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 deemed 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 were 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.

April 2023 Offering

On April 5, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain purchasers, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,170,680 shares of common stock, and common stock warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,570,680 shares of common stock, at a combined purchase price of $1.91 per share and warrant (the “April 2023 Offering”). Aggregate gross proceeds from the April 2023 Offering were approximately $3,000,000, and the April 2023 Offering closed on April 10, 2023.  

The April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants have an exercise price equal to $0.0001, are immediately exercisable and are subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments for stock splits or dividends or other similar transactions. The exercise price of the April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants will not be subject to adjustment as a result of subsequent equity issuances at effective prices lower than the then-current exercise price. The April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable until they are exercised in full. The April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants are subject to a provision prohibiting the exercise of such April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, after giving effect to such exercise, the holder of such April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants (together with the holder’s affiliates, and any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (which may be increased or decreased, with 61 days prior written notice by the holder). Although the April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants have a tender offer provision, the April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants were determined to be equity-classified because they met the limited exception in the case of a change-in-control. Because the April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants are equity-classified, the placement agent fees and offering expenses will be accounted for as a reduction of additional paid in capital.

The April 2023 Common Warrants have an exercise price equal to $1.78 per share, were immediately exercisable upon the closing of the April 2023 Offering (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and are subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments for stock splits or dividends or other similar transactions. The exercise price of the April 2023 Common Warrants will not be subject to adjustment as a result of subsequent equity issuances at effective prices lower than the then-current exercise price. The April 2023 Common Warrants are exercisable for 5.5 years following the Initial Exercise Date. The April 2023 Common Warrants are subject to a provision prohibiting the exercise of such April 2023 Common Warrants to the extent that, after giving effect to such exercise, the holder of such April 2023 Common Warrants (together with the holder’s affiliates, and any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (which may be increased or decreased, with 61 days prior written notice by the holder). Although the April 2023 Common Warrants have a tender offer provision, the April 2023 Common Warrants were determined to be equity-classified because they met the limited exception in the case of a change-in-control. Because the April 2023 Common Warrants are equity-classified, the placement agent fees and offering expenses will be accounted for as a reduction of additional paid in capital.

As of June 30, 2023, all 1,170,680 of the April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants have been exercised for a value of $117; and there are no unexercised April 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants remaining as of the end of the second quarter. No April 2023 Common Warrants have been exercised as of June 30, 2023.

Amendment to July and December 2022 Common Warrants

On April 5, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the common warrant agreements for the July 2022 and December 2022 Offerings, whereby warrants to purchase up to 306,604 shares (with an original exercise price of $21.20 per share and an expiration date of January 20, 2028) and the warrants to purchase up to 2,571,429 shares (with an original exercise price of $3.50 per share and an expiration date of June 22, 2028), respectively, were amended to have an exercise price of $1.78 per share and an expiration date of October 10, 2028. The Company accounted for the amendment as a warrant modification, whereby the effect of the modification is measured as the difference in its relative fair value immediately before the modification and after the modification; and any increase to the relative fair value is recognized as an equity issuance costs.

To assess for the change in relative fair value, the Company performed a Black Scholes Option Model calculation to quantify the fair value of the common warrants under their original terms as of the modification date using the following assumptions: a share price of $1.43, exercise prices of $21.20 and $3.50 for the July 2022 common warrants and December 2022 common warrants, respectively, an expected term of 4.8 and 5.2 years, respectively, volatility of 106%, a dividend rate of 0% and a discount rate of 3.36. The Company then performed a Black Scholes Option Model calculation to quantify the fair value of the common warrants with their new modified terms as of the modification date using the following assumptions: a share price of $1.43, an exercise price of $1.78 for both the July 2022 common warrants and December 2022 common warrants, an expected term of 5.5 years, volatility of 106%, a dividend rate of 0% and a discount rate of 3.36. The aggregate difference of approximately $0.8 million between the two calculated amounts was recorded as an equity issuance cost within equity during the period to account for the change in relative fair value.

Restricted Stock Shares

During the six months ended June 30, 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 $3,645 and $11,745 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to the amortization of the Restricted Stock Shares of $8,100 and $14,175 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

Below is a table summarizing the Restricted Stock Shares granted and outstanding as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 2023:

Stock Options

A summary of the option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2023 is presented below:

A summary of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of June 30, 2023 is presented below:

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $551,310 and $1,108,731 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, related to the amortization of stock options and restricted stock shares; expense of $470,703 and $941,406 is included within general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six month periods, respectively, and expense of $80,607 and $167,325 is included within research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six month periods, respectively. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $855,679 and $1,601,864 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, related to the amortization of stock options and Restricted Stock Shares. Expense of $711,264 and $1,375,673 is included within general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three- and six-month periods, respectively, and expense of $144,410 and $226,181 is included within research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three- and six-month periods, respectively.

As of June 30, 2023, there was $2,433,755 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options that will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.65 years, as well as $6,075 of unrecognized expense related to Restricted Stock Shares that will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 0.50 years.

Warrants

A summary of the warrant activity (including both liability and equity classified instruments) during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 is presented below:

A summary of outstanding and exercisable warrants as of June 30, 2023 is presented below: