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Daewoong Convertible Notes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Daewoong Convertible Notes  
Daewoong Convertible Notes

Note 5.    Daewoong Convertible Notes

On March 19, 2024, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with Daewoong (the “Subscription Agreement”) relating to the sale and issuance by the Company of senior secured convertible notes (each, a “2024 Convertible Note” and together, the “Existing Notes”) in the principal amount of up to $15.0 million, which are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth in each Convertible Note. Each Convertible Note contains customary events of default, accrues interest at an annual rate of 15.79% and has a maturity date that is three years from the funding date, unless earlier repurchased, converted or redeemed in accordance with its terms prior to such date. Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement, on March 24, 2024, the Company issued and sold to Daewoong one Convertible Note in the principal amount of $5.0 million, and on April 12, 2024, the Company issued and sold to Daewoong one Convertible Note in the principal amount of $10.0 million.

On March 19, 2024, the Company entered into a Fourth Amendment to the License Agreement (the “License Agreement Amendment”) with Daewoong, which amends that certain License and Supply Agreement, by and between the Company and Daewoong, dated December 20, 2019, as previously amended on July 29, 2022, January 8, 2023 and April 24, 2023 (the “License Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement Amendment, the License Agreement will terminate if, over any six month period, (a) the Company ceases to commercialize ABP-450 in certain territories specified in the License Agreement and (b) the Company ceases to advance any clinical studies of ABP-450 in such territories. The License Agreement Amendment also provides that, in the event that the License Agreement is terminated for the foregoing reasons, Daewoong will have the right to purchase all Know-How (as defined in the License Agreement) related to ABP-450 for a price of $1.00 (the “Termination Purchase Right”). The Termination Purchase Right will terminate and expire upon Daewoong’s sale of 50% of its common stock, including common stock held by its affiliates and common stock that would be issued upon an Automatic Conversion or Optional Conversion (as defined in the Existing Notes).

On November 12, 2025, the Company entered into a binding term sheet (the “Term Sheet”) with Daewoong relating to the exchange (the “Exchange”) of the outstanding senior secured convertible notes of the Company held by Daewoong (the “Existing Notes”). On December 15, 2025, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Daewoong consistent with the terms of the Term Sheet pursuant to which the Existing Notes held by Daewoong would be exchanged for (i) newly issued shares of common stock of the Company equal to (x) the principal and accrued interest of the Existing Notes as of the closing of the Exchange less (y) the principal amount of the New Convertible Note (as defined below), divided by $1.00, and then multiplied by 1.3 (and rounded down to the nearest whole share of common stock) and/or pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) in lieu of any shares of common stock that would result in Daewoong’s beneficial ownership of common stock exceeding 49.99% (the “Exchange Shares”), (ii) a new senior secured convertible note for $1.5 million (the “New Convertible Note”), and (iii) warrants to purchase up to 8 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.09392 per share (the “Daewoong Warrant”). At the closing of the Exchange, the number of Exchange Shares issued was 11,918,380 shares of common stock and 11,236,631 Daewoong Pre-Funded Warrants. Upon the closing of the Exchange, the Existing Notes were immediately and automatically terminated. The Daewoong Warrants, which contain the same terms as the PIPE Warrants, are exercisable at an exercise price of $1.09392 per share and may only be exercised for cash. The Daewoong Warrants are immediately exercisable after issuance and may be exercised at any time until the five-year anniversary of the Second Closing. The Exchange was approved at the special meeting of shareholders on January 21, 2026.

The Exchange Agreement provided that the Company nominate one designee of Daewoong to the Company’s board of directors to serve as a Class III director at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, of which the director designee is currently Seongsoo Park. Mr. Park currently serves on the Company’s board of directors and is scheduled for renomination at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized $22.9 million of loss related to the increase in the fair value of the 2024 Daewoong Convertible Note. As of December 31, 2025, the principal amount outstanding under the 2024 Daewoong Convertible Note was $15.0 million, with an estimated fair value of $34.6 million.

New Convertible Note

The New Convertible Note issued on January 21, 2026, contains customary events of default, accrue interest at an annual rate of 15.79% payable in cash at maturity and has a maturity date of April 12, 2030 (the “New Maturity Date”), unless earlier converted or redeemed in accordance with its terms prior to such date. The Company may not prepay the New Convertible Note or accrued interest prior to the New Maturity Date.

If, prior to the New Maturity Date, the Company consummates a bona-fide third-party financing after the issuance of the New Convertible Note in the form of common stock or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, common stock (subject to certain exceptions as described in the New Convertible Note), in one or more transactions or a series of related and substantially similar and simultaneous transactions at the same purchase price from third parties unaffiliated with Daewoong and its affiliates, for aggregate gross cash proceeds to the Company of at least $30.0 million (a “Qualified Financing”), then, upon written notice thereof to Daewoong by the Company, on the closing date of such Qualified Financing, the New Convertible Note will automatically convert in whole, without any further action by Daewoong, into a number of shares of common stock or pre-funded warrants equal to: (i) one and three tenths (1.3) multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (a) the principal amount of the New Convertible Note and all accrued and unpaid interest to be converted divided by (b) the per share price of the common stock sold in the Qualified Financing.

If, prior to the New Maturity Date, the Company provides (i) written notice to Daewoong that it has publicly announced the submission of a Biologics License Application filing for ABP-450 as a biosimilar to Botox® (onabotulinumtoxinA) or (ii) a written notice that the Company has consummated a Change of Control (as defined in the New Convertible Note), Daewoong will have the right for thirty (30) days following receipt of either such notice, at Daewoong’s option (the “Optional Conversion”), to convert all (but not less than all) of the remaining outstanding portion of the New Convertible Note (subject to any limitations under the rules of NYSE American) into an amount of shares of common stock or pre-funded warrants equal to: (i) one and three tenths (1.3) multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (a) the principal amount of the New Convertible Note and all accrued and unpaid interest to be converted divided by (b) the volume-weighted average trading per share price of common stock over the five (5) trading days prior to the Company’s receipt of Daewoong’s written notice of exercise of the Optional Conversion.

The New Convertible Note includes a covenant that restrict the Company and AEON Sub’s ability to issue debt securities senior or pari passu to such New Convertible Note without Daewoong’s prior written consent. The New Convertible Note also include a covenant that restricts the Company and AEON Sub’s ability to issue debt securities junior to such New Convertible Note except as expressly permitted under a security agreement to be entered into between the Company, AEON Sub and Daewoong in connection with closing of the Exchange.

In connection with issuing the New Convertible Note, the Company and AEON Sub granted a first-priority security interest on substantially all of their respective assets, other than certain permitted liens described in the New Convertible Note. Upon the occurrence and continuation of an event of default, Daewoong will be entitled to, among other things, foreclose on the assets that are the subject of the security interest.

The Pre-Funded Warrants and common stock Warrants

Under the Exchange Agreement and the New Convertible Note, pre-funded warrants may be issued in lieu of shares of common stock and each pre-funded warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable after issuance and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full.

The Daewoong Warrants are substantially identical to the PIPE Warrants, which are exercisable at an exercise price of $1.09392 per share and may only be exercised for cash. The Daewoong Warrants are immediately exercisable after issuance and may be exercisable at any time until the five-year anniversary of issuance.

The exercise prices and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants and the common stock warrant are subject to customary adjustments in the case of stock dividends, stock splits, pro rata distributions, and similar events in respect of the common stock. In addition, the number of shares of the common stock underlying, and the exercise price of, the Daewoong Warrants will be subject to full ratchet antidilution protection and standard adjustments in the event of a share split, reverse share split, share dividend, share combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the common stock.