UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D. C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from to
Commission
file number: 001-38105
180
LIFE SCIENCES CORP
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 90-1890354 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3000 El Camino Real Bldg. 4, Suite 200 Palo Alto, CA 94306 | | 94306 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(650)
507-0669
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | ATNF | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (The NASDAQ Capital Market) |
Warrants to purchase Common Stock | | ATNFW | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (The NASDAQ Capital Market) |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller
reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
| | Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 15, 2024, 941,590 shares of common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding.
180
LIFE SCIENCES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM
10-Q
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
180
LIFE SCIENCES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| |
March 31, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
Assets | |
| | |
| |
Current Assets: | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 675,977 | | |
$ | 1,975,799 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 1,178,971 | | |
| 1,664,107 | |
Total Current Assets | |
| 1,854,948 | | |
| 3,639,906 | |
Intangible assets, net | |
| 1,586,792 | | |
| 1,619,570 | |
Total Assets | |
$ | 3,441,740 | | |
$ | 5,259,476 | |
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | |
| | | |
| | |
Current Liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable | |
$ | 1,784,150 | | |
$ | 1,892,611 | |
Accounts payable – related parties | |
| 53,076 | | |
| 266,009 | |
Accrued expenses | |
| 1,416,790 | | |
| 1,869,814 | |
Accrued expenses - related parties | |
| 53,708 | | |
| - | |
Loans payable - current portion | |
| 772,334 | | |
| 1,034,124 | |
Derivative liabilities | |
| 249 | | |
| 58 | |
Total Current Liabilities | |
| 4,080,307 | | |
| 5,062,616 | |
Loans payable - noncurrent portion | |
| 16,544 | | |
| 19,936 | |
Deferred tax liability | |
| 299,355 | | |
| 304,657 | |
Total Liabilities | |
| 4,396,206 | | |
| 5,387,209 | |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | |
| | | |
| | |
Stockholders’ Deficit: | |
| | | |
| | |
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; (see designations and shares authorized for Series A, Class C and Class K preferred stock) | |
| | | |
| | |
Class C Preferred Stock; 1 share authorized, 0 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Class K Preferred Stock; 1 share authorized, 0 and 1 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 852,772 and 534,719 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | |
| 86 | | |
| 54 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 130,353,728 | | |
| 130,117,209 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | |
| (2,894,879 | ) | |
| (2,901,339 | ) |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (128,413,401 | ) | |
| (127,343,657 | ) |
Total Stockholders’ Deficit | |
| (954,466 | ) | |
| (127,733 | ) |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | |
$ | 3,441,740 | | |
$ | 5,259,476 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
180
LIFE SCIENCES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(unaudited)
| |
For the Three Months Ended | |
| |
March 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Operating Expenses: | |
| | |
| |
Research and development | |
$ | 365,186 | | |
$ | 578,309 | |
Research and development - related parties | |
| 170,542 | | |
| 216,684 | |
General and administrative | |
| 1,556,740 | | |
| 4,008,852 | |
Total Operating Expenses | |
| 2,092,468 | | |
| 4,803,845 | |
Loss From Operations | |
| (2,092,468 | ) | |
| (4,803,845 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other (Expense) Income: | |
| | | |
| | |
Other income | |
| 1,039,364 | | |
| - | |
Interest expense | |
| (16,449 | ) | |
| (11,556 | ) |
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | |
| (191 | ) | |
| 53,323 | |
Total Other Income, Net | |
| 1,022,724 | | |
| 41,767 | |
Loss Before Income Taxes | |
| (1,069,744 | ) | |
| (4,762,078 | ) |
Income tax benefit | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net Loss | |
| (1,069,744 | ) | |
| (4,762,078 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | |
| 6,460 | | |
| 663 | |
Total Comprehensive Loss | |
$ | (1,063,284 | ) | |
$ | (4,761,415 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Common Share | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic | |
$ | (1.68 | ) | |
$ | (24.15 | ) |
Diluted | |
$ | (1.68 | ) | |
$ | (24.15 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding: | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic | |
| 638,339 | | |
| 197,219 | |
Diluted | |
| 638,339 | | |
| 197,219 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
180
LIFE SCIENCES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(unaudited)
| |
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |
| |
| | |
| | |
Additional | | |
Accumulated Other | | |
| | |
Total | |
| |
Common Stock | | |
Paid-in | | |
Comprehensive | | |
Accumulated | | |
Stockholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Income | | |
Deficit | | |
Deficit | |
Balance - January 1, 2024 | |
| 534,719 | | |
$ | 54 | | |
$ | 130,117,209 | | |
$ | (2,901,339 | ) | |
$ | (127,343,657 | ) | |
$ | (127,733 | ) |
Shares issued from exercise of pre-funded warrants related to Amendment to August 2023 Offering | |
| 257,205 | | |
| 26 | | |
| 463 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 489 | |
Adjustment related to reverse stock split | |
| 60,848 | | |
| 6 | | |
| (6 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Stock-based compensation | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 236,062 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 236,062 | |
Comprehensive (loss) income: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,069,744 | ) | |
| (1,069,744 | ) |
Other comprehensive income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 6,460 | | |
| - | | |
| 6,460 | |
Balance - March 31, 2024 | |
| 852,772 | | |
$ | 86 | | |
$ | 130,353,728 | | |
$ | (2,894,879 | ) | |
$ | (128,413,401 | ) | |
$ | (954,466 | ) |
| |
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |
| |
| | |
| | |
Additional | | |
Accumulated Other | | |
| | |
Total | |
| |
Common Stock | | |
Paid-in | | |
Comprehensive | | |
Accumulated | | |
Stockholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Income | | |
Deficit | | |
Equity | |
Balance - January 1, 2023 | |
| 197,209 | | |
$ | 20 | | |
$ | 121,637,966 | | |
$ | (2,885,523 | ) | |
$ | (107,408,545 | ) | |
$ | 11,343,918 | |
Stock-based compensation | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 557,421 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 557,421 | |
Comprehensive (loss) income: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (4,762,078 | ) | |
| (4,762,078 | ) |
Other comprehensive income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 663 | | |
| - | | |
| 663 | |
Balance - March 31, 2023 | |
| 197,209 | | |
$ | 20 | | |
$ | 122,195,387 | | |
$ | (2,884,860 | ) | |
$ | (112,170,623 | ) | |
$ | 7,139,924 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
180
LIFE SCIENCES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
(unaudited)
| |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Cash Flows From Operating Activities | |
| | |
| |
Net (Loss) Income | |
$ | (1,069,744 | ) | |
$ | (4,762,078 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Stock-based compensation: | |
| | | |
| | |
Shares issued for services | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Amortization of stock options and restricted stock units | |
| 236,062 | | |
| 557,421 | |
Amortization of intangibles | |
| 23,576 | | |
| 21,772 | |
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | |
| 191 | | |
| (53,323 | ) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 480,533 | | |
| 424,913 | |
Accounts payable | |
| (97,254 | ) | |
| (621,861 | ) |
Accounts payable – related parties | |
| (212,543 | ) | |
| - | |
Accrued expenses | |
| (447,946 | ) | |
| 526,367 | |
Accrued expenses – related parties | |
| 53,708 | | |
| 36,898 | |
Total adjustments | |
| 36,327 | | |
| 892,187 | |
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities | |
| (1,033,417 | ) | |
| (3,869,891 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds from exercise of pre-funded warrants from the Amendment to August 2023 Offering | |
| 489 | | |
| - | |
Repayment of loans payable | |
| (264,883 | ) | |
| (469,810 | ) |
Net Cash Used In Financing Activities | |
| (264,394 | ) | |
| (469,810 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
180
LIFE SCIENCES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, continued
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
(unaudited)
| |
| | | |
| | |
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash | |
| (2,011 | ) | |
| 15,775 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Decrease In Cash | |
| (1,299,822 | ) | |
| (4,323,926 | ) |
Cash - Beginning of Period | |
| 1,975,799 | | |
| 6,970,110 | |
Cash - End of Period | |
$ | 675,977 | | |
$ | 2,646,184 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash paid during the period for income taxes | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Cash paid during the period for interest | |
$ | 12,078 | | |
$ | 7,265 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
180
LIFE SCIENCES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
NOTE
1 - BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
180
Life Sciences Corp., formerly known as KBL Merger Corp. IV (“180LS”, or together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”),
was a blank check company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on September 7, 2016. The Company was formed for the purpose
of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or
more businesses.
180
Life Corp. (“180”, f/k/a 180 Life Sciences Corp. and CannBioRx Life Sciences Corp.) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
and was incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 28, 2019. The Company is located in the United States (“U.S.”)
and is a medical pharmaceutical company focused upon unmet medical needs in the areas of inflammatory diseases, fibrosis, and chronic
pain by employing innovative research and, where appropriate, combination therapies, through 180’s three wholly-owned subsidiaries,
180 Therapeutics L.P. (“180 LP”), CannBioRex Pharmaceuticals Corp. (“CBR Pharma”), and Katexco Pharmaceuticals
Corp. (“Katexco”). 180 LP, CBR Pharma and Katexco are together, the “180 Subsidiaries.” Katexco was incorporated
on March 7, 2018 under the provisions of the British Corporation Act of British Columbia. Additionally, 180’s wholly-owned subsidiaries
Katexco Callco, ULC, Katexco Purchaseco, ULC, CannBioRex Callco, ULC, and CannBioRex Purchaseco, ULC were formed in the Canadian Province
of British Columbia on May 31, 2019 to facilitate the acquisition of Katexco, CBR Pharma and 180 LP. On July 1, 2021, the assets and
liabilities of the Canadian companies (Katexco and CBR Pharma) were transferred to their respective subsidiaries, which are Katexco Pharmaceuticals
Corp. (“Katexco U.S.”) and CannBioRex Pharma Limited (“CBR Pharma U.K.”).
The
Company is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutics for unmet medical needs in chronic pain,
inflammation, fibrosis, and other inflammatory diseases. We have three product development platforms:
| ● | fibrosis
and anti-tumor necrosis factor (“TNF”); |
| ● | drugs which are derivatives of cannabidiol (“CBD”) or cannabigerol
(“CBG”) analogues (“SCAs”); and |
| ● | alpha
7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (“α7nAChR”). |
Due
to restrictions in the Company’s resources, the Company has slowed down research and development activities significantly in the
SCA platform and the anti-TNF platform, and the Company has not made progress in the α7nAChR platform and has suspended further
research and development activity in this program.
The
Company is currently evaluating all options to monetize its existing assets, in addition to exploring other strategic alternatives to
maximize value for its stockholders. Potential strategic alternatives that may be explored or evaluated by the Company as part of this
process include, but are not limited to, an acquisition, merger, reverse merger, other business combination, sale of assets, licensing
or other strategic transactions involving the Company.
NOTE
2 - GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENT’S PLANS
The Company has not generated any revenues and has incurred significant
losses since inception. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $128,413,401 and a working capital deficit of
$2,225,359, and for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, a net loss of $1,069,744 and cash used in operating activities of $1,033,417. The
Company expects to invest a significant amount of capital to fund research and development. As a result, the Company expects that its
operating expenses will increase significantly, and consequently will require significant revenues to become profitable. Even if the Company
does become profitable, it may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. The Company cannot predict
when, if ever, it will be profitable. There can be no assurance that the intellectual property of the Company, or other technologies it
may acquire, will meet applicable regulatory standards, obtain required regulatory approvals, be capable of being produced in commercial
quantities at reasonable costs, or be successfully marketed. The Company plans to undertake additional laboratory studies with respect
to the intellectual property, and there can be no assurance that the results from such studies or trials will result in a commercially
viable product or will not identify unwanted side effects.
These
condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets
and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include
any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification
of liabilities that may result from uncertainty related to our ability to continue as a going concern.
NOTE
3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Significant
Accounting Policies
There
have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as set forth in the Company’s audited consolidated
financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 under Note 3 - Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial reporting and as required
by Regulation S-X, Rule 10-01. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by
GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including those which are normal and recurring)
considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information have been included. When preparing financial statements
in conformity with GAAP, the Company must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenues, expenses and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Additionally, operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
for any other interim period or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. For further information, refer to the financial statements
and footnotes included in the Company’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which are
included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
on March 25, 2024.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, together with amounts disclosed in the related notes to the
condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions used in these condensed consolidated
financial statements include, but are not limited to, the fair value of financial instruments, warrants, options, derivative liabilities
and R&D tax credits and accruals. Certain of the Company’s estimates could be affected by external conditions, including those
unique to the Company and general economic conditions. It is reasonably possible that these external factors could have an effect on
the Company’s estimates and may cause actual results to differ from those estimates.
Foreign
Currency Translation
The
Company’s reporting currency is the United States dollar. The functional currency of certain subsidiaries was the British Pound
(“GBP”) (1.264 and 1.273 GBP to 1 US dollar, each as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) for balance sheet
accounts, while expense accounts are translated at the weighted average exchange rate for the period (1.271 and 1.214 GBP to 1 US dollar
for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively). Equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates.
The resulting translation adjustments are recognized in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive
income.
Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of an entity
from all sources other than investments by owners or distributions to owners and includes foreign currency translation adjustments as
described above. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded other comprehensive income of $6,460 and
$663, respectively, as a result of foreign currency translation adjustments.
Foreign
currency gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in foreign currencies, including intercompany transactions, are included
in results of operations. The Company recognized ($1) and ($1,117) of foreign currency transaction losses for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Such amounts have been classified within general and administrative expenses in the accompanying
condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible assets consist
of licensed patents held by Katexco, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as well as technology licenses acquired in connection
with the July 2019, corporate restructuring completed between the Company and each of 180 LP, Katexco and CBR Pharma, pursuant to which
each of 180 LP, Katexco and CBR Pharma became wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Reorganization”). Licensed
patents are amortized over the remaining life of the patent. Technology licenses represent the fair value of licenses acquired for the
development and commercialization of certain licenses and knowledge. The technology licenses are amortized on a straight-line basis over
the estimated useful lives of the underlying patents. It will be necessary to monitor and possibly adjust the useful lives of the licensed
patents and technology licenses depending on the results of the Company’s research and development activities.
Net
Loss Per Common Share
Basic
net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus
the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the common share equivalents had been issued (computed using
the treasury stock or if converted method), if dilutive.
The
following common share equivalents are excluded from the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding, because their inclusion
would have been anti-dilutive:
Subsequent
Events
The
Company has evaluated events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before these condensed consolidated financial statements
were issued. Based upon that evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have
required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements, except as disclosed in Note 11 - Subsequent Events.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Management
does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material
effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE
4 – PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets consist of the following as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
| |
March 31, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Insurance | |
$ | 684,755 | | |
$ | 934,990 | |
Research and development expense tax credit receivable | |
| - | | |
| 440,161 | |
Professional fees | |
| 483,992 | | |
| 279,039 | |
Value-added tax receivable | |
| 10,224 | | |
| 9,917 | |
Taxes | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
$ | 1,178,971 | | |
$ | 1,664,107 | |
NOTE
5 – ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued
expenses consist of the following as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
| |
March 31, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Consulting fees | |
$ | 121,862 | | |
$ | 645,081 | |
Professional fees | |
| 127,522 | | |
| 184,846 | |
Litigation accrual | |
| 49,999 | | |
| 49,999 | |
Employee and director compensation | |
| 667,493 | | |
| 530,383 | |
Research and development fees | |
| 361,711 | | |
| 378,683 | |
Interest | |
| 76,659 | | |
| 70,923 | |
Other | |
| 11,544 | | |
| 9,899 | |
| |
$ | 1,416,790 | | |
$ | 1,869,814 | |
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company had amounts
due to contractors related to certain R&D programs that were forgiven; as a result, the Company reduced its accounts payable and accrued
liabilities accounts by $588,506 and $450,859, respectively, during the period and recorded the forgiven amounts as other income for a
total of $1,039,364 on the income statement.
NOTE
6 - DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
The following table sets
forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of derivative liabilities. These include warrants sold in a private placement in connection
with the Company’s initial public offering (the “Private SPAC”), warrants sold in a private offering on February 23,
2023 (the “PIPE”), and certain other warrants (“Other Warrants”) which are classified as Level 3 derivative liabilities,
and warrants sold publicly in our initial public offering (“Public SPAC ”), which are classified as Level 1 derivative liabilities
in the following table and are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
| |
Warrants(1) | | |
| |
| |
Public | | |
Private | | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
SPAC | | |
SPAC | | |
PIPE | | |
Other | | |
Total | |
Balance as of January 1, 2024 | |
$ | 58 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 58 | |
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | |
| 191 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 191 | |
Balance as of March 31, 2024 | |
$ | 249 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 249 | |
The
fair value of the derivative liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was estimated using the Black Scholes option pricing
model, with the following assumptions used to determine the values of Level 3 derivative liabilities:
| |
March
31, 2024 | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
| 4.63% - 5.40 | % |
Expected term in years | |
| 0.34 – 1.90 | |
Expected volatility | |
| 100.0% - 120.0 | % |
Expected dividends | |
| 0 | % |
| |
December
31, 2023 | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
| 3.71% - 5.50 | % |
Expected term in years | |
| 0.59 – 2.90 | |
Expected volatility | |
| 100.0% - 110.0 | % |
Expected dividends | |
| 0 | % |
NOTE
7 - LOANS PAYABLE
Loans
Payable
The
following table summarizes the activity of loans payable during the quarter ended March 31, 2024:
| |
Principal
balance at
December 31,
2023 | | |
Principal
repaid in
cash | | |
Effect of
foreign
exchange
rates | | |
Principal
balance at
March 31,
2024 | |
Bounce Back Loan Scheme | |
$ | 32,818 | | |
$ | (3,167 | ) | |
$ | (239 | ) | |
$ | 29,412 | |
First Insurance - 2023 | |
| 785,150 | | |
| (261,716 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 523,434 | |
Other loans payable | |
| 236,092 | | |
| - | | |
| (60 | ) | |
| 236,032 | |
Total loans payable | |
$ | 1,054,060 | | |
$ | (264,883 | ) | |
$ | (299 | ) | |
$ | 788,878 | |
Less: loans payable – current portion | |
| 1,034,124 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 772,334 | |
Loans payable – noncurrent portion | |
$ | 19,936 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
$ | 16,544 | |
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized interest expense associated with loans payable of $16,449 and
$11,556, respectively. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had accrued interest associated with loans payable of
$76,659 and $70,923, respectively.
NOTE
8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
and Other Loss Contingencies
The
Company records liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties and other sources when
it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company has no liabilities
recorded for loss contingencies as of March 31, 2024.
Legal Matters
Action
Against Former Executive of KBL
On
September 1, 2021, the Company initiated legal action in the Chancery Court of Delaware against Dr. Marlene Krauss, the Company’s
former Chief Executive Officer and director (“Dr. Krauss”) and two of her affiliated companies, KBL IV Sponsor, LLC and KBL
Healthcare Management, Inc. (collectively, the “KBL Affiliates”) for, among other things, engaging in unauthorized monetary
transfers of the Company’s assets, non-disclosure of financial liabilities within the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements,
issuing shares of stock without proper authorization; and improperly allowing stockholder redemptions to take place. The Company’s
complaint alleges causes of action against Dr. Krauss and/or the KBL Affiliates for breach of fiduciary duties, ultra vires acts, unjust
enrichment, negligence and declaratory relief, and seeks compensatory damages in excess of $11,286,570, together with interest, attorneys’
fees and costs. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in its legal actions.
On
October 5, 2021, Dr. Krauss and the KBL Affiliates filed an Answer, Counterclaims and Third-Party Complaint (the “Krauss Counterclaims”)
against the Company and twelve individuals who are, or were, directors and/or officers of the Company, i.e., Marc Feldmann, Lawrence
Steinman, James N. Woody, Teresa DeLuca, Frank Knuettel II, Pamela Marrone, Lawrence Gold, Donald A. McGovern, Jr., Russell
T. Ray, Richard W. Barker, Shoshana Shendelman and Ozan Pamir (collectively, the “Third-Party Defendants”). On
October 27, 2021, the Company and Ozan Pamir filed an Answer to the Krauss Counterclaims, and all of the other Third-Party Defendants
filed a Motion to Dismiss as to the Third-Party Complaint.
On
January 28, 2022, in lieu of filing an opposition to the Motion to Dismiss, Dr. Krauss and the KBL Affiliates filed a Motion for leave
to file amended counterclaims and third-party complaint, and to dismiss six of the current and former directors previously named, i.e.,
to dismiss Teresa DeLuca, Frank Knuettel II, Pamela Marrone, Russell T. Ray, Richard W. Barker and Shoshana Shendelman. The
Motion was granted by stipulation and, on February 24, 2022, Dr. Krauss filed an amended Answer, Counterclaims and Third-Party Complaint
(the “Amended Counterclaims”). In essence, the Amended Counterclaims allege (a) that the Company and the remaining
Third-Party Defendants breached fiduciary duties to Dr. Krauss by making alleged misstatements against Dr. Krauss in SEC filings and
failing to register her shares in the Company so that they could be traded, and (b) the Company breached contracts between the Company
and Dr. Krauss for registration of such shares, and also failed to pay to Dr. Krauss the amounts alleged to be owing under a promissory
note in the principal amount of $371,178, plus an additional $300,000 under Dr. Krauss’s resignation agreement. The
Amended Counterclaims seek unspecified amounts of monetary damages, declaratory relief, equitable and injunctive relief, and attorney’s
fees and costs.
On
March 16, 2022, Donald A. McGovern, Jr. and Lawrence Gold filed a Motion to Dismiss the Amended Counterclaims against them, and
the Company and the remaining Third-Party Defendants filed an Answer to the Amended Counterclaims denying the same. On April 19,
2022, Dr. Krauss stipulated to dismiss all of her counterclaims and allegations against both Donald A. McGovern, Jr. and Lawrence Gold,
thereby mooting their Motion to Dismiss the Amended Counterclaims against them. The Company and the Third-Party Defendants intend
to continue to vigorously defend against all of the Amended Counterclaims, however, there can be no assurance that they will be successful
in the legal defense of such Amended Counterclaims. In April 2022, Donald A. McGovern, Jr. and Lawrence Gold were dismissed from the
lawsuit as parties. Discovery has not yet commenced in the case. The Company and the Third-Party Defendants intend to continue to
vigorously defend against all the Amended Counterclaims, however, there can be no assurance that they will be successful in the legal
defense of such Amended Counterclaims.
Action
Against the Company by Dr. Krauss
On
August 19, 2021, Dr. Krauss initiated legal action in the Chancery Court of Delaware against the Company. The original Complaint
sought expedited relief and made the following two claims: (1) it alleged that the Company is obligated to advance expenses including,
attorney’s fees, to Dr. Krauss for the costs of defending against the SEC and certain Subpoenas served by the SEC on Dr. Krauss;
and (2) it alleged that the Company is also required to reimburse Dr. Krauss for the costs of bringing this lawsuit against the Company. On
or about September 3, 2021, Dr. Krauss filed an Amended and Supplemental Complaint (the “Amended Complaint”) in this action,
which added the further claims that Dr. Krauss is also allegedly entitled to advancement by the Company of her expenses, including attorney’s
fees, for the costs of defending against the Third-Party Complaint in the Tyche Capital LLC action referenced below, and the costs of
defending against the Company’s own Complaint against Dr. Krauss as described above. On or about September 23, 2021,
the Company filed its Answer to the Amended Complaint in which the Company denied each of Dr. Krauss’ claims and further raised
numerous affirmative defenses with respect thereto.
On
November 15, 2021, Dr. Krauss filed a Motion for Summary Adjudication as to certain of the issues in the case, which was opposed by the
Company. A hearing on such Motion was held on December 7, 2021, and, on March 7, 2022, the Court issued a decision in
the matter denying the Motion for Summary Adjudication in part and granting it in part. The Court then issued an Order implementing
such a decision on March 29, 2022. The parties are now engaging in proceedings set forth in that implementing Order. The Court
granted Dr. Krauss’s request for advancement of some of the legal fees which Dr. Krauss requested in her Motion, and the Company
was required to pay a portion of those fees while it objects to the remaining portion of disputed fees.
On
October 10, 2022, Dr. Krauss filed an application to compel the Company to pay the full amount of fees requested by Dr. Krauss for May-July
2022, and to modify the Court’s Order. The Company filed its Opposition thereto. On January 18, 2023, Dr. Krauss filed a Second
Application to compel the Company to pay the full amount of fees requested by Dr. Krauss for August-October 2022, and to modify the Court’s
Order. The Company filed its Opposition thereto. On May 3, 2023, the Court issued an Order granting both of Dr. Krauss’s Applications
for payment of the full amount of requested attorney’s fees totaling $714,557 for the months of May through October 2022, which
were paid in May 2023. Notwithstanding the Order, such ruling does not constitute any final adjudication as to whether Dr. Krauss will
ultimately be entitled to permanently retain such advancements, and Dr. Krauss has posted an undertaking with the Court affirmatively
promising to repay all such amounts if she is eventually found to be liable for the Company’s and/or the SEC’s claims against
her. The Company is seeking payment for a substantial portion of such amounts from its director and officers’ insurance policy,
of which no assurance can be provided that the directors and officers insurance policy will cover such amounts.
Action
Against Tyche Capital LLC
The
Company commenced and filed an action against defendant Tyche Capital LLC (“Tyche”) in the Supreme Court of New York, in
the County of New York, on April 15, 2021. In its Complaint, the Company alleged claims against Tyche arising out of Tyche’s
breach of its written contractual obligations to the Company as set forth in a “Guarantee and Commitment Agreement” dated
July 25, 2019, and a “Term Sheet for KBL Business Combination With CannBioRex” dated April 10, 2019 (collectively, the “Subject
Guarantee”). The Company alleges in its Complaint that, notwithstanding demand having been made on Tyche to perform its obligations
under the Subject Guarantee, Tyche has failed and refused to do so, and is currently in debt to the Company for such failure in the amount
of $6,776,686, together with interest accruing thereon at the rate set forth in the Subject Guarantee.
On
or about May 17, 2021, Tyche responded to the Company’s Complaint by filing an Answer and Counterclaims against the Company alleging
that it was the Company, rather than Tyche, that had breached the Subject Guarantee. Tyche also filed a Third-Party Complaint against
six third-party defendants, including three members of the Company’s management, Sir Marc Feldmann, Dr. James Woody, and Ozan Pamir
(collectively, the “Individual Company Defendants”), claiming that they allegedly breached fiduciary duties to Tyche with
regards to the Subject Guarantee. In that regard, on June 25, 2021, each of the Individual Company Defendants filed a Motion
to Dismiss Tyche’s Third-Party Complaint against them.
On
November 23, 2021, the Court granted the Company’s request to issue an Order of attachment against all of Tyche’s shares
of the Company’s stock that had been held in escrow. In so doing, the Court found that the Company had demonstrated a likelihood
of success on the merits of the case based on the facts alleged in the Company’s Complaint.
On
February 18, 2022, Tyche filed an Amended Answer, Counterclaims and Third-Party Complaint. On March 22, 2022, the Company and each
of the Individual Company Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss all of Tyche’s claims. A hearing on such Motion to Dismiss
was held on August 25, 2022, and the Court granted the Motion to Dismiss entirely as to each of the Individual Company Defendants, and
also as to three of the four Counterclaims brought against the Company, only leaving Tyche’s declaratory relief claim. On September
9, 2022, Tyche filed a Notice of Appeal as to the Court’s decision, which has not yet been briefed or adjudicated. On August 26,
2022, Tyche filed a Motion to vacate or modify the Company’s existing attachment Order against Tyche’s shares of the Company’s
stock held in escrow. The Company has filed its Opposition thereto, and the Court summarily denied such Motion without hearing on January
3, 2023. Tyche subsequently filed a Notice of Appeal as to that denial and filed its Opening Brief on January 30, 2023.
The Company filed its opposition brief on March 2, 2023, and the matter was taken under submission by the Appellate Court. On May 4,
2023, the Appellate Court issued its decision unanimously affirming the ruling of the lower Court in the Company’s favor.
On
January 30, 2023, the Company filed a Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment and to Dismiss Affirmative Defenses against Tyche. Tyche
filed opposition thereto, and hearings on the Company’s Motion were ultimately held on September 11 and 19, 2023. In its ruling,
the Court granted the Company’s Motion, but referred the question as to the amount of the Company’s damages against Tyche
to a special referee. The Court and the parties are now in the process of appointing the special referee so that a determination can
be made as to the amount of the Company’s damages against Tyche. Tyche filed a Notice of Appeal as the Court’s summary judgment
ruling on October 12, 2023. No briefing for the appeal has yet occurred. The Company intends to continue to vigorously pursue its claims
against Tyche, and the Company and the Individual Company Defendants intend to continue to vigorously defend against all of Tyche’s
claims should they be appealed; however, there can be no assurance that they will be successful in such endeavors.
Action
Against Ronald Bauer & Samantha Bauer
The Company and two of its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, Katexco Pharmaceuticals Corp. and CannBioRex Pharmaceuticals Corp. (collectively, the “Company Plaintiffs”),
initiated legal action against Ronald Bauer and Samantha Bauer, as well as two of their companies, Theseus Capital Ltd. and Astatine
Capital Ltd. (collectively, the “Bauer Defendants”), in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on February 25, 2022. The Company
Plaintiffs are seeking damages against the Bauer Defendants for misappropriated funds and stock shares, unauthorized stock sales, and
improper travel expenses, in the combined sum of at least $4,395,000 CAD [$3,317,408 USD] plus the additional sum of $2,721,036 USD (which
relate to the aforementioned damages).
The
Bauer Defendants filed a Response to the Civil Claim Complaint of the Company on May 6, 2022, in which the Bauer Defendants denied the
Company’s claims and set forth their own version of the facts in the matter. Discovery has not yet commenced in the case. There
can be no assurance that the Company Plaintiffs will be successful in this legal action.
Declaratory
Relief Action Against the Company by AmTrust International
On
June 29, 2022, AmTrust International Underwriters DAC (“AmTrust”), which was the premerger directors’ and officers’
insurance policy underwriter for KBL, filed a declaratory relief action against the Company in the U.S. District Court for
the Northern District of California (the “Declaratory Relief Action”) seeking declaration of AmTrust’s obligations
under the directors’ and officers’ insurance policy. In the Declaratory Relief Action, AmTrust is claiming that
as a result of the merger the Company is no longer the insured under the subject insurance policy, notwithstanding the fact
that the fees which the Company seeks to recover from AmTrust relate to matters occurring prior to the merger.
On
September 20, 2022, the Company filed its Answer and Counterclaims against AmTrust for bad faith breach of AmTrust’s insurance
coverage obligations to the Company under the subject directors’ and officers’ insurance policy, and seeking damages of at
least $2 million in compensatory damages, together with applicable punitive damages. In addition, the Company brought a Third-Party Complaint
against its excess insurance carrier, Freedom Specialty Insurance Company (“Freedom”) seeking declaratory relief that Freedom
will also be required to honor its policy coverage as soon as the amount of AmTrust’s insurance coverage obligations to the Company
have been exhausted. On October 25, 2022, AmTrust filed its Answer to the Company’s Counterclaims and, on October 27, 2022,
Freedom filed its Answer to the Third-Party Complaint.
On
November 22, 2022, the Company filed a Motion for Summary Adjudication against both AmTrust and Freedom. The Motion was fully
briefed and a hearing was held on March 9, 2023. The standard to prevail on a Motion for Summary Adjudication in the Court is high
to prevail and requires a judge to find that there are no disputed issues of fact so that they can rule on the issues as a matter of
law. In this instance the judge found three major issues could be decided as a matter of law in the Company’s favor and that one
issue, the Change in Control exclusion, requires further discovery.
On
April 21, 2023, the Court issued an Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part the Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.
Specifically,
the Court granted summary adjudication in favor of the Company on the following issues: (a) that the Company is, in fact, an insured
under both the AmTrust and Freedom insurance policies; (b) that certain SEC subpoena related expenses for defendants Dr. Marlene Krauss,
the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and Director, and George Hornig, the former Chairman of the Board, are within the
basic scope of coverage under both the AmTrust and Freedom insurance policies; and (c) that the Insured vs. Insured exclusion relied
upon by AmTrust and Freedom is not applicable to bar any such coverage.
The
Court also found that there were issues of disputed facts as to the Change in Control exclusion contained within the policies, which
therefore precluded the Court from granting the remainder of the Company’s requests for summary adjudication as a matter of law.
Accordingly, the Court, at this time, denied the Company’s further requests for summary adjudication and deemed that for the time
being, the Change in Control issue is to be determined at the time of trial, in order to find that the policies (i) provide coverage
for the fees which the Company has advanced and will advance to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig; (ii) that AmTrust has breached
the policy; (iii) that AmTrust must pay such expenses of the Company; and that, once the AmTrust policy has been exhausted, (iv) Freedom
will be obligated to pay such expenses of the Company pursuant to its policy.
On
August 4, 2023, the Court granted the Company’s request to file a second motion for partial summary judgment in this case, this
one being on the issue of whether AmTrust should be required to advance to the Company the defense costs being incurred by Dr. Marlene
Krauss and George Hornig during the pendency of the case. The Motion for Partial Summary Judgment was fully briefed by the parties, and
a hearing for such Motion was held on January 11, 2024. After the matter was taken under submission, on February 12, 2024, the Court
granted the Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment against both AmTrust and Freedom, and ordered as follows: (a) AmTrust
is obligated under its insurance policy with the Company to advance to the Company all defense costs in excess of the deductible that
the Company has advanced, or will advance, to Dr. Krauss and Mr. Hornig in connection with certain SEC Subpoenas, and (b) upon exhaustion
of the AmTrust insurance policy, Freedom is obligated to do the same pursuant to its excess liability insurance policy with the Company.
This Order applies throughout the interim of the case, but does not constitute a final judgment, and both the Company and the two insurers
retain their rights to contest all applicable issues at trial, which is scheduled for May 12, 2025. A final judgment following trial
could potentially confirm these obligations of the insurers or, alternatively, reverse and require the Company to repay all or portions
of such advance payments. There is no assurance at this time as to what the final judgment may entail.
On April 16, 2024, AmTrust paid
the Company $2.27 million in reimbursement of fees which the Company has advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig, of which the
Company received $1.5 million after the payment of attorney’s fees. On May 9, 2024, AmTrust paid the Company $300,140 in reimbursement
of fees which the Company had advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig, of which the Company expects to receive $200,093 after
the payment of attorney’s fees.
The
parties have commenced written discovery proceedings against each other and anticipate that depositions will also occur. The Company
intends to continue to vigorously pursue this matter in order to establish the Company’s entitlement to full and final payment
by both AmTrust and Freedom of the subject advancement expenses of the Company. While the Company continues to believe it has a strong
case against both AmTrust and Freedom, there can be no assurance that the Company will prevail in this action.
D&O
Insurance Lawsuit
On February 12, 2024, the
judge in the Company’s pending lawsuit in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California, San Jose Division, granted
a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment against AmTrust International Underwriters DAC (“AmTrust”), which was the pre-merger
directors’ and officers’ insurance policy underwriter for the Company and the Company’s excess insurance carrier, Freedom
Specialty Insurance Company (“Freedom”), and ordered as follows: (a) AmTrust is obligated under its insurance policy
with the Company to advance to the Company all defense costs in excess of the deductible that the Company has advanced or will advance
to Dr. Marlene Krauss, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and Director, and George Hornig, the former Chairman of the
Board of Directors, in connection with certain subpoenas issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (b) upon exhaustion of
the AmTrust insurance policy, Freedom is obligated to do the same pursuant to its excess liability insurance policy with the Company.
This
Order applies until the final disposition of the case, but does not constitute a final judgment, and both the Company and the two insurers
retain their rights to contest all applicable issues at trial, which is scheduled for May 12, 2025.
On April 16, 2024, AmTrust paid
the Company $2.27 million in reimbursement of fees which the Company has advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig, of which the
Company received $1.5 million after the payment of attorney’s fees. On May 9, 2024, AmTrust paid the Company $300,140 in reimbursement
of fees which the Company had advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig, of which the Company expects to receive $200,093 after
the payment of attorney’s fees.
It
is unclear whether the defendants will take steps to appeal this order, the outcome of any such appeal, the timing of our receipt of
any further funds we may receive pursuant to the order related to reimbursement of amounts related to the SEC Subpoenas, if any, or such
amounts that we may ultimately receive.
A
final judgment following trial could potentially confirm these obligations of the insurers or, alternatively, reverse and require the
Company to repay all or certain portions of such advance payments. There is no assurance at this time as to what the final judgment may
entail.
Amendments
to Compensation Agreements
On January 10, 2024, and
effective on January 1, 2024, the Company entered into (a) a Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Dr. James
Woody, the then CEO and Director of the Company; (b) a Fourth Amendment to Employment Agreement with Dr. Jonathan Rothbard, the Chief
Science Officer (CSO) of the Company; (c) a Third Amendment to Consulting Agreement with Dr. Lawrence Steinman, the then Executive Chairman
of the Company; and (d) a Second Amendment to Consulting Agreement with Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann, the former Executive Co-Chairman of
the Company (collectively, the “Amendments”), which each amended the compensation agreements then in place with such individuals.
Pursuant
to the Amendments, each of Dr. Woody and Dr. Rothbard, effective as of January 1, 2024, agreed to a reduction of the base salaries set
forth in their respective amended employment agreements, by 50%, to $245,000 per year for Dr. Woody and to $100,000 per year for Dr.
Rothbard, with the amount of such salary reductions ($20,416 per month for Dr. Woody and $8,333 per month for Dr. Rothbard) accruing
monthly in arrears, to be paid upon the Company raising at least $5,000,000 in funding subsequent to the date of the Amendments (the
“Funding Date”), provided that in the event the Funding Date does not occur prior to March 15, 2025, the amounts accrued
will be forgiven in their entirety.
Also
pursuant to the Amendments, each of Dr. Steinman and Sir Feldmann, effective as of January 1, 2024, agreed to a reduction of the base
salaries set forth in their respective consulting agreements, by 100%, to $0 per year for each of Dr. Steinman and Sir Feldmann, with
the amount of such salary reductions ($18,750 per month or $225,000 per year, for Dr. Steinman and £14,167 per month or £170,000
per year, for Sir Feldmann) accruing monthly in arrears, to be paid on the Funding Date, provided that in the event the Funding Date
does not occur prior to March 15, 2025, the amounts accrued will be forgiven in their entirety.
New
Board Members Appointed
On
February 28, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Blair Jordan as a member of the Board, and on March 7, 2024, the
Company’s Board of Directors appointed Omar Jimenez and Ryan L. Smith as members of the Board. At the same time, the Board set
the number of members of the Board at five members. The Board determined that Mr. Jordan, Mr. Jimenez and Mr. Smith were each independent
and not party to any material plan, contract or arrangement (whether or not written) with the Company. In connection with their appointments
to the Board and on February 24, 2024, March 4, 2024 and March 5, 2024, to be effective upon their appointments to the Board, the Company
entered into an agreement with Mr. Jordan, Mr. Jimenez and Mr. Smith, respectively, whereby each will be paid $40,000 per year as an
annual retainer fee for serving on the Board, and $10,000 per year for serving as the Chairman of the Strategic and Alternatives Committee
and $15,000 per year for serving as the Lead Director (Mr. Jordan); $10,000 per year for serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee (Mr.
Jimenez); and $10,000 per year for serving as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee (Mr. Smith). The Company agreed to make an initial fee payment of $7,500 to Mr. Jordan in connection
with his appointment to the Board, and subsequent fee payments quarterly in arrears, and pro-rated for partial quarters. A total of one
half of such aggregate cash compensation will be accrued until such time as the Company raises an aggregate of $1 million from any source,
including but not limited to debt and/or equity raises, quasi-equity raises, receipt of insurance proceeds, litigation proceeds, and
corporate transactions.
Resignation
of Board Member
On
March 7, 2024, Sir Marc Feldmann, Ph.D. provided notice to the Board of Directors of his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors,
effective on the same date. Sir Feldmann’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company relating to the
Company’s operations, policies or practices, or otherwise. Prior to his resignation, Sir Feldmann served as Co-Executive Chairman
of the Company but did not serve on any committees of the Board of Directors. Sir Feldmann will continue to serve as an employee of one
of the Company’s subsidiaries.
NOTE
9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
Reverse
Stock Split during 2024
On February 16, 2024, at a
Special Meeting of the Stockholders of the Company, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s Second
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of
our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, by a ratio of between one-for-four to one-for-forty, inclusive, with the exact ratio to
be set at a whole number to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof in its discretion,
at any time after approval of the amendment and prior to February 16, 2025. On February 16, 2024, the Company’s Board approved an
amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to affect a reverse stock split of the Company’s
common stock at a ratio of 1-for-19. Pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment filed to affect the Reverse Stock Split, the Reverse Stock
Split was effective on February 28, 2024 and the shares of the Company’s common stock began trading on NASDAQ on a post-split basis
on February 28, 2024, with new CUSIP number: 68236V302. No change was made to the trading symbol for the Company’s shares of common
stock or public warrants, “ATNF” and “ATNFW”, respectively, in connection with the Reverse Stock Split.
In addition, the number of
shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and other equity awards (including shares reserved for issuance under the
Company’s equity compensation plans) were proportionately adjusted by the applicable administrator, using the 1-for-19 ratio, and
rounded down to the nearest whole share. The conversion rates of the Company’s preferred stock (of which none are outstanding) were
adjusted in a ratio of 1-for-19. The number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Company’s outstanding warrants to purchase shares
of common stock outstanding were equitably adjusted pursuant to the terms of such securities in connection with the 1-for-19 Reverse Stock
Split. In addition, the exercise price for each outstanding stock option and warrant were increased in inverse proportion to the 1-for-19
split ratio such that upon an exercise, the aggregate exercise price payable by the optionee or warrant holder to the Company for the
shares subject to the option or warrant will remain approximately the same as the aggregate exercise price prior to the Reverse Stock
Split, subject to the terms of such securities.
Further,
pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Class K Special Voting Shares (the “Voting Stock”), following the Effective
Time, the Voting Stock was convertible into a number of shares of common stock equal to, and votes a number of voting shares equal to,
14 shares; provided that such Class K Special Voting Shares were subsequently converted into 14 shares of common stock on March 14, 2024.
As a result of such conversion, there are no longer any Class K Special Voting Shares outstanding. The Company’s Class C Special
Voting Shares had converted into common stock in previous reporting periods and there are no longer any Class C Special Voting Shares
outstanding.
The
rights and privileges of the holders of shares of common stock are substantially unaffected by the Reverse Stock Split.
Granting
of Extension to Regain Nasdaq Compliance
On September 7, 2023, the
Company received a letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity
requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Rule”) requires companies
listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market to maintain stockholders’ equity of at least $2,500,000. On January 11, 2024, Nasdaq advised
the Company that it had determined to grant the Company an extension to regain compliance with the Rule.
The terms of the extension were as follows: on or before May 13, 2024,
the Company was required to complete certain transactions described in greater detail in the compliance plan, contemplated to result in
the Company increasing its stockholders’ equity to more than $2.5 million, and opt for one of the two alternatives to evidence compliance
with the Rule. Additionally, in either case the Company was required to disclose that Nasdaq will continue to monitor the Company’s
ongoing compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement and, if at the time of its next periodic report the Company does not
evidence compliance, that it may be subject to delisting. Regardless of which alternative the Company chooses, if the Company failed to
evidence compliance upon filing its next periodic report with the SEC following the end of such compliance period (i.e., its Quarterly
Report for the Quarter ended June 30, 2024), the Company may be subject to delisting.
While the Company was able to undertake some of the transactions described
in the compliance plan, it was unable to regain compliance with the Rule prior to the end of the plan period (May 13, 2024). As a result,
on May 14, 2024, the Company received a delist determination letter from the Listing Qualifications department of The Nasdaq Stock Market
LLC (the “Staff”) advising the Company that the Staff had determined that the Company did not meet the terms of the extension.
Specifically, the Company did not complete its proposed transactions and was unable to file a Current Report Form 8-K by the May 13, 2024
deadline previously required by the Staff, evidencing compliance with the Rule. As a result, unless the Company requests an appeal of
the Staff’s determination, trading of the Company’s common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on May 23, 2024,
and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the SEC, which will remove the Company’s common stock and warrants from listing and registration
on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
The Company intends to submit
a hearing request to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), which request is expected to stay any delisting action by the
Staff at least until the hearing process concludes and any extension granted by the Panel expires.
At the Panel hearing, the
Company intends to present a plan to regain compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement. In the interim, the Company’s
common stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “ATNF” at least pending the ultimate conclusion of the hearing
process.
There can be no assurance
that the Company’s plan will be accepted by the Panel or that, if it is, the Company will be able to regain compliance with the
applicable Nasdaq listing requirements. If the Company’s common stock and warrants are delisted, it could be more difficult to buy
or sell the Company’s common stock and warrants or to obtain accurate quotations, and the price of the Company’s common stock
and warrants could suffer a material decline. Delisting could also impair the Company’s ability to raise capital and/or trigger
defaults and penalties under outstanding agreements or securities of the Company.
The Company is continuing to work towards
completing the necessary transactions in an effort to achieve compliance with the Rule.
Separately, on May 14, 2024,
the Staff provided us notice of our non-compliance with the audit committee requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market
set forth in Listing Rule 5605(c)(2), which requires that listed companies maintain an audit committee of at least three independent directors.
Nasdaq provided the Company a cure period in order to regain compliance as follows: until the earlier of the Company’s next annual
shareholders’ meeting or May 7, 2025; or if the next annual shareholders’ meeting is held before November 4, 2024, then the
Company must evidence compliance no later than November 4, 2024. In the event the Company does not regain compliance by the applicable
date above, Nasdaq rules require the Staff to provide written notification to the Company that its securities will be delisted. At that
time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Hearings Panel. The Company is currently seeking out qualified independent
directors to serve on the Company’s audit committee and plans to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5605(c)(2) in the near future.
Nasdaq
Compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) Regained
On
September 7, 2023, Nasdaq staff notified the Company that its common stock failed to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 over the previous
30 consecutive business days as required by the Listing Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market. Since then, the staff has determined that for
the last 10 consecutive business days, from February 28 to March 12, 2024, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock
has been at $1.00 per share or greater. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and this matter
is now closed.
Amendment
to August 2023 Offering
On August 9, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement
with an accredited investor (the “Purchaser”), in addition to certain purchasers who relied on the Company’s registration
statement filed with the SEC on July 25, 2023, which became effective on August 9, 2023, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell
an aggregate of 35,102 shares of common stock (the “August 2023 Shares”), pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 207,814 shares of common stock (“August 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants”), and common stock warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 242,915 shares of common stock (the “August 2023 Common Warrants”), at a combined purchase price of $12.35 per share and
warrant (the “August 2023 Offering”). Aggregate gross proceeds from the August 2023 Offering were $2,999,606. Net proceeds
to the Company from the offering, after deducting the placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately
$2.7 million. The placement agent fees and offering expenses of approximately $300,000 were accounted for as a reduction of additional
paid in capital. The August 2023 Offering closed on August 14, 2023.
On November 28, 2023, the
Company entered into an amendment to the August 2023 Offering (“Amendment to the August 2023 Offering”), whereby (i) the
Purchaser agreed to pay an additional $830,769 in connection with the repricing of the August 2023 Shares and August 2023 Pre-Funded
Warrants (the “Repricing Amount”), (ii) the Company agreed to issue to the Purchaser additional pre-funded warrants to purchase
up to 257,205 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $0.0019 per share (the “Additional Pre- Funded Warrants”),
and warrants to purchase up to 477,058 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $3.23 per share (the “Additional Common
Warrants”, collectively the “Additional Warrants”), and (iii) the Company and the Purchaser agreed to enter into the
warrant amendment agreement (as described below).
Other than exercise price
and exercisability, the Additional Warrants have the same terms and conditions as the August 2023 Pre-funded Warrants and the August 2023
Common Warrants and, as such, were determined to be equity-classified because they met the limited exception in the case of a change-in-control.
Because the Additional Warrants are equity-classified, the placement agent fees and offering expenses will be accounted for as a reduction
of additional paid in capital. The Additional Warrants were not exercisable until the Company obtained stockholder approval with respect
to the issuance of the 734,262 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, at which point the Additional Pre-Funded
Warrants remained exercisable until all the Additional Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised in full, and the Additional Common Warrants
will remain exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the stockholder approval date. The stockholder approval date occurred on February
16, 2024.
In accordance with the Amendment to the August 2023 Offering, the Company
entered into a warrant amendment agreement to amend the following outstanding warrants held by the Purchaser: (i) warrants to purchase
up to 16,138 shares of common stock issued in July 2022; (ii) warrants to purchase up to 135,339 shares of common stock issued in December
2022; (iii) warrants to purchase up to 82,668 shares of common stock issued in April 2023; and (iv) warrants to purchase up to 242,915
shares of common stock issued in August 2023 (collectively, the “Existing Common Warrants”). Pursuant to the warrant amendment
agreement, the Existing Common Warrants were not exercisable until the Company obtained stockholder approval for the issuance of up to
477,058 shares of common stock upon exercise of the Existing Common Warrants. The Existing Common Warrants have an exercise price equal
to $3.23 per share, and the Existing Common Warrants will expire on the fifth anniversary of the stockholder approval date. The stockholder
approval date occurred on February 16, 2024.
The
Company accounted for the Amendment to the August 2023 Offering as a warrant modification, whereby the effect of the modification is
measured as the difference in its relative fair value immediately before the modification and after the modification; and any increase
to the relative fair value is recognized as an equity issuance cost.
To
assess for the change in relative fair value, the Company performed a Black Scholes Option Model calculation to quantify the fair value
of the common warrants under their original terms as of the modification date using the following assumptions for the July 2022, December
2022, April 2023 and August 2023 common warrants: a share price of $6.46, an exercise price of $15.77 for the July 2022, December 2022
and April 2023 common warrants and an exercise price of $12.35 for the August 2023 common warrants, an expected term of 5.22 years, volatility
of 100%, a dividend rate of 0% and a discount rate of 4.29%. The Company then performed a Black Scholes Option Model calculation to quantify
the fair value of the common warrants with their new modified terms as of the modification date using the following assumptions for the
July 2022, December 2022, April 2023 and August 2023 common warrants: a share price of $6.46, an exercise price of $3.23, an expected
term of 5.22 years, volatility of 100%, a dividend rate of 0% and a discount rate of 4.29%. The aggregate difference of approximately
$3.1 million between the two calculated amounts was recorded as an equity issuance cost within equity during the period to account for
the change in relative fair value.
During February and March
2024, all the additional 257,205 pre-funded warrants issued in connection with the Amendment to the August 2023 Offering were exercised
for a value of $489, and there are no additional pre-funded warrants remaining. No additional common warrants have been exercised.
Second
Amendment to the 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan
On February 16, 2024, the
Company held a special meeting of its stockholders as of December 18, 2023 and approved the adoption of a Second Amendment to the 180
Life Sciences Corp. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Such amendment increased the maximum number of shares available to be issued under the
Plan from 24,736 shares to 223,679 shares.
Stock
Options
A
summary of the option activity during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 is presented below:
| |
| | |
| | |
Weighted | | |
| |
| |
| | |
Weighted | | |
Average | | |
| |
| |
| | |
Average | | |
Remaining | | |
| |
| |
Number of | | |
Exercise | | |
Term | | |
Intrinsic | |
| |
Options | | |
Price | | |
(Years) | | |
Value | |
Outstanding, January 1, 2024 | |
| 17,788 | | |
$ | 633.95 | | |
| 9.0 | | |
| - | |
Forfeited | |
| (4,834 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Outstanding, March 31, 2024 | |
| 12,954 | | |
$ | 689,53 | | |
| 8.4 | | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Exercisable, March 31, 2024 | |
| 9,411 | | |
$ | 908.25 | | |
| 8.1 | | |
$ | - | |
A
summary of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of March 31, 2024 is presented below:
Stock Options Outstanding | | |
Stock Options Exercisable | |
| | |
| | |
Weighted | | |
| |
| | |
| | |
Average | | |
| |
Exercise | | |
Number of | | |
Remaining | | |
Number of | |
Price | | |
Shares | | |
Life in Years | | |
Shares | |
$ | 1,683.40 | | |
| 4,157 | | |
| 6.9 | | |
| 4,143 | |
$ | 1,501.00 | | |
| 984 | | |
| 7.7 | | |
| 949 | |
$ | 516.80 | | |
| 710 | | |
| 8.1 | | |
| 183 | |
$ | 12.73 | | |
| 7,103 | | |
| 9.4 | | |
| 4,136 | |
| | | |
| 12,954 | | |
| 8.1 | | |
| 9,411 | |
The Company recognized stock-based
compensation expense of $236,063 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, related to the amortization of stock options; expense of
$234,113 is included within general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three-month
period and expense of $1,950 is included within research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations
for the three month period. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $557,421 for the three months ended March 31,
2023 related to the amortization of stock options and restricted stock shares; expense of $470,703 is included within general and administrative
expenses and expense of $86,718 is included within research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
As of March 31, 2024, there was $255,048 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options that will be recognized
over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.6 years.
Warrants
A
summary of the warrant activity (including both liability and equity classified instruments) during the quarter ended March 31, 2024
is presented below:
| |
Number of Warrants | | |
Weighted Average Exercise Price | | |
Weighted Average Remaining Life in Years | | |
Intrinsic Value | |
Outstanding, January 1, 2024 | |
| 1,240,768 | | |
$ | 83.98 | | |
| 5.1 | | |
$ | - | |
Exercised | |
| (257,205 | ) | |
| 0.0019 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Outstanding, March 31, 2024 | |
| 983,473 | | |
$ | 105.94 | | |
| 4.8 | | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Exercisable, March 31, 2024 | |
| 983,473 | | |
$ | 105.94 | | |
| 4.8 | | |
| - | |
A
summary of outstanding and exercisable warrants as of March 31, 2024 is presented below:
Warrants Outstanding | | |
Warrants Exercisable | |
| | |
| | |
Weighted | | |
| |
| | |
| | |
Average | | |
| |
Exercise | | |
Number of | | |
Remaining | | |
Number of | |
Price | | |
Shares | | |
Life in Years | | |
Shares | |
$ | 1,900.00 | | |
| 6,748 | | |
| 1.9 | | |
| 6,748 | |
$ | 2,006.40 | | |
| 168 | | |
| 1.1 | | |
| 168 | |
$ | 2,686.60 | | |
| 66 | | |
| 0.3 | | |
| 66 | |
$ | 2,850.00 | | |
| 6,579 | | |
| 2.4 | | |
| 6,579 | |
$ | 4,370.00 | | |
| 15,794 | | |
| 1.6 | | |
| 15,794 | |
$ | 3.23 | | |
| 954,118 | | |
| 4.9 | | |
| 954,118 | |
| | | |
| 983,473 | | |
| 4.8 | | |
| 983,473 | |
NOTE
10 - RELATED PARTIES
Accounts
Payable – Related Parties
Accounts
payable - related parties were $53,076 and $266,009 as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and consist of amounts
due to certain officers and directors of the Company, as well as deferred compensation for certain executives. For the accounts payable
– related party balance as of December 31, 2023, approximately $210,000 relates to income taxes payable to the U.K. government
for the salary of Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann, who serves as the Chairman, CEO and Executive Director of CannBioRex. Such amount was paid
during the first quarter of 2024 upon receipt of the R&D tax credit.
Accrued
Expenses - Related Parties
Accrued
expenses - related parties were $53,708 and $0 as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and consist of interest accrued
on loans and convertible notes due to certain officers and directors of the Company, as well as deferred compensation for certain executives.
Research
and Development Expenses - Related Parties
Research
and Development Expenses – Related Parties of $170,542 and $216,684 during the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively,
are related to consulting and professional fees paid to current or former officers, directors or greater than 10% investors, or affiliates
thereof.
NOTE
11 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Reimbursement
from AmTrust
On April 16, 2024, AmTrust paid
the Company $2.27 million in reimbursement of fees which the Company has advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig, of which the
Company received $1.5 million after the payment of attorney’s fees. On May 9, 2024, AmTrust paid the Company $300,140 in reimbursement
of fees which the Company had advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig, of which the Company expects to receive $200,093 after
the payment of attorney’s fees (see Note 8).
Shares
issued to former Board Members
On
April 23, 2024, the Company issued 63,818 shares of common stock to former board members, in lieu of cash, to compensate for the accrued
board of director fees.
Woody Separation Agreement
On May 7, 2024, Dr. James
N. Woody resigned as Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and as a member of the Board of Directors, of the Company
effective the same date, and entered into a Separation and Release Agreement with the Company (the “Woody Separation Agreement”).
Under the Woody Separation Agreement, the Company (a) paid Dr. Woody
$50,000 in cash, less all applicable withholdings and required deductions (the “Severance Cash”); (b) issued Dr. Woody
25,000 fully-vested shares of the Company’s common stock; and (c) provided Dr. Woody the right to earn the Future Contingent Payment
(as defined below). The amounts above (except for the amounts payable pursuant to (c), which shall be paid by the 15th day following the
date such payment is due as discussed below), is required to be paid within 15 days of the date of Dr. Woody’s resignation (the
“Payment Date”). We also agreed to pay Dr. Woody a bonus of $50,000 (the “Future Contingent Payment”),
[A] if we, within the 24 months following the date of Dr. Woody’s resignation, complete any corporate transaction, including but
not limited to any merger, reverse merger, acquisition, disposal, joint-venture and/or investment involving the Company (a “Corporate
Transaction”), which results in a Change of Control (a “Change of Control” means any Corporate Transaction
pursuant to which the ownership of an aggregate of 50.1% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company is held by one or more parties
after completing the Corporate Transaction); or [B] if we raise at least $5 million from any source within 12 months from Dr. Woody’s
resignation date. The Future Contingent Payment is to be forfeited from Dr. Woody in the event that we are required to restate any financial
statements of the Company for periods prior to Dr. Woody’s resignation date, if Dr. Woody was Chief Executive Officer of the Company
during such period(s), or any disclosure made by the Company in any report or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is found
by the Company to be materially incorrect or misleading, as determined by the reasonable discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company
(each a “Forfeiture Trigger”). In the event a Forfeiture Trigger occurs or is deemed to have occurred, Dr. Woody is
also required to promptly repay in full the Severance Cash.
Under the Woody Separation
Agreement, Dr. Woody agreed to provide a customary general release to the Company, waived any severance pay that would have been due pursuant
to the terms of his employment agreement, agreed to the termination of his employment agreement, and also agreed to certain confidentiality,
non-disclosure, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, and cooperation covenants in favor of the Company. The 25,000 fully-vested shares
of the Company’s common stock due to Dr. Woody will be issued under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2022 Omnibus
Incentive Plan.
Rothbard Separation Agreement and Consulting
Agreement
On May 7, 2024, Dr. Jonathan
Rothbard resigned as Chief Scientific Officer of the Company effective the same date and entered into a Separation and Release Agreement
with the Company (the “Rothbard Separation Agreement”).
Under the Rothbard Separation
Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Dr. Rothbard $200 in cash, less all applicable withholdings and required deductions. Under the Rothbard
Separation Agreement, Dr. Rothbard agreed to provide a customary general release to the Company, waived any severance pay that would have
been due pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, agreed to the termination of his employment agreement, and also agreed to
certain confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, and cooperation covenants in favor of the Company.
Effective on May 7, 2024,
the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Dr. Rothbard pursuant to which he agreed to provide general consulting services to
the Company for a term of six months, for $150 per hour (the “Rothbard Consulting Agreement”). The agreement contains
standard and customary confidentiality requirements.
Steinman Fourth Amendment to Consulting Agreement
On May 7, 2024, the Company
entered into a Fourth Amendment to Consulting Agreement with Dr. Lawrence Steinman, the then Executive Chairman of the Board (the “Fourth
Amendment”). Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, Dr. Steinman waived and forgave all amounts accrued and owed to him under the
Consulting Agreement through such date, and agreed that compensation payable to him under the Consulting Agreement moving forward would
be $0, provided that as long as Dr. Steinman remains a member of the Board of Company, he is to receive the same compensation payable
to other non-executive members of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Steinman also agreed to
step down as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and will instead just serve as a regular member of the Board of Directors, provided
that on May 7, 2024, Dr. Steinman was appointed as a member of the Strategy and Alternatives Committee of the Company.
Appointment of Interim Chief Executive Officer
and Consulting Agreement
Also effective on May 7, 2024,
the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Blair Jordan, a then member of the Board of Directors of the Company, as Interim Chief Executive
Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Company, to fill the vacancy left by Dr. Woody’s resignation. Upon such appointment,
Mr. Jordan ceased being the Lead Independent director of the Company (which position is currently vacant), and ceased being a member of
the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.
On May 7, 2024,
the Company entered into an Executive Consulting Agreement with Mr. Jordan and Blair Jordan Strategy and Finance Consulting Inc. (an
entity owned by Mr. Jordan) (“Jordan Consulting” and the “Jordan Consulting Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Jordan Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to engage Jordan Consulting to provide the services of Mr. Jordan to
the Company as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Jordan Consulting Agreement has a term through April 30, 2025,
unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of the agreement (discussed below) and provides for Mr. Jordan to act as Interim
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and to be paid $216,000 per year in consideration for services rendered to the Company, plus
a $250,000 bonus in the event that the Company completes a Corporate Transaction which results in a Change of Control.
Notwithstanding the above, the Board of Directors, with the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, may grant Mr. Jordan
bonuses from time to time in its discretion, in cash or equity. The Jordan Consulting Agreement includes customary confidentiality,
non-disclosure and proprietary right requirements of Jordan Consulting and Mr. Jordan, and a prohibition on Jordan Consulting and
Mr. Jordan competing against us during the term of the agreement.
The Jordan Consulting Agreement
terminates automatically upon the completion of a Corporate Transaction (provided we pay the transaction bonus discussed above). We have
the right to terminate the Jordan Consulting Agreement at any time, provided that if we terminate the agreement after 60 days and prior
to completion of a Corporate Transaction, then we agreed to pay Jordan Consulting $75,000 in connection with such termination, within
60 days of such termination.
We are also able to terminate
the Jordan Consulting Agreement at any time, without notice upon: (a) the death or physical or mental incapacity of Mr. Jordan if as a
result of which Mr. Jordan is unable to perform services for a period in excess of 60 days; (b) in the event Mr. Jordan or a related party
to Mr. Jordan ceases to own or control 100% of Jordan Consulting; (c) the Board terminating the Jordan Consulting Agreement for just cause
where “just cause” means any of the following events: (i) any material or persistent breach by Jordan Consulting or
Mr. Jordan of the terms of the agreement; (ii) the conviction of Jordan Consulting or Mr. Jordan of a felony offence, or the equivalent
in a non-American jurisdiction, or of any crime involving moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation, or misappropriation of money or
property of the Company or any affiliate of the Company; (iii) a willful failure or refusal by Jordan Consulting or Mr. Jordan to satisfy
its respective obligations to the Company under the agreement including without limitation, specific lawful directives, reasonably consistent
with the agreement, or requests of the Board; (iv) any negligent or willful conduct or omissions of Jordan Consulting or Mr. Jordan that
directly results in substantial loss or injury to the Company; (v) fraud or embezzlement of funds or property, or misappropriation involving
the Company’s assets, business, customers, suppliers, or employees; (vi) any failure to comply with any of the Company’s written
policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Corporate Code of Ethics and Insider Trading Policy, provided
that subject to certain limited exceptions, we must first give written notice to Jordan Consulting and Mr. Jordan, as applicable, advising
them of the acts or omissions that constitute failure or refusal to perform their obligations and that failure or refusal continues after
Jordan Consulting and Mr. Jordan, as applicable, has had thirty (30) days to correct the acts or omissions as set out in the notice.
If the Company terminates
the Jordan Consulting Agreement for just cause, we are required to pay Jordan Consulting any unpaid fees and/or unpaid and unreimbursed
expenses accrued but unpaid prior to the effective termination date.
Non-Executive Director Compensation
Effective on May 7, 2024,
the Board of Directors set the compensation payable to non-executive members of the Board of Directors for services on the Board of Directors,
at (a) $50,000 per year for service on the Board; (b) $15,000 for each Chairperson of a committee of the Board of Directors (provided
that only one additional $15,000 payment shall be made even if the Director chairs multiple committees); and $25,000 additional for each
member of the Strategy and Alternatives Committee of the Board of Directors.
Indemnification Agreements
On May 7, 2024, the Company
entered into Indemnity Agreements (each an “Indemnification Agreement”) with each of its then directors and officers
other than Mr. Ozan Pamir, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company who was already party to an Indemnity Agreement with the Company
(each an “Indemnitee”), to provide for indemnification to the officers and directors under Delaware law. Among other
things, consistent with the Company’s Bylaws, each Indemnification Agreement generally requires that the Company (i) indemnify the
Indemnitee from and against all expenses and liabilities with respect to proceedings to which Indemnitee may be subject by reason of the
Indemnitee’s service to the Company to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by Delaware law and (ii) advance all expenses
incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding, and in connection with
any proceeding to enforce the Indemnitee’s rights under the Indemnification Agreement. The Indemnification Agreement also establishes
various related procedures and processes and generally requires the Company to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance coverage.
ITEM
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Report”), including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations,” contains forward-looking statements, within the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, regarding future events and the future results of the Company that are based on current expectations,
estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industry in which the Company operates and the beliefs and assumptions of the management
of the Company. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,”
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such
words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only predictions
and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially
and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include,
but are not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this Report, including under “Risk Factors”, and in other reports the
Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2024 (under the heading “Risk Factors”
and in other parts of that report), and include, but are not limited to, statements about:
| ● | The
need for additional funding, our ability to raise funding in the future, the terms of such funding, and dilution caused thereby; |
| ● | expectations
for the clinical and preclinical development, manufacturing, regulatory approval, and commercialization of our product candidates; |
| ● | the
uncertainties associated with the clinical development and regulatory approval of the Company’s drug candidates, including potential
delays in the enrollment and completion of clinical trials, issues raised by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European
Medicines Agency (EMA) and the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA); |
| ● | regulatory
developments in the United States and foreign countries; |
| ● | our
success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors; |
| ● | current
negative operating cash flows and our potential ability to obtain additional financing to advance our business and the terms of any further
financing, which may be highly dilutive and may include onerous terms; |
| ● | the
continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business operations and our research and development initiatives; |
| ● | the
accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenues and capital requirements; |
| ● | the
Company’s reliance on third parties to conduct its clinical trials, enroll patients, and manufacture its preclinical and clinical
drug supplies; |
| ● | the
ability to come to mutually agreeable terms with such third parties and partners, and the terms of such agreements, the terms of the
Company’s current licensing agreements, and the termination rights associated therewith; |
| ● | estimates
of patient populations for the Company’s planned products; |
| ● | unexpected
adverse side effects or inadequate therapeutic efficacy of drug candidates that could limit approval and/or commercialization, or that
could result in recalls or product liability claims; |
| ● | the
Company’s ability to fully comply with numerous federal, state and local laws and regulatory requirements, as well as rules and
regulations outside the United States, that apply to its product development activities; |
| ● | challenges and uncertainties inherent in product research and development,
including the uncertainty of clinical success and of obtaining regulatory approvals; and uncertainty of commercial success; |
| ● | the
ability of the Company to execute its plans to develop and market new drug products and the timing and costs of these development programs; |
| ● | changing rates of inflation and interest rates, and economic downturns,
including potential recessions, as well as macroeconomic, geopolitical, health and industry trends, pandemics, acts of war (including
the ongoing Ukraine/Russian conflict, and Israel/Hamas conflict) and other large-scale crises; |
| ● | estimates
of the sufficiency of our existing capital resources combined with future anticipated cash flows to finance our operating requirements; |
| ● | our ability to maintain our listing of our common stock and public
warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market, including our current non-compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing rules; and |
| ● | other risks and uncertainties, including those described under “Risk
Factors”, below. |
All forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date of the filing of this Report. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make in
this Report are reasonable, we provide no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. We disclose important
factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Report and our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us
or persons acting on our behalf. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements
for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.
General
Information
The
following discussion is based upon our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Report, which
have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires
us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure
of contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under
the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that
are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Report, and in other
reports we file with the SEC, and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. All references to years relate to the calendar year
ended December 31st of the particular year.
This
information should be read in conjunction with the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto
included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the audited financial statements and notes thereto and “Part II. Other Information – Item
7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, contained in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2024 (the “Annual
Report”).
Certain
capitalized terms used below and otherwise defined below, have the meanings given to such terms in the footnotes to our unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements included above under “Part I – Financial Information” – “Item 1. Financial
Statements”.
Please
see the section entitled “Glossary” beginning on page ii of our Annual Report for a list of abbreviations and definitions
commonly used in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry which are used throughout this Report.
Our
logo and some of our trademarks and tradenames are used in this Report. This Report also includes trademarks, tradenames and service
marks that are the property of others. Solely for convenience, trademarks, tradenames and service marks referred to in this Report may
appear without the ®, ™ and SM symbols. References to our trademarks, tradenames and service marks are not intended to indicate
in any way that we will not assert to the fullest extent under applicable law our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors if
any, nor that respective owners to other intellectual property rights will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their
rights thereto. We do not intend the use or display of other companies’ trademarks and trade names to imply a relationship with,
or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.
The
market data and certain other statistical information used throughout this Report are based on independent industry publications, reports
by market research firms or other independent sources that we believe to be reliable sources. Industry publications and third-party research,
surveys and studies generally indicate that their information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do
not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information and have not commissioned any such information. We are responsible for
all of the disclosures contained in this Report, and we believe these industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies
are reliable. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding any third-party information presented in this Report, their estimates,
in particular, as they relate to projections, involve numerous assumptions, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are subject to
change based on various factors, including those discussed under, and incorporated by reference in, the section entitled “Item
1A. Risk Factors” of this Report. These and other factors could cause our future performance to differ materially from
our assumptions and estimates. Some market and other data included herein, as well as the data of competitors as they relate to the Company,
is also based on our good faith estimates.
See
also “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”, above, which includes information on forward-looking statements
used herein and other matters which are applicable to this Report, including, but not limited to this “Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Unless
the context requires otherwise, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “180
Life”, “180LS” and “180 Life Sciences Corp.” refer specifically to 180 Life Sciences Corp. and its consolidated
subsidiaries. References to “KBL” refer to the Company prior to the November 6, 2020 Business Combination.
In
addition, unless the context otherwise requires and for the purposes of this Report only:
“CAD”
refers to Canadian dollars;
“Exchange
Act” refers to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
“£”
or “GBP” refers to British pounds sterling;
“SEC”
or the “Commission” refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; and
“Securities
Act” refers to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional
Information
We
file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the
public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available for download, free of charge, soon after
such reports are filed with or furnished to the SEC, on the “Investors”—“SEC Filings”—“All
SEC Filings” page of our website at www.180lifesciences.com. Copies of documents filed by us with the SEC are also available
from us without charge, upon oral or written request to our Secretary, who can be contacted at the address and telephone number set forth
on the cover page of this Report. Our website address is www.180lifesciences.com/. The information on, or that may be accessed through,
our website is not incorporated by reference into this Report and should not be considered a part of this Report.
Going
Concern and Management Liquidity Plans
As of March 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $128,413,401
and a working capital deficit of $2,225,359, and for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, a net loss of $1,069,744 and cash used in operating
activities of $1,033,417. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue
as a going concern. As we are not generating revenues, we need to raise a significant amount of capital in order to pay our debts and
cover our operating costs. While the Company raised money in August 2021, July 2022, December 2022 and April 2023, August 2023 and November
2023 (see Note 2 – Going Concern and Management’s Plans), and on April 16, 2024, AmTrust
paid the Company $2.27 million in reimbursement of fees which the Company had advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig for indemnification
as former officers and directors, of which the Company received $1.5 million after the payment of attorney’s fees. On May 9, 2024,
AmTrust paid the Company $300,140 in reimbursement of fees which the Company had advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig, of
which the Company expects to receive $200,093 after the payment of attorney’s fees.
We
expect to require additional funding in the future and there is no assurance that we will be able to raise additional needed capital or
that such capital will be available under favorable terms. In the event that we do raise capital in the future, we anticipate it being
from the sale of equity which may cause dilution to existing stockholders.
We
are subject to all the substantial risks inherent in the development of a new business enterprise within an extremely competitive industry.
Due to the absence of a long-standing operating history and the emerging nature of the markets in which we compete, we anticipate operating
losses until we can successfully implement our business strategy, which includes all associated revenue streams. We may never achieve
profitable operations or generate significant revenues.
We currently have a minimum monthly cash requirement of approximately
$300,000, which is required to support the Company’s operations. We believe that in the aggregate, we will require significant additional
capital funding to support and expand the research and development and marketing of our products, fund future clinical trials, repay debt
obligations, provide capital expenditures for additional equipment and development costs, payment obligations, office space and systems
for managing the business, and cover other operating costs until our planned revenue streams from products are fully-implemented and begin
to offset our operating costs, if ever.
Since
our inception, we have funded our operations with the proceeds from equity and debt financings. We have experienced liquidity issues
due to, among other reasons, our limited ability to raise adequate capital on acceptable terms. We have historically relied upon the
issuance of equity and promissory notes that are convertible into shares of our common stock to fund our operations and have devoted
significant efforts to reduce that exposure. We anticipate that we will need to issue equity to fund our operations and repay our outstanding
debt for the foreseeable future. If we are unable to achieve operational profitability or we are not successful in securing other forms
of financing, we will have to evaluate alternative actions to reduce our operating expenses and conserve cash.
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities
in the normal course of business. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating
to the recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as
a going concern. The condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report also include a going concern footnote.
Additionally,
wherever possible, our Board of Directors will attempt to use non-cash consideration to satisfy obligations. In many instances, we believe
that the non-cash consideration will consist of restricted shares of our common stock, preferred stock or warrants to purchase shares
of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, but subject to Nasdaq rules and
regulations (which generally require shareholder approval for any transactions which would result in the issuance of more than 20% of
our then outstanding shares of common stock or voting rights representing over 20% of our then outstanding shares of stock, subject to
certain exceptions), to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued shares of common stock, preferred stock or warrants to purchase
such shares of common stock. In addition, we may attempt to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, possibly at a discount
to market in the future. These actions will result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing shareholders, may further dilute
common stock book value, and that dilution may be material. Such issuances may also serve to enhance existing management’s ability
to maintain control of us, because the shares may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management.
Organization
of MD&A
Our
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (the “MD&A”) is provided
in addition to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to assist readers in understanding our results
of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. MD&A is organized as follows:
| ● | Business
Overview and Recent Events. A summary of the Company’s business and certain material recent events. |
| ● | Significant
Financial Statement Components. A summary of the Company’s significant financial statement components. |
| ● | Results
of Operations. An analysis of our financial results comparing the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. |
| ● | Liquidity
and Capital Resources. An analysis of changes in our balance sheets and cash flows and discussion of our financial condition. |
| ● | Critical
Accounting Estimates. Accounting estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated
in our reported financial results and forecasts. |
Business
Overview
This MD&A and the related
financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, primarily cover the operations of 180, which is a clinical stage
biotechnology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, focused on the development of therapeutics for unmet medical needs in chronic
pain, inflammation, fibrosis and other inflammatory diseases. We have three product development platforms:
| ● | fibrosis
and anti-tumor necrosis factor (“TNF”); |
| ● | drugs which are derivatives of cannabidiol (“CBD”) or cannabigerol
(“CBG”) analogues (“SCAs”); and |
| ● | alpha
7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (“α7nAChR”). |
Due
to restrictions in the Company’s resources, the Company has slowed down research and development activities significantly in the
SCA platform and the anti-TNF platform, and the Company has not made progress in the α7nAChR platform and has suspended further
research and development activity in this program the meantime.
The Company is currently evaluating
all options to monetize its existing assets, in addition to exploring other strategic alternatives to maximize value for its stockholders.
Potential strategic alternatives that may be explored or evaluated by the Company as part of this process include, but are not limited
to, an acquisition, merger, reverse merger, other business combination, sale of assets, licensing or other strategic transactions involving
the Company.
Significant
Financial Statement Components
Research
and Development
To
date, 180’s research and development expenses have related primarily to discovery efforts and preclinical and clinical development
of its three product platforms: fibrosis and anti-TNF; drugs which are derivatives of CBD, and α7nAChR. Research and development
expenses consist primarily of costs associated with those three product platforms, which include:
| ● | expenses
incurred under agreements with 180’s collaboration partners and third-party contract organizations, investigative clinical trial
sites that conduct research and development activities on its behalf, and consultants; |
| ● | costs
related to production of clinical materials, including fees paid to contract manufacturers; |
| ● | laboratory
and vendor expenses related to the execution of preclinical and clinical trials; |
| ● | employee-related
expenses, which include salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation; and |
| ● | facilities
and other expenses, which include expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, depreciation and amortization expense and other supplies. |
We
expense all research and development costs in the periods in which they are incurred. We accrue for costs incurred as services are provided
by monitoring the status of each project and the invoices received from our external service providers. We adjust our accrual as actual
costs become known. When contingent milestone payments are owed to third parties under research and development arrangements or license
agreements, the milestone payment obligations are expensed when the milestone results are achieved.
Research
and development activities are central to our business model. Product candidates in later stages of clinical development generally have
higher development costs than those in earlier stages of clinical development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of later-stage
clinical trials. We expect that research and development expenses will increase over the next several years as clinical programs progress
and as we seek to initiate clinical trials of additional product candidates. It is also expected that increased research and development
expenses will be incurred as additional product candidates are selectively identified and developed. However, it is difficult to determine
with certainty the duration and completion costs of current or future preclinical programs and clinical trials of product candidates.
The
duration, costs and timing of clinical trials and development of product candidates will depend on a variety of factors that include,
but are not limited to, the following:
| ● | per
patient trial costs; |
| ● | the
number of patients that participate in the trials; |
| ● | the
number of sites included in the trials; |
| ● | the
countries in which the trials are conducted; |
| ● | the
length of time required to enroll eligible patients; |
| ● | the
number of doses that patients receive; |
| ● | the
drop-out or discontinuation rates of patients; |
| ● | potential
additional safety monitoring or other studies requested by regulatory agencies; |
| ● | the
impact of COVID-19 on our trials; |
| ● | the
duration of patient follow-up; and |
| ● | the
efficacy and safety profile of the product candidates. |
In
addition, the probability of success for each product candidate will depend on numerous factors, including competition, manufacturing
capability and commercial viability. We will determine which programs to pursue and fund in response to the scientific and clinical success
of each product candidate, as well as an assessment of each product candidate’s commercial potential.
Because
the product candidates are still in clinical and preclinical development and the outcome of these efforts is uncertain, we cannot estimate
the actual amounts necessary to successfully complete the development and commercialization of product candidates or whether, or when,
we may achieve profitability. Due to the early-stage nature of these programs, we do not track costs on a project-by-project basis. As
these programs become more advanced, we intend to track the external and internal cost of each program.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other staff-related costs, including stock-based compensation for shares
of common stock issued and options granted to founders, directors and personnel in executive, commercial, finance, accounting, legal,
investor relations, facilities, business development and human resources functions and include vesting conditions.
Other
significant general and administrative costs include costs relating to facilities and overhead costs, legal fees relating to corporate
and patent matters, litigation, SEC filings, insurance, investor relations costs, fees for accounting and consulting services, and other
general and administrative costs. General and administrative costs are expensed as incurred, and we accrue amounts for services provided
by third parties related to the above expenses by monitoring the status of services provided and receiving estimates from our service
providers and adjusting our accruals as actual costs become known.
It
is expected that the general and administrative expenses will increase over the next several years to support our continued research
and development activities, manufacturing activities, potential commercialization of our product candidates and the increased costs of
operating as a public company. These increases are anticipated to include increased costs related to the hiring of additional personnel,
developing commercial infrastructure, fees to outside consultants, lawyers and accountants, and increased costs associated with being
a public company, as well as expenses related to services associated with maintaining compliance with Nasdaq listing rules and SEC requirements,
insurance and investor relations costs.
Other
Income
Other
income primarily represents fees earned for research and development work performed for other companies, some of which are related parties.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense consists primarily of interest expense related to debt instruments.
Change
in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities
Change
in fair value of derivative liabilities represents the non-cash change in fair value of derivative liabilities during the reporting period.
Losses resulting from changes in fair value of derivative liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2024, were driven by increases
in stock price during the periods, resulting in a higher fair value of the underlying liability.
CONSOLIDATED
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For
the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024 Compared to the Quarter Ended March 31, 2023
| |
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Operating Expenses: | |
| | |
| |
Research and development expense | |
$ | 365,186 | | |
$ | 578,309 | |
Research and development - related parties | |
| 170,542 | | |
| 216,684 | |
General and administrative | |
| 1,556,740 | | |
| 4,008,852 | |
Total Operating Expenses | |
| 2,092,468 | | |
| 4,803,845 | |
Loss From Operations | |
| (2,092,468 | ) | |
| (4,803,845 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other (Expense) Income: | |
| | | |
| | |
Other income | |
| 1,039,364 | | |
| - | |
Interest expense | |
| (16,449 | ) | |
| (11,556 | ) |
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | |
| (191 | ) | |
| 53,323 | |
Total other income, net | |
| 1,022,724 | | |
| 41,767 | |
Loss Before Income Taxes | |
| (1,069,744 | ) | |
| (4,762,078 | ) |
Income tax benefit | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net Loss | |
$ | (1,069,744 | ) | |
$ | (4,762,078 | ) |
Research
and Development
We incurred research and development expenses of $365,186 for the three
months ended March 31, 2024, compared to expenses of $578,309 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, representing a decrease in expenses
of $213,123 or 37%. The decrease in expense includes a) a reduction in expense of approximately $100,000 due to a change in a tax credit
and b) a reduction in stock-based compensation of approximately $90,000.
Research
and Development – Related Parties
We
incurred research and development expenses – related parties of $170,542 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to
$216,684 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, representing a decrease of $46,142, or 23%. The decrease is attributable to an R&D
tax credit provision adjustment.
General
and Administrative
We incurred general and administrative expenses of $1,556,740 and $4,008,852
for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing a decrease of $2,452,112 or 61% for the 2024 period, compared
to the 2023 period. The decrease resulted from reduced legal fees of approximately $1.3 million, reduced accounting and regulatory fees
of approximately $450,000, reduced salaries expense of approximately $300,000 and a reduction in stock-based compensation expense of approximately
$280,000.
Other Income, Net
We incurred other income, net of $1,022,724 during the three months
ended March 31, 2024, as compared to other income, net of $41,767 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, representing an increase
in other income, net of $980,957 or 2,349%. The increase is attributable to amounts due to contractors related to certain R&D programs
that were forgiven; as a result, the Company reduced its accounts payable and accrued liabilities accounts by $588,506 and $450,859, respectively,
during the period and recorded the forgiven amounts as other income for a total of $1,039,364 (see Note 5).
Net Loss
We had a net loss of $1,069,744
for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $4,762,078 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, representing a decrease in
net loss of $3,692,334 or 78%, for the reasons discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2024 and December
31, 2023, we had cash balances of $675,977 and $1,975,799, respectively, and working capital deficits of $2,225,359 and $1,422,710, respectively,
largely due to a decrease in cash related to cash used in operations.
For the three months ended
March 31, 2024 and 2023, cash used in operating activities was $1,033,417 and $3,869,891, respectively. Our cash used in operations for
the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $1,069,744, adjusted for non-cash expenses in the
aggregate amount of $259,829, as well as $223,502 of net cash used to fund changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities.
Our cash used in operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $4,762,078, adjusted
for non-cash expenses in the aggregate amount of $525,870, as well as $366,317 of net cash provided to fund changes in the levels of operating
assets and liabilities.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, cash used in financing activities was $264,394 and $469,810, respectively. Cash used
in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was due to repayments of loans in the amount of $264,883, offset
by proceeds of $489 from the exercise of pre-funded warrants related to the Amendment to the August 2023 Offering. Cash used in financing
activities during the three months ended March 31, 2023 was due to repayments of loans in the amount of $469,810.
Our
product candidates may never achieve commercialization and we anticipate that we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future.
We expect that our research and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, and capital expenditures will continue to
increase. As a result, until such time, if ever, as we are able to generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our cash
needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings or other capital sources, including potentially collaborations, licenses
and other similar arrangements, which may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. The sale of additional equity or debt securities,
if accomplished, may result in dilution to our then stockholders. Our primary uses of capital are, and we expect will continue to be,
compensation and related expenses, third-party clinical research and development services, license payments or milestone obligations
that may arise, laboratory and related supplies, clinical costs, potential manufacturing costs, legal and other regulatory expenses and
general overhead costs.
Our material cash requirements
and time periods of such requirements from known contractual and other obligations include milestone and royalty payments related to license
agreements with Oxford University and Yissum, payments related to the director and officer insurance, payments to consultants and payments
related to outside consulting firms, such as legal counsel, auditors, accountants, etc. These cash requirements, in the aggregate, are
expected to amount to approximately $4,100,000 for 2024 and $23,500,000 for the years 2025 through 2028.
Further,
our operating plans may change, and we may need additional funds to meet operational needs and capital requirements for clinical trials
and other research and development activities. We currently have no credit facility or committed sources of capital. Because of the numerous
risks and uncertainties associated with the development and commercialization of our product candidates, we are unable to estimate the
amounts of increased capital outlays and operating expenditures associated with our current and anticipated product development programs.
We have not yet achieved profitability and expect to continue to incur
cash outflows from operations. It is expected that our research and development and general and administrative expenses will continue
to increase and, as a result, we will eventually need to raise additional capital to fund our operations. If we are unable to obtain adequate
funds on reasonable terms, we may be required to significantly curtail or discontinue operations or obtain funds by entering into financing
agreements on unattractive terms. Our operating needs include the planned costs to operate our business, including amounts required to
fund working capital and capital expenditures. As of March 31, 2024, the conditions outlined above indicated that there was a substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the financial statement issuance date. However, in July 2022,
December 2022, April 2023, August 2023 and November 2023, the Company raised additional capital of approximately $6.0 million, $5.5 million,
$2.7 million, $2.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, on April 16, 2024, AmTrust paid the Company
$2.27 million in reimbursement of fees which the Company had advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig, of which the Company received
$1.5 million after the payment of attorney’s fees, on May 9, 2024, AmTrust paid the Company $300,140 in reimbursement of fees which
the Company had advanced to Dr. Marlene Krauss and George Hornig, of which the Company expects to receive $200,093 after the payment of
attorney’s fees, and with current cash on hand of approximately $1.5 million as of May 13, 2024, the Company expects
to be able to continue as a going concern through October 2024.
Our
condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of
assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in
the condensed consolidated financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The condensed
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Recent
Financing Transactions
April
2023 Offering
On
April 5, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain purchasers, pursuant to which the Company agreed
to sell an aggregate of 21,053 shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 61,615 shares of common
stock (“April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants”), and common stock warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 82,668 shares of common
stock (the “April 2023 Common Warrants”), at a combined purchase price of $36.29 per share and warrant (the “April
2023 Offering”). Aggregate gross proceeds from the April 2023 Offering were $2,999,882. Net proceeds to the Company from the offering,
after deducting the placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately $2.7 million.
The placement agent fees and offering expenses of approximately $300,000 were accounted for as a reduction of additional paid in capital.
The April 2023 Offering closed on April 10, 2023.
August
2023 Offering
On August 9, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement
with an accredited investor (the “Purchaser”), in addition to certain purchasers who relied on the Company’s registration
statement filed with the SEC on July 25, 2023, which became effective on August 9, 2023, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell
an aggregate of 35,102 shares of common stock (the “August 2023 Shares”), pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 207,814 shares of common stock (“August 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants”), and common stock warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 242,915 shares of common stock (the “August 2023 Common Warrants”), at a combined purchase price of $12.35 per share and
warrant (the “August 2023 Offering”). Aggregate gross proceeds from the August 2023 Offering were $2,999,606. Net proceeds
to the Company from the offering, after deducting the placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately
$2.7 million. The placement agent fees and offering expenses of approximately $300,000 were accounted for as a reduction of additional
paid in capital. The August 2023 Offering closed on August 14, 2023.
Amendment
to August 2023 Offering
On
October 11, 2023, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq, stating that Nasdaq had determined that the Company failed to comply with
Nasdaq’s shareholder approval requirements set forth in Listing Rule 5635(d), which requires prior shareholder approval for transactions,
other than public offerings, involving the issuance of 20% or more of the pre-transaction shares outstanding at less than the Minimum
Price. The letter from Nasdaq referred to the August 2023 Offering and requested the Company to submit a plan of compliance no later
than November 27, 2023. On November 9, 2023, the Company submitted a plan of compliance to Nasdaq, and on November 14, 2023, Nasdaq provided
a letter of extension to the Company.
Pursuant to the compliance
plan submitted to Nasdaq, on November 28, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the August 2023 Offering (“Amendment to
the August 2023 Offering”), whereby (i) the Purchaser agreed to pay an additional $830,769 in connection with the repricing of the
August 2023 Shares and August 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants (the “Repricing Amount”), (ii) the Company agreed to issue to the Purchaser
additional pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 257,205 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $0.0019 per share (the “Additional
Pre- Funded Warrants”), and warrants to purchase up to 477,058 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $3.23 per share
(the “Additional Common Warrants”, and collectively with the Additional Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Additional Warrants”),
and (iii) the Company and the Purchaser agreed to enter into a warrant amendment agreement (as described below). Net proceeds to the Company
from the repricing, after deducting the placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately $0.8
million. The placement agent fees and offering expenses of approximately $60,000 were accounted for as a reduction of additional paid
in capital. The Amendment to the August 2023 Offering closed on December 1, 2023.
In accordance with the Amendment
to the August 2023 Offering, the Company entered into a warrant amendment agreement to amend the following outstanding warrants held by
the Purchaser: (i) warrants to purchase up to 16,138 shares of common stock issued in July 2022; (ii) warrants to purchase up to 135,339
shares of common stock issued in December 2022; (iii) warrants to purchase up to 82,668 shares of common stock issued in April 2023; and
(iv) warrants to purchase up to 242,915 shares of common stock issued in August 2023 (collectively, the “Existing Common Warrants”).
Pursuant to the warrant amendment agreement, the Existing Common Warrants were not exercisable until the Company obtained stockholder
approval for the issuance of up to 477,058 shares of common stock upon exercise of the Existing Common Warrants. The Existing Common Warrants
have an exercise price equal to $3.23 per share, and the Existing Common Warrants will expire on the fifth anniversary of the stockholder
approval date. The stockholder approval date occurred on February 16, 2024.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
The
Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles that are generally
accepted in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of its assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. The Company has identified certain
estimates as critical to its business operations and the understanding of its past or present results of operations related to intangible
assets. These estimates are considered critical because they had a material impact, or they have the potential to have a material impact,
on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and because they require management to make significant judgments,
assumptions or estimates. The Company believes that the estimates, judgments and assumptions made when accounting for the items described
below were reasonable, based on information available at the time they were made. However, actual results may differ from those estimates,
and these differences may be material.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets consist of licensed patents held by Katexco Pharmaceuticals Corp. (“Katexco”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
as well as technology licenses acquired in connection with the July 2019, corporate restructuring completed between the Company and each
of 180 Therapeutics L.P. (“180 LP”), Katexco and CannBioRex Pharmaceuticals Corp. (“CBR Pharma”), pursuant to
which each of 180 LP, Katexco and CBR Pharma became wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Reorganization”). Licensed
patents are amortized over the remaining life of the patent. Technology licenses represent the fair value of licenses acquired for the
development and commercialization of certain licenses and knowledge. The technology licenses are amortized on a straight-line basis over
the estimated useful lives of the underlying patents. It will be necessary to monitor and possibly adjust the useful lives of the licensed
patents and technology licenses depending on the results of the Company’s research and development activities.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Management
does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material
effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Pursuant
to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K (§ 229.305(e)), the Company is not required to provide the information required by this Item as
it is a “smaller reporting company,” as defined by Rule 229.10(f)(1).
Item
4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established and maintain
a system of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed
in our reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the rules and forms of the Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (principal financial and accounting
officer), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
The Company’s management
evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, the effectiveness
of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period
covered by this Report.
In designing and evaluating
our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed
and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure
controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment
in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Based on their
evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our
disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide assurance at a reasonable level that the information we are
required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosures as of March 31, 2024.
Management’s evaluation
was based on the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting:
|
● |
Ineffective controls: The Company’s review and control procedures
did not operate at the appropriate level of precision to determine that reversals of year-end bonus accruals related to a discontinued
R&D project should have been recorded as the forgiveness of a liability, and therefore an increase in Other Income on the income statement,
as opposed to a reduction to R&D expense. |
A material weakness is a control
deficiency or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual
or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. As a company with limited accounting resources, a
significant amount of management’s time and attention has been and will be diverted from our business to ensure compliance with
these regulatory requirements.
Our management plans to establish
procedures to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and is committed
to taking further action and implementing necessary enhancements or improvements. Management expects to complete an assessment of the
design and operating effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting during the second half of 2024. Projections of any
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Remediation Plan
Management continues to take
steps to develop and enhance its internal controls over financial reporting, and has implemented the following controls to remediate the
above material weakness:
|
● |
Implement an added layer of technical review by the SEC Reporting Director for one time significant entries to ensure appropriate classification is assessed |
Management will consider the
material weakness to be fully remediated once the controls have been operating effectively for sufficient contiguous reporting periods,
and after Management has validated the effective operation of the controls through testing.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
In designing and evaluating
our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated,
can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Because of the inherent limitations in all control
systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company
have been detected. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future
events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures
may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur
and not be detected.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
From
time to time, we may be a party to litigation that arises in the ordinary course of our business. The impact and outcome of litigation,
if any, is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm
our business. We believe the ultimate resolution of any such current proceeding will not have a material adverse effect on our continued
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Such
current litigation or other legal proceedings are described in, and incorporated by reference in, this “Item 1. Legal Proceedings”
of this Form 10-Q from, “Part I – Item 1. Financial Statements” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
in “Note 8 – Commitments and Contingences”, under the heading Legal Matters. The Company believes that the resolution
of currently pending matters will not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results
of operations. However, assessment of the current litigation or other legal claims could change in light of the discovery of facts not
presently known to the Company or by judges, juries or other finders of fact, which are not in accord with management’s evaluation
of the possible liability or outcome of such litigation or claims.
Additionally,
the outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain. If one or more legal matters were resolved against the Company in a reporting period
for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s financial condition and operating results for that reporting
period could be materially adversely affected.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material
changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023, as filed with the Commission on March 25, 2024, under the heading “Risk Factors”, which risk factors are
incorporated by reference herein, except as discussed below, and investors should review the risks provided in the Form 10-K and below,
prior to making an investment in the Company. The business, financial condition and operating results of the Company can be affected by
a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including but not limited to those described in the Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023, under “Risk Factors” and below, any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, cause the Company’s
actual financial condition and operating results to vary materially from past, or from anticipated future, financial condition and operating
results. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition,
operating results and stock price.
We are not
in compliance with the continued listing standards of Nasdaq and Nasdaq has provided a delisting determination letter; we may not be
able to comply with Nasdaq’s continued listing standards in the future, and as a result our common stock and Public Warrants may
be delisted from Nasdaq.
Our common stock and Public
Warrants trade on Nasdaq under the symbols “ATNF” and “ATNFW,” respectively. Notwithstanding such listing,
there can be no assurance any broker will be interested in trading our securities. Therefore, it may be difficult to sell our securities
publicly. There is also no guarantee that we will be able to maintain our listings on Nasdaq for any period of time by perpetually satisfying
Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements.
We have previously been out of compliance with Nasdaq’s continued
listing requirements due to our failure to maintain a minimum bid price of at least $1.00 per share for our common stock, which failure
was remedied in March 2024.
Also, on October 11, 2023, the Company received written notice from
Nasdaq notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the shareholder approval requirements set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule
5635(d), which require prior shareholder approval for transactions, other than public offerings, involving the issuance of 20% or more
of the pre-transaction shares outstanding at less than the applicable Minimum Price (as defined in Listing Rule 5635(d)(1)(A)), which
non-compliance we remedied in December 2023.
Additionally, on November 15, 2023, the Company received a letter from
Nasdaq notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing
on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Rule”) requires companies listed on the Nasdaq Capital
Market to maintain stockholders’ equity of at least $2,500,000. In the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2023, the Company reported a stockholders’ deficit of ($149,327), which is below the minimum stockholders’
equity required for continued listing pursuant to the Rule. Additionally, the Company does not meet the alternative Nasdaq continued listing
standards under Nasdaq Listing Rules and did not meet the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement as of December 31, 2023 or March
31, 2024.
Nasdaq provided the Company
until January 2, 2024 to submit to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance. We submitted the plan to regain compliance in a timely manner,
and on January 11, 2024, Nasdaq advised the Company that it has determined to grant the Company an extension to regain compliance with
the Rule.
The terms of the extension were as follows: on or before May 13, 2024,
the Company must have completed certain transactions described in greater detail in the compliance plan, contemplated to result in the
Company increasing its stockholders’ equity to more than $2.5 million, and opt for one of the two following alternatives to evidence
compliance with the Rule: Alternative 1: The Company must have furnished to the SEC and Nasdaq a publicly available report (e.g., a Form
8-K) including: 1. A disclosure of the Staff’s deficiency letter and the specific deficiency(ies) cited; 2. A description of the
completed transaction or event that enabled the Company to satisfy the stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing; and
3. An affirmative statement that, as of the date of the report, the Company believed it had regained compliance with the stockholders’
equity requirement based upon the specific transaction or event referenced in Step 2; or Alternative 2: The Company must furnish to the
SEC and Nasdaq a publicly available report including: 1. Steps 1 & 2 set forth above; 2. A balance sheet no older than 60 days with
pro forma adjustments for any significant transactions or event occurring on or before the report date; and 3. That the Company believes
it satisfies the stockholders’ equity requirement as of the report date. The pro forma balance sheet must have evidenced compliance
with the stockholders’ equity requirement.
Additionally, in either case the Company was required to disclose that
Nasdaq will continue to monitor the Company’s ongoing compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement and, if at the
time of its next periodic report the Company does not evidence compliance, that it may be subject to delisting.
While the Company was able to undertake some of the transactions described
in the compliance plan, it was unable to regain compliance with the Rule prior to the end of the plan period (May 13, 2024). As a result,
on May 14, 2024, the Company received a delist determination letter from the Listing Qualifications department of The Nasdaq Stock Market
LLC (the “Staff”) advising the Company that the Staff had determined that the Company did not meet the terms of the extension.
Specifically, the Company did not complete its proposed transactions and was unable to file a Current Report Form 8-K by the May 13, 2024
deadline previously required by the Staff, evidencing compliance with the Rule. As a result, unless the Company requests an appeal of
the Staff’s determination, trading of the Company’s common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on May 23, 2024,
and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the SEC, which will remove the Company’s common stock and Public Warrants from listing and
registration on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
The Company intends to submit
a hearing request to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), which request is expected to stay any delisting action by the
Staff at least until the hearing process concludes and any extension granted by the Panel expires.
At the Panel hearing, the
Company intends to present a plan to regain compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement. In the interim, the Company’s
common stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “ATNF” at least pending the ultimate conclusion of the hearing
process.
There can be no assurance that the Company’s plan will be accepted
by the Panel or that, if it is, the Company will be able to regain compliance with the applicable Nasdaq listing requirements. If the
Company’s common stock and Public Warrants are delisted, it could be more difficult to buy or sell the Company’s common stock
and Public Warrants or to obtain accurate quotations, and the price of the Company’s common stock and Public Warrants could suffer
a material decline. Delisting could also impair the Company’s ability to raise capital and/or trigger defaults and penalties under
outstanding agreements or securities of the Company.
The Company is continuing
to work towards completing the necessary transactions in an effort to achieve compliance with the Rule and is currently evaluating various
courses of action to regain compliance with the Rule. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete the
transactions necessary to regain compliance with the Rule.
Separately, on May 14, 2024,
the Staff provided us notice of our non-compliance with the audit committee requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market
set forth in Listing Rule 5605(c)(2), which requires that listed companies maintain an audit committee of at least three independent directors.
Nasdaq provided the Company a cure period in order to regain compliance as follows: until the earlier of the Company’s next annual
shareholders’ meeting or May 7, 2025; or if the next annual shareholders’ meeting is held before November 4, 2024, then the
Company must evidence compliance no later than November 4, 2024. In the event the Company does not regain compliance by the applicable
date above, Nasdaq rules require the Staff to provide written notification to the Company that its securities will be delisted. At that
time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Hearings Panel. The Company is currently seeking out qualified independent
directors to serve on the Company’s audit committee and plans to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5605(c)(2) in the near future.
Among the conditions required
for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq requires us to maintain at least $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity
or $500,000 in net income over the prior two years or two of the prior three years. As of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2023 and March
31, 2024, our stockholders’ equity was below $2.5 million and we did not otherwise meet the net income requirements described above,
and as such, we are not currently in compliance with Nasdaq’s continue listing standards relating to minimum stockholders’
equity. If we fail to timely remedy our compliance with such applicable requirement, our common stock and Public Warrants may be delisted.
Our failure to meet Nasdaq’s
continued listing requirements for the reasons above, or any other reason, may result in our securities being delisted from Nasdaq.
Additional conditions required
for continued listing on Nasdaq include requiring that we have a majority of independent directors, a two-person compensation committee
and a three-member audit committee (each consisting of all independent directors), which three-person audit committee requirement we do
not currently meet. As a result, our common stock and Public Warrants may be delisted from Nasdaq.
Even if we demonstrate compliance
with the requirements of Nasdaq, we will have to continue to meet other objective and subjective listing requirements to continue to be
listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market could make trading our common stock and Public Warrants
more difficult for investors, potentially leading to declines in our share price and liquidity. Without a Nasdaq Capital Market listing,
stockholders may have a difficult time getting a quote for the sale or purchase of our common stock and Public Warrants, the sale or purchase
of our common stock and Public Warrants would likely be made more difficult, and the trading volume and liquidity of our common stock
and Public Warrants could decline. Delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market could also result in negative publicity and could also make
it more difficult for us to raise additional capital. The absence of such a listing may adversely affect the acceptance of our common
stock as currency or the value accorded by other parties. Further, if we are delisted, we would also incur additional costs under state
blue sky laws in connection with any sales of our securities. These requirements could severely limit the market liquidity of our common
stock and Public Warrants and the ability of our stockholders and warrant holders to sell our common stock and Public Warrants in the
secondary market. If our common stock and Public Warrants are delisted by Nasdaq, our common stock and Public Warrants may be eligible
to trade on an over-the-counter quotation system, such as the OTCQB Market or the OTC Pink market, where an investor may find it more
difficult to sell our common stock and Public Warrants or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock and Public
Warrants. In the event our common stock and Public Warrants are delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market, we may not be able to list our
common stock on another national securities exchange or obtain quotation on an over-the counter quotation system.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
There
have been no sales of unregistered securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, and for the period from April 1, 2024, to the
filing date of this report which have not previously been reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
*
* * * *
Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
Item
3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other Information.
(c) | Rule
10b5-1 Trading Plans. Our directors and executive officers may from time to time enter into plans or other arrangements for the purchase
or sale of our shares that are intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or may represent a non-Rule 10b5-1
trading arrangement under the Exchange Act. During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, none of the Company’s directors or officers
(as defined in Rule 16a-1(f)) adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities
that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.” |
Item
6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
|
Filed/
Furnished
Herewith |
|
Form |
|
File
No. |
|
Exhibit |
|
Filing
Date |
3.1 |
|
Certificate of Amendment of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of 180 Life Sciences Corp., filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on February 26, 2024 |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
3.1 |
|
02/28/2024 |
10.1# |
|
Fourth Amendment to Employment Agreement dated January 10, 2024 and effective as of January 1, 2024, between 180 Life Sciences Corp. and James N. Woody, M.D., Ph.D. |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.1 |
|
01/17/2024 |
10.2# |
|
Fourth Amendment to Employment Agreement dated January 10, 2024 and effective as of January 1, 2024, between 180 Life Sciences Corp. and Jonathan Rothbard, Ph.D. |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.2 |
|
01/17/2024 |
10.3# |
|
Third Amendment to Consulting Agreement dated January 10, 2024 and effective as of January 1, 2024, between 180 Life Sciences Corp. and Lawrence Steinman, M.D. |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.3 |
|
01/17/2024 |
10.4# |
|
Second Amendment to Consulting Agreement dated January 10, 2024 and effective as of January 1, 2024, between Cannbiorex Pharma Ltd. and Sir Marc Feldmann |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.4 |
|
01/17/2024 |
10.5# |
|
Second Amendment to 180 Life Sciences Corp. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.1 |
|
02/16/2024 |
10.6# |
|
Second Amended and Restated 180 Life Sciences Corp. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.2 |
|
02/16/2024 |
10.7# |
|
Offer Letter between 180 Life Science Corp. and Blair Jordan (director) dated February 24, 2024 and effective February 28, 2024 |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.1 |
|
02/29/2024 |
10.8# |
|
Offer Letter between 180 Life Science Corp. and Omar Jimenez (director) dated March 4, 2024 and effective March 7, 2024 |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.1 |
|
03/11/2024 |
10.9# |
|
Offer Letter between 180 Life Science Corp. and Ryan L. Smith (director) dated March 5, 2024 and effective March 7, 2024 |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.2 |
|
03/11/2024 |
10.10# |
|
Separation and Release Agreement dated May 7, 2024, by and between 180 Life Sciences Corp. and Dr. James N. Woody |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.1 |
|
05/9/2024 |
10.11# |
|
Separation and Release Agreement dated May 7, 2024, by and between 180 Life Sciences Corp. and Dr. Jonathan Rothbard |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.2 |
|
05/9/2024 |
10.12# |
|
Consulting Agreement dated May 7, 2024, by and between 180 Life Sciences Corp. and Dr. Jonathan Rothbard |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.3 |
|
05/9/2024 |
10.13# |
|
Fourth Amendment to Consulting Agreement dated May 7, 2024, by and between 180 Life Sciences Corp. and Dr. Lawrence Steinman |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.4 |
|
05/9/2024 |
10.14# |
|
Executive Consulting Agreement dated May 7, 2024, by and between 180 Life Sciences Corp., Blair Jordan and Blair Jordan Strategy and Finance Consulting Inc. |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.5 |
|
05/9/2024 |
10.15# |
|
Form of 180 Life Sciences Corp. Indemnity Agreement |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
10.6 |
|
05/9/2024 |
16.1 |
|
Letter from Marcum LLP dated April 19, 2024 |
|
|
|
8-K |
|
001-38105 |
|
16.1 |
|
04/19/2024 |
31.1* |
|
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.2* |
|
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.1** |
|
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.2** |
|
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101.INS* |
|
Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101.SCH* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101.CAL* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101.DEF* |
|
Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101.LAB* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101.PRE* |
|
Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104* |
|
Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, included in the Exhibit 101 Inline XBRL Document Set |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# |
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
180
LIFE SCIENCES CORP. |
|
|
Date:
May 15, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Blair Jordan |
|
|
Blair Jordan
Interim Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
Date:
May 15, 2024 |
By: |
/s/
Ozan Pamir |
|
|
Ozan
Pamir
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
37
68953
false
--12-31
Q1
0001690080
0001690080
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:CommonStockParValue00001PerShareMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:WarrantsToPurchaseSharesOfCommonStockMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
2024-05-15
0001690080
2024-03-31
0001690080
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RelatedPartyMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RelatedPartyMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
atnf:ClassCPreferredStockMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:ClassCPreferredStockMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
atnf:ClassKPreferredStockMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:ClassKPreferredStockMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
2023-01-01
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2022-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
2022-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
2022-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember
2022-12-31
0001690080
2022-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2023-01-01
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
2023-01-01
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
2023-01-01
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember
2023-01-01
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember
2023-03-31
0001690080
2023-03-31
0001690080
2023-12-26
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:PublicSPACWarrantsMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:PrivateSPACWarrantsMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:PIPEWarrantsMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:OtherWarrantsMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:PublicSPACWarrantsMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
atnf:PrivateSPACWarrantsMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
atnf:PIPEWarrantsMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:OtherContractMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
atnf:PublicSPACWarrantsMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:PrivateSPACWarrantsMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:PIPEWarrantsMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:OtherContractMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:PublicSPACWarrantsMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:PrivateSPACWarrantsMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:PIPEWarrantsMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:OtherContractMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MinimumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputRiskFreeInterestRateMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MaximumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputRiskFreeInterestRateMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MinimumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputExpectedTermMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MaximumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputExpectedTermMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MinimumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputPriceVolatilityMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MaximumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputPriceVolatilityMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MinimumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputExpectedDividendRateMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MaximumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputExpectedDividendRateMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MinimumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputRiskFreeInterestRateMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
srt:MaximumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputRiskFreeInterestRateMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
srt:MinimumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputExpectedTermMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
srt:MaximumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputExpectedTermMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
srt:MinimumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputPriceVolatilityMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
srt:MaximumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputPriceVolatilityMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
srt:MinimumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputExpectedDividendRateMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
srt:MaximumMember
us-gaap:MeasurementInputExpectedDividendRateMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
atnf:BounceBackLoanSchemeMember
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
atnf:BounceBackLoanSchemeMember
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:BounceBackLoanSchemeMember
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:FirstInsurance2023Member
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
atnf:FirstInsurance2023Member
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:FirstInsurance2023Member
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:OtherLoansPayableMember
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
atnf:OtherLoansPayableMember
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:OtherLoansPayableMember
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:LoansPayableMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
2021-09-01
2021-09-01
0001690080
2022-01-01
2022-01-28
0001690080
atnf:KennedyLicenseAgreementMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:ActionAgainstTycheCapitalLLCMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
2022-09-20
2022-09-20
0001690080
atnf:DrMarleneKraussMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-04-16
2024-04-16
0001690080
atnf:GeorgeHornigMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-04-16
2024-04-16
0001690080
atnf:GeorgeHornigMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-13
2024-05-13
0001690080
atnf:DrMarleneKraussMember
atnf:DOInsuranceLawsuitMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-04-16
2024-04-16
0001690080
atnf:DOInsuranceLawsuitMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-04-16
2024-04-16
0001690080
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-13
2024-05-13
0001690080
2024-01-01
2024-01-01
0001690080
atnf:DrWoodyMember
2024-01-01
2024-01-01
0001690080
atnf:DrRothbardMember
2024-01-01
2024-01-01
0001690080
atnf:DrSteinmanMember
2024-01-01
2024-01-01
0001690080
atnf:SirFeldmannMember
2024-01-01
2024-01-01
0001690080
srt:ExecutiveOfficerMember
2024-02-28
2024-02-28
0001690080
atnf:ChairmanOfTheStrategicAndAlternativesCommitteeMember
2024-02-28
2024-02-28
0001690080
srt:DirectorMember
2024-02-28
2024-02-28
0001690080
atnf:ChairmanOfTheAuditCommitteeMember
2024-02-28
2024-02-28
0001690080
atnf:ChairmanOfTheCompensationCommitteeMember
2024-02-28
2024-02-28
0001690080
atnf:MrJordanMember
2024-02-28
2024-02-28
0001690080
2024-02-28
2024-02-28
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2024-02-16
0001690080
atnf:ClassKSpecialVotingSharesMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:ClassKSpecialVotingSharesMember
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:NasdaqCapitalMarketMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:DirectorMember
2024-05-13
2024-05-13
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2023-09-07
0001690080
us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember
2023-09-02
2023-09-07
0001690080
2023-08-09
2023-08-09
0001690080
atnf:August2023PreFundedWarrantsMember
2023-08-09
2023-08-09
0001690080
atnf:August2023CommonWarrantsMember
2023-08-09
0001690080
2023-08-09
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
2023-08-09
2023-08-09
0001690080
2023-11-28
2023-11-28
0001690080
atnf:AmendmentToTheAugust2023OfferingMember
2023-11-28
2023-11-28
0001690080
2023-11-28
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2022-07-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2022-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2023-04-30
0001690080
2023-08-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2023-08-31
0001690080
atnf:WarrantsToPurchaseCommonStockMember
atnf:AmendmentToTheAugust2023OfferingMember
2023-08-31
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2023-08-31
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2022-07-31
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
2022-12-31
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
2023-04-30
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
2023-08-31
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
atnf:AmendmentToTheAugust2023OfferingMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
atnf:AmendmentToTheAugust2023OfferingMember
2023-08-31
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
2023-08-31
2023-08-31
0001690080
2023-08-31
2023-08-31
0001690080
atnf:BlackScholesOptionModelMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:AmendmentToTheAugust2023OfferingMember
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:AmendmentToTheAugust2023OfferingMember
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2024-02-28
0001690080
srt:MaximumMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
srt:MinimumMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
atnf:warrantsMember
2023-03-31
0001690080
2023-03-31
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:CommonStockMember
2023-03-31
2023-03-31
0001690080
2024-03-26
2024-03-31
0001690080
2023-12-31
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
atnf:OneSixEightPointFourZeroMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
atnf:OneSixEightPointFourZeroMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
atnf:OneFiveZeroOnePointZeroZeroMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
atnf:OneFiveZeroOnePointZeroZeroMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
atnf:FiveOneSixPointEightZeroMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
atnf:FiveOneSixPointEightZeroMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
atnf:OneTwoPointSevenThreeMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
atnf:OneTwoPointSevenThreeMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:StockOptionMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:OneNineZeroZeroPointZeroZeroMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:OneNineZeroZeroPointZeroZeroMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:TwoZeroZeroSixPointFourZeroMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:TwoZeroZeroSixPointFourZeroMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:TwoSixEightSixPointSixZeroMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:TwoSixEightSixPointSixZeroMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:TwoEightFiveZeroPointZeroZeroMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:TwoEightFiveZeroPointZeroZeroMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:FourThreeSevenZeroPointZeroZeroMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:FourThreeSevenZeroPointZeroZeroMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:ThreePointTwoThreeMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
atnf:ThreePointTwoThreeMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:WarrantMember
2023-12-31
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RelatedPartyMember
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RelatedPartyMember
2023-12-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RelatedPartyMember
2024-01-01
2024-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:RelatedPartyMember
2023-01-01
2023-03-31
0001690080
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-04-16
2024-04-16
0001690080
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-04-23
0001690080
atnf:WoodySeparationAgreementMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-07
0001690080
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-07
2024-05-07
0001690080
atnf:Bonus1Member
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-07
0001690080
2024-05-07
2024-05-07
0001690080
atnf:SecondAmendedMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-07
2024-05-07
0001690080
atnf:RothbardSeparationAgreementMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-07
0001690080
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-07
0001690080
atnf:Bonus2Member
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-07
0001690080
srt:BoardOfDirectorsChairmanMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-07
2024-05-07
0001690080
atnf:ChairpersonOfCommitteeMember
us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember
2024-05-07
2024-05-07
xbrli:shares
iso4217:USD
iso4217:USD
xbrli:shares
iso4217:GBP
xbrli:pure
iso4217:CAD
I, Blair Jordan, certify,
as of the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that
the Quarterly Report of 180 Life Sciences Corp. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, fully complies with the requirements
of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-Q fairly presents
in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of 180 Life Sciences Corp. at the dates and for the periods
indicated.
I, Ozan Pamir, certify, as
of the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the
Quarterly Report of 180 Life Sciences Corp. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-Q fairly presents
in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of 180 Life Sciences Corp. at the dates and for the periods
indicated.