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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
−Removed: Our management, with the participation of
−Removed: our Chief Executive Officer (who is also acting as our principal financial officer) and our Principal Accounting Officer, evaluated
−Removed: the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as
−Removed: of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information that we are required to disclose in reports that we
−Removed: file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
−Removed: SEC rules and forms.
−Removed: Our disclosure controls and procedures are
−Removed: designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.
−Removed: We believe that a control system, no matter how well designed
−Removed: and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls
−Removed: can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.
−Removed: on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, management, with
−Removed: the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (who is also acting as our principal financial officer) and our Principal Accounting
−Removed: Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.
−Removed: Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over
−Removed: Financial Reporting
+Added: Our management, with the participation of our Chief
+Added: Executive Officer (who is also acting as our principal financial officer) and our Principal Accounting Officer, evaluated the effectiveness
+Added: of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period
+Added: covered by this report to ensure that information that we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange
+Added: Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms.
+Added: Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed
+Added: to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.
+Added: We believe that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated,
+Added: cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute
+Added: assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.
+Added: Based on the evaluation of our
+Added: disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, management, with the participation of our Chief
+Added: Executive Officer (who is also acting as our principal financial officer) and our Principal Accounting Officer, concluded that our disclosure
+Added: controls and procedures were effective as of such date.
+Added: Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial
Our management is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: A company’s internal control over financial reporting
−Removed: is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
−Removed: statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
+Added: A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process
+Added: designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
+Added: for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness
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even effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurances with respect to financial statement preparation.
−Removed: because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control may vary over time.
−Removed: Our management assessed the effectiveness
−Removed: of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020.
−Removed: In making this assessment, management used the criteria
−Removed: set forth in Internal Control –
−Removed: Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
−Removed: Commission (2013 framework).
−Removed: Based on this assessment, management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (who is
−Removed: also acting as our principal financial officer) and our Principal Accounting Officer, concluded that, as of December 31, 2020,
−Removed: our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
+Added: Further, because
+Added: of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control may vary over time.
+Added: Our management assessed the effectiveness of our
+Added: internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021.
+Added: In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth
+Added: in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013
+Added: Based on this assessment, management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (who is also acting as our principal
+Added: financial officer) and our Principal Accounting Officer, concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, our internal control over financial
+Added: reporting was effective.
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
−Removed: This Annual Report on Form 10-K provides
−Removed: only management’s report.
−Removed: As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide an attestation report by our independent
−Removed: registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: This Annual Report on Form 10-K provides only management’s
+Added: As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide an attestation report by our independent registered public accounting
+Added: firm regarding our internal control over financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
−Removed: There have been no changes in our internal
−Removed: control over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2020 that has materially affected, or is
−Removed: reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: There have been no changes in our internal control
+Added: over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely
+Added: to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
OTHER INFORMATION
−Removed: Our certificate of incorporation provides
−Removed: that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings:
−Removed: derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed
−Removed: by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, any action asserting
−Removed: a claim against the Company arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Company’s certificate
−Removed: of incorporation or bylaws, or any action asserting a claim against the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
−Removed: the fact that our certificate of incorporation provides for this exclusive forum provision to be applicable to the fullest extent
−Removed: permitted by applicable law, Section 27 of the Securities Act and Exchange Act, creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all
−Removed: suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder and Section
−Removed: 22 of the Securities Act, creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty
−Removed: or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.
−Removed: As a result, this provision of our certificate
−Removed: of incorporation would not apply to claims brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act, Exchange Act,
−Removed: or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
+Added: Our certificate of incorporation provides that
+Added: the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings:
+Added: any derivative
+Added: action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director,
+Added: officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, any action asserting a claim against the
+Added: Company arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Company’s certificate of incorporation
+Added: or bylaws, or any action asserting a claim against the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
+Added: Despite the fact that our certificate
+Added: of incorporation provides for this exclusive forum provision to be applicable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Section
+Added: 27 of the Securities Act and Exchange Act, creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability
+Added: created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder and Section 22 of the Securities Act, creates concurrent jurisdiction
+Added: for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations
+Added: As a result, this provision of our certificate of incorporation would not apply to claims brought to enforce a duty or liability
+Added: created by the Securities Act, Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
+Added: DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
+Added: Not applicable.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
−Removed: information required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement
−Removed: to be filed no later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2020.
+Added: The information
+Added: required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed no
+Added: later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2021.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
−Removed: information required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement
−Removed: to be filed no later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2020.
+Added: The information
+Added: required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed no
+Added: later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2021.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
−Removed: information required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement
−Removed: to be filed no later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2020.
+Added: information required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement to
+Added: be filed no later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2021.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
−Removed: information required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement
−Removed: to be filed no later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2020.
−Removed: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
−Removed: information required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement
−Removed: to be filed no later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2020.
+Added: information required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement to
+Added: be filed no later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2021.
+Added: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
+Added: information required by this Item will be incorporated by reference to the information contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement to
+Added: be filed no later than 120 days after the fiscal year end of December 31, 2021.
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Financial Statements
−Removed: Our consolidated financial statements are
−Removed: set forth in Item 8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
+Added: Our consolidated financial statements are set forth
+Added: in Item 8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Financial Statement Schedules
−Removed: Certain schedules are omitted because they
−Removed: are not applicable, or are not required by smaller reporting companies.
+Added: Certain schedules are omitted because they are
+Added: not applicable, or are not required by smaller reporting companies.
Incorporated by Reference Herein
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Form of Warrant.
−Removed: Amendment No.
−Removed: 3 to the Registration
−Removed: Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
−Removed: December 14, 2016
−Removed: Form of Warrant.
Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
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April 2, 2020
−Removed: Form of Warrant.
+Added: of Common Stock Warrant.
Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
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December 23, 2020
−Removed: Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Company’s 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan.
+Added: Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Company’s 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan.
+Added: Annual Report on Form 10-K (File.
+Added: March 25, 2021
Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.
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November 12, 2019
−Removed: Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Company’s 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan.
+Added: Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Company’s 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan.
Amendment No.
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December 29, 2011
−Removed: Form of Incentive Stock Option Award under the Company’s 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
+Added: Form of Incentive Stock Option Award under the Company’s 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
September 18, 2013
−Removed: Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award under the Company’s 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
+Added: Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award under the Company’s 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
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Sarbanes-Oxley Action Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.**
−Removed: The following financial information from the Annual Report on Form
−Removed: 10-K of Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.
−Removed: for the year ended December 31, 2020, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting
−Removed: (1) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019;
−Removed: (2) Consolidated Statements of Operations for
−Removed: the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019;
−Removed: (3) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’
−Removed: Equity for the Years Ended
−Removed: December 31, 2020 and 2019;
−Removed: (4) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019;
−Removed: and (4) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.**
+Added: Inline XBRL Instance Document.*
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.*
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*
+Added: The cover page for this report, formatted in Inline XBRL (included
+Added: in Exhibit 101).*
_________________
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President and Chief Executive Officer
+Added: (as Principal Executive and Financial Officer)
March 22, 2022
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
−Removed: Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities
−Removed: and on the dates indicated.
+Added: Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and
+Added: on the dates indicated.
Gerrit Dispersyn, Dr.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
−Removed: (Principal Executive Officer and Principal
−Removed: Financial Officer)
+Added: (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
March 22, 2022
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March 22, 2022
+Added: /s/ Robert J.
March 22, 2022
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March 22, 2022
+Added: /s/ Curtis A.
Lockshin, Ph.D.
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