iBio, Inc S-3, filed Jun 13, 2025
iBio, Inc. (IBIO)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2025
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
IBIO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 26-2797813 | |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
11750 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92121
(979) 446-0027
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Dr. Martin Brenner
Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Scientific Officer
11750 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92121
(979) 446-0027
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Leslie Marlow, Esq.
Melissa Murawsky, Esq.
Blank Rome LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Telephone: (212) 885-5000
Facsimile: (212) 885-5001
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The Selling Stockholders named in this prospectus may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and the Selling Stockholders named in this prospectus is not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to completion, dated June 13, 2025
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
11,253,370 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the resale from time to time of up to 11,253,370 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of iBio, Inc., that are issuable upon exercise of warrants (“New Warrants”), held by the Selling Stockholders identified in this prospectus (the “Selling Stockholders”), including its pledgees, assignees, donees, transferees or its respective successors-in-interest.
The New Warrants held by the Selling Stockholders were sold to the Selling Stockholders by our company in a private placement that was completed on April 30, 2025 pursuant to the terms of an inducement letter, dated as of April 29, 2025 (the “Inducement Agreement”), by and between our company and each of the Selling Stockholders. Pursuant to that private placement, we issued to the Selling Stockholders an aggregate of 11,253,370 New Warrants to purchase up to 11,253,370 shares of Common Stock. The New Warrants have an exercise price of $0.86 per share, were immediately exercisable upon issuance and will expire five years from issuance. The private placement was effected pursuant to the exemptions provided in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
The Selling Stockholders identified in this prospectus, or its pledgees, assignees, donees, transferees or their respective successors-in-interest, from time to time may offer and sell through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices held by them directly or through underwriters, agents or broker-dealers on terms to be determined at the time of sale, as described in more detail in this prospectus the 11,253,370 Shares underlying the New Warrants held by them in one or more offerings under this prospectus, for their own account. We are not offering any Shares under this prospectus and will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders. We will, however, receive up to an aggregate of approximately $9.7 million in cash from the exercise of the New Warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all the New Warrants. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 8 of this prospectus for more information about how the Selling Stockholders may sell their respective Shares.
The Selling Stockholders acquired the Shares in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder. We are filing the registration statement on Form S-3, of which this prospectus forms a part, to fulfill our contractual obligations with the Selling Stockholders to provide for the resale by the Selling Stockholders of the Shares offered hereby. See “Selling Stockholders” beginning on page 9 of this prospectus for more information about the Selling Stockholders. The registration of the Shares to which this prospectus relates does not require the Selling Stockholders to sell any of its Shares.
We have agreed to bear all of the expenses in connection with the registration of the Shares pursuant to this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders will pay or assume all commissions, discounts, fees of underwriters, selling brokers or dealer managers and similar expenses, if any, attributable to their sales of the Shares.
We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read the entire prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.
Our Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “IBIO.” On June 12, 2025, the last reported sale price of our Common Stock on Nasdaq was $1.03 per share.
An investment in shares of our Common Stock involves risks. See the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2025.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the Common Stock offered under this prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits, can be read on our website and the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Information contained in, and that can be accessed through our web site, www.ibioinc.com., shall not be deemed to be part of this prospectus or incorporated herein by reference and should not be relied upon by any prospective investors for the purposes of determining whether to purchase the Common Stock offered hereunder.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms ““we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” “iBio” and “our business” refer to iBio, Inc. and “this offering” refers to the offering contemplated in this prospectus.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Under this registration process, the Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, sell the securities offered by them described in this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale by the Selling Stockholders of the Shares offered by them described in this prospectus.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the Shares the Selling Stockholders may offer. A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. To the extent that any statement made in an accompanying prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the accompanying prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”
Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus, any post-effective amendment, or any applicable prospectus supplement or free-writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We and the Selling Stockholders take no responsibility for and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the Shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement is delivered, or securities are sold, on a later date.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
This prospectus and the information incorporated herein by reference include trademarks, service marks and trade names owned by us or other companies. All trademarks, service marks and trade names included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus are the property of their respective owners.
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This summary highlights about us and selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and in the documents we incorporate by reference. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our Common Stock. You should read this entire prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference carefully, especially the risks of investing in our Common Stock discussed under and incorporated by reference in “Risk Factors” on page 5 of this prospectus, along with our consolidated financial statements and notes to those consolidated financial statements and the other information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before making an investment decision.
The Company
We are a preclinical stage biotechnology company leveraging the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the development of hard-to-drug precision antibodies. Our core mission is to harness the potential of AI and machine learning (ML) to unveil elusive biologics that stand out and have evaded other scientists. Through our innovative AI Drug Discovery Platform, we champion a culture of innovation by identifying novel targets, forging strategic collaborations to enhance efficiency, diversify pipelines, and with the goal of accelerating preclinical processes. Our proprietary technology stack is designed to minimize downstream development risks by employing AI-guided epitope-steering and monoclonal antibody (mAb) optimization.
Our groundbreaking EngageTx™ technology enables us to target bi-specific molecules. With the ability to navigate sequence diversity and promote Human-Cyno cross reactivity while mitigating cytokine release, our goal is to enhance agility and bolster preclinical safety assessments. Another key feature of our technology stack is our ShieldTx™ masking technology, which keeps antibodies inactive until they reach diseased tissue. At that point, the masks are removed and the antibodies become active, all with the goal of broadening the therapeutic window and potentially improving both efficacy and safety.
Our strategic approach to fulfilling our mission is outlined as follows:
| ● | Further develop and expand our technology stack: We are continuously expanding and developing our technology stack to tackle current challenges in antibody discovery. |
| o | Current challenges in antibody discovery: Key challenges in today’s antibody discovery techniques include: | ||
| ◾ | A limited number of drug targets that can be pursued with traditional antibody discovery techniques. | ||
| ◾ | Lack of antibodies with complex mechanisms of action. | ||
| ◾ | Safety concerns for antibodies against widely expressed targets. | ||
| ◾ | Significant time required to optimize antibody leads. | ||
| ◾ | Lack of early assessment of the developability of antibodies. | ||
| o | Our technology platform addresses current challenges in antibody discovery: Our epitope steering technology allows the precise targeting of antibodies against hard-to-drug proteins and challenging target epitopes. This is believed to unlock a vast novel target space and enable the targeting of newly identified epitopes on well-validated proteins for best-in-class drug development. While many approved antibodies function by disrupting protein-protein interactions, the discovery of antibodies with more complex mechanisms has been challenging. Our ability to steer antibodies towards agonistic or cell-activating epitopes, or epitopes that lock protein complexes in certain active or inactive conformations, is believed to enable the creation of antibodies with a wide variety of complex modes of action. |
Although bispecific antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates have proven to be highly efficacious, they have also raised safety concerns. Our ShieldTx technology is an integrated part of the discovery process, designed to allow antibodies to be masked and rendered inactive until they reach the intended tissue (e.g., a tumor), where the mask is removed and the antibody is activated. ShieldTx is believed to have the capability of reducing or eliminating adverse effects stemming from on-target, off tumor effects, increase the probability of success in identifying a suitable mask for an antibody, and reduce development time.
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| o | Lastly, our StableHu technology, coupled with mammalian display technology, has been shown in pre-clinical studies to allow for the reduction of lead optimization times by utilizing single-shot multi-dimensional optimization techniques. This also improves the developability of lead antibodies early in the discovery process. |
| ● | Capital efficient business approach: Our strategic business approach is structured around the following pillars of value creation: |
| o | Strategic Collaborations: We have leveraged our platform and pipeline by forming strategic partnerships. We aim to become the preferred partner for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies seeking rapid and cost-effective integration of complex molecules into their portfolios, de-risking their early-stage pre-clinical work. Additionally, rich array of fast follower immune-oncology molecules within our pre-clinical pipeline holds the potential to drive substantial partnerships, opening doors to innovative projects. By tapping into our infrastructure and expertise, partners have the potential to streamline timelines, reduce costs tied to biologic drug discovery applications and cell line process development, and expedite preclinical programs with efficiency. | |
| o | Developing and advancing our in-house programs cost effectively: Clinical advancement is crucial for drug discovery. On December 31, 2024, as a result of the collaboration with AstralBio, Inc. (“AstralBio”), we entered into an exclusive agreement with AstralBio, pursuant to which AstralBio licensed to us an antibody targeting myostatin, now named IBIO-600, for research, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, or management of any disease or medical condition on an worldwide exclusive basis and with the right to grant sublicenses. In parallel, we initiated a bispecific antibody program targeting myostatin/activin A to treat obesity and cardiometabolic disorders, leveraging its proprietary technology stack as well as the technology of IBIO-600. We have the exclusive option to license two (2) additional obesity and cardiometabolic targets from AstralBio and as a result, we will receive the rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize those targets upon exercise. We continue to assess our options to license the remaining three assets, which includes an antibody targeting Activin E, under the AstralBio collaboration to add additional obesity and cardiometabolic programs into our pre-clinical pipeline. | |
| o | Tech Licensing in Diverse Therapeutic Areas: In pursuit of adding value, we are exploring partnerships in diverse therapeutic domains such as CNS, immunology and inflammation or vaccines. Our intention is to license our AI tech stack, extending its benefits to our partners and amplifying its biological impact and insights. This strategic approach enables us to capitalize on the value of our meticulously curated data while empowering collaborations and innovations, while at the same time allowing us to focus on both the platform and our core therapeutic areas, metabolic diseases and oncology. |
| ● | Focused Investment in advancing the platform: We maintain a focused commitment to invest in our platform, continually unlocking the potential of biology through AI and ML. |
In essence, we believe that we are sculpting a future where cutting-edge AI-driven biotechnology propels the discovery of intricate biologics, fostering partnerships, accelerating innovation, and propelling the advancement of science.
Recent Developments
Issuance of Shares to AstralBio
In consideration of the rights and licenses granted by AstralBio, Inc. (“AstralBio”) to us in we agreed to pay AstralBio an upfront license fee in the amount of $750,000. In lieu of paying such upfront fee in cash, on January 28, 2025, we issued to AstralBio 246,087 shares of our Common Stock, which amount was calculated based on the volume weighted average price of our Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg, LP over the five day period ending at 4:00 PM on the day prior to issuance.
Transfer of Listing
On February 19, 2025, acting pursuant to authorization from our Board, we determined to voluntarily withdraw the listing of our Common Stock from NYSE American and to transfer such listing to The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”). The listing and trading of our Common Stock on NYSE American ended at market close on March 3, 2025, and began on the Nasdaq at market open on March 4, 2025. Our Common Stock continues to trade under the ticker symbol “IBIO.”
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AstralBio Activin E License Agreement
On April 21, 2025, we entered into an exclusive license related to Activin E (the Activin E License Agreement”) with AstralBio, has licensed to us, on an worldwide exclusive basis and with the right to grant sublicenses, the AstralBio Licensed Patents (as defined in the Activin E License Agreement) and AstralBio Licensed Know-How (as defined in the Activin E License Agreement) to develop, manufacture and commercialize and otherwise exploit any product directed to Activin E that contains the Activin E Licensed Product.
Inducement of Existing Warrants
On April 29, 2025, we entered the Inducement Agreement with the Selling Stockholders of certain existing warrants (the “Existing Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the Inducement Agreement, the Selling Stockholders agreed to exercise for cash on April 29, 2025 Existing Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,626,685 shares of Common Stock at a reduced exercise price of $0.86 per share, which was the Minimum Price, as defined in the rules of Nasdaq, as of the close of trading on April 28, 2025. In consideration of the Selling Stockholders’ agreement to exercise the Existing Warrants in accordance with the Inducement Agreement, we agreed to issue New Warrants to purchase up to 11,253,370 shares of Common Stock (the “Inducement Warrant Shares”), for consideration of $0.125 per New Warrant. We received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $6.2 million from the exercise of the Existing Warrants and the sale of the New Warrants, before deducting financial advisory fees and other expenses payable by us. We agreed in the Inducement Agreement to file a resale registration statement within 45 days of the date of the Inducement Agreement providing for the resale of the Inducement Warrant Shares by the holders of the Inducement Warrant Shares.
The New Warrants will have an exercise price of $0.86 per share, will be exercisable upon issuance and will expire on the five-year anniversary of the date of issuance. The exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each New Warrant are subject to appropriate adjustments in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting the Common Stock. In addition, in certain circumstances, upon a fundamental transaction (as defined in the New Warrants), a holder of New Warrants will be entitled to receive, upon exercise of the New Warrants, the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that such holder would have received had they exercised the New Warrants immediately prior to the fundamental transaction.
We engaged Chardan to act as our financial advisor in connection with the transactions summarized above and paid Chardan an aggregate fee equal to approximately $217,000 in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Inducement Agreement. We expect to use the net proceeds from these transactions for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
General Corporate Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on April 17, 2008, under the name iBioPharma, Inc. We engaged in a merger with InB:Biotechnologies, Inc., a New Jersey corporation on July 25, 2008, and changed our name to iBio, Inc. on August 10, 2009.
Our principal executive offices are located at 11750 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 200, San Diego, California 92121 and our telephone number is (979) 446-0027. Our website address is www.ibioinc.com. The information contained on, or accessible through, our website does not constitute part of this Registration Statement. We have included our website address in this Registration Statement solely as an inactive textual reference.
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This prospectus relates to the resale or other disposition from time to time by the Selling Stockholders identified in this prospectus of up to 11,253,370 Shares of our Common Stock. None of the Shares registered hereby are being offered for sale by us.
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Shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to this offering |
16,219,281 Shares |
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Shares of Common Stock offered by the Selling Stockholders |
11,253,370 Shares |
| Terms of the offering | The Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest will determine when and how they sell the Shares offered in this prospectus and may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares covered hereby on Nasdaq or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in privately negotiated transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. See “Plan of Distribution.” |
| Common Stock outstanding after this offering | 27,472,651, including the Shares |
| Use of Proceeds | The Selling Stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of any Shares sold by them pursuant to this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders (although we may receive proceeds from any exercise of the New Warrants, to the extent such New Warrants are exercised by the Selling Stockholders). See “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus. |
| Risk Factors | You should read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider before deciding to purchase shares of our Common Stock. |
| Nasdaq symbol | Our Common Stock is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “IBIO.” |
Except as otherwise indicated, the number of shares of Common Stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering is based on 16,219,281 shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of June 12, 2025, and excludes:
| · | 1,185,924 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $5.92 per share; | |
| · | 16,330,854 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $1.06 per share; | |
| · | 11 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units; and | |
| · | 396,433 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the 2023 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. |
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Investing in our shares of Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our Common Stock, you should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the risks and uncertainties discussed under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our subsequent Current Reports on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as well as any updates thereto contained in subsequent filings with the SEC or any free writing prospectus, before deciding whether to purchase our Common Stock in this offering. All of these risk factors are incorporated herein in their entirety. The risks described below and incorporated by reference are material risks currently known, expected or reasonably foreseeable by us. However, the risks described below and incorporated by reference are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business, operating results, prospects or financial condition. If any of these risks actually materialize, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be seriously harmed. This could cause the trading price of our Common Stock to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. For more information, see the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Risks Related to this Offering
Resales of our Common Stock in the public market by our stockholders as a result of this offering may cause the market price of our Common Stock to fall.
We are registering for resale shares of Common Stock. The price per share of our Common Stock in this offering may result in an immediate decrease in the market price of our Common Stock. This decrease may continue after the completion of this offering. Sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales might occur, could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock. The issuance of new shares of Common Stock could result in resales of our Common Stock by our current stockholders concerned about the potential ownership dilution of their holdings. Furthermore, in the future, we may issue additional shares of Common Stock or other equity or debt securities exercisable or convertible into Common Stock. Any such issuance could result in substantial dilution to our existing stockholders and could cause our stock price to decline.
Investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.
Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different levels of dilution and different outcomes in their investment results. The Selling Stockholders may sell such Shares at different times and at different prices.
We have additional securities available for issuance, which, if issued, could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our Common Stock.
We may from time-to-time issue additional shares of Common Stock or preferred stock. In addition, as opportunities present themselves, we may enter into financing or similar arrangements in the future, including the issuance of debt securities, Common Stock or preferred stock. Any future issuances of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock, would further dilute the percentage ownership of us held by holders of Common Stock. In addition, the issuance of certain securities, may be used as an “anti-takeover” device without further action on the part of our stockholders, and may adversely affect the holders of the Common Stock.
Because we will not declare cash dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future, stockholders must rely on appreciation of the value of our Common Stock for any return on their investment.
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our Common Stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business and will not declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, only appreciation of the price of our Common Stock, if any, will provide a return to investors in this offering.
Stockholders may experience significant dilution as a result of potential future financings that we may effect.
Purchasers of the Shares in this offering, as well as our existing Stockholders, will experience significant dilution if we sell additional shares at prices significantly below the price at which they invested. In addition, we may issue additional shares of Common Stock or other equity securities exercisable for shares of Common Stock in connection with, among other things, future acquisitions of additional companies or assets, or under our equity incentive plans, in certain cases without shareholder approval. Our existing Stockholders may experience significant dilution if we issue shares of Common Stock in the future at prices below the price at which previous Stockholders invested.
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Our issuance of additional shares of Common Stock or other common stock equivalents would have the following effects:
| ● | our existing Stockholders’ proportionate ownership interest in us will decrease; | |
| ● | the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding ordinary share may be diminished; and | |
| ● | the market price of our Shares may decline. |
Investors may experience significant dilution as a result of this offering and future offerings.
The exercise of the New Warrants and the issuance of up to 11,253,370 Shares underlying such New Warrants could cause our existing stockholders to experience dilution.
The Selling Stockholders identified herein are selling from time to time up to 11,253,370 Shares underlying the New Warrants, which constitutes approximately 68% of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock prior to the offering pursuant to this prospectus. Such sales could cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline.
Purchasers of the Shares, as well as our existing stockholders, will experience dilution if the Selling Stockholders identified herein sell the Shares underlying the New Warrants. In addition, we may also offer additional shares of Common Stock in the future, which may result in additional significant dilution.
Future issuances or sales, or the potential for future issuances or sales, of our shares of Common Stock may cause the trading price of our Common Stock to decline and could impair our ability to raise capital through subsequent equity offerings.
We have issued a significant number of shares of Common Stock and we may do so in the future. Shares of Common Stock to be issued in future equity offerings could cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline and could have an adverse effect on our earnings per share if and when we become profitable. In addition, future sales of our shares of Common Stock or other securities in the public markets, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline, and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional securities.
The market price of our Common Stock could decline due to sales, or the announcements of proposed sales, of a large number of shares of Common Stock in the market, including sales of shares of Common Stock by our large Stockholders, or the perception that these sales could occur. These sales or the perception that these sales could occur could also depress the market price of our Common Stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities or make it more difficult or impossible for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of shares of Common Stock or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of our Common Stock.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes our board of directors to, among other things, issue additional shares of Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock, without stockholder approval. We may issue such additional shares of Common Stock or convertible securities to raise additional capital. The issuance of any additional shares of Common Stock or convertible securities could be substantially dilutive to our Stockholders. Moreover, to the extent that we issue restricted share units, stock appreciation rights, options or warrants to purchase our shares of Common Stock in the future and those stock appreciation rights, options or warrants are exercised, or as the restricted share units settle, our Stockholders may experience further dilution. Holders of our Common Stock have no preemptive rights that entitle such holders to purchase their pro rata share of any offering of shares or equivalent securities and, therefore, such sales or offerings could result in increased dilution to our Stockholders.
An active trading market for our Common Stock may not be sustained.
Although our Common Stock is listed on Nasdaq, the market for our Common Stock has demonstrated varying levels of trading activity. Furthermore, the current level of trading may not be sustained in the future. The lack of an active market for our Common Stock may impair investors’ ability to sell their shares of Common Stock at the time they wish to sell them or at a price that they consider reasonable, may reduce the fair market value of their shares of Common Stock and may impair our ability to raise capital to continue to fund operations by selling shares and may impair our ability to utilize our shares as consideration in any licensing or other collaboration transactions with third parties.
Our share price may be subject to substantial volatility, and stockholders may lose all or a substantial part of their investment.
Our Common Stock is currently traded on Nasdaq. There is limited public float, and trading volume historically has been low and sporadic. As a result, the market price for our Common Stock may not necessarily be a reliable indicator of our fair market value. The price at which our Common Stock trades may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including the number of shares available for sale in the market, quarterly variations in our operating results, actual or anticipated announcements of new releases by us or competitors, the gain or loss of sources of revenues, changes in the estimates of our operating performance, market conditions in our industry and the economy as a whole.
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This prospectus, including the documents that we incorporate by reference herein, contain, and any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus including the documents we incorporate by reference therein may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including statements regarding our future financial condition, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “will,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “might,” “approximately,” “expect,” “predict,” “could,” “potentially” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places throughout this prospectus and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs, projections, outlook, analyses or current expectations concerning, among other things:
| · | our plans to develop and commercialize our product candidates; |
| · | the timing of our planned clinical trials for our product candidates; |
| · | the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our product candidates; | ||
| · | our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; |
| · | expectations regarding clinical trial data; |
| · | our intellectual property position; | ||
| · | our competitive position and the development of and projections relating to our competitors or our industry; |
| · | our ability to identify, recruit and retain key personnel; |
| · | the impact of laws and regulations; |
| · | our plans to identify additional product candidates with significant commercial potential that are consistent with our commercial objectives; |
| · | our estimates regarding future revenue, expenses and needs for additional financing; and |
| · | the industry in which we operate and the trends that may affect the industry or us. |
Discussions containing these forward-looking statements may be found, among other places, in the sections entitled “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in the documents incorporated by reference herein, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as any amendments thereto.
These forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievement to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We discuss in greater detail, and incorporate by reference into this prospectus in their entirety, many of these risks and uncertainties under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the documents incorporated by reference herein. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders. We will, however, receive up to an aggregate of approximately $9.7 million in cash from the exercise of the New Warrants, assuming the exercise in full for cash of all the New Warrants, which we intend to use for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Selling Stockholders will receive all of the proceeds of the sale of Shares offered from time to time pursuant to this prospectus. Accordingly, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares that may be sold from time to time pursuant to this prospectus. See “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for more information.
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This prospectus relates to the sale of up to 11,253,370 Shares that the Selling Stockholders may sell in one or more offerings upon exercise of some or all of New Warrants that the Selling Stockholder received from us in the April 2025 warrant inducement of the Existing Warrants (the “April 2025 Warrant Inducement”) and private placement of New Warrants (the “April 2025 Private Placement”) described above. The table below sets forth information about the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be offered from time to time by the Selling Stockholders under this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders identified below may currently hold or acquire shares of Common Stock in addition to those registered hereby. In addition, the Selling Stockholders identified below may sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of some or all of its shares of Common Stock registered hereunder in private placement transactions exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time in the future to update or change the Selling Stockholders list and the securities that may be resold.
The following table sets forth, to our knowledge, information concerning the beneficial ownership of shares of our Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders as of June 12, 2025. The information in the table below with respect to the Selling Stockholders has been obtained from the Selling Stockholders and we have prepared the following table based on the information supplied to us by the Selling Stockholders on or prior to June 12, 2025. When we refer to the “Selling Stockholders” in this prospectus, or, if required, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we mean the Selling Stockholders listed in the table below as offering shares of Common Stock, as well as its respective pledgees, assignees, donees, transferees or successors-in-interest. Throughout this prospectus, when we refer to the shares of Common Stock being registered on behalf of the Selling Stockholders, we are referring to the Shares issued to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Inducement Agreement. The Selling Stockholders may sell all, some or none of the Shares subject to this prospectus. See “Plan of Distribution” below as it may be supplemented and amended from time to time.
The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned prior to the offering for the Selling Stockholders includes all shares of our Common Stock beneficially held by the Selling Stockholders as of June 12, 2025, without regard to any limitations on exercises. The shares reported under “Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock Being Offered for Resale” consist of the maximum number of Shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the Selling Stockholders, also without regard to any limitations on exercises. The percentages of shares owned immediately following the sale of the Shares offered for resale are based on 27,472,651 shares of Common Stock outstanding, assuming the issuance of 11,253,370 Shares upon the exercise of the New Warrants.
This prospectus generally covers the resale of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the New Warrants, determined as if the outstanding New Warrants were exercised in full as of the trading day immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the SEC, each as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination and all subject to adjustment as provided in the registration right agreement, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the New Warrants. The fourth and fifth columns assume the sale of all of the shares offered by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus and gives effect to all applicable beneficial ownership limitations, if any.
Under the terms of the New Warrants, the Selling Stockholders may not exercise the New Warrants to the extent such exercise would cause such Selling Stockholder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock that would exceed 4.99% (or, at the option of the Selling Stockholder, 9.99%), of our then outstanding Common Stock following such exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants which have not been exercised. The Selling Stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
The Selling Stockholders have purchased our securities in certain of our prior financing transactions and also participated in the April 2025 Warrant Inducement and April 2025 Private Placement. See “Relationships with Selling Stockholders” below. In addition, to our knowledge, none of the Selling Stockholders is an affiliate of a broker-dealer and there are no participating broker-dealers. To the extent a Selling Stockholders would be an affiliate of a broker-dealer, or if there would be any participating broker-dealer, such Selling Stockholders and/or participating broker-dealer would be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commissions or discounts given to any such Selling Stockholders or broker-dealer could be regarded as underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to our Common Stock. Generally, a person “beneficially owns” shares of our Common Stock if the person has or shares with others the right to vote those shares or to dispose of them, or if the person has the right to acquire voting or disposition rights within 60 days. The inclusion of any shares in this table does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership for the Selling Stockholders named below.
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| Shares of Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||
| Maximum | To Be Beneficially Owned | |||||||||||||||
| Shares of | Number | Immediately Following | ||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | of Shares of | the Sale of the Shares | ||||||||||||||
| Beneficially | Common Stock | of Common Stock | ||||||||||||||
| Owned Prior | Being Offered | Offered for Resale | ||||||||||||||
| Selling Stockholders | to the Offering | for Resale | Number | Percentage | ||||||||||||
| ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC (1) | 2,764,363 | 2,456,140 | 308,223 | 1.12 | % | |||||||||||
| Lynx1 Master Fund, LP (2) | 6,206,159 | 2,807,016 | 2,878,362 | 9.99 | % | |||||||||||
| Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (3) | 4,990,214 | 4,990,214 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| Opaleye, L.P. (4) | 1,125,000 | 750,000 | 375,000 | 1.36 | % | |||||||||||
| Patrick J. Crutcher (5) | 425,438 | 250,000 | 175,438 | * | ||||||||||||
* Represents less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding Common Stock
| (1) | The shares reported under “Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock Being Offered for Resale” consist of 2,456,140 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants held by ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC. The New Warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which limitation restricts ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC from exercising that portion of the New Warrants that would result in ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC and its affiliates owning, after exercise, a number of shares of common stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation. The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering” consist of the aforementioned 2,456,140 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants, as well as (i) 308,223shares of Common Stock, as reported to us by ADAR1 Partners, LP, the Capital Management, LLC, which does not give effect to limitations on exercisability of the New Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants. The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock To Be Beneficially Owned Immediately Following the Sale of the Shares of Common Stock Offered for Resale” consist of 308,223 shares of Common Stock. ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC acts as an investment adviser to, and manages investment and trading accounts of, ADAR1 Fund Partners, LP (“ADAR1 Fund”). ADAR1 Capital Management GP, LLC (“ADAR1 General Partner”) acts as the general partner of ADAR1 Fund. ADAR1 Capital Management and ADAR1 General Partner may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own securities held by ADAR1 Fund. Mr. Daniel Schneeberger is the Manager of ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC and ADAR1 General Partner. Mr. Schneeberger may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own securities held by ADAR1 Fund. The address of ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC is 3503 Wild Cherry Drive, Building 9, Austin, Texas 78738. | |
| (2) | The shares reported under “Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock Being Offered for Resale” consist of 2,807,016 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants held by Lynx1 Capital Management LP. The New Warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which limitation restricts Lynx1 Capital Management LP from exercising that portion of the New Warrants that would result in Lynx1 Capital Management LP and its affiliates owning, after exercise, a number of shares of common stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation. The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering” include the aforementioned 2,807,016 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants, as well as (i) 1,538,573 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) 1,860,570 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Lynx1 Capital Management LP, as reported to us by Lynx1 Capital Management LP, which does not give effect to limitations on exercisability of the New Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants. The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock To Be Beneficially Owned Immediately Following the Sale of the Shares of Common Stock Offered for Resale” consist of: (i) 1,538,573 shares of Common Stock; and (ii) 1,339,789 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants, but such number of shares does not include 520,781 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants because Lynx1 Capital Management LP is prohibited from exercising such Pre-Funded Warrants, if, as a result of such exercise, it and its affiliates would beneficially own more than 9.99% of the total number of shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise. Lynx1 Capital Management LP is the investment manager of Lynx1 Master Fund LP (“Lynx1 Fund”). Mr. Weston Nichols, the sole member of Lynx1 Capital Management GP LLC, the general partner of Lynx1 Capital Management LP, has sole voting and investment control over the shares held by Lynx1 Capital Management LP. The address for the above referenced entity is D81 Calle C, Suite 301, PMB 1202, Dorado, Puerto Rico 00646-2051. | |
| (3) | The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering” and “Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock Being Offered for Resale” consists 4,990,214 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of New Warrants held by Armistice Capital LLC, as reported to us by Armistice Capital LLC, which does not give effect to limitations on exercisability of the New Warrants. The securities are directly held by Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Master Fund”), and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by: (i) Armistice Capital, LLC (“Armistice Capital”), as the investment manager of the Master Fund; and (ii) Steven Boyd, as the Managing Member of Armistice Capital. The New Warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99%, which such limitation restricts the Selling Stockholder from exercising that portion of the warrants that would result in the Selling Stockholder and its affiliates owning, after exercise, a number of shares of common stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation. The address of Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. is c/o Armistice Capital, LLC, 510 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022. |
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| (4) | The shares reported under “Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock Being Offered for Resale” consist of 750,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants held by Opaleye, L.P. The New Warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which limitation restricts Opaleye, L.P. from exercising that portion of the New Warrants that would result in Opaleye, L.P. and its affiliates owning, after exercise, a number of shares of common stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation. The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering” include the aforementioned 750,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants, as well as 375,000 shares of Common Stock, as reported to us by Opaleye, L.P., which does not give effect to limitation on exercisability of the New Warrants. The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock To Be Beneficially Owned Immediately Following the Sale of the Shares of Common Stock Offered for Resale” consist of 375,000 shares of Common Stock. Mr. James Silverman, as the President of Opaleye, L.P., is deemed to control Opaleye L.P. The address of Opaleye, L.P. is One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02108. | |
| (5) | The shares reported under “Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock Being Offered for Resale” consist of 250,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants held by Mr. Crutcher. The New Warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which limitation restricts Mr. Crutcher from exercising that portion of the New Warrants that would result in Mr. Crutcher and his affiliates owning, after exercise, a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation. The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering” include the aforementioned 250,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants, as well as 175,438 shares of Common Stock, as reported to us by Mr. Crutcher. The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock To Be Beneficially Owned Immediately Following the Sale of the Shares of Common Stock Offered for Resale” consist of 175,438 shares of Common Stock. The address for Mr. Crutcher is 1334 Beech Valley Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30306. |
Relationships with Selling Stockholders
To our knowledge, except for the Selling Stockholders’ participation in the April 2025 Warrant Inducement and April 2025 Private Placement and as set forth below, the Selling Stockholders do not have, and haves not had within the past three years, any position, office or other material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates.
Armistice Capital LLC was an investor in our public offering that closed in December 2023 and acquired shares of Common Stock, a pre-funded warrant, Series C warrants (the “Series C Warrants”) and Series D warrants (the “Series D Warrants”) in the public offering, of which Series C Warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock and Series D Warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which are subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation, remained outstanding prior to the April 2025 Warrant Inducement, all of which were exercised in connection with the April 2025 Warrant Inducement. Prior to the April 2025 Warrant Inducement, Armistice Capital LLC was also the holder of Series A warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase up to 144,230 shares of Common Stock, all of which were also exercised in connection with the April 2025 Warrant Inducement. The Series A Warrants, Series C Warrants and Series D Warrants exercised by Armistice Capital LLC in connection with the April 2025 Warrant Inducement are collectively referred to as the “Prior Existing Armistice Warrants.”
On March 26, 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with the Selling Stockholders and other investors for the issuance and sale in a private placement offering (the “March 2024 Private Placement”) of an aggregate of: (i) 2,701,315 shares Common Stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants (to purchase up to 2,585,963 shares Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, and (iii) Series E Common Stock purchase warrants (the “Series E 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 (the “Initial Exercise Date”) 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. The Selling Stockholders were issued Series E Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,482,455 shares of Common Stock in the March 2024 Private Placement, which, together with the Prior Existing Armistice Warrants, comprise the Existing Warrants.
In connection with the March 2024 Private Placement, we entered into a side letter agreement with Lynx1 Capital Management LP which provides that Lynx1 Capital Management LP will be entitled to nominate one individual to serve as a director on our Board of Directors for one three-year term commencing with our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
In March 2024, we entered into a collaboration with AstralBio, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company co-founded by Patrick Crutcher, to discover, engineer and develop novel antibodies to treat obesity and other cardiometabolic conditions. As part of the collaboration, we granted an exclusive license to AstralBio of our AI-powered technology to identify and engineer four (4) targets for the treatment of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases, of which AstralBio may continue the pre-clinical development and deploy its proven drug development expertise to advance candidates to an Investigational New Drug (IND) application. We have the exclusive option to license three (3) obesity and cardiometabolic targets from AstralBio and as a result, we will receive the rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize those targets upon exercise.
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In April 2025, we amended the collaboration with AstralBio to add a fifth target for the treatment of cardiometabolic disease. In exchange for adding an additional target to the collaboration and pursuant to the license agreement, AstralBio provided us a $750,000 credit which we applied toward the option fee for the exclusive license of the novel antibody that inhibits the function of Activin E.
On April 25, 2024, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Patrick Crutcher, AstralBio’s Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which we issued stock options to purchase up to 133,000 shares of Common Stock under the 2023 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, which were exercisable at an exercise price of $1.72 per share, but which expired on April 24, 2025, thirty (30) days after the expiration of the term of the Consulting Agreement. The options were not exercised prior to their expiration and were forfeited.
On December 31, 2024, we entered into a License Agreement with AstralBio, pursuant to which AstralBio licensed to us, on a worldwide exclusive basis and with the right to grant sublicenses, under the AstralBio Licensed Patents and AstralBio Licensed Know-How to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize and otherwise exploit any product directed to GDF8 (myostatin) that contains the licensed antibody targeting myostatin for research, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, or management of any disease or medical condition. As partial payment for the License Agreement, we issued 246,087 shares of Common Stock to AstralBio.
On April 21, 2025, we entered into an Activin E License Agreement with AstralBio, pursuant to which AstralBio licensed to us, on a worldwide exclusive basis and with the right to grant sublicenses, under the AstralBio Licensed Patents and AstralBio Licensed Know-How to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize and otherwise exploit any product directed to Activin E that contains the licensed antibody targeting Activin E for research, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, or management of any disease or medical condition.
On January 13, 2025, a pre-funded warrant to purchase 1,560,570 shares of Common Stock that we issued to Woodforest National Bank (“Woodforest”) on May 31, 2024, pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement by and between us and Woodforest, was assigned by Woodforest to Lynx1 Master Fund LP, which pre-funded warrant expires upon full exercise thereof and is exercisable at a nominal exercise price equal to $0.0001 per share.
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The Selling Stockholders of the securities and any of its pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their securities covered hereby on the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:
| · | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
| · | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| · | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| · | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| · | privately negotiated transactions; |
| · | settlement of short sales; |
| · | in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security; |
| · | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
| · | a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
| · | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121.
In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed us that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.
We are required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the registration of the securities. We have agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for us to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the Common Stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
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The validity of the Shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Blank Rome LLP.
The consolidated financial statements of iBio Inc. and Subsidiaries for the two years ended June 30, 2024 have been audited by Grassi & Co., CPAs, P.C., independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing in iBio Inc. and Subsidiaries Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024, and incorporated by reference herein. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon such report, which includes an explanatory paragraph on our ability to continue as a going concern, given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits to the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the securities being offered under this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as a part of the registration statement. Neither we, the Selling Stockholders nor any agent, underwriter or dealer has authorized any person to provide you with different information. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders are making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front page of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the securities offered by this prospectus.
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information about iBio, Inc. is contained at our website, www.ibioinc.com. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We make available on our website our SEC filings as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports are filed with the SEC.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The SEC file number for the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus is 001-35023. The documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain important information that you should read about us.
The following documents are incorporated by reference into this prospectus:
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on September 20, 2024, as amended September 24, 2024; | |
| · | Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on November 12, 2024, Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 10, 2025, and Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on May 2, 2025; | |
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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 3, 2024, July 9, 2024, July 26, 2024, November 25, 2024 (other than information furnished under Item 2.02 and exhibits related thereto), January 2, 2025 (other than information furnished under Item 7.01 and exhibits related thereto), January 10, 2025 (other than information furnished under Item 7.01 and exhibits related thereto), January 13, 2025, February 19, 2025 (other than information furnished under Item 7.01 and exhibits related thereto), April 7, 2025 (other than information furnished under Item 7.01 and exhibits related thereto), April 8, 2025 (other than information furnished under Item 7.01 and exhibits related thereto), April 22, 2025 (other than information furnished under Item 7.01 and exhibits related thereto); and | |
| · | The description of our Common Stock set forth in: (i) our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on December 29, 2010, including any amendments thereto or reports filed for the purposes of updating this description, and (ii) Exhibit 4.2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on September 20, 2024. |
We also incorporate by reference into this prospectus all documents (other than portions of those documents not deemed filed) that are filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (Commission File Number 001-35023) (i) on or after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement, and (ii) on or after the date of this prospectus but prior to the termination of the offering (i.e., until the earlier of the date on which all of the securities registered hereunder have been sold or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part has been withdrawn). These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements.
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We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, without charge upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus, including exhibits that are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. You can request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address or telephone number:
iBio, Inc.
11750 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92121
(979) 446-0027
Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth the expenses in connection with this registration statement. All of such expenses are estimates, other than the filing fee payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| Amount | ||||
| SEC registration fee | $ | 1,356 | ||
| Legal fees and expenses | 40,000 | |||
| Accounting fees and expenses | 10,000 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 3,644 | |||
| Total: | $ | 55,000 | ||
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, empowers a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers and to purchase insurance with respect to liability arising out of their capacity or status as directors and officers, provided that the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s actions were unlawful. The DGCL further provides that the indemnification permitted thereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the directors and officers may be entitled under the corporation’s bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or otherwise.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director or officer of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except (i) for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) a director for payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions; (iv) for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or (v) an officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide for the indemnification of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
In addition, as permitted by Delaware law, our certificate of incorporation includes provisions that eliminate the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages resulting from breaches of certain fiduciary duties as a director, except to the extent such an exemption from liability thereof is not permitted under the DGCL.
As permitted by the DGCL, we have entered into indemnity agreements with each of our directors and executive officers, that require us to indemnify such persons against any and all costs and expenses (including attorneys’, witness or other professional fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such persons in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (including derivative actions), whether actual or threatened, to which any such person may be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer or is or was acting or serving as our officer, director, employee or agent or any of our affiliated enterprises. Under these agreements, we are not required to provide indemnification for certain matters, including:
| · | indemnification beyond that permitted by the DGCL; |
| · | indemnification for any proceeding with respect to the unlawful payment of remuneration to the director or officer; |
| · | indemnification for certain proceedings involving a final judgment that the director or officer is required to disgorge profits from the purchase or sale of our stock; |
| · | indemnification for proceedings involving a final judgment that the director’s or officer’s conduct was in bad faith, knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or constituted willful misconduct or a breach of his or her duty of loyalty, but only to the extent of such specific determination; |
| · | indemnification for proceedings or claims brought by an officer or director against us or any of our directors, officers, employees or agents, except for claims to establish a right of indemnification or proceedings or claims approved by our board of directors or required by law; |
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| · | indemnification for settlements the director or officer enters into without our consent; or |
| · | indemnification in violation of any undertaking required by the Securities Act or in any registration statement filed by us. |
The indemnification agreements also set forth certain procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification thereunder.
We have an insurance policy in place that covers our officers and directors with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act or otherwise.
Item 16. Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the signature page hereto for a list of exhibits filed as part of this registration statement on Form S-3, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(A) Each prospectus filed by a Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
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That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by a Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of a Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, that Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on the 13th day of June, 2025.
| IBIO, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Martin Brenner | |
| Martin Brenner | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Martin Brenner and Felipe Duran, jointly and severally, as his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (iii) act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this registration statement or any such amendment or any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (iv) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact or any of his substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Martin Brenner | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Scientific Officer and Director | June 13, 2025 | ||
| Martin Brenner | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
| /s/ Felipe Duran | Chief Financial Officer | June 13, 2025 | ||
| Felipe Duran | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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| /s/ Alexandra Kropotova | Director | June 13, 2025 | ||
| Alexandra Kropotova | ||||
| /s/ William Clark | Director | June 13, 2025 | ||
| William Clark | ||||
| /s/ Gary Sender | Director | June 13, 2025 | ||
| Gary Sender | ||||
| /s/ Evert Schimmelpennink | Director | June 13, 2025 | ||
| Evert Schimmelpennink | ||||
| /s/ David Arkowitz | Director | June 13, 2025 | ||
| David Arkowitz | ||||
| /s/ António Parada | Director | June 13, 2025 | ||
| António Parada | ||||
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Exhibit 4.1
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
SERIES F WARRANTS TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
IBIO, INC.
| Warrant Shares: _______ | Issuance Date: April 29, 2025 |
THIS SERIES F WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (this “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, _____________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the six month anniversary of the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on April 28, 2030 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from IBIO, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ______ shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one Warrant Share under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Warrant Inducement Agreement (the “Warrant Inducement Agreement”), dated April 29, 2025, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
2. Exercise.
(a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person so executing such Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
For the avoidance of doubt, there is no circumstance that would require the Company to net cash settle the Warrants.
(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price of this Warrant shall be $0.86 per share, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
(c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof 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 the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
| (A) | = | as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (x) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (y) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day; |
| (B) | = | the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and |
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| (X) | = | the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the VWAP of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
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(d) Mechanics of Exercise
(i) Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of the Warrant Shares, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”); provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the instance of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company by such date. Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, at the option of the Holder either (A) in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until the earlier of such Warrant Shares being delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise or (B) the amount pursuant to a Buy-In pursuant to Section 2(d)(iv) hereof. The Company agrees to maintain a registrar (which may be the Transfer Agent) that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.
(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
(iii) Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise by delivering written notice to the Company at any time prior to the delivery of such Warrant Shares (in which case any liquidated damages payable under Section 2(d)(i) shall no longer be payable).
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(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (other than any such failure that is solely due to any action or inaction by the Holder with respect to such exercise), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Warrants with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share of Common Stock.
(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. The issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
(vii) Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
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(viii) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with (i) the Holder’s Affiliates, (ii) any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates, and (iii) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s for the purposes of Section 13(d) (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Warrant Shares which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be [4.99/9.99/19.99]% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. If the Warrant is unexercisable as a result of the Holder’s Beneficial Ownership Limitation, no alternate consideration is owing to the Holder. Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, and in addition to the beneficial ownership limitations provided herein, the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Warrant Inducement and this Warrant shall be limited to 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the Issuance Date (the “Exchange Cap”), unless shareholder approval is obtained by the Company to issue more than the Exchange Cap.
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(ix)
3. Certain Adjustments.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Warrant Shares issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant remains unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.
(b) [RESERVED]
(c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time that this Warrant is outstanding the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of all of the shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
(d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all of the holders of stock of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, shares or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement (other than a stock split) or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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(e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person and the Company is not the surviving entity, (ii) the Company (or any Subsidiary), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of shares of Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the shares of Common Stock are effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than a stock split), or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement (other than a stock split)) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within thirty (30) days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder, as described below, an amount of consideration equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity, as of the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), valued at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received shares of the Successor Entity (which Successor Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365-day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the greater of (i) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (ii) the highest VWAP during the period beginning on the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction (or the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, if earlier) and ending on the Trading Day of the Holder’s request pursuant to this Section 3(e) and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds within five Business Days of the Holder’s election (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction). The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
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(f) [RESERVED]
(g) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share of Common Stock, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
(h) Notice to Holder.
(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment; provided, however, that no notice shall be required if the information is disseminated by the Company in a filing with the Commission on its EDGAR system pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K or in a press release.
(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company declares a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form (other than a stock split)) on the shares of Common Stock, (B) the Company declares a special nonrecurring cash dividend on, or a redemption of, the shares of Common Stock, (C) the Company authorizes the granting to all holders of the shares of Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights (excluding any granting or issuance of rights to all of the Company’s shareholders pursuant to a shareholder rights plan), (D) the approval of any shareholders of the Company is required in connection with a Fundamental Transaction, or (E) the Company authorizes the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least five (5) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified (unless such information is filed with the Commission on its EDGAR system in which case a notice shall not be required), a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the shares of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the shares of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice and provided, further that no notice shall be required if the information is disseminated in a press release or document filed with the Commission. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
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(i) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
4. Transfer of Warrant.
(a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
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(d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the applicable provisions of the Warrant Inducment Agreement.
(e) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) Currency. All dollar amounts referred to in this Warrant are in United States Dollars (“U.S. Dollars”). All amounts owing under this Warrant shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies shall be converted in the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “Exchange Rate” means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Warrant, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal (NY edition) on the relevant date of calculation.
(b) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
(c) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
(d) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
(e) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued and delivered, as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
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Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
(f) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
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(g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and if the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state, federal or foreign securities laws.
(h) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Warrant Inducement Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
(i) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
(j) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any shares of Common Stock or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
(k) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(l) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
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(m) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Warrant Shares underlying the Common Warrants of the Company issued on the Closing Date that are outstanding as of such date.
(n) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
(o) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
| IBIO, INC. | ||
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| Name: Martin Brenner | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer | ||
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: IBIO, INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
¨ in lawful money of the United States; or
¨ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity:
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
Name of Authorized Signatory:
Title of Authorized Signatory:
Date:
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
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Exhibit 5.1
1271 Avenue of the Americas |New York, NY 10020
blankrome.com
June 13, 2025
The Board of Directors
iBio, Inc.
11750 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92121
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is furnished to you in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for the registration of the resale of an aggregate of 11,253,370 shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of iBio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). All of the Warrant Shares are being registered on behalf of a stockholders of the Company (the “Selling Stockholders”). The Warrant Shares are issuable upon the exercise of Series F warrants (the “Series F Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 11,253,370 shares of Common Stock, which Series F Warrants were issued and sold to the Selling Stockholders in a private placement offering, pursuant to the terms of that certain Warrant Inducement Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2025 (the “Inducement Agreement”), between the Company and the Selling Stockholders. This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
In rendering the opinion set forth herein, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Registration Statement; (ii) the Inducement Agreement; (iii) the form of Series F Warrant; (iv) resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”); (v) the certificate of incorporation of the Company, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”); (vi) the second amended and restated bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”); and (vii) such other corporate records, agreements, certificates, including, but not limited to, certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company, statutes and other instruments and documents as we considered relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed.
In rendering this opinion, we have assumed, without inquiry, (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals; (ii) the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies; (iii) the legal capacity of all natural persons and the genuineness of all signatures on the Registration Statement and all documents submitted to us; and (iv) that the books and records of the Company are maintained in accordance with proper corporate procedures. We have also assumed that the Company will, at the time of any issuance of the Warrant Shares have a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation to so issue the relevant number of Warrant Shares and such Warrant Shares will be issued for not less than the par value of the Common Stock.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Warrant Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Series F Warrants, including the payment of the exercise price therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
iBio, Inc.
Board of Directors
June 13, 2025
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We are opining solely on all applicable statutory provisions of Delaware corporate law, including the rules and regulations underlying those provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and all applicable judicial and regulatory determinations. This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware as in effect on the date hereof and we express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving our consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Blank Rome LLP | |
| BLANK ROME LLP |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated September 20, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of iBio, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, and for the years then ended which report is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of iBio, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our audit report includes an explanatory paragraph relating to iBio, Inc. and Subsidiaries ability to continue as a going concern. We also consent to the reference to our firm under heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
Jericho, New York
June 12, 2025