Supplemental Prospectus - Form 424B3

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2024

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☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission File No. 001-14778

SOLIGENIX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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(609) 538-8200

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of August 2, 2024, 2,280,421 shares of the registrant's common stock (par value, $.001 per share) were outstanding.

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SOLIGENIX, INC.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Soligenix, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Soligenix, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Soligenix, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Soligenix, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity/(Deficit)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

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Adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of one-for-sixteen effective June 5, 2024

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Soligenix, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity/(Deficit)

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

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Adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of one-for-sixteen effective June 5, 2024

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Soligenix, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Soligenix, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Note 1. Nature of Business

Basis of Presentation

Soligenix, Inc. (the "Company") is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat rare diseases where there is an unmet medical need. The Company maintains two active business segments: Specialized BioTherapeutics and Public Health Solutions.

The Company's Specialized BioTherapeutics business segment is developing and moving toward potential commercialization of HyBryte™ (a proposed proprietary name of SGX301 or synthetic hypericin sodium), a novel photodynamic therapy utilizing topical synthetic hypericin activated with safe visible light for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma ("CTCL"). With agreement from the European Medicines Agency ("EMA") on the key design components of a confirmatory Phase 3 placebo-controlled study evaluating the safety and efficacy of HyBryte™ in the treatment of CTCL patients with early-stage disease, the Company is targeting to begin patient enrollment by the end of 2024 with top-line results anticipated in the second half of 2026. Upon successful completion of the second Phase 3 study, called "FLASH2" (Fluorescent Light Activated Synthetic Hypericin 2), regulatory approval will be sought to support potential commercialization worldwide.

Development programs in this business segment also include expansion of synthetic hypericin (SGX302) into psoriasis, the Company's first-in-class innate defense regulator technology, and dusquetide (SGX942 and SGX945) for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including oral mucositis in head and neck cancer and aphthous ulcers in Behçet's Disease.

The Company's Public Health Solutions business segment includes development programs for RiVax^®, its ricin toxin vaccine candidate and SGX943, its therapeutic candidate for antibiotic resistant and emerging infectious disease, and vaccine programs targeting filoviruses (such as Marburg and Ebola) and CiVax™, its vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2). The development of the vaccine programs incorporates the use of the Company's proprietary heat stabilization platform technology, known as ThermoVax^®. To date, this business segment has been supported with government grant and contract funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ("NIAID"), the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

The Company primarily generates revenues under government grants and contracts. The Company was awarded a subcontract that originally provided for approximately $1.1 million from a U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") Orphan Products Development grant over four years for an expanded study of HyBryte™ in the treatment of CTCL. The Company will continue to apply for additional government funding.

The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the biotechnology industry including, but not limited to, development of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protections of proprietary technology, compliance with the FDA regulations, and other regulatory authorities, litigation, and product liability.

Results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full year.

Liquidity

The Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had an

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accumulated deficit of $229,264,005. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred a net loss of $3,559,829 and used $3,260,309 of cash in operating activities. The Company expects to continue to generate losses in the foreseeable future. The Company's liquidity needs will be determined largely by the budgeted operational expenditures incurred in regards to the progression of its product candidates. Management believes that the Company has sufficient resources available to support its development activities and business operations and timely satisfy its obligations as they become due through the second quarter of 2025. The Company does not have sufficient cash and cash equivalents as of the date of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to support its operations for at least the 12 months following the date the financial statements are issued. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern through 12 months after the date the financial statements are issued.

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To alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the Company plans to secure additional capital, potentially through a combination of public or private equity offerings and strategic transactions, including potential alliances and drug product collaborations, securing additional proceeds from government contract and grant programs, and potentially amending the loan agreement with Pontifax Medison Finance ("Pontifax") to reduce the conversion price in order to allow for conversion of a portion of the debt which will reduce the Company's debt repayments; however, none of these alternatives are committed at this time. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to it to fund continuing operations, if at all, identify and enter into any strategic transactions that will provide the capital that it will require or achieve the other strategies to alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If none of these alternatives are available, or if available, are not available on satisfactory terms, the Company will not have sufficient cash resources and liquidity to fund its business operations for at least the 12 months following the date the financial statements are issued. The failure to obtain sufficient capital on acceptable terms when needed may require the Company to delay, limit, or eliminate the development of business opportunities and its ability to achieve its business objectives and its competitiveness, and its business, financial condition, and results of operations will be materially adversely affected. In addition, market instability, including as a result of geopolitical instability, may reduce the Company's ability to access capital, which could negatively affect its liquidity and ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, the perception that the Company may not be able to continue as a going concern may cause others to choose not to deal with it due to concerns about its ability to meet its contractual obligations.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business, and do not include any adjustments relating to recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

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As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $9,412,539 as compared to $8,446,158 as of December 31, 2023, representing an increase of $966,381 or 11%. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had working capital of $3,308,260 as compared to working capital of $3,355,212 as of December 31, 2023, representing a decrease in working capital of $46,952 or 1%. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily related to cash received from the April 2024 public offering offset by cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in working capital is primarily the result of the reclassification of approximately $1 million of the Company's convertible debt balance from a non-current liability as of December 31, 2023 to a current liability as of June 30, 2024 (resulting from the amendment to the loan and security agreement with Pontifax - see Note 4), and cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024 offset by cash received from the April 2024 public offering.

Management's business strategy can be outlined as follows:

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The Company's plans with respect to its liquidity management include, but are not limited to, the following:

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Reverse Stock Split

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On June 5, 2024, the Company completed a reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of one-for-sixteen, whereby every sixteen shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock were automatically combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock without any change in the par value per share. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the reverse stock split. Any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the next whole number. The Company's common stock began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on a reverse split basis at the market opening on June 6, 2024. All share and per share data have been restated to reflect this reverse stock split.

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Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include Soligenix, Inc., and its wholly and majority owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated as a result of consolidation.

Operating Segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated on a regular basis by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing the performance of the segment. The Company divides its operations into two operating segments: Specialized BioTherapeutics and Public Health Solutions.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

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Contracts and Grants Receivable

Contracts and grants receivable consist of amounts due from various grants from the NIH and contracts from NIAID, an institute of NIH, for costs incurred prior to the period end under reimbursement contracts. The amounts were billed to the respective governmental agencies in the month subsequent to period end and collected shortly thereafter. Accordingly, no allowance for credit losses has been established. If amounts become uncollectible, they are charged to operations.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Office furniture and equipment and right of use assets with finite lives are evaluated and reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company recognizes impairment of long-lived assets in the event the net book value of such assets exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows attributable to such assets. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the related asset or group of assets, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the related asset or group of assets. Such analyses necessarily involve significant judgment.

The Company did not record any impairment of long-lived assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments are based on pertinent information available to the Company on June 30, 2024. Accordingly, the estimates presented in these financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized on disposition of the financial instruments.

Fair Value valuation techniques include a three level hierarchy based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

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In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

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The carrying amounts reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents, contracts and grants receivable, research and development incentives receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and accrued compensation approximate their fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments.

The carrying amount reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 for the convertible debt is its fair value which totals $2,745,745 and was approximately equivalent to the face value of the convertible debt at June 30, 2024. The fair value estimate represents a Level 3 measurement in the fair value hierarchy.

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A roll forward of the fair value of convertible debt to June 30, 2024 is as follows:

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Deferred Issuance Costs

The Company capitalizes certain legal, professional accounting and other third-party fees that are directly associated with in-process equity financings as deferred issuance costs until such financings are consummated. After consummation of the equity financing, these costs are recorded in shareholders' equity as a reduction of additional paid-in capital generated as a result of the issuance.

Change in Accounting Estimates

The Company accrues clinical trial expenses per contracts with clinical sites over the course of the clinical trial period. Accrued trial expenses are assessed for accuracy on an ongoing basis during the trial period and beyond. The Company made an adjustment to estimated accrued clinical trial expenses of approximately $910,000 for completed trials at June 30, 2024.

Revenue Recognition

The Company's revenues include revenues generated from government contracts and grants. The revenue from government contracts and grants is based upon subcontractor costs and internal costs incurred that are specifically covered by the contracts and grants, plus a facilities and administrative rate that provides funding for overhead expenses and management fees. These revenues are recognized when expenses have been incurred by subcontractors or when the Company incurs reimbursable internal expenses that are related to the government contracts and grants.

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The Company also records revenue from contracts with customers in accordance with applicable accounting guidance which requires an entity to recognize revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of this guidance, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of this guidance, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract and determines those that are performance obligations, and assesses whether each promised good or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.

Certain amounts received from or billed to customers in accordance with contract terms are deferred and recognized as future performance obligations are satisfied. All amounts earned under contracts with customers other than sales-based royalties are classified as licensing revenue. Sales-based royalties under the Company's license agreements would be recognized as royalty revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied or partially satisfied. To date, the Company has not recognized any royalty revenue.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. Research and development includes costs such as clinical trial expenses, contracted research and license agreement fees with no alternative future use, supplies and materials, salaries, share-based compensation, employee benefits, equipment depreciation and allocation of various corporate costs.

Share-Based Compensation

Stock options are issued with an exercise price equal to the market price on the date of grant. Stock options issued to directors upon re-election vest quarterly for a period of one year (new director issuances are fully vested upon issuance). Stock options issued to employees generally vest 25% on the grant date, then 25% each subsequent year for a period of three years. These options have a ten-year life for as long as the individuals remain employees or directors. In general, when an employee or director terminates their position, the options will expire within three months, unless otherwise extended by the Board.

From time to time, the Company issues restricted shares of common stock to vendors and consultants as compensation for services performed under the Company's 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan"). The 2015 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock and unrestricted stock to the Company's employees and non-employees (including consultants). The shares issued under the 2015 Plan are registered on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-208515). However, as shares of common stock are not covered by a reoffer prospectus, the certificates reflecting such shares reflect a Securities Act of 1933, as amended restrictive legend. Stock compensation expense for equity-classified awards to non-employees is measured on the date of grant and is recognized when the services are performed.

The fair value of options issued during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the following assumptions:

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The fair value of each option grant made during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was estimated on the date of each grant and recognized as share-based compensation expense ratably over the option vesting periods, which approximates the service period.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation

In accordance with FASB ASC 830 Foreign Currency Matters, the UK subsidiary expresses its U.S. dollar and Euro denominated transactions in its functional currency, the British Pound, with related transaction gains or losses included in net loss. On a quarterly basis, the financial statements of the UK subsidiary are translated into U.S. dollars and consolidated into the Company's financials, with related translation adjustments reported as a cumulative translation adjustment ("CTA"), which is a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. During the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized foreign currency transaction gains of $473 and $3,722, respectively, in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized foreign currency transaction gains of $1,682 and $3,356, respectively, in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. A valuation allowance is established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. A review of all available positive and negative evidence is considered, including the Company's current and past performance, the market environment in which the Company operates, the utilization of past tax credits, and the length of carryback and carryforward periods. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured utilizing tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company did not recognize an income tax benefit during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The Company recognized $1,161,197 of income tax benefit, net of transaction costs from the sale of its 2021 NOL carryforwards during the six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions, if any, as part of income tax expense. There were no tax related interest and penalties recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. Additionally, the Company has not recorded an asset for unrecognized tax benefits or a liability for uncertain tax positions at June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.

Loss Per Share

Basic earnings per share ("EPS") excludes dilution and is computed by dividing loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Included within the Company's weighted average common shares outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, are common shares issuable upon the exercise of the pre-funded warrants associated with the May 2023 and April 2024 public offerings, as these pre-funded warrants are exercisable at any time for nominal consideration, and as such, the shares are considered outstanding for the purpose of calculating basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that shared in the earnings of the entity. Since there is a significant number of options and warrants outstanding, fluctuations in the actual market price can have a variety of results for each period presented.

The following table summarizes potentially dilutive adjustments to the number of common shares which were excluded from the diluted calculation because their effect would be anti-dilutive due to the losses in each period:

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The weighted average exercise prices of the Company's warrants and stock options outstanding at June 30, 2024 were $12.65 and $84.65 per share, respectively. The weighted average exercise prices of the Company's warrants and stock options outstanding at June 30, 2023 was $22.18 and $404.72 per share, respectively. The weighted average conversion price of the Company's convertible debt at June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $27.20 and $359.68 per share, respectively.

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions such as the fair value of warrants and stock options and to accrue for clinical trials in process that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Note 3. Accrued Expenses

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The following is a summary of the Company's accrued expenses:

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Note 4. Debt

In December 2020, the Company entered into a $20 million convertible debt financing agreement with Pontifax. Under the terms of the agreement with Pontifax, the Company had access to up to $20 million in convertible debt financing in three tranches, which will mature on June 15, 2025 and had an interest-only period for the first two years with a fixed interest rate of 8.47% on borrowed amounts and an interest rate of 1% on amounts available but not borrowed as an unused line of credit fee. After the interest-only period, the outstanding principal was to be repaid in quarterly payments of $1 million each commencing in the first quarter of 2023. The agreement is secured by a lien covering substantially all of the Company's assets, other than intellectual property.

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Upon the closing of this transaction, the Company borrowed the first tranche of $10 million, had the option to draw the second tranche of $5 million at any time during the initial 12 months of the loan and the third tranche of $5 million upon filing of the new drug application for HyBryte™, subject to certain conditions. The Company elected to let the options to borrow both the second and third tranches expire as of December 15, 2021 and March 15, 2022, respectively.

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On April 19, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the convertible debt financing agreement dated December 15, 2020 with Pontifax. The amendment called for the immediate payment of $5 million of the outstanding principal balance and any accrued interest, waived any prepayment charge in connection with the repayment of this amount and resulted in an outstanding principal balance of $3 million. The amendment also provided for a new interest only period from the date of the amendment through June 30, 2024, reduced quarterly principal repayments from $1 million to $750,000 and eliminated the minimum cash covenant. Further, the amendment reduced the conversion price with respect to the remaining principal amount under the agreement to (i) 90% of the closing price of the Company's common stock on the day before the delivery of the conversion notice with respect to the first 36,790 shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon conversion and to (ii) $27.20 with respect to all shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon conversion in excess of the first 36,790 shares so issued. The remaining terms of the agreement remain in effect without modification.

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On January, 3, 2024, Pontifax delivered a conversion notice to the Company electing to convert a portion of the remaining principal balance into shares of the Company's common stock. Upon conversion, the Company issued 9,139 shares of the Company's common stock at $10.88 per share, reducing the remaining principal balance by $99,416.

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On April 15, 2024, Pontifax delivered a conversion notice to the Company electing to convert a portion of the remaining principal balance into shares of the Company's common stock. Upon conversion, the Company issued 27,651 shares of the Company's common stock at $5.60 per share, reducing the remaining principal balance by $154,840. Pontifax may elect to convert the remaining outstanding loan drawn under the first tranche into additional shares of the Company's common stock at any time prior to repayment. The Company also has the ability to force the conversion of the loan into shares of its common stock, subject to certain conditions.

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The amendment to the convertible debt financing agreement with Pontifax resulted in the extinguishment of the original convertible debt for accounting purposes. The Company concluded that the amended debt instrument has an embedded derivative that requires bifurcation and qualifies for the fair value option. The Company elected to account for the amended convertible debt using the fair value option, which requires the Company to record changes in fair value as a component of other income or expense. The Company has determined the carrying amount reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 for the convertible debt is its fair value which totals $2,745,745 and was approximately equivalent to the face value of the convertible debt at June 30, 2024. The Company recognized $95,551 and $260,933 of other income from the change in the fair value of the convertible debt on the Company's accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

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Interest expense incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $58,485 and $86,556, respectively. Interest expense paid during the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $61,239 and $211,170, respectively. Interest expense incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $119,724 and $274,521, respectively. Interest expense paid during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $125,286 and $424,660, respectively.

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Annual principal and interest payments due as of June 30, 2024 in accordance with the amended terms of the Pontifax loan agreement, including the January 3, 2024 and April 15, 2024 conversions and assuming no further conversions are as follows:

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Note 5. Shareholders' Equity

Common Stock

The Company completed a public offering on April 22, 2024 of 204,694 shares of its common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase 537,500 shares of its common stock and common warrants to purchase up to 742,194 shares of its common stock at a combined public offering price of $6.40. The pre-funded warrants have an exercise price of $0.02. The common warrants have an exercise price of $6.40 per share, are exercisable immediately and expire five years from the issuance date. The total gross proceeds to the Company from this offering were approximately $4.75 million before deducting commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $450,000.

The following items represent transactions in the Company's common stock for the six months ended June 30, 2024:

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The issuance of the Company's common stock in connection with the convertible debt financing agreement as described above was exempt under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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The issuances of the Company's common stock in connection with the April 2024 public offering and upon the exercise of the pre-funded warrants described above were registered on a Registration Statement on Form S-1.

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Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies

Contractual Obligations

The Company has commitments of approximately $230,000 as of June 30, 2024 over the next five years for several licensing agreements with partners and universities. Additionally, the Company has collaboration and license agreements, which upon clinical or commercialization success, may require the payment of milestones of up to approximately $13.2 million, royalties on net sales of covered products ranging from 2% to 3% sub-license Investigational New Drug ("IND") milestones on covered products of up to approximately $200,000, sub-license income royalties on covered products up to 15% and sub-license global net sales royalties on covered products ranging from 1.5% to 2.5%, if and when achieved. However, there can be no assurance that clinical or commercialization success will occur.

The Company currently leases office space which serves as the Company's corporate headquarters, and both of the Company's business segments (Specialized BioTherapeutics and Public Health Solutions), operate from this space. Pursuant to an amendment on June 21, 2022, the lease has been extended to October 2025. The current rent of $11,367 per month will be maintained until November 2024 when it will be increased to $11,625 per month where it will remain until expiration.

In September 2014, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Hy Biopharma Inc. ("Hy Biopharma") pursuant to which the Company acquired certain intangible assets, properties and rights of Hy Biopharma related to the development of Hy BioPharma's synthetic hypericin product. As consideration for the assets acquired, the Company paid $275,000 in cash and issued 771 shares of common stock with a fair value based on the Company's stock price on the date of grant of $3.75 million. These amounts were charged to research and development expense during the third quarter of 2014 as the assets will be used in the Company's research and development activities and do not have alternative future use. In March 2020, the Company issued 8,151 shares of common stock to Hy Biopharma as payment for achieving a milestone: the Company determining the Phase 3 clinical trial of HyBryte™ to be successful in the treatment of CTCL. The number of shares of common stock issued to Hy Biopharma was calculated using an effective price of $614.40 per share, based upon a formula set forth in the purchase agreement.

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Provided the sole remaining future success-oriented milestone of FDA approval is attained, the Company will be required to make an additional payment of $5 million, if and when achieved. Such payment will be payable in restricted securities of the Company provided such number of shares does not exceed 19.9% ownership of the Company's outstanding stock. As of June 30, 2024, no other milestone or royalty payments have been paid or accrued.

As a result of the above agreements, the Company has the following contractual obligations:

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Note 7. Operating Segments

The Company maintains two active operating segments: Specialized BioTherapeutics and Public Health Solutions. Each segment includes an element of overhead costs specifically associated with its operations, with its corporate shared services group responsible for support functions generic to both operating segments.

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