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NEUBASE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
350 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
           , 2024
To Our Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) to be held on May 13, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time, exclusively online via live audio-only webcast.
The purpose of the Special Meeting is to approve the liquidation and dissolution of the Company (the “Dissolution”) and the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan of Dissolution”), which, if approved, will authorize the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to liquidate and dissolve the Company in accordance with the Plan of Dissolution. The Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement on the following pages describe the matters to be presented at the meeting.
The Board carefully reviewed and considered the Plan of Dissolution in light of the financial position of the Company, including its available cash, resources and operations following and in light of the Company’s previously announced review and pursuit of strategic alternatives. The Board unanimously determined that the Dissolution was advisable to and in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders, approved the Dissolution and the Plan of Dissolution and directed that the Plan of Dissolution and the Dissolution be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval. The Board unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the proposal to approve the Dissolution and the Plan of Dissolution and “FOR” the other proposal described in the accompanying proxy statement.
More information about the Dissolution, the Plan of Dissolution and the Special Meeting is contained in the accompanying proxy statement. In particular, you should carefully read the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of the proxy statement for a discussion of risks you should consider in evaluating the Dissolution.
It is important that your shares be represented at this meeting to assure the presence of a quorum. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we hope that you will have your stock represented by submitting a proxy to vote your shares over the Internet or by telephone as provided in the instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy card, or by completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy in the enclosed envelope, as soon as possible. Your stock will be voted in accordance with the instructions you have given in your proxy.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Todd Branning
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer


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NEUBASE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
350 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
NOTICE OF ANNUALSPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on September 8, 2022May 13, 2024
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annuala Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”“Company,” “NeuBase,” “we,” “us” or “our”). The AnnualSpecial Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2022,May 13, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time, exclusively online via live audio-only webcast, for the following purposes:
(1)
To elect two Class II directors, nominated by ourapprove the liquidation and dissolution of the Company (the “Dissolution”) and the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan of Dissolution”), which, if approved, will authorize the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve until our 2025 Annual Meetingliquidate and dissolve the Company in accordance with the Plan of StockholdersDissolution (the “Dissolution Proposal”); and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
(2)
To ratifyapprove an adjournment of the selectionSpecial Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022;Special Meeting to approve the Dissolution Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”).
(3)
To conduct an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation;
(4)
Amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit our Board of Directors to approve a reverse stock split in a range of one-for-five to a maximumAfter careful consideration of a one-for-twenty;number of factors, as described in the attached proxy statement, the Board has unanimously determined that the Dissolution Proposal and
(5)
To transact such other business as may properly come before Adjournment Proposal are advisable and in the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
best interests of NeuBase and its stockholders. The Board unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the Dissolution Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.
The record date for the AnnualSpecial Meeting is July 15, 2022.March 28, 2024 (the “Record Date”). Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that datethe Record Date may vote at the AnnualSpecial Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. On or about July 22, 2022, weWe expect to mail our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) containing instructions on how to access ourthe proxy statement and our annual report. The Notice provides instructions on how to vote via the internet or by telephone and includes instructions on how to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials by mail. The accompanying proxy card on or about            , 2024. The proxy statement and our annual report can also be accessed directly at www.proxydocs.com/NBSE.
Our AnnualSpecial Meeting will be a virtual meeting of stockholders, which will be conducted solely by remote communication via a live webcast. There will not be a physical meeting location, and stockholders will not be able to attend the AnnualSpecial Meeting in person. This means that you can attend the AnnualSpecial Meeting online, vote your shares during the online meeting and submit questions for consideration at the online meeting. To be admitted to the AnnualSpecial Meeting’s live webcast, you must register at www.proxydocs.com/NBSE by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 7, 2022May 12, 2024 (the “Registration Deadline”). As part of the registration process, you must enter the Control Number shown on the Notice that is sent to you, theenclosed proxy card if you request physical delivery of proxy materials or the voting instruction form you receive from your brokerage firm,broker, bank or other financial institutionnominee if you are not a stockholder of record. After completion of your registration by the Registration Deadline, further instructions, including a unique link to access the AnnualSpecial Meeting, will be e-mailed to you. Your vote is important. Whether or not you expect to attend our Special Meeting, we encourage you to read the proxy statement accompanying this notice and submit your proxy or voting instructions as soon as possible. For specific instructions on how to vote your shares, please refer to the instructions in the section titled “Questions and Answers Regarding this Solicitation and Voting at the Special Meeting — Special Meeting and Voting” beginning on page 1 of the proxy statement accompanying this notice. If you plan to attend our Special Meeting virtually via the live webcast and wish to vote your shares at the virtual meeting, you may do so at any time before the proxy is voted.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
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Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D.Todd Branning
ChairmanInterim Chief Executive Officer and Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer
July 22, 2022           , 2024
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPRECIATES AND ENCOURAGES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUALSPECIAL MEETING. WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE ANNUALSPECIAL MEETING, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED. ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE VOTE YOUR PROXY VIA THE INTERNET AT WWW.PROXYPUSH.COM/NBSE OR OVER THE TELEPHONE AT 1-866-206-4393 OR REQUEST A PRINTED COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS AND USE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD. EVEN IF YOU HAVE VOTED BY PROXY, YOU MAY STILL VOTE AT THE VIRTUAL ANNUALSPECIAL MEETING BY FOLLOWING THE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING VIRTUALLY.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:
The Notice, Proxy Statement and Form 10-K are available at www.proxydocs.com/NBSE.   This document constitutes our Annual Report to Stockholders, andproxy statement is first being made available or distributed, as the case may be, to all stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Except as otherwise stated, the Annual Report on Form 10-K is not incorporated into this Proxy Statement and should not be considered proxy solicitation material.or about            , 2024.
 

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NEUBASE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
350 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
PROXY STATEMENT FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
General InformationQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION
AND VOTING AT THE SPECIAL MEETING
This Proxy Statement is furnishedThe following are some of the questions you may have as a NeuBase stockholder and answers to those questions. These questions and answers highlight only some of the information contained in connection withthis proxy statement. You should read carefully this entire document, including all exhibits and annexes hereto, to fully understand the solicitation of proxies byDissolution Proposal, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”)Adjournment Proposal and the voting procedures for use at the Company’s AnnualSpecial Meeting.
Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) toand Voting
When and where will the Special Meeting be held?
The Special Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2022,May 13, 2024 at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time, exclusively online via live audio-only webcast, and at any adjournment(s)postponement, continuation or postponement(s)adjournment thereof. This Proxy Statement,You will be able to attend the formSpecial Meeting online and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.proxydocs.com/NBSE and entering your 12-digit control number included on your proxy card that you received or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. If you lose your 12-digit control number, you may join the Special Meeting as a “guest” but you will not be able to vote, ask questions or access the list of proxy and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report”) are being distributed or made available via the Internet on or about July 22, 2022 to the stockholders of recordas of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “common stock”), asclose of July 15, 2022business on March 28, 2024 (the “Record Date”).
SolicitationWhy am I receiving these materials, and Voting Procedureswho is soliciting my vote?
PursuantWe sent you this proxy statement because our Board is soliciting your proxy to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules regardingvote at the electronic distributionSpecial Meeting that NeuBase is holding to seek stockholder approval of proxy materials, we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials on the Internet, instead of mailing the full set of printed proxy materials, which allows us to reduce costs associated with the Annual Meeting. On or about July 22, 2022, we intend to send to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) containing instructions on how to access our Proxy StatementDissolution Proposal and the 2021 Annual Report and howAdjournment Proposal, as described in further detail herein. This proxy statement summarizes the information you need to submit a proxy. If you receive a Notice, youvote at the Special Meeting. You do not need to attend the Special Meeting to vote your shares.
Who will not receive a printed copypay for the cost of thethis proxy materials in the mail unless you request it. If you would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, you should follow the instructions for requesting such materials included in the Notice.solicitation?
The CompanyWe will bear all costs of the solicitation of proxies. These costs will include the expense of preparing and mailing proxy materials for the AnnualSpecial Meeting and reimbursements paid to brokerage firms and others for their expenses incurred in forwarding solicitation material regarding the AnnualSpecial Meeting to “Beneficial Holders” ​(defined below).beneficial owners.
AsWhy hold a virtual meeting?
We believe that hosting a virtual meeting is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders, enabling increased stockholder attendance and participation because stockholders can participate from any location around the world. Additionally, we believe a virtual format significantly contributes to our efforts to maintain a safe and healthy environment for our directors, members of management and stockholders who wish to attend the Special Meeting. You will be able to attend the Special Meeting online and submit your questions by visiting www.proxydocs.com/NBSE. You also will be able to vote your shares electronically at the Special Meeting by following the instructions below.

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What is the purpose of the Special Meeting?
At the Special Meeting, stockholders will vote on the matters described in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting and this proxy statement. The only matters expected to be voted upon at the Special Meeting are the Dissolution Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.
The Board is proposing the Dissolution and asking stockholders to approve the Dissolution Proposal because we are unable to continue our ongoing operations with our current cash and anticipated future cash flow and we have been unable to secure additional equity, debt or other financing. The Board has a duty to take the actions that it believes will result in the best recovery for NeuBase’s creditors while preserving, if possible, the potential for a distribution of any residual value to stockholders. The Board has therefore deemed it advisable and in the best interests of NeuBase and its stockholders to effectuate the Dissolution. The Board believes that the Dissolution presents the best opportunity for the highest possible recovery under the circumstances for creditors, and while uncertain, preserving the opportunity for future payments to NeuBase’s stockholders.
What is the record date for the Special Meeting?
The Record Date there were 32,258,657 sharesfor determination of common stock issued and outstanding. stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting or any postponement, continuation or adjournment thereof is the close of business on March 28, 2024.
Which stockholders may vote at the Special Meeting?
Only holders of record of common stock at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.Special Meeting or any continuation, postponement or adjournment thereof. Each share of common stock outstanding on the Record Date is entitled to one vote on all matters.
Holders As of record who holdthe Record Date, there were             shares of common stock directlyissued and outstanding.
What am I being asked to vote on?
The Board is asking NeuBase’s stockholders of record at the close of business on March 28, 2024, the Record Date must return a proxy by onefor the Special Meeting, to consider and vote upon the Dissolution Proposal and Adjournment Proposal. As of the methods described ondate of this proxy statement, the Board currently knows of no other business that will be presented for consideration at the Special Meeting. In the event any matters other than those referred to in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting and this proxy card or attendstatement should properly come before and be considered at the AnnualSpecial Meeting, virtually online in order toit is intended that any proxy holder may vote on the proposals. Investors who hold sharesmatter in his, her or its discretion on behalf of common stock indirectlythe stockholder or stockholders granting such proxy.
Why is NeuBase seeking a stockholder vote on the Record Date (“Beneficial Holders”) throughAdjournment Proposal?
Adjourning the Special Meeting to a brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution (a “Financial Institution”) must return a voting instruction formlater date will give the Board additional time to have their shares votedsolicit proxies and obtain sufficient votes in accordance with their instructions. Financial Institutions have discretion to vote absent instructions with respect to certain routine matters, such as Proposal No. 2, the ratificationfavor of approval of the independent registered public accounting firm, butDissolution Proposal if there are not with respectsufficient votes to mattersapprove such proposal at the time of the Special Meeting. Consequently, NeuBase is seeking your approval of the Adjournment Proposal to ensure that, if necessary, NeuBase will have enough time to solicit the required votes for approval of the Dissolution Proposal.
What are considered non-routine, such asthe recommendations of the Board for how I should vote my shares?
The Board unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the Dissolution Proposal Nos. 1, 3 and 4,“FOR” the election of directors, the advisory vote on executive compensation and the reverse stock split amendments, respectively. A “broker non-vote” occurs whenAdjournment Proposal.
How is a Financial Institution has not received instructions from the beneficial owner and does not have discretionary authority to vote the shares for these non-routine matters.quorum reached?
The presence, by virtual attendance or by proxy, of a majorityone-third of the outstanding shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting on the Record Date, will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the AnnualSpecial Meeting and any adjournments thereof. Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or if one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other agent)nominee) or if you vote online at the Special Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted
 
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Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, the chairmanchairperson of the meeting or the stockholders holding a majority of the shares present at the AnnualSpecial Meeting may adjourn the AnnualSpecial Meeting to another date.
What vote is required to adopt each proposal?
The Dissolution Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. With respect to the Dissolution Proposal, abstentions, failures to vote and broker non-votes will have the same effect as votes against the proposal. The approval of the Dissolution pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution is considered a non-routine matter. For non-routine matters, broker non-votes will have the effect of voting against that proposal. If you want to approve the Dissolution, you must vote FOR the Dissolution Proposal. If you do not instruct your broker, bank or other nominee on how to vote your shares with respect to the Dissolution Proposal, your broker, bank or other nominee will not be able to vote your shares with respect to the Dissolution Proposal, and it will have the effect of a vote against that proposal.
The Adjournment Proposal requires the approval of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. With respect to the Adjournment Proposal, abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the proposal. The Adjournment Proposal is considered a routine matter. If you do not instruct your broker, bank or other nominee on how to vote your shares, your broker, bank or other nominee will have the discretion to vote your shares with respect to the Adjournment Proposal. Because broker non-votes are not considered under Delaware law to be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, they will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the Adjournment Proposal.
The votes will be counted, tabulated and certified by Mediant, Inc., who shall serve as the inspector of elections for the Special Meeting.
What are broker non-votes and abstentions?
A broker “non-vote” occurs when a broker, bank or other nominee submits a proxy form but declines to vote on a particular matter because the broker, bank or other nominee has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner. For non-routine matters, broker non-votes will have the effect of voting against that proposal.
An abstention is the voluntary act of not voting by a shareholder who is present at a meeting (in person or by proxy) and entitled to vote. Under Delaware law (under which NeuBase is incorporated), abstentions are counted as shares present and entitled to vote at the AnnualSpecial Meeting, but they are not counted as shares cast. Therefore, abstentions will have no effect on Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors; Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of Auditorspursuant to the Company’s Amended and Proposal No. 3 — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. For Proposal No. 4 — Amendments to Effect Reverse Stock Split, abstention votesRestated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “Against” the proposal.Dissolution Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.
Because broker non-votesHow do I vote?
If you are the record holder of your shares, you may vote in one of four ways. You may submit a proxy to vote over the Internet, by telephone, or by mail, or you may vote in person at the Special Meeting. A 12-digit control number that is provided on the enclosed proxy card is needed for voting over the telephone or Internet.
You may submit a proxy to vote over the Internet:   If you have Internet access, you may submit a proxy to vote your shares from any location in the world by following the “Internet” instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy card.
You may submit a proxy to vote by telephone:   You may submit a proxy to vote your shares by following the “Phone” instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy card.
You may submit a proxy to vote by mail:   You may submit a proxy to vote by completing, dating and signing the proxy card that accompanies this proxy statement and promptly mailing it in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope. You do not need to put a stamp on the enclosed envelope if you mail it in the United States.

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You may vote in person:   You may attend virtually the Special Meeting and vote online during the Special Meeting.
Holders of proxies solicited by this proxy statement will vote the proxies received by them as directed on the proxy card or, if no direction is made, then:

FOR the Dissolution Proposal, which includes the approval of the Dissolution and the Plan of Dissolution, which, if approved, will authorize the Board to liquidate and dissolve the Company in accordance with the Plan of Dissolution; and

FOR the Adjournment Proposal, which includes the approval of an adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not considered under Delaware law to be entitled to votesufficient votes at the Annualtime of the Special Meeting theyto approve the Dissolution Proposal.
If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” by your broker, bank or other nominee:   If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” by your broker, bank or other nominee, you must return a voting instruction form to have your shares voted in accordance with your instructions. The voting deadlines and availability to submit a proxy by telephone or the Internet for beneficial owners of shares will have no effectdepend on the outcomevoting processes of the vote on: Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directorsbroker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares. Therefore, we urge you to carefully review and Proposal No. 3 — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation, As a result, iffollow the voting instruction form and any other materials that you receive from that organization. If you hold your shares in multiple accounts, you should submit a proxy to vote your shares as described in each set of proxy materials you receive.
If the shares you own are held in street name, and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other suchnominee, as the record holder howof your shares, is required to vote your shares in the election of directors, the advisory vote related to the approval of our named executive officer compensation program or the advisory vote related to the frequency of the advisory vote related to the approval of our named executive officer compensation program, no votes will be cast onaccordance with your behalf on these proposals. Proposal No. 2, the proposal to ratify the selection of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022,instructions. You should be considered a discretionary matter. Therefore,direct your broker, bank or other such holder will be ablenominee how to vote on this proposal even if it does not receive instructions from you, so long as it holdsthe shares held in your shares in its name. For Proposal No. 4 — Amendments to Effect Reverse Stock Split, broker non-votes willaccount. Financial institutions have same effect as a vote “Against” the proposal.
A description of the required vote for each proposal is included within each proposal below.
We urge any stockholder not planning to attend the Annual Meeting virtuallydiscretion to vote their proxy in advance, whether viaabsent instructions with respect to certain routine matters, such as the Internet (www.proxypush.com/NBSE) or by telephone (1-866-206-4393) or by mailing an executed proxy card to us. The deadline to vote by telephone is 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Unless you promptly register to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, the deadline to vote by Internet is 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
To be admitted to the Annual Meeting and vote your shares during the Annual Meeting, you must register to attend the Annual Meeting at www.proxydocs.com/NBSE by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 7, 2022 (the “Registration Deadline”), and provide the Control Number shown on your Notice that is sent to you, the proxy card if you request physical delivery of proxy materials or the voting instruction form you receive from your brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution if you are not a stockholder of record. After completion of your registration by the Registration Deadline, further instructions, including a unique link to access the Annual Meeting, will be e-mailed to you.Adjournment Proposal.
Beneficial Holdersowners who wish to attend the AnnualSpecial Meeting virtually and vote online during the AnnualSpecial Meeting must contact their Financial Institutionbroker, bank or other nominee in order to obtain a “legal proxy.” If you are a Beneficial Holderbeneficial owner and wish to attend the AnnualSpecial Meeting, follow the instructions from your Financial Institutionbroker, bank or other nominee included with these proxy materials, or contact that organization to request a form of legal proxy. Without a legal proxy, Beneficial Holdersbeneficial owners cannot vote online during the AnnualSpecial Meeting.
Any holderHow do I revoke my proxy or change my vote?
If you are a stockholder of record mayon the Record Date for the Special Meeting, you have the power to revoke ayour proxy submitted in advance ofat any time before your proxy is voted at the Annual MeetingSpecial Meeting. You can revoke your proxy by: (i) 

delivering a written revocation to the Company’sour Secretary before the Annual Meeting, (ii) Special Meeting;

granting a new, valid proxy bearing a later date;

delivering an executed, later-dated proxyproxy; or (iii) 

virtually attending the AnnualSpecial Meeting and voting online during the AnnualSpecial Meeting in person. However, your attendance at the Special Meeting will not automatically revoke your proxy unless you vote again at the Special Meeting. Beneficial Holders who wish
Any written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy card must be received by our Secretary prior to the taking of the vote at the Special Meeting. Such written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy card should be addressed to the Secretary of NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc., 350 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219.
If a broker, bank or other nominee holds your shares, you must contact such broker, bank or nominee in order to find out how to change or revoke their voting instructions should contact their Financial Institution for information on how to do so.
Holders of proxies solicited by this Proxy Statement will vote the proxies received by them as directed on the proxy card or, if no direction is made, then FOR the nominees listed in Proposal No. 1 and FOR each of Proposal No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4.
We believe that hosting a virtual meeting is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders and enables increased stockholder attendance and participation because stockholders can participate from any location around the world. Stockholders will have the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would have at an in-person meeting.

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PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF CLASS II DIRECTORS
Overview
The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), provides that the Board is to be divided into three classes as nearly equal in number as possible, with directors in each class serving staggered three-year terms. The total Board size is currently fixed at six directors. The Class II directors (whose terms expire at the Annual Meeting) are Gerry J. McDougall and Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D. The Class III directors (whose terms expire at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (“2023 Annual Meeting”)) are Franklyn G. Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D. and Eric Ende, M.D. The Class I directors (whose terms expire at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders) are Dov A. Goldstein, M.D. and Eric I. Richman. The Class II directors elected at the Annual Meeting will hold office until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless they resign or their seats become vacant due to death, removal or other cause in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”).
As described below, the Board has nominated Gerry J. McDougall and Dietrich Stephan Ph.D. for re-election as Class II directors. The nominees have indicated their willingness to serve if elected. Should the nominees become unavailable for election at the Annual Meeting, the person named on the enclosed proxy as proxy holder may vote all proxies given in response to this solicitation for the election of substitute nominees chosen by our Board.
Nomination of Directors
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which acts as the nominating committee of the Board, reviews and recommends potential candidates for election to the Board. In reviewing potential candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers the qualifications described below under the caption “Board of Directors and Committees and Corporate Governance — Director Nominations and Stockholder Communications.” After reviewing the qualifications of potential Board candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presents its recommendations to the Board, which selects the final director nominees. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommended the nominees for director identified in this Proxy Statement. We did not pay any fees to any third parties to identify or assist in identifying or evaluating nominees for consideration for election at the Annual Meeting.
Information Regarding Nominees and Incumbent Directors
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has recommended, and the Board has nominated, Gerry J. McDougall and Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D. to be re-elected as Class II directors at the Annual Meeting. The following table contains information about the nominees and about each of the Company’s continuing directors: the year each was first elected a director, their respective ages as of July 1, 2022, the positions currently held with the Company, the year their current term will expire and their current class:
Name
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Initially
Elected
Age(1)
Position(s)
Expiration of
Term
Class
Dov A. Goldstein, M.D.(2)
201954Director2024I
Gerry J. McDougall(3)(4)
202155Director2022II
Franklyn G. Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D.(2)(4)
201977Director2023III
Eric I. Richman(2)(3)(4)
201961Director2024I
Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D201952Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer2022II
Eric Ende, M.D(3)(4)
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Ages as of July 1, 2022.
(2)
Member of the Audit Committee.
(3)
Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
(4)
Member of the Compensation Committee.
Board Diversity Matrix
GenderFemaleMale
Number of Directors based on gender identity06
Number of Directors Who Self-Identify In any Category Below
African American or Black00
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Class II Directors Nominated for Election
The following persons have been nominated by our Board to be elected as Class II directors at the Annual Meeting:
Gerry J. McDougall, has served as a member of our Board since May 2021. Mr. McDougall is a retired Senior Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers’s Health Sciences Practice, where he provided services for over 25 years to academic medical centers, bioscience companies, pharmaceutical companies, research universities, colleges, health systems and other research organizations. In this role, he linked scientific breakthroughs to clinical applications for the benefit of patients and society in many parts of healthcare (especially cancer and precision medicine) and drew on deep, trusted, long-standing relationships with leading scientists, entrepreneurs, academics industry groups and philanthropists. Mr. McDougall’s experience includes a broad range of research business and compliance services, including strategic and business planning, financial analysis, research compliance, clinical research operations improvement, and information systems implementation services. In addition, his experience includes support services to the entire research continuum, from grant-funded basic science research, to translational research and clinical trials, including a dedicated group focusing on Clinical Research Consulting services and Global oncology. Mr. McDougall has been involved in numerous volunteer and trade organizations throughout his career, including as a board member of the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), as a board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and most recently as a board member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Mr. McDougall received a Bachelor’s degree in business from Northeastern University. We believe that Mr. McDougall’s 25 years’ of experience as a driving force behind large-scale strategic alliances, joint ventures, and industry partnerships across the healthcare industry to advance innovations in precision medicine and cancer qualify him to serve as a member of our Board.
Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D., has been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since July 2019 and he served as our President from July 2019 until June 2022. Dr. Stephan was also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Legacy NeuBase. Before founding Legacy NeuBase, Dr. Stephan was founder and Chief Executive Officer of LifeX Holdings, a healthcare startup incubator, and a tenured full professor of Human Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. He served as Chair of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh from 2013 to 2018, and earlier, as the founding Director of the Neurogenomics Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Deputy Director of Discovery Research at TGen. Dr. Stephan is Chairman of Peptilogics, a privately held peptide therapeutics company; a director of Sharp Edge Labs, a privately held small-molecule genetic disease therapeutics company; a director of FarmaceuticalRx, a privately held pharmaceutical company developing cannabinoid-based therapies; and partner in Cyto Ventures, an early stage investment fund. In the last five years, Dr. Stephan has heldyour vote.
 
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director roles at Pendulum Therapeutics (formerly Whole Biome)Proposed Dissolution of the Company
Why is NeuBase seeking a stockholder vote on the Dissolution Proposal?
Under Section 275(b) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), a privately held company developing microbiome therapies; CereDx,Delaware corporation must obtain the approval of the holders of a privately held home-base stroke detection diagnostics company; Elastogenesis,majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote thereon before proceeding with a privately held pharmaceutical company developing therapies for dermal extracellular matrix regeneration; Western Oncolytics, a privately held pharmaceutical company developing oncolytic viruses; iGenomX, a privately held company developing genome sequencing reagents; Ariel Precision Medicine, a privately held diagnostics company focused on pancreatic disease;dissolution of the corporation. The Board therefore is seeking stockholder approval of the Dissolution Proposal in order to comply with Delaware law.
Why is the Board recommending approval of the Plan of Dissolution?
The Board carefully reviewed and ParaBase, a privately held company focused on developing neonatal genetic diagnostic tests. Dr. Stephan received his B.S.considered the Plan of Dissolution in Biology from Carnegie Mellon Universitylight of the financial position of the Company, including our available cash, resources and his Ph.D.operations following and in Human Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh. He also completed a fellowship at the National Human Genome Research Institute. We believe that Dr. Stephan’s role as CEOlight of our previously announced review and pursuit of strategic alternatives. After due consideration of the options available to the Company, experience as the founder of Legacy NeuBaseBoard has determined that the Dissolution is advisable and in the biopharmaceutical industry qualify himbest interests of the Company and our stockholders. See “Proposal 1: Approval of the Dissolution Pursuant to servethe Plan of Dissolution — Reasons for the Proposed Dissolution.”
What does the Plan of Dissolution entail?
The Plan of Dissolution provides an outline of the steps for the Dissolution of the Company under Delaware law. The Plan of Dissolution provides that we will file a certificate of dissolution (the “Certificate of Dissolution”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware to consummate the dissolution following the required stockholder approval; however, the decision of whether or not to proceed with the Dissolution and when to file the Certificate of Dissolution will be made by the Board in its sole discretion.
What will happen if the Dissolution is approved?
If the Dissolution is approved by our stockholders, the Board will have sole discretion to determine if and when (at such time as they deem appropriate following stockholder approval of the Dissolution) to proceed with the Dissolution. If the Board decides to proceed with the Dissolution, we will liquidate any remaining assets, satisfy or make reasonable provisions for our remaining obligations, and make distributions to the stockholders of available proceeds, if any. The Board intends to seek to distribute funds to our stockholders as quickly as possible, as permitted by the DGCL and the Plan of Dissolution, and intends to take all reasonable actions to optimize the distributable value to our stockholders.
If the Board determines that the Dissolution is not in our best interests or not in the best interests of our stockholders, the Board may direct that the Dissolution be abandoned, or may amend or modify the Plan of Dissolution to the extent permitted by Delaware law without the necessity of further stockholder approval. After the Certificate of Dissolution has been filed, revocation of the Dissolution would require stockholder approval under Delaware law.
Can the Company estimate the distributions that the stockholders would receive in the Dissolution?
We cannot predict with certainty the amount of distributions, if any, to our stockholders. However, based on the information currently available to us and if our stockholders approve the Dissolution, we estimate that the aggregate amount of cash that will be available for distribution to our stockholders in the Dissolution will be in the range between approximately $0.5 million and $2.5 million, and the total amount distributed to stockholders will be in the range between approximately $0.13 and $0.67 per share of common stock. These amounts may be paid in one or more distributions. You may receive substantially less than the amount that we currently estimate that you may receive, or you may receive no distribution at all. Such distributions, if any, will not occur until after the Certificate of Dissolution is filed, and we cannot predict the timing or amount of any such distributions, as uncertainties as to the ultimate amount of our liabilities, the operating costs and amounts to be reserved for claims, obligations and provisions during the liquidation and winding-up process, and the related timing to complete such transactions make it impossible to predict with certainty the actual net cash amount, if any, that will ultimately be available for distribution to stockholders or the timing of any such distributions. Accordingly, you will not know the exact amount of any distribution you may receive as a member of our Board.
Class III Directors Continuing in Office until 2023
The following directors will continue in office until the 2023 Annual Meeting, or until their earlier resignation or removal in accordance with our Bylaws:
Franklyn G. Prendergast, M.D., has served as a member of our Board since July 2019. Dr. Prendergast retired from the Mayo Clinic in 2014 and is currently the Emeritus Edmond and Marion Guggenheim Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Emeritus Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Mayo Medical School. At the Mayo Clinic, he served in several capacities, most significantly, as the Director for Research 1989 – 1992, inclusive, Memberresult of the Mayo Clinic BoardPlan of Governors and Executive Committee 1991 – 2007, and Member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees from 1991-2009, inclusive. From 1994 to 2006, he served as a director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. He also previously held several other teaching positions at the Mayo Medical School from 1975 through 2014. Dr. Prendergast has served for the National Institute of Health on numerous study section review groups; as a charter member of the Board of Advisors for the Division of Research Grants, now the Center for Scientific Review; the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council; and the Board of Scientific Advisors of the National Cancer Institute. He held a Presidential Commission for serviceDissolution when you vote on the National Cancer Advisory Board. Dr. Prendergast also has served in numerous other advisory roles for the National Institute of Health and the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the board of directors of Immunome, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMNM) and its nominating and corporate governance committee, a member of the board of director of Cancer Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CGIX) and its audit, compensation and nominating committees, a member of the board of directors of Lantern Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRN) and its audit and nominating committees, and a member of the board of directors of the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI). He previously served on the board of directors of Eli Lilly & Co. from 1995proposal to 2017 and was a member of Eli Lilly’s science and technology committee and public policy and compliance committee, and he previously served on the board of directors of Medibio Limited (ASX: MEB) (OTCQB: MDBIF). Dr. Prendergast obtained his medical degree with honors from the University of West Indies and attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, earning an M.A. degree in physiology. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Minnesota. We believe that Dr. Prendergast’s extensive experience and expertise as a medical clinician, researcher and academician, particularly in the areas of oncology and personalized medicine, developed through his roles with Mayo Clinic, including serving as director of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, qualify him to serve as a member on our Board.
Eric Ende, M.D., has served as a member of our Board since January 2022. Dr. Ende is the President of Ende BioMedical Consulting Group, Inc., a privately held consulting company focused on the life sciences industry, a position he has held since 2009. Since May 2017, Dr. Ende has been a member of the board of directors of Matinas BioPharma, Inc. (NYSE: MTNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, where he chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on the Audit and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees. Since December 2018, Dr. Ende has been a member of the board of directors of Avadel plc (Nasdaq: AVDL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, where he chairs the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and serves on the Audit Committee. From November 2019 to June 2020, Dr. Ende served on the board of directors of Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX), a biopharmaceutical company, where he also chaired the Compensation Committee and was a member of the Audit and Science Committees. From 2010 to 2011, Dr. Ende served on the board of directors and as a
 
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memberapprove the Plan of Dissolution. See the section titled “Proposal 1 — Approval of the Audit and Risk Management CommitteesDissolution Pursuant to the Plan of Genzyme Corp. (Nasdaq: GENZ),Dissolution — Estimated Distributions to Stockholders” beginning on page 14 of this proxy statement for a biotechnology company, until it was acquired in 2011 by Sanofi S.A. From 2002 through 2008, Dr. Ende was the senior biotechnology analyst at Merrill Lynch; from 2000 through 2002, he was the senior biotechnology analyst at Bank of America Securities; and from 1997 to 2000, he was a biotechnology analyst at Lehman Brothers. Dr. Ende received an MBA in Finance and Accounting from NYU - Stern Business School in 1997, an MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1994, and a BS in Biology and Psychology from Emory University in 1990. We believe that Dr. Ende’s extensive experience and expertise as a biotechnology executive and a memberdescription of the boardsassumptions underlying and sensitivities of directorsour estimate of other biopharmaceutical companies,the total cash distributions to our stockholders in the Dissolution.
When will stockholders receive payments of liquidating distributions?
Although we cannot predict the timing or amount of any such distributions, to the extent funds are available for distribution to stockholders, the Board intends to seek to distribute such funds to our stockholders as wellquickly as his experience in financial matterspossible, as permitted by the DGCL and his servicethe Plan of Dissolution, and will take all reasonable actions to optimize the distributable value to our stockholders.
What is the reporting and listing status of the Company?
On November 3, 2023, we received a letter (the “Nasdaq Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying us that, because the closing bid price for our common stock has been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days, we no longer comply with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on auditthe Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”), and compensation committees qualify himNasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to serve asmeet the Minimum Bid Price Requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a member on our Board.
Class I Directors Continuing in Office until 2024period of 30 consecutive business days.
The following directorsNasdaq Notice has no immediate effect on the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we have been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until May 1, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. During the compliance period, shares of our common stock will continue in office untilto be listed and traded on the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, or until their earlier resignation or removal in accordance with our Bylaws:
Dov A. Goldstein, M.D., has served as a memberNasdaq Capital Market. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of our Board since July 2019. Dr. Goldsteincommon stock must meet or exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during the 180 calendar day grace period.
In the event we are not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by May 1, 2024, we may be afforded a second 180 calendar day grace period. To qualify, we would be required to meet the continued listing requirements for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. In addition, we would be required to provide written notice of our intention to cure the minimum bid price deficiency during this second 180-day compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.
If the Dissolution is currently the Chief Financial Officer of BioAge Labs, Inc., as well as serving as onapproved by our stockholders and if the Board determines to proceed with the Dissolution, we will close our transfer books at the effective time of Directorsthe Certificate of Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GANX) and Coya Therapeutics, Inc. He was previously Chief Financial Officer, Chief Business Officer and a directorDissolution (the “Effective Time”). After such time, we will not record any further transfers of Indapta Therapeutics, Inc., and he served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of RIGImmune, Inc., as well as a private investor. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer at Schrödinger, LLC from the fourth quarter of 2017our common stock, except pursuant to the second quarterprovisions of 2018. Dr. Goldstein served as a Managing Partner at Aisling Capital,deceased stockholder’s will, intestate succession, or operation of law, and we will not issue any new stock certificates, other than replacement certificates. In addition, after the Effective Time, we will not issue any shares of our common stock upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants, or restricted stock units. As a private investment firm, from 2014result of the closing of our transfer books, it is anticipated that distributions, if any, made in connection with the Dissolution will likely be made pro rata to October 2017, Partner from 2008 to 2014 and a principal at Aisling Capital from 2006 to 2008. Dr. Goldstein servedthe same stockholders of record as the Chief Financial Officerstockholders of Loxo Oncology, Inc. between July 2014record as of the Effective Time, and January 2015, and was its acting Chief Financial Officer from January 2015 to May 2015. From 2000 to 2005, Dr. Goldstein served as Chief Financial Officerit is anticipated that no further transfers of Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was acquired by Pfizer, Inc. in September 2005. Prior to joining Vicuron, Dr. Goldstein was Director of Venture Analysis at HealthCare Ventures. Dr. Goldstein also completed an internship in the Department of Medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. He previously served as a director of ADMA Biologics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADMA), Loxo Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOXO) (which was acquired by Eli Lilly), Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPR), and Cempra, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEMP) (which was acquired by Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.). Dr. Goldstein received a B.S. from Stanford University, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and an M.D. from Yale School of Medicine.
Eric I. Richman, has served as a memberrecord ownership of our Board since July 2019. Mr. Richmancommon stock will occur after the Effective Time.
Additionally, whether or not the Dissolution is currently CEO of Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GANX), a biotechnology company and was previously a Venture Partner at Brace Pharma Capital, a life science venture capital firm, from January 2016approved, we will have an obligation to September 2018 and is involvedcontinue to comply with several private and public biotechnology companies. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Tyrogenex Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from 2016 to 2018. Mr. Richman served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of PharmAthene, Inc. (“PharmAthene”), subsequently acquired by Altimmune, Inc., between October 2010 and March 2015. He also served on PharmAthene’s board of directors, when the company was listed on the NYSE, from 2010 to 2017. Prior to joining PharmAthene, Mr. Richman held various commercial and strategic positions of increasing responsibility over a 12-year period at MedImmune, Inc. from its inception and was Director, International Commercialization at that company. Mr. Richman served as a director of Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Viropharma) and as Chairman of its Commercialization Committee and served as a director of American Bank Incorporated (acquired by Congressional Bancshares). Mr. Richman currently serves as a memberapplicable reporting requirements of the boardSecurities Exchange Act of directors1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), until we have exited such reporting requirements. We plan to initiate steps to exit from certain reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.
However, such process may be protracted and we may be required to continue to file Current Reports on Form 8-K to disclose material events, including those related to the Dissolution. Accordingly, we will continue to incur expenses that will reduce the amount available for distribution, including expenses of NovelStem International Corp. (OTCMKTS: NSTM), is the co-foundercomplying with public company reporting requirements and Chairman of InFuse Holdings and LabConnect, Inc. where he serves as the Chairman of the Board, and previously served as a director of ADMA Biologics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADMA) (as well as a member of such board’s audit, compensation and governance and nominating committees). Mr. Richman received a B.S. in Biomedical Science from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education (CUNY Medical School) and a M.B.A. from the American Graduate School of International Management. We believe that Mr. Richman’s experience in the biotechnology industry, including his successful efforts in gaining FDA drug approvals, as well as his experience as an executive officer of PharmAthene and hispaying our service on numerous public and private companyproviders, among others.
 
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boards of directors and on the committees of such boards, provide himDo I have appraisal rights in connection with the qualificationsDissolution?
No. Neither Delaware law, nor our Amended and skillsRestated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (our “Certificate of Incorporation”), nor our Bylaws provides for appraisal or other similar rights for dissenting stockholders in connection with the Dissolution, and we do not intend to serveindependently provide stockholders with any such right.
Are there any risks related to the Dissolution?
Yes. You should carefully review the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of this proxy statement for a description of risks related to the Dissolution.
Will I owe any U.S. federal income taxes as a memberresult of the Dissolution?
If the Dissolution is approved and implemented, a stockholder that is a U.S. person generally will recognize gain or loss on a share-by-share basis equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of property, if any, distributed to the stockholder with respect to each share, less any known liabilities assumed by the stockholder or to which the distributed property (if any) is subject, and (2) the stockholder’s adjusted tax basis in each share of our Board.
Vote Required and Majority Vote Standard
Memberscommon stock. You are urged to read the section titled “Proposal 1 — Approval of the Board are elected by a plurality vote, which means that the two nominees receiving the most affirmative votes will be electedDissolution Pursuant to the Board as Class II directors.
Any shares that are not voted, for any reason, including abstentions and broker non-votes, will not be counted as votes cast and will not affect the outcomePlan of Dissolution —  Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the electionProposed Dissolution” beginning on page 24 of directors.
Holdersthis proxy statement for a summary of proxies solicited by this Proxy Statement will vote the proxies received by them as directed on the proxy card or, if no direction is made, then FOR the electioncertain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the nominee named above.
Dr. Stephan and Mr. McDougall haveDissolution, including the ownership of an interest in this Proposal No. 1 — Electiona liquidating trust, if any.
What will happen to our common stock if the Certificate of Class II Directors,Dissolution is filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware?
If the Certificate of Dissolution is filed with the Secretary of State, our common stock (if not previously delisted and deregistered) will be delisted from Nasdaq and deregistered under the Exchange Act. From and after the Effective Time, and subject to applicable law, each holder of shares of our common stock shall cease to have any rights in respect of that stock, except the right to receive distributions, if any, pursuant to and in accordance with the Plan of Dissolution and the DGCL. After the Effective Time, our stock transfer records shall be closed, and we will not record or recognize any transfer of our common stock occurring after the Effective Time, except, in our sole discretion, such transfers occurring by will, intestate succession or operation of law as they are currently membersto which we have received adequate written notice. Under the DGCL, no stockholder shall have any appraisal rights in connection with the Dissolution.
We expect to file the Certificate of Dissolution and for the Board.Dissolution to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the Dissolution is approved by our stockholders; however, the decision of whether or not to proceed with the Dissolution will be made by the Board in its sole discretion. We intend to provide advance notice to our stockholders prior to the closing of our stock transfer records.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE What will happen if the Plan of Dissolution is not approved?FOR THE NOMINEES IDENTIFIED ABOVE.
If the Plan of Dissolution is not approved by our stockholders, we will not file the Certificate of Dissolution with the Delaware Secretary of State. However, based on consideration at length by the Board and our management of other potential strategic alternatives available to us, the Board and management will continue to attempt to monetize our remaining assets and we will continue to incur substantial accounting, legal and other expenses associated with being a public company despite having no significant source of revenue. It is possible that we would seek voluntary dissolution at a later time and potentially with diminished assets.
 
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PROPOSAL NO. 2SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The information in this proxy statement includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and are generally identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “predicts,” “intends,” “should,” “could,” “continues,” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Forward-looking statements in this proxy statement include, but are not limited to:

plans and expectations for the Dissolution;
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beliefs about the Company’s available options and financial condition;
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all statements regarding the tax and accounting consequences of the transactions contemplated by the Dissolution; and

all statements regarding the amount and timing of distributions made to stockholders, if any, in connection with the Dissolution.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control. We make no representation or warranty (express or implied) about the accuracy of any of the forward-looking statements. These statements are based on a number of assumptions involving the judgment of management. Many relevant risks are described under the caption “Risk Factors” on page 9 of this proxy statement, as well as throughout this proxy statement and the incorporated documents, and you should consider these important cautionary factors as you read this document.
The Audit Committeeforward-looking statements in this proxy statement involve certain uncertainties and risks, including but not limited to:

our ability to complete the Dissolution in a timely manner, or at all;

the timing and amount of cash and other assets available for distribution to our stockholders upon Dissolution;

the impact of business uncertainties in connection with the Dissolution;

the occurrence of any event, change or circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Board has selected Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) asPlan of Dissolution;

the risk that we may have liabilities or obligations about which we are not currently aware;

the risk that the cost of settling our independent registered public accounting firm to auditliabilities and contingent obligations could be higher than anticipated; and

other risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our consolidated financial statementsAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year endingended September 30, 2022, filed with the Securities and has further directed that we submitExchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 21, 2022, and those risks and uncertainties described in our other reports filed with the selection of Marcum for ratification bySEC, including our stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Although ratification is not required by our Bylaws or otherwise, the Board is submitting this proposal as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether or not to retain Marcum. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may decide to appoint a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if the Audit Committee determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the CompanyQuarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Transition Report on Form 10-QT and its stockholders. A representative of Marcum will be present at the Annual Meeting to make a statement and respond to appropriate questions. On October 2, 2019, the Audit Committee of the Board dismissed MaloneBailey as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective as of that date. The Company then engaged CohnReznick to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and the Audit Committee of the Board later dismissed CohnReznick from such position effective as of February 12, 2020. The Company filed Current Reports on Form 8-K on October 3, 2019 and February 13, 2020, respectively, and a Current Report on Form 8-K/A on February 18, 2020, reporting these changes. MaloneBailey was not engaged to audit the Company’s financial8-K.
Any forward-looking statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.
CohnReznick’s audit report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the Company’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 did not contain any adverse opinions or disclaimers of opinions and were not qualified or modifiedare made as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except with respect to explanatory paragraphs indicating that there was substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 and the subsequent interim period from October 1, 2019 through October 2, 2019, there were (i) no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K between the Company and MaloneBailey on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to MaloneBailey’s satisfaction, would have caused MaloneBailey to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreementsdate of this proxy statement only. In each case, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking information. We can give no assurance that such expectations or forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. An occurrence of or any material adverse change in connection with its reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such years, and (ii) no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
During the Company’s fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, and the subsequent interim period from October 1, 2019 through October 2, 2019, neither the Company nor anyone acting on behalfone or more of the Company, consultedrisk factors or risks and uncertainties referred to in this proxy statement or included in the documents incorporated by reference herein or other periodic reports or other documents or filings filed with CohnReznick regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that CohnReznick concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or (iii) any “reportable event” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K. During the interim period from October 2, 2019 through February 12, 2020, the Company believes that there were no “disagreements” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions between the Company and CohnReznick, and that there was one reportable event with respect to a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting identified by the Company. During this same period, as expressed in CohnReznick’s letter furnished to us and addressed to the SEC that was filedfrom time to time could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Except as Exhibit 16.1required by law, we do not undertake or plan to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in plans, assumptions, estimates or projections or other circumstances affecting such forward-looking statements occurring after the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 18, 2020, CohnReznick disagreed with the Company’s understanding that there were no such disagreements between the Company and CohnReznick, stating that they disagreed with certain personneldate of the Company responsible for the presentation of its financial statements over the materiality of errors in the Company’s December 31, 2018 interim financial statements and whether a restatement of such interim financial statements was necessary. There have not been any other transactions or events similar to that which CohnReznick referred to in its letter during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 or subsequent thereto.this proxy statement.
 
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DuringRISK FACTORS
The following risk factors, together with the other information in this proxy statement and in the “Risk Factors” sections included in the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement (see the section titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference” beginning on page 31 of this proxy statement), should be carefully considered before deciding whether to vote to approve the Dissolution Proposal as described in this proxy statement. In addition, stockholders should keep in mind that the risks described below are not the only risks that are relevant to your voting decision. The risks described below are the risks that we currently believe are the material risks of which our stockholders should be aware. Nonetheless, additional risks that are not presently known to us, or that we currently believe are not material, may also prove to be important. Notably, the Company cautions that trading in the Company’s fiscal years ended September 30, 2021securities is highly speculative and September 30, 2020,poses substantial risks.
Trading prices for the Company’s securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual value realized, if any, by holders of the Company’s securities. Accordingly, the Company urges extreme caution with respect to existing and future investments in its securities.
RISKS RELATED TO THE DISSOLUTION
We cannot predict the timing of the distributions to stockholders.
Our current intention is that, if approved by our stockholders, the Certificate of Dissolution would be filed promptly after such approval; however, the decision of whether or not to proceed with the Dissolution will be made by the Board in its sole discretion. No further stockholder approval would be required to effect the Dissolution. However, if the Board determines that the Dissolution is not in our best interest or the best interest of our stockholders, the Board may, in its sole discretion, abandon the Dissolution or may amend or modify the Plan of Dissolution to the extent permitted by Delaware law without the necessity of further stockholder approval. After the Certificate of Dissolution has been filed, revocation of the Dissolution would require stockholder approval under Delaware law.
Under Delaware law, before a dissolved corporation may make any distribution to its stockholders, it must pay or make reasonable provision to pay all of its claims and obligations, including all contingent, conditional or unmatured contractual claims known to the corporation. Furthermore, we may be subject to potential liabilities relating to indemnification obligations, if any, to third parties or to our current and former officers and directors. It might take significant time to resolve these matters, and as a result we are unable to predict the timing of distributions, if any are made, to our stockholders.
We cannot assure you as to the amount of distributions, if any, to be made to our stockholders.
We cannot predict with certainty the amount of distributions, if any, to our stockholders. However, based on the information currently available to us and if our stockholders approve the Dissolution, we estimate that the aggregate amount of cash that will be available for distribution to our stockholders in the Dissolution will be in the range between approximately $0.5 million and $2.5 million, and the interim period from October 1, 2019 through February 19, 2020, neithertotal amount distributed to stockholders will be in the Company nor anyone acting on behalfrange between approximately $0.13 and $0.67 per share of common stock. This amount may be paid in one or more distributions. Such distributions will not occur until after the Company, consultedCertificate of Dissolution is filed, and we cannot predict the timing or amount of any such distributions, as uncertainties as to the ultimate amount of our liabilities, the operating costs and amounts to be set aside for claims, obligations and provisions during the liquidation and winding-up process, and the related timing to complete such transactions make it impossible to predict with Marcum regarding (i)certainty the application of accounting principlesactual net cash amount that will ultimately be available for distribution to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed,stockholders or the typetiming of audit opinionany such distributions. Examples of uncertainties that might be rendered oncould reduce the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was providedvalue of distributions to our stockholders include: unanticipated costs relating to the Company that Marcum concluded was an important factor considered bydefense, satisfaction or settlement of lawsuits or other claims threatened against us or our directors or officers; amounts necessary to resolve claims of any creditors or other third parties; and delays in the Company in reaching a decisionliquidation and dissolution or other winding-up process.
In addition, as we wind down, we will continue to incur expenses from operations, including directors’ and officers’ insurance; payments to service providers and any accounting, auditing,continuing employees or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or (iii) any “reportable event” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Fees for Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The following is a summary of the fees billed to us by Marcum, our current independent registered publicconsultants; taxes; legal, accounting firm, for professional services rendered for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2021 respectively.
20212020
Audit Fees(1):
$272,950$455,620
Audit-Related Fees(2):
Tax Fees(3):
All Other Fees(4):
Total All Fees:$272,950$455,620
(1)
Audit fees for fiscal 2021 consist of fees for professional services performed by Marcum for the audit of our 2021 annual financial statements that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2021, fees for the review of financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed in fiscal 2021, and reviews of registration statements and issuances of consents, comfort letters and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. Audit Fees for fiscal 2020 consist of fees for professional services performed by Marcum for the audit of our 2020 annual financial statements that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, review of financial statements included in our quarterly Form 10-Q filings, and reviews of registration statements and issuances of consents, comfort letters and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
(2)
Audit-Related Fees consist of fees for other audit-related professional services.
(3)
Consists of fees for tax compliance and consulting
(4)
No other fees were earned or paid for fees; and expenses related to our filing obligations with the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 or September 30, 2020.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
All audit and non-audit services previously provided by our independent registered public accounting firm must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. Pre-approval may be given for a category of services, provided that (i) the category is reasonably narrow and detailed and (ii) the Audit Committee establishes a fee limit for such category. The Audit Committee may delegate to any other member of the Audit Committee the authority to grant pre-approval of permitted non-audit services to be provided by Marcum between Audit Committee meetings; provided, however, that any such pre-approval shall be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee pre-approved all audit and permitted non-audit services provided by Marcum LLP and CohnReznick for professional services rendered for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.
Required Vote
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accounting firmreduce any amounts available for distribution to our stockholders. As a result, we cannot assure you as to any amounts to be distributed to our stockholders if the Board proceeds with the Dissolution. If our stockholders do not approve the Dissolution Proposal, we will not be able to proceed with the Dissolution and no liquidating distributions will be made in connection therewith. See the section titled “Proposal 1 —  Approval of the Dissolution Pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution — Estimated Distributions to Stockholders” beginning on page 14 of this proxy statement for a description of the assumptions underlying and sensitivities of our estimate of the total cash distributions to our stockholders in the Dissolution.
It is the current intent of the Board, assuming approval byof the Dissolution, that any cash will first be used to pay our outstanding current liabilities and then will be retained to pay ongoing corporate and administrative costs and expenses associated with winding down the company, liabilities and potential liabilities relating to or arising out of any litigation matters and potential liabilities relating to our indemnification obligations, if any, to our service providers, or to our current and former officers and directors.
The Board will determine, in its sole discretion, the timing of the distribution of the remaining amounts, if any, to our stockholders in the Dissolution. We can provide no assurance as to if or when any such distribution will be made, and we cannot provide any assurance as to the amount to be paid to stockholders in any such distribution, if one is made. Stockholders may receive substantially less than the amount that we currently estimate that they may receive, or they may receive no distribution at all. To the extent funds are available for distribution to stockholders, the affirmative voteBoard intends to seek to distribute such funds to our stockholders as quickly as possible, as permitted by the DGCL, and intends to take all reasonable actions to optimize the distributable value to our stockholders.
Without limiting its flexibility, our Board may, at its option, rely on the “safe harbor” procedures under Sections 280 and 281(a) of the holdersDGCL to, among other things, obtain an order from the Delaware Court of a majorityChancery establishing the amount and form of security for contested known, contingent and potential future claims that are likely to arise or become known within five years of filing of the shares present virtuallyCertificate of Dissolution (or such longer period of time as the Delaware Court of Chancery may determine, not to exceed ten years) (the “Court Order”), and pay or representedmake reasonable provision for our uncontested known claims and expenses and establish reserves for other claims as required by proxythe Court Order and voting at the Annual Meeting willDGCL. Should we obtain such a Court Order, we expect to distribute all of our remaining assets in excess of the amount to be used by us to pay claims and fund the reserves required by the Court Order and pay our operating expenses through the completion of the dissolution and winding-up process to ratifyour stockholders. The Court Order, if we chose to obtain one, would reflect the selectionDelaware Court of MarcumChancery’s own determination as to the amount and form of security reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for all known, contingent and potential future claims against us. There can be no assurances that the Delaware Court of Chancery would not require us to withhold additional amounts in excess of the amounts that we believe are sufficient to satisfy our independent registered public accounting firmpotential claims and liabilities. Accordingly, stockholders may not receive any distributions of our remaining assets for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.a substantial period of time.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE We may not be able to sell our holdings during the identified time frame, for amounts projected or otherwise on desirable terms, which may delay or reduce liquidating distributions to our stockholders.
In connection with the dissolution process, we intend to attempt to monetize our remaining holdings and to distribute our other cash assets. However, these holdings are largely illiquid, such that it may be difficult or impossible for us to monetize them during the identified time frame, for amounts projected or otherwise on desirable terms, and there can be no assurance as to how long this process will take.
FORIf our stockholders do not approve the Dissolution Proposal, we would not be able to continue our business operations and, although we may pursue other alternatives, there can be no assurance that any of these alternatives would result in greater stockholder value than the proposed Dissolution, and any alternative we select may entail additional risks. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MARCUM LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022.
On August 3, 2023, we announced that, following a comprehensive review of our business, the Board had approved a plan to halt further development of its programs and to conduct a comprehensive exploration of strategic alternatives focused on maximizing shareholder value (the “Strategic Plan”). In connection with the Strategic Plan, we reduced our workforce by approximately 83% across difference areas and regions. We have been unable to identify a merger partner or purchaser of our company or our assets. If our
 
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PROPOSAL NO. 3
ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONstockholders do not approve the Dissolution Proposal, the Board will continue to explore what, if any, alternatives are available for the future of the Company in light of its discontinued business activities; however, those alternatives are likely limited to seeking voluntary dissolution at a later time with potentially diminished assets, seeking bankruptcy protection (should our net assets decline to levels that would require such action) or investing our cash in another operating business. It is unlikely that these alternatives would result in greater stockholder value than the proposed Plan of Dissolution and the Dissolution.
Our executive compensation program embodies a pay-for-performance philosophy that supports our business strategy and alignsFurther stockholder approval will not be required in connection with the interestsimplementation of the Plan of Dissolution, including the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of our executives with our stockholders. In particular, our compensation program rewards financial, strategic and operational performance andassets following the goals set for each performance category to support our short and long-term plans.
We are requesting that our stockholders vote to approveEffective Time of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (defined below) as described within the section of this Proxy Statement entitled “Executive Compensation”Dissolution pursuant to the SEC’s compensation disclosure rules, which disclosures include the compensation tables and the narrative discussion following the compensation tables.Plan of Dissolution.
This advisory vote is generally referred to as a “say-on-pay vote” and is being provided pursuant to Section 14AThe approval of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In accordance withDissolution Proposal by the results of the advisoryrequisite vote held at our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes, we are currently conducting say-on-pay votes every year.
The Board is asking stockholders to cast an advisory (non-binding) vote FOR the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the compensation tables and narrative discussion within the section of the Company’s Proxy Statement entitled “Executive Compensation,” is hereby APPROVED.”
Although the vote we are asking you to cast is non-binding, the Compensation Committee and the Board value the views of our stockholders will grant full and will considercomplete authority to our Board and officers, without further stockholder action, to proceed with the outcomeDissolution pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution in accordance with any applicable provision of Delaware law. Following the Effective Time of the vote when determining future compensation arrangementsDissolution, we may sell, distribute or otherwise dispose of our remaining non-cash assets without further stockholder approval. As a result, our stockholders will no longer have the opportunity to approve or reject a sale of all or substantially all of our assets after the Certificate of Dissolution has been filed and the Plan of Dissolution provides for ratification of any prior sales and disposition of our assets. Also, after the Effective Time, the Board may, in order to maximize value for our Named Executive Officers.stockholders and creditors, authorize actions in implementing the Plan of Dissolution, including the specific terms and prices for the sales and dispositions of its remaining assets, with which stockholders may not agree.
Our executive officers have an interest in Proposal No. 3 — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation, as compensation for someThe Dissolution pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution may be disrupted and adversely impacted by the effects of natural disasters, political crises, public health crises, and other events outside of our executive officerscontrol.
Natural disasters, such as adverse weather, fires, earthquakes, power shortages and outages, political crises, such as terrorism, war, political instability, or other conflict, criminal activities, public health crises, such as disease epidemics and pandemics, and other disruptions or events outside of our control could negatively affect our operations. Any of these events may cause a delay in our targeted timing to file the Certificate of Dissolution with the Delaware Secretary of State.
The Board may determine not to proceed with the Dissolution.
Even if the Dissolution Proposal is subjectapproved by our stockholders, the Board may determine in its sole discretion not to this vote.
Required Vote
The affirmative voteproceed with the Dissolution. If the Board elects to pursue any alternative to the Plan of Dissolution, our stockholders may not receive any of the holdersfunds that might otherwise be available for distribution to our stockholders. After the Certificate of a majorityDissolution has been filed, revocation of the shares present virtuallyDissolution would require stockholder approval under Delaware law.
Our stockholders may be liable to third parties for part or representedall of the amount received from us in our liquidating distributions if reserves are inadequate.
If the Dissolution becomes effective, we may establish a contingency reserve designed to satisfy any additional claims and obligations that may arise. Any contingency reserve may not be adequate to cover all of our claims and obligations. Under the DGCL, if we fail to create an adequate contingency reserve for payment of our expenses, claims and obligations, each stockholder could be held liable for payment to our creditors for claims brought prior to or after the expiration of the Survival Period (as defined below) after we file the Certificate of Dissolution with the Secretary of State (or, if we choose the Safe Harbor Procedures (as defined under the section titled “Proposal 1 — Approval of the Dissolution Pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution — Delaware Law Applicable to Our Dissolution — Payments and Distributions to Claimants and Stockholders — Safe Harbor Procedures under DGCL Sections 280 and 281(a) (the “Safe Harbor Procedures”)” beginning on page 18 of this proxy statement), for claims brought prior to the expiration of the Survival Period), up to the lesser of (i) such stockholder’s pro rata share of amounts owed to creditors in excess of the contingency reserve and (ii) the amounts previously received by proxysuch stockholder in Dissolution from us and voting at the Annual Meeting willfrom any liquidating trust or trusts. Accordingly, in such event, a stockholder could be required to approve the advisory vote on executive compensation, as set forth in this Proxy Statement. This stockholder vote on named executive officer compensation is merely advisory and will not be binding upon us, our Boardreturn part or our Compensation Committee. The outcomeall of the vote will not require us, our Board or our Compensation Committeedistributions previously made to take any action or overrule any decision by the Company, our Board or the Compensation Committee. However, our Boardsuch stockholder, and Compensation Committee value the opinions of our stockholders and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future executive compensation decisions.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AS DISCLOSED PURSUANT TO ITEM 402 OF REGULATION S-K, INCLUDING THE COMPENSATION TABLES AND NARRATIVE DISCUSSION WITHIN THE SECTION OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT ENTITLED “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.”a stockholder
 
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PROPOSAL NO. 4
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPANY’S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO PERMIT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT IN A RANGE OF ONE-FOR-FIVE TO A MAXIMUM OF A ONE-FOR-TWENTY
Background
The Boardcould receive nothing from us under the Plan of Dissolution. Moreover, if a stockholder has approvedpaid taxes on amounts previously received, a seriesrepayment of proposed amendmentsall or a portion of such amount could result in a situation in which a stockholder may incur a net tax cost if the repayment of the amount previously distributed does not cause a commensurate reduction in taxes payable in an amount equal to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) that would effect a reverse stock splitamount of the Company’staxes paid on amounts previously distributed.
Our stockholders of record will not be able to buy or sell shares of our common stock whereby each outstanding 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 shares, including any shares held byafter we close our stock transfer books at the Company as treasury shares, would be combined, converted and changed into one share of the Company’s common stock. We refer to each of the alternative amendments in this Proxy Statement as a “Reverse Stock Split.”
The effectiveness of any one of these amendments and the abandonment of the other amendments, or the abandonment of all of these amendments, will be determined by the Board following the Annual Meeting and prior to the 2023 Annual Meeting. The Board has declared these proposed amendments to be advisable and has recommended that these proposed amendments be presented to the Company’s stockholders for approval.
Upon receiving stockholder approval of the proposed amendments, the Board will have the sole discretion, until the 2023 Annual Meeting, to elect, as it determines to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, whether to effect a reverse stock split and, if so, the number of shares — 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 — of common stock — that will be combined into one share of common stock. The Board believes that stockholder approval of these 16 selected reverse split ratios (as opposed to approval of a single reverse split ratio) provides the Board with maximum flexibility to achieve the purposes of a reverse stock split and, therefore, is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.Effective Time.
If the Board determines to effect oneproceed with the Dissolution, we intend to close our stock transfer books and discontinue recording transfers of our common stock at the Effective Time. After we close our stock transfer books, we will not record any further transfers of our common stock on our books except by will, intestate succession or operation of law. Therefore, shares of our common stock will not be freely transferable after the Effective Time. As a result of the alternative Reverse Stock Splits byclosing of the stock transfer books, all liquidating distributions in the Dissolution will likely be made pro rata to the same stockholders of record as the stockholders of record as of the Record Date.
We plan to initiate steps to exit from certain reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, which may substantially reduce publicly available information about us. If the exit process is protracted, we will continue to bear the expense of being a public reporting company despite having no source of revenue.
Our common stock is currently registered under the Exchange Act, which requires that we, and our officers and directors with respect to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, comply with certain public reporting and proxy statement requirements thereunder. Compliance with these requirements is costly and time-consuming. In order to curtail expenses, we currently intend, after the filing the applicable amendment toof the Certificate of Incorporation withDissolution, to seek relief from the SecretarySEC from the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. However, the SEC may not grant any such relief, in which case we would be required to continue to bear the expense of Statebeing a public reporting company.
Although the Board will be responsible for overseeing the Plan of Dissolution, the Board’s authority could effectively be transferred to a liquidating trustee or some other party.
Under Delaware law, a company’s board of directors retains ultimate decision-making authority following a company’s dissolution, and therefore the Board would initially be responsible for overseeing the Plan of Dissolution. However, pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution, a liquidating trust could be used to complete the Dissolution, or, under Delaware law, any director, creditor, stockholder or other party showing good cause could seek court appointment of a trustee or receiver to complete the Dissolution.
Our directors and officers will continue to receive benefits from the Company following the Dissolution.
Following the effective date of the StateDissolution, we will continue to indemnify each of Delaware (the “Delaware Secretary of State”), the Certificate of Incorporation would be amended accordingly,our current and all other amendments will be abandoned. Approval of the Reverse Stock Splits will authorize the Board in its discretion to effectuate a Reverse Stock Split in any of the ratios described above, or not to effect any of the Reverse Stock Splits. The text of the form of amendmentsformer directors and officers to the Certificate of Incorporation, one of which would be filed withextent permitted under the Delaware Secretary of State to effect the Reverse Stock Split, is set forth in Appendix A to this Proxy Statement. However, such text is subject to amendment to include such changes as may be required by the office of the Delaware Secretary of State or as the Board deems necessaryDGCL and advisable to effect the Reverse Stock Split.
If the Board elects to effect a Reverse Stock Split, following stockholder approval, for Reverse Stock Splits in the range of 1-for-5 to 1-for-20, the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock would be reduced in accordance with a reverse split ratio selected by the Board from among those set forth in this proposal. Except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares as described below, each stockholder will hold the same percentage of outstanding common stock immediately following the Reverse Stock Split as such stockholder held immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split. The par value of the common stock would remain unchanged at $0.0001 per share. The Reverse Stock Splits would not change the number of authorized shares of common stock. There are currently no specific plans, arrangements, agreements or understandings for the issuance of the additional authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of common stock that would be created by the Reverse Stock Split.
The text of the proposed amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation toand Bylaws and agreements as in effect at the Reverse Stock Split is included as Annex A to this proxy statement. If the Reverse Stock Split Proposal is approved by our stockholders, we will have the authority to file onetime of the amendments with the Secretary of Statefiling of the StateCertificate of Delaware,Dissolution. In addition, we intend to maintain directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage throughout the wind-down period.
Stockholders may not be able to recognize a loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes until they receive a final distribution from us.
As a result of the Dissolution, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a stockholder that is a U.S. person generally will recognize gain or loss on a share-by-share basis equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of property, if any, distributed to the stockholder with respect to each share, less any known liabilities assumed by the stockholder or to which the distributed property (if any) is subject, and (2) the stockholder’s adjusted tax basis in each share of our common stock. A liquidating distribution pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution may occur at various times and in more than one tax year. Any loss generally will become effective upon its filing or the effective time set forthbe recognized by a stockholder only in the amendment. The Board has determinedtax year in which the stockholder receives our final liquidating distribution, and then only if the aggregate value of all liquidating distributions with respect to a share of our common stock is less than the stockholder’s tax basis for that the amendment is advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and has submitted the amendment for consideration by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
 
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Reasons forshare. Stockholders are urged to consult with their own tax advisors as to the Reverse Stock Splitspecific tax consequences to them of the Dissolution pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution. See the section titled “Proposal 1 — Approval of the Dissolution Pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution — Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Proposed Dissolution” beginning on page 24 of this proxy statement.
The tax treatment of any liquidating distribution may vary from stockholder to stockholder, and the discussions in this proxy statement regarding tax consequences are general in nature.
AlthoughWe have not requested a ruling from the proposed Reverse Stock SplitU.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) with respect to the anticipated tax consequences of the Dissolution, and we will not haveseek an opinion of counsel with respect to the effectanticipated tax consequences of increasing the Company’s equity market capitalization, we believe that implementing oneany liquidating distributions. If any of the alternative Reverse Stock Splitsanticipated tax consequences described in this proxy statement prove to be incorrect, the result could provide benefitsbe increased taxation at the corporate or stockholder level, thus reducing the benefit to our stockholders and us from the CompanyDissolution. Tax considerations applicable to particular stockholders may vary with and our existing stockholders in a number of ways, including:
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Maintain our listingbe contingent on the Nasdaq Capital Market.   Our common stock is tradedstockholder’s individual circumstances. You should consult your own tax advisor for tax advice instead of relying on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Under applicable Nasdaq rules, if for 30 consecutive business days, the bid price for our common stock closes below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Rule”), we would be notified by the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”)discussions of the Nasdaq Stock Market. In order to regain compliance with the Rule, the bid price per share for our common stock must thereafter close at $1.00 or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days during the 180-day compliance period set forthtax consequences in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A). If we do not regain compliance with the Rule during this 180-day compliance period, we could be eligible for an additional 180-day compliance period, provided that we meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other standards for initial listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (except the bid price requirement), and provide written notice to the Staff of our intention to cure the minimum bid price deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If the Company fails to regain compliance with the Rule after the latest applicable compliance period provided by the Staff, our common stock will be subject to delisting by Nasdaq.
As the bid price of our common stock closed below $1.00 per share for a period of time in May, June and July 2022, out of an abundance of caution and to preserve our ability to act expeditiously to remain in compliance, the Board has considered and endorsed inclusion of this proposal in our proxy statement.
The Board has considered the potential harm to the Company and its stockholders should Nasdaq delist our common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market. Delisting could adversely affect the liquidity of our common stock because alternatives, such as the OTC Bulletin Board and the pink sheets, are generally considered to be less liquid and efficient markets. An investor likely would find it less convenient to sell, or to obtain accurate quotations in seeking to buy, our common stock on an over-the-counter market. Many investors likely would not buy or sell our common stock due to difficulty in accessing over-the-counter markets, policies preventing them from trading in securities not listed on a national exchange or other reasons. Current contractual arrangements also require that the Company take commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its listing. The Board believes that a reverse stock split is a potentially effective means for us to regain compliance with the Rule as needed and to avoid the adverse consequences of our common stock being delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market by producing the immediate effect of increasing the bid price for our common stock.
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Stock Price Volatility.   We have been advised by our financial advisors that a higher stock price may increase the acceptability of our common stock to investors who may not find shares of our common stock attractive at the current market price due to the trading volatility often associated with stocks below certain prices.
3.
Transaction Costs.   Investors also may be dissuaded from purchasing stocks below certain prices because the brokerage commissions, as a percentage of the total transaction value, tend to be higher for such low-priced stocks.
4.
Stock Price Requirements.   We understand that many brokerage houses and institutional investors have internal policies and practices that either prohibit them from investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers or by restricting or limiting the ability to purchase such stocks on margin.
Board Discretion to Implement or Abandon Reverse Stock Split
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PROPOSAL 1 — APPROVAL OF THE DISSOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE PLAN OF
DISSOLUTION
We are asking you to authorize and approve the Dissolution. The Board has determined that one of the Reverse Stock SplitsDissolution is at that time,advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Such determinationour stockholders, has approved the Dissolution and has adopted the Plan of Dissolution. The reasons for the Dissolution are described under “Proposal 1 — Approval of the Dissolution Pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution — Background of the Proposed Dissolution” beginning on page 15 of this proxy statement and “Proposal 1 — Approval of the Dissolution Pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution — Reasons for the Proposed Dissolution” beginning on page 16 of this proxy statement. The Dissolution requires approval by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. The Board unanimously recommends that our stockholders authorize the Dissolution.
In general terms, when we dissolve, we will cease conducting our business, wind up our affairs, dispose of our non-cash assets, pay or otherwise provide for our obligations, and distribute our remaining assets, if any, during a post-dissolution period of at least three years, as required by the DGCL. With respect to the Dissolution, we will follow the dissolution and winding-up procedures prescribed by the DGCL, as described in further detail under “Proposal 1 — Approval of the Dissolution Pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution — Delaware Law Applicable to Our Dissolution” beginning on page 17 of this proxy statement. Our liquidation, winding-up and distribution procedures will be based upon many factors, includingfurther guided by our Plan of Dissolution, as described in further detail under “Proposal 1 — Approval of the trading price of our common stock relativeDissolution Pursuant to the Nasdaq minimum listingPlan of Dissolution — Our Plan of Dissolution” beginning on page 20 of this proxy statement. You should carefully consider the risk factors relating to our complete liquidation and dissolution and described under “Risk Factors — Risks Related to The Dissolution” beginning on page 9 of this proxy statement.
Subject to the requirements as well as those other factors described in the following paragraph. Notwithstanding approval of the Reverse Stock Splits by the stockholders, the Board may, in its sole discretion (withoutDGCL and our Plan of Dissolution, as further action bydescribed below, we will use our stockholders), abandon all of the proposed amendments and determine priorexisting cash to the effectiveness of any filing with the Delaware Secretary of State not to effect any of the Reverse Stock Splits, as permitted under Section 242(c) of the DGCL. By voting in favor of the Reverse Stock Split, you are expressly also authorizing the Board to determine not to proceed with, and to abandon, the Reverse Stock Split if it should so decide. If the Board decides not to implement any of the Reverse Stock Splits before the 2023 Annual Meeting, further stockholder approval would be required prior to implementing any reverse stock split.
Criteria to Be Usedpay for Decision to Effect a Reverse Stock Split
If the stockholders approve the Reverse Stock Splits, the Board will be authorized to proceed with any of the alternative Reverse Stock Splits that it selects in its sole discretion. In determining whether to proceed with a Reverse Stock Split, the Board expects to consider a number of factors, including market conditions, existing and expected trading prices of our common stock, our actual and projected financial performance, the Nasdaq Capital Market listing requirements, our additional funding requirements, overall trends in the stock market, business developments, and the amount of our authorized but unissued common stock. The Board does not intend for this transaction to be the first step in a series of plans or proposals of a “going private” transaction within the meaning of Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act.
The Board believes that stockholder approval of a range of potential Reverse Stock Split ratios is in the best interests of our Company and stockholders because it is not possible to predict market conditions at the time the Reverse Stock Split would be implemented. We believe that a range of Reverse Stock Split ratios provides us with the most flexibility to achieve the desired results of the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split ratio to be selected by our Board will be not more than 1-for-20.
Determination of the Reverse Split Ratio
The selection of the specific Reverse Stock Split ratio will be based on several factors, including, among other things:winding-up procedures, including:

our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market;income and other taxes;

the per share pricecosts associated with our Dissolution and winding up over the Survival Period; these costs may include, among others, expenses necessary to the implementation and administration of our common stock immediately priorPlan of Dissolution and fees and other amounts payable to professional advisors (including legal counsel, financial advisors and others) and to consultants and others assisting us with our Dissolution;

any claims by others against us that we do not reject as part of the Reverse Stock Split;dissolution process;

any amounts owed by us under contracts with third parties;

the expected stabilityfunding of the per share price of our common stock following the Reverse Stock Split;

the likelihood that the Reverse Stock Split will result in increased marketabilityany reserves or other security we are required to establish, or deem appropriate to establish, to pay for asserted claims (including lawsuits) and liquidity of our common stock;

general economic conditions in our industry;possible future claims, as further described below; and

solely to the extent remaining after provision for the above-described payments, liquidating distributions to be made to our market capitalization beforestockholders, which distributions may be made from time to time as available and afterin accordance with the Reverse Stock Split.DGCL procedures described below.
We believeEstimated Distributions to Stockholders
Based on currently available information, we estimate that granting our Board the authority to set the ratio for the Reverse Stock Split is essential because it allows us to take these factors into consideration and to react to changing market conditions. If the Board chooses to implement the Reverse Stock Split, we will makehave in the range between approximately $0.5 million and $2.5 million of cash that we will be able to distribute to stockholders in connection with the Dissolution, which implies a public announcement regarding the determinationper share distribution range of the Reverse Stock Split ratio.
Principal Effects of the Reverse Stock Split
After any of the Reverse Stock Splits, each stockholder will own a reduced number of sharesbetween approximately $0.13 and $0.67 per share of common stock. This would affect all of the Company’s stockholders uniformlyCalculating such an estimate is inherently uncertain and would not affect any stockholder’s percentage ownership in the Company, except to the extentrequires that the Reverse Stock Split results inwe make a stockholder owning a fractional share as described below. The number of stockholdersassumptions regarding future events, many of record would notwhich are unlikely to ultimately be affected bytrue. We used the Reverse Stock Split, except tofollowing assumptions when calculating the extent that any stockholder holds only a fractional share interestestimated distributable cash value: (i) $0.1 million payable for insurance, (ii) $1.0 million payable for accounting fees and receives cashwind-down administration services, (iii) $0.5 million payable for such interest after the Reverse Stock Split.legal fees, (iv) $1.0 million payable for wages and severance, and (v) $0.2 million payable for other general and administrative costs, including miscellaneous taxes and software fees.
 
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Proportionate voting rightsDistributions, if any, to our stockholders may be paid in one or more distributions. Such distributions will not occur until after the Certificate of Dissolution is filed, and other rightswe cannot predict the timing or amount of the holders of common stock would not be affected by the Reverse Stock Split (other thanany such distributions, as a result of the payment of cash in lieu of fractional sharesuncertainties as described below). For example, a holder of 5% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split would continueultimate amount of our liabilities, the operating costs and amounts to hold 5% ofbe set aside for claims, obligations and provisions during the voting power ofliquidation and winding-up process, and the outstanding shares of common stock afterrelated timing to complete such transactions make it impossible to predict with certainty the Reverse Stock Split.
Our Certificate of Incorporation presently authorizes 250,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Reverse Stock Splits would not change the number of authorized shares of common stock or preferred stock. Therefore, because the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock would decrease, the number of shares remaining available for issuance by us in the future would increase. These additional shares wouldactual net cash amount that will ultimately be available for issuancedistribution to stockholders or the timing of any such distributions. Examples of uncertainties that could reduce the value of distributions to our stockholders include: unanticipated costs relating to the defense, satisfaction or settlement of existing or future lawsuits or other claims threatened against us or our officers or directors; and amounts necessary to resolve claims of our creditors.
Our estimate of the anticipated initial distribution amounts is preliminary and many of the factors that are necessary to determine how much, if any, we will be able to distribute to our stockholders in liquidation are subject to change and outside of our control. While we intend to pursue matters related to our liquidation and winding up as quickly as possible if we obtain approval from our stockholders, the timing of many elements of this process after our Dissolution will not be entirely within our control and, therefore, we are unable to estimate when we would be able to begin making any post-Dissolution liquidating distributions to our stockholders. See the section titled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to The Dissolution” beginning on page 9 of this proxy statement.
The description of the Dissolution contained in this introductory section is general in nature and is subject to various other factors and requirements, as described in greater detail below.
Background of the Proposed Dissolution
In the ordinary course from time to time, our Board and management team have evaluated and considered a variety of financial and strategic opportunities for corporate purposes suchthe Company as issuancespart of common stockour long-term strategy to enhance value for our stockholders, including potential acquisitions, divestitures, business combinations and other transactions.
As part of the ongoing consideration and evaluation of our long-term prospects and strategies, our Board frequently reviews, with our management, strategic and financial alternatives in connectionlight of developments in our business, the competitive landscape, the economy generally and financial markets, all with capital-raising transactionsthe goal of enhancing value for our stockholders. As part of this process, from time to time, our management has engaged in business development and/or strategic discussions with industry participants. This includes contacts with numerous companies regarding potential global and acquisitions of companies or other assets,regional licenses / partnerships, as well as for issuance upon conversion or exercisea number of securities such as convertible debt, warrants or options convertible into or exercisable for common stock.discussions with companies about strategic transactions.
Historically, we have been a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a modular peptide nucleic acid antisense oligo platform to address genetic diseases with a single, cohesive approach. We believeplanned to use our platform to address diseases that have a genetic source, with an initial focus on gene silencing in myotonic dystrophy type 1, Huntington’s disease, and oncology. In October 2022, we announced plans to expand our focus to include the availabilityadvancement of the additional shares will provide us with flexibility to meet business needs as they arise, to take advantage of favorable opportunities and to respond effectively in a changing corporate environment. If we issue additional shares for any of these purposes, the aggregate ownership interestdifferentiated gene editing capabilities of our current stockholders,platform.
During the course of July 2023, in light of then-recent developments regarding our gene editing program, our Board and the interestmanagement discussed potential licensing collaborations, strategic transaction opportunities (including a potential reverse merger with one of each such existing stockholder, would be diluted, possibly substantially. There are currently no specific plans, arrangements, agreements or understandings for the issuancetwo strategic operating companies, sale of the additional authorized but unissuedCompany, and unreserved shares of common stock that would be created by the Reverse Stock Split.
The increase in the number of shares of authorized but unissuedin-licensing transactions) and unreserved common stock will have an “anti-takeover effect” by permitting the issuance of shares to purchasers who might oppose a hostile takeover bid or oppose any efforts to amend or repeal certain provisionsdissolution and organized wind-down of the CertificateCompany, while management continued to evaluate the impact of Incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws. The increased number of available authorized but unissued shares as a result of the Reverse Stock Split would givesuch developments on the Company’s management more flexibility to resist or impede a third-party takeover bid that provides an above-market premium that is favored by a majority of the independent stockholders. Any such anti-takeover effect created by a reverse stock split would be in addition to existing anti-takeover provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation andfuture business operations.
In July 2023, our amended and restated bylaws.
The Reverse Stock Split would reduce the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Company’s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan in proportion to the reverse split ratio of the Reverse Stock Split. On the Record Date, the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance but unissued under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan was 875,646.
The Reverse Stock Split would reduce the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Company’s Ohr 2016 Consolidated Stock Incentive Plan in proportion to the reverse split ratio of the Reverse Stock Split. On the Record Date, the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance but unissued under the 2016 Consolidated Stock Incentive Plan was 147,041.
The Company also has 8,360,896 shares of common stock subject to outstanding stock awards as of the Record Date. Under the terms of the various instruments governing the Company’s outstanding stock awards, the Reverse Stock Split will effectBoard approved a reduction in workforce designed to reduce costs and reallocate resources while maintaining the number of shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise or vesting of such stock awards in proportionpersonnel needed to the reverse split ratio of the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split will effect a proportionate increase in the exercise pricefocus on activities relating to halting further development of the Company’s outstanding stock options. In connection with the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of outstanding stock awards will be rounded down to the nearest whole shareprograms and the exercise prices will be rounded up topursuit of strategic alternatives (the “Restructuring”). Our management implemented the nearest cent,Restructuring in August 2023 and no cash payment will be madesuch Restructuring resulted in respect of such rounding.
The Reverse Stock Split would reduce the number of shares of common stock issuable upon the exercisea reduction of our outstanding warrants exercisable for shares of common stock in proportion to the Reverse Stock Split ratio. The exercise price of outstanding warrants would increase, likewise in proportion to the Reverse Stock Split ratio.
The following table contains approximate information relating to the common stock, as of the Record Date, beforeworkforce by approximately 83% across different areas and after giving effect to a hypothetical Reverse Stock Split of one-for-five (1-for-5), one-for-ten (1-for-10), one-for-fifteen (1-for-15) and one-for-twenty (1-for-20). However, the sample Reverse Stockfunctions.
 
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Split ratiosIn August 2023, after exploring other alternatives, including licensing collaborations and certain additional expense reductions, our Board made the determination to halt further development of our programs and to conduct a comprehensive exploration of strategic alternatives focused on maximizing shareholder value. As part of this evaluation process, the Board announced its intention to explore a Strategic Plan that included, but was not limited to, an acquisition, merger, business combination, dissolution or other transaction.
Following announcement of the Strategic Plan, our Board and management worked with outside advisors, on a formal and informal basis, to pursue a sale or merger of the Company or one or more sales of our assets, including a reverse merger. Between August 2023 and February 2024, our Board and management continued to evaluate a potential reverse merger with several strategic candidates as well as a potential dissolution of the Company.
Despite broad canvassing and discussions with several potential strategic parties, we were ultimately unsuccessful in identifying any interested purchasers or partners, or any viable transactions.
In light of our financial condition, on December 27, 2023, we entered into (i) a Lease Termination and Mutual Release Agreement (the “Lease Termination and Mutual Release Agreement”) with 350 Technology Drive Partners, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (the “Landlord”), and (ii) a Bill of Sale (the “Bill of Sale”) for the benefit of University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation (the “University of Pittsburgh”), in each case in connection with the termination (the “Lease Termination”) of the Lease Agreement, dated October 2, 2020, by and between us and the Landlord, as amended by the First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated December 28, 2020, by and between us and the Landlord, and the Second Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated April 21, 2021, by and between us and the Landlord (the “Lease Agreement”), in connection with the premises located at Suite 421, 350 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (the “Premises”). Pursuant to the Lease Termination and Mutual Release Agreement, the Company and the Landlord agreed to terminate the Lease Agreement, effective as of February 29, 2024 (the “Lease Termination Date”), subject to the terms and conditions therein. The Lease Termination and Mutual Release Agreement provided that we would surrender the Premises on or prior to January 31, 2024 (which we have done), and shall have no further rent obligations after the Lease Termination Date. Absent such termination, our obligations under the Lease Agreement would have run through July 2031 and would have represented approximately $7.1 million of future lease expenses. As consideration for the Landlord’s agreement to terminate the Lease Agreement as of the Lease Termination Date, we paid the Landlord a lease termination fee (the “Lease Termination Fee”) of $1,550,000 and entered into the Bill of Sale, which conveyed to the University of Pittsburgh the furniture, fixtures and equipment located in the table are examples, if stockholder approvalPremises pursuant to the terms and conditions therein. In addition, we paid the Landlord’s sole listing agent for the Premises a commission of approximately $178,000 in connection with its services relating to the Lease Termination.
In light of the proposed amendmentsstrategic alternatives review and following the implementation of the Strategic Plan, our Board determined that approving the Plan of Dissolution gives our Board the most flexibility in optimizing value for our stockholders and, as a result, on February 22, 2024, our Board approved the Dissolution, and on March 5, 2024, our Board adopted resolutions formally approving the Plan of Dissolution and recommending that our stockholders approve the Plan of Dissolution and the Dissolution.
Reasons for the Proposed Dissolution
The Board believes that the Dissolution is received, the Board will have the sole discretion, until the 2023 Annual Meeting, to elect, as it determines to be in NeuBase’s best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. The Board considered and pursued at length potential strategic alternatives available to NeuBase such as a merger, asset sale, strategic partnership or other business combination transaction, and, following the results of such review, believes that pursuing a wind-up of the Company and its stockholders, whether to effect a reverse stock split and, if so, the number of shares — 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20-of common stock — that will be combined into one share of common stock. The table below does not include the 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized (all of which are undesignated and none of which are outstanding) under the Certificate of Incorporation. The Reverse Stock Split would have no effect on our authorized preferred stock. The figures below do not give effect to the treatment of fractional shares.
Pre-Reverse
Split
Post-Reverse Split
5:110:115:120:1
Authorized250,000,000250,000,000250,000,000250,000,000250,000,000
Outstanding(32,258,657)(6,451,731)(3,225,866)(2,150,577)(1,612,933)
Reserved for future issuance pursuant to employee benefit plans
Reserved for future issuance pursuant to outstanding options(8,360,896)(1,672,179)(836,090)(557,393)(418,045)
Reserved for future issuance pursuant to outstanding warrants(180,000)(36,000)(18,000)(12,000)(9,000)
Authorized but unissued and unreserved209,200,447241,840,089245,920,045247,280,030247,960,022
No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connectionaccordance with the proposed Reverse Stock Split. HoldersPlan of common stock who would otherwise receiveDissolution gives the Board the most flexibility in optimizing value for our stockholders.
In making its determination to approve the Dissolution, the Board considered, in addition to other pertinent factors, the fact that NeuBase currently has no significant remaining business operations or business prospects; the fact that NeuBase will continue to incur substantial accounting, legal and other expenses associated with being a fractional sharepublic company despite having no source of common stock pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split will receive cash in lieu of the fractional share as explained more fully below.
The common stock is currently registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act,revenue or financing alternatives; and the Company is subjectfact that NeuBase has conducted an evaluation to the periodic reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act. The Reverse Stock Split would not affect the registration of the common stock under the Exchange Act. After the Reverse Stock Split, the common stock would continue to be reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NBSE” ​(although Nasdaq would likely add the letter “D” to the end of the trading symbol for a period of approximately 20 trading days to indicate that the Reverse Stock Split has occurred).
Certain Risks and Potential Disadvantages Associated with the Reverse Stock Split
If the Reverse Stock Split is implemented, some stockholders may consequently own less than one hundred shares of common stock. A purchase or sale of less than one hundred shares (an “odd lot” transaction) may result in incrementally higher trading costs through certain brokers, particularly “full service” brokers. Therefore, those stockholders who own less than one hundred shares following the Reverse Stock Split may be required to pay modestly higher transaction costs should they then determine to sell their shares in the Company.
The effect of the Reverse Stock Split upon the market prices for the common stock cannot be accurately predicted, and the history of similar stock split combinations for companies in like circumstances is varied. In particular, there is no assurance that the price per share of our common stock after the Reverse Stock Split will be 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 times, as applicable, the price per share of our common stock immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the market price of the common stock immediately after the proposed Reverse Stock Split will be maintained for any period of time. Even if an increased share price can be maintained, the Reverse Stock Split may not achieve the other desired results which have been outlined above. In particular, we cannot assure you that the proposed Reverse Stock Split will increase our stock price and have the desired effect of maintaining compliance with applicable Nasdaq rules for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Moreover, because some investors may view a Reverse Stock Split negatively, there can be no assurance that approval of the Reverse Stock Splits will not adversely impact the market price of the common stock or, alternatively, that the market price following the Reverse Stock Split will either exceed or remain in excess of the current market price.identify remaining strategic alternatives involving
 
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In addition, although we believeNeuBase’s assets or NeuBase as a whole, such as a merger, asset sale, strategic partnership or other business combination transaction, that would have a reasonable likelihood of providing value to our stockholders in excess of the Reverse Stock Split may enhanceamount the desirability of our common stock to certain potential investors, we cannot assure you that, if implemented, our common stock will be more attractive to institutional and other long-term investors. In addition, the Reverse Stock Split may decrease, or may not increase, the liquidity of our common stock since therestockholders would bereceive in a reduced number of shares outstanding after the Reverse Stock Split.
The Reverse Stock Split may be viewed negatively by the market and, consequently, could lead to a decrease in our overall market capitalization. If the per share market price of our common stock does not increase in proportion to the Reverse Stock Split ratio, then the value of our Company, as measured by our market capitalization, will be reduced. Additionally, any reduction in our market capitalization may be magnified asliquidation. As a result of its evaluation, the smaller numberBoard concluded that the Dissolution is the preferred strategy among the alternatives now available to NeuBase and is in the best interests of total sharesNeuBase and its stockholders. Accordingly, the Board approved the Dissolution of NeuBase pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution and recommends that our stockholders approve the Dissolution Proposal.
Delaware Law Applicable to Our Dissolution
We are a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and the Dissolution will be governed by the DGCL. The following is a brief summary of some of the DGCL provisions applicable to the Dissolution. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by Sections 275 through 283 of the DGCL, which are attached to this proxy statement as Annex B.
Delaware Law Generally
Authorization of Board and Stockholders.   If a corporation’s board of directors deems it advisable that the corporation should dissolve, it may adopt a resolution to that effect by a majority vote of the whole board and notify the corporation’s stockholders entitled to vote on the dissolution of the adoption of the resolution and the calling of a meeting of stockholders to act on the resolution. The Board has unanimously adopted a resolution approving the Dissolution and the Plan of Dissolution and declaring them advisable and recommending them to our stockholders. The Dissolution must be authorized and approved by the holders of a majority of our outstanding common stock outstanding followingon the Reverse Stock Split.Record Date entitled to vote on the Dissolution Proposal.
Effective DateCertificate of Dissolution
.   If a corporation’s stockholders authorize its dissolution, to consummate the proposed Reverse Stock Splits are approveddissolution the corporation must file a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of Delaware. If our stockholders authorize the Dissolution at the AnnualSpecial Meeting, and the Board electswe intend to proceed with the Reverse Stock Split in one of the approved ratios, the Reverse Stock Split would become effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date of the filing (the “Effective Time”) of the applicable certificate of amendment tofile the Certificate of IncorporationDissolution with the office of the Delaware Secretary of State. ExceptState of Delaware as explained below with respect to fractional shares, at the Effective Time, all shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior thereto will be, automatically and without any action on the part of the stockholders, combined and converted into new shares of common stock in accordance with the Reverse Stock Split ratio determined by the Board following the Annual Meeting. If the Board decides not to implement any of the Reverse Stock Splits before the 2023 Annual Meeting, further stockholder approval would be required prior to implementing any reverse stock split.
Exchange of Stock Certificates
As soon as practicable after the effective datereceipt of such approval. However, the timing of such filing is subject to the discretion of the Reverse Stock Split,Board.
Possible Permitted Abandonment of Dissolution.   The resolution authorizing a dissolution adopted by a corporation’s board of directors may provide that, notwithstanding authorization of the dissolution by the corporation’s stockholders, the board of directors may abandon the dissolution without further action by the stockholders. While we do not currently foresee any reason that the Board would abandon our proposed Dissolution once it is authorized by our stockholders, to provide the Board with the maximum flexibility to act in the best interests of our stockholders, the resolutions adopted by the Board included language providing the Board with the flexibility to abandon the Dissolution without further action of our stockholders at any time prior to the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution.
Time of Dissolution.   The effective time of the Dissolution will be notified thatwhen the Reverse Stock Split has been effected. Standard RegistrarCertificate of Dissolution is filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware or such later date and Transfer Company, our transfer agent, will acttime, as exchange agent for purposesprovided in the Certificate of implementingDissolution, as determined by the exchange of stock certificates. Holders of pre-split shares will be asked to surrenderBoard in its sole discretion. We refer to the exchange agent certificates representing pre-split shares in exchangeeffective time of the Certificate of Dissolution herein as the “Effective Time.”
Continuation of Corporation After Dissolution
A dissolved corporation continues its existence for certificates representing post-split shares in accordance withthree years after dissolution, or such longer period as the procedures to be set forth in a letterDelaware Court of transmittal that will be delivered to our stockholders. No new certificates will be issued to a stockholder until the stockholder has surrendered to the exchange agent his, her or its outstanding certificate(s) together with the properly completed and executed letter of transmittal. In connection with the Reverse Stock Split, the CUSIP numberChancery may direct, for the common stock will change frompurpose of prosecuting and defending suits and enabling the corporation to settle and close its current CUSIP number. This new CUSIP number will appear onbusiness, to dispose of and convey its property, to discharge its liabilities and to distribute to its stockholders any new stock certificates issued representing post-split shares. STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATES AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT THEIR STOCK CERTIFICATES UNTIL THEY RECEIVEremaining assets. A TRANSMITTAL FORM FROM OUR EXCHANGE AGENT. STOCKHOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROMPTLY SURRENDER CERTIFICATES TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF TRANSMITTAL FORMS IN ORDER TO AVOID HAVING SHARES POSSIBLY BECOMING SUBJECT TO ESCHEAT LAWS.
Stockholders whose shares are helddissolved corporation may not, however, continue the business for which it was organized. Any action, suit or proceeding begun by their stockbroker door against the corporation before or during this survival period does not need to submit old share certificates for exchange. These shares will automatically reflect the new quantity of shares based on the selected Reverse Stock Split ratio. Beginning on the effective dateabate by reason of the Reverse Stock Split, each certificate representing pre-split shares will be deemeddissolution, and for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership of post-split shares.
Cash Payment In Lieu of Fractional Shares
No fractional shares of common stock will be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, in lieupurpose of any fractional shares to which a holder of common stock would otherwise be entitled as a result ofsuch action, suit or proceeding, the Reverse Stock Split,corporation will continue beyond the Company shall pay cash equal to such fraction multipliedSurvival Period until any related judgments, orders or decrees are fully executed, without the necessity for any special direction by the closing sales priceDelaware Court of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the last trading day immediately preceding the Effective Time. After the Reverse Stock Split, then-current stockholders would have no further interest inChancery. Our Plan of Dissolution will govern our company with respect to their fractional shares. A person otherwise entitled to a fractionalwinding-up
 
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share would not haveprocess after Dissolution. See the section titled “Proposal 1 — Approval of the Dissolution Pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution — Our Plan of Dissolution” beginning on page 20 of this proxy statement.
Payment and Distribution to Claimants and Stockholders
A dissolved corporation must make provision for the payment (or reservation of funds as security for payment) of claims against the corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the distribution of remaining assets to the corporation’s stockholders. The dissolved corporation may do this by following one of two procedures: (i) the Safe Harbor Procedures or (ii) the Alternative Procedures, each as defined and described below.
The Plan of Dissolution provides the Board with the discretion to elect to follow the Safe Harbor Procedures or the Alternative Procedures. We currently intend to effect the winding up process pursuant to the Alternative Procedures.
Safe Harbor Procedures under DGCL Sections 280 and 281(a) (the “Safe Harbor Procedures”)
Sections 280 and 281(a) of the DGCL allow a dissolving corporation to engage in a court-supervised winding up process by following procedures set forth therein. Section 280 of the DGCL permits a dissolving corporation to give notice by mail and publication of its dissolution to persons having a claim against the corporation (other than claims against the corporation in any voting, dividendpending actions, suits or other rightsproceedings to which the corporation is a party) (“Current Claimants”) and to persons with contractual claims contingent on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of future events or otherwise conditional or unmatured (“Contingent Contractual Claimants”), and after giving these notices, following the procedures set forth in respect of his or her fractional share except to receive the cash paymentDGCL, as described above. In addition,below.
Current Claimants
Notices and Publication.   The notice to Current Claimants must state (1) that all such cash payments would reduce the number of post-split stockholdersclaims must be presented to the extent that there are stockholders holding fewer than that number of pre-split shares withincorporation in writing and must contain sufficient information reasonably to inform the range of exchange ratios described above.
Ascorporation of the Record Date, there were approximately 9,572 stockholders of record of our common stock. Upon stockholder approval of this proposal, if the Board elects to implement the Reverse Stock Split, the Company does not expect that cashing out fractional stockholders would significantly reduce the number of stockholders of record. Reducing the number of post-split stockholders, however, is not the purpose of this proposal.
Stockholders should be aware that, under the escheat lawsidentity of the various jurisdictions where stockholders reside, where we are domiciledclaimant and where the funds for fractional shares would be deposited, sums due to stockholders in payment for fractional shares that are not timely claimed aftersubstance of the effective date may be required to be paid toclaim; (2) the designated agent for each such jurisdiction. Thereafter, stockholders otherwise entitled to receive such funds may have to seek to obtain them directly from the statemailing address to which they were paid.
Accounting Consequences
The par value per share of our common stock would remain unchanged at $0.0001 per share after the Reverse Stock Split. As a result, onclaim must be sent; (3) the effectivedate (the “Claim Date”) by which the claim must be received by the corporation, which must be no earlier than 60 days from the date of the reverse stock split,corporation’s notice; (4) that the claim will be barred if not received by the Claim Date; (5) that the corporation may make distributions to other claimants and the corporation’s stockholders without further notice to the Current Claimant; and (6) the aggregate annual amount on our balance sheet attributableof all distributions made by the corporation to our common stock would be reduced proportionally, based on the exchange ratioits stockholders for each of the reverse stock split, from its present amount, andthree years before the additional paid-in capital account woulddate of dissolution. The notice must be credited withpublished at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the amount bycounty in which the common stockcorporation’s registered agent in Delaware is reduced.located and in the corporation’s principal place of business and, in the case of a corporation having $10.0 million or more in total assets at the time of dissolution, at least once in all editions of a daily newspaper with a national circulation. On or before the date of the first publication of the notice, the corporation must also mail a copy of the notice by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to each known claimant of the corporation, including persons with claims asserted against the corporation in a pending action, suit or proceeding to which the corporation is a party.
Effect of Non-Responses to Notices.   If the dissolved corporation does not receive a response to the corporation’s notice by the Claim Date from a Current Claimant who was given actual notice according to the foregoing paragraph, then the claimant’s claim will be barred.
Treatment of Responses to Notices.   If the dissolved corporation receives a response to the corporation’s notice by the Claim Date, the dissolved corporation may accept or reject, in whole or in part, the claim. If the dissolved corporation rejects a claim, it must mail a notice of the rejection to the Current Claimant by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, within 90 days after receipt of the claim (or, if earlier, at least 150 days before the expiration of the Survival Period). The per share common stock net loss would be increased because there would be fewer shares of our common stock outstanding. We do not anticipatenotice must state that any other accounting consequences would arise as a result ofclaim so rejected will be barred if the Reverse Stock Split.
No Appraisal Rights
Under the DGCL, our stockholders doCurrent Claimant does not have a right to dissent and are not entitled to appraisal rightscommence an action, suit or proceeding with respect to the proposed amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split, and we will not independently provide our stockholders with any such rights.
Regulatory Approvals
The Reverse Stock Split will not be consummated, if at all, until after approval of our stockholders is obtained. We are not obligated to obtain any governmental approvals or comply with any state or federal regulations in order to effect the Reverse Stock Split other than the filing of the applicable certificate of amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following discussion is a general summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the proposed Reverse Stock Split that may be relevant to U.S. holders (as defined below) of our common stock, but does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax effects. The effects of other U.S. federal tax laws, such as estate and gift tax laws, and any applicable state, local or non-U.S. tax laws are not discussed. This discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Treasury Regulations”), judicial decisions, and published rulings and administrative pronouncements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), in each case in effect asclaim within 120 days of the date hereof. These authorities may change or be subject to differing interpretations. Any such change or differing interpretation may be applied retroactively in a manner that could adversely affect a holder of our common stock. We have not sought and will not seek an opinion of counsel or any rulings from the IRS regarding the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position to that discussed below regarding the tax consequences of the proposed Reverse Stock Split.rejection.
This discussion is limitedEffect of Non-Responses to holders that hold our common stock as “capital assets”Rejections of Claims.   If the dissolved corporation rejects a claim and the Current Claimant does not commence an action, suit or proceeding with respect to the claim within the meaning of Section 1221 of120-day post-rejection period, then the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does notCurrent Claimant’s claim will be barred.
 
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address all U.S. federal income tax consequences relevantContingent Contractual Claims
Notices.   The notice to a holder’s particular circumstances, includingContingent Contractual Claimants (persons with contractual claims contingent on the impactoccurrence or nonoccurrence of future events or otherwise conditional or unmatured) must be in substantially the same form, and sent and published in the same manner, as notices to Current Claimants and shall request that Contingent Contractual Claimants present their claims in accordance with the terms of such notice.
Responses to Contractual Claimants.   The dissolved corporation must offer to the Contingent Contractual Claimant such security as the dissolved corporation determines is sufficient to provide compensation to the claimant if the claim matures. This offer must be mailed to the Contingent Contractual Claimant by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, within 90 days of the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income. In addition, itdissolved corporation’s receipt of the claim (or, if earlier, at least 150 days before the expiration of the post-dissolution survival period). If the Contingent Contractual Claimant does not address consequences relevant to holders subject to special rules, including, without limitation: persons that are not U.S. holders (as defined below); persons subjectdeliver to the alternative minimum tax; U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional currencydissolved corporation a written notice rejecting the offer within 120 days after receipt of the offer for security, the claimant is notdeemed to have accepted the U.S. dollar; persons holding our common stocksecurity as partthe sole source from which to satisfy the claim against the dissolved corporation.
Determinations by Delaware Court of Chancery
A dissolved corporation that has complied with the Safe Harbor Procedures must petition the Delaware Court of Chancery to determine the amount and form of security that will be (1) reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for any claim against the dissolved corporation that is the subject of a hedge, straddlepending action, suit or proceeding to which the dissolved corporation is a party, other risk reduction strategy or as part ofthan a conversion transaction or other integrated investment; banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions; real estate investment trusts or regulated investment companies; brokers, dealers or traders in securities; corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax; S corporations, partnerships or other entities or arrangements treated as partnerships or pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein); tax-exempt organizations or governmental organizations; persons deemed to sell our common stock under the constructive sale provisions of the Code; persons who hold or receive our common stockclaim barred pursuant to the exercise of any employee stock option or otherwise as compensation; and tax-qualified retirement plans.
If an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will depend on the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership and certain determinations made at the partner level. Accordingly, partnerships holding our common stock and the partners in such partnerships should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequencesSafe Harbor Procedures, (2) sufficient to them.
THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS TAX ADVICE. HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT ARISING UNDER OTHER U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS (INCLUDING ESTATE AND GIFT TAX LAWS), UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. TAXING JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE TAX TREATY.
For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of our common stock who is for U.S. federal income tax purposes: (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia; or (iii) an estate or trust the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source.
The proposed Reverse Stock Split is expected to be treated as a recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, except as described below with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares, no gain or loss will be recognized upon the proposed reverse stock split. Accordingly, the aggregate tax basis of the U.S. holder in the new shares should equal the U.S. holder’s aggregate tax basis in its old shares of common stock (excluding the portion of the tax basis that is allocableprovide compensation to any fractional share), andContingent Contractual Claimant who has rejected the holding perioddissolved corporation’s offer for the new shares should include the holding periodsecurity for the old shares. Holders of shares of our common stock acquired on different dates and at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of the tax basis and holding period of such shares.
A U.S. holder who receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of our common stockperson’s claims made pursuant to the proposed Reverse Stock Split should recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equalSafe Harbor Procedures, and (3) reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for claims that have not been made known to the difference betweendissolved corporation or that have not arisen but that, based on facts known to the amountdissolved corporation, are likely to arise or to become known to the dissolved corporation within five years after the date of cash receiveddissolution or such longer period of time as the Delaware Court of Chancery may determine, not to exceed ten years after the date of dissolution.
Payments and Distributions
If a dissolved corporation has followed the portionSafe Harbor Procedures, then it will (1) pay the current claims made but not rejected, (2) post the security offered and not rejected for contractual claims that are contingent, conditional or unmatured, (3) post any security ordered by the Delaware Court of Chancery in response to the U.S. holder’s tax basis indissolved corporation’s petition to the old sharescourt described above, and (4) pay or make provision for all other claims that is allocatedare mature, known and uncontested or that have been finally determined to such fractional share of our common stock. Such capital gain or lossbe owing by the dissolved corporation. If there are insufficient assets to make these payments and provisions, then they will be long-term capital gain or loss ifsatisfied ratably in accordance with legal priorities, to the U.S. holder has heldextent that assets are available.
All remaining assets will be distributed to the old shares for moredissolved corporation’s stockholders, but not earlier than one year as of150 days after the effective date of the proposed Reverse Stock Split. The deductibilitylast notice of capital lossesrejection given by the dissolved corporation to a Current Claimant pursuant to the Safe Harbor Procedures.
Alternative Procedures under DGCL Section 281(b) (the “Alternative Procedures”)
If a dissolved corporation does not elect to follow the Safe Harbor Procedures, it must adopt a plan of distribution pursuant to which it will (1) pay or make reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations, including all contingent, conditional or unmatured contractual claims known to the corporation, (2) make such provision as will be reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for any claim against the dissolved corporation that is the subject to limitations.
Payments of cash made in lieu of a fractional share of our common stock may, under certain circumstances, be subjectpending action, suit or proceeding to information reportingwhich the dissolved corporation is a party, and “backup withholding.” To avoid backup withholding, each holder of our shares of common stock that does not otherwise establish an exemption should furnish its taxpayer identification number and comply with the applicable certification procedures. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and amounts withheld(3) make such provision as will be allowed as a credit against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holderreasonably likely to a refund, provided the required information is timely furnishedbe sufficient to provide compensation for claims that have not been made known to the IRS.dissolved corporation or that have not arisen but that, based on facts known to the dissolved corporation, are likely to arise or to become known to the dissolved corporation within ten years after the date of dissolution. If there are insufficient assets to make
 
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Intereststhese payments and provisions, then they will be satisfied ratably in accordance with legal priorities, to the extent assets are available. All remaining assets will be distributed to the dissolved corporation’s stockholders.
The Plan of Certain PersonsDissolution adopted by the Board and proposed to the stockholders requires the Board to adopt a plan of distribution following the effectiveness of the dissolution.
Liabilities of Stockholders and Directors
If a dissolved corporation follows either the Safe Harbor Procedures or the Alternative Procedures, then a stockholder of the dissolved corporation will not be liable for any claim against the dissolved corporation in an amount in excess of the Proposallesser of (a) the stockholder’s pro rata share of the claim and (b) the amount distributed to the stockholder. If a dissolved corporation follows the Safe Harbor Procedures, then a stockholder of the dissolved corporation will not be liable for any claim against the dissolved corporation on which an action, suit or proceeding is not begun before the expiration of the Survival Period. In no event will the aggregate liability of a stockholder of a dissolved corporation for claims against the dissolved corporation exceed the amount distributed to the stockholder in dissolution. If a dissolved corporation fully complies with either the Safe Harbor Procedures or the Alternative Procedures, then the dissolved corporation’s directors will not be personally liable to the dissolved corporation’s claimants.
Application of These Procedures to Us
CertainWe currently plan to elect to follow the Alternative Procedures. However, our Plan of Dissolution specifically permits the Board the discretion to decide to abandon any plans to follow the Alternative Procedures and to follow the Safe Harbor Procedures permitted by Delaware law. If we follow the Safe Harbor Procedures, then the required published notices would be published in a newspaper of general circulation in New Castle County, Delaware (the location of our officersregistered agent), and directors have an interest in Proposal No. 4 as a result of their ownership of sharesPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the location of our common stock, as set forth inprincipal place of business). For more information about our liquidation, winding up and distribution procedures, see the section entitled “Security Ownershiptitled “Proposal 1 — Approval of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” below. However, we do not believe that our officers or directors have interests in Proposal No. 4 that are different from or greater than those of any other of our stockholders.
Vote Required
the Dissolution Pursuant to the DGCL,Plan of Dissolution — Our Plan of Dissolution” beginning on page 20 of this proxy statement.
Our Plan of Dissolution
The Dissolution will be conducted in accordance with the affirmative votePlan of Dissolution, which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A and incorporated by reference into this proxy statement. The following is a summary of our Plan of Dissolution and does not purport to be complete or contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand our Plan of Dissolution more fully, you are urged to read this proxy statement as well as the Plan of Dissolution. Our Plan of Dissolution may be modified, clarified or amended by action by the Board at any time and from time to time, as further described below.
Authorization and Effectiveness
Our Plan of Dissolution will be deemed approved if the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stockcommon stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Special Meeting on the proposalDissolution Proposal have authorized the Plan of Dissolution and the Dissolution and will constitute our authorized plan and will evidence our authority to take all actions described in the Plan of Dissolution. Following the authorization of the Dissolution by our stockholders, at such time as the Board determines to be appropriate, we will file the Certificate of Dissolution with the Secretary of State of Delaware and ensure that all relevant taxes (including Delaware franchise taxes) and fees are paid. The Effective Time of our Dissolution will be when the Certificate of Dissolution is requiredfiled with the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware or such later date and time that is stated in the Certificate of Dissolution.
Survival Period
For three years after the Effective Time (or such longer period as the Delaware Court of Chancery may direct) (the “Survival Period”), we will continue as a body corporate for the purpose of prosecuting and defending lawsuits (civil, criminal or administrative) by or against us; settling and closing our business; disposing of and conveying our property; discharging our liabilities in accordance with the DGCL; and distributing our remaining assets to approveour stockholders. We will no longer engage in the Reverse Stock Split.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE SERIES OF ALTERNATE AMENDMENTS TO OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ DISCRETION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE IN THIS PROPOSAL NO. 4.development of precision
 
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Meetings ofgenetic medicines targeting rare, monogenic diseases for which there are no approved therapies, or more common genetic disorders, including cancers that are resistant to current therapeutic approaches, except to the Board
Duringextent necessary to preserve the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the Board met five times and acted by unanimous written consent eleven times. Each director attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and of the meetings of the committees of the Board on which they served during the periods that they served. Although we expect directors to attend each annual meeting of stockholders, we have no formal policy requiring attendance by directors at annual stockholder meetings. Dr. Stephan and Mr. Richman were two members of the Board serving at the timevalue of our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders who attended the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.
Committees of the Board
There are currently three active committees of the Board: the Audit Committee, the Nominatingassets and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee. Below are descriptions ofwind up our three active Board committees.
The Audit Committee regularly meetsbusiness affairs in accordance with our financialPlan of Dissolution. We anticipate that distributions, if any, to our stockholders will be made in cash, and accounting management and independent auditors and is responsible for the selection and engagement of the Company’s independent auditors.
Additionally, the Audit Committee reviews with the independent auditors the scope and results of the audit engagement, approves professional services provided by the independent auditors, reviews the independence of the independent auditors and reviews the adequacy of the internal accounting controls. The Audit Committee acts under a written charter, a copy of which is available on our websitemay be made at https://ir.neubasetherapeutics.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the Audit Committee met four times and acted by unanimous written consent once. As of the Record Date, the Audit Committee consisted of Dov Goldstein, M.D., M.B.A. (Chair), Franklyn Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D. and Eric Richman, M.B.A., none of whom was an employee of the Company and each of whom met the applicable independence standards promulgated by the Nasdaq Marketplace and those of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Board has also determined that each of Dr. Goldstein and Mr. Richman qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee makes recommendationsany time, from time to the Board regarding the election of directors, as well as providing guidance and oversight on matters relating to corporate governance. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee acted by unanimous consent once and did not meet for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. As of the Record Date, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consisted of Eric I. Richman (Chair), Gerry J. McDougall and Eric Ende, none of whom was an employee of the Company and each of whom met the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Marketplace. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee acts under a written charter, which is available on our website at https://ir.neubasetherapeutics.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents. We have not paid any third party a fee to assist in the process of identifying and evaluating candidates for director, and as of the Record Date, we have not received any nominees for director from any stockholder or stockholder group for the Annual Meetingtime, in accordance with the nominating procedures set forthDGCL.
General Liquidation, Winding-Up and Distribution Process
We intend to elect to follow the Alternative Procedures described under the section titled “Proposal 1 —  Approval of the Dissolution Pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution — Delaware Law Applicable to Our Dissolution — Alternative Procedures under DGCL Section 281(b) (the “Alternative Procedures”)” beginning on page 19 of this proxy statement, but the Board retains the discretion to opt to dissolve the Company in accordance with the Safe Harbor Procedures.
The Board intends to seek to distribute funds, if any, to our stockholders as quickly as possible, as permitted by the DGCL and the Plan of Dissolution, and intends to take all reasonable actions to optimize the distributable value to our stockholders.
Continuing Employees and Consultants
During the Survival Period, we may retain, hire, employ or contract with employees, consultants, agents, trustees, independent professional advisors (including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors) and others, as the Board may determine, from time to time, to be necessary or advisable to effect the Dissolution as described in our BylawsPlan of Dissolution. The Board also expects that outside legal and financial advisors will continue to advise on and assist with the charter for our NominatingDissolution.
After filing the Certificate of Dissolution, the Board expects it will maintain the size of the Board at three or fewer Board seats to save costs.
We may, in the absolute discretion of the Board, pay the Company’s directors, any employees it may hire, consultants, agents and Corporate Governance Committee.
The Compensation Committee determinesother representatives, compensation levels for our executive officers, implements incentive programs for officers, directorsor additional compensation above their regular compensation, including pursuant to severance and retention agreements, in money or other property, in recognition of the extraordinary efforts they will be required to undertake in connection with the implementation of the Plan of Dissolution; however, given the Company’s already streamlined operations, the Board does not expect to need to hire any employees or otherwise expand the team of advisors and consultants currently in place.
Sale of Our Remaining Assets
The Plan of Dissolution contemplates the sale of all of our remaining non-cash assets, including our intellectual property, if and administersat such time as the Board may approve, without further stockholder approval. The Plan of Dissolution does not specify the manner in which we may sell our equity compensation plans. Inassets. Such sales could take the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021,form of sales of individual assets, sales of groups of assets organized by type of asset or otherwise, a single sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or some other form of sale. The assets may be sold to one or more purchasers in one or more transactions over a period of time. Following any such sale of assets, we do not believe that any of our remaining non-cash assets will be material. It is not anticipated that any further stockholder votes will be solicited with respect to the Compensation Committee met two times and acted by unanimous written consent ten times. Asapproval of the Record Date,specific terms of any particular sales of assets approved by the Compensation Committee consistedBoard. We do not anticipate amending or supplementing this proxy statement to reflect any such agreement or sale, unless required by applicable law, or selling any additional assets in the future. See the section titled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Dissolution” beginning on page 9 of Eric Richman (Chair), Dr. Franklyn G. Prendergast, Gerry J. McDougallthis proxy statement.
Costs and Eric Ende, noneExpenses
We will pay all costs and expenses that the Board may determine from time to time to be necessary or advisable to effect the Dissolution in accordance with the Plan of whom was an employeeDissolution and as may be necessary or advisable to continue our existence and operations. These costs and expenses may include, without limitation, brokerage, agency, professional, consulting and other fees and expenses of the Company and each of whom met the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Marketplace and those of the SEC. The Compensation Committee acts under a written charter, a copy of which is posted on the Company’s website at https://ir.neubasetherapeutics.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents.
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Our Compensation Committee has the authorityCompany in connection with the matters described in the Plan of Dissolution and costs incurred to retaincomply with contracts to which the servicesCompany is a party.
Indemnification
We will continue to indemnify our officers, directors, employees and agents in accordance with, and to the extent required or permitted by, the DGCL, our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws (each as amended and/or restated through the Effective Time), and any contractual arrangements, whether these arrangements existed before the Dissolution or were entered into after the Dissolution. During the Survival Period, acts and omissions of any indemnified or insured person in connection with the Dissolution and the implementation of the Plan of Dissolution will be covered to the same extent that they were covered before the effective time of the Dissolution. The Board is authorized to obtain and maintain insurance as may be necessary to cover the Company’s indemnification obligations, including seeking an extension in time and coverage of our insurance policies currently in effect.
Stockholder Consent
Authorization of the Dissolution by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Special Meeting on the Dissolution Proposal shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, constitute approval of all matters described in this proxy statement relating to the Dissolution, including our Plan of Dissolution.
Authorization of the Dissolution by the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of the Company shall constitute the authorization of the sale, exchange or other disposition in liquidation of all of the remaining property and assets of the Company after the Effective Time, whether the sale, exchange or other disposition occurs in one transaction or a series of transactions, and shall constitute ratification of any and all contracts for sale, exchange or other disposition that are conditioned on stockholder approval.
Legal Claims
We will defend any claims against us, our officers or directors or our subsidiaries, whether a claim exists before the Effective Time or is brought during the Survival Period, based on advice and counsel of external advisors, including compensation consultants,our legal counsel and other advisors and in such manner, at such time and with such costs and expenses as the Board may approve from time to assisttime. During the Survival Period, we may continue to prosecute any claims that we had against others before the Effective Time and may institute any new claims against any person as the Board may determine necessary or advisable to protect the Company and its assets and rights or to implement the Plan of Dissolution. At the Board’s discretion, we may defend, prosecute or settle any lawsuits, as applicable.
Effective Time; Stock of the Company
The Effective Time of the Dissolution will be when the Certificate of Dissolution is filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware or such later date and time, as provided in the evaluationCertificate of executive officer compensation. In 2021, our Compensation Committee engaged Compensia, an independent executive compensation consulting firm, to review our executive compensation policiesDissolution.
From and practices and to conduct an executive compensation market analysis. During fiscal 2021, Compensia reviewed and advised on principal aspects of our executive compensation program, including: (i) assisting in developing a peer group of publicly traded companies to be used to help assess executive compensation; (ii) assisting in developing a competitive compensation strategy and consistent executive compensation assessment practices relevant to a public company, including review and recommendation ofafter the annual performance-based cash incentive program as well as the equity strategy for the Company covering dilution, grant levels and type of equity; and (iii) meeting with the Compensation Committee to review elements of executive compensation including the competitiveness of the executive compensation program. After review, the Compensation Committee has determined that there is no conflict of interest resulting from retaining Compensia currently or during the year ended September 30, 2021. In reaching these conclusions, the Compensation Committee considered the factors set forth in Exchange Act Rule 10C-1.
The Compensation Committee may delegate authority for day-to-day administration and interpretation of the Company’s various compensation plans, including the selection of participants, the determination of award levels and the approval of award documents to our non-officer employees. However, the Compensation Committee may not delegate any authority under those plans for matters affecting the compensation and benefits of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. Compensation recommendations and performance assessments of Named Executive Officers from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer are considered by the Compensation Committee in determining the total compensation packages for Named Executive Officers (excluding the Chief Executive Officer). The Named Executive Officers are not present for any Board or Board committee discussions relating to their compensation.
Director Nominations and Stockholder Communications
Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers candidates for the Board submitted in writing to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Candidates may be submitted by our executive officers, current directors, search firms engaged by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,Effective Time, and subject to applicable law, each holder of shares of our common stock shall cease to have any rights in respect of that stock, except the conditions described below,right to receive distributions, if any, pursuant to and in accordance with the Plan of Dissolution and the DGCL. As a condition to receipt of any distribution to the Company’s stockholders, the Company may require the Company’s stockholders to (a) surrender their certificates evidencing their shares of capital stock to the Company, or (b) furnish the Company with evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft or destruction of such certificates, together with a surety bond or other security or indemnity as may be required by a stockholder. Information with respectand satisfactory to any proposed candidatethe Company. At the Effective Time, our stock transfer records shall be providedclosed, and we will not record or recognize any transfer of our common stock occurring after the Effective Time, except, in writingour sole discretion, such transfers occurring by will, intestate succession or operation of law as to which we have received adequate written notice. We expect the NominatingEffective Time to be as soon as reasonably practicable after the Dissolution is approved by our stockholders, and Corporate Governance Committee, c/o NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc., 350 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Attn: Secretary. A nominatingwe intend to provide advance notice to our stockholders prior to closing our stock transfer records. No stockholder shall provide evidencehave any appraisal rights in connection with our Dissolution and winding-up. It is anticipated that he, she or it is a stockholder (includingno further trading of our shares will occur after the name and address of the nominating stockholder, information relating to all shares deemed beneficially held by the nominating stockholder and the time period for which such shares have been held), as well as a statement of an intent to hold such shares through the date of the Company’s next annual meeting. The written request shall also provide the name, contact information, biographical information and qualifications of the Board candidate(s) and information relating to all shares deemed beneficially held by such candidate(s), and must also include the candidate’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if nominated and elected. The stockholder shall include such other information with respect to the nominee required under the rules and regulations of the SEC to be included in our proxy statement if such proposed candidate were to be included therein. In addition, the stockholder shall include a statement that the proposed candidate has no direct or indirect business conflict of interest with the Company, consents to be interviewed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee if it so chooses and otherwise meets our standards set forth below.
There are currently no specific, minimum or absolute criteria for Board membership. Candidates are evaluated based upon a number of factors, including integrity, experience, judgment, commitment, skills, diversity, age, gender, race, background, place of residence, areas of expertise, experience serving as a board member or executive officer of other companies, relevant academic expertise and other factors relative to the overall composition of the Board and Board committees. The Nominating and Corporate Governance does not alter its evaluation practices with regards to potential Board candidates recommended by a stockholder.
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providedUnclaimed Distributions
If any distribution to a stockholder of the Company cannot be made prior to the Company’s final liquidating distribution, the proceeds of the distribution to which the stockholder is otherwise entitled will be transferred to the official of such state or other jurisdiction authorized by applicable law to receive the proceeds of the distribution. The proceeds of such distribution will thereafter be held solely for the benefit of and for ultimate distribution to the stockholder, who will constitute the sole equitable owner of the distribution, and the proceeds of any such distribution will be treated as abandoned property and escheat to the applicable state or other jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law. The proceeds of any such distribution will not revert to or become the property of us or any other stockholder.
Liquidating Trust
While we do not currently propose transferring our assets to a liquidating trust, we may do so if deemed appropriate by the Board, based on advice of our legal, tax and accounting advisors. We may, for example, transfer assets to a liquidating trust if we are unable to complete the Dissolution within the initial three years of the Survival Period.
Abandonment, Exceptions, Modifications, Clarifications and Amendments
Notwithstanding the authorization of the Dissolution by our stockholders as described in this Proxy Statement) who shall determine whetherproxy statement, the Board will have the right, as permitted by the DGCL, to forwardabandon the communication,Dissolution at any time before the Effective Time and terminate our Plan of Dissolution, without any action by our stockholders, if the Board determines that to do so is in histhe best interest of us and our stockholders. Without further action by our stockholders, the Board may, to the extent permitted by Delaware law, modify, amend or her discretionabandon any part of our Plan of Dissolution, and considering the identitymay provide for exceptions to or clarifications of the submitting stockholder andterms of our Plan of Dissolution. After the materiality and appropriatenessEffective Time, revocation of the communication.Dissolution would require stockholder approval under Delaware law.
Director IndependenceContingent Liabilities; Reserves
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Under the rules of Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq Rules”), independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors. In addition, the Nasdaq Rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees be independent. Under the Nasdaq Rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if,Delaware law, we are required, in the opinion of the listed company’s board of directors, the director does not have a relationship that would interfereconnection with the exerciseDissolution, to pay or make reasonable provision for payment of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
Audit Committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Actour liabilities and the Nasdaq Rules. In addition, Compensation Committee members must satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act and the Nasdaq Rules.
Our Board has determined that Drs. Goldstein, Prendergast and Ende, and Messrs. Richman and McDougall, meet the definitions of independence under the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and Section 10A-3 of Exchange Act. Accordingly,obligations. We will pay all of our directors, other than our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Stephan, are deemedexpenses (including operating and wind-up expenses to be independent.
Code of Ethics
incurred throughout the Dissolution and wind-up process) and other known, non-contingent liabilities. We have adopted a Code of Conductused and Ethics, as amended, that appliesanticipate continuing to our Chief Executive Officer and to all of our other officers, directors and employees. The Code of Conduct and Ethics is available inuse cash until the Governance sectionend of the Investors page on our website at https://ir.neubasetherapeutics.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents. We will disclose future amendments to, or waivers from, certain provisions of our Code of Conduct and Ethics, if any, on the above website within four business days following the date of such amendment or waiver.
Board Leadership Structure
Our Board believes that our CEO is best situated to serve as Chairman because he is the director who is most familiar with our business and industry, possesses detailed and in-depth knowledge of the issues, opportunities and challenges facing us and is therefore best positioned to ensure that the Board’s time and attention are focused on the most critical matters. Our independent directors bring experience, oversight and expertise from outside the Company and industry, while the CEO brings Company-specific experience and expertise. The Board believes that the combined role of Chairman and CEO facilitates information flow between management and the Board, which is essential to effective governance. We have no lead independent director.
Board’s Role in Risk Oversight
Risk is inherent with every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. We faceSurvival Period for a number of risks,items, including, but not limited to, risks relating to product candidate development, technological uncertainty, dependence on clientsthe following:

ongoing operating and collaborative partners, uncertainty regarding patentsreporting expenses;

expenses, including retention amounts, incurred in connection with extending our directors’ and proprietary rights, comprehensive government regulations, marketingofficers’ insurance coverage;

expenses incurred in connection with the Dissolution;

taxes imposed upon us and any of our assets; and

professional, legal, consulting and accounting fees.
We will maintain a reserve, consisting of cash or sales capability or experience, business integration, dependence on key personnel and general economic, market and global health conditions (including the impact of COVID-19). Management is responsibleother assets that we believe will be adequate for the day-to-day managementsatisfaction of all of our current unknown, contingent and/or conditional claims and liabilities. We may also take other steps to provide for the satisfaction of the risks we face, while our Board as a wholereasonably estimated amount of such claims and through its committees, is responsible for the oversight of risk management. Our Board believes its administration of its risk oversight function has not affected its leadership structure.liabilities, including acquiring insurance coverage with respect to certain claims and liabilities.
Board oversight is conducted primarily through committeesThe estimated amount of the Board,reserve is based upon certain estimates and assumptions and a review of our estimated operating expenses and future estimated liabilities, including, without limitation, estimated operating costs, directors’ and officers’ insurance, legal, accounting and consulting fees and miscellaneous expenses, and accrued expenses reflected in our financial statements. There can be no assurance that the Audit Committee, Compensation Committeereserve will be sufficient. If any of our estimates regarding the expenses to be incurred in the liquidation process, including expenses of personnel required and other operating expenses (including legal, accounting and consulting fees) necessary to dissolve and liquidate the Company and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. However, the full Board has retained responsibility for general risk oversight. Our Board satisfies thisexpenses to satisfy
 
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responsibility,outstanding obligations, liabilities and claims during the liquidation process, are inaccurate, we may be required to increase the amount of the reserve. After the liabilities, expenses and obligations for which the reserve is established have been satisfied in full (or determined not to be owed), we will distribute to our stockholders any remaining portion of the reserve.
In the event we fail to create an adequate reserve for the payment of our expenses and liabilities and amounts have been distributed to the stockholders under the Plan of Dissolution, our creditors may be able to pursue claims against our stockholders directly to the extent that they have claims co-extensive with such stockholders’ receipt of liquidating distributions. See the section titled “Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to the Dissolution — Our stockholders may be liable to third parties for part through reportsor all of the amount received from us in our liquidating distributions if reserves are inadequate” beginning on page 11 of this proxy statement.
If we were held by each committee chair regardinga court to have failed to make adequate provision for our expenses and liabilities or if the committees’ considerationsamount required to be paid in respect of such liabilities exceeded the amount available from the reserve and actions. The Board also hasany assets of the responsibilityliquidating trust or trusts, a creditor of ensuring complianceours could seek an injunction against the making of liquidating distributions under the Plan of Dissolution on the grounds that the amounts to be distributed were needed to provide for the payment of our expenses and liabilities. Any such action could delay or substantially diminish the cash distributions to be made to stockholders under the Plan of Dissolution.
Reporting Requirements
Whether or not the Dissolution is approved, we will have an obligation to continue to comply with the risk management processes designed and implemented by management, which it satisfies through reports directly from the officer responsible for oversight of particular risks within our Company. The Board believes that full and open communication between management and the Board is essential for effective risk management and oversight.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Each memberapplicable reporting requirements of the Compensation Committee is a “non-employee” director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the rules promulgatedExchange Act until we have exited from such reporting requirements. We plan to initiate steps to exit from certain reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. NoneHowever, such process may be protracted and we may be required to continue to file Current Reports on Form 8-K to disclose material events, including those related to the Dissolution. Accordingly, we will continue to incur expenses that will reduce the amount available for distribution, including expenses of Drs. Prendergast, Endecomplying with public company reporting requirements and Goldsteinpaying our service providers, among others.
Interests of Certain Persons in the Dissolution
After the Effective Time, we expect that the Board (or some subset thereof) and our sole officer will continue in their positions for the purpose of winding up our business and affairs. We expect to compensate these individuals at a level consistent with their compensation level prior to the Effective Time.
See “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” for information regarding the number of shares of common stock owned by our directors and executive officers.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the DGCL
During the Survival Period, we will continue to be governed by our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws insofar as their terms apply and insofar as necessary or Messrs. McDougallappropriate to implement our Plan of Dissolution. The Board will continue to have the authority to amend our Bylaws as it may deem necessary or Richman is an officer or employee of ours, was formerly an officer of ours or had any relationship requiring disclosure by us under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. No interlocking relationship as described in Item 407(e)(4) of Regulation S-K exists between anyadvisable. To the extent that the provisions of our executive officersPlan of Dissolution conflict with any provision of the DGCL, the provisions of the DGCL shall prevail.
Authority of the Board
The Board, without further action by our stockholders, is authorized to take all actions as it deems necessary or Compensation Committee members, onadvisable to implement our Plan of Dissolution. All determinations and decisions to be made by the one hand,Board will be at the absolute and sole discretion of the executive officers or compensation committee members of any other entity, on the other hand, nor has any such interlocking relationship existed in the past.Board.
Prohibition on Hedging Transactions; TreatmentCertain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of Pledging Transactionsthe Proposed Dissolution
Our insider trading policy prohibits any director or employee (including our executive officers)The following discussion is a general summary of ours from engaging in hedging or monetization transactions, such as zero-cost collars and forward sale contracts, with respectcertain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the proposed Dissolution to our common stock at any time. Our insider trading policy does not restrict pledgesstockholders. The following discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of securities, but requires that pledges of securities be pre-cleared by an insider trading compliance officer. Any director, officer or employee of ours preparing to pledge his or her Company securities must clearly demonstrate his or her financial capacity to repay1986, as amended, its legislative history, the loan without resort to the pledged securities.Treasury Regulations and published
 
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Asrulings and decisions, all as currently in effect as of July 1, 2022, our executive officers and their age and positions are set forth in the following table.
NameAgePosition
Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D.52Chief Executive Officer and Director
Todd Branning52Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
William Mann, Ph.D.61President and Chief Operating Officer
Sandra Rojas-Caro, M.D.53Head of Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer
Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D. For a brief biography of Dr. Stephan, please see the sectiondate of this Proxy Statement entitled “Proposal No. 1 — Information Regarding Nomineesproxy statement, and Incumbent Directors” above.
Todd Branning,all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Tax considerations under state and local laws, federal laws other than those pertaining to income tax, or non-U.S. tax laws are not addressed in this proxy statement. The following discussion has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January of 2022. Mr. Branning previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, from July 2020 through June 2021. Before that, Mr. Branning served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, from January 2019 through March 2020. Prior to joining Amneal, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officerno binding effect on the IRS or the courts. This discussion does not address all of the global generic medicines division at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.,U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to our stockholders in light of their individual circumstances. The discussion below does not address any U.S. federal income tax consequences to our stockholders who, for U.S. federal tax purposes, are subject to special rules, such as:

banks, financial institutions or insurance companies;

tax-exempt entities;

persons who hold shares as part of a multinational generic pharmaceuticals company, from August 2016straddle, hedge, integrated transaction or conversion transaction;

persons who have been, but are no longer, citizens or residents of the United States;

persons holding shares through a partnership or other fiscally transparent entity;

dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies, or other persons who have elected mark-to-market accounting;

grantor trusts;

U.S. persons whose “functional currency” is not the U.S. dollar;

regulated investment companies or real estate investment trusts;

persons who are not U.S. holders;

persons who received the shares of our common stock through the exercise of incentive stock options or through the issuance of restricted stock under an equity incentive plan or through a tax qualified retirement plan; or

persons who own (directly or through attribution) five percent or more (by voting power or value) of our common stock.
For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of shares of common stock of the Company that for U.S. federal income tax purposes is:

an individual citizen or resident of the United States;

a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

an estate the income of which is subject to March 2018. Mr. BranningU.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or

a trust, if the trust has also held financial leadership roles at Allergan plc, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, PPG Industries, Inc.validly elected to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal tax purposes or if (1) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over its administration and Merck & Co., Inc. He received his BBA from(2) one or more U.S. persons have authority to control all of the Universitysubstantial decisions of Miamithe trust.
If a partnership (or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in that partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Branningthe activities of the partnership.
HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK THAT ARE NOT U.S. HOLDERS, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS AND PARTNERS IN THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE PROPOSED LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to the Company
Until all of our remaining assets have been distributed to our stockholders or a liquidating trust and the liquidation is also a Certified Public Accountant and has completed a CFO certification program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
William Mann, Ph.D., has servedcomplete, we will continue to be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our income, if any, such as our Chief Operating Officer since July 2020 and as our President since June 2022. Dr. Mann has more than 25 years of experience in the biopharma industry. Most recently, he served as the President, CEO, and Board member of Helsinn Therapeutics U.S., where he transformed the development-focused company into a profitable commercial entity with a portfolio that included Aloxi®, Akynzeo®, Halaven®, and Zykadia®. Prior to Helsinn, he was Vice President of Corporate Development at Sapphire Therapeutics, where he led several business development transactions, including the licensing of anamorelin to Ono Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd and played a key role ininterest income. We will recognize gain or loss, if any, upon the sale of any assets held directly by us in connection with our Dissolution in an amount equal to the company to Helsinn Healthcare SA. Also in this role, Dr. Mann manageddifference between (1) the international Phase 2B studyfair market value of anamorelin, which is now approved in Japan as Adlumiz® for the treatment of cancer cachexia. Bill began his professional career at Novartis, where he led a multidisciplinary drug discovery program and later served as Director of Business Development. He received bachelor and doctorate degrees in biochemistry from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, completed postdoctoral studies at The Rockefeller University, and obtained an MBA from Rutgers University.
Sandra Rojas-Caro, M.D., has served as our Chief Medical Officer since May 2021 and as our Head of Research & Development since April 2022. She has broad R&D leadership, executive management and team-building experience in private and public biotech companies and large pharma. She has been directly involved in successful global regulatory submissions, including an FDA and EMA approval and more than 10 investigational new drug (IND) applications. Most recently, Dr. Rojas-Caro was Chief Medical Officer for Gemini Therapeutics, a company focused on redefining age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and linked disorders with precision medicine, from February 2018 to January 2020. At Gemini, she led development through several milestones, including the company’s first IND and the first cohorts of genetically selected patients dosed with the company’s leading biologic therapeutic. She has also recently been involved in a consulting practice focused on early and growth stage biotechnology companies with a focus on rare disease therapeutics and precision therapeutics. Prior to Gemini, Dr. Rojas-Caro served as Chief Medical Officer for Aeglea BioTherapeutics (Nasdaq: AGLE), a biotechnology company developing a new generation of enzyme-based therapeutics to treat inborn errors of metabolism (IEM), from May 2016 to October 2016. Prior to Aeglea, she served as Group Vice President of Clinical Research and Development at Synageva BioPharma where she was instrumental in leading the clinical development team that secured the FDA and EMA approval of Kanuma® (sebelipase alfa) for the treatment of lysosomal acid lipase deficiency, as well as advancing the clinical development of other IEM programs. Following the acquisition of
 
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Synagevathe consideration received for each asset sold and (2) our adjusted tax basis in the asset sold. We should not recognize any gain or loss upon the distribution of cash to our stockholders as part of the proposed Dissolution. We currently do not anticipate making distributions of property other than cash to stockholders as part of the proposed Dissolution. If we do make a liquidating distribution to our stockholders of property other than cash, we generally will recognize gain or loss upon the distribution of the property as if the property were sold to our stockholders for its fair market value on the date of the distribution. Any tax liability resulting from the proposed Dissolution will reduce the cash available for distribution to our stockholders.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders
Stockholders that receive any distributions made by Alexion, Dr. Rojas-Caro servedus pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution will be treated as Vice Presidentreceiving those amounts as full payment in exchange for their shares of common stock in the Company. A stockholder generally will recognize gain or loss on a share-by-share basis equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the amount of cash and R&D Project Team Leader for the Metabolic Rare Diseases Unit,fair market value of property, if any, distributed to the stockholder with respect to each share (including distributions to any liquidating trust, as discussed above), less any known liabilities assumed by the stockholder or to which the distributed property (if any) is subject, and she supported(2) the post-merger integration. Earlierstockholder’s adjusted tax basis in her career, she held roles in clinical and translational research with increasing levels of responsibility at Roche, Array BioPharma and Pfizer, where she was responsible for the design and implementation of early development clinical strategy across a broad range of indications. Dr. Rojas-Caro received a Bachelor’s in Science of Medicine and an M.D. from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between anyeach share of our executive officerscommon stock. A stockholder may determine gain or directors.loss on a block-by-block basis if the stockholder holds blocks of our common stock (generally as a result of acquiring a block of common stock at the same time and at the same price). Each stockholder must allocate liquidating distributions proportionately to each share of common stock, or, if applicable, each block of common stock, held by the stockholder. Liquidating distributions are first applied against, and reduce, the stockholder’s adjusted tax basis with respect to a share or a block before recognizing any gain or loss. A stockholder will recognize gain to the extent the aggregate distributions allocated to the share of common stock or, if applicable, block of common stock exceeds the stockholder’s adjusted tax basis with respect to such share or such block. A stockholder will recognize loss only to the extent the stockholder has an adjusted tax basis with respect to a share or a block after taking into account all liquidating distributions allocated to the share or the block. Any loss can only be recognized in the tax year that a stockholder receives our final liquidating distribution.
Generally, gain or loss recognized by a stockholder in connection with the proposed Dissolution will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the stockholder has held a share or block for more than one year or short-term capital gain or loss if the stockholder has held the share or block for one year or less. Certain stockholders, including individuals, may qualify for preferential tax rates on long-term capital gains. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations. While we do not anticipate distributing any contingent claims to our stockholders or a liquidating trust as part of the proposed Dissolution, amounts, if any, received by a stockholder upon the resolution of a contingent claim that has been distributed could be considered ordinary income rather than capital gain. Stockholders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of receiving a contingent claim as part of the proposed Dissolution.
If we effect the proposed Dissolution, we intend to provide stockholders and the IRS with statements indicating the amount of cash, and, as applicable, our best estimates of the fair market value of any other property, distributed to our stockholders (or transferred to the liquidating trust, as discussed below) at such time and in such manner as required by applicable Treasury Regulations.
Backup Withholding
Distributions to any stockholder that fails to provide the appropriate certification in accordance with applicable Treasury Regulations generally will be reduced by backup withholding at the rate applicable at the time of the distributions. Backup withholding generally will not apply to payments made to certain exempt recipients, such as corporations. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts that are withheld under backup withholding rules may be refunded or credited against the stockholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that certain required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner. Stockholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of backup withholding in their particular circumstances.
 
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THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES SUMMARIZED ABOVE ARE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR CONSEQUENCES THAT MAY APPLY TO THEM.
Votes Required
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of our common stock outstanding on the Record Date and entitled to vote on the Dissolution Proposal is required to approve the Dissolution Proposal. Abstentions, broker non-votes and failures to vote will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Dissolution Proposal.
Board Recommendation
The Board recommends that the stockholders vote “FOR” the Dissolution Proposal to approve the Dissolution in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan of Dissolution.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONPROPOSAL 2 — APPROVAL OF AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forthOur stockholders are being asked to consider and vote upon an adjournment of the compensation paid by us duringSpecial Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020time of the Special Meeting to (1) our principal executive officer duringapprove the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 and (2) our two most highly compensated executive officers (other than our principal executive officer) who were serving as executive officers as of September 30, 2021 (collectively our “Named Executive Officers”):
Name and Position(s)YearSalary
Bonus(1)
Option
Awards(2)
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan Compensation
All Other
Compensation(3)
Total
Dietrich Stephan,
Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer
2021$469,149$196,875$799,886$ —$47,808$1,513,717
2020$441,346$$$$47,475$488,821
Sam Backenroth,
Former Chief Financial Officer
2021$363,462$140,000$639,023$$23,330$1,165,814
2020$320,000$20,000$$$18,524$358,524
William Mann,
Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer(4)
2021$381,923$62,500$61,750$$25,975$532,149
2020$57,692$45,000$917,000$$3,663$1,023,355
(1)
Dissolution Proposal.
In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021,Adjournment Proposal, we are asking you to authorize the Company awarded a cash bonus to Dr. Stephan and Mr. Backenroth in the amountholder of $196,875 and $140,000, respectively, for services rendered during the calendar year ended December 31, 2020, which were not committed during such fiscal year and were approvedany proxy solicited by the Compensation CommitteeBoard to vote in favor of granting discretionary authority to the proxy holders, and each of them individually, to adjourn the Special Meeting, from time to time, to a later date or dates, for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies. If the stockholders approve the Adjournment Proposal, we could adjourn the Special Meeting and use the additional time to solicit additional proxies, including the solicitation of proxies from stockholders that have previously voted.
Votes Required
The Adjournment Proposal requires the approval of the Board during May 2021. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Company awardedholders of a cash bonus to Dr. Stephan and Mr. Backenroth in the amount of $157,500 and $132,000, respectively, for services rendered during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, which were not committed during such fiscal year and were approved by the Compensation Committeemajority of the Board during May 2020. The Company paid Dr. Stephanshares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the Special Meeting and Mr. Backenroth such cash bonusesentitled to vote on May 15, 2020. In October 2020, the Compensation Committee approved a bonus for Mr. Backenroth in the amount of $20,000 in relation to services renderedproposal. With respect to the Company duringAdjournment Proposal, abstentions will have the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 becauseeffect of his election to take a reduction of his base salary during such fiscal year. Pursuant to each offer letter betweenvote against the Companyproposal and between Dr. Stephan and Mr. Backenroth, each of Dr. Stephan and Mr. Backenrothbroker non-votes will be eligible for a discretionary bonus for service withhave no effect on the Company during fiscal 2020 equal to 35% of each of their base salaries, each as determined at the discretionoutcome of the Compensation Committee. Dr. Mann is eligible for an annual performance bonus with a target amount equal to 40% of his base salary, provided that he remains employed by the Companyvote on the date that such bonus would be paid. In addition, we paid Dr. Mann a relocation bonus of $45,000 with respect to his relocation to our principal office in Pittsburgh, PA during fiscal 2020.
Adjournment Proposal.
(2)Board Recommendation
The amounts in this column reflectBoard recommends that the aggregate grant date fair value of equity awards granted duringstockholders vote “FOR” the applicable fiscal year, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 and using a Black-Scholes valuation model. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 13adjournment of the audited financial statements included in our 2021 Annual Report.
(3)
Consists of other compensation amounts for each named executive officer listed in the table entitled “All Other Compensation” below, including our contributionsSpecial Meeting, if necessary, to such officers’ 401(k), group term life insurance policy premiums, health benefits and paid time off buy back.
(4)
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All Other Compensation
NameYear
401(k)
Company
Group TermHealth Benefits
Life
Insurance
Paid Time
Off Buy
Back
Total Other
Compensation
Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
2021$$25,716$22,092$47,808
2020$$21,76125,714$47,475
Sam Backenroth
Former Chief Financial Officer
20211,283$420$21,627$23,330
2020$$18,524$18,524
William Mann, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer
2021$454$25,522$25,976
2020$3,663$3,663
Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
Base Salary
In general, base salaries for our Named Executive Officerssolicit additional proxies if there are approved by the compensation committee of our Board (the “Compensation Committee”) and are initially established through arm’s length negotiationnot sufficient votes at the time the executive is hired, taking into account such executive’s qualifications, experience, prior salary and market pay levels. Base salaries of our Named Executive Officers are approved and reviewed annually by our Compensation Committee and adjustments to base salaries are based on the scope of an executive’s responsibilities, individual contribution, prior experience and sustained performance. Decisions regarding salary increases may take into account an executive officer’s current salary, equity ownership, and the amounts paid to an executive officer’s peers inside our company by conducting an internal analysis, which compares the pay of an executive officer to other members of the management team. Base salaries are also reviewed inSpecial Meeting to approve the case of promotions or other significant changes in responsibility. Base salaries are not automatically increased if the Compensation Committee believes that other elements of the Named Executive Officer’s compensation are more appropriate in light of our stated objectives. This strategy is consistent with our intent of offering compensation that is both cost-effective, competitive and contingent on the achievement of performance objectives.
With the exception of the increase of Dr. Mann’s annual salary to $420,000 in July 2021, our Named Executive Officers did not receive base salary increases in fiscal 2021 or 2020.
Equity Compensation
The Compensation Committee considers equity incentives to be important in aligning the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders. As part of our pay-for-performance philosophy, our compensation program tends to emphasize the long-term equity award component of total compensation packages paid to our executive officers.
Because vesting is based on continued employment, our equity-based incentives also encourage the retention of our Named Executive Officers through the vesting period of the awards. In determining the size of the long-term equity incentives to be awarded to our Named Executive Officers, we take into account a number of internal factors, such as the relative job scope, the value of existing long-term incentive awards, individual performance history, prior contributions to us and the size of prior grants. Based upon these factors, the Compensation Committee determines the size of the long-term equity incentives at levels it considers appropriate to create a meaningful opportunity for reward predicated on the creation of long-term stockholder value.
To reward and retain our Named Executive Officers in a manner that best aligns employees’ interests with stockholders’ interests, we use stock options and restricted stock unit awards as the primary incentive vehicles for long-term compensation. We believe that stock options and restricted stock unit awards are effective tools for meeting our compensation goal of increasing long-term stockholder value by tying the value of the stock to our future performance. Because employees are able to profit from stock options only if our stock price increases relative to the stock option’s exercise price, we believe stock options provide meaningful incentives to employees to achieve increases in the value of our stock over time.Dissolution Proposal.
 
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We use stock options, and may also use and restricted stock unit awards, to compensate our Named Executive Officers both in the form of initial grants in connection with the commencement of employment and annual refresher grants. While we intend that the majority of equity awards to our employees be made pursuant to initial grants or our annual grant program, the Compensation Committee retains discretion to grant equity awards to employees at other times, including in connection with the promotion of an employee, to reward an employee, for retention purposes or for other circumstances recommended by management or the Compensation Committee.
The exercise price of each stock option grant is the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date. Time-based stock option awards granted to Dr. Stephan provided for vesting over a four-year period in equal monthly installments over 48 months. Dr. Stephan’s time-based stock option awards vested immediately and became exercisable upon the consummation of the Merger. Time-based stock option awards to Mr. Backenroth and Dr. Mann provided for vesting over a four-year period as follows: 25% of the shares underlying the options vest on the first anniversary of the date of the respective vesting commencement dates and the remainder of the shares underlying the options vest in equal monthly installments over the respective remaining 36 months thereafter. From time to time, our Compensation Committee may, however, determine that a different vesting schedule is appropriate. We do not have any stock ownership requirements for our Named Executive Officers.
Compensation Consultant
Our Compensation Committee has the authority to retain the services and obtain the advice of external advisors, including compensation consultants, legal counsel and other advisors to assist in the evaluation of executive officer compensation. In 2021, our Compensation Committee engaged Compensia, an independent executive compensation consulting firm, to review our executive compensation policies and practices and to conduct an executive compensation market analysis.
During fiscal 2021, Compensia reviewed and advised on principal aspects of our executive compensation program, including:

Assisting in developing a peer group of publicly traded companies to be used to help assess executive compensation;

Assisting in developing a competitive compensation strategy and consistent executive compensation assessment practices relevant to a public company, including review and recommendation of the annual performance-based cash incentive program as well as the equity strategy for the Company covering dilution, grant levels and type of equity; and

Meeting with the Compensation Committee to review elements of executive compensation including the competitiveness of the executive compensation program.
Our Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of Compensia consistent with the Nasdaq Stock Market listing requirements and has concluded that the engagement of Compensia does not raise any conflicts of interest.

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Outstanding Equity Awards as of September 30, 2021
The following table shows information regarding our outstanding equity awards as of September 30, 2021 for the Named Executive Officers:
Option AwardsStock Awards
Name
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable (#)
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options Non-
Exercisable (#)
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
Option
Expiration
Date(1)
Number of
Shares or
Units of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested (#)
Market Value
of Shares or
Units of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested ($)
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested (#)
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested ($)
Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D.3,311,930$0.00112/31/2028$ —
Sam Backenroth772,923(2)$5.397/12/2029
17,500(3)$13.403/31/2024
William Mann, Ph.D.51,041123,959(4)$7.467/27/2030
25,000(5)$3.468/19/2031
(1)
The options have a term of 10 years from the date of issuance.
(2)
Pursuant to the Separation Agreement entered into by Mr. Backenroth and the Company, dated September 30, 2021, all 772,923 shares of Company stock subject to this stock option have vested.
(3)
The option vested over a three-year period, with one-third of the shares underlying the option vesting on each of October 16, 2017, October 16, 2018 and October 16, 2019; provided that the last one-third vested in full in connection with the closing of the Merger on July 12, 2019.
(4)
The stock option vests over four years from the date of grant of July 27, 2020, with 25% of the shares subject to the options vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the remainder vesting in 36 monthly tranches thereafter.
(5)
The stock option vests over four years from the date of grant of August 19, 2021, with 25% of the shares subject to the options vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the remainder vesting in 36 monthly tranches thereafter.
Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
We have entered into employment agreements with each of our Named Executive Officers. These agreements set forth the individual’s base salary, annual incentive opportunities, equity compensation and other employee benefits, which are described in this Executive Compensation section. All employment agreements provide for “at-will” employment, meaning that either party can terminate the employment relationship at any time, although our agreements with our Named Executive Officers provide that they would be eligible for severance benefits in certain circumstances following a termination of employment without cause. Our Compensation Committee approved the severance benefits to mitigate certain risks associated with working in a biopharmaceutical company at our current stage of development and to help attract and retain qualified executives.
Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D.
Historically, Legacy NeuBase had one executive officer, Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. Upon the formation of Legacy NeuBase and until the date that Legacy NeuBase and Dr. Stephan entered into an employment agreement, in recognition of our low levels of operating cash flow and Dr. Stephan’s status as a stockholder of Legacy NeuBase, he forewent any cash compensation for his service as an executive officer.

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Legacy NeuBase entered into an employment agreement as of December 22, 2018 with Dr. Stephan as its Chief Executive Officer, effective as of August 28, 2018 (the “Stephan Employment Agreement”). Beginning on December 22, 2018, Dr. Stephan’s annual base salary was $75,000. If Legacy NeuBase issued and sold shares of its preferred or common stock in one or a series of transactions for aggregate proceeds of at least $4,000,000 (excluding all proceeds realized from the conversion or cancellation of debt in exchange for the issuance of such stock) (“Qualified Financing”), Dr. Stephan’s annual base salary would be increased to $450,000, and Legacy NeuBase would pay Dr. Stephan an additional $2,000 per month for his supplemental life and disability insurance policies. Dr. Stephan’s annual base salary is subject to increase or decrease by Legacy NeuBase’s board of directors or a committee duly appointed by the board.
On or about December 28, 2018, Legacy NeuBase paid Dr. Stephan a bonus of $25,000. Upon the consummation of a Qualified Financing, Dr. Stephan would be eligible for a bonus of $150,000 (the “Bonus”), which may be modified from time to time in the discretion of Legacy NeuBase’s board of directors, and would additionally be eligible for an annual bonus of $150,000 (“Annual Bonus”) based on the attainment of individual and Legacy NeuBase performance objectives as may be set by Legacy NeuBase’s board of directors.
Under the Stephan Employment Agreement, on December 31, 2018, Dr. Stephan was also granted a stock option to purchase 3,250,000 shares of Legacy NeuBase common stock with an exercise price of $0.001 per share. Beginning on August 28, 2018, this stock option began to vest on an equal monthly basis over a 48-month period, subject to Dr. Stephan’s continued employment with Legacy NeuBase. Upon completion of the Merger, however, this stock option vested in full, and Dr. Stephan was entitled to exercise his option to purchase 3,311,930 of the combined company’s stock at an exercise price adjusted for the exchange ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
Dr. Stephan’s employment with Legacy NeuBase was at-will, meaning either Legacy NeuBase or Dr. Stephan could terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause. If Legacy NeuBase terminated Dr. Stephan’s employment without “cause” and not on account of his “disability” or Dr. Stephan resigns his employment for “good reason” ​(as such terms are defined in the Stephan Employment Agreement), then, so long as Dr. Stephan complies with certain obligations, including execution and delivery of a general release within a specified period of time, Legacy NeuBase would pay Dr. Stephan: (1) his base salary as of the termination date for 12 months following the termination date; and (2) subject to the discretion of Legacy NeuBase’s board of directors, a pro-rata Bonus or Annual Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, calculated based on the product of the Dr. Stephan’s target Bonus or Annual Bonus times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the year of termination in which Dr. Stephan was employed and the denominator of which is 365. In addition, 100% of the unvested shares subject to his stock option vest.
Dr. Stephan was also a party to a confidential information, invention assignment and arbitration agreement with Legacy NeuBase, pursuant to which Dr. Stephan has made confidentiality, assignment of intellectual property, nonsolicitation and noncompetition covenants in favor of Legacy NeuBase. Any severance payments that become payable under his employment agreement are conditioned on his compliance with these covenants.
On July 11, 2019, we entered into an Offer of Employment with Dr. Stephan (the “Offer of Employment”) that became effective upon the consummation of the Merger on July 12, 2019 and replaced the Stephan Employment Agreement. Pursuant to the Offer of Employment, Dr. Stephan will serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, his initial annualized salary will be $450,000 and he will be eligible to receive a discretionary annual performance bonus of up to 35% of his base salary. In addition, consistent with the obligations of Legacy NeuBase under the Stephan Employment Agreement, we paid Dr. Stephan the Bonus on July 19, 2019 pursuant to the completion of the Merger consummated on July 12, 2019.
Dr. Stephan’s current annual base salary is $540,000, and he will be eligible to receive a discretionary annual performance bonus of up to 50% of his base salary. On May 15, 2020, the Company awarded a cash bonus to Dr. Stephan in the amount of $157,500 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, and on May 12, 2021, the Company awarded a cash bonus to Dr. Stephan in the amount of $196,500 for services performed during the period beginning October 1, 2019 and concluding on December 31, 2020. The bonuses

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were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board during May 2020 and May 2021, respectively, and the Company paid Dr. Stephan such cash bonuses on May 15, 2020 and May 14, 2021, respectively.
Dr. Stephan’s employment with us is at-will, meaning either us or Dr. Stephan could terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause. Pursuant to the Offer of Employment, if Dr. Stephan is terminated by us without cause, we will be obligated to pay to Dr. Stephan (i) severance at a rate equal to 100% of his base salary for a period of 12 months from the date of such termination and (ii) subject to the discretion of our Board, a prorated discretionary bonus for the year in which such termination occurs.
In addition, pursuant to the Offer of Employment, Dr. Stephan’s confidential information, invention assignment and arbitration agreement with Legacy NeuBase shall continue to apply and was assumed by us.
Todd Branning
On January 10, 2022, the Company entered into an offer letter with Mr. Branning. Pursuant to his offer letter, Mr. Branning’s initial annual salary was $425,000, and he has an annual performance bonus with a target of 40% of his base salary. Additionally, in connection with the commencement of his employment, the Company granted Mr. Branning an option to purchase 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan. Subject to Mr. Branning’s continued employment with the Company, 1/4th of the shares underlying his option to purchase common stock will vest on the first anniversary of Mr. Branning’s start date, and 1/36th of the remaining shares underlying such option will vest at the end of each calendar month thereafter.
Mr. Branning’s employment with us is at-will, meaning either we or Mr. Branning could terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause. If Mr. Branning is terminated by the Company without cause or Mr. Branning resigns for good reason (defined generally as a reduction in his salary amongst similarly-situated employees, relocation, or a material diminution in title, duties or responsibilities), in either case, during the period commencing three months prior to, and ending twelve months following, a change in control (as defined in the 2019 Plan), then, subject to the execution and delivery of a general release of all claims, his then outstanding, unvested options, if any, will vest and be exercisable as to all of the covered shares. If Mr. Branning is terminated by the Company without cause or if Mr. Branning terminates his employment for good reason (whether or not in connection with a change in control), the Company will be obligated to pay Mr. Branning (1) severance pay at a rate equal to 100% of his base salary for a period of twelve months from the date of termination, (2) reimbursement of twelve months of health benefits (COBRA subsidization) in accordance with the Company’s standard expense reimbursement procedures, (3) any annual bonus earned, but not yet paid, for a prior year, and (4) subject to the good faith determination of the Board, a prorated portion of his annual bonus target for the year of termination, and the portion of any unvested stock awards held by Mr. Branning that would be scheduled to vest during the 12-month period following his termination of employment would immediately vest.
Mr. Branning also entered into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement and standard confidentiality and invention assignment agreement with the Company.
William Mann, Ph.D.
On July 22, 2020, the Company entered into an offer letter with Dr. Mann. Pursuant to his offer letter, Dr. Mann’s initial annual salary was $375,000, and he had an annual performance bonus with a target of 40% of his base salary. Additionally, the Company granted Dr. Mann an option to purchase 175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan. Subject to Dr. Mann’s continued employment with the Company, 1/4th of the shares underlying his option to purchase common stock will vest on the first anniversary of Dr. Mann’s start date, and 1/36th of the remaining shares underlying such option will vest at the end of each calendar month thereafter.
On May 12, 2021, the Company awarded a cash bonus to Dr. Mann in the amount of $62,500 for services performed during the period beginning on his hire date in July 2020 and concluding on December 31, 2020 and was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board in May 2021. We paid Dr. Mann such bonus on May 14, 2021.

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Dr. Mann’s employment with us is at-will, meaning either we or Dr. Mann could terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause. If Dr. Mann is terminated by us without cause or Dr. Mann resigns for good reason (defined generally as a reduction in his salary amongst similarly-situated employees, relocation, or a material diminution in title, duties or responsibilities), in either case, within six months following a change in control (as defined in the 2019 Plan), then, subject to execution and delivery of a general release of all claims, his then outstanding, unvested options, if any, will vest and be exercisable as to all of the covered shares. If Dr. Mann is terminated by us without cause (whether or not in connection with a change in control), we will be obligated to pay Dr. Mann (1) severance pay at a rate equal to one hundred percent (100%) of his base salary for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination, (2) reimbursement of 12 months of health benefits (COBRA subsidization) in accordance with the Company’s standard expense reimbursement procedures and (3) subject to the discretion of our board of directors, a prorated portion of his annual bonus target for the year of termination.
Dr. Mann also entered into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement and standard confidentiality and invention assignment agreement with the Company.
Deductibility of Executive Compensation
Generally, Section 162(m) of the Code (“Section 162(m)”) disallows public companies a tax deduction for federal income tax purposes of compensation in excess of $1 million paid to their chief executive officer, the chief financial officer and three other most highly-compensated executive officers in any taxable year. In making compensation decisions, the Compensation Committee considered the potential effects of Section 162(m) on the compensation paid our executive officers who are subject to the deduction limit (the “covered executives”). The exemption from Section 162(m)’s deduction limit for performance-based compensation was generally repealed for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, such that compensation paid to our covered officers in excess of $1 million will generally not be deductible unless it qualifies for transition relief applicable to certain arrangements in place as of November 2, 2017.
To maintain flexibility in compensating the named executive officers in a manner designed to promote varying corporate goals, the Compensation Committee has not adopted a policy that all compensation payable to the covered executives must be deductible for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee may, in its judgment, approve compensation for our executive officers that does not comply with an exemption from the deduction limit when it believes that such compensation is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Cash Compensation of Directors
Under the amended Outside Director Compensation Policy, Outside Directors will be entitled to a cash retainer of $35,000 for their service on the Board (exclusive of any participation on its Committees). Outside Directors serving on any of the Board’s Audit, Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees in a non-Chairperson capacity will be entitled to a cash retainer of $7,500, $5,000 and $4,000, respectively, for services on such Committees, and the Chairpersons of such Committees will be entitled to such amounts for their service as members of such Committees and $15,000, $10,000 and $8,000, respectively, for services as Chairpersons of such Committees. The Outside Director Compensation Policy does not provide for any per meeting attendance fees for any meeting of the Board or its Committees.
Equity Grants to Directors
Furthermore, the amended Outside Director Compensation Policy provides that Outside Directors will be eligible to receive all types of awards (except incentive stock options) under the Company’s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) (or the applicable equity plan in place at the time of grant), including discretionary awards not covered under the Outside Director Compensation Policy.
Subject to limitations on individual grants to Outside Directors under the Plan, upon an Outside Director’s appointment to the Board, such Outside Director automatically will be granted a nonstatutory stock option to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock having a grant date fair value of $320,000 (the “NSO Appointment Award”). Subject to further adjustment provisions as described in the Outside Director Compensation Policy and the Plan, 25% of each NSO Appointment Award will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining portion of the NSO Appointment Award will vest on an equal monthly basis over the following 36 months, provided that the Outside Director is in continuous service with the Company or an affiliate of the Company through the applicable vesting date. Each NSO Appointment Award will vest fully upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), in each case, provided that the Outside Director is in continuous service with the Company or an affiliate of the Company through the Change in Control.
In addition, subject to limitations on individual grants to Outside Directors under the Plan, on the first business day after each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders beginning with the 2021 annual meeting, each Outside Director automatically will be granted a nonstatutory stock option to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock having a grant date fair value of $90,000 (the “Annual NSO Award”); provided that the initial Annual NSO Award granted on or after the Outside Director Compensation Policy’s effective date was made on September 9, 2020. Each of our Outside Directors (other than Eric Ende) was thus granted a stock option to purchase 38,135 shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $3.36 on August 19, 2021. On January 1, 2022, the Board appointed Dr. Eric Ende as a director of the Company, and in connection therewith and in accordance with the Outside Director Compensation Policy, Dr. Ende was granted a stock option to purchase 165,803 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. 25% of his option will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining portion of his option will vest on an equal monthly basis over the following 36 months. Subject to further adjustment provisions as described in the Outside Director Compensation Policy and the Plan, 25% of each Annual NSO Award will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining portion of the Annual NSO Award will vest on an equal monthly basis over the following 36 months, provided that the Outside Director is in continuous service with the Company or an affiliate of the Company through the applicable vesting date. Each Annual NSO Award will vest fully upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), in each case, provided that the Outside Director is in continuous service with the Company or an affiliate of the Company through the Change in Control.
With regard to any of the nonstatutory stock options granted under the Outside Director Compensation Policy described above, the per share exercise price for all such options will be 100% of the fair market value of the shares underlying the options on the grant date.

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Non-Employee Director Compensation for Fiscal 2021
Below is a summary of the non-employee director compensation paid in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Mr. Ende was appointed to our Board in January 2022 and therefore did not receive any compensation from us in the fiscal year ended September 30 2021.
Name
Cash
Compensation(1)
Option Grants(2)
Stock Awards(3)
Total
Dov A. Goldstein, M.D.$55,000$90,380$ —$145,380
Diego Miralles, M.D.(4)
$23,803$$$23,803
Franklyn G. Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D.$52,500$90,380$$142,880
Eric I. Richman$45,590$90,380$$135,970
Gerry J, McDougall(5)
$16,997$90,380$$107,377
(1)
Represents the value of the annual retainers payable to our non-employee directors during fiscal 2021.
(2)
Pursuant to the Company’s Outside Director Compensation Policy, the Company granted each of our Outside Directors serving as of our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders a stock option to purchase 38,135 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $3.36 on August 19, 2021. With respect to each Outside Director (as applicable), the option to purchase 227,330 shares of common stock that was granted upon the consummation of the Merger, the stock option to purchase 14,634 shares of common stock that was granted to each Outside Director on September 9, 2020, and the stock option to purchase 38,135 shares of common stock that was granted to each Outside Director on August 19, 2021, remained outstanding as of September 30, 2021.
(3)
We did not grant any stock awards to our directors in fiscal 2021.
(4)
Mr. Miralles resigned from our Board of Directors on March 31, 2021.
(5)
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of our Board of Directors. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal controls. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s annual report with management, including a discussion of any significant changes in the selection or application of accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments, the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements and the effect of any new accounting initiatives.
The Audit Committee reviewed with its independent registered public accounting firm, which is responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, its judgments as to the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company’s accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the Audit Committee under generally accepted auditing standards and by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the SEC. In addition, the Audit Committee has discussed with its independent registered public accounting firm, the firm’s independence from management and the Company, has received from its independent registered public accounting firm the written disclosures and the letter required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has considered the compatibility of non-audit services with the auditors’ independence.
The Audit Committee met with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to discuss the overall scope of its services, the results of its audit and reviews, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm also periodically updates the Audit Committee about new accounting developments and their potential impact on the Company’s reporting. The Audit Committee’s meetings with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm were held with and without management present. The Audit Committee is not employed by the Company, nor does it provide any expert assurance or professional certification regarding the Company’s financial statements. The Audit Committee relies, without independent verification, on the accuracy and integrity of the information provided, and representations made, by management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee has recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2021. The Audit Committee and the Company’s Board of Directors also have recommended, subject to stockholder approval, the ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.
This report of the Audit Committee is not “soliciting material,” shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC and shall not be incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such acts.
The foregoing report has been furnished by the Audit Committee.
Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
Dov Goldstein, M.D., M.B.A. (Chair)
Franklyn Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Persons
Described below are any transactions occurring since October 1, 2019 and any currently proposed transactions to which we were a party and in which:

the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and

a director, executive officer, holder of more than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, or any member of such person’s immediate family had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Our Board has adopted a written related policy with respect to related person transactions. This policy governs the review, approval or ratification of covered related person transactions. The Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) manages this policy.
For purposes of this policy, a “related person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we (or any of our subsidiaries) were, are or will be a participant, and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which any related person had, has or will have a direct or indirect interest. For purposes of determining whether a transaction is a related person transaction, the Audit Committee relies upon Item 404 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Exchange Act.
A “related person” is defined as:

any person who is, or at any time since the beginning of our last fiscal year was, one of our directors or executive officers or a nominee to become one of our directors;

any person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of our voting securities;

any immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons, which means any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of the director, executive officer, nominee or more than five percent beneficial owner, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such director, executive officer, nominee or more than five percent beneficial owner; or

any firm, corporation, or other entity in which any of the foregoing persons is employed or is a general partner or principal or in a similar position or in which such person has a ten percent or greater beneficial ownership interest.
The policy generally provides that we may enter into a related person transaction only if:

the Audit Committee pre-approves such transaction in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the policy;

the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s length dealings with an unrelated third party and the Audit Committee (or the chairperson of the Audit Committee) approves or ratifies such transaction in accordance with the guideline set forth in the policy;

the transaction is approved by the disinterested members of our Board; or

the transaction involves compensation approved by our Compensation Committee.
In the event a related person transaction is not pre-approved by the Audit Committee and our management determines to recommend such related person transaction to the Audit Committee, such transaction must be reviewed by the Audit Committee. After review, the Audit Committee will approve or disapprove such transaction. When our Chief Financial Officer in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer, determines that it is not practicable or desirable for us to wait until the next Audit Committee meeting, the chairperson of the Audit Committee possesses delegated authority to act on behalf of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee (or the chairperson of the Audit Committee) may approve only those

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related person transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders, as the Audit Committee (or the chairperson of the Audit Committee) determines in good faith.
Our Audit Committee has determined that certain types of related person transactions are deemed to be pre-approved by our Audit Committee. Our related person transaction policy provides that the following transactions, even if the amount exceeds $120,000 in the aggregate, are considered to be pre-approved by our Audit Committee:

any employment of certain named executive officers that would be publicly disclosed;

director compensation that would be publicly disclosed;

transactions with other companies where the related person’s only relationship is as a director or owner of less than ten percent of said company (other than a general partnership), if the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the greater of $200,000 or five percent of that company’s consolidated gross revenues;

transactions where all stockholders receive proportional benefits;

transactions involving competitive bids;

transactions with a related person involving the rendering of services at rates or charges fixed inconformity with law or governmental authority; and

transactions with a related person involving services as a bank depositary of funds, transfer agent, registrar, trustee under a trust indenture or similar services.
In addition, our Audit Committee will review the policy at least annually and recommend amendments to the policy to our Board from time to time.
The policy provides that all related person transactions will be disclosed to our Audit Committee, and all material related person transactions will be disclosed to our Board. Additionally, all related person transactions requiring public disclosure will be disclosed, as applicable, on our various public filings.
Our Audit Committee will review all relevant information available to it about the related person transaction. The policy provides that the Audit Committee may approve or ratify the related person transaction only if our Audit Committee determines that, under all of the circumstances, the transaction is in, or is not inconsistent with, our best interests. The policy provides that our Audit Committee may, in its sole discretion, impose such conditions as it deems appropriate on us or the related person in connection with approval of the related person transaction.
Transactions with Related Persons
Participation in Our Public Offerings
On April 30, 2020, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of 6,037,500 shares of its common stock (inclusive of 787,500 shares that were sold pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares of the Company’s common stock), at a price to the public of $6.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $33.3 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. Entities affiliated with Greenlight Capital, Inc. (“Greenlight Inc.”) purchased 525,000 shares of common stock in the public offering at the public offering price of $6.00 per share. On April 26, 2021, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of 9,200,000 shares of its common stock (including shares of common stock purchased by the underwriters pursuant to the exercise of their option to cover over-allotments) at a price to the public of $5.00 per share. The Company received gross proceeds of $46.0 million from the offering before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by NeuBase. Entities affiliated with Greenlight Capital, Inc. (“Greenlight Inc.”) purchased 700,000 shares of common stock in the public offering at the public offering price of $5.00 per share. Greenlight Inc. is the investment manager of Greenlight Capital Qualified, L.P., Greenlight Capital, L.P. and Greenlight Capital Offshore Partners and is affiliated with DME Capital Management, LP and DME Advisors, LP,

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each of whom are investment advisors to certain of our stockholders. These stockholders form a group representing one of our principal stockholders as set forth under “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”
Indemnification Agreements with Directors and Executive Officers
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers under which we agreed to indemnify those individuals, under the circumstances and to the extent provided for in the agreements, for expenses, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements and any other amounts they may be required to pay in actions, suits or proceedings which they are or may be made a party or threatened to be made a party by reason of their position as a director, officer or other agent of ours, and otherwise to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. We believe that these indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified directors, officers and other key employees.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership, as of the Record Date,March 15, 2024, of common stock by (a) each of our Named Executive Officersnamed executive officers and current directors individually, (b) our current directors and executive officers as a group, and (c) each holder of more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal stockholders and a review of Schedules 13D and 13G, if any, filed with the SEC. Other than as set forth below, we are not aware of any other beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s common stock as of the Record Date.March 15, 2024. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws.
Beneficial ownership and percentage ownership are determined in accordance with the Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. Under these rules, shares of our common stock issuable under stock options or warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of the Record DateMarch 15, 2024 are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding the options or warrant(s), but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
Unless otherwise indicated and subject to applicable community property laws, to our knowledge, each stockholder named in the following table possesses sole voting and investment power over their shares of our common stock, except for those jointly owned with that person’s spouse.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
Percentage of
Class (%)(1)
Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D., Director and Chief Executive Officer(2)
4,636,74314.4%
Greenlight Capital, Inc.(3)
2,727,0278.5%
Directors and Named Executive Officers(4)
Todd Branning, Chief Financial Officer(5)
30,000*
William Mann, Ph.D., President and Chief Operating Officer(6)
108,596*
Sandra Rojas-Caro, M.D., Head of Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer(7)
87,500*
Dov A. Goldstein, M.D., Director(8)
274,181*
Gerry J. McDougall, Director(9)
40,274*
Franklyn G. Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D., Director(10)
244,181*
Eric I. Richman, Director(11)
289,141*
Eric Ende, Director
All current executive officers and directors as a group (nine persons)(12)
5,710,61617.7%
Name and address of Beneficial Owner
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
Percentage of
Class (%)(1)
5% Stockholders
Dietrich A. Stephan, Ph.D., Director and Former Chief Executive
Officer(2)
244,0286.5%
Other Directors and Named Executive Officers(3)
Todd P. Branning, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer(4)
20,984*
Dov A. Goldstein, M.D., Chairperson(5)
15,592*
Gerald J. McDougall, Director(6)
5,512*
Eric I. Richman, Director(7)
16,339*
All current executive officers and directors as a group (five persons)(8)
302,4557.9%
*
Less than one percent.
(1)
Percentage ownership is calculated based on a total of 32,258,6573,751,590 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of the Record Date.March 15, 2024.
(2)
Represents (i) 3,269,68013,516 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after the Record Date,March 15, 2024, (ii) 1,273,81963,690 shares of our common stock held by family trusts, and (iii) 24,525166,822 shares of our common stock held indirectlydirectly by Dietrich A. Stephan, Ph.D., as a tenant by the entirety with his spouse.
(3)
Greenlight Capital, Inc. (“Greenlight Inc.”) is the investment manager for Greenlight Capital Offshore Partners, Ltd. and as such has voting and dispositive power over 1,271,596 shares of our common stock. DME Capital Management, LP (“DME Management”) (i) is the investment manager for Greenlight Capital Offshore Master, Ltd., and as such has voting and dispositive power over 783,631 shares of our common stock held by Greenlight Capital Offshore Master, Ltd. and (ii) manages a portfolio for a private investment fund, and as such has voting and dispositive power over 311,000 shares of our common stock held by such private investment fund. DME Advisors, LP (“DME Advisors”) is

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the investment manager for Solasglas Investments, LP, and as such has voting and dispositive power over 360,800 shares of our common stock held by Solasglas Investments, LP. DME Advisors GP, LLC (“DME GP”) is the general partner of DME Management and DME Advisors, and as such has voting and dispositive power over 1,455,431 shares of our common stock. David Einhorn is the principal of Greenlight Inc., DME Management and DME GP, and as such has voting and dispositive power over 2,727,027 shares of our common stock held by these affiliates of Greenlight, Inc. Mr. Einhorn disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares of our common stock, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The address of Greenlight Capital, Inc. is 2 Grand Central Tower, 140 East 45th Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
(4)
Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each of our executive officers and directors is c/o 350 Technology Drive, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
(5)
Represents 30,000 shares of our common stock held directly by Todd Branning.
(6)(4)
Represents (i) 97,39618,750 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after the Record Date andMarch 15, 2024, (ii) 11,2001,500 shares of our common stock held directly by William Mann, Ph.D.Todd P. Branning and (ii) 734 shares of our common stock underlying restricted stock units held by Todd P. Branning that will vest within 60 days after March 15, 2024.
(7)(5)
Represents 87,500(i) 14,092 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after the Record DateMarch 15, 2024 held directly by Sandra Rojas-Caro,Dov A. Goldstein, M.D., and (ii) 1,500 shares of our common stock held directly by Dov A. Goldstein, M.D.

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(6)
Represents (i) 244,1815,512 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after the Record DateMarch 15, 2024 held directly by Dov A. Goldstein, M.D. and (ii) 30,000 shares of our common stock held directly by Dov A. Goldstein, M.D.Gerald J. McDougall.
(9)(7)
Represents 40,274(i) 14,092 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after the Record Date held directly by Gerry McDougall.
(10)
Represents 244,181 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after the Record Date held directly by Franklyn G. Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D.
(11)
Represents (i) 244,181 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after the Record Date,March 15, 2024, (ii) 27,7471,387 shares of our common stock held by Eric I. Richman jointly with his spouse, and (iii) 17,213860 shares of our common stock held directly by Eric I. Richman.
(12)(8)
Comprised of shares included under “Directors“Other Directors and Named Executive Officers,” as well as those of Dr.Officers” and shares held by Dietrich A. Stephan, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.Ph.D.
 
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SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCEHOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS
Section 16(a) ofThe SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the Securities Exchange Act requires our executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own greater than 10% of a registered class of its equity securities to file certain reports with the SECdelivery requirements for proxy materials with respect to ownership and changes in ownershiptwo or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single set of proxy materials addressed to those stockholders unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the common stockstockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially means extra convenience for stockholders and our other equity securities.
To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on our reviewcost savings for companies. We will deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the proxy materials to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single set of the proxy materials was delivered. Stockholders sharing an address who are receiving multiple copies of such reports filed with the SEC, our officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders timely complied withproxy materials may also request delivery of a single copy. To request separate or multiple delivery of these Section 16(a) filing requirements duringmaterials now or in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 with the exception of the following Form 4 filings: (i) Dr. Goldstein, Mr. McDougall, Mr. Richman, and Dr. Prendergast on September 17, 2021, and (ii) Mr. Mann on September 24, 2021. The Form 4 filings primarily relatefuture, a stockholder may submit a written request to the grantSecretary of stock options as compensationNeuBase Therapeutics, Inc., 350 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. Please make your request no later than April 23, 2024, to our officers and directors and were untimely filed. Such late filings did not result in any liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.facilitate timely delivery.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Stockholder proposalsWe do not intend to hold future annual meetings of stockholders, including the 2024 annual meeting, if the Plan of Dissolution is approved with the Secretary of State of Delaware.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board does not know of any other business that will be considered for inclusionpresented at the Special Meeting. If any business is properly brought before the Special Meeting, it is intended that proxies in the Proxy Statement for the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”)enclosed form will be voted in respect thereof in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, if they are received by the Company’s Secretary, on or before March 24, 2023. If the datejudgment of the 2023 Annual Meeting changes by more than 30 days frompersons voting the first anniversary date of the Annual Meeting, then the deadline to submit a stockholder proposal will be a reasonable time before the Company begins to print and send its proxy materials. Upon such an occurrence, the Company will publicly announce the deadline for submitting a stockholder proposal by means of disclosure in a press release or in a document filed with the SEC.
Stockholders who intend to present a proposal or director nominee at the 2023 Annual Meeting without inclusion of such proposal in our proxy materials for the 2023 Annual Meeting are required to provide notice of such proposal within the time periods and in the manner set forth in our Bylaws and the Charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a copy of which is available on our corporate website at https://ir.neubasetherapeutics.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents. Proposals of business to be conducted at the 2023 Annual Meeting must be received by the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the Annual Meeting. However, notwithstanding any adjournment or a postponement of the 2023 Annual Meeting if notice thereof has been given or a public announcement thereof has been made, in the event that the date of the 2022 Annual Meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 30 days after the anniversary of the Annual Meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received (A) not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the 2023 Annual Meeting and (B) not later than the close of business on the later of (y) the 90th day prior to the 2023 Annual Meeting and (z) the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting is first made. We reserve the right to reject, rule out of order, or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with these and other applicable requirements.
In addition to satisfying the advance notice requirements under our bylaws, to comply with the universal proxy rules under the Exchange Act (once effective), stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide notice to our Corporate Secretary that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than July 10, 2023.
Proposals and notices of intention to present proposals at the 2023 Annual Meeting should be addressed to the Secretary of NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc., 350 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219.
DELIVERY OF PROXY MATERIALS
In some cases, only one copy of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”), this Proxy Statement or our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report”) is being delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the stockholders. We will deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Notice, this Proxy Statement or the 2021 Annual Report to a

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stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the document was delivered. Stockholders sharing an address who are receiving multiple copies of notices of internet availability of proxy materials, proxy statements or annual reports may also request delivery of a single copy. To request separate or multiple delivery of these materials now or in the future, a stockholder may submit a written request to Secretary of NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc., 350 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. Please make your request no later than August 21, 2022 to facilitate timely delivery.proxies.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONMORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
We have filed reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains the reports, proxy statements and other information we file electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC website is http://www.sec.gov.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information and reports we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to these documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this proxy statement, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information already incorporated by reference. Such documents are considered to be a part of this proxy statement, effective as of the date such documents are filed. In the event of conflicting information in these documents, the information in the latest filed document should be considered correct. We are incorporating by reference the documents listed below, which we have already filed with the SEC, and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including all filings made after the date of the filing of this proxy statement, except as to any portion of any future report or document that is not deemed filed under such provisions:

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on December 21, 2022;

Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023;

Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2023;

Our Transition Report on Form 10-QT for the period from October 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on June 5, 2023;

Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2023;

Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2023;

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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 3, 2022, October 14, 2022, October 24, 2022, December 29, 2022, March 29, 2023, April 24, 2023, May 18, 2023, June 14, 2023 (other than disclosures furnished under Item 7.01), June 30, 2023, July 31, 2023, August 3, 2023 (other than disclosures furnished under Item 7.01), September 18, 2023, September 29, 2023, October 18, 2023, October 20, 2023, November 6, 2023, December 22, 2023, December 28, 2023, January 17, 2024, January 26, 2024, February 23, 2024 and March 7, 2024 (in each case, except for information contained therein which is furnished rather than filed).
You may request, and we will provide at no cost, a copy of these filings, including any exhibits to such filings, by writing or telephoning us at the following address: Secretary of NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc., 350 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. You may also access these filings at our web sitewebsite under the investor relations link at https://ir.neubasetherapeutics.com/sec-filings.

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ANNEX A
PLAN OF LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION
OF
NEUBASE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
This Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan”) is intended to accomplish the complete liquidation and dissolution of NEUBASE THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (such corporation or a successor entity, the “Company”), in accordance with Section 281(b) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).
1.   Approval and Adoption of the Dissolution and the Plan.The Board knows of no other businessDirectors of the Company (the “Board”) has approved the dissolution of the Company pursuant to Section 275 of the DGCL (the “Dissolution”). The Board (i) has determined that will be presented at the Annual Meeting. If any other business is properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is intended that proxiesadvisable and in the enclosed form willbest interests of the Company and its stockholders that the Company be voteddissolved pursuant to this Plan; (ii) approved this Plan by unanimous written consent; and (iii) called a special meeting (the “Meeting”) of the holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to approve the Dissolution and adopt this Plan by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on the record date fixed by the Board (the “Requisite Consent”).
2.   Certificate of Dissolution.   Subject to Section 15 hereof, following receipt of the Requisite Consent, an authorized officer of the Company shall, unless the Board abandons the Dissolution in respect thereofaccordance with Section 275(e) of the DGCL, execute and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of dissolution (the “Certificate of Dissolution”) in accordance with the judgmentDGCL and the Dissolution shall be effective at such time as determined by the Board in its sole discretion (the time of such filing, or such later time as stated therein, the “Effective Time”).
3.   Plan of Distribution.   In accordance with Section 281(b) of the persons votingDGCL, before the proxies.third anniversary of the Effective Time or such later time as may be ordered by the Court of Chancery pursuant to Section 278 of the DGCL, the Board shall approve and adopt a plan of distribution to govern the liquidation and dissolution of the Company.
It is important that proxies be returned promptly4.   Cessation of Business Activities.   After the Effective Time, the Company shall not engage in any business activities except to the extent necessary to preserve the value of its assets, wind up its business affairs and that your shares are represented. Stockholders are urged to vote via the Internet (www.proxypush.com/NBSE), by telephone (1-866-206-4393) or by mail by requesting a physical full packet of proxy materials, executing and promptly returning the accompanying proxy carddistribute its assets in the envelope enclosedaccordance with the packetPlan and the DGCL.
5.   Continuing Employees and Consultants.   For the purpose of proxy materials.effecting the Dissolution, the Company may hire or retain such employees, consultants and advisors as the Company deems necessary or desirable to supervise or facilitate the Dissolution, including the process of winding up of the Company.
6.   Dissolution Process.   After the Effective Time:
(a)   The deadlineCompany shall (i) pay or make reasonable provision to vote by telephone is 11:59 P.M.pay all claims and obligations (“Current Claims”), Eastern Time, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Unless you register by the registration statement to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, the deadline to vote by Internet is 11:59 P.M., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
To be admittedincluding all contingent, conditional or unmatured contractual claims known to the Annual Meeting and vote your shares duringCompany (“Contingent Claims”), (ii) make such provision as will be reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for any claim against the Annual Meeting, you must register to attend the Annual Meeting at www.proxydocs.com/NBSE by the Registration Deadline at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 7, 2022, and provide the Control Number shown on your NoticeCompany that is sentthe subject of a pending action, suit or proceeding to you,which the proxy card if you request physical delivery of proxy materials or the voting instruction form you receive from your brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution if you are notCompany is a stockholder of record. After completion of your registration by the Registration Deadline, further instructions, including a unique link to access the Annual Meeting,party (“Pending Action Claims”), and (iii) make such provision as will be e-mailedreasonably likely to you.be sufficient to provide compensation for claims that have not been made known to the Company or that have not arisen but that, based on facts known to the Company, are likely to arise or to become known to the Company within 10 years after the Effective Time (“Potential Claims”, together with the Current Claims, Contingent Claims and Pending Action Claims, the “Claims”). All Claims shall be paid in full and any such provision for payment made shall be made in full if there are sufficient assets. If there are insufficient assets, the Claims shall be paid or provided for according to their priority and, among claims of equal priority, ratably to the extent of assets legally available therefor.
Beneficial Holders who wish(b)   After the payments of Claims are made pursuant to attend the Annual Meeting virtually and vote online during the Annual Meeting must contact their Financial Institution in order to obtain a “legal proxy.” If you are a Beneficial Holder and wish to attend the Annual Meeting, follow the instructions from your Financial Institution included with these proxy materials, or contact that organization to request a form of legal proxy. Without a legal proxy, Beneficial Holders cannot vote online during the Annual Meeting.
By OrderSection 6(a) herein, any remaining assets of the BoardCompany (the “Remaining Assets”) shall be distributed to the stockholders of Directors,
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Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
July 22, 2022
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniathe Company in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (as amended and/or restated through the
 
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Appendix A
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
NEUBASE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc., a corporation organized and existing underEffective Time, the laws of the State of Delaware (the Corporation”),
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.
SECOND: The original Certificate of Incorporation”). Remaining Assets include, but are not limited to, all available cash, including the cash proceeds of any sale, exchange or disposition, other than such cash, property or assets as are required for paying or making reasonable provision for the Corporation was filedClaims. Distributions in accordance with the Secretarythis Section 6(b) may occur in a single distribution or in a series of State of the State of Delaware on May 8, 2014 under the name Ohr Holdco, Inc. The Corporation changed its name to Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc. on May 30, 2014. The Corporation subsequently changed its name to NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. on July 12, 2019.
THIRD: Thatdistributions and shall be in cash or assets, in such amounts, and at such time or times, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation adopted resolutions setting forth a proposed amendment of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, declaring said amendment to be advisablein its absolute discretion, and in the best interests of the Corporationaccordance with Sections 278 and its stockholders and authorizing the appropriate officers of the Corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:
RESOLVED, that Section 1 of Article IV (Capital Stock) of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation be amended and restated as follows:
“Section 1. This Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of capital stock which shall be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 260,000,000, of which 250,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock. The Common Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share and the Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of any of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation with the power to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2)281 of the DGCL, may determine. If and to the extent deemed necessary, appropriate or any successor provision thereof,desirable by the Board, in its absolute discretion, the Company may establish and no voteset aside a reasonable amount of cash and/or property to satisfy claims against the Company, including, without limitation, tax obligations, all expenses related to the sale of the holders of anyCompany’s property and assets, all expenses related to the collection and defense of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.Company’s property and assets, and the Dissolution and winding up provided for in the Plan.
Effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date this Certificate of AmendmentNotwithstanding anything contained herein to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is filed withcontrary, the Secretary of StateCompany, at the discretion of the State of Delaware, each [five (5)Board, may opt to twenty (20)]* shares ofdissolve and wind up the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation. No fractional shares shall be issued and, in lieu thereof, any holder of less than one (1) share of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive cash for such holder’s fractional share based upon the closing sales price of the Corporation’s Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, as of the date this Certificate of Amendment is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.”
FOURTH: This Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by the stockholders of the CorporationCompany in accordance with the provisions of Section 242procedures set forth in Sections 280 and 281(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
DGCL.
*7.   
These amendments approveCancellation of Stock and Stock Certificates.   From and after the combinationEffective Time, and subject to applicable law, all holders of any whole numberoutstanding shares of capital stock of the Company shall cease to have any rights in respect thereof, except the right to receive distributions, if any, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6 hereof. As a condition to receipt of any distribution to the Company’s stockholders, the Company may require the Company’s stockholders to (a) surrender their certificates evidencing their shares of capital stock to the Company, or (b) furnish the Company with evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft or destruction of such certificates, together with a surety bond or other security or indemnity as may be required by and satisfactory to the Company. At the Effective Time, the Company will close its stock transfer books and discontinue recording transfers of shares of Common Stock betweencapital stock of the Company, and including five (5) and twenty (20) into one (1) sharethereafter any certificate representing shares of Common Stock. By these amendments,capital stock of the Company will not be assignable or transferable on the books of the Company except by will, intestate succession, operation of law or upon the dissolution of the stockholders would approve eachor their successors.
8.   Continuation of the sixteen amendments proposedCompany.   The Company shall continue, for the term of three (3) years from the Effective Time or for such longer period as the Court of Chancery shall in its discretion direct, as a body corporate for the purpose of prosecuting and defending suits, whether civil, criminal or administrative, by or against it, and of enabling it gradually to settle and close its business, to dispose of and convey its property, to discharge its liabilities and to distribute to its stockholders any Remaining Assets, but not for the purpose of continuing the business for which the Company was organized. With respect to any action, suit or proceeding begun by or against the Company either prior to or within three (3) years after the Effective Time, the action shall not abate by reason of the Dissolution; the Company shall, solely for the purpose of such action, suit or proceeding, be continued as a body corporate beyond the three (3) year period and until any judgments, orders or decrees therein shall be fully executed, without the necessity for any special direction to that effect by the Court of Chancery. The powers of the officers and directors of the Company shall continue during this time period in order to allow them to take the necessary steps to wind up the affairs of the Company.
9.   Absence of Appraisal Rights.   Under Delaware law, the Company’s stockholders are not entitled to appraisal rights for shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Plan.
10.   Abandoned Property.   If any distribution to a stockholder of the Company cannot be completed in accordance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof prior to the Company’s final liquidating distribution, the proceeds of the distribution to which such stockholder is entitled shall be transferred to the official of such state or other jurisdiction authorized by applicable law to receive the proceeds of such distribution. The proceeds of any such distribution shall thereafter be held solely for the benefit of and for ultimate distribution to such stockholder, who shall constitute the sole equitable owner thereof, and the proceeds of any such distribution shall be treated as abandoned property and escheat to the applicable state or other jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law. In no event shall the proceeds of any such distribution revert to or become the property of the Company.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF11.   , this Corporation has caused this CertificateStockholder Consent to Sale of AmendmentAssets.   The approval of the AmendedDissolution and Restatedthe approval and adoption of this Plan by the Requisite Consent shall constitute the approval of the stockholders of the Company of the sale, exchange or other disposition in liquidation of all of the property and assets of the Company, whether such sale, exchange or other disposition occurs in one transaction or a series of transactions, and shall constitute ratification of all contracts for sale, exchange or other disposition that are conditioned on adoption of this Plan. The Company shall not be required to obtain appraisals, fairness, or other third-party opinions in connection with the valuation of its properties and assets in connection with the implementation of this Plan.
12.   Expenses of Dissolution.   In connection with and for the purposes of implementing and assuring completion of this Plan, the Company may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board, pay any brokerage, agency, professional and other fees and expenses of persons rendering services to the Company in connection with the collection, sale, exchange or other disposition of the Company’s property and assets and the implementation of this Plan.
13.   Compensation.   In connection with and for the purpose of implementing and assuring the completion of this Plan, the Company may pay the Company’s officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, or any of them, compensation or additional compensation above their regular compensation, including pursuant to severance and retention agreements, in money or other property, in recognition of the extraordinary efforts they, or any of them, will be required to undertake, or actually undertake, in connection with the implementation of this Plan. Adoption of this Plan by the Requisite Consent shall constitute, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the approval of the Company’s stockholders of the payment of any such compensation.
14.   Indemnification.   The Company shall continue to indemnify and provide for advancement of expenses to its officers, directors, employees, agents and trustees in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the bylaws of the Company (as amended and/or restated through the Effective Time), any contractual arrangements, and any existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, including regarding acts or omissions of such persons in connection with the Dissolution and the implementation of the Plan. The Company is authorized to obtain and maintain insurance as may be signed by its Chief Executive Officer this day of            ,     .necessary, appropriate or desirable to cover the Company’s indemnification obligations.
15.   Modification, Amendment or Abandonment.   Notwithstanding obtaining the Requisite Consent to the Plan, the Board may modify, amend or abandon the Plan and the transactions contemplated hereby without further action by the stockholders of the Company to the extent permitted by the DGCL.
16.   Internal Revenue Service Filings.   Within thirty (30) days after the Requisite Consent is obtained, the Company shall file Form 966 with the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center, together with a certified copy of the resolutions adopting this Plan. Additionally, the Company shall file such additional forms and reports with the Internal Revenue Service as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with this Plan and the carrying out thereof.
Name:
Its: Chief Executive Officer17.   Authorization.   The Board is hereby authorized, without further action by the stockholders of the Company, to do and perform or cause the officers of the Company to do and perform, any and all acts, and to make, execute, deliver or adopt any and all agreements, resolutions, conveyances, certificates and other documents of every kind that are deemed necessary, appropriate or desirable, to implement this Plan and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limiting the foregoing, all filings or acts required by any state or federal law or regulation to wind up the affairs of the Company.
 
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ANNEX B
Sections 275 through 283 of the DGCL
§ 275. Dissolution generally; procedure.
(a)
If it should be deemed advisable in the judgment of the board of directors of any corporation that it should be dissolved, the board, after the adoption of a resolution to that effect by a majority of the whole board at any meeting called for that purpose, shall cause notice of the adoption of the resolution and of a meeting of stockholders to take action upon the resolution to be given to each stockholder entitled to vote thereon as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting.
(b)
At the meeting a vote shall be taken upon the proposed dissolution. If a majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote thereon shall vote for the proposed dissolution, a certification of dissolution shall be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
(c)
Dissolution of a corporation may also be authorized without action of the directors if all the stockholders entitled to vote thereon shall consent in writing and a certificate of dissolution shall be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
(d)
If dissolution is authorized in accordance with this section, a certificate of dissolution shall be executed, acknowledged and filed, and shall become effective, in accordance with § 103 of this title. Such certificate of dissolution shall set forth:
(1)
The name of the corporation;
(2)
The date dissolution was authorized;
(3)
That the dissolution has been authorized by the board of directors and stockholders of the corporation, in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or that the dissolution has been authorized by all of the stockholders of the corporation entitled to vote on a dissolution, in accordance with subsection (c) of this section;
(4)
The names and addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation; and
(5)
The date of filing of the corporation’s original certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State.
(e)
The resolution authorizing a proposed dissolution may provide that notwithstanding authorization or consent to the proposed dissolution by the stockholders, or the members of a nonstock corporation pursuant to § 276 of this title, the board of directors or governing body may abandon such proposed dissolution without further action by the stockholders or members.
(f)
If a corporation has included in its certificate of incorporation a provision limiting the duration of its existence to a specified date in accordance with § 102(b)(5) of this title, a certificate of dissolution shall be executed, acknowledged and filed in accordance with § 103 of this title within 90 days before such specified date and shall become effective on such specified date. Such certificate of dissolution shall set forth:
(1)
The name of the corporation;
(2)
The date specified in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation limiting the duration of its existence;
(3)
The names and addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation; and
(4)
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The failure to timely file a certificate of dissolution pursuant to this subsection with respect to any corporation shall not affect the expiration of such corporation’s existence on the date specified in its certificate of incorporation pursuant to § 102(b)(5) of this title and shall not eliminate the requirement to file a certificate of dissolution as contemplated by this subsection. If a certificate of good standing is issued by the Secretary of State after the date specified in a corporation’s certificate of incorporation pursuant to § 102(b)(5) of this title, such certificate of good standing shall be of no force or effect.
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A corporation shall be dissolved upon the earlier of:
(1)
The date specified in such corporation’s certificate of incorporation pursuant to § 102(b)(5) of this title; or
(2)
The effectiveness in accordance with § 103 of this title of a certificate of dissolution filed in accordance with this section.
§ 276. Dissolution of nonstock corporation; procedure.
(a)
Whenever it shall be desired to dissolve any nonstock corporation, the governing body shall perform all the acts necessary for dissolution which are required by § 275 of this title to be performed by the board of directors of a corporation having capital stock. If any members of a nonstock corporation are entitled to vote online•Have your Proxy Card ready•Followfor the simple instructionselection of members of its governing body or are entitled to record your votPHONE Call 1-866-206-4393•Use any touch-tone telephone•Have your Proxy Card ready•Followvote for dissolution under the simple recorded instructionsMAIL•Mark, signcertificate of incorporation or the bylaws of such corporation, such members shall perform all the acts necessary for dissolution which are contemplated by § 275 of this title to be performed by the stockholders of a corporation having capital stock, including dissolution without action of the members of the governing body if all the members of the corporation entitled to vote thereon shall consent in writing and date your Proxy Card•Folda certificate of dissolution shall be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to § 275(d) of this title. If there is no member entitled to vote thereon, the dissolution of the corporation shall be authorized at a meeting of the governing body, upon the adoption of a resolution to dissolve by the vote of a majority of members of its governing body then in office. In all other respects, the method and return your Proxy Cardproceedings for the dissolution of a nonstock corporation shall conform as nearly as may be to the proceedings prescribed by § 275 of this title for the dissolution of corporations having capital stock.
(b)
If a nonstock corporation has not commenced the business for which the corporation was organized, a majority of the governing body or, if none, a majority of the incorporators may surrender all of the corporation rights and franchises by filing in the postage-paid envelope providedYou must registeroffice of the Secretary of State a certificate, executed and acknowledged by a majority of the incorporators or governing body, conforming as nearly as may be to attend the meeting online and/certificate prescribed by § 274 of this title.
(c)
If a nonstock corporation has included in its certificate of incorporation a provision limiting the duration of its existence to a specified date in accordance with § 102(b)(5) of this title, a certificate of dissolution shall be executed, acknowledged and filed in accordance with § 103 of this title within 90 days before such specified date and shall become effective on such specified date. Such certificate of dissolution shall include the information required by § 275(f) of this title. The failure to timely file a certificate of dissolution pursuant to this subsection with respect to any nonstock corporation shall not affect the expiration of such corporation’s existence on the date specified in its certificate of incorporation pursuant to § 102(b)(5) of this title and shall not eliminate the requirement to file a certificate of dissolution as contemplated by this subsection. If a certificate of good standing is issued by the Secretary of State after the date specified in a nonstock corporation’s certificate of incorporation pursuant to § 102(b)(5) of this title, such certificate of good standing shall be of no force or participateeffect.
§ 277. Payment of franchise taxes before dissolution, merger, transfer or conversion.
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(1)
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would be due or assessable for the entire calendar month during which such dissolution, merger, transfer or conversion becomes effective have been paid by the corporation; and
(2)
All annual franchise tax reports including a final annual franchise tax report for the year in which such dissolution, merger, transfer or conversion becomes effective have been filed by the corporation;
notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Secretary of State certifies that an instrument to effect a dissolution, merger, transfer or conversion has been filed in the Secretary of State’s office, such corporation shall be dissolved, merged, transferred or converted at www.proxydocs.com/NBSENeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.Annual Meetingthe effective time of StockholdersFor Stockholderssuch instrument.
§ 278. Continuation of recordcorporation after dissolution for purposes of suit and winding up affairs.
All corporations, whether they expire by their own limitation or are otherwise dissolved, shall nevertheless be continued, for the term of 3 years from such expiration or dissolution or for such longer period as the Court of July 15, 2022TIME:Thursday, September 8, 2022 8:30 AM, Eastern TimePLACE:Annual meetingChancery shall in its discretion direct, bodies corporate for the purpose of prosecuting and defending suits, whether civil, criminal or administrative, by or against them, and of enabling them gradually to settle and close their business, to dispose of and convey their property, to discharge their liabilities and to distribute to their stockholders any remaining assets, but not for the purpose of continuing the business for which the corporation was organized. With respect to any action, suit or proceeding begun by or against the corporation either prior to or within 3 years after the date of its expiration or dissolution, the action shall not abate by reason of the dissolution of the corporation; the corporation shall, solely for the purpose of such action, suit or proceeding, be continued as a body corporate beyond the 3-year period and until any judgments, orders or decrees therein shall be fully executed, without the necessity for any special direction to that effect by the Court of Chancery.
Sections 279 through 282 of this title shall apply to any corporation that has expired by its own limitation, and when so applied, all references in those sections to a dissolved corporation or dissolution shall include a corporation that has expired by its own limitation and to such expiration, respectively.
§ 279. Trustees or receivers for dissolved corporations; appointment; powers; duties.
When any corporation organized under this chapter shall be dissolved in any manner whatever, the Court of Chancery, on application of any creditor, stockholder or director of the corporation, or any other person who shows good cause therefor, at any time, may either appoint 1 or more of the directors of the corporation to be held live viatrustees, or appoint 1 or more persons to be receivers, of and for the InternetPlease visit www.proxydocs.com/NBSE for more detailsThis proxy is being solicited on behalfcorporation, to take charge of the Boardcorporation’s property, and to collect the debts and property due and belonging to the corporation, with power to prosecute and defend, in the name of DirectorsThethe corporation, or otherwise, all such suits as may be necessary or proper for the purposes aforesaid, and to appoint an agent or agents under them, and to do all other acts which might be done by the corporation, if in being, that may be necessary for the final settlement of the unfinished business of the corporation. The powers of the trustees or receivers may be continued as long as the Court of Chancery shall think necessary for the purposes aforesaid.
§ 280. Notice to claimants; filing of claims.
(a)   (1)
After a corporation has been dissolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter, the corporation or any successor entity may give notice of the dissolution, requiring all persons having a claim against the corporation other than a claim against the corporation in a pending action, suit or proceeding to which the corporation is a party to present their claims against the corporation in accordance with such notice. Such notice shall state:
a.
That all such claims must be presented in writing and must contain sufficient information reasonably to inform the corporation or successor entity of the identity of the claimant and the substance of the claim;
b.
The mailing address to which such a claim must be sent;
c.
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That such claim will be barred if not received by the date referred to in paragraph (a)(1)c. of this section; and
e.
That the corporation or a successor entity may make distributions to other claimants and the corporation’s stockholders or persons interested as having been such without further notice to the claimant; and
f.
The aggregate amount, on an annual basis, of all distributions made by the corporation to its stockholders for each of the 3 years prior to the date the corporation dissolved.
Such notice shall also be published at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the office of the corporation’s last registered agent in this State is located and in the corporation’s principal place of business and, in the case of a corporation having $10,000,000 or more in total assets at the time of its dissolution, at least once in all editions of a daily newspaper with a national circulation. On or before the date of the first publication of such notice, the corporation or successor entity shall mail a copy of such notice by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to each known claimant of the corporation including persons with claims asserted against the corporation in a pending action, suit or proceeding to which the corporation is a party.
(2)
Any claim against the corporation required to be presented pursuant to this subsection is barred if a claimant who was given actual notice under this subsection does not present the claim to the dissolved corporation or successor entity by the date referred to in paragraph (a)(1)c. of this section.
(3)
A corporation or successor entity may reject, in whole or in part, any claim made by a claimant pursuant to this subsection by mailing notice of such rejection by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the claimant within 90 days after receipt of such claim and, in all events, at least 150 days before the expiration of the period described in § 278 of this title; provided however, that in the case of a claim filed pursuant to § 295 of this title against a corporation or successor entity for which a receiver or trustee has been appointed by the Court of Chancery the time period shall be as provided in § 296 of this title, and the 30-day appeal period provided for in § 296 of this title shall be applicable. A notice sent by a corporation or successor entity pursuant to this subsection shall state that any claim rejected therein will be barred if an action, suit or proceeding with respect to the claim is not commenced within 120 days of the date thereof, and shall be accompanied by a copy of §§ 278-283 of this title and, in the case of a notice sent by a court-appointed receiver or trustee and as to which a claim has been filed pursuant to § 295 of this title, copies of §§ 295 and 296 of this title.
(4)
A claim against a corporation is barred if a claimant whose claim is rejected pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) of this section does not commence an action, suit or proceeding with respect to the claim no later than 120 days after the mailing of the rejection notice.
(b)   (1)
A corporation or successor entity electing to follow the procedures described in subsection (a) of this section shall also give notice of the dissolution of the corporation to persons with contractual claims contingent upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of future events or otherwise conditional or unmatured, and request that such persons present such claims in accordance with the terms of such notice. Provided however, that as used in this section and in § 281 of this title, the term “contractual claims” shall not include any implied warranty as to any product manufactured, sold, distributed or handled by the dissolved corporation. Such notice shall be in substantially the form, and sent and published in the same manner, as described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(2)
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mail, return receipt requested, within 90 days of receipt of such claim and, in all events, at least 150 days before the expiration of the period described in § 278 of this title. If the claimant offered such security does not deliver in writing to the corporation or successor entity a notice rejecting the offer within 120 days after receipt of such offer for security, the claimant shall be deemed to have accepted such security as the sole source from which to satisfy the claim against the corporation.
(c)   (1)
A corporation or successor entity which has given notice in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall petition the Court of Chancery to determine the amount and form of security that will be reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for any claim against the corporation which is the subject of a pending action, suit or proceeding to which the corporation is a party other than a claim barred pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(2)
A corporation or successor entity which has given notice in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall petition the Court of Chancery to determine the amount and form of security that will be sufficient to provide compensation to any claimant who has rejected the offer for security made pursuant to paragraph (b)(2) of this section.
(3)
A corporation or successor entity which has given notice in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall petition the Court of Chancery to determine the amount and form of security which will be reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for claims that have not been made known to the corporation or that have not arisen but that, based on facts known to the corporation or successor entity, are likely to arise or to become known to the corporation or successor entity within 5 years after the date of dissolution or such longer period of time as the Court of Chancery may determine not to exceed 10 years after the date of dissolution. The Court of Chancery may appoint a guardian ad litem in respect of any such proceeding brought under this subsection. The reasonable fees and expenses of such guardian, including all reasonable expert witness fees, shall be paid by the petitioner in such proceeding.
(d)
The giving of any notice or making of any offer pursuant to this section shall not revive any claim then barred or constitute acknowledgment by the corporation or successor entity that any person to whom such notice is sent is a proper claimant and shall not operate as a waiver of any defense or counterclaim in respect of any claim asserted by any person to whom such notice is sent.
(e)
As used in this section, the term “successor entity” shall include any trust, receivership or other legal entity governed by the laws of this State to which the remaining assets and liabilities of a dissolved corporation are transferred and which exists solely for the purposes of prosecuting and defending suits, by or against the dissolved corporation, enabling the dissolved corporation to settle and close the business of the dissolved corporation, to dispose of and convey the property of the dissolved corporation, to discharge the liabilities of the dissolved corporation and to distribute to the dissolved corporation’s stockholders any remaining assets, but not for the purpose of continuing the business for which the dissolved corporation was organized.
(f)
The time periods and notice requirements of this section shall, in the case of a corporation or successor entity for which a receiver or trustee has been appointed by the Court of Chancery, be subject to variation by, or in the manner provided in, the Rules of the Court of Chancery.
(g)
In the case of a nonstock corporation, any notice referred to in the last sentence of paragraph (a)(3) of this section shall include a copy of § 114 of this title. In the case of a nonprofit nonstock corporation, provisions of this section regarding distributions to members shall not apply to the extent that those provisions conflict with any other applicable law or with that corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
§ 281. Payment and distribution to claimants and stockholders.
(a)
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(1)
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(2)
Shall post the security offered and not rejected pursuant to § 280(b)(2) of this title,
(3)
Shall post any security ordered by the Court of Chancery in any proceeding under § 280(c) of this title, and
(4)
Shall pay or make provision for all other claims that are mature, known and uncontested or that have been finally determined to be owing by the corporation or such successor entity.
Such claims or obligations shall be paid in full and any such provision for payment shall be made in full if there are sufficient assets. If there are insufficient assets, such claims and obligations shall be paid or provided for according to their priority, and, among claims of equal priority, ratably to the extent of assets legally available therefor. Any remaining assets shall be distributed to the stockholders of the dissolved corporation; provided, however, that such distribution shall not be made before the expiration of 150 days from the date of the last notice of rejections given pursuant to § 280(a)(3) of this title. In the absence of actual fraud, the judgment of the directors of the dissolved corporation or the governing persons of such successor entity as to the provision made for the payment of all obligations under paragraph (a)(4) of this section shall be conclusive.
(b)
A dissolved corporation or successor entity which has not followed the procedures described in § 280 of this title shall, prior to the expiration of the period described in § 278 of this title, adopt a plan of distribution pursuant to which the dissolved corporation or successor entity (i) shall pay or make reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations, including all contingent, conditional or unmatured contractual claims known to the corporation or such successor entity, (ii) shall make such provision as will be reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for any claim against the corporation which is the subject of a pending action, suit or proceeding to which the corporation is a party and (iii) shall make such provision as will be reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for claims that have not been made known to the corporation or that have not arisen but that, based on facts known to the corporation or successor entity, are likely to arise or to become known to the corporation or successor entity within 10 years after the date of dissolution. The plan of distribution shall provide that such claims shall be paid in full and any such provision for payment made shall be made in full if there are sufficient assets. If there are insufficient assets, such plan shall provide that such claims and obligations shall be paid or provided for according to their priority and, among claims of equal priority, ratably to the extent of assets legally available therefor. Any remaining assets shall be distributed to the stockholders of the dissolved corporation.
(c)
Directors of a dissolved corporation or governing persons of a successor entity which has complied with subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall not be personally liable to the claimants of the dissolved corporation.
(d)
As used in this section, the term “successor entity” has the meaning set forth in § 280(e) of this title.
(e)
The term “priority,” as used in this section, does not refer either to the order of payments set forth in paragraph (a)(1)-(4) of this section or to the relative times at which any claims mature or are reduced to judgment.
(f)
In the case of a nonprofit nonstock corporation, provisions of this section regarding distributions to members shall not apply to the extent that those provisions conflict with any other applicable law or with that corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
§ 282. Liability of stockholders of dissolved corporations.
(a)
A stockholder of a dissolved corporation the assets of which were distributed pursuant to § 281(a) or (b) of this title shall not be liable for any claim against the corporation in an amount in excess of such stockholder’s pro rata share of the claim or the amount so distributed to such stockholder, whichever is less.
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of this title shall not be liable for any claim against the corporation on which an action, suit or proceeding is not begun prior to the expiration of the period described in § 278 of this title.
(c)
The aggregate liability of any stockholder of a dissolved corporation for claims against the dissolved corporation shall not exceed the amount distributed to such stockholder in dissolution.
§ 283. Jurisdiction.
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Scan QR for digital voting Copyright © 2024 BetaNXT, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved styleIPC The undersigned hereby appoints DIETRICH STEPHANTodd Branning and TODD BRANNINGDov Goldstein (the "Named Proxies"), and each or either of them, as the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned,ofthe undersig ned, with full power of substitution and revocation, and authorizes them, and each of them, to vote all the shares of capital stock of NeuBase Therapeutics,NeuBaseTherapeutics, Inc. which the undersigned is entitled to vote at said meeting and any adjournment thereof upon the matters specified and upon such other mattersothermatters as may be properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof, conferring authority upon such true and lawful attorneys to vote in their discretiontheirdiscretion on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting and revoking any proxy heretofore given.THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, SHARES WILL BE VOTEDIDENTICAL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' RECOMMENDATION. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. In theirIntheir discretion, the Named Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponementorpostponement thereof.You are encouraged to specify your choice by marking the appropriate box (SEE REVERSE SIDE) but you need not mark any box if you wish to vote in accordanceinaccordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendation. The Named Proxies cannot vote your shares unless you sign (on the reverse side) and return this card.PLEASEreturnthis card.This proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of DirectorsPLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD AND MARK ON THE REVERSE SIDESIDENeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.Special Meeting of StockholdersFor Stockholders of Record as of March 28, 2024Monday, May 13, 2024 8:30 AM, Eastern TimeSpecial Meeting to be held live via the Internet - please visitwww.proxydocs.com/NBSE for more details.P.O. BOX 8016, CARY, NC 27512-9903Internet:www.proxypush.com/NBSE• Cast your vote online• Have your Proxy Card ready• Follow the simple instructions to record your votePhone:1-866-206-4393• Use any touch-tone telephone• Have your Proxy Card ready• Follow the simple recorded instructionsMail:• Mark, sign and date your Proxy Card• Fold and return your Proxy Card in the postage-paidenvelope providedVirtual:You must register to attend the meeting onlineand/or participate at www.proxydocs.com/NBSEYOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!PLEASE VOTE BY: 8:30 AM, Eastern Time, May 13, 2024.Have your ballot ready and please use oneof the methods below for easy voting:Your votematters!Have the 12 digit control number located in the box above availablewhen you access the website and follow the instructions.Your control number

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NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.AnnualInc. Special Meeting of StockholdersPlease make your marks like this:THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE: FOR ON PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 PROPOSALYOUR VOTE1.To elect two Class II directors, Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D.PROPOSAL YOUR VOTEBOARD OFDIRECTORSRECOMMENDSFOR AGAINST ABSTAIN1. To approve the liquidation and dissolution of the Company and the Plan of Liquidation andDissolution (the "Plan of Dissolution"), and Gerry J. McDougall, nominated by our Board of Directors, to serve until our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS FORWITHHOLD1.01Dietrich Stephan Ph.D.FOR1.02Gerry J. McDougallFOR 2.Ratify the selection by the Audit Committee ofwhich, if approved, will authorize the Board of Directors toliquidate and dissolve the Company in accordance with the Plan of Marcum LLP asDissolution (the "DissolutionProposal"); and#P1# #P1# #P1#FOR2. To approve an adjournment of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 FORAGAINSTABSTAIN FOR 3.Advisory voteSpecial Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies ifthere are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve named executive officer compensationFOR 4.Approval of a series of alternate amendments to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect, at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors, a reverse split of the Company's common stock, whereby each outstanding 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 shares would be combined, converted and changed into one share of common stock. FOR YouDissolutionProposal.#P2# #P2# #P2#FORProposal_Page - VIFLYou must register to attend the meeting online and/or participate at www.proxydocs.com/NBSEAuthorized Signatures
- Must be completed for your instructions to be executed.Please sign exactly as your name(s) appears on your account. If held in joint tenancy, all persons should sign. Trustees,administrators, etc., should include title and authority. Corporations should provide full name of corporation and title of authorizedofauthorized officer signing the Proxy/Vote Form. SignatureForm.Signature (and Title if applicable)Date Signature (if held jointly) DateDateTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE:FOR ON PROPOSALS 1 AND 2