17.    Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

The Company’s Board of Directors is authorized to issue, at any time, without further stockholder approval, up to 1 million shares of preferred stock. The Board of Directors has the authority to fix and determine the voting rights, rights of redemption and other rights and preferences of preferred stock.

Series 2022 Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series 2022 Preferred”)

On May 9, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company created the Series 2022 Preferred, par value $0.001 per share, out of the Company’s 1 million authorized shares of preferred stock. Each share of Series 2022 Preferred was convertible at a ratio of one-for-one (1:1) shares of the Common Stock on a pre-split basis.

The Company issued 1,000 shares of Series 2022 Preferred and received proceeds of $270 on May 10, 2022.  Pursuant to the terms of the preferred stock, the Company’s Board converted the Preferred Stock to 40 shares of Common Stock on July 19, 2022.

Common Stock

The number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock is 275 million.

Reverse Stock Split

On June 30, 2022, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders at which the stockholders approved a proposal to affect an amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation, as amended, to implement a reverse stock split at a ratio of one-for-twenty-five (1:25). On September 22, 2022, the Company's Board approved the implementation of the reverse stock split of the Common Stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, every twenty-five (25) shares of the Common Stock either issued and outstanding or held by the Company in its treasury immediately prior to the effective time was, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, combined and converted into one (1) share of the Common Stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Stockholders who otherwise were entitled to receive a fractional share in connection with the reverse stock split instead were eligible to receive a cash payment, which was not material in the aggregate, instead of shares. On October 7, 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended with the Secretary of State of Delaware effecting a one-for-twenty-five (1:25) reverse stock split of the shares of the Common Stock, either issued and outstanding, effective October 7, 2022. The Company’s common stock began trading on a reverse split adjusted basis when the market opened Monday, October 10, 2022.

On November 27, 2023, the stockholders of the Company, approved a proposal at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock, at a ratio between 1-for-5 to 1-for-20, with the ratio within such range to be determined at the discretion of the Company’s Board, without reducing the authorized number of shares of Common Stock. Following the 2023 Annual Meeting, the Board approved a final split ratio of one-for-20 (1:20). Following such approval, on November 28, 2023, the Company filed an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the 2023 reverse stock split, with an effective time of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on November 29, 2023. As a result of the 1:20 2023 Reverse Stock Split, each twenty (20) pre-split shares of Common Stock outstanding automatically combined into one (1) new share of Common Stock without any action on the part of the holders. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the 2023 Reverse Stock Split. In lieu of fractional shares, any person who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock as a result of the reclassification and combination following the effective time of the 2023 Reverse Stock Split (after taking into account all fractional shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to such holder) were entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the number of shares of the Common Stock held by such stockholder before the 2023 Reverse Stock Split that would otherwise have been exchanged for such fractional share interest multiplied by the average closing sales price of the Common Stock as reported on the NYSE American for the ten days preceding November 29, 2023.

Issuances of Common Stock for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 include the following:

Cantor Fitzgerald Underwriting

On November 25, 2020, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering SM Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("Cantor Fitzgerald") to sell shares of Common Stock, from time to time, through an “at the market offering” program having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000 through which Cantor Fitzgerald would act as sales agent. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald sold as sales agent pursuant to the Sales Agreement 170,989 shares of Common Stock. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $1.7 million.

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In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, Cantor Fitzgerald sold as sales agent pursuant to the Sales Agreement 289,144 shares of Common Stock. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $6.4 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 and held a subscription receivable for $204,000 at June 30, 2023 for proceeds received on July 6, 2023.

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RubrYc Transaction

On September 19, 2022, the Company issued 5,117 shares valued at approximately $1,000,000 to RubrYc as part of the payment for purchasing the assets of RubrYc.

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Wainwright Underwriting

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On December 6, 2022, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to Wainwright, in a firm commitment underwritten offering (the “Offering”) (i) 76,538 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “2022 Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 91,730 shares of Common Stock, (iii) Series A Common Stock purchase warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase up to 168,267 shares of Common Stock and (iv) Series B Common Stock purchase warrants (the “Series B Warrants” and together with the Series A Warrants, the “2022 Warrants”) to purchase up to 168,267 shares of Common Stock.  The offering closed on December 9, 2022.  

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Wainwright acted as the sole book-running manager for the Offering. The Company paid Wainwright an underwriting discount equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds of the offering, and reimbursed Wainwright for the legal fees and certain expenses. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted Wainwright a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 25,240 shares of Common Stock and/or Common Warrants to purchase up to an additional 50,480 shares of Common Stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, solely to cover over-allotments. Wainwright elected to purchase 25,240 Series A Warrants and 25,240 Series B Warrants.

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The Company also agreed to issue to Wainwright, as the representative of the underwriters, warrants (the “Representative’s Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 6.0% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and 2022 Pre-Funded Warrants being offered in the offering. Wainwright received warrants to purchase up to 10,094 shares of Common Stock.

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The Company received net proceeds of approximately $2,864,000 after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other issuance costs.

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Lincoln Park Stock Purchase Agreement

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As discussed above, on August 4, 2023, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement, with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which, under the terms and subject to the satisfaction of specified conditions set forth therein, the Company may sell to Lincoln Park up to $10.0 million (subject to certain limitations) of Common Stock, from time to time during the term of the Purchase Agreement. Additionally, on August 4, 2023, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement, dated as of August 4, 2023 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which it agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC, to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the resale by Lincoln Park of shares of Common Stock that have been or may be issued and sold by the Company to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement. The Company could not sell any shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement unless all of the conditions to Lincoln Park’s purchase obligation set forth in the Purchase Agreement were met, including that the resale registration statement that the Company is required to file with the SEC under the Registration Rights Agreement is declared effective by the SEC and a final prospectus relating thereto is filed with the SEC (the date on which all of such conditions are satisfied, the “Commencement Date”).  The registration statement was declared effective on August 11, 2023.

Beginning on the Commencement Date and for a period of up to 24 months thereafter, under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, from time to time, at the Company’s discretion, it had the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park was obligated to purchase, up to $10 million of shares of Common Stock, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Specifically, from time to time from and after the Commencement Date, the Company could, at  its discretion, on any single business day on which the closing price of the common stock on the NYSE American is equal to or greater than $3.00, by written notice delivered to Lincoln Park, direct Lincoln Park to purchase up to 5,000 shares of Common Stock on such business day, at a purchase price per share that will be determined and fixed in accordance with the Purchase Agreement at the time the Company delivers such written notice to Lincoln Park (each, a “Regular Purchase”); provided, however, that the maximum number of shares the Company may sell to Lincoln Park in a Regular Purchase may be increased to up to (i) 7,500 shares, if the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the NYSE American on the applicable purchase date is not below $20.00, and (ii) 10,000 shares, if the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the applicable purchase date is not below $40.00; provided, however, that Lincoln Park’s maximum purchase commitment in any single Regular Purchase may not exceed $500,000. The foregoing share amounts and per share prices will be adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction occurring after the date of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Common Stock. The purchase price per share of Common Stock sold in each such Regular Purchase, if any, will be based on market prices of the Common Stock immediately preceding the time of sale, calculated as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

In addition, provided that the Company had directed Lincoln Park to purchase the maximum amount of shares that it is then able to sell to Lincoln Park in a Regular Purchase on a particular business day on which the closing price of the common stock on the NYSE American is equal to or greater than $4.00, then in addition to such Regular Purchase, the Company may, in its sole discretion, also direct Lincoln Park to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in an “accelerated purchase,” and one or more “additional accelerated purchases” on the business day immediately following the purchase date for such Regular Purchase, as provided in the Purchase Agreement. The purchase price per share of Common Stock sold to Lincoln Park in each accelerated purchase and additional accelerated purchase, if any, will be based on market prices of the Common Stock at the time of sale on the applicable purchase date for such accelerated purchase and such additional accelerated purchase(s), as applicable, calculated as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. There are no upper limits on the price per share that Lincoln Park must pay for shares of Common Stock in any purchase under the Purchase Agreement.

The Company controlled the timing and amount of any sales of Common Stock to Lincoln Park pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Lincoln Park had no right to require the Company to sell any shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park, but Lincoln Park was obligated to make purchases as the Company directs, subject to certain conditions.

As consideration for Lincoln Park’s commitment to purchase shares of Common Stock at the Company’s direction pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 10,573 shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park as commitment shares (the “Initial Commitment Shares”) and agreed to issue 10,573 additional shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park as commitment shares (the “Additional Commitment Shares” and, collectively with the Initial Commitment Shares, the “Commitment Shares”) at such time as the Company had received an aggregate of $5,000,000 in cash proceeds from Lincoln Park from sales of Common Stock to Lincoln Park, if any, that it elects, in its sole discretion, to make from time to time from and after the Commencement Date, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

During fiscal year 2024, the Company sold 202,595 shares of Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement and received approximately $1.3 million in proceeds. No shares remain available for sale under the Purchase Agreement at June 30, 2024.

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Securities Purchase Agreement

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On December 5, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain Purchasers identified on the signature pages of the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in the 2023 Offering, (i) 600,000 Shares of the Company’s Common Stock, (ii) 1,650,000 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 1,650,000 shares of Common Stock, (iii) 2,250,000 Series C Common Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 2,250,000 shares of Common Stock, and (iv) 2,250,000 Series D Common Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 2,250,000 shares of Common Stock. The 2023 Offering closed on December 7, 2023. The combined purchase price of each share of Common Stock and the accompanying Common Warrants was $2.00 (the “Offering Price”).

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The Company agreed to pay the Placement Agents an aggregate cash fee equal to 5.5% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the securities in the 2023 Offering. Pursuant to the placement agency agreement, dated December 5, 2023, entered into by and between the Company and the Placement Agents (the “Placement Agency Agreement”), the Company also agreed to reimburse the Placement Agents for their accountable offering-related legal expenses in an amount up to $75,000 and pay a non-accountable expense allowance of up to $15,000.

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The Company received net proceeds of approximately $4 million in the 2023 Offering after deducting commissions and other issuance costs. Approximately $369,000 of issuance costs are reported in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2024.

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Securities Purchase Agreement and Warrants

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On March 26, 2024, the Company entered into the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement with the Securities Purchasers for the issuance and sale in the Private Placement of the following securities for gross proceeds of approximately $15.1 million: (i) 2,701,315 shares of the Common Stock, (ii) 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 2,585,963 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, and (iii) Series E Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 5,287,278 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.64 per share. The Series E Warrants are exercisable at any time after the six-month anniversary of their issuance at an exercise price of $2.64 per share and have a term of exercise equal to five years from the date of issuance. The combined purchase price for one share of common stock and the accompanying Series E Warrant was $2.85 and the purchase price for one pre-funded warrant and the accompanying Series E Warrant was $2.849.

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A holder of the 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants and the Series E Warrants may not exercise any portion of such holder’s 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants or the Series E Warrants to the extent that the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately after exercise, except that upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to the Company, the holder may

increase the beneficial ownership limitation to up to 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise.

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The 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable at any time after their original issuance, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation (as described above) and will not expire until exercised in full. The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants and Series E Warrants are subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations or similar events affecting our Common Stock and the exercise price.

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If at the time of exercise on a date that is after the Initial Exercise Date, there is no effective registration statement or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the holders of the Series E Warrants, the Series E Warrants may be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise.”  If at the time of exercise on a date that is after the 60th day anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, there is no effective registration statement or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the holders of 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants, the 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise.”

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Pursuant to the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to prepare and file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issued to the Securities Purchasers in the Private Placement and the shares underlying the 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants and the Series E Warrants no later than 60 days after the date of the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Filing Date”), to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as promptly as practical thereafter, and in any event not more than 75 days following the date of the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement (or 90 days following the date of the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement in the event of a “full review” by the SEC) (the “Effectiveness Date”), and to keep such registration statement effective at all times for a one year period after the closing date provided that the Company will have the right to suspend the registration statement for a period of fifteen (15) days during such one year period without being in breach. In the event that the resale registration statement is not (i) filed by the Filing Date or (ii) declared effective by the SEC by the Effectiveness Date, then, in addition to any other rights the Securities Purchasers may have under the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement or under applicable law, on the Filing Date or the Effectiveness Date for a maximum of six months (each such date being referred to herein as an “Event Date”) and on each monthly anniversary of such Event Date (if the resale registration statement shall not have been filed or declared effective by the applicable Event Date) until the resale registration statement is filed or declared effective, the Company shall pay to each Securities Purchaser an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the product of 1.0% multiplied by the aggregate subscription amount paid by such Securities Purchaser pursuant to the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement for each security not registered, which amount shall be capped at 6%. The registration statement was filed with the SEC on April 16, 2024 and declared effective by the SEC on April 24, 2024.

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The Private Placement closed on April 1, 2024 at which time the Company received net proceeds of approximately $14.1 million, which was reported as a subscription receivable on the March 31, 2024 condensed consolidated balance sheet, from the Private Placement, after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, including placement agent fees and expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds received from the Private Placement primarily for general corporate purposes, including for research and development and working capital.  

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Chardan served as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the Private Placement and was paid (i) a cash fee equal to 6.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Private Placement (reduced to 4.0% with respect to certain investors), and (ii) up to $50,000 for legal fees and other out-of-pocket expenses.

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Pursuant to the terms of the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company is prohibited from entering into any agreement to issue or announcing the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible or exercisable into Common Stock for a period commencing on March 26, 2024, and expiring 60 days from the Effective Date (as defined in the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement). Furthermore, the Company is also prohibited from entering into any agreement to issue Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (as defined in the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement) involving a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement), subject to certain exceptions, for a period commencing on March 26, 2024 and expiring one year from such Effective Date

(as defined in the 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement); provided that sixty (60) days after the Effective Date entering into an at-the-market facility shall not be deemed a Variable Rate Transaction.

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Vesting of Restricted Stock Units “RSUs”

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RSUs for 42,054 of Common Stock vested during the year ended June 30, 2024. RSUs for 10,878 of Common Stock vested during the year ended June 30, 2023.

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Exercise of Stock Options

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No stock options were exercised in the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

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Warrants

Bryan Capital

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The Company issued to Bryan Capital a Warrant to purchase 2,579 shares of the Common Stock of the Company at an exercise price of $665 per share. The Warrant expires October 10, 2026, is exercisable immediately, provides for a cashless exercise at any time and automatic cashless exercise on the expiration date if on such date the exercise price of the Warrant exceeds its fair market value as determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and adjustments in the case of stock dividends and stock splits.

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Wainwright

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As discussed above, the Company issued various warrants with the following terms:

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No 2022 Warrants were exercised during the year ended June 30, 2024. During the year ended June 30, 2023, 17,064 Class A Warrants and 89,059 Class B Warrants were exercised. The total proceeds from Class A and B Warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2023 was $2,207,000.

On August 4, 2023, the Company agreed to amend the exercise price with certain holders of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants that were acquired from the Company in the underwritten public offering that was completed in December 2022. Under the amended warrants, the Company agreed to amend existing Series A Warrants to purchase up to 173,795 shares of common stock and existing Series B Warrants to purchase up to 102,900 shares of common stock that were previously issued in December 2022 to the certain investors in the public offering, with exercise prices of $20.80 per share (the “Existing Warrants”), to lower the exercise price of the Existing Warrants to $10.00 per share.

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A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners  

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On December 7, 2023, the Company, completed the 2023 Offering of (i) 600,000 shares Common Stock, (ii) 1,650,000 Pre-Funded Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 1,650,000 shares of Common Stock, (iii) 2,250,000 Series C Common Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 2,250,000 shares of Common Stock, and (iv) 2,250,000 Series D Common Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 2,250,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable for an aggregate of 2,250,000 shares of Common Stock. The terms of the 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants, Series C Common Warrants and Series D Common Warrants were described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2023, which description is incorporated by reference herein.

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Each share of Common Stock and 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants, as applicable, was sold together with one Series C Common Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock and one Series D Common Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock. The combined purchase price of each share of Common Stock and the accompanying Common Warrants was the Offering Price and the combined purchase price of each 2023 Pre-Funded Warrant and the accompanying Common Warrants was $1.9999, which is equal to the combined purchase price per share of Common Stock and accompanying Common Warrants, minus the exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant of $0.0001. The Series C Common Warrants and the Series D Common Warrants have an exercise price of $2.00 per share and are immediately exercisable. The Series C Common Warrants will expire two (2) years from the date of issuance and the Series D Common Warrants will expire five (5) years from the date of issuance.

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During fiscal year 2024, 1,650,000 of 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised. In addition, 1,178,500 Series C Common Warrants and 1,053,500 Series D Common Warrants were exercised for proceeds of $4,464,000. In August 2024, 1,000 Series C Common Warrants and 1,000 Series D Common Warrants were exercised for proceeds of $4,000.

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