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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from            to

 

Commission File Number 001-38114

 

AVENUE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

47-4113275

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1111 Kane Concourse, Suite 301, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(781) 6524500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Exchange Name

Common Stock

ATXI

Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   ☒   No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes   ☒   No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  ☐

Accelerated filer  ☐

Non-accelerated filer    ☒

Smaller reporting company  

Emerging growth company 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b‑2 of the Exchange Act). Yes    No  ☒

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class of Common Stock

 

Outstanding Shares as of August 7, 2024

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

 

1,431,356



 

 

 

 

 

 

AVENUE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Form 10Q

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

 

Table of Contents

 

   

Page No.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
     

Item 1.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
     
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

1

     
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

2

     
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

3

     
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

4

     
 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

5

     

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

10

     

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

15

     

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

15

     

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 
     

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

16

     

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

16

     

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

16

     

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

16

     

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

16

     

Item 5.

Other Information

16

     

Item 6.

Exhibits

17

     

Signatures

18

 

 

 

 

AVENUE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2024

  

2023

 
         

ASSETS

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $4,919  $1,783 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  69   67 

Total assets

 $4,988  $1,850 
         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        

Current Liabilities:

        

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 $714  $287 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses - related party

  400   323 

Warrant liability

  47   586 

Total current liabilities

  1,161   1,196 
         

Total liabilities

  1,161   1,196 
         

Commitments and contingencies

          
         

Stockholders’ equity

        

Preferred stock ($0.0001 par value), 2,000,000 shares authorized

        

Class A Preferred Stock, 250,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

      

Common stock ($0.0001 par value), 200,000,000 and 75,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

        

Common shares, 1,189,724 and 341,324 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

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Additional paid-in capital

  102,724   92,507 

Accumulated deficit

  (97,960)  (90,928)

Total stockholders’ equity attributed to the Company

  4,764   1,582 
         

Non-controlling interests

  (937)  (928)

Total stockholders’ equity

  3,827   654 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $4,988  $1,850 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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AVENUE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

  

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

  

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2024

  

2023

  

2024

  

2023

 

Operating expenses:

                

Research and development

 $1,361  $3,027  $3,752  $4,242 

Research and development – licenses acquired

           4,230 

General and administrative

  1,462   896   2,778   1,880 

Loss from operations

  (2,823)  (3,923)  (6,530)  (10,352)
                 

Other income (expense):

                

Interest income

  52   57   100   94 

Financing costs – warrant liabilities

           (332)

Loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities

  (185)     (759)   

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

  255   (150)  139   (1,028)

Total other income (expense)

  122   (93)  (520)  (1,266)

Net loss

 $(2,701) $(4,016) $(7,050) $(11,618)
                 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

  (9)  (9)  (18)  (75)

Net loss attributable to Avenue

 $(2,692) $(4,007) $(7,032) $(11,543)
                 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

 $(7,186) $(4,007) $(15,842) $(11,543)
                 

Net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

 $(6.43) $(38.74) $(18.86) $(129.84)
                 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

  1,117,769   103,442   839,900   88,901 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AVENUE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Deficit)

($ in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Three months ended June 30, 2024

 
                                 
  

Class A Preferred

          

Additional

      

Non-

  

Total

 
  

Shares

  

Common Shares

  

Paid-in

  

Accumulated

  

Controlling

  

Stockholders’

 
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Interests

  

Equity (Deficit)

 

Balance at March 31, 2024

  250,000  $   590,188  $  $98,104  $(95,268) $(938) $1,898 

Share based compensation

              192         192 

Common shares issuable - Founders Agreement

              (8)        (8)

Issuance of common stock to Fortress

        25,567      172         172 

Loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities

              296         296 

Exercise of warrants

        402,768      4,448         4,448 

Warrant inducement offering costs

              (765)        (765)

Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs under open market sales agreement (ATM)

        84,683      295         295 

Reverse split (1-for-75)

        86,518                

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

              (10)     10    

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

                    (9)  (9)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

                 (2,692)     (2,692)

Balance at June 30, 2024

  250,000  $   1,189,724  $  $102,724  $(97,960) $(937) $3,827 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

 
                                 
  

Class A Preferred

          

Additional

      

Non-

  

Total

 
  

Shares

  

Common Shares

  

Paid-in

  

Accumulated

  

Controlling

  

Stockholders’

 
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Interests

  

Equity (Deficit)

 

Balance at December 31, 2023

  250,000  $   341,324  $3  $92,507  $(90,928) $(928) $654 

Share based compensation

        283      383         383 

Common shares issuable - Founders Agreement

              (371)        (371)

Issuance of common stock to Fortress

        53,586      543         543 

Loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities

              1,159         1,159 

Exercise of warrants

        623,306   1   9,420         9,421 

Warrant inducement offering costs

              (1,207)        (1,207)

Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs under open market sales agreement (ATM)

        84,683      295         295 

Reverse split (1-for-75)

        86,542   (4)  4          

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

              (9)     9    

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

                    (18)  (18)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

                 (7,032)     (7,032)

Balance at June 30, 2024

  250,000  $   1,189,724  $  $102,724  $(97,960) $(937) $3,827 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2023

 
                                                                 
   

Class A Preferred

                   

Additional

           

Non-

   

Total

 
   

Shares

   

Common Shares

   

Paid-in

   

Accumulated

   

Controlling

   

Stockholders’

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Interests

   

Equity (Deficit)

 

Balance at March 31, 2023

    250,000     $       91,066     $ 1     $ 86,634     $ (88,087 )   $ (705 )   $ (2,157 )

Share based compensation

                            27                   27  

Exercise of warrants

                14,564                                

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

                            96             (96 )      

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

                                        (9 )     (9 )

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

                                  (4,007 )           (4,007 )

Balance at June 30, 2023

    250,000     $       105,630     $ 1     $ 86,757     $ (92,094 )   $ (810 )   $ (6,146 )

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

 
                                                                 
   

Class A Preferred

                   

Additional

           

Non-

   

Total

 
   

Shares

   

Common Shares

   

Paid-in

   

Accumulated

   

Controlling

   

Stockholders’

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Interests

   

Equity (Deficit)

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

    250,000     $       63,671     $     $ 84,456     $ (80,551 )   $ (639 )   $ 3,266  

Share based compensation

                            38                   38  

Issuance of common stock to Fortress

                4,997             72                   72  

Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of offering costs - registered direct offering and private placement

                5,974       1       865                   866  

Issuance of common stock for license expense

                11,089             1,230                   1,230  

Exercise of warrants

                19,899                                

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

                            96             (96 )      

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

                                        (75 )     (75 )

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

                                  (11,543 )           (11,543 )

Balance at June 30, 2023

    250,000     $       105,630     $ 1     $ 86,757     $ (92,094 )   $ (810 )   $ (6,146 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AVENUE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

 

   

For the Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30, 2024

   

June 30, 2023

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net loss

  $ (7,050 )   $ (11,618 )

Reconciliation of net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

               

Share based compensation

    383       38  

Loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities

    759        

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

    (139 )     1,028  

Issuance of common stock for licenses acquired

          1,230  

Research and development-licenses acquired, expense

          2,000  

Issuance of common stock to Fortress

    543       72  

Common shares issuable - Founders Agreement

    (371 )      

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Other receivables - related party

          (26 )

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    (2 )     68  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    427       (63 )

Accrued licenses acquired

          1,000  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses - related party

    77       33  

Net cash used in operating activities

    (5,373 )     (6,238 )
                 

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Purchase of research and development licenses

          (2,000 )

Net cash used in investing activities

          (2,000 )
                 

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of offering costs - registered direct offering and private placement

          3,101  

Proceeds from ATM sales of common stock, net of issuance costs

    295        

Exercise of warrants

    9,421        

Warrant transaction costs

    (1,207 )      

Net cash provided by financing activities

    8,509       3,101  
                 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    3,136       (5,137 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    1,783       6,708  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 4,919     $ 1,571  
                 

Supplemental cash flow information:

               

Unpaid research and development licenses acquired

  $     $ 1,000  

Issuance of common shares - Founders Agreement

  $ 543     $  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AVENUE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Note 1 - Organization, Plan of Business Operations

 

Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Avenue”) was incorporated in Delaware on February 9, 2015, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress”). Avenue is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of neurologic diseases. Avenue's current product candidates include AJ201 for the treatment of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy ("SBMA", also known as Kennedy's Disease), intravenous tramadol ("IV tramadol") for the treatment of post-operative acute pain, and BAER-101 for the treatment of epilepsy and panic disorders.

 

Authorized Share Increase

 

On  January 9, 2024, stockholders holding a majority of the outstanding voting power of the Company executed and delivered to the Board of Directors of the Company a written consent approving, among other items, an increase in the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("common stock"), authorized under the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), from 75,000,000 to 200,000,000 (the “Authorized Shares Increase”). On  February 20, 2024, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware effectuating the Authorized Shares Increase.

 

Going Concern

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, as described below, substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern exists.

 

The Company is not yet generating revenue, has incurred substantial operating losses since its inception and expects to continue to incur significant operating losses for the foreseeable future as it executes on its product development plan and may never become profitable. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $98.0 million. Due to uncertainties regarding future operations of the Company for an ongoing Phase 1b/2a trial of AJ201, a potential Phase 3 safety study for IV tramadol, and the expansion of the Company's development portfolio within neuroscience with the consummation of the transaction with Baergic Bio, Inc. ("Baergic"), the Company will need to secure additional funds through equity or debt offerings, including through at-the-market ("ATM") offerings or other potential sources, the timing of which is unknown at this time. The Company will require additional funds to cover operational expenses over the next 12 months. The Company cannot be certain that additional funding will be available to it on acceptable terms, or at all. These factors individually and collectively cause substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to exist within one year from the date of this report. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying amounts and classification of assets, liabilities, and reported expenses that may be necessary if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern.

 

 

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position for the periods presented and are stated in U.S. dollars. The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the accounts of the Company’s subsidiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed financial statements include the accounts of the Company's subsidiary, Baergic. Because the Company owns less than 100% of Baergic, the Company records net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in its consolidated statements of operations equal to the percentage of the economic or ownership interest retained in Baergic by the respective non-controlling parties. The Company continually assesses whether changes to existing relationships or future transactions may result in the consolidation or deconsolidation of its' subsidiary.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited interim condensed financial statement results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year or any future period. Therefore, these unaudited interim condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2023 Form 10-K”) and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 18, 2024.

 

Segments

 

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance. The Company views its operations and manages its business in one operating and reportable segment.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company follows accounting guidance on fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Under the accounting guidance, fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability.

 

The accounting guidance requires fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices for similar assets or liabilities that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity and that are financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation.

 

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires management to make judgments and consider factors specific to the asset or liability.

 

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis but are recorded at amounts that approximate their fair value due to their liquid or short-term nature, such as accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

 

Non-Controlling Interests

 

Non-controlling interests in consolidated entities represent the component of equity in consolidated entities held by third parties. Any change in ownership of a subsidiary while the controlling financial interest is retained is accounted for as an equity transaction between the controlling and non-controlling interests. Intercompany activity is eliminated entirely in consolidation prior to the allocation of net gain/loss attributable to non-controlling interest, which is based on ownership interests.

 

Net Loss per Share

 

Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Net loss attributable to common stockholders consisted of net loss, as adjusted for deemed dividends. The Company recorded a deemed dividend of $4.5 million and $8.8 million, respectively, for the modification of certain of its existing warrants and issuance of warrants during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 (see Note 7 and 8). Diluted net loss per share excludes unvested restricted stock, preferred shares and the effect of shares of common stock to be issued upon the exercise of stock options and warrants, as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Dividends declared are paid and set aside among the holders of shares of common stock and Class A Preferred stock pro-rata on an as-if-converted basis.

 

The following table sets forth the potential common shares that could potentially dilute basic income per share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented:

 

  

For the Three and Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

 
  

2024

  

2023

 

Unvested restricted stock units/awards

  1,028   1,311 

Warrants

  1,476,200   81,043 

Options

  22,474   22,474 

Class A Preferred shares

  223   223 

Total potential dilutive effect

  1,499,925   105,051 

 

The 286,912 shares held in abeyance from the May 2024 Warrant Inducement (as defined in Note 7) as of June 30, 2024 were included in the June 30, 2024 computation of diluted net loss per share since no additional consideration is due upon issuance of the shares.

 

S

ummary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies to those previously disclosed in the 2023 Form 10-K.

 

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires that an entity report segment information in accordance with Topic 280, Segment Reporting. The amendment in the ASU is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its financial statement disclosures.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which expands disclosures in an entity’s income tax rate reconciliation table and disclosures regarding cash taxes paid both in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. The update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its financial statement disclosures.

 

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Note 3 — Licenses/Supplier Agreements

 

IV Tramadol License

 

Effective as of February 17, 2015, Fortress transferred the Revogenex license and all other rights and obligations under the IV Tramadol License Agreement to the Company, pursuant to the terms of the Founders Agreement. In connection with the terms of the IV Tramadol License Agreement, Fortress purchased an exclusive license to IV tramadol for the U.S. market from Revogenex, a privately held company in Dublin, Ireland. Fortress made an upfront payment of $2.0 million to Revogenex upon execution of the exclusive license, and on June 17, 2015, Fortress paid an additional $1.0 million to Revogenex after receiving all the assets specified in the agreement. In December 2019, $1.0 million became due to Revogenex in accordance with the Company’s submission of its NDA. In addition, under the terms of the agreement, Revogenex is eligible to receive an additional milestone payment totaling $3.0 million upon the approval of IV tramadol from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") as well as royalty payments on net sales of the product ranging in the high single digits to low double digits.

 

On October 29, 2018, the Company and Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma (“Polpharma”) extended the term of their exclusive supply agreement for drug product of IV tramadol to eight years from the date of the launch of the product. In addition, under the terms of the amended agreement, Polpharma is eligible to receive a milestone payment totaling $2.0 million upon the approval of IV tramadol from the FDA, as well as a low single digit royalty on net sales of the product for five years after launch.

 

Baergic Licenses

 

In December 2019, Baergic entered into two license agreements: (i) a license agreement (the “AZ License”) with AstraZeneca AB (“AZ”) to acquire an exclusive license to patent and related intellectual property rights pertaining to their proprietary compound Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor A alpha 2 & 3 (GABAA α2,3) positive allosteric modulators; and (ii) a license agreement (the “CCHMC License”) with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (“CCHMC”) to acquire patent and related intellectual property rights pertaining to a GABA inhibitor program for neurological disorders. Baergic paid an upfront fee of $3.0 million to AZ and $0.2 million to CCHMC, as well as issued common shares of Baergic of approximately 20% and 5% of Baergic to each at the time of the license agreement, respectively.

 

Development milestones totaling approximately $81.5 million in the aggregate are due upon achievement of each milestone. Commercial and sales-based milestone payments totaling approximately $151 million are due upon achievement of each milestone, as well as royalty payments in the low to high single digits on any future aggregate, annual, worldwide net sales.

 

AnnJi License Agreement

 

On  February 28, 2023, the Company entered into a license agreement with AnnJi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ("AnnJi"), whereby the Company obtained an exclusive license (the "AnnJi License Agreement") from AnnJi for certain intellectual property rights pertaining to AJ201. Under the AnnJi License Agreement, in exchange for exclusive rights to the intellectual property underlying the AJ201 product candidates, the Company agreed to pay $3.0 million, of which $2.0 million was paid on  April 27, 2023 and $1.0 million was paid on  September 8, 2023. The Company is also obligated to make additional payments over the course of the AnnJi License Agreement including: reimbursement payments of up to $10.8 million in connection with the product’s Phase 1b/2a clinical trial (which AnnJi is administering with Joint Steering Committee Oversight before assigning the Investigational New Drug Application ("IND") to the Company upon such trial’s conclusion, and which is reflective of market pricing for the services to be received), up to $14.5 million in connection with certain development milestones pertaining to the first indication in the U.S., up to $27.5 million in connection with certain drug development milestones pertaining to additional indications and development outside the U.S., up to $165 million upon the achievement of certain net sales milestones ranging from $75 million to $750 million in annual net sales, and royalty payments based on a percentage of net sales ranging from mid-single digits (on annual net sales at or below $50 million) to the low double digits (on annual net sales equal to or greater than $300 million), which are subject to potential diminution in certain circumstances.

 

The license provided under the AnnJi License Agreement is exclusive as to all oral forms of AJ201 for use in all indications (other than androgenetic alopecia and Alzheimer’s disease) in the United States, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Israel. The AnnJi License Agreement also contains customary representations and warranties and provisions related to confidentiality, diligence, indemnification and intellectual property protection. The Company will initially be obligated to obtain both clinical and commercial supply of AJ201 exclusively through AnnJi. AnnJi retains the manufacturing rights for AJ201 and the Company has the option to acquire those rights from AnnJi as described in the AnnJi License Agreement.

 

In connection with the signing of the AnnJi License Agreement, the Company issued 11,089 shares of its common stock to AnnJi (“First Tranche Shares”) at a fair value of $0.9 million on  March 30, 2023. The Company issued 3,688 shares of common stock ("Second Tranche Shares"), recorded at a fair value of $0.3 million, on  September 26, 2023 upon enrollment of the eighth patient in the ongoing Phase 1b/2a SBMA clinical trial. The fair value was calculated based on the closing price of the Company's stock as of  February 28, 2023, the date the Company entered into the AnnJi License Agreement. In the event that the common stock of the Company ceases to be traded on a national securities exchange, AnnJi has the right to sell common stock of the Company back to the Company at a price of $2.10 per share subject to the terms in the AnnJi License Agreement.

 

In connection with execution of the AnnJi License Agreement, Avenue entered into a registration rights agreement with AnnJi, pursuant to which Avenue filed a registration statement to register the resale of the First Tranche Shares and Second Tranche Shares issued to AnnJi. The Company filed such registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC on  June 16, 2023, which was declared effective on  June 27, 2023.

 

Note 4 — Related Party Agreements

 

Founders Agreement and Management Services Agreement with Fortress

 

In February 2015, Fortress entered into a Management Services Agreement (the "MSA") with the Company to provide services for the Company pursuant to the terms of the MSA. Expenses related to the MSA are recorded 50% in research and development expenses and 50% in general and administrative expenses in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded expense related to the MSA of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

 

In February 2015, Fortress entered into a Founders Agreement with the Company, under which the Company agreed to: (i) issue annually to Fortress, shares of common stock equal to two and one half percent (2.5%) of the fully-diluted outstanding equity of the Company at the time of issuance (the "Annual Equity Fee") and (ii) issue shares of the common stock equal to two and one half percent (2.5%) of the gross amount of any equity or debt financing (the "Financing Equity Fee"). Pursuant to the Founders Agreement, for the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company issued common stock to Fortress of 25,567 shares as a Financing Equity Fee. There was no equity fee paid to Fortress for the comparable period in 2023.

 

Founders Agreement and Management Services Agreement with Baergic

 

Pursuant to the Share Contribution Agreement between Avenue and Fortress, the Founders Agreement and Management Services Agreement that had previously been existing between Fortress and Baergic were assigned to Avenue, such that they now exist between Avenue and Baergic; those agreements are referred to herein as the Avenue-Baergic Founders Agreement and the Avenue-Baergic MSA, as applicable. The Annual Stock Dividend payable to the Company is 2.5% of common stock calculated as a percentage of fully diluted outstanding capital and became effective as of  November 8, 2022.

 

The Avenue-Baergic Founders Agreement has an effective date of  March 9, 2017, and a term of 15 years, which upon expiration automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless terminated by Avenue and Baergic or a Change in Control (as defined in the Avenue-Baergic Founders Agreement) occurs.

 

As additional consideration under the Avenue-Baergic Founders Agreement, Baergic will also: (i) pay an equity fee in shares of common stock, payable within five (5) business days of the closing of any equity or debt financing for Baergic that occurs after the effective date of the Avenue-Baergic Founders Agreement and ends on the date when Avenue no longer has majority voting control in the Baergic’s voting equity, equal to two and one-half (2.5%) of the gross amount of any such equity or debt financing; and (ii) pay a cash fee equal to four and one-half percent (4.5%) of the Baergic’s annual net sales, payable on an annual basis, within ninety (90) days of the end of each calendar year. In the event of a Change in Control, Baergic will pay a one-time change in control fee equal to five (5x) times the product of (A) net sales for the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the change in control and (B) four and one-half percent (4.5%).

 

The Avenue-Baergic MSA has an effective date of  March 9, 2017, pursuant to which Avenue renders management, advisory and consulting services to the Company. The Avenue-Baergic MSA has an initial term of five years and is automatically renewed for successive five-year terms unless terminated in accordance with its provisions. Services provided under the Avenue-Baergic MSA  may include, without limitation, (i) advice and assistance concerning any and all aspects of the Baergic’s operations, clinical trials, financial planning and strategic transactions and financings and (ii) conducting relations on behalf of the Baergic with accountants, attorneys, financial advisors and other professionals (collectively, the “Avenue Services”). Baergic is obligated to utilize clinical research services, medical education, communication and marketing services and investor relations/public relation services of companies or individuals designated by Avenue, provided those services are offered at market prices. However, Baergic is not obligated to take or act upon any advice rendered from Avenue and Avenue shall not be liable for any of its actions or inactions based upon their advice. Pursuant to the Avenue-Baergic MSA and Baergic’s Certificate of Incorporation, Avenue and its affiliates, including all members of Baergic’s Board of Directors, will have no fiduciary or other duty to communicate or present any corporate opportunities to Baergic or to refrain from engaging in business that is similar to that of Baergic. In consideration for the Avenue Services, Baergic will pay Avenue an annual consulting fee of $0.5 million (the “Avenue-Baergic Annual Consulting Fee”), payable in advance in equal quarterly installments on the first business day of each calendar quarter in each year, provided, however, that such Avenue-Baergic Annual Consulting Fee shall be increased to $1.0 million for each calendar year in which Baergic has net assets in excess of $100 million at the beginning of the calendar year.

 

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Note 5 — Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

  

As of June 30,

  

As of December 31,

 
  

2024

  

2023

 

Accounts payable

 $192  $78 

Accrued employee compensation

  182   11 

Accrued contracted services and other

  340   198 

Total accounts payable and accrued expenses

 $714  $287 

 

 

Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

Leases

 

The Company is not party to any leases for office space or equipment.

 

Litigation

 

The Company recognizes a liability for a contingency when it is probable that liability has been incurred and when the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. When a range of probable loss can be estimated, the Company will accrue the most likely amount of such loss, and if such amount is not determinable, then the Company will accrue the minimum of the range of probable loss. As of June 30, 2024, there was no litigation against the Company.

 

 

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Note 7 - Stockholder's Equity

 

Class A Preferred Stock

 

On  September 13, 2016, 2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock were authorized, of which 250,000 have been designated as Class A Preferred Stock and the remainder are undesignated preferred stock. The Class A Preferred Stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share, is identical to undesignated Common Stock other than as to voting rights, conversion rights, and the Annual Stock Dividend right (as described below). The undesignated Preferred Stock  may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Company’s Board of Directors is authorized to determine or alter the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions, if any), the redemption price or prices, the liquidation preferences and other designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock (but not below the number of shares of any such series then outstanding).

 

On any matter presented to the stockholders of the Company for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Company (or by written consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), each holder of outstanding shares of Class A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast for each share of Class A Preferred Stock held by such holder as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter, the number of votes that is equal to one and one-tenth (1.1) times a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of (A) the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock and (B) the whole shares of Common Stock in to which the shares of outstanding Class A Preferred Stock are convertible, and the denominator of which is number of shares of outstanding Class A Preferred Stock (the “Class A Preferred Stock Ratio”). Thus, the Class A Preferred Stock will at all times constitute a voting majority.

 

Each share of Class A Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock (the “Conversion Ratio”), subject to certain adjustments. If the Company, at any time effects a subdivision or combination of the outstanding Common Stock (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reverse stock split or otherwise), the applicable Conversion Ratio in effect immediately before that subdivision is proportionately decreased or increased, as applicable, so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of Class A Preferred Stock shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, in proportion to such increase or decrease in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Additionally, if any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Company occurs in which the Common Stock (but not the Class A Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property, then each share of Class A Preferred Stock becomes convertible into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon conversion of one share of the Class A Preferred Stock immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such transaction. Pursuant to the reverse stock splits by the Company in September 2022 and  April 2024, the Class A Preferred Stock has a Conversion Ratio of 1,125 Class A Preferred to one share of Common Stock.

 

Common Stock

 

On  January 9, 2024, the stockholders holding a majority of the outstanding voting power of the Company executed and delivered to the Board of Directors of the Company a written consent approving, among other items, an increase in the number of shares of common stock authorized under the Certificate of Incorporation, from 75,000,000 to 200,000,000. On February 20, 2024, the Company filed the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware effectuating the Authorized Shares Increase.

 

Holders of the Company's common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. An election of directors by the stockholders is determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote on the election. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive proportionately any dividends as  may be declared by the Company's Board of Directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of outstanding preferred stock.

 

In the event of the Company's liquidation or dissolution, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive proportionately all assets available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to, and  may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that the Company  may designate and issue in the future.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On April 25, 2024, the Company filed an amendment (the “Reverse Split Amendment”) to its Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the 1-for-75 reverse stock split of the Company's shares of common stock ("Reverse Stock Split"). As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every 75 shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split were combined and converted into one share of common stock without any change in the par value per share. The Reverse Stock Split became effective on April 26, 2024, and the common stock was quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market on a post-split basis at the open of business on April 26, 2024. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who would have otherwise been entitled to a fraction of one share of common stock as a result of the Reverse Stock Split instead received one whole share of common stock. The Company issued 86,518 shares of common stock to shareholders who had been entitled to a fraction of one share.

 

All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Capital Raises

 

2021 Shelf

 

On December 7, 2021, the Company filed a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-261520) on Form S-3, which was declared effective on December 10, 2021 (the "Shelf"). Approximately $24.6 million of securities remain available for sale under the 2021 Shelf as of June 30, 2024.

 

January 2024 Warrant Inducement and Private Placement

 

On January 5, 2024, the Company entered into (i) an inducement offer letter agreement (the “January 2023 Investor Inducement Letter”) with a certain investor (the “January 2023 Investor”) in connection with certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 25,871 of the Company’s common stock originally issued to the January 2023 Investor on January 31, 2023 (the “January 2023 Warrants”) and (ii) an inducement offer letter agreement (the “November 2023 Investor Inducement Letter Agreement” and, together with the January 2023 Investor Inducement Letter, the “January 2024 Warrant Inducement”) with certain investors (the “November 2023 Investors” and, together with the January 2023 Investor, the “January 2024 Holders”) in connection with certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 194,667 shares of common stock, originally issued to the November 2023 Investors on November 2, 2023 (the “November 2023 Warrants” and, together with the January 2023 Warrants, the “Existing Warrants”). The January 2023 Warrants had an exercise price of $116.25 per share, and the November 2023 Warrants had an exercise price of $22.545 per share.

 

Pursuant to the January 2024 Warrant Inducement, (i) the January 2023 Investor agreed to exercise for cash its January 2023 Warrants at a reduced exercise price of $22.545 per share and (ii) the November 2023 Investors agreed to exercise for cash their November 2023 Warrants at the existing exercise price of $22.545 in consideration for the Company’s agreement to issue in a private placement (x) new Series A common stock purchase warrants (the “New Series A Warrants”) to purchase up to 220,538 shares of common stock (the “New Series A Warrants Shares”) and (y) new Series B common stock purchase warrants (the “New Series B Warrants” and, together with the New Series A Warrants, the “January 2024 Warrants”) to purchase up to 220,538 shares of common stock (the “New Series B Warrants Shares”). The New Series A Warrants will expire five years following the issuance date and the New Series B Warrants will expire eighteen months following the issuance date.

 

The January 2023 Warrants, which were liability classified, were revalued on January 5, 2024 using the Black-Scholes Model to calculate the difference in fair value as a result of the change in exercise price. The difference in fair value of $0.1 million was recorded as a change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (see Note 8). The issuance of the January 2024 Warrants was considered as part of the cost of the inducement and the January 2024 Warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes Model with the fair value being allocated between the January 2023 Warrants and November 2023 Warrants on a weighted basis. The approximately $0.6 million of the January 2024 Warrants fair value was allocated to the January 2023 warrants and recorded as a loss on common stock warrant liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations with a corresponding offset to additional paid-in-capital. Approximately $4.3 million of the January 2024 Warrant fair value was allocated to the November 2023 Warrants and deemed to be a dividend and recorded to additional paid-in-capital because the Company had an accumulated deficit on the exercise date. The deemed dividend was included in net loss attributable to common stockholders in the calculation of net loss per share in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (see Note 2).

 

The Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $4.5 million from the exercise of the Existing Warrants by the January 2024 Holders, after deducting placement agent fees and other expenses payable by the Company.

 

The Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-276671) with the SEC providing for the resale of the January 2024 Warrant Shares (the “Resale Registration Statement”) on January 24, 2024, which was declared effective on February 1, 2024.

 

The key inputs for the Black-Scholes Model calculations on January 5, 2024 were as follows:

 

  

January 2023

  

New Series A

  

New Series B

 
  

Warrants

  

Warrants

  

Warrants

 

Stock price

 $14.25  $14.25  $14.25 

Risk-free interest rate

  4.40%  4.02%  4.40%

Expected dividend yield

         

Expected term in years

  2.1   5.0   1.5 

Expected volatility

  185%  138%  187%

 

May 2024 Warrant Inducement and Private Placement

 

On April 28, 2024, the Company entered into inducement offer letter agreements (the “May 2024 Warrant Inducement”) with (i) certain investors (the “October 2022 Investors”) that held certain outstanding October 2022 Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 27,271 shares of the Company’s common stock; (ii) certain investors (the “May Inducement November 2023 Investors”) that hold November 2023 Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 221,333 shares of common stock; and (iii) certain investors (the “January 2024 Investors” and, collectively with the October 2022 Investors and May Inducement November 2023 Investors, the “May 2024 Holders”) that hold January 2024 Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 441,076 shares of common stock. We refer to the exercised January 2024 Warrants collectively with the October 2022 Warrants and November 2023 Warrants as the "May 2024 Exercised Warrants"). The October 2022 Warrants had an exercise price of $116.25 per share, the November 2023 Warrants had an exercise price of $22.545 per share, and the January 2024 Warrants had an exercise price of $22.545 per share. Pursuant to the May 2024 Warrant Inducement, the May 2024 Holders agreed to exercise for cash the May 2024 Exercised Warrants at a reduced exercise price of $6.20 per share in partial consideration for the Company’s agreement to issue in a private placement (x) new Series C Common Stock purchase warrants (the “New Series C Warrants”) to purchase up to 689,680 shares of common stock (the “New Series C Warrant Shares”) and (y) new Series D Common Stock Purchase Warrants (the “New Series D Warrants” and, together with the New Series C Warrants, the “May 2024 Warrants”) to purchase up to 689,680 shares of common stock (the “New Series D Warrant Shares” and, together with the New Series C Warrant Shares, the “May 2024 Warrant Shares”). The May 2024 Holders also agreed to pay the Company $0.125 per May 2024 Warrant Share (the “Additional Warrant Consideration”). The closing of the transactions contemplated pursuant to the May 2024 Warrant Inducement occurred on May 1, 2024.

 

The October 2022 Warrants, which were liability classified, were revalued on May 1, 2024 using the Black-Scholes Model to calculate the difference in fair value as a result of the change in exercise price. The difference in fair value of $0.1 million was recorded as a change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (see Note 8). The issuance of the May 2024 Warrants was considered as part of the cost of the inducement and the May 2024 Warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes Model with the fair value being allocated between the October 2022 Warrants, November 2023 Warrants and January 2024 Warrants on a weighted basis. The approximately $0.2 million of the May 2024 Warrants fair value was allocated to the October 2022 warrants and recorded as a loss on common stock warrant liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations with a corresponding offset to additional paid-in-capital. Approximately $4.5 million of the May 2024 Warrant fair value was allocated to the November 2023 Warrants and January 2024 Warrants and deemed to be a dividend and recorded to additional paid-in-capital because the Company had an accumulated deficit on the exercise date. The deemed dividend was included in net loss attributable to common stockholders in the calculation of net loss per share in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (see Note 2).

 

The Company received net proceeds of approximately $3.7 million from the exercise of the May 2024 Exercised Warrants by the May 2024 Holders and the payment of the Additional Warrant Consideration, after deducting placement agent fees and other expenses payable by the Company.

 

The Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-279125) with the SEC providing for the resale of the May 2024 New Warrant Shares (the “May 2024 Resale Registration Statement”) on May 6, 2024, which was declared effective on May 10, 2024.

 

The key inputs for the Black-Scholes Model calculations on May 1, 2024 were as follows:

 

 

  

October 2022

  

Series C

  

Series D

  

Placement Agent

 
  

Warrants

  

Warrants

  

Warrants

  

Warrants

 

Stock price

 $4.76  $4.76  $4.76  $4.76 

Risk-free interest rate

  5%  4.64%  4.96%  4.64%

Expected dividend yield

            

Expected term in years

  3.4   5.0   1.5   5.0 

Expected volatility

  160%  141%  132%  141%

 

ATM Facility

 

On May 10, 2024, the Company entered into an At the Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (the “ATM Manager”) under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, through or to the ATM Manager. The offer and sale of the shares will be made pursuant to a previously filed shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-261520), originally filed with the SEC on December 7, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on December 10, 2021, and the related prospectus supplement dated May 10, 2024 (the “ATM Registration Statement”) and filed with the SEC on such date pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). As a result of the limitations of General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, the Company may currently sell up to a maximum of $3,850,000 of its shares pursuant to the ATM Agreement.

 

Under the ATM Agreement, the ATM Manager may sell shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act. The ATM Manager will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the shares from time to time, based upon instructions from the Company (including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company agreed to pay the ATM Manager a commission of 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sales of shares sold through the ATM Manager under the ATM Agreement and has provided the ATM Manager with customary indemnification and contribution rights. The Company also agreed to reimburse the ATM Manager for certain expenses incurred in connection with the ATM Agreement. The Company and the ATM Manager may each terminate the ATM Agreement at any time upon specified prior written notice.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company sold an aggregate of 87,683 shares of its common stock pursuant to the ATM Agreement, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $0.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts.

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

The Company has in effect the Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. 2015 Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2015 Incentive Plan"). The 2015 Incentive Plan was adopted in January 2015 by the Company's stockholders and, in December 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the plan to increase the number of authorized shares issuable to 3,556 shares. On January 30, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2015 Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares issuable to 70,223 shares. On June 24, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2015 Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares issuable to 5,070,223 shares, which extended the term of the 2015 Incentive Plan to June 24, 2034, to increase the limit of shares that may be issued upon exercise of incentive stock options by 5,000,000 shares, and to increase the annual share limit awards for non-employee directors to 500,000. Under the 2015 Incentive Plan, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors is authorized to grant stock-based awards to directors, officers, employees and consultants. The 2015 Incentive Plan authorizes grants to issue up to 5,070,223 shares of authorized but unissued common stock and expires 10 years from adoption and limits the term of each option to no more than 10 years from the date of grant.

 

Total shares available for the issuance of stock-based awards under the Company’s 2015 Incentive Plan was 5,044,701 shares at June 30, 2024.

 

Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards

 

The following table summarizes the restricted stock unit and award activity during the six months ended  June 30, 2024:

 

  

Number of

  

Weighted

 
  

Units and

  

Average Grant

 
  

Awards

  

Date Fair Value

 
  

(in thousands)

     

Unvested balance at December 31, 2023

  1,311  $196.21 

Granted

      

Forfeited

      

Vested

  (283)  85.50 

Unvested balance at March 31, 2024

  1,028  $226.69 

Unvested balance at June 30, 2024

  1,028  $226.69 

 

At June 30, 2024, the Company had unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units and restricted stock awards of $0.1 million, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.3 years. This amount does not include, as of June 30, 2024, 45 shares of restricted stock outstanding which are performance-based and vest upon achievement of certain corporate milestones. The expense is recognized over the vesting period of the award. Stock-based compensation for awards containing performance conditions will be measured as of the grant date and recorded if and when it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved.


Stock Options

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2024:

 

          

Weighted

     
          

Average

     
  

Number

  

Weighted

  

Remaining

  

Aggregate

 
  

of Options

  

Average

  

Contractual

  

Intrinsic Value

 
  

(in thousands)

  

Exercise Price

  

Term (years)

  

(in thousands)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2023

  22,474  $85.50   9.5  $ 

Granted

    $      $ 

Exercised

    $      $ 

Cancelled/forfeited

    $      $ 

Expired

    $      $ 

Outstanding at Balance at June 30, 2024

  22,474  $85.50   9.0  $ 

Expected to vest

  16,304  $85.50   9.0  $ 

Exercisable

  6,170  $85.50   9.0  $ 

 

There were no options granted in the six months ended June 30, 2024. The aggregate intrinsic value of options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair value of the Company's common stock for those options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company's common stock. As of June 30, 2024, the total compensation cost related to non-vested options awards not yet recognized is approximately $0.6 million with a weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.5 years.

 

Stock-based compensation expense has been reported in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows:

 

  

For the three months ended

  

For the six months ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2024

  

2023

  

2024

  

2023

 

Research and development

 $45  $6  $90  $6 

General and administrative

  147   21   293   32 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 $192  $27  $383  $38 

 

Stock Warrants

 

The following table summarizes the warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

      

Weighted

     
      

Average

  

Aggregate

 
      

Exercise

  

Intrinsic Value

 
  

Warrants

  

Price

  

(in thousands)

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2023

  524,601  $32.42  $ 

Granted

  441,076   6.20     

Exercised

  (220,538)  22.55     

Outstanding, March 31, 2024

  745,139  $29.50  $ 

Granted

  1,420,741   6.25     

Exercised

  (689,680)  6.20     

Outstanding, June 30, 2024

  1,476,200  $8.64  $ 

 

Upon the exercise of warrants, the Company will issue new shares of its common stock.

 

InvaGen Share Repurchase

 

Under the Share Repurchase Agreement, the Company agreed to pay InvaGen an additional amount as a contingent fee, payable in the form of seven and a half percent (7.5%) of the proceeds of future financings, up to $4.0 million. In connection with the closing of the  January 2024 Warrant Inducement, the May 2024 Warrant Inducement, and common share sales pursuant to the ATM Agreement, the Company made payments totaling approximately $0.6 million to InvaGen during the six months ended June 30, 2024. Payments to InvaGen are recorded in general and administrative expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Note 8 - Common Stock Warrant Liabilities

 

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

 

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each consolidated balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a gain or loss on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Warrant Liability

 

The Company has previously issued freestanding warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in connection with financing activities. The outstanding  October 2022 Warrants are classified as liabilities on the balance sheet as they contain terms for redemption of the underlying security that are outside the Company's control. The  January 2023 Warrants classified as liabilities were fully exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Black-Scholes Model is used to value the warrants classified as liabilities and the approach required management to estimate inputs including expected volatility and expected term and is most significantly impacted by the volatility of the Company's common stock price. These inputs are inherently subjective and require significant analysis and judgment to develop. 

 

The fair value of the warrants was measured at the time of issuance and is re-measured at each financial reporting date with any changes in fair value being recognized in change in fair value of warrant liabilities, a component of other income (expense), in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company will continue to re-measure the fair value of the  October 2022 Warrant liabilities until exercise or expiration of the warrants on  October 10, 2027.

 

In January 2024, the Company entered into an inducement letter with an investor from a registered direct offering in January 2023 which provided for the immediate exercise of certain of its existing outstanding warrants to exercise for cash an aggregate of 25,871 shares of the Company’s common stock at a reduced exercise price of $22.545 per share. Included in the exercise were the entirety of the January 2023 Warrants. The Company revalued the January 2023 Warrants on January 5, 2024, resulting in a fair value of $0.3 million. The $0.1 million increase in the fair value of the common stock warrant liability resulted in an offsetting change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations (see Note 7).

 

In May 2024, the Company closed on the May 2024 Warrant Inducement with the  May 2024 Holders which provided for the immediate exercise of certain of its existing outstanding warrants to exercise for cash an aggregate of 689,680 shares of the Company's common stock with an exercise price of $6.20. Included in the exercise were certain October 2022 Warrants. The Company revalued the October 2022 Warrants on May 1, 2024, resulting in a fair value of $0.1 million. The $0.1 million decrease in fair value of the common stock warrant liability resulted in an offsetting change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations (see Note 7).

 

Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities

 

Warrant liabilities are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as follows (in thousands):

 

 

  

October 2022

  

January 2023

     
  

Warrants

  

Warrants

  

Total

 

Fair value of warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2023

 $426  $160  $586 

Change in fair value of warrants

  (13)  129   116 

Exercise of warrants

     (289)  (289)

Fair value of warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2024

 $413  $  $413 

Change in fair value of warrants

  (255)     (255)

Exercise of warrants

  (111)     (111)

Fair value of warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2024

 $47  $  $47 

 

The key inputs for the  October 2022 Warrants using the Black-Scholes model were as follows:

 

 

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2024

  

2023

 

Stock price

 $3.50  $12.00 

Risk-free interest rate

  4.52%  3.84%

Expected dividend yield

      

Expected term in years

  3.3   3.8 

Expected volatility

  160%  148%

 

 

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Item 2. Financial Information.

 

Managements Discussion and Analysis of the Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this report, including statements that express our intentions, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions are forward-looking statements. The words anticipate, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, predict, should, project, will, would, and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections made by management about our business, our industry and other conditions affecting our financial condition, results of operations or business prospects. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements due to numerous risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause such outcomes and results to differ include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties arising from:

 

 

the fact that we currently have no drug products for sale and that our success is dependent on our product candidates receiving regulatory approval and being successfully commercialized;

 

 

the possibility that serious adverse or unacceptable side effects are identified during the development of our current or future product candidates, such that we would need to abandon or limit development of some of our product candidates;

 

 

our ability to successfully develop, partner, or commercialize any of our current or future product candidates including AJ201, IV tramadol, and BAER-101;

 

 

the substantial doubt raised about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may hinder our ability to obtain future financing;

 

 

the significant losses we have incurred since inception and our expectation that we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future;

 

 

our need for substantial additional funding, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all, which unavailability could force us to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development programs or commercialization efforts;

 

 

our reliance on third parties for several aspects of our operations;

 

 

our reliance on clinical data and results obtained by third parties that could ultimately prove to be inaccurate, unreliable, or unacceptable to regulatory authorities;

 

 

the possibility that we may not receive regulatory approval for any or all of our product candidates, or that such approval may be significantly delayed due to scientific or regulatory reasons;

 

 

the fact that even if one or more of our product candidates receives regulatory approval, they will remain subject to substantial regulatory scrutiny;

 

 

the effects of current and future laws and regulations relating to fraud and abuse, false claims, transparency, health information privacy and security, and other healthcare laws and regulations;

 

 

the effects of competition for our product candidates and the potential for new products to emerge that provide different or better therapeutic alternatives for our targeted indications;

 

 

the possibility that the government or third-party payors fail to provide adequate coverage and payment rates for our product candidates or any future products;

 

 

our ability to establish sales and marketing capabilities or to enter into agreements with third parties to market and sell our product candidates;

 

 

our exposure to potential product liability claims;

 

 

related to the protection of our intellectual property and our potential inability to maintain sufficient patent protection for our technology and products;

 

 

our ability to maintain compliance with the obligations under our intellectual property licenses and funding arrangements with third parties, without which licenses and arrangements we could lose rights that are important to our business;

 

 

the fact that Fortress Biotech, Inc. ("Fortress") controls a majority of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock and has rights to receive significant share grants annually; and

 

 

and the risks described under the section titled Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the 2023 Form 10-K).

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this report reflect our views and assumptions as of the effective date of this report. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we assume no responsibility for updating any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this report, except as required by applicable law.

 

We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. In addition, with respect to all of our forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

Overview

 

Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (“Avenue” or the “Company”) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of neurologic diseases. Our product candidates include AJ201 for the treatment of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy ("SBMA", also known as Kennedy's Disease), an intravenous formulation of tramadol ("IV tramadol"), a schedule IV opioid for the treatment of post-operative acute pain, and BAER-101 for the treatment of epilepsy and panic disorders. We may in the future acquire additional product candidates.

 

Our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $7.1 million and $11.6 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $98.0 million. Substantially all our net losses resulted from costs incurred for research and development, and general and administrative purposes.

 

We expect to continue to incur research and development costs and general and administrative costs and incur operating losses for at least the next several years as we continue the development of our product candidates.

 

We intend to obtain additional capital through the sale of debt or equity securities or other arrangements to fund our operations, research and development activity or regulatory approval activity; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to raise the necessary capital under acceptable terms, if at all. The sale of additional equity or securities convertible into or exercisable for equity may dilute existing stockholders and newly issued shares may contain senior rights and preferences compared to currently outstanding shares of our common stock. Issued debt securities may contain covenants and limit our ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to stockholders. We may also seek financing through strategic partnerships for some or all of our portfolio assets. If we are unable to obtain such additional financing, future operations would need to be scaled back or discontinued.

 

We are a majority-controlled subsidiary of Fortress. For related party transactions, see Note 4 to our financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on February 9, 2015. Our executive offices are located at 1111 Kane Concourse, Suite 301, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154. Our telephone number is (781) 652-4500, and our email address is info@avenuetx.com.

 

AJ201

 

In February 2023, we announced that we entered into a license agreement (the “AnnJi License Agreement”) with AnnJi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“AnnJi”) whereby the Company obtained an exclusive license from AnnJi to intellectual property rights pertaining to the molecule known as JM17, which activates Nrf1 and Nrf2, enhances androgen receptor degradation and underlies AJ201, a clinical product candidate currently in a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial in the United States (“U.S.”) for the treatment of SBMA.

 

Under the AnnJi License Agreement, in exchange for exclusive rights to the intellectual property underlying the AJ201 product candidate, the Company paid an initial cash license fee of $3.0 million. The Company issued shares of its common stock and is obligated to make additional payments over the course of the AnnJi License Agreement including reimbursement payments of up to $10.8 million in connection with the product’s Phase 1b/2a clinical trial.

 

The license provided under the AnnJi License Agreement is exclusive as to all oral forms of AJ201 for use in all indications (other than androgenetic alopecia and Alzheimer’s disease) in the United States, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Israel. The AnnJi License Agreement also contains customary representations and warranties and provisions related to confidentiality, diligence, indemnification and intellectual property protection. The Company is initially obligated to obtain both clinical and commercial supply of AJ201 exclusively through AnnJi.

 

The 12-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial enrolled 25 patients, randomly assigned to AJ201 (600mg/day) or placebo. The primary endpoint of the study is to assess safety and tolerability of AJ201 in subjects with clinically and genetically defined SBMA. Secondary endpoints include pharmacodynamic data measuring change from baseline in mutant androgen receptor protein levels in skeletal muscle and changes in the fat and muscle composition as seen on MRI scans. Further details on the study can be found using the ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT05517603. Information on clinicaltrials.gov does not constitute part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

In May 2024, we announced last patient last visit in the Phase 1b/2a trial and anticipate top-line data readout in the second half of 2024.

 

IV Tramadol

 

We participated in a Type C meeting with the FDA in March 2023 to discuss a proposed study protocol to assess the risk of respiratory depression related to opioid stacking on IV tramadol relative to an approved opioid analgesic. We announced in April 2023 that we received official meeting minutes from the Type C meeting with the FDA. The Type C meeting minutes indicate that we are in agreement with the FDA on a majority of the proposed protocol items and are in active discussion about remaining open items. The minutes indicate that the FDA also agrees that a successful study will support the submission of a complete response to the second Complete Response Letter for IV tramadol pending final agreement on a statistical analysis plan and a full review of the submitted data in the complete response as well as concurrence from the DAAAP.

 

In January 2024, we announced that we reached final agreement with the FDA on the Phase 3 safety study protocol and statistical analysis approach, including the primary endpoint. The final non-inferiority study is designed to assess the risk of opioid-induced respiratory depression related to opioid stacking on IV tramadol compared to IV morphine. The study will randomize approximately 300 post bunionectomy patients to IV tramadol or IV morphine for pain relief administered during a 48-hour post-operative period. Of note, this study design was used in the first of two Phase 3 trials. In a Phase 3 safety study to be conducted, patients will have access to IV hydromorphone, a Schedule II opioid, for rescue of breakthrough pain. The primary endpoint is a composite of elements indicative of respiratory depression.

 

We plan to initiate the study as soon as possible, subject to having the necessary financing.

 

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BAER-101 (novel α2/3subtype-selective GABA A PAM)

 

Baergic is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company founded in December 2019 that focuses on the development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of neurologic disorders. Baergic was acquired by the Company pursuant to a stock contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) with Fortress, in order to strategically align with Avenue’s goals of building a rare and neurologic pipeline. Baergic’s pipeline currently consists of a single compound, BAER-101, a novel α2/3–subtype-selective GABA A positive allosteric modulator. BAER-101 (formerly known as AZD7325) was originally developed by AstraZeneca and has an established safety profile in early clinical trials including over 700 patients.

 

In August 2023, we reported preclinical data for BAER-101 from an in vivo evaluation in SynapCell’s Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rate from the Strasbourg (“GAERS”) model of absence epilepsy. The GAERS model mimics behavioral, electrophysiological and pharmacological features of human absence seizures and has shown to be an early informative indicator of efficacy in anti-seizure drug development. In the model, BAER-101 demonstrated full suppression of seizure activity with a minimal effective dose of 0.3 mg/kg administered orally. The data were subsequently presented at the American Epilepsy Society (“AES”) 2023 Annual Meeting in December 2023 and at the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (“ASENT”) 2024 Annual Meeting in March 2024. The data were also published in Drug Development Research in February 2024.

 

Recent Events

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On April 25, 2024, we filed an amendment (the “Reverse Split Amendment”) to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a 1-for-75 reverse stock split of our shares of common stock ("Reverse Stock Split"). As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every 75 shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split were combined and converted into one share of common stock without any change in the par value per share. The Reverse Stock Split became effective on April 26, 2024, and the common stock was quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market on a post-split basis at the open of business on April 26, 2024. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who would have otherwise been entitled to a fraction of one share of common stock as a result of the Reverse Stock Split instead received one whole share of common stock. 

 

All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Nasdaq Deficiency Letter

 

On May 19, 2023, we received a deficiency letter (the “First Letter”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”) notifying us that we were not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Stockholders’ Equity Requirement”). In accordance with Nasdaq rules, we were provided 45 calendar days, or until July 3, 2023, to submit a plan to regain compliance (the “Compliance Plan”). We submitted our Compliance Plan and, on July 17, 2023, the Staff granted our request for an extension through November 15, 2023 to regain compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement. We were unable to demonstrate compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement by that date, and, on November 20, 2023, the Staff formally notified us that it would move to delist our securities from Nasdaq unless we timely requested a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”). We submitted the request for a hearing before the Panel (the “Hearing”), which request stayed any further action by Nasdaq pending completion of the Hearing and the expiration of any extension that may be granted by the Panel to the Company. 

 

Also as previously disclosed, on September 27, 2023, we received a second deficiency letter (the “Second Letter”) from the Staff stating that the bid price of our common stock had closed below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days and, as such, we were not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Bid Price Requirement”). Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we were afforded a 180-calendar day grace period, through March 25, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.

 

The Hearing before the Panel was held on February 15, 2024 and, by decision dated March 11, 2024, the Panel granted the Company's request for an extension through May 20, 2024 to demonstrate compliance with the Stockholders' Equity Requirement and Bid Price Requirement.

 

On May 21, 2024, we were formally notified by Nasdaq that we have evidenced compliance with the Bid Price Requirement and the Stockholders' Equity Requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rules 5550(a)(2) and 5550(b)(1), respectively. Notwithstanding the closing of the matter, the Company was also notified that it will remain subject to a “Panel Monitor,” as that term is defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(B), for a period of one year, through May 21, 2025. If, during the term of the Panel Monitor, the Company does not satisfy the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement, the Company will not be provided with the opportunity to submit a compliance plan for the Listing Qualifications Staff’s review. The Company will instead be required to request a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel to address the deficiency, with such request staying any further action with respect to the Company’s listing on Nasdaq pending completion of the hearing process. 

 

January 2024 Warrant Inducement and Private Placement

 

On January 5, 2024, we entered into (i) an inducement offer letter agreement (the “January 2023 Investor Inducement Letter”) with a certain investor (the “January 2023 Investor”) in connection with certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 25,871 shares of common stock, originally issued to the January 2023 Investor on January 31, 2023 (the “January 2023 Warrants”) and (ii) an inducement offer letter agreement (the “November 2023 Investor Inducement Letter Agreement” and, together with the January 2023 Investor Inducement Letter, the “January 2024 Warrant Inducement”) with certain investors (the “November 2023 Investors” and, together with the January 2023 Investor, the “January 2024 Holders”) in connection with certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 194,667 shares of common stock, originally issued to the November 2023 Investors on November 2, 2023 (the “November 2023 Warrants” and, together with the January 2023 Warrants, the “January 2024 Exercised Warrants”). The January 2023 Warrants had an exercise price of $116.25 per share, and the November 2023 Warrants had an exercise price of $22.545 per share. Pursuant to the January 2024 Warrant Inducement, (i) the January 2023 Investor agreed to exercise its January 2023 Warrants for cash at a reduced exercise price of $22.545 per share and (ii) the November 2023 Investors agreed to exercise their November 2023 Warrants for cash at the existing exercise price of $22.545, in each case in consideration for the Company’s agreement to issue in a private placement (x) Series A Warrants to purchase up to 220,538 shares of common stock ("New Series A Warrants") and (y) Series B Warrants to purchase up to 220,538 shares of common stock ("New Series B Warrants"). The net proceeds to Avenue from the exercise of the warrants was approximately $4.5 million, after deducting placement agent fees and offering costs.

 

As a result of the January 2024 Warrant Inducement, the Company presented a deemed dividend for the issuance of the New Series A Warrants and New Series B Warrants of $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The deemed dividend was included in net loss attributable to common stockholders in the calculation of net loss per share in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

May 2024 Warrant Inducement and Private Placement

 

On April 28, 2024, we entered into inducement offer letter agreements (the "May 2024 Warrant Inducement") with (i) certain investors (the "October 2022 Investors") that held certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 27,271 shares of our common stock originally issued to the October 2022 Investors on October 11, 2022 (the "October 2022 Warrants"); (ii) certain investors (the “November 2023 Investors”) that held certain outstanding Series A and Series B warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 221,333 shares of common stock, originally issued to the November 2023 Investors on November 2, 2023 (the “November 2023 Warrants”); and (iii) certain investors (the “January 2024 Investors” and, collectively with the October 2022 Investors and November 2023 Investors, the “May 2024 Holders”) that held certain outstanding New Series A and New Series B warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 441,076 shares of common stock, originally issued to January 2024 Investors on January 5, 2024 (the “January 2024 Warrants,” and, collectively with the October 2022 Warrants and November 2023 Warrants, the “May 2024 Exercised Warrants”). The October 2022 Warrants had an exercise price of $116.25 per share, the November 2023 Warrants had an exercise price of $22.545 per share, and the January 2024 Warrants had an exercise price of $22.545 per share.

 

Pursuant to the May 2024 Warrant Inducement, the May 2024 Holders agreed to exercise for cash the May 2024 Exercised Warrants at a reduced exercise price of $6.20 per share in partial consideration for our agreement to issue in a private placement (x) new Series C common stock purchase warrants (the “Series C Warrants”) to purchase up to 689,680 shares of common stock (the “Series C Warrant Shares”) and (y) new Series D common stock purchase warrants (the “Series D Warrants” and, together with the Series C Warrants, the “May 2024 Warrants”) to purchase up to 689,680 shares of common stock (the “Series D Warrant Shares” and, together with the Series C Warrant Shares, the “May 2024 Warrant Shares”). The May 2024 Holders also agreed to make a payment of $0.125 per May 2024 Warrant Share (the “Additional Warrant Consideration”).

 

The closing of May 2024 Warrant Inducement occurred on May 1, 2024. The Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $3.7 million from the exercise of the May 2024 Exercised Warrants by the May 2024 Holders and the payment of the Additional Warrant Consideration, after deducting placement agent fees and other expenses.

 

We engaged H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”) to act as its exclusive agent in connection with the transactions summarized above and paid Wainwright a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from the exercise of the May 2024 Exercised Warrants at the reduced exercise price and the Additional Warrant Consideration. In addition, we (i) reimbursed Wainwright for $50,000 of the fees and expenses of Wainwright’s legal counsel and other of its out-of-pocket expenses, (ii) reimbursed Wainwright for its non-accountable expenses in the amount of $35,000, and (iii) paid a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised. We also issued to Wainwright or its designees placement agent warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to 41,381 shares of common stock. The Placement Agent Warrants have the same terms as the Series C Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price equal to $7.75 per share.

 

As a result of the May 2024 Warrant Inducement, the Company presents a deemed dividend for the issuance of the Series C Warrants and Series D Warrants of $4.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The deemed dividend was included in net loss attributable to common stockholders in the calculation of net loss per share in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

ATM Offering

 

On May 10, 2024, we entered into an At the Market Offering Agreement (the "ATM Agreement") with H.C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (the "ATM Manager") under which we may offer and sell, from time to time at our sole discretion, shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, through or to the ATM Manager. The offer and sales of the shares are made pursuant to a previously filed shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-261520), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on December 7, 2021 and declared effective on December 10, 2021, and the related prospectus supplement dated May 10, 2024 (the "ATM Registration Statement") and filed with the SEC on such date. As a result of the limitations of General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, we may currently sell up to a maximum of $3,850,000 of our shares under the ATM Agreement. We will pay the ATM Manager a commission of 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sales of shares sold through the ATM Manager under the ATM Agreement. We will also reimburse the ATM Manager for certain expenses incurred in connection with the ATM Agreement. Both the Company and the ATM Manager may each terminate the ATM Agreement at any time upon specified prior written notice. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company sold an aggregate of 87,683 shares of its common stock pursuant to the ATM Agreement, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $0.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to accrued expenses and stock-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

For a discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Results of Operations in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 18, 2024 (the “2023 Form 10-K”). There were no material changes in our critical accounting estimates or accounting policies from December 31, 2023.

 

Accounting Pronouncements

 

As of June 30, 2024, there were no new accounting pronouncements or updates to recently issued accounting pronouncements disclosed in the 2023 Form 10-K that are expected to materially affect the Company’s present or future financial statements upon adoption.

 

Smaller Reporting Company Status

 

We are a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that either (i) the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million or (ii) the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million and our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company if either (i) the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million or (ii) our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million. As a smaller reporting company, we chose to present only the two most recent fiscal years of audited financial statements in the 2023 Form 10-K, have reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation and certain other matters, and smaller reporting companies are permitted to delay adoption of certain recent accounting.

 

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position for the periods presented and are stated in U.S. dollars. The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the accounts of the Company’s subsidiary, Baergic. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Because the Company owns less than 100% of Baergic, the Company records net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in its consolidated statements of operations equal to the percentage of the economic or ownership interest retained in Baergic by the respective non-controlling parties. The Company continually assesses whether changes to existing relationships or future transactions may result in the consolidation or deconsolidation of its' subsidiary.

 

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Results of Operations

 

General

 

At June 30, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $98.0 million. While we may in the future generate revenue from a variety of sources, including license fees, milestone payments, research and development payments in connection with strategic partnerships and/or product sales, our product candidate are still in development and may never be successfully developed or commercialized. Accordingly, we expect to continue to incur substantial losses from operations for the foreseeable future, and there can be no assurance that we will ever generate significant revenues.

 

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

   

For The Three Months Ended

                 
   

June 30,

   

Change

 

($ in thousands)

 

2024

   

2023

   

$

   

%

 

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development

  $ 1,361     $ 3,027     $ (1,666 )     (55 )%

General and administrative

    1,462       896       566       63 %

Loss from operations

    (2,823 )     (3,923 )     1,100       (28 )%
                                 

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest income

    52       57       (5 )     (9 )%

Loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities

    (185 )           (185 )     %

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

    255       (150 )     405       (270 )%

Total other income (expense)

    122       (93 )     215       (231 )%

Net loss

    (2,701 )     (4,016 )     1,315       (33 )%
                                 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

    (9 )     (9 )           %

Net loss attributable to Avenue

  $ (2,692 )   $ (4,007 )   $ 1,315       (33 )%
                                 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

  $ (7,186 )   $ (4,007 )   $ (3,179 )     79 %

 

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Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses primarily consist of personnel related expenses, including salaries, benefits, travel, and other related expenses, stock-based compensation, payments made to third parties for license and milestone costs related to in-licensed products and technology, payments made to third party contract research organizations for preclinical and clinical studies, investigative sites for clinical trials, consultants, the cost of acquiring and manufacturing clinical trial materials, costs associated with pre-commercialization validation manufacturing, costs associated with regulatory filings, laboratory costs and other supplies.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, research and development expenses were $1.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The decrease of $1.6 million was associated with a $1.6 million decrease in clinical development costs.

 

We expect our research and development activities to continue as we attempt to gain regulatory approval for our existing product candidate, reflecting costs associated with the following:

 

 

employee-related expenses;

 

 

license fees and milestone payments related to in-licensed product and technology;

 

 

expenses incurred under agreements with contract research organizations, investigative sites and consultants that conduct our clinical trials;

 

 

the cost of acquiring and manufacturing clinical trial materials; and

 

 

costs associated with non-clinical activities, and regulatory interactions, submissions, and approvals.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist principally of professional fees for legal and consulting services, market research, personnel-related costs, public reporting company related costs and other general operating expenses not otherwise included in research and development expenses. We expect our general and administrative costs to continue as we seek potential regulatory approval and commercialization of our product candidates.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, general and administrative expenses were $1.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The increase of $0.6 million is related to an increase of $0.3 million in payments to InvaGen, $0.2 million in common stock issued to Fortress, and $0.1 million in non-cash stock compensation costs, which was partially offset by a decrease of $0.1 million in professional fees.

 

Interest Income

 

Interest income was $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Loss on Settlement of Common Stock Warrant Liabilities

 

The loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities was $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The May 2024 Warrants had a fair value of $0.2 million allocated to the October 2022 Warrants at the time of issuance as a cost of inducement, which was recorded as a loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities.

 

Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities

 

The change in fair value of warrant liabilities was a gain of $0.3 million and loss of $0.2 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Warrants to purchase common stock that are required to be classified as a liability are valued at fair market value at each reporting period. The change in the fair value of warrant liabilities was primarily due to the modification of the exercise price as part of a warrant inducement, the exercise of warrants classified as liabilities, and fluctuation in our stock price.

 

 

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

   

For the Six Months Ended

                 
   

June 30,

   

Change

 

($ in thousands)

 

2024

   

2023

   

$

      %

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development

  $ 3,752     $ 4,242     $ (490 )     (12 )%

Research and development – licenses acquired

          4,230       (4,230 )     (100 )%

General and administrative

    2,778       1,880       898       48 %

Loss from operations

    (6,530 )     (10,352 )     3,822       (37 )%
                                 

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest income

    100       94       6       6 %

Financing costs – warrant liabilities

          (332 )     332       (100 )%

Loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities

    (759 )           (759 )     %

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

    139       (1,028 )     1,167       (114 )%

Total other expense

    (520 )     (1,266 )     746       -207 %

Net loss

    (7,050 )     (11,618 )     4,568       -244 %
                                 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

    (18 )     (75 )     57       (76 )%

Net loss attributable to Avenue

  $ (7,032 )   $ (11,543 )   $ 4,511       (39 )%
                                 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

  $ (15,842 )   $ (11,543 )   $ (4,299 )     37 %

 

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Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses primarily consist of personnel related expenses, including salaries, benefits, travel, and other related expenses, stock-based compensation, payments made to third parties for license and milestone costs related to in-licensed products and technology, payments made to third party contract research organizations for preclinical and clinical studies, investigative sites for clinical trials, consultants, the cost of acquiring and manufacturing clinical trial materials, costs associated with pre-commercialization validation manufacturing, costs associated with regulatory filings, laboratory costs and other supplies.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, research and development expenses were $3.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively. The decrease of $0.4 million is primarily associated with a $0.6 million decrease in pre-clinical and clinical development costs, partially offset by a $0.2 million increase in personnel-related costs, including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, research and development - licenses acquired expenses were $4.2 million related to the AJ201 license acquisition, with no comparable expense in 2024.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist principally of professional fees for legal and consulting services, market research, personnel-related costs, public reporting company related costs and other general operating expenses not otherwise included in research and development expenses. We expect our general and administrative costs to continue as we seek potential regulatory approval and commercialization of our product candidates.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, general and administrative expenses were $2.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The increase of $0.9 million is primarily related to an increase of $0.4 million in payments to InvaGen during the quarter ended June 30, 2024, $0.2 million personnel-related costs including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation, $0.2 million in professional fees and $0.1 million in common stock issued to Fortress.

 

Interest Income

 

Interest income was $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Loss on Settlement of Common Stock Warrant Liabilities

 

The loss on common stock warrant liabilities was $0.8 million and $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The New Series A Warrants, New Series B Warrants, and May 2024 Warrants had a fair value of $0.8 million allocated to the liability classified October 2022 Warrants and January 2023 Warrants at the time of issuance as a cost of inducement, which was recorded as a loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities.

 

Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities

 

The change in fair value of warrant liabilities was a gain of $0.1 million and a loss of $1.0 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Warrants to purchase common stock that are required to be classified as a liability are valued at fair market value at each reporting period. The change in the fair value of warrant liabilities was primarily due to the modification of the exercise price as part of a warrant inducement, the exercise of warrants classified as liabilities, and fluctuation in our stock price.

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At June 30, 2024, we had $4.9 million in cash and cash equivalents. To date, we have funded our operations primarily with proceeds from various public and private offerings of our common stock. We expect that our expenses will increase substantially for the foreseeable future as we continue to execute on our product development plan and seek opportunities to license or acquire additional products. We will require additional financing to carry out our business plan and implement our strategy, and continue to analyze various alternatives, including potentially obtaining lines of credit, debt or equity financings, including through at-the-market program offerings, or other arrangements. We cannot be sure that any additional funding, if needed, will be available on terms favorable to us or at all. If we obtain funding through a strategic collaboration or licensing arrangement, we may be required to relinquish our rights to our product candidates or marketing territories. Without additional capital, we do not expect our cash will be sufficient to fund our projected operating requirements or allow us to fund our operating plan past the first quarter of 2025. We regularly evaluate market conditions, our liquidity profile, and various financing alternatives for opportunities to enhance our capital structure.

 

Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

   

For the Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2024

   

2023

 

Total cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in):

               

Operating activities

  $ (5,373 )   $ (6,238 )

Investing activities

          (2,000 )

Financing activities

    8,509       3,101  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  $ 3,136     $ (5,137 )

 

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Operating Activities

 

Net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities was $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily comprised of our $7.1 million net loss, $0.4 million reduction in common shares issuable to Fortress and $0.1 million change in fair value of warrant liabilities, partially offset by a $0.8 million loss on settlement of common stock warrant liabilities, an increase of $0.5 million in operating assets and liabilities, $0.5 million for common shares issued to Fortress and $0.4 million in share-based compensation.

 

Net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities was $6.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily comprised of our $11.6 million net loss partially offset by an increase in operating assets and liabilities of $1.0 million, $2.0 million in research and development AJ201 license expense, $1.2 million in stock issuance for licenses acquired, $1.0 million change in fair value of warrant liability and $0.1 million in common share issuances to Fortress.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities was $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily comprised of the $2.0 million AJ201 license payment.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities was $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to $8.2 million in net proceeds from the May 2024 Warrant Inducement and $0.3 million in net proceeds received from the sale of common stock pursuant to the ATM Agreement.

 

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities was $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to the $3.1 million raised in a registered direct offering and private placement offering from January 2023.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and are not required to provide the information required under this item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

With respect to the quarter ended June 30, 2024, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

Management does not expect that our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been or will be detected.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024 which have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

To our knowledge, there are no legal proceedings pending against us, other than routine actions and administrative proceedings, and other actions not deemed material are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. In the ordinary course of business, however, the Company may be subject to both insured and uninsured litigation. Suits and claims may be brought against the Company by customers, suppliers, partners and/or third parties (including tort claims for personal injury arising from clinical trials of the Company’s product candidates and property damage) alleging deficiencies in performance, breach of contract, etc., and seeking resulting alleged damages.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

We have disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the 2023 Form 10-K a number of risks which may materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. You should carefully consider the “Risk Factors” set forth in the 2023 Form 10-K and the other information set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including under "Forward-looking Statements." You should be aware that these risk factors and other information may not describe every risk our Company faces. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

N/A.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

N/A.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

N/A.

 

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2024, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted, modified, or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act).

 

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

     
1.1   At the Market Offering Agreement, dated May 10, 2024, by and between Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2024 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated by reference herein.

3.1

 

Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on June 27, 2017 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.

3.2

 

Certificate of Amendment of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2018 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.

3.3

 

Certificate of Amendment of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on September 22, 2022 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.

3.4   Certificate of Amendment of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2023 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.
3.5   Certificate of Amendment of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc., as filed on February 20, 2024, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 23, 2024 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.
3.6   Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. as filed on April 25, 2024, filed as exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2024 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.
3.7   Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2023 (File No. 000-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3   Form of New Series C Warrant (May 2024), filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2024 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.
4.4   Form of New Series D Warrant (May 2024), filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2024 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5   Form of Placement Agent Warrant (May 2024), filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2024 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1  

Form of Investor Inducement Letter, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2024 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.

10.2   Amendment to the Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. 2015 Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2024 (File No. 001-38114) and incorporated herein by reference.

31.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a‑14(a)/15d‑14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 9, 2024. *

31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a‑14(a)/15d‑14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 9, 2024. *

32.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 9, 2024. **

32.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 9, 2024. **

101

 

The following financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the period ended June 30, 2024, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. *

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). *


*           Filed herewith.

**         Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

   
 

Avenue Therapeutics, Inc.

 

(Registrant)

   
Date: August 9, 2024 By: /s/ Alexandra MacLean, M.D.
  Alexandra MacLean, M.D.
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
   
   

Date: August 9, 2024

By: /s/ David Jin

 

David Jin

 

Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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