UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” as defined under U.S. federal securities laws. These statements reflect management’s current knowledge, assumptions, beliefs, estimates, and expectations. These statements also express management’s current views of future performance, results, and trends and may be identified by their use of terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strategy,” “will,” and other similar terms. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to materially differ from those described in the forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Such statements are made as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements after this date, unless otherwise required by law.
Risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to materially differ from those described in forward-looking statements include those discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (including those described in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024), and:
| ● | The uncertainty of generating (i) sales from rose bengal sodium-based drug product candidates PV-10® and PH-10, PV-305, and/or any rose bengal sodium-based or other halogenated xanthene-based drug product candidates (if and when approved), (ii) licensing, milestone, royalty, and/or other payments related to these drug product candidates, and/or (iii) payments from the Company’s liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, or any sale, lease, conveyance, or other disposition of any intellectual property relating to these drug product candidates and/or rose bengal sodium- and other halogenated xanthene-based drug substances; | |
| ● | The uncertainty of raising additional capital through the proceeds of private placement transactions of debt and/or equity securities, and outstanding stock options, and/or public offerings of debt and/or equity securities; and | |
| ● | The disruptions from a public health crisis, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or an economic predicament, such as tariffs, or another macro upheaval to our business that could adversely affect our operations and financial condition. |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Total Current Assets | ||||||||
| Equipment and furnishings, less accumulated
depreciation of $ | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Unearned grant revenue | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Accrued interest - related parties | ||||||||
| Other accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Notes payable | ||||||||
| Convertible notes payable | ||||||||
| Convertible notes payable - related parties | ||||||||
| Operating lease liability, current portion | ||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments, contingencies, and litigations (Note 13) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock; par value $ per share; shares authorized; | ||||||||
| Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock; shares
designated at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; shares
issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; aggregate liquidation preference of $ | ||||||||
| Series D-1 Convertible
Preferred Stock;
shares designated at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024;
and
shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively;
aggregate liquidation preference of $ | ||||||||
| Common stock; par value $ per share; shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit attributable to Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., stockholders | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Non-controlling interest | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total Stockholders’ Deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Grant Revenue | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | ||||||||
| Total Operating Loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other Expense: | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net Loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net Loss attributable to Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. stockholders | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
| Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Net Loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss): | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ||||||
| Comprehensive Loss, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Comprehensive loss attributed to non-controlling interest | ( | ) | ||||||
| Comprehensive loss attributed to controlling interest | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
| Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock | Additional | Accumulated Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series D | Series D-1 | Common Stock | Paid-In | Comprehensive | Accumulated | Noncontrolling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Loss | Deficit | Interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock of majority owned subsidiary | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of 2022 Notes and related accrued interest to Series D-1 Preferred Stock | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock Options | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024
(Unaudited)
| Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock | Additional | Accumulated Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series D | Series D-1 | Common Stock | Paid-In | Comprehensive | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Loss | Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of 2022 Notes and related accrued interest to Series D-1 Preferred Stock | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Cash Flows From Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Non-cash operating lease expense | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||||||
| Short term receivables | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Unearned grant revenue | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Other accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Operating lease liability | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net Cash Used In Operating Activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable - related party | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock of majority-owned subsidiary | ||||||||
| Repayment of short-term note payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Repayment of 2021 convertible note payable - related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and restricted cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net Decrease In Cash and Restricted Cash | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period | ||||||||
| Cash and Restricted Cash, End of Period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash and restricted cash consisted of the following: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
| Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Conversion of 2022 Notes and related accrued interest to Series D-1 Preferred Stock | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Business Organization, Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “Provectus” or “the Company”), is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing immunotherapy medicines for different diseases. Our drug product candidates are based on bioactive, synthetic, small molecule rose bengal sodium (“RBS”), which is a member of a class of molecules called halogenated xanthenes (“HXs”).
The Company’s proprietary, patented, pharmaceutical-grade RBS is the active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) in all our clinical development and non-clinical research programs. The Company is the first entity to advance RBS into clinical trials for the treatment of disease. The Company is also the first entity, and currently the only one, to date to make pharmaceutical-grade RBS API consistently at a purity of nearly 100%.
RBS can be delivered by different routes of administration. RBS may concurrently display stimulatory and inhibitory effects and may target disease in a bifunctional multi-modal manner. Direct contact by RBS with disease may lead to cell death or repair by one or more targeting mechanisms, depending on the disease being treated and the concentration of RBS being utilized in the formulation. Multivariate innate and adaptive immune activation, signaling, and response may follow.
The Company’s RBS drug platform and pipeline comprise drug product candidates and non-clinical formulations that use different amounts of RBS and are delivered by different routes of administration specific to each disease area, including:
| ● | Clinical: Development programs in oncology (intratumoral administration), dermatology (topical), and ophthalmology (topical), | |
| ● | In vivo: Proof-of-concept programs in oncology (oral), hematology (oral), wound healing (topical), and canine cancers (intratumoral), | |
| ● | In vitro: Early discovery programs in infectious diseases and tissue regeneration and repair, and | |
| ● | In silico: Computer modeling of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other disease targets. |
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including failing to successfully develop and license or commercialize the Company’s prescription drug candidates.
Changes in U.S. Trade Policies Could Adversely Affect Our Operations
Ongoing uncertainty around U.S. trade policies, tariffs, and international agreements may impact the cost and availability of materials, supplies, and equipment used in our operations or those of our partners. Any disruptions or increased costs resulting from these changes could negatively affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and the market price of our common stock.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information pursuant to Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be reviewed in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 28, 2025. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025.
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2. Liquidity and Going Concern
To date, the Company has not generated any revenues or profits from planned principal operations.
The
Company’s cash and restricted cash were $
The Company plans to access capital resources through possible public or private equity offerings, including the 2025 Financing (see Note 5), exchange offers, debt financings, corporate collaborations, or other means. In addition, the Company continues to explore opportunities to strategically monetize its clinical-stage drug candidates, PV-10, PH-10, and PV-305 through potential co-development and licensing transactions, although there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful with such plans. The Company has historically been able to raise capital through equity offerings, although there can be no assurance that it will continue to be successful in the future. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient capital, it will not be able to pay its obligations as they become due.
The primary business objective of management is to build the Company into a commercial-stage biotechnology company; however, we cannot assure you that management will be successful in implementing the Company’s business plan of developing, licensing, and/or commercializing our prescription drug candidates. Moreover, even if we are successful in improving our current cash flow position, we nonetheless plan to seek additional funds to meet our current and long-term requirements in 2025 and beyond. We anticipate that these funds will otherwise come from the proceeds of private placement transactions, including the 2025 Financing, exercise of outstanding stock options, or public offerings of debt or equity securities. While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for our expectation that we will be able to raise additional funds, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete additional financing in a timely manner. In addition, any such financing may result in significant dilution to stockholders.
As of March 31, 2025, cash requirements for our current
liabilities include approximately $
These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which contemplate our continuation as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies
Since the date the Company’s December 31, 2024 consolidated financial statements were issued in its 2024 Annual Report on March 28, 2025, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies.
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the consolidated results of Provectus, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and its majority-owned subsidiary, VisiRose (see Note 12). The interests of non-controlling shareholders in VisiRose are presented as net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and as noncontrolling interest in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include the recoverability and useful lives of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation, accrued liabilities and the valuation allowance related to the Company’s deferred tax assets.
Restricted Cash
Restricted
cash consists of a grant award received from the State of Tennessee. Restricted cash available as of March 31, 2025 is $
Cash Concentrations
Cash
and restricted cash are maintained at financial institutions and, at times, balances may exceed federally insured limits of $
Equipment and Furnishings, net
Equipment
and furnishings are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of equipment is provided for using the straight-line method
over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Computers and office equipment are being depreciated over
Long-Lived Assets
The
Company reviews the carrying values of its long-lived assets for possible impairment whenever an event or change in circumstances indicates
that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. Any long-lived assets held for disposal are reported at the lower of their
carrying amounts or fair value less cost to sell. Management has determined there to be
Short-term Receivables
Management estimates expected credit losses immediately based on existing economic conditions in addition to current and future economic conditions and events. Receivables are considered past due if full payment is not received by the contractual date. Past due amounts are generally written off against the reserve for uncollectibility only after all collection attempts have been exhausted. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was no allowance for uncollectible amounts.
Grant Revenue
Grant revenue is recognized when qualifying costs are incurred and there is reasonable assurance that the conditions of the grant have been met. Cash received from grants in advance of incurring qualifying costs is recorded as unearned grant revenue and recognized as grant revenue when qualifying costs are incurred.
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Research and Development
Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred. An allocation of payroll expenses to research and development is made based on a percentage estimate of time spent. The research and development costs include the following: payroll, consulting and contract labor, lab supplies and pharmaceutical preparations, insurance, rent and utilities, and depreciation and amortization.
Patent Costs
The Company expenses all costs as incurred in connection with patent applications (including direct application fees, and the legal and consulting expenses related to making such applications) and such costs are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Leases
The Company leases properties under operating leases. The Company recognizes a liability to make lease payments, the “lease liability”, and an asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term, the “right-of-use asset” upon the commencement of a lease. The lease liability is measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. The right-of-use asset is measured at the amount of the lease liability adjusted for the remaining balance of any lease incentives received, any cumulative prepaid or accrued rent if the lease payments are uneven throughout the lease term, any unamortized initial direct costs, and any impairment of the right-of-use-asset. Operating lease expense consists of a single lease cost calculated so that the remaining cost of the lease is allocated over the remaining lease term on a straight-line basis, variable lease payments not included in the lease liability, and any impairment of the right-of-use asset.
Convertible Instruments
The Company evaluates its convertible instruments to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivative financial instruments to be separately accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 815: Derivatives and Hedging. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record qualifying embedded conversion options and any related freestanding instruments at their fair values as of the inception date of the agreement and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date. Any change in fair value is recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense for each reporting period at each balance sheet date. The Company reassesses the classification of its derivative instruments at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the contract is reclassified as of the date of the event that caused the reclassification. Embedded conversion options classified as derivative liabilities and any related equity classified freestanding instruments are recorded as a discount to the host instrument.
Preferred Stock
The Company applies the accounting standards for distinguishing liabilities from equity when determining the classification and measurement of its preferred stock. Preferred shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable preferred shares (including preferred shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, preferred shares are classified as equity.
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Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of vested common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other instruments to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. The following securities are excluded from the calculation of weighted average dilutive common shares because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Warrants | ||||||||
| Options | ||||||||
| Convertible preferred stock | ||||||||
| 2021 unsecured convertible notes and accrued interest | ||||||||
| 2022 unsecured convertible notes and accrued interest | ||||||||
| 2024 unsecured convertible notes and accrued interest | ||||||||
| 2025 unsecured convertible notes and accrued interest | ||||||||
| Total potentially dilutive shares | ||||||||
The Company measures the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. The fair value of the award is measured on the grant date and then is recognized over the period during which services are required to be provided in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. The Company computes the fair value of equity-classified options granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected volatility factor of the market price of the Company’s common stock which is determined by reviewing its historical public market closing prices.
Segment
The
Company has
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments in this update address investor requests for more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This update also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for the Company for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating any new disclosures that may be required upon adoption of ASU 2023-09.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures. ASU 2024-03 is intended to improve disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses and provide more detailed information to investors about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. The amendments in this ASU will be applied retrospectively and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of implementing this guidance.
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), issued Accounting Standards Update (‘ASU”) 2024-04, Debt-Debt with Conversions and Other Options. ASU 2024-04 is intended to clarify requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments, including convertible debt instruments with cash conversion features or convertible debt instruments that are not currently convertible, should be accounted for as an induced conversion. This ASU is effective for all entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its financial statements.
4. Other Accrued Expenses
The following table summarizes the other accrued expenses at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Accrued payroll and taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued vacation | ||||||||
| Accrued directors’ fees | ||||||||
| Accrued other expenses | ||||||||
| Total Other Accrued Expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
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5. Convertible Notes Payable
The following summarizes convertible notes payable activity during the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| 2021 Financing | 2022 Financing | 2024 Financing | 2025 Financing | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Related Party | Related Party | Non-Related Party | Related Party | Non-Related Party | Related Party | Non-Related Party | Related Party | Non-Related Party | Related Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal converted | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
During
the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company received 2025 Notes proceeds in the aggregate amount of $
Related party investors in the Company’s convertible notes consist of an officer and an officer/director of the Company.
2025 Financing Note
On
January 15, 2025, the Board approved a Financing Term Sheet (the “2025 Term Sheet”), which set forth the terms under which
the Company will use its best efforts to arrange for financing of a maximum of $
Pursuant to the 2025 Term Sheet, the 2025 Notes (defined below) will convert into shares of the Company’s Series D-1 Preferred Stock twelve months after the issue date of a 2025 Note.
The 2025 Financing will be in the form of unsecured convertible loans from the investors (the “2025 Note Investors”) and evidenced by convertible promissory notes (individually, a “2025 Note” and collectively, the “2025 Notes”). In addition to customary provisions, the 2025 Notes will contain the following provisions:
| (i) | The
2025 Notes will bear interest at the rate of eight percent ( | |
| (ii) | In the event there is a change of control of the Board, the term of the 2025 Notes will be accelerated and all amounts due under the 2025 Notes may be immediately due and payable at the 2025 Note Investors’ option; | |
| (iii) | The outstanding principal amount and interest payable under the 2025 Notes may be converted early at the 2025 Note Investors’ option into shares of Series D-1 Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to $. The Series D-1 Preferred Stock is convertible into ten () shares of common stock; and | |
| (iv) | The outstanding principal amount and interest payable under the Loan will automatically convert into shares of the Company’s Series D-1 Preferred Stock twelve (12) months after the issue date of a 2025 Note. The Series D-1 Preferred Stock shall be convertible into ten (10) shares of the Company’s Common Stock. |
The embedded conversion options associated with the 2025 Notes do not require bifurcation and treatment as a derivative liability.
As
of March 31, 2025, principal and interest in the amount of $
2024 Financing
On January 15, 2025, the Board approved the closure of the 2024 Financing.
As
of March 31, 2025, principal and interest in the amount of $
The embedded conversion options associated with the 2024 Notes do not require bifurcation and treatment as a derivative liability.
2022 Financing
On July 11, 2024, the Board approved the closure of the 2022 Financing.
During the three months ended March 31,
2025, principal and interest in the aggregate amount of $
As
of March 31, 2025, principal and interest in the amount of $
The embedded conversion options associated with the 2022 Notes do not require bifurcation and treatment as a derivative liability.
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2021 Financing
On September 20, 2022, the Board approved the closure of the 2021 Financing.
As
of March 31, 2025, principal and interest in the amount of $
The embedded conversion options associated with the 2021 Notes do not require bifurcation and treatment as a derivative liability.
Interest Expense on Convertible Notes Payable
During
the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company incurred $
6. Notes Payable
The Company obtained short-term financing for our commercial insurance policies. As of March 31, 2025 and December
31, 2024, the balance of the note payable was $
7. Related Party Transactions
During
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred consulting fees of $
Directors’
fees for Mr. Horowitz for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $
See Note 5 for details of other related party transactions.
Directors’
fees incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, were $
8. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
The following table summarizes the pre-paid expenses and other current assets at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Deferred tax asset | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid insurance | ||||||||
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| Prepaid software | ||||||||
| Prepaid other | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| Total Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Other current assets at December 31, 2024 include a refund due from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine upon termination of contract which was received on February 19, 2025.
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9. Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred Stock
During
the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company issued shares of Series D-1 Convertible Preferred Stock upon the conversion
of $
During
the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued shares of Series D-1 Convertible Preferred Stock upon the conversion
of $
See Note 14 for details on conversions of 2022 Notes into Series D-1 Preferred Stock subsequent to March 31, 2025.
Options
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not have any issuances, grants, or exercises of options.
| Weighted Average | Weighted Average Remaining | |||||||||||
| Shares | Exercise Price | Life
in Years | ||||||||||
| Options outstanding at January 1, 2025 | $ | |||||||||||
| Options exercisable at January 1, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Options outstanding at March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Options exercisable at March 31, 2025 | $ | |||||||||||
| Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding | Weighted Average | Exercisable | ||||||||||||
| Number of | Remaining Life | Number of | ||||||||||||
| Exercise Price | Options | In Years | Options | |||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $ and $, respectively, in connection with the amortization of stock options. As of March 31, 2025, there was $ of unrecognized stock-based compensation related to the above stock options, which will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of years.
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10. Leases
On
June 18, 2022, the Company leased
On April 24, 2025, the Company entered into the first amendment to its operating lease agreement, extending the lease
term by an additional
Total
operating lease expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $
A summary of the Company’s right-of-use assets and liabilities is as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | ||||||||
| Operating cash flows used in operating leases | $ | $ | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: | ||||||||
| Operating leases | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term | ||||||||
| Operating leases | ||||||||
| Weighted Average Discount Rate | ||||||||
| Operating leases | % | % | ||||||
Future minimum payments under the Company’s non-cancellable lease obligations as of March 31, 2025 were as follows:
Future Minimum Payments
| Years | Amount | |||
| 2025 | $ | |||
| Less: 2025 remaining amount representing imputed interest | ( | ) | ||
| Present value of lease liability | ||||
| Less: current portion | ( | ) | ||
| Lease liability, non-current portion | $ | |||
11. Grants
On
October 25, 2021, the Company received a grant award of $
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12. License Transactions
VisiRose
On
January 3, 2025, the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, VisiRose, received investments totaling $
As
of March 31, 2025, Provectus holds a majority ownership interest in its subsidiary, VisiRose, with a
13. Commitments, Contingencies and Litigation
The Company may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business which may be expected to be covered by insurance. The Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation that, if resolved against the Company, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
14. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated events that have occurred after the balance sheet and through the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements, except as disclosed in Note 10 and below:
Convertible Notes Payable
Subsequent
to March 31, 2025, the Company entered into 2025 Notes with a related party investor (Executive Officer) in the aggregate principal amount
of $
Series D-1 Preferred Stock
Subsequent
to March 31, 2025, principal and interest in the aggregate amount of $
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion is intended to assist in the understanding and assessment of significant changes and trends related to our results of operations and our financial condition together with our consolidated subsidiaries. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 28, 2025 (“2024 Form 10-K”), which includes additional information about our critical accounting policies and practices and risk factors. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the consolidated statement of operations, including trends which might appear, are not necessarily indicative of future operations.
Clinical Development and Drug Discovery
The Company’s small molecule platform, which comprises different drug candidates and non-clinical formulations made from pharmaceutical-grade RBS using different concentrations and delivered by different routes of administration specific to each disease and/or disease indication, includes:
Clinical Development Programs
| ● | Oncology: Intratumoral PV-10 has undergone and is undergoing multiple, monotherapy and combination therapy, early-to-late-stage clinical trials, expanded access programs (“EAPs”) for groups of and individual patients, and/or quality of life (“QOL”) study at multiple clinical sites in Australia, Europe, and the U.S. for the treatments of Stage III and IV melanoma, different types of liver cancers, and breast cancer.
PV-10 has undergone clinical monotherapy and combination therapy study of mechanisms of action and immune response for melanoma, metastatic uveal melanoma, and metastatic neuroendocrine tumors at Moffitt Cancer Center (“Moffitt”) in Tampa, Florida, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, Australia, and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
The lead indication for intratumoral PV-10 is FOLRINOX-refractory pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (“PDAC”) metastatic to the liver (“mPDAC”), where patients would receive the combination therapy of PV-10 and systemically administered gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel at a single-site early-stage clinical trial at Moffitt.
The Company may pursue a secondary indication of pre-operative penile squamous cell carcinoma (“penile SCC”), where patients would receive monotherapy PV-10 at a single-site early-stage clinical trial at Moffitt. | |
| ● | Dermatology: Topical PH-10, a formulation of PV-10, has undergone multiple mid-stage, monotherapy clinical trials for the treatments of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis at different clinical sites in the U.S.
PH-10 has undergone clinical monotherapy mechanism of action and mechanism of immune response study for psoriasis at The Rockefeller University in New York, New York (“TRU”).
Different PV-10 formulations have undergone non-clinical combination therapy study for psoriasis and are undergoing non-clinical monotherapy study for skin inflammation and skin aging at TRU. | |
| ● | Ophthalmology: The Company believes that clinical proof-of-concept (“POC”) of topical administration of non-pharmaceutical grade rose bengal in combination with a light source medical device for the treatment of infectious keratitis has been shown by clinicians and researchers at the University of Miami’s (“UM’s”) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (“BPEI”) in Miami, Florida, who are now collaborating with the Company to evaluate the potential use of our pharmaceutical-grade RBS.
Topical formulation PV-305, a formulation of PV-10, has undergone non-clinical combination therapy study (i.e., drug and device) for diseases and disorders of the eye, such as infectious keratitis, at BPEI.
The Company launched a clinical-stage start-up biotechnology company named VisiRose, Inc. (“VisiRose”), a collaboration between the Company and UM to commercialize BPEI’s ocular research using PV-305. |
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Proof-of-Concept Programs
| ● | Oncology: Intratumoral PV-10 has undergone non-clinical monotherapy and combination therapy study for the treatment of relapsed and refractory pediatric solid tumor cancers at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (“UCal”). The Company believes that the UCal researchers have achieved monotherapy in vivo POC of intratumoral administration for pediatric solid tumor cancers. | |
| ● | Oral (“PO”) formulations of PV-10 have undergone non-clinical monotherapy study for high-risk and refractory adult solid tumor cancers at UCal. The Company believes that the UCal researchers and the Company have both achieved monotherapy in vivo POC of PO administration, that the Company has achieved monotherapy in vivo POC of PO administration in both prophylactic and therapeutic settings, and that the Company has achieved monotherapy in vivo POC of PO administration for adult solid tumors. | |
| ● | Hematology: PO formulations of PV-10 have undergone non-clinical monotherapy study for the treatment of refractory and relapsed pediatric and other blood cancers, including leukemias, at UCal. The Company believes that the UCal researchers have achieved in vivo POC of PO administration for blood cancers. | |
| ● | Wound Healing: The Company believes that monotherapy in vivo POC of topical administration of non-pharmaceutical grade rose bengal for the treatment of this indication has been shown by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch (“UTMB”) in Galveston, Texas, who are now collaborating with the Company to use our pharmaceutical-grade RBS. | |
| Topical formulations of PV-10 are undergoing non-clinical monotherapy study for the healing of full-thickness cutaneous wounds at UTMB. | ||
| ● | Animal Health: PV-10 formulations have undergone non-clinical monotherapy study for the treatment of cutaneous canine cancers at the University of Tennessee’s College of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Company believes that it has achieved monotherapy POC of intratumoral administration for canine cancers. |
Early Drug Discovery Programs
| ● | Immune vaccine adjuvant: Different formulations of PV-10 have undergone non-clinical study as a vaccine adjuvant to enhance T cell responses for anti-viral and anti-cancer vaccines. | |
| ● | Infectious Diseases: PO and intranasal (“IN”) formulations of PV-10 have undergone non-clinical monotherapy study for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 at UCal, another Canadian academic research center, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (“UTHSC”) in Memphis, Tennessee, and a U.S. contract research organization. Different formulations of PV-10 have undergone non-clinical monotherapy and combination therapy study for the treatment of gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial infections (including multi-drug-resistant strains) and have undergone non-clinical monotherapy study for the treatment of oral bacterial infections at UTHSC. Different formulations of PV-10 have undergone non-clinical monotherapy study for the treatment of fungal infections at UTHSC. | |
| ● | Tissue Regeneration and Repair: Different formulations of PV-10 have undergone non-clinical monotherapy study for vertebrate development, wound healing, and tissue regrowth at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. | |
| ● | Proprietary: Different formulations of PV-10 are undergoing non-clinical study for proprietary diseases at an academic medical center. |
Computer Modeling Programs
| ● | Computer-based molecular docking of RBS has been done and is being done for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other disease targets. |
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Business Strategy
The Company is selectively continuing ongoing and planning to initiate new monotherapy and combination therapy ITU PV-10 clinical trials in melanoma and liver cancer indications to generate more and/or new clinical data and appropriately utilizing clinical data from historical ITU PV-10 trials, EAPs, and/or QOL study of these oncology indications. Our goals are to pursue drug approval pathways and/or co-development relationships with commercial pharmaceutical companies for ITU PV-10 based on these indications and data.
The Company is developing a systemically administered formulation of pharmaceutical-grade RBS for the treatment of cancer. Our goals, when this work is complete, are to file an investigational new drug application (“IND”) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), take an initial systemic drug candidate into an early-stage clinic trial for an initial oncology or hematology indication, and/or pursue a co-development collaboration or out-license arrangement for this route of administration and disease area.
The Company is developing different formulations of pharmaceutical-grade RBS using different concentrations and different routes of administration for other disease areas by endeavoring to show non-clinical activity and lack of toxicity. Our goals, when each task of this work is completed, are to file an IND with the FDA, take an initial drug candidate into an early-stage clinic trial for an initial indication, and/or pursue a co-development collaboration or out-license arrangement for the respective disease area and route of administration.
The Company is endeavoring to fully elucidate the traits and characteristics of the RBS molecule using different academic medical centers under sponsored research and testing agreements. Our goal is to gain and communicate additional knowledge of the RBS molecule’s targeting, mechanism, signaling, immune response, and other features that are common to and/or different from each disease area and indication under research.
The Company is doing rigorous chemical analytical comparisons of non-pharmaceutical grades of rose bengal from specialty chemical suppliers against the Company’s pharmaceutical-grade RBS. Our goal is to demonstrate the proprietary nature of the Company’s pharmaceutical-grade RBS and that our pharmaceutical-grade RBS meets the necessary uniformity and purity requirements for commercial pharmaceutical use.
RBS API and Drug Candidate Manufacturing
Our pharmaceutical-grade RBS resulted from the Company’s innovation of a proprietary, patented, commercial-scale process to synthesize and utilize the RBS molecule into a viable active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) for commercial pharmaceutical use; the development of unique chemistry, manufacturing, and control (“CMC”) specifications for API and drug candidate manufacturing processes; the production and multi-year stability testing of multiple API and drug candidate lots; the comprehensive documentation of lot composition and reproducibility; and the review and acceptance of CMC data from these lots by seven different national drug regulatory agencies for use in a prior, multi-country, multi-center Phase 3 randomized control trial of the Company.
The Company’s API and drug candidate manufacturing processes employ Quality-by-Design principles, current good manufacturing practice (“cGMP”) regulations, and the guidelines of The International Council for Harmonization (ICH) of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use. These processes utilize controls that eliminate the formation of historical impurities and avoid the introduction of potentially hazardous impurities that the Company believes may have been and could be present in uncontrolled and unreported amounts in non-pharmaceutical grades of rose bengal.
The Company’s processes of synthesizing the RBS molecule into pharmaceutical-grade RBS and manufacturing RBS API and ITU PV-10 drug candidate, the processes’ CMC specifications, and the CMC data from the production of stability lots of API and drug candidate have been reviewed by multiple national drug regulatory agencies prior to granting clinical trial authorizations for the Company to commence a historical Phase 3 study of ITU PV-10 for the treatment of the Company’s former lead indication of locally advanced cutaneous melanoma, including the U.S. FDA, Germany’s Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM), Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) under a clinical trial notification, France’s Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé (ANSM), Italy’s Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA), Mexico’s Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS), and Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica (ANMAT).
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RBS Non-proprietary Name
The RBS name for the Company’s pharmaceutical-grade API was selected by and passed the review of the World Health Organization (“WHO”) Expert Advisory Panel on the International Pharmacopoeia and Pharmaceutical Preparations after the Company applied for a non-proprietary name in the third quarter of 2020 and reached the status of recommended International Non-proprietary Names (“INN”). INN Recommended List 88, which includes the RBS name, was published with the No. 3 issue of the WHO Drug Information, Volume 36 in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Non-Pharmaceutical Grades of Rose Bengal
Commercial Grade
Commercial grade rose bengal can be purchased from specialty chemical suppliers in the U.S. and in other parts of the world that manufacture it under non-cGMP conditions. Commercial grade rose bengal appears to have reported purities that may vary between 80% and 95% and may contain substantial amounts of unreported impurities and/or gross contaminants. Commercial grade rose bengal is typically used by researchers unaffiliated with the Company for non-clinical study of the rose bengal molecule for potential biomedical therapeutic applications.
We believe that commercial grade rose bengal is still manufactured using the original historical process, or a variant thereof, developed by the molecule’s original Swiss creator Rudolph Gnehm in 1881. Some chemical manufacturers may, however, apply purification techniques that the Company believes still result in commercial grade rose bengal possessing questionable purity and contaminants and substantial lot-to-lot manufacturing variability.
Diagnostic Grade
Diagnostic grade rose bengal describes non-approved rose bengal that is used as an ingredient in historical or current ophthalmic solutions, strips, and devices, has been historically or is presently compounded by pharmacists for ophthalmic use, and has been or is in other non-ophthalmic diagnostic tests such as the rose bengal test for human brucellosis.
We presume, but have not yet confirmed, that diagnostic grade rose bengal is derived from commercial grade rose bengal that may have undergone a form of purification under cGMP regulations and/or may have been compounded by a pharmacist, academic medical researcher, or commercial entity under cGMP regulations. Here too, the Company believes that purification may not sufficiently improve the amounts and accuracy of diagnostic grade rose bengal purity and lot contents and may not adequately reduce or eliminate lot-to-lot manufacturing variability.
Chemical Analytical Comparison
In the first quarter of 2022, the Company began work with a U.S. contract development and manufacturing organization to assess rigorously and methodically three lots of commercial grade rose bengal, one each from three different specialty chemical suppliers, and compare these non-pharmaceutical grade materials with the Company’s pharmaceutical-grade RBS. This chemical analytical work was substantially completed by the end of the third quarter of 2022. The Company believes that the preliminary results of these analyses indicate that all three lots of commercial grade rose bengal had rose bengal purity that was drastically different from what was represented on their respective certificates of analysis (“CofAs”), and that one of the three lots contained gross contaminants that were not represented on its CofA.
Potential Barriers to Entry
The Company believes that the Company’s proprietary, patented, pharmaceutical-grade RBS possesses several competitive advantages over non-pharmaceutical-grade rose bengal (i.e., commercial and diagnostic grades) that researchers, clinicians, and academic, business, and/or governmental competitors have used, are using, and/or may attempt to use for potential biomedical applications. The Company believes that non-pharmaceutical-grade rose bengal may suffer from the uncontrolled presence of substance-related impurities and/or gross contaminants, substantial lot-to-lot manufacturing variability, inaccurately reported and/or misrepresented purity and contents, and the lack of reproducible, consistent, and fulsome CMC specifications and documentation. The Company believes that historical and potentially hazardous impurities and other manufacturing and handling issues facing non-pharmaceutical grade rose bengal may pose significant scientific, technological, and economic challenges to overcome and validate for compliance with modern drug regulatory standards.
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Components of Operating Results
Grant Revenue
Grant revenue is recognized when qualifying costs are incurred and there is reasonable assurance that the conditions of the grant have been met. Cash received from grants in advance of incurring qualifying costs is recorded as unearned grant revenue and recognized as grant revenue when qualifying costs are incurred.
Research and Development Expenses
A large component of our total operating expenses is the Company’s investment in research and development activities, including the clinical development of our product candidates. Research and development expenses represent costs incurred to conduct research and undertake clinical trials to develop our drug candidates. These expenses consist primarily of:
| ● | Costs of conducting clinical trials, including amounts paid to clinical centers, clinical research organizations and consultants, among others; | |
| ● | Salaries and related expenses for personnel; | |
| ● | Other outside service costs including cost of contract manufacturing; | |
| ● | The costs of supplies and reagents; and, | |
| ● | Occupancy and depreciation charges. |
We expense research and development costs as incurred.
Research and development activities are central to our business model. We expect our research and development expenses to increase in the future as we advance our existing product candidates through clinical trials and pursue their regulatory approval. Undertaking clinical development and pursuing regulatory approval are both costly and time-consuming activities. As a result of known and unknown uncertainties, we are unable to determine the duration and completion costs of our research and development activities, or if, when, and to what extent we will generate revenue from any subsequent commercialization and sale of our drug candidates.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, stock-based compensation expense and other related costs for personnel in executive, finance, accounting, business development, legal, information technology and corporate communication functions. Other costs include facility costs not otherwise included in research and development expense, insurance, and professional fees for legal, patent and accounting services.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase/(Decrease) | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Grant Revenue | $ | 278,628 | $ | 238,072 | $ | 40,556 | 17.0 | % | ||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 388,810 | 555,535 | (166,725 | ) | -30.0 | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative | 987,759 | 129,802 | 857,957 | 661.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 1,376,569 | 685,337 | 691,232 | 100.9 | % | |||||||||||
| Total Operating Loss | (1,097,941 | ) | (447,265 | ) | (650,676 | ) | -145.5 | % | ||||||||
| Other Expense: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (63,661 | ) | (56,777 | ) | (6,884 | ) | -12.1 | % | ||||||||
| Net Loss | (1,161,602 | ) | (504,042 | ) | (657,560 | ) | -130.5 | % | ||||||||
| Net Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (21,494 | ) | - | (21,494 | ) | -100.0 | % | |||||||||
| Net Loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (1,140,108 | ) | $ | (504,042 | ) | $ | (636,066 | ) | -126.2 | % | |||||
Overview
Grant revenue was $278,628 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $40,556 or 17.0% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Total operating expenses were $1,376,569 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $691,232 or 100.9% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily as the result of increases in general and administrative expenses, as described below.
Grant Revenue
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there was $278,628 and $238,072, respectively, of grant revenue recognized related to qualifying expenses that were incurred and included within research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses were $388,810 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $166,725 or 30.0% compared to $555,535 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to (i) lower clinical trial costs associated with study closure, (ii) lower insurance costs reflected by change in insurance carrier, and (iii) decrease in depreciation expense as a result of certain assets reaching the end of their useful lives and becoming fully depreciated, partially offset by (iv) increase in payroll and related taxes related to reclassification of employee from general and administrative.
The following table summarizes research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase/(Decrease) | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development: | ||||||||||||||||
| Clinical trial and research expenses | 250,496 | 419,380 | $ | (168,884 | ) | -40.3 | % | |||||||||
| Depreciation/amortization | - | 1,765 | (1,765 | ) | -100.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Insurance | 47,989 | 57,547 | (9,558 | ) | -16.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and taxes | 82,179 | 68,282 | 13,897 | 20.4 | % | |||||||||||
| Rent and utilities | 8,146 | 8,561 | (415 | ) | -4.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Total research and development | $ | 388,810 | $ | 555,535 | $ | (166,725 | ) | -30.0 | % | |||||||
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $987,759 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $857,957 or 661.0% compared to $129,802 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to (i) increase in directors’ fees as the result of the reversal of previously accrued director fees for Mr. Horowitz, our former COO, following his resignation on March 25, 2024, (ii) increase in payroll expenses and associated taxes primarily due to the addition of two officers hired in April 2024, (iii) increase in donations as the result of a contribution made to the University of Miami through the majority owned subsidiary, VisiRose and (iv) increase in stock based compensation, partially offset by (v) lower insurance costs reflected by change in insurance carrier, (vi) reduced legal cost related to patents, and (vii) decrease in professional fees resulting from the resignation of Mr. Horowitz, our former Chief Operating Officer, effective March 25, 2024.
The following table summarizes general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase/(Decrease) | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative: | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | $ | 466 | $ | 466 | $ | - | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
| Directors fees | 77,500 | (353,750 | ) | 431,250 | 121.9 | % | ||||||||||
| Donations | 50,000 | - | 50,000 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Insurance | 26,760 | 45,579 | (18,819 | ) | -41.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Legal and litigation | 121,022 | 176,820 | (55,798 | ) | -31.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Other general and administrative cost | 16,872 | 14,711 | 2,161 | 14.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Payroll and taxes | 216,713 | 64,849 | 151,864 | 234.2 | % | |||||||||||
| Professional fees | 158,627 | 176,130 | (17,503 | ) | -9.9 | % | ||||||||||
| Rent and utilities | 4,651 | 4,851 | (200 | ) | -4.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 315,100 | - | 315,100 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | 48 | 146 | (98 | ) | -67.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Total general and administrative | $ | 987,759 | $ | 129,802 | $ | 857,957 | 661.0 | % | ||||||||
Other Expense, Net
Interest expense increased by $6,884 or 12.1% from $56,777 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $63,661 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was mainly due to the interest expense costs incurred in connection with notes payable balances.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company’s cash and restricted cash were $469,454 at March 31, 2025, which includes $79,019 of restricted cash resulting from a grant received from the State of Tennessee, compared to $489,726 at December 31, 2024, which included $182,284 of restricted cash. The Company’s working capital deficit was $5,085,769 and $5,998,712 as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. We have continuing net losses and negative cash flows from operating activities. In addition, we have an accumulated deficit of $258,563,069 as of March 31, 2025. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period within one year from the date that the financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are issued. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared on a basis that contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to obtain additional financing as may be required to fund current operations.
As of March 31, 2025, cash requirements for our current liabilities include approximately $2,961,035 for accounts payable and other accrued expenses (including lease liabilities) and $124,578 note payable related to our short-term financing of our commercial insurance policies. Also, if not converted prior to maturity, convertible debt in the amount of $2,440,000 plus $152,145 of accrued interest will mature one year from the date of the notes. The 2021, 2022, and 2024 Notes are only subject to repayment in the event of a change of control or event of default. The Company intends to meet these cash requirements from its current cash balance and from future financing.
Management’s plans include selling our equity securities and obtaining other financing, including the issuance of 2025 unsecured convertible notes (the “2025 Financing”), to fund our capital requirements and on-going operations; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in these efforts. Significant funds will be needed to continue and complete our ongoing and planned clinical trials.
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Access to Capital
Management plans to access capital resources through possible public or private equity offerings, including the 2025 Financing, exchange offers, debt financings, corporate collaborations, or other means. If we are unable to raise sufficient capital through the 2025 Financing or otherwise, we will not be able to pay our obligations as they become due.
The primary business objective of management is to build the Company into a commercial-stage biotechnology company; however, we cannot assure you that management will be successful in implementing the Company’s business plan of developing, licensing, and/or commercializing our prescription drug candidates. Moreover, even if we are successful in improving our current cash flow position, we nonetheless plan to seek additional funds to meet our current and long-term requirements in 2025 and beyond. We anticipate that these funds will otherwise come from the proceeds of private placement transactions, including the 2025 Financing, exercise of outstanding stock options, or public offerings of debt or equity securities. While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for our expectation that we will be able to raise additional funds, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete additional financing in a timely manner. In addition, any such financing may result in significant dilution to stockholders.
Critical Accounting Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which require our management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial condition or results of operations would be affected. We base our estimates on our own historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable after taking account of our circumstances and expectations for the future based on available information. We evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis.
We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if: (i) the accounting estimate requires us to make assumptions about matters that were highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimate was made, and (ii) changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period or use of different estimates that we reasonably could have used in the current period, would have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. There are items within our financial statements that require estimation but are not deemed critical, as defined above.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons, also known as special purpose entities (“SPEs”).
Available Information
Our website is located at www.provectusbio.com. We make available free of charge through this website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Reference to our website does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the site and should not be considered part of this document.
The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC as we do. The website is http://www.sec.gov.
The Company also intends to use press releases, the Company’s website and certain social media accounts as a means of disclosing information and observations about the Company and its business, and for complying with the Company’s disclosure obligations under Regulation FD: the Provectus Substack account (provectus.substack.com), the @ProvectusBio X account (twitter.com/provectusbio), and the Company’s LinkedIn account (linkedin.com/company/provectus-biopharmaceuticals). The information and observations that the Company posts through these social media channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor these social media channels in addition to following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings, and website. The social media channels that the Company intends to use as a means of disclosing the information described above may be updated from time to time.
The contents of the websites provided above are not intended to be incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or our Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC. Further, our references to the URLs for these websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as 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 officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Even assuming the effectiveness of our controls and procedures, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error or all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. In general, our controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that our control system’s objective will be met, and our principal executive officer and principal financial officer has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of controls in future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements, Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 13.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Except as noted below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The following risk factor is provided as an update to our previously disclosed risk factors:
Changes in U.S. Trade Policies Could Adversely Affect Our Operations
Ongoing uncertainty around U.S. trade policies, tariffs, and international agreements may impact the cost and availability of materials, supplies, and equipment used in our operations or those of our partners. Any disruptions or increased costs resulting from these changes could negatively affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and the market price of our common stock.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
Preferred Convertible Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company issued 365,400 shares of restricted Series D-1 Convertible Preferred Stock upon the conversion of $968,000 of principal and $78,694 accrued interest, outstanding on the Company’s convertible notes.
The Company believes that such transactions were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder) as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| May 14, 2025 | By: | /s/ Dominic Rodrigues |
| Dominic Rodrigues | ||
| President (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| By: | /s/ Heather Raines | |
| Heather Raines, CPA | ||
| Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||
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