Item 3. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On August 15, 2025, a putative shareholder class action complaint captioned
Elkhodari v. Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc., et al. , Case No. 3:25-cv-06923-JD (the “Securities Class Action”), was filed
in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (“Northern District of California”), naming the Company
and certain current officers and/or directors of the Company as defendants. The lawsuit generally alleges that the Company made material
misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact relating to the Company’s manufacturing of oxylanthanum carbonate (“OLC”)
and the approval prospects of its New Drug Application for OLC for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in CKD patients on dialysis in violation
of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
The putative class action is brought on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s securities
between March 29, 2024, and June 27, 2025, inclusive, and seeks unspecified monetary damages on behalf of the putative class and an award
of costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees. On January 27, 2026, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. On March 13, 2026,
defendants filed their motion to dismiss the amended complaint. . At this early stage of the proceedings, the Company is unable to make
any prediction regarding the outcome of the Securities Class Action.
On October 30 and November 7, 2025, two purported
stockholders of the Company filed derivative complaints in the Northern District of California against certain of the Company’s
current officers and directors (collectively, the “Derivative Actions”). The Company is named as a nominal defendant. The
complaints are based on the same alleged misconduct as in the Securities Class Action. The complaints assert state law claims on behalf
of the Company against the individual defendants for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, gross mismanagement, and waste of corporate
assets, and federal claims under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act. On November 20, 2025, the Court issued an order relating the Derivative
Actions to the Securities Class Action. The Derivative Actions seek unspecified damages on behalf of the Company, corporate governance
reforms, disgorgement and restitution, and an award of costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees.
On March 12, 2026, a purported stockholder made
a demand on the Company’s Board of Directors to commence a civil action against certain of the Company’s current and former
officers and directors for breaching their fiduciary duties based on the same alleged misconduct as alleged in the above-mentioned Securities
Class Action and Derivative Actions (the “Demand”).
At this early stage of the proceedings, the Company
is unable to make any prediction regarding the outcome of the Securities Class Action, the Derivative Actions, or the Demand.
In addition, from time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits
and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse
result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal
proceedings or claims that will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
or operating results.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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