Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Reverse Stock-Split during 2022

 

On December 15, 2022, at a Special Meeting of the Stockholders of the Company, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, by a ratio of between one-for-four to one-for-twenty, inclusive, with the exact ratio to be set at a whole number to be determined by our Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof in its discretion, at any time after approval of the amendment and prior to December 15, 2023 (the “Stockholder Authority”). On December 15, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), with the Stockholder Authority, approved an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to affect a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-20 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment filed to affect the Reverse Stock Split, the Reverse Stock Split was effective on December 19, 2022 and the shares of the Company’s common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”) on a post-split basis on December 19, 2022, with new CUSIP number: 68236V203. No change was made to the trading symbol for the Company’s shares of common stock or public warrants, “ATNF” and “ATNFW”, respectively, in connection with the Reverse Stock Split.

 

Because the Certificate of Amendment did not reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock, the effect of the Reverse Stock Split was to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance relative to the number of shares issued and outstanding. The Reverse Stock Split did not alter the par value of the common stock or modify any voting rights or other terms of the common stock. Any fractional shares remaining after the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole share.

 

With regards to the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan and the 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Company’s Compensation Committee and Board deem it in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to (i) adjust the number of shares of Company common stock available for issuance under the Incentive Plans downward by a factor of 20 (with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole share); (ii) reduce the number of shares of common stock issuable upon each outstanding option to purchase shares of common stock of the Company, and all other outstanding awards, by a factor of 20 (with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole share); and (iii) adjust the exercise price of any outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock previously granted under the Incentive Plans up by a factor of 20 (rounded up to the nearest whole cent), in each case to adjust equitably for the Exchange Ratio of the Reverse Stock Split, which such adjustments effective automatically upon effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split. The effects of the one-for-twenty reverse stock split have been retroactively reflected throughout the financial statements and notes to the financial statements.

Restricted Stock Shares

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not issue any additional restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, or Restricted Stock Shares, as compensation to consultants. Per the two-year consulting agreement which evidences the issuance of 600 restricted shares issued during 2022, the Restricted Stock Shares were issued at the beginning of the contract term and annually and vest monthly over a period of 24 months. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to the amortization of the Restricted Stock Shares of $8,100 for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

Below is a table summarizing the Restricted Stock Shares granted and outstanding as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2023:

 

    Unvested
Restricted
    Weighted
Average
Grant
Date
 
    Stock     FV Price  
Unvested as of January 1, 2023     275     $ 81.00  
Granted    
-
     
-
 
Vested     (100 )     81.00  
Forfeited     (55 )    
-
 
Unvested as of March 31, 2022     120       81.00  
Total unrecognized expense remaining   $ 9,720          
Weighted-average years expected to be recognized over     0.75      
-
 

 

Stock Options

 

A summary of the option activity during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 is presented below:

 

                Weighted        
          Weighted     Average        
          Average     Remaining        
    Number of     Exercise     Term     Intrinsic  
    Options     Price     (Years)     Value  
Outstanding, January 1, 2023     162,956     $ 84.63       8.6      
             -
 
Granted    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Exercised    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Expired    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Forfeited     (10,911 )    
-
     
-
     
-
 
Outstanding, March 31, 2023     152,045     $ 85.03       8.1     $
-
 
                                 
Exercisable, March 31, 2023     101,759     $ 84.34       7.9     $
-
 

 

A summary of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of March 31, 2023 is presented below:

 

Stock Options Outstanding     Stock Options Exercisable  
            Weighted        
            Average        
Exercise     Number of     Remaining     Number of  
Price     Shares     Life in Years     Shares  
$ 49.80       2,500       7.7       2,500  
$ 88.60       79,000       7.9       59,689  
$ 151.20       21,800       8.3       9,083  
$ 79.00       22,839       6.8       18,673  
$ 27.20       25,906       9.1       11,814  
          152,045       7.9       101,759  

 

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $557,421 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 related to the amortization of stock options and restricted stock shares; expense of $470,703 is included within general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three month period and expense of $86,718 is included within research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three month period. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $596,467 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 related to the amortization of stock options. Expense of $514,696 is included within general and administrative expenses and expense of $81,771 is included within research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2023, there was $2,981,420 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options that will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.8 years, as well as $9,720 of unrecognized expense related to Restricted Stock Shares that will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 0.75 years.

 

Warrants

 

A summary of the warrant activity (including both liability and equity classified instruments) during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 is presented below:

 

    Number of
Warrants
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life in
Years
    Intrinsic
Value
 
                         
Outstanding, January 1, 2023     3,435,728     $ 33.94       5.1     $
           -
 
Issued    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Exercised    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Cancelled    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Expired    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Outstanding, March 31, 2023     3,435,728     $ 33.94       4.8     $
-
 
                                 
Exercisable, March 31, 2023     3,435,728     $ 33.94       4.8      
-
 

 

A summary of outstanding and exercisable warrants as of March 31, 2023 is presented below:

 

Warrants Outstanding     Warrants Exercisable  
            Weighted        
            Average        
Exercise     Number of     Remaining     Number of  
Price     Shares     Life in Years     Shares  
$ 100.00       128,200       2.9       128,200  
$ 105.60       3,183       2.1       3,183  
$ 141.40       1,250       1.3       1,250  
$ 150.00       125,000       3.4       125,000  
$ 230.00       300,062       2.6       300,062  
$ 21.20       306,604       4.8       306,604  
$ 3.50       2,571,429       5.2       2,571,429  
          3,435,728       4.8       3,435,728