Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Controls and Procedures
Our
management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (who is our Principal
Executive Officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (who is our Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer), of the
effectiveness of the design of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of
December 31, 2025, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b). Based upon that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2025 to provide reasonable
assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated
and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
Inherent
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
It
should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute assurance,
that the objectives of the system will be met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions
about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there is only reasonable assurance
that our controls will succeed in achieving their goals under all potential future conditions.
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Management’s
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act
Rule 13a-15(d) during the quarter or year ended December 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or
detect all error and all fraud. Controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance
of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible
controls and procedures. 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 the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the
realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally,
controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of
the controls. 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 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 deterioration in the degree of compliance with the policies
or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur
and not be detected. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
Under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer,
we conducted an evaluation as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025. In making
this assessment, our management used the criteria for effective internal control set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission in the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, our management concluded
that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal
control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm pursuant to an exemption from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that permits the Company to provide
only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, our management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 has not been audited by our auditors, CBIZ CPAs P.C.
Item 9B.
Other Information
None .
Item 9C.
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That
Prevent Inspections
Not
Applicable.
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PART
III
ITEM 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Listed
below are the names of the directors and executive officers of the Company, their ages as of the date of this Annual Report, their positions
held and the year they commenced service with the Company.
Name
Age
Position(s)
Held
Year
of Service Commencement
Robert A. Berman
63
Director, Chief Executive Officer
2018
Jennifer Bright
55
Chief Financial Officer
2025
Dr. Francis Duhay
65
Director
2018
Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava
58
Director
2018
Matthew M. Jenusaitis
64
Director
2019
Robert C. Gray
78
Director
2019
Marc H. Glickman, M.D.
76
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
2016
Hamed Alavi
42
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
2020
Robert
A. Berman Robert Berman has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since April of 2018.
Mr. Berman has over 25 years of experience in a broad variety of areas including healthcare, finance, acquisitions, marketing, compliance,
turnarounds, and the development and licensing of emerging technologies. From September 2012 until July 2017, he served as the President,
Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of ITUS Corporation (now called Anixa Biosciences), which at the time
he joined the company was a developer of flat panel display technologies, and under his leadership became a Nasdaq listed cancer therapeutics
company. From 2000 to March 2007, Mr. Berman was the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Acacia Research Corporation, where
he successfully transitioned the company from being an incubator of internet startups into a preeminent, publicly traded company for
licensing and enforcing patented technologies with a market cap exceeding $2 billion. Mr. Berman started his career at the law firm of
Blank Rome. Mr. Berman has a B.S. in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a
J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law, where he is an adjunct faculty member. We believe that Mr. Berman is qualified to
serve as a member of our board of directors because of his experience in a broad variety of areas including healthcare, finance, acquisitions,
marketing, compliance, turnarounds, and the development and licensing of emerging technologies.
Jennifer
Bright has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2025. Ms. Bright is a certified public accountant with more than 25
years of professional accounting and finance experience. Ms. Bright was the Chief Financial Officer of BIOLASE, Inc., until November
2024 when the company sold substantially all assets to MegaGen Implant Co., LTD. From June 2020 to December 2020, she was consulting
as Interim Director of Accounting at Spectrum Pharmaceuticals and was the Corporate Controller at Kellermeyer Bergensons Services from
November 2018 to April 2020. Previously, Ms. Bright held senior accounting director and controller positions at Advantage Solutions,
Inc., Crunch Holdings, LLC, Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., and Richmond American Homes, and was a Supervising Senior Auditor at the accounting
firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Ms. Bright holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington.
Dr.
Francis Duhay has served as member of our board of directors since October 2018. He is an accomplished heart surgeon, entrepreneur,
and corporate executive. Board certified in general (UCSF) and cardiothoracic surgery (Duke), his seminal work in minimally invasive
cardiac surgery led to 32 patents for surgical devices used in thousands of heart operations. Dr Duhay left clinical practice for industry
in 2008, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of the nascent transcatheter heart valve therapy program (Ascendra) at
Edwards Lifesciences (“Edwards”), the world’s leading manufacturer of bioprosthetic heart valves. With European CE
Mark, he oversaw growth in sales of transcatheter heart valves from $3M to over $250M within the first four years of commercial launch.
Promoted to Vice President of Global Medical & Clinical Affairs, he led planning and execution of four U.S. FDA pivotal clinical
trials. He was eventually promoted to Chief Medical Officer, where, in addition to overseeing Global Medical & Clinical Affairs,
he supported other areas within Edwards including Health Economics & Reimbursement in its successful application for a procedure
code, payment, and coverage of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and Regulatory Affairs, as an industry representative and
clinical expert on the ISO 5840:2014 and 5910:2018 cardiac valve working groups. After departing Edwards, he co-founded and led Koa Accel,
a major medical device accelerator in the Orange County, CA, ecosystem. This bore three medical device startups – Makani Science
(selected into the 2021 cohort of the prestigious Y-Combinator), Kino Discovery (selected into the 2021 cohort of MedTech Innovator),
and Kahala Biosciences. Most recently, Dr Duhay served as Senior Vice President of Global Medical & Clinical Affairs for Olympus
Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of colonoscopes, duodenoscopes, bronchoscopes, and cystoscopes. We believe that Dr.
Duhay is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors because he is a trained cardiac and thoracic surgeon and former Chief
Medical Officer at Edwards Life Sciences.
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Dr.
Sanjay Shrivastava has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2018. He has been involved in developing, commercializing,
evaluating, and acquiring medical devices for more than 24 years, including serving in leadership positions in research and development,
business development, and marketing at J&J, BTG, plc, Medtronic, Abbott Vascular, and Edwards Life Sciences. He is presently serving
as the chief executive officer at Innova Vascular, Inc., an early commercial stage medical device company engaged in peripheral venous
thrombectomy space. Prior to this, he co-founded BlackSwan Vascular, Inc., where he served on its board of directors and led a strategic
alliance including the acquisition deal with Sirtex Medical. Sirtex Medical’s parent company acquired BlackSwan Vascular, Inc.
in 2023. Dr. Shrivastava worked on several acquisition and investment deals during his roles as a senior director, business development
at J&J and a vice president, upstream marketing and strategy at BTG, plc, which had an annual revenue of about $800 million and is
now part of Boston Scientific Corporation through an acquisition. At Medtronic, Dr. Shrivastava was the Director of Global Marketing
for the Cardiac and Vascular Group where he helped build the embolization business, from its initiation to a substantial revenue with
a very high CAGR over a period of six (6) years. Dr. Shrivastava was part of the peripheral vascular business at Abbott Vascular and
worked on trans-catheter heart valve repair and replacement products at Edwards Life Sciences. Dr. Shrivastava received his Bachelor
of Engineering degree at the Indian Institute of Technology and a doctorate degree in materials science and engineering from the University
of Florida. We believe that Dr. Shrivastava is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors because of having served in Chief
Executive Officer and board of director positions at several medical device start-ups, and leadership positions in research and development,
business development, and marketing at Innova Vascular, Inc., BTG, Medtronic, Abbott Vascular, and Edwards Life Sciences.
Matthew
M. Jenusaitis has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2019. He has over 30 years of health care experience
with an emphasis on building and selling companies that develop medical devices to treat vascular diseases. Since March 2015, Mr. Jenusaitis
has been a senior administrative executive at the UC San Diego Health System. He currently serves as the Chief Administrative Officer
for UCSD’s Moore’s Cancer Center and UCSD Oncology. From June 2009 to March 2015, Mr. Jenusaitis was President and CEO of
OCTANe Foundation for Innovation, a non-profit focused on the development of innovation in Orange County, CA. Over the course of his
career, Mr. Jenusaitis has been on the board of directors of Pulsar Vascular (2008-2017), which was sold to Johnson and Johnson, Creagh
Medical (2008-2015), which was sold to SurModics, and Precision Wire Components (2009-2014), which was sold to Creganna Medical. Mr.
Jenusaitis was also a Senior Vice President at ev3 (April 2006 to July 2008), which was sold to Covidian and later purchased by Medtronics.
In addition, Mr. Jenusaitis was the President of the Peripheral Division at Boston Scientific (July 2003 to August 2005) and was an Executive
in Residence at Warburg Pincus (September 2005 to March 2006). Mr. Jenusaitis has an MBA from the University of California, Irvine, a
Masters Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Arizona State University, and a Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University.
We believe that Mr. Jenusaitis is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors because of over 30 years of health care experience
with an emphasis on building and selling companies that develop medical devices to treat vascular diseases and his prior board experiences.
Robert
C. Gray has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2019. He had a twenty (20) year career at Highmark,
Inc., one of America’s largest health insurance organizations, which serves over 20 million subscribers, and includes Highmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield Pennsylvania, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware, and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia, which
he retired from in 2008. While at Highmark, Mr. Gray helped increase revenues to $12.3 billion from $6.9 billion, and helped generate
an operating gain of $375 million from an operating loss of $91 million. In addition to being the board chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
and President of several of Highmark’s subsidiaries and affiliated companies, Mr. Gray was the Chief Financial Officer of Highmark’s
parent company and was the primary contact to Highmark’s board of directors for Highmark’s audit, investment and compensation
(incentive plans) committees. His many responsibilities at Highmark included rate setting and reimbursement negotiations. Following Highmark,
Mr. Gray co-founded U.S. Holdings LLC (U.S. Implants LLC.), a national distributor of orthopedic implants, and has served as Vice President
since 2009. Since 2011, Mr. Gray has also been self-employed as a strategy and financial consultant. Mr. Gray also currently serves as
Chairman and President of Metropolitan Woodworks, Inc., a manufacturer of custom kitchen cabinetry based in North Carolina. Mr. Gray
engaged in Postgraduate Studies at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill and has an undergraduate degree from Bucknell University.
We believe that Mr. Gray is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors because of his financial and medical reimbursement
expertise having served as the Chief Financial Officer at Highmark, Inc., one of America’s largest health insurance organizations.
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Marc
H. Glickman, M.D. has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer since May 2016 and served as member of our
board of directors from July 2016 to August 2017. In 1981, Dr. Glickman started a vascular practice in Norfolk, Virginia. He established
the first Vein Center in Virginia and also created a dialysis access center. He was employed by Sentara Health Care as director of Vascular
Services until he retired in 2014. Dr. Glickman is a board certified vascular surgeon. Dr. Glickman received his Doctor of Medicine from
Case Western Reserve, in Cleveland, Ohio and completed his residency at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is board certified
in Vascular Surgery and was the past president of the Vascular Society of the Americas. He has served on the advisory boards of Possis
Medical, Cohesion Technologies, Thoratec, GraftCath, Inc., TVA medical, Austin, Texas.
Dr.
Hamed Alavi joined enVVeno Medical as Director, Research, Development and Quality in July 2020 and was promoted to Vice President
of Research, Development and Quality in January 2021. Prior to joining enVVeno Medical, Dr. Alavi was the head of engineering at NaviGate
Cardiac Structures Inc., a company which developed tricuspid heart valve replacement and delivery system devices, and held roles at Medtronic
Cardiac and Vascular Group (CVG) and Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology where he used his technical and
leadership skills to drive early-stage medical device technologies from conception to commercialization. Dr. Alavi received his doctorate
in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Irvine where he was trained in one of the most prominent cardiovascular
engineering doctoral programs in the US. His pioneering work in hybrid tissue and implantable medical devices was broadly recognized
and given accolades by a number of institutions – such as the American Heart Association. He also holds an M.S. degree in biomedical
engineering and a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering.
Family
Relationships
There
are no arrangements between our directors and any other person pursuant to which our directors were nominated or elected for their positions.
There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers and ten percent stockholders to file initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of our common stock with the Commission. Directors, executive officers and ten percent stockholders
are also required to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file. Based upon a review of these filings, we believe
that all required Section 16(a) reports were made on a timely basis during fiscal year 2025.
Board
Composition
Our
business and affairs are organized under the direction of our board of directors, which currently consists of five members. Our directors
hold office until the earlier of their death, incapacity, removal or resignation, or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
Our board of directors does not have a formal policy on whether the roles of a Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our board of directors
should be separate. The primary responsibilities of our board of directors are to provide oversight, strategic guidance, counseling,
and direction to our management. Our board of directors meets on a regular basis. Our bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors
may be changed only by resolution of the board of directors.
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We
have no formal policy regarding board diversity. Our priority in selection of board members is identification of members who will further
the interests of our stockholders through his or her established record of professional accomplishment, the ability to contribute positively
to the collaborative culture among board members, knowledge of our business and understanding of the competitive landscape.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation divides our board of directors into three classes, with staggered three (3) year terms,
as follows:
Class
I Directors (serving until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their earlier death, disability, resignation or removal):
Dr.
Francis Duhay* and Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava*
Class
II Directors (serving until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their earlier death, disability, resignation or removal) :
Matthew
M. Jenusaitis* and Robert A. Berman
Class
III Director (serving until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his earlier death, disability, resignation or removal) :
Robert
C. Gray*
(*)
Independent Director.
At
each annual meeting of stockholders to be held after the initial classification, the successors to directors whose terms then expire
will serve until the third annual meeting following their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The authorized
size of our board of directors is currently five members. The authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of the
board of directors. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed between the
three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors. This classification of the board
of directors may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in our control or management. Our directors may be removed for cause
by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of our voting stock.
Director
Independence
The
Nasdaq Marketplace Rules require a majority of a listed company’s board of directors to be comprised of independent directors within
one year of listing. In addition, the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed
company’s audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees be independent and that audit committee members
also satisfy independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.
Under
Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion
of our board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in
carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act,
a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the
board of directors, or any other board committee, accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee
from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.
Our
board of directors has reviewed the composition of our board of directors and its committees and the independence of each director. Based
upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning his background, employment and affiliations, including family
relationships, our board of directors has determined that each of Dr. Duhay, Mr. Gray, Mr. Jenusaitis and Dr. Shrivastava is an “independent
director” as defined under Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Our board of directors also determined that Mr. Gray,
Mr. Jenusaitis and Dr. Shrivastava will serve on our audit committee, Mr. Gray and Mr. Jenusaitis and Dr. Shrivastava will serve on our
compensation committee, and Dr. Duhay, Mr. Jenusaitis and Dr. Shrivastava will serve on our nominating and corporate governance committee,
and that each of the committees satisfy the independence standards for such committees established by the SEC and the Nasdaq Marketplace
Rules, as applicable. In making such determinations, our board of directors considered the relationships that each such non-employee
director has with our company and all other facts and circumstances our board of directors deemed relevant in determining independence,
including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director.
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Meetings
of the Board and Stockholders
Our
board of directors met in person and telephonically six (6) times during 2025 and also acted by unanimous written consent. There were
four (4) Audit Committee meetings and two (2) Compensation Committee meetings held in 2025. All of the members of our board of directors
were present during at least 75% of the board of director meetings and all of the members of the respective committees of the board of
directors were present during at least 75% of such committee meetings held other than Dr. Shrivastava who was present for 50% of the
Audit Committee meetings. Our board of directors had 100% attendance for the Annual Meeting that was held on December 11, 2025. It is
our policy that all directors must attend all stockholder meetings, barring extenuating circumstances.
Board
Committees
Our
board of directors has established three standing committees—audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance—each
of which operates under a charter that has been approved by our board of directors. Copies of each committee’s charter are posted
on the Investors section of our website, which is located at www.envveno.com. Each committee has the composition and responsibilities
described below. Our board of directors may from time to time establish other committees.
Audit
Committee
Our
audit committee consists of Mr. Gray, who is the chair of the audit committee, Mr. Jenusaitis and Dr. Shrivastava. Our board of directors
has determined that each of the members of our audit committee satisfies the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and SEC independence requirements.
The functions of this committee include, among other things:
●
evaluating the performance,
independence and qualifications of our independent auditors and determining whether to retain our existing independent auditors or
engage new independent auditors;
●
reviewing and approving
the engagement of our independent auditors to perform audit services and any permissible non-audit services;
●
reviewing our annual and
quarterly consolidated financial statements and reports, including the disclosures contained under the caption “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and discussing the statements and reports with our
independent auditors and management;
●
reviewing with our independent
auditors and management significant issues that arise regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentation and matters
concerning the scope, adequacy and effectiveness of our financial controls;
●
reviewing our major financial
risk exposures, including the guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and risk management is implemented;
and
●
reviewing our cybersecurity
data breach risk and impact, cyber prevention and detection controls, privacy matters, incident response, third-party cyber risk,
cyber trends and events, and other cyber topics; and
●
reviewing and evaluating
on an annual basis the performance of the audit committee, including compliance of the audit committee with its charter.
Our
board of directors has determined that Mr. Gray qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of
applicable SEC regulations and meets the financial sophistication requirements of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Both our independent
registered public accounting firm and management periodically meet privately with our audit committee.
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Compensation
Committee
Our
compensation committee consists of Dr. Shrivastava, who is the chair of the committee, Mr. Gray and Mr. Jenusaitis. Our board of directors
has determined that each of the members of our compensation committee is an outside director, as defined pursuant to Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, and satisfies the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules independence requirements. The
functions of this committee include, among other things:
●
reviewing, modifying and
approving (or if it deems appropriate, making recommendations to the full board of directors regarding) our overall compensation
strategy and policies;
●
reviewing and approving
the compensation, the performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation, and other terms of employment of our Chief Executive
Officers and our other executive officers;
●
reviewing and approving
(or if it deems appropriate, making recommendations to the full board of directors regarding) the equity incentive plans, compensation
plans and similar programs advisable for us, as well as modifying, amending or terminating existing plans and programs;
●
reviewing and approving
the terms of any employment agreements, severance arrangements, change in control protections and any other compensatory arrangements
for our executive officers;
●
reviewing with management
and approving our disclosures under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in our periodic reports or proxy
statements to be filed with the SEC; and
●
preparing the report that
the SEC requires in our annual proxy statement;
●
advising the board and
any other board committees if the clawback provisions of Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act (the “Rule”) are triggered
based upon a financial statement restatement or other financial statement change, with the assistance of management and the audit
committee and to the extent that our securities continue to be listed on an exchange and subject to the Rule.
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee
Our
nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Dr. Duhay, who is the chair of the committee, Mr. Jenusaitis and Dr. Shrivastava.
Our board of directors has determined that each of the members of this committee satisfies the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules independence
requirements. The functions of this committee include, among other things:
●
identifying, reviewing
and evaluating candidates to serve on our board of directors consistent with criteria approved by our board of directors;
●
evaluating director performance
on our board of directors and applicable committees of our board of directors and determining whether continued service on our board
of directors is appropriate;
●
evaluating, nominating
and recommending individuals for membership on our board of directors; and
●
evaluating nominations
by stockholders of candidates for election to our board of directors.
Code
of Conduct
Our
board of directors has adopted a written code of conduct that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
We have posted on our website a current copy of the code and all disclosures that are required by law or Nasdaq Marketplace Rules concerning
any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of the code.
Insider
Trading Policy
The
Company has adopted an insider trading policy governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of the Company’s securities
by directors, officers and employees. The policy is designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations,
and any listing standards applicable to the Company. A copy of the Company’s insider trading policy is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Board
Leadership Structure
Our
board of directors is free to select the Chairman of the board of directors and a Chief Executive Officer in a manner that it considers
to be in the best interests of our company at the time of selection. Currently, Robert A. Berman serves as our Chief Executive Officer.
The office of the Chairman of the board of directors has been vacant since May 2019. We currently believe that this leadership structure
is in our best interests and strikes an appropriate balance between our Chief Executive Officer’s responsibility for the day-to-day
management of our company and the Chairman of the board of directors’ responsibility to provide oversight, including setting the
board of directors’ meeting agendas and presiding at executive sessions of the independent directors. Additionally, four of our
five members of our board of directors have been deemed to be “independent” by the board of directors, which we believe provides
sufficient independent oversight of our management. Our board of directors has not designated a lead independent director.
Our
board of directors, as a whole and also at the committee level, plays an active role overseeing the overall management of our risks.
Our Audit Committee reviews risks related to financial and operational items with our management and our independent registered public
accounting firm. Our board of directors is in regular contact with our Chief Executive Officer, who reports directly to our board of
directors and who supervises day-to-day risk management.
Role
of Board in Risk Oversight Process
Our
board of directors believes that risk management is an important part of establishing, updating and executing on our business strategy.
Our board of directors has oversight responsibility relating to risks that could affect the corporate strategy, business objectives,
compliance, operations, and the financial condition and performance of our company. Our board of directors focuses its oversight on the
most significant risks facing us and on our processes to identify, prioritize, assess, manage and mitigate those risks. Our board of
directors receives regular reports from members of our senior management on areas of material risk to us, including strategic, operational,
financial, legal and regulatory risks. While our board of directors has an oversight role, management is principally tasked with direct
responsibility for management and assessment of risks and the implementation of processes and controls to mitigate their effects on us.
Certain
Legal Proceedings
None
of the Company’s directors or executive officers have been involved, in the past ten years and in a manner material to an evaluation
of such director’s or officer’s ability or integrity to serve as a director or executive officer, in any of those “Certain
Legal Proceedings” more fully detailed in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K, which include but are not limited to, bankruptcies, criminal
convictions and an adjudication finding that an individual violated federal or state securities laws.
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ITEM 11.
Executive Compensation
The
following table sets forth total compensation paid to our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Individuals
we refer to as our “named executive officers” include our current Chief Executive Officer, our current Chief Financial Officer
and our other most highly compensated executive officer whose salary and bonus for services rendered in all capacities exceeded $100,000
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Name and
Principal
Position
Year
Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
Option
Awards
($)
Other Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
All Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Robert A. Berman
2025
525,000
-
-
-
58,762 (5)
583,762
Chief Executive Officer
2024
500,000
232,500
400,513 (1)
-
28,119 (6)
1,161,132
Jennifer Bright,
2025
173,000 (14)
-
972,743 (2)
-
26,834 (7)
1,172,577
Chief Financial Officer
2024
-
-
-
-
-
-
Craig Glynn,
2025
146,000 (15)
-
-
-
8,232 (8)
154,232
Former Chief Financial Officer
2024
250,000
38,750
-
-
13,476 (9)
302,226
Marc H. Glickman, M.D.
2025
385,875
-
-
-
46,526 (10)
432,401
Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President
2024
367,500
56,963
150,192 (3)
-
51,918 (11)
626,573
Dr. Hamed Alavi
2025
315,000
-
-
-
27,197 (12)
342,197
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
2024
300,000
46,500
150,192 (4)
-
25,203 (13)
521,895
(1)
Represents the grant date
fair value of 5,714 stock options granted on December 18, 2024, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest
quarterly over a three (3) year period.
(2)
Represents the grant date
fair value of 10,000 stock options granted on May 19, 2025, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest quarterly
over a three (3) year period with a one (1) year cliff.
(3)
Represents the grant date
fair value of 2,142 stock options granted on December 18, 2024, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest
quarterly over a three (3) year period.
(4)
Represents the grant date
fair value of 2,142 stock options granted on December 18, 2024, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest
quarterly over a three (3) year period.
(5)
Includes company paid healthcare
of $38,104, 401(k) match of $17,094 and employer paid life insurance policy premium of $3,564.
(6)
Includes company paid healthcare
of $9,679 and 401(k) match of $18,440.
(7)
Includes company paid healthcare
of $22,457, 401(k) match of $3,708 and employer paid life insurance policy premium of $669.
(8)
Includes company paid healthcare
of $777, 401(k) match of $5,673 and employer paid life insurance policy premium of $1,782.
(9)
Includes company paid healthcare
of $1,360 and 401(k) match of $12,116.
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(10)
Includes company paid healthcare
of $26,734, 401(k) match of $14,848 and employer paid life insurance policy premium of $4,944.
(11)
Includes company paid healthcare
of $34,406 and 401(k) match of $17,512.
(12)
Includes company paid healthcare
of $13,371, 401(k) match of $13,286 and employer paid life insurance policy premium of $540.
(13)
Includes company paid healthcare
of $10,665 and 401(k) match of $14,538.
(14)
On May 19, 2025, Ms. Bright
was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.
(15)
Excludes severance of $136,298
and $20,192 of accrued vacation. On May 19, 2025, Mr. Glynn resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Employment
Agreements
We
have entered into various employment agreements with certain of our executive officers. Set forth below is a summary of many of the material
provisions of such agreements, which summaries do not purport to contain all of the material terms and conditions of each such agreement.
For purposes of the following employment agreements:
●
“Cause” generally
means the executive’s (i) willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties to us; (ii) willful
failure to perform his or her duties to us or to follow the lawful directives of the Chief Executive Officer (other than as a result
of death or disability); (iii) indictment for, conviction of or pleading of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving
moral turpitude: (iv) repeated failure to cooperate in any audit or investigation of our business or financial practices; (v) performance
of any material act of theft, embezzlement, fraud, malfeasance, dishonesty or misappropriation of our property; or (vi) material
breach of his or her employment agreement or any other material agreement with us or a material violation of our code of conduct
or other written policy.
●
“Good reason”
generally means, subject to certain notice requirements and cure rights, without the executive’s consent, (i) material diminution
in his or her base salary or annual bonus opportunity; (ii) material diminution in his or her authority or duties (although a change
in title will not constitute “good reason”), other than temporarily while physically or mentally incapacitated, as required
by applicable law; (iii) relocation of his or her primary work location by more than 25 miles from its then current location; or
(iv) a material breach by us of a material term of the employment agreement.
●
“Change of control”
generally means (i) the acquisition, other than from us, by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3)
or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than us or any subsidiary, affiliate (within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act) or employee benefit plan of ours, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the combined voting power of our then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors; (ii) a reorganization, merger, consolidation or recapitalization of us, other than a transaction
in which more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting entity immediately
following such transaction is held by the persons who, immediately prior to the transaction, were the holders of our voting securities;
or (iii) a complete liquidation or dissolution of us, or a sale of all or substantially all of our assets.
Robert
A. Berman
On
March 30, 2018, we entered into an employment agreement with Robert A. Berman, our current Chief Executive Officer and director. Pursuant
to the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Berman’s base salary was initially $400,000, subject to annual review and adjustment
at the discretion of our compensation committee. In November 2021 the board of directors increased Mr. Berman’s base salary to
$450,000 for 2022 and $500,000 commencing in 2023. In December 2024, the board of directors increased Mr. Berman’s base salary
to $525,000. Mr. Berman also participates in an annual discretionary bonus pool where he is eligible for a bonus of up to 60% of his
base salary. The bonus amount actually paid, if any, is subject to the achievement of key performance indicators established each year
by our compensation committee. Mr. Berman may also receive additional discretionary bonuses as determined by our compensation committee.
Mr. Berman’s employment agreement may be terminated at any time with or without cause and with or without notice or for good reason
thereunder.
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Mr.
Berman is entitled to participate in our employee benefit, pension and/or profit sharing plans, and we will pay certain health and dental
premiums on his behalf. Mr. Berman’s employment agreement prohibits him from inducing, soliciting or entertaining any of our employees
to leave our employ during the term of the agreement and for 12 months thereafter.
Pursuant
to the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Berman is entitled to severance in the event of certain terminations of employment. In
the event Mr. Berman’s employment is terminated by us without cause and other than by reason of disability or he resigns for good
reason, subject to his timely executing a release of claims in our favor and in addition to certain other accrued benefits, he is entitled
to receive 12 months of continued base salary (or 24 months if such termination occurs within 24 months following a change of control).
In
connection with his employment, Mr. Berman received an initial equity grant of an option to purchase 1,234 shares for $350.00 per share,
with 246 vesting on the date of his employment agreement, March 30, 2018, and the remaining 80% vested ratably on a monthly basis over
the following 24 months. In July 2020, the board of directors approved an option grant to Mr. Berman to purchase 1,142 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $350.00 per share. The stock options vested ratably on a monthly basis over the following three (3) years.
In February 2021, the board of directors approved an option grant to Mr. Berman to purchase 23,942 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $287.00 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on February 18, 2021). The stock options vested in
equal quarterly installments over a two (2) year period. In November 2021, the board of directors approved an option grant to Mr. Berman
to purchase 9,993 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $234.50 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock
on November 30, 2021). The stock options vested in equal quarterly installments over a three (3) year period. Also in November 2021,
the board of directors granted Mr. Berman 5,714 restricted stock units. The restricted stock units were initially subject to milestone-based
vesting as follows: (i) 50% upon SAVVE (Surgical Anti-reflux Venous Valve Endoprosthesis) endpoints being achieved, and (ii) 50% upon
the Pre-Market Approval of the VenoValve. On December 5, 2023, the Board removed the first vesting condition and conditioned vesting
of all 5,714 of the restricted stock units on the Pre-Market Approval of the VenoValve. In December 2025, the vesting conditions were
not achieved, and the restricted stock units were cancelled. In December 2023, the board of directors approved an option grant to Mr.
Berman to purchase 8,571 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $125.65 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common
stock on December 4, 2023). The stock options vest in equal quarterly installments over a three (3) year period. In December 2024, the
board of directors approved an option grant to Mr. Berman to purchase 5,714 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $89.95 per
share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on December 18, 2024). The stock options vest in equal quarterly installments
over a three (3) year period. Additionally, the board of directors paid Mr. Berman a cash bonus of $232,500 for 2024.
Jennifer
Bright
On
May 19, 2025, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Bright. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Ms. Bright’s
base salary was $300,000, subject to annual review and adjustment at the discretion of our board of directors also participates in an
annual year-end discretionary bonus pool where she is eligible for a bonus of up to forty percent (40%) of her annual salary. Ms. Bright
was initially awarded 10,000 stock options pursuant to the 2016 Plan at an exercise price of $126.70 per share. Such stock options will
vest quarterly over a three (3) year period with a one (1) year cliff, subject to Ms. Bright’s continued employment through each
such vesting date. The Employment Agreement further provides that Ms. Bright is entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans
that the Company has adopted or may adopt.
Pursuant
to the terms of the employment agreement, Ms. Bright’s employment is terminable due to Ms. Bright’s disability or death,
for “Cause” (as defined in the employment agreement) or without “Cause” by the Company, and for “Good Reason”
(as defined in the employment agreement) or voluntarily by Ms. Bright. In the event of Ms. Bright’s death or disability, or termination
for “Cause” by the Company or without “Good Reason” by Ms. Bright, Ms. Bright (or her estate) is entitled to receive
any unpaid base salary through the termination date, reimbursement for unreimbursed business expenses, accrued but unused vacation time
in accordance with the Company’s policy and any other payments or benefits that Ms. Bright is entitled to in accordance with any
Company benefit plans (collectively, the “Accrued Benefits”). Upon termination without “Cause” (other than by reason
of death or disability) or resignation for “Good Reason,” Ms. Bright will be entitled to three months of severance for each
year Ms. Bright is employed by the Company, up to a total of one year of severance, in addition to all Accrued Benefits. Any outstanding
unvested securities owned by Ms. Bright on the termination date will vest (or terminate) in accordance with the terms of such grant.
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Marc
H. Glickman, M.D.
On
July 22, 2016, we entered into an employment agreement with Marc H. Glickman, M.D., our Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
(the “Pre-existing Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of his Pre-existing Employment Agreement, Dr. Glickman’s
base salary was $300,000, subject to annual review and adjustment at the discretion of our board of directors. In connection with his
Pre-existing Employment Agreement, Dr. Glickman received an initial equity grant of an option to purchase up to 210 shares of our common
stock with 20% of the shares vesting immediately and 80% vesting on a monthly basis over 24 months thereafter. The initial term of Dr.
Glickman’s Pre-existing Employment Agreement ended on December 31, 2018 and was automatically extended for an additional three
(3) year term.
On
July 26, 2019, we entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Glickman (the “New Employment Agreement”) that supersedes
the terms of the Pre-existing Employment Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the New Employment Agreement, Dr. Glickman’s base
salary is $350,000 per year, subject to annual review and adjustment at the discretion of the Board. In December 2022, the board of directors
increased Dr. Glickman’s base salary to $367,500. In December 2024, the board of directors increased Dr. Glickman’s base
salary to $385,875. Dr. Glickman also participates in an annual year-end discretionary bonus pool where he is eligible for a bonus of
up to 20% of his base salary. The bonus amount actually paid, if any, is subject to the achievement of key performance indicators established
each year by our compensation committee. Dr. Glickman may also receive additional discretionary bonuses as determined by our compensation
committee.
In
connection with entering into the New Employment Agreement, Dr. Glickman’s existing two hundred and ten (210) options (“Existing
Options”) to purchase Company common stock at eight thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars ($8,750.00) per share until October
1, 2026, were repriced to one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars ($1,750.00) per share. Additionally, in connection with his New
Employment Agreement, Dr. Glickman was granted stock options for the right to purchase two hundred and five (205) common stock at a price
equal to one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars ($1,750.00) per share exercisable until July 26, 2029, which vested quarterly over
a three (3) year period.
Pursuant
to the terms of the New Employment Agreement, Dr. Glickman is an at-will employee and is entitled to severance in the event of certain
terminations of his employment. In the event that Dr. Glickman’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined
in the New Employment Agreement), other than by reason of Disability (as defined in the New Employment Agreement), or he resigns for
Good Reason (as defined in the New Employment Agreement), subject to his timely executing a release of claims in favor of the Company
and in addition to certain other accrued benefits, Dr. Glickman is entitled to receive three months of his base salary for each year
that he has been employed by the Company at the time of termination, up to a total of one year of his base salary.
In
July 2020, the board of directors approved an option grant to Dr. Glickman to purchase 1,142 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $350.00 per share. The stock options vested ratably on a monthly basis over the following three (3) years. In February 2021, the board
of directors approved an option grant to Dr. Glickman to purchase 11,600 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $287.00 per share
(the closing price of the Company’s common stock on February 18, 2021). The stock options vested in equal quarterly installments
over a two (2) year period. In November 2021, the board of directors approved an option grant to Dr. Glickman to purchase 7,591 shares
of common stock at an exercise price of $234.50 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on November 30, 2021).
The stock options vest in equal quarterly installments over a three (3) year period. Also in November 2021, the board of directors granted
Dr. Glickman 2,857 restricted stock units. The restricted stock units were initially subject to milestone-based vesting as follows: (i)
50% upon SAVVE (Surgical Anti-reflux Venous Valve Endoprosthesis) endpoints being achieved, and (ii) 50% upon the Pre-Market Approval
of the VenoValve. On December 5, 2023, the Board removed the first vesting condition and conditioned vesting of all 2,857 of the restricted
stock units on the Pre-Market Approval of the VenoValve. In December 2025, the vesting conditions were not achieved, and the restricted
stock units were cancelled. In December 2023, the board of directors approved an option grant to Dr. Glickman to purchase 2,857 shares
of common stock at an exercise price of $125.65 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on December 4, 2023).
The stock options vest in equal quarterly installments over a three (3) year period. In December 2024, the board of directors approved
an option grant to Dr. Glickman to purchase 2,142 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $89.95 per share (the closing price
of the Company’s common stock on December 18, 2024). The stock options vest in equal quarterly installments over a three (3) year
period. Additionally, the board of directors paid Dr. Glickman a cash bonus $56,963 for 2024.
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Hamed
Alavi
On
July 29, 2020, we entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Hamed Alavi, our Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (the
“Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Alavi’s base salary was $190,000, subject
to annual review and adjustment at the discretion of our board of directors. Mr. Alavi also participates in an annual year-end discretionary
bonus pool where he is eligible for a bonus of up to 20% of his base salary. The bonus amount actually paid, if any, is subject to the
achievement of key performance indicators established each year by our compensation committee. Mr. Alavi may also receive additional
discretionary bonuses as determined by our compensation committee. In November 2021 the board of directors increased Mr. Alavi’s
base salary to $240,000 and, in November 2022, the board of directors increased Mr. Alavi’s annual base salary to $300,000. In
December 2024, the board of directors increased Mr. Alavi’s base salary to $315,000. Additionally, the board of directors paid
Mr. Alavi a cash bonus of $46,500 for 2024.
Pursuant
to the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Alavi’s employment is terminable due to Mr. Alavi’s disability or death, for
“Cause” (as defined in the employment agreement) or without “Cause” by the Company, and for “Good Reason”
(as defined in the employment agreement) or voluntarily by Mr. Alavi. In the event of Mr. Alavi’s death or disability, or termination
for “Cause” by the Company or without “Good Reason” by Mr. Alavi, Mr. Alavi (or his estate) is entitled to receive
any unpaid base salary through the termination date, reimbursement for unreimbursed business expenses, accrued but unused vacation time
in accordance with the Company’s policy and any other payments or benefits that Mr. Alavi is entitled to in accordance with any
Company benefit plans (collectively, the “Accrued Benefits”). Upon termination without “Cause” (other than by
reason of death or disability) or resignation for “Good Reason,” Mr. Alavi will be entitled to three months of severance
for each year Mr. Alavi is employed up to one year of severance, in addition to all Accrued Benefits. Any outstanding unvested securities
owned by Mr. Alavi on the termination date will vest (or terminate) in accordance with the terms of such grant. The employment agreement
further provides that Mr. Alavi is entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans that the Company has adopted or may adopt.
In
July 2020, the board of directors approved an option grant to Mr. Alavi to purchase 228 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$350.00 per share. The stock options vested ratably on a monthly basis over the following three (3) years. In February 2021, the board
of directors approved an option grant to Mr. Alavi to purchase 9,142 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $287.00
per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on February 18, 2021). The stock options vested in equal quarterly installments
over a three (3) year period with a six (6) month cliff. In November 2021, the board of directors approved an option grant to Mr. Alavi
to purchase 3,597 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $234.50 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock
on November 30, 2021). The stock options vested in equal quarterly installments over a three (3) year period. Also in November 2021,
the board of directors granted Mr. Alavi 1,428 restricted stock units. The restricted stock units were initially subject to milestone-based
vesting as follows: (i) 50% upon SAVVE (Surgical Anti-reflux Venous Valve Endoprosthesis) endpoints being achieved, and (ii) 50% upon
the Pre-Market Approval of the VenoValve. On December 5, 2023, the Board removed the first vesting condition and conditioned vesting
of all 1,428 of the restricted stock units on the Pre-Market Approval of the VenoValve. In December 2025, the vesting conditions were
not achieved, and the restricted stock units were cancelled. In November 2022, the board of directors approved an option grant to Mr.
Alavi to purchase 2,857 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $234.50 per share. The stock options vested in equal quarterly
installments over the following three (3) years. In December 2023, the board of directors approved an option grant to Mr. Alavi to purchase
2,857 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $125.65 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on December
4, 2023). The stock options vest in equal quarterly installments over a three (3) year period. In December 2024, the board of directors
approved an option grant to Mr. Alavi to purchase 2,142 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $89.95 per share (the closing
price of the Company’s common stock on December 18, 2024). The stock options vest in equal quarterly installments over a three
(3) year period.
Potential
Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control
Pursuant
to the terms of the employment agreements discussed above, we will pay severance in the event of certain terminations of employment.
In the event employment is terminated by us without cause and other than by reason of disability or if the executive resigns for good
reason, subject to his or her timely executing a release of claims in our favor and in addition to certain other accrued benefits, he
or she is entitled to receive severance pursuant to the terms of his or her employment agreements discussed above.
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Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table sets forth information regarding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2025.
Name
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
exercisable
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
unexercisable
Equity
incentive plan
awards:
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options (#)
Option
exercise
price
($)
Option
expiration date
Robert A. Berman ,
1,234 (1)
-
N/A
350.00
September 23, 2028
Chief Executive Officer
1,142 (2)
-
350.00
July 18, 2030
23,942 (3)
-
287.00
February 18, 2031
9,993 (4)
-
234.50
November 30, 2031
5,714 (10)
2,857 (10)
125.65
December 2, 2033
1,904 (11)
3,810 (11)
89.95
February 16, 2034
Marc H. Glickman, M.D.
210 (5)
-
N/A
1,750.00
July 25, 2029
Chief Medical Officer and
205 (5)
-
N/A
1,750.00
October 1, 2026
Senior Vice President
1,142 (2)
-
-
350.00
July 18, 2030
11,600 (3)
-
287.00
February 18, 2031
7,591 (4)
-
234.50
November 30, 2031
1,904 (10)
953 (10)
125.65
December 2, 2033
714 (11)
1,428 (11)
89.95
February 16, 2034
Jennifer Bright,
-
10,000 (12)
N/A
126.70
May 19, 2035
Chief Financial Officer (6)
Dr. Hamed Alavi
228 (7)
-
N/A
350.00
July 18, 2030
Senior Vice President and
9,142 (8)
-
287.00
February 18, 2031
Chief Technology Officer
3,597 (4)
-
234.50
November 30, 2031
2,857 (9)
-
234.50
November 30, 2032
1,666 (10)
953 (10)
125.65
December 2, 2033
714 (11)
1,428 (11)
89.95
February 16, 2034
(1)
Options were granted on
September 24, 2018, and vested 20% on the date of his Employment Agreement, March 30, 2018, and the remaining 80% vested ratably
on a monthly basis over the twenty-four (24) months following the date of his Employment Agreement.
(2)
Options were granted on
July 18, 2020 and vested ratably on a monthly basis over thirty-six (36) months.
(3)
Options were granted on
February 18, 2021 and vested ratably on a quarterly basis over two (2) years.
(4)
Options were granted on
November 30, 2021 and vested ratably on a quarterly basis over three (3) years.
(5)
On July 26, 2019, the Company
entered a new employment agreement with Dr. Glickman that superseded the terms of his existing employment agreement. In connection
with entering into the new employment agreement, Dr. Glickman’s existing 210 options that were granted on October 1, 2016 were
repriced from $8,750.00 to $1,750.00 per share. Additionally, on July 26, 2019, Dr. Glickman was granted 205 options at $1,750.00
per share and vested quarterly over a three (3) year period.
(6)
Ms. Bright was appointed
as Chief Financial Officer in May 2025.
(7)
Options were granted on
July 18, 2020 and vested ratably on a quarterly basis over three (3) years.
(8)
Options were granted on
February 18, 2021 and vested ratably on a quarterly basis over three (3) years.
(9)
Options were granted on
November 30, 2022 and vested ratably on a quarterly basis over three (3) years.
(10)
Options were granted on
December 5, 2023 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over three (3) years.
(11)
Options were granted on
December 18, 2024 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over three (3) years.
(12)
Options were granted on
May 19, 2025 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over three (3) years, with a one (1) year cliff.
Employee
Benefit Plans
Amended
and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan
On
October 1, 2016, our board of directors and our stockholders adopted and approved the enVVeno Medical Corporation 2016 Omnibus Incentive
Plan, and, subsequently, on April 26, 2018, our board of directors and our stockholders adopted and approved the Amended and Restated
2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan which was subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan
following receipt of stockholder approval on December 17, 2020 and by Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive
Plan following receipt of stockholder approval on November 30, 2021 (as amended, the “2016 Plan”). The principal features
of the 2016 Plan are summarized below. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2016 Plan, which is
filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Equity
Award Grant Timing
We
generally grant equity awards to our employees and directors in the fourth quarter each calendar year, except in the case of equity awards
for new hires which are granted at the board meeting following the acceptance of the employment offer. We do not have a written policy
regarding the timing of equity awards, but we do not grant equity awards in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information,
nor do we time the release of material nonpublic information based on equity award grant dates.
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Share
Reserve
We
currently have reserved 220,150 shares of our common stock for issuance under the 2016 Plan, provided, however, if at any time the Company
issues additional shares of Common Stock or securities that are convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock (other than pursuant
to the Plan) then the number of shares authorized to be awarded under the Plan shall increase to an amount equal to no less than 20%
of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis. Such increase, if any, shall occur automatically
upon each applicable issuance of securities by the Company. All shares available for issuance under the Plan may be granted as incentive
stock options under Code Section 422. The shares of common stock issuable under the 2016 Plan will consist of authorized and unissued
shares, treasury shares or shares purchased on the open market or otherwise, all as determined by our company from time to time.
If
any award is cancelled, terminates, expires or lapses for any reason prior to the issuance of shares or if shares are issued under the
2016 Plan and thereafter are forfeited to us, the shares subject to such awards and the forfeited shares will not count against the aggregate
number of shares of common stock available for grant under the 2016 Plan. In addition, the following items will not count against the
aggregate number of shares of common stock available for grant under the 2016 Plan: (1) shares issued under the 2016 Plan repurchased
or surrendered at no more than cost or pursuant to an option exchange program, (2) any award that is settled in cash rather than by issuance
of shares of common stock, (3) shares surrendered or tendered in payment of the option price or purchase price of an award or any taxes
required to be withheld in respect of an award or (4) awards granted in assumption of or in substitution for awards previously granted
by an acquired company.
Administration
The
2016 Plan may be administered by our board of directors or our compensation committee. Our compensation committee, in its discretion,
selects the individuals to whom awards may be granted, the time or times at which such awards are granted and the terms and conditions
of such awards. Our board of directors also has the authority, subject to the terms of the 2016 Plan, to amend existing options (including
to reduce the option’s exercise price), to institute an exchange program by which outstanding options may be surrendered in exchange
for options that may have different exercise prices and terms, restricted stock, and/or cash or other property.
Eligibility
Awards
may be granted under the 2016 Plan to officers, employees, directors, consultants and advisors of us and our affiliates. Incentive stock
options may be granted only to employees of us or our subsidiaries.
Awards
The
2016 Plan permits the granting of any or all of the following types of awards:
●
Stock Options . Stock
options entitle the holder to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock at a specified price (the exercise price), subject
to the terms and conditions of the stock option grant. Our compensation committee may grant either incentive stock options, which
must comply with Code Section 422, or nonqualified stock options. Our compensation committee sets exercise prices and terms and conditions,
except that stock options must be granted with an exercise price not less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock
on the date of grant (excluding stock options granted in connection with assuming or substituting stock options in acquisition transactions).
Unless our compensation committee determines otherwise, fair market value means, as of a given date, the closing price of our common
stock. At the time of grant, our compensation committee determines the terms and conditions of stock options, including the quantity,
exercise price, vesting periods, term (which cannot exceed 10 years) and other conditions on exercise.
●
Stock Appreciation Rights .
Our compensation committee may grant SARs, as a right in tandem with the number of shares underlying stock options granted under
the 2016 Plan or as a freestanding award. Upon exercise, SARs entitle the holder to receive payment per share in stock or cash, or
in a combination of stock and cash, equal to the excess of the share’s fair market value on the date of exercise over the grant
price of the SAR. The grant price of a tandem SAR is equal to the exercise price of the related stock option and the grant price
for a freestanding SAR is determined by our compensation committee in accordance with the procedures described above for stock options.
Exercise of a SAR issued in tandem with a stock option will reduce the number of shares underlying the related stock option to the
extent of the SAR exercised. The term of a freestanding SAR cannot exceed 10 years, and the term of a tandem SAR cannot exceed the
term of the related stock option.
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●
Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Awards . Our compensation committee may grant awards of restricted stock, which are shares of
common stock subject to specified restrictions, and restricted stock units, or RSUs, which represent the right to receive shares
of our common stock in the future. These awards may be made subject to repurchase, forfeiture or vesting restrictions at our compensation
committee’s discretion. The restrictions may be based on continuous service with us or the attainment of specified performance
goals, as determined by our compensation committee. Stock units may be paid in stock or cash or a combination of stock and cash,
as determined by our compensation committee. Our compensation committee may also grant other types of equity or equity-based awards
subject to the terms and conditions of the 2016 Plan and any other terms and conditions determined by our compensation committee.
●
Performance Awards .
Our compensation committee may grant performance awards, which entitle participants to receive a payment from us, the amount of which
is based on the attainment of performance goals established by our compensation committee over a specified award period. Performance
awards may be denominated in shares of common stock or in cash, and may be paid in stock or cash or a combination of stock and cash,
as determined by our compensation committee. Cash-based performance awards include annual incentive awards.
Clawback
All
cash and equity awards granted under the 2016 plan will be subject to all applicable laws regarding the recovery of erroneously awarded
compensation pursuant to Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act, any implementing rules and regulations under such laws, any policies we adopted
to implement such requirements and any other compensation recovery policies as we may adopt from time to time, including our recently
adopted clawback policy that was adopted in accordance with Nasdaq rules.
Change
in Control
Under
the 2016 Plan, in the event of a change in control (as defined in the 2016 Plan), outstanding awards will be treated in accordance with
the applicable transaction agreement. If no treatment is provided for in the transaction agreement, each award holder will be entitled
to receive the same consideration that stockholders receive in the change in control for each share of stock subject to the award holder’s
awards, upon the exercise, payment or transfer of the awards, but the awards will remain subject to the same terms, conditions and performance
criteria applicable to the awards before the change in control, unless otherwise determined by our compensation committee. In connection
with a change in control, outstanding stock options and SARs can be cancelled in exchange for the excess of the per share consideration
paid to stockholders in the transaction, minus the option or SARs exercise price.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of the applicable award agreements, awards granted to non-employee directors will fully vest on an accelerated
basis, and any performance goals will be deemed to be satisfied at target. For awards granted to all other service providers, vesting
of awards will depend on whether the awards are assumed, converted or replaced by the resulting entity.
●
For awards that are not
assumed, converted or replaced, the awards will vest upon the change in control. For performance awards, the amount vesting will
be based on the greater of (1) achievement of all performance goals at the “target” level or (2) the actual level of
achievement of performance goals as of our fiscal quarter end preceding the change in control, and will be prorated based on the
portion of the performance period that had been completed through the date of the change in control.
●
For awards that are assumed,
converted or replaced by the resulting entity, no automatic vesting will occur upon the change in control. Instead, the awards, as
adjusted in connection with the transaction, will continue to vest in accordance with their terms and conditions. In addition, the
awards will vest if the award recipient has a separation from service within two years after a change in control by us other than
for “cause” or by the award recipient for “good reason” (each as defined in the applicable award agreement).
For performance awards, the amount vesting will be based on the greater of (1) achievement of all performance goals at the “target”
level or (2) the actual level of achievement of performance goals as of our fiscal quarter end preceding the change in control, and
will be prorated based on the portion of the performance period that had been completed through the date of the separation from service.
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Amendment
and Termination of the 2016 Plan
Unless
earlier terminated by our board of directors, the 2016 Plan will terminate, and no further awards may be granted, 10 years after April
26, 2018, the date on which it was approved by our stockholders. Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the 2016 Plan
at any time, except that, if required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, stockholder approval will be required for
any amendment. The amendment, suspension or termination of the 2016 Plan or the amendment of an outstanding award generally may not,
without a participant’s consent, materially impair the participant’s rights under an outstanding award.
Limitation
of Liability and Indemnification Matters
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation limits the liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary
duties, except for liability that cannot be eliminated under the DGCL. Consequently, our directors will not be personally liable for
monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for any of the following:
●
any breach of their duty
of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
●
acts or omissions not in
good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
●
unlawful payments of dividends
or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL; or
●
any transaction from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Our
amended and restated bylaws also provide that we will indemnify our directors and executive officers and may indemnify our other officers
and employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our amended and restated bylaws also permit us to secure insurance
on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in this capacity, regardless
of whether our amended and restated bylaws would permit indemnification. We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance.
We
have entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers, in addition to indemnification provided
for in our amended and restated bylaws. These agreements, among other things, provide for indemnification of our directors and executive
officers for expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by this person in any action or proceeding arising out of this
person’s services as a director or executive officer or at our request. We believe that these provisions and agreements are necessary
to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and executive officers.
The
above description of the indemnification provisions of our amended and restated bylaws and our indemnification agreements is not complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to these documents, each of which is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
The
limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated
bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce
the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our
stockholders. A stockholder’s investment may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors
and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion
of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and may be unenforceable. There is no pending
litigation or proceeding naming any of our directors or officers as to which indemnification is being sought, nor are we aware of any
pending or threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any director or officer.
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Director
Compensation
The
Board determines the form and amount of director compensation after its review of recommendations made by the Compensation Committee.
A substantial portion of each director’s annual retainer is in the form of equity. Under the Company’s nonemployee director
compensation program members of the Board who are not also Company employees (“Non-Employee Directors”) are granted options
worth up to thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($37,500) per annum (the “Annual Award”). A Non-Employee Director
who is newly appointed to the Board other than in connection with an annual meeting of stockholders will generally receive a grant of
two thousand four hundred (2,400) options and RSUs worth up to seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) upon appointment (an “Initial
Award”), which covers their compensation for their first three years of service. The Initial Award and Annual Award to Non-Employee
Directors will vest as long as they remain directors in equal annual portions over three years following the date on which the award
is granted.
The
table below shows the compensation paid to our non-employee directors during 2025 and 2024.
Name
Fees
earned
or paid
in cash
($)
Stock
awards
($)
Option
awards(3)
($)
Non-equity
incentive
plan
compensation
($)
Nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
($)
All other
compensation
($)
Total
($)
Dr. Francis Duhay
2025
32,500
-
37,500 (1)
-
-
-
70,000
2024
32,500
-
37,500 (2)
-
-
-
70,000
Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava
2025
37,500
-
37,500 (1)
-
-
-
75,000
2024
37,500
-
37,500 (2)
-
-
-
75,000
Robert Gray
2025
40,000
-
37,500 (1)
-
-
-
77,500
2024
40,000
-
37,500 (2)
-
-
-
77,500
Matthew Jenusaitis
2025
37,500
-
37,500 (1)
-
-
-
75,000
2024
37,500
-
37,500 (2)
-
-
-
75,000
(1)
Under the Company’s nonemployee director compensation program, Dr. Duhay, Dr. Shrivastava, Mr. Gray and Mr. Jenusaitis were each
granted 564 options to purchase shares of our common stock on December 18, 2024, as part of their compensation for the year ending December
31, 2024, at an exercise price of $89.95 per share. The options were valued at $66.45 per share as of the date of the grant and will
vest in equal quarterly portions starting on March 31, 2025 and through December 31, 2025, such that they were fully vested as of December
31, 2025. The grant date value of each grant determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 was $37,500.
(2)
Under the Company’s nonemployee director compensation program, Dr. Duhay, Dr. Shrivastava, Mr. Gray and Mr. Jenusaitis were each
granted 395 options to purchase shares of our common stock on December 5, 2023, as part of their compensation for the year ending December
31, 2023, at an exercise price of $125.65 per share. The options were valued at $94.72 per share as of the date of the grant and will
vest in equal quarterly portions starting on March 31, 2024 and through December 31, 2024, such that they were fully vested as of December
31, 2024. The grant date value of each grant determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 was $37,500.
(3)
Under the Company’s nonemployee director compensation program, Dr. Duhay, Dr. Shrivastava, Mr. Gray and Mr. Jenusaitis were each
granted 3,882 options to purchase shares of our common stock on December 11, 2025, as part of their compensation for the year ending
December 31, 2025, at an exercise price of $12.32 per share. The options were valued at $9.66 per share as of the date of the grant and
will vest in equal quarterly portions starting on March 31, 2026 and through December 31, 2026, such that they will fully vest by December
31, 2026. The grant date value of each grant determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 was $37,500.
ITEM 12.
Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The
following table lists, as of March 24, 2026, the number of shares of common stock of our Company that are beneficially owned by (i) each
person or entity known to our Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding common stock; (ii) each officer and
director of our Company; and (iii) all officers and directors as a group.
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Applicable
percentage ownership is based on 655,521 shares of common stock outstanding as the date of this Form 10-K. We have determined beneficial
ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who
possess sole or shared voting or dispositive power with respect to such securities. In addition, pursuant to such rules, we deemed outstanding
shares of common stock subject to options or warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days
of March 24, 2026. We did not deem such shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other
person. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the beneficial owners
named in the table below have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all shares of our common stock that they beneficially
own, subject to applicable community property laws.
Beneficial Ownership
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Number of
Shares
Percentage
5% Stockholders
Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd. (2)
58,520
8.9 %
Thomas A. Satterfield, Jr. (3)
52,071
7.9 %
Kingdon Capital Management, L.L.C. (4)
38,836
5.9 %
Braeden Lichti (5)
33,151
5.1 %
Named Executive Officers and Directors
Robert A. Berman (6)
45,753
6.5 %
Marc Glickman, M.D. (7)
23,827
3.5 %
Hamed Alavi (8)
18,620
2.8 %
Jennifer Bright (9)
3,333
*
Dr. Francis Duhay (10)
5,221
*
Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava (10)
2,983
*
Robert Gray (10)
3,034
*
Matthew Jenusaitis (10)
3,188
*
All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)
105,959
14.0 %
*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
(1)
Except as otherwise noted
below, the address for each person or entity listed in the table is c/o enVVeno Medical Corporation, 70 Doppler, Irvine, California
92618.
(2)
Based on a Schedule 13G/A
filed by the Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd. (the “Master Fund”) and Company records. As of February 17, 2026,
the Master Fund directly holds 58,520 shares of common stock as adjusted for the reverse stock split. Perceptive Advisors serves
as the investment manager to the Master Fund and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. Mr. Joseph Edelman is the managing
member of Perceptive Advisors and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares.
(3)
Based on a Schedule 13G
filed by Thomas A. Satterfield, Jr. filed on November 19, 2025. Mr. Satterfield directly holds 52,071 shares of common stock as adjusted
for the reverse stock split.
(4)
Based on a Schedule 13G
filed by Kingdon Capital Management, L.L.C. (“Kingdon”). As of September 9, 2025, Kingdon directly holds 38,836 shares
of common stock or securities as adjusted for the reverse stock split that are exercisable into shares of common stock within 60
days of September 9, 2025.
(5)
Based on a Schedule 13G
filed by Braeden Lichti and Northstrive Fund II LP (“Northstrive”) on February 10, 2026. Mr. Lichti and Northstrive directly
hold 31,151 shares of common stock. Mr. Lichti is the manager of Northstrive and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares.
(6)
Includes 45,120 shares
of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 24, 2026.
(7)
Includes 23,782 shares
of common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March
24, 2026.
(8)
Includes 18,620 shares
of common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March
24, 2026.
(9)
Includes 3,333 shares of
common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 24,
2026.
(10)
Includes 2,719 shares of
common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 24,
2026.
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ITEM 13.
Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The
following is a description of transactions since January 1, 2024 to which we were a party in which (i) the amount involved exceeded or
will exceed the lesser of (A) $120,000 or (B) one percent of our average total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years
and (ii) any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any member of the immediate family
of, or person sharing the household with, any of the foregoing persons, who had or will have a direct or indirect material interest,
other than equity and other compensation, termination, change in control and other similar arrangements, which are described under “Executive
Compensation.”
None.
Indemnification
of Officers and Directors
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify each of our directors
and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Further, we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our
directors and officers, and we intend to purchase a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures our
directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances. For further information,
see “Executive Compensation—Limitations of Liability and Indemnification Matters.”
To
the best of our knowledge, during the past two fiscal years, other than as set forth above, there were no material transactions, or series
of similar transactions, or any currently proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which we were or are to be a party,
in which the amount involved exceeds the lesser of (A) $120,000 or (B) one percent of our average total assets at year-end for the last
two completed fiscal years, and in which any director or executive officer, or any security holder who is known by us to own of record
or beneficially more than 5% of any class of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons,
has an interest (other than compensation to our officers and directors in the ordinary course of business).
Policies
and Procedures for Related Party Transactions
All
future transactions between us and our officers, directors or five percent stockholders, and respective affiliates will be on terms no
less favorable than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties and will be approved by a majority of our independent directors
who do not have an interest in the transactions and who had access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or independent legal counsel.
Director
Independence
The
information provided in Item 10, under the subheading “Director Independence” is incorporated herein.
ITEM 14.
Principal Accounting
Fees and Services
Audit
Fees. The aggregate fees billed by CBIZ CPAs P.C. (“CBIZ”) for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual
consolidated financial statements, review of the financial information included in our Forms 10-Q for the respective periods and other
required filings with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2025 totaled $249,000. The aggregate
fees billed by Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) for professional services rendered for the review of the financial information included
in our Forms 10-Q for the respective periods and other required filings with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2024 totaled $226,000.
The above amounts are for services rendered in connection with audits and reviews of consolidated financial statements and the issuance
of consents in connection with registration statements.
All
Other Fees. None.
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Procedures
For Board of Directors Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditor
Our
audit committee is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving, in advance, any audit and any permissible non-audit engagement
or relationship between us and our independent registered public accounting firm. Our engagement of CBIZ and Marcum to conduct all audit
and permissible non-audit related activities incurred during fiscal years 2025 and 2024 were approved by our audit committee in accordance
with these procedures.
PART
IV
ITEM 15.
Exhibits and Consolidated
Financial Statement Schedules
1.
Consolidated Financial
Statements
Our
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, together with the report of our independent registered public accounting firm
on those consolidated financial statements, are hereby filed as part of this report beginning on page F-1.
2.
Consolidated Financial
Statement Schedules
All
consolidated financial statement schedules have been omitted since the required information is not applicable or is not present in amounts
sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto.
3.
Exhibits
The
following is a complete list of exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-K. Exhibit numbers correspond to the numbers in the Exhibit Table
of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2020).
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2025).
3.3
Certificate of Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 2, 2020).
3.4
Certificate of Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2021).
3.5
Certificate of Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2026).
4.1
Specimen common stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220372) filed on September 7, 2017).
4.2
Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2020).
4.3
Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2020).
4.4
Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2020).
4.5
Form of Warrant Agent Agreement, inclusive of Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 21, 2020).
4.6
Form
of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on
Form S-1/A (No. 333-239658) filed on July 16, 2020).
4.7
Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2020).
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4.8
Form of Warrant Agent Agreement (including Form of Warrant Certificate) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (No. 333 -251528) filed on February 5, 2021).
4.9
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2021).
4.10
Form
of Placement Agent Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
September 8, 2021).
4.11
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2023).
4.12
Form of Tranche A Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2023).
4.13
Form of Tranche B Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2023).
4.14
Form of Placement Agent Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2023).
4.15
Description of the Company’s Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.21 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020)
4.16
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2024).
4.17
Form of Underwriter Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2024).
10.1
Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (No. 333-220372) filed on December 14, 2017).
10.2
Employment Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2018, by and between the Registrant and Robert A. Berman. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (No. 333-220372) filed on April 16, 2018).
10.3
Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (No. 333-220372) filed on May 14, 2018).
10.4
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020).
10.5
Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021).
10.6
Form of Stock Option Grant under Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018).
10.7
Form of Restricted Stock Unit under Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018).
10.8
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2019, by and between enVVeno Medical Corporation and Marc Glickman, M.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2019).
10.9
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2020, by and between enVVeno Medical Corporation and Hamed Alavi. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022).
10.10
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 6, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2023).
10.11
Form of Placement Agency Agreement, dated October 6, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2023).
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10.12
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 6, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2023).
10.13
Employment Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2025, by and between enVVeno Medical Corporation and Jennifer Bright (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025).
10.14
At The Market Offering Agreement, dated October 30, 2025, by and between enVVeno Medical Corporation and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 30, 2025).
14.1
Code of Conduct (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020).
19.1
Insider Trading Policy *
21.1
Subsidiaries of the registrant incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020).
23.1
Consent of Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm*
23.2
Consent of CBIZ CPAs P.C., independent registered public accounting firm*
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act. *
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. *
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act*
99.1
Compensation Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024).
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Inline
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101.SCH
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL
Inline
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Inline
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Inline
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herewith.
ITEM
16. Form 10-K Summary
Not
applicable
54
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 12 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.
Date: March 26, 2026
ENVVENO
MEDICAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Robert Berman
Robert Berman
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/
Jennifer Bright
Jennifer Bright
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
55
ENVVENO
MEDICAL CORPORATION
ANNUAL
REPORT ON FORM 10-K
INDEX
TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms (PCAOB: 0199 and 688 )
F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-8
F- 1
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
enVVeno Medical Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet of enVVeno Medical Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025, the related consolidated statements
of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the related notes (collectively
referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, based on our audit, the financial statements present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the year ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America .
We also have audited the adjustment to the 2024
consolidated financial statements for the reverse stock split described in Note 1. In our opinion, such adjustments are appropriate and
have been properly applied. We were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the 2024 consolidated financial statements
of the Company other than with respect to the reverse stock split and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of
assurance on the 2024 financial statements taken as a whole.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We
are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the
standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond
to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provide s a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
Critical audit matters are matters arising from
the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and
that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging,
subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/s/ CBIZ CPAs P.C.
CBIZ CPAs P.C.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015 (such date
takes into account the acquisition of the attest business of Marcum LLP by CBIZ CPAs P.C. effective November 1, 2024).
New York, NY
March 26, 2026
F- 2
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
enVVeno
Medical Corporation
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We have audited, before the effects of the retrospective adjustments for the impact of the reverse stock split
as discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements (the “Reverse Stock Split Adjustments”), the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet of enVVeno Medical Corporation (the
“Company”) as of December 31, 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity
and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”)
(the 2024 financial statements before the effects of the Reverse Stock Split Adjustments). In our opinion, based on our audit, the financial
statements, before the effects of the Reverse Stock Split Adjustments, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of the Company as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the Reverse Stock Split Adjustments and, accordingly,
we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance about whether such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied.
Those retrospective adjustments were audited by CBIZ CPAs P.C.
Basis
for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due
to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express
no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,
whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
Marcum llp
Marcum
LLP
We served as the Company’s auditor from 2015 to 2025.
New
York, NY
February 27, 2025
F- 3
ENVVENO
MEDICAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands except par values, unless otherwise indicated)
2025
2024
December 31,
2025
2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 3,065
$ 1,754
Short-term investments
25,147
41,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
614
581
Total current assets
28,826
43,734
Property and equipment, net
51
182
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
654
1,007
Security deposits and other assets
31
31
Total assets
$ 29,562
$ 44,954
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
$ 1,732
$ 1,731
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
390
364
Total current liabilities
2,122
2,095
Long-term operating lease liabilities
310
700
Total liabilities
2,432
2,795
Commitments and Contingencies – Note 10
-
-
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.00001 , 10,000 shares authorized: no shares issued or outstanding
-
-
Common stock, par value $ 0.00001 , 250,000 shares authorized, 656 and 501 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
-
-
Additional paid-in capital
198,457
194,014
Accumulated deficit
( 171,327 )
( 151,855 )
Total stockholders’ equity
27,130
42,159
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 29,562
$ 44,954
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 4
ENVVENO
MEDICAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands except per share data)
2025
2024
For the Years Ended
December 31,
2025
2024
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses
$ 9,981
$ 12,249
Selling, general and administrative expenses
10,918
11,577
Loss from operations
( 20,899 )
( 23,826 )
Other income:
Realized gain from sales of trading securities
1,126
1,640
Unrealized loss from trading securities
( 391 )
( 22 )
Interest income
692
389
Total other income
1,427
2,007
Net loss
$ ( 19,472 )
$ ( 21,819 )
Net loss per basic and diluted common share:
$ ( 33.06 )
$ ( 44.53 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted
589
490
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 5
ENVVENO
MEDICAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In
thousands, unless otherwise indicated)
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Equity
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Equity
Balance, January 1, 2025
501
$ -
$ 194,014
$ ( 151,855 )
$ 42,159
Issuance of common stock from At-the-Market offering (ATM), net of fees
78
-
782
-
782
Exercise of common stock warrants
77
-
241
-
241
Stock-based compensation
-
-
3,420
-
3,420
Net loss
-
-
-
( 19,472 )
( 19,472 )
Balance, December 31, 2025
656
$ -
$ 198,457
$ ( 171,327 )
$ 27,130
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Equity
Balance, January 1, 2024
381
$ -
$ 176,236
$ ( 130,036 )
$ 46,200
Balance
381
$ -
$ 176,236
$ ( 130,036 )
$ 46,200
Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants in public offering, net of fees
120
-
13,591
-
13,591
Stock-based compensation
-
-
4,141
-
4,141
Options exercised
-
-
46
-
46
Net loss
-
-
-
( 21,819 )
( 21,819 )
Balance, December 31, 2024
501
$ -
$ 194,014
$ ( 151,855 )
$ 42,159
Balance
501
$ -
$ 194,014
$ ( 151,855 )
$ 42,159
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 6
ENVVENO
MEDICAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands, unless otherwise indicated)
2025
2024
For the Years Ended
December 31,
2025
2024
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net loss
$ ( 19,472 )
$ ( 21,819 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation
3,420
4,141
Depreciation and amortization
136
189
Amortization of right-of-use assets
353
339
Unrealized loss from investments
391
22
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
( 33 )
( 70 )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
1
698
Operating lease liabilities
( 364 )
( 338 )
Net cash used in operating activities
( 15,568 )
( 16,838 )
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Maturities of investments
61,879
56,939
Purchase of investments
( 46,018 )
( 55,567 )
Purchases of property and equipment
( 5 )
( 37 )
Net cash provided by investing activities
15,856
1,335
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from the sale of common stock and pre-funded warrants in public offering, net of fees
-
13,591
Proceeds from sale of common stock in At-the-Market offering, net of fees
782
-
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
241
-
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
-
46
Net cash provided by financing activities
1,023
13,637
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
1,311
( 1,866 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
1,754
3,620
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$ 3,065
$ 1,754
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 7
ENVVENO
MEDICAL CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 – Business Organization and Nature of Operations
The
Company
enVVeno
Medical Corporation (the “Company”) is a medical device company focused on the advancement of innovative bioprosthetic (tissue-based)
solutions to improve the standard of care for the treatment of venous disease. The Company is developing a replacement venous valve for patients suffering from severe
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (“CVI”) of the deep venous system of the leg.
The
Company first developed the VenoValve®, which was a potential first-in-class surgical replacement venous valve (the Company received
a not-approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in response to its PMA application for the VenoValve
in August 2025). The Company is now focused on its next-generation, non-surgical venous valve product, called the enVVe® system.
The enVVe System consists of the enVVe Valve, enVVe Delivery System, enVVe Nose Cone, the enVVe Delivery System Accessories, and the
enVVe Crimping System. The enVVe Valve is a first-in-class, non-surgical, transcatheter based replacement venous valve being developed
for the treatment of severe CVI. The enVVe Valve is designed to act as a one-way valve, to help assist in propelling blood up the veins
of the leg, and back to the heart and lungs. The Company has completed pre-clinical testing on the enVVe System and has begun discussions
with the FDA regarding the enVVe pivotal trial, which it expects to begin in 2026.
The
enVVe System is being developed for approval by the FDA.
2026
Reverse Stock Split
At
the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders held on December 11, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”), the Company’s
stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Restated Certificate
of Incorporation”), to effect a reverse stock split of our common stock, at a ratio between one-for-five (1:5) and one-for-thirty-five
(1:35).
On
January 2, 2026, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) approved a one-for-thirty-five (1:35) reverse stock
split of the outstanding shares of our common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). On January 16, 2026, the Company filed an
amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the Reverse Stock
Split, which became effective on January 20, 2026. The amendment did not change the number of authorized shares of our common stock.
Except
as the context otherwise requires, all common stock share numbers, share price amounts (including exercise prices, conversion prices,
and closing market prices) and shares issued upon the exercise of warrants contained in the audited consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.
F- 8
Note
2 – Management’s Liquidity Plan
As
of December 31, 2025, the Company had a cash balance of $ 3.1 million, investments of $ 25.1 million and working capital of $ 26.7 million.
Although the Company expects to continue incurring losses for the foreseeable future and may need to raise additional capital to sustain
its operations, pursue its product development initiatives and penetrate markets for the sale of its products, Management believes that
our capital resources are sufficient to meet our obligations as they become due within one year after the date of this Annual Report.
Note
3 – Significant Accounting Policies
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent
liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Investments
We
consider all highly liquid interest-earning investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.
The fair values of these investments approximate their carrying values. Investments with original maturities of greater than three months
and remaining maturities of less than one year are classified as short-term investments. Investments with maturities beyond one year
are classified as long-term investments.
Debt
investments are classified as trading securities and realized gains and losses are recorded using the specific identification method.
Changes in fair value, excluding credit losses and impairments, are recorded in unrealized gains (losses) from investments. Fair value
is calculated based on publicly available market information. If the cost of an investment exceeds its fair value, we evaluate, among
other factors, general market conditions, credit quality of debt instrument issuers, and the extent to which the fair value is less than
cost. We recognize interest income based on the stated coupon rate of the investments purchased.
Property
and Equipment, Net
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which
range from 5 to 7 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of (a) the useful life of the asset; or (b) the remaining
lease term. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not extend the economic useful life of the related assets, are charged
to operations as incurred, and expenditures, which extend the economic life are capitalized. When assets are retired, or otherwise disposed
of, the costs and related accumulated depreciation or amortization are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss on disposal is
recognized.
Impairment
of Long-lived Assets
The
Company reviews for the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the
use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount.
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. 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.
F- 9
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 December 31, 2025
or December 31, 2024. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals
or material deviation from its position.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”)
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
FASB
ASC 820 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. ASC 820 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. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure
fair value:
Level 1
Quoted prices available
in active markets for identical assets or liabilities trading in active markets.
Level 2
Observable inputs other
than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quotable prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices
for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated
by observable market data.
Level 3
Unobservable inputs that
are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes
certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar valuation techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
Financial
instruments, including accounts payable are carried at cost, which management believes approximates fair value due to the short-term
nature of these instruments.
Net
Loss per Share
The
Company computes basic and diluted loss per share by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding during the period including warrants exercisable for little or no cash consideration. Basic and diluted
net loss per common share are the same since the inclusion of common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of warrants and options,
would have been anti-dilutive.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company has an Equity Incentive Plan under which the Board of Directors may grant restricted stock or stock options to employees and
nonemployees. The accounting treatment for stock-based payments to employees and non-employees is substantially equivalent.
Stock-based
compensation cost is recorded for all option grants and awards of non-vested stock based on the grant date fair value of the award, and
is recognized over the service period required for the award.
The
fair value of the Company’s stock options is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes based option valuation model.
For the expected term, the Company uses SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 simplified method for “plain vanilla” options
with following characteristics: (i) the share options are granted at the market price on the grant date; (ii) exercisability is conditional
on performing service through the vesting date on most options; (iii) if an employee terminates service prior to vesting, the employee
would forfeit the share options; (iv) if an employee terminates service after vesting, the employee would have 30 to 90 days to exercise
the share options; and (v) the share options are nontransferable and nonhedgeable.
F- 10
The
Company uses its stock’s historical market information to calculate volatility used in estimating fair value of options granted.
The volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock with an equivalent remaining expected
term. The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield available on U.S. treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining
expected term. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of future dividend payouts on the
common stock.
For
option grants without performance conditions, the Company recognizes compensation expense over the requisite service period ratably,
recognizing expense for each tranche of each grant starting on the grant date. For grants that have both service and performance conditions,
the Company recognizes compensation expense using the graded attribution method. Compensation expense for grants with performance conditions
is recognized only for those awards expected to vest.
Forfeitures
of unvested stock options are recorded when they occur.
Loss
Contingencies
The
Company will accrue an estimated loss if information available before the consolidated financial statements are issued or are available
to be issued indicates that it is probable that an asset had been impaired or a liability had been incurred at the date of the consolidated
financial statements and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.
Recently
Adopted Accounting Standards
In
December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740 – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09).
ASU 2023-09 was effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and required enhanced disclosures related to the income
tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid to improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories
and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. We adopted
ASU 2023-09 effective on January 1, 2025, and have prospectively applied it to all periods presented.
Recent
Accounting Standards
In
December 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income- Expense Disaggregation Disclosures
(ASU 2024-03). ASU 2024-03 requires disclosure of specific information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to its financial
statements for interim and annual reporting periods. The objective of the disclosure requirements is to provide disaggregated information
to help financial statement users (a) better understand the Company’s performance, (b) better assess the Company’s prospects
for future cash flows, and (c) compare the Company’s performance over time and with that of other entities. ASU 2024-03 is effective
for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December
15, 2027. We are currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.
Note
4 – Concentrations
The
Company maintains cash with major financial institutions. Cash held in United States bank institutions is currently insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $ 250,000 at each institution. There were aggregate uninsured cash balances of
$ 1.1 million as of December 31, 2025.
Note
5 – Investments
The
components of investments were as follows:
Schedule of Components of Investments
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(In thousands)
Cash
Equivalents
Short-Term
Investment
Cash
Equivalents
Short-Term
Investments
Fair Value Level 1
U.S. Government securities
$ 2,339
$ 25,147
$ 1,352
$ 41,399
Total debt investments
$ 2,339
$ 25,147
$ 1,352
$ 41,399
Unrealized
losses of $ 0.4 million and $ 22,000 for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, from fixed-income securities are primarily
attributable to changes in interest rates.
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Note
6 – Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment consist of the following:
Schedule
of Property and Equipment
(In
thousands)
2025
2024
December 31,
(In thousands)
2025
2024
Laboratory equipment
$ 566
$ 566
Computer equipment and software
505
500
Furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements
373
373
Total property and equipment
1,444
1,439
Less: accumulated depreciation
( 1,393 )
( 1,257 )
Total property and equipment, net
$ 51
$ 182
Depreciation
expense was $ 0.1 million and $ 0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and is reflected in general and
administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.
Note
7 – Right-of-Use Assets and Liabilities
The
Company leases its facility in Irvine, California under an operating lease which it amended in November 2021 to extend the lease term
an additional 60 months through September 30, 2027. The lease rate at the date of the amendment was approximately $ 30,000 per month with
escalating payments adjusting annually. In connection with the lease, the Company is obligated to pay approximately $ 7,000 monthly for
operating expenses for building repairs and maintenance. The Company has no other operating or financing leases with terms greater than
12 months.
Lease
liabilities were determined using the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate of 3.95 % to estimate the present value of
the remaining monthly lease payments.
Our
operating lease cost is as follows:
Schedule
of Operating Lease Cost
(In thousands)
For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2025
Operating lease cost
$ 389
Supplemental
cash flow information related to our operating lease is as follows:
Schedule
of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Operating Lease
(In thousands)
For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2025
Operating cash flow information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
$ 399
Remaining
lease term and discount rate for our operating lease is as follows:
Schedule
of Operating Remaining Lease Term and Discount Rate
December 31,
2025
Remaining lease term
1.7 years
Discount rate
3.95 %
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Maturity
of our lease liabilities by fiscal year for our operating lease is as follows:
Schedule
of Maturity of Lease Liabilities
(In thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2026
$ 411
Year ended December 31, 2027
315
Total lease liability
726
Less: Imputed interest
( 26 )
Present value of our lease liability
$ 700
Note
8 – Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accounts
payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
Schedule
of Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
(In
thousands)
2025
2024
December 31,
(In thousands)
2025
2024
Accounts Payable
$ 358
$ 1,006
Accrued compensation costs
679
604
Accrued clinical costs
445
-
Accrued severance
116
-
Other accrued expenses
134
121
Total accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
$ 1,732
$ 1,731
Note
9 – Income Taxes
The
domestic and foreign components of net loss before income taxes are as follows:
Schedule of Domestic and Foreign Components of Net Loss Before Income Taxes
(In
thousands)
2025
2024
For
the Years Ended
December 31,
(In
thousands)
2025
2024
Domestic
$
( 19,472
)
$
( 21,819
)
Foreign
-
-
Net loss before income
taxes
$
( 19,472
)
$
( 21,819
)
The
following summarizes the Company’s income tax provision (benefit):
Schedule
of Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
(In
thousands)
2025
2024
For the Years Ended
December 31,
(In thousands)
2025
2024
Federal:
Current
$ -
$ -
Federal Current
$ -
$ -
Deferred
( 3,174 )
( 4,030 )
Federal Deferred
( 3,174 )
( 4,030 )
State and local:
Current
-
-
State and local: Current
-
-
Deferred
( 1,069 )
( 1,393 )
State and local: Deferred
( 1,069 )
( 1,393 )
Federal, State and Local, Tax Expense
( 4,243 )
( 5,423 )
Change in valuation allowance
4,243
5,423
Income tax provision (benefit)
$ -
$ -
In
December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This guidance is intended
to enhance the transparency and decision-usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring more granular disaggregation in the effective
tax rate (“ETR”) reconciliation and providing expanded information regarding income taxes paid, categorized by jurisdiction.
The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2023-09 on a prospective basis effective January 1, 2025.
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In
accordance with this guidance, the following table provides a disaggregated reconciliation of the Company’s effective income tax rate
to the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate:
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Percentage
Amount
(In thousands)
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2025
Percentage
Amount
(In thousands)
Tax benefit at federal statutory rate
21.0 %
$ ( 4,089 )
State taxes, net of federal benefit
-
-
Foreign tax effects
-
-
Effects of changes in tax laws or rates enacted
-
-
Effect of cross-border tax laws
-
-
Tax credits:
Research and development costs
-
-
Changes in valuation allowance
( 16.3 )%
3,174
Nontaxable or nondeductible items:
Stock-based compensation
( 1.9 )%
373
Others
( 0.5 )%
90
3.8
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits
-
-
Other adjustments:
Stock-based compensation true-up
( 2.5 )%
486
Other adjustments
0.2 %
( 34 )
( 0.1
( 0.5
Effective income tax
0.0 %
$ -
The
reconciliation between the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December
31, 2024 is as follows in accordance with the guidance prior to adoption of ASU 2023-09:
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2024
Tax benefit at federal statutory rate
( 21.0
)%
State taxes, net of federal benefit
( 7.0
)%
Nondeductible compensation
3.8
%
Permanent differences
( 0.1
)%
True up adjustments
( 0.5
)%
Change in valuation allowance
24.8
%
Effective income tax rate
0.0
%
The Company’s state and
local income tax expense is primarily driven by its operations in California. For the year ended December 31, 2025, California represents
greater than 50% of the state and local income tax component of the effective tax rate reconciliation. No other individual state or local
jurisdiction accounted for more than 50% of the aggregate state and local tax effect for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Significant
components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows:
Schedule
of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
(In
thousands)
2025
2024
For the Years Ended
December 31,
(In thousands)
2025
2024
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards
$ 28,054
$ 22,163
Research and development credit carryforwards
186
186
Research and development expense
3,845
5,347
Intangible assets
202
190
Operating lease liability
196
298
Stock-based compensation
1,942
2,245
Impairment loss
137
137
Property and equipment
68
25
Unrealized loss on short-term investments
110
6
Total gross deferred tax assets
34,740
30,597
Deferred tax liabilities
Operating lease asset
( 183 )
( 282 )
Unrealized gain on short-term investments
-
-
Property and equipment
-
-
Total net deferred tax assets
34,557
30,315
Less: valuation allowance
( 34,557 )
( 30,315 )
Total deferred tax assets
$ -
$ -
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On
July 4, 2025 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA, was enacted. The legislation includes several changes to the U.S. federal corporate
income tax law, among other things, reinstating 100 % bonus depreciation on qualified fixed assets, immediate expensing of domestic research
and development expenditures, and favorable rules for determining the limitation on business interest expense. These changes were retroactively
enacted for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024 with certain provisions effective after January 19, 2025 and were reflected in
the income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2025. The provisions of the OBBBA did not have a material impact on the effective
income tax rate.
ASC
740 requires that the tax benefit of net operating losses, temporary differences and credit carryforwards be recorded as an asset to
the extent that management assesses that realization is “more likely than not.” Realization of any future tax benefit is
dependent on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carryforward period. Because of the Company’s
history of operating losses, management believes that recognition of the deferred tax assets arising from the above listed future tax
benefits is currently not more likely than not to be realized and, accordingly, has provided a full valuation allowance. The valuation
allowance increased by $ 4.2 million and $ 5.4 million during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
As
of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of approximately $ 95.6 million
and $ 72.2 million, respectively. Of this, pre-2018 federal NOLs of approximately $ 12.0 million may be carried forward for twenty years
and begin to expire in 2029. The remaining post 2018 federal NOLs of approximately $ 83.6 million can be carried forward indefinitely
and could be used to offset up to 80 % of taxable income in all the future years.
As
of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for state income tax purposes of approximately $ 114.0
million and $ 97.7 million, respectively, which can be carried forward for twenty years and begin to expire in 2029.
To
the extent the Company utilizes its NOL carryforward in the future, the tax years in which the attribute was generated may still be adjusted
upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities of the future period tax return in which the attribute is utilized.
The Company also has federal research and development tax credit carryforwards of approximately $ 0.2 million which begin to expire in
2027.
The
utilization of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards and research tax credit carryovers could be subject to annual limitations
under Section 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), due to ownership change limitations
that may have occurred previously or that could occur in the future. These ownership changes limit the amount of net operating loss carryforwards
and other deferred tax assets that can be utilized to offset future taxable income and tax, respectively. In general, an ownership change,
as defined by Section 382 and 383 of the Code, results from transactions increasing ownership of certain stockholders or public groups
in the stock of the corporation by more than 50 percent points over a three-year period. The Company has not completed an analysis of
an ownership change under Section 382 of the Code. To the extent that a study is completed and an ownership change is deemed to occur,
the Company’s net operating losses and tax credits could be limited.
The
Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction as well as California and local jurisdictions and is subject to examination
by those taxing authorities. The statute of limitations for assessment by the IRS and state tax authorities is open for tax years ending
December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021, although carryforward attributes that were generated for tax years prior to 2021 may still
be adjusted upon examination by the IRS or state tax authorities if they either have been, or will be, used in future period. No tax
audits were initiated during 2025 or 2024. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Company did not make any
payments for federal or state income taxes, net of refunds received.
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Management
has evaluated and concluded that there were no material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s consolidated
financial statements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company does not expect any significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits
within twelve months of the reporting date. The Company’s policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as
interest expense and penalties as general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations.
Note
10 – Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
Claims and Assessments
In
the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments. The Company records legal costs
associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements.
Note
11 – Stockholders’ Equity
Equity
Issuances
The
Company completed equity transactions during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The following table provides an overview of
those transactions:
Schedule
of Equity Transactions
(In
thousands)
Date
Description
Type
Number of
Shares
Transaction
Fees
Net
Proceeds
2025
November 4 through December 19
At-the-Market Offering (ATM)
Common Stock
78
$ 234
$ 782
2024
September 30
Confidentially Marketed Public Offering (CMPO)
Common Stock
120
$ 1,409
$ 13,591
The
2025 transaction is a result of the sale the common stock under an At-the-Market Agreement (“ATM”), entered into on October
30, 2025 to create an at-the-market equity program under which the Company may sell up to $ 50 million of shares of its common stock from
time to time.
The
2024 transaction included approximately 2,000 pre-funded warrants and approximately 9,000 warrants to the underwriter with a weighted
average exercise price of the warrants is $ 140.88 and a fair value of $ 1.0 million based on the Black Scholes method and the following
weighted average input assumptions:
Schedule
of Estimated Fair Values and Assumptions
Contractual life
5.0 years
Volatility
90 %
Risk free interest rate
4 %
Dividend yield
0.00 %
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Warrants
A
summary of warrant activity is presented below:
Schedule
of Stock Warrant Activity
Common Stock
Number of
Warrants
(In thousands)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life in
Years
Intrinsic
Value
(In thousands)
Outstanding, January 1, 2024
489
$ 227.15
3.03
$ 14,096
Issued
11
111.30
Expired
( 138 )
253.04
Outstanding, December 31, 2024
362
213.92
2.80
8,505
Exercised
( 77 )
-
Expired
( 22 )
303.07
Outstanding and exercisable, December 31, 2025
263
$ 267.78
0.92
$ 63
Note
12 – Stock-based Compensation
Omnibus
Incentive Plan
The
Company issues stock-based awards under its Company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, which enables the Company to grant
stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, unrestricted stock, other stock-based awards and
cash awards to associates, directors, consultants, and advisors of the Company and its affiliates, and to improve the ability of the
Company to attract, retain, and motivate individuals upon whom the Company’s sustained growth and financial success depend, by
providing such persons with an opportunity to acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the Company. Stock options granted under
the 2016 Plan may be non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options, within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, except that stock options granted to outside directors and any consultants or advisers providing services to the Company
or an affiliate shall in all cases be non-qualified stock options. The option price must be at least 100% of the fair market value on
the date of grant and if issued to a 10% or greater shareholder must be 110% of the fair market value on the date of the grant.
The
2016 Plan is to be administered by the Board, which has discretion over the awards and grants thereunder. No awards may be issued after
April 26, 2028.
The
number of shares authorized to be issued under the Plan is automatically adjusted from time to time when the Company issues
additional shares of common stock or securities that are convertible or exercisable into shares of common stock (other than pursuant
to the Plan) such that shares authorized under the plan after such issuance shall be equal to at least 20 %
of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company on a fully diluted basis. As of December 31, 2025 there are 220,150
shares authorized to be issued and 33,678 remaining available for future issuance under the Plan.
Stock
Options
The
fair value of each option grant is estimated at the grant date using the Black Scholes method. The following assumptions were used in
estimating fair value:
Schedule
of Stock Options Assumptions in Estimated Fair Value
2025
2024
Expected term
5.0 – 6.5 years
5.5 – 6.5 years
Volatility
87 – 100 %
89 – 91 %
Risk free interest rate
3 – 4 %
3 – 4 %
Dividend yield
0.00 %
0.00 %
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A
summary of the option activity is presented below:
Schedule
of Stock Option Activity
Weighted
Aggregate
Weighted
Average
Intrinsic
Number of
Options
(In thousands)
Average
Exercise
Price
Remaining
Life
In Years
Value
(In
thousands)
Outstanding, January 1, 2024
136
$ 274.75
8.0
$ 1,444
Granted
35
153.35
Exercised
-
125.65
Forfeited
( 2 )
188.44
Outstanding, December 31, 2024
169
251.08
7.5
306
Granted
33
78.38
Forfeited
( 15 )
249.15
Outstanding, December 31, 2025
186
$ 220.76
7.1
$ -
Exercisable, December 31, 2025
134
$ 267.37
6.4
$ -
The
Company includes stock-based compensation expense in selling, general and administrative expenses, and recognized $ 3.4 million and $ 4.1
million during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
As
of December 31, 2025, there was $ 3.2 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding stock options that
will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.6 years.
Restricted
Stock Units
The
Company also issues restricted shares and restricted stock units under the 2016 Plan. As of December 31, 2024, there were 11,428 restricted
stock units issued and outstanding. As of December 31, 2025, vesting conditions required for the restricted stock units was not achieved
and the restricted stock units were cancelled.
Note
13 – Net Loss Per Share
The
following table summarizes the number of potentially dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss
per common share:
Schedule
of Dilutive Net Loss Per Common Share
(In
thousands)
2025
2024
December 31,
(In thousands)
2025
2024
Shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants
263
281
Shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options
186
181
Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from diluted net loss per share
449
462
Note
14 – Segment Reporting
The
Company has determined that it currently operates in a 1 single
segment, Medical Device development, located in a single geographic location, the United States. The accounting policies of the segment
are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Since the Company operates in a single segment, the
measure of segment total assets and loss from operations is the same as that reported on the accompanying balance sheets as total assets,
and the accompanying statement of operations as loss from operations, respectively.
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The
Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the chief executive officer. The CODM uses operating expenses
to measure performance against progress in its clinical trials and its product development. The following table sets forth segment expenses.
Schedule
of Segment Expenses
(In
thousands)
2025
2024
For
the Years Ended
December
31,
(In thousands)
2025
2024
Research and Development:
Employee expense
$
5,339
$
4,984
Clinical
3,216
5,345
Product
840
1,147
Other
586
773
Total
research and development
9,981
12,249
Selling, general and administrative expense
Employee expense
6,147
6,285
Professional fees
1,558
2,451
Occupancy
597
626
Insurance
610
655
Other
2,006
1,560
Total
selling, general and administrative expense
10,918
11,577
Loss from operations
20,899
23,826
Adjustments
and reconciling items
( 1,427
)
( 2,007
)
Net loss
$
19,472
$
21,819
Adjustments
and reconciling items in the above table consist of interest income and realized and unrealized gains and losses related to our investments
in U.S. Treasury securities.
Note
15 – Subsequent Events
2026
Reverse Stock Split
On
December 11, 2025, the Company completed its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting,
the Company’s stockholders, among other things, granted authority to the Company’s Board of Directors to effectuate a reverse
stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of between one-for-five and one-for-thirty-five , with such ratio to be determined
at the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and with such reverse stock split to be effected
at such time and date, if at all, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion.
On
January 20, 2026, the Company effected a one-for-thirty-five (1:35) reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the
shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ 0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”). As a result of the Reverse
Stock Split, every thirty-five (35) shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock was automatically combined into one (1) issued and
outstanding share of Common Stock, without any change in the par value per share. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the
Reverse Stock Split and any fractional shares resulting from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded down to the nearest whole share and
remitted cash payments in lieu of fractional shares. Following the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
was reduced from 22,946,223 shares to 655,606 shares.
Pursuant
to their terms, proportional adjustments were also made to the Company’s outstanding stock options and warrants such that the number
of shares of Common Stock underlying such securities were reduced by a factor of 35 and the exercise prices of such securities were increased
by a factor of 35 (by way of example, if prior to the Reverse Stock Split there was an outstanding warrant to purchase 3,500 shares of
Common Stock at an exercise price of $ 0.30 per share, such warrant has now been adjusted following the Reverse Stock Split and is now
a warrant to purchase 100 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50) . The number of authorized shares of Common Stock under
the Certificate of Incorporation will remain unchanged at 250,000,000 shares.
Nasdaq
Minimum Price Bid Compliance
On
February 4, 2026, the Company announced that it has received formal notice from the Listings Qualifications staff of The Nasdaq Stock
Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires a minimum
bid price of $ 1.00 per share. Nasdaq confirmed that for the 10 consecutive business days, from January 20, 2026 through February 2, 2026,
the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock was at or above $1.00, and as a result, the matter was closed.
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