Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect Management’s
current views with respect to future events and financial performance. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such
as “may” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate”
and “continue,” or similar words. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations
of us and members of its management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned
that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties, and that actual
results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.
Readers
are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Important factors known to us could cause actual results to differ materially
from those in forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect
changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the future operating results over time. We believe that
its assumptions are based upon reasonable data derived from and known about our business and operations. No assurances are made
that actual results of operations or the results of our future activities will not differ materially from its assumptions. Factors
that could cause differences include, but are not limited to: our need for additional financing; risks related to the failure
to obtain FDA clearances or approvals and noncompliance with FDA regulations; risks related to the failure to successfully market
any of our products; risks related to the timing and progress of clinical development of our product candidates; uncertainties
of patent protection and litigation; uncertainties of government or third party payor reimbursement; limited research and development
efforts and dependence upon third parties; and substantial competition.
Business Overview
We
are a fully-integrated biotechnology company focused on developing, licensing and commercializing therapeutics to treat and prevent
human disease and alleviate suffering. Our development portfolio is focused on central nervous system (“CNS”)
disorders, immunology, immuno-oncology and infectious diseases.
Our
priority is to advance TNX-102 SL, a product candidate for the management of fibromyalgia, for which a Prescription Drug User
Fee Act (“PDUFA”) goal date of August 15, 2025 has been assigned for a decision on marketing authorization. A New
Drug Application (“NDA”) for TNX-102 SL was submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) based on two statistically
significant Phase 3 studies for the management of fibromyalgia. In March 2025 the FDA guided that no Advisory Committee Meeting
will be required for this NDA. The FDA had also granted Fast Track designation to TNX-102 SL for the management of fibromyalgia
which indicates that the FDA views fibromyalgia as a serious condition that remains an unmet medical need. TNX-102 SL is also
being developed to treat acute stress reaction and acute stress disorder (ASR/ASD) under a Physician-Initiated Investigational
New Drug application (“IND”) at the University of North Carolina in the OASIS study funded by the U.S. Department
of Defense (“DoD”). The first patient was enrolled in the ASD/ASR study in May 2025 and topline results are expected
in the second half of 2026.
Our
immunology and immune-oncology pipeline consists of biologics to address organ transplant rejection, autoimmunity and cancer,
including TNX-1500, which is an Fc-modified humanized monoclonal antibody targeting CD40-ligand (CD40L or CD154) being developed
for the prevention of allograft rejection and for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. In February 2025, Tonix announced positive
topline results form a Phase 1 trial of TNX-1500 which supported proceeding to develop a Phase 2 trial for the prevention of kidney
transplant rejection. TNX-1700 is a stabilized recombinant version of Trefoil Factor 2 (TFF2) and is in the preclinical stages
of development to treat gastric and colorectal cancers.
Our
infectious disease portfolio includes TNX-801, a vaccine in development to prevent mpox and smallpox, as well as TNX-4200 , a
small molecule broad-spectrum antiviral agent targeting CD45 for the prevention or treatment of infections to improve the medical
readiness of military personnel in biological threat environments. We have a contract with the DoD’s Defense Threat Reduction
Agency (“DTRA”) for up to $34 million over five years to develop TNX-4200. We own and operate a state-of-the
art infectious disease research facility in Frederick, Md.
Tonix
Medicines, our commercial subsidiary, markets Zembrace® SymTouch® (sumatriptan injection) 3 mg and Tosymra® (sumatriptan
nasal spray) 10 mg for the treatment of acute migraine with or without aura in adults.
All of our product candidates
are investigational new drugs or biologics and have not been approved for any indication.
Tonmya has been conditionally
accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the tradename for TNX-102 SL for the management of fibromyalgia. Tonmya has
not been approved for any indication.
Zembrace, SymTouch and Tosymra
are registered trademarks of Tonix Medicines. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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Results of Operations
We anticipate that our results
of operations will fluctuate for the foreseeable future due to several factors, such as the sale of our commercialized assets, progress
of our research and development efforts and the timing and outcome of regulatory submissions. Due to these uncertainties, accurate predictions
of future operations are difficult or impossible to make.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
The following table sets forth
our operating expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Three months ended June 30,
2025
2024
REVENUE
Product revenue, net
$
1,998
$
2,208
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Cost of sales
3,272
3,367
Research and development
10,820
9,698
Selling, general and administrative
16,202
7,502
Asset impairment charges
-
58,957
Total operating expenses
30,294
79,524
Operating loss
(28,296
)
(77,316
)
Grant income
1,036
-
Loss on change in fair value of warrant liabilities
-
(855)
Interest income, net
943
1
Other expense, net
(1,955
)
(606)
Net loss
$
(28,272
)
$
(78,776
)
Revenues . Revenue
recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, was $2.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
The Company’s net product revenues are summarized
below:
Three months ended June 30,
2025
2024
Zembrace Symtouch
$
1,570
$
1,727
Tosymra
428
481
Total product revenues
$
1,998
$
2,208
Cost of Sales . Cost
of sales recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, was $3.3 million and $3.4 million, respectively. For the three
months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, cost of sales includes write-downs related to Tosymra and Zembrace finished goods inventory of approximately
$2.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively, based on an assessment of inventory on hand and projected sales.
Research and Development
Expenses . Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2025
were $10.8 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 11%, from $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. This increase is
predominately due to increased clinical expenses of $1.3 million, non-clinal expenses of $1.6 million, manufacturing expenses of $0.8
million as a result of pipeline prioritization period over period, offset by a reduction in employee-related expenses of $0.6 million,
regulatory expenses of $1.2 million and office-related expenses of $0.9 million due to a reduction in expenditures.
The table below summarizes our
direct research and development expenses for our product candidates and development platform for the three months ended June 30, 2025,
and 2024.
Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2025
2024
Change
Research and development expenses:
Direct expenses – TNX – 102 SL
$
1,463
$
1,273
$
190
Direct expenses – TNX – 1500
1,003
432
571
Direct expenses – Other programs
3,171
155
3,016
Internal staffing, overhead and other
5,183
7,838
(2,655)
Total research & development
$
10,820
$
9,698
$
1,122
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Our direct research and development
expenses consist principally of external costs for clinical, nonclinical and manufacturing, such as fees paid to contractors, consultants
and CROs in connection with our development work. Included in “Internal Staffing, Overhead and Other” is overhead, supplies,
research and development employee costs (including stock option expenses), travel, regulatory and legal.
Selling,
general and Administrative Expenses . General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2025
were $16.2 million, an increase of $8.7 million, or 116%, from $7.5 million incurred in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The
increase is primarily due to an increase in sales and marketing expenses of $5.3 million, employee-related expenses of $1.3 million,
professional medical expenses of $0.9 million, and legal expenses of $0.4 million. All increases are a result of the migraine assets program and potential
launch of TNX-102 SL.
Asset impairment charges .
We recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $48.8 million related to property and equipment, a non-cash impairment of $1.0 million related
to goodwill, and a non-cash impairment charge of $9.2 million related to intangible assets, which is reflected in asset impairment charges
in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
The impairment of the Tosymra
and Zembrace inventory, intangibles and goodwill was driven by our delayed investment in the sales personnel required to drive growth
in the business as we were focusing our cash resources to further our efforts to bring TNX-102 SL through the approval process and to market.
However, we believe that the benefits and long-term value proposition of the 2023 acquisition of Tosymra and Zembrace remain, in that
we now have the infrastructure to be ready to manufacture and sell TNX-102 SL under an expedited timeline pending FDA approval for which
we expect an FDA decision in August 2025.
Net Loss . As a result of the foregoing, the net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $28.3 million, a decrease
of $50.5 million, or 64%, compared to a net loss of $78.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Six
Months Ended June 30, 2024
The following table sets forth
our operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Six months ended June 30,
2025
2024
REVENUE
Product revenue, net
$
4,427
$
4,690
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Cost of sales
4,215
5,027
Research and development
18,256
22,561
Selling, general and administrative
26,306
16,812
Asset impairment charges
-
58,957
Total operating expenses
48,777
103,357
Operating loss
(44,350
)
(98,667
)
Grant income
1,959
-
Gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities
-
6,150
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(2,092
)
-
Interest income, net
1,571
3
Other expense, net
(2,189
)
(1,201
)
Net loss
$
(45,101
)
$
(93,715
)
Revenues . Revenue
recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, was $4.4 million and $4.7 million, respectively.
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The Company’s net product revenues are summarized below:
Six months ended June 30,
2025
2024
Zembrace Symtouch
$
3,596
$
3,574
Tosymra
831
1,116
Total product revenues
$
4,427
$
4,690
Cost of Sales .
Cost of sales recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2025, was $4.2 million, including write-downs related to Tosymra and Zembrace
finished goods inventory of approximately $2.3 million based on an assessment of inventory on hand and projected sales. Cost of sales recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $5.0 million, including write-downs related to
Tosymra and Zembrace finished goods inventory of approximately $1.7 million based on an assessment of inventory on hand and projected
sales.
Research and Development
Expenses . Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were $18.3 million, a decrease of $4.3
million, or 19%, from $22.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. This decrease is predominately due to decreased clinical expenses
of $0.9 million as a result of fewer trials in the clinic, employee-related expenses of $2.1, office-related expenses of $1.9 million
and regulatory of $1.3 million due to a reduction in expenditures offset by an increase in non-clinal expenses of $1.1 million and manufacturing
expenses of $0.6 million as a result of pipeline prioritization period over period.
The table below summarizes our
direct research and development expenses for our product candidates and development platform for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and
2024.
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2025
2024
Change
Research and development expenses:
Direct expenses – TNX - 102 SL
$
2,498
$
2,988
$
(490
)
Direct expenses – TNX - 801
413
620
(207
)
Direct expenses – TNX - 1500
1,385
1,222
163
Direct expenses – TNX - 1900
336
659
(323
)
Direct expenses – Other programs
3,328
1,633
1,695
Internal staffing, overhead and other
10,296
15,439
(5,143
)
Total research & development
$
18,256
$
22,561
$
(4,305
)
Our direct research and development
expenses consist principally of external costs for clinical, nonclinical and manufacturing, such as fees paid to contractors, consultants
and contract research organizations in connection with our development work. Included in “Internal Staffing, Overhead and Other”
is overhead, supplies, research and development employee costs (including stock option expenses), travel, regulatory and legal.
Selling,
general and Administrative Expenses . General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were
$26.3 million, an increase of $9.5 million, or 57%, from $16.8 million incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase
is primarily due to an increase in in sales and marketing of $6.7 million, employee-related expenses of $1.0 million, professional
expenses of $0.9 million, and legal expenses of $0.7 million. All increases are a result of the migraine assets program and
potential launch of TNX-102 SL.
Asset impairment charges .
We recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $48.8 million related to property and equipment, a non-cash impairment of $1.0 million related
to goodwill, and a non-cash impairment charge of $9.2 million related to intangible assets, which is reflected in asset impairment charges
in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
The impairment of the Tosymra
and Zembrace inventory, intangibles and goodwill was driven by our delayed investment in the sales personnel required to drive growth
in the business as we were focusing our cash resources to further our efforts to bring TNX-102 SL through the approval process and to market.
However, we believe that the benefits and long-term value proposition of the 2023 acquisition of Tosymra and Zembrace remain, in that
we now have the infrastructure to be ready to manufacture and sell TNX-102 SL under an expedited timeline pending FDA approval for which
we expect an FDA decision in August 2025.
Net
Loss . As a result of the foregoing, the net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $45.1 million, a
decrease of $48.6 million, or 52%, compared to a net loss of $93.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
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Asset Purchase Agreements
On June 23, 2023, we entered into
an asset purchase agreement with Upsher Smith for the acquisition of certain assets related to Zembrace and Tosymra (such businesses collectively,
the “Business”) and certain inventory related to the Business for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $26.5 million,
including certain deferred payments (such transaction, the “USL Acquisition”). The transaction closed on June 30, 2023.
We have assumed certain obligations
of Upsher Smith, including the payment of quarterly royalty payments on annual net sales from the Business in the U.S. as follows: for
Tosymra, 4% for net sales of $0 to $30 million, 7% of net sales of $30 to $75 million; 9% for net sales of $75 to $100 million; 12% for
net sales of $100 to $150 million; and 15% for net sales greater than $150 million. Royalty payments with respect to Tosymra are payable
until the expiration or termination of the product’s Orange Book listed patent(s) with respect to the United States or, outside
the United States, the expiration of the last valid claim covering the product in the relevant country of the territory. For Zembrace,
royalty payments on annual net sales in the U.S. are 3% for net sales of $0 to $30 million, 6% of net sales of $30 to $75 million; 12%
for net sales of $75 to $100 million; 16% for net sales of greater than $100 million. Such royalty payments are payable until July 19,
2025. Upon the entry of a generic version of the relevant product, the applicable royalty rates will be reduced by 90% percent for Zembrace,
and by 66.7% percent for Tosymra.
In addition,
we have assumed the obligation to pay an additional 3% royalty on net sales of Tosymra, plus an additional 3% if a patent containing certain
claims related to Tosymra issues in the U.S., for 15 years from the first commercial sale of Tosymra in the applicable country or for
as long as the manufacture, use or sale of Tosymra in such country is covered by a valid claim of a licensed patent, and up to $15 million
per Tosymra product on the achievement of sales milestones.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As
of June 30, 2025, we had working capital of $124.5 million, comprised primarily of cash and cash equivalents of $125.3 million,
accounts receivable, net of $2.3 million, inventory of $6.0 million and prepaid expenses and other of $9.9 million, offset by
$7.8 million of accounts payable, $11.1 million of accrued expenses, and current lease liabilities of $0.2 million. A significant
portion of the accounts payable and accrued expenses are due to work performed in relation to our clinical programs, accruals
for gross to net deductions related to our commercial products and potential product launch of TNX-102 SL.
The following table provides a
summary of operating, investing and financing cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively (in thousands):
June 30,
2025
2024
Net cash used in operating activities
$
(31,412
)
$
(27,494
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,545
)
(108
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
60,526
6,813
For the six months ended June, 2025 and 2024, we used approximately $31.4
million and $27.5 million of cash in operating activities, respectively, which represents cash outlays for research and development and
general and administrative expenses in such periods. The increase in cash outlays principally resulted from an increase in general and
administrative expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net cash provided from financing activities was $60.5 million and $6.8
million, respectively predominately from the issuance of common stock. Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June
30, 2025, was $2.5 million related to the issuance of a note and purchase of property and equipment. Cash used in investing activities
for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $0.1 million related to the purchase of property and equipment.
We believe that our cash resources
at June 30, 2025, and the proceeds that we raised from equity offerings during the third quarter of 2025, will meet our operating and capital
expenditure requirements into the third quarter of 2026.
These
factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We continue to face significant challenges and
uncertainties and must obtain additional funding through public and private financing and collaborative arrangements with strategic
partners to increase the funds available to fund operations. However, we may not be able to raise capital on terms acceptable
to us, or at all. Without additional funds, we may be forced to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our research and
development activities or other operations, and potentially delay product development in an effort to maintain sufficient funds
to continue operations. If any of these events occurs, our ability to achieve development and commercialization goals will be
adversely affected and we may be forced to cease operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Future Liquidity Requirements
We expect to incur losses from
operations for the near future. We expect to increase our operating costs to align the Company’s capital and human resources with
its previously announced strategic prioritization of TNX-102 SL product candidate for the management of fibromyalgia. We will not have
enough resources to meet our operating requirements for the one-year period from filing date of this report.
Our future capital requirements
will depend on a number of factors, including the progress of our research and development of product candidates, the timing and outcome
of regulatory approvals, the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, defending and enforcing patent claims and
other intellectual property rights, the status of competitive products, the availability of financing and our success in developing markets
for our product candidates.
We will need to obtain additional
capital in order to fund future research and development activities and future capital expenditures. Future financing may include the
issuance of equity or debt securities, obtaining credit facilities, or other financing mechanisms. Even if we are able to raise the funds
required, it is possible that we could incur unexpected costs and expenses, fail to collect significant amounts owed to us, or experience
unexpected cash requirements that would force us to seek alternative financing. Furthermore, if we issue additional equity or debt securities,
shareholders may experience additional dilution or the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those
of existing holders of our common stock.
If additional financing is not
available or is not available on acceptable terms, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate our research and development
programs, reduce our commercialization efforts or obtain funds through arrangements with collaborative partners or others that may require
us to relinquish rights to certain product candidates that we might otherwise seek to develop or commercialize independently.
2025 Lincoln Park Transaction
On June 11, 2025, we entered into
a purchase agreement (the “2025 Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement (the “2025 Registration Rights
Agreement”) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”). Pursuant to the terms of the 2025 Purchase Agreement,
Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from us up to $75,000,000 of our common stock (subject to certain limitations) from time
to time during the term of the 2025 Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the 2025 Registration Rights Agreement, we filed
with the SEC a registration statement to register for resale under the Securities Act the shares that have been or may be issued to Lincoln
Park under the 2025 Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant to the terms of the 2025
Purchase Agreement, at the time we signed the 2025 Purchase Agreement and the 2025 Registration Rights Agreement, we issued 48,708 shares
of common stock to Lincoln Park as consideration for its commitment to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2025 Purchase Agreement.
The commitment shares were valued at $1.8 million and recorded as an addition
to equity for the issuance of the common stock and treated as other expense, net on the condensed consolidated statement of operations
under the 2025 Purchase Agreement. No shares were sold during 2025 under the 2025 Purchase Agreement.
We evaluated the 2025 Purchase
Agreement under ASC 815-40 Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts on an Entity's Own Equity as it represents the
right to require Lincoln Park to purchase shares of common stock in the future, similar to a put option. We concluded that
the 2025 Purchase Agreement represents a freestanding derivative instrument that does not qualify for equity classification
and therefore requires fair value accounting. We analyzed the terms of the contract and concluded that the derivative instrument had insignificant
value as of June 30, 2025.
2025 At-the-Market Offerings
On June 11, 2025, we entered
into a Sales Agreement (the “2025 Sales Agreement”), with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (“AGP”) pursuant to
which we may issue and sell, from time to time, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $150.0 million in sales.
AGP is the sales agent under the ATM and paid a 3% commission on each sale under the 2025 Sales Agreement. Our common stock is sold at
prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, and, as a result, prices will vary. No shares were sold during 2025 under the 2025 Sales
Agreement. Subsequent to June 30, 2025, we sold 0.3 million shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement, for net proceeds of
approximately $12.3 million.
2024 At-the-Market Offerings
On July 30,
2024, we entered into a Sales Agreement (the “2024 Sales Agreement”), with AGP pursuant to which we may issue and sell,
from time to time, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $250.0 million in sales. AGP is the sales
agent under the ATM and paid a 3% commission on each sale under the 2024 Sales Agreement. Our common stock is sold at prevailing
market prices at the time of the sale, and, as a result, prices will vary. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we
sold approximately 0.8 million and 3.5 million shares, respectively, of common stock under the 2024 Sales Agreement for net proceeds
of approximately $15.5 million and $75.4 million, respectively. Subsequent to June 30, 2025, we sold 0.9 million shares of common
stock under the 2024 Sales Agreement, for net proceeds of approximately $37.5 million. We can no longer sell shares under the 2024
Sales Agreement as we have reached the aggregate $250 million in sales.
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July 2024 Financings
On July 9, 2024, we entered into
a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional and retail investors, pursuant to which we sold 33,936 shares of common stock
and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 37,032 shares of common stock. The offering price per share of common stock was $57.00, and
the offering price per share of pre-funded warrant was $56.99.
The offering closed on July 10,
2024. We incurred offering expenses of approximately $0.5 million, including placement agent fees of approximately $0.3 million. We received
net proceeds of approximately $3.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses.
June 2024 Financings
On
June 12, 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors, pursuant to which we sold 11,995 shares
of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 25,682 shares of common stock. The offering price per share of common
stock was $106.50, and the offering price per share of pre-funded warrant was $106.40.
The
offering closed on June 13, 2024. We incurred offering expenses of approximately $0.6 million, including placement agent
fees of approximately $0.3 million. We received net proceeds of approximately $3.4 million, after deducting the underwriting discount
and other offering expenses.
On
June 27, 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional and retail investors, pursuant to which
we sold 28,339 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 42,282 shares of common stock. The offering price
per share of common stock was $57.00, and the offering price per share of pre-funded warrant was $56.99.
The
offering closed on June 28, 2024. We incurred offering expenses of approximately $0.6 million, including placement agent fees
of approximately $0.3 million. We received net proceeds of approximately $3.4 million, after deducting the underwriting discount
and other offering expenses.
March 2024 Financing
On March 28, 2024, we entered
into an agreement to sell 3,365 shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,219 shares of common stock, and accompanying
Series E warrants to purchase up to 4,584 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1,056.00 per share and expiring five and a
half years from date of issuance in a public offering, which closed on April 1, 2024. The offering price per share of common stock was
$960.00, and the offering price per share of pre-funded warrants was $959.68.
We incurred expenses of approximately
$0.5 million, including placement agent fees of approximately $0.3 million. We received net proceeds of approximately $3.9 million, after
deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses.
Additionally, with the closing
of the financing on April 1, 2024, we entered into warrant amendments (collectively, the “Warrant Amendments”) with certain
holders of our common warrants (referred to herein as the “Existing Warrants”). We agreed to amend the exercise price of each
Existing Warrant to $1,056.00 upon approval by our stockholders of a proposal to allow the Existing Warrants to become exercisable in
accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 or, if stockholder approval is not obtained by October 1, 2024, we agreed to automatically amend
the exercise price of the Existing Warrants to the Minimum Price (as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d)) of our common stock on October
1, 2024, if and only if the Minimum Price is below the then current exercise price. Upon stockholder approval, the termination date for
the warrants issued August 2023 (the “August Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,172 shares was amended to April
1, 2029; the termination date for Series A Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately 2,782 shares is April 1, 2029; the
termination date for Series B Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately 2,782 shares is April 1, 2025; the termination
date for Series C Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately 10,884 shares is the earlier of (i) April 1, 2026 and (ii)
10 trading days following notice by the Company to the Series C Warrant holders of the Company’s public announcement of the FDA’s
acknowledgement and acceptance of the Company’s NDA relating to TNX-102 SL in patients with Fibromyalgia; the termination date for
Series D Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately 10,884 shares is April 1, 2029. The other terms of the Existing Warrants
remained unchanged.
We evaluated the Warrant Amendments
as of April 1, 2024, and determined that the potential adjustment to the exercise price that is contingent on stockholder approval precluded
the Existing Warrants from being indexed to our own stock, and as a result, did not meet the criteria for equity classification under
ASC 815-40. We accounted for the incremental fair value of the Warrant Amendments of $3.0 million as a direct and incremental cost of
the March 2024 financing as an offset to the proceeds received. As all of the Existing Warrants were equity-classified prior to the Warrant
Amendments, the net impact to the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity was zero. We then reclassified the Existing Warrants
from equity to liabilities at post-modification fair value on April 1, 2024. On May 22, 2024, the date our stockholders approved the proposal
to fix the exercise prices at $1,056.00 per share, the Existing Warrants were adjusted to fair value and reclassified back to equity.
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December 2023 Financing
On December 20, 2023, we entered
into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which we
sold and issued (i) 7,920 shares of our common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up
to 8,973 shares of common stock and (iii) Series C warrants to purchase up to 25,338 shares of common stock (the “Series C Warrants”),
and (iv) Series D warrants to purchase up to 25,338 shares of common stock (the “Series D Warrants” and, together with the
Series C Warrants, the “Common Warrants”). The securities sold in the offering were sold in fixed combinations as units. The
offering price per share of common stock and accompanying Common Warrants was $1,776.00, and the offering price per Pre-Funded Warrant
and accompanying Common Warrants was $1,775.68. The offering closed on December 22, 2023, generating gross proceeds of approximately $30.0
million, before deducting offering expenses of $2.3 million payable by us. At the closing of the offering, 2,034 Pre-Funded Warrants were
immediately exercised into shares of common stock for nominal proceeds.
The Pre-Funded Warrants have an
exercise price of $0.32 per share, were immediately exercisable subject to certain ownership limitations, and can be exercised at any
time until exercised in full. The Series C Warrants have an exercise price of $1,776.00 per share, and were exercisable on the later of
approval by our stockholders of (i) a proposal to approve the filing of an amendment to our Articles of
Incorporation, increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock from 160,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 and (ii) a proposal to allow
the Warrants to become exercisable in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 (the later of such events, the “Approval Date”)
and initially expired on the later of (a) 10 trading days following the Approval Date and (b) the earlier of (x) the two year anniversary
of the Approval Date and (y) 10 trading days following the public announcement of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”)
acknowledgement and acceptance of the New Drug Application (“NDA”) relating to the Company’s TNX-102 SL product candidate
in patients with fibromyalgia. The Series D Warrants have an exercise price of $2,720.00 per share and were exercisable beginning on the
Approval Date through the five-year anniversary of the Approval Date.
Upon the closing of the offering,
we determined that certain of the Common Warrants did not meet the criteria for equity classification due to the lack of sufficient authorized
and unissued shares to settle the instruments. We have adopted a sequencing approach under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts
in Entity’s Own Equity to determine the classification of its contracts at issuance and at each subsequent reporting date, whereby
shares are allocated based on the earliest issuance date of potentially dilutive instruments, with the earliest issuance date receiving
the first allocation of shares. In the event of identical issuance dates, shares are then allocated beginning with instruments with the
latest maturity date first. Pursuant to this sequencing approach, we determined that the authorized shares were sufficient to
settle all remaining Pre-Funded Warrants and 15,917 Series D Warrants and were therefore classified in equity. The remaining 9,422 Series
D Warrants and the Series C Warrants associated with the deficit shares were initially classified as liabilities at fair value and presented
within non-current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023.
The $30.0 million in gross proceeds
received by us were first allocated to the Series C Warrants and the liability-classified Series D Warrants at their respective fair values,
and the residual proceeds were allocated between the shares of common stock, the Pre-Funded Warrants, and the equity-classified Series
D Warrants on a relative fair value basis. The issuance costs were allocated between the equity and liability-classified instruments on
a relative fair value basis, resulting in issuance costs of $1.4 million recognized as a discount to the equity-classified instruments,
and $0.9 million allocated to the liability-classified instruments and immediately expensed within Selling, general and administrative
expense on the consolidated statements of operations.
For
the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, we recognized a change in fair value resulting in a loss of $0.9 million and gain
of $6.2 million, respectively, related to the liability-classified warrants prior to meeting the criteria for equity classification.
On January 25, 2024, the date
our stockholders approved the proposal to file an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of
authorized shares of common stock from 160,000,000 to 1,000,000,000, the liability-classified Series D Warrants and the Series C Warrants
were adjusted to fair value and reclassified to equity.
Stock repurchases
In September 2024, the
Board of Directors approved a 2024 share repurchase program pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $10.0 million
in value of its outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions subject to market
conditions, share price and other factors. During the three months June 30, 2025, we repurchased 150,000 of shares of common stock
outstanding under the 2024 share repurchase at prices ranging from $18.25 to $20.47 per share for a gross aggregate cost of approximately
$2.9 million. The repurchased shares were immediately retired.
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We repurchased the following capital
stock:
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2025
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
Total cost of repurchased shares (in thousands)
$
2,902
$
—
Shares repurchased
150,000
—
Weighted average price per share
$
19.31
—
During the six months
June 30, 2025, we repurchased 400,000 of shares of common stock outstanding under the 2024 share repurchase at prices ranging from $9.98
to $20.47 per share for a gross aggregate cost of approximately $5.9 million. The repurchased shares were immediately retired.
We repurchased the following capital
stock:
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2025
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
Total cost of repurchased shares (in thousands)
$
5,949
$
—
Shares repurchased
400,000
—
Weighted average price per share
$
14.84
—
The timing and amount
of any shares repurchased will be determined based on our evaluation of market conditions and other factors and the New
Share Repurchase Program may be discontinued or suspended at any time. Repurchases will be made in accordance with the
rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and certain other legal requirements to which the Company
may be subject. Repurchases may be made, in part, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which allows stock repurchases when the
Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so.
Stock Compensation
On May 1, 2020, our stockholders
approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (“Amended and Restated 2020 Plan”).
Under the terms of the
Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, we may issue (1) stock options (incentive and nonstatutory), (2) restricted stock, (3) stock appreciation
rights (“SARs”), (4) RSUs, (5) other stock-based awards, and (6) cash-based awards. The Amended and Restated 2020 Plan initially
provided for the issuance of up to 50,000 shares of common stock, which amount will be increased to the extent that awards granted
under the Plans are forfeited, expire or are settled for cash (except as otherwise provided in the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan). In
addition, the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan contains an “evergreen provision” providing for an annual increase in the number
of shares of our common stock available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan on January 1 of each year for a period
of ten years, commencing on January 1, 2021 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2030, in an amount equal to the difference between
(x) twenty percent (20%) of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, and
(y) the total number of shares of common stock reserved under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan on December 31 st of such
preceding calendar year (including shares subject to outstanding awards, issued pursuant to awards or available for future awards). On
May 8, 2025, our stockholders approved the addition of 1,000,000 shares to the Company's Amended and Restated 2020 Plan.
The Board of Directors determines
the exercise price, vesting and expiration period of the grants under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan. However, the exercise price
of an incentive stock option may not be less than 110% of fair value of the common stock at the date of the grant for a 10% or more shareholder
and 100% of fair value for a grantee who is not a 10% shareholder. The fair value of the common stock is determined based on quoted market
price or in absence of such quoted market price, by the Board of Directors in good faith. Additionally, the expiration period of grants
under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan may not be more than ten years. As of June 30, 2025, there were 723,113 options available for
future grants under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan.
The aggregate intrinsic value
in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on options with an exercise price less than our
closing stock price at the respective dates.
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The
weighted average fair value of options granted during the three and six months ended June 2025 was $19.63 per share and $12.59
per share, respectively. The weighted average fair value of options granted during the three and six months ended June 2024 was
$506.04 per share and $1,015.52 per share, respectively.
We measure the fair value
of stock options on the date of grant, based on the Black Scholes option pricing model using certain assumptions discussed below, and
the closing market price of our common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of the award is measured on the grant date. One-third
of most stock options granted pursuant to the Plans vest 12 months from the date of grant and 1/36th each month thereafter for 24 months
and expire ten years from the date of grant. In addition, we issue options to directors which vest over a one-year period. We
also issue premium options to executive officers which have an exercise price greater than the grant date fair value and has issued performance-based
options which vest when target parameters are met or probable of being met, subject in each case to a one year minimum service period
prior to vesting. Stock-based compensation expense related to awards is amortized over the applicable service period using the straight-line
method.
Stock-based compensation expense
relating to options granted of $1.4 million, of which $1.0 million and $0.4 million, related to General and Administration and Research
and Development, respectively was recognized for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Stock-based compensation expense relating to options
granted of $1.1 million, of which $0.8 million and $0.3 million, related to General and Administration and Research and Development, respectively
was recognized for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.
Stock-based compensation expense
relating to options granted of $2.3 million, of which $1.6 million and $0.7 million, related to General and Administration and Research
and Development, respectively was recognized for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025. Stock-based compensation expense relating to
options granted of $2.8 million, of which $2.0 million and $0.8 million, related to General and Administration and Research and Development,
respectively was recognized for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024.
As
of June 30, 2025, we had approximately $15.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards granted
under the Plans, which we expect to recognize over a weighted average period of 3.08 years.
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
On May 5, 2023, our stockholders approved
the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holdings Corp. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (the “2023 ESPP”), which was replaced by the Tonix
Pharmaceuticals Holdings Corp. 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2025 ESPP”, and together with the 2023 ESPP, the “ESPP
Plans”), which was approved by our stockholders on May 8, 2025.
The 2025 ESPP allows eligible
employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock. Under the 2025 ESPP, on the first day of each offering
period, each eligible employee for that offering period has the option to enroll for that offering period, which allows the eligible employees
to purchase shares of our common stock at the end of the offering period. Each offering period under the 2025 ESPP is for six months,
which can be modified from time to time. Subject to limitations, each participant will be permitted to purchase a number of shares determined
by dividing the employee's accumulated payroll deductions for the offering period by the applicable purchase price, which is equal to
85 percent of the fair market value of our common stock at the beginning or end of each offering period, whichever is less. A participant
must designate in his or her enrollment package the percentage (if any) of compensation to be deducted during that offering period for
the purchase of stock under the 2025 ESPP, subject to the statutory limit under the Code.
The 2023 ESPP allows eligible
employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 250 shares of our common stock. Under the 2023 ESPP, on the first day of each offering period,
each employee eligible for that offering period has the option to enroll for that offering period, which allows the eligible employees
to purchase shares of our common stock at the end of the offering period. Each offering period under the 2023 ESPP is for six
months, which can be modified from time-to-time. Subject to limitations, each participant will be permitted to purchase a number of shares
determined by dividing the employee's accumulated payroll deductions for the offering period by the applicable purchase price, which is
equal to 85 percent of the fair market value of our common stock at the beginning or end of each offering period, whichever is less. A
participant must designate in his or her enrollment package the percentage (if any) of compensation to be deducted during that offering
period for the purchase of stock under the 2023 ESPP, subject to the statutory limit under the Code. As of June 30, 2025, 159 shares were
available for future sales under the 2023 ESPP and 2,000,000 shares were available under the 2025 ESPP.
The ESPP Plans are considered
compensatory plans with the related compensation cost expensed over the six-month offering period. For the six months ended June 30, 2025,
and 2024, $0 and $27,000, respectively, was expensed. In January 2024, 21 shares that were purchased as of December 31, 2023, under the
2022 ESPP, were issued. As of June 30, 2024, approximately $33,000 of employee payroll deductions had accumulated and had been recorded
in accrued expenses. In July 2024, 70 shares that were purchased as of June 30, 2024, under the 2022 ESPP, were issued.
Commitments
Research and Development Contracts
We have entered into contracts
with various contract research organizations with outstanding commitments aggregating approximately $21.7 million at June 30, 2025 for
future work to be performed.
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At June 30, 2025, future minimum
lease payments for operating leases with non-cancelable terms of more than one year were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31,
Remainder of 2025
$
146
2026
142
2027
139
2028
100
2029
7
534
Included interest
(42
)
$
492
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of
our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses. We evaluate our estimates and judgments
on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances,
the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
We believe the following critical
accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition. Our gross
product revenues are subject to a variety of deductions, which generally are estimated and recorded in the same period that the revenues
are recognized. Such variable consideration represents chargebacks, rebates, prompt pay and other sales discounts, and product returns.
These deductions represent estimates of the related obligations and, as such, knowledge and judgment are required when estimating the
impact of these revenue deductions on gross sales for a reporting period. We began recognizing revenue following the completion of the
USL Acquisition, beginning July 1, 2023, and required variable consideration estimates are currently primarily based on the acquired products
historical results. Adjustments to these estimates to reflect actual results or updated expectations will be assessed each period. If
any of our ratios, factors, assessments, experiences, or judgments are not indicative or accurate estimates of our future experience,
our results could be materially affected. The potential of our estimates to vary differs by program, product, type of customer and geographic
location. In addition, estimates associated with U.S. Medicare and Medicaid governmental rebate programs are at risk for material adjustment
because of the extensive time delay.
Research and Development. We outsource
certain of our research and development efforts and expense the related costs as incurred, including the cost of manufacturing product
for testing, licensing fees and costs associated with planning and conducting clinical trials. The value ascribed to patents and other
intellectual property acquired was expensed as research and development costs, as it related to particular research and development projects
and had no alternative future uses.
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We estimate our research and development
accrued expenses. Our clinical trial accrual process is designed to account for expenses resulting from our obligations under contracts
with vendors, consultants and clinical research organizations and clinical site agreements in connection with conducting clinical trials.
The financial terms of these contracts are subject to negotiations, which vary from contract to contract and may result in payment flows
that do not match the periods over which materials or services are provided to us under such contracts. We account for trial expenses
according to the progress of the trial as measured by participant progression and the timing of various aspects of the trial. We determine
accrual estimates that take into account discussions with applicable personnel and outside service providers as to the progress or state
of completion of trials, or the services completed. During the course of a clinical trial, we adjust our clinical expense recognition
if actual results differ from our estimates. We make estimates of our accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date based on the facts
and circumstances known to us at that time. Our clinical trial accruals and prepaid assets are dependent upon the timely and accurate
reporting of contract research organizations and other third-party vendors.
Stock-Based Compensation. All
stock-based payments to employees and to nonemployee directors for their services as directors consisted of grants of restricted stock
and stock options, which are measured at fair value on the grant date and recognized in the consolidated statements of operations as compensation
expense over the relevant vesting period. In addition, for awards that vest immediately and are nonforfeitable, the measurement date is
the date the award is issued.
Derivative Instruments and Warrant
Liabilities. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued warrants to purchase common stock under ASC 815
– Derivatives and Hedging, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives.
For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair
value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value the derivative instruments at inception and subsequent valuation dates,
which is adjusted for instrument-specific terms as applicable.
From time to time, certain equity-linked
instruments may be classified as derivative liabilities due to the Company having insufficient authorized shares to fully settle the equity-linked
financial instruments in shares. In such a case, the Company has adopted a sequencing approach under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging
- Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity to determine the classification of its contracts at issuance and at each subsequent reporting
date. If reclassification of contracts between equity and assets or liabilities is necessary, the Company first allocates remaining authorized
shares to equity on the basis of the earliest issuance date of potentially dilutive instruments, with the earliest issuance date receiving
the first allocation of shares. In the event of identical issuance dates, shares are then allocated to equity beginning with instruments
with the latest maturity date first.
Other than contractual obligations
incurred in the normal course of business, we do not have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or liabilities, guarantee contracts,
retain or contingent interests in transferred assets or any obligation arising out of a material variable interest in an unconsolidated
entity.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued
ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires entities to disclose disaggregated information about their effective
tax rate reconciliations as well as expanded information on income taxes by jurisdiction. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis. The Company discloses its income tax rate reconciliation in its annual consolidated financial
statements only and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2024, the SEC adopted
new rules relating to the disclosure of a range of climate-change-related physical and transition risks, data, and opportunities. The
adopted rule contains several new disclosure obligations, including, (i) disclosure on how the board of directors and management oversee
climate-related risks and certain climate-related governance items, (ii) disclosure of information related to a registrant’s climate-related
targets, goals, and/or transition plans, and (iii) disclosure on whether and how climate-related events and transition activities impact
line items above a threshold amount on a registrant’s consolidate financial statements, including the impact of the financial estimates
and the assumptions used. This new rule will first be effective in the Company’s disclosures for the year ending December 31, 2027.
The Company is in the process of assessing the impact on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued
ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, to improve transparency
in financial reporting by requiring entities to present more detailed information about the nature of expenses included within the Income
Statement. The guidance will first be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of ASU 2024-03
on our disclosures.
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ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
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