ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2023 Annual Report. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Forward-Looking Statements.” You should review the disclosure under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the 2023 Annual Report for a discussion of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW
Scorpius Holdings, Inc. is a contract development and manufacturing organization (“CDMO”) that provides process development and biomanufacturing services to support the biomanufacturing needs of third parties who use its biomanufacturing capacity as a fee-for-service model through our subsidiary, Scorpius Biomanufacturing, Inc. (formerly known as Scorpion Biological Services, Inc.). Scorpius couples CGMP biomanufacturing and quality control expertise with cutting edge capabilities in immunoassays, molecular assays, and bioanalytical methods to support cell- and gene-based therapies as well as large molecule biologics using American-made equipment, reagents, and materials. We anticipate the prioritization of Scorpius on American-made equipment, reagents, and materials paired with domestic sourcing of biomanufacturing expertise will make us competitive for U.S. government contracts and biodefense assets. We anticipate this will successfully support our expansion within the growing CDMO market.
We commenced operations of the leased San Antonio facility in September 2022 and have enhanced our in-house development of bioanalytic, process development and manufacturing capabilities and offer such services to third parties for fees. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in these new operations.
We intend to meet our financing needs for the operations of the facility through multiple alternatives, including, but not limited to, cash on hand, grant funding and incentives, additional equity financings, debt financings, equipment sales leasebacks, and/or funding from partnerships or collaborations, and additional revenue from our CDMO biomanufacturing facility.
Recent Developments
On August 19, 2024, we consummated a public offering (the”August Offering”) of 2,428,000 shares of common stock and 11,947,000 pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 11,947,000 shares of common stock (“PFWs”), including 1,875,000 option pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,875,000 shares of common stock (“Option PFWs”) for a purchase price of $1.00 per share of common stock, a purchase price of $0.9998 per PFW, and an exercise price of $0.0002 per PFW and Option PFW resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $14.4 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses. Each PFW and Option PFW is exercisable for one share of common stock.
On July 30, 2024, we entered into a Note Cancellation and Amendment to Asset and Equity Interests Purchase Agreement of that certain 1% non-convertible promissory note, dated May 1, 2024, in the principal amount of $750,000 (the “Note”), issued by us to Elusys Holdings Inc., a company controlled by our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, Jeffrey Wolf, and an amendment to the Asset and Equity Interests Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2023, by and between Elusys Holdings and us. Pursuant to the Amendment the Note was cancelled in exchange for an amendment to the Asset and Equity Interests Purchase Agreement which eliminates the payment of any royalty fees by Elusys Holdings to us and instead provides a cash payment to us of $2.5 million on or prior to December 31, 2028.
On July 17, 2024, we effected a 1-for-200 reverse stock split, (the “Reverse Stock Split”), which was approved by our stockholders at the 2024 Annual Meeting held on July 15, 2024. As a result of the 1-for-200 Reverse Stock Split, each 200