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Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity Increase in Authorized Number of Shares of Common Stock On June 12, 2024, at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the Company proposed and the shareholders approved an increase in the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock from 90,000,000 to 300,000,000 at the same par value of $0.0001 per share. Common Stock Issuances Pursuant to the License and certain milestone achievements, the Company issued 613,496 shares of common stock valued at $0.4 million on April 29, 2024 to Formosa (see Note 4 – Intangible Assets). On May 3, 2024, the Company issued Bausch + Lomb 2,299,397 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $2.3 million, in satisfaction of its obligations pursuant to the Letter Agreement (see Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies). At-The-Market Program During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received approximately $6.0 million in net proceeds from the sale of 5,630,556 shares of its common stock pursuant to a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Leerink Partners, LLC, formerly known as SVB Securities LLC (“Leerink Partners”) in an ”at-the-market” offering. Offerings Second Quarter Offering On April 8, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a single fundamentals-based healthcare investor (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, in a registered direct offering by the Company directly to the Purchaser (the “April Offering”), 3,223,726 shares of common stock. The price per share in the April Offering was $0.6204. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the April Offering were $2.0 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $1.9 million. Third Quarter Offerings A summary of the offerings for the third quarter is presented below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Additional | | Total | | | Common Stock | | Paid-In | | Stockholders’ | | | Shares | | Amount | | Capital | | Equity | July Offering | | 7,575,757 | | $ | 758 | | $ | 4,298,643 | | $ | 4,299,401 | August Offering | | 12,850,000 | | | 1,285 | | | 4,449,822 | | | 4,451,107 | September Offering | | 8,630,000 | | | 863 | | | 3,596,807 | | | 3,597,670 | | | 29,055,757 | | $ | 2,906 | | $ | 12,345,272 | | $ | 12,348,178 |
July Offering and Warrant Amendment On July 1, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the “July Offering”) with certain institutional and accredited investors (the “July Investors”), pursuant to which the Company sold 7,575,757 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to 7,575,757 shares of common stock. The combined offering price for each share of common stock and accompanying warrant was $0.66. The Company also agreed to issue warrants to purchase an additional 1,749,780 shares of common stock (the “Additional Warrants”) to one of the July Investors. All of the new warrants become exercisable six months following their issuance, at an exercise price of $0.69 per share, and may be exercised until January 2, 2030. In connection with the July Offering, the Company entered into warrant amendment agreements (the “Amendments”) with the holders of previously issued warrants (the “Prior Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 10,386,269 shares of common stock, whereby the Company agreed to amend the Prior Warrants to reduce the exercise price of the Prior Warrants from $2.23 and $2.47 per share of common stock to $0.69 per share of common stock, extend the term of the Prior Warrants until January 2, 2030 and prohibit exercise of the Prior Warrants for the six-month period following the effective date of the Amendments. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the July Offering were approximately $5.0 million, and net proceeds after cash offering costs were approximately $4.3 million. Offering costs include placement agent fees of $0.4 million and Company legal fees of $0.3 million. In addition, there were $2.9 million of non-cash issuance costs which represents the value of the Additional Warrants, plus the modification date incremental value of the modified Prior Warrants as compared to the original Prior Warrants, as an issuance cost of the warrant exercise. August Offering On August 21, 2024, the Company agreed to sell 12,850,000 shares of common stock to certain institutional and accredited investors (the “August Investors”), in some cases pursuant to a securities purchase agreement (the “August Offering”). The price per share in the August Offering was $0.40. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the August Offering were approximately $5.1 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $4.5 million. September Offering On September 30, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the “September Offering”) with a certain purchaser, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchaser 8,630,000 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 65,653 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 8,695,653 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. The combined offering price for each share and accompanying warrant was $0.46. The combined offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying Warrant was $0.4599, which is equal to the purchase price per share in the September Offering, minus $0.0001, the exercise price per share of the pre-funded warrants. The warrants will be exercisable beginning six months following the date of issuance and may be exercised until March 31, 2030. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the September Offering were approximately $4.0 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $3.6 million. Warrants The issuance date or modification date fair value of stock warrants issued or modified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was determined using the Black Scholes method, with the following assumptions used: | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Three Months Ended | | For the Nine Months Ended | | | | September 30, | | September 30, | | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Fair value of common stock on date of grant | | $0.68 | | $1.97 | | $0.68 | | $1.97 | | Risk free interest rate | | 4.39% - 5.22% | | 4.48% | | 4.39% - 5.22% | | 4.48% | | Expected term (years) | | 0.7 - 5.5 years | | 4.0 - 5.5 years | | 0.7 - 5.5 years | | 4.0 - 5.5 years | | Expected volatility | | 86% - 118% | | 81% | | 86% - 118% | | 81% | | Expected dividends | | n/a | | n/a | | n/a | | n/a | |
A summary of the warrant activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is presented below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted | | | | | Weighted | | Average | | | | | Average | | Remaining | | | Number of | | Exercise | | Life | | | Warrants | | Price | | In Years | Outstanding January 1, 2024 | | 10,926,554 | | $ | 2.28 | | | Granted (1) | | 18,021,190 | | | 0.60 | | | Repriced - (Old) (2) | | (10,386,269) | | | 2.25 | | | Repriced - (New) (2) | | 10,386,269 | | | 0.69 | | | Exercised | | — | | | — | | | Outstanding September 30, 2024 (1) | | 28,947,744 | | $ | 0.67 | | 5.1 | | | | | | | | | Exercisable September 30, 2024 (1) | | 540,285 | | $ | 2.96 | | 1.4 |
(1) - Warrants granted, outstanding and exercisable exclude 65,653 pre-funded warrants with an exercise price of $0.0001. (2) - Repriced warrants represent the reset of the exercise price of certain warrants to purchase 10,386,269 shares of common stock to a price of $0.69 per share. The following table presents information related to warrants as of September 30, 2024: | | | | | | | Warrants Outstanding (1) | | Warants Exercisable (1) | | | Weighted | | | | | | | Outstanding | | Average | | Exercisable | Exercise | | Number of | | Remaining Life | | Number of | Price | | Warrants | | In Years | | Warrants | $0.5000 | | 8,695,653 | (2) | — | | — | $0.6900 | | 19,711,806 | (3) | — | | — | $2.4696 | | 232,021 | | 0.5 | | 232,021 | $2.7240 | | 216,380 | | 0.5 | | 216,380 | $4.7600 | | 91,884 | | 6.6 | | 91,884 | | | 28,947,744 | | 1.4 | | 540,285 |
(1) - Warrants outstanding and exercisable exclude 65,653 Pre-Funded Warrants with an exercise price of $0.0001. (2) - These warrants become exercisable on March 26, 2025. (3) - These warrants become exercisable on January 1, 2025. Stock-Based Compensation Expense The Company records stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”). For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $452,998 ($179,776 of which was included within research and development expenses and $273,222 was included within selling, general and administrative expenses on the statements of operations) and $612,969 ($235,731 of which was included within research and development expenses and $377,238 of which was included within selling, general and administrative expenses on the statements of operations), respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $1,540,286 ($618,516 of which was included within research and development expenses and $921,770 of which was included within selling, general and administrative expenses on the statements of operations) and $1,925,665 ($647,058 of which was included within research and development expenses and $1,278,607 of which was included within selling, general and administrative expenses on the statements of operations), respectively. Restricted Stock Units A summary of the restricted stock units (“RSUs”) activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is presented below: | | | | | | | | | | Weighted | | | | | Average | | | Number of | | Exercise | | | RSUs | | Price | RSUs non-vested January 1, 2024 | | 106,019 | | $ | 2.12 | Granted | | 368,886 | | | 0.65 | Vested | | (106,019) | | | 2.12 | Forfeited | | — | | | — | RSUs non-vested September 30, 2024 | | 368,886 | | $ | 0.65 | Vested RSUs undelivered September 30, 2024 | | 241,764 | | $ | 2.17 |
To date, RSUs have only been granted to directors in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. The Company’s policy is not to deliver shares underlying the RSUs until a director’s termination of service. As of September 30, 2024, there was $169,739 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.7 years. Stock Options A summary of the option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is presented below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted | | | | | | | | Weighted | | Average | | | | | | | | Average | | Remaining | | Aggregate | | | Number of | | Exercise | | Life | | Intrinsic | | | Options | | Price | | In Years | | Value | Outstanding, January 1, 2024 | | 5,306,377 | | | 3.31 | | | | | | Granted | | 2,188,136 | | | 1.10 | | | | | | Exercised | | — | | | — | | | | | | Forfeited/Expired | | (799,471) | | | 3.26 | | | | | | Outstanding, September 30, 2024 | | 6,695,042 | | $ | 2.59 | | 7.2 | | $ | 44,053 | | | | | | | | | | | | Exercisable, September 30, 2024 | | 4,022,998 | | $ | 3.46 | | 5.8 | | $ | — |
The following table presents information related to stock options as of September 30, 2024: | | | | | | | | Options Outstanding | | Options Exercisable | | | | | Weighted | | | | | | | Average | | | Exercise | | Number of | | Remaining Life | | Number of | Price | | Options | | In Years | | Options | $0.01 - $0.99 | | 1,315,136 | | — | | — | $1.00 - $1.99 | | 2,224,213 | | 5.4 | | 1,160,055 | $2.00 - $2.99 | | 1,249,586 | | 6.7 | | 1,026,448 | $3.00 - $3.99 | | 758,637 | | 6.0 | | 703,605 | $4.00 - $4.99 | | 279,000 | | 7.0 | | 264,420 | $5.00 - $5.99 | | 26,668 | | 2.0 | | 26,668 | $6.00 - $6.99 | | 691,162 | | 5.2 | | 691,162 | $7.00+ | | 150,640 | | 3.5 | | 150,640 | | | | 6,695,042 | | 5.8 | | 4,022,998 |
In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model to stock options granted, the Company used the following approximate assumptions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Three Months Ended | | For the Nine Months Ended | | | September 30, | | September 30, | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 | Expected term (years) | | 5.85 - 6.25 | | N/A | | | 5.50 - 10.00 | | | 5.50 - 10.00 | Risk free interest rate | | 3.47% - 3.80% | | N/A | | | 3.47% - 4.72% | | | 3.44% - 4.18% | Expected volatility | | 87% | | N/A | | | 80% - 87% | | | 82% - 95% | Expected dividends | | 0.00% | | N/A | | | 0.00% | | | 0.00% |
As of September 30, 2024, there was $2,042,227 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years. The weighted average estimated grant date fair value of the stock options granted for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $0.40 per share. There were no options granted in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The weighted average estimated grant date fair value of the stock options granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $0.79 and $1.70 per share, respectively.
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