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Commitments and Contingencies
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Commitments and Contingencies

5. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Leases

On April 6, 2021, the Company entered into an office lease agreement of approximately 10,526 square feet of office space in San Francisco, inclusive of office space covered under the previous sublease agreement. The term of the lease began on September 1, 2021, and expired on February 28, 2025, unless terminated earlier. The lease had an early occupancy provision which entitled the Company to use a portion of the leased premises on June 1, 2021, free of rent obligation. In addition, the Company has the option to extend the lease for one three-year period after the expiration date. This option was not included as part of the lease term as the Company was not reasonably certain to exercise it; hence, the lease term only includes the non-cancellable period of three years plus the period of early occupancy.

The base rent under the lease office was $42,000 monthly for the first 12 months, $43,000 monthly for the next 12 months, and $45,000 for the last twelve months. The lease agreement only contained one lease component, which is the lease of the office space. Non-lease components such as payment of building operating costs and share in real property taxes were accounted for separately and were not considered as part of the total lease payments. The lease was classified as an operating lease.

On October 7, 2021, the Company entered an agreement for the lease of office premises from November 1, 2021, to April 30, 2022, subject to automatic renewal for subsequent periods until terminated by either party. Base rent amounted to €10,000 or approximately $10,500. If the contract was not terminated within 12 months, the lease amount would be increased in line with the index of relevant inflation at each annual expiration of the contract's start date. The lessor had the right to decline the renewal of the contract. Upon the happening of certain specified events, the lessor might immediately withdraw from the contract. The Company was required to leave the occupied spaces immediately in the same condition in which they were found in the event of contract termination or expiry. The Company paid a deposit of €20,000, or approximately $21,000, to the lessor. On January 26, 2022, the lease agreement was amended, whereby the term was extended by 20 months from May 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. All other contract provisions remained the same.

On October 25, 2023, the Company entered a second amendment to extend the lease of the office premises whereby Suite 600 shall extend until February 28, 2025, while Suite 400 shall be accounted for as a separate lease commencing on September 1, 2023, and expiring on August 31, 2030. Under the second lease amendment, the office lease premises were remeasured separately, with Suite 400 measuring approximately 5,735 square feet while Suite 600 measuring 5,263 square feet. The base rent for Suite 400 was $18,000 monthly in the first two years, $18,000 monthly in the third and fourth years, $19,000 monthly in the fifth and sixth years, $20,000 monthly in the seventh and eighth years, and $21,000 in the last year. Accordingly, Suite 600’s base rent was amended to $22,000 monthly on its remaining terms. The option to renew at the end of the lease term was amended into a one-to-five-year period from the original one-to-three-year period. All other contract provisions remained the same.

On October 10, 2021, the Company also entered a short-term office lease in Milan, Italy. The term of the lease began on November 1, 2021, subject to automatic renewal equal to the present term until terminated by mutual agreement. On January 26, 2022, the lease agreement was amended, whereby the term was extended by 20 months from May 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The Company recognized rent expense on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable lease period. On September 12, 2023, the Company entered into a second lease amendment whereby the term was extended by another year from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The Company recognized rent expense on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable lease period. On December 31, 2023, the Company elected not to renew the lease agreement for October 10, 2021.

On January 25, 2022, the Company entered an agreement for the lease of office premises from March 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023, subject to automatic renewal for subsequent periods until terminated by either party. Base rent amounted to €4,000 or approximately $4,200. A similar agreement was entered with the lessor for the lease of premises to be used as office space from November 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023, subject to automatic renewal for subsequent periods until terminated by either party. Base rent amounted to €3,817 or approximately $4,000. If the contracts are not terminated within 12 months, the lease amounts will be increased in line with the index of relevant inflation at each annual expiration of the contract's start date. The lessor has the right to

decline the renewal of the contracts. Upon the happening of certain specified events, the lessor may immediately withdraw from the contracts. The Company is required to leave the occupied spaces immediately in the same conditions in which they were found in the event of contract termination or expiry. The Company paid a deposit of €9,000, or approximately $9,500, to the lessor.

On March 30, 2022, the Company entered an agreement for the lease of two separate vehicles for 48 months, expiring on March 29, 2026. The total monthly lease payment amounted to €2,000 or approximately $2,100, payable in advance. The Company elected to include both the lease and non-lease components as a single component and account for it as a lease. The Company also paid a total deposit of €19,000 or approximately $20,000, exclusive of VAT. Early termination of the contracts requires the payment of specified amounts. On December 17, 2025, the lease agreement was amended, whereby the term was extended by 12 months from March 30, 2026 to March 29, 2027.

In May 2022, the Company entered an agreement for the lease of one vehicle for 48 months, expiring on April 30, 2026. The total monthly lease payment amounted to €833 or approximately $880, payable in advance. The Company elected to include both the lease and non-lease components as a single component and account for it as a lease. The Company also paid a total deposit of €21,000 or approximately $22,000, exclusive of VAT. Early termination of the contracts requires the payment of specified amounts.

In October 2022, the Company entered an agreement for the lease of three vehicles for 48 months, expiring on September 30, 2026. The total monthly lease payment amounted to €2,094 or approximately $2,200, payable in advance. The Company elected to include both the lease and non-lease components as a single component and account for it as a lease.

In November 2022, the Company entered an agreement for the lease of two vehicles for 48 months, expiring on October 31, 2026. The monthly lease payment amounted to €1,459 or approximately $1,500, payable in advance. The Company elected to include both the lease and non-lease components as a single component and account for it as a lease.

On October 25, 2023, the Company entered into the second amendment to the lease of the office premises in San Francisco. Under this amendment, the lease term for Suite 400 was changed from February 28, 2025 to August 31, 2030. Additionally, it reflected a remeasurement of the premises, increasing the Company's total rentable area from 10,526 to 10,998 square feet. As part of this remeasurement, Suite 400's rentable area was adjusted to 5,735 square feet, while Suite 600's rentable area remained unchanged at 5,263 square feet per the original lease agreement. This amendment did not increase Suite 400's rent proportionally to the updated square footage. The option to renew at the end of the lease term was amended into a one-to-five-year period from the original one-to-three-year period. This option was not included as part of the lease term as the Company was not reasonably certain to exercise it; hence, the lease term only includes the noncancellable period until February 28, 2025. The second amendment did not modify any terms related to Suite 600.

On December 8, 2023, the Company entered a two-year office lease in Milan, Italy. The lease term began on January 1, 2024, until December 31, 2025. The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable lease period.

On January 1, 2025, the Company entered into the third amendment to the lease of the office premises in San Francisco. Under this amendment, the lease term for Suite 600 was changed from February 28, 2025 to August 31, 2030, rendering the lease terms for both Suite 400 and Suite 600 coterminous. Additionally, the amendment established a revised rental rate for Suite 600 at $24.00 per rentable square foot, effective upon the amendment’s execution. The rental rate is subject to annual escalations of three percent (3%) thereafter. The third amendment did not modify any terms related to Suite 400.

The table below provides additional details of the office space and vehicle leases presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025:

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

(in thousands)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease - right-of-use asset - office space

 

$

 

1,038

 

 

$

 

954

 

Operating lease - right-of-use asset - vehicles

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

46

 

Total

 

$

 

1,079

 

 

$

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liability, current

 

$

 

261

 

 

$

 

192

 

Operating lease liability, net of the current portion

 

 

 

898

 

 

 

 

892

 

Total

 

$

 

1,159

 

 

$

 

1,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average remaining life (years)

 

 

 

3.93

 

 

 

 

4.48

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

23.36

%

 

 

 

24.48

%

 

Lease costs included in general and administrative expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, were approximately $89,000 and $132,000, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, cash paid for operating lease liabilities recognized under operating cash flows amounted to approximately $49,000 and $63,000, respectively.

Non-cash investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, including addition to right-of-use assets obtained from new and modified operating liabilities, amount to approximately $0 and $341,000, respectively.

The following table summarizes the undiscounted cash payment obligations for operating lease liability as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

(in thousands)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

471

 

 

 

 

408

 

2027

 

 

 

421

 

 

 

 

375

 

2028

 

 

 

382

 

 

 

 

379

 

2029

 

 

 

394

 

 

 

 

391

 

2030

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

 

266

 

Total undiscounted operating lease payments

 

 

 

1,834

 

 

 

 

1,819

 

Imputed interest expenses

 

 

 

(675

)

 

 

 

(735

)

Total operating lease liability

 

 

 

1,159

 

 

 

 

1,084

 

Operating lease liability, current

 

 

 

(261

)

 

 

 

(192

)

Operating lease liability, net of current portion

 

$

 

898

 

 

$

 

892

 

Purchase Commitment

On September 3, 2020, the Company entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement (the “Agreement”) with Alivus Life Sciences Limited (f/k/a Glenmark Life Sciences Limited) (“Alivus”), pursuant to which Alivus will continue to serve as the Company’s manufacturer of crofelemer for use in Mytesi, the Company’s human prescription drug product approved by the FDA, and for other crofelemer-based products manufactured by the Company or its affiliates for human or animal use. The term of the Agreement is approximately 2.5 years (i.e., until March 31, 2023) and may be extended for successive two-year renewal terms upon mutual agreement between the parties thereto. The agreement was renewed on July 12, 2023, and was further renewed until March 31, 2026. The Agreement contains provisions regarding the rights and responsibilities of the parties with respect to manufacturing specifications, forecasting and ordering, delivery arrangements, payment terms, confidentiality and indemnification, and other customary provisions. The Agreement includes a commitment to purchase from Alivus a minimum quantity of 500 kilograms of crofelemer per year, pro-rated for partial years, where the Company may be obligated to pay any shortfall. Either party may terminate the Agreement for any reason with 12 months prior written notice to the other party. In addition, either party may terminate the Agreement upon written notice as a result of a material breach of the Agreement that remains uncured for a period of 90 days. If the Company terminates the Agreement due to a material breach caused by Alivus, the Company will not be obligated to pay for any minimum quantity shortfall. As of March 31, 2026, the remaining commitment is 250 kilograms.

Asset Transfer and Transition Commitment

On September 25, 2017, the Company entered into the Termination, Asset Transfer, and Transition Agreement with Alivus dated September 22, 2017. As a result of the agreement, the Company now controls commercial rights for Mytesi for all indications, territories, and patient populations globally and also holds commercial rights to the existing regulatory approvals for crofelemer in Brazil, Ecuador, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. In exchange, the Company agrees to pay Alivus 25% of any payment it receives from a third party to whom the Company grants a license or sublicense or with whom the Company partners in respect of or sells or otherwise transfers any of the transferred assets, subject to certain exclusions until Alivus has received a total of $7.0 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company paid Alivus $0 and $620,000, respectively.

Revenue Sharing Commitment Update

On December 14, 2017, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Seed Mena Businessmen Services LLC (“SEED”) for Equilevia™, the Company's non-prescription, personalized, premium product for total gut health in equine athletes. According to the terms of this agreement, the Company will pay SEED 15% of total revenue generated from any clients or partners

introduced to the Company by SEED in the form of fees, commissions, payments, or revenue received by the Company or its business associates or partners, and the agreed-upon revenue percentage increases to 20% after the first million dollars of revenue. In return, SEED will provide the Company access to its existing United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) network and contacts and assist the Company with any legal or financial requirements. The agreement will continue indefinitely until terminated by either party pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. No payments have been made to date.

Joint Venture - Magdalena Biosciences, Inc.

In January 2023, Jaguar and Filament Health (“Filament”), with Funding from One Small Planet, formed the U.S.-based joint venture Magdalena Biosciences, Inc. (“Magdalena”). Magdalena’s focus is on the development of novel, natural prescription medicines derived from plants for mental health indications, including, initially, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”) in adults. The goal of the collaboration is to extend the botanical drug development capabilities of Jaguar and Filament in order to develop pharmaceutical-grade, standardized drug candidates for mental health disorders and to partner with a potential future licensee to develop and commercialize these novel plant-based drugs. This venture aligns with Jaguar's mental health Entheogen Therapeutics Initiative (“ETI”) and Filament's corporate mission to develop novel, natural prescription medicines from plants. Magdalena will leverage Jaguar's proprietary medicinal plant library and Filament's proprietary drug development technology. Jaguar’s library of 2,300 highly characterized medicinal plants and 3,500 plant extracts, all from firsthand ethnobotanical investigation by Jaguar and members of the ETI Scientific Strategy Team, is a key asset Jaguar has generated over 30 years that bridges the knowledge of traditional healers and Western medicine. Magdalena holds an exclusive license to plants and plant extracts in Jaguar's library, not including any sources of crofelemer or NP-300, for specific indications and is in the process of identifying plant candidates in the library that may prove beneficial for addressing indications such as ADHD.

The Company accounted for its 40% investment in Magdalena under the equity method. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying value of the Company’s investment in Magdalena was $0. The summarized income statement information for the three months ended March 31, 2026, of Magdalena is as follows:

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

(in thousands)

 

(unaudited)

 

Revenue

 

$

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

(23

)

Loss before income tax

 

 

 

(23

)

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

 

(23

)

Net loss attributable to the Company

 

$

 

(9

)

The net loss attributable to the Company is included in other income in the consolidated statements of operations.

Securities Purchase and Licensing Agreement

On March 18, 2024, the Company entered into a privately negotiated securities purchase agreement with GEN, pursuant to which the Company issued 13 shares of the Company’s common stock at $157,500 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $2.0 million. The sale of the securities was consummated in connection with the licensing transaction covering the exclusive license and commercialization agreement for the Company's FDA-approved prescription drug crofelemer with purchasers in certain Eastern European countries.

The Company determined that the issuance of shares and the license grant should be accounted for as a single arrangement under ASC 606. The fair value of the common stock issued was excluded from the consideration allocated to the revenue unit of account following the separation and initial measurement requirements. The deferred revenue amounting to $850,000 will be recognized as revenue evenly over a period of five years, which represents the approximate term of the license period considering the license patents' expiration dates. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized $43,000 and $43,000 related to the license granted. As of March 31, 2026, the remaining deferred revenue balance related to this agreement was $510,000, of which $170,000 is classified as current and $340,000 is classified as non-current deferred revenue.

April 2024 Agreement for Gelclair

On April 12, 2024, the Company entered into an exclusive 5-year in-license agreement with Venture Life, for the exclusive rights to market Gelclair within the US market. The agreement will automatically be renewed for an additional five-year term, totaling ten years, if the Company meets all Minimum Purchase Obligations (“MPOs”) and minimum net sales obligations.

The Company paid a non-refundable license fee of €200,000 (equivalent to $215,040, excluding VAT) and will pay a running royalty based on a percentage of the net sales throughout the agreement term. The non-refundable license fee has been capitalized as License under Intangible Assets, while the running royalty will be recognized as royalty expense.

The Company commenced the commercial launch of Gelclair in October 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized $34,000 in amortization and $142,000 in royalty expense based on a percentage of net sales. As of March 31, 2026, the carrying amount of the Gelclair license was $183,000.

Contingencies

On February 3, 2026, a former employee filed a complaint against the Company with the American Arbitration Association (AAA). While we cannot predict the outcome of this matter with certainty, the claim financial result will not exceed our insurance retention for this matter, $100,000. An adverse ruling could potentially impact our reputation. The Company believes the lawsuit is without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously, so the Company is not recording a contingency against the claim.