qualified professionals;
●
our
ability to advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials;
●
our
ability to recruit and enroll suitable patients in our clinical trials;
●
the
timing or likelihood of the accomplishment of various scientific, clinical, regulatory, and other product development objectives;
●
the
pricing and reimbursement of our product candidates, if approved;
●
the
rate and degree of market acceptance of our product candidates, if approved;
●
the
implementation of our business model and strategic plans for our business, product candidates, and technology;
●
the
scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our product candidates and technology;
●
developments
relating to our competitors and our industry;
●
the
development of major public health concerns and the future impact of such concerns on our clinical trials, business operations and
funding requirements; and
●
other
risks and factors listed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and
elsewhere in this Report.
Given
the risks and uncertainties set forth in this Report, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements contained in this Report are not guarantees of future performance and our actual results of operations,
financial condition, and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate, may differ materially from the forward-looking
statements contained in this Report. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and events in
the industry in which we operate, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Report, they may not be predictive
of results or developments in future periods. In evaluating our business, you should carefully consider the information set forth under the heading “Risk
Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024.
Any
forward-looking statement that we make in this Report speaks only as of the date of such statement. Except as required by federal securities
laws, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise, or to publicly announce any update or revision to, any of the forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this Report.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere
in this Report. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s
actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a
result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth herein and elsewhere in this Report and in the Company’s
other filings with the SEC. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” above.
As
used in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, unless otherwise indicated,
the terms “the Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar terminology refer to MIRA Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
Background
of the Company
We
are a pre-clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company with two neuroscience programs targeting a broad range of neurologic and
neuropsychiatric disorders. We hold exclusive license rights in the U.S., Canada and Mexico for Ketamir-2 , a novel, patent
pending oral ketamine analog under pre-clinical investigation to potentially deliver ultra-rapid antidepressant effects, providing hope
for individuals battling TRD, MDSI and potentially PTSD.
Additionally,
our novel oral pharmaceutical marijuana molecule, MIRA-55 , is being studied for its potential to alleviate neuropathic
pain, as well as anxiety and cognitive decline, symptoms commonly associated with early-stage dementia. MIRA-55, if approved by the FDA, could mark a significant advancement in addressing various neuropsychiatric, inflammatory, and
neurologic diseases and disorders.
The DEA’s scientific review of Ketamir-2 concluded that it would not be considered a controlled
substance or listed chemical under the CSA and its governing regulations. Additionally, we have submitted
the required paperwork for MIRA-55 to be evaluated by the DEA.
We
were incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida in September 2020 and commenced substantive operations, including our pharmaceutical
development program, in late 2020.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
See
Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Report for a summary of significant accounting
policies and information on recently issued accounting pronouncements.
Results
of Operations
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024
compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023
Research
and Development Expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we incurred $0.8 million in research and development expenses,
which were primarily related to initial payments for pre-clinical research projects for Ketamir. We incurred $0.3 million in research
and development expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2023, relating to initial payment for toxicology study costs. Research
and development expenses include pre-clinical, toxicology and consultant expenses.
General
and Administrative Expenses . We incurred $1.0 million and $0.7 million in general and administrative expenses during the three months
ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively. General and administrative expenses are composed primarily of compensation, insurance,
professional fees, stock-based compensation, administration and other related costs. The increase is primarily due to an increase in
stock-based compensation.
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Related
Party Travel Costs. We incurred $0.5 million in related party travel costs during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Related
party travel costs consisted of a lease and use of an airplane with an entity owned by Bay Shore Trust, a related party. The decrease in related party
travel costs is due to the termination of the lease in March 2023. There was no such related party travel costs during the same
period in 2024.
Interest
income (expense), net . We earned $0.05 million in interest income, net during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and incurred
$0.002 million interest expense, net during the three months March 31, 2023, respectively. Interest income during the three months ended
March 31, 2024 consisted of interest earned on bank accounts. Interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2023 consists
of accrued interest on a related party line of credit.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Sources
of Liquidity and Going Concern
Since
our inception in September 2020, we have financed our operations primarily through an unsecured line of credit with a major shareholder
and an affiliated company, through a private placement of shares of our common stock that occurred during the fourth quarter 2021 and
during 2022, and by the proceeds from our completed initial public offering in August 2023. We intend to finance our clinical development
programs and working capital needs from existing cash, and potentially new sources of debt and equity financing. We may enter into new
licensing and commercial partnership agreements.
Historically, we have been primarily
engaged in developing MIRA-55 and, more recently, have also been focusing on the development of Ketamir-2. During these activities, we
have sustained substantial losses. Our ability to fund ongoing operations and future pre-clinical and clinical trials required for FDA
approval is dependent on our ability to obtain significant additional external funding in the near term. We expect to be able to fund
operations through the fourth quarter of 2024, with available borrowings from the related-party loan described in Note 5 in the accompanying
financial states. We will require additional financing to fund our operations, to continue and complete pre-clinical and clinical development
activities and to commercially develop and ultimately launch our product candidates. However, and particularly given our early-stage nature
and the significant time and capital required to implement our business plan, there can be no assurance that any fundraising will be achieved
on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.
We expect to continue to generate
losses in the foreseeable future. Our liquidity needs will be determined largely by the budgeted operational expenditure incurred in regard
to the progression of our product candidates. We do not have sufficient cash and cash equivalents as of the date of filing this Report
to support our operations for at least the 12 months. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern through 12 months after the date the financial statements included in this Report are issued.
To alleviate the conditions that
raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, we plan to secure additional capital, potentially through a
combination of public or private equity offerings and strategic transactions, including potential alliances and drug product collaborations;
however, none of these alternatives are committed at this time. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining sufficient
funding on terms acceptable to us to fund continuing operations, if at all, identify and enter into any strategic transactions that will
provide the capital that we will require or achieve the other strategies to alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern. If none of these alternatives are available, or if they are not available on satisfactory
terms, we will not have sufficient cash resources and liquidity to fund our business operations. The failure to obtain sufficient capital
on acceptable terms when needed may require us to delay, limit, or eliminate the development of business opportunities and our ability
to achieve our business objectives and our competitiveness, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be materially
adversely affected, or, in the worst case scenario, we could be forced to cease operations and dissolve. In addition, the perception that
we may not be able to continue as a going concern may cause others to choose not to deal with us due to concerns about its ability to
meet our contractual obligations.
We
did not have any material non-cancellable contractual obligations as of March 31, 2024.
Cash
Flows
The
following table provides information regarding our cash flows for the periods presented:
Three months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Net cash flows from:
Operating activities
$ (1,049,536 )
$ (1,075,306 )
Financing activities
(24,335 )
725,677
Net change in cash
$ (1,073,871 )
$ (349,629 )
Net
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
The
cash used in operating activities resulted primarily from our net losses, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of debt issuance
costs and changes in components of accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024, operating activities used $1.0 million of cash, primarily due to a net loss of $1.7 million, offset
by $0.5 million in stock-based compensation expense and $0.2 million in accounts payable, accrued and prepaid expenses. Accounts payable,
accrued and prepaid expenses were primarily composed of research and development payables, consultant costs, and insurance costs.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2023, operating activities used $1.1 million of cash, primarily due to a net loss of $1.3 million and
$0.06 million change in prepaid expenses, offset by $0.2 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses and $0.1 million in stock-based
compensation expense. Accounts payable, accrued and prepaid expenses were primarily composed of research and development payables, consultant
costs, insurance costs and legal expenses.
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Net
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024, financing activities used $0.02 million of cash, resulting from $0.02 million in advances to affiliates.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2023, financing activities provided $0.7 million of cash, resulting primarily from $0.7 million in
advances from affiliates and $0.08 million of repayments under related party line of credit, offset by $0.05 million paid in
deferred offering costs.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We
are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and therefore are not required to provide the information
under this item per Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As
of the end of the period covered by this Report, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (our
principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer) (the “Certifying Officers”),
conducted evaluations of our disclosure controls and procedures. As defined under Sections 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls
and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports
that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in
the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated
and communicated to the issuer’s management, including the Certifying Officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Readers
are cautioned that our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial
reporting will necessarily prevent all fraud and material error. An internal control system, no matter how well conceived and operated,
can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations
in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
within our control have been detected. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any control design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all
potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Based
on this evaluation, the Certifying Officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of
March 31, 2024.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange
Act, during our first quarter of 2024 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Internal Controls
Our disclosure controls and procedures
are designed to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of our disclosure control system are met. Because of inherent
limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a
company have been detected. 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 were not effective to provide reasonable assurance
that the objectives of our disclosure control system were met.
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
From
time to time, we may be named in claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Currently, no legal proceedings, government actions,
administrative actions, investigations, or claims are pending against us or involve us that, in the opinion of our management, could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
We
anticipate that we will expend significant financial and managerial resources in the defense of our intellectual property rights in the
future if we believe that our rights have been violated. We also anticipate that we will expend significant financial and managerial
resources to defend against claims that our products and services infringe upon the intellectual property rights of third parties.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
As
a smaller reporting company, information under this “Item 1A. Risk Factors” is not required to be presented.
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.
Not
applicable.
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Item
6. Exhibits.
Number
Description
3.1
Third
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of MIRA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-273024) filed with the SEC on June 29, 2023).
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of MIRA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-273024) filed with the SEC on July 28, 2023).
31.1*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302
31.2*
Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302
32.1**
Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (*)
32.2**
Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (*)
101.ins*
Inline
XBRL Instance Document
101.sch*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.cal*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.def*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
101.lab*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.pre*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
104*
The
cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL.
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
MIRA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date:
May 13, 2024
By:
/s/
Erez Aminov
Erez
Aminov
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
Date:
May 13, 2024
By:
/s/
Michelle Yanez
Michelle
Yanez
Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
(Principal
Financial Officer)
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