Stockholders’ Equity | Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity Stock Transactions Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement on October 25, 2022, the Company issued the following securities: Holders of conversion rights issued as a component of units in Mana’s initial public offering (the “Public Rights”) were issued an aggregate of 928,571 Holders of existing shares of common stock of Legacy Cardio and the holder of equity rights of Legacy Cardio (together, the “Legacy Cardio Stockholders”) received an aggregate of 6,883,306 exchange ratio of 3.427259 pursuant to the Merger Agreement The Legacy Cardio Stockholders received, in addition, an aggregate of 43,334 $433,334 Mana public stockholders (excluding Mana Capital, LLC, the SPAC sponsor (the “Sponsor”), and Mana’s former officers and directors) own 34,548 shares of the Company’s Common Stock and the Sponsor, Mana’s former officers and directors and certain permitted transferees own 1,625,000 Immediately after giving effect to the Business Combination, there were 9,514,743 issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock. On October 25, 2022, in connection with the approval of the Business Combination, the Company’s stockholders approved the Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”). The purpose of the 2022 Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing eligible employees, officers, directors and consultants with additional incentives to remain with the Company and its subsidiaries, to increase their efforts to make the Company more successful, to reward such persons by providing an opportunity to acquire shares of Common Stock on favorable terms and to attract and retain the best available personnel to participate in the ongoing business operations of the Company. The 2022 Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units and Performance Shares. The 2022 Plan, as approved, permits the issuance of up to 3,265,516 st st Common Stock Issued On March 2, 2023, a shareholder exercised warrants in exchange for 100,000 $390,000 During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 52,375 $44,000 During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 251,172 $200,000 In connection with the convertible notes payable (see Note 11 below) the noteholders converted $5,000,000 10,622,119 The Company sold post-merger 2,484,872 725,032 $11,986,036 $1,198,604 214,998 66,465 19,393 Warrants On October 1, 2019, the Company issued warrants to a seed funding firm equivalent to 2% of the fully-diluted equity of the Company, or 22,500 $150,000 In April 2022, the Company issued fully vested warrants to investors as part of private placement subscription agreements pursuant to which the Company issued common stock. Each shareholder received warrants to purchase 50% of the common stock issued at an exercise price of $3.90 June 30, 2027 As of May 23, 2022, the Company issued fully vested warrants to investors as part of an additional private placement subscription agreements pursuant to which the Company issued common stock. Each shareholder received warrants to purchase 50% of the common stock issued at an exercise price of $6.21 All of the warrants issued by Legacy Cardio were exchanged in the Business Combination for warrants of the Company based on the merger exchange ratio. Warrant activity during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows: Schedule of warrant activity Weighted Average Remaining Warrant Outstanding Average Exercise Price Contractual Life (Years) Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2021 114,924 $ 3.90 5.90 Warrants granted 1,988,973 4.84 Warrants received in merger 5,749,993 11.50 Merger adjustment to prior year 152,730 3.90 Warrants exercised (52,000 ) 3.90 Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2022 7,954,620 9.63 4.72 Warrants exercised (100,000 ) 3.90 Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2023 7,854,620 $ 9.70 3.72 Options On May 6, 2022, Legacy Cardio granted 513,413 1,759,599 $3.90 May 6, 2032 Option activity during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows: Schedule of option activity Weighted Average Remaining Option Outstanding Average Exercise Price Contractual Life (Years) Options outstanding at December 31, 2021 — $ — Options granted 1,759,599 3.90 Options outstanding at December 31, 2022 1,759,599 3.90 9.35 Options granted 825,000 1.26 Options outstanding at December 31, 2023 2,584,599 $ 3.06 8.71 |