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Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Development Update on Major Milestones Achieved
Clears Cingulate to File for Marketing Approval of CTx-1301 targeted in 1H 2025
CITY, Kan., August 13, 2024 -- Cingulate Inc. (NASDAQ: CING), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing its proprietary Precision
Timed Release (PTR ) drug delivery platform technology to build and advance a pipeline of next-generation pharmaceutical
products, today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and provided a clinical and business update.
has achieved major development milestones in the second quarter of 2024 relating to our first product candidate, CTx-1301 for the treatment
of ADHD. The combination of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for filing for marketing approval and completion of the
registration batches keeps us on the path to a targeted NDA submission in the first half of 2025. We are further encouraged by a recent
M&A transaction announced in the ADHD space as we continue to explore licensing opportunities for CTx-1301 in and outside the United
States," said Shane Schaffer, Chief Executive Officer of Cingulate.
Clearance to File for Marketing Approval of CTx-1301 and Development Update
achieved significant milestones relating to the development of CTx-1301 during the second quarter, including confirmation from the FDA
of the remaining clinical requirements for the filing a New Drug Application (NDA). Cingulate is progressing with these clinical activities
which include the completion of a Food Effect Study of the 50mg dose of the product and the data analysis of the Phase 3 adult dose optimization
study and the Phase 3 fixed dose pediatric and adolescent safety and efficacy study. Cingulate expects to be positioned to schedule a
pre-NDA meeting and move forward with the submission of the NDA which is targeted for the first half of 2025.
addition, Cingulate completed the manufacturing of its twelve registration batches for CTx-1301. Registration batches are required by
the FDA to be manufactured before submitting an NDA using the actual equipment, dosage strengths and procedures that will be used to
commercialize the drug product candidate.
Development and Payer Study
continues to explore additional licensing arrangements for CTx-1301 both inside and outside the US. As part of this process, Cingulate
commissioned a payer study based on its product candidate and lead asset CTx-1301 (dexmethylphenidate) for the treatment of ADHD. CTx-1301
currently is in development, so the payers were interviewed in a blinded manner and asked about a Cingulate's product candidate
that may or may not correspond to its final FDA-approved product label.
payers, representing over 121 million covered lives, were interviewed. The study reviewed current coverage and reimbursement status and
policies for ADHD treatments, assessed unmet needs and expectations for management of the category in the future, and tested the product
profile to explore payers' perceptions and expectations, including perceived value, differentiation, and expected pricing, reimbursement
and contracting potential. Key findings showed CTx-1301 to be a most valuable ADHD prospective treatment and is likely to gain
coverage through the contracting process.
Million of Capital Raised through a Warrant Inducement
late June 2024, Cingulate entered into an inducement offer letter agreement pursuant to which holders of certain of its existing warrants
from the February 2024 public offering, agreed to exercise their warrants at a reduced exercise price of $7.02 per share. In consideration
for the exercise of these warrants, the holders received new Series C and Series D common stock purchase warrants. Cingulate received
net proceeds of $1.6 million on the closing of this warrant inducement which occurred on July 1, 2024.
August 2, 2024, the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the Panel) notified Cingulate that it had granted its request for an exception to demonstrate
compliance with the $1.00 Minimum Bid Price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the Bid Price Requirement) for continued
listing through August 23, 2024 (the Exception). The Panel granted Cingulate's request for the Exception, subject to (i) Cingulate
effecting a reverse stock split on or before August 9, 2024, at a ratio of between 1-for-3 and 1-for-15; and (ii) on or before August
23, 2024, Cingulate demonstrating compliance with the Bid Price Requirement by evidencing a closing bid price of $1.00 or more per share
for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive trading sessions, and evidencing compliance with all applicable criteria for continued listing
on Nasdaq. On August 9, 2024, Cingulate completed a one-for-twelve reverse stock split in an effort to evidence compliance with the Bid
Position: As of June 30, 2024, Cingulate had $0.4 million in cash and cash equivalents. On July 1, 2024, Cingulate received the net
proceeds of $1.6 million from the warrant inducement described above. Management believes this cash on hand will support operating and
development costs late into the third quarter of 2024. Management intends to seek opportunities to access additional capital as needed,
including non-dilutive capital in terms of potential licensing opportunities inside and outside of the US, and additional equity or debt
As of June 30, 2024, total liabilities were $1.9 million, a decrease from December 31, 2023 of $8.3 million, including the conversion
of the related party note payable in the amount of $3.3 million which occurred in the first quarter of 2024.
Equity: As of June 30, 2024, total stockholders' equity was $3.1 million, an increase of $10.0 million from the end of 2023.
Expenses: R&D expenses were $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of $2.6 million from the three
months ended June 30, 2023. This change was primarily the result of decreased clinical activity in the three months ended June 30, 2024,
as compared to the same period in 2023. During the second quarter of 2023, the Company incurred significant costs relating to two Phase
3 studies for CTx-1301, the fixed dose pediatric and adolescent safety and efficacy study and the pediatric dose optimization and duration
study. Enrollment in these two studies was completed in late 2023 and Cingulate is progressing with the remaining close-out and analytical
activities required for an NDA submission. Manufacturing costs also decreased as the activity in 2023 was more significant as it related
to the manufacture of clinical supply for the Phase 3 studies. In 2024, manufacturing activity included the completion of the manufacturing
of registration batches of CTx-1301. In addition, there was a decrease in personnel costs is the result of lower headcount and the cost
containment measures, which we implemented in late 2023 in order to conserve cash, which included salary reductions ranging from 5-55%
Expenses: Total G&A expenses were $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of $0.6 million from the
three months ended June 30, 2023. This was primarily the result of a decrease in personnel expenses and insurance. The decrease in personnel
expenses was the result of cost containment measures as described above.
Loss: Net loss was $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $6.6 million for the same period in 2023. The
decrease in the net loss primarily related to a decrease in R&D and G&A expenses described above.
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments | $ | 380,928 | $ | 52,416 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 5,126,907 | $ | 3,491,436 | ||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 2,043,135 | $ | 10,360,865 | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | $ | (99,125,597 | ) | $ | (92,943,443 | ) | ||
| Total stockholders' equity | $ | 3,083,772 | $ | (6,869,429 | ) |
Consolidated Statements of Operations
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 1,881,093 | $ | 4,455,927 | $ | 3,688,078 | $ | 6,584,543 | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,325,087 | 1,906,442 | 2,466,319 | 3,627,821 | ||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (3,206,180 | ) | (6,362,369 | ) | (6,154,397 | ) | (10,212,364 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest and other income (expense), net | (3,497 | ) | (253,940 | ) | (27,757 | ) | (408,832 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (3,209,677 | ) | (6,616,309 | ) | (6,182,154 | ) | (10,621,196 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | (3,209,677 | ) | (6,616,309 | ) | (6,182,154 | ) | (10,621,196 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted | $ | (5.47 | ) | $ | (6.79 | ) | $ | (12.28 | ) | $ | (11.08 | ) |
Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company utilizing its proprietary Precision Timed Release (PTR ) drug delivery platform technology
to build and advance a pipeline of next-generation pharmaceutical products, designed to improve the lives of patients suffering from
frequently diagnosed conditions characterized by burdensome daily dosing regimens and suboptimal treatment outcomes. With an initial
focus on the treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Cingulate is identifying and evaluating additional therapeutic
areas where its PTR technology may be employed to develop future product candidates, such as anxiety disorders.
is headquartered in Kansas City, KS. For more information visit Cingulate.com.
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