Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. (“Pasithea” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 12, 2020. The Company is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery research and development of new and effective treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders. The Company’s primary operations focus on developing drugs that target the pathophysiology underlying such disorders rather than symptomatic treatments, with the goal of developing new pharmacological agents that display significant advantages over conventional therapies with respect to efficacy and tolerability.

On September 17, 2021, the Company sold 4,800,000 Units in an Initial Public Offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) at a price of $5.00 per Unit for a total of $24,000,000. The Company incurred offering costs of $3,445,200, consisting of $2,137,800 of underwriting fees and expenses and $1,307,400 of costs related to the Initial Public Offering.

The Company’s secondary operations are focused on providing business support services to anti-depression clinics in the U.K. and in the United States. Its operations in the U.K. involve providing business support services to registered healthcare providers who assess patients and, if appropriate, administer intravenous infusions of ketamine. Its operations in the United States involve providing business support services to entities that furnish similar services to patients who personally pay for those services. Operations are expected to initially take place across the United States and the U.K. through partnerships with healthcare companies.

Throughout this report, the terms “our,” “we,” “us,” and the “Company” refer to Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. and its subsidiaries, Pasithea Therapeutics Limited (U.K.), Pasithea Therapeutics Portugal, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda, Pasithea Clinics Corp, and Alpha 5 Integrin, LLC (See Note 7- Acquisition), Pasithea Therapeutics Limited (U.K.) is a private limited Company, registered in the United Kingdom (U.K.). Pasithea Therapeutics Portugal, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda is a private limited Company, registered in Portugal. Pasithea Clinics Corp. is incorporated in Delaware. Alpha 5 Integrin, LLC is Delaware limited liability company.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, such financial information includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position at such dates and the operating results and cash flows for such periods. Certain information and disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 was derived from our audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in its annual report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2022 or for any future period.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

COVID-19 Pandemic

In March 2020, the World Health Organization (the “WHO”) characterized the outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, specifically identified as COVID-19, as a global pandemic. This has resulted in governments enacting emergency measures to combat the spread of the virus. These measures, which include the implementation of travel bans, self-imposed quarantine periods and social distancing, have caused material disruption to business, resulting in a global economic slowdown. Equity markets have experienced significant volatility and weakness and the governments and central banks have reacted with significant monetary and fiscal interventions designed to stabilize economic conditions.

The current challenging economic climate may lead to adverse changes in cash flows, working capital levels and/or debt balances, which may also have a direct impact on the Company’s operating results and financial position in the future. The ultimate duration and magnitude of the impact and the efficacy of government interventions on the economy and the financial effect on the Company is not known at this time. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and not in the Company’s control, including new information which may emerge concerning the spread and severity of COVID-19, or any of its variants, and actions taken to address its impact, among others. The repercussions of this health crisis could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity and operating results.

In response to COVID-19, the Company has implemented working practices to address potential impacts to its operations, employees and customers, and will take further measures in the future if and as required. At present, we do not believe there has been any appreciable impact on the Company specifically associated with COVID-19.

Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, on September 17, 2021, the Company sold 4,800,000 Units at a price of $5.00 per Unit for a total of $24,000,000. The Company incurred offering costs of $3,445,200, consisting of $2,137,800 of underwriting fees and expenses and $1,307,400 of costs related to the Initial Public Offering.

Each Unit consisted of one share of Common Stock and one Public Warrant. Each redeemable Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $6.25 per share, will be exercisable upon issuance and will expire five years from issuance.

The Company classifies each Public Warrant as a liability at its fair value and the Public Warrants were allocated a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Units equal to its fair value determined by the Black-Scholes model.

Medical Office Lease – West Hollywood, California

On March 11, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to lease a medical office in West Hollywood, California. The lease commenced on April 1, 2022. The lease has a 60-month term, and the Company has an option to extend the term for one 5-year renewal period at the prevailing market rate that the landlord is then obtaining from tenants for comparable space in the building. The lease has a base monthly rent of $8,336 per month for the first 12 months, with the base monthly rent increasing by 4% on the first anniversary of the lease commencement date and every 12 months thereafter. In addition to the base monthly rent, commencing on the first anniversary of the lease commencement date, the Company will pay its share of certain direct operating and tax expenses incurred by the landlord in maintaining the building.

This lease was accounted for under ASC 842, Leases, which resulted in the recognition of a right of use asset (“ROU asset”) and liability of $431,000 at inception. The ROU asset is recorded as a component of non-current assets and the liability a component of current and non-current liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company discounted the future lease payments of this lease using the prevailing collateralized lending rate which would be extended to the Company based on its credit profile relative to the period of inception, and the duration of the lease from inception. The interest rate used in calculating the fair value listed above was 7.8%

Consulting Agreement – Yassine Bendiabdallah

Effective November 1, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Yassine Bendiabdallah to act as the Head of Pasithea Therapeutic U.K., manage all Pasithea U.K. clinics and aid in E.U. expansion. The consulting agreement provides an annual salary of $120,000 to be paid on a monthly basis, includes three weeks of vacation for each year and provides for reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the services provided. The consulting agreement continues indefinitely until either party decides to terminate the contract.

Collaboration Agreement – Zen Baker Street Clinic (U.K.)

On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Collaboration Agreement with Portman Health Ltd (“Portman”), whereby both parties have agreed to collaborate on the provision of ketamine infusion treatments and any other treatments agreed to by the parties from time to time (the “Treatments”) at Portman’s London based clinic. The Company has agreed, among other things, market the Treatments to the extent permitted under law, arrange and pay for the fit-out of the consulting room, provide equipment necessary for the Treatments, develop, operate and maintain a booking website for the Treatments, make bookings and take payments, and employ or engage customer services advisers to liaise with clinical staff and pay certain staff costs. Portman has agreed provide consulting and treatment rooms, apply for and maintain CQC registrations, employ or engage licensed and qualified staff, assess patient and, if appropriate, administer the Treatments, maintain equipment and provide all ketamine and other pharmaceuticals necessary for the Treatments. All revenues from such Treatments (less certain staff costs) shall be allocated 30% to the Company and 70% to Portman.

Collaboration Agreement – Zen Knightsbridge Clinic (U.K.)

On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Collaboration Agreement with Purecare Limited (“Purecare”), whereby both parties have agreed to collaborate on the provision of Treatments at Purecare’s London based clinic. The Company has agreed, among other things, market the Treatments to the extent permitted under law, arrange and pay for the fit-out of the consulting room, provide equipment necessary for the Treatments, develop, operate and maintain a booking website for the Treatments, make bookings and take payments, and employ or engage customer services advisers to liaise with clinical staff and pay certain staff costs. Purecare has agreed provide consulting and treatment rooms, apply for and maintain CQC registrations, employ or engage licensed and qualified staff, assess patient and, if appropriate, administer the Treatments, maintain equipment and provide all ketamine and other pharmaceuticals necessary for the Treatments. All revenues from such Treatments (less certain staff costs) shall be allocated 30% to the Company and 70% to Purecare. 

Business Support Services Subcontract – The IV Doc

On April 9, 2021, Pasithea Clinics, an affiliate of the Company, entered into a Business Support Services Subcontract (the “Subcontract”) with The IV Doc, pursuant to which The IV Doc provides certain non-clinical administrative, back office, and other business support services to one or more professional medical practices in the State of New York. During the term of the Subcontract, which shall be effective for 15 years from the effective date, Pasithea Clinics pays The IV Doc monthly subcontract fees in consideration of the subcontract services rendered by The IV Doc. The subcontract fees, which are equal to $22,500 per month, represents fair market value for the subcontract services and are commensurate with the subcontract services to be provided, and does not constitute an illegal fee-splitting or impermissible profit-sharing arrangement in violation of any applicable laws. In addition to the subcontract fees, Pasithea Clinics reimburses The IV Doc for all reasonable expenses, including travel, meals and lodging expenses, incurred by The IV Doc in connection with the provision of the subcontract services, provided that such expenses are otherwise commercially reasonable and necessary. On January 19, 2022, Pasithea Clinics entered into an Amended Business Support Services Subcontract (the “Amended Subcontract”) with The IV Doc, pursuant to which The IV Doc will provide certain non-clinical administrative, back office, and other business support services to one or more professional medical practices in the State of New York. The Amended Subcontract was modified with the start date effective January 1, 2022. The fees for the first two months of service were waived, resulting in a gain on forgiveness of accounts payable of $45,000 recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

The Company is authorized to issue an aggregate of 500,000,000 shares. The authorized capital stock is divided into: (i) 495,000,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $0.0001 per share and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock having a par value of $0.0001 per share.

Effective April 8, 2021, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation to effect a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of Common Stock. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the reverse stock split. Any fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were paid in cash. The reverse stock split did not otherwise affect any of the rights currently accruing to holders of our Common Stock. All share information presented in these financial statements has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reduced number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.

During 2021, the Company entered into various subscription agreements in connection with a private placement seeking to raise up to $1 million through the sale of 625,000 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $1.60 per share, with a closing date for accepted subscriptions of January 31, 2021. The Company issued a total of 395,625 shares of Common Stock for aggregate proceeds received of approximately $633,000 related to such private placement.

During 2021, the Company entered into various subscription agreements in connection with a second private placement seeking to raise up to $5 million through the sale of 2,083,333 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $2.40 per share, with a closing date for accepted subscriptions of June 30, 2021. The Company issued a total of 239,969 shares of Common Stock for aggregate proceeds received of approximately $576,000 related to such second private placement.

November 2021 Private Placement

On November 24, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “November 2021 Purchase Agreement”).with institutional investors to issue 8,680,000 shares of Common Stock (the “PIPE Shares”) and warrants to purchase up to 8,680,000 shares of Common Stock (the “PIPE Warrants”) in a private placement (the “November 2021 Private Placement”). The combined purchase price for one PIPE Share and one PIPE Warrant was $3.50. The PIPE Warrants are immediately exercisable, expire five years from the date of issuance and have an exercise price of $3.50 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in the PIPE Warrants.

The investors may exercise the PIPE Warrants on a cashless basis if the shares of Common Stock underlying the PIPE Warrants are not then registered pursuant to an effective registration statement. The investors have contractually agreed to restrict their ability to exercise the PIPE Warrants such that the number of shares of Common Stock held by the investors and any of their affiliates after such exercise does not exceed either 4.99% or 9.99% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, at the investor’s election.

In connection with the November 2021 Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “November 2021 Registration Rights Agreement”) with the investors. Pursuant to the November 2021 Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is required to file a resale registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register for resale the shares and the warrant shares and to have such registration statement declared effective within 60 days after the date of the Purchase Agreement, or 90 days of the date of the November 2021 Purchase Agreement in the event the registration statement is subject to a “full review” by the SEC. The Company is obligated to pay certain cash liquidated damages to the investor if it fails to file the resale registration statement when required, fail to cause the registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC when required, or if it fails to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 16, 2021.

Pursuant to a placement agent agreement (the “Placement Agent Agreement”), dated as of November 24, 2021, by and between us and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC (“EF Hutton”), the Company engaged EF Hutton to act as its exclusive placement agent in connection with the November 2021 Private Placement. Pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement, the Company paid EF Hutton a cash fee of 9.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the November 2021 Private Placement, and a cash fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the November 2021 Private Placement for non-accountable expenses, and also reimbursed EF Hutton $70,000 for accountable expenses, including “road show”, diligence, and reasonable legal fees and disbursements for EF Hutton’s counsel. Additionally, the Company granted EF Hutton a right of first refusal following the closing of the November 2021 Private Placement, whereby EF Hutton shall have an irrevocable right of first refusal (the “Right of First Refusal”) until November 29, 2022, to act as sole investment banker, sole book-runner, and/or sole placement agent, at EF Hutton’s sole discretion, for each and every future public and private equity and debt offering, including all equity linked financing.

On November 29, 2021, the Company consummated the November 2021 Private Placement, pursuant to which it issued 8,680,000 PIPE Shares and PIPE Warrants to purchase up to 8,680,000 shares of Common Stock to institutional investors. The offering price per PIPE Share and accompanying PIPE Warrant was $3.50, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of $30,380,000 and net proceeds to the Company, net of underwriter discounts and fees, or approximately $27 million. As of June 30, 2022, no PIPE Warrants have been exercised.

A total of 8,680,000 PIPE Warrants remain outstanding as of June 30, 2022. No liability accounting or valuation is deemed necessary for these warrants.

Stock Options

Stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was as follows:

These options had a weighted average remaining life of 9.5 years and an aggregate intrinsic value of $0 as of June 30, 2022. The Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.2 million of stock-based compensation expense for stock options for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and $0.3 million for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. At June 30, 2022 remaining unamortized stock option compensation expense was $0.7 million.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value their employee stock options. The weighted average grant date fair value for those options granted during 2022 was $0.45. The weighted average of assumptions used to calculate these values was as follows: volatility 40.4%, risk-free rate 3.2%, and holding period 6.5 years.

Restricted Stock Units

Under the terms of Dr. Marques’ 2021 Employment Agreement, Dr. Marques was granted 200,000 RSUs on December 20, 2021 with a grant date fair value of $1.44 per share. The Company has no other RSU awards outstanding. The Company recognized $24,000 and $48,000 of stock-based compensation expense for RSUs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and had unamortized RSU compensation remaining of $240,000 as of June 30, 2022. There were no RSUs issued in 2021.

Restricted Stock

During June 2022, the Company issued restricted shares to certain vendors as payment for services rendered, which totaled to 429,447 shares of Common Stock, resulting in a total of 429,4477 shares of restricted Common Stock issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022. The Company recognized $0.4 million of stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock awards for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and had no remaining unamortized restricted stock compensation as of June 30, 2022. Expense related to restricted stock awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 was $15,000.

Warrants

During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to certain sellers in connection with the acquisition of Alpha-5 Integrin, LLC, (“Alpha 5”). These warrants have an exercise price of $1.88 per share, and are exercisable for five years. At the time of the transaction these warrants had a fair value of $0.35, for a total value of $0.4 million which was recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital during the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The $0.35 value per warrant was based on a Black- Scholes model valuation. The assumption used in this calculation were as follows: volatility 55.7%; duration five years; and a risk-free rate of 3.38%.

This amount was included as part of the consideration paid for the Alpha 5 acquisition and included as part of the purchase price allocation accordingly.

The Company evaluated the IPO Warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the IPO Warrants’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the IPO Warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the IPO Warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the IPO Warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock, among other conditions for equity classification. Pursuant to such evaluation, the Company further evaluated the IPO Warrants under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and concluded that the IPO Warrants do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity.

During November 2021, 1,120,000 Public Warrants were exercised at a price of $6.25 per share for total proceeds of $7,000,000. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 3,680,000 Public Warrants and 240,000 Representative Warrants remain outstanding.

As of June 30, 2022, the fair value of the Public Warrants was approximately $0.065 per Public Warrant based on the closing price of the warrants on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The fair value of the Representative Warrants was approximately $0.031 per Representative Warrant which was based on the relative fair value to the Public Warrants.

As of December 31, 2021, the fair value of the Public Warrants was approximately $0.37 per Public Warrant which was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: exercise price of $6.25, dividend yield of 0%, term of 5 years, volatility of 61.1%, and risk-free rate of 1.22%. The fair value of the Representative Warrants was approximately $0.38 per Representative Warrant which was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: exercise price of $6.00, dividend yield of 0%, term of 5 years, volatility of 61.1%, and risk-free rate of 1.22%.

On June 21, 2022, the Company entered into a membership purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Alpha 5 to purchase 100% of Alpha 5’s outstanding membership interests. One of the sellers of Alpha 5, Lawrence Steinman, is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of the Company, and as such is considered a related party to the Company. Alpha 5 is a preclinical-stage company developing a monoclonal antibody (mAbs) for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory disorders, such as Multiple Sclerosis. Alpha 5 Integrin is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. In connection with the transaction, the Company gave to the Alpha 5 sellers 3,260,870 shares of the Common Stock, which had a market value of $1.01 on the date of the transaction, and 1,000,000 warrants to acquire an equivalent amount of shares at an exercise price of $1.88 per share, for a period of five years from the acquisition date, the aggregate fair value of which was $0.4 million at the date of acquisition. In addition, in connection with the acquisition the Company recorded a receivable due from the sellers in the amount of $46,595, included as a component of other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, which related to certain expenses the Company paid on behalf of the Alpha 5 sellers.

In addition, the Agreement allows for an earnout to be paid as part of the consideration due to the sellers. As any future sales are predicated upon FDA approval, no amounts will be due the sellers in the absence of that approval. Should FDA approval be obtained the amount of the earnout payment is dependent on the attainment of certain financial targets. The terms of the earnout contain three performance target thresholds that trigger three different payout amounts depending on which of the three targets is achieved. Sales generated after the drug is no longer subject to any patent protection or regulatory exclusivity are excluded from the earnout calculation The earnout is deemed part of the consideration paid for the acquisition, in the form of contingent consideration. However, as of June 30, 2022, this amount has not yet been determined.

The Alpha 5 acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The preliminary fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date were:

The preliminary purchase price allocation is based on estimates of the fair values of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company will utilize recognized valuation techniques as part of its final valuation of the Alpha 5 acquisition. The above purchase price allocation is preliminary and subject to change as the Company may further refine the determination of certain assets during the measurement period of one year.

The goodwill recognized is largely attributable to the potential leveraging of Alpha 5’s scientific expertise in the integrin space. The Company believes the acquisition of Alpha 5 will help in its efforts to move the treatment forward and increase its potential to have a positive impact on the treatment of ALS disease. This goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Expenses incurred in relation to this acquisition totaled to $311,065.

Unaudited Pro forma Financial Information

The following pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations for the Company and gives effect to the Business Combination discussed above as if it had occurred on January 1, 2022. The pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been realized if the Business Combination had been completed on January 1, 2022, nor does it purport to project the results of operations of the combined company in future periods. The pro forma financial information does not give effect to any anticipated integration costs related to the acquired company.

A pro forma balance sheet was excluded from this disclosure as the transaction is already reflected in the June 30, 2022 condensed consolidated balance sheets, given there were minimal adjustments to the June 20, 2022 Alpha 5 closing balance sheet.

The Company has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to June 30, 2022, through the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and filed with the SEC. There are no subsequent events identified that would require disclosure in these condensed consolidated financial statements.