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Asset Acquisition | 3. Asset Acquisition On April 1, 2024, the Company acquired Trawsfynydd, in accordance with the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 1, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company acquired Trawsfynydd’s tivoxavir marboxil and ratutrelvir programs and assumed certain liabilities associated with the acquired assets. The upfront consideration included (i) the issuance of 141,982 shares of common stock of the Company at an aggregate fair value of $3,550,000, (ii) the issuance of 10,359 shares of Series C Preferred at an aggregate fair value of $93,232,000, and (iii) the assumption of all Trawsfynydd stock options (the “assumed options”) immediately outstanding prior to the transaction at an aggregate fair value of $7,085,000. Each share of Series C Preferred is convertible into 400 shares of common stock, subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (defined below). The fair value of the shares issued to Trawsfynydd and options assumed was based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on April 1, 2024 of $1.00, less a 10.0% discount related to unregistered share restrictions of the Series C Preferred shares. The Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as the Company acquired inputs and no substantive processes or outputs. The assets acquired in the transaction were measured based on the estimated fair value of the consideration paid of $112,543,000, which included direct transactions costs of $8,676,000. Tungsten Partners LLC (“Tungsten”) acted as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the Merger. As partial compensation for services rendered by Tungsten, the Company issued to Tungsten and its affiliates and designees an aggregate of 6,747 shares of common stock and 535 shares of Series C Preferred. The consideration paid and the relative fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were as follows:
The Company’s board of directors (“Board”) approved the Merger Agreement and the related transactions, and the consummation of the Merger was not subject to approval of Company stockholders. In accordance with the Merger Agreement, three directors were appointed to the Board, and there were several changes to management, each effective as of the closing of the Merger. Concurrently with the closing of the Merger, the Company entered into a contingent value rights agreement (the “CVR Agreement”) with a rights agent (the “Rights Agent”), pursuant to which each holder of Company common stock as of the applicable record date (April 15, 2024), including those holders receiving shares of common stock in connection with the Merger, is entitled to one contractual contingent value right (each, a “CVR”) entitling the holder to certain distributions of net proceeds and net sales of the Company’s two leading oncology drug candidates, subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the CVR Agreement, for each share of common stock held by such holder as of the applicable record time. The distributions in respect of the CVRs will be made on a quarterly basis, and will be subject to a number of deductions, subject to certain exceptions or limitations, including but not limited to, for certain taxes and certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company. At the time of the Merger and again at June 30, 2025, the value ascribed to the CVR liability was de minimis given the uncertainty related to the success of the underlying oncology programs. |