Nature of the Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Nature of the Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Conduit Pharmaceuticals Limited, formerly known as SGS Global Limited (“Conduit” or the “Company”), was incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company in December 2018. Conduit is a clinical-stage specialty biopharmaceutical company that was formed to facilitate the development and commercialization of clinical assets that have not been, or are not being, prioritized by leading biopharmaceutical companies in order to develop pharmaceutical products that meet the unmet medical needs of patients. The Company’s current development pipeline includes a glucokinase activator, which is Phase II ready in autoimmune diseases including uveitis, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, preterm labor and renal transplant rejection. The Company’s development pipeline also includes a potent, irreversible inhibitor of human Myeloperoxidase (MPO) that has the potential to treat idiopathic male infertility. Merger Agreement On September 22, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), the Company and Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp (“MURF”) consummated the Business Combination. In connection with the Business Combination, MURF changed its name from Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp. to Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a wholly owned subsidiary of Murphy merged with the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and therefore becoming, upon closing of the Business Combination, a wholly owned subsidiary of Murphy. The Business Combination was accounted for a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under the reverse recapitalization method, MURF was treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes, and the Company, the accounting acquirer, was assumed to have issued shares of stock for the net assets of MURF, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. This determination is primarily based on the following predominant factors: (i) post-closing, the Company’s shareholders are expected to have a majority of the voting power of the combined company and ability to elect the members of the combined company’s Board of Directors (“Board”); (ii) the on-going operations post-merger will comprise those of Conduit; and (iii) all of the senior management of the combined company, except for the Chief Financial Officer, will be members of the management of the Company. As a result of the Business Combination, MURF will be renamed “Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc.” The board of directors of each MURF and Conduit have each approved the Business Combination. Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The functional currency of the Company is the British pound sterling. The accompanying financial statements are reported in United States Dollars, the reporting currency of the Company. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2023. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Registration Statement. Liquidity and Going Concern Since its inception, and in line with its growth strategy, the Company has prepared its financial statements assuming it will continue as a going concern. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $ 15.4 4.7 0.9 2.4 0.9 As further discussed in Note 5 – Convertible Notes Payable, in the fourth quarter of 2022 the Company approved approximately $ 3.7 1.9 20 The Company has raised and plans on raising further funds as set out above including through the above-mentioned convertible debt as well as through the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the related PIPE transaction. There is currently no public market for the Company’s ordinary shares. While the Company believes in the viability of its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the issue date of this report. These financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern and do not include adjustments to reflect the possible effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Risks and Uncertainties The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the pharmaceutical industry including, but not limited to, uncertainties related to commercialization of competitor products, regulatory approvals, dependence on key products, dependence on key customers and suppliers, and protection of intellectual property rights. Clinical assets currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval prior to commercialization. These efforts will require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel, infrastructure, and extensive compliance and reporting capabilities. Even if the Company’s efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales. In addition, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) a global pandemic. The pandemic has been a highly disruptive economic and societal event that remains unpredictable. Its duration and extent continue to be dependent on various developments, such as the emergence of variants to the virus that may cause additional strains of COVID-19, the administration and ultimate effectiveness of vaccines, and the eventual timeline to achieve a sufficient level of herd immunity among the general population. Accordingly, the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to have negative effects on the health of the U.S. and other economies for the foreseeable future. As this crisis has unfolded, the Company has continued to monitor conditions and adapt its operations to meet federal, state, and local standards. The Company cannot predict the duration or severity of the COVID-19 pandemic or its ultimate impact on the broader economy or the Company’s operations and liquidity. Due to the pandemic, all clinical trials in the United Kingdom that were not related to COVID-19 were put on hiatus for significant portions of the six months ended June 30, 2022. As a result, during the hiatus, the Company shifted its activities to focus on clinical trials related to COVID-19. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents are primarily maintained with major financial institutions in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The Company considers cash equivalents to be short-term, highly liquid investments that (a) are readily convertible into known amounts of cash, (b) are traded and held for cash management purposes, and (c) have original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. The Switzerland bank accounts holding cash balances are uninsured. The Company has not experienced any losses on this account through the period ended June 30, 2023. The Company did not hold any cash equivalents as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are based on several factors including the facts and circumstances available at the time the estimates are made, historical experience, risk of loss, general economic conditions and trends, and the assessment of the probable future outcome. Subjective and significant estimates include, but are not necessarily limited to, the inputs used to determine the fair value of convertible notes payable, the Cizzle and Vela options and the amount to reserve for the related party loan receivable. Actual results could differ materially from such estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically by management and changes in estimates are made as management becomes aware of changes in circumstances surrounding the estimates. The effects of changes are reflected in the financial statements in the period that they are determined. Fair Value Measurements Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. In determining fair value, the Company used various valuation approaches. A fair value hierarchy has been established for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumption about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels, based on the inputs, as follows: ● Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these instruments does not entail a significant degree of judgment. ● Level 2— Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for either similar instruments in active markets, identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-derived valuations whose inputs or significant value drivers are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data. ● Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable. These valuations require significant judgment. The Company’s Level 1 assets consist of cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying balance sheets and the value of accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has two financial liabilities, convertible notes that are adjusted to fair value on a recurring basis as well as two option liabilities for which the fair value is determined based on Level 3 inputs as such inputs are not readily observable. See Note 2, Note 4 and Note 5 for further information on the Company’s financial liability held at fair value. Research and Development and Funding Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with the research and development of our clinical assets and programs. Funding expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with the Company providing funding to St George Street Capital (“SGSC”) to carry out its research and development activities. SGSC holds all licenses to conduct clinical research through third party pharmaceutical companies. The Company expenses research and development costs and intangible assets acquired that have no alternative future use as incurred. These expenses include: ● expenses incurred under agreements with organizations that support the Company’s drug discovery and development activities; ● expenses incurred in connection with the preclinical and clinical development of the Company’s clinical assets and programs, including under agreements with contract research organizations, or CROs; ● costs related to contract manufacturing organizations, or CMOs, that are primarily engaged to provide drug substance and product for our clinical trials, research and development programs, as well as investigative sites and consultants that conduct the Company’s clinical trials, nonclinical studies and other scientific development services; ● the costs of acquiring and manufacturing nonclinical and clinical trial materials, including manufacturing registration and validation batches; ● employee-related expenses, including salaries, related benefits and equity-based compensation expense, for employees engaged in research and development functions; ● costs related to compliance with quality and regulatory requirements; ● payments made under third-party licensing agreements; and ● direct and allocated costs related to facilities, information technology, personnel and other overhead. Advance payments that we make for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are recorded as prepaid expenses. Such amounts are recognized as an expense as the goods are delivered or consumed or the related services are performed, or until it is no longer expected that the goods will be delivered, or the services rendered. General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs for personnel in executive management, finance, corporate and business development, and administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include legal fees relating to patent and corporate matters; professional fees for accounting, auditing, tax, and administrative consulting services; insurance costs; administrative travel expenses and other operating costs The Company has incurred increased accounting, audit, legal, regulatory, compliance and director and officer insurance costs as well as investor and public relations expenses associated with being a public company. The Company anticipates that its general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as it increases its headcount to support the development of its clinical assets and programs and with continued research and development activities. Income Taxes ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes The Company is exempt from income tax in the Cayman Islands. Net Loss per Ordinary Share Attributable to Ordinary Shareholders The Company calculates net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders – basic and diluted using the two-class method under ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share Investments in Equity Securities Investments in equity securities that have a readily determinable fair value are reported at fair value. Changes in fair value between accounting periods are recorded in other expense, net, in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Realized gains or losses upon sale are recorded in other expense, net, in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company did not hold any available for sale or trading securities at the period ended June 30, 2023 or at the year ended December 31, 2022. Intangible Assets Intangible assets subject to amortization include a developed patent. The Company qualitatively evaluates intangible assets for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not the carrying amount of intangible assets may excess their implied fair values. The company recorded an immaterial amount for the intangible asset and an immaterial amount of amortization expense for the periods ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no indicators of impairment of the intangible asset were identified. Related Party Loan The loan made to a related party is stated at the principal amount of $ 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 Foreign Currency Translation Monetary assets and liabilities in the functional currency, the British pound, are re-measured into the reporting currency at the rates of exchange prevailing at the reporting date. Income and expense transactions in the functional currency are re-measured into the reporting currency at the average exchange rate prevailing during the reporting period. Non-monetary items in functional currency are re-measured into the reporting currency at the historical exchange rate (i.e., the rate of exchange at the date of the transaction). The gains or losses resulting from foreign currency translation are included in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Emerging Growth Company Status The Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment of the JOBS Act until such time as those standards apply to private companies. The Company has elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that: (i) is no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, these financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates. If the Business Combination were to be consummated, the surviving company will remain an emerging growth company, as defined by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups act of 2012, until the earliest of (i) the last day of the combined entity’s first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of MURF’s initial public offering, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which the combined entity has total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (iii) the last day of the fiscal year in which the combined entity is deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of the combined entity’s common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million as of the prior December 31 st | 1. Nature of the Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Conduit Pharmaceuticals Limited, formerly known as SGS Global Limited (“Conduit” or the “Company”), was incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company in December 2018. Conduit is a clinical-stage specialty biopharmaceutical company that was formed to facilitate the development and commercialization of clinical assets that have not been, or are not being, prioritized by leading biopharmaceutical companies in order to develop pharmaceutical products that meet the unmet medical needs of patients. The Company’s current development pipeline includes a glucokinase activator, which is Phase II ready in autoimmune diseases including uveitis, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, preterm labor and renal transplant rejection. The Company’s development pipeline also includes a potent, irreversible inhibitor of human Myeloperoxidase (MPO) that has the potential to treat idiopathic male infertility. Merger Agreement On November 8, 2022, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Conduit Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp. (“MURF”), a publicly traded blank check special purpose acquisition company. Under the terms of the Merger proposed in the Merger Agreement, a wholly owned subsidiary of Murphy will merge with the Company, with the Company being the surviving company and therefore becoming, upon closing of the Merger Agreement, a wholly owned subsidiary of Murphy. The Business Combination will be accounted for a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under the reverse recapitalization method, MURF will be treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes, and the Company, the accounting acquirer, will be assumed to have issued shares of stock for the net assets of MURF, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. This determination is primarily based on the following predominant factors: (i) post-closing, the Company’s shareholders are expected to have a majority of the voting power of the combined company and ability to elect the members of the combined company’s Board of Directors (“Board”); (ii) the on-going operations post-merger will comprise those of Conduit; and (iii) all of the senior management of the combined company, except for the Chief Financial Officer, will be members of the management of the Company. As a result of the Business Combination, MURF will be renamed “Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc.” The board of directors of each MURF and Conduit have each approved the Business Combination. The completion of the Business Combination, which is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2023, is subject to a special resolution of the Company’s shareholders and approval of MURF’s stockholders of the respective entities and the satisfaction or waiver of certain other customary closing conditions. Basis of Presentation The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The functional currency of the Company is the British pound sterling. The accompanying financial statements are reported in United States Dollars, the reporting currency of the Company. Liquidity and Going Concern Since its inception, and in line with its growth strategy, the Company has prepared its financial statements assuming it will continue as a going concern. Since its inception, the Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations. As of December 31, 2022, and 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $ 10.8 5.9 4.9 3.7 2.3 2.2 As further discussed in Note 5 - Convertible Notes Payable, in the fourth quarter of 2022 the Company approved approximately $ 3.6 1.8 27 The Company has raised and plans on raising further funds as set out above including through the above-mentioned convertible debt as well as through the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the related PIPE transaction. There is currently no public market for the Company’s ordinary shares. While the Company believes in the viability of its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the issue date of this report. These financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern and do not include adjustments to reflect the possible effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Risks and Uncertainties The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the pharmaceutical industry including, but not limited to, uncertainties related to commercialization of competitor products, regulatory approvals, dependence on key products, dependence on key customers and suppliers, and protection of intellectual property rights. Clinical assets currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval prior to commercialization. These efforts will require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel, infrastructure, and extensive compliance and reporting capabilities. Even if the Company’s efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales. In addition, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) a global pandemic. The pandemic has been a highly disruptive economic and societal event that remains unpredictable. Its duration and extent continue to be dependent on various developments, such as the emergence of variants to the virus that may cause additional strains of COVID-19, the administration and ultimate effectiveness of vaccines, and the eventual timeline to achieve a sufficient level of herd immunity among the general population. Accordingly, the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to have negative effects on the health of the U.S. and other economies for the foreseeable future. As this crisis has unfolded, the Company has continued to monitor conditions and adapt its operations to meet federal, state, and local standards. The Company cannot predict the duration or severity of the COVID-19 pandemic or its ultimate impact on the broader economy or the Company’s operations and liquidity. Due to the pandemic, all clinical trials in the United Kingdom that were not related to COVID-19 were put on hiatus through a significant portion of the year ended December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the hiatus As a result, during the hiatus, the Company shifted its activities to focus on clinical trials related to COVID-19. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents are primarily maintained with major financial institutions in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The Company considers cash equivalents to be short-term, highly liquid investments that (a) are readily convertible into known amounts of cash, (b) are traded and held for cash management purposes, and (c) have original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. The Switzerland bank accounts holding cash balances are uninsured. The Company has not experienced any losses on this account through the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not hold any cash equivalents. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are based on several factors including the facts and circumstances available at the time the estimates are made, historical experience, risk of loss, general economic conditions and trends, and the assessment of the probable future outcome. Subjective and significant estimates include, but are not necessarily limited to, the inputs used to determine the fair value of convertible notes payable and the amount to reserve for the related party loan receivable. Actual results could differ materially from such estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically by management and changes in estimates are made as management becomes aware of changes in circumstances surrounding the estimates. The effects of changes are reflected in the financial statements in the period that they are determined. Fair Value Measurements Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. In determining fair value, the Company used various valuation approaches. A fair value hierarchy has been established for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumption about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels, based on the inputs, as follows: ● Level 1- Valuations based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these instruments does not entail a significant degree of judgment. ● Level 2- Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for either similar instruments in active markets, identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-derived valuations whose inputs or significant value drivers are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data. ● Level 3- Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable. These valuations require significant judgment. The Company’s Level 1 assets consist of cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying balance sheets and the value of accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has two financial liabilities, convertible notes that are adjusted to fair value on a recurring basis as well as an option liability for which the fair value is determined based on Level 3 inputs as such inputs are not readily observable. See Note 2 and Note 5 for further information on the Company’s financial liability held at fair value. Research and Development and Funding Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with the research and development of our product candidates and programs. Funding expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with the Company providing funding to St George Street Capital (“St George Street”) to carry out its research and development activities. St George Street holds all licenses to conduct clinical research through third party pharmaceutical companies. The Company expenses research and development costs and intangible assets acquired that have no alternative future use as incurred. These expenses include: ● expenses incurred under agreements with organizations that support the Company’s drug discovery and development activities; ● expenses incurred in connection with the preclinical and clinical development of the Company’s product candidates and programs, including under agreements with contract research organizations, or CROs; ● costs related to contract manufacturing organizations, or CMOs, that are primarily engaged to provide drug substance and product for our clinical trials, research and development programs, as well as investigative sites and consultants that conduct the Company’s clinical trials, nonclinical studies and other scientific development services; ● the costs of acquiring and manufacturing nonclinical and clinical trial materials, including manufacturing registration and validation batches; ● employee-related expenses, including salaries, related benefits and equity-based compensation expense, for employees engaged in research and development functions; ● costs related to compliance with quality and regulatory requirements; ● payments made under third-party licensing agreements; and ● direct and allocated costs related to facilities, information technology, personnel and other overhead. Advance payments that we make for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are recorded as prepaid expenses. Such amounts are recognized as an expense as the goods are delivered or consumed or the related services are performed, or until it is no longer expected that the goods will be delivered, or the services rendered. General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs for personnel in executive management, finance, corporate and business development, and administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include legal fees relating to patent and corporate matters; professional fees for accounting, auditing, tax, and administrative consulting services; insurance costs; administrative travel expenses and other operating costs. The Company has incurred increased accounting, audit, legal, regulatory, compliance and director and officer insurance costs as well as investor and public relations expenses associated with being a public company. The Company anticipates that its general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as it increases its headcount to support the development of its product candidates and programs and with continued research and development activities. Income Taxes ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes The Company is exempt from income tax in the Cayman Islands. Net Loss per Ordinary Share Attributable to Ordinary Shareholders The Company calculates net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders - basic and diluted using the two-class method under ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share Intangible Assets Intangible assets subject to amortization include a developed patent. The Company qualitatively evaluates intangible assets for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not the carrying amount of intangible assets may excess their implied fair values. The company recorded an immaterial amount for the intangible asset and an immaterial amount of amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, no indicators of impairment of the intangible asset were identified. Related Party Loan The loan made to a related party is stated at the principal amount of $ 0.3 0.3 Investments in Equity Securities Investments in equity securities that have a readily determinable fair value are reported at fair value. Changes in fair value between accounting periods are recorded in other income, net, in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Realized gains or losses upon sale are recorded in other income, net, in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company did not hold any available for sale or trading securities at the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. Foreign Currency Translation Monetary assets and liabilities in the functional currency are re-measured into the reporting currency at the rates of exchange prevailing at the reporting date. Income and expense transactions in the functional currency are re-measured into the reporting currency at the average exchange rate prevailing during the reporting period. Non-monetary items in functional currency are re-measured into the reporting currency at the historical exchange rate (i.e., the rate of exchange at the date of the transaction). The gains or losses resulting from foreign currency translation are included in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Emerging Growth Company Status The Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment of the JOBS Act until such time as those standards apply to private companies. The Company has elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that: (i) is no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, these financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates. If the Business Combination (see Note 1) were to be consummated, the surviving company will remain an emerging growth company, as defined by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups act of 2012, until the earliest of (i) the last day of the combined entity’s first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of MURF’s initial public offering, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which the combined entity has total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (iii) the last day of the fiscal year in which the combined entity is deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of the combined entity’s common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million as of the prior December 31 st Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Effective January 1, 2021, the Company adopted ASU No. 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” Topic 842 was subsequently amended by ASU 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” and ASU 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842)”. The amendments in this update increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, the amendments permit lessees to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying assets not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. For finance leases, the amendments in this update require a lessee to (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, on the balance sheet; (2) recognize interest on the lease liability separately from amortization of the right-of-use asset in the statement of operations; (3) classify repayments of the principal portion of the lease liability within financing activities and payments of interest on the lease liability and variable lease payments within operating activities in the statement of cash flows. For operating leases, the amendments in this update require a lessee to (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, on the balance sheet; (2) recognize a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a generally straight-line basis; (3) classify all cash payments within operating activities in the statement of cash flows. On October 16, 2019, the FASB approved the proposal to delay the effective date for this standard for private and all other entities. Due to the Company’s extended transition period election, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. In June 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-05, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) in response to the pandemic which has adversely affected the global economy and caused significant and widespread business and capital market disruptions. The FASB is committed to supporting and assisting stakeholders during this difficult time. The FASB issued ASU 2020-05 as a limited deferral of the effective dates of certain ASUs, including ASU 2016-02 (including amendments issued after the issuance of the original) to provide immediate, near-term relief for certain entities for whom these ASUs are either currently effective or imminently effective. This update is effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2022, and interim periods beginning January 1, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating its impact. The Company did not have any lease agreements as of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and does not believe the new standard will have a material impact on the financial statements. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2022. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments |