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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.WASHINGTON, DC 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023

 

FORM 10-QOR

 

(MARK ONE)

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

 

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

For the quarter ended March 31, 2021

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

For the transition period from ___________________ to ___________________

 

Commission file number: File Number: 001-39871

 

BIG CYPRESS ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

SAB BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


 

Delaware

84-3899721

85-3899721

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2100 East 54th Street North

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

57104

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

300 W. 41st Street, Suite 202

Miami Beach, FL 33140

(Address of principal executive offices)

(305) 204-3338

(Issuer’sRegistrants telephone number)number, including area code: (605) 679-6980


 

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which
registered

Units, each consisting of one share of common

Common stock, $0.0001 par value $0.0001 per share and one-half of one redeemable warrant

 BCYPU

SABS

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per shareBCYPThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants,

Warrants, each exercisable for sharesone share of common stockCommon Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

 BCYPW

SABSW

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

[  ]

Accelerated filer

[  ]

Non-accelerated filer

[X]

Smaller reporting company

[X]

 

Emerging growth company

[X]

 

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

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

As of May 20, 2021, 14,792,200July 31, 2023, the registrant had 52,319,156 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value $0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding.

 



 


 

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BIG CYPRESS ACQUISITION CORP.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

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Part I. Financial Information 3

PART I.

Item 1. Financial StatementsFINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1.

CondensedConsolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

2

Consolidated Balance Sheets

2

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

3

Condensed StatementConsolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)Changes In Stockholders’ Equity

4

 4

Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

5
Condensed StatementConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

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 6

Notes to Unaudited CondensedConsolidated Financial Statements

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Item 2.

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

17

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Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures RegardingAbout Market Risk

19

34

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

34

 19

PART II.

Part II. Other InformationOTHER INFORMATION

35

 20

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

20

35

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

20

35

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

20

35

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

21

35

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

21

35

Item 5.

Other Information

21

35

Item 6.

Exhibits

21

36

Part III. Signatures

22

37

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. InterimConsolidated Financial Statements.Statements (Unaudited).

 

BIG CYPRESS ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETSSAB Biotherapeutics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

  March 31,
2021
  

December 31,

2020

 
  (unaudited)    
Assets:        
Cash $858,055  $84,836 
Prepaid Expenses  262,583   2,258 
Total current assets  1,120,638   87,094 
         
Deferred offering costs     235,111 
Marketable securities held in Trust Account  116,152,419    
Total Assets $117,273,057  $322,205 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
Accrued offering costs and expenses $80,000  $156,201 
Promissory note – related party     150,000 
Total current liabilities  80,000   306,201 
Deferred underwriting fee  4,220,500    
Warrant liability  3,582,896    
Total liabilities  7,883,396   306,201 
         
Commitments and Contingencies        
         
Common Stock subject to possible redemption, 10,335,609 and no shares at redemption value at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  104,389,656    
         
Stockholders’ Equity:        
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding       
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized;4,456,591 and 2,875,000 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 10,335,609 and no shares subject to possible redemption) at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively (1)  445   288 
Additional paid-in capital  2,035,336   24,712 
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)  2,964,224   (8,996)
Total stockholders’ equity  5,000,005   16,004 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $117,273,057  $322,205 
  

June 30, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 
  

(Unaudited)

     

Assets

        

Current assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $7,774,459  $15,046,894 

Accounts receivable, net

  364,117   5,556,577 

Prepaid expenses

  867,604   1,493,982 

Total current assets

  9,006,180   22,097,453 

Long-term prepaid insurance

  434,000   467,694 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

  730,583   1,192,054 

Financing lease right-of-use assets

  3,744,185   3,896,873 

Property, plant and equipment, net

  21,527,612   23,250,853 

Total assets

 $35,442,560  $50,904,927 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

        

Current liabilities

        

Accounts payable

 $1,403,847  $3,679,116 

Notes payable

  111,894   772,665 

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

  545,964   490,794 

Finance lease liabilities, current portion

  127,022   132,788 

Deferred grant income

  2,894,781    

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  5,927,527   9,917,981 

Total current liabilities

  11,011,035   14,993,344 

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

  91,816   361,225 

Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent

  3,485,754   3,629,642 

Warrant liabilities

  595,860   320,930 

Convertible Debt

  541,644   541,644 

Total liabilities

  15,726,109   19,846,785 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)

          

Stockholders’ equity

        

Preferred stock; $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

      

Common stock; $0.0001 par value; 490,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 52,861,314 and 50,940,920 shares issued, respectively, and 52,314,656 and 50,394,262 outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

  5,286   5,094 

Treasury stock, at cost; 546,658 shares held at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

  (5,521,246)  (5,521,246)

Additional paid-in capital

  87,336,872   84,444,049 

Accumulated deficit

  (62,104,461)  (47,869,755)

Total stockholders’ equity

  19,716,451   31,058,142 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $35,442,560  $50,904,927 

 

TheSee accompanying notes are an integral partto the consolidated financial statements

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SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 

Revenue

                

Grant revenue

 $85,518  $6,350,525  $666,619  $18,153,601 

Total revenue

  85,518   6,350,525   666,619   18,153,601 

Operating expenses

                

Research and development

  3,662,130   8,584,427   8,197,851   21,947,692 

General and administrative

  2,900,006   4,309,042   6,347,395   9,456,191 

Total operating expenses

  6,562,136   12,893,469   14,545,246   31,403,883 

Loss from operations

  (6,476,618)  (6,542,944)  (13,878,627)  (13,250,282)

Other income (expense)

                

Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities

  (357,516)  1,730,080   (274,930)  9,579,652 

Interest expense

  (75,320)  (71,237)  (167,705)  (143,259)

Interest income

  28,568   15,824   86,556   23,757 

Total other income (expense)

  (404,268)  1,674,667   (356,079)  9,460,150 

Loss before income taxes

  (6,880,886)  (4,868,277)  (14,234,706)  (3,790,132)

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (92,281)      

Net loss

 $(6,880,886) $(4,775,996) $(14,234,706) $(3,790,132)

Loss per common share attributable to the Company’s shareholders

                

Basic and diluted earnings per common share

 $(0.14) $(0.11) $(0.28) $(0.09)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

  50,421,262   42,999,413   50,407,412   43,048,254 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes In Stockholders Equity

(Unaudited)

  

Common stock

      

Treasury Stock

         
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Additional Paid-In Capital

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Accumulated Deficit

  

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

  43,487,279  $4,349  $67,674,515     $  $(29,128,951) $38,549,913 

Issuance of common stock for exercise of stock options

  14,500   1   7,829            7,830 

Forward Share Purchase Agreement, final settlement

        817,060            817,060 

Repurchase of common stock pursuant to the Forward Share Purchase Agreement

        5,521,246   (546,658)  (5,521,246)      

Stock-based compensation

        897,600            897,600 

Net income

                 985,863   985,863 

Balance at March 31, 2022

  43,501,779  $4,350  $74,918,250   (546,658) $(5,521,246) $(28,143,088) $41,258,266 

Issuance of common stock for exercise of stock options

  75,764   8   69,133            69,141 

Stock-based compensation

        569,861            569,861 

Net loss

                 (4,775,996)  (4,775,996)

Balance at June 30, 2022

  43,577,543  $4,358  $75,557,244   (546,658) $(5,521,246) $(32,919,084) $37,121,272 

Balance at December 31, 2022

  50,940,920  $5,094  $84,444,049   (546,658) $(5,521,246) $(47,869,755) $31,058,142 

Issuance of common stock for exercise of stock options

  3,500      1,890            1,890 

Professional fees paid with warrants

        93,530            93,530 

Stock-based compensation

        602,780            602,780 

Net loss

                 (7,353,820)  (7,353,820)

Balance at March 31, 2023

  50,944,420  $5,094  $85,142,249   (546,658) $(5,521,246) $(55,223,575) $24,402,522 

Issuance of common stock for settlement of accrued liabilities

  1,916,894   192   1,549,808            1,550,000 

Stock-based compensation

        644,815            644,815 

Net loss

                 (6,880,886)  (6,880,886)

Balance at June 30, 2023

  52,861,314  $5,286  $87,336,872   (546,658) $(5,521,246) $(62,104,461) $19,716,451 

 

BIG CYPRESS ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

(UNAUDITED)

Operating costs $111,612 
Loss from Operations  (111,612)
     
Other income:    
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account  2,419 
Offering costs allocated to warrants  (359,874)
Change in fair value of warrant liability  3,442,287 
Total other income  3,084,832 
     
Net income $2,973,220 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (1)  3,532,050 
Basic and diluted net income per common share $0.84 

(1)Excludes an aggregate of 10,335,609 shares subject to possible redemption.

TheSee accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensedto the consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIG CYPRESS ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYSAB Biotherapeutics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(UNAUDITED)(Unaudited)

 

        Additional     Total 
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance as of January 1, 2021  2,875,000  $288  $24,712  $(8,996) $16,004 
Sale of 11,500,000 Units, net of underwriting discount and offering expenses  11,500,000   1,150   109,250,365      109,251,515 
Sale of 417,200 Private Units  417,200   42   4,171,958      4,172,000 
Proceeds received from sale of shares to representative        2,105      2,105 
Initial classification of warrant liability          (7,025,183)      (7,025,183)
Common stock subject to possible redemption  (10,335,609)  (1,035)  (104,388,621)     (104,389,656)
Net income           2,973,220   2,973,220 
Balance as of March 31, 2021  4,456,591  $445  $2,035,336  $2,964,224  $5,000,005 
  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net loss

 $(14,234,706) $(3,790,132)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

  1,767,226   1,385,427 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

  48,209   73,016 

Stock-based compensation expense

  1,247,595   1,467,461 

Gain on sale of equipment

     (14,278)

Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities

  274,930   (9,579,652)

Professional fees paid with equity instruments

  143,530    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

  5,194,842   (1,601,964)

Prepaid expenses

  657,689   324,889 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

  266,755   (36,056)

Accounts payable

  (2,275,271)  485,058 

Due to related party

     (2,367)

Deferred grant income

  2,894,781   (100,000)

Accrued expense and other current liabilities

  (2,490,453)  (2,597,169)

Net cash used in operating activities

  (6,504,873)  (13,985,767)
         

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Proceeds from the sale of equipment

     76,390 

Purchases of equipment

  (43,984)  (1,970,156)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (43,984)  (1,893,766)
         

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Payments of notes payable

  (660,772)  (1,516,833)

Payments related to the Forward Share Purchase Agreement

     (5,521,246)

Principal payments on finance leases

  (64,696)  (87,884)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

  1,890   76,971 

Net cash used in financing activities

  (723,578)  (7,048,992)
         

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (7,272,435)  (22,928,525)

Cash and cash equivalents

        

Beginning of year

  15,046,894   39,545,018 

End of period

 $7,774,459  $16,616,493 

Supplemental disclosures:

        

Cash paid for interest

 $120,022  $143,259 
         

Supplemental information on non-cash investing and finance activities:

        

Settlement of accrued liabilities through the issuance of common stock

 $1,500,000  $ 

 

TheSee accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensedto the consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIG CYPRESS ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSSAB BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

(UNAUDITED)

Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net Income $2,973,220 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:    
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account  (2,419)
Offering costs allocated to warrants  359,874 
Change in fair value of warrant liability  (3,442,287)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Prepaid assets  (260,325)
Accrued expenses  8,778 
Net cash used in operating activities  (363,159)
     
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:    
Investment of cash in Trust Account  (116,150,000)
Net cash used in investing activities  (116,150,000)
     
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:    
Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts  113,470,500 
Proceeds from sale of Private Units  4,172,000 
Proceeds from sale of representative shares  2,105 
Repayment of promissory note – related party  (150,000)
Payment of deferred offering costs  (208,227)
Net cash provided by financing activities  117,286,378 
Net change in cash  773,219 
Cash, beginning of period  84,836 
Cash, end of the period $858,055 
     
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:    
Initial value of common stock subject to possible redemption 

101,131,827

 
Initial classification of warrant liability  

7,025,183

 
Deferred underwriters’ discount payable charged to additional paid-in capital  

4,220,500

 
Change in initial value of common stock subject to possible redemption  

3,257,829

 
Change in accrued offering costs  

84,979

 

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

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BIG CYPRESS ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Note NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


(1 — Organization and) Nature of Business Operations

 

On October 22, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), we consummated the business combination contemplated by the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of June 21, 2021, as amended on August 12, 2021, made by and among Big Cypress Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“BCYP”), Big Cypress Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SAB” or “SAB Biotherapeutics” or the “Company”), and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, solely in its capacity as the representative, agent and attorney-in-fact of the SAB Stockholders (the “Company”“Business Combination”). Upon closing of the Business Combination, Merger Sub merged with SAB Biotherapeutics, with SAB Biotherapeutics as the surviving company of the merger. Upon closing of the Business Combination, BCYP changed its name to “SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc.”

SAB is a newly organized blank checkclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company incorporatedfocused on the development and commercialization of a portfolio of products from its proprietary immunotherapy platform to produce fully targeted human polyclonal antibodies, without using human plasma or serum. SAB’s novel DiversitAb platform enables the rapid production of large amounts of targeted human polyclonal antibodies, leveraging transchromosomic cattle (Tc Bovine™) that have been genetically designed to produce human antibodies (immunoglobulin G) rather than bovine in Delaware on November 12, 2020. The Company was formed forresponse to an antigen. Animal antibodies have been made in rabbits, sheep and horses. However, SAB’s platform is the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (“Business Combination”).first to produce fully human antibodies in large animals.

Going Concern

 

As of March 31, 2021,June 30, 2023, the Company has experienced net losses, negative cash flows from operations and had not commenced any operations. All activity through March 31, 2021 relatesan accumulated deficit of $62.1 million. The Company anticipates to continue to generate losses for the foreseeable future and expects the losses to increase as the Company continues the development of, and seek regulatory approvals for, product candidates, and begin commercialization of products. As a result, the Company will require additional capital to fund operations in order to support long-term plans, in particular, following the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination (see Note 4,Revenue for further information about the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination). These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s formation andability to continue as a going concern for the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) which is described below, and identifyingone-year period following the date that these financial statements were issued.

To continue as a target company for a Business Combination.going concern, the Company will need, among other things, to raise additional capital resources. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completionplans to seek additional funding through a combination of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.

The registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 11, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On January 14, 2021,equity or debt financings, or other third-party financing, collaborative or other funding arrangements. Should the Company consummated the IPO of 11,500,000 units (the “Units”) and, with respect to the shares of common stock included in the Units sold (the “Public Shares”), which included the full exercise by the underwriters of the over-allotment option to purchase anseek additional 1,500,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000, which is discussed in Note 4. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, and one-half redeemable warrant to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per whole share.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO,financing from outside sources, the Company consummated the sale of 417,200 units (the “Placement Units”), at a price of $10.00 per unit, in a private placementmay not be able to Big Cypress Holdings LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $4,172,000, which is discussed in Note 5.

Transaction costs of the IPO amounted to $6,108,360 consisting of $1,529,500 of underwriting fee, $4,220,500 of deferred underwriting fee, and $358,360 of other offering costs, and of which $359,874 were allocated to expense associated with the warrant liability.

Following the closing of the IPOraise such financing on January 14, 2021, $116,150,000 ($10.10 per Unit) from the net offering proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Placement Units was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be releasedterms acceptable to the Company to pay its franchise and income tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), the proceeds from this IPO and the sale of the Placement Units will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of (a) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, (b) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and (c) the redemption of the Company’s public shares ifor at all. If the Company is unable to completeraise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, the initial business combination within 15 months (or upCompany may be required to 21 months) fromscale back or discontinue the closingadvancement of this IPO, subject to applicable law. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the Company’s public stockholders.product candidates, reduce headcount, liquidate assets, file for bankruptcy, reorganize, merge with another entity, or cease operations.

 

The Company will provide its public stockholders withunaudited consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2023, have been prepared on the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of the initial business combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the initial business combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whetherbasis that the Company will seek stockholder approval ofcontinue as a proposed initial business combination or conduct a tender offer will be made bygoing concern, and do not include any adjustments to reflect the Company, solely in its discretion. The stockholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then on deposit in the Trust Account (initially approximately $10.10 per share, plus any pro rata interest earnedpossible future effects on the funds held inrecoverability and classification of assets or the Trust Accountamounts and not previously released toclassification of liabilities that may result from the possible inability for the Company to pay its tax obligations).continue as a going concern.

 

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(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

The Company will have 15 months (or up to 21 months) from the closingA summary of the IPO on January 14, 2021 to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). However, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will redeem 100%significant accounting policies applied in preparation of the outstanding public shares for a pro rata portionaccompanying consolidated financial statements is set forth below.

Basis of the funds held in the trust account, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to the Company to pay its franchise and income taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law and as further described in registration statement, and then seek to dissolve and liquidate.presentation

 

The Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and placement shares in connection with the completion of the initial business combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and placement shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares and placement shares if the Company fails to complete the initial business combination within the Combination Period.

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or similar agreement or business combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, if less than $10.00 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the trust account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. However, the Company has not asked its Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified whether its Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that the Company’s Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure that its Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management is continuing to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that it could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Note 2 — Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements

In April 2021, the Company concluded that, because of a misapplication of the accounting guidance related to its Public and Private Placement warrants the Company issued in January 2021, the Company’s previously issued balance sheet as of January 14, 2021 on Form 8-K should no longer be relied upon. As such, the Company is restating its balance sheet included in this Quarterly Report.

On April 12, 2021, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC Staff”) issued a public statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Staff Statement”). In the SEC Staff Statement, the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the warrants to be classified as liabilities on the SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to equity. Since issuance on January 14, 2021, the Company’s warrants were accounted for as equity within the Company’s previously reported balance sheet, and after discussion and evaluation, management, in consultation with its Audit Committee, concluded that the warrants should be presented as liabilities with subsequent fair value remeasurement.

Historically, the Warrants were reflected as a component of equity as opposed to liabilities on the balance sheets and the statements of operations did not include the subsequent non-cash changes in estimated fair value of the Warrants, based on our application of FASB ASC Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40). The views expressed in the SEC Staff Statement were not consistent with the Company’s historical interpretation of the specific provisions within its warrant agreement and the Company’s application of ASC 815-40 to the warrant agreement. The Company reassessed its accounting for Warrants issued on January 14, 2021, in light of the SEC Staff’s published views. Based on this reassessment, management determined that the Warrants should be classified as liabilities measured at fair value upon issuance, with subsequent changes in fair value reported in the Company Statement of Operations each reporting period.

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Impact of the Restatement

The impact to the balance sheet dated January 14, 2021, filed on Form 8-K on January 21, 2021 related to the impact of accounting for public and private warrants as liabilities at fair value resulted in a $7.0 million increase to the warrant liabilities line item on January 14, 2021 and offsetting decrease to the Class A common stock subject to redemption mezzanine equity line item. Transaction costs of the IPO of $355,750 were allocated to expense associated with the warrant liability, which is reflected in the change to the accumulated deficit line. There is no change to total stockholders’ equity at any reported balance sheet date.

  As of January 14, 2021 
  As Previously
Reported
  Restatement
Adjustment
  As Restated 
Balance Sheet as of January 14, 2021         
Total assets $117,645,054  $  $117,645,045 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity            
Total current liabilities $267,540  $  $267,540 
Stock warrant liabilities     7,025,183   7,025,183 
Total liabilities $4,488,040   7,025,183   11,513,223 
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; shares subject to possible redemption  108,157,010   (7,025,183)  101,131,827 
Stockholders’ equity            
Preferred stock- $0.0001 par value         
Common stock - $0.0001 par value  398   81   479 
Additional paid-in-capital  5,003,838   355,669   5,359,507 
Accumulated deficit  (4,232)  (355,750)  (359,982)
Total stockholders’ equity  5,000,004      5,000,004 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $117,645,054  $  $117,645,054 

Note 3 — Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordanceconformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of AmericaU.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for athe fair presentation of the Company’s financial position operating results and cash flows for the periods presentedpresented.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensedBusiness Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP (the “Reverse Recapitalization”). Under this method of accounting, BCYP is treated as the “acquired” company and SAB Biotherapeutics is treated as the acquirer for financial statements should be read in conjunction withreporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KReverse Recapitalization was treated as the equivalent of SAB Biotherapeutics issuing stock for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filednet assets of BCYP, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of BCYP are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. SAB Biotherapeutics was determined to be the SECaccounting acquirer based on April 2, 2021, which contains the audited financial statementsfollowing predominant factors:

SAB Biotherapeutics’ shareholders have the largest portion of voting rights in the Company;

the board of directors and management are primarily composed of individuals associated with SAB Biotherapeutics;

the operations of SAB comprise the ongoing operations of the Company.

The consolidated assets, liabilities and notes thereto. The interim results forof operations prior to the three months ended March 31, 2021Reverse Recapitalization are not necessarily indicativethose of SAB Biotherapeutics. At the Closing Date, and subject to the terms and conditions of the resultsMerger Agreement, each share of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and each share of the SAB Biotherapeutics convertible preferred stock that was convertible into a share of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock at a one-to-one ratio, was converted into common stock of the Company equal to be expected forapproximately 0.4653 (the “Exchange Ratio”). The shares and corresponding capital amounts and losses per share, prior to the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future interim periods.Business Combination, have been retroactively restated based on shares reflecting the Exchange Ratio established in the Business Combination.

 

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Emerging Growth Company Statusgrowth company status

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a)2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Further, Section 102(b)(1)102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act)Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Principles of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, SAB Sciences, Inc., SAB Capra, LLC, Aurochs, LLC, and SAB BIO PTY LTD. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Significant risks and uncertainties

The Company’s operations are subject to a number of factors that can affect its operating results and financial condition. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the results of research and development efforts, clinical trial activities of the Company’s product candidates, the Company’s ability to obtain regulatory approval to market its product candidates, competition from products manufactured and sold or being developed by other companies, and the Company’s ability to raise capital.

The Company currently has no commercially approved products and there can be no assurance that the Company’s research and development will be successfully commercialized. Developing and commercializing a product requires significant time and capital and is subject to regulatory review and approval as well as competition from other biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. The Company operates in an environment of rapid change and is dependent upon the continued services of its employees and obtaining and protecting intellectual property. Additional funding may be needed to cover operational costs as the Company moves forward with the Company’s efforts to develop a commercially approved product. 

Use of Estimatesestimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with USU.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and liabilitiesexpenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements. The Company has used significant estimates in its determination of stock-based compensation assumptions, determination of the fair value of the Company’s common stock prior to becoming a public company, determination of the fair value of the Company’s warrants, determination of the incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”) used in the calculation of the Company’s right of use assets and lease liabilities, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. Actual amounts realized may differ from these estimates.

Fair Value Measurements 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The following fair value hierarchy classifies the inputs to valuation techniques that would be used to measure fair value into one of three levels:

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

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

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

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The Company accounts for warrants to purchase its common stock pursuant to ASC Topic 470,Debt, and ASC Topic 480,Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and classifies warrants for common stock as liabilities or equity. The warrants classified as liabilities are reported at their estimated fair value (see Note 12,Fair Value Measurements) and any changes in fair value are reflected in other income and expense. The warrants classified as equity are reported at their estimated relative fair value with no subsequent remeasurement. The Company’s outstanding warrants are discussed in more detail in Note 12,Fair Value Measurements.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash equivalents include short-term, highly liquid instruments, consisting of money market accounts and short-term investments with original maturities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amountspurchase of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.90 days or less.

 

Cash

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount, less an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts for potential credit losses that are expected to be incurred, based on management’s assessment of the collectability of specific accounts, the aging of the accounts receivable, historical information and Cash Equivalentsother currently available evidence. Receivables are written off when deemed uncollectible. To date, no receivables have been written off. The Company had no allowance for doubtful accounts as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Concentration of credit risk

 

The Company considers all short-term investmentsmaintains its cash and cash equivalent balances in the form of business checking accounts and money market accounts, the balances of which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. Although the Company currently believes that the financial institutions with an original maturity of three months or less when purchasedwhom it does business, will be able to fulfill their commitments to the Company, there is no assurance that those institutions will be cash equivalents.able to continue to do so. The Company did has not have experienced any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2021 credit losses associated with its balances in such accounts for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2020.

Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account

At March 31, 2021, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds which invest U.S. Treasury securities.

Warrant LiabilitiesJune 30, 2022.

 

The Company evaluatedreceived 100% of its total revenue through grants from government organizations during the Public Warrantsthree and Private Placement Warrants (collectively, “Warrants”, which are discussed in Note 2, Note 4, Note 5 six months ended June 30, 2023 and Note 9) in accordance with ASC 815-40, “Derivatives2022.

Lease liabilities and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”, and concluded that a provision in the Warrant Agreement relatedright-of-use assets

The Company is party to certain tender or exchange offers precludes the Warrants from being accountedcontractual arrangements for as components of equity. As the Warrantsequipment, lab space, and an animal facility, which meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815, the Warrants are recorded as derivative liabilities on the Condensed Balance Sheet and measured at fair value at inception (on the date of the IPO) and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, with changes in fair value recognized in the Condensed Statement of Operations in the period of change.

Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering

The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1. Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as non-operating expenses in the statement of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A common stock were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. Transaction costs amounted to $6,108,360, of which $359,874 were allocated to expense associated with the warrant liability.

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Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance inleases under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument842,Leases (“ASC 842”). In accordance with ASC 842, the Company recorded right-of-use assets and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that is either withinrelated lease liabilities for the controlpresent value of the holder or subject to redemption uponlease payments over the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity.lease terms. The Company’s common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outsideIBR was used in the calculation of the Company’s controlits right-of-use assets and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.

Income Taxeslease liabilities.

 

The Company accountselected not to apply the recognition requirements of ASC 842 to short-term leases, which are deemed to be leases with a lease term of twelve months or less. Instead, the Company recognized lease payments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable payments in the period in which the obligation for these payments was incurred. The Company elected this policy for all classes of underlying assets.

Research and development expenses

Expenses incurred in connection with research and development activities are expensed as incurred. These include licensing fees to use certain technology in the Company’s research and development projects, fees paid to consultants and various entities that perform certain research and testing on behalf of the Company, and expenses related to salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation granted to employees in research and development functions.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had contracts with multiple contract research organizations (“CRO”) to complete studies as part of research grant agreements. In the case of SAB-185, the CRO was contracted and paid by the US government—as of June 30, 2023 there is no active CRO engaged by the Company in work on SAB-185. For SAB-176, PPD Development, LP acting as the CRO oversaw the Phase 1 safety study. The terms of that agreement are subject to confidentiality, and the status of the agreement is that it is current, in good standing and 100% of the contract has been paid as of June 30, 2023. SAB has also contracted with hVIVO Services Limited to conduct the Phase 2a influenza study on SAB-176. The terms of that agreement are subject to confidentiality, and the status of the agreement is that it is current, in good standing and 100% of the contract has been paid as of June 30, 2023.

Equipment

The Company records equipment at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using straight-line methods over the following estimated useful lives (in years):

(in years)

Animal facility equipment

7

Laboratory equipment

7

Leasehold improvements

Shorter of asset life or lease term

Office furniture & equipment

5

Vehicles

5

Repairs and maintenance expenses are expensed as incurred.

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Impairment of long-lived assets

The Company reviews the recoverability of long-lived assets, including the related useful lives, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. If necessary, the Company compares the estimated undiscounted future net cash flows to the related asset’s carrying value to determine whether there has been an impairment. If an asset is considered impaired, the asset is written down to fair value, which is based either on discounted cash flows or appraised values in the period the impairment becomes known. The Company believes that long-lived assets are recoverable, and no impairment was deemed necessary, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Stock-based compensation

FASB ASC Topic 718,Compensation Stock Compensation, prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all share-based payment transactions in which employee and non-employee services are acquired. The Company recognizes compensation cost relating to stock-based payment transactions using a fair-value measurement method, which requires all stock-based payments to employees, directors, and non-employee consultants, including grants of stock options, to be recognized in operating results as compensation expense based on fair value over the requisite service period of the awards. Prior to the Business Combination, the grant date fair value of the Company’s common stock was typically determined by the Company’s board of directors with the assistance of management and a third-party valuation specialist.

Subsequent to the Business Combination, the board of directors elected to determine the fair value of post-merger common stock based on the closing market price at closing on the date of grant. In determining the fair value of stock-based awards, the Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which uses both historical and current market data to estimate fair value. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model incorporates various assumptions, such as the value of the underlying common stock, the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, expected dividend yield, and expected life of the options. For awards with performance-based vesting criteria, the Company estimates the probability of achievement of the performance criteria and recognizes compensation expense related to those awards expected to vest. No awards may have a term in excess of ten years. Forfeitures are recorded when they occur. Stock-based compensation expense is classified in the consolidated statements of operations based on the function to which the related services are provided. The company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the expected term.

Income taxes

Deferred income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requiresreflect future tax effects of temporary differences between the recognitiontax and financial reporting basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured using enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods when the temporary differences will affect taxable income. When necessary, deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requiresare reduced by a valuation allowance, to be established when it is more likely than not thatreflect realizable value, and all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The deferredbalances are reported as long-term on the consolidated balance sheet. Accruals are maintained for uncertain tax assets were deemed to be de minimispositions, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.necessary.

 

ASC 740 also clarifiesIncome tax expense includes the accounting for uncertaintycurrent tax liability from operations and the change in deferred income taxes during the year. Current tax liabilities or receivables are recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribesfor estimated income tax payable and/or refundable for the current year.

The Company uses a recognition threshold and measurement processattribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.

The Company recognizes accruedhas elected to treat interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefitsincome taxes, to the extent they arise, as a component of income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefitstaxes.

Revenue recognition

The Company’s revenue is primarily generated through grants from government and no amounts accrued for interestother (non-government) organizations.

Grant revenue is recognized during the period that the research and penaltiesdevelopment services occur, as qualifying expenses are incurred, or conditions of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.the grants are met. The Company is currently not aware of any issuesconcluded that payments received under review that could resultthese grants represent conditional, nonreciprocal contributions, as described in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. These potential examinations may include questioning the timingASC 958,Not-for-Profit Entities, and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amountgrants are not within the scope of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change overASC 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as the next twelve months. The provisionorganizations providing the grants do not meet the definition of a customer. Expenses for income taxes was deemedgrants are tracked by using a project code specific to be de minimis for the period ended March 31, 2021.grant, and the employees also track hours worked by using the project code.

 

Net Income Per Common ShareDeferred grant income represents grant proceeds received by the Company prior to the period in which the research and development services occur, as qualifying expenses are incurred, or conditions of the grants are met.

 

Net

Comprehensive income (loss)

The Company had no items of comprehensive income (loss) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 other than its net loss.

Litigation

From time to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings, investigations and claims generally incidental to its normal business activities. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company accrues for loss contingencies when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.

Earnings per share

In accordance with ASC 260,Earnings per Share (“ASC 260”), basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing net lossincome (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted averageweighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The Company appliesDiluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Sharesdiluted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock subjectoutstanding for the period including potential dilutive common shares such as stock options.

Segment reporting

In accordance with ASC 280,Segment Reporting, the Company’s business activities are organized into one reportable segment, as only the Company’s operating results in their entirety are regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to possible redemptionmake decisions about resources to be allocated and to assess performance.

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Common stock valuations

Prior to the Business Combination, the Company was required to periodically estimate the fair value of its common stock with the assistance of an independent third-party valuation firm, as discussed above, when issuing stock options and computing estimated stock-based compensation expense. The assumptions underlying these valuations represented the Company’s best estimates, which involved inherent uncertainties and the application of significant levels of judgment. In order to determine the fair value of its common stock, the Company considered, among other items, previous transactions involving the sale of Company securities, the business, financial condition and results of operations, economic and industry trends, the market performance of comparable publicly traded companies, and the lack of marketability of the Company’s common stock.

Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Company now determines the fair value of common stock based on the closing market price at March 31,closing on the date of grant.

Compensation expense related to stock-based transactions is measured and recognized in the financial statements at fair value of the post-merger common stock based on the closing market price at closing on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the equity award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period, on the straight-line method. The Company estimates the fair value of each stock option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Determining the fair value of stock option awards at the grant date requires judgment, including estimating the expected volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividends.

(3) New accounting standards

Recently adopted standards

In May 2021, whichFASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2021-04,Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), DebtModifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), CompensationStock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and HedgingContracts in Entitys Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuers Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options. The amendments in ASU 2021-04 provide guidance to clarify and reduce diversity in an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (for example, warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. The amendments in this ASU 2021-04 are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2021-04 at January 1, 2022, and the adoption did not currently redeemable have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-05,Leases (Topic 842) Lessors - Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments, to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities as well as disclosing key information about leasing transactions. This guidance is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those fiscal years for public business entities. The Company adopted ASU 2021-05 at January 1, 2022, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10,Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance. This ASU increases the transparency of government assistance to include the disclosure of (1) the types of assistance, (2) an entity’s accounting for the assistance, and (3) the effect of the assistance on an entity’s financial statements. The guidance in ASU 2021-10 is effective for financial statements of all entities, including private companies, for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021, with early application permitted. Entities are required to provide the new disclosures prospectively for all transactions with a government entity that are accounted for under either a grant or a contribution accounting model and are not redeemablereflected in the financial statements at fair value,the date of initially applying the new amendments, and to new transactions entered into after that date. The Company adopted ASU 2021-10 at January 1, 2022, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.2016-13,Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires the measurement of all expected credit losses of financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. ASU 2016-13 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 at January 1, 2023, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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(4) Revenue

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company worked on the following grants:

Government grants

The total revenue for government grants was approximately $86 thousand and $667 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and approximately $6.4 million and $18.2 million, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

National Institute of Health – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (“NIH-NIAID”) (Federal Award #1R44AI117976-01A1) – this grant was for $1.4 million and started in September 2019 through August 2021. This grant was subsequently amended to extend the date through August 2022. No grant income was recognized for this grant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and approximately $3 thousand and $30 thousand of grant income was recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This grant was completed in 2022.

NIH-NIAID (Federal Award #1R41AI131823-02) – this grant was for approximately $1.5 million and started in April 2019 through March 2021. The grant was subsequently amended to extend the date through March 2023. No grant income was recognized for this grant for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and approximately $192 thousand of grant income was recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and approximately $118 thousand and $131 thousand of grant income was recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This grant was completed as of June 30, 2023.

NIH-NIAID through Geneva Foundation (Federal Award #1R01AI132313-01, Subaward #S-10511-01) – this grant was for approximately $2.7 million and started in August 2017 through July 2021. The grant was subsequently amended to extend the date through July 2023. Grant income recognized was approximately $37 thousand and $273 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and approximately $26 thousand and $49 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This grant was completed as of June 30, 2023. 

US Department of Defense (“DoD”), Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Enabling Biotechnologies (“JPEO”) through Advanced Technology International – this grant was for a potential of $25 million, awarded in stages starting in August 2019 and with potential stages running through February 2023. Additional contract modifications were added to this contract in 2020 and 2021 for work on a COVID therapeutic, bringing the contract total to $203.6 million. Grant income recognized was approximately $44 thousand and $197 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $6.2 million and $17.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This grant was terminated in 2022.

The grants for the JPEO Rapid Response contract are cost reimbursement agreements, with reimbursement of qualified direct research and development expense (labor and consumables) with an overhead charge (based on actual, reviewed quarterly) and a fixed fee (9%).

On August 3, 2022, the Company received notice from the DoD to terminate the JPEO Rapid Response contract, dated as of August 7, 2019 with the DoD most recently amended as of September 14, 2021, relating to a prototype research and development of Rapid Response Antibody Program and advanced clinical development through licensure and commercial manufacturing for SAB-185 (the “JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination”). The Company engaged in negotiations with the DoD to compensate the Company for services provided prior to the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination and costs the Company would be expected to bear in future periods. A termination and settlement proposal was submitted to the DoD on September 9, 2022; the Company submitted a final invoice on December 15, 2022; and received payment from the DoD on or about January 12, 2023. The terms of the arrangement provide for a cost-reimbursable structure, and state that the parties will work in good faith equitable reimbursement for work performed toward accomplishment of the tasks provided in the agreement. At this time, other than certain deferred obligations (presented within deferred grant income within the Company’s consolidated unaudited balance sheet) potentially payable to the DoD solely due to subsequent negotiations with third-party vendors,the Company believes and has been advised there is a reasonable, good faith basis for the position that no present or future obligations exist. Revenue recognized subsequent to the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination relates to satisfaction of residual obligations under the termination and settlement agreement—see Note 2,Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further information about the Company’s established revenue recognition process.

(5) Earnings per share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to calculate basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 

Calculation of basic and diluted loss per share attributable to the Company’s shareholders

                

Net loss attributable to the Company’s shareholders

 $(6,880,886) $(4,775,996) $(14,234,706) $(3,790,132)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

  50,421,262   42,999,413   50,407,412   43,048,254 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 $(0.14) $(0.11) $(0.28) $(0.09)

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The Company’s potentially dilutive securities, which include stock options, common stock warrants, convertible debt, earnout shares, and contingently issuable earnout shares have been excluded from the calculationcomputation of basicdiluted net loss per share as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share since suchattributable to common stockholders is the same. The Company excluded the following potential common shares, if redeemed, only participatepresented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 

Stock options and awards

  884,123   1,846,889   610,646   2,398,870 

Convertible Debt

  382,623      382,623    

Common Stock Warrants (1)

  13,832,890   5,958,600   13,832,890   5,958,600 

Earnout Shares (2)

  10,491,937   10,491,937   10,491,937   10,491,937 

Contingently issuable Earnout Shares from unexercised Rollover Options

  1,508,063   1,508,063   1,508,063   1,508,063 

Total

  27,099,636   19,805,489   26,826,159   20,357,470 

(1)

Included in Common Stock Warrants are the 5,750,000 publicly-traded warrants (the “Public Warrants”), 208,600 warrants held by assignees of Big Cypress Holdings, LLC (the “Private Placement Warrants”), 300,000 warrants held by Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (the “Ladenburg Warrants”), 7,363,377 warrants issued to the investors in the December Private Placement (the “the PIPE Warrants”), and 210,913 warrants issued to the placement agent in the December Private Placement (the “PIPE Placement Agent Warrants”). See Note 12,Fair Value Measurements for further details on the Company’s outstanding warrants.

(2)

As the Earnout Shares are subject to certain vesting requirements not satisfied as of the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Earnout Shares held in escrow are excluded from calculating both basic and diluted earnings per share.

(6) Property, plant and equipment, net

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s equipment was as follows:

  

June 30, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 

Laboratory equipment

 $9,979,079  $9,000,114 

Animal facility

  8,357,667   8,357,667 

Animal facility equipment

  1,141,213   1,141,213 

Construction-in-progress

     308,317 

Leasehold improvements

  9,296,343   9,296,343 

Vehicles

  208,453   192,683 

Office furniture and equipment

  631,910   1,233,038 

Total Property, plant and equipment, gross

  29,614,665   29,529,375 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (8,087,053)  (6,278,522)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 $21,527,612  $23,250,853 

Depreciation and amortization expense was $0.87 million and $1.77 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.75 million and $1.39 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. 

All tangible personal property with a useful life of at least three years and a unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more will be capitalized and depreciated over its useful life using the straight-line method of depreciation. The Company will expense the full acquisition cost of tangible personal property below these thresholds in their pro rata sharethe year of purchase. The basis of accounting for depreciable fixed assets is acquisition cost and any additional expenditures required to make the Trust Account earnings. asset ready for use. The carrying amount at the balance sheet date of long-lived assets under construction-in-progress includes assets purchased, constructed, or being developed internally that are not yet in service. Depreciation commences when the assets are placed in service.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s construction-in-progress was as follows:

  

June 30, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 

New office space at Headquarters

 $  $85,767 

IT equipment at Headquarters

     84,739 

Software

     137,811 

Total construction-in-progress

 $  $308,317 

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(7) Leases

The Company has not consideredan operating lease for lab space from Sanford Health, under a lease that started in June 2014 and ran through June 2019, at which time the effectlease was amended to run through August 2024. This lease can be terminated with one-year advance written notice. This lease was amended again in October 2022 to reduce the Company’s leased area to 21,014 square feet. Additionally, pursuant to the amendment in October 2022, the Company and Sanford Health agreed for the period of warrants soldOctober 2022 to September 2023, the Company’s obligation to pay the Annual Rent shall be abated and not required to be paid when normally due (the “Abated Rent”). In exchange for the Abated Rent, effective October 1, 2022, the Company issued Sanford Health an 8% unsecured, convertible promissory note (see Note 9,Notes Payable for further discussion). The October 2022 amendment was accounted for as a lease modification under ASC 842Leases and the right-of-use asset and lease liability were remeasured at the modification date of October 1, 2022. The October 2022 lease amendment reduced the lease payment to approximately $44 thousand per month. The lease does not provide an implicit rate, and, therefore, the Company used an IBR of 6.92% as the discount rate when measuring the operating lease liability. The operating lease does not include an option to extend beyond the life of the current term. The Company estimated the IBR based upon comparing interest rates available in the Initial Public Offeringmarket for similar borrowings and the private placement credit quality of the Company.

The Company entered into a lease for office, laboratory, and warehouse space in November 2020, the lease was amended in July 2022 to add additional administrative and lab space. This amended lease has a 3-year term, with options to extend for 3 additional periods of 3 years each. The options were not included in the right of use calculation as it is unclear as to whether or not the location will meet the Company’s requirements beyond the next three years. The July 2022 amendment was accounted for as a separate contract under ASC 842 – Leases. The lease costs are $36 thousand and $2 thousand per month for the original leased space on November 2020 and the amendment on July 2022, respectively. The Company used an IBR of 4.69% and 6.60% as the discount rate when measuring the operating lease liability for the original leased space on November 2022 and the amended on July 2022, respectively. The Company estimated the IBR based upon comparing interest rates available in the market for similar borrowings and the credit quality of the Company.

The Company has the following finance leases:

In December 2018, the Company entered into a finance lease with Dakota Ag Properties for a new animal facility which includes the surrounding land. The facility and the land have been accounted for as separate lease components. The lease is based upon payback of $4 million in construction costs, with a 20-year term at an interest rate of 8%. The monthly payment for this lease is approximately $33 thousand. The Company has the option to purchase the asset at any time during the term of the lease for the balance of the unamortized lease payments.

In December 2018, the Company entered into an equipment lease for a 12,000-gallon propane tank that is located on the Company’s animal facility. The lease is for five years, with an annual payment of approximately $8 thousand. The Company purchased the asset in November 2022. 

In July 2018, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a bank, for a Ruby Cell Analyzer. The lease agreement is for a five-year term. The monthly payment for this lease is $807. The Company has the option to purchase the asset at the end of the lease for $1. The Company purchased the asset in June 2023.

The lease agreements do not require material variable lease payments, residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.

The amortizable lives of the operating lease assets are limited by their expected lease terms. The amortizable lives of the finance lease assets are limited by their expected lives, as the Company intends to exercise the purchase 5,958,600options at the end of the leases. The following is the estimated useful lives of the finance lease assets:

(in years)

Animal Facility

40

Equipment

37

Land

Indefinite

The Company’s weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average discount rate for operating and finance leases as of June 30, 2023 are:

  

Operating

  

Finance

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

  0.96   15.42 

Weighted-average discount rate

  6.42%  7.72%

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The table below reconciles the undiscounted future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases with terms of more than one year to the total lease liabilities recognized on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023:

  

Operating

  

Finance

 

2023 - remaining

 $292,655  $200,748 

2024

  368,320   401,496 

2025

     401,496 

2026

     401,496 

2027

     401,496 

Thereafter

     4,382,998 

Undiscounted future minimum lease payments

  660,975   6,189,730 

Less: Amount representing interest payments

  (23,195)  (2,576,954)

Total lease liabilities

  637,780   3,612,776 

Less current portion

  (545,964)  (127,022)

Noncurrent lease liabilities

 $91,816  $3,485,754 

Operating lease expense was approximately $249 thousand and $291 thousand, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and $492 thousand and  $585 thousand, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. Operating lease costs are included within research and development expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.

Finance lease costs for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 included approximately $23 thousand and $32 thousand, respectively, in right-of-use asset amortization, and approximately $71 thousand and $71 thousand, respectively, of interest expense. Finance lease cost for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 included approximately $48 thousand and $73 thousand, respectively, and in right-of-use asset amortization included approximately $140 thousand and $143 thousand, respectively, of interest expense. Finance lease costs are included within research and development expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.

Cash payments under operating and finance leases were approximately $118 thousand and $103 thousand, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Cash payments under operating and finance leases were approximately $309 thousand and $110 thousand, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Cash payments under operating and finance leases were approximately $236 thousand and $206 thousand, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Cash payments under operating and finance leases were approximately $621 thousand and $231 thousand, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

(8) Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:

  

June 30, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 

Accrued vacation

 $648,909  $511,849 

Accrued payroll

  347,676   357,390 

Accrued construction-in-progress

     85,767 

Accrued consulting

  290,329   186,833 

Accrued clinical trial expense

  74,658   355,479 

Accrued outside laboratory services

  467,612   1,106,903 

Accrued bonus & severance

  35,192   950,324 

Accrued contract manufacturing

     25,129 

Accrued legal

  803,255   856,505 

Accrued financing fees payable

  2,910,500   4,910,500 

Accrued franchise tax payable

  20,000   50,000 

Accrued interest

  55,875   8,192 

Other accrued expenses

  273,521   513,110 
  $5,927,527  $9,917,981 

(9) Notes Payable

8% Unsecured Convertible Note

Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to the Company’s lease with Sanford Health, the Company and Sanford Health agreed to a period of Abated Rent from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. In exchange for the Abated Rent, effective as of October 1, 2022, the Company issued to Sanford Health an 8% unsecured, convertible promissory note (the “8% Unsecured Convertible Note”).

Pursuant to the October Note, the Company shall pay the sum of approximately $542 thousand (the “Principal”) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon on September 31,2024 (the “Maturity Date”). Simple interest shall accrue on the outstanding Principal from and after the date of the October Note and shall be payable on the Maturity Date. Sanford Health shall have the right, but not the obligation, to convert all or any part of the outstanding Principal of the October Note, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of such conversion, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock, at any time and from time to time, prior to the later of the Maturity Date and the date on which the October Note is paid in full, subject to certain restrictions, at a conversion price per share of common stock equal to greater of (x) $1.50 and (y) the price at which the Company sells shares of common stock in any bona fide private or public equity financing prior to the calculation of diluted loss per share, sinceMaturity Date.

The Company evaluated the exercisetreatment of the warrants are contingent upon8% Unsecured Convertible Note under ASC 470 and ASU 2020-06 (early adopted by the occurrenceCompany as of future events. AsJanuary 1, 2021) and determined the Note in its entirety would be allocated to debt without separating the nonconvertible debt. The Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 includes accrued interest relating to the 8% Unsecured Convertible Note of approximately $32 thousand.

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Insurance Financing

The Company obtained financing for certain Director & Officer liability insurance policy premiums. The agreement assigns First Insurance Funding (Lender) a result, diluted netfirst priority lien on and security interest in the financed policies and any additional premium required in the financed policies including (a) all returned or unearned premiums, (b) all additional cash contributions or collateral amounts assessed by the insurance companies in relation to the financed policies and financed by Lender, (c) any credits generated by the financed policies, (d) dividend payments, and (e) loss per common sharepayments which reduce unearned premiums. If any circumstances exist in which premiums related to any Financed Policy could become fully earned in the event of loss, Lender shall be named a loss-payee with respect to such policy.

The total premiums, taxes and fees financed is approximately $1.2 million with an annual interest rate of 5.47%. In consideration of the samepremium payment by Lender to the insurance companies or the Agent or Broker, the Company unconditionally promises to pay Lender the amount Financed plus interest and other charges permitted under the Agreement. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $112 thousand and $773 thousand, respectively, as basic net loss per common sharean insurance financing note payable in its consolidated balance sheets. The Company will pay the insurance financing through installment payments with the last payment for the period presented.current note being on September 22, 2023.

(10) Stockholders’ Equity

 

Net Income per Authorized and Outstanding Capital Stock

The total number of shares of the Company’s authorized capital stock is 500,000,000. The total amount of authorized capital stock consists of 490,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of June 30, 2023, no shares of preferred stock are issued or outstanding.

Common ShareStock

Holders of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors, and do not have cumulative voting rights. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then outstanding preferred stock, holders of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Company’s board of directors out of legally available funds. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of or provision for all of the Company’s debts and other liabilities, subject to the prior rights of any preferred stock then outstanding. Holders of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the SAB Biotherapeutics common stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that the Company may designate and issue in the future.

Preferred Stock

Under the terms of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, its board of directors has the authority, without further action by the Company’s stockholders, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix the dividend, voting and other rights, preferences and privileges of the shares of each wholly unissued series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.

 

The Company’s net income is adjusted forboard of directors may authorize the portionissuance of incomepreferred stock with voting or conversion rights that is attributable tocould adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in the Company’s control and may adversely affect the market price of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock subject to possible redemption, as these shares only participate inand the earningsvoting and other rights of the Trust Account and notholders of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock. The Company has no current plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Earnout Shares

Additionally, the incomeBusiness Combination agreement included an earnout provision whereby the shareholders of SAB Biotherapeutics shall be entitled to receive additional consideration (“Earnout Shares”) if the Company meets certain Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) thresholds, or lossesa change in control with a per share price exceeding the VWAP thresholds within a five-year period immediately following the Closing.

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The Earnout Shares shall be released in four equal increments as follows:

 

  Three Months Ended
March 31,
2021
 
Net income $2,973,220 
Less: Income attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption  - 
Adjusted net income $2,973,220 
     
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted  3,532,050 
     
Basic and diluted net loss per common share $0.84 

(i)

25% of the Earnout Shares shall be released if, at any time during the five (5)-year period immediately following the Closing Date, the VWAP of the Company’s publicly traded common stock is greater than or equal to $15.00 for any twenty (20) trading days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days (the “First Earnout”).

 

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(ii)

25% of the Earnout Shares shall be released if, at any time during the five (5)-year period immediately following the Closing Date, the VWAP of the Company’s publicly traded common stock is greater than or equal to $20.00 for any twenty (20) trading days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days (the “Second Earnout”).

 

(iii)

25% of the Earnout Shares shall be released if, at any time during the five (5)-year period immediately following the Closing Date, the VWAP of the Company’s publicly traded common stock is greater than or equal to $25.00 for any twenty (20) trading days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days (the “Third Earnout”).

(iv)

25% of the Earnout Shares shall be released if, at any time during the five (5)-year period immediately following the Closing Date, the VWAP of the Company’s publicly traded common stock is greater than or equal to $30.00 for any twenty (20) trading days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days (the “Fourth Earnout” and together with the First Earnout, the Second Earnout and the Third Earnout, the “Earnouts”).

 

ConcentrationAt the Effective Time, each outstanding share of Credit RiskSAB Biotherapeutics common stock, including shares of SAB Biotherapeutics common stock resulting from the conversion of outstanding shares of SAB Biotherapeutics preferred stock (as calculated pursuant to the SAB Biotherapeutics certificate of incorporation), immediately prior to the Effective Time, was converted into the right to receive a pro rata portion of the total consideration and the contingent right to receive a pro rata portion of the Earnout Shares.

 

Financial instruments that potentially subjectPursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, SAB Biotherapeutics’ securityholders (including vested option holders) who own SAB Biotherapeutics securities immediately prior to the Closing Date will have the contingent right to receive their pro rata portion of (i) an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 1,508,063 are contingently issuable based upon future satisfaction of the aforementioned VWAP thresholds. The remaining 10,491,937 are legally issued and outstanding, if the Company does not meet the above VWAP thresholds, or a change in control with a per share price below the VWAP thresholds occurs within a five-year period immediately following the Closing Date, the shares will be returned to concentrationsthe Company.

Warrants

For information pertaining to the Company’s outstanding warrants to purchase shares of credit risk consistthe Company’s common stock, see Note 12,Fair Value Measurements.

(11) Stock Option Plans

On August 5, 2014, the Company approved a stock option grant plan (the “2014 Equity Incentive Plan”) for employees, directors, and non-employee consultants, which provides for the issuance of cash accounts inoptions to purchase common stock. The total shares authorized under the plan was originally 8 million; however, during 2019, the Plan was amended to increase the total shares authorized under the plan to 16 million. As a financial institution, which, at times, may exceedresult of the federal depository insurance coverageBusiness Combination, the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan was amended to reduce the shares authorized to 7,444,800 based upon the impact of $250,000.the Exchange Ratio.

As a result of the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (hereinafter collectively with the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan referred to as the “Equity Compensation Plans”), representing 11,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. At of the beginning of the each calendar year, the shares reserved for future issuance shall increase by two percent (2%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year. As of June 30, 2023, 12,877,631 shares of common stock were reserved for future issuance under the 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.

The expected term of the stock options was estimated using the “simplified” method, as defined by the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No.107,Share-Based Payment. The volatility assumption was determined by examining the historical volatilities for industry peer companies, as the Company does not have sufficient trading history for its common stock. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on the U.S. Treasury instruments whose term was consistent with the expected term of the options. The dividend assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts. The Company has not experienced lossesnever paid dividends on these accountsits common stock and management believesdoes not anticipate paying dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Fair Valuehas assumed no dividend yield for purposes of Financial Instruments

The Company followsestimating the guidance in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

The fair value of the Company’s financial assetsoptions.

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Stock Options

Stock option activity for employees and liabilities reflects management’s estimatenon-employees under the Equity Compensation Plans for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was as follows:

  

Options

  

Weighted Average Exercise Price

  

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)

  

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 

Outstanding options, December 31, 2022

  7,095,462  $1.99   5.79  $109,891 

Granted

  2,911,750  $0.57         

Forfeited

  (33,847) $2.26         

Exercised

  (3,500) $0.54         

Expired

  (32,076) $4.90         

Outstanding options, June 30, 2023

  9,937,789  $1.56   6.59  $1,660,330 

Options vested and exercisable, June 30, 2023

  4,539,909  $2.01   3.23  $637,770 

Total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options as of amounts thatJune 30, 2023 was approximately $4.2 million and is expected to be recognized within future operating results over a weighted-average period of 3.34 years.

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, was $0.57 per share and $1.79 per share; respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, approximately 167 thousand shares with a fair value totaling $595 thousand, and 135 thousand shares with a fair value totaling $595 thousand, respectively, vested.

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, was $0.41 per share and $1.76 per share, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, approximately 381 thousand shares with a fair value totaling $1.2 million, and 315 thousand shares with a fair value totaling $1.3 million, respectively, vested.

The estimated fair value of stock options granted to employees and consultants during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, were calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions:

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Expected volatility

80.2 - 81.5%85.4%80.2 - 81.9%78.0 - 85.4%

Weighted-average volatility

80.9%85.4%81.7%79.0%

Expected dividends

%%%%

Expected term (in years)

5.77 - 6.085.895.77 - 6.085.50 - 6.08

Risk-free rate

3.50 - 3.90%3.03%3.50 - 3.90%1.38 - 3.03%

Restricted Stock

Stock award activity for employees and non-employees under the Equity Compensation Plans for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was as follows:

  

Number of shares

  

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2022

  350,000  $1.72 

Granted

  318,875  $0.54 

Vested

  (75,000) $1.72 

Unvested as of June 30, 2023

  593,875  $1.06 

At June 30, 2023, the Company had an aggregate of $600 thousand of unrecognized equity-based compensation related to restricted stock units outstanding. As of  June 30, 2023, the Company had 75 thousand restricted stock units vested but not issued. The unrecognized expense for restricted stock units is expected to be recognized within future operating results over a weighted average period of 3.34 years. 

Stock-based compensation expense

Stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 

Research and development

 $166,534  $149,814  $314,225  $518,039 

General and administrative

  478,281   420,047   933,370   949,422 

Total

 $644,815  $569,861  $1,247,595  $1,467,461 

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(12) Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would havebe received in connection with the sale of the assetsto sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in connection with the transfer ofprincipal or most advantageous market for the liabilitiesasset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants aton the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy isclassifies the inputs to valuation techniques that would be used to classifymeasure fair value into one of three levels:

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

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1 —Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.
Level 2 —Valuations based on (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market through correlation or other means.
Level 3 —Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

See Note 9 for additional information on assets and liabilities measured at fair value.value on a recurring basis and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

 

  

As of June 30, 2023

 
  

Total

  

Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1)

  

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)

  

Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

 

Liabilities:

                

Public Warrant liability

 $575,000  $575,000  $  $ 

Private Placement Warrant liability

  20,860         20,860 

Total

 $595,860  $575,000  $  $20,860 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

  

As of December 31, 2022

 
  

Total

  

Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1)

  

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)

  

Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

 

Liabilities:

                

Public Warrant liability

 $310,500  $310,500  $  $ 

Private Placement Warrant liability

  10,430         10,430 

Total

 $320,930  $310,500  $  $10,430 

 

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Note 4 — Initial Public Offering

Public Units

On January 14, 2021, the Company sold 11,500,000 Units, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit, which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,500,000 Units, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, and one-half warrant to purchase one share of common stock (the “Public Warrants”).

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Public Warrants

 

Each whole warrantPublic Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed herein. The warrants will becomePublic Warrants became exercisable on the later of 12 months from the closing of this offering or 30 days after the completionClosing Date of its initial business combination,the Business Combination and will expire five years after the completionClosing Date of the Company’s initial business combination,Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial business combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Company’s sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by the Company’s sponsor or its affiliates, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the initial business combination on the date of the consummation of the initial business combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates the initial business combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “Redemption of warrants” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus is current. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue shares of common stock upon exercise of a warrant unless common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any warrant. In the event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised warrants, the purchaser of a unit containing such warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the unit solely for the share of common stock underlying such unit.

Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may call the warrants for redemption:

 

 

in whole and not in part;

 

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

 

upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day“30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; and

 

if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

 

If the Company calls the warrants for redemption as described above, the management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise its warrant to do so on a “cashless basis.” If the management takes advantage of this option, all holders of warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of shares of common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x)(x) the product of the number of shares of common stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” (defined below) over the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the common stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants.

 

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Note 5 — Private Placement

Simultaneously with the closingAs of the IPO, the Sponsor purchasedJune 30, 2023, an aggregate of 417,2005,750,000 Public Warrants classified as liabilities were outstanding.

Private Placement Units, at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $4,172,000, in a private placement. A portion of the proceeds from theWarrants

The private placement was added to the proceeds from the IPO held in the Trust.

Each Placement Unit was identical to the Units sold in the IPO, except for the placement warrants (“(the “Private Placement Warrants”). The Placement Warrants held by assignees of Big Cypress Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company which acted as the Company’s sponsor in connection with the IPO, and the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will were not be transferable, assignable or saleable until after the completion of athe Company’s Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.Combination. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. If the Company does not complete its initial business combination within 15 months (or up to 21 months) from the closing of this IPO, the proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of its public shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

 

Note 6 — Related Party TransactionsAs of June 30, 2023, an aggregate of 208,600 Private Placement Warrants classified as liabilities were outstanding.

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PIPE Warrants andPIPE Placement Agent Warrants

 

Founder Shares

On November 12, 2020, In December 2022, the Company issued 2,156,250entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors for the sale by the Company of 7,363,377 shares of common stock and warrants to the Sponsor for $25,000 in cash, or approximately $0.012 per share, in connection with formation. On December 7, 2020, the Sponsor forfeited 161,719 founder shares to the Company and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., the representative of the underwriters, and certain of its employees (“Ladenburg”) purchased from the Company an aggregate of 161,719 representative shares at an average purchase price of approximately $0.012 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,875.

On January 3, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend of 1/3 of a share of common stock for every share of common stock outstanding, resulting in an aggregate of 2,875,000 founder shares outstanding (including up to 375,000 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part). As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise of their over-allotment option on January 14, 2021, the 375,000 shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

On January 4, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 28,750 founder shares to the Company and Ladenburg and certain of its employees purchased from the Company an aggregate of 28,750 representative shares at an average purchase price of approximately $0.008 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $230. As a result, the Sponsor currently owns 2,630,625 shares.

The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell 50% of its founder shares until the earlier to occur of (A) six months after the completion of the Company’s initial business combination or (B) the date the last sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after the Company’s initial business combination, and the remaining 50% of the founder shares until six months after the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, or earlier, if, in either case, subsequent to the Company’s initial business combination, the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of its stockholders having the right to exchange their7,363,377 shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Representative Shares

On (the “PIPE Warrants”), and in a private placement offering. The combined purchase price per share and accompanying PIPE Warrant was $1.08 (the December 7, 2020, the Sponsor forfeited 161,719 founder shares toPrivate Placement”). Three directors of the Company participated in the December Private Placement, each paying a $0.125 premium per share and Ladenburg and certainaccompanying PIPE Warrant. The PIPE Warrants, including those purchased by the participating directors of its employees purchased from the Company an aggregate of 161,719 representative shares at an average purchase price of approximately $0.012 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,875. On January 4, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 28,750 founder shares to the Company and Ladenburg and certain of its employees purchased from the Company an aggregate of 28,750 representative shares at an average purchase price of approximately $0.008 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $230. Following the 1/3 common stock dividend effected January 3, 2020 (as described herein), Ladenburg and certain of its employees now hold an aggregate of 244,375 representative shares (of which up to 31,875 were subject to forfeiture). As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise of their over-allotment option, the 31,875 shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

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Ladenburg and certain of its employees have entered into a subscription agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their representative shares, as applicable, and public shares in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their representative shares, as applicable, (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their representative shares if the Company fails to complete the initial business combination within the Combination Period.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On November 19, 2020, Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor for an aggregate of up to $250,000 to cover expenses related to the IPO. This loan was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of March 31, 2021 or the completion of the IPO. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had drawn down $150,000 under the promissory note. On January 14, 2021, the Company paid the $150,000 balance on the note from the proceeds of the IPO.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender, upon consummation of the Company’s Initial Business Combination. The units would be identical to the Placement Units. At March 31, 2021, no Working Capital Loans were outstanding.

Administrative Service Fee

The Company has agreed to pay an affiliate of the Company’s Sponsor a monthly fee of an aggregate of $10,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Company’s Business Combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. For the threeexercisable beginning six months ended March 31, 2021, the Company has recorded $30,000 in service fee expense.

Note 7 — Commitments and Contingencies

Underwriting Agreement

The underwriter had a 45-day option from the date of issuance at an exercise price equal to $1.08 per Share, and are exercisable for five years from the IPOdate of issuance. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $8.0 million before deducting transaction related fees and expenses. The Company paid Brookline Capital Markets, the placement agent, a cash fee equal to seven percent of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the December Private Placement. The Company also issued Brookline Capital Markets a warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,500,000 additional Units at210,913 shares of common stock (the “PIPE Placement Agent Warrants”), equal to 7% of the public offeringnumber of shares purchased by investors introduced to the Company by Brookline Capital Markets. The PIPE Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price lessequal to $1.35 per share and are exercisable six months from the underwriting commissions to cover over-allotments, if any. On January 14, 2021,date of issuance and expires five years from the underwriter fully exercised its over-allotment option.date of issuance.

 

Upon consummationAs of the IPO on January 14, 2021, the underwritersJune 30, 2023, 7,363,377 PIPE Warrants and 210,913 PIPE Placement Agent Warrants classified as equity were paid a cash underwriting fee of 1.33% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $1,529,500 in the aggregate.outstanding.


2023 Ladenburg Agreement Warrants

 

The underwriters are entitledOn March 21, 2023, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (“Ladenburg”), effective March 23, 2023 (the “2023 Ladenburg Agreement”, and the action brought by Ladenburg, the “Ladenburg Action”). In connection with the 2023 Ladenburg Agreement, on March 24, 2023, the Company (i) issued to deferred underwriting feeLadenburg a warrant (the “Ladenburg Warrants”) to purchase up to 300,000 shares of 3.67% common stock, exercisable for three years from the date of the gross proceedsissuance at $0.5424 per share; and (ii) furnished to Ladenburg a one-time cash payment of the IPO, or $4,220,500 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable$500 thousand. Pursuant to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination,terms and subject to the terms ofconditions set forth in the underwriting agreement.

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Registration Rights

The holders of the founder shares, representative shares, placement units, and units that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans will have registration rights to require2023 Ladenburg Agreement, the Company will (i) no later than June 30, 2023, pay $1.5 million to register a sale of any of its securities held by them pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior toLadenburg in cash or on the effective date of this offering. These holders will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company registers such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have “piggy-back” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by the Company. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Note 8 — Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue a total of 1,000,000 preferred shares at par value of $0.0001 each. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue a total of 50,000,000 share of common stock, at par value of $0.0001 each. At March 31, 2021the Company’s option; and (ii) no later than December 31, 2020, there were 4,465,591 and 2,875,0002023, pay $1.1 million to Ladenburg in cash or shares issued and outstanding, excluding 10,335,609 and no shares subject to possible redemption, respectively.

Theof common stock, at the Company’s initial stockholder has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell 50% of its founder shares until the earlier to occur of (A) six months afteroption. Following the completion of the Company’s initial business combination or (B)obligations under the date2023 Ladenburg Agreement, Ladenburg has agreed to dismiss the last sale priceLadenburg Action with prejudice and extinguish any and all obligations of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizationsCompany in connection therewith. All consideration contemplated by the 2023 Ladenburg Agreement are contained within accrued expenses and the like) for any 20 trading daysother current liabilities within any 30-trading day period commencing after the Company’s initial business combination, and not to transfer, assign or sell the remaining 50%consolidated balance sheet as of the founder shares until six months after the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, or earlier, if, in either case, subsequent to the Company’s initial business combination, the date on which December 31, 2022. On June 30, 2023, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of its stockholders having the right to exchange theirissued 1,916,894 shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to satisfy a portion of its obligations under the same restrictions2023 Ladenburg Agreement. As of June 30, 2023 there is $1.1 million of consideration remaining under the 2023 Ladenburg Agreement contained within accrued expenses and other agreementscurrent liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheet of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

As of June 30, 2023, 300,000 Ladenburg Warrants classified as equity were outstanding.

Presentation and Valuation of the Company’s initial stockholders with respect to any founder shares.Warrants

 

Note 9 — Fair Value MeasurementsLiability Classified Warrants

 

The following table presents information about the Company’s assetsPublic Warrants and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

  March 31,  Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
 
  2021  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3) 
Assets:                
U.S. Money Market held in Trust Account $116,152,419  $116,152,419  $-  $- 
Liabilities:                         
Public Warrants Liability $3,450,000  $-  $-  $3,450,000 
Private Placement Warrants Liability  132,896   -   -   132,896 
  $3,582,896  $-  $-  $3,582,896 

ThePrivate Placement Warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40815-40,Derivatives and areHedgingContracts in Entitys Own Equity and were presented within warrant liabilities on the Condensed Balance Sheet.consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The initial fair value of the warrant liabilities arewere measured at fair value at inceptionthe Closing Date, and on a recurring basis, with changes in the fair value of the warrant liabilities were presented within changechanges in fair value of warrant liabilities in the Condensed Statementconsolidated statements of Operations.operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

The

On the Closing Date, the Company established the initialfair value of the Private Placement Warrants utilizing both the Black-Scholes Merton formula and a Monte Carlo Simulation (“MCS”) analysis. Specifically, the Company considered an MCS to derive the implied volatility in the publicly-listed price of the Public Warrants. The Company then considered this implied volatility in selecting the volatility for the application of a Black-Scholes Merton model for the Private Placement Warrants. The Company determined the fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Warrants on January 14, 2021,by reference to the date of the Company’s Initialquoted market price.

The Public Offering, and as of March 31, 2021, using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The Warrants were classified as a Level 3 at1 fair value measurement, due to the initialuse of the quoted market price, and the Private Placement Warrants held privately by assignees of Big Cypress Holdings LLC, were classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement, date due to the use of unobservable inputs.

 

The following table presentsprovides a summary of the changes in theLevel 3 fair value of the Level 3 liabilities:measurements: 

 

  Private Placement Warrants  

Public

Warrants

  

Warrant

Liabilities

 
Fair Value as of December 31, 2020 $-  $-  $- 
Initial measurement on January 14, 2021  249,963   6,775,220   7,025,183 
Change in valuation  (117,067)  (3,325,220)  (3,442,287)
  $132,896  $3,450,000  $3,582,896 
  

June 30, 2023

 

Balance, December 31, 2022

 $10,430 

Change in fair value of Private Placement Warrant liability

  (2,086)

Balance, March 31, 2023

 $8,344 

Change in fair value of Private Placement Warrant liability

  12,516 

Balance, June 30, 2023

 $20,860 

 

The key inputs into the Monte Carlo simulationvaluations of the Company’s Liability Classified Warrants as of January 20, 2021June 30, 2023 and MarchDecember 31, 20212022 were as follows:

 

  (Initial Measurement)    
Inputs January 14, 2021  March 31, 2021 
Risk-free interest rate  0.60%  1.03%
Expected term remaining (years)  5.67   5.46 
Expected volatility  24.2%  14.3%
Stock price $9.41  $9.82 
  

June 30, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 

Risk-free interest rate

  4.43%  4.00%

Expected term remaining (years)

  3.31   3.81 

Implied volatility

  90.0%  82.0%

Closing common stock price on the measurement date

 $0.83  $0.59 

 

Note 10 — Subsequent EventsAs of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any other assets or liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

The Company believes that the carrying amounts of its cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and notes payable approximate their fair values due to their near-term maturities.

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Equity Classified Warrants

The Company determined the Ladenburg Warrants, PIPE Warrants, and PIPE Placement Agent Warrants met all necessary criteria to be accounted for as equity in accordance with ASC 815-40,Derivatives and HedgingContracts in Entitys Own Equity. As such, they are presented within additional paid-in capital within Company’s consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and consolidated balance sheets.

Warrants classified as equity are initially measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the warrants continue to be classified as equity. 

The initial fair value of each PIPE Warrant and PIPE Placement Agent Warrant issued was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. All relevant terms and conditions for the PIPE Warrant and PIPE Placement Agent Warrant are identical with the exception of the exercise prices of $1.08 and $1.35, respectively; the key inputs into the valuations as of the initial measurement date were as follows:

  Initial 
  Measurement 
Risk-free interest rate  3.62%
Expected term remaining (years)  5.00 
Implied volatility  89.0%
Closing common stock price on the measurement date, less discount for lack of marketability (1) $0.66 

(1)

As the underlying shares are restricted from sale for a period of 180 days from the date of the 2022 Private Placement, the fair value of the warrants were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that uses several inputs, including market price of the Company’s common shares at the end of each reporting period (a level one input), less a discount for lack of marketability (a level two input). The discount for lack of marketability was estimated upon consideration of volatility and the length of the lock-up period.

Upon initial measurement, the fair value of the PIPE Warrants and PIPE Placement Agent Warrants were determined to be $0.42 and $0.39, respectively, per warrant for aggregate values of approximately $3.1 million and $82 thousand, respectively. In the Private Placement, the Company recognized the PIPE Warrants and PIPE Placement Agent Warrants on a relative fair value basis with approximately $2.2 million and $58 thousand being allocated to each as a component of additional paid-in capital within the Company’s consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022.

The initial fair value of each Ladenburg Warrant issued and exercisable at $0.5424 has been determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The key inputs into the valuations as of the 2023 Ladenburg Agreement initial measurement date were as follows:

  

Initial

 
  

Measurement

 

Risk-free interest rate

  3.98%

Expected term remaining (years)

  3.00 

Implied volatility

  94.0%

Closing common stock price on the measurement date

 $0.52 

Upon initial measurement, the fair value of each Ladenburg Warrant was determined to be $0.31, per warrant for a value of approximately $93 thousand. The total fair value of the Ladenburg Warrants was recognized by the company as a non-cash expense and allocated to additional paid-in capital within the Company’s consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and consolidated balance sheet.

(13) Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 2023 is 0.00%, compared with an effective tax rate of (0.20%) for the year ending December 31, 2023. The prior year tax rate reflects a tax provision on a pre-tax loss. 

The Company continues to record a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. The valuation increase by approximately $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company has not recognized any reserves for uncertain tax positions. 

(14) Related Party Transactions

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, under the Related Party Transaction Policy the Company adopted in the fourth quarter of 2021, there were no related party transactions with beneficial owners of 5% or more of any class of the Company’s voting securities, immediate family members of any of the foregoing persons, and any entities in which any of the foregoing is an executive officer or is an owner of 5% or more ownership interest.

(15) Employee Benefit Plan

The Company sponsors a defined contribution retirement plan. All the Company’s employees are eligible to be enrolled in the employer-sponsored contributory retirement savings plan, which include features under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and provides for Company matching contributions. The Company’s contributions to the plan are determined by its Board of Directors, subject to certain minimum requirements specified in the plan. The Company has historically made matching contributions of 100% on 3% of the employee contributions, with an additional 50% match on the next 2% of employee contributions. The Company made contributions of approximately $64 thousand and $166 thousand, respectively, during the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and approximately $140 thousand and $259 thousand, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

(16) Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is not a party to any litigation, and, to its best knowledge, no action, suit, or proceeding has been threatened against the Company which are expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

(17) Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up tothrough the date that theof issuance of these consolidated financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, thestatements. The Company did not identify anyhas no subsequent events that occurred that would have required adjustment orrequire disclosure in, theor would be recognized, in these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 2. Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsOperations.

 

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” orYou should read the “Company” refer to Big Cypress Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Big Cypress Holdings LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’sour financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunctiontogether with theour consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto contained elsewhereincluded in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. CertainForm 10-Q. Some of the information contained in thethis discussion and analysis set forth below includescontains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and uncertainties.assumptions. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the section titled Risk Factors, our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section titled Risk Factors. Please also refer to the section titled Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report” or “Form 10-Q”) includes “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 Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as amended, that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’sour financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involved known and unknown risks, including risks with regard to our ability to continue as a going concern, relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. In addition, historic results, including but not limited to those related to discovery data of SAB-195 and SAB-142; Phase 1 & Phase 2a results of SAB-176; and Phase 1, 1b, and 2 results for SAB-185 do not guarantee that future research or trials will suggest the same conclusions, nor that historic results referred to herein will be interpreted in the same manner due to future preclinical and clinical trial results or otherwise. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’ssections entitled “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report, our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)and available at https://www.sec.gov/. The Company’s securities filings can be accessedReaders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the EDGAR sectionthese forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.date hereof. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaimswe disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements.

 

Overview

 

We are a blank checkclinical-stage, biopharmaceutical company formed underfocused on the lawsdevelopment of powerful and proprietary immunotherapeutic polyclonal human antibodies to treat and prevent infectious diseases and immune and autoimmune disorders, including infectious diseases resulting from outbreaks and pandemics as well as immunology, gastroenterology, and respiratory diseases that have significant mortality and health impacts on immunocompromised patients. We have applied advanced genetic engineering and antibody science to develop transchromosomic (Tc) Bovine™. Our versatile DiversitAb™ platform is applicable to a wide range of serious unmet needs in human diseases. It produces natural, specifically targeted, high-potency, fully-human polyclonal immunotherapies without the State of Delaware on November 12, 2020need for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combinationhuman donors. We currently have multiple drug development programs underway and collaborations with one or more businesses or entities. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of the IPO (as defined below) and the sale of the Private Units (as defined below), our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

Results of Operationsglobal pharmaceutical companies.

 

We are advancing clinical programs in two indications, and preclinical development in three indications. In addition, we are executing on two research collaborations with global pharmaceutical companies, including CSL Behring and an undisclosed collaboration.

We generated total revenue of $0.1 million and $6.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $0.7 million and $18.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our revenue to date has been primarily derived from government grants.

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We plan to focus a substantial portion of our resources on continued research and development efforts towards deepening our technology and expertise with our platform and as well as indications in infectious disease and autoimmune indications. As a result, we expect to continue to make significant investments in these areas for the foreseeable future. We incurred research and development expenses of $3.7 million and $8.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $8.2 million and $21.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We incurred general and administrative expenses of $2.9 million and $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $6.3 million and $9.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses, and we expect such expenses to increase substantially in connection with our ongoing activities, including as we:

invest in research and development activities to optimize and expand our DiversitAb platform;

develop new and advance preclinical and clinical progress of pipeline programs;

market to and secure partners to commercialize our products;

expand and enhance operations to deliver products, including investments in manufacturing;

acquire businesses or technologies to support the growth of our business;

continue to establish, protect and defend our intellectual property and patent portfolio;

operate as a public company.

To date, we have neitherprimarily financed our operations from government agreements and the issuance and sale of common stock.

Our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $6.9 million and $4.8 million, respectively, and our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $14.2 million and $3.8 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2023, we had an accumulated deficit of $62.1 million with cash and cash equivalents totaling $7.8 million.

Key Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations and Future Performance

We believe that our financial performance has been, and in the foreseeable future will continue to be, primarily driven by multiple factors as described below, each of which presents growth opportunities for our business. These factors also pose important challenges that we must successfully address in order to sustain our growth and improve our results of operations. Our ability to successfully address these challenges is subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section captioned “Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and supplemented with the following revised or additional risk factors in “Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors.”

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Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

Our revenue has historically been generated through grants from government and other (non-government) organizations. We currently have no commercially approved products.

Grant revenue is recognized for the period that the research and development services occur, as qualifying expenses are incurred, or conditions of the grants are met. We concluded that payments received under these grants represent conditional, nonreciprocal contributions, as described in ASC 958, Not-for-Profit Entities, and that the grants are not within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as the organizations providing the grants do not meet the definition of a customer. Expenses for grants are tracked by using a project code specific to the grant, and the employees also track hours worked by using the project code.

The total revenue for government grants was approximately $86 thousand and $667 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and approximately $6.4 million and $18.2 million, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

NIH-NIAID (Federal Award #1R44AI117976-01A1) – this grant was for $1.4 million and started in September 2019 through August 2021. This grant was subsequently amended to extend the date through August 2022. No grant income was recognized for this grant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and approximately $3 thousand and $30 thousand of grant income was recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This grant was completed in 2022. 

NIH-NIAID (Federal Award #1R41AI131823-02) – this grant was for approximately $1.5 million and started in April 2019 through March 2021. The grant was subsequently amended to extend the date through March 2023. No grant income was recognized for this grant for the three months ended June 30, 2023, and approximately $192 thousand of grant income was recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and approximately $118 thousand and $131 thousand of grant income was recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This grant was completed as of June 30, 2023.

NIH-NIAID through Geneva Foundation (Federal Award #1R01AI132313-01, Subaward #S-10511-01) – this grant was for approximately $2.7 million and started in August 2017 through July 2021. The grant was subsequently amended to extend the date through July 2023. Grant income recognized was approximately $37 thousand and $273 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and approximately $26 thousand and $49 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This grant was completed as of June 30, 2023. 

DoD JPEO through Advanced Technology International – this grant was for a potential of $25 million, awarded in stages starting in August 2019 and with potential stages running through February 2023. Additional contract modifications were added to this contract in 2020 and 2021 for work on a COVID therapeutic, bringing the contract total to $203.6 million. Grant income recognized was approximately $44 thousand and $197 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $6.2 million and $17.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This grant was terminated in 2022. 

The grants for the JPEO Rapid Response contract are cost reimbursement agreements, with reimbursement of qualified direct research and development expense (labor and consumables) with an overhead charge (based on actual, reviewed quarterly) and a fixed fee (9%).

On August 3, 2022, we received the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination. We engaged in anynegotiations with the DoD to compensate us for services provided prior to the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination and costs we would be expected to bear in future periods. A termination and settlement proposal was submitted the DoD on September 9, 2022; we submitted a final invoice on December 15, 2022; and received payment from the DoD on or about January 12, 2023. The terms of the arrangement provide for a cost-reimbursable structure, and state that the parties will work in good faith equitable reimbursement for work performed toward accomplishment of the tasks provided in the agreement. At this time, other than certain deferred obligations (presented within deferred grant income within our consolidated unaudited balance sheet) potentially payable to the DoD solely due to subsequent negotiations with third-party vendors,we believes and have been advised there is a reasonable, good faith basis for the position that no present or future obligations exist. Revenue recognized subsequent to the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination relates to satisfaction of residual obligations under the termination and settlement agreement—see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further information about our established revenue recognition process.

Operating Expenses 

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses primarily consist of salaries, benefits, incentive compensation, stock-based compensation, laboratory supplies and materials for employees and contractors engaged in research and product development, licensing fees to use certain technology in our research and development projects, fees paid to consultants and various entities that perform certain research and testing on our behalf. Research and development expenses are tracked by target/project code. Indirect general and administrative costs are allocated based upon a percentage of direct costs. We expense all research and development costs in the period in which they are incurred.

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Research and development activities consist of discovery research for our platform development and the various indications we are working on. We have not historically tracked our research and development expenses on a product candidate-by-product candidate basis.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we had contracts with multiple CRO to conduct and complete clinical studies. In the case of SAB-185, the CRO has been contracted and paid by the US government. For SAB-176, PPD Development, LP, acting as CRO oversaw the Phase 1 safety study. The terms of that agreement are subject to confidentiality, and the status of the agreement is that it is current, in good standing and 100% of the contract has been paid as of June 30, 2023. SAB has also contracted with hVIVO Services Limited to conduct the Phase 2a influenza study on SAB-176. The terms of that agreement are subject to confidentiality, and the status of the agreement is that it is current, in good standing and 100% of the contract has been paid as of June 30, 2023.

We expect to continue to incur substantial research and development expenses as we conduct discovery research to enhance our platform and work on our indications. We expect to hire additional employees and continue research and development and manufacturing activities. As a result, we expect that our research and development expenses will continue to increase in future periods and vary from period to period as a percentage of revenue.

Major components within our research and development expenses are salaries and benefits (laboratory & farm), laboratory supplies, animal care, contract manufacturing, clinical trial expense, outside laboratory services, project consulting, and facility expense. Our platform allows us to work on multiple projects with the same resources, as the research and development process of each product is very similar (with minimal differences in the manufacturing process).

Research and development expenses by component for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Salaries & benefits

 $1,653,081  $3,577,501 

Laboratory supplies

  177,736   1,859,280 

Animal care

  110,248   392,778 

Contract manufacturing

     354,530 

Clinical trial expense

  109,428   213,562 

Outside laboratory services

  205,168   704,578 

Project consulting

  62,526   118,395 

Facility expense

  1,328,621   1,323,200 

Other expenses

  15,322   40,603 

Total research and development expenses

 $3,662,130  $8,584,427 

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Salaries & benefits

 $3,369,111  $6,924,434 

Laboratory supplies

  567,363   3,798,613 

Animal care

  692,316   1,073,559 

Contract manufacturing

     4,783,733 

Clinical trial expense

  157,036   270,880 

Outside laboratory services

  368,374   1,887,392 

Project consulting

  290,625   553,178 

Facility expense

  2,666,809   2,559,991 

Other expenses

  86,217   95,912 

Total research and development expenses

 $8,197,851  $21,947,692 

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation costs for employees in our executive, accounting and finance, project management, corporate development, office administration, legal and human resources functions as well as professional services fees, such as consulting, audit, tax and legal fees, general corporate costs and allocated overhead expenses. General and administrative expenses also include rent and facilities expenses allocated based upon total direct costs. We expect that our general and administrative expenses will continue to increase in future periods, primarily due to increased headcount to support anticipated growth in the business and due to incremental costs associated with operating as a public company, including costs to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to companies listed on a securities exchange and costs related to compliance and reporting obligations pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and stock exchange listing standards, public relations, insurance and professional services. We expect these expenses to vary from period to period in absolute terms and as a percentage of revenue.

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Nonoperating (Expense) Income

Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities

Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities consists of the changes in the fair value of the warrant liabilities.

Interest income

Interest income consists of interest earned on cash balances in our bank accounts.

Interest expense

Interest expense consists primarily of interest related to borrowings under notes payable for equipment, abated rent, and insurance financing.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) consists primarily of domestic federal and state income taxes.

Results of Operations

The following tables set forth our results of operations nor generated anyfor the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Revenue

        

Grant revenue

 $85,518  $6,350,525 

Total revenue

  85,518   6,350,525 

Operating expenses

        

Research and development

  3,662,130   8,584,427 

General and administrative

  2,900,006   4,309,042 

Total operating expenses

  6,562,136   12,893,469 

Loss from operations

  (6,476,618)  (6,542,944)

Other income (expense)

        

Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities

  (357,516)  1,730,080 

Interest expense

  (75,320)  (71,237)

Interest income

  28,568   15,824 

Total other income (expense)

  (404,268)  1,674,667 

Loss before income taxes

  (6,880,886)  (4,868,277)

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (92,281)

Net loss

 $(6,880,886) $(4,775,996)

The following tables set forth our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Revenue

        

Grant revenue

 $666,619  $18,153,601 

Total revenue

  666,619   18,153,601 

Operating expenses

        

Research and development

  8,197,851   21,947,692 

General and administrative

  6,347,395   9,456,191 

Total operating expenses

  14,545,246   31,403,883 

Loss from operations

  (13,878,627)  (13,250,282)

Other income (expense)

        

Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities

  (274,930)  9,579,652 

Interest expense

  (167,705)  (143,259)

Interest income

  86,556   23,757 

Total other income (expense)

  (356,079)  9,460,150 

Loss before income taxes

  (14,234,706)  (3,790,132)

Income tax expense (benefit)

      

Net loss

 $(14,234,706) $(3,790,132)

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Comparison of the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

Revenue

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Revenue

 $85,518  $6,350,525  $(6,265,007)  (98.7)%

Total revenue

 $85,518  $6,350,525         

Revenue decreased by $6.3 million, or 98.7%, in the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination. Included in revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2023, are closeout activities and charges of  $25 thousand for supplies, $56 thousand for outside research manufacturing services, and $4 thousand for license fee income, as compared to $3.4 million for labor, $2.5 million for supplies, $0.3 million for outside research manufacturing services, $0.2 million for animal purchases, and $0.1 million for license fee income for the three months ended June 30, 2022.

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Revenue

 $666,619  $18,153,601  $(17,486,982)  (96.3)%

Total revenue

 $666,619  $18,153,601         

Revenue decreased by $17.5 million, or 96.3%, in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination. Included in revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2023, are closeout activities and charges of $151 thousand for labor,  $70 thousand for supplies, $442 thousand for outside research manufacturing services, and $4 thousand for license fee income, as compared to $6.6 million for labor, $6.3 million for supplies, $0.4 million for animal purchases, $4.9 million for outside manufacturing services, and $0.1 million for license fee income for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

We anticipate future revenues will be substantially derived from current period directly reimbursable expenses such as laboratory supplies, labor costs, and consulting fees plus, when applicable, an overhead charge and a flat-rate fixed fee. As a result of the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination, we expect future revenues to date. Our only activities from November 12, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to preparebe lower as our primary pipeline development targets of Clostridioides difficile Infection, influenza, and immune system disorders remain independently financed as we explore potential partnerships, co-development opportunities, and licensing arrangements.

Research and Development

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Research and development

 $3,662,130  $8,584,427  $(4,922,297)  (57.3)%

Total research and development expenses

 $3,662,130  $8,584,427         

Research and development expenses decreased by $4,900,000, or 57.3%, for the IPO, described below,three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to decreases in laboratory supplies (year-over-year decrease of $1.85 million, 53.8%), contract manufacturing costs (year-over-year decrease of $0.36 million, 100%), salaries and identifying a target companybenefits (year-over-year decrease of $1.93 million, 53.8%), outside lab services due to the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination (year-over-year decrease of $0.5 million, 70.9%), project consulting (year-over-year decrease of $0.06 million, 47%) and overhead costs (year-over-year decrease of $0.26 million, 14.1%).

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Research and development

 $8,197,851  $21,947,692  $(13,749,841)  (62.6)%

Total research and development expenses

 $8,197,851  $21,947,692         

Research and development expenses decreased by $13,700,000, or 62.6%, for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to decreases in laboratory supplies (year-over-year decrease of $3,400,000, 77.3%), contract manufacturing costs (year-over-year decrease of $4.8 million, 100%), salaries and benefits (year-over-year decrease of $3.55 million, 51.3%), outside lab services due to the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination (year-over-year decrease of $1.52 million, 80.5%), project consulting (year-over-year decrease of $0.31 million, 51.6%) and overhead costs (year-over-year decrease of $0.33 million, 9.5%).

The overall decrease in research and development expense was primarily due to targeted cost reduction measures pausing certain unfunded research activities for SAB-185, and prioritizing our initial business combination. We do notearlier stage lead therapeutic candidates in Type 1 diabetes, respiratory, and gastrointestinal diseases. Future period research and development expenses will decrease relative to comparable prior periods as we no longer expect to generate any operating revenues until afterincur costs of contract manufacturing, outside laboratory services, project consulting, and facilities costs related to the completionproduction of our initial business combination. We generate non-operating incomeSAB-185.

General and Administrative

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

General and administrative

 $2,900,006  $4,309,042  $(1,409,036)  (32.7)%

Total general and administrative expenses

 $2,900,006  $4,309,042         

General and administrative expenses decreased by $1.4 million, or 32.7%, in the formthree months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to insurance costs (year-over-year decrease of interest income on marketable securities held$0.46 million, 57.5%); salaries and benefits (year-over-year decrease of $0.93 million, 44.3%), project consulting (year-over-year decrease of $100,000, 37.0%), and other administrative support fees relating to IT, human resources, and legal (year-over-year increase of $0.04 million, 3.5%). The decrease was primarily due to discretionary cost reduction measures and increased efficiencies as we continue to mature as a publicly traded company.

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Six Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

General and administrative

 $6,347,395  $9,456,191  $(3,108,796)  (32.9)%

Total general and administrative expenses

 $6,347,395  $9,456,191         

General and administrative expenses decreased by $3.1 million, or 32.9%, in the Trust Account (as defined below)six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to insurance costs (year-over-year decrease of $800,000, 53.3%), salaries and benefits (year-over-year decrease of $1,800,000, 42.9%), project consulting (year-over-year decrease of $0.45 million, 53.6%), and other administrative support fees relating to IT, human resources, and legal (year-over-year decrease of $0.11 million, 3.8%). The decrease was primarily due to discretionary cost reduction measures and increased efficiencies as we continue to mature as a publicly traded company.

We incuranticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as they relate to audit, legal, regulatory, and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with exchange listing and SEC requirements, director and officer liability insurance, investor relations costs and other costs associated with being a public company. Additionally, if and when we believe a regulatory approval of a product candidate appears likely, we anticipate an increase in staffing and related expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accountingour preparation for commercial operations, especially as it relates to the sales and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.marketing of our product candidates.

 

ForNon-operating Income (Expense)

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities

 $(357,516) $1,730,080  $(2,087,596)  (120.7)%

Total non-operating expense

 $(357,516) $1,730,080         

Total non-operating income (expense) decreased by $2.1 million, or 120.7%, in the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had operating costs of $111,612 consisting of professional and administrative expense. We also had other income (expense) of $3,084,832, which consists of $2,419 of interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account, $(359,874) of offering expense allocatedJune 30, 2023 as compared to the warrants and a $3,442,287 gain resulting fromthree months ended June 30, 2022 due to the change in the fair value of our warrant liability.liabilities.

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities

 $(274,930) $9,579,652  $(9,854,582)  (102.9)%

Total non-operating expense

 $(274,930) $9,579,652         

Total non-operating income (expense) decreased by $9.9 million, or 102.9%, in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 due to the change in fair value of warrant liabilities.

 

Interest Expense

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Interest expense

 $75,320  $71,237  $4,083   5.7%

Total interest expense

 $75,320  $71,237         

Interest expense increased in the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, driven by adding the 8% Unsecured Convertible Note.

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Interest expense

 $167,705  $143,259  $24,446   17.1%

Total interest expense

 $167,705  $143,259         

Interest expense increased in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, driven by adding the 8% Unsecured Convertible Note.

Interest Income

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Interest income

 $28,568  $15,824  $12,744   80.5%

Total interest income

 $28,568  $15,824         

Interest income increased by $13 thousand, or 80.5%, during the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to higher interest rates.

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

         
  

2023

  

2022

  

Change

  

% Change

 

Interest income

 $86,556  $23,757  $62,799   264.3%

Total interest income

 $86,556  $23,757         

Interest income increased by $63 thousand, or 264.3% during the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to higher interest rates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On January 14, 2021, we consummated our initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 11,500,000 of our units (the “Public Units”) which included Public Units subject to the underwriters’ over-allotment option, which option was exercised in full. Each Public Unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share (the “Public Warrants”). The Public Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000.

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Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 417,200 units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit with each Private Unit consisting of one share of common stock and one-half warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share (the “Private Warrants”), generating total proceeds of $4,172,000. The Private Units were sold to the Sponsor. The Private Units and Private Warrants are identical to the Public Units and Public Warrants sold in the IPO, except that the Private Warrants underlying the Private Units are non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

Following the closing of the IPO and the sale of additional Private Units, an aggregate amount of $116,150,000 has been placed in the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the IPO. Transaction costs amounted to $6,108,360 consisting of $1,529,500 of underwriting fee, $4,220,500 of deferred underwriting fee, and $358,360 of other offering costs. In addition, $1,216,731 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account, which is available for the payment of offering costs and for working capital purposes. As a result of the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full, 375,000 of the founder shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

 

As of MarchJune 30, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, we had marketable securities held in$7.8 million and $15.1 million, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents.

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Our standard repayment terms for accounts receivable are thirty days from the Trust Accountinvoice date. As a majority of $116,152,419 (including approximately $2,419 of interest income) consisting money market funds which invest U.S. Treasury securities. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. Through March 31, 2021,our accounts receivable is from work performed under government grants, we have not withdrawn any interest earned on the Trust Account.

For the three months March 31, 2021, net cash usedhad an uncollectible accounts receivable amount in operating activities was $363,159. Net income of $2,973,220 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,419, offering costs allocated to warrants f $359,874, a change in the fair value of our warrant liability of $3,442,287, an increase in prepaid assets of $260,325 and a decrease in accrued expenses of $8,778.

For the three months March 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $116,150,000 for our investment in the Trust Account.

For the three months March 31, 2021, net provided by in financing activities was $117,286,878 primarily from the sale of public and private Units in the amount of $117,642,500, net of underwriting discounts. This was offset by the $150,000 repayment of a related party promissory note and payment of $208,277 in deferred offering costs.over 5 years.

 

We intend to use substantially allcontinue to invest in our business and, as a result, may incur operating losses in future periods. We expect to continue to invest in research and development efforts towards expanding our capabilities and expertise along our platform and the primary pipeline development targets we are working on, as well as building our business development team and marketing our solutions to partners in support of the funds heldgrowth of the business.

We anticipate that we will continue to generate losses for the foreseeable future, and we expect the losses to increase as we continue the development of, and seek regulatory approvals for, our product candidates, and begin commercialization of our products. As a result, we will require additional capital to fund our operations in order to support our long-term plans, in particular, following the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned onJPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination.

We have incurred operating losses for the Trust Account (less income taxes payable),past several years. While we intend to complete our initial business combination. To the extentcontinue to keep operating expenses at a reduced level there can be no assurance that our capital stockcurrent level of operating expenses will not increase or debt is used, in whole or in part, as considerationthat other uses of cash will not be necessary. Based on our current level of operating expenses, existing cash and cash equivalents will not be sufficient to complete our initial business combination,cover operating cash needs through the remaining proceeds held intwelve months following the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

As of March 31, 2021, we had cash of $858,055 outside the Trust Account.date these financials are made available for issuance. We intend to use the funds heldseek additional capital through equity and/or debt financings, collaborative or other funding arrangements. Should we seek additional financing from outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete our initial business combination.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with initial business combination, the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does not close,sources, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account wouldnot be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the lender. The units would be identical to the Private Units.

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We do not believe we will needable to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating the initial business combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our initial business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon consummation of our initial business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such initial business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our initial business combination.on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to completeraise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, we may be required to scale back or discontinue the advancement of product candidates, reduce headcount, liquidate our initialassets, file for bankruptcy, reorganize, merge with another entity, or cease operations.

Sources of Liquidity

Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily from revenue in the form of government grants and from equity financings.

Equity Financings and Option Exercises

As of June 30, 2023, we have raised approximately $90.2 million since our inception from the issuance and sale of convertible preferred shares, net of issuance costs associated with such financings, the Business Combination with BCYP, proceeds from the Private Placement, and exercises of employee stock options.

On May 9, 2023, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). Whereby from time to time, we may offer and sell up to an aggregate of $50,000,000 of any combination of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, Rights, and Units, either individually or in combination. We may also offer common stock or preferred stock upon conversion of debt securities, common stock upon conversion of preferred stock, or common stock, preferred stock or debt securities upon the exercise of warrants. We may also issue units comprised of one or more shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and/or rights in any combination. The Shelf Registration Statement has not yet been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Notes payable

8% Unsecured Convertible Note
 
Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to our lease with Sanford Health, we agreed to a period of Abated Rent from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 pertaining to our leased laboratory bay at the Sanford Research Center. In exchange for the Abated Rent, effective as of October 1, 2022, we issued to Sanford Health an 8% unsecured, convertible promissory note (the “8% Unsecured Convertible Note”).
 
Pursuant to the 8% Unsecured Convertible Note, we shall pay the sum of approximately $542 thousand (the “Principal”) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon on September 31, 2024 (the “Maturity Date”). Simple interest shall accrue on the outstanding Principal from and after the date of the October Note and shall be payable on the Maturity Date. Sanford Health shall have the right, but not the obligation, to convert all or any part of the outstanding Principal of the 8% Unsecured Convertible Note, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of such conversion, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of our common stock, at any time and from time to time, prior to the later of the Maturity Date and the date on which the 8% Unsecured Convertible Note is paid in full, subject to certain restrictions, at a conversion price per share of Common Stock equal to greater of (x) $1.50 and (y) the price at which the we sells shares of common stock in any bona fide private or public equity financing prior to the Maturity Date.

Insurance Financing

We obtained financing for certain Director & Officer liability insurance policy premiums. The agreement assigns First Insurance Funding (Lender) a first priority lien on and security interest in the financed policies and any additional premium required in the financed policies including (a) all returned or unearned premiums, (b) all additional cash contributions or collateral amounts assessed by the insurance companies in relation to the financed policies and financed by Lender, (c) any credits generated by the financed policies, (d) dividend payments, and (e) loss payments which reduce unearned premiums. If any circumstances exist in which premiums related to any Financed Policy could become fully earned in the event of loss, Lender shall be named a loss-payee with respect to such policy.

The total premiums, taxes and fees financed is approximately $1.2 million with an annual interest rate of 5.47%. In consideration of the premium payment by Lender to the insurance companies or the Agent or Broker, we unconditionally promise to pay Lender the amount Financed plus interest and other charges permitted under the Agreement. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we recognized approximately $112 thousand and $773 thousand, respectively, as insurance financing note payable in its consolidated balance sheet. We will pay the insurance financing through installment payments with the last payment being on September 22, 2023.

Please refer to Note 9, Notes Payable, in our consolidated unaudited financial statements for additional information on our debt.

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Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 $(6,504,873) $(13,985,767)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (43,984)  (1,893,766)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (723,578)  (7,048,992)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 $(7,272,435) $(22,928,525)

Operating Activities

Net cash used by operating activities decreased by $7.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in non-cash working capital of $9.3 million offset by an increase in our net loss adjusted for non-cash items of $0.3 million. Year-over-year changes in cash used by operating activities is explained by shifts in the non-cash working capital balances as we continue to advance our lead programs after the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination. 

Investing Activities

Net cash used by investing activities decreased by $1.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in purchases of equipment. Capital asset purchases completed in 2022 relate substantially to leasehold improvements at the Corporate Headquarters and completion of the clinical manufacturing facility at the Sanford Research Center.

Financing Activities

Net cash used by financing activities decreased by $6.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the final settlement of the Forward Purchase Agreement whereby $5.5 million of restricted cash was utilized for a repurchase of 546,658 shares of our common stock in the six months ended June 30, 2022. 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments as of June 30, 2023:

  

Payments Due by Period

 
  

Total

  

Less than 1 year

  

1-3 years

  

3-5 years

  

Over 5 years

 

Notes payable

 $653,538  $111,894  $541,644  $  $ 

Operating lease liabilities (1)

  660,975   430,775   230,200       

Finance lease liabilities (1)

  6,189,730   401,496   802,992   802,992   4,182,250 

Total

 $7,504,243  $944,165  $1,574,836  $802,992  $4,182,250 

(1)

We are party to certain contractual arrangements for equipment, lab space, and an animal facility, which meet the definition of leases under FASB ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”).

We enter into contracts in the normal course of business combination because we dowith third parties, including CROs. These payments are not have sufficient funds availableincluded in the table above, as the amount and timing of such payments are not known.

As of June 30, 2023, there were no material changes outside of the ordinary course of business to us,our commitments and contractual obligations.

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Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 2023 is 0.00%, compared with an effective tax rate of (0.20%) for the year ending December 31, 2023. The prior year tax rate reflects a tax provision on a pre-tax loss. 

The Company continues to record a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. The valuation increase by approximately $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company has not recognized any reserves for uncertain tax positions. 

Going Concern

A fundamental principle of the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP is the assumption that we will be forced to ceasecontinue in existence as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following our initial business combination, ifrealization of assets and settlement of liabilities occurring in the ordinary course of business.

As of June 30, 2023, we have experienced net losses, negative cash on hand is insufficient,flows from operations and had an accumulated deficit of $62.1 million. We anticipate to continue to generate losses for the foreseeable future, and expects the losses to increase as we may needcontinue the development of, and seek regulatory approvals for, product candidates, and begin commercialization of products. As a result, we will require additional capital to obtain additional financingfund operations in order to meetsupport long-term plans, in particular, following the JPEO Rapid Response Contract Termination. These factors raise substantial doubt about our obligations.ability to continue as a going concern for the one-year period following the date that these financial statements were issued.

 

To continue as a going concern, we will need, among other things, to raise additional capital resources. We plan to seek additional funding through a combination of equity or debt financings, or other third-party financing, collaborative or other funding arrangements. Should we seek additional financing from outside sources, we may not be able to raise such financing on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, we may be required to scale back or discontinue the advancement of product candidates, reduce headcount, liquidate our assets, file for bankruptcy, reorganize, merge with another entity, or cease operations.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements for June 30, 2023, have been prepared on the basis that we will continue as a going concern, and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the possible inability for us to continue as a going concern.
 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We did not have, for the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, that were established for the purpose of March 31, 2021.facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

 

Contractual obligationsCritical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of one ofprepared our executive officers a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. We began incurring these fees on January 14, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the initial business combination and our liquidation.

Critical Accounting Policies

Theconsolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our preparation of condensedthese consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires managementus to make estimates, assumptions and assumptionsjudgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and liabilities, disclosurerelated disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of contingentwhich form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could therefore differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

While our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, we believe the following accounting policies to be critical to the judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

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Revenue Recognition

Our revenue is primarily generated through grants from government and other (non-government) organizations.

Grant revenue is recognized for the period that the research and development services occur, as qualifying expenses are incurred, or conditions of the grants are met. We concluded that payments received under these grants represent conditional, nonreciprocal contributions, as described in ASC 958, Not-for-Profit Entities, and that the grants are not within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as the organizations providing the grants do not meet the definition of a customer. Expenses for grants are tracked by using a project code specific to the grant, and the employees also track hours worked by using the project code.

Stock-Based Compensation

We recognize compensation cost relating to stock-based payment transactions using a fair-value measurement method, which requires all stock-based payments to employees, directors, and non-employee consultants, including grants of stock options, to be recognized in operating results as compensation expense based on fair value over the requisite service period of the awards. Prior to the Business Combination, the grant date fair value of our common stock was typically determined by our board of directors with the assistance of management and a third-party valuation specialist. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the board of directors elected to determine the fair value of our post-merger common stock based on the closing market price at closing on the date of grant. In determining the fair value of our stock-based awards, we utilize the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which uses both historical and current market data to estimate fair value. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model incorporates various assumptions, such as the value of the underlying common stock, the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, expected dividend yield, and expected life of the options. For awards with performance-based vesting criteria, we estimate the probability of achievement of the performance criteria and recognize compensation expense related to those awards expected to vest. No awards may have a term in excess of ten years. Forfeitures are recorded when they occur. Stock-based compensation expense is classified in our consolidated statements of operations based on the function to which the related services are provided. We recognize stock-based compensation expense over the expected term.

In addition to considering the results of the independent third-party valuations, our board of directors considered various objective and subjective factors to determine the fair value of our common shares as of each grant date, which may be a date other than the most recent independent third-party valuation date, including:

the prices at which we most-recently sold preferred shares and the superior rights and preferences of the preferred shares relative to our common shares at the time of each grant;

the lack of liquidity of our equity as a private company;

our stage of development and business strategy and the material risks related to our business and industry;

our financial condition and operating results, including our levels of available capital resources and forecasted results;

developments in our business, including the achievement of milestones such as entering into partnering agreements;

the valuation of publicly traded companies in the life sciences, biopharmaceutical and healthcare technology sectors, as well as recently completed mergers and acquisitions of peer companies;

any external market conditions affecting our industry, and trends within our industry;

the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event for the holders of our preferred shares and holders of our common shares, such as an initial public offering, or IPO, or a sale of our company, given prevailing market conditions; and

the analysis of IPOs and the market performance of similar companies in our industry.

The assumptions underlying these valuations represented management’s best estimates, which involved inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. As a result, if factors or expected outcomes change and we use significantly different assumptions or estimates, the fair value of our common shares and our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different.

See Note 11, Stock Option Plan, to our consolidated financial statements for information concerning certain specific assumptions we used in applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the estimated fair value of our stock options granted for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Stock-based compensation expense was $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and $1.2 million and $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

As of June 30, 2023, we had $4.2 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to non-vested options, which we expect to recognize in future operating results over a weighted-average period of 3.34 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2023,was approximately $0.6 million and is expected to be recognized within future operating results over a weighted-average period of 3.34 years. As of  June 30, 2023, the Company had 75 thousand restricted stock units vested but not issued.

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Warrant Liabilities Valuations

Liability Classified Warrants

We are required to periodically estimate the fair value of our Private Placement Warrant liabilities with the assistance of an independent third-party valuation firm. The assumptions underlying these valuations represented our best estimates, which involved inherent uncertainties and the application of significant levels of our judgment. The fair value of our Public Warrant liabilities are determined by reference to the quoted market price.

The warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40, Derivatives and HedgingContracts in Entitys Own Equity, and were presented within warrant liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The initial fair value of the warrant liabilities were measured at fair value on the Closing Date, and changes in the fair value of the warrant liabilities were presented within changes in fair value of warrant liabilities in the consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

On the Closing Date, we established the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants utilizing both the Black-Scholes Merton formula and a MCS analysis. Specifically, we considered a MCS to derive the implied volatility in the publicly listed price of the Public Warrants. We then considered this implied volatility in selecting the volatility for the application of a Black-Scholes Merton model for the Private Placement Warrants. We determined the fair value of the Public Warrants by reference to the quoted market price.

The Public Warrants were classified as a Level 1 fair value measurement, due to the use of the quoted market price, and the Private Placement Warrants held privately by assignees of Big Cypress Holdings LLC, were classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement, due to the use of unobservable inputs.

The measurement as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 for the Private Placement Warrant liability was approximately $20 thousand and $10 thousand, respectively, and the change in fair value of the Private Placement Warrant liability was approximately $2 thousand  and $12 thousand, respectively, the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

The key inputs into the valuations as of the June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:

  

June 30, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 

Risk-free interest rate

  4.43%  4.00%

Expected term remaining (years)

  3.31   3.81 

Implied volatility

  90.0%  82.0%

Closing common stock price on the measurement date

 $0.83  $0.59 

Equity Classified Warrants

On December 7, 2022, as a part of our 2022 Private Placement, we issued PIPE Warrants to investors to purchase up to 7,363,377 shares of Common Stock. The PIPE Warrants, including those purchased by the participating directors of SAB are exercisable beginning six months from the date of issuance at an exercise price equal to $1.08 per share, and are exercisable for five years from the date of issuance. We also issued our placement agent, Brookline Capital Markets, PIPE Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 210,913 shares of Common Stock. The Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price equal to $1.35 per share and are exercisable six months from the date of issuance and expires five years from the date of issuance.

On March 21, 2023, we entered into a settlement agreement with Ladenburg (the “2023 Ladenburg Agreement”), effective March 23, 2023. In connection with the 2023 Ladenburg Agreement, on March 24, 2023, we issued to Ladenburg a warrant to purchase up to 300,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for three years from the date of issuance at $0.5424 per share.

We determined the Ladenburg Warrants, PIPE Warrants, and PIPE Placement Agent Warrants met all necessary criteria to be accounted for as equity in accordance with ASC 815-40, Derivatives and HedgingContracts in Entitys Own Equity. As such, they are presented within additional paid-in capital within our consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and consolidated balance sheets.

Warrants classified as equity are initially measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the warrants continue to be classified as equity. 

The initial fair value of each PIPE Warrant and PIPE Placement Agent Warrant issued was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. All relevant terms and conditions for the PIPE Warrant and PIPE Placement Agent Warrant are identical with the exception of the exercise prices of $1.08 and $1.35, respectively; the key inputs into the valuations as of the initial measurement date were as follows:

  

Initial

 
  

Measurement

 

Risk-free interest rate

  3.62%

Expected term remaining (years)

  5.00 

Implied volatility

  89.0%

Closing common stock price on the measurement date, less discount for lack of marketability (1)

 $0.66 

(1)

As the underlying shares are restricted from sale for a period of 180 days from the date of the 2022 Private Placement, the fair value of the warrants were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that uses several inputs, including market price of our common shares at the end of each reporting period (a level one input), less a discount for lack of marketability (a level two input). The discount for lack of marketability was estimated upon consideration of volatility and the length of the lock-up period.

Upon initial measurement, the fair value of the PIPE Warrants and PIPE Placement Agent Warrants were determined to be $0.42 and $0.39, respectively, per warrant for aggregate values of approximately $3.1 million and $82 thousand, respectively. In the Private Placement, we recognized the PIPE Warrants and PIPE Placement Agent Warrants on a relative fair value basis with approximately $2.2 million and $58 thousand being allocated to each as a component of additional paid-in capital within our consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022.

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The initial fair value of each Ladenburg Warrant issued has been determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The key inputs into the valuations as of the 2023 Ladenburg Agreement initial measurement date were as follows:

  

Initial

 
  

Measurement

 

Risk-free interest rate

  3.98%

Expected term remaining (years)

  3.00 

Implied volatility

  94.0%

Closing common stock price on the measurement date

 $0.52 

Upon initial measurement, the fair value of each Ladenburg Warrant was determined to be $0.31, per warrant for a total value of approximately $93 thousand. The total fair value of the Ladenburg Warrants was recognized as a non-cash expense and allocated to additional paid-in capital within our consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and consolidated balance sheet.

See Note 12, Fair Value Measurements, to our consolidated financial statements for information concerning certain specific assumptions we used in applying the Black-Scholes Merton formula and MCS to determine the estimated fair value of the Private Placement Warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2023.

Common Stock Valuations

Prior to becoming a public company, we were required to periodically estimate the fair value of our common stock with the assistance of an independent third-party valuation firm, as discussed above, when issuing stock options and computing our estimated stock-based compensation expense. The assumptions underlying these valuations represented our best estimates, which involved inherent uncertainties and the application of significant levels of our judgment. In order to determine the fair value of our common stock, we considered, among other items, previous transactions involving the sale of our securities, our business, financial condition and results of operations, economic and industry trends, the market performance of comparable publicly traded companies, and the lack of marketability of our common stock.

Subsequent to the Business Combination, we now determine the fair value of our common stock based on the closing market price at closing on the date of grant.

Compensation expense related to stock-based transactions is measured and recognized in the financial statements at fair value of our post-merger common stock based on the closing market price at closing on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the equity award and incomeis recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period, on the straight-line method. We estimate the fair value of each stock option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Determining the fair value of stock option awards at the grant date requires judgment, including estimating the expected volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate, and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:expected dividends.

 

Lease Liabilities and Right-of-Use Assets

We are party to certain contractual arrangements for equipment, lab space, and an animal facility, which meet the definition of leases under ASC 842. In accordance with ASC 842, we, as of January 1, 2018 (the date of adoption), recorded right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities for the present value of the lease payments over the lease terms. We utilized the practical expedient regarding lease and non-lease components and have combined such items into a single combined component. Our IBR was used in the calculation of our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

A description of recently issued accounting pronouncements that may potentially impact our financial position and results of operations is disclosed in Note 3, New Accounting Standards to our consolidated financial statements.

JOBS Act Accounting Election

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of reduced reporting requirements that are not otherwise applicable to public companies. These provisions include, but are not limited to:

being permitted to present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in this Form 10-Q;

not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting;

not being required to comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis);

reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation arrangements; and

exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

We may use these provisions until the last day of our fiscal year in which the fifth anniversary of the completion of our initial public offering occurred. However, if certain events occur prior to the end of such five-year period, including if we become a “large accelerated filer,” our annual gross revenue exceeds $1.235 billion, or we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period, we will cease to be an emerging growth company prior to the end of such five-year period.

We have elected to take advantage of certain of the reduced disclosure obligations in this Form 10-Q and may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in future filings. As a result, the information that we provide to our shareholders may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.

The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, until those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period and, therefore, we will not be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. Our financial statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards. Until the date that we are no longer an emerging growth company or affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the exemption provided by Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act upon issuance of a new or revised accounting standard that applies to our financial statements and that has a different effective date for public and private companies, we will disclose the date on which we will adopt the recently issued accounting standard.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Concentration of Credit Risk

We received 100% and of our total revenue through grants from government organizations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. To date, no receivables have been written off. 

Interest Rate Risk

 

As of MarchJune 30, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, we were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. Following the consummationhad a cash and cash equivalents of our IPO, the net proceeds$7.8 million and $15.0 million, respectively, all of our IPO, including amountswhich was maintained in the Trust Account, have been invested in U.S. government treasury bills, notes or bonds with a maturity of 180 days or less or in certainbank accounts and money market funds that invest solelyin the U.S. Our primary exposure to market risk is to interest income volatility, which is affected by changes in the general level of interest rates. A 10% change in the market interest rates would not have a material effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. 

Foreign Currency Risk

We conduct our business in U.S. treasuries. Duedollars and, thus, are not exposed to financial risks from exchange rate fluctuations between the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.U.S. dollar and other currencies.

 

Item 4. Controls and ProceduresProcedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

DisclosureOur management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by usa company in ourthe reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms,forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to ourthe Company’s management, including ourits principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions,officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

UnderManagement recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the supervisioncost benefit relationship of possible controls and withprocedures. Based on the participationevaluation as of June 30, 2023, our management, including our principal executive officerChief Executive Officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation ofChief Financial Officer have concluded that the effectiveness of ourCompany’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officerJune 30, 2023. Management has concluded that during the period covered by this report, due solely to thethere is a material weakness we have identified in the design and operating effectiveness of the Company’s review controls surrounding technical accounting matters and significant and/or unusual transactions. 

Plan for Remediation of Material Weakness

We continue to work to strengthen our internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosureand are committed to ensuring that such controls are designed and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e)operating effectively. We are implementing process and 15d-15 (e) undercontrol improvements to address the Exchange Act) were not effective.above material weakness as follows:

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. We became aware of the need to change the classification of our warrants when the SEC issued a statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” on April 12, 2021. As a result, our principal executive officer and principal financial concluded that there was a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2021. In light of the material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Remediation Plan

As a newly created organization, we are currently in

We have supplemented existing accounting resources with external advisors to assist with performing certain technical accounting activities. We have hired an additional full-time employee with technical accounting expertise and public company experience. Management will continue to supplement existing internal resources as needed. In addition, Management will continue to review the qualifications of our finance organization to ensure our personnel have the appropriate technical and SOX related expertise.

We have begun the process of implementing a contract management platform that will integrate functions governing the initiation, authorization, and execution of contracts with enhancements for our existing contract review control. This tool will improve the ability of the finance organization to review new and renewed contracts for potential financial reporting implications.

We are committed to continuing to improve our internal control processes related to these matters and will continue to review our financial reporting processescontrols and will incorporate enhanced communication and documentation procedures between our operations team and the individuals responsible for preparation of financial statements. These controls are expected to include the implementation of additional supervision and review activities by qualified personnel, and the development and use of checklists and research tools to assist in compliance with GAAP. We intend to complete the enhancement of our financial reporting processes during fiscal year 2021. The process of designing and implementing an effective financial reporting system is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory environments. Additionally, we must expend resources to maintain a financial reporting system that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations.procedures. As we continue to evaluate and take actionswork to improve our internal control over financial reporting, we may determine to take additional actionsmeasures to address control deficiencies or determine to modify certain of the remediation measures described above. We cannot assure youThe elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the measures we have taken to date, or any measures we may take in the future, will be sufficient to remediate the material weakness we have identified or avoid potential future material weaknesses.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATIONintended effects.

 

Item 1. Legal ProceedingsChanges in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

None

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report include the risk factors described in our final prospectus filed with the SEC on January 14, 2021. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, otherOther than as described below,above, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our final prospectus filed with the SEC.

Our warrants are now accounted for as derivative liabilities and are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings, which may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock or may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.

We issued 5,750,000 warrants as part of the units offered in our initial public offering, and, concurrently therewith, we issued 208,600 private placement warrants that are part of 417,200 private placement units that we privately placed simultaneously with our IPO. We have accounted for both the warrants underlying the units offered in our initial public offering and the warrants that are part of our private placement units as a warrant liability. At each reporting period (1) the accounting treatment of the warrants will be re-evaluated for proper accounting treatment as a liability or equity and (2) the fair value of the liability of the public and private warrants will be remeasured and the change in the fair value of the liability will be recorded as other income (expense) in our income statement.

Changes in the inputs and assumptions for the valuation model we use to determine the fair value of such liability may have a material impact on the estimated fair value of the embedded derivative liability. The share price of our common stock represents the primary underlying variable that impacts the value of the derivative instruments. Additional factors that impact the value of the derivative instruments include the volatility of our stock price, discount rates and stated interest rates. As a result, our condensed financial statements and results of operations will fluctuate quarterly, based on various factors, such as the share price of our common stock, many of which are outside of our control. In addition, we may change the underlying assumptions used in our valuation model, which could in result in significant fluctuations in our results of operations. If our stock price is volatile, we expect that we will recognize non-cash gains or losses on our warrants or any other similar derivative instruments each reporting period and that the amount of such gains or losses could be material. The impact of changes in fair value on earnings may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. In addition, potential targets may seek a SPAC that does not have warrants that are accounted for as a liability, or have any warrants at all, which may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination with a target business.

We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. This material weakness could continue to adversely affect our ability to report our results of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner.

After consultation with our independent registered public accounting firm following the issuance of the SEC Staff Statement on April 12, 2021, our management and our audit committee concluded that, in light of the SEC Staff Statement, it was appropriate to restate our previously issued and audited balance sheet as of January 14, 2021.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our management is likewise required, on a quarterly basis, to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and to disclose any changes and material weaknesses identified through such evaluation of those internal controls. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis.

As described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, we have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relatedthat occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to the accounting for a significant and unusual transaction related to the warrants we issued in connection with our initial public offering in January 2021. As a result of this material weakness, our management has concluded thatmaterially affect, our internal control over financial reporting wasreporting.

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PART IIOTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We are not effective. Thiscurrently a party to any material weaknesslitigation, nor are we aware of any pending or threatened litigation against us that we believe would materially affect our business, operating results, financial condition, or cash flows. Participants in our industry face frequent claims and litigation, including securities litigation, claims regarding patent and other intellectual property rights, and other liability claims. As a result, we may be involved in various legal proceedings from time to time in the future.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

The risk factors described in the section captioned “Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, are incorporated herein, and supplemented with the following revised or additional risk factors:

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company and have incurred significant losses since our inception. We realized net loss in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and the interim period through June 30, 2023, we may incur losses for the foreseeable future and may not be able to generate sufficient revenue to maintain profitability.

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. We expect to experience variability in revenue and expenses which makes it difficult to evaluate our business and prospects. As such, we have incurred and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant operating losses in the foreseeable future. Our historical losses resulted principally from costs incurred in a misstatementresearch and development, preclinical testing, clinical development of our derivative warrant liabilities and related financial disclosures as of January 14, 2021. For a discussion of management’s consideration of the material weakness identified related to our accounting for a significant and unusual transaction related to the warrants we issued in connection with our IPO, see “Note 2—Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” to the accompanying financial statements,product candidates as well as Part I, Item 4: Controlscosts incurred for research programs and Procedures includedfrom general and administrative costs associated with these operations. In the future, we intend to continue to conduct research and development, preclinical testing, clinical trials, and regulatory compliance activities that, together with anticipated general and administrative expenses, will result in this Report.incurring further significant losses for the next several years. We expect that our operating expenses will continue to increase significantly, including as we:

continue the research and development of our clinical - and preclinical-stage product candidates and discovery stage programs, including the clinical trials of SAB 176; 

advance our preclinical-stage candidates into clinical development;

invest in our technology and platform;
seek to identify, acquire and develop additional product candidates, including through business development efforts to invest in our in-license other technologies or product candidates; 
seek regulatory approvals for any product candidates that successfully complete clinical trials;
market and sell our solutions to existing and new partners;
hire additional clinical, quality control, medical, scientific and other technical personnel to support our operations;
maintain, expand, enforce, protect, and defend our intellectual property portfolio;
create additional infrastructure to support operations; 
add operational, financial, and management information systems and personnel to support operations as a public company;
undertake any pre-commercialization activities to establish sales, marketing and distribution capabilities for any product candidates for which we may receive regulatory approval in regions where we choose to commercialize our products on our own or jointly with third parties; and 
experience any delays or encounter issues with any of the above.

Biopharmaceutical product development entails substantial upfront capital expenditures and significant risk that any potential product candidate will fail to demonstrate adequate efficacy or an acceptable safety profile, gain regulatory approval, secure market access and reimbursement and become commercially viable, and therefore any investment in us is highly speculative. Accordingly, before making an investment in us, you should consider our prospects, factoring in the costs, uncertainties, delays, and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in clinical development, especially clinical-stage biopharmaceutical companies such as ours. Any predictions you make about our future success or viability may not be as accurate as they would otherwise be if we had a longer operating history or a history of successfully developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products. We may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other known or unknown factors in achieving our business objectives.

 

As described in Item 4. “Controls and Procedures,” we have concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting was ineffectiveOur expenses could increase beyond expectations for a variety of reasons, including as of the period ending March 31, 2021 because a material weakness existed in our internal control over financial reporting. If we are unable to remediate our material weakness in a timely manner or we identify additional material weaknesses, we may be unable to provide required financial information in a timely or reliable manner and we may incorrectly report financial information. Likewise, if our financial statements are not filed on a timely basis, we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the stock exchange on which our common stock is listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. In such a case, there could result a material adverse effect on our business. The existence of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting could adversely affect our reputation or investor perceptions of us, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock.growth strategy and the increase in the scope and complexity of our operations. In addition,executing our strategy and plans to invest in enhancing and scaling our business, we will need to generate significant additional revenue to achieve and maintain future profitability. We may incur additional costsnot be able to remediate the material weakness ingenerate sufficient revenue to achieve profitability and our internal control over financial reporting, as described in Item 4. “Controlsrecent and Procedures.”historical growth should not be considered indicative of future performance.

 

We can give no assurance that the measures we have taken and plan to take in the future will remediate the material weakness identified or that any additional material weaknesses or restatements of financial results will not arise in the future due to a failure to implement and maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting or circumvention of these controls or otherwise.

For the complete list of risks relating to our operations, see the section titled “Risk Factors” contained in our prospectus dated January 14, 2021.

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

 

On January 3, 2021, we effected a stock dividend of 1/3 of a share of common stock for every share of common stock outstanding, resulting in an aggregate of 2,875,000 founder shares outstanding (including up to 375,000 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part). On January 4, 2021, our Sponsor forfeited 28,750 founder shares to us and Ladenburg and certain of its employees purchased from us an aggregate of 28,750 representative shares at an average purchase price of approximately $0.008 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $230.00.None.

 

As described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, simultaneously with the consummation of our IPO, we consummated the Private Placement of 417,200 Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit with each Private Unit consisting of one share of common stock and one-half Private Warrant, generating total proceeds of $4,172,000.

The Private Units and Private Warrants are identical to the Public Units and Public Warrants sold in the IPO, except that the Private Warrants underlying the Private Units are non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees.

Following the closing of the IPO and the sale of additional Private Units, an aggregate amount of $116,150,000 has been placed in the Trust Account. Transaction costs amounted to $6,038,360 consisting of $1,529,500 of underwriting fee, $4,220,500 of deferred underwriting fee, and $288,360 of other offering costs. In addition, $1,216,731 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account, which is available for the payment of offering costs and for working capital purposes.

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For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.Applicable.

 

Item 5. Other InformationInformation.

 

None.Not Applicable.

 

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Item 6. ExhibitsExhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Exhibit Number

Description

Schedule/

Form

File No.

Exhibit

Filing Date

4.1Form of WarrantS-3333-2715434.2May 1, 2023

31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

    

31.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

    

32.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

    

32.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

    

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

    

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

    

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

    

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

    

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

    

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

    

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)    

 

No.Description of Exhibit
31*Certification of Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32*Certification of Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Filed herewith.

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¥ Denotes management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance withPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrantRegistrant has duly caused this reportReport to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.authorized.

 

 BIG CYPRESS ACQUISITION CORP.

SAB BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

   

Date: MayAugust 21, 20212023

By:

/s/ SamuelEddie J. ReichSullivan

Name:Samuel J. Reich
Title:Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer

  

Eddie J. Sullivan

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

By:

/s/ Russell Beyer

Russell Beyer

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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