Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Evergreen Provision

Pursuant to the terms of an annual evergreen provision in the 2014 Plan, the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2014 Plan shall automatically increase on January 1 of each year by at least seven percent (7%) of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, or, pursuant to the terms of the 2014 Plan, in any year, the Board of Directors may determine that such increase will provide for a lesser number of shares. In accordance with the terms of the 2014 Plan, effective as of January 1, 2023, the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2014 Plan increased by 291,991 shares, such amount being seven percent (7%) of the outstanding shares of common stock on December 31, 2022. As of January 1, 2023, the 2014 Plan had a total reserve of 1,436,558 shares and there were 741,870 shares available for future grants.

Reverse Stock Split

At the 2022 Special Meeting on December 20, 2022, the Company's stockholders granted the Company’s Board of Directors the discretion to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s its issued and outstanding common stock through an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and restated to date, at a ratio of not less than 1-for-4 and not more than 1-for-40, such ratio to be determined by the Board. On February 9, 2023, the Board of Directors approved a 1-for-30 reverse stock split, and the Company filed the Amendment for the Reverse Stock Split with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Reverse Stock Split became effective in accordance with the terms of the Amendment on February 14, 2023. The Amendment did not change the number of authorized shares of common stock or the par value.

CSPC License Agreement

On February 12, 2023, the Company entered into an Exclusive License Agreement with CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“CSPC”), pursuant to which the Company received an exclusive license to obtain certain exclusive rights to develop and commercialize CRB-701 (SYS6002), a novel clinical stage antibody drug conjugate targeting Nectin-4. The License Agreement covers exclusive commercialization rights to CRB-701 in the United States, Canada, the European Union (including the European Free Trade Area), the United Kingdom, and Australia.

The Company will pay CSPC an upfront payment of $7.5 million ($5.0 million at signing followed by a $2.5 million payment after eighteen months). CSPC will also be eligible to receive low double-digit royalties on net sales and up to $130 million in potential development and regulatory milestone payments and $555 million in potential commercial milestone payments.