Note 8 — Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity

Authorized Capital

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company is authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares and 10,000,000 shares of common stock and preferred stock, respectively, with a par value of $0.00001 for both common stock and preferred stock.

At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had designated 1,150,000 shares, 10,000 shares, 2,700,000 shares, and 10,000 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock, respectively.

Preferred Stock

Series Seed Convertible Preferred Stock

The Company has 1,150,000 shares of preferred stock designated as Series Seed Preferred Stock (“Series Seed”) and there are no shares of Series Seed outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

On September 29, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series A Certificate of Designations”) with the State of Delaware to designate and authorize the issuance of up to 10,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

On October 3, 2023, the Company issued 3,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in exchange for the settlement of $3.0 million in notes payable due to Veru, Inc.

On September 24, 2024, Veru converted all 3,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into 142,749 shares of the Company’s common stock per the stated conversion ratio. There were 0 shares of Series A Convertible Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

On December 15, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series B Certificate of Designations”) with the State of Delaware to designate and authorize the issuance of up to 2,700,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

On December 15, 2023, in connection with the PMX Transaction, as part of the purchase consideration, the Company issued 2,696,729 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock was initially convertible into approximately 6,741,820 shares of the Company’s common stock, upon Stockholder Approval as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation.

The Company evaluated the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, and in accordance with the guidance of ASC 480, the Series B Preferred Stock was classified as temporary equity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as the shares may be redeemable by the holders for cash, upon certain conditions that are not within the control of the Company. Additionally, the Company does not control the actions or events necessary to deliver the number of required shares upon exercise by the holders of the conversion feature. The Series B Preferred Stock was recorded at its fair value as of the issuance date. The Series B Preferred Stock was not previously redeemable or probable of becoming redeemable because it was subject to, among other things, Stockholder Approval as described above, and therefore the carrying amount was not accreted to its redemption value in prior periods.

On September 5, 2024, Stockholder Approval was obtained, and on September 24, 2024, the Company effected the conversion of all 2,696,729 shares of Series B Preferred Stock into 6,741,820 shares of the Company’s common stock.

Series C Convertible Preferred Sock

On October 1, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to create a series of 10,000 shares of preferred stock designated as “Series C Convertible Preferred Stock”, with a par value of $0.00001, pursuant to the certificate of designations. At any time after the initial issuance date of Series C convertible Preferred Stock, each Preferred Share shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock. The holders of Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to dividends, on an as-if converted basis, equal to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of Common Stock, when and if actually paid. In addition, from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Triggering Event, dividends (“Default Dividends”) will accrue on the Stated Value of each Preferred Share at a rate of fifteen percent (15.0%) (the “Default Rate”) per annum. Each holder is entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding Preferred Shares held by such holder into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Conversion shares at the Conversion Rate, which can be determined by dividing (x) the Conversion Amount of such Preferred Share by (y) the Conversion Price, $4.5056, subject to adjustment as provided in the Certificate of Designations.

After the Stockholder Approval Date, if a Triggering Event occurs and is continuing at any time after the earlier of the holders’ receipt of a Triggering Event Notice and such holder becoming aware of such Triggering Event (such earlier date, the “Alternate Conversion Right Commencement Date”) and ending on the twentieth (20^th) Trading Day after the later of (x) the date of such Triggering Event is cured and (y) such holder’s receipt of a Triggering Event Notice (such ending date, the “Alternate Conversion Right Expiration Date”), and each such period, an “Alternate Conversion Right Period”), such holder may, at such holder’s option, by delivery of a Conversion Notice to the Company (the date of any such Conversion Notice, each an “Alternate Conversion Date”), convert all, or any number of Preferred Shares held by such holder into shares of Common Stock at the Alternate Conversion Price (each, an “Alternate Conversion”). Alternate Conversion Price means, with respect to any Alternate Conversion that price will be the lowest of (i) the applicable Conversion Price as in effect on the applicable Conversion Date of the applicable Alternate Conversion, and (ii) the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) 80% of the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the delivery or deemed delivery of the applicable Conversion Notice (such period, the “Alternate Conversion Measuring Period”).

At any time, the Company has the right to redeem in cash all, but not less than all, of the Preferred Shares then outstanding at a price (the “Company Optional Redemption Price”) equal to 125% of the greater of (i) the Conversion Amount being redeemed and (ii) the product of (1) the Conversion Rate with respect to the Conversion Amount being redeemed multiplied by (2) the greatest closing sale price of the Company’s Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding the date the Company notifies the holders of its elections to redeem and the date the Company makes the entire payment required. Upon the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Triggering Event, the Company will immediately redeem, in cash, each of the Preferred Shares then outstanding at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount to be redeemed multiplied by (B) 125% and (ii) the product of (X) the Conversion Rate with respect to the Conversion Amount in effect immediately following the date of initial public announcement of such Bankruptcy Triggering Event multiplied by (y) the product of (1) 125% multiplied by (2) the greatest closing sale price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such Bankruptcy Triggering Event and ending on the date the Company pays the entire payment required. The holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to be paid a cash amount equal to 30% of the gross proceeds in the event of any sale of common stock under the ELOC in accordance with the terms stated below within the ELOC securities purchase agreement.

In no event may any Preferred Shares be converted (or Warrants be exercised) and shares of Common Stock be issued to any holder if after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon such conversion of the Preferred Shares (or exercise of the Warrants), the holder (together with its affiliates, if any) would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which we refer to herein as the “PIPE Blocker”. The PIPE Blocker may be raised or lowered to any percentage not in excess of 9.99% at the option of the applicable holder of the Preferred Shares (or Warrants), except that any raise will only be effective upon 61-days’ prior notice to the Company.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company has redeemed approximately 1,369 Series C Preferred Stock for an aggregate amount of $1.71 million. The Company has a remaining 2,130 Series C Preferred Stock outstanding amounting to $0.52 million included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2025.

Securities Purchase Agreement and ELOC

On October 2, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with six institutional and accredited investors. The Company sold an aggregate of i) 3,499 Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock”), and (ii) a warrants to purchase 591,856 shares of common stock (the “Series C PIPE Warrants”), for aggregate cash proceeds of $2,000,000. The Warrants have an exercise price of $4.38 per share, subject to adjustment therein, and expire on the third anniversary of the initial exercisability date. The warrants issued with the Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815.

Concurrently, on October 2, 2024, the Company entered into a Common Stock Equity Line of Credit Purchase Agreement (the “ELOC Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor, whereby the Company may sell up to $25,000,000 of the Company’s new issued Common Stock. Pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement, the investor shall purchase from the Company up to the lesser of (i) $25.0 million in shares of our Common Stock and (ii) 1,658,525 shares, representing 19.99% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the ELOC Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement, 30% of the gross proceeds to the Company from any sale of common stock thereunder must be applied towards the redemption of the Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock.

Based on the terms of the Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock and the Company’s Certificate of Designation, and in accordance with ASC 480, the Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock is accounted for as mezzanine equity due to the contingent redemption feature upon any sale of common stock under the ELOC Purchase Agreement. The initial cash proceeds of $2,000,000 were allocated between the Series C Preferred Stock and derivative liability warrants, with the amount initially recorded in mezzanine equity based on the guidance in ASC 815 (i.e. the value of the derivative liability warrant is allocated its full fair value, and the residual is allocated to the Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock). The derivative liability warrants were measured at fair value at inception in the amount of $1,138,476 and the Series C Redeemable Preferred stock was measured at residual value of $861,524. The Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock is subsequently measured at redemption value as they occur, with the difference between the basis per share of $246.22 and redemption value per share recorded as a deemed dividend in the statements of operations.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company received proceeds of $935,625 and recorded approximately $250,000 of shareholder receivable under the ELOC and the Company recorded a deemed divided in the amount of $206,404 in the statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company received proceeds of approximately $4.8 million under the ELOC. In addition, the Company received proceeds in payment of the $250,000 shareholder receivable outstanding from December 31, 2024.

Common Stock

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 there were 36,774,006 and 11,767,443 shares of common stock issued, respectively, and 36,761,072 and 11,754,509 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively.

Treasury Stock

On November 10, 2022, the Board approved a stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) to allow the Company to repurchase up to 125,000 shares of common stock with a maximum price of $1.00 per share, with discretion to management to make purchases subject to market conditions. On November 18, 2022, the Board approved an increase to the maximum price to $2.00 per share. There was no expiration date for this program and prices are not adjusted for the reverse stock split to comply with the program.

There were no repurchases of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

On November 13, 2024, the Board terminated the Repurchase Program.

Deferred offering costs associated with the ATM Agreement are reclassified to additional paid in capital on a pro-rata basis when the Company completes offerings under the ATM Agreement. Any remaining deferred costs will be expensed to the statements of operations should the planned offering be abandoned.

As of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, no shares have been sold under the ATM Offering, and the Company wrote off approximately $0.3 million of deferred offering costs in its consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024.

Warrants

The following summarizes the Company’s outstanding warrants, excluding contingent warrants issuable upon exercise of the outstanding warrants as of March 31, 2025:

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had outstanding warrants, which are exercisable into 583,475 shares of common stock. The shares of common stock underlying the warrants outstanding had an exercise price of $6.72 per share, based on the closing trading price on March 31, 2025.

Contingent Warrant Liabilities

As of March 31, 2025, the fair value of contingent warrant labilities includes the Series C PIPE warrants of $32,982 and those issuable upon exercise of the Inducement PIOs of approximately $19,902 totaling $52,884 included as contingent warrant liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of December 31, 2024, the fair value of contingent warrant labilities includes the Series C PIPE warrants of $32,982 and those issuable upon exercise of the Inducement PIOs of approximately $10,200 totaling $43,089 included as contingent warrant liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The maximum number of warrants issuable upon settlement of the contingent warrants was 39,158 for the Inducement PIOs contingent warrants and 591,856 for the Series C PIPE warrants as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Onconetix Equity Incentive Plans

The Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”) was adopted by its board of directors and by its stockholders on July 1, 2019. On February 23, 2022 the Company’s board of directors adopted the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”), which is the successor and continuation of the Company’s 2019 Plan. Under the 2022 Plan, the Company may grant stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, and other forms of awards to employees, directors, and consultants of the Company. In May 2023, the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2022 Plan was increased to 78,750, and in September 2024, the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2022 Plan was increased to 1,450,000. Stock-based awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were all granted under the 2022 Plan. As of March 31, 2025, there are 717,951 shares available for issuance under the 2022 Plan.

Stock Options

The following summarizes activity related to the Company’s stock options under the 2019 Plan and the 2022 Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2025:

There were no stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

The aggregate fair value of stock options that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was approximately $46,000 and $83,000, respectively.

Restricted Stock

On May 9, 2023, the Board’s Compensation Committee approved the issuance of restricted stock, granted under the Company’s 2022 Plan, to the Company’s executive officers, employees, and certain of the Company’s consultants. The restricted shares granted totaled 12,188, of which 3,750, 1,875, and 3,750 were granted to the Company’s former CEO, former CFO, and former CBO, respectively. All of the restricted shares granted vest as follows: 50% in January 2024, 25% in August 2024, and 25% in August 2025. In addition, on May 31, 2023, the Board’s Compensation Committee approved the issuance of 636 shares of restricted stock, granted to the Company’s non-executive Board members, with full vesting on May 31, 2024. On February 14, 2024, in connection with the appointment of a non-executive Board member, the Company issued 78 shares of restricted stock, which vested in full on June 14, 2024. Furthermore, on September 26, 2024, the Company issued its Board members a total of 16,590 restricted stock, with full vesting August 31, 2025. On February 24, 2025, in connection with the appointment of an executive Board member, the Company issued 1,709 share of restricted stock with full vesting August 31, 2025.

The following summarizes activity related to the Company’s restricted stock awards granted under the 2022 Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2025:

Proteomedix Stock Option Plan

Proteomedix sponsors a stock option plan (the “PMX Option Plan”) which provides common stock option grants to be granted to certain employees and consultants, as was determined by the board of directors of Proteomedix. In connection with the PMX Transaction, the Company assumed the PMX Option Plan.

Generally, options issued under the PMX Option Plan have a term of not more than 11 years and provide for a four-year vesting period. Stock options issued under the PMX Option Plan are measured at fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

On April 16, 2024, the board of directors of Proteomedix approved a two-year extension of 12,257 vested stock options that were set to expire in April 2024. The extended expiration date for these options is April 18, 2026. The Company recorded approximately $18,000 of expense associated with this modification during the year ended December 31, 2024.

There was no activity under the PMX Option Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2025. In October 2024, 58,172 stock options were converted to shares with a weighted average exercise price of $3.46. As of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, there were no outstanding stock options.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows: