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CONVERTIBLE NOTES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
CONVERTIBLE NOTES

NOTE 4 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES

 

In September 2021, as part of a termination of a license agreement with Purple (see Note 3, Co-Development Options), the Company issued a convertible note in the principal amount of $1,500,000 that was payable on or before the maturity date in February 2023, bearing interest of 5% per annum and convertible in whole or in part at any time by Purple into shares of common stock of the Company. The conversion price is $5 per share of common stock, subject to certain adjustments under such terms and conditions as agreed between the parties. The Company may prepay the principal amount of the note plus accrued and unpaid interest at any time prior to the maturity date. On July 14, 2023, the Company and Purple executed an amendment to revise the note’s payment schedule, extending the maturity date to March 31, 2024. On June 19, 2024, the Company and Purple executed another amendment to extend the maturity date to August 31, 2024. The outstanding principal balance due under the convertible note at December 31, 2024 was $218,750. The Company paid the outstanding $218,750 principal balance in full during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and the convertible note is considered satisfied.

 

In October 2022, in connection with the Company’s prior business combination, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement with an unrelated third party in the principal amount of $350,000 with no accruing interest and was due on October 28, 2023 for legal services rendered to the Company. The noteholder may elect, in its sole discretion upon written notice to the Company, at any time prior to, as of or following the maturity date, to require that all or any portion of the principal amount not then repaid be converted, without any further action on the part of the noteholder, into shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The conversion price as set forth by the note is equal to $10.00 per share, provided that the conversion price shall be subject to a one-time adjustment on January 3, 2023, with the conversion price adjustable to a price equal to the thirty-day volume weighted average price of the stock as traded on the Nasdaq. However, the conversion price following such adjustment shall not be lower than a floor of $5.00 per share nor greater than $10.00 per share. Upon full conversion of the remaining principal amount due, the note will, for all purposes be deemed cancelled and all obligations shall be deemed paid in full. On October 27, 2023, a $200,000 payment was made, and on December 15, 2023, another $50,000 payment was made. On June 25, 2024, the Company and the unrelated third party signed an amendment to the note that extended the maturity date to July 31, 2024. The outstanding balance due under the convertible note at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was $100,000. The note was in default as of March 31, 2026.

 

Yorkville Convertible Notes

 

On November 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (“SEPA”) pursuant to which the Company has the right to sell Yorkville up to $20,000,000 of its shares of Company Common Stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the SEPA, from time to time during the term of the SEPA (such transaction, the “Yorkville Transaction”). In connection with the SEPA, Yorkville has agreed to advance to the Company in the form of a convertible promissory note (the “Convertible Note”) an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,304,758 (the “Pre-Paid Advance”). The Convertible Note bears an interest rate of 8% per annum and is convertible in whole or in part at any time by Yorkville into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price determined based on the lower of (i) $1.00 per common share (the “Fixed Price”), or (ii) 95% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price during the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the conversion date (the “Variable Price”), but which Variable Price shall not be lower than the floor price of $0.80 (the “Floor Price”). During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount in the amount of $76,555 for the Convertible Note.

 

On January 2, 2025, Yorkville elected to convert a portion of the outstanding principal balance on YA Note-1, the convertible promissory note with an outstanding principal balance of $1,304,758. Yorkville converted $219,758 of the principal balance and $19,446 of accrued interest into 81,877 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $2.92 per share. After conversion, the principal balance of the note has a remaining balance of $1,085,000. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, Yorkville elected to convert the remainder of the note, including $1,085,000 in principal and $33,059 in accrued interest, into 151,623 shares at a conversion price of $7.37 per share.

  

The SEPA is an equity-linked contract that does not qualify for equity classification and is accounted for as a derivative liability recognized at fair value. Any changes in fair value between the carrying amount of the forward issuance contracts and the settlement amounts will be recognized in other (expense) income in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of the SEPA was $0. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized a gain on the change in fair value of derivative liability in the amount of $405,995, in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The derivative liability is accounted for as a liability in accordance with ASC 480 and is measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The derivative liability was valued using a binomial lattice model, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. The binomial lattice model’s primary unobservable input utilized in determining the fair value of the derivative liability is the step factors input, assumed price movement, and probabilities assigned to them.

 

The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements for the derivative liability:

    
   December 31,
2025
 
Risk-free interest rate   4.16% 
Expected volatility   114.61% 
Conversion price  $3.71 
Stock price  $5.50 

 

The following table presents the changes in the fair value of derivative liability:

    
   Warrant
Liabilities
 
Fair value as of November 1, 2024 (inception)  $501,824 
Change in fair value   539,660 
Fair value as of December 31, 2024   1,041,484 
Change in fair value   (906,429)
Extinguishment of fair value of liability   (135,055)
Fair value as of December 31, 2025  $ 

 

There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 from other levels in the fair value hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2025. There were no warrant liabilities outstanding as of March 31, 2026, and no activity during the three months then ended.

 

On January 16, 2025, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with YA II PN, LTD, a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership (“Yorkville”), in the original principal amount of $1,100,000. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of the note at an annual rate equal to 8%, subject to an increase to 18% upon an event of default as described in the note. The maturity date of the note is December 31, 2025. Yorkville may convert the note into shares of Common Stock at any time at a conversion price equal to the lower of (i) $20.00 (the “Fixed Price”) or (ii) a price per share equal to 95% of the lowest daily VWAP during the 5 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the conversion date of the note (the “Variable Price”), but which Variable Price shall not be lower than a floor price of $1.00 per share (the “Floor Price”). The Company internally refers to this note as YA Note-2.

 

Additionally, the Company, at its option, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to redeem early a portion or all amounts outstanding under the note at a redemption amount equal to the outstanding principal balance being repaid or redeemed, plus a 5% prepayment premium, plus all accrued and unpaid interest; provided that (i) the Company provides Yorkville with no less than ten trading days’ prior written notice thereof and (ii) on the date such notice is issued, the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Fixed Price.

 

An “Amortization Event” will occur under the terms of the Promissory Note if (i) the daily VWAP is less than the Floor Price for five trading days during a period of seven consecutive trading days, or (ii) the Company has issued to Yorkville, pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the note and any integrated transactions, in excess of 99% of the Common Shares available under the Exchange Cap.

 

In July 2025, Yorkville elected to convert the entire outstanding principal balance on YA Note-2, $1,100,000, along with $43,397 of accrued interest into 158,582 shares of common stock at a weighted-average conversion price of $7.21 per share. After conversion, the principal balance of the note had a remaining balance of $0.