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Note 13 - Common Stock
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Common Stock [Text Block]

13.

Common Stock

 

As of  December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were 2,525,778 and 556,902 shares of Company common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

Effective March 7, 2025, the Company implemented a reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a ratio of 1-for-17. As a result of the reverse stock split, the total number of shares of common stock held by each stockholder of the Company were converted automatically into the number of shares of common stock equal to the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock held by each such stockholder immediately prior to the reverse stock split divided by 17. Refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for details of the reverse stock split.

 

On May 13, 2024, the Company sold 277,059 shares of its common stock, together with Series A warrants (the "Series A Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 277,059 shares of common stock and Series B warrants (the "Series B Warrants” and collectively with the Series A Warrants, the "Common Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 415,589 shares of common stock, to certain investors in a registered public offering. Each share of common stock was sold together with one Series A Warrant and one and a half Series B Warrants at a combined price of $14.45 per share and Common Warrants, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4 million. Net proceeds to the Company, after deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses paid by the Company, was approximately $3.3 million. The net proceeds were allocated between the common stock and Common Warrants issued in the offering based on the relative fair values, which were $1.4 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Each of the Common Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance and have an exercise price of $14.45 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The Series A Warrants will expire one year from the date of issuance, and the Series B Warrants will expire five years from the date of issuance. As compensation for services rendered by the placement agent, the Company paid the placement agent a cash fee of 7.0% of the gross proceeds of the offering (amounting to approximately $280 thousand) at closing, as well as $100 thousand for the reimbursement of certain expenses. Additionally, as partial consideration for services rendered in connection with the offering, the Company issued the placement agent registered warrants to purchase an aggregate of 11,083 shares of Company common stock, equal to 4.0% of the aggregate shares of common stock sold in the offering. The placement agent warrants have an initial exercise price of $15.90 per share (equal to 110% of the combined offering price per share and Common Warrants), have a term of five years from the commencement of sales in the offering, and are exercisable commencing six months from closing. During the year ended December 31, 2025, a total of 7,524 Series A Warrants were exercised for total proceeds of $109 thousand. On May 13, 2025, the remaining 269,535 Series A Warrants outstanding as of such date expired pursuant to their terms.

 

On September 13, 2024, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the "Distribution Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC ("Maxim”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through or to Maxim, as sales agent or principal, shares of its common stock. The Company will pay Maxima commission of 3% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of shares pursuant to the Distribution Agreement. The Company also agreed to reimburse Maxim for certain specified fees and expenses of up to $40 thousand, plus an additional $5 thousand foreach bring down, as provided in the Distribution Agreement. The agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of $10 million; (ii) twenty-four months from the date of the agreement; (iii) the mutual termination of the agreement upon fifteen days’ prior written notice; and (iv)as otherwise permitted therein. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company sold a total of 193,161 shares of its common stock pursuant to the Distribution Agreement for gross proceeds of $1.2 million. The Company paid Maxim $37 thousand in commissions. Net proceeds to the Company, after deducting commissions and offering expenses paid by the Company, was approximately $1.1 million. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company sold an aggregate of 172,700 shares of common stock pursuant to the Distribution Agreement for gross proceeds of $1.8 million and net proceeds of $1.6 million after $53 thousand of commissions paid by the Company to Maxim and $118 thousand of legal and other fees.

 

On February 11, 2025, in connection with, and as consideration for, the License Agreement, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Statera, pursuant to which it issued and sold to Statera an aggregate of (i) 55,635 shares of Company common stock and (ii)approximately 360 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate price of approximately $1.2 million.

 

On March 18, 2025, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement”) with Mast Hill Fund, L.P. ("Mast Hill”), pursuant to which the Company will have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Mast Hill, and Mast Hill will have the obligation to purchase from the Company, up to $25 million shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s sole discretion, over the 24months following the date of execution, subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreement (the "Equity Line of Credit”). As consideration for Mast Hill’s commitment to purchase shares of Company common stock under the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued Mast Hill 29,800 restricted shares of common stock following the execution of the Purchase Agreement (the "Commitment Shares”). During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company sold and issued an aggregate of 235,792 shares of common stock to Mast Hill pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for gross proceeds of $783 thousand and net proceeds of $741 thousand, after deducting offering costs. The agreement with Mast Hill was terminated on December 9, 2025.

 

On March 31, 2025, in connection with the Company’s exercise of the Neutropenia Option pursuant to the License Agreement and as consideration for the Neutropenia Milestone Payment, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Statera and Avenue, pursuant to which the Company issued to Statera and Avenue an aggregate of $500 thousand shares of Company stock, consisting of an aggregate of 55,704 shares of common stock and approximately 131 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Common stockholders are entitled to dividends if and when declared by the Board of Directors subject to the rights of the preferred stockholders. As of December 31, 2025, no dividends on common stock had been declared by the Company. On December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had reserved shares of common stock for issuance as follows:

 

  

2025

  

2024

 

Warrants to purchase common stock

  8,513,550   707,234 

Options issued and outstanding

  392,494   8,868 

Restricted stock units outstanding

  50,736    

Shares available for future incentive plan grants

  101,105   5,555 

Shares available for the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock

  237,200    

Shares available for the conversion of Series B Preferred Stock

  1,610,180    

Shares available for the conversion of Series C Preferred Stock

  9,371,123    

Total

  20,276,388   721,657