UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM10-Q
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
OR
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 001-41002
Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
15 Independence Boulevard, Suite #210
Warren,New Jersey
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 838-6434
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Trading Symbol(s)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
TVGN
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has 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☐
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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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐No ☒
The number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 12, 2026 was 4,187,505.
Table of Contents
TEVOGEN BIO HOLDINGS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. NATURE OF BUSINESS
Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is a clinical-stage specialty immunotherapy company harnessing the power of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (“CD8+ CTLs”) to develop off-the-shelf, precision T cell therapies for the treatment of infectious diseases, cancers, and other disorders. The Company’s precision T cell technology, ExacTcellTM, is a set of processes and methodologies to develop, enrich, and expand single human leukocyte antigen-restricted CTL therapies with proactively selected, precisely defined targets. The Company has completed a Phase 1 proof-of-concept trial for the first clinical product of ExacTcell, TVGN 489, for the treatment of ambulatory, high-risk adult COVID-19 patients, and has other product candidates in its pipeline.
In addition, through the Company’s Tevogen.AI artificial intelligence (“AI”) initiative, it is focused on harnessing the potential of AI to expedite drug development, optimize laboratory processes and clinical trials, unravel complex biological data, improve patient outcomes, and pass on related savings to patients.
Reverse Stock Split
Effective March 6, 2026, the Company effected a reverse stock split at a ratio of 1-for-50 shares of its common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). As a result, every fifty shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were automatically combined into one share. The Reverse Stock Split affected all stockholders uniformly and did not alter any stockholder’s percentage ownership interest in the Company.
No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split and the split did not impact the par value of the Company’s common stock. Any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded down to the next whole share.
NOTE 2. DEVELOPMENT-STAGE RISKS AND LIQUIDITY
The Company has generally incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. The Company anticipates incurring additional losses until such time, if ever, that it can generate significant sales from its product candidates currently in development. On July 3, 2025, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell from time to time up to $50,000,000 of shares of common stock through the Agent as the Company’s sales agent by any method that is deemed to be an “at-the-market” equity offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Management believes that cash of $692,305 as of March 31, 2026, net proceeds of $0.1 million received from sales of common stock under the Sales Agreement subsequent to March 31, 2026, and net proceeds of $3,000,000received from the sale of prefunded common stock purchase warrants in May 2026 (as described in Note 11), combined with the amounts available under the Loan Agreement (as defined in Note 5) entered into in June 2024 and the remaining commitment for a $7,000,000 grant from KRHP LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (“KRHP”), will allow the Company to have adequate cash and financial resources to operate for at least the next 12 months from the date of issuance of these unaudited consolidated financial statements. The Company does not plan to initiate a clinical trial until additional funding is received.
Management regularly evaluates different strategies to obtain funding for operations for subsequent periods. These strategies may include but are not limited to private placements of securities, licensing and/or marketing arrangements, partnerships with other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies, and public offerings of securities. The Company may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms and the Company may not be able to enter into strategic alliances or other arrangements on favorable terms. The terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of the Company’s stockholders. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient funding, the Company could be required to delay, reduce or eliminate research and development programs, product portfolio expansion, or future commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects.
Operations since inception have consisted primarily of organizing the Company, securing financing, developing licensed technologies, performing research, conducting pre-clinical studies and a clinical trial, and pursuing and completing the business combination pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 28, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Semper Paratus Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Semper Paratus”), Semper Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Semper Paratus (“Merger Sub”), SSVK Associates, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in its capacity as purchaser representative, Tevogen Bio Inc (n/k/a Tevogen Bio Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Tevogen Bio”), and Dr. Ryan Saadi, in his capacity as seller representative, pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Tevogen Bio (the “Merger”), with Tevogen Bio being the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Semper Paratus (the “Business Combination”). The Company is subject to risks associated with any specialty biotechnology company that requires considerable expenditures for research and development. The Company’s research and development projects may not be successful, products developed may not obtain necessary regulatory approval, and any approved product may not be commercially viable. In addition, the Company operates in an environment of rapid technological change and is largely dependent on the services of its employees and consultants.
NOTE 3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The summary of significant accounting policies in Note 3 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026 (the “Annual Report”) have not materially changed, except as reflected in the following:
Basis of Presentation
These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations of the Company have been included.
Fair Value Measurements
Certain assets and liabilities are carried at fair value under GAAP. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. When considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, the following fair value hierarchy distinguishes between observable and unobservable inputs, which are categorized in one of the following levels:
Financial instruments recognized at historical amounts in the balance sheets consist of accounts payable and notes payable. The Company believes that the carrying value of accounts payable and notes payable approximates their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
There were no transfers between levels during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
The Company recorded a gain on change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $25,831 during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company recorded a gain on change in fair value of $13,857 during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The change in value during these periods was largely attributable to changes in the price of the underlying common stock and risk-free rates. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company acquired private warrants in connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) of the transactions pursuant to the Merger Agreement on February 14, 2024 (the “Closing Date”) and issued written call options in connection with the Loan Agreement. The fair value of the written call options decreased to $0 between their issuance and December 31, 2024, and remained at $0 as of March 31, 2026. Such fair value measurements are Level 3 inputs. The following table provides a roll-forward of the aggregate fair values of the warrants.
SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUES OF WARRANTS
The following table presents information about the Company’s liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2026, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE ON RECURRING BASIS
The Company used a Monte Carlo simulation (“MCS”) valuation methodology to determine the fair value of the freestanding $14,000,000 purchase option and remaining embedded $14,000,000 purchase option associated with the Loan Agreement as of December 31, 2024. The MCS methodology simulates the Company’s future stock price to estimate if and when the Trailing VWAP (as defined below) will reach $500.00 per share (as adjusted for the March 2026 stock split), and discounts the resulting payoff back to each valuation date using a present value factor. Significant assumptions used in determining the fair value of these options include volatilities of 78.98 % and 78.0% and discount rates of 3.7% and 3.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the MCS produced a fair value of $0 relating to these freestanding and embedded options.
Net Loss Per Share
The Company computes basic net loss per share by dividing net loss by the weighted-average common stock outstanding during the period. Given the Company’s net loss, basic and diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are the same.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement (Topic 220): Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires public companies to disclose, in interim and annual reporting periods, additional information about certain expenses in the financial statements. The amendments in this pronouncement will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and is effective on either a prospective basis or retrospective basis. The Company is currently assessing the potential impacts of adoption on its unaudited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow Scope Improvements. This update clarifies the applicability of interim reporting guidance and the form and content of interim financial statements. It also establishes a disclosure principle requiring an entity to disclose material events and changes occurring since the end of the last annual reporting period. ASU 2025-11 is effective for the Company for interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is assessing the impact of adopting this standard.
NOTE 4. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other liabilities consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES
NOTE 5. DEBT
Loan Agreement
In June 2024, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with The Patel Family, LLP (the “Patel Family”), a related party of the Company, providing for an unsecured line of credit facility (the “Facility”) for term loans of up to an initial total of $36,000,000. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had drawn $4,400,000 from the Facility, with maturity dates ranging from July 2028 to June 2029. The Company drew $2,000,000 during the first quarter of 2026, with a maturity date ranging from February to March 2030. As of March 31, 2026, the outstanding balance on the Loan Agreement was $6,400,000. As of March 31, 2026, $14,000,000 remained available for future financing.
The Loan Agreement includes a purchase option whereby the Patel Family has the option to purchase up to $14,000,000 of shares of common stock at a purchase price equal to 70% of the Trailing VWAP per share (the “$14 million Purchase Option”). The $14 million Purchase Option only becomes exercisable once Trailing VWAP reaches $500.00 per share. The $14 million Purchase Option was determined to be a freestanding derivative liability under ASC 815 and is carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded to change in fair value of written call option derivatives liabilities within the unaudited consolidated statements of operations and unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows.
The Loan Agreement also includes a purchase option (the “Additional Amount Purchase Option”) that is identical to the $14 million Purchase Option, except that the option is exercisable for an amount up to the then-remaining undrawn term loan amount under the Loan Agreement at the time Trailing VWAP reaches $500.00 per share. The Additional Amount Purchase Option was determined to be an embedded derivative within the written loan commitment that requires bifurcation under ASC 815, and thus is carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded to change in fair value of written call option derivatives liabilities within the unaudited consolidated statements of operations and unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows.
The $14 million Purchase Option and the Additional Amount Purchase Option are recorded to written call option derivative liabilities within the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and have a fair value of $0 as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
The Loan Agreement is a written loan commitment that is not eligible for the fair value option under ASC 825, Financial Instruments. However, management elected the fair value option for all draws under this commitment, and therefore has expensed all issuance costs associated with the Loan Agreement, which are comprised of the fair value of the 20,000 shares of common stock issued to the Patel Family as well as the issuance date fair value of the $14 million Purchase Option and Additional Amount Purchase Option.
Notes Payable
As a result of the Merger, the Company assumed notes payable held by Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (“Polar”) for which the proceeds were to be used for working capital purposes by Semper Paratus with an outstanding balance of $1,651,000 on the Closing Date and which remain outstanding at March 31, 2026. The notes payable do not accrue interest. The outstanding balance of the notes was required to be repaid in full within five business days of the Merger, and the Company is therefore in default of its obligations at March 31, 2026. The notes’ default provisions do not require the Company to transfer any shares or pay any amounts to Polar.
NOTE 6. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
In connection with the Closing, the Company adopted the Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”) and no longer grants awards pursuant to the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). Each restricted stock unit (“RSU”) award granted under the 2020 Plan that was outstanding and unvested as of the Closing Date was automatically canceled and converted into an award under the 2024 Plan with respect to the common stock of the Company (the “Rollover RSUs”). Such Rollover RSUs remain subject to the same terms and conditions as set forth under the applicable award agreement prior to the Closing.
In addition to covering the Rollover RSUs, under the 2024 Plan, as of December 31, 2024, the Company was authorized to grant awards up to an aggregate 800,000 shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the number of shares authorized under the 2024 Plan was increased to 977,991. The 2024 Plan provides for the grant of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted common stock (“Restricted Stock”), RSUs, and other equity-based awards. As of March 31, 2026, awards for 189,398 shares remained available to be granted under the 2024 Plan.
The Company has issued RSUs that are subject to either service-based vesting conditions or service-based and performance-based vesting conditions. Compensation expense for service-based RSUs is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award. Compensation expense for service-based and performance-based RSUs (“Performance-Based RSUs”) is recognized when the performance condition, which is based on a liquidity event condition being satisfied, is deemed probable of achievement. The fair value of RSUs vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $0.3 million and $7.8 million, respectively.
On June 27, 2025, the Company issued an aggregate of 185,000 shares of Restricted Stock under the 2024 Plan to the Company’s executive officers, including a grant of 160,000 shares of Restricted Stock to Dr. Saadi. The shares of Restricted Stock granted to Dr. Saadi will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on June 27, 2032 and the shares of Restricted Stock granted to each other grantee will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on June 27, 2030 (the “RSA Vesting Period”), subject in each case to the applicable grantee’s continuous service with the Company through the vesting date, and provided that the shares will automatically vest in full in the event of termination due to death or disability. Pursuant to the terms of these awards, the Company’s executive officers are entitled to vote the Restricted Stock, but the shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered, subject to automatic forfeit. The Company’s executive officers will automatically forfeit all unvested Restricted Stock in the event they depart the Company for any reason, unless termination of their service triggers accelerated vesting pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement or the 2024 Plan. The fair value per share for these awards was determined to be $62 per share, equivalent to the Company’s stock price on the grant date, resulting in a total grant date fair value of $11,470,000. In accordance with ASC 718, the Company will recognize compensation expense on a straight-line basis from the grant date until the completion of the RSA Vesting Period.
Restricted Stock and RSU activity was as follows:
SCHEDULE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AND RSU ACTIVITY
There was $2,669,557 of compensation cost related to shares of service-based Restricted Stock and service-based RSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2026. There was $81,181,796 of unrecognized compensation cost related to shares of service-based Restricted Stock and service-based RSUs as of March 31, 2026, which will be expensed over a weighted average period of 8.2 years. There was $180,035 of compensation cost related to Performance-Based RSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2026. There was $926,353 of unrecognized compensation cost related to Performance-Based RSUs as of March 31, 2026, which will be expensed over a weighted average period of 1.3 years.
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations:
SCHEDULE OF STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE
NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Common Stock
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had 4,168,705 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. For accounting purposes related to earnings per share, only shares that are fully vested are considered issued and outstanding.
Below is a reconciliation of shares of common stock issued and outstanding:
SCHEDULE OF RECONCILIATION OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING
Public Warrants
As of March 31, 2026, there are 17,386,580 public warrants outstanding.
Private Placement Warrants
As of March 31, 2026, there are 588,398 private placement warrants outstanding.
See Note 3 for additional information on the Company’s warrant accounting policy.
NOTE 8. NET LOSS PER SHARE
The below table is a reconciliation of net loss to net loss attributable to common stockholders. Given the Company’s net loss, basic and diluted net loss per share are the same.
SCHEDULE OF RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS
The Company excluded the following potential shares from the computation of diluted net loss per share because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
SCHEDULE OF ANTI-DILUTIVE NET LOSS PER SHARE
The above table excludes any potentially anti-dilutive shares as a result of the $14 million Purchase Option and the Additional Amount Purchase Option (see Note 5). These are excluded as the number of shares issuable cannot be determined until the conditions for issuance are met and the share prices are known upon exercise.
NOTE 9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions with Sponsor
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company incurred $2,000,000 in fees to SSVK Associates, LLC (the “Sponsor”) for advisory services (the “Sponsor Advisory Service Fee”). In connection with the Merger and thereafter, the Company and Sponsor agreed that $250,000of the Sponsor Advisory Service Fee is payable in cash, $250,000 would be offset against amounts due from the Sponsor, and the remainder of the Sponsor Advisory Service Fee was paid with the issuance of 3,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at Closing. The Sponsor Advisory Service Fee payable in cash is presented on the unaudited consolidated balance sheets under the line item “Due to related party.”
As of March 31, 2026, the Sponsor owes the Company $158,819 to cover working capital expenses, which is presented on the unaudited consolidated balance sheets under the line item “Due from related party.”
See Note 5 for additional information on the Loan Agreement with the Patel Family, which provides for a Facility for term loans.
Consulting Agreement
In December 2024, the Company contracted with Dr. Manmohan Patel to provide advisory services to the Company in support of the Company’s manufacturing development, including but not limited to identifying and developing real estate, establishing quality management processes, attracting and hiring an executive to lead operations, providing medical advice, and addressing government affairs and regulatory matters. In exchange for his consultation services, Dr. Patel was granted 120,000 RSUs, of which 40,000 vested immediately and 40,000 RSUs vested in each of January 2025 and February 2025, with an aggregate grant date fair value of $5,976,000.
KRHP
In January 2025, the Company received a grant of $2.0 million from KRHP to further the Company’s development of off-the-shelf, genetically unmodified precision T cell therapeutics to treat infectious diseases and cancers. In August 2025, the Company received an additional grant of $1.0 million from KRHP to advance Tevogen.AI. KRHP is affiliated with the Patel Family. KRHP also committed to provide an additional $7.0 million of grant funding to the Company to be used towards the Company’s ongoing operational expenses.
NOTE 10. SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company operates in one operating segment, and therefore one reportable segment, and is focused on the global discovery, development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics. The Company’s business activities are managed on a consolidated basis through the development and potential commercialization of pharmaceutical products, which are aimed at the global market in the event that products are successful in receiving regulatory approvals. The Company’s determination that it operates as a single operating segment is consistent with the financial information regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker for purposes of evaluating performance, allocating resources, setting incentive compensation targets, and planning and forecasting for future periods. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer.
The accounting policies for the Company’s single operating segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company’s single operating segment incurs expenses from the development of TVGN 489, which is developed by the Company’s research and development department, designed to target various disease indications. The Company has not yet generated revenue in its operating history.
For the segment, the chief operating decision maker uses net loss, which is reported on the unaudited consolidated statements of operations as consolidated net loss, to allocate resources (including employees, property, and financial resources), predominantly during the annual budget and forecasting process. The chief operating decision maker also uses consolidated net loss, along with non-financial inputs and qualitative information, to evaluate the Company’s performance, establish compensation, monitor budget versus actual results, and decide the level of investment in the Company’s various research activities. The measure of segment assets is reported on the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as total consolidated assets.
NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On May 11, 2026, the Company sold in a private placement to existing investor the Patel Family prefunded common stock purchase warrants exercisable for 375,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.0 million.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”). This discussion and other parts of this Report contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this Report, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
References to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” in this section generally refer to Tevogen Bio Inc before the Business Combination and to Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary collectively from and after the Business Combination, unless the context otherwise requires.
Overview
We are a clinical-stage specialty immunotherapy company harnessing one of nature’s most powerful immunological weapons, CD8+ CTLs, to develop off-the-shelf, precision T cell therapies for the treatment of infectious diseases, cancers, and other disorders, with the aim of addressing the significant unmet needs of large patient populations. We believe the full potential of T cell therapies remains largely untapped, and aspire to be the first biotechnology company offering commercially attractive, economically viable, and cost-effective personalized T cell therapies.
We believe our allogeneic, precision T cell technology, ExacTcell, has the potential to mainstream cell therapy with a new class of off-the-shelf T cell therapies with diverse applications across virology, oncology, and other areas. ExacTcell is a set of processes and methodologies to develop, enrich, and expand single human human leukocyte antigen (HLA) restricted CTL therapies with proactively selected, precisely defined targets. We are focused on using ExacTcell to develop therapeutics that are intended to be infused in patients other than the original donor. ExacTcell is designed to maximize the immunologic specificity of our products in order to eliminate malignant and virally infected cells while allowing healthy cells to remain intact. In addition, through our Tevogen.AI artificial intelligence initiative, we are exploring ways to deploy artificial intelligence-powered target detection to further accelerate our product development pace.
The first clinical product of ExacTcell, TVGN 489, is initially being developed to fill a critical gap in COVID-19 therapeutics for the immunocompromised and the high-risk elderly, with potential applications in both treatment and prevention of chronic, lingering symptoms of the disease (“Long COVID”). We have completed a Phase 1 proof-of-concept clinical trial of TVGN 489 for the treatment of ambulatory, high-risk adult COVID-19 patients. No dose-limiting toxicities or significant treatment-related adverse events were observed in the treatment arm of the trial. Secondary endpoints showing a rapid reduction of viral load and that infusion of TVGN 489 did not prevent development of the patients’ own T cell-related (cellular) or antibody-related (humoral) anti-COVID-19 immunity were also met. None of the patients who participated in the trial reported progression of infection, reinfection, or the development of Long COVID during the six-month follow-up period.
In addition, through Tevogen.AI, we are focused on harnessing the potential of AI to expedite drug development, optimize laboratory processes and clinical trials, unravel complex biological data, improve patient outcomes, and pass on related savings to patients.
Our commercial success depends in part on our ability to obtain and maintain patent and other protection for our products and methods, preserve the confidentiality of our trade secrets, operate without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the valid, enforceable proprietary rights of others, and prevent others from infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating our proprietary rights. We rely on a combination of patents, patent applications, trademarks, and trade secrets to establish and protect our intellectual property rights. Our ability to stop third parties from making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing our products without the right to do so may depend on the extent to which we have rights under valid and enforceable patents, trademarks or trade secrets that cover these activities.
We continue to build our intellectual property portfolio and seek to protect our proprietary position by, among other things, filing patent applications. Our patent estate includes patents and patent applications with claims relating to our product candidates, methods of use, and methods of preparing the product candidates. To date, our U.S. intellectual property portfolio includes three U.S. patents relating to TVGN 489 for the treatment of COVID-19, nine pending U.S. patent applications, including two patent applications relating to the treatment of COVID-19, six relating to the treatment of other viruses or cancer, and one related to artificial intelligence-driven T cell target identification and receptor engagement, as well as thirteen ex-U.S. patent applications, including applications in Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the Patent Cooperation Treaty directed at viral specific T cells, methods of treating and preventing viral infections, methods for developing CD3+CD+ cells against multiple viral epitopes for the treatment of viral infections, and systems for predicting immunologically active peptides with machine learning models, which have anticipated expiration dates through December 16, 2044.
In the United States, our three issued utility patents, all of which will expire on December 9, 2040, are U.S. Patent No. 11,191,827 covering methods of treating COVID-19 infection using COVID-19 peptide specific CTLs; U.S. Patent No. 11,207,401 covering COVID-19 peptide-specific CTLs; and U.S. Patent No. 11,219,684 covering methods of manufacturing COVID-19 peptide specific CTLs. A pending utility patent application in the United States directed at viral specific T cells and methods of treating and preventing viral infections has an anticipated expiration of December 9, 2041. In addition, we own a registered trademark protection for “Tevogen Bio” (and design), and have applied for registered trademark protection for “AdapTcell,” “ExacTcell,” “PredicTcell,” and “Tevogen AI” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
We determine strategy for claim scope for our patent applications on a case-by-case basis, taking into account advice of counsel and our business model and needs. We file patents containing claims for protection of useful applications of our proprietary technologies and any product candidates, including new applications or uses we discover for existing technologies and product candidates, based on our assessment of their strategic value. We continuously reassess the number and type of patent applications, as well as our pending and issued patent claims, to ensure maximum coverage and value are obtained for our processes and compositions, given existing patent office rules and regulations.
As our patents were developed internally, historical expenditures related to their development were all expensed as incurred per GAAP. We believe these patents have significant value as the basis of our product pipeline. Our continued investment in our pipeline highlights our belief in future commercial viability of these products.
Since commencing operations in June 2020, we have devoted substantially all our efforts and financial resources to establishing corporate governance, recruiting essential staff, establishing research and development capability including securing laboratory space and equipment, conducting scientific research, securing intellectual property rights to our inventions related to our product candidates and ExacTcell, carrying out drug discovery including pre-clinical studies and our Phase 1 clinical trial of TVGN 489, raising capital, and pursuing the Business Combination.
To date, we have not generated any revenue. Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $5.4 million and $10.4 million, respectively. Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily attributable to non-cash, stock-based compensation expense, salaries and outside services. As of March 31, 2026, we had cash of $0.7 million.
In January 2025, we received a grant of $2.0 million from KRHP, to further our development of off-the-shelf, genetically unmodified precision T cell therapeutics to treat infectious diseases and cancers. In August 2025, we received a grant of $1.0 million from KRHP to advance Tevogen.AI. KRHP is affiliated with the Patel Family. KRHP also committed to provide an additional $7.0 million of grant funding to us to be used towards our ongoing operational expenses. In addition, in June 2025, we received a capital contribution of $500,000 from Ryan Saadi, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
On July 3, 2025, we entered into the Sales Agreement with the Agent, pursuant to which we may issue and sell from time to time up to $50,000,000 of common stock through the Agent as our sales agent. Sales of our common stock through the Agent may be made by any method that is deemed to be an “at-the-market” equity offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to our effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-288218) filed on June 20, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and declared effective on June 26, 2025, the base prospectus filed as part of such registration statement, and the prospectus supplement dated July 3, 2025.
On March 3, 2026, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect Reverse Stock Split, which was effective as of March 6, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). The common stock began trading on Nasdaq on a post-split basis at the open of business on the Effective Date.
Based on cash on hand as of the date of this Report of approximately $0.7 million, net proceeds of $0.1 million received from sales of common stock under the Sales Agreement subsequent to March 31, 2026, net proceeds of $3.0 million received from the sale of prefunded common stock purchase warrants, combined with the amounts available under our Loan Agreement, and the $7.0 million of additional committed grant funding from KRHP, we have concluded that we have sufficient cash to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
We do not expect to generate product revenue unless and until we obtain marketing approval or other authorization for and successfully commercialize TVGN 489 or another product candidate. We expect to incur expenses related to expanding our research and development capability, building our manufacturing infrastructure including through acquisitions, and developing our commercialization organization, including reimbursement, marketing, managed market, and distribution functions, and training and deploying a specialty medical science liaison team.
Components of our Results of Operations
Revenue
To date, we have not generated any revenue, and we do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of products unless and until we obtain marketing approval or other authorization for and commercialize TVGN 489 or another product candidate.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for our research activities, including staffing, discovery efforts, preclinical studies, and clinical development of TVGN 489, and preclinical studies of other product candidates, and include:
Research and development activities are central to the biotechnology business model. Product candidates in later stages of clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages, primarily due to the increased study sizes, which also leads generally to longer patient enrollment times in later-stage clinical trials. We expect our research and development expenses to increase significantly over the next several years as we increase manufacturing, shipping, and storage of clinical batches required for clinical trials, incur increased personnel costs, including stock-based compensation, conduct planned clinical trials for TVGN 489 and other clinical and pre-clinical activities for other product candidates, and prepare regulatory filings for any of our product candidates.
The successful development of our current or future product candidates is highly uncertain. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing, and costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the development of any product candidates. The success of TVGN 489 and our other product candidates will depend on several factors, including the following:
A change in the outcome of any of these variables concerning the development, manufacturing, or commercialization activities of a product candidate could result in a significant change in the costs and timing associated with the development of that product candidate. For example, if we are required to conduct additional clinical trials or other testing of our product candidates beyond those that we currently contemplate, if we are unable to successfully complete clinical trials of our product candidates or other testing, if the results of these trials or tests are not positive or are only modestly positive, if there are safety concerns, or if we determine that the observed safety or efficacy profile would not be competitive in the marketplace, we could be required to expend significant additional financial resources and time on the completion of clinical development. We anticipate that product commercialization may take several years, and we expect to spend a significant amount in development costs.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel expenses, which include salaries, benefits, and stock-based long term incentive compensation for employees. These expenses also encompass corporate facility costs such as rent, utilities, depreciation, and maintenance, as well as costs not classified under research and development expenses. Legal fees pertaining to intellectual property and corporate matters, as well as fees for accounting and consulting services, are also included in general and administrative expenses.
We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future to support our continued research and development activities, potential commercialization efforts, and increased costs of operating as a public company. These increases will likely include increased costs related to the hiring of additional personnel and fees to outside consultants, lawyers, accountants, and recruitment firms, among other expenses. Increased costs associated with being a public company also include expenses related to services associated with maintaining compliance with SEC and Nasdaq requirements, insurance, and investor relations costs. If any of our current or future product candidates obtains marketing approval, we expect that we would incur significantly increased expenses associated with sales and marketing efforts.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net consists primarily of interest on our former convertible promissory notes and Loan Agreement, partially offset by interest earned on bank deposits. (See “-Liquidity and Capital Resources-Sources of Liquidity” below.)
Merger Transaction Costs
Transaction costs we incurred in relation to the Business Combination were initially capitalized as deferred transaction costs up through the Closing Date, at which time such costs were charged to expense in our statements of operations less the amount of cash received in the Business Combination.
Change in Fair Value of Warrants
As the result of the Merger, we account for the warrants originally sold as part of Semper Paratus’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815”) and ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments and meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480 and meet all of the conditions for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to our own shares of common stock, among other conditions. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter until settlement. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash loss on the unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Under these standards, our private placement warrants sold at the time of the IPO do not meet the criteria for equity classification and must be recorded as liabilities while the public warrants sold in connection with the IPO do meet the criteria for equity classification and must be recorded as equity.
Income Tax Provision
Since inception, we have incurred significant net losses. We have provided a valuation allowance against the full amount of our net deferred tax assets since, in the opinion of our management, based upon our historical and anticipated future losses, it is more likely than not that the benefits will not be realized.
Our utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation in the event of certain cumulative changes in the ownership interest of significant stockholders over a three-year period in excess of 50%, as defined under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, respectively, as well as similar state provisions.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
We do not track our internal research and development costs on a program-by-program basis. The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were $3.1 million, compared to $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower personnel costs.
The following table summarizes our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were $2.3 million compared to $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower legal and professional fees and non-cash stock-based compensation expense.
We recognized $71,166 in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $24,571 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was attributable primarily to the outstanding balance on the Facility.
We recognized a gain on change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $25,831 during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and a gain of $13,857 during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The change in value during these periods was largely attributable to the changes in the price of underlying common stock and risk-free rates and decreases to the time until expiration of the warrants.
Non-GAAP Presentation of Loss from Operations
Since inception, we have incurred substantial operating losses, primarily driven by non-cash stock-based compensation expense, which does not directly impact our cash position or operating liquidity. Other significant contributors to our operating losses have included legal and professional fees, clinical and pre-clinical development expenses, other personnel expenses, and facilities expenses.
To enhance investors’ understanding of our historical results, we present below adjusted loss from operations, which is a non-GAAP measure that we define as loss from operations, calculated in accordance with GAAP, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense. We believe adjusted loss from operations provides additional insight into the underlying capital efficiency of our business and helps investors evaluate our long-term operating performance by illustrating that a significant portion of our reported losses represents equity-based compensation expense rather than cash expenditures. Stock-based compensation is a key element of our employee and executive compensation and retention strategy and will continue to impact our reported GAAP results in future periods.
This non-GAAP measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial information and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations provided below together with our GAAP results included in the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Report.
A reconciliation of loss from operations to adjusted loss from operations is set forth below.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As of March 31, 2026 we had $0.7 million in cash, as compared to $0.6 million in cash as of December 31, 2025. To date, we have not yet commercialized any products or generated any revenue from product sales and have financed our operations primarily with proceeds from the sale of convertible promissory notes and preferred stock, funds drawn on the Loan Agreement, grant funding, and proceeds from sales of common stock under the Sales Agreement. Since January 2021, we have raised aggregate gross proceeds of $24.0 million from the sale of convertible promissory notes, $2.0 million from the sale of our Series A Preferred Stock, $3.0 million from deposits related to the future sale of our Series A-1 Preferred Stock, and $6.0 million from the sale of our Series C Preferred Stock. In June 2024, we entered into the Loan Agreement, which provided up to $36.0 million of term loans that can be drawn in $1.0 million increments each month over thirty-six months, as described below. As of March 31, 2026, we had drawn $6.4 million with a remaining $14.0 million available for future financing. In January and August 2025, we received a grant of $2.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, and have a remaining commitment of a grant of $7.0 million from KRHP. In addition, in June 2025, we received a capital contribution of $500,000 from Dr. Ryan Saadi, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
On July 3, 2025, we entered into the Sales Agreement, pursuant to which we may issue and sell from time to time up to $50,000,000 of shares of common stock through the Agent as our sales agent. Sales of our common stock through the Agent, if any, will be made by any method that is deemed to be an “at-the-market” equity offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to our effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed on June 20, 2025, and the prospectus supplement dated July 3, 2025. Each time we wish to issue and sell common stock under the Sales Agreement, we will provide a placement notice to the Agent containing the parameters in accordance with which shares are to be sold, including, but not limited to, the number of shares of common stock to be issued, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of shares of common stock that may be sold in any one trading day, and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. The Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell the common stock from time to time, based upon our instructions, including any price, time or size limits we may impose pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement. We are not obligated to make any sales of common stock under the Sales Agreement and may terminate the Sales Agreement at any time upon written notice. We will pay the Agent a commission on the gross proceeds.
As of the May 12, 2026, we have sold an aggregate of approximately 278,000 shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement at a weighted average price per share of $22.07 on a post-Reverse Stock Split basis, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $6.1 million. After deducting total expenses of approximately $170,000, including commission to the Agent of approximately $154,000, net proceeds to us were approximately $5.9 million.
On May 11, 2026, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with the Patel Family pursuant to which we sold the Patel Family prefunded common stock purchase warrants (the “Prefunded Warrants”) exercisable for 375,000 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.0 million in a private investment in public equity transaction (the “PIPE”). Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Prefunded Warrants are exercisable at any time following issuance until exercised in full and may be exercised for cash or, subject to the terms of the Prefunded Warrants, on a cashless basis. The exercise price of each Prefunded Warrant is $0.0001 per share, payable upon exercise. The closing of the PIPE occurred on May 15, 2026. See Part II, Item 5 (Other Information) for more information on the PIPE.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we used $2.7 million of net cash in operating activities. Cash used in operating activities reflected our net loss of $5.4 million offset by non-cash stock-based compensation expense, depreciation expense, and the net change in our operating assets and liabilities attributable to the timing of our payments to our vendors for research and development activities.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we used $3.3 million of net cash in operating activities. Cash used in operating activities reflected our net loss of $10.4 million offset by $7.3 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expense, depreciation expense, and the net change in our operating assets and liabilities attributable to the timing of our payments to our vendors for research and development activities.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we did not have any cash flows from investing activities.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we received $2.9 million of net cash from financing activities attributable to $2.0 million in draws on the Loan Agreement and $0.9 million in proceeds pursuant to the Sales Agreement, net of offering costs.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we received $2.0 million of net cash from financing activities attributable to a draw on the Loan Agreement and $2.0 million attributable to the KRHP grant.
Funding Requirements
Our primary sources of funds to meet our near-term liquidity and capital requirements include cash on hand, our access to an unsecured line of credit (limited to a $1.0 million monthly draw) under the Loan Agreement described below, potential future sales of common stock under the Sales Agreement, and the $7.0 million of grant funding that KRHP has committed to provide to be used towards our ongoing operational expenses. On February 14, 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with an investor pursuant to which the investor agreed to purchase shares of our Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $8.0 million. On March 27, 2024, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which that amount was reduced to $2.0 million and the investor agreed to purchase shares of our Series A-1 Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $6.0 million. We have not yet received $3.0 million of the $6.0 million purchase price for the Series A-1 Preferred Stock. Even if we receive such proceeds, we will still need additional capital to fully implement our business, operating, and development plans. On August 21, 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with an investor pursuant to which the investor purchased shares of our Series C Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $6.0 million.
On June 6, 2024, we entered into the Loan Agreement, pursuant to which the Patel Family agreed to provide to us up to an initial amount of $36.0 million (the “Maximum Loan Amount”) under the Facility. The Patel Family is also the investor in our Series A, Series A-1, and Series C Preferred Stock. The Facility permits us to borrow up to $1.0 million monthly in a single monthly draw over a period of up to three years. Draws accrue interest at a fixed annual rate of the lower of (i) the daily secured overnight financing rate, measured on the date we receive the draw (the “Deposit Date”), plus 2.00% and (ii) 7.00%, accruing quarterly beginning on the Deposit Date and payable quarterly beginning on the three-month anniversary of the Deposit Date. Interest will be payable in shares of common stock with an effective purchase price of $75.00 per share, and each draw will mature 48 months after the Deposit Date. Prepayment will be permitted without penalty. We may repay or prepay any amount of outstanding principal balance under the Facility at our election in cash or in shares of common stock with an effective purchase price of the greater of $75.00 per share and the 10-day trailing volume weighted average price of the common stock (the “Trailing VWAP”) as of the trading day prior to payment, subject to certain requirements related to resale registration. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, we also agreed to provide the Patel Family the $14 million Purchase Option and the Additional Amount Purchase Option (together, the “Optional PIPE”). The Optional PIPE would be priced at a 30% discount to the Trailing VWAP on the date such price first reaches at least $500.00 per share (the “Threshold Price Date”) and will be exercisable by the Patel Family by written notice within three business days after we have notified the Patel Family of the Threshold Price Date (the date of such notice, the “Threshold Price Notice Date”). Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, we issued to the Patel Family the Commitment Shares, subject to forfeiture by the Patel Family of the Commitment Shares or an equal number of shares of common stock in the event the Patel Family fails to (i) make a deposit under the Facility when due or (ii) pay the purchase price for the Optional PIPE within 30 days after the Threshold Price Notice Date in the event we have satisfied all applicable closing conditions. There is no assurance as to the amount of proceeds we will ultimately receive under the Loan Agreement. As of March 31, 2026, we had drawn $6.4 million with a remaining $14.0 million available for future draws.
On July 3, 2025, we entered into the Sales Agreement, pursuant to which we may issue and sell from time to time up to $50,000,000 of shares of common stock through the Agent as our sales agent. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Sources of Liquidity” above for more information on amounts sold under the Sales Agreement.
We expect to devote considerable financial resources to our ongoing and planned activities, particularly as we conduct our planned clinical trials of TVGN 489 and other product candidates.
Identifying potential product candidates and conducting pre-clinical testing and clinical trials is a time-consuming, expensive, and uncertain process that takes years to complete, and we may never generate the necessary data or results required to obtain marketing approval and achieve product sales. In addition, our product candidates, if approved, may not achieve commercial success.
We expect our expenses to increase in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we advance our pre-clinical studies and clinical trials. In addition, if we obtain marketing approval for TVGN 489 in any indication or for any other product candidate we are developing or develop in the future, we expect to incur commercialization expenses related to product manufacturing, sales, marketing, and distribution. Furthermore, we expect to continue to incur increased costs associated with operating as a public company. Accordingly, we will need additional funding to fully implement our business plans.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
As of March 31, 2026, we had cash of approximately $0.7 million. We believe that our cash balance, net proceeds of $0.1 million received pursuant to the Sales Agreement subsequent to March 31, 2026, the $14.0 million available under the Loan Agreement, the remaining commitment for a $7.0 million grant from KRHP, and the $3.0 million of net proceeds received from the sale of prefunded common stock purchase warrants in May 2026 will allow us to have adequate cash and financial resources to operate for at least the next 12 months from the date of issuance of our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Report. We do not plan to initiate a clinical trial until additional funding is received.
We regularly evaluate different strategies to obtain funding for operations for subsequent periods. These strategies may include but are not limited to private placements of securities, licensing and/or marketing arrangements, partnerships with other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies, and public offerings of securities. We may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms and may not be able to enter into strategic alliances or other arrangements on favorable terms. The terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of our stockholders. If we are unable to obtain sufficient funding, we could be required to delay, reduce or eliminate research and development programs, product portfolio expansion, or future commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect our business prospects.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
We have material cash requirements arising from its contractual obligations, primarily consisting of operating lease commitments and debt obligations under notes payable and our Loan Agreement.
As of March 31, 2026, our short-term cash requirements (due within the next 12 months) totaled approximately $2.2 million, consisting of:
Our long-term cash requirements (due beyond 12 months) totaled approximately $7.5 million, consisting of:
We expect to fund these cash requirements through a combination of cash generated from operations and available financing arrangements. We continually evaluate our liquidity position and may seek to refinance or restructure certain obligations as they come due.
The commitment amounts above are associated with contracts that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum services to be used, fixed, minimum, or variable price provisions, and the approximate timing of the actions under the contracts. Our contracts with CROs, CMOs, and other third parties for the manufacture of our product candidates and to support pre-clinical research studies and clinical testing are generally cancelable by us upon prior notice and do not contain any minimum purchase commitments. Payments due upon cancellation consisting only of payments for services provided or expenses incurred, including noncancelable obligations of our service providers, up to the date of cancellation are not included in the table above as the amount and timing of such payments are not known.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our unaudited consolidated financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to accrued expenses, the fair value of our common stock, the fair value of our convertible promissory notes, and stock-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events, and various other factors that are believed 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 under different assumptions or conditions, including those factors set out in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere of our Annual Report, including the section entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 3 to our unaudited financial statements contained in this Report and Note 3 to the audited financial statements included in the Annual Report. We did not identify any material policy changes related to critical accounting policies and estimates from what was previously disclosed in our Annual Report, except as described in Note 3 to our unaudited financial statements contained in this Report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 3 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements found in this Report for a description of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not required to provide the information under this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based upon the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this Report due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
In the ordinary conduct of our business, we may be subject from time to time to legal proceedings. We currently have no material legal proceedings pending.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report, other information set forth in this Report, and the additional information in the other reports we file with the SEC. If any of the risks contained in those reports occur, our business, results of operation, financial condition, and liquidity could be harmed, the value of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Except as described below, there have been no material changes in the risk factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report.
If we fail to meet Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, our common stock and our outstanding public warrants to purchase common stock could be delisted.
Our common stock and our public warrants are listed on Nasdaq. We are required to meet specified financial and other requirements in order to maintain such listing, including a requirement that the closing bid price for our common stock remain above $1.00 and that the market value of our common stock is at least $50 million and the market value of publicly held shares of our common stock is at least $15 million.
On April 16, 2026, we received a letter from Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) notifying us that we no longer meet Nasdaq’s $50 million minimum market value for listed securities requirement pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A) (the “MVLS Requirement”) for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market based on Nasdaq’s review of the market value of the Company’s listed securities for the previous 30 consecutive business days. In addition, on April 17, 2026, we received a letter from the Staff notifying us that we no longer meet Nasdaq’s $15 million minimum market value of publicly held shares requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2&3)(C) (the “MVPHS Requirement”, and together with the MVLS Requirement, the “Requirements”) based on Nasdaq’s review of the market value of the Company’s publicly held shares for the previous 30 consecutive business days. The notifications have no immediate effect on the Company’s listing or trading on the Nasdaq Global Market.
Nasdaq has provided us a period of 180 calendar days to regain compliance with each Requirement, or until October 13, 2026 for the MVLS Requirement (the “MVLS Compliance Date”) and October 14, 2026 for the MVPHS Requirement (the “MVPHS Compliance Date” and, together with the MVLS Compliance Date, the “Compliance Dates”). If, at any time before the applicable Compliance Date, our market value of listed securities closes at $50 million or more or our market value of publicly held shares closes at $15 million or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days and up to generally not more than 20 consecutive business days, the Staff will provide written notification to us that we have regained compliance with the applicable Requirement.
We intend to actively monitor the market value of its listed securities and publicly held shares. We may evaluate and consider available options for regaining compliance with the Requirements, as well as applying for a transfer to The Nasdaq Capital Market. However, there can be no assurance that we will take any specific action or be able to regain compliance with either Requirement or otherwise maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing rules.
If we fail to regain compliance with the Requirements or to meet other Nasdaq continued listing requirements, Nasdaq may take steps to delist our securities. Such a delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of our securities and would impair your ability to sell or purchase the securities when you wish to do so. In the event of a delisting, we can provide no assurance that any action taken by us to restore compliance with listing requirements would allow our securities to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our securities, prevent our securities from dropping below the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements. Additionally, if our securities are not listed on, or become delisted from, Nasdaq for any reason, and are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities that is not a national securities exchange, the liquidity and price of our securities may be more limited than if our securities were quoted or listed on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange. You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established or sustained.
Item 5. Other Information.
On May 11, 2026, we entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement with existing investor the Patel Family for the issuance and sale of Prefunded Warrants in a private placement. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, we agreed to sell to the Patel Family Prefunded Warrants exercisable for 375,000 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.0 million. The Prefunded Warrants are exercisable at any time following issuance until exercised in full and may be exercised for cash or, subject to the terms of the Prefunded Warrants, on a cashless basis. The exercise price of each Prefunded Warrant is $0.0001 per share, payable upon exercise. The closing of the PIPE (the “PIPE Closing”) occurred on May 15, 2026.
The Securities Purchase Agreement provides that the Prefunded Warrants may not be exercised to the extent that, after giving effect to such exercise, the Patel Family, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 9.99% of our outstanding common stock (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). The Patel Family may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation up to a maximum of 19.99% upon providing prior written notice to us, provided that any such increase will not become effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered.
We have agreed to file a resale registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Prefunded Warrants within 30 days after the PIPE Closing and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective within 60 days following the PIPE Closing, or within 90 days following the PIPE Closing in the event the registration statement is subject to a full review by the SEC, in each case as specified in the Securities Purchase Agreement. We have further agreed to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement until such time as the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Prefunded Warrants are no longer owned by the Patel Family or may be sold without volume or manner of sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The Prefunded Warrants were sold in a transaction not involving a public offering pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The Patel Family represented that it is an accredited investor and is acquiring the securities for investment for its own account and not with a view toward resale or distribution.
Insider Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted orterminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 6. Exhibits.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
4.1*
Pre-Funded Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued May 14, 2026
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 11, 2026, between the Company and The Patel Family, LLP
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.