Financing Under Securities Purchase Agreement	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Financing Under Securities Purchase Agreement	2. Financing Under Securities Purchase Agreement On July 13, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a single institutional investor (the “Investor”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $10 million and net proceeds of approximately $9.2 million. The transaction closed on July 16, 2021. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold and issued (i) 20,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $88.00 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $1.76 million in a registered direct offering (the “Registered Direct Offering”) and (ii) 8,240 shares of Series C 10.00% Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price of $1,000 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $8.24 million, in a concurrent private placement (the “Private Placement” and, together with the Registered Direct Offering, the “July 2021 Offerings”). The shares of the Series C Preferred Stock were convertible, upon shareholder approval as described below, into an aggregate of up to 93,637 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $88.00 per share. Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock were entitled to receive, cumulative dividends at the rate per share (as a percentage of the stated value per share) of 10.00% per annum, payable quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning on the first such date after the date of issuance. The terms of the Series C Preferred Stock included beneficial ownership limitations that preclude conversion that would result in the Investor owning in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. LadRx also issued to the Investor an unregistered Preferred Investment Option (“PIO”) that prior to redemption and cancelation of the PIO on June 29, 2023 (as described herein) allowed for the purchase of up to 113,637 shares of common stock for additional gross proceeds of approximately $10 million if the PIO was exercised in full. The exercise price for the PIO was $88.00 per share. The PIO had a term equal to five and one-half years commencing upon the Company increasing its authorized common stock following shareholder approval. In 2022, the Company paid the following dividends: on January 1, 2022, $206,000, on April 1, 2022, $202,567, on July 1, 2022, $84,005 and on October 1, 2022, $68,809 for a total of $561,381. On January 3, 2023, the Company paid a dividend of $68,809. At December 31, 2022, the Company had 2,752 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding. On January 31, 2023, the Investor converted a further 1,342 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for 15,250 shares of common stock and on May 8, 2023, the Investor converted its remaining shares of Series C Preferred Shares for 16,027 shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

Financing Under Securities Purchase Agreement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Financing Under Securities Purchase Agreement

2. Financing Under Securities Purchase Agreement

On July 13, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a single institutional investor (the “Investor”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $10 million and net proceeds of approximately $9.2 million. The transaction closed on July 16, 2021. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold and issued (i) 20,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $88.00 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $1.76 million in a registered direct offering (the “Registered Direct Offering”) and (ii) 8,240 shares of Series C 10.00% Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price of $1,000 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $8.24 million, in a concurrent private placement (the “Private Placement” and, together with the Registered Direct Offering, the “July 2021 Offerings”). The shares of the Series C Preferred Stock were convertible, upon shareholder approval as described below, into an aggregate of up to 93,637 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $88.00 per share. Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock were entitled to receive, cumulative dividends at the rate per share (as a percentage of the stated value per share) of 10.00% per annum, payable quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning on the first such date after the date of issuance. The terms of the Series C Preferred Stock included beneficial ownership limitations that preclude conversion that would result in the Investor owning in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. LadRx also issued to the Investor an unregistered Preferred Investment Option (“PIO”) that prior to redemption and cancelation of the PIO on June 29, 2023 (as described herein) allowed for the purchase of up to 113,637 shares of common stock for additional gross proceeds of approximately $10 million if the PIO was exercised in full. The exercise price for the PIO was $88.00 per share. The PIO had a term equal to five and one-half years commencing upon the Company increasing its authorized common stock following shareholder approval.

In 2022, the Company paid the following dividends: on January 1, 2022, $206,000, on April 1, 2022, $202,567, on July 1, 2022, $84,005 and on October 1, 2022, $68,809 for a total of $561,381. On January 3, 2023, the Company paid a dividend of $68,809.

At December 31, 2022, the Company had 2,752 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding. On January 31, 2023, the Investor converted a further 1,342 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for 15,250 shares of common stock and on May 8, 2023, the Investor converted its remaining shares of Series C Preferred Shares for 16,027 shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.