ANEB 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · OTC · Pharmaceutical Preparations · CIK 1815974 · All filings on SEC.gov
At a glance
What changed in the latest 10-K
Risk Factors
New heading “Recent changes implemented by the United States government, including changes to grant funding and trade policies, may have an adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.”
New heading “We intend to seek stockholder approval of a reverse stock split, which is being proposed in connection with our proposed plan to go private and to delist our common stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market and deregister our common stock under the Exchange Act.”
Removed heading “We have entered into the LSA with 22NW and JFL for a debt facility. The debt facility may be secured by substantially all of our assets. Additionally, a default thereunder would have material adverse consequences on our financial condition, operating results, and business.”
Removed heading “Adverse developments affecting the financial services industry could adversely affect our current and projected business operations and our financial condition and results of operations.”
Removed heading “We cannot assure you that our common stock will be liquid or that it will remain listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.”
Largest changes
“In addition, widespread investor concerns regarding the U.S. or international financial systems could result in less favorable commercial financing terms, including higher interest rates or costs and tighter financial and operating covenants, or systemic limitations on access to credit and liquidity sources, thereby making it more difficult for us to acquire financing on acceptable terms or at all. …”see in full comparison
“We entered into the LSA for a debt facility in November 2023 with 22NW and JFL. To date, we have not drawn down on the LSA. Upon the draw of at least $3 million in the aggregate, the debt facility will be secured by substantially all of our assets. The LSA includes customary events of default for a first priority senior secured debt facility. …”see in full comparison
“We have entered into the LSA with 22NW and JFL for a debt facility. The debt facility may be secured by substantially all of our assets. Additionally, a default thereunder would have material adverse consequences on our financial condition, operating results, and business.”see in full comparison
“We intend to seek stockholder approval of a reverse stock split, which is being proposed in connection with our proposed plan to go private and to delist our common stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market and deregister our common stock under the Exchange Act.”see in full comparison
“If such approval is obtained, and the board, in its discretion, determines to effect the Reverse Stock Split, we will give notice to The Nasdaq Stock Market of our intent to voluntarily delist our common stock and to withdraw the registration of our common stock with the SEC. We would then file a Form 25 Notification of Removal From Listing with the SEC at such time. …”see in full comparison
“Changes or proposed changes in U.S. or other countries’ trade policies may result in restrictions and economic disincentives on international trade. The U.S. government has recently imposed, or is currently considering imposing, tariffs on certain trade partners. Tariffs, economic sanctions and other changes in U.S. trade policy have in the past and could in the future trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries, and certain foreign governments have instituted or are considering imposing retaliatory measures on certain U.S. goods. …”see in full comparison
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We
may be unable to generate sufficient revenue or cash flow to fund our operations. We expect that our cash and cash equivalents at June
June 30, 2024,2025, along with access to funding under our loan agreement with 22NW, LP (“22NW) and JFL Capital Management LLC (“JFL”)
for a debt facility (the LSA,“Loan Agreement”), will enable us to fund our current and planned operating expenses and
capital expendituresexpenditure intorequirements
through at least 12 months from the fourthissuance quarterdate of calendarthe yearfinancial 2025.statements. We have based these estimates on assumptions that may
prove to
be incorrect, and we may exhaust our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Because of the numerous risks
and and
uncertainties associated with the development of our programs, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays
and operating expenses associated with completing the research and development of our product candidate. Until such time, if ever, as
as we can generate substantial product revenue from sales of any of our current or future product candidates, we will need to seek additional
additional equity or debt financing or potential collaboration, license or development agreements to provide the capital required to
maintain or
expand our operations, continue the development of our product candidate, build our sales and marketing capabilities,
promote brand identity,
develop or acquire complementary technologies, products or businesses, or provide for our working capital
requirements and other operating
and general corporate purposes.
Other
than the LSA,Loan Agreement, we currently do not have any arrangements or credit facilities as a source of funds, and we make no assurance
that we will
be able to raise sufficient additional capital in the future if needed on acceptable terms, or at all. Even if we draw down
the entire $10$3 million available under the LSA,Loan Agreement, we will still require additional funding to fund our planned operations and
capital expenditures. If such financing is not available
on satisfactory terms, or is not available at all, we may be required to delay,
scale back or eliminate the development of our current
or future product candidates and other business, seek
collaborations, or amend existing collaborations,
for research and development programs at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable
or for the development of programs that we
otherwise would have sought to develop independently, or on terms that are less favorable
than might otherwise be available, dispose
of technology assets, or relinquish or license on unfavorable terms, our rights to technologies
or any future product candidates that
we otherwise would seek to develop or commercialize ourselves, pursue
the sale of our company
to a third party at a price that may result in a loss on investment for our stockholders, file for bankruptcy
or cease operations
altogether. This may materially adversely affect our operations and financial condition as well as our ability to
achieve achieveour business objectives
and maintain competitiveness.
If
we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities and/or equity-linked securities, the percentage ownership of our existing stockholders
may be reduced, and accordingly theseour stockholders may experience substantial dilution. In addition, the LSALoan Agreement requires that we
issue 0.03 shares of common stock per dollar loaned under the LSA,Loan Agreement, which will result in dilution
to shareholders. We may also
issue equity securities and/or equity-linked
securities that provide for rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our common
stock. Given our need for cash and that
equity and equity-linked issuances are very common types of fundraising for companies like us,
the risk of dilution is particularly significant
for our stockholders.
TheAny
LSA includes, and future debt financing, if obtained, may involve agreements that include liens on our assets and covenants limiting
or restricting our
ability to take specific actions such as incurring additional debt. Debt financing, including the LSA,financing could also
be required to be repaid regardless of
our operating results.
We
have entered into the LSA with 22NW and JFL for a debt facility. The debt facility may be secured by substantially all of our assets.
Additionally, a default thereunder would have material adverse consequences on our financial condition, operating results, and business.
We
entered into the LSA for a debt facility in November 2023 with 22NW and JFL. To date, we have not drawn down on the LSA. Upon the
draw of at least $3 million in the aggregate, the debt facility will be secured by substantially all of our assets. The LSA includes
customary events of default for a first priority senior secured debt facility. In the event of default under the LSA, the Lenders
under the LSA would have the rights that a secured creditor with a first priority lien on a company’s assets would have,
including but not limited to, the right to collect, enforce or satisfy any secured obligations then owing, including by foreclosing
on the collateral securing our obligations under the LSA (which generally comprise substantially all of our assets) and the Lenders
would have no obligation to fund any future borrowings under the LSA. A default under the LSA would have material adverse
consequences to our financial condition, operating results, and business, and could cause us to become insolvent or enter bankruptcy
proceedings, and our stockholders may lose all or a portion of their investment because of the priority of the claims of the
Lenders, in their capacity as secured creditors, on our assets. Additionally, during the term of the LSA, the Company cannot incur
any debt that is senior or pari pasu with the LSA.
As
consideration for the LSA, we agreed to issue 300,000 shares to 22NW and agreed to issue up to an additional 300,000 shares based on the
amount of the Facility Amount drawn on by us. Our stockholders have incurred and may incur dilution as a result of the LSA and
the stock issuances contemplated thereby.
We have a limited operating history as a publicly traded company, and our inexperience could materially and adversely affect us and our stockholders.
We became a public company in May 2021 and, therefore, we have a limited operating history as a publicly traded company. Our board of directors and management team have overall responsibility for our management. As a publicly traded company, we are required to develop and implement substantial control systems, policies and procedures in order to satisfy our periodic SEC reporting and Nasdaq obligations. We cannot assure you that management’s past experience will be sufficient to successfully develop and implement these systems, policies and procedures and to operate our company. Failure to do so could jeopardize our status as a public company, and the loss of such status may materially and adversely affect us and our stockholders.
Our
current and future operations substantially depend on our FounderFounder, andour Chief Executive OfficerOfficer, and our ability to hire other key personnel,
the loss of any of whom could disrupt our business operations.
Adverse
developments affecting the financial services industry could adversely affect our current and projected business operations and our financial
condition and results of operations.
Adverse
developments that affect financial institutions, such as events involving liquidity that are rumored or actual, have in the past and
may in the future lead to bank failures and market-wide liquidity problems. For example, on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”)
was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(“FDIC”) as receiver. Similarly, on March 12, 2023, Signature Bank and Silvergate Capital Corp. were each swept into receivership.
In addition, on May 1, 2023, the FDIC seized First Republic Bank and sold its assets to JPMorgan Chase & Co. While the U.S. Department
of Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board have implemented a program to provide up to $25 billion of loans to financial institutions
secured by certain of such government securities held by financial institutions to mitigate the risk of potential losses on the sale
of such instruments, widespread demands for customer withdrawals or other liquidity needs of financial institutions for immediate liquidity
may exceed the capacity of such program, there is no guarantee that such programs will be sufficient. Additionally, it is uncertain whether
the U.S. Department of Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board will provide access to uninsured funds in the future in the event of
the closure of other banks or financial institutions, or that they would do so in a timely fashion.
While
we have not experienced any adverse impact to our liquidity or to our current and projected business operations, financial condition
or results of operations as a result of the matters relating to SVB, Signature Bank, Silvergate Capital Corp and First Republic Bank,
uncertainty remains over liquidity concerns in the broader financial services industry, and our business, our business partners or industry
as a whole may be adversely impacted in ways that we cannot predict at this time.
Although
we assess our banking relationships as we believe necessary or appropriate, our access to cash in amounts adequate to finance or capitalize
our current and projected future business operations could be significantly impaired by factors that affect the financial institutions
with which we have banking relationships. These factors could include, among others, events such as liquidity constraints or failures,
the ability to perform obligations under various types of financial, credit or liquidity agreements or arrangements, disruptions or instability
in the financial services industry or financial markets, or concerns or negative expectations about the prospects for companies in the
financial services industry. These factors could also include factors involving financial markets or the financial services industry
generally. The results of events or concerns that involve one or more of these factors could include a variety of material and adverse
impacts on our current and projected business operations and our financial condition and results of operations. These could include,
but may not be limited to, delayed access to deposits or other financial assets or the uninsured loss of deposits or other financial
assets; or termination of cash management arrangements and/or delays in accessing or actual loss of funds subject to cash management
arrangements.
In
addition, widespread investor concerns regarding the U.S. or international financial systems could result in less favorable commercial
financing terms, including higher interest rates or costs and tighter financial and operating covenants, or systemic limitations on access
to credit and liquidity sources, thereby making it more difficult for us to acquire financing on acceptable terms or at all. Any decline
in available funding or access to our cash and liquidity resources could, among other risks, adversely impact our ability to meet our
operating expenses, financial obligations or fulfill our other obligations, result in breaches of our financial and/or contractual obligations
or result in violations of federal or state wage and hour laws. Any of these impacts, or any other impacts resulting from the factors
described above or other related or similar factors not described above, could have material adverse impacts on our liquidity and our
current and/or projected business operations and financial condition and results of operations.
Our commercial success will depend, in part, on our ability to obtain and maintain patent protection in the United States and other countries with respect to selonabant, our product candidate. On October 12, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued to us U.S. Patent No. 11,141,404, titled “Formulations and Methods for Treating Acute Cannabinoid Overdose.” The issued patent describes the use of our investigational drug selonabant to treat cannabis toxicity, and is expected to provide patent protection through 2040. On October 24, 2023 and December 31, 2024 the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued to us U.S Patent Nos. 11,795,146, titled “Crystalline Forms of a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1) Modulator and Methods of Use and Preparation Thereof” and U.S. Patent No. 12,180,155 titled “Crystalline Forms of a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1) Modulator and Methods of Use and Preparation Thereof.” The issued patents describe polymorphs of our investigational drug selonabant. We seek to protect our proprietary position by filing patent applications in the United States and abroad related to aspects of our product candidate that are important to our business and maintaining and protecting our existing patents. Given that the development of our product candidates is at an early stage, our intellectual property portfolio with respect to certain aspects of our product candidates is also at an early stage. For example, we have filed or intend to file additional patent applications related to aspects of selonabant, our product candidate; however, there can be no assurance that any such patent applications will issue as granted patents around the world. The requirements for patentability differ in certain countries, and certain countries have heightened requirements for patentability. Further, in some cases, we have only filed provisional patent applications on certain aspects of our technology and product candidate, and provisional patent applications are not eligible to become an issued patent until, among other things, we file a non-provisional patent application within 12 months of the filing date of the applicable provisional patent application. Any failure to file a non-provisional patent application within this timeline could cause us to lose the ability to obtain patent protection for the inventions disclosed in the associated provisional patent applications.
Patent
protection is important in the development and eventual commercialization of our product candidate. Patents covering our product candidate
normally provide market exclusivity, which is important in order for our product candidate to become profitable. We obtained one patent
in October 2021, which is expected to provide patent protection through 2040.2040, one patent in October 2023 which is expected to provide
patent protection through 2042, and one patent in December 2024 which is expected to provide patent protection through 2042. Even if
we are successful in obtaining further patents,
patents have a limited lifespan. In the United States, the natural expiration of a utility
patent is generally 20 years after it is filed.
Various extensions may be available; however, the life of a patent, and the protection
it affords, is limited. Without patent protection,
we may be open to competition from generic versions of such compositions, methods
and devices. As a result, our owned and licensed patent
portfolio may not provide us with sufficient rights to exclude others from commercializing
products similar to ours.
Healthcare
providers and third-party payors play a primary role in the recommendation and prescription of any product candidates for which thewe Companyobtain
obtains marketing approval. The Company’sOur current and future arrangements with healthcare professionals, including HCPs, clinical
investigators, CROs,
third-party payors and customers may expose it to broadly applicable fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and
regulations that may
constrain the business or financial arrangements and relationships through which thewe Companymarket, markets, sellssell and
distributes itsdistribute our products for which
we it obtainsobtain marketing approval. Restrictions under applicable federal and state healthcare laws and
regulations include the following:
Efforts
to ensure that the Company’sour current and future business arrangements with third parties will comply with applicable healthcare
laws and regulations
will involve on-going substantial costs. If the Company’sour operations are found to be in violation of any of
these laws or any other governmental
regulations that may apply to it, it may be subject to significant penalties, including civil, criminal
and administrative penalties,
damages, fines, disgorgement, imprisonment, exclusion from participation in government funded healthcare
programs, such as Medicare and
Medicaid or similar programs in other countries or jurisdictions, integrity oversight and reporting obligations,
contractual damages,
reputational harm, diminished profits and future earnings and the curtailment or restructuring of theour Company’s
operations. Defending against any
such actions can be costly, time-consuming and may require significant financial and personnel resources.
Therefore, even if thewe Company isare successful
in defending against any such actions that may be brought against it,us, itsour business may be
impaired.
Recent changes implemented by the United States government, including changes to grant funding and trade policies, may have an adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.
Changes in U.S. or international social, political, regulatory and economic conditions or in laws and policies governing trade, manufacturing, development and investment in the countries where we currently, or may in the future, conduct our business could adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition and results of operations. For example, the U.S. government has recently adopted a new policy that would limit National Institutes of Health research funding for “indirect costs” to 15% of grants, which is an important form of funding for medical research at universities, medical schools, research hospitals and other scientific institutions and is significantly below what many institutions have been receiving for indirect costs. While, as of the date of this Annual Report, there is a nationwide injunction preventing the policy from taking effect, if this policy, or any other policies related to grant funding, are ultimately put in place, we may be unable to realize all of the benefits of our two-year cooperative grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, and the potential to receive future grant funding may be adversely affected.
Changes or proposed changes in U.S. or other countries’ trade policies may result in restrictions and economic disincentives on international trade. The U.S. government has recently imposed, or is currently considering imposing, tariffs on certain trade partners. Tariffs, economic sanctions and other changes in U.S. trade policy have in the past and could in the future trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries, and certain foreign governments have instituted or are considering imposing retaliatory measures on certain U.S. goods. Further, any emerging protectionist or nationalist trends (whether regulatory- or consumer-driven) either in the United States or in other countries could affect the trade environment. Our business, like many other corporations, would be impacted by changes to the trade policies of the United States and foreign countries (including governmental action related to tariffs, international trade agreements, or economic sanctions). Such changes have the potential to adversely impact the U.S. economy or certain sectors thereof, the global economy, and our industry, and as a result, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We engage third parties to perform various aspects of our preclinical testing and clinical trials. We have entered into agreements with third parties, including Traxeus, Aptuit (Verona) SRL, PPD, Sterling Pharma Solutions, Piramal Pharma Solutions, Charles River Laboratory, WuXi AppTec, and Centre for Human Drug Research, which provide certain pharmaceutical research and development services to us. We depend on these third parties to perform these activities on a timely basis in accordance with the protocol, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices and other regulatory requirements. Our reliance on these third parties for preclinical and clinical development activities reduces our control over these activities. Accordingly, if these parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or obligations or meet expected deadlines, our preclinical testing and clinical trials may be extended, delayed, terminated or our data may be rejected by the FDA. If there are delays in testing or obtaining regulatory approvals as a result of a third party’s failure to perform, our drug discovery and development costs will likely increase, and we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or successfully commercialize our current or future product candidates.
In
addition, other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted in the United States since the ACA was enacted. For example, the IRA,
among other things, (1) directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to negotiate the price of certain
single-source drugs and biologics covered under Medicare and (2) imposes rebates under Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D to penalize
price increases that outpace inflation. The IRA permits HHS to implement many of these provisions through guidance, as opposed to regulation,
for the initial years. HHS has and will continue to issue and update guidance as these programs are implemented. These provisions took
effect progressively starting in fiscal year 2023, although the Medicare drug pricing negotiation program is currently subject to legal
legal challenges. It is currently unclear how the IRA will be implemented but is likely to have a significant impact on the pharmaceutical
industry. Further, in response to the Biden administration’s October 2022 executive order, on February 14, 2023, HHS released a
report outlining three new models for testing by the CMS Innovation Center which will be evaluated on their ability to lower the cost
of drugs, promote accessibility, and improve quality of care. Further, on December 7, 2023, the Biden administration announced an initiative
to control the price of prescription drugs through the use of march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. On December 8, 2023, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology published for comment a Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In
Rights which for the first time includes the price of a product as one factor an agency can use when deciding to exercise march-in rights.
While march-in rights have not previously been exercised, it is uncertain if that will continue under the new framework. We expect that
additional federal healthcare reform measures will be adopted in the future, any of which could limit the amounts that federal and state
governments will pay for healthcare products and services, and in turn could significantly reduce the projected value of certain development
projects and reduce or eliminate our profitability. These new laws may result in additional reductions in Medicare and other healthcare
funding, which could have a material adverse effect on customers for the Company’sour product candidates, if approved, and accordingly,
the financial
operations.
We intend to seek stockholder approval of a reverse stock split, which is being proposed in connection with our proposed plan to go private and to delist our common stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market and deregister our common stock under the Exchange Act.
As previously disclosed, on July 23, 2025, we announced that a special committee of independent directors (the “Special Committee”) has recommended, and our board of directors has approved, as part of a proposed going private transaction, an amendment (the “Amendment”) to our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “certificate of incorporation”), to effect a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, subject to obtaining the requisite approval of the Company’s stockholders at a special meeting of stockholders to be held for that purpose. The board may abandon the Reverse Stock Split at any time prior to the filing and effectiveness of the Amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, even after stockholder approval, if the Board determines that the Reverse Stock Split is no longer in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders.
If such approval is obtained, and the board, in its discretion, determines to effect the Reverse Stock Split, we will give notice to The Nasdaq Stock Market of our intent to voluntarily delist our common stock and to withdraw the registration of our common stock with the SEC. We would then file a Form 25 Notification of Removal From Listing with the SEC at such time. If we proceed with such filing, we expect that listing of our shares on Nasdaq will be terminated thereafter, at which time we would file a Form 15 with the SEC to suspend our reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Following deregistration, we would no longer file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. Accordingly, there would be significantly less information regarding our company available to stockholders and potential investors. In addition, we would no longer be subject to the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and certain of the liability provisions of the Exchange Act, although we would still be subject to the antifraud provisions of the Exchange Act and any applicable state securities laws. Following deregistration, our executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders would no longer be required to file reports relating to their transactions in our common stock with the SEC. In addition, our executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders would no longer be subject to the recovery of short-swing profits provision of the Exchange Act, and persons acquiring 5% of our common stock would no longer be required to report their beneficial ownership under the Exchange Act. Following the delisting of our common stock, any trading in our common stock would only occur in privately negotiated sales or potentially on the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market, if one or more brokers chooses to make a market for our common stock there and complies with applicable regulatory requirements; however, there can be no assurances regarding any such trading. The lack of public information and increased illiquidity would make trading in shares of our common stock more difficult, which could cause the value of our common stock to decrease.
Certain
of our executive officers, directors and large stockholders own a substantial majority of our outstanding capital stock. As a result
of their share ownership, these stockholders have the ability to influence us through their ownership positions. These stockholders may
may be able to determine all matters requiring stockholder approval. For example, these stockholders, acting together, can control elections
elections of directors, amendments of our organizational documents, or approval of any merger, sale of assets, or other major
corporate transaction.
This may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our common stock that you may
believe are in your best
interest as one of our stockholders. In addition, the LSA with 22NW and JFL, which will allow us to draw up
to $10 million as needed, may be secured by a lien on our assets depending upon amounts drawn down. Joseph F. Lawler M.D., Ph.D., our founder and a member of our
Board of Directors, is the founder
and Managing Member of JFL, and Aron R. English, the President and Portfolio Manager of 22NW, and
Nathaniel Calloway, the lead for 22NW,
are each members of our Board of Directors. Due to their positions with JFL and 22NW, such
individuals may also exert significant control
over certain matters. Furthermore, if we draw down amounts under the LSA,Loan Agreement, we will issue to the lenders 0.03 shares of common
stock per
dollar loaned under the LSA.Loan Agreement.
The
global credit and financial markets have recently experienced extreme volatility and disruptions, including severely diminished liquidity and
and credit availability, bank failures, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates and
and uncertainty about economic stability. There can be no assurance that further deterioration in credit and financial markets and confidence
in economic conditions will not occur. Our general business strategy may be adversely affected by any such economic downturn, volatile
business environment or continued unpredictable and unstable market conditions. If the current equity and credit markets deteriorate,
it may make any necessary debt or equity financing more difficult, more costly and more dilutive. Failure to secure any necessary financing
in a timely manner and on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our growth strategy, financial performance and stock
price and could require us to delay or abandon clinical development plans. In addition, there is a risk that one or more of our current
service providers, manufacturers and other partners may not survive an economic downturn, which could directly affect our ability to
attain our operating goals on schedule and on budget.
In
addition, the global macroeconomic environment could be negatively affected by, among other things, Covid-19 or other pandemics or epidemics,
instability in global economic markets,
increased U.S. trade tariffs and trade disputes with other countries, instability in the global
credit markets, supply chain weaknesses,
instability in the geopolitical environment as a result of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom
from the European Union, the Russian
invasion of Ukraine, the war in the Middle East and other political tensions, and foreign governmental
debt concerns. Such challenges
have caused, and may continue to cause, uncertainty and instability in local economies and in global financial
markets.
Recently,Inflation
inflation has increased throughout the U.S. economy. Inflation can adversely affect us by increasing the costs of clinical trials and
research, the development of our product candidates, administration
and other costs of doing business. We may experience increases in
the prices of labor and other costs of doing business. In an inflationary
environment, cost increases may outpace our expectations, causing
us to use our cash and other liquid assets faster than forecasted.
If this happens, we may need to raise additional capital to fund our
operations, which may not be available in sufficient amounts or
on reasonable terms, if at all, sooner than expected.
In
the United States, federal, state, and local governments have enacted numerous data privacy and security laws, including data breach
notification laws, personal data privacy laws, consumer protection laws (e.g., Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act), and other
similar laws (e.g., wiretapping laws). For example, as further discussed above, the HIPAA, as amended by HITECH, imposes specific requirements
relating to the privacy, security, and transmission of individually identifiable protected health information. In the past few years,
numerous U.S. states—including California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah—have enacted comprehensive privacy laws
that impose certain obligations on covered businesses, including providing specific disclosures in privacy notices and affording residents
with certain rights concerning their personal data. As applicable, such rights may include the right to access, correct, or delete certain
personal data, and to opt-out of certain data processing activities, such as targeted advertising, profiling, and automated decision-making.
The exercise of these rights may impact our business and ability to provide our products and services. Certain states also impose stricter
requirements for processing certain personal data, including sensitive information, such as conducting data privacy impact assessments.
These state laws allow for statutory fines for noncompliance. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by
the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), (collectively, “CCPA”) applies to personal information of
consumers, business representatives, and employees who are California residents, and requires businesses to provide specific disclosures
in privacy notices and honor requests of such individuals to exercise certain privacy rights. The CCPA provides for fines of up to $7,500
per violation and allows private litigants affected by certain data breaches to recover significant statutory damages. Although the CCPA
exempts some data processed in the context of clinical trials, the CCPA increases compliance costs and potential liability with respect
to other personal data we maintain about California residents. Similar laws are being considered in several other states, as well as
at the federal and local levels, and we anticipate that more states will pass similar laws in the future. While these states, like the
CCPA, also exempt some data processed in the context of clinical trials, these developments further complicate compliance efforts, and
increase legal risk and compliance costs for us, the third parties upon whom we rely.
We
cannot assure you that our common stock will be liquid or that it will remain listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Our
common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Nasdaq Capital Market’s listing standards generally mandate that we meet
certain requirements relating to stockholders’ equity, stock price, market capitalization, aggregate market value of publicly held
shares and distribution requirements. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq
Capital Market. If we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq Capital Market, such as the corporate governance requirements,
minimum bid price requirement or the minimum stockholder’s equity requirement, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC may take steps to delist
our Common Stock. Any delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of our Common Stock and would impair stockholders’
ability to sell or purchase their Common Stock when they wish to do so.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
Largest changes
“Specifically, the board approved the amendment to our certificate of incorporation to effect a Reverse Stock Split of our issued and outstanding common stock, including stock held by us as treasury shares, at a ratio (the “Stock Split Ratio”) of not less than 1-for-2,500 and not greater than 1-for-7,500 (the “Range”), with the exact Stock Split Ratio to be set within the Range without further approval or authorization of our stockholders at the discretion of the board and included in a public announcement, subject to the authority of the board to abandon the Amendment. …”see in full comparison
On October 12, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued tosee in full comparisonthe Companyus U.S. Patent No. 11,141,404, titled “Formulations andandMethods For Treating Acute Cannabinoid Overdose.” The issued patent describes the use ofthe Company’sour investigational drug selonabant to treat acute cannabinoid overdose and is expected to provide patent protection through 2040. On October 24, 2023 and December 31, 2024 the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued to us U.S Patent Nos. 11,795,146, titled “Crystalline Forms of a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1) Modulator and Methods of Use and Preparation Thereof” and U.S. Patent No. 12,180,155 titled “Crystalline Forms of a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1) Modulator and Methods of Use and Preparation Thereof.” The issued patents describe polymorphs of our investigational drug selonabant.
Rather than proceeding directly with the Phase 3 studies of oral selonabant in adults with ACI, we are prioritizing the advancement of a selonabant IV formulation as a potential treatment for pediatric patients withsee in full comparisonunintentionalcannabis-inducedcannabisCNSpoisoning,depression, which we believe offers the potential for a faster timeline to approval relative to the adult oral product. Wearemetcurrently scaling upwith theintravenousFDA in Decemberformulation2024 for a Pre-IND meeting to discuss the development of IV selonabant and the initial plan for clinicalsafetytesting.studies.FDA acknowledged the unmet need for a treatment for children exposed to cannabis toxicity, and proposed a close, ongoing collaboration to efficiently advance the selonabant program for the pediatric indication. We initiated a SAD study of IV selonabant in healthy adults in the third quarter of calendar 2025.
“Interest income was relatively flat year-over-year. We had an increase in average cash and cash equivalents balances following the December 2024 private placement transaction, partially offset by a decrease in the prevailing market interest rates.”see in full comparison
“On November 13, 2023, we entered into the LSA with 22NW and JFL, as lenders, which originally allowed us to borrow up to $10 million as needed to fund future operations and provided that upon the draw of at least $3 million in the aggregate, the LSA will be collateralized by substantially all of our assets. …”see in full comparison
“Interest income increased for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 due to an increase in market interest rates earned on the Company’s savings and money market accounts.”see in full comparison
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We
are a clinical-stage biotechnologypharmaceutical company developing treatments for cannabiscannabis-induced toxicity, such as unintentionalacute cannabiscannabis-induced
toxicity poisoning,in acute
cannabinoidchildren, intoxicationACI (“ACI”),in adults, and the broader landscape of acute cannabis-induced conditions. Our lead product candidate,
selonabant (formerly ANEB-001), is intended to rapidly reverse the negative effects of cannabiscannabis-induced toxicitiestoxicity and reduce time to
recovery.
Unintentional cannabis poisoning primarily occurs in children. Pediatric patients accidentally exposed to cannabis are at risk of serious
and life-threatening outcomes including Central Nervous System (“CNS”) depression,
respiratory depression, seizures, and
coma. ACI in adults is characterized by signs and symptoms that may include anxiety, panic
attacks, agitation, psychosis, and tachycardia.
There isare no approved medical treatmenttreatments currently available to specifically treat
cannabis-induced ACI or unintentional cannabis poisoning or ACI,toxicity, and
we are not aware of any competing products that are further along in the development process than
selonabant in reversing the effects
of cannabinoids like delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, better known as THC, the principal
psychoactive constituent of cannabis.
UnintentionalCannabis-induced
cannabistoxicity poisoning and ACI havehas become a widespread health issue in the United States, particularly in the increasing number of states
that have legalized
cannabis for medical and recreational use. Unintentional or excessive ingestion of THC via edible products such as
candies gummies, candy, and
brownies, andis intoxicationa frommajor synthetic cannabinoids (also known as “synthetics,” including “K2”
or “spice”), are two potential causescause of THC-related emergency room visits. Synthetic cannabinoids are analogous to fentanyl
for opioids insofar as they are more potent at the cannabinoid receptor than their natural product congener THC.
Hospital
emergency rooms across the United States have seen a dramatic increase in patient visits with cannabis-related conditions. Before
the legalization of cannabis, an estimated 450,000 patients visited hospital emergency rooms annually for cannabis-related
conditions. In 2014, this number more than doubled tothere
were an estimated 1.1 million patients,cannabis-related emergency department patient visits, according to data published in
“Trends and
Characteristics of Cannabis-Associated Emergency Department
Visits in the United States, 2006-2018,” Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022
Mar 1;232:109288. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109288. Epub
2022 Jan 10. PMID: 35033959; PMCID: PMC9885359) by Roehler DR, Hoots BE,
Holland KM, Baldwin GT, and Vivolo-Kantor AM, which provided a national estimate
analyzing data from The Nationwide Emergency Department
Sample (“NEDS”), the largest database of U.S. hospital-owned
emergency department visits. Based on our evaluation of a published
analysis of the most recent NEDS data, we believe that the
number of cannabis related emergency department visits grew to approximately
1.8 million patients in 2021. We believe the number of
cannabis-related emergency department visits and health problems associated with
unintentional cannabis poisoning and ACI will
continue to increase substantially as more states pass laws legalizing cannabis for medical
and recreational use. Given the
consequences, there is an urgent need for a treatment to rapidly reverse the symptoms of unintentional cannabis poisoning andcannabis-induced
ACI.toxicity.
Previous
clinical trials completed by a third party have shown that oral selonabant is rapidly absorbed, well tolerated and, when repeatedly administered
administered to obese subjects, leads to weight loss, an effect that is consistent with central antagonism of the cannabinoid
receptor type-1 (“CB1”),
the primary target of agonists like THC. In March 2021, our European clinical trial application
(“CTA”), which is equivalent
to an investigational new drug application in the United States, was accepted in the
Netherlands to allow us to utilize oral selonabant
in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 human proof-of-concept
clinical trial for potential use as a treatment for
ACI ACI.(NCT05282797). The study (the “Netherlands Trial”) was designed to evaluate
the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics,
and effectiveness of a single oral dose of selonabant in treating healthy adult subjects
challenged with THC. We announced on January 3, 2022, that the first patient had been dosed in the Netherlands Trial. On May 11,
2022, we announced the dosing of all 60 subjects in Part A of the Netherlands Trial. On March 28, 2023, we announced
complete complete
results from Part A and Part B of the Netherlands Trial, in a total of 134 subjects. Dosing of an additional 20 subjects in
an an
open-label extension of the study (“Part C”) was initiated in July 2023 and the study was completed in August 2023. We
met with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) in July 2023 for a Type B meeting to discuss the Part A and B
Phase 2 data and the potential path forward for Phase
3 development of oral selonabant for the treatment of adult ACI and received the
minutes of the meeting in August 2023. The FDA
indicated that a single well-controlled study of oral selonabant in ACI patients presenting
to the emergency department combined
with a larger THC challenge study in volunteers could potentially provide substantial evidence to
support a new drug application. In
addition, an observational study in patients presenting to emergency departments with ACIacute cannabis-induced
toxicity is currently ongoing. The study is
designed to determine concentrations of cannabinoidsTHC and metabolites in plasma and gather information
on signs and symptoms,
patients’ disposition and selected assessments, where possible. We believe the data generated from the Netherlands
Trial Trial
provide support for our development pathway.
Rather
than proceeding directly with the Phase 3 studies of oral selonabant in adults with ACI, we are prioritizing the advancement of a selonabant
IV formulation as a potential treatment for pediatric patients with unintentionalcannabis-induced cannabisCNS poisoning,depression, which
we believe offers the
potential for a faster timeline to approval relative to the adult oral product. We aremet currently scaling upwith the intravenousFDA in December
formulation2024 for a Pre-IND meeting to discuss the development of IV selonabant and the initial plan for clinical safetytesting. studies.FDA acknowledged the
unmet need for a treatment for children exposed to cannabis toxicity, and proposed a close, ongoing collaboration to efficiently advance
the selonabant program for the pediatric indication. We initiated a SAD study of IV selonabant
in healthy adults in the third quarter of calendar 2025.
The
recent decision by the United States Department of Justice to support the rescheduling of marijuana from a schedule I to a schedule III-controlled
III-controlled substance is a move that we believe will ultimately lead to increased use of cannabis-containing products among US
households. This potentially
includes edible products that are often the cause of unintentionalcannabis-induced cannabis poisoningtoxicity in children. We
have evaluated the potential advantages
of prioritizing a near-term solution for children with more serious symptoms over
progressing our plans for clinical studies to support
an adult oral ACI treatment and have decided to focus current efforts on the
pediatric indication at this time. Our decision to prioritize
the development of an intravenous treatment for children is driven by
multiple factors.factors, Ourincluding our recent development of a suitable
IV selonabant formulation that enables its use in the pediatric population.population Our
and our prior discussions with the FDAFDA, havewhich highlighted
the need for an alternative formulation of selonabant for treating younger patients.
There is increasing recognition among clinicians
that this is a growing, unmet medical need in a vulnerable population where there
are no approved treatments. Our belief is that the
path to approval for an oral treatment for adult ACI may be facilitated by an
initial approval for intravenous treatment of unintentional cannabis poisoningcannabis-induced
toxicity in the pediatric population. Furthermore, with this
unprecedented change in cannabis regulation, Anebulo is uniquely positioned
to become a provider of a rapid and clinically impactful
solution for Emergency Departments to treat pediatric patients suffering from
cannabis-induced unintentional cannabis poisoning.toxicity. Research has shown
children are much more sensitive to the toxic effects of cannabis. Key factors such as
an underdeveloped endocannabinoid system with
more CB1 receptors in the brain than adults, and reduced ability to metabolize THC, potentially
contribute to a much greater risk to children.
The risk is also evident in how cannabis effectsaffects this population; in contrast to adults
who are exposed to acute cannabiscannabis-induced toxicity,
children are at risk of serious and life-threatening outcomes such as CNS depression,
respiratory depression, seizures, and
coma.
In
May 2020, we entered into a royalty-bearing license agreement with Vernalis Development Limited (“License Agreement”) to
exploit its licensed compounds and licensed products to combat symptoms of ACI and substance addiction. We are currently developing our
lead product candidate, selonabant to quickly, and effectively, combat symptoms of ACI.
Our
objective is to develop and commercialize new treatment options for patients suffering from cannabis toxicity. Our lead product
candidate is selonabant, a potent, small molecule cannabinoid receptor antagonist, to address the unmet medical need for
a specific
antidote for cannabis toxicity. Selonabant is orally bioavailable, rapidly absorbed, and has also been formulated for intravenous
administration. We anticipate that both oral and IV selonabant treatments willhave the potential to reverse the symptoms of cannabis toxicity, in mosttoxicity.
cases within 1 hour of administration. Our proprietary position in the treatment of cannabis toxicity is protected by two issued US patents and rights to six additional patent
applications, two
pending Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications, and additional international patent applicationsapplications, covering various
methods of use of the compoundcompound, aspects of selonabant, and delivery systems.
On
October 12, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued to the Companyus U.S. Patent No. 11,141,404, titled “Formulations and
and Methods For Treating Acute Cannabinoid Overdose.” The issued patent describes the use of the Company’sour investigational
drug selonabant to
treat acute cannabinoid overdose and is expected to provide patent protection through 2040. On October 24, 2023 and December 31, 2024 the
United States Patent and Trademark Office issued to us U.S Patent Nos. 11,795,146, titled “Crystalline Forms of a Cannabinoid Receptor
Type 1 (CB1) Modulator and Methods of Use and Preparation Thereof” and U.S. Patent No. 12,180,155 titled “Crystalline Forms
of a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1) Modulator and Methods of Use and Preparation Thereof.” The issued patents describe polymorphs
of our investigational drug selonabant.
On
September 25, 2022, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional
accredited investors (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which we sold and issued to the Purchasers in a private placement financing
an aggregate of 2,264,650 units (collectively, the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of (i) one share of our common stock
and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of our common stock, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6,647,000 (or $2.935
per Unit) (the “Private Placement”). The closing of the Private Placement occurred on September 28, 2022. The Company received
approximately $6.3 million in net proceeds from the Private Placement after deducting offering costs of approximately $317,000. Each
warrant has an exercise price of $4.215 per share, which is subject to customary adjustments in the event of any combination or split
of our common stock, and has a five-year term.
On
October 6, 2023, the Company terminated without cause the employment of Simon Allen, who at the time was serving as the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer. In connection with his termination, Mr. Allen resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
On October 6, 2023, the Board appointed Richard (Richie) Anthony Cunningham as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member
of the Board.
As
more fully described in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below, on November 13, 2023, we entered into a Loan and Security
Agreement (“LSA”) with 22NW, LP (“22NW”) and JFL Capital Management LLC (“JFL”), as lenders, which willoriginally allow
allowed us to
borrow up to $10 million as needed to fund future operations.operations and provided that upon the draw of at least $3 million in the aggregate,
the LSA was to be collateralized by substantially all of our assets. On February 10, 2025, we modified the LSA, pursuant to an Amended
and Restated Loan Agreement (the LSA, as amended and restated, the “Loan Agreement”), which, among other things, reduced
the maximum loan advance to $3 million and removed all securitization provisions. The outstanding balance will accrue interest at 0.25%
per annum and
no fee will be assessed on the unused balance. The LSALoan Agreement will terminate and all outstanding principal drawn and
interest accrued owed there
underthereunder shall be due and payable on NovemberFebruary 13,10, 20262028. (the “Maturity Date”). As of June 30, 2024, thereThere was no balance outstanding
under the LSA.Loan Agreement
as of June 30, 2025 and no balance outstanding under the LSA as of June 30, 2024. No balance has been drawn on the LSA or the Loan Agreement
since inception.
On
January 31, 2024, the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council adopted selonabant as the generic name for selonabant.
On
July 16, 2024, we were awarded the first tranche of $0.9 million of a two-year cooperative grant of up to a total of approximately
$1.9 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (“NIDA”), part of the National Institutes of Health
(“NIH”), to support the development of intravenous selonabant, for the potential use as an emergency treatment of acute
cannabis-induced toxicities, including cannabis-induced CNS depression in children. With the support of NIDA, Anebulo aims to complete completed
IND-enabling activities and the scale up of its formulation of
intravenous selonabant aroundduring calendarfiscal year2025. endWe 2024initiated asa itSAD preparesstudy
of forIV clinicalselonabant studies and the Company expects to enroll the firstin healthy
adult volunteeradults in the firstthird halfquarter of calendar 20252025. The grant comes in the form of two tranches with the
the initial award of $0.9 million in the first year and subsequent funding of approximately $1$1.0 million subject to certain conditions
conditions and milestones in the second year, specifically that the Investigational New Drug Application to the FDA
for a Phase 1 single ascending doseSAD study of intravenousIV selonabant in healthy adults is permitted to proceed or an FDA clinical hold
is imposed that
cannot be successfully addressed with available time and resources. The grant was awarded under NIH award number
1U01DA059995-01.
On July 23, 2025, we announced that a Special Committee of independent directors has recommended, and our Board has approved, as part of a proposed going private transaction, the Amendment to our certificate of incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split subject to obtaining the requisite approval of our stockholders at a special meeting of Stockholders to be held for that purpose, the date of which meeting has not yet been determined.
Specifically, the board approved the amendment to our certificate of incorporation to effect a Reverse Stock Split of our issued and outstanding common stock, including stock held by us as treasury shares, at a ratio (the “Stock Split Ratio”) of not less than 1-for-2,500 and not greater than 1-for-7,500 (the “Range”), with the exact Stock Split Ratio to be set within the Range without further approval or authorization of our stockholders at the discretion of the board and included in a public announcement, subject to the authority of the board to abandon the Amendment. The Reverse Stock Split would be undertaken as part of our plan to go private and terminate the registration of our common stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and suspend our duty to file periodic reports and other information with the SEC under Section 13(a) thereunder, and to delist our common stock from The Nasdaq Stock Market. The primary purpose of the Reverse Stock Split is to enable us to maintain the number of record holders of our common stock below 300, which is the level at or above which we are required to file public reports with the SEC.
Subsequent to the Company’s announcement on July 23, 2025, the Company received inbound interest from potential financial and strategic partners. Consistent with our commitment to maximize stockholder value, the Special Committee and the board will review all strategic alternatives available to the Company, including the proposed going private transaction and related Reverse Stock Split, a sale of the Company’s assets and/or a merger transaction. While the strategic review process is ongoing, we currently plan to move forward with holding the special meeting of stockholders to approve the Reverse Stock Split.
There can be no assurance that this process will result in the Company pursuing a transaction or any other strategic outcome. There is no deadline or definitive timetable set for completion of the strategic alternatives review process. Similarly, even if the Company’s stockholders approve the Reverse Stock Split at the special meeting, the board could determine to abandon the Reverse Stock Split for any reason, including to enter into an alternative transaction.
General
and administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 20242025 and 20232024 consisted primarily of professional fees, insurance, personnel
costs, stock-based compensation,
insurance, personnel costs and rent.
The
overall decreaseincrease in research and development expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20242025 compared with the fiscal year ended June
June 30, 20232024 was primarily attributable to aan decreaseincrease in activities related to pre-clinical and clinical studies, and direct third-party
third-party costs incurred under agreements with CROs and CMOs for selonabant. We completed our Phase 2 proof of concept clinical
trial for ACI during
the first half of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, resulting in less expense than the comparablecurrent prior
year. Rather than proceeding directly
with the Phase 3 oral ACI studies in adults, we are prioritizing the advancement of a
selonabant IV formulation as a potential treatment
for pediatric patients with unintentional cannabis poisoning, which we believe
offers the potential for a faster timeline to approval
relative to the adult oral product. We arehave currentlysuccessfully scalingscaled up the IV
formulation for initial clinical safety studies. We incurred
increased pre-clinical and clinical studies and contract manufacturing expenses in the year ended June 30, 2025 as we began to prepare
for our Phase 1 SAD study for IV selonabant. We expect our research and development expenses to increase as we commencecomplete ourthe nextcurrent study
and prepare for further clinical trial.trials.
For the year ended June 30, 2025, general and administrative expenses increased by $0.2 million from the prior year. Compensation and related benefits decreased by $0.3 million, primarily resulting from increased expense recognized in the prior period in connection with the severance agreement entered into with our former CEO during October 2023. Furthermore, professional and consultant fees decreased by $0.2 million over the same period, resulting from an overall decrease due to strategic cost reductions. These decreases were offset by an increase in stock-based compensation expense of $0.7 million due to additional option grants.
The
overall decrease in general and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 compared with the fiscal year ended June
30, 2023 was primarily attributable to an overall decrease in compensation and related benefits and stock-based compensation for executives
and employees, professional and consultant fees, including legal and accounting fees, and a decrease in directors’ and officer’s
insurance resulting from a decrease in yearly premium amounts. The Company has sought to reduce costs as it transitions to the next phase
of development.
Interest expense relates to the amortization of loan commitment fees in connection with the Loan Agreement (and, prior to being amended and restated, the LSA). In connection with the February 2025 refinancing, we recognized incremental interest expense of approximately $0.2 million resulting from the write-off of a proportional amount of the loan commitment fees due to a decrease in borrowing capacity.
Interest
expense increased for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 due to closing of the Loan
and Security Agreement on November 13, 2023, which resulted in amortization of loan commitment fees during the year ended June 30, 2024.
Interest income was relatively flat year-over-year. We had an increase in average cash and cash equivalents balances following the December 2024 private placement transaction, partially offset by a decrease in the prevailing market interest rates.
Grant Income
During the year ended June 30, 2025, we recognized grant income of $0.9 million in connection with our research and development grant with NIDA. Grant income is derived from the reimbursement of direct out-of-pocket expenses associated with grant activities. There was no grant income recognized during the prior year, as the NIDA grant was not executed until July 2024 and there were no other comparable grants.
Interest
income increased for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 due to an increase in market
interest rates earned on the Company’s savings and money market accounts.
Since
our inception in April 2020, we have incurred significant operating losses. We expect to incur significant expenses and operating losses
in the future as we advance the clinical development of our programs. In May 2021, we completed our IPO in which we received net proceeds
of approximately $19.8 million. As noted above, onOn September 28, 2022, we closed thea “Privateprivate Placement”,placement in which we received
net proceeds of approximately
$6.3 $6.3million. Furthermore, on December 23, 2024, we closed another private placement offering in which we received net proceeds of approximately
$14.9 million. As of June 30, 2024,2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $3.1$11.6 million. We anticipate our cash and cash
equivalents, plus available funding under
the Loan and Security Agreement (“LSA”),Agreement, will be sufficient to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure
requirements requirements
through at least 12 months from the issuance date of the financial statements. As and if necessary,
we will seek to raise
these additional funds through various potential sources, such as equity and debt financings or through collaboration,
license and development
agreements. We can give no assurances that we will be able to secure such additional sources of funds to support
our operations on acceptable
terms or at all, or, if such funds are available to us, that such additional financing will be sufficient
to meet our needs.
Loan Agreement (previously the Loan and Security Agreement)
On November 13, 2023, we entered into the LSA with 22NW and JFL, as lenders, which originally allowed us to borrow up to $10 million as needed to fund future operations and provided that upon the draw of at least $3 million in the aggregate, the LSA will be collateralized by substantially all of our assets. On February 10, 2025, we modified the LSA, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, which reduced the maximum loan advance to $3 million, removed all securitization provisions and provides that all rights, remedies and obligations of 22NW pursuant to the LSA have been assigned to 22NW Fund pursuant to the Loan Agreement, such that 22NW Fund and JFL are the lenders pursuant to the Loan Agreement. The outstanding balance of the Loan Agreement will accrue interest at 0.25% per annum and no fee will be assessed on the unused balance. The Loan Agreement will terminate and all outstanding principal drawn and interest accrued owed thereunder shall be due and payable on February 10, 2028 (the “Maturity Date”). In addition, the Loan Agreement requires that we issue 0.03 shares of our common stock per dollar loaned under the Loan Agreement, up to a maximum of 90,000 shares (the “Advance Shares”), with a minimum of 50,000 shares being issued in connection with the first advance made pursuant to the Loan Agreement. The Advance Shares shall be issued to the Lenders on a pro rata basis according to the portion of each Advance such Lender funds. There was no balance outstanding under the Loan Agreement as of June 30, 2025 and through the date of the filing of this Annual report on Form 10-K and no balance outstanding under the LSA as of June 30, 2024. No balance has been drawn on the LSA or the Loan Agreement since inception.
On
November 13, 2023, we entered into the LSA with 22NW and JFL (the “Lenders”) which will allow us to draw up to $10 million
(the “Facility Amount”) as needed to fund future operations until the Maturity Date. Pursuant to the LSA, if we elect to
draw on the Facility Amount (an “Advance”), JFL has the right, but not the obligation to fund 50% of the Advance at our request.
If JFL elects not to fund 50% of the Advance, then 22NW will fund 100% of the Advance. The outstanding balance will accrue interest at
0.25% per annum and no fee will be assessed on the unused balance. Upon the draw of at least $3 million in the aggregate, the LSA will
be collateralized by substantially all of our assets. All principal drawn and interest accrued under the LSA will be due and payable
on the Maturity Date.
We
issued 300,000 shares of common stock to 22NW upon the signing of the LSA. We will also issue 0.03 shares of common stock per dollar
loaned in each Advance (rounded up or down to the nearest whole share) up to a maximum aggregate of 300,000 (the “Advance Shares”);
provided that a minimum of 50,000 Advance Shares will be issued in connection with the first Advance. The Advance Shares shall be issued
to the Lenders on a pro rata basis according to the portion of each Advance such Lender funds. As of June 30, 2024, there was no balance
outstanding under the LSA.
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, we used2025, cash and cash equivalents ofincreased $8.2by million,$8.5 whichmillion. consists of cashCash used in operatingoperations was $6.3 million, which
activities of $8.1 million primarily resultingresulted from our net loss of $8.2$8.5 million, partially offset by the non-cash related
stock-based compensation of $0.8$1.4 million, non-cash
amortization of loan commitment fee of $0.2 million, and a change in operating
assets and liabilities of ($0.8) million. We also used cash from financing activities of approximately ($0.1) million primarily
resulting from the payment of certain offering costs. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, we used cash in operating
activities of $9.7 million primarily resulting from our net loss of $11.7 million, partially offset by the non-cash related
stock-based compensation of approximately $0.9$0.4 million, and a change in operating assets and liabilities of $1.2$0.3 million. WeCash alsoused in operations
receivedwas offset by cash fromprovided by financing activities of approximately $6.4 millionactivities, primarily resulting from approximately $14.9 million in net proceeds from the issuance
of common stock and
pre-funded warrants of approximately $6.6 million, net of offering costs of approximately $0.3 million.stock.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, cash and cash equivalents decreased by $8.2 million, which consisted of cash used in operating activities of $8.1 million primarily resulting from our net loss of $8.2 million, partially offset by the non-cash related stock-based compensation of $0.8 million, non-cash amortization of loan commitment fee of $0.2 million, and a change in operating assets and liabilities of ($0.8) million. We also used cash from financing activities of approximately $0.1 million primarily resulting from the payment of certain offering costs.
We
expect that our cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 20242025 will enable us to fund our current and planned operating expenses and
capital expendituresexpenditure intorequirements
through at least 12 months from the fourthissuance quarterdate of calendarthe yearfinancial 2025.statements. We have based these estimates on assumptions that may
prove to be
imprecise, and we may exhaust our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Because of the numerous risks
and and
uncertainties associated with the development of our programs, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays
and operating expenses associated with completing the research and development of our product candidates.
Until
such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenue from sales of any of our current or future product candidates, to
support our material cash requirements in the near-term (within one year) and long-term (beyond one year), we will need to seek additional
equity or debt financing or potential collaboration, license or development agreements to provide the capital required to maintain or
expand our operations, continue the development of our product candidate, build our sales and marketing capabilities, promote brand identity,
develop or acquire complementary technologies, products or businesses, or provide for our working capital requirements and other operating
and general corporate purposes. If we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities and/or equity-linked securities, the percentage
ownership of our existing stockholders may be reduced, and accordingly these stockholders may experience substantial dilution. We may
also issue equity securities and/or equity-linked securities that provide rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our common
stock. The LSA does, and anyAny additional debt financing, if obtained, may,may involve agreements that include liens on our assets and covenants limiting or
restricting our
ability to take specific actions such as incurring additional debt. Debt financing could also be required to be repaid
regardless of
our operating results. If we raise funds through collaborations, license or development agreements, we may be required
to relinquish
some rights to our current or future products or revenue streams or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us.
If such financing
is not available on satisfactory terms, or is not available at all, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate
the development
of our current or future product candidates and other business.
We
have the sole discretion to carry out the development and commercialization of selonabant, including obtaining regulatory approvals,
and we are responsible for all costs and expenses in connection therewith. We have access to certain regulatory materials, including
study reports from clinical and non-clinical trials, under Vernalis’ control. We agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts
to (i) develop and commercialize selonabant in the United States and certain European countries and (ii) conduct dose a patient as part
of a
Phase 2 and human clinical trial within two years of the commencement date of the License Agreement (which obligation we have
met), and dose
a patient as part of a Pivotal Trial (as such term is defined in the License Agreement) within four years of commencement
of the License
Agreement, which period was in accordance with the terms of the License Agreement extended for 12 months for a nominal fee. In May 2025,
the License Agreement was extended for an additional 12 months for a nominal fee. We also agreed to provide Vernalis with periodic reports
of our activities and notice of market authorization within
specified timeframes.
InWe
February 2021, we entered into an agreement with a third-party CRO to manageassist andwith conductconducting our Phase 21 clinicalSAD trial for selonabant
in the Netherlands, which was initiated in December 2021.study. The total cost for the CROcurrent agreement wiscontract
is approximately €2.8$3.5 million
(approximatelymillion. USDThe $3.1contract millionis asexpected ofto December 31, 2023) and wasbe substantially completed asby the third quarter of Decembercalendar 31, 2023.2026.
Our
2020 Stock Incentive Plan provides for the grant of qualified incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options or other awards
to the Company’sour employees, officers, directors, advisors, and outside consultants for the purchase of up to 3,650,0006,150,000 shares of
the Company’sour common stock.
Other awards include restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other
stock-based awards. Other stock-based
awards are awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares
of common stock. Stock options generally
vest over a four-year period, at achievement of a performance requirement, or upon change of
control (as defined in the applicable plan).
The awards expire in five to ten years from the date of grant.
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Wesee in full comparisonhavearefiledinatheproxy statement seeking stockholder approvalprocess ofagoingreverse stock split,private, whichisincludesbeing proposed in connection withdelisting ourproposed plan to go privateCommonand to delist our common stockStock from the Nasdaq Stock Market andderegisterderegistering ourcommonCommonstockStock under the Exchange Act.
“As previously disclosed, on January 29, 2026, we announced the final results of the Offer, pursuant to which we accepted for payment an aggregate of 300,000 shares, including 134,306 “odd lots,” of Common Stock at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $1.05 million, excluding fees and expenses relating to the Offer. In accordance with our plan to “go private” following the completion of the Offer, on February 6, 2026, we notified Nasdaq of our intent to voluntarily delist the Common Stock from the Nasdaq and publicly announced such intent. …”see in full comparison
“As previously disclosed, on July 23, 2025, we announced that a special committee of independent directors (the “Special Committee”) has recommended, and our Board of Directors has approved, as part of a proposed going private transaction, an amendment (the “Amendment”) to our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “certificate of incorporation”), to effect a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, subject to obtaining the requisite approval of our stockholders at a special meeting of stockholders to be held …”see in full comparison
see in full comparisonIf such approval is obtained, and the Board of Directors, in its discretion, determines to effect the Reverse Stock Split, we will give notice to The Nasdaq Stock Market of our intent to voluntarily delist our common stock and to withdraw the registration of our common stock with the SEC. We would then file a Form 25 Notification of Removal From Listing with the SEC at such time. If we proceed with such filing, we expect that listing of our shares on Nasdaq will be terminated thereafter, at which time we would file a Form 15 with the SEC to suspend our reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.Following deregistration, wewouldwill no longer file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. Accordingly, therewouldwill be significantly less information regarding our company available to stockholders and potential investors. In addition, wewouldwill no longer be subject to the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and certain of the liability provisions of the Exchange Act, although wewouldwill still be subject to the antifraud provisions of the Exchange Act and any applicable state securities laws. Following deregistration, our executive officers, directors and 10% stockholderswouldwill no longer be required to file reports relating to their transactions in our common stock with the SEC. In addition, our executive officers, directors and 10% stockholderswouldwill no longer be subject to the recovery of short-swing profits provision of the Exchange Act, and persons acquiring 5% of our common stockwouldwill no longer be required to report their beneficial ownership under the Exchange Act. Following the delisting ofourthecommonCommonstock,Stock, any trading inourthecommonCommonstockStock would only occur in privately negotiated sales or potentially on the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market, if one or more brokers chooses to make a market forourthecommon stockCommon Stock there and complies with applicable regulatory requirements; however, there can be no assurances regarding any such trading. The lack of public information and increased illiquiditywouldcould make trading in shares ofourthecommonCommonstockStock more difficult, which could cause the value ofourthecommonCommonstockStock to decrease.
We have not generated any revenue. As ofsee in full comparisonSeptemberDecember30,31, 2025, we have an accumulated deficit of$76.0$78.0 million, which includes a fair value adjustment of $26.6 million for warrants converted into Series A preferred stock on a cashless basis in connection with our IPO. The likelihood of our future success must be considered in light of the expenses, difficulties, complications and delays often encountered by companies in clinical development, including in connection with ongoing and future clinical trials and the emergence of competing products or therapies. These potential challenges include unanticipated clinical trial delays, poor data, changes in the regulatory and competitive landscape and additional costs and expenses that may exceed current budget estimates. Although we expect our general and administrative expenses to decrease when we cease to be a public company, we expect our research and development expenses to increase as we advance our clinical trials. In order to complete certain clinical trials and otherwise operate pursuant to our current business strategy, we anticipate that we will incur increased operating expenses. In addition, we expect to incur significant losses and experience negative cash flow in the future as we fund our operating losses and capital expenditures. We recognize that if we are unable to generate sufficient revenues or source funding, we will not be able to continue operations as currently contemplated, complete planned clinical trials and/or achieve profitability. Our failure to achieve or maintain profitability will also negatively impact the value of our shares. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, then we may need to curtail our business activities.
We may apply for government grants to support some of our research and development activities for our product candidates. A lapse in appropriations resulting in a government shutdown could materially disrupt the timing and availability of these funds. During such shutdowns, federal agencies may suspend the processing of new grant applications, delay reimbursements, or pause disbursements for existing awards. These interruptions could adversely affect our ability to complete our planned research and development activities. If federal fundingsee in full comparisoncontinues to beis delayed, reduced or canceled, we may need to seek alternative sources of financing, scale back research efforts, or defer planned initiatives, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.If we do not obtain the grants we applied for or other grants, we currently do not anticipate developing certain of our product candidates.Even if the grant funding is not delayed and we obtain the grantfunding,funding we apply for, the terms of the grant funding may be restrictive. Often government grants include provisions that reflect the government’s substantial rights and remedies, many of which are not typically found in commercial contracts, including powers of the government to potentially require repayment of all or a portion of the grant award proceeds, in certain cases with interest, in the event we violate certain covenants pertaining to various matters.
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We
are subject to various risks that could have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Although it is not possible to predict or identify all such risks or uncertainties, they may include, but are not limited to, the factors
discussed under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC on September
29, 2025. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also have a material
adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Except as set forth below, there have been no other material
changes to our risk factors since our aforementioned 2025 Form 10-K.
We
have not generated any revenue. As of SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025, we have an
accumulated deficit of $76.0$78.0 million, which includes a fair
value adjustment of $26.6 million for warrants converted into Series A preferred
stock on a cashless basis in connection with our IPO.
The likelihood of our future success must be considered in light of the expenses,
difficulties, complications and delays often encountered
by companies in clinical development, including in connection with ongoing and
future clinical trials and the emergence of competing
products or therapies. These potential challenges include unanticipated clinical
trial delays, poor data, changes in the regulatory and
competitive landscape and additional costs and expenses that may exceed current
budget estimates. Although we expect our general and administrative expenses to decrease when we cease to be a public company, we expect
our research and development expenses to increase as we advance our clinical trials. In order to complete certain clinical
trials and
otherwise operate pursuant to our current business strategy, we anticipate that we will incur increased operating expenses.
In addition,
we expect to incur significant losses and experience negative cash flow in the future as we fund our operating losses and
capital expenditures.
We recognize that if we are unable to generate sufficient revenues or source funding, we will not be able to continue
operations as currently
contemplated, complete planned clinical trials and/or achieve profitability. Our failure to achieve or maintain
profitability will also
negatively impact the value of our shares. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, then we may need
to curtail our business
activities.
We
may be unable to generate sufficient revenue or cash flow to fund our operations. We expect that our cash and cash equivalents at SeptemberDecember
30,31, 2025, along with access to funding under the Loan Agreement, will enable us to fund our current and planned operating expenses and
capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months from the filing of this Quarterly Report. We have based these estimates on assumptions
that may prove to be incorrect, and we may exhaust our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Because of the numerous
risks and uncertainties associated with the development of our programs, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays
and operating expenses associated with completing the research and development of our product candidate. Until such time, if ever, as
we can generate substantial product revenue from sales of any of our current or future product candidates, we will need to seek additional
equity or debt financing or potential collaboration, license or development agreements to provide the capital required to maintain or
expand our operations, continue the development of our product candidate, build our sales and marketing capabilities, promote brand identity,
develop or acquire complementary technologies, products or businesses, or provide for our working capital requirements and other operating
and general corporate purposes.
We haveare filedin athe proxy statement seeking stockholder approvalprocess of agoing reverse stock split,private, which isincludes being proposed in connection withdelisting our proposed plan to go privateCommon
and to delist our common stockStock from the Nasdaq Stock Market and deregisterderegistering our commonCommon stockStock under the Exchange Act.
As previously disclosed, on January 29, 2026, we announced the final results of the Offer, pursuant to which we accepted for payment an aggregate of 300,000 shares, including 134,306 “odd lots,” of Common Stock at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $1.05 million, excluding fees and expenses relating to the Offer. In accordance with our plan to “go private” following the completion of the Offer, on February 6, 2026, we notified Nasdaq of our intent to voluntarily delist the Common Stock from the Nasdaq and publicly announced such intent. We also announced our planned subsequent voluntary deregistration of the Common Stock with the SEC in order to terminate and suspend our reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We currently intend to file a Form 25 with the SEC to delist our Common Stock from Nasdaq on or about February 27, 2026. We expect the delisting of our Common Stock will be effective 10 days after we file the Form 25 with the SEC, and the deregistration of our Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act will take effect 90 days after the filing of the Form 25. We will also be required to terminate our registration under other applicable provisions of the Exchange Act by filing a Form 15. Anebulo intends to file a Form 15 with the SEC on or about February 27, 2026. When we file the Form 15 with the SEC, we must certify to the SEC that we have less than 300 stockholders. Upon filing the Form 15, Anebulo’s obligation to file periodic reports with the SEC will be immediately suspended. During the ten-day period between the filing of the Form 25 and the Form 15, the number of holders of record can change due to broker “kick-outs”, ordinary trading or intentional actions of stockholders. As a result of these changes in stock ownership, at the end of the ten-day period, it is possible that the number of our record holders could exceed 300, and we would be unable to file the Form 15 and complete the deregistration process. If this were to occur, we would have already delisted from Nasdaq and therefore would continue trade on the OTC.
As
previously disclosed, on July 23, 2025, we announced that a special committee of independent directors (the “Special Committee”)
has recommended, and our Board of Directors has approved, as part of a proposed going private transaction, an amendment (the “Amendment”)
to our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “certificate of incorporation”), to effect a reverse
stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, subject to obtaining the requisite
approval of our stockholders at a special meeting of stockholders to be held for that purpose. The Board of Directors may abandon
the Reverse Stock Split at any time prior to the filing and effectiveness of the Amendment to our certificate of incorporation, even
after stockholder approval, if the Board of Directors determines that the Reverse Stock Split is no longer in the best interests of our
company or our stockholders, including if the cash payment for fractional shares is determined by the Board of Directors to be too expensive.
Upon such determination, if the number of record holders of our Common Stock remains below 300, the Board of Directors may deregister
and delist the common stock without effecting the Reverse Stock Split, or the Board of Directors may choose an alternative transaction
to maintain the number of record holders below 300.
If
such approval is obtained, and the Board of Directors, in its discretion, determines to effect the Reverse Stock Split, we will give
notice to The Nasdaq Stock Market of our intent to voluntarily delist our common stock and to withdraw the registration of our common
stock with the SEC. We would then file a Form 25 Notification of Removal From Listing with the SEC at such time. If we proceed with such
filing, we expect that listing of our shares on Nasdaq will be terminated thereafter, at which time we would file a Form 15 with the
SEC to suspend our reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Following deregistration, we wouldwill no longer file annual
reports on Form
10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. Accordingly, there wouldwill be significantly less
information regarding
our company available to stockholders and potential investors. In addition, we wouldwill no longer be subject to the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act and certain of the liability provisions of the Exchange Act, although we wouldwill still be subject
to the antifraud provisions of the
Exchange Act and any applicable state securities laws. Following deregistration, our executive officers,
directors and 10% stockholders would
will no longer be required to file reports relating to their transactions in our common stock with the
SEC. In addition, our executive
officers, directors and 10% stockholders wouldwill no longer be subject to the recovery of short-swing profits
provision of the Exchange Act,
and persons acquiring 5% of our common stock wouldwill no longer be required to report their beneficial ownership
under the Exchange Act. Following
the delisting of ourthe commonCommon stock,Stock, any trading in ourthe commonCommon stockStock would only occur in privately negotiated
sales or potentially on the
over-the-counter (“OTC”) market, if one or more brokers chooses to make a market for ourthe common
stockCommon Stock there and complies with applicable
regulatory requirements; however, there can be no assurances regarding any such trading. The
lack of public information and increased
illiquidity wouldcould make trading in shares of ourthe commonCommon stockStock more difficult, which could cause
the value of ourthe commonCommon stockStock to decrease.
A
recurring shutdown of the U.S. federal government may adversely affect
our business operations. During such shutdowns, while the
SEC’s EDGAR system remains operational, the unavailability of the SEC staff
to review filings,filings or issue and resolve comments, or
declare registration statements effectivecomments may delay our ability to complete public offerings and obtain timely regulatory approvals.
These delays could impact our access to capital markets, hinder
strategic transactions,transactions and create uncertainty around our disclosure
obligations. Additionally, the lack of interpretive guidance or exemptive
relief during a shutdown may increase legal and compliance
risks. There can be no assurance that
future shutdowns will not materially
affect our operations or financial condition.
We
may apply for government grants to support some of our research and
development activities for our product candidates. A lapse in appropriations
resulting in a government shutdown could materially disrupt
the timing and availability of these funds. During such shutdowns, federal
agencies may suspend the processing of new grant applications,
delay reimbursements, or pause disbursements for existing awards. These
interruptions could adversely affect our ability to complete our
planned research and development activities. If federal funding continues
to beis delayed, reduced or canceled, we may need to seek alternative sources
of financing, scale back research efforts, or defer planned
initiatives, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and results of operations. If we do not obtain
the grants we applied for or other grants, we currently do not anticipate developing certain of our product candidates. Even if the grant funding is not delayed and we obtain
the grant funding,funding we apply for, the terms
of the grant funding may be restrictive. Often government grants include provisions that reflect the government’s
substantial rights
and remedies, many of which are not typically found in commercial contracts, including powers of the government to
potentially require
repayment of all or a portion of the grant award proceeds, in certain cases with interest, in the event we violate
certain covenants pertaining
to various matters.
If
the another U.S. federal government shouldshutdown have another shutdownoccurs or if the FDA, National
Institutes of Health
(“NIH”), SEC or the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) experiences significant
decreases in
funding or personnel, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA to issue licenses needed for conduct of our clinical
trials, the NIH to conduct research or provide grants, and the abilities of the FDA and the USPTO to timely review and process our regulatory
regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. Further, future government shutdowns could
impact our ability to access the public markets and obtain necessary capital in order to properly capitalize and continue our
operations.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
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“In accordance with our plan to “go private” following the completion of the Offer, on February 6, 2026, we notified the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) of our intent to voluntarily delist the Common Stock from Nasdaq and publicly announced such intent. We also announced our planned subsequent voluntary deregistration of the Common Stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in order to terminate and suspend our reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. …”see in full comparison
“Accordingly, the Special Committee and the Board continue to review the strategic alternatives available to the Company. There can be no assurance that this strategic review process will result in the Company pursuing a going private transaction or any other strategic outcome. …”see in full comparison
“On December 22, 2025, we announced that the Board had decided to abandon the Reverse Stock Split and to commence, on such date, a tender offer to purchase for cash up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest (the “Offer”). The Offer was undertaken as part of our plan to “go private” in lieu of the Reverse Stock Split. On January 29, 2026, we announced the final results of the Offer which expired one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on January 26, 2026. …”see in full comparison
“Subsequent to our announcement on July 23, 2025, we received inbound interest from potential financial and strategic partners. Consistent with our commitment to maximize stockholder value, the Special Committee and the Board will review all strategic alternatives available to us, including the proposed going private transaction and related Reverse Stock Split, alternative going private transactions, a sale of our assets and/or a merger transaction. …”see in full comparison
“Research and development expenses during the six months ended December 31, 2025 decreased by $0.6 million from the comparable prior year period. Pre-clinical, nonclinical, and clinical studies remained relatively flat year-over-year due to the timing of our SAD study, which was initiated in the later part of the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Contract manufacturing expense decreased by $0.5 million and other research and development decreased by $0.1 million over the same period. Those expenses were higher in fiscal 2025 as we scaled up the IV formulation for this aforementioned SAD study.”see in full comparison
“For the six months ended December 31, 2025, general and administrative expenses increased approximately $0.4 million from the comparable prior year period. Compensation and related benefits increased by $0.2 million due to accrued executive bonuses. Professional and consultant fees increased by $0.7 million due to increased expenses recognized in connection with our potential going private transaction. These increases were partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense, as detailed above.”see in full comparison
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Previous
clinical trials completed by a third party have shown that oral selonabant is rapidly absorbed, well tolerated and, when repeatedly administered
to obese subjects, leads to weight loss, an effect that is consistent with central antagonism of the cannabinoid receptor type-1 (“CB1”),
the primary target of agonists like THC. In March 2021, our European clinical trial application (“CTA”), which is equivalent
to an investigational new drug application in the United States, was accepted in the Netherlands to allow us to utilize oral selonabant
in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 human proof-of-concept clinical trial for potential use as a treatment for
ACI (NCT05282797). The study (the “Netherlands Trial”) was designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics,
and effectiveness of a single oral dose of selonabant in treating healthy adult subjects challenged with THC. On March 28, 2023, we announced
complete results from Part A and Part B of the Netherlands Trial, in a total of 134 subjects. Dosing of an additional 20 subjects in
an open-label extension of the study (“Part C”) was initiated in July 2023 and the study was completed in August 2023. We
met with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) in July 2023 for a Type B meeting to discuss the Part A and B
Phase 2 data and the potential path forward for Phase 3 development of oral selonabant for the treatment of adult ACI and received the
minutes of the meeting in August 2023. The FDA indicated that a single well-controlled study of oral selonabant in ACI patients presenting
to the emergency department combined with a larger THC challenge study in volunteers could potentially provide substantial evidence to
support a new drug application. In addition, an observational study in patients presenting to emergency departments with acute cannabis-induced
toxicity is currently ongoing. The study is designed to determine concentrations of THC and metabolites in plasma and gather information
on signs and symptoms, patients’ disposition and selected assessments, where possible. We believe the data generated from the Netherlands
Trial provide support for our development pathway.
Rather than proceeding directly with the Phase 3 studies of oral selonabant in adults with ACI, we are prioritizing the advancement of a selonabant intravenous (“IV”) formulation as a potential treatment for pediatric patients with unintentional cannabis poisoning, which we believe offers the potential for a faster timeline to approval relative to the adult oral product. We have scaled up the IV formulation for initial clinical safety studies. We met with the FDA in December 2024 for a Pre-IND meeting to discuss the development of IV selonabant and the initial plan for clinical testing. The FDA acknowledged the unmet need for a treatment for children exposed to cannabis toxicity, and proposed a close, ongoing collaboration to efficiently advance the selonabant program for the pediatric indication. We initiated a single ascending dose (“SAD”) study of IV selonabant in healthy adults in the third quarter of calendar 2025. The study is currently on-going. In addition, an ongoing observational study in patients presenting to emergency departments with acute cannabis-induced toxicity has been modified to focus on pediatric patients. The study is designed to determine concentrations of THC and metabolites in plasma and gather information on signs and symptoms, patients’ disposition and selected assessments, where possible.
As
more fully described in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below, on November 13, 2023, we entered into a Loan and Security
Agreement (“LSA”) with 22NW and JFL Capital Management LLC (“JFL”), as lenders, which originally allowed us to
borrow up to $10 million as needed to fund future operations and provided that upon the draw of at least $3.0 million in the aggregate,
the LSA was to be collateralized by substantially all of our assets. On February 10, 2025, we modified the LSA, pursuant to an Amended
and Restated Loan Agreement (the LSA, as amended and restated, the “Loan Agreement”), which, among other things, reduced
the maximum loan advance to $3.0 million and removed all securitization provisions. The outstanding balance will accrue interest at 0.25%
per annum and no fee will be assessed on the unused balance. The Loan Agreement will terminate and all outstanding principal drawn and
interest accrued owed thereunder shall be due and payable on February 10, 2028. There was no balance outstanding under the Loan Agreement
as of SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025 or June 30, 2025, respectively. No balance has been drawn on the LSA or the Loan Agreement since inception.
On
July 16, 2024, we were awarded the first tranche of $0.9 million of a two-year cooperative grant of up to a total of approximately $1.9
$1.9 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (“NIDA”), part of the National Institutes of Health
(“NIH”),
to support the development of intravenous selonabant, for the potential use as an emergency treatment of acute
cannabis-induced toxicities,
including cannabis-induced CNS depression in children. With the support of NIDA, Anebulowe completed
IND-enabling activities and the scale
up of its formulation of intravenous selonabant during fiscal 2025. We initiated a SAD study
of IV selonabant in healthy adults in the
third quarter of calendar 2025. The grant comes in the form of two tranches with the
initial award of $0.9 million in the first year
and subsequent funding of approximately $1.0 million subject to certain conditions
and milestones in the second year, specifically that
the Investigational New Drug Application to the FDA for a Phase 1 SAD study of
IV selonabant in healthy adults is permitted to proceed
or an FDA clinical hold is imposed that cannot be successfully addressed
with available time and resources. The grant was awarded under
NIH award number 1U01DA059995-01. All conditions and milestones were
met, and we received a notice of award from NIDA on September 2,
2025 for the Year 2 grant. The second-year award is approximately
$1.0 million and the grant award number for year 2 is 5U01DA059995-02.
On
July 23, 2025, we announced that a Special Committee of independent
directors hashad recommended, and our Board of Directors (the
“Board”) hashad approved, as part of a proposed going private transaction,
an the Amendmentamendment to our certificate of
incorporation to effect a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) subject to obtaining
the requisite approval of our stockholders at a special meeting
of Stockholders to be held for that purpose, the date of which meeting
has not yet been determined.
Specifically,
the Board approved an amendment to our certificate of incorporation
to effect a Reverse Stock Split of our issued and outstanding
common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”),
including stock held by us as treasury shares, at a ratio (the “Stock Split Ratio”) of not less than 1-for-2,500
and not greater
than 1-for-7,500 (the “Range”), with the exact Stock Split Ratio to be set within the Range without further
approval or authorization
of our stockholders at the discretion of the board and included in a public announcement, subject to the authority
of the Board to abandon
the Amendment. The Reverse Stock Split would be undertaken as part of oura plan to go private and terminate the
registration of our common stockCommon
Stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and suspend our duty to file periodic reports and other information
with the SEC under
Section 13(a) thereunder, and to delist our commonCommon stockStock from The Nasdaq Stock Market. The primary purpose of the
Reverse Stock Split is
was to enable us to maintain the number of record holders of our common stock below 300, which is the level at or
above which we are required
to file public reports with the SEC.
On December 22, 2025, we announced that the Board had decided to abandon the Reverse Stock Split and to commence, on such date, a tender offer to purchase for cash up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest (the “Offer”). The Offer was undertaken as part of our plan to “go private” in lieu of the Reverse Stock Split. On January 29, 2026, we announced the final results of the Offer which expired one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on January 26, 2026. The Offer was oversubscribed, based on the final count by Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC, the depositary for the Offer, a total of 4,907,881 shares of Common Stock were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Offer and based on the final count by the depositary, we accepted for payment an aggregate of 300,000 shares of Common Stock, including 134,306 “odd lots,” at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $1.05 million, excluding fees and expenses relating to the Offer. We accepted the shares on a pro rata basis, except for tenders of “odd lots,” which were accepted in full. We have been informed by the depositary that the final proration factor for the Offer was 3.47392%. The shares accepted for payment represented approximately 0.73% of the shares that were outstanding as of January 26, 2026. The Offer helped us meet our goal of providing our smallest stockholders the opportunity to obtain cash for their shares of Common Stock in a relatively limited trading market and at a premium over market prices of our Common Stock; while helping to maintain the number of stockholders below 300, which is the level at or above which we are required to file public reports with the SEC.
In accordance with our plan to “go private” following the completion of the Offer, on February 6, 2026, we notified the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) of our intent to voluntarily delist the Common Stock from Nasdaq and publicly announced such intent. We also announced our planned subsequent voluntary deregistration of the Common Stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in order to terminate and suspend our reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We currently intend to file a Form 25 with the SEC to delist our Common Stock from Nasdaq on or about February 17, 2026. We expect the delisting of our Common Stock will be effective on February 27, 2026, 10 days after we file the Form 25 with the SEC, and the deregistration of our Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act will take effect 90 days after the filing of the Form 25. We will also be required to terminate our registration under other applicable provisions of the Exchange Act by filing a Form 15. Anebulo intends to file a Form 15 with the SEC on or about February 27, 2026. When we file the Form 15 with the SEC, we must certify to the SEC that we have less than 300 stockholders. Upon filing the Form 15, Anebulo’s obligation to file periodic reports with the SEC will be immediately suspended. During the ten-day period between the filing of the Form 25 and the Form 15, the number of holders of record can change due to broker “kick-outs”, ordinary trading or intentional actions of stockholders. As a result of these changes in stock ownership, at the end of the ten-day period, it is possible that the number of our record holders could exceed 300, and we would be unable to file the Form 15 and complete the deregistration process. If this were to occur, we would have already delisted from Nasdaq and therefore would continue as a public company trading on the OTC.
Subsequent
to our announcement on July 23, 2025, we received inbound interest from potential financial and strategic partners. Consistent with
our commitment to maximize stockholder value, the Special Committee and the Board will review all strategic alternatives available
to us, including the proposed going private transaction and related Reverse Stock Split, alternative going private transactions, a
sale of our assets and/or a merger transaction. Furthermore, our ability to hold the special meeting to approve the Reverse Stock Split has been impacted by the government
shutdown which has delayed our ability to resolve SEC comments to our proxy statement.
Accordingly,
the Special Committee and the Board continue to review the strategic alternatives available to the Company. There can be no assurance that this strategic
review process will result in the Company pursuing a going private transaction or any other strategic outcome. While there is no deadline
or definitive timetable set for completion of the strategic alternatives review process and the Board can determine to abandon the
Reverse Stock Split and holding the special meeting at any time including to enter into an alternative transaction or if the cash payment for fractional shares is determined by
the Board to be too expensive. Even if our stockholders approve the Reverse Stock Split at the
special meeting, the Board could determine to abandon the Reverse Stock Split. Upon such determination, if
the number of record holders of our Common Stock remains below 300, the Board may deregister and delist our common
stock without effecting the Reverse Stock Split or the Board may choose an alternative transaction to maintain the
number of record holders below 300. The Board expects to make a further announcement regarding the strategic
alternatives review process by the end of this year.
We
expect to continue incurring significant research and development costs related to selonabant. Our research and development expenses
for the three and six months ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025 and 2024 included research and development consulting expenses, clinical and nonclinical
trials, and other costs, such as third-party and manufacturing costs, associated with development of our lead product candidate, selonabant.
General
and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025 and 2024 consisted primarily of professional fees, insurance,
personnel costs, including stock-based compensation, and rent. We expect our general and administrative expenses to decrease when we cease to be a public company.
Comparison
of the Three and Six Months Ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025 and 2024
Research
and development expenses during the three months ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025 decreased byapproximately $0.5$0.1 million from the comparable prior
year period.
Pre-clinical, nonclinical, and clinical studies decreasedincreased $0.4$0.5 million from the prior period, primarily driven by the timing
of clinical
studies. Furthermore, contract manufacturing expense decreased by $0.4 million and other research and development decreased
by $0.1 million over the same period. During fiscal 2025, we incurred
increased contract manufacturing and other research and development
expense as we successfully scaled up the IV formulation for initial clinical safety studies. We initiated a SAD study of IV
selonabant in healthy adults during the threefirst monthsquarter endedof Septemberfiscal 30,2026, 2025,resulting howeverin due to timing expense related to thisincreased clinical
study was limited.expense.
Research and development expenses during the six months ended December 31, 2025 decreased by $0.6 million from the comparable prior year period. Pre-clinical, nonclinical, and clinical studies remained relatively flat year-over-year due to the timing of our SAD study, which was initiated in the later part of the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Contract manufacturing expense decreased by $0.5 million and other research and development decreased by $0.1 million over the same period. Those expenses were higher in fiscal 2025 as we scaled up the IV formulation for this aforementioned SAD study.
We
expect our research and development expenses to increase as we continue clinical safety studies.
For
the three months ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025, general and administrative expenses increased byapproximately $0.4$0.1 million from the comparable
prior year
period. Compensation and related benefits increased by $0.2 million due to accrued executive bonuses. Professional and consultant
fees increased by $0.4$0.3 million due to increased expenses recognized in connection with our potential
going private transaction. These
increases were partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense. During the comparable prior year period,
the CEO’s bonus was compensated through an option grant, leading to increased expense for that period.
For the six months ended December 31, 2025, general and administrative expenses increased approximately $0.4 million from the comparable prior year period. Compensation and related benefits increased by $0.2 million due to accrued executive bonuses. Professional and consultant fees increased by $0.7 million due to increased expenses recognized in connection with our potential going private transaction. These increases were partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense, as detailed above.
Interest
income for the three and six months ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025 increased from the comparable prior year periodperiods due to an overall increase
in average
cash and cash equivalents.
Grant
income for the three and six months ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025 decreasedincreased approximately $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, from
the comparable prior year periodperiods due to timing of expenditures for
reimbursable grant-related activities.activities, primarily related to our
on-going SAD study.
Since
our inception in April 2020, we have incurred significant operating losses. We expect to incur significant expenses and operating
losses losses
in the future as we advance the clinical development of our programs. In May 2021, we completed our IPO in which we received
net proceeds
of approximately $19.8 million. On September 28, 2022, we closed a private placement offering, in which we received net
proceeds of approximately
$6.3 million. Furthermore, on December 23, 2024, we closed on another private placement offering, in which
we received net proceeds of
approximately $14.9 million.million (“December 2024 Private Placement”). As of SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025, we
had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $10.4$9.0 million. We expect that
our cash and cash equivalents at SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025,
along with access to the amount under the Loan Agreement, will enable us to fund
our current and planned operating expenses and
capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months from the filing of this Quarterly Report. Although we expect our general and
Report.administrative expenses to decrease when we cease to be a public company, we expect our research and development expenses to
increase as we advance our clinical trials. We expect that we will need to raise additional funding in the future, in addition to
any amounts we are entitled to draw pursuant
to the Loan Agreement, and will seek to raise additional funds through various
potential sources, such as equity and debt financings
or through collaboration, license and development agreements. We can give no
assurances that we will be able to secure such additional
sources of funds to support our operations on acceptable terms or at all,
or, if such funds are available to us, that such additional
financing will be sufficient to meet our needs.
Joseph
F. Lawler, M.D., Ph.D., our founder and a member of our Board of Directors, is the founder and Managing Member of JFL. Aron R.
English, English,
the President and Portfolio Manager of 22NW, and Nathaniel Calloway, the lead for 22NW, LP’s biotechnology,
pharmaceutical and other healthcare investments, are each members of our Board of Directors.
During
the threesix months ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025, we used cash in operating activities of approximately $1.3$2.6 million primarily resulting from our
our net loss of $2.2$4.2 million, partially offset by non-cash related stock-based compensation and loan commitment amortization totaling approximately
approximately $0.3$0.5 million and a change in operating assets and liabilities of approximately $0.6$1.1 million.
During
the threesix months ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2024, we used cash in operating
activities of approximately $1.7$3.1 million primarily resulting from
our net loss of $2.2$4.7 million, partially offset by non-cash related stock-based
compensation and loan commitment amortization totaling
approximately $0.3$1.0 million, and a change in operating assets and liabilities of
approximately $0.6 million. With respect to financing activities, we received aggregate gross proceeds from the December 2024 Private
Placement of approximately $0.2$15.0 million.
We
expect that our cash and cash equivalents at SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025, along with access to the available amount under the Loan Agreement, will
will enable us to fund our current and planned operating expenses and capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months from the filing
of this Quarterly Report. We have based these estimates on assumptions that may prove to be imprecise, and we may exhaust our available
capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development of
our programs, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays and operating expenses associated with completing the
research and development of our product candidates.
There
were no significant changes to assumptions used to value options using the Black Scholes option pricing model during the three and six
months
ended SeptemberDecember 30,31, 2025.
ANEB insider buying and selling (Form 4)
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