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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549.
 
Form
10-K
 
(Mark
One)
 
☒
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
 
OR
 
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For
the transition period from_______to_______
 
Commission
File Number 001-38148
 
CO-DIAGNOSTICS,
INC.
 
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Utah
 
46-2609396
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
 
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
 
2401
S. Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
(801)
438-1036
(Registrant’s
telephone number including area code)
 
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title
of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock
 
CODX
 
The
Nasdaq Capital Market
 
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
 
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934
during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data
File required
to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or such shorter period that
the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company or an
emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller
reporting company,” and “emerging growth company”
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
 
Large
accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated
filer
☐
 
Non-accelerated
filer
☒
Smaller
reporting company
☒
 
 
 
Emerging
growth company
☐
 
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new
or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of its internal control
over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered
public accounting firm that prepared or
issued its audit report. ☐
 
If
securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant
included in the
filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
 

Indicate
by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation
received
by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
 
The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which
the common
stock was last sold as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was
approximately $37,000,000.
 
As
of March 21, 2025, there were 33,572,643 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.
 
 
 
 

 
 
Table
of Contents
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
PART I
 
 
 
 
Item
1.
Business.
4
 
 
 
Item
1A.
Risk Factors.
13
 
 
 
Item
1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments.
25
 
 
 
Item
1C.
Cybersecurity
26
 
 
 
Item
2.
Properties.
27
 
 
 
Item
3.
Legal Proceedings.
27
 
 
 
Item
4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
28
 
 
 
PART II
 
 
 
 
Item
5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
29
 
 
 
Item
6.
[Reserved.]
30
 
 
 
Item
7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
30
 
 
 
Item
7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
34
 
 
 
Item
8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
35
 
 
 
Item
9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
55
 
 
 
Item
9A.
Controls and Procedures.
55
 
 
 
Item
9B.
Other Information.
56
 
 
 
Item
9C.
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
56
 
 
 
PART III
 
 
 
 
Item
10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
56
 
 
 
Item
11.
Executive Compensation.
61
 
 
 
Item
12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
64
 
 
 
Item
13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
65
 
 
 
Item
14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
65
 
 
 
PART IV
 
 
 
 
Item
15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
66
 
2

 
 
PART
I
 
Forward-Looking
Statements
 
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other
than statements of
historical fact contained in this Annual Report and the documents incorporated by reference herein, including statements
regarding future events, our future
financial performance, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations,
are forward-looking statements. We have attempted
to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,”
“believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,”
“intends,”
“may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,”
or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we do not make
forward looking statements
unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. These statements are only
predictions
and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may affect our or our industry’s actual results, levels
of activity,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a highly regulated,
very competitive, and
rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all
risk factors, nor can we address the impact of
all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors,
 may cause our actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statements.
 
We
 have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends
 that we
believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short term and long-term business operations,
and financial needs. These
forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results
to differ materially from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences
include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this Annual Report,
and in particular, the risks discussed under “Item 1,
Business,” “Item 1A, Risk Factors,” and “Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition
and Results of Operations,” and those discussed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”). In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in
this Annual Report may not occur
as described and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied
in the forward-looking statement.
 
Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation:
 
 
●
our
ability to obtain regulatory approval to market and sell our products;
 
 
●
the
results of clinical evaluations of our product candidates;
 
 
 
 
●
market
acceptance of any products that may be approved for commercialization;
 
 
 
 
●
our
ability to protect our intellectual property rights;
 
 
 
 
●
the
impact of any infringement actions or other litigation brought against us;
 
 
 
 
●
competition
from other providers and products;
 
 
 
 
●
our
ability to develop and commercialize new and improved products and services;
 
 
 
 
●
changes
in government regulation;
 
 
 
 
●
and
other factors (including the risks contained in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in other documents we file with the
SEC) relating to our
industry, our operations and results of operations.
 
Should
one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ
significantly
from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.
 
Given
these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
contained in this Annual Report speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements as a
result of new information, events or circumstances or other factors arising or coming to our attention after the date
hereof.
 
3

 
 
As
used in this Annual Report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “Company”, “CODX”
and “Co-Diagnostics” means Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a Utah corporation
and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”),
unless otherwise indicated.
 
ITEM
1: BUSINESS
 
Overview
 
Co-Diagnostics,
Inc., a Utah corporation (the “Company” or “CODX”), develops, manufactures and sells reagents used for diagnostic
tests that function via
the detection and/or analysis of nucleic acid molecules (DNA or RNA), including robust and innovative molecular
tools for detection of infectious diseases.
Our diagnostics systems enable dependable, low-cost, molecular testing for organisms and
 genetic diseases by automating or simplifying historically
complex procedures in both the development and administration of tests. CODX’s
technical advance involves a novel, proprietary approach to PCR test
design of primer and probe structure (“Co-Primers®”)
that dramatically reduces one of the key vexing issues of PCR amplification: the exponential growth
of primer-dimer amplification (false
positives) which adversely interferes with identification of the target DNA/RNA. Using our proprietary test design
system and reagents,
 we have designed and obtained regulatory approval to sell PCR diagnostic tests for the detection of COVID-19, influenza,
tuberculosis,
hepatitis B and C, human papillomavirus, malaria, chikungunya, dengue, and the Zika virus. These initial diagnostic tests are cleared
for use
in clinical labs only and not for point-of-care or at-home use.
 
We
are currently developing a unique, groundbreaking portable diagnostic device and test system designed for point-of-care and at-home use.
The system is
comprised of our PCR instrument that we refer to as the Co-Dx™ PCR Pro™ instrument, our patent-pending diagnostic
test cup system and a mobile
application to be installed on the user’s mobile device. We refer to the system as the “Co-Dx™
PCR platform which has been designed to bring affordable,
reliable polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) testing to patients
in point-of-care and at-home settings. The Co-Dx PCR platform is subject to U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (“FDA”) review
and is not available for sale at the time of this filing. In June 2024, we completed our first U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
application for 510(k) clearance for the Co-Dx™ PCR Pro™ instrument, the Co-Dx PCR COVID-19 Test, and the Co-Dx PCR
mobile
app for over-the-counter (OTC) use. Following productive engagement with the FDA related to the regulatory submission, the Company withdrew
its 510(k) application. The decision to withdraw the submission was based on discussions with the FDA regarding the ability to detect
 a potential
deterioration of one component of the test, related to shelf-life stability. Following dialogue with the FDA and exploring
the various courses of action
available, we determined that the best long-term solution would be to submit a version of the test that
has been enhanced to address the matter raised in the
510(k) review process. The Company plans to submit the next iteration of the Co-Dx
 PCR COVID-19 test for 510(k) OTC clearance, following the
collection of clinical evaluation data to support the new test’s performance.
A new submission also allows the Company to incorporate more recent Co-Dx
PCR platform developments into the COVID-19 test, which Co-Dx
believes will also help create greater operational and manufacturing efficiencies, such
as consolidating manufacturing processes to utilize
the next generation of test kits and instruments across all tests on the at-home and point-of-care Co-Dx
PCR platform. There is no guarantee
 that our Co-Dx PCR platform will receive the necessary regulatory approvals for commercialization, or that, if
regulatory approval is
received, we will be able to successfully commercialize this platform.
 
4

 
 
Technology
 
We
believe our proprietary and patented molecular diagnostics technology is paving the way for innovation in disease detection and life
sciences research
through our enhanced detection of genetic material. For various reasons, including owning our own platform, we believe
we will be able to accomplish this
faster and more economically than some competitors, allowing for significant margins while still positioning
ourselves as a low-cost provider of molecular
diagnostics and screening services. For example, we were the first US-based company to
receive a CE-marking for a COVID-19 test in early 2020, as we
worked to help slow the spread of the pandemic through our global network
of distributors covering clinical labs in more than 50 countries. Our Logix
Smart® COVID-19 test was designed, developed, submitted
for regulatory approval and ready to be used as an in vitro diagnostic or IVD in countries that
accept CE marking for regulatory clearance
in a period of just over 30 days. This is a real-world example of how CODX technology can be used in an
evolving epidemic or pandemic
to get diagnostic tools in the hands of medical professionals in a timely manner. It can be similarly used to design a test for
mutated
strains of SARS-CoV-2 or other viruses should they not be detectable using currently available tests.
 
In
addition, continued development has demonstrated the unique properties of our Co-Primers technology that we believe makes it ideally suited
for a
variety of applications where specificity is key to optimal results, including multiplexing several targets, enhanced Single Nucleotide
 Polymorphism
(“SNP”) detection and enrichment for next generation sequencing.
 
Our
scientists use the complex mathematics of DNA/RNA PCR test design to engineer and optimize PCR tests and to automate algorithms that
rapidly
screen millions of possible options to pinpoint the optimum design. The intellectual property we use in our business consists
of the predictive mathematical
algorithms and patented molecular structure used in the testing process, which together represent a major
 advance in PCR testing systems. CODX
technologies are now protected by more than 20 granted or pending US and foreign patents, as well
as certain trade secrets and copyrights. Ownership of
our proprietary platform permits us the advantage of avoiding payment of patent
royalties required by other PCR test systems, which may allow the sale of
diagnostic PCR tests at a lower price than competitors, while
enabling us to maintain profit margins.
 
Our
 proprietary test design process involves identifying the optimal locations on the target genes for amplification and pairing the locations
 with the
optimized primer and probe structure to achieve outputs that meet the design input requirements identified from market research.
This is done by following
planned and documented processes, procedures and testing. In other words, we use the data resulting from our
tests to verify whether we succeeded in
designing what we intended. Verification involves a series of testing that concludes that the
product is ready to proceed to validation in an evaluation either
in our laboratory or in an independent laboratory setting using initial
production tests to confirm that the product as designed meets the user needs.
 
Using
our proprietary test design system and reagents, we have designed and obtained regulatory approval in the European Community and in India
to sell
PCR diagnostic tests for the detection of COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, human papillomavirus, malaria,
chikungunya, dengue, and
the Zika virus. In the United States, we obtained Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) for our Logix
Smart® COVID-19 detection test from the FDA,
and we sell that test to qualified labs.
In addition, our COVID-19 detection test and certain of our other suite of COVID-19 products have been cleared for
sale in countries
such as the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and Mexico by the regulatory bodies in those countries and have been registered for sale
in
many more countries. In connection with the sale of our tests we may sell diagnostic equipment from other manufacturers, including
an OEM’s PCR
instrument which we refer to here as the “Co-Dx Box”.
 
In addition to testing for infectious disease, Co-Primers technology lends
itself to identifying any section of a DNA or RNA strand that describes any type
of genetic trait, which creates several significant applications.
We, in conjunction with our customers, have designed and licensed tests that identify genetic
traits in plant and animal genomes. We also
have commercialized three multiplexed tests to test mosquitos for the presence of diseases they carry, which
enables municipalities to
concentrate their efforts in managing mosquito populations in specific areas where mosquitos carrying deadly viruses are known
to breed.
 
5

 
 
Co-Dx
PCR Platform
 
We
 believe the benefits of affordable, high-quality diagnostics should be available to everyone. High-quality point-of-care polymerase chain
 reaction
(“PCR”) testing plays a crucial role in healthcare. It enables rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19
or tuberculosis, facilitating timely
treatment and containment measures. By delivering results on-site, it eliminates the need for sample
transportation, reducing the risk that the sample is
transported incorrectly or lost, reducing turnaround time to results, and
allowing for immediate decision-making. Gold-standard PCR testing at the point of
care ensures reliable detection of pathogens, minimizing
incorrect results. In short, high-quality PCR testing at home and at the point of care enhances
patient care, public health response,
and helps control the spread of infectious diseases. That is why we are developing the Co-Dx PCR platform utilizing
our Co-Primers™
real-time PCR technology for at-home and point-of-care testing. Because we believe that testing for COVID-19 and other infectious
diseases
will continue to be a consideration for public health worldwide, we initiated the Co-Dx PCR platform to facilitate frequent, affordable,
reliable
PCR testing to patients in point-of-care and at-home settings, including schools, businesses, and the hospitality industry.
 We believe this may be
accomplished through the development of a testing platform comprised of a compact, relatively low-cost testing
device, the Co-Dx PCR Pro instrument,
together with patent-pending diagnostic test cups that work with the instrument and an intuitive
mobile application, that is easy to use by professionals and
non-professionals, all of which can provide PCR test results in around 30
minutes. As user test results are analyzed and anonymized in the cloud, we
believe this data may be useful for governmental health agencies
and the World Health Organization to determine where outbreaks of infectious diseases
may be occurring and to enable them to act more
quickly and efficiently to slow-down or perhaps even prevent further spread.
 
The
6 ½” x 4 1/2” x 6”, 2 lbs. Co-Dx PCR Pro instrument operates via a smartphone app with simple-to-follow instructions
that includes videos to walk
users through every step, from sample swab collection to the straightforward instrument operation. Results
are processed in the cloud and delivered back to
the user’s smartphone or tablet in about 30 minutes using software designed from
the ground-up for this specific use. The PCR tests themselves (contained
in the simple but unique, innovative test collection cups) are
powered by patented Co-Dx Co-Primers PCR technology.
 
The
 initial diagnostic test designed for use on this platform, an at-home and point-of-care COVID-19 PCR test, was ultimately facilitated
 by our
development of a saliva or nasal swab-based PCR test that does not require RNA/DNA extraction (standard in laboratory-based PCR
testing). The final
result is believed to be approximately equivalent to those processed by a high-complexity clinical laboratory. Our
COVID-19 PCR platform test has the
advantages of increased speed over clinical laboratories, with results in around 30 minutes compared
to hours or even days, and ease of handling thanks to
lyophilization (or freeze-drying) of our testing reagents to allow for storage
at room temperatures. In December 2023, we submitted our proprietary Co-Dx
PCR COVID-19 test cups, together with the Co-Dx PCR Pro instrument
and mobile application, all designed for use in point-of-care and at-home settings,
for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
 (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). In June 2024, we completed our first FDA
application for 510(k) clearance for the Co-Dx
PCR Pro instrument, the Co-Dx PCR COVID-19 Test, and the Co-Dx PCR mobile app for over-the-counter
(OTC) use. Following productive engagement
 with the FDA related to the regulatory submission the Company withdrew its 510(k) application. The
decision to withdraw the submission
was based on discussions with the FDA regarding the ability to detect a potential deterioration of one component of
the test, related
to shelf-life stability. Following dialogue with the FDA and exploring the various courses of action available, we determined that the
best
long-term solution would be to submit a version of the test that has been enhanced to address the matter raised in the 510(k) review
process. The Company
plans to submit the next iteration of the Co-Dx PCR COVID-19 test for 510(k) OTC clearance, following the collection
of clinical evaluation data to
support the new test’s performance. A new submission will also allow the Company to incorporate
more recent Co-Dx PCR platform developments into the
COVID-19 test, which Co-Dx believes will also help create greater operational and
 manufacturing efficiencies, such as consolidating manufacturing
processes to utilize the next generation of test kits and instruments
across all tests on the at-home and point-of-care Co-Dx PCR platform.
 
We
expect to develop further diagnostic tests for use with the PCR Pro instrument, including a multiplex test for influenza A and B, RSV
and COVID-19.
To that effect, in July 2023 we were awarded $1.2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part
of the Rapid Acceleration of
Diagnostics (RADx®) Tech program for development of our upper respiratory panel diagnostic test for
use on the Company’s Co-Dx PCR platform. We are
utilizing the funds from the RADx Tech award to complete development of our flu
A/B, COVID-19, and RSV multiplex test, preparatory for that test to
begin clinical trials on the Co-Dx PCR Pro instrument. The NIH launched
the RADx initiative on April 29, 2020, with the goal of speeding innovation in
the development, commercialization, and implementation
of technologies for COVID-19 testing, leveraging the existing NIH Point-of-Care Technology
Research Network. The RADx Tech program is
managed by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), to support the
accelerated development of tests and
provide regulatory guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
 
6

 
 
We
are also developing diagnostics tests for TB and HPV for use with our Co-Dx PCR platform. We have been awarded two grants totaling $6.8
million
for the TB test and one grant totaling $987,000 for the HPV test by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development
and manufacture of
these tests for our Co-Dx PCR platform. In 2014, all United Nations Member States and the World Health Organization
(WHO) committed to ending the
global TB epidemic by 2030, before the COVID-19 pandemic slowed, stalled or reversed progress of global
TB targets. The WHO reported a worldwide
gap of roughly 2.7 million unidentified cases between the reported number of newly diagnosed
TB cases in 2023 and the estimated number of incident
cases, highlighting the need for a dramatic increase of affordable, high-quality,
point-of-care TB diagnostics to enable rapid treatment decisions to be made
for a disease that has a mortality rate of about 50% if left
untreated. The National Cancer Institute estimates that high-risk HPVs cause roughly 5% of all
cancers worldwide, including cervical
cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women and which led to an estimated 350,000 cervical cancer deaths in
2022 according to the
WHO. About 94% of these deaths are in low- and middle-income countries, and all of which the WHO believes can be dramatically
reduced
by access to diagnostics, vaccinations, and cancer screenings.
 
Infectious
Disease Product Offering
 
Using
our proprietary test design system and reagents, we and CoSara Diagnostics Pvt Ltd (“CoSara”), our consolidated joint venture
for development and
manufacturing in India, design and sell PCR diagnostic tests for detection of diseases and pathogens such as COVID-19,
influenza, tuberculosis, hepatitis B
and C, malaria, dengue, human papillomavirus, chikungunya, and Zika virus, all of which tests have
been designed and verified in our laboratories. Our
tuberculosis test and Zika tests received CE marking in 2018, and a triplex test
for Zika, dengue and chikungunya received CE marking in 2019, qualifying
the tests to be sold throughout the European community and in
most countries in Central and South America. In December 2019, CoSara received a license
to manufacture and sell tuberculosis, hepatitis
B, hepatitis C, human papillomavirus 16/18 and malaria tests in India from the Central Drugs Standard
Control Organization (“CDSCO”).
In February 2020, we received CE marking for our Logix Smart COVID-19 test followed by an EUA by the FDA in
April 2020. Also, in April
2020, our COVID-19 test was approved for manufacture and sale in India by the CDSCO and in Mexico by the INDRE,
Mexico’s equivalent
to the United States Center for Disease Control. In August 2020, we received approval from the Australian Department of Health
Therapeutic
Goods Division to sell our COVID-19 test in Australia.
 
As
explained above, our Logix Smart COVID-19 test was designed, developed, submitted for regulatory clearance and ready to be used as an
in vitro
diagnostic or IVD in countries that accept CE marking for regulatory clearance in a period of just over 30 days. This
is a real-world example of how CODX
technology can be used in an evolving epidemic or pandemic to get diagnostic tools in the hands of
medical professionals in a timely manner. It can be
similarly used to design a test for mutated strains of SARS-CoV-2 or other viruses
should they not be detectable using currently available tests.
 
Caribbean
and Central and South America
 
We
began selling PCR diagnostic tests to entities located in South and Central America and the Caribbean in 2018. In some of those countries,
there are
limited regulatory hurdles, which allowed us to begin offering our tests immediately with CE markings. We have applied for
and received registrations for
our tests in many of those countries that require registration, and our distributors in those countries
 have provided us with in-country assistance in
completing such registrations.
 
We
 first offered our Zika test in this region because of the demand for such a test, followed by tests for tuberculosis, and our triplex
 test for Zika,
chikungunya, and dengue. Sales of those tests have not been material, but with the granting of CE marking and EUA for
our Logix Smart COVID-19, we
experienced an increase in sales in this region.
 
India
 
In
 January 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to manufacture diagnostics tests for seven infectious diseases with a pharmaceutical
manufacturing company in India and formed CoSara Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd. as a joint venture. The agreement provided for the construction
 of a
manufacturing plant and the manufacture of the tests named above and the joint sales and marketing of those tests in India. We have
received a license for
the plant in Ranoli, India to manufacture approved tests and it is being used for testing and manufacturing of
our products for the Indian market.
 
The
CDSCO has given us the approval for manufacture and sale of the 15 tests referred to above, and the Company’s joint venture
manufactures and sells
14 of those tests under the SaraGene brand. The Company manages a reagent rental program in India with
thermocyclers purchased from a third-party
manufacturer and which we refer to here as our Co-Dx Box. The placement of thermocyclers
in India has facilitated the sale of the SaraGene PCR tests in
India. The WHO 2024 Global Tuberculosis Report indicates that India
was the country with the highest number of cases of tuberculosis in the world in
2023, with 26% of an estimated global incidence of
approximately 10.8 million cases.
 
7

 
 
On
March 19, 2020, we announced that CoSara received authorization to manufacture and sell COVID-19 tests in India. Those tests in India
are branded as
SaraGene COVID-19 tests and are sold exclusively by CoSara. The Indian government places restrictions on the price that
could be charged for COVID-19
tests which limited the revenue in India more than we experienced in other parts of the world. At the time
of this report, CoSara has received CDSCO
clearance for RT-PCR tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis B, hepatitis
C (including viral load tests for both hepatitis B and C), human
papillomavirus (HPV), a test for high-risk HPV, two COVID-19 assays,
chikungunya, dengue, a dengue/chikungunya duplex test, an influenza A/influenza
B/COVID-19 (“ABC”) multiplex test, and in
2024 CDSCO cleared the manufacture and sell SARAPLEX™ Influenza Multiplex (IFM) Test Kit to clinical
laboratories as an in vitro
diagnostic for the detection and differentiation of Influenza A and Influenza B.
 
Europe
 
Molecular
diagnostics, such as our tests, are governed in Europe by the framework for IVDs, which encompasses diagnostic products such as reagents,
instruments and systems intended for use in diagnosis of disease. The regulatory system for some IVDs historically allowed for a self-certification
procedure, placing heavy responsibility on manufacturers. Non self-certified products were subject to the same standards as self-certified
products but were
also subject to audit and review by a notified body prior to receiving approval to receiving CE marking. A CE-marking
is a manufacturer’s declaration that
a product meets the requirements of the applicable European Commission (EC) directive. Examples
 of current obligations include having in place a
qualitative manufacturing process, user instructions that are clear and fit for purpose,
and ensuring that the ‘physical’ features of devices and diagnostics do
not pose any danger. If a product fulfils these and
other related control requirements, it may bear a CE marking, as an indication that the product is
compliant with EU legislation and
sold in the European Union. We have received CE marking for six of our tests including for COVID-19, COVID-19 (2
gene test), ABC (a triplex
test for Flu A, Flu B and COVID-19), a DS (Direct Saliva, extraction-free) COVID-19 test, tuberculosis, Zika, and our Zika,
dengue, chikungunya
triplex tests. In May 2022, the EC published the In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR), a new regulation that significantly revised
the
requirements for CE marking of IVDs. To avoid potential shortages of essential healthcare products, the EC extended the transition deadlines
in 2024.
Co-Dx is actively pursuing CE-IVD compliance under IVDR through the Annex IX route to conformity. For manufacturers actively
 pursuing IVDR
compliance, European regulators have allowed a grace period until 2028 for Class B devices to harmonize their devices and
Quality Management Systems
(QMS) with the new regulation.
 
Co-Diagnostics
PCR tests are manufactured under an ISO 13485:2016 certified quality management system, relating to the design and manufacture of our
medical device products. The ISO certification indicates that we meet the standards required to pursue CE-marking for certain of our
products, subject to
the requirements in the updated directive mentioned above.
 
United
States
 
Section
801(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (the “FDA Act”) covers certain medical devices that have not
yet received an
approved Premarket Approval in the United States by the FDA, such as our products. We have not commenced any premarket
approval steps with the FDA
for any of our Logix Smart PCR tests. Section 801(e) of the FDA Act applies to medical devices that are acceptable
to the importing country and that are
manufactured under the FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practices, and grants Co-Diagnostics permission
to export all of our IVD products. We have received
EUA clearance for our Logix Smart COVID-19 test, which allows sales to qualified
labs in the United States and facilitates the registration for sale in other
countries as well. Under the FDA’s existing policy,
the FDA continues to review a prioritized subset of COVID-19 tests for EUAs, and emphasizes that
traditional device premarket review
pathways remain open to all developers. We intend to pursue all appropriate FDA review pathways for products under
development, including
traditional premarket review pathways.
 
Under
our EUA, we are actively selling our Logix Smart COVID-19 test to overseas customers and to CLIA certified laboratories in the United
States. The
CLIA labs are able to use our test, or to further validate our COVID-19 tests (or other tests) as Laboratory Developed Tests
(LDTs), which refers to a
diagnostic test that has been validated for use in the CLIA lab. LDTs may be used by the lab only in that laboratory.
CLIA laboratories develop the
performance characteristics, perform the analytical validation for their LDTs and obtain licenses to offer
them as diagnostic services. We are currently
marketing our Logix Smart COVID-19 test to CLIA laboratories throughout the US.
 
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Market
Opportunity
 
The
market opportunity for our tests changed radically with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because we were able to respond rapidly
and
produce a quality product, we have been able to build a worldwide distribution network that
has allowed us to export products throughout the world. We
anticipate that our network of distributors that we have built over
the past five years will serve us well in sales and distribution of other diagnostic tests and
our forthcoming PCR diagnostic platform.
 
The
molecular diagnostics market is a fast-growing portion of the in vitro (test tube-based, controlled environment) diagnostics market.
There are several
advantages of PCR tests, such as the ones we market and sell, over other forms of diagnostic testing. These advantages
include higher specificity and
sensitivity, the ability to perform multiplex tests and the ability to test for drug resistance or for
individual genes.
 
Mosquito
Vector Control Services
 
In
response to market demand, in June 2019 we introduced our first Vector Smart® PCR tests to be used exclusively for mosquito-borne
pathogens in
mosquito populations. Municipalities in the US and many other countries in the world are concerned about the diseases carried
by mosquitos, which infect
the human population. To prevent outbreaks of potentially harmful viruses such as Zika or West Nile from infecting
 the public, many municipalities
conduct mitigation operations to eliminate the mosquito populations carrying the diseases. Because it
 is too expensive and potentially harmful to the
environment to treat all mosquito breeding areas, municipalities may identify and focus
their efforts on particular areas with mosquitos that are carrying the
harmful viruses. To know where the host mosquitos with the harmful
viruses are located, traps are set, mosquitos collected and then tested. There are over
3,000 mosquito abatement districts throughout
the United States and almost all of them conduct testing to help make the spraying more effective.
 
Our
first vector related test was a triplex test that tests for West Nile, western equine encephalitis and St. Louis encephalitis. We began
shipping the tests in
June 2019. We added a second test that tests mosquitos for Zika, chikungunya and dengue in a triplex test. Finally,
in November 2019, we completed a test
for West Nile, eastern equine encephalitis and St. Louis encephalitis, specifically for use in
the eastern United States. As a result, mosquito abatement
districts can test for three target viruses in one test as compared to performing
three different tests using other market available tests. Our products also
allow municipalities to obtain test results in-house in a
matter of hours, instead of the days or weeks they might otherwise have to wait for a central lab to
process the mosquito tests.
 
We
have sold our Vector Smart™ test products and/or related lab equipment to testing districts in different sections of the country
and are marketing our
products through trade shows, electronic and regular mail solicitations.
 
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Competitive
Advantages of Co-Diagnostics
 
We
believe that we have the following competitive advantages:
 
 
●
Affordability:
Lower-cost test kits, a low-cost Co-Dx Box, and an affordable Co-Dx PCR platform for at-home and point-of-care testing (the
platform is subject to FDA review and not available for sale at the time of this filing).
 
 
 
 
●
Flexibility:
CODX’s tests have been designed to run on many customers’ DNA/RNA diagnostic testing machines. Our technology
is well
suited to the new generation of point-of-care testing (POCT), compact and portable analysis machinery for field, clinical
 and office
applications.
 
 
 
 
●
Speed:
We believe our rapid assay design system software provides shorter time to product release. This has been demonstrated with the
conception, design, product manufacture, clinical verification and submission for a CE marking for our Logix Smart COVID-19 test
(under
the previous directive) being approximately 30 days.
 
 
 
 
●
Accuracy:
We believe our technology allows us to build tests that are highly sensitive and specific, the two benchmarks for accuracy in PCR
testing.
 
 
 
 
●
Personalized
Medicine: We project that rising health care costs in developed and developing nations will increasingly require that health
care
systems be patient-specific to eliminate waste, misdiagnoses, and ineffectiveness. A critical component will be accurate, more
affordable
molecular diagnostics, especially in at-home and POCT settings, for which we are developing products.
 
 
 
 
●
Low-Cost
Provider: Our platform technology obviates the need to pay certain patent royalties typically required of our competitors,
which
use third-party patented test platforms to design and manufacture their tests.
 
 
 
 
●
Worldwide
Footprint: With a dynamic technology that encompasses markets worldwide, we anticipate that we can identify the best target
markets, not only in low-to-middle income countries but also in developed nations.
 
 
 
 
●
Data
Collection: With the anticipated deployment of the Co-Dx PCR platform we expect to play a role in centralizing global data
collection
on infectious diseases that may contribute to faster vaccination and therapeutic responses from health authorities.
 
 
 
 
●
Growth
Industry Category: We believe that real-time PCR testing is the fastest-growing segment of in vitro diagnostic testing.
 
 
 
 
●
Combination
Product Offering: Our tests can be a well-designed match for a new generation of compact and other small POCT devices now
entering the market, including our own Co-Dx Box and Co-Dx PCR Pro instrument. Used together, we believe these affordable tests and
devices have the potential to revolutionize the molecular diagnostics industry in cost, speed of test results and simplification.
 
 
 
 
●
Multiplexing:
Our existing multiplexed tests demonstrate that our Co-Primers-designed tests are able to test for multiple targets in the
same
sample without the distortion caused by false negatives and false positives that often occur in multiplexed tests.
 
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Intellectual
Property
 
Much
of our future success and value depends on our proprietary technology, and therefore, our patent and intellectual property strategy is
of critical
importance. Currently, our flagship Co-Primers technology is covered by two U.S. patents titled “Cooperative primers,
probes, and applications thereof” as
well as by granted and pending foreign counterparts. We have another three U.S. patents directed
to our earlier work in primer and assay designs. For more
recent works, we have filed international and U.S. patent applications directed
to “Methods and Compositions for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
Library Preparation,” “Allele-Specific Design of
 Cooperative Primers for Improved Nucleic Acid Variant Genotyping,” “Methods and Compositions
Related to Cooperative Primers
and Reverse Transcription,” and “Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Automated Self-Contained Biological Analysis”
which is the basis of our at-home and point-of-care PCR platform. We intend to continue building our patent portfolio as development
continues and
resources are available.
 
We
also protect some of our technology and know-how as trade secrets and, where appropriate, we use and register trademarks to protect and
strengthen
our products and proprietary brands. All trademarks, trade/product names, graphics and logos of Co-Diagnostics contained herein
are trademarks of Co-
Diagnostics or its subsidiary, as applicable, in the U.S. and/or other countries. Solely for convenience, we may
refer to trademarks in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K without the ™ or ® symbols, but such references are not intended to
indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, our rights to our trademarks.
 
Major
Customers
 
The
Company had certain customers which were each responsible for generating 10% or more of the total revenue for the years ended December
31, 2024
and 2023, respectively. One customer accounted for approximately 31% of product revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024
and two customers
accounted for approximately 27% of product revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023. Two granting agencies accounted
for approximately 95% of
grant revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, and one granting agency accounted for 100% of grant revenue
for the year ended December 31, 2023.
These customers and granting agencies may not account for the same percentage of product revenue
or grant revenue in future periods. If we were to sell
nothing to those customers in the future, it would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition unless we were able to replace
those customers
with others.
 
Competition
 
The molecular diagnostics industry is extremely competitive. There are
many firms that provide some or all of the products we provide and provide many
diagnostic tests that we have yet to develop. Many of
these competitors are larger than us and have significantly greater financial resources. Many of our
competitors have a competitive advantage
 in the diagnostic testing industry because they also have other lines of business in the diagnostics,
pharmaceutical, or biotech industries
from which they derive revenues and for which they are well known and respected in the medical profession. Many of
these competitors already
 have an established customer base with industry standard technology, which we must overcome to be successful. In the
diagnostic testing
and POCT industries, we compete with such companies as BioMerieux, Siemens, Qiagen, Roche Diagnostics and Cepheid and with such
pharmaceutical
companies as Abbott Laboratories, Becton Dickinson and Johnson and Johnson. We also compete with companies from Asia in certain
markets
who are willing to sell their tests for much less than we sell our tests, which creates competitive price pressure on us in certain regions,
particularly
Asia and Latin America.
 
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We
expect competition to continue to increase as other established and emerging companies enter the market, as customer requirements evolve,
and as new
products, services and technologies are introduced. Some of our existing or new competitors may have strong relationships
with current and potential
customers, including governmental authorities, and, as a result, may be able to respond more quickly to new
or changing regulatory requirements, new or
emerging technologies, and changes in customer requirements.
 
Government
Regulation
 
In
the United States, we are regulated by the FDA and our products must be approved, cleared, or authorized by the FDA before we are allowed
to sell our
tests in the United States as in vitro diagnostics. The FDA granted us an EUA to manufacture and sell our Logix Smart
COVID-19 test to CLIA labs in the
United States. The Company operates under an ISO 13485:2016 certified quality management system, relating
 to the design and manufacture of our
medical device products. Being ISO certified greatly facilitates our applications for regulatory
clearance, including CE marking, which allows us to sell any
tests in most countries in Europe, South America and Asia, depending on
the country and following that country’s registration process. We currently have
CE markings issued for our Logix Smart COVID-19
test, tuberculosis test, our Zika virus test, a triplex test that tests for Zika, dengue, and chikungunya
simultaneously, a triplex “ABC”
test that identifies and distinguishes between Flu A, Flu B and Covid-19, our SARS-CoV-2 2-gene multiplex test, and our
DS (Direct Saliva,
extraction-free) COVID-19 test. In addition, our Logix Smart COVID-19 has received the required license to manufacture and sell in
India
from India’s CDSCO, and The National Epidemiology Institute in Mexico evaluated our Logix Smart COVID-19 and ABC tests and approved
them
for sale in Mexico. We have also received clearance to sell our Logix Smart COVID-19 test in Australia.
 
Employees
 
As
of December 31, 2024, we had 132 full-time and part-time employees at our executive offices and lab facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah.
We have
engaged independent contractors to promote the use of our products and develop outlets for products and employ the services of
 independent sales
representatives on an “as needed” basis.
 
We
consider our people and the way we work to support each other and serve our customers to be critical to our success. The key human capital
measures
and objectives that we focus on in managing our business are: maintaining a strong and collaborative company culture, increasing
our diversity, inclusion
and belonging, offering fair and competitive compensation and benefits, investing in people and organizational
development, protecting and enriching
employee health and wellness, and sustaining a culture of respectful and effective communications.
 
Organizational
History and Corporate Information
 
We
were incorporated as Co-Diagnostics, Inc., in Utah on April 18, 2013. Our principal executive office is located at 2401 S. Foothill Drive,
Salt Lake
City, Utah 84109. Our telephone number is (801) 438-1036. Our web address is www.codiagnostics.com. The contents of
our website are not incorporated
by reference in this Annual Report.
 
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
 
Risks
Related to Our Business and Industry
 
We
have limited commercial history upon which to base our prospects and are not certain that we will achieve profitability in the future.
 
We
have a limited operating history. We began operations in April 2013. Our accumulated retained earnings (deficit) were ($33.0 million)
and $4.6 million
as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We do not have any way of predicting when or if we will achieve profitability
in the future. Potential
investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by early commercial stage companies, many
of which are beyond our control, including
substantial risks and expenses in the course of developing new diagnostic tests, obtaining
regulatory approval of clearance to commercialize such tests,
establishing or entering new markets, organizing operations and marketing
procedures. The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of these
risks, expenses, complications and delays, and the competitive
environment in which we operate. There is, therefore, nothing at this time upon which to
base an assumption that our business plan will
prove successful, and we may not be able to generate significant revenue, raise additional capital or operate
profitably. We will continue
to encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by early commercial stage companies, including scaling up our
infrastructure
and headcount, and may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties or delays in connection with our growth. In addition, as a result
of the
start-up nature of our business, we expect to continue to sustain substantial operating expenses and may not be able to continue
generating sufficient
revenues to cover expenditures. Any investment in our company is therefore highly speculative and could result
in the loss of any investment.
 
Our
future success is dependent on our development of our Co-Dx PCR platform and securing regulatory approval for the platform including
the PCR
Pro instrument and related diagnostic tests, demand for infectious disease diagnostics and upon our ability to develop and market
other commercially
accepted diagnostic tests for our PCR platform.
 
Our
future success will depend, in part, on our development of our Co-Dx PCR platform and securing regulatory approval for the platform including
the
PCR Pro instrument and related diagnostic tests, our ability to develop and sell sufficient quantities of other diagnostics tests,
and our ability to successfully
and profitably market our Co-Dx PCR platform. Attracting new customers and distribution networks requires
substantial time and expense. Any failure to
obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates and to increase sales of our diagnostic
tests in sufficient quantities to achieve profitability in a timely
manner would adversely affect our operating results. Many factors
could affect the market acceptance and commercial success of any of our diagnostic
tests and devices, including:
 
 
●
Our
ability to develop additional infectious disease diagnostic tests for which there is a commercial market;
 
 
 
 
●
Our
ability to obtain regulatory clearance to commercialize our product candidates;
 
 
 
 
●
our
ability to convince our potential customers of the advantages and economic value of our tests over competing technologies and diagnostic
tests;
 
 
 
 
●
the
breadth of our test menu relative to competitors;
 
 
 
 
●
changes
to policies, procedures or currently accepted best practices in clinical diagnostic testing;
 
 
 
 
●
the
extent and success of our marketing and sales efforts; and
 
 
 
 
●
our
ability to manufacture in quantity our commercial diagnostic tests and meet demand in a timely fashion.
 
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The
diagnostic market is highly competitive, and we may not be able to compete effectively against the larger, well-established companies
that dominate
this market or emerging and small innovative companies that may seek to obtain or increase their share of the market.
 
The
markets for diagnostic products are intensely competitive, and many of our competitors are much larger and have substantially more financial
and
human resources than we do. Many have long histories and strong reputations within the industry, and a relatively small number of
companies dominate
these markets.
 
These
companies enjoy significant competitive advantages over us, including:
 
 
●
broad
product offerings, which address the needs of health care providers in a wide range of applications;
 
 
 
 
●
products
that are supported by long-term clinical data;
 
 
 
 
●
greater
experience in, and resources for, launching, marketing, distributing and selling products, including strong sales forces and established
distribution networks;
 
 
 
 
●
extensive
intellectual property portfolios and greater resources for patent protection;
 
 
 
 
●
greater
financial and other resources for product research and development;
 
 
 
 
●
greater
experience in obtaining and maintaining FDA and other regulatory clearances and approvals for products and product enhancements;
 
 
 
 
●
established
manufacturing operations and contract manufacturing relationships;
 
 
 
 
●
significantly
greater name recognition and widely recognized trademarks; and
 
 
 
 
●
established
relationships with healthcare providers and payers.
 
Our
products and any product candidates that we may introduce into the market may not enable us to overcome the competitive advantages of
these large
and dominant companies. In addition, even if we successfully introduce additional product candidates into the market, emerging
and small innovative
companies may seek to increase their market share and they may eventually possess competitive advantages, which
could adversely impact our business.
Our competitors may also employ pricing strategies that could adversely affect the pricing of our
products.
 
We
depend on a limited number of third-party suppliers for key raw materials used in the manufacturing of our products, and the loss of
these third-
party suppliers or their inability to supply us with adequate raw materials could harm our business.
 
We
rely on a limited number of third-party suppliers for the raw materials required for the production of our diagnostic products and product
candidates.
Our dependence on a limited number of third-party suppliers involves several risks, including limited control over pricing,
availability, quality, and delivery
schedules for raw materials. We have no supply agreements in place with any of our suppliers and
cannot be certain that our current suppliers will continue
to provide us with the quantities of raw materials that we require or that
 satisfy our anticipated specifications and quality requirements. Any supply
interruption in limited or single sourced raw materials could
materially harm our ability to manufacture our products until a new source of supply, if any,
could be identified and qualified. We may
be unable to find a sufficient alternative supply channel within a reasonable time or on commercially reasonable
terms. Any performance
failure on the part of our suppliers could delay the production of our products and product candidates and delay the development
and
commercialization of our product candidates, including limiting supplies necessary for commercial sale, clinical trials and regulatory
approvals, which
could have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
In
order to be successful, we must expand our available product lines by commercializing new product candidates, but we may not be able
to do so in a
timely fashion and at expected costs, or at all.
 
Although
we are currently manufacturing diagnostic kits for commercialization, in order to be successful, we will need to expand our product lines
to
include other diagnostic products. To succeed in our commercialization efforts, we must effectively continue product development and
testing, find new
strategic partners, obtain regulatory clearances and approvals, and enhance our sales and marketing capabilities. Because
of these uncertainties, there is no
assurance that we will succeed in bringing any of our current or future product candidates to market.
If we fail in bringing our product candidates to market,
or experience delays in doing so, we will not generate revenues as planned and
will need to curtail operations or seek additional financing earlier than
otherwise anticipated.
 
We
are dependent on our senior management team, scientific team, and external advisors, and the loss of any of them could harm our business,
including by adversely affecting our ability to effectuate our business strategy.
 
The
 members of our current senior management team may not be able to successfully implement our strategy. In addition, we have not entered
 into
employment agreements with any of the members of our senior management team. There are no assurances that the services of any of
these individuals will
be available to us for any specified period of time. The successful integration of our senior management team,
 the loss of members of our senior
management team, scientific team and key external advisors, or our inability to attract or retain other
qualified personnel or advisors could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may not have a sufficient number of qualified personnel to effectuate our
business strategy, which could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
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If
we experience significant disruptions in our information technology systems, our business, results of operations and financial condition
could be
adversely affected.
 
The
efficient operation of our business depends on our information technology systems. We rely on our information technology systems to effectively
manage our sales and marketing, accounting and financial functions; manufacturing processes; inventory; scientific and product development
functions;
and our research and development functions. As such, our information technology systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption
 including from
earthquakes, fires, floods and other natural disasters; terrorist attacks and attacks by computer viruses or hackers;
power losses; and computer systems, or
Internet, telecommunications or data network failures. The failure of our information technology
systems to perform as we anticipate or our failure to
effectively implement new systems could disrupt our entire operation and could
result in decreased sales, increased overhead costs, excess inventory and
product shortages, all of which could have a material adverse
effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Cybersecurity
risks and the failure to maintain the integrity of company, employee or customer data could expose us to data loss, litigation and liability,
and our reputation could be significantly harmed.
 
We
 and third-party service providers collect and retain large volumes of data, including personally identifiable information regarding clinical
 trial
participants and others, for business purposes, including for regulatory, research and development and commercialization purposes,
and our collaborators’
various information technology systems enter, process, summarize and report such data. We also maintain
personally identifiable information about our
employees. The integrity and protection of our company, employee and clinical data is critical
to our business. We are subject to significant data security
and privacy laws and regulations. These regulations impose significant requirements
on how we maintain, use, and protect such information. Maintaining
compliance with these evolving regulations and requirements could
be difficult and may increase our expenses. In addition, a penetrated or compromised
data system or the intentional, inadvertent or negligent
release or disclosure of data could result in theft, loss or fraudulent or unlawful use of company,
employee or clinical data which could
harm our reputation, disrupt our operations, or result in remedial and other costs, fines or lawsuits.
 
Risks
Related to Our Capital Resources and Impairments
 
We
will require additional financing and our failure to obtain additional funding would force us to delay, reduce or eliminate our product
development
programs or commercialization efforts.
 
We
currently have limited committed sources of capital, and we have limited liquidity. Our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable investment
securities as
of December 31, 2024 were $29.7 million. We have entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”)
with Piper Sandler & Co.
(“Piper Sandler”), pursuant to which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having
an aggregate offering price of up to $17,111,650 from time
to time through Piper Sandler acting as our agent, under our prospectus supplement
dated October 18, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we have sold
314,707 shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement resulting in net
proceeds to the Company of $0.2 million. We will require substantial future
capital in order to continue operating our business, conduct
the research and development and regulatory clearance and approval activities necessary to
bring our products to market, and to establish
effective marketing and sales capabilities.
 
If
adequate funds to develop our product candidates and fund operations are not available on a timely basis, we may terminate or delay the
development of
one or more of our product candidates, or delay activities necessary to commercialize our product candidates. Additional
funding may not be available to us
on acceptable terms, or at all. Any additional equity financing, if available, may not be available
on favorable terms and will most likely be dilutive to our
current stockholders, and debt financing, if available, may involve more restrictive
covenants. Our ability to access capital when needed is not assured and,
if not achieved on a timely basis, will materially harm our
business, financial condition and results of operations or could cause us to cease operations.
 
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Our
independent registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern
in its
report on our audited financial statements. We may be unable to continue to operate without the threat of liquidation for the
foreseeable future.
 
Our
report from our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes an explanatory paragraph
stating that
our recurring losses from operations raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are
unable to obtain sufficient additional
funding, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations will be materially
and adversely affected, and we may be unable to continue
as a going concern. If we are unable to continue as a going concern, we may
have to liquidate our assets and may receive less than the value at which those
assets are carried on our consolidated financial statements,
and it is likely that investors will lose all or a part of their investment. Future reports from our
independent registered public accounting
firm may also contain statements expressing doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we seek
additional financing to
fund our business activities in the future and there remains doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, investors or other
financing sources may be unwilling to provide additional funding on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
 
Raising
additional capital by issuing securities or through debt financings or licensing arrangements will likely cause dilution to existing
stockholders,
restrict our operations or require us to relinquish proprietary rights.
 
To
the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, your ownership interest will likely
be diluted, and the
terms may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a stockholder. Debt financing,
if available, may involve agreements
that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions such as incurring
additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring
dividends. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing
arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our
technologies or products or grant licenses on terms
that are not favorable to us. Any of these events could adversely affect our ability to achieve our product
development and commercialization
goals and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Risks
Related to Regulatory Approval of Our Products and Other Government Regulations
 
We
received Emergency Use Authorization or EUA for our Logix Smart COVID-19 test in the US. For our existing EUA and any new EUA, the FDA
may revoke any EUA where it is determined that the underlying health emergency no longer exists or warrants such authorization, which
would
adversely impact our ability to market our COVID-19 test in the United States.
 
The
FDA has the authority to grant an EUA to allow unapproved medical products to be used in an emergency to diagnose, treat or prevent serious
or life-
threatening diseases or conditions when there are no adequate, approved and available alternatives. During the COVID 19 pandemic
the FDA determined
that circumstances exist to justify the authorization of emergency use of medical devices, including alternative products
used as medical devices, during the
COVID-19 pandemic. On April 3, 2020, we received an EUA from the FDA for our Logix Smart Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) kit for use on
individuals who are suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider. We
cannot predict how long the EUA for our COVID-19 test will remain in
place. The FDA may revoke an EUA where it is determined that
the underlying health emergency no longer exists or warrants such authorization. The FDA
may take such a position at any time and without
notice and, therefore, we cannot predict how long our EUAs will remain in place. The FDA may also
revoke an EUA when the circumstances
justifying its issuance no longer exist, such as when an alternative is authorized for marketing through the standard
procedures, including
through a 510(k) clearance.
 
If
our existing EUAs are revoked prior to us having received regulatory approval to commercialize our COVID-19 test through a traditional
pathway, we
may not be able to obtain required clearances or approvals in a timely manner, or at all, and one or more of our competitors
may obtain the necessary
clearances or approvals for their products before we do. In addition, we would be required to cease our commercialization
 efforts, which would
substantially and negatively impact our business. As a result, any such revocation could adversely impact our business,
financial condition and results of
operations.
 
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In
June 2024, we filed a 510(k) application with the FDA for our PCR platform which we withdrew in February 2025 as a result of discussions
with the
FDA. Our long-term success depends substantially on our ability to obtain regulatory clearance or approval and thereafter commercialize
our product
candidates; we cannot be certain that we will be able to do so in a timely manner or at all.
 
In
June 2024, we filed a 510(k) application with the FDA for our PCR platform which we withdrew in February 2025 as a result of discussions
with the
FDA. The process of obtaining regulatory clearances or approvals to market a medical diagnostic from the FDA or similar regulatory
authorities outside of
the United States can be costly and time consuming, and there can be no assurance that such clearances or approvals
will be granted on a timely basis, or at
all. The FDA’s 510(k) clearance process generally takes one to six months from the date
of submission, depending on whether a special or traditional
510(k) premarket notification has been submitted, but can take significantly
longer. An application for premarket approval, or PMA, must be submitted to
the FDA if the device cannot be cleared through the 510(k)
clearance process or is not exempt from premarket review by the FDA. The PMA process
almost always requires one or more clinical trials
and can take two to three years from the date of filing, or even longer.
 
If
we are required to obtain approval of any of our products through the PMA process, the costs associated with such a process will be significant,
which
could adversely affect our financial performance and results of operations. In addition, a submission through the PMA process would
require us to delay
commercialization of such product candidates until after approval is received, if ever. If we are unable to commercialize
our product candidates in a timely
manner, or at all, our business will be adversely affected.
 
Similar
to our compliance with U.S. regulatory requirements, we must obtain and comply with international requirements, in order to market and
sell our
products outside of the United States and we may only promote and market our products, if approved, as permitted by applicable
regulatory authorities.
There is no guarantee that we will receive the necessary regulatory approvals for our product candidates either
inside the United States or internationally. If
our product candidates do not receive necessary regulatory approvals, our business could
be materially and adversely affected.
 
Our
current and future relationships with third-party payers and current and potential customers in the United States and elsewhere may be
subject,
directly or indirectly, to applicable anti-kickback, fraud and abuse, false claims, transparency, health information privacy
 and security and other
healthcare laws and regulations, which could expose us to criminal sanctions, civil penalties, contractual damages,
reputational harm administrative
burdens and diminished profits and future earnings.
 
Our
current and future arrangements with third-party payers and current and potential customers, including providers and physicians, may
expose us to
broadly applicable fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the federal
Anti-Kickback Statute and the
federal False Claims Act, which may constrain the business or financial arrangements and relationships
through which we sell, market and distribute our
products. In addition, we may be subject to transparency laws and patient privacy regulations
by U.S. federal and state governments and by governments in
foreign jurisdictions in which we conduct our business. The applicable federal,
state and foreign healthcare laws and regulations that may affect our ability
to operate include:
 
 
●
the
federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits, among other things, persons from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving
or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce or reward, or in return for, either the referral
of an individual for,
or the purchase, order or recommendation of, any good or service, for which payment may be made under federal
healthcare programs, such
as Medicare and Medicaid;
 
 
 
 
●
federal
civil and criminal false claims laws and civil monetary penalty laws, including the federal False Claims Act, which impose criminal
and civil penalties, including civil whistleblower or qui tam actions, against individuals or entities for knowingly presenting,
or causing to be
presented, to the federal government, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs, claims for payment that are
false or fraudulent or
making a false statement to avoid, decrease or conceal an obligation to pay money to the federal government;
 
 
 
 
●
the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, which imposes criminal and civil liability for executing
a
scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or making false statements relating to healthcare matters;
 
 
 
 
●
HIPAA,
as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, or HITECH, and their respective
implementing
regulations, which impose obligations on covered healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses, as well as
their
business associates that create, receive, maintain or transmit individually identifiable health information for or on behalf of a
covered
entity, with respect to safeguarding the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information;
 
 
 
 
●
the
Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which requires (i) manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies for which payment
is available under Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, with specific exceptions, to report annually
 to CMS
information related to certain “payments or other transfers of value” made to physicians, which is defined to
 include doctors, dentists,
optometrists, podiatrists and chiropractors, and teaching hospitals, (ii) applicable manufacturers and
 applicable group purchasing
organizations to report annually to CMS ownership and investment interests held in such entities by physicians
and their immediate family
members, with data collection beginning on August 1, 2013, (iii) manufacturers to submit reports to CMS
by the 90th day of each calendar
year, and (iv) disclosure of such information by CMS on a publicly available website;
and
 
 
 
 
●
analogous
state and foreign laws and regulations, such as state anti-kickback and false claims laws, which may apply to sales or marketing
arrangements and claims involving healthcare items or services reimbursed by non-governmental third-party payers, including private
insurers; state and foreign laws that require medical device companies to comply with the medical device industry’s voluntary
compliance
guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government or otherwise restrict payments that
may be made to
healthcare providers; state and foreign laws that require medical device manufacturers to report information related
to payments and other
transfers of value to physicians and other healthcare providers or marketing expenditures; and state and foreign
laws governing the privacy
and security of health information in certain circumstances, many of which differ from each other in significant
ways and often are not
preempted by HIPAA, thus complicating compliance efforts.
 
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Efforts
to ensure that our business arrangements with third parties will comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations may involve substantial
costs. It is possible that governmental authorities will conclude that our business practices may not comply with current or future statutes,
regulations or
case law involving applicable fraud and abuse or other healthcare laws and regulations. If our operations are found to
be in violation of any of these laws or
any other governmental regulations that may apply to us, we may be subject to significant civil,
criminal and administrative penalties, including, without
limitation, damages, fines, imprisonment, exclusion from participation in government
 healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and the
curtailment or restructuring of our operations, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business. If any of the physicians or other healthcare
providers or entities with whom we expect to do business,
including our collaborators, are found not to be in compliance with applicable laws, they may be
subject to criminal, civil or administrative
 sanctions, including exclusions from participation in government healthcare programs, which could also
materially affect our business.
 
We
are subject to stringent and changing data protection laws, privacy policies and data protection obligations, which continue to evolve
and change
over time. The actual or perceived failure by us or our third-party service providers or vendors to comply with such obligations
 could harm our
reputation, subject us to significant fines and liability, or otherwise adversely affect our business.
 
We
are subject to numerous data protection laws that govern the processing of individually identifiable information and health information
and other
sensitive and personal information in the jurisdictions in which we operate. In many instances, these data protection laws,
regulations and standards apply
not only to disclosures to third parties, but also to transfers of information between or among us and
 other parties with which we have commercial
relationships. The regulatory framework for data privacy, data security and data transfers
worldwide is rapidly evolving and, as a result, interpretation and
implementation standards and enforcement practices are likely to remain
uncertain for the foreseeable future. These data protection laws may be interpreted
and applied differently over time and from jurisdiction
to jurisdiction, and it is possible that they will be interpreted and applied in ways that will materially
and adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations. Failure to comply with any of these data protection laws could result in
enforcement actions
against us, including fines, imprisonment of company officials and public censure, claims for damages by affected individuals, damage
to our reputation and loss of goodwill, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
There
are numerous U.S. federal and state laws and regulations related to the privacy and security of personal information. These laws and
regulations
include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology
for Economic and
Clinical Health Act of 2009, or HITECH, and their implementing regulations, or collectively referred to as the HIPAA
Rules, which establish a set of
national privacy and security standards to safeguard Protected Health Information, or PHI, by health
plans, healthcare clearinghouses and certain healthcare
providers, referred to as covered entities, and the business associates and their
subcontractors with whom such covered entities contract for services that
involve the creation, receipt, maintenance or transmission
 of PHI for or on behalf of a covered entity or another business associate. HIPAA requires
covered entities and business associates to,
among other things, develop and maintain policies and procedures with respect to PHI that is used or disclosed,
including the adoption
 of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect such information and ensure the confidentiality, integrity and
availability
of electronic PHI. As this applies to our business, we are required to maintain security standards for any PHI that we create, receive,
maintain
or transmit. For example, we plan to offer cloud-based portal software to help our customers more efficiently use our products.
The software will maintain
security safeguards that are designed to be consistent with the HIPAA Rules, but we cannot guarantee that
these safeguards will not fail or that they will not
be deemed inadequate in the future. In addition, we could be subject to periodic
audits for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards by
the U.S. HHS, and our customers. The U.S. HHS Office for Civil
Rights may impose significant penalties on entities subject to HIPAA for a failure to
comply with a requirement of the HIPAA Rules. If
we are unable to properly protect the privacy and security of the PHI of our customers, we could be
found to have breached our contracts.
Determining whether PHI has been handled in compliance with applicable privacy standards and our contractual
obligations can be complex
and we cannot be sure how these regulations will be interpreted, enforced or applied to our operations.
 
In
addition, many states in which we operate have laws that protect the privacy and security of sensitive and personal information, including
health-related
information. Certain state laws may be more stringent or broader in scope, or offer greater individual rights, with respect
 to sensitive and personal
information than federal, international or other state laws, and such laws may differ from each other, which
may complicate compliance efforts.
 
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Laws,
 regulations and standards in many other jurisdictions also apply broadly to the Processing of personal information, which impose significant
compliance obligations. Complying with these numerous, complex and often changing regulations is expensive and difficult, and failure
to comply with
any Data Protection Laws or any security incident or breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized
use or disclosure of sensitive or
confidential information, whether by us, one of our service providers or another third party, could
negatively affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations, including but not limited to: investigation costs, material
fines and penalties; compensatory, special, punitive and statutory damages;
litigation; consent orders regarding our privacy and security
practices; requirements that we provide notices, credit monitoring services or credit restoration
services or other relevant services
to impacted individuals; adverse actions against our licenses to do business; and injunctive relief.
 
Many
statutory requirements, both in the United States and abroad, include obligations for companies to notify individuals of security breaches
involving
certain personal information, which could result from breaches experienced by us or our third-party service providers. For
example, laws in all 50 U.S.
states and the District of Columbia require businesses to provide notice to consumers whose unencrypted
personal information has been disclosed as a
result of a data breach. These laws are not consistent, and compliance in the event of a
widespread data breach is difficult and may be costly. Moreover,
states have been frequently amending existing laws, requiring attention
to changing regulatory requirements. We also may be contractually required to
notify affected customers, regulators, credit reporting
agencies or other affected individuals of a security breach. Such notifications are costly, and the
disclosures or the failure to comply
with such requirements, could lead to material adverse effects, including without limitation, negative publicity, a loss of
customer
confidence in our services or security measures or breach of contract claims. There can be no assurance that the limitations of liability
in our
contracts would be enforceable or adequate or would otherwise protect us from liabilities or damages if we fail to comply with
applicable Data Protection
Laws, Data Protection Obligations or other legal obligations. In addition, although we may have contractual
 protections with our third-party service
providers, contractors and consultants, any actual or perceived security breach by our subcontractors
could harm our reputation and brand, expose us to
potential liability or require us to expend significant resources on data security
and in responding to any such actual or perceived breach. Any contractual
protections we may have from our third-party service providers,
contractors or consultants may not be sufficient to adequately protect us from any such
liabilities and losses, and we may be unable
to enforce any such contractual protections.
 
We
expect that there will continue to be new proposed laws and regulations concerning data privacy and security, and we cannot yet determine
the impact
such future laws, regulations and standards may have on our business. New laws, amendments to or re-interpretations of existing
 laws, regulations,
standards and other obligations may require us to incur additional costs and restrict our business operations. Because
the interpretation and application of
health-related and Data Protection Laws and other obligations are still uncertain, and often contradictory
and in flux, it is possible that the scope and
requirements of these laws may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent
with our practices and our efforts to comply with the evolving
data protection rules may be unsuccessful. If so, this could result in
government-imposed fines or orders requiring that we change our practices, which
could adversely affect our business.
 
We
 cannot assure you that our third-party partners and service providers with access to our or our customers’, suppliers’ and
 employees’ personally
identifiable and other sensitive or confidential information in relation to which we are responsible will
not breach contractual obligations imposed by us or
violate Data Protection Laws, or that they will not experience security breaches
or attempts thereof, which could have a corresponding effect on our
business, including putting us in breach of our obligations under
the Data Protection Laws, which could in turn adversely affect our business, results of
operations and financial condition. We cannot
assure you that our contractual measures and our own privacy- and security-related safeguards will protect us
from the risks associated
with the third-party processing, storage and transmission of such information.
 
We
may receive inquiries or be subject to investigations, proceedings or actions, by various government entities regarding our privacy and
information
security practices and Processing (“Regulatory Proceedings”). These Regulatory Proceedings could result in a
material adverse effect, including without
limitation, interruptions of, or required changes to, our business practices, the diversion
resources and the attention of management from our business,
regulatory oversights and audits, discontinuance of necessary Processing,
or other remedies that adversely affect our business.
 
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In
addition to the possibility of fines, lawsuits, regulatory investigations, public censure, other claims and penalties, and significant
costs for remediation
and damage to our reputation, we could be materially and adversely affected if legislation or regulations are expanded
to require changes in our data
processing practices and policies or if governing jurisdictions interpret or implement their legislation
or regulations in ways that negatively impact our
business. Complying with these various laws could cause us to incur substantial costs
or require us to change our business practices and compliance
procedures in a manner adverse to our business. Any inability to adequately
address data privacy or security-related concerns, even if unfounded, or to
comply with applicable laws, regulations, standards and other
obligations relating to data privacy and security, could result in additional cost and liability to
us, harm our reputation and brand,
damage our relationships with customers and have a material and adverse impact on our business.
 
While
 we maintain general liability insurance coverage, cyber insurance coverage and other insurance, we cannot assure that such coverage will
 be
adequate or otherwise protect us from or adequately mitigate liabilities or damages with respect to claims, costs, expenses, litigation,
fines, penalties,
business loss, data loss, regulatory actions or material adverse effects arising out of our privacy and security practices,
Processing or security breaches we
may experience, or that such coverage will continue to be available on acceptable terms or at all.
The successful assertion of one or more large claims
against us that exceeds our available insurance coverage, or results in changes
to our insurance policies (including premium increases or the imposition of
large deductible or co-insurance requirements), could have
an adverse effect on our business. In addition, we cannot be sure that our existing insurance
coverage will continue to be available
on acceptable terms or that our insurers will not deny coverage as to any future claim.
 
We
may incur substantial costs in our efforts to comply with evolving global data protection laws and regulations, and any failure or perceived
failure
by us to comply with such laws and regulations may harm our business and operations.
 
The
global data protection landscape is rapidly evolving, and we may be or become subject to or affected by numerous federal, state and foreign
laws and
regulations, as well as regulatory guidance, governing the collection, use, disclosure, transfer, security and processing of
personal data, such as information
that we collect about subjects and health care providers in connection with clinical trials. Implementation
standards and enforcement practices are likely to
remain uncertain for the foreseeable future, which may create uncertainty in our business;
affect our or our service providers’ ability to operate in certain
jurisdictions or to collect, store, transfer use and share personal
data; result in liability; or impose additional compliance or other costs on us. Any failure or
perceived failure by us to comply with
 federal, state, or foreign laws or self-regulatory standards could result in negative publicity, diversion of
management time and effort
and proceedings against us by governmental entities or others.
 
In
 the United States, numerous federal and state laws and regulations, including federal health information privacy laws (e.g., the Health
 Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or
collectively HIPAA), state
data breach notification laws, state health information privacy laws, and federal and state consumer protection
laws (e.g., Section 5 of the Federal Trade
Commission Act), that govern the collection, use, disclosure and protection of health-related
and other personal information could apply to our operations
or the operations of our collaborators. In addition, we may obtain health
information from third parties (including research institutions from which we
obtain clinical trial data) that are subject to privacy
and security requirements under HIPAA or other privacy and data security laws. Depending on the facts
and circumstances, we could be
subject to criminal penalties if we knowingly obtain, use, or disclose protected health information maintained by a HIPAA-
covered entity
in a manner that is not authorized or permitted by HIPAA. However, determining whether protected health information has been handled
in
compliance with applicable privacy standards and our contractual obligations can be complex and may be subject to changing interpretation.
 
If
we are unable to properly protect the privacy and security of protected health information or other personal, sensitive, or confidential
information in our
possession, we could be found to have breached our contracts. Further, if we fail to comply with applicable privacy
laws, including applicable HIPAA
privacy and security standards, we could face significant administrative, civil and criminal penalties.
Enforcement activity can also result in financial
liability and reputational harm, and responses to such enforcement activity can consume
significant internal and outside resources. Furthermore, state
attorneys general are authorized to bring civil actions seeking either
injunctions or damages in response to violations that threaten the privacy of state
residents. In addition, our ongoing efforts to comply
with evolving laws and regulations at the federal and state level may be costly and require continuous
modifications to our compliance
policies, procedures, and systems.
 
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Many
state laws govern the privacy and security of personal information and data in specified circumstances, many of which differ from each
other in
significant ways, are often not pre-empted by HIPAA, and may have a more prohibitive effect than HIPAA, thus complicating compliance
efforts. For
example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”), which went into effect in January 2020 and
provides new data privacy rights for
consumers and new operational requirements for companies, which may increase our compliance costs
and potential liability. The CCPA gives California
residents expanded rights to access and delete their personal information, opt out
of certain personal information sharing, and receive detailed information
about how their personal information is used. The CCPA provides
for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for data breaches that
is expected to increase data breach litigation.
While there is currently an exception for protected health information that is subject to HIPAA and clinical
trial regulations, as currently
written, the CCPA may impact certain of our business activities. In addition, the California Consumer Rights Act, or CPRA,
was recently
 enacted to strengthen elements of the CCPA and became effective on January 1, 2023. The CPRA imposes additional data protection
obligations
on covered businesses, including additional consumer rights processes, limitations on data uses, new audit requirements for higher risk
data,
and opt outs for certain uses of sensitive data and expands the application of the CCPA to all human resources personal information
of California-based
employees. In addition, the CPRA created a new California data protection agency authorized to issue substantive
regulations and is expected to result in
increased privacy and information security enforcement. A number of other states have considered
similar privacy proposals, and states have recently
enacted their own privacy laws. For example, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection
Act became effective on January 1, 2023, and Colorado and Utah
enacted similar laws that became effective in 2023, increasing the complexity
of compliance and the risk of failures to comply. These privacy laws may
impact our business activities and exemplify the vulnerability
of our business to the evolving regulatory environment related to personal data.
 
In
 addition to our operations in the United States, which may be subject to health care and other laws relating to the privacy and security
 of health
information and other personal information, we may be or become subject to European data privacy laws, regulations and guidelines.
The General Data
Protection Regulation, (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) became effective on May 25, 2018, and deals with the collection,
use, storage, disclosure, transfer, or
other processing of personal data, including personal health data, regarding individuals in the
 EEA. The GDPR imposes a broad range of strict
requirements on companies subject to the GDPR, including requirements relating to having
legal bases for processing personal information relating to
identifiable individuals and transferring such information outside the EEA,
including to the United States, providing details to those individuals regarding
the processing of their personal health and other sensitive
data, obtaining consent of the individuals to whom the personal data relates, keeping personal
information secure, having data processing
agreements with third parties who process personal information, responding to individuals’ requests to exercise
their rights in
respect of their personal information, reporting security breaches involving personal data to the competent national data protection
authority
and affected individuals, appointing data protection officers, conducting data protection impact assessments, and record-keeping.
The GDPR increases
substantially the penalties to which we could be subject in the event of any non-compliance, including fines of up
to €10,000,000 or up to 2% of our total
worldwide annual turnover for certain comparatively minor offenses, or up to €20,000,000
or up to 4% of our total worldwide annual turnover, whichever
is greater, for more serious offenses. The GDPR also confers a private
right of action on data subjects and consumer associations to lodge complaints with
supervisory authorities, seek judicial remedies,
 and obtain compensation for damages resulting from violations of the GDPR. In addition, the GDPR
includes restrictions on cross-border
data transfers.
 
Following
 the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (i.e., Brexit), and the expiry of the Brexit transition period, which ended
 on
December 31, 2020, the EU GDPR has been implemented in the United Kingdom (as the UK GDPR). The UK GDPR sits alongside the UK Data
Protection Act 2018 which implements certain derogations in the EU GDPR into UK law. Under the UK GDPR, companies not established in
the UK but
who process personal data in relation to the offering of goods or services to individuals in the UK, or to monitor their behavior
will be subject to the UK
GDPR – the requirements of which are (at this time) largely aligned with those under the EU GDPR and
as such, may lead to similar compliance and
operational costs with potential fines of up to £17.5 million or 4% of global turnover.
In 2022, the government of the United Kingdom proposed and
debated the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to harmonize the
 2018 Data Protection Act, UK GDPR, and the Privacy and Electronic
Communications Regulations under one legislative framework. However,
 progress on the bill stalled as the government continues to assess the most
optimal approach to data protection reform.
 
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We
currently sell some of our products in the EEA, and the GDPR increases our responsibility and liability in relation to personal data
that we process
where such processing is subject to the GDPR, and we are required to have in place additional mechanisms and safeguards
to ensure compliance with the
GDPR, including as implemented by individual countries. Compliance with the GDPR is a rigorous and time-intensive
process that increase our cost of
doing business or require us to change our business practices, and despite those efforts, there is
a risk that we may be subject to fines and penalties,
litigation, and reputational harm in connection with our European activities. We
expect that we will continue to face uncertainty as to whether our efforts to
comply with any obligations under European privacy laws
will be sufficient. If we are investigated by a European data protection authority, we may face
fines and other penalties. Any such investigation
or charges by European data protection authorities could have a negative effect on our existing business
and on our ability to attract
and retain new clients or partners.
 
Risks
Related to Our Intellectual Property
 
If
the combination of patents, trade secrets and contractual provisions that we rely on to protect our intellectual property is inadequate,
our ability to
commercialize our products successfully will be harmed, and we may not be able to operate our business profitably.
 
Our
success depends significantly on our ability to protect our proprietary rights to the technologies incorporated in our products. We rely
on a combination
of patent protection, trade secret laws and nondisclosure, confidentiality and other contractual restrictions to protect
our proprietary technology. However,
these may not adequately protect our rights or permit us to gain or keep any competitive advantage.
 
The
issuance of a patent is not conclusive as to its scope, validity or enforceability. The scope, validity or enforceability of our issued
patents can be
challenged in litigation or proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or the USPTO, or foreign patent offices.
In addition, our pending
patent applications include claims to numerous important aspects of our products under development that are
not currently protected by any of our issued
patents. We cannot assure you that any of our pending patent applications will result in
the issuance of patents to us. The USPTO or foreign patent offices
may deny or require significant narrowing of claims in our pending
patent applications. Patents issued as a result of the pending patent applications, if any,
may not provide us with significant commercial
protection or be issued in a form that is advantageous to us. Proceedings before the USPTO or foreign
patent offices could result in
adverse decisions as to the priority of our inventions and the narrowing or invalidation of claims in issued patents. The laws of
some
foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, if at all.
 
Our
competitors may successfully challenge and invalidate or render unenforceable our issued patents, including any patents that may issue
in the future,
which could prevent or limit our ability to market our products and could limit our ability to stop competitors from marketing
 products that are
substantially equivalent to ours. In addition, competitors may be able to design around our patents or develop products
that provide outcomes that are
comparable to our products but that are not covered by our patents.
 
In
the event a competitor infringes upon any of our patents or other intellectual property rights, enforcing our rights may be difficult,
time-consuming and
expensive, and would divert management’s attention from managing our business. There can be no assurance that
we will be successful on the merits in
any enforcement effort. In addition, we may not have sufficient resources to litigate, enforce
or defend our intellectual property rights.
 
We
could become subject to intellectual property litigation that could be costly, result in the diversion of management’s time and
efforts, require us to
pay damages, prevent us from marketing our commercially available products or product candidates and/or reduce
the margins we may realize from
our products that we may commercialize.
 
Whether
a product infringes a patent involves complex legal and factual issues, and the determination is often uncertain. There may be existing
patents of
which we are unaware that our products under development may inadvertently infringe. The likelihood that patent infringement
claims may be brought
against us increases as the number of participants in the in vitro diagnostics market increases and as we
achieve more visibility in the marketplace and
introduce products to market.
 
Any
infringement claim against us, even if without merit, may cause us to incur substantial costs, and would place a significant strain on
our financial
resources, divert the attention of management from our core business, and harm our reputation. In some cases, litigation
may be threatened or brought by a
patent holding company or other adverse patent owner who has no relevant product revenues and against
whom our patents may provide little or no
deterrence. If we were found to infringe any patents, we could be required to pay substantial
damages, including triple damages if an infringement is found
to be willful, and royalties and could be prevented from selling our products
unless we obtain a license or are able to redesign our products to avoid
infringement. We may not be able to obtain a license enabling
us to sell our products on reasonable terms, or at all, and there can be no assurance that we
would be able to redesign our products
in a way that would not infringe those patents. If we fail to obtain any required licenses or make any necessary
changes to our technologies
or the products that incorporate them, we may be unable to commercialize one or more of our products or may have to
withdraw products
from the market, all of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
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We
rely substantially on our trademarks and trade names. If our trademarks and trade names are not adequately protected, then we may not
be able to
build name recognition in our markets of interest and our business may be harmed.
 
We
rely substantially upon trademarks to build and maintain the integrity of our brand. Our registered and unregistered trademarks or trade
names may be
challenged, infringed, circumvented, declared unenforceable or determined to be violating or infringing on other intellectual
property rights. We may not be
able to protect or enforce our rights to these trademarks and trade names, which we rely upon to build
name recognition among potential partners and
customers in our markets of interest. At times, competitors or other third parties may
adopt trade names or trademarks similar to ours, thereby impeding our
ability to build brand identity and possibly leading to market
confusion. Asserting claims against such third parties may be prohibitively expensive. In
addition, there could be potential trade name
or trademark infringement, or dilution claims brought by owners of other trademarks against us. Over the long
term, if we are unable
to establish name recognition based on our trademarks and trade names, then we may not be able to compete effectively, and our
business
may be adversely affected. Our efforts to enforce or protect our proprietary rights related to trademarks, trade secrets, domain names
or other
intellectual property may be ineffective, could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could harm our business,
financial condition and
results of operations.
 
Risks
Related to Litigation from Operating Our Business
 
 
Current
or future litigation, government investigations and other legal proceedings may harm our business.
 
We
have been, currently are and may in the future become, involved in legal proceedings that could have a negative impact on our reputation,
business and
financial condition and divert the attention of our management from the operation of our business. The types of legal proceedings
we may be or become
subject to include patent and other intellectual property claims, product liability claims, employee claims, tort
or contract claims, federal or state regulatory
investigations, securities class actions and shareholder derivative actions, and other
 legal proceedings, investigations or claims. For example, we are
currently parties to two securities class action claims and three derivative
actions. Litigation and other legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable and
can result in excessive or unanticipated verdicts and/or
injunctive relief that affect how we operate our business. We obtain business insurance, including
executive and corporate securities
liability insurance to insure against such claims should they arise. The insurance we have in place for such events may
prove to be inadequate
to pay a damage award, we may have to pay the excess of this award out of our cash reserves, which could significantly harm our
financial
condition. A legal proceeding claim, even one without merit, could harm our reputation in the industry, lead to significant legal fees,
and result in
the diversion of management’s attention from managing our business. We could incur judgments or enter into settlements
of claims for monetary damages
or for agreements to change the way we operate our business, or both. There may be an increase in the
scope of these matters or there may be additional
lawsuits, claims, proceedings or investigations in the future, which could harm our
business, financial condition and results of operations. Adverse publicity
about regulatory or legal action against us could damage our
reputation and brand image, undermine our customers’ confidence and reduce long-term
demand for any of our products or other offerings,
even if the regulatory or legal action is unfounded or not material to our operations. For additional
information, see “Item 3.
Legal Proceedings.”
 
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General
Risk Factors
 
The
price of our common stock may fluctuate substantially.
 
The
market price of our common stock may be subject to wide fluctuation in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control.
Some
factors that may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate, in addition to the other risks mentioned in this “Risk
Factors” section and
elsewhere in this report, are:
 
 
●
sales
or purchases of our common stock by our shareholders, executives, and directors;
 
 
 
 
●
our
ability to obtain regulatory approval to commercialize our PCR platform on a timely basis or at all;
 
 
 
 
●
our
ability to enter new markets;
 
 
 
 
●
actual
or unanticipated fluctuations in our annual and quarterly financial results;
 
 
 
 
●
our
ability to obtain financings to continue and expand our commercial activities, expand our manufacturing operations, conduct research
and
development activities including, but not limited to, human clinical trials, and other business activities;
 
 
 
 
●
our
ability to secure resources and the necessary personnel to continue and expand our commercial activities, develop additional diagnostic
tests, conduct clinical trials and gain approval for our diagnostic tests on our desired schedule;
 
 
 
 
●
commencement,
enrollment or results of our clinical trials of our diagnostic tests or any future clinical trials we may conduct;
 
 
 
 
●
changes
in the development status of our diagnostic tests;
 
 
 
 
●
any
delays or adverse developments or perceived adverse developments with respect to review by the FDA or other similar foreign regulatory
authorities of our planned clinical trials;
 
 
 
 
●
any
delay in our submission for studies or test approvals or adverse regulatory decisions, including failure to receive regulatory approval
or
clearance for our diagnostic tests;
 
 
 
 
●
our
announcements or our competitors’ announcements regarding new tests, enhancements, significant contracts, acquisitions or strategic
investments;
 
 
 
 
●
failures
to meet external expectations or management guidance;
 
 
 
 
●
changes
in our capital structure or dividend policy, including future issuances of securities and sales of large blocks of common stock by
our
shareholders;
 
 
 
 
●
announcements
and events surrounding financing efforts, including debt and equity securities;
 
 
 
 
●
competition
from existing technologies and diagnostic tests or new technologies and diagnostic tests that may emerge;
 
 
 
 
●
announcements
of acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, joint ventures, new diagnostic tests, capital commitments, or other events by us
or
our competitors;
 
 
 
 
●
changes
in general economic, political and market conditions in any of the regions in which we conduct our business;
 
 
 
 
●
changes
in industry conditions or perceptions;
 
 
 
 
●
changes
in valuations of similar companies or groups of companies;
 
 
 
 
●
analyst
research reports, recommendations and changes in recommendations, price targets and withdrawals of coverage;
 
 
 
 
●
departures
and additions of key personnel;
 
 
 
 
●
disputes
and litigations related to intellectual properties, proprietary rights, and contractual obligations;
 
 
 
 
●
changes
in applicable laws, rules, regulations, or accounting practices and other dynamics;
 
 
 
 
●
other
events or factors, many of which may be out of our control.
 
In
addition, if the market for stocks in our industry or industries related to our industry, or the stock market in general, experiences
a loss of investor
confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition
and results of operations. If any
of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may expose us to lawsuits that,
even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and a
distraction to management.
 
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Anti-takeover
provisions in our charter documents and Utah law could discourage, delay, or prevent a change of control of our Company and may
affect
the trading price of our common stock.
 
We
are a Utah corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of the Utah Control Shares Acquisition Act may discourage, delay or prevent a
change of
control by limiting the voting rights of control shares acquired in a control share acquisition. In addition, our Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws may
discourage, delay or prevent a change in our management or control over us that shareholders may consider
favorable. Among other things, our Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws:
 
 
●
authorize
the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors in response to a takeover
attempt;
 
 
 
 
●
provide
that vacancies on our board of directors, including newly created directorships, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors
then
in office, except a vacancy occurring by reason of the removal of a director without cause shall be filled by vote of the shareholders;
 
 
 
 
●
no
right to cumulative voting;
 
 
 
 
●
limit
who may call special meetings of shareholders
 
These
provisions could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control, whether or not it is desired by, or beneficial to, our
shareholders.
 
We
do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock.
 
We
do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock. Any future dividend payments are within the absolute discretion of our board
of directors
and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, working capital requirements, capital expenditure requirements,
financial condition,
contractual restrictions, business opportunities, anticipated cash needs, provisions of applicable law and other
factors that our board of directors may deem
relevant. We may not generate sufficient cash from operations in the future to pay dividends
on our common stock.
 
We
are a “smaller reporting company” and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies may make
our common
stock less attractive to investors.
 
We
are currently a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Smaller reporting companies
are able to provide
simplified executive compensation disclosures in their filings, and have certain other decreased disclosure obligations
 in their SEC filings, including,
among other things, only being required to provide two years of audited financial statements in annual
reports. We cannot predict whether investors will
find our common stock less attractive because of our reliance on any of these exemptions.
If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a
result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and
our stock price may be more volatile.
 
We
incur substantial costs as a result of being a public company and our management expects to devote substantial time to public company
compliance
programs.
 
As
a public company, we incur significant legal, insurance, accounting and other expenses, including costs associated with public company
reporting. We
intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment will result in
increased general and administrative
expenses and may divert management’s time and attention from product development and commercialization
activities. If our efforts to comply with new
laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing
bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory
authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us, and our business may
be harmed. These laws and regulations could make it more difficult and costlier
for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance
 for our directors and officers, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur
substantially higher costs to obtain coverage.
These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified executive officers and
qualified members of our
board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit and compensation committees. In addition, if we are unable to continue to
meet
the legal, regulatory and other requirements related to being a public company, we may not be able to maintain the listing of our common
stock on
The NASDAQ Capital Market, which would likely have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock.
 
We
incur substantial costs as a result of being a public company and are subject to the continued listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital
Market,
our management expects to devote substantial time to public company compliance programs.
 
As
a public company, we incur significant legal, insurance, accounting and other expenses, including costs associated with public company
reporting. We
intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment will result in
increased general and administrative
expenses and may divert management’s time and attention from product development and commercialization
activities. If our efforts to comply with new
laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing
bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory
authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us, and our business may
be harmed. These laws and regulations could make it more difficult and costlier
for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance
 for our directors and officers, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur
substantially higher costs to obtain coverage.
These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified executive officers and
qualified members of our
board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit and compensation committees. In addition, if we are unable to continue to
meet
the legal, regulatory and other requirements related to being a public company, we may not be able to maintain the listing of our common
stock on
The NASDAQ Capital Market, which would likely have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock.
 
Currently
our common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “CODX”. We must satisfy certain minimum listing
maintenance
requirements to maintain the NASDAQ Capital Market quotation, including certain governance requirements and a series of financial
tests relating to
stockholders’ equity or net income or market value, public float, number of market makers and stockholders, market
capitalization, and maintaining a
minimum bid price of $1.00 per share.
 
On
January 10, 2025, we received a notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market (the “Staff”)
stating that the bid
price of our common stock for the previous 30 consecutive trading days had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share
required for continued listing on
The NASDAQ Capital Market under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Company has a period of 180 calendar
days, or until July 9, 2025 (the
“Compliance Date”) to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). To regain compliance,
the bid price of the Company’s common stock must close at
$1 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days before the
Compliance Date.
 

If
the Company does not regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2) by July 9, 2025, the Company may be eligible for additional time. To qualify,
the
Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial
listing standards for The
Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and will need to provide written notice
of its intention to cure the deficiency during
the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If the
Company meets these requirements, the Staff will inform the Company
that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days. However,
if it appears to the Staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if
the Company is otherwise not eligible, the
Staff will provide notice that its securities will be subject to delisting. We intend to actively monitor our bid
price and will consider
available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
 
If
Nasdaq delists our common stock from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities
exchange, we
expect our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material
adverse consequences,
including:
 
 
●
a
limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
 
●
reduced
liquidity for our securities;
 
●
a
determination that our common stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our common stock to adhere
to more stringent
rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;
 
●
a
limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and
 
●
a
decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
 
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
 
None.
 
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ITEM
1C. CYBERSECURITY
 
We
 understand the importance of preventing, identifying, assessing and managing material risks associated with cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity
processes to identify, assess and manage risks from cybersecurity threats have been incorporated as a part of our overall risk assessment
process and are
designed to help protect our information assets and operations from internal and external cyber threats and protect employee
and customer information
from unauthorized access or attack, as well as secure our network and systems. The Company’s cybersecurity
policies, standards, processes, and practices
are based on recognized frameworks established by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (“NIST”) and are included in the Company’s overall
risk management system and processes. We have implemented
into our operations these cybersecurity processes, technologies and controls to identify,
assess and manage material risks. Specifically,
we engage a third-party cybersecurity firm to assist with network and endpoint monitoring, cloud system
monitoring and assessment of
our incident response procedures. Further, we employ periodic internal and external penetration testing by an independent
cybersecurity
firm to inform our risk identification and assessment of critical, high, medium and minor material cybersecurity threats.
 
To
manage our material risks from cybersecurity threats and to protect against, detect, and prepare to respond to cybersecurity incidents,
we undertake the
below listed activities:
 
 
●
Monitor
evolving cybersecurity standards and emerging data protection laws and implement changes to our processes to comply;
 
 
 
 
●
risk
assessments designed to help identify material cybersecurity risks to our critical systems, information, products, services, and
our broader
enterprise IT environment;
 
 
 
 
●
The
Company leverages third-party vendors to house critical clinical trial data. These vendors are required to be GxP compliant which
entails
strong cybersecurity controls that are validated by a third-party auditor. Furthermore, the Company has begun performing
 security risk
assessments prior to on-boarding new significant vendors.
 
 
 
 
●
The
Company provides regular, mandatory training for all levels of employees regarding cybersecurity threats as a means to equip the
Company’s employees with effective tools to address cybersecurity threats, and to communicate the Company’s evolving
information security
policies, standards, processes, and practices.
 
 
 
 
●
Employ
multifactor authentication on internal and external systems;
 
 
 
 
●
Conduct
regular phishing email simulations for all employees; and
 
 
 
 
●
Carry
cybersecurity risk insurance that provides protection against the potential losses arising from a cybersecurity incident.
 
Our
incident response plan coordinates the activities that we and our third-party cybersecurity providers take to prepare to respond and
recover from
cybersecurity incidents, which include processes to triage, assess severity, investigate, escalate, contain, and remediate
an incident, as well as to comply
with potentially applicable legal obligations and mitigate brand and reputational damage.
 
As
part of the above processes, we engage with subject matter expert consultants to review our cybersecurity program to help identify areas
for continued
focus, improvement, and compliance.
 
Our
processes also include assessing cybersecurity threat risks associated with our use of third-party services providers in normal course
of business use,
including those in our supply chain or who have access to patient and employee data or our systems. Third-party risks
 are included within our risk
management process discussed above. In addition, we assess cybersecurity considerations in the selection
 and oversight of our third-party services
providers, including due diligence on the third parties that have access to our systems and
facilities that house systems and data.
 
We
do not believe that there are currently any known risks from cybersecurity threats that are reasonably likely to materially affect our
business strategy,
results of operations or financial condition. However, cybersecurity threats may affect our business. See “Cyber
security risks and the failure to maintain
the integrity of company, employee or guest data could expose us to data loss, litigation
and liability, and our reputation could be significantly harmed.”
in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
 
The
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of our cybersecurity risk assessment, risk management, incident
response
procedures and cybersecurity risks and provides updates to the Board of Directors regarding such oversight. Periodically during
 each year, the Audit
Committee receives an overview from our Vice President, Head of Technology of our cybersecurity threat risk management
 and strategy processes,
including potential impact on us, the efforts of management to manage the risks that are identified and our incident
response preparations.
 
Our
cybersecurity risk assessment, management and strategy processes are led by our Chief Technology Officer. Our Chief Technology Officer
has over 15
years of experience in various roles involving managing information security, managing privacy and data protection, developing
cybersecurity strategy, and
implementing cybersecurity programs. The Chief Technology Officer was recently promoted and is training to
be a Certified Information Security Manager
(CISM), is informed about and monitors the prevention, mitigation, detection, and remediation
of cybersecurity incidents through management of the
cybersecurity risk management and strategy processes described above, including
our incident response plan.
 
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ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
 
Our
headquarters are located at 2401 S. Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah. Our current facilities have approximately 54,000 square feet
of laboratory,
manufacturing, storage and office space under leases that expire in 2026 through 2028. We believe the facilities we lease
are sufficient to meet our needs
for the foreseeable future.
 
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
In
the ordinary course of business, we are at times subject to various legal proceedings and disputes, including the proceedings specifically
discussed
below. We assess our liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal proceedings utilizing the latest information
available. Where it is
probable that we will incur a loss and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, we record a liability
in our consolidated financial statements.
These legal reserves may be increased or decreased to reflect any relevant developments on
a quarterly basis. Where a loss is not probable or the amount of
loss is not estimable, we do not accrue legal reserves. While the outcome
of legal proceedings is inherently uncertain, based on information currently
available and available insurance coverage, our management
believes that it has established appropriate legal reserves. Any incremental liabilities arising
from pending legal proceedings are not
expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations,
or consolidated
 cash flows. However, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, if unfavorable, may be material to our consolidated
financial position, consolidated results of operations, or consolidated cash flows.
 
Class
Actions and Shareholder Derivative Suits
 
Gelt
Securities Class Action (District of Utah)
 
On
June 15, 2020, Gelt Trading Co. (“Gelt”) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Utah (“District
of Utah”), against the
Company and certain of our directors and officers, on behalf of itself and a putative class, seeking to
recover damages for alleged violations of Sections
10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Gelt Litigation”).
The complaint alleges that Co-Diagnostics and the individual defendants
overstated the accuracy of the Company’s Logix Smart COVID-19
test in statements on April 30, 2020 and May 1, 2020, and that plaintiff suffered losses
when the Company’s stock price dropped
after public reports questioned the accuracy of the Logix Smart test on May 14, 2020. On July 15, 2020, plaintiff
filed an amended complaint.
On March 10, 2021, the court appointed Gelt as Lead Plaintiff, and on April 7, 2021, Lead Plaintiff filed a second amended
complaint
(“SAC”), which asserts the same Sections 10(b) and 20(a) claims against the same defendants on largely the same theory. On
May 5, 2021, the
defendants moved to dismiss the SAC. On March 9, 2022, the court entered a Decision & Order denying the motion to
 dismiss, but narrowing the
challenged statements to only those made in the May 1, 2020 press release, and on April 13, 2022, the defendants
filed an answer to the SAC. On October
17, 2022, Gelt filed a motion to certify the putative class, and on August 18, 2023, the court
partially granted that motion, certifying a class of all those who
purchased Co-Diagnostics securities between May 1, 2020 and May 14,
2020, dates inclusive, and who were damaged thereby. Fact and expert discovery
are now closed, and the parties’ cross-motions for
summary judgment and to exclude certain expert testimony are now fully briefed. The court held oral
argument on those motions on February
21, 2025. On March 4, 2025 a judgment was issued granting the Company’s motion for summary judgment and
denying Lead Plaintiff’s
motion for partial summary judgment.
 
Shareholder
Derivative Lawsuits (District of Utah & Utah State Court)
 
On
September 17, 2020, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the District of Utah by Luis Aguilera, allegedly on behalf of Co-Diagnostics,
Inc.,
that substantially piggybacks on the Gelt Litigation referenced above. The lawsuit asserts that the defendants failed to prevent
the alleged securities law
violations largely asserted in the Gelt Litigation. On December 2, 2020, a second shareholder derivative lawsuit
was filed in the District of Utah by Melvyn
Klein asserting essentially the same claims, allegedly on behalf of Co-Diagnostics, as the
Aguilera shareholder derivative action. And on April 29, 2021,
the District of Utah consolidated the two shareholder derivative cases,
 with the Aguilera case serving as the lead case under the caption In re Co-
Diagnostics, Inc. Derivative Litigation. On May 3,
 2022, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust
enrichment, and contribution under
Sections 10(b) and 21D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Defendants answered the amended complaint on June
24, 2022. On January
25, 2024, the consolidated Aguilera derivative action was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.
 
On
November 24, 2020, an additional shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the District of Utah by Matthew Wallace, allegedly on behalf
of Co-
Diagnostics, Inc., that also piggybacks on the Gelt Litigation referenced above. It named the same defendants and asserted essentially
the same claims,
allegedly on behalf of Co-Diagnostics, as in the other District of Utah shareholder derivative actions referenced above.
On January 25, 2021, another
shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the District of Utah by Jason Reagan, asserting essentially
the same claims as in the Wallace lawsuit. On March
18, 2021, the court consolidated the two lawsuits, with the Wallace lawsuit serving
 as the lead case. On April 30, 2021, plaintiffs filed an amended
complaint asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty against defendants
and claims for insider trading. On January 26, 2024, the court ordered the
parties’ proposed revised case schedule, setting fact
and expert discovery deadlines throughout 2024 and early 2025; dispositive motions are due June 1,
2025, but no trial date has yet been
set.
 
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On
March 29, 2021, an additional shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the Third District Court in and for Salt Lake County, State
of Utah (“Utah
State Court”) by Hua Ding, allegedly on behalf of Co-Diagnostics, Inc., that also piggybacks on the Gelt Litigation
referenced above. It names the same
defendants and asserts essentially the same claims as in In re Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Derivative
Litigation pending in the District of Utah referenced above.
On December 12, 2022, a second shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed
in Utah State Court by Kathryn Matuch asserting essentially the same claims,
allegedly on behalf of Co-Diagnostics, as the Ding shareholder
derivative action.
 
The
defendants believe the claims asserted in all of the shareholder derivative lawsuits referenced above are without merit and intend to
defend vigorously
against them, but there can be no assurances as to the outcome.
 
Stadium
Capital Securities Class Action (Southern District of New York)
 
On
August 16, 2022, Stadium Capital LLC (“Stadium”) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York, against
Co-Diagnostics, Inc., and certain of our officers, on behalf of itself and a putative class, seeking to recover
damages for alleged violations of Sections 10(b)
and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The complaint alleges that Co-Diagnostics
and the individual defendants overstated the demand for the
Company’s Logix Smart COVID-19 test in statements on May 12, 2022 and
June 15, 2022, and that plaintiff suffered losses when the Company’s stock
price dropped after the Company disclosed its financial
results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 in a press release on August 11, 2022. On September 19,
2022, a second plaintiff, Drew Lee,
filed a similar complaint in the same court against the same defendants alleging essentially the same claims. On August
9, 2023, the
court consolidated these two securities class actions into the Stadium action and appointed Stadium as lead plaintiff. On September 21,
2023,
Stadium filed a consolidated amended complaint, and on October 20, 2023, defendants moved to dismiss. On February 5, 2024, the
Court granted in part
and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss, and on April 19, 2024, the Court dismissed an additional
claim. Fact discovery on the remaining
claims closed on November 15, 2024, and expert discovery is currently underway. Dispositive motions
are due March 21, 2025, and no trial date has yet
been set. The defendants believe the claims are without merit and intend to defend
vigorously against them, but there can be no assurances as to the
outcome.
 
Commercial
Litigation
 
Co-Diagnostics,
Inc. v. Hukui Technology, Inc., et al. (Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, State of Utah, Civil No. 210902131, filed on
April
21, 2021).
 
The
Company filed a complaint against Defendants Hukui Technology, Inc., Hukui Tech, Inc., and Hukui Bio Co., Ltd (collectively, “Hukui”)
seeking a
declaratory judgment that the Company is not obligated to any of them in any amount. On August 24, 2021, Hukui filed their
Answer and Counterclaim
seeking damages on a number of theories, including breach of contract for letter agreements, breach of oral agreement,
 promissory estoppel, unjust
enrichment, and interference with economic relations. Hukui requested a money judgment against the Company
in an amount to be determined at trial. On
September 20, 2021, Hukui filed their Unopposed Motion for Leave to Amend Answer to the Complaint,
Affirmative Defenses, and Counterclaims and, on
October 14, 2021, Hukui filed their Amended Answer and Counterclaims seeking damages
on declaratory judgment, as well as breach of contract for
letters of authorization, breach of oral agreement, promissory estoppel, unjust
enrichment, and interference with economic relations. In 2022 the parties
exchanged their initial disclosures, exchanged written discovery
requests, and conducted a number of depositions on each side that were concluded in
January 2023. On June 1, 2023 the Company filed a
 Motion for Summary Judgment asking the court for summary judgment on its sole claim for
declaratory relief and for summary judgment with
respect to all Hukui counterclaims. On November 7, 2023, the Court issued its decision and granted the
Company summary judgment on its
sole claim for declaratory relief and on all Hukui counterclaims. On December 22, 2023, Hukui filed a notice of appeal
of the final judgment
in its entirety with the Utah Supreme Court. The Utah Supreme Court subsequently issued an order transferring the case to the Utah
Court
of Appeals. Hukui has filed its brief in support of its efforts to overturn the Court’s order granting the Company’s motion
for summary judgment. The
Company has filed its reply brief in response to Hukui’s appellant brief. The Utah Court of Appeals has
not ruled on Hukui’s appeal. The Company
believes the claims are without merit and intends to defend vigorously against them, but
there can be no assurances as to the outcome.
 
Co-Diagnostics,
Inc. v. Pantheon International Advisors Ltd. (Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, State of Utah, Civil No. 210902609, filed
on
May 14, 2021).
 
The
 Company filed a complaint against Pantheon International Advisors (“Pantheon”) asking the court to declare that the Company
 has no ongoing
contractual business relationship with Pantheon, no monies owing, nor does Pantheon have any interest, right, title or
claim to any stock issued by the
Company or ownership of any kind in the Company. Pantheon was served with a 30-Day Summons on September
9, 2021 to which it failed to respond, and
a default judgement against Pantheon International Advisors was entered by the Court on November
28, 2021. The time to appeal from the judgment or
seek to vacate the judgment has passed.
 
After
learning that the Company had initiated suit in Utah, and after learning of Company’s intent to serve it with process of that suit,
on May 24, 2021,
Pantheon filed a claim against the Company in the Royal Courts of Justice Group, Queens Bench Division, Claim No. QB-21-002245,
stating that the
Company owes Pantheon $2,860,809.79 for alleged breach of contract for failing to make payments purportedly due under
a contract allegedly entered into
on October 18, 2018. The Company has filed its response to Pantheon’s claim. The Company is being
 represented locally in the UK by Freshfields
Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in that matter. The Company intends to vigorously defend against
the UK claims and will seek to the full extent possible to
enforce its rights under the Declaratory Judgment already obtained in Utah
but there can be no assurances as to the outcome.
 
ITEM
4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
 
Not
applicable.
 
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PART
II
 
ITEM
 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER EQUITY
SECURITIES
 
Market
Information
 
Our
common stock has been quoted on the NASDAQ market under the symbol “CODX” since July 12, 2017.
 
Holders
 
As
of March 21, 2025, the last reported sales price reported on NASDAQ for our common stock was $0.46 per share. As of March 21, 2025, we
had
approximately 154 record holders of our common stock. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer
agent and does not
include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers,
and registered clearing agencies. The
transfer agent for our common stock is VStock Transfer LLC located at 18 Lafayette Pl, Woodmere,
New York 11598.
 
Dividends
 
We
have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. The payment of dividends on our common stock in the future will
depend on our
earnings, capital requirements, operating and financial condition and such other factors as our board of directors may
consider appropriate. We currently
expect to use all available funds to finance the future development and expansion of our business
and do not anticipate paying dividends on our common
stock in the foreseeable future.
 
Pursuant
to Section 16-10a-640 of the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, no distribution may be made if, after giving it effect:
 
 
(a)
the
corporation would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or
 
 
 
 
(b)
the
corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus, unless the articles of incorporation permit
otherwise, the
amount that would be needed, if the corporation were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the
preferential rights upon
dissolution of shareholders whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution.
 
Securities
authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
 
Information
about our equity compensation plans in Item 12 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
 
None.
 
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ITEM
6. RESERVED
 
ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULT OF OPERATIONS
 
The
following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations describes the principal factors
affecting the results of
our operations, financial condition, and changes in financial condition. This discussion should be read in conjunction
 with the accompanying audited
financial statements, and notes thereto, included elsewhere in this report. In addition to historical information,
this Annual Report contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results may differ
 materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to those
set forth under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
 
Business
Overview
 
Co-Diagnostics,
Inc., a Utah corporation (the “Company” or “CODX”), develops, manufactures and sells reagents used for diagnostic
tests that function via
the detection and/or analysis of nucleic acid molecules (DNA or RNA), including robust and innovative molecular
tools for detection of infectious diseases.
Our diagnostics systems enable dependable, low-cost, molecular testing for organisms and
 genetic diseases by automating or simplifying historically
complex procedures in both the development and administration of tests. CODX’s
technical advance involves a novel, proprietary approach to PCR test
design of primer and probe structure (“Co-Primers®”)
that dramatically reduces one of the key vexing issues of PCR amplification: the exponential growth
of primer-dimer amplification (false
positives) which adversely interferes with identification of the target DNA/RNA. Using our proprietary test design
system and reagents,
 we have designed and obtained regulatory approval to sell PCR diagnostic tests for the detection of COVID-19, influenza,
tuberculosis,
hepatitis B and C, human papillomavirus, malaria, chikungunya, dengue, and the Zika virus. These initial diagnostic tests are cleared
for use
in clinical labs only and not for point-of-care or at-home use.
 
We
are currently developing a unique, groundbreaking portable diagnostic device and test system designed for point-of-care and at-home use.
The system is
comprised of our PCR instrument that we refer to as the Co-Dx™ PCR Pro™ instrument, our patent-pending diagnostic
test cup system and a mobile
application to be installed on the user’s mobile device. We refer to the system as the “Co-Dx™
PCR platform which has been designed to bring affordable,
reliable polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) testing to patients
in point-of-care and at-home settings. The Co-Dx PCR platform is subject to U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (“FDA”) review
and is not available for sale at the time of this filing. In June 2024, we completed our first U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
application for 510(k) clearance for the Co-Dx™ PCR Pro™ instrument, the Co-Dx PCR COVID-19 Test, and the Co-Dx PCR
mobile
app for over-the-counter (OTC) use. Following productive engagement with the FDA related to the regulatory submission, the Company withdrew
its 510(k) application. The decision to withdraw the submission was based on discussions with the FDA regarding the ability to detect
 a potential
deterioration of one component of the test, related to shelf-life stability. Following dialogue with the FDA and exploring
the various courses of action
available, we determined that the best long-term solution would be to submit a version of the test that
has been enhanced to address the matter raised in the
510(k) review process. The Company plans to submit the next iteration of the Co-Dx
 PCR COVID-19 test for 510(k) OTC clearance, following the
collection of clinical evaluation data to support the new test’s performance.
A new submission also allows the Company to incorporate more recent Co-Dx
PCR platform developments into the COVID-19 test, which the Company
believes will also help create greater operational and manufacturing efficiencies,
such as consolidating manufacturing processes to utilize
the next generation of test kits and instruments across all tests on the at-home and point-of-care
Co-Dx PCR platform. There is no guarantee
that our Co-Dx PCR platform will receive the necessary regulatory approvals for commercialization, or that, if
regulatory approval is
received, we will be able to successfully commercialize this platform.
 
Technology
 
We
believe our proprietary and patented molecular diagnostics technology is paving the way for innovation in disease detection and life
sciences research
through our enhanced detection of genetic material. For various reasons, including owning our own platform, we believe
we will be able to accomplish this
faster and more economically than some competitors, allowing for significant margins while still positioning
ourselves as a low-cost provider of molecular
diagnostics and screening services. For example, we were the first US-based company to
receive a CE-marking for a COVID-19 test in early 2020, as we
worked to help slow the spread of the pandemic through our global network
of distributors covering clinical labs in more than 50 countries. Our Logix
Smart® COVID-19 test was designed, developed, submitted
for regulatory approval and ready to be used as an in vitro diagnostic or IVD in countries that
accept CE marking for regulatory clearance
in a period of just over 30 days. This is a real-world example of how CODX technology can be used in an
evolving epidemic or pandemic
to get diagnostic tools in the hands of medical professionals in a timely manner. It can be similarly used to design a test for
mutated
strains of SARS-CoV-2 or other viruses should they not be detectable using currently available tests.
 
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In
addition, continued development has demonstrated the unique properties of our Co-Primers technology that we believe makes it ideally suited
for a
variety of applications where specificity is key to optimal results, including multiplexing several targets, enhanced Single Nucleotide
 Polymorphism
(“SNP”) detection and enrichment for next generation sequencing.
 
Our
scientists use the complex mathematics of DNA/RNA PCR test design to engineer and optimize PCR tests and to automate algorithms that
rapidly
screen millions of possible options to pinpoint the optimum design. The intellectual property we use in our business consists
of the predictive mathematical
algorithms and patented molecular structure used in the testing process, which together represent a major
 advance in PCR testing systems. CODX
technologies are now protected by more than 20 granted or pending US and foreign patents, as well
as certain trade secrets and copyrights. Ownership of
our proprietary platform permits us the advantage of avoiding payment of patent
royalties required by other PCR test systems, which may allow the sale of
diagnostic PCR tests at a lower price than competitors, while
enabling us to maintain profit margins.
 
Our
 proprietary test design process involves identifying the optimal locations on the target genes for amplification and pairing the locations
 with the
optimized primer and probe structure to achieve outputs that meet the design input requirements identified from market research.
This is done by following
planned and documented processes, procedures and testing. In other words, we use the data resulting from our
tests to verify whether we succeeded in
designing what we intended. Verification involves a series of testing that concludes that the
product is ready to proceed to validation in an evaluation either
in our laboratory or in an independent laboratory setting using initial
production tests to confirm that the product as designed meets the user needs.
 
Using
our proprietary test design system and reagents, we have designed and obtained regulatory approval in the European Community and in India
to sell
PCR diagnostic tests for the detection of COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, human papillomavirus, malaria,
chikungunya, dengue, and
the Zika virus. In the United States, we obtained Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) for our Logix
Smart® COVID-19 detection test from the FDA,
and we sell that test to qualified labs.
In addition, our COVID-19 detection test and certain of our other suite of COVID-19 products have been cleared for
sale in countries
such as the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and Mexico by the regulatory bodies in those countries and have been registered for sale
in
many more countries. In connection with the sale of our tests we may sell diagnostic equipment from other manufacturers, including
an OEM’s PCR
instrument which we refer to here as the “Co-Dx Box”.
 
In addition to testing for infectious disease, Co-Primers technology lends
itself to identifying any section of a DNA or RNA strand that describes any type
of genetic trait, which creates several significant applications.
We, in conjunction with our customers, have designed and licensed tests that identify genetic
traits in plant and animal genomes. We also
have commercialized three multiplexed tests to test mosquitos for the presence of diseases they carry, which
enables municipalities to
concentrate their efforts in managing mosquito populations in specific areas where mosquitos carrying deadly viruses are known
to breed.
 
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
 
Results
of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
 
The
table below provides a comparison of our operating results for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December
31, 2023.
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
   
Year Change
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
   
Change
   
%
 
Product revenue
 
$
770,048   
$
991,473   
$
(221,425)  
 
-22%
Grant revenue
 
 
3,145,112   
 
5,820,565   
 
(2,675,453)  
 
-46%
Total revenue
 
 
3,915,160   
 
6,812,038   
 
(2,896,878)  
 
-43%
Cost of revenue
 
 
999,124   
 
4,184,949   
 
(3,185,825)  
 
-76%
Gross profit
 
 
2,916,036   
 
2,627,089   
 
288,947   
 
11%
Operating expenses
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
Sales and marketing
 
 
4,483,339   
 
6,860,815   
 
(2,377,476)  
 
-35%
General and administrative
 
 
16,157,152   
 
14,279,441   
 
1,877,711   
 
13%
Research and development
 
 
20,979,589   
 
22,962,593   
 
(1,983,004)  
 
-9%
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
1,377,266   
 
1,230,474   
 
146,792   
 
12%
Total operating expenses
 
 
42,997,346   
 
45,333,323   
 
(2,335,977)  
 
-5%
Loss from operations
 
 
(40,081,310)  
 
(42,706,234)  
 
2,624,924   
 
-6%
Other income
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
Interest income, net
 
 
1,091,825   
 
1,161,913   
 
(70,088)  
 
-6%
Realized gain on investments
 
 
870,745   
 
2,243,059   
 
(1,372,314)  
 
-61%
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets
 
 
8,291   
 
(2,578)  
 
10,869   
 
-422%
Gain on remeasurement of acquisition contingencies  
 
714,876   
 
1,092,581   
 
(377,705)  
 
-35%
Gain (loss) on equity method investment in joint
venture
 
 
(186,067)  
 
100,703   
 
(286,770)  
 
-285%
Total other income, net
 
 
2,499,670   
 
4,595,678   
 
(2,096,008)  
 
-46%
Loss before income taxes
 
 
(37,581,640)  
 
(38,110,556)  
 
528,916   
 
-1%
Income tax provision (benefit)
 
 
57,368   
 
(2,777,691)  
 
2,835,059   
 
-102%
Net loss
 
$
(37,639,008)  
$
(35,332,865)  
$
(2,306,143)  
 
7%
 
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Revenues
 
For
the year ended December 31, 2024, we generated $3.9 million of revenue compared to revenue of $6.8 million in the year ended December
31, 2023.
The decrease in revenue of $2.9 million was primarily due to lower grant revenues, as the majority of revenue for grants previously
 awarded was
recognized in the prior year.
 
Cost
of Revenues and Gross Profit
 
Cost
of revenues decreased by $3.2 million from $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to $1.0 million for the year ended December
31, 2024.
Included within cost of revenues is a decrease of approximately $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, and an increase
of approximately $2.8
million for the year ended December 31, 2023, related to reserves against certain raw materials and finished goods
inventories. The initial recording of the
reserves for obsolete inventory in the prior year, partially offset by the decrease in revenues
 in the current year, resulted in a higher gross margin
percentage.
 
Operating
Expenses
 
Total
operating expenses were $43.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to total operating expenses of $45.3 million for
the year
ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to decreased stock-based compensation expense,
bad debt expense and
expense related to development of and clinical trials for the Co-Dx PCR platform. These decreases were partially
offset by increased personnel related and
legal expenses.
 
Sales
and marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $4.5 million compared to $6.9 million for the year ended December 31,
2023.
The decrease of $2.4 million was primarily a result of decreased stock-based compensation expense, tradeshow and travel expenses,
 consulting and
professional services expenses, and personnel related expenses.
 
General
and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $16.2 million compared to $14.3 million for the year ended December
31,
2023. The increase of $1.9 million was primarily due to increased legal expenses, partially offset by decreases in stock-based compensation
expense, bad
debt expense, consulting and professional services expense, and insurance expense.
 
Research
and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $21.0 million compared to $23.0 million for the year ended December
31,
2023. The decrease of $2.0 million was primarily a result of decreased expenses related to development of and clinical trials for
the Co-Dx PCR platform
and stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by increases in personnel expense and professional services
expense.
 
Other
Income
 
Other
income was $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to other income of $4.6 million for the year ended December 31,
2023.
The decrease in other income of $2.1 million was primarily due to a change in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities,
an increased loss related
to the Company’s joint venture investment, and decreased realized gains from investments in marketable
securities.
 
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Net
Loss
 
We
realized a net loss for the year ended December 31, 2024 of $37.6 million compared to $35.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The larger
net loss of $2.3 million was primarily the result of decreases in grant revenue, changes in the fair value of acquisition
contingencies, and decreases in
realized gains from investments in marketable securities, partially offset by a decrease in operating
expenses. Additionally, we recorded income tax expense
of $0.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to an income
tax benefit of $2.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The
primary reason for the change in the provision for income taxes
is a result of the Company now recording a full valuation allowance.
 
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
At
 December 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2.9 million and marketable investment securities of $26.8 million. We consider
 our
marketable investment securities an important part of our liquidity and focus such investments in securities that can readily be
converted into cash if
needed. Additionally, our total current assets at December 31, 2024, were $32.3 million compared to total current
liabilities of $7.3 million.
 
Net
cash used in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2024 was $29.2 million, compared to net cash used in operating activities
of
$22.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in cash used in operating activities was primarily due to decreases
in revenue, grant
funding, and realized gains on investments, and increases in cash-payable operating expenses.
 
Net
cash provided by investing activities was $17.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to net cash provided by investing
activities of
$15.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in cash provided by investing activities is primarily
due to interest and realized gains
related to marketable investment securities, as well as the redemption of certain investments as they
matured.
 
Net
cash provided by financing activities was $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $1.4 million of cash used in
financing
activities for the year ended December 31, 2023. The cash provided by financing activities during 2024 relates to issuances
of common stock, compared to
cash used in financing activities for repurchases of outstanding common shares during 2023.
 
Since
commencing sales of our Logix Smart COVID-19 test in March 2020, we have used our cash generated from those sales to fund the purchase
of
inventories and the development of our Co-Dx PCR Platform, and to pay our operating expenses.
 
Our
available capital resources may be consumed more rapidly than currently expected and we may need
or want to raise additional financing for strategic
opportunities. It is anticipated that the Company will continue to generate
operating losses and use cash in operations in the near term. If needed, we expect
additional investment
capital to come from additional issuances of our common stock or other equity based securities with existing and new investors
similar
to those that have provided funding in the past. We have entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”)
with Piper Sandler
& Co. (“Piper Sandler”), pursuant to which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having
an aggregate offering price of up to $17,111,650
from time to time through Piper Sandler acting as our agent, under our prospectus supplement
dated October 18, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we have
sold 314,707 shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement resulting in net
proceeds to the Company of $0.2 million.
 
Although
we are seeking to obtain additional equity and/or debt financing, such funding is not assured and may not be available to us on favorable
or
acceptable terms and may involve significant restrictive covenants. Any additional equity financing is also not assured and, if available
to us, will most
likely be dilutive to our current stockholders. If we are not able to obtain additional debt or equity financing on
a timely basis, the impact on us will be
material and adverse. These uncertainties create substantial doubt about our ability to continue
as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these
uncertainties.
 
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
 
Our
management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial
statements, which
have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
The preparation of these financial statements
requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported
revenues and expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our
historical experience and on various other
factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates
under different assumptions
or conditions. While our significant accounting policies are described in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, within
Note 2 of
our consolidated financial statements in the section titled “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”, we believe that
the accounting policies
discussed below are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate
 to the more significant areas involving
management’s judgments and estimates.
 
Accounts
Receivable
 
Trade
accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, net of any allowance. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts
for
amounts the Company does not expect to collect. In establishing the required allowance, management considers historical losses, current
market condition,
customers’ financial condition, the age of receivables, and current payment patterns. Account balances are written
off against the allowance once the
receivable is deemed uncollectible. If actual accounts receivable collections are less favorable than
those projected by management at the time of the
assessment, however, additional accounts receivable write-downs may be required, which
could reduce our earnings.
 
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Intangible
Assets
 
The
useful lives of intangible assets with definite lives are based on the expected number of years the asset will generate revenue or otherwise
be used by
us and the related amortization is based on the straight-line method. Goodwill, which has an indefinite life, is not amortized
but instead is tested at least
annually for impairment, or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
asset might be impaired. Examples of such events or
circumstances include:
 
 
●
the
assets’ ability to continue to generate income from operations and positive cash flow in future periods;
 
 
 
 
●
any
volatility or significant decline in our stock price and market capitalization compared to our net book value;
 
 
 
 
●
loss
of legal ownership or title to an asset;
 
 
 
 
●
significant
changes in our strategic business objectives and utilization of our assets; and
 
 
 
 
●
the
impact of significant negative industry or economic trends.
 
If
a change were to occur in any of the above-mentioned factors or estimates, the likelihood of a material change in our reported results
would increase.
 
Inventories
 
We
periodically review inventory for both potential obsolescence and potential declines in anticipated selling prices. In this review, we
make assumptions
about the future demand for and market value of the inventory and based on these assumptions estimate the amount of
any obsolete, unmarketable, slow
moving or overvalued inventory. We write down the value of our inventories by an amount equal to the
difference between the cost of the inventory and the
net realizable value. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those
projected by management at the time of the assessment, however, additional
inventory write-downs may be required, which could reduce
our earnings.
 
Income
Taxes
 
Significant
judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, current tax assets and liabilities, deferred tax assets and liabilities,
and our
future taxable income, both as a whole and in various tax jurisdictions, for purposes of assessing our ability to realize future
benefit from our deferred tax
assets. We recognize in the financial statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more
likely than not to be sustained during an audit, including
resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. While we believe
that we have appropriate support for the positions taken on our tax returns, we
regularly assess the potential outcome of examinations
by tax authorities in determining the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. See Note 11 to our
Consolidated Financial Statements
for more information on income taxes.
 
The
foregoing estimates, expectations and forward-looking statements are subject to change as we make strategic operating decisions from
time to time and
as our revenue and expenses fluctuate from period to period.
 
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Not
required.
 
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ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
 
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2024 AND 2023
 
Table
of Contents
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms (PCAOB ID No. 270)
 
36
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
37
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
38
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
 
39
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
40
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
41
 
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To
the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Co-Diagnostics,
Inc.
 
Opinion
on the Consolidated Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Co-Diagnostics,
Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2024 and
2023, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended,
and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated
financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the consolidated results of its
operations and
its cash flows for the two-year period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
 
Going Concern
 
The financial statements have been prepared assuming
 that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial
statements, the Company has recurring losses
from operations and negative operating cash flows and needs to obtain additional financing to finance its
operations. These issues raise
substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also
described
in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
 
Basis
for Opinion
 
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) (PCAOB) and are required
to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements
 are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform,
an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain
an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
 
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or
fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those
risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and
disclosures in the consolidated financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for
our opinion.
 
Critical
Audit Matters
 
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the
 current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee
and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated
financial statements and (2) involved our especially
challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not
alter in any way our opinion on
the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below,
providing separate
opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
 
Impairment
of Intangible Assets
 
In December 2021 the Company acquired in-process research and development
 indefinite-lived intangible assets totaling $26,101,000. The Company
assesses these assets for impairment at least annually or whenever
events or changes in circumstances occur that may indicate impairment. The Company’s
analysis for the year ended December 31, 2024,
required significant judgment to assess qualitative factors in determining whether it is more likely than not
that the indefinite-lived
intangible assets are impaired. As a result of their analysis, the Company determined there was no impairment as of year-end.
 
Auditing the Company’s annual impairment assessment was complex and
 highly judgmental due to the significant judgment required in determining
whether it is more likely than not the in-process research and
development indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired. This required a high degree of
auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort
in performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence to evaluate management’s assessment in evaluating these
indefinite-lived
 intangible assets for impairment. These procedures included among others: (1) evaluating management’s process for evaluating
impairment,
(2) evaluating the factors assessed by management (3) evaluating other relevant factors in making our own determination, and (4) evaluating
and discussing considerations and conclusions made by management.
 
/s/
Tanner LLC
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023
Salt
Lake City, Utah
March
27, 2025
 
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CO-DIAGNOSTICS,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
 
December 31, 2024    
December 31, 2023  
Assets
 
 
    
 
  
Current assets
 
 
    
 
  
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
2,936,544   
$
14,916,878 
Marketable investment securities
 
 
26,811,098   
 
43,631,510 
Accounts receivable, net
 
 
132,570   
 
303,926 
Inventory, net
 
 
1,072,724   
 
1,664,725 
Income taxes receivable
 
 
-   
 
26,955 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
 
1,338,762   
 
1,597,114 
Total current assets
 
 
32,291,698   
 
62,141,108 
Property and equipment, net
 
 
2,761,280   
 
3,035,729 
Operating lease right-of-use asset
 
 
2,114,876   
 
2,966,774 
Intangible assets, net
 
 
26,101,000   
 
26,403,667 
Investment in joint venture
 
 
731,065   
 
773,382 
Total assets
 
$
63,999,919   
$
95,320,660 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
    
 
  
Current liabilities
 
 
    
 
  
Accounts payable
 
$
3,294,254   
$
1,482,109 
Accrued expenses
 
 
2,562,169   
 
2,172,959 
Operating lease liability, current
 
 
915,619   
 
838,387 
Contingent consideration liabilities, current
 
 
502,819   
 
891,666 
Deferred revenue
 
 
40,857   
 
362,449 
Total current liabilities
 
 
7,315,718   
 
5,747,570 
Long-term liabilities
 
 
    
 
  
Income taxes payable
 
 
713,643   
 
659,186 
Operating lease liability
 
 
1,236,560   
 
2,152,180 
Contingent consideration liabilities
 
 
422,080   
 
748,109 
Total long-term liabilities
 
 
2,372,283   
 
3,559,475 
Total liabilities
 
 
9,688,001   
 
9,307,045 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
 
 
   
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
 
 
    
 
  
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
 
 
-   
 
- 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 37,902,222 shares issued
and 33,053,544 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 36,108,346 shares issued and
31,259,668 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023
 
 
37,902   
 
36,108 
Treasury stock, at cost; 4,848,678 shares held as of December 31, 2024 and December 31,
2023, respectively
 
 
(15,575,795)  
 
(15,575,795)
Additional paid-in capital
 
 
102,472,210   
 
96,808,436 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
 
418,443   
 
146,700 
Accumulated earnings (deficit)
 
 
(33,040,842)  
 
4,598,166 
Total stockholders’ equity
 
 
54,311,918   
 
86,013,615 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
63,999,919   
$
95,320,660 
 
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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CO-DIAGNOSTICS,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Product revenue
 
$
770,048   
$
991,473 
Grant revenue
 
 
3,145,112   
 
5,820,565 
Total revenue
 
 
3,915,160   
 
6,812,038 
Cost of revenue
 
 
999,124   
 
4,184,949 
Gross profit
 
 
2,916,036   
 
2,627,089 
Operating expenses
 
 
    
 
  
Sales and marketing
 
 
4,483,339   
 
6,860,815 
General and administrative
 
 
16,157,152   
 
14,279,441 
Research and development
 
 
20,979,589   
 
22,962,593 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
1,377,266   
 
1,230,474 
Total operating expenses
 
 
42,997,346   
 
45,333,323 
Loss from operations
 
 
(40,081,310)  
 
(42,706,234)
Other income, net
 
 
    
 
  
Interest income, net
 
 
1,091,825   
 
1,161,913 
Realized gain on investments
 
 
870,745   
 
2,243,059 
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets
 
 
8,291   
 
(2,578)
Gain on remeasurement of acquisition contingencies
 
 
714,876   
 
1,092,581 
Gain (loss) on equity method investment in joint venture
 
 
(186,067)  
 
100,703 
Total other income, net
 
 
2,499,670   
 
4,595,678 
Loss before income taxes
 
 
(37,581,640)  
 
(38,110,556)
Income tax provision (benefit)
 
 
57,368   
 
(2,777,691)
Net loss
 
$
(37,639,008)  
$
(35,332,865)
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
    
 
  
Change in net unrealized gains on marketable securities, net of tax
 
 
271,743   
 
(146,440)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
271,743   
$
(146,440)
Comprehensive loss
 
$
(37,367,265)  
$
(35,479,305)
 
 
 
    
 
  
Loss per common share:
 
 
    
 
  
Basic and Diluted
 
$
(1.24)  
$
(1.20)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
    
 
  
Basic and Diluted
 
 
30,335,350   
 
29,346,599 
 
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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CO-DIAGNOSTICS,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Convertible
Preferred Stock   
Common Stock
   
Treasury
   
Additional
Paid-in
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive   
Accumulated
Earnings
   
Total
Stockholders’ 
 
  Shares   Amount  
Shares
   Amount   
Stock
   
Capital
   
Income
   
(Deficit)
   
Equity
 
Balance as of
December 31, 2022
   
-   $
-     34,754,265   $ 34,754    $ (14,211,866)  $ 88,472,935    $
293,140    $
39,931,031    $ 114,519,994 
Stock-based
compensation
expense
   
-    
-      1,354,081    
1,354     
-     
8,335,501     
-     
-     
8,336,855 
Repurchases of
common stock
   
-    
-     
-    
-     
(1,363,929)   
-     
-     
-     
(1,363,929)
Other comprehensive
loss, net of tax
   
-    
-     
-    
-     
-     
-     
(146,440)   
-     
(146,440)
Net loss
   
-    
-     
-    
-     
-     
-     
-     
(35,332,865)   
(35,332,865)
Balance as of
December 31, 2023
   
-   $
-     36,108,346   $ 36,108    $(15,575,795)  $ 96,808,436    $
146,700    $
4,598,166    $
86,013,615 
Issuance of common
stock related to at-
the-market offering,
net of offering costs    
-    
-     
314,707    
315     
-     
230,349     
-     
-     
230,664 
Stock-based
compensation
expense
   
-    
-      1,479,169    
1,479     
-     
5,433,425     
-     
-     
5,434,904 
Repurchases of
common stock
   
-    
-     
-    
-     
-     
-     
-     
-     
- 
Other comprehensive
loss, net of tax
   
-    
-     
-    
-     
-     
-     
271,743     
-     
271,743 
Net loss
   
-    
-     
-    
-     
-     
-     
-     
(37,639,008)   
(37,639,008)
Balance as of
December 31, 2024
   
-   $
-     37,902,222   $ 37,902    $(15,575,795)  $102,472,210    $
418,443    $ (33,040,842)  $
54,311,918 
 
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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CO-DIAGNOSTICS,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
    
 
  
Net loss
 
$
(37,639,008)  
$
(35,332,865)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
 
 
    
 
  
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
1,377,266   
 
1,230,474 
Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
5,434,904   
 
8,336,855 
Change in fair value of acquisition contingencies
 
 
(714,876)  
 
(1,092,581)
Non-cash lease expense
 
 
13,510   
 
47,992 
Realized gain on investments
 
 
(870,745)  
 
(2,243,059)
(Gain) loss from equity method investment
 
 
186,067   
 
(100,703)
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets
 
 
(8,291)  
 
2,578 
Deferred income taxes
 
 
-   
 
(2,417,987)
Provision for (recoveries of) credit losses
 
 
(15,035)  
 
612,809 
Inventory obsolescence expense
 
 
326,512   
 
3,233,281 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
    
 
  
Accounts receivable
 
 
186,391   
 
2,536,988 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
 
412,056   
 
1,082,536 
Inventory
 
 
265,489   
 
413,140 
Deferred revenue
 
 
(321,592)  
 
362,449 
Income taxes payable
 
 
54,457   
 
(522,098)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
 
2,157,850   
 
1,768,326 
Net cash used in operating activities
 
 
(29,155,045)  
 
(22,081,865)
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
    
 
  
Purchases of property and equipment
 
 
(748,352)  
 
(1,365,306)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable investment securities
 
 
58,765,487   
 
127,251,619 
Purchases of marketable securities
 
 
(40,802,588)  
 
(110,497,444)
Investment in joint venture
 
 
(143,750)  
 
- 
Net cash provided by investing activities
 
 
17,070,797   
 
15,388,869 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
    
 
  
Repurchases of common stock
 
 
-   
 
(1,363,929)
Issuance of common stock related to at-the-market offering, net of offering costs
 
 
103,914   
 
- 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
 
103,914   
 
(1,363,929)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
(11,980,334)  
 
(8,056,925)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
 
14,916,878   
 
22,973,803 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
2,936,544   
$
14,916,878 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
 
 
    
 
  
Income taxes paid
 
$
-   
$
55,975 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions
 
 
    
 
  
Inventory moved to property, plant and equipment
 
$
-   
$
673 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
 
$
-   
$
3,203,146 
Receivable from issuance of common stock, collected in 2025
 
$
126,750   
$
- 
 
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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CO-DIAGNOSTICS,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
 
Note
1 – Overview and Basis of Presentation
 
Description
of Business
 
Co-Diagnostics,
Inc., a Utah corporation (the “Company” or “CODX”), is a molecular diagnostics company that develops,
manufactures and markets state-
of-the-art diagnostics technologies. The Company’s technologies are utilized for tests that are
designed using the detection and/or analysis of nucleic acid
molecules (DNA or RNA). The Company also uses its proprietary
technology to design specific tests for its Co-Dx™ PCR platform and to locate genetic
markers for use in applications other
 than infectious disease. In connection with the sale of our tests we may sell diagnostic equipment from other
manufacturers as
self-contained lab systems.
 
Use
of Estimates
 
The
 preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
 and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Such estimates include inventories,
receivables and
other long-lived assets, legal and regulatory contingencies, income taxes, share based arrangements, and others. These
estimates and assumptions are based
on management’s best estimates and judgments. Actual amounts and results could differ from
those estimates.
 
Basis
of Presentation
 
The
accompanying audited consolidated financial statements of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries have been prepared to
reflect the
financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and have been prepared in accordance with accounting
 principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated.
 
Liquidity
and Going Concern
 
In
 accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Going Concern, (“ASC 205-40”) the Company evaluated
 whether there are
conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern within one year
after the date on which this Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed. Based on the Company’s
cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments as of
December 31, 2024, the Company’s current and forecasted level of operations,
and its forecasted cash flows, the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain the
 necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business
operations when they come due, and
to generate profitable operations in the future. Management plans to provide for the Company’s capital requirements
through equity
 financing, including through selling shares under the Company’s ATM Agreement, seeking additional grant funding, and through
operational
efficiencies. Our ability to obtain additional financing in equity capital markets is subject to several factors, including market and
economic
conditions, our performance and investor sentiment with respect to us and our industry. Accordingly, there can be no assurance
that the Company will be
able to raise a sufficient amount of additional capital to fund operations with terms acceptable to the Company,
or at all. Because certain elements of
management’s plans to mitigate the conditions that raised substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern are outside of the
Company’s control, including the ability to raise capital through equity
or other financings, those elements cannot be considered probable according to
ASC 205-40, and therefore cannot be considered in the
evaluation of mitigating factors. As a result, management has concluded that substantial doubt
exists about the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern for 12 months from the date these consolidated financial statements are issued.
 
The
consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024 have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a
going
concern for the next 12 months after these financial statements are issued, and that contemplates the realization of assets and
satisfaction of liabilities and
commitments in the normal course of business. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern
is dependent upon its uncertain ability to obtain
additional capital, reduce expenditures, and execute on its business plans. These consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
 
Note
2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Operating Segments
 
The Company operates as one operating segment. Operating segments
are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is
regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision
 maker (“CODM”), which is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, in deciding how to allocate
resources and assess performance.
The Company’s CODM evaluates financial information and resources and assesses the performance of these resources
on a consolidated
basis. There is no expense or asset information that is supplemental to information disclosed within the consolidated financial statements,
that is regularly provided to the CODM. The allocation of resources and assessment of performance of the operating segment is based on
consolidated net
loss and functional expenses as reported on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Because
 the Company operates
as one operating segment, financial segment information, including expense and asset information, can be
found in the consolidated financial statements.
All material long-lived assets are based in the United States.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain
prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation. These reclassifications have no impact
on the previously
reported results.
 
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash
and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, money market funds and highly liquid investments with an original maturity date of 90 days
or less
from the date of purchase. The fair value of cash equivalents approximated their carrying value as of December 31, 2024 and December
31, 2023. The
Company has its cash and cash equivalents with a large creditworthy financial institution and the balance exceeded federally
insured limits. The Company

has not experienced any losses in such accounts, and management believes the Company is not exposed to any
significant credit risk on cash and cash
equivalents.
 
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Marketable
Investment Securities
 
The
Company’s marketable investment securities are comprised of investments in certificates of deposit and U.S. Treasury bills and
notes. The Company
designates investments in debt securities as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale debt securities with original
maturities of three months or less from the
date of purchase are classified within cash and cash equivalents. Available-for-sale debt
securities with original maturities longer than three months are
available to fund current operations and are classified as marketable
investment securities, within current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The
Company may sell these securities at any time for
 use in its current operations or for other purposes, even prior to maturity. Available-for-sale debt
securities are reported at fair
value with the related unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component
of stockholders’
equity, net of tax. Realized gains and losses on the sale of marketable securities are determined using the average cost method on a
first-in,
first-out basis and recorded in total other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss.
 
The
available-for-sale debt securities are subject to a periodic impairment review. For investments in an unrealized loss position, the Company
writes down
the amortized cost basis of the investment if it is more likely than not that the Company will be required or will intend
to sell the investment before
recovery of its amortized cost basis. For investments not likely to be sold before recovery of the amortized
cost basis, the Company determines whether a
credit loss exists by considering information about the collectability of the instrument,
current market conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts
of economic conditions. The Company recognizes an allowance for credit
losses up to the amount of the unrealized loss when appropriate. Allowances for
credit losses and write-downs are recognized in total
other income (expense), net, and unrealized losses not related to credit losses are recognized in
accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss). There are no allowances for credit losses recorded for the periods presented.
 
Accounts
Receivable
 
Trade
accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount (net of allowance) and do not bear interest. The Company maintains an
allowance for credit
losses for amounts the Company does not expect to collect. In establishing the required allowance, management
considers historical losses, current market
condition, customers’ financial condition, the age of receivables, and current
payment patterns. Account balances are written off against the allowance once
the receivable is deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of
trade receivables previously written off are recorded when collected. At December 31, 2024 total
accounts receivable was $242,625
with an allowance for uncollectable accounts of $110,055
resulting in a net amount of $132,570.
At December 31, 2023
total accounts receivable was $504,264
with an allowance for uncollectable accounts of $200,338
resulting in a net amount of $303,926. At December 31,
2022 total accounts receivable was $6,552,249 with an allowance
for uncollectable accounts of $3,098,526 resulting in a net amount of $3,453,723.
 
Equity-Method
Investments
 
Our
equity-method investments are initially recorded at cost and are included in other long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet. We
adjust the carrying value of our investment based on our share of the earnings or losses in the periods which they
are reported by the investee until the
carrying amount is zero. The earnings or losses are included in other income in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations.
 
Inventory
 
Inventory
is stated at the lower of cost or net-realizable value. Inventory cost is determined on a first-in first-out basis that approximates
average cost in
accordance with ASC 330-10-30-12. At December 31, 2024, the Company had $1,072,724 in inventory, of which $567,281 was
 finished goods and
$505,443 was raw materials. At December 31, 2023, the Company had $1,664,725 in inventory, of which $700,467 was finished
goods and $964,258 was
raw materials. The Company establishes reserves to reduce low-moving, obsolete, or unusable inventories to their
estimated useful or scrap values. The
Company recognized $54,987 and $2,760,011 related to the change in inventory reserves during the
 years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023,
respectively.
 
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Intangible
Assets
 
Indefinite-lived
 intangible assets are not amortized, but rather tested for impairment at least annually on December 31, or more often if and when
circumstances
indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives.
 
Long-lived
Assets
 
Long-lived
assets, such as property and equipment, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is provided using
the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the property, generally from three to five years. Repairs and maintenance
costs are expensed as
incurred except when such repairs significantly add to the useful life or productive capacity of the asset, in
which case the repairs are capitalized.
 
For
in-process research and development projects acquired in business combinations, the in-process research and development project is capitalized
and
evaluated for impairment until the development process has been completed. Once the development process has been completed the asset
will be amortized
over its remaining estimated useful life. The Company reviews its long-lived assets, including property and equipment,
indefinite-lived and finite-lived
intangible assets, and ROU assets, for impairment whenever an event or change in facts and circumstances
indicates that their carrying amounts may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount
to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be
generated. If the carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted cash flows,
the assets are determined to be impaired and an impairment charge is recognized as
the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds fair
value.
 
Revenue
Recognition
 
The
Company generates revenue from product sales and license sales. The Company recognizes revenue when all of the following criteria are
satisfied: (i)
identification of the promised goods or services in the contract; (ii) determination of whether the promised goods or
services are performance obligations,
including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) measurement of the transaction
 price, including the constraint on variable
consideration; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and
(v) recognition of revenue when, or as the Company satisfies each
performance obligation. Based on the criteria above, the Company typically
recognizes revenue upon delivery.
 
The
Company constrains revenue by giving consideration to factors that could otherwise lead to a probable reversal of revenue. The Company
records any
payments received from customers prior to the Company fulfilling its performance obligation(s) as deferred revenue.
 
Grant
Revenue
 
The
Company may submit applications to receive grant funding from governmental and non-governmental entities. The Company accounts for grants
by
analogizing to the contribution accounting model under ASC 958-605, Not-for-Profit Entities (“ASC 958”). Revenues from
grants, contracts, and awards
provided by governmental and non-governmental agencies are recorded based upon the terms of the specific
agreements. The Company recognizes grant
funding without conditions or continuing performance obligations as revenue in the consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income
(loss). The Company recognizes grant funding with conditions or continuing performance
obligations as deferred revenue in the consolidated balance
sheets if the conditions or performance obligations have not yet been met.
The Company recognized grant funding revenue of $3.1 million and $5.8 million
during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, the Company has also recorded $0.1
million and $0.3 million of deferred revenue related
 to grant funding for which the cash was received, but the underlying conditions or performance
obligations have not yet been met. Cash
received from federal grants, contracts, and awards can be subject to audit by the grantor and, if the examination
results in a disallowance
of any expenditure, repayment could be required.
 
Deferred
Revenue
 
Deferred
revenue primarily consists of payments received from customers prior to the Company fulfilling its performance obligation of providing
the
product. When this occurs, the Company records a contract liability as deferred revenue. Deferred revenue is recognized as revenue
 as the related
performance obligations are satisfied.
 
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Research
and Development
 
Research
and development costs are expensed when incurred. The Company recorded $20,979,589 and $22,962,593 of research and development costs
for
the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
 
Stock-based
Compensation
 
The
 Company has granted stock-based awards, including restricted stock, stock options, stock warrants and restricted stock units (“RSUs”),
 to its
employees, certain consultants and members of its board of directors. The Company records stock-based compensation based on the
grant date fair value of
the awards and recognizes the fair value of those awards as expense using the straight-line method over the
requisite service period of the award. The
Company estimates the grant date fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. When an award is forfeited prior to the vesting
date, the Company recognizes an adjustment for the previously recognized expense
in the period of the forfeiture.
 
Income
Taxes
 
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred
income tax
assets and deferred income tax liabilities represent the tax effect of temporary differences between financial reporting and
tax reporting measured at enacted
tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company recognizes
only the impact of tax positions that, based on
their technical merits, are more likely than not to be sustained upon an audit by the
taxing authority.
 
Valuation
allowances are provided when it is more-likely-than-not that some or all of the deferred income tax assets may not be realized. In assessing
the
need for a valuation allowance, the Company has considered its historical levels of income, expectations of future taxable income
and ongoing tax planning
strategies.
 
Developing
 the provision for income taxes, including the effective tax rate and analysis of potential tax exposure items, if any, requires significant
judgment and expertise in federal and state income tax laws, regulations and strategies, including the determination of deferred income
tax assets and
liabilities and any estimated valuation allowances deemed necessary to value deferred income tax assets. Judgments and
tax strategies are subject to audit
by various taxing authorities. The Company has uncertain income tax positions in the consolidated
financial statements, and adverse determinations by
these taxing authorities could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated
financial positions, result of operations, or cash flows.
 
Net
Loss per Share
 
Basic
 net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares
outstanding during each period.
 
Diluted
net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common
stock outstanding during the period increased by common shares that could be issued upon conversion or exercise of other outstanding
securities to the
extent those additional common shares would be dilutive. The dilutive effect of potentially dilutive securities is
reflected in diluted net loss per share by
application of the treasury stock method. During periods when the Company is in a net loss
position, basic net loss per share is the same as diluted net loss
per share as the effects of potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive.
 
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Comprehensive
loss is comprised of net loss and unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities, net of income taxes.
 
Concentrations
Risk and Significant Customers
 
The
Company had certain customers which were each responsible for generating 10% or more of the total revenue for the years ended December
31, 2024
and 2023, respectively. One customer accounted for approximately 31% of product revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024
and two customers
accounted for approximately 27% of product revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023. Two granting agencies accounted
for approximately 95% of
grant revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, and one granting agency accounted for 100% of grant revenue
for the year ended December 31, 2023.
 
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Two
customers accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2024, and three customers accounted for more than 10% of
accounts
receivable at December 31, 2023. These customers together accounted for approximately 94% and 97% of accounts receivable at
December 31, 2024 and
2023, respectively.
 
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
 
From
time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted
by the Company
as of the specified effective date. If not discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards,
which are not yet effective, will not
have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption.
 
In
 November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting  (Topic 280):
 Improvements to Reportable
Segment Disclosures, which improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through
 enhanced disclosures about significant segment
expenses. The standard is effective for full year 2024 reporting, and for interim
reporting beginning in 2025. The adoption of this ASU did not change the
way the Company evaluates its reportable segments and, as a
result, did not have a material impact on the Company’s segment-related disclosures.
 
In
December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires an entity
to
disclose annually additional information related to the company’s income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid during
the period. The guidance
should be applied prospectively with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. The standard becomes
effective for the Company for full year 2025
reporting. The Company does not expect a material impact on its consolidated financial statements
related to ASU 2023-09.
 
In
November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement (Subtopic 220-40): Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation
Disclosures, which requires an entity to disclose on an annual and interim basis, disaggregated information about specific income statement
 expense
categories. The guidance should be applied prospectively with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. The standard
becomes effective for the
Company for full year 2027 reporting. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on
its consolidated financial statements.
 
Note
3 – Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Financial Instruments
 
The
following table shows the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and marketable investment securities by significant investment category:
 
 
 
December 31, 2024
 
 
 
Adjusted Cost   
Total
Unrealized
Gains /
(Losses)
   
Fair Value
   
Cash and
Cash
Equivalents    
Marketable
Investment
Securities
 
Cash
 
$
2,936,544   
$
-   
$
2,936,544   
$
2,936,544   
$
- 
Level 2:
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
U.S. treasury securities
 
 
26,392,655   
 
418,443   
 
26,811,098   
 
-   
 
26,811,098 
Subtotal
 
 
26,392,655   
 
418,443   
 
26,811,098   
 
-   
 
26,811,098 
Total
 
$
29,329,199   
$
418,443   
$
29,747,642   
$
2,936,544   
$
26,811,098 
 
 
 
December 31, 2023
 
 
 
Adjusted Cost   
Total
Unrealized
Gains /
(Losses)
   
Fair Value
   
Cash and
Cash
Equivalents    
Marketable
Investment
Securities
 
Cash
 
$
4,317,449   
$
-   
$
4,317,449   
$
4,317,449   
$
- 
Level 1:
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
Money market funds
 
 
10,599,429   
 
-   
 
10,599,429   
 
10,599,429   
 
- 
Subtotal
 
 
10,599,429   
 
-   
 
10,599,429   
 
10,599,429   
 
- 
Level 2:
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
U.S. treasury securities
 
 
43,484,810   
 
146,700   
 
43,631,510   
 
-   
 
43,631,510 
Subtotal
 
 
43,484,810   
 
146,700   
 
43,631,510   
 
-   
 
43,631,510 
Total
 
$
58,401,688   
$
146,700   
$
58,548,388   
$
14,916,878   
$
43,631,510 
 
Marketable
investment securities held as of December 31, 2024 mature over the next 12 months.
 
Note
4 – Fair Value Measurements
 
The
Company measures and records certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is based on the
price that would be
received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants
at the measurement date.
 
The
following three levels of inputs are used to measure the fair value of financial assets and liabilities:
 
Level
1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level
2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
 
Level
3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
 
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The
following table summarizes the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024 and December
31, 2023, by
level within the fair value hierarchy:
 
 
 
December 31, 2024
 
 
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
Assets:
 
    
    
    
  
Cash equivalents
 
$
441,000   
$
-   
$
-   
$
441,000 
Marketable securities (U.S. treasury bills and notes)  
 
-   
 
26,811,098   
 
-   
 
26,811,098 
Total assets measured at fair value
 
$
441,000   
$
26,811,098   
$
-   
$
27,252,098 
Liabilities:
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
Contingent consideration - common stock
 
$
-   
$
-   
$
743,794   
$
743,794 
Contingent consideration - warrants
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
181,105   
 
181,105 
Total liabilities measured at fair value
 
$
-   
$
-   
$
924,899   
$
924,899 
 
 
 
December 31, 2023
 
 
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
Assets:
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
Cash equivalents
 
$
13,806,864   
$
-   
$
-   
$
13,806,864 
Marketable securities (U.S. treasury bills and notes)  
 
-   
 
43,631,510   
 
-   
 
43,631,510 
Total assets measured at fair value
 
$
13,806,864   
$
43,631,510   
$
-   
$
57,438,374 
Liabilities:
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
Contingent consideration - common stock
 
$
-   
$
-   
$
1,318,995   
$
1,318,995 
Contingent consideration - warrants
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
320,780   
 
320,780 
Total liabilities measured at fair value
 
$
-   
$
-   
$
1,639,775   
$
1,639,775 
 
The
Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of certificates of deposit and U.S.
treasury bills and notes
as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
 
In
 connection with previous acquisitions, the Company recorded a liability for contingent consideration in the form of shares of common
 stock and
warrants to purchase common stock, both to be issued when certain milestones are achieved. The fair value of contingent consideration
is calculated using
a discounted probability weighted valuation model. Discount rates used in such calculations are a significant assumption
that are not observed in the
market, and therefore, the resulting fair value represents a Level 3 measurement.
 
The
changes for Level 3 items measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:
 
Fair value as of December 31, 2023
 
$
1,639,775 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration issued for business acquisitions
 
 
(714,876)
Fair value as of December 31, 2024
 
$
924,899 
 
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The
fair value of the contingent consideration is based on the fair value of the contingent consideration-common stock and contingent consideration-
warrants.
The fair value of the contingent consideration-common stock is equal to the probability-adjusted value of the Company’s common
stock as of the
valuation date. The fair value of the contingent consideration-warrants is equal to the probability adjusted value of
a call option with terms consistent with
the terms of the warrants as of the valuation date. Prior to the probability adjustments, the
warrants were valued based on the following inputs:
 
 
 
December 31, 2024    
December 31, 2023  
Stock price
 
$
0.75   
$
1.33 
Strike price
 
$
9.13   
$
9.13 
Volatility
 
 
246.4% 
 
187.5%
Risk-free rate
 
 
4.3% 
 
4.0%
Expected term (years)
 
 
2.0   
 
3.0 
 
Fair
Value of Other Financial Instruments
 
The
 carrying amounts of certain financial instruments, including cash held in banks, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable,
 accrued
liabilities, and other liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities and are excluded from the fair value
tables above.
 
Note
5 – Property and Equipment
 
Property
and equipment, net consisted of the following:
 
 
 
Estimated
 
December 31,
 
 
 
Useful Lives in
years
 
2024
   
2023
 
Lab equipment
 
3 - 5
 
$
4,920,781   
$
4,545,908 
Leasehold improvements
 
0 - 5
 
 
947,674   
 
548,648 
Office equipment, furniture and other
 
2 - 5
 
 
173,668   
 
173,668 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
 
 
(3,280,843)  
 
(2,232,495)
Fixed assets, net
 
 
 
$
2,761,280   
$
3,035,729 
 
Note
6 – Intangible Assets
 
Intangible
assets, net consisted of the following:
 
 
 
December 31, 2024
 
 
Weighted-Average  
Gross
   
 
   
Net
 
 
 
Useful Life (1)
 
Carrying
   
Accumulated
   
Carrying
 
 
 
(in Years)
 
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Amount
 
In-process research and development
 
Indefinite
 
$
26,101,000   
$
-   
$
26,101,000 
Non-competition agreements
 
2.7
 
 
1,094,000   
 
(1,094,000)  
 
- 
Total intangible assets
 
 
 
$
27,195,000   
$
(1,094,000)  
$
26,101,000 
 
 
 
December 31, 2023
 
 
Weighted-Average  
Gross
   
 
   
Net
 
 
 
Useful Life (1)
 
Carrying
   
Accumulated
   
Carrying
 
 
 
(in Years)
 
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Amount
 
In-process research and development
 
Indefinite
 
 
$  26,101,000   
$
-   
$
26,101,000 
Non-competition agreements
 
2.7
 
 
1,094,000   
 
(791,333)  
 
302,667 
Total intangible assets
 
 
 
$
27,195,000   
$
(791,333)  
$
26,403,667 
 
(1) Based
on weighted-average useful life established as of the acquisition date.
 
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Note
7 - Accrued Expenses
 
Accrued
expenses consisted of the following:
 
 
 
December 31,
2024
   
December 31,
2023
 
Payroll liabilities
 
$
820,621    $
1,643,186 
Legal fees
 
 
1,666,914     
503,890 
Other accrued liabilities
 
 
74,634     
25,883 
Total accrued expenses
 
$
2,562,169    $
2,172,959 
 
Note
8 – Revenue
 
The
following table sets forth revenue by geographic area:
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
United States
   
      
  
Product revenue
  $
378,212    $
659,618 
Grant revenue
   
3,145,112     
5,820,565 
Total United States
   
3,523,324     
6,480,183 
Rest of World
   
      
  
Product revenue
   
391,836     
331,855 
Grant revenue
   
-     
- 
Total Rest of World
   
391,836     
331,855 
Total
  $
3,915,160    $
6,812,038 
Percentage of revenue by area:
   
      
  
United States
   
90%   
95%
Rest of World
   
10%   
5%
 
Deferred
Revenue
 
Changes
in the Company’s deferred revenue balance for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
 
Balance as of December 31, 2022
 
$
- 
Increase due to prepayments from customers
 
 
32,570 
Increase due to grant funding awarded
 
 
329,879 
Balance as of December 31, 2023
 
$
362,449 
Revenue recognized included in deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period
 
 
(301,972)
Decrease due to reclassification of previously deferred amounts
 
 
(19,620)
Balance as of December 31, 2024
 
$
40,857 
 
Note
9 – Loss per Share
 
The
following table reconciles the numerator and the denominator used to calculate basic and diluted loss per share for years ended December
31, 2024 and
2023:
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Numerator
 
 
     
 
Net loss, as reported
 
$
(37,639,008)  $
(35,332,865)
 
 
 
      
  
Denominator
 
 
      
  
Weighted average shares, basic
 
 
30,335,350     
29,346,599 
Dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and RSUs
 
 
-     
- 
Shares used to compute diluted loss per share
 
 
30,335,350     
29,346,599 
 
 
 
      
  
Basic loss per share
 
$
(1.24)  $
(1.20)
Diluted loss per share
 
$
(1.24)  $
(1.20)
 
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The
computation of diluted loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 also excludes approximately 1.4 million
shares
of common stock and approximately 465,000 warrants to purchase shares of common stock that are contingent upon the achievement
of certain milestones.
 
As
a result of incurring a net loss for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, no potentially dilutive securities are
included in the
calculation of diluted earnings per share because such effect would be anti-dilutive. The Company had potentially dilutive
securities as of December 31,
2024, consisting of: (i) 1,475,646 restricted stock units and (ii) 532,112 options and warrants, and potentially
dilutive securities as of December 31, 2023,
consisting of: (i) 2,618,362 restricted stock units and (ii) 512,112 options.
 
Note
10 – Stock-Based Compensation
 
Stock
Incentive Plans
 
The
Company’s board of directors adopted, and shareholders approved, the Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Long Term Incentive
Plan
(the “Incentive Plan”) providing for the issuance of stock-based incentive awards to employees, officers, consultants,
directors and independent contractors.
The number of awards available for issuance under the Incentive Plan was 3,061,949 at December
31, 2024.
 
Stock
Options
 
The
following table summarizes option activity during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
 
 
 
Number of
Options
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   
Weighted Average
Fair Value
   
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
 
 
1,040,572   
$
2.19   
$
1.37   
 
5.88 
Granted
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Expired
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Forfeited/Cancelled
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Exercised
 
 
    
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
 
 
1,040,572   
$
2.19   
$
1.37   
 
4.89 
Granted
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Expired
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Forfeited/Cancelled
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Exercised
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
 
 
1,040,572   
$
2.19   
$
1.37   
 
3.88 
 
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
Exercisable at December 31, 2024
 
 
1,040,572   
$
2.19   
$
1.37   
 
3.88 
 
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There
were no options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding
options at
December 31, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $0 and $0.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, there were no unvested
options and no
unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to options.
 
Restricted
Stock Units
 
The
 grant date fair value of RSUs granted is determined using the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date
 with the
associated compensation expense amortized over the vesting period of the awards. The following table sets forth the outstanding
RSUs and related activity
for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
 
 
 
Number of RSUs
   
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
 
Unvested at December 31, 2022
 
 
2,426,725   
$
6.95 
Granted
 
 
1,948,750   
 
1.92 
Vested
 
 
(1,354,081)  
 
6.17 
Forfeited/Cancelled
 
 
(95,897)  
 
6.16 
Unvested at December 31, 2023
 
 
2,925,497   
$
3.99 
Granted
 
 
1,555,000   
 
1.11 
Vested
 
 
(1,479,169)  
 
4.30 
Forfeited/Cancelled
 
 
(259,012)  
 
4.04 
Unvested at December 31, 2024
 
 
2,742,316   
$
2.50 
 
As
of December 31, 2024, there was $4.8 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs which is expected
to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.
 
Warrants
 
The
Company has issued warrants related to financings, acquisitions and as compensation to third parties for services provided. The Company
estimates the
fair value of issued warrants on the date of issuance as determined using a Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company amortizes
the fair value of issued
warrants using a vesting schedule based on the terms and conditions of each warrant if granted for services.
 
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The
following table summarizes warrant activity during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
 
 
 
Number of
Warrants
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   
Weighted Average
Fair Value
   
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
 
 
485,000   
$
8.81   
$
2.43   
 
4.0 
Granted
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Expired
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Forfeited/Cancelled
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Exercised
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
 
 
485,000   
$
8.81   
$
1.29   
 
3.0 
Granted
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Expired
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Forfeited/Cancelled
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Exercised
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
  
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
 
 
485,000   
$
8.81   
$
1.00   
 
2.0 
 
There
were no warrants exercised during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding
warrants
at December 31, 2024 was approximately $0.
 
The
total number of warrants exercisable at December 31, 2024 is 20,000. The ability to exercise the approximately 465,000 warrants issued
in connection
with acquisitions in prior years is contingent upon the achievement of certain development and revenue milestones on or
before January 1, 2027. There was
no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to warrants.
 
Stock-Based
Compensation Expense
 
The
Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows:
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Cost of sales
 
$
20,831    $
46,586 
Sales and marketing
 
 
1,068,175     
2,153,974 
General and administrative
 
 
3,985,281     
4,933,822 
Research and development
 
 
360,617     
1,202,473 
Total stock-based compensation expense
 
$
5,434,904    $
8,336,855 
 
Note
11 – Income Taxes
 
The
components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes consist of the following for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Current:
 
 
   
 
 
Federal
 
$
40,031   
$
84,435 
State
 
 
17,337   
 
(540,240)
Total current
 
$
57,368   
$
(455,805)
Deferred:
 
 
    
 
  
Federal
 
 
(7,610,511)  
 
(7,228,611)
State
 
 
(394,244)  
 
(2,068,509)
Change in valuation allowance
 
 
8,004,755   
 
6,975,234 
Total deferred
 
 
-   
 
(2,321,886)
Total income tax provision (benefit)
 
$
57,368   
$
(2,777,691)
 
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A
reconciliation of income tax expense at the statutory federal income tax rate and income taxes as reflected in the financial statements
is as follows:
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Federal income tax expense at statutory rate
   
21.0%   
21.0%
State income tax expense, net of federal tax benefit
   
0.4%   
1.6%
Permanent differences:
   
      
  
- Stock based compensation
   
-2.0%   
-3.5%
- Contingent consideration remeasurement
   
0.4%   
0.6%
- Other permanent differences
   
-0.2%   
-0.2%
Research and development credits
   
1.8%   
4.6%
Change in tax rate
   
0.0%   
0.0%
Change in uncertain tax positions
   
-0.3%   
1.2%
Change in valuation allowance
   
-21.3%   
-18.3%
Other
   
-0.0%   
0.3%
Effective income tax rate
   
-0.2%   
7.3%
 
Net
deferred tax liabilities consist of the following components as of December 31, 2024 and 2023:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
    
 
  
Accrued liabilities
 
$
44,364   
$
58,158 
Reserves and allowances
 
 
643,206   
 
734,631 
Deferred compensation
 
 
638,454   
 
620,551 
Section 174 costs
 
 
9,372,153   
 
7,337,629 
Lease liability
 
 
491,744   
 
742,131 
UNICAP
 
 
20,846   
 
43,943 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
 
8,552,938   
 
4,040,601 
Research and development credits
 
 
2,314,332   
 
1,688,255 
Other
 
 
196   
 
- 
Total gross deferred tax assets
 
 
22,078,233   
 
15,265,899 
Less valuation allowance
 
 
(14,884,382)  
 
(6,938,829)
Total deferred tax assets
 
 
7,193,851   
 
8,327,070 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
    
 
  
Property and equipment, net
 
 
(418,148)  
 
(672,416)
Intangibles, net
 
 
(5,963,713)  
 
(6,552,255)
Prepaids
 
 
(233,162)  
 
(329,768)
Right of use asset
 
 
(483,220)  
 
(736,226)
Other comprehensive income
 
 
(95,608)  
 
(36,405)
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
 
(7,193,851)  
 
(8,327,070)
 
 
 
    
 
  
Net deferred tax liability
 
$
-   
$
- 
 
Valuation allowances are established when necessary
to reduce deferred tax assets, including temporary differences and net operating loss carryforwards, to
the amount expected to be realized
in the future. FASB guidance indicates that forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed is difficult
when there is
negative evidence such as cumulative losses in recent years. The Company had cumulative losses from continuing operations for the three-
year
period ended December 31, 2024. The Company considered this negative evidence along with all other available positive and negative evidence
and
concluded that, at December 31, 2024, it is more likely than not that the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets will not be realized.
As of December 31, 2024,
a valuation allowance has been recorded on the Company’s deferred tax assets to recognize only the portion of
the deferred tax asset that is more likely than
not to be recognized. The Company’s total valuation allowance was $14.9 million at December
31, 2024 and $6.9 million at December 31, 2023.
 
At
 December 31, 2024, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $37.6 million and federal research and development credit
carryforwards of $2.0 million. The net operating losses have an indefinite carryforward period. If not utilized, the credits will begin
to expire in 2043. At
December 31, 2024, the Company had state net operating loss carryforwards of $14.9 million and $0.9 million of
state research and development credit
carryforwards. Of the total state net operating losses, approximately $10.8 million are attributable
to Utah. All of the Utah net operating losses are carried
forward indefinitely. The remaining state net operating loss carryforwards
are attributable to various other states and begin to expire in 2044. If unused, the
state research credit carryforward will expire in
2036.
 
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ASC
Topic 740-10-05 requires that the impact of a tax position be recognized in the financial statements if that position is more likely
than not of being
sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. Our unrecognized tax benefit balances included $1,200,035
at December 31, 2024 and
$1,078,431 at December 31, 2023 of tax positions that, if recognized, would reduce the annual effective tax
rate offset by deferred tax assets recorded for
uncertain tax positions. During the next 12 months, the Company anticipates that approximately
 $508,000 of previously unrecognized tax benefits,
inclusive of interest and penalties, will be recognized due to the expiration of the
applicable statutes of limitations. Interest and penalties associated with
uncertain tax positions are recorded as a component of income
tax expense. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized benefits
is as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the year
 
$
1,078,431   
$
1,469,577 
Gross increases - current year tax positions
 
 
137,527   
 
273,569 
Gross increases - prior year tax positions
 
 
51,225   
 
66,127 
Gross decreases - prior year tax positions
 
 
(67,148)  
 
(730,842)
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year
 
$
1,200,035   
$
1,078,431 
 
 
 
    
 
  
Interest and penalties in year-end balance
 
$
128,783   
$
100,162 
 
The
Company is subject to taxation in the United States and other state jurisdictions. The tax years from December 31, 2021 through December
31, 2024
remain open to examination for federal income tax purposes and by the other major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company
is subject. The Company is
not currently under examination by any taxing authority.
 
Note
12 – Commitments and Contingencies
 
Lease
Obligations
 
The
Company leases administrative, R&D, sales and marketing and manufacturing facilities under non-cancellable operating leases and leases
cancellable
with one month notice. The Company expenses the cancelable leases in the period incurred in accordance with the practical
expedient elected. During the
year December 31, 2023, the Company amended two operating leases to extend the lease term and entered into
two new operating leases. As a result, the
Company recognized additional operating lease liabilities and corresponding operating right-of-use
assets of $3,203,146.
 
For
the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, components of lease expense are summarized as follows:
 
 
 
Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
 
2024
  
2023
 
Operating lease costs
  $
1,019,500   $
813,743 
Short-term lease costs
   
54,289    
198,261 
Total lease costs
  $
1,073,789   $
1,012,004 
 
As
of December 31, 2024, the maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities are as follows:
 
 
 
Years Ending
December 31,  
2025
  $
1,018,383 
2026
   
714,630 
2027
   
300,591 
2028
   
308,462 
Total lease payments
   
2,342,066 
Less: imputed interest
   
189,887 
Present value of operating lease liabilities
   
2,152,179 
Less: current portion
   
915,619 
Long-term portion
  $
1,236,560 
 
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Other
information related to operating leases was as follows:
 
 
 
Year Ended
December 31,
2024
 
Cash paid for operating leases included in operating cash flows
  $
1,050,279 
Remaining lease term of operating leases
   
2.8 
Discount rate of operating leases
   
6.2%
 
Litigation
 
Liabilities
for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable
that a
liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies
 are expensed as
incurred.
 
The
Company is a defendant in two class action claims and four derivative actions claiming that the Company promulgated false and misleading
press
releases to increase the price of our stock to improperly benefit the officers and directors of the Company. The plaintiffs demand
compensatory damages
sustained as a result of the Company’s alleged wrongdoing in an amount to be proven at trial. The Company
is also a party to three civil actions, two in the
US and the other in the United Kingdom. Each of the civil actions is based on breach
of contract claims against the Company. The Company believes these
lawsuits are without merit and intends to defend the cases vigorously.
The Company is unable to estimate a range of loss, if any, that could result were there
to be an adverse final decision in these cases.
As of the date of this report, the Company does not believe it is probable that these cases will result in an
unfavorable outcome; however,
if an unfavorable outcome were to occur in these cases, it is possible that the impact could be material to the Company’s
results
of operations in the period(s) in which any such outcome becomes probable and estimable.
 
Note
13 – Share Repurchase Program
 
In
March 2022, the Company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program that would allow the Company to repurchase up
to $30.0 million
of CODX common stock. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular number of common
shares, and the repurchase
program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion. The timing and amount
of any share repurchases under the share
repurchase program will be determined by Co-Diagnostics’ management at its discretion
based on ongoing assessments of the capital needs of the business,
the market price of the Company’s common stock, corporate and
regulatory requirements, and general market conditions.
 
For
accounting purposes, common stock repurchased under the stock repurchase program is recorded based upon the transaction date of the applicable
trade. Such repurchased shares are held in treasury and are presented using the cost method. These shares are not retired and are considered
issued but not
outstanding. There were no shares repurchased under this program during the year ended December 31, 2024.
 
Note
14 – At-the-Market Agreement
 
We
have entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with Piper Sandler & Co. (“Piper Sandler”),
pursuant to which we may
offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $17,111,650 from time
to time through Piper Sandler acting as our
agent, under our prospectus supplement dated October 18, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we
have sold 314,707 shares of common stock under the ATM
Agreement resulting in net proceeds to the Company of $0.2 million, of which $0.1 million was recorded in other current assets as of December
31, 2024
and subsequently collected in January 2025. As of December
31, 2024, the Company has up to $16.9 million remaining in aggregate gross proceeds that
can be issued through the ATM Agreement.
 
Note
15 – Related Party Transactions
 
The
Company employs two employees who are related to current or former executive officers. Seth Egan, the Company’s Chief Commercialization
Officer,
and Winston Egan, the Company’s Director of Customer Experience, are each sons of Dwight Egan, the Company’s President
and Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board. During the year ended December 31, 2024, total compensation paid to Seth Egan,
including salaries, bonuses, and the grant
date fair value of equity awards which vest over three years, was $0.4 million, and total
compensation paid to Winston Egan, including consulting fees,
salaries, and bonuses, was $0.1 million.
 
Prior to the acquisition
of Advanced Conceptions by the Company in December 2021, the Company’s President, Richard Abbott was serving as President
of Advanced
Conception. At the time of the acquisition, Mr. Abbott was an indirect shareholder of Advanced Conceptions, Inc. through his fifty percent
(50%) ownership interest in Whiteknob LLC. Whiteknob LLC owned 71.61% of Advanced Conceptions at the time of the acquisition. The terms
of the
acquisition agreement between the Company and Advanced Conceptions include the opportunity for Whiteknob LLC to earn an additional
 507,386
common shares and an additional 166,503 common stock purchase warrants of Co-Diagnostics upon the achievement of certain milestones.
Should those
milestone events be achieved Mr. Abbott would have a fifty percent (50%) interest in the common shares and common stock
purchase warrants.
 
In
August 2023, the Company entered into a services agreement with CoSara, the Company’s equity method investment, under which CoSara
provides
certain research and development consulting and support services. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively,
 the Company
recognized $0.6 million and $0.2 million of expense related to this agreement.
 
Note
16 – Subsequent Events
 
On
January 10, 2025, the Company received a notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market (the “Staff”)
stating that
the bid price of our common stock for the previous 30 consecutive trading days had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share
required for continued
listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Company has a period of 180 calendar
days, or until July 9, 2025
(the “Compliance Date”) to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). To regain compliance,
the bid price of the Company’s common stock must
close at $1 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days before the
Compliance Date.
 
If
the Company does not regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2) by July 9, 2025, the Company may be eligible for additional time. To qualify,
the
Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial
listing standards for The

Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and will need to provide written notice
of its intention to cure the deficiency during
the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If the
Company meets these requirements, the Staff will inform the Company
that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days. However,
if it appears to the Staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if
the Company is otherwise not eligible, the
Staff will provide notice that its securities will be subject to delisting. We intend to actively monitor our bid
price and will consider
available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
 
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ITEM
9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
 
None.
 
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We
maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that information
required to
be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within
the time periods specified in
rules and forms adopted by the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls
 and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under
the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial
officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
 
Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our
disclosure
controls and procedures as of December 31, 2024. Based on the evaluation, management has concluded that our disclosure controls
and procedures are
effective as of December 31, 2024 to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting
and the preparation of our financial
statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
 
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There
have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f) under
the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting.
 
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f)
under the
Exchange Act). Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of
the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. In making its evaluation, management used
the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control – Integrated
Framework (2013).
 
Based
on this evaluation, management determined that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2024.
 
This
Annual Report does not include an attestation report by our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control
over financial
reporting since we are a non-accelerated filer. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered
public accounting firm pursuant to rules
of the SEC that permit non-accelerated filers to provide only management’s report in the
10-K.
 
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Inherent
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
 
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believes that our disclosure controls and procedures and
internal
control over financial reporting are intended to be designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.
However, our management does
not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting
will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A
control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system
are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact
that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered
relative to their costs. Because of the inherent
limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control
issues and instances of
fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty,
and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts
of some persons, by
collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also
is based in part upon certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed
 in achieving its stated goals under all
potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or
procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost–effective
control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be
detected.
 
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
 
During
the three months ended December 31, 2024, none of our directors or officers adopted or terminated a “Rule 10-b5-1 trading arrangement”
or “non-
Rule 10-b5-1 trading arrangement” as each term is identified in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
 
ITEM
9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
 
None.
 
PART
III
 
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
 
The
following table sets forth the names, ages and positions of our executive officers and directors as of March 25, 2025. The following
is information on
the business experience of each director and executive officer now serving and a discussion of the qualifications,
attributes and skills that led to the board
of directors’ conclusion that each one is qualified to serve as a director or as an
executive officer as the case may be. Executive officers serve at the
discretion of the board of directors.
 
Name
 
Age
 
Position
Dwight
Egan
 
71
 
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
Brian
Brown
 
49
 
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
Richard
Abbott
 
53
 
President
Eugene
Durenard
 
55
 
Director
James
Nelson
 
72
 
Director
Richard
Serbin
 
80
 
Director
Edward
Murphy
 
60
 
Director
 
The
following is a brief summary of the background of each of our executive officers.
 
Dwight
Egan serves as our Chief Executive Officer and has been an officer and director of the Company since April 2013. Mr. Egan has been
engaged in
private investment business from February 1999 to the present. He was a senior executive at Data Broadcasting Corporation,
a leading provider of wireless,
real-time financial market data, news and sophisticated fixed- income portfolio analytics to 27,000 individual
and professional investors from 1995 to 1999.
He co-founded and served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Broadcast International, Inc.
from 1984 to 1995, when Data Broadcasting Corporation
acquired Broadcast International and created CBS MarketWatch, a leading
financial news site and participated in its initial public offering. Mr. Egan’s prior
experience in executive leadership positions
 with public companies and working with capital markets qualifies him to serve as our Chairman Chief
Executive Officer.
 
Brian
Brown became our Chief Financial Officer in February 2021. From July 2020 until February 2021, Mr. Brown served as the Chief Financial
Officer
of A-Core Concrete Cutting, Inc. where his duties included overseeing the company’s accounting and finance departments,
mergers and acquisitions and
responsibility for financial forecasting and budgeting. From January 2020 to July 2020, Mr. Brown was an
independent consultant. From August 2019 to
December 2019, Mr. Brown served as the Vice President of Accounting, Treasury and Investor
Relations at Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc., a
public company reporting on Nasdaq Global Select under the symbol SPWH, where
his duties included overseeing the company’s accounting, treasury and
investor relations departments, preparing the company’s
annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC, overseeing all aspects of the company’s annual
audit, including, but not limited
to, the preparation and review of audit support schedules, preparation of financial statements and footnotes, and providing
support to
 the company’s independent auditors. From October 2009 to August 2019, Mr. Brown served as the Director of Finance of Sportsman’s
Warehouse Holdings, Inc. where he assisted with the company’s initial public offering in April 2014 as well as effecting private
and secondary public
offerings, acquisitions of a group of retail stores and preparing the company’s periodic and current reports
with the SEC and complying with the Sarbanes
Oxley Act. From May 2005 to October 2009, Mr. Brown served as the Corporate Controller of
 Franklin Covey Products where he developed and
maintained the company’s internal controls over financial reporting structure in
accordance with the control standards required under Section 404 of the
Sarbanes Oxley Act. From July 2001 to May 2005, Mr. Brown served
as an Assurance Senior at KPMG, LLP where he provided audit services to various
clients in multiple industries. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor
of Arts in Accounting and Masters of Professional Accountancy from the University of Utah.
Mr. Brown is a licensed CPA in Utah.
 
Richard
Abbott has served as President of Co-Diagnostics since March 2024. Prior to being appointed as President, from January 2021 to March
2024,
Mr. Abbott served as President of Advanced Conceptions, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on the design of
automated instruments
that solve challenging cross-disciplinary problems. Advanced Conceptions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Co-Diagnostics,
Inc. From September 2018 to
January 2021, Mr. Abbott was a partner in SaltRidge, LLC through which he provided management services to
Advanced Conceptions and other consulting
services. From August 2017 to August 2018, he served as the Chief Technology Officer for privately
held Vilicus, a cloud centered network provider of IoT

devices for indoor agriculture. From October 2016 to July 2017, Mr. Abbott served
 as the Chief Technology Officer for Fenome, a private company
focused on the manipulation of phenotypic expression of indoor agriculture
crops via environmental control during growth and fruiting. Mr. Abbott holds a
Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School
and a Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelors Mechanical Engineering
from Brigham Young University.
 
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The
following is a brief summary of the background of each of our directors:
 
Eugene
Durenard has been a member of our board of directors since June 2019. Dr. Durenard is the Founder and CEO of Hyperbolic Holdings,
a Swiss-
based holding, management consulting and strategy advisory company specialized in healthcare. For the last 7 years he has been
working with family
offices on direct investments and philanthropy focused on life sciences. He serves on the advisory board of several
private companies in the biotech and
MedTech sectors. After an initial career in proprietary research and trading at Salomon Brothers
 and Credit Suisse in London, he co-founded Orion
Investment Management in Bermuda specializing in quantitative asset and liability management
for institutions and private clients. He subsequently sold it
to Capital G Bank and co-headed their asset management. Dr. Durenard spent
several years establishing personal connections with representatives of 40+
clusters of life science innovation, families operating healthcare
businesses and industry leaders globally. He regularly visits labs and incubators, meets
with leading scientists and innovators in order
to keep abreast of current trends and developments. His advice is based on a thorough analysis that combines
in-depth knowledge of science,
 competitive forces and financial expertise. He has published several articles in asset-liability management industry
magazines as well
as the book “Professional Automated Trading — Theory and Practice” (Wiley 2013). He has a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard
University. Dr. Durenard brings a thorough multi-asset class investment and entrepreneurial experience spanning 25 years to the Company’s
board of
directors. We believe that Mr. Durenard’s knowledge of accounting and finance and his extensive experience in the life
science industry greatly benefits the
Board.
 
James
Nelson has been a member of our board of directors since June 2019. Mr. Nelson is the retired Chairman and CEO of Sunworks, Inc.,
a NASDAQ
traded commercial, agriculture, and residential solar Integrator which he helped found in October 2010. Mr. Nelson spent most
of his career working in
private equity as a general partner with Peterson Partners and with Millennial Capital Partners. In addition
to his investment and financial responsibilities,
he served as CEO of two of his firms’ portfolio companies. Prior to his years
in private equity, Mr. Nelson served as Vice President of Marketing at Banana
Republic, where he managed company-wide marketing, as well
as the company’s international expansion initiative. He was also general manager for
Banana Republic’s catalog division.
He was Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development at Saga Corporation, a multi-billion-dollar food
service company. Mr. Nelson
began his executive career over 35 years ago at Bain and Company, a business strategy consulting firm, where he managed
teams of consultants
on four continents. Mr. Nelson received his MBA from Brigham Young University, where he graduated summa cum laude and was
named the Outstanding
 Master of Business Administration Graduate. Mr. Nelson’s advice to the board of directors from his experiences as a chief
executive
officer, strategic advisor and knowledge of capital markets greatly benefits our Board of Directors.
 
Richard
Serbin has been a member of our board of directors since May 2017. Mr. Serbin currently serves as a consultant to many companies
in the
healthcare industry. Since January 2024, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Platform Pharmaceuticals. He was
 the President of
Corporate Development and In-House Legal Counsel at Life Science Institute, LLC, from June 1, 2013 to July 15, 2014.
He served as Director at Viropro
Inc. from May 2013 to June 2014. He was Head of Business Advisory Board at Mazal Plant Pharmaceuticals
Inc. from October 2006 to September 2007
and also served as its Member of Business Advisory Board. He served as Chief Executive Officer
of Optigenex Inc. from July 2002 to September 15, 2005
and a director from July 2004 to September 2005. From January 1999 until July
 2002 Mr. Serbin served as a consultant to various pharmaceutical
companies. He served as the President of Bradley Pharmaceuticals. He
served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Ortho Pharmaceuticals, a
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, and practiced Patent
and FDA law at Revlon Johnson & Johnson and Schering-Plough. He served as Patent Attorney for
Schering Plough Corporation and Chief
FDA Counsel for Revlon Corporation and Johnson and Johnson Corporation. Subsequently, he worked at Revlon
Corporation, as its Chief Food,
 Drug and Cosmetic Counsel. He founded Radius Scientific Corporation. He was J&J’s Vice President of Corporate
Development,
and later led a successful public offering venture based on technology developed at Stanford Medical School. Mr. Serbin spent a large
portion of his career focusing on international markets and clients. While at J&J, Mr. Serbin served on the board of directors of
16 US and international
subsidiary companies, including Ethicon, Ortho, J&J Consumer Products, Pittman-Moore, Mc Neil, and J&J
Development Corporation. He worked on
multiple international acquisitions and strategic relationships, and sat on the board of directors
of several of its international subsidiaries, including those in
India, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, and England. Mr. Serbin has
a B.S. and a B. Pharmacy from Rutgers University and Rutgers University
College of Pharmacy, a J.D. degree from Seton Hall Law School
and a Master’s Degree in Trade Regulations and Law from NYU Law School. Mr.
Serbin’s experience in business, law and medicine
and knowledge gained as an advisor to the healthcare industry greatly benefits our Board of Directors,
and is critical to our board of
directors as we continue to commercialize our products.
 
Edward
Murphy has been a member of our board of directors since June 2019. Since December 1999, Mr. Murphy has served as a senior vice president
and a partner of Dover Investments Ltd., a private investment firm. Throughout his career, Mr. Murphy’s duties have included investment
analysis of
various types of investment projects in real estate and financial services. Currently, Mr. Murphy serves on the board of
directors of several Canadian and
American publicly reporting companies that have interests in various industries. He has been a Director
at Empire Minerals Corporation Inc. since January
2016, at the Mosport Park Entertainment Corporation from April 30, 1997 until it became
Digicrypts Blockchain Solutions Inc. in June 2011 until he
resigned in November 2022, at Lakefield Marketing Corporation since February
2018, CEO/CFO and Director of Credo Resources Inc. since September
2019, and at Essex Oil Ltd. since July 2021, and at Darkhorse Technologies
Ltd. since November 2021. He served as a Director at Aurquest Resources
from May 2003 to December 2017. He has also served as Director
at E Ventures Inc. since April 2023. Mr. Murphy’s experience in the capital markets and
his involvement in investment analysis
greatly benefits our Board of Directors.
 
Dwight
Egan – See narrative description above.
 
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Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
 
To
the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has been involved in any bankruptcy or criminal proceedings (other
than traffic
and other minor offenses) or been subject to any of the items set forth under Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K, nor have there
 been any judgments or
injunctions brought against any of our directors or executive officers during the last ten years that we consider
material to the evaluation of the ability and
integrity of any director or executive officer.
 
Board
and Committee Matters
 
Our
board of directors has five members. The Chairman of the Board and our Chief Executive Officer, Dwight Egan, is a member of the board
and is a full-
time employee of the Company. Eugene Durenard, Edward Murphy, James Nelson and Richard Serbin are non-employee directors,
and the board has
determined that these persons (who constitute a majority of the board) are “independent directors” under
the criteria set forth in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the
Nasdaq Listing Rules. The board met seven times during the year ended December 31, 2024.
All directors attended more than seventy-five percent (75%)
of the meetings of the board and committee meetings of which such director
was a member held during 2024.
 
We
maintain an audit committee of the board, a compensation committee of the board, a corporate governance committee of the board and a
nominating
committee of the board, each of which is discussed below. Our board of directors may from time to time establish other standing
committees. In addition,
from time to time, special committees may be established under the direction of our board of directors when
necessary to address specific issues.
 
The
following table sets forth a description of the four permanent board committees and the chairpersons and members of those committees,
all of whom
are independent directors:
 
Committee
 
Independent
Chairperson
 
Independent
Members
 
 
 
 
 
Audit
Committee
 
Eugene
Durenard
 
Edward
Murphy
 
James
Nelson
  Richard
S. Serbin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Compensation
Committee
 
Richard
S. Serbin
 
Edward
Murphy
 
Eugene
Durenard
  James
Nelson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Governance
Committee
 
James
Nelson
 
Edward
Murphy
 
Eugene
Durenard
  Richard
S. Serbin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Nominating
Committee
 
Edward
Murphy
 
James
Nelson
 
Eugene
Durenard
  Richard
S. Serbin
 
Audit
Committee and Financial Expert
 
Our
 audit committee currently is comprised of Messrs. Durenard, Nelson, Murphy and Serbin with Mr. Durenard serving as chairperson of the
 audit
committee. The functions of the audit committee include engaging an independent registered public accounting firm to audit our
 annual financial
statements, reviewing the independence of our auditors, the financial statements and the auditors’ report, and
reviewing management’s administration of
our system of internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures.
The board of directors has adopted a written audit committee
charter. A current copy of the audit committee charter is available to security
holders on our website at www.codiagnostics.com. Our board has determined
that all our directors that are serving on the audit committee
 are “independent” under the definition of independence in the Marketplace rules of the
NASDAQ listing standards. The Audit
Committee met four times during the year ended December 31, 2024. All committee members attended more than
seventy-five percent (75%)
of the meetings of the Audit Committee held during 2024.
 
Our
board of directors has determined that Mr. Durenard meets the requirements of an “audit committee financial expert” as defined
in applicable SEC
regulations.
 
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Compensation
Committee
 
Our
compensation committee currently includes Messrs. Serbin, Nelson, Murphy and Durenard with Mr. Serbin serving as chairperson of the compensation
committee. The functions of the compensation committee include reviewing and approving corporate goals relevant to compensation for executive
officers,
evaluating the effectiveness of our compensation practices, evaluating and approving the compensation of our chief executive
officer and other executives,
recommending compensation for board members, and reviewing and making recommendations regarding incentive
 compensation and other employee
benefit plans. The board of directors has adopted a written compensation committee charter. A current
copy of the compensation committee charter is
available to shareholders on our website at www.codiagnostics.com. Our board has determined
 that all of our directors serving on the compensation
committee are “independent” under the definition of independence in
 the Marketplace Rules of the NASDAQ listing standards. The Compensation
Committee met two times as a separate committee in 2024.
 
Corporate
Governance Committee
 
Our
Corporate Governance Committee currently includes Messrs. Nelson, Murphy, Durenard and Serbin with Mr. Nelson serving as chairperson
of the
Corporate Governance Committee. Among other items, the committee is tasked by the board of directors to develop and recommend
to the board the
Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Company and oversee compliance therewith. A current copy of the Corporate Governance
committee charter is
available to shareholders on our website at www.codiagnostics.com. Our board has determined all directors serving
 on the Corporate Governance
committee are “independent” under the definition of independence in the Marketplace Rules of
the NASDAQ listing standards. The Corporate Governance
Committee did not meet as a separate committee in 2024, but rather, because the
committee is comprised of all four independent directors, committee
matters were addressed as necessary in meetings of the board the
year ended December 31, 2024.
 
Nominating
Committee
 
Our
Nominating Committee was split from the Corporate Governance Committee in 2022 and currently includes Messrs. Nelson, Murphy, Durenard
and
Serbin with Mr. Murphy serving as chairperson of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee has been established by the board,
among other
things to: assist the board in effecting board organization, membership and function including identifying qualified board
nominees; assist the board in
effecting the organization, membership and function of board committees including the composition of board
committees and recommending qualified
candidates therefor; evaluate and provide successor planning for the Chief Executive Officer and
other executive officers; and develop criteria for board
membership, such as independence, term limits, age limits and ability of former
 employees to serve on the board and the evaluation of candidates’
qualifications for nominations to the board and its committees
 as well as removal therefrom. The Nominating Committee did not meet as a separate
committee in 2024, but rather, because the committee
is comprised of all four independent directors, committee matters were addressed as necessary in
meetings of the board for the year ended
December 31, 2024.
 
Board
Nominations
 
In
considering board candidates, the board seeks individuals of proven judgment and competence who have strong reputations in their respective
fields.
Although we do not have a formal diversity policy, the board considers such factors as experience, education, employment history,
 special talents or
personal attributes, anticipated participation in board activities, and geographic and diversity factors. The process
for identifying and evaluating nominees
would include detailed consideration of the recommendations and opinions of members of our board,
our executive officers, and our stockholders. There
would be no difference in the process of evaluation of candidates recommended by
a stockholder and those recommended by other sources.
 
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Our
Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) set forth procedures for shareholders to recommend nominees to the Company’s
board. Nominations of
persons for election to the board of directors to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting
of stockholders (i) pursuant to the
Company’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the board of directors, or (iii)
by any stockholder of the Company who (A) was a stockholder of
record at the time of giving of the notice, (B) is entitled to vote with
respect to such matter at the meeting, and (C) complies with the notice procedures set
forth in the Bylaws.
 
The
following is a summary of key provisions from our Bylaws. For nominations to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder,
the
stockholder making such nominations must have given timely notice in writing to the secretary of the Company. To be timely, a stockholder’s
notice shall
be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than the close of business on
the 75th day nor earlier than the close
of business on the 125th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding
year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the
annual meeting is more than 30 days before or
more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered
not later than the close of
business on the later of (x) the 75th day prior to the scheduled date of such annual meeting or (y) the 15th day following
the day
on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company. To be in proper form, a stockholder’s
notice to the secretary
must: set forth, as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the
nomination or proposal is made (A) the name
and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Company’s books, and of such
beneficial owner, if any, (B) the class or series and number of shares
of the Company that are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially
and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, as of the date of
such notice, and (C) any other information relating
to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy
statement or other filings required
to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors
in a contested
election pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the “Exchange Act”). In addition, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than
the company’s nominees must also
comply with the additional requirements of Rule 14a-19(b).
 
The
notice shall set forth, as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director
(A) all information
relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to
be made in connection with solicitations of
proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange
Act (including such person’s written consent to being named
in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if
elected) and (B) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other monetary
agreements, arrangements and understandings
during the past three years, and any other relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial
owner, if any, and their respective
affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or
her respective
affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that
would be
required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination and
any beneficial owner on
whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert
therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of
such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant;
and with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the board of
directors, include the completed and signed questionnaire,
representation, and agreement required by the Bylaws. The Company may require any proposed
nominee to furnish such other information
as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as
an independent director
of the Company or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such
nominee.
 
Communication
with the Board
 
We
have not, to date, developed a formal process for shareholder communications with the board of directors. We believe our current informal
process, in
which any communication sent to the board of directors, either generally or in care of the chief executive officer, secretary
or other corporate officer or
director, is forwarded to all members of the board of directors, has served the board’s and the shareholders’
needs.
 
Conflicts
of Interests
 
On
 an annual basis, each director and executive officer is obligated to complete a director and officer questionnaire that requires disclosure
 of any
transactions with our company, including related person transactions reportable under SEC rules, in which the director or executive
officer, or any member
of his or her immediate family, have a direct or indirect material interest. Under our company’s standards
 of conduct for employees, all employees,
including the executive officers, are expected to avoid conflicts of interest. Pursuant to our
code of ethics for the chief executive officer and senior finance
officers (as discussed below), such officers are prohibited from engaging
in any conflict of interest unless a specific exception has been granted by the
board. All of our directors are subject to general fiduciary
standards to act in the best interests of our company and our shareholders. Conflicts of interest
involving an executive officer or a
director are generally resolved by the board.
 
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Role
of the Board in Risk Oversight
 
Risk
is inherent with every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. Management is responsible
for the day-to-
day management of the risks that we face, while our board of directors, as a whole and through its committees, has responsibility
for the oversight of risk
management. In its risk oversight role, our board of directors is responsible for satisfying itself that the
 risk management processes designed and
implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed.
 
Our
board of directors does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through
our board of
directors as a whole, as well as through various standing committees of the board of directors that address risks inherent
 in their respective areas of
oversight. In particular, our board of directors is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk
exposure, including a determination of the nature
and level of risk appropriate for us. Our Audit Committee has the responsibility to
consider and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our
management has taken to monitor and control these exposures,
including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and
management is undertaken. The Audit Committee also
monitors oversight of the performance of our internal audit function. Our Corporate Governance
Committee monitors the effectiveness of
our corporate governance guidelines, including whether they are successful in preventing illegal or improper
liability-creating conduct.
Our Compensation Committee assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs have the potential
to encourage
excessive risk-taking or promote behaviors contra to our Code of Business Conduct. Our Nominating Committee assesses and monitors the
effectiveness of the board and its committees and evaluates board members and nominees for election to the board and succession planning
for the CEO
and other executive officers.
 
Code
of Ethics
 
We
have adopted a code of ethics for our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller, or persons performing similar
functions. A copy
of the code of ethics is included on our website at www.codiagnostics.com.
 
Insider
Trading Policy
 
We
have adopted an insider trading policy containing procedures governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of tour securities
by directors,
officers and employees, and the company, that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws,
 rules and regulations, and
NASDAQ listing standards applicable to the Company.
 
Family
Relationships
 
There
are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers.
 
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
We
are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC. As a smaller reporting company, we
may take advantage of
specified reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable, in general, to public companies
that are not smaller reporting companies.
Accordingly, this Report includes reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements.
 
Summary
Compensation Table
 
The
table below summarizes the total compensation paid or earned by each of the named executive officers in their respective capacities for
the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. We have omitted in this report certain columns otherwise required to be included because
there was no compensation
made with respect to such columns, as permitted by applicable SEC regulations.
 
Name and Principal Position
 
Year
 
Salary
    Bonus (1)    
Stock
Awards
(2)
   
All Other
Comp
   
Total
Compensation  
Dwight Egan President & Chief Executive Officer
 
2024
 
$ 391,667   
$
20,000   
$ 305,250   
$
-   
$
716,917 
 
 
2023
 
$ 375,000   
$
40,750   
$ 845,550   
$
-   
$
1,261,300 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
Brian Brown Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
 
2024
 
$ 313,333   
$
15,000   
$ 249,750   
$
-   
$
578,083 
 
 
2023
 
$ 300,000   
$
32,000   
$ 701,550   
$
-   
$
1,033,550 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
Richard Abbott President
 
2024
 
$ 276,666   
$
15,000   
$ 133,200   
$
-   
$
424,866 
 
(1) Bonuses
for the year ended December 31, 2023 include accrued bonus payments of $20,750 to Mr. Egan and $17,000 to Mr. Brown that were paid
in
January 2024.
(2) The
amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the restricted stock units, or RSUs, granted under
our 2015 Plan as
computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Note that the amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting
value for these equity awards
and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received from the equity awards as the
RSUs vest over three years.
 
Narrative
Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table: We do not have written employment agreements with any of our executive officers. All of
our
executive officers serve on an at-will basis. The base salaries for our named executive officers were determined by our compensation
committee after
reviewing a number of factors, including: the responsibilities associated with the position, the seniority of the executive’s
position, the base salary level in
prior years, and our financial position; and for executive officers other than our Chief Executive
Officer, recommendations made by our Chief Executive
Officer. By utilizing a combination of objective and subjective performance factors
critical to our success, the board will award cash bonuses intended to
incentivize our executive officers to achieve results that benefit
them and the Company. Performance factors include the achievement of predetermined
financial performance objectives, adherence to financial
discipline measures and achievement of business development, product development and long-
term business stability. The board may modify
or re-weight the objectives during the course of the fiscal year, if necessary, to reflect changes in our
business plan.
 
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Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2024
 
The
following table contains certain information concerning outstanding equity awards for the Named Executive Officers as of December 31,
2024.
 
 
 
Option Awards
   
Stock Awards
 
 
 
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options (#)
   
Option
Exercise    
Option
Expiration    
Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
 
 
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested    
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested    
Market
or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested  
Name
  Exercisable     Unexercisable    
Price
   
Date
   
(#)
 
 
($) (1)
   
(#)
   
($)
 
Dwight Egan
 
 
50,000   
 
-   
$
2.63   
  09/20/28   
 
- 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
50,000   
 
-   
$
1.10   
  09/02/29   
 
- 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
45,833(2) 
$ 34,375   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
51,667(3) 
$ 38,750   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
  137,500(4) 
$ 103,125   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
  229,167(5) 
$ 171,875   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
 
 
    
 
    
 
  
Brian Brown
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
37,500(2) 
$ 28,125   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
43,333(3) 
$ 32,500   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
  112,500(4) 
$ 84,375   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
  187,500(5) 
$ 140,625   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
 
 
    
 
    
 
  
Richard Abbott
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
32,938(6) 
$ 24,704   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
17,500(3) 
$ 13,125   
 
-   
 
- 
 
 
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
 
-   
  100,000(5) 
$ 75,000   
 
-   
 
- 
 
(1)
Based on $0.75 per share, which was the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2024.
(2)
 Consists of restricted stock units granted on 6/6/2022, which vest in 6 installments commencing on 11/23/2022 and continuing every six
 months
thereafter.
(3)
 Consists of restricted stock units granted on 1/13/2023, which vest in 6 installments commencing on 5/23/2023 and continuing every six
 months
thereafter.
(4)
Consists of restricted stock units granted on 5/15/2023, which vest in 6 installments commencing on 11/23/2023 and continuing every six
months
thereafter.
(5)
Consists of restricted stock units granted on 4/26/2024, which vest in 6 installments commencing on 11/23/2024 and continuing every six
months
thereafter.
(6)
Consists of restricted stock units granted on 7/25/22, which vest in 6 installments commencing six months after the achievement of certain
specified
milestones and continuing every six months thereafter.
 
Potential
Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control
 
At
 the recommendation of the compensation committee of the board of directors, the Board approved the Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Change in Control
Severance Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan provides severance benefits to a select group of designated management or highly compensated
participants in the
event their employment or affiliation with the Company or an affiliate is terminated due to a change in control (as
defined in the Plan). Participants entitled
to benefits under the Plan are designated from time-to-time by the Compensation Committee
pursuant to the terms of an “Award Notice,” the form of which
is appended to the Plan. The Award Notice identifies the eligible
participant and the Severance Multiplier (as defined in the Plan) to which the participant is
entitled. The Compensation Committee approved
participation in the Plan for certain executives of the Company, including the Company’s CEO, Dwight
Egan, with a Severance Multiplier
of three times his severance benefit and the Company’s CFO, Brian Brown, with a Severance Multiplier of two times his
severance
benefit.
 
Under
the Plan, if a participant’s employment or affiliation is terminated without “cause” or by the participant for “good
reason” (each, as defined in the
Plan) during the two-year period following a change in control, a participant will be entitled
to a severance benefit equal to the participant’s Severance
Multiplier as set forth in the participant’s Award Notice, times
the sum of: (i) the participant’s annual base salary; and (ii) the greater of the participant’s
target bonus or the average
of the three highest actual annual cash bonuses paid to participant over the five preceding completed years.
 
The
participant’s receipt of any of the payments or benefits is subject to the participant’s delivery to the Company of a separation
agreement of the type that
are ordinarily entered into in similar situations, in a form acceptable to the Company, in its sole discretion,
which separation agreement may include a
requirement for the participant to remain in the employ or service of the Company for a reasonable
period of time after completion of the Change in
Control transaction to assist in any transition activities for which participant’s
services would be required.
 
Director
Compensation
 
We
use a combination of cash and stock-based incentive compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on its board of
directors. In setting
director compensation, we consider the significant amount of time that directors expend in fulfilling their duties
as well as the skill level required by our
members of the board.

 
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The
table below summarizes the compensation paid or accrued by us to each of our non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2024.
 
Name
 
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
   
Stock Awards:
Value of
Restricted
Stock Units (1)    
Total
 
Richard Serbin (2)
 
$
100,000    $
122,100    $
222,100 
James Nelson (3)
 
$
100,000    $
122,100    $
222,100 
Edward Murphy (4)
 
$
100,000    $
122,100    $
222,100 
Eugene Durenard (5)
 
$
100,000    $
122,100    $
222,100 
 
(1) The
amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the restricted stock units, or RSUs, granted under
our 2015 Plan as
computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Note that the amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting
value for these equity awards
and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received from the equity awards. The
RSUs vested immediately upon grant.
(2) As
of December 31, 2024, Mr. Serbin had 151,667 RSU awards outstanding.
(3) As
of December 31, 2024, Mr. Nelson had 151,667 RSU awards outstanding.
(4) As
of December 31, 2024, Mr. Murphy had 151,667 RSU awards outstanding.
(5) As
of December 31, 2024, Mr. Durenard had 151,667 RSU awards outstanding.
 
Our
non-employee directors receive cash compensation of $100,000 per year, paid quarterly. In 2023, they received 40,000 RSU’s vesting
1/6th equally in
November 2022, 2023, and 2024 and May 2023, 2024, and 2025, as well as 70,000 RSU’s vesting 1/6th
equally in November 2023, 2024 and 2025 and
May 2024, 2025 and 2026. In 2024, they also received 110,000 RSU’s vesting 1/6th
equally in November 2024, 2025, and 2026 and May 2025, 2026, and
2027. In addition, non-employee directors may be entitled to receive
special awards of stock options or RSUs from time to time as determined by the
board. The chairman of the board and the chairperson of
each of the audit, corporate governance, nomination, and compensation committees receive no
additional fees for serving in such capacities.
There is no additional compensation for meeting attendance. Directors who are employees of the Company
receive no additional compensation
for serving as directors. All stock options granted to outside directors are immediately exercisable and expire ten years
from the date
of grant or 30 days after the date they cease to be directors. Directors are reimbursed for ordinary expenses incurred in connection
with
attending board and committee meetings.
 
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Equity
Incentive Plans
 
Under
our Amended and Restated 2015 Long-term Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), the board of directors may issue incentive stock-based
awards to
employees, directors and consultants of the company. Options awarded generally expire ten years after being granted. Any stock-based
awards granted vest
in accordance with the vesting schedule determined by the board of directors. Should an employee’s director’s
 or consultant’s relationship with the
company terminate before the vesting period is completed, the unvested portion of each grant
is forfeited. We continue to maintain and grant awards under
the 2015 Plan which will remain in effect until its expiration by its terms.
 
The
purpose of our incentive plan is to advance the interests of our stockholders by enhancing our ability to attract, retain and motivate
persons who are
expected to make important contributions to the company by providing them with both equity ownership opportunities and
performance-based incentives
intended to align their interests with those of our stockholders. These plans are designed to provide us
with flexibility to select from among various equity-
based compensation methods, and to be able to address changing accounting and tax
rules and corporate governance practices by optimally utilizing stock-
based awards.
 
ITEM
 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
 
The
following table sets forth certain information, as of March 21, 2025, with respect to the holdings of (1) each person who is the beneficial
owner of
more than 5% of our Common Stock, (2) each of our directors, (3) each named executive officer, and (4) all of our current directors
and executive officers
as a group.
 
Beneficial
ownership of the common stock is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes any shares
of common stock over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power, or of which a person has a right to acquire
ownership at any
time within 60 days of March 21, 2025. Applicable percentage ownership in the following table is based on 33,572,643
shares of common stock plus, for
each individual, any securities that individual has the right to acquire within 60 days of March 21,
2025.
 
The
information in the table below is based on information known to us or ascertained by us from public filings made by the stockholders.
Except as
otherwise indicated in the table below, addresses of the director, executive officers and named beneficial owners are in care
of Co-Diagnostics, Inc., 2401
S. Foothill Drive, Suite D, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109.
 
 
 
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned    
Percentage
of Class (1)
 
5% Stockholders
 
 
    
 
  
Vanguard Group (1)
 
 
1,781,283   
 
5.3%
Named Executive Officers and Directors
 
 
    
 
  
Dwight Egan (2)
 
 
622,858   
 
1.8%
Brian Brown
 
 
419,905   
 
1.3%
Richard Abbott
 
 
604,731   
 
1.8%
Edward Murphy (3)
 
 
213,333   
 
* 
Eugene Durenard
 
 
163,333   
 
* 
James Nelson (4)
 
 
225,833   
 
* 
Richard Serbin (5)
 
 
186,278   
 
* 
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (6 persons)
 
 
2,436,271   
 
7.2%
 
*Represents
beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
 
(1) Information
obtained from Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2024. Vanguard Group has an address of 100 Vanguard Blvd, Malvern,
PA, 19355.
(2) Includes
exercisable options to acquire 100,000 shares of common stock.
(3) Includes
exercisable options to acquire 50,000 shares of common stock.
(4) Includes
exercisable options to acquire 50,000 shares of common stock.
(5) Includes
exercisable options to acquire 20,445 shares of common stock.
 
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
 
Plan Category
 
(a) Number of Shares
to be Issued upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options
and Rights
 
 
(b) Weighted-average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options
and Rights
 
 
(c) Number of
Securities Remaining
Available for Future
Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Referenced in Column
(a))
 
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
 
 
3,782,888(1) 
$
2.19(2) 
 
3,061,949 
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders
 
 
- 
 
$
- 
 
 
- 
Total
 
 
3,782,888(1) 
$
2.19(2) 
 
3,061,949 
 
(1) Includes
options and restricted stock units outstanding under our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
 
 
(2) Represents
weighted-average exercise price per share of common stock acquirable upon exercise of outstanding stock options.
 
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ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
 
The
Company employs two employees who are related to current or former executive officers. Seth Egan, the Company’s Chief Commercialization
Officer,
and Winston Egan, the Company’s Director of Customer Experience, are each sons of Dwight Egan, the Company’s President
and Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board. During the year ended December 31, 2024, total compensation paid to Seth Egan,
including salaries, bonuses, and the grant
date fair value of equity awards which vest over three years, was $0.4 million, and total
compensation paid to Winston Egan, including consulting fees,
salaries, and bonuses, was $0.1 million.
 
Prior
to the acquisition of Advanced Conceptions by the Company in December 2021, the Company’s President, Richard Abbott was serving
as President
of Advanced Conception. At the time of the acquisition, Mr. Abbott was an indirect shareholder of Advanced Conceptions,
Inc. through his fifty percent
(50%) ownership interest in Whiteknob LLC. Whiteknob LLC owned 71.61% of Advanced Conceptions at the time
of the acquisition. The terms of the
acquisition agreement between the Company and Advanced Conceptions include the opportunity for Whiteknob
 LLC to earn an additional 507,386
common shares and an additional 166,503 common stock purchase warrants of Co-Diagnostics upon the achievement
of certain milestones. Should those
milestone events be achieved Mr. Abbott would have a fifty percent (50%) interest in the common shares
and common stock purchase warrants.
 
Policy
for Review of Related Party Transactions
 
The
review of transactions with related persons policy is set forth in our Corporate Governance Committee Charter. The Corporate Governance
Committee
is to oversee the administration of any related party transactions policy in effect with respect to transactions in which the
Company is a participant and
involving directors, nominees for director, executive officers of the Company or holders of more than 5%
of the Company’s common stock or immediate
family members of any such person.
 
Director
Independence
 
For
information regarding the independence of our directors, see “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” in
Part III, Item 10 of this
Form 10-K.
 
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
 
The
aggregate fees and expenses for professional services rendered by our principal accounting firm, Tanner LLC, for the years ended December
31, 2024
and 2023, respectively, are as follows:
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Audit fees
 
$
176,078   
$
154,811 
Audit related fees
 
 
18,845   
 
- 
Other consulting fees
 
 
-   
 
287,838 
Tax fees
 
 
-   
 
- 
Total fees
 
$
194,923   
$
442,649 
 
Audit
fees consist of fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements,
review of our
quarterly consolidated financial statements and our offerings.
 
Other
consulting fees relate to fees for products and services other than the services reported above and consist of federal and state research
tax credit
consulting services (at a fixed fee).
 
The
audit committee has adopted a policy that requires advance approval of all services performed by the independent auditor when fees are
expected to
exceed $15,000. The audit committee has delegated to the audit committee chairperson, Mr. Durenard, the authority to approve
 services, subject to
ratification by the audit committee at its next committee meeting. All fees incurred were pre-approved by the audit
committee.
 
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PART
IV
 
Item
15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
 
(a) The
following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
 
 
(1) Financial
Statements. The Consolidated Financial Statements filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are included in Part II, Item
8 of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
 
 
 
(2) Financial
statement schedules. There are no financial statements schedules included because they are either not applicable or the required
information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.
 
 
 
 
(3) Exhibits.
The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K and Item 15(b) of this Annual Report are listed in the Exhibit Index below. The
exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index are incorporated by reference herein.
 
Exhibit
Number  
Exhibit
Description
 
Filed
with
this
Report  
Incorporated
by
Reference
herein
from Form or
Schedule
 
Filing
Date
 
SEC
File/Reg.
Number
2.1*+
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Co-Diagnostics, Inc, IDMO
Acquisition Corp., Idaho Molecular Inc., and Company Representative dated as of
December 21, 2021.
 
 
 
Form
8-K (Exhibit
2.1)
 
12/23/21
 
001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
2.1.2
  Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Co-Diagnostics, Inc.,
Idaho Molecular, Inc., and Kirk Ririe, as Company Representative
 
 
  Form
8-K (Exhibit
2.2)
  06/16/22   001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
2.2*+
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Co-Diagnostics, Inc, ACI
Acquisition Corp., Advanced Conceptions, Inc., and Company Representative
dated as of December 21, 2021
 
 
 
Form
8-K (Exhibit
2.2)
 
12/23/21
 
001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
2.2.1
  Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Co-Diagnostics, Inc.,
Advanced Conceptions, Inc., and Richard Abbott, as Company Representative
 
 
  Form
8-K (Exhibit
2.1)
  06/16/22   001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 3.1
 
Articles of Incorporation
 
 
 
Draft
Registration
Statement (Exhibit
3.1)
 
01/12/17
 
377-01467
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
3.1.1
 
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
 
 
 
Draft
Registration
Statement (Exhibit
3.1.1)
 
01/12/17
 
377-01467
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
3.1.2
  Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
 
 
  Form
8-K (Exhibit
3.2)
 
01/03/19   001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
3.1.3
  Articles of Amendment
 
 
  Form
10-K (Exhibit
3.1.3)
 
03/24/22   001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
3.1.3
  Articles of Amendment
   
  Form
10-K (Exhibit
3.1.3)
  03/16/2023  001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
3.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of Co-Diagnostics, Inc.
 
X
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
4.1
  Description of Registrant’s securities
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
4.2
 
Form of Indenture
 
 
 
Registration
Statement (Exhibit
4.1)
 
03/16/23
 
333-270628
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
10.1
 
Exclusive Agreement between Co-Diagnostics, Inc. and DNA Logix, Inc., dated
April 18, 2014
 
 
 
Draft
Registration
Statement (Exhibit
10.2)
 
01/12/17
 
377-01467
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
10.2#
  Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan
 
 
  Form
S-8/A
 
11/20/20   333-237684
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
10.3
  Form of Indemnification Agreement
 
 
  Form
S-1/A (Exhibit
10.13.8)
 
05/24/17   333-217542
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
10.4
  Shareholders’ Agreement between Co-Diagnostics and Synbiotics Limited, dated
January 27, 2017
 
 
  Form
S-1 (Exhibit
10.16)
 
04/28/17   333-217542
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
10.5
  Amended Exclusive License Agreement between Co-Diagnostics, Brent
Satterfield, and DNA Logix, Inc., dated January 1, 2017
 
 
  Form
S-1 (Exhibit
10.17)
 
04/28/17   333-217542
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   

10.6
  Warrant Agreement between Co-Diagnostics, Inc and VStock Transfer, LLC.
Dated December 31, 2021 (ACI Warrant)
   
  Form
10-K (Exhibit
10.6)
 
03/24/22   001-38148
 
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10.7
 
Warrant Agreement between Co-Diagnostics, Inc and VStock Transfer, LLC. Dated December
31, 2021 (IDMO Warrant)
   
 
Form
10-K
(Exhibit
10.7)
 
03/24/22
 
001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
10.9
 
Lease Agreement 2401 Foothill Drive
   
 
Form
10-K
(Exhibit
10.9)
 
03/24/22
 
001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
10.9.1
 
Amendment #1 to Lease
   
 
Form
10-K
(Exhibit
10.9.1)
 
03/24/22
 
001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
10.9.2
 
Amendment #2 to Lease
   
 
Form
10-K
(Exhibit
10.9.2)
 
03/24/22
 
001-38148
 
   
   
   
 
 
   
10.10#
 
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Change in Control Plan
   
 
Form
8-K
(Exhibit
10.1)
 
05/16/23
 
001-38148
 
   
   
   
 
 
   
10.11
 
Commercial Lease Agreement, dated June 1, 2023, between Ozone Biotech, LLC and Co-
Diagnostics, Inc.
 
 
 
Form
10-Q
(Exhibit
10.1)
 
08/10/23
 
001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
10.12
 
Commercial Lease Agreement, dated September 18, 2023, between Ge Estate, LLC and Co-
Diagnostics, Inc.
 
 
 
Form
10-Q
(Exhibit
10.1)
 
11/09/23
 
001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
14.1
 
Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers
 
 
 
Form
10-K
(Exhibit
14.1)
 
03/30/20
 
001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
19
  Insider trading policies and procedures
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
21.1
  Subsidiaries of Registrant
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Tanner LLC
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
32.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
32.2
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
97
 
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Clawback Policy
 
X
 
Form
10-K
(Exhibit
97)
 
03/14/24
 
001-38148
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
101
SCH  Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (A)
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
101.CAL  Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (A)
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
101.DEF  Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (A)
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
101.LAB  Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (A)
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
101.PRE   Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (A)
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
104
  Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
 
X
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
(A)
 
IXBRL
 (INLINE EXTENSIBLE BUSINESS REPORTING LANGUAGE) information
 is
furnished and not filed for purposes of Section 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
#Management
Contract or Compensatory Plan or Arrangement
 

*Schedules
and exhibits to these Exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish
supplementally
a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.
 
+
 Portions of Exhibit 2.1 and Exhibit 2.2 have been omitted as they contain information that (i) is not material and (ii) is the type of
information the issuer both customarily and actually treats as private and confidential.
 
Item
16. Form 10-K Summary.
 
None
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
CO-DIAGNOSTICS,
INC.
 
 
 
Date:
March 27, 2025
By: /s/
Dwight Egan
 
 
Dwight
Egan
 
 
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
 
 
(Principal
Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
By: /s/
Brian Brown
 
 
Brian
Brown
 
 
Chief
Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer
 
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant
and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
Dwight Egan
 
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
 
March
27, 2025
Dwight
Egan
 
(Principal
Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
Brian Brown
 
Chief
Financial Officer
 
March
27, 2025
Brian
Brown
 
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
Eugene Durenard
 
Director
 
March
27, 2025
Eugene
Durenard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
Edward Murphy
 
Director
 
March
27, 2025
Edward
Murphy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
James Nelson
 
Director
 
March
27, 2025
James
Nelson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
Richard Serbin
 
Director
 
March
27, 2025
Richard
Serbin
 
 
 
 
 
68
 

 
Exhibit
3.2
 
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
 
BYLAWS
 
OF
 
CO-DIAGNOSTICS,
INC.
 
A
Utah Corporation
 
(as
amended by the Board of Directors on November 4, 2024)
 
 

 
 
CONTENTS
 
Article I. Corporate Offices.
1
 
 
Section
1.1.
Registered
Office and Agent.
1
 
 
 
Section
1.2.
Other
Offices.
1
 
 
 
Article II. Meetings of Stockholders.
1
 
 
Section
2.1.
Place
of Meetings.
1
 
 
 
Section
2.2.
Annual
Meetings.
1
 
 
 
Section
2.3.
Special
Meetings.
1
 
 
 
Section
2.4.
Notice
of Stockholders’ Meetings.
1
 
 
 
Section
2.5.
Manner
of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice.
1
 
 
 
Section
2.6.
Quorum.
2
 
 
 
Section
2.7.
Adjourned
Meeting; Notice.
2
 
 
 
Section
2.8.
Conduct
of Business.
2
 
 
 
Section
2.9.
Voting.
2
 
 
 
Section
2.10.
Waiver
of Notice.
3
 
 
 
Section
2.11.
Action
Without a Meeting.
3
 
 
 
Section
2.12.
Record
Date for Stockholder Notice; Voting; Giving Consents.
3
 
 
 
Section
2.13.
Nominations
and Proposals for Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
4
 
 
 
Section
2.14.
List
of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.
8
 
 
 
Section
2.15.
Proxies.
8
 
 
 
Article III. Directors.
8
 
 
Section
3.1.
Powers.
8
 
 
 
Section
3.2.
Number
8
 
 
 
Section
3.4.
Place
of Meetings; Remote Meetings.
9
 
 
 
Section
3.5.
Regular
Meetings.
9
 
 
 
Section
3.6.
Special
Meetings; Notice.
9
 
 
 
Section
3.7.
Quorum.
10
 
 
 
Section
3.8.
Waiver
of Notice.
10
 
 
 
Section
3.9.
Board
Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting.
10
 
 
 
Section
3.10.
Fees
and Compensation of Directors.
10
 
 
 
Section
3.11.
Approval
of Loans.
10
 
 
 
Section
3.12.
Removal
of Directors.
11
 
i

 
 
Article IV. Committees.
11
 
 
Section
4.1.
Committees
of Directors.
11
 
 
 
Section
4.2.
Committee
Minutes.
11
 
 
 
Section
4.3.
Meetings
and Action of Committees.
11
 
 
 
Article V. Officers.
12
 
 
Section
5.1
Officers
12
 
 
 
Section
5.2.
Appointment
of Officers.
12
 
 
 
Section
5.3.
Subordinate
Officers.
12
 
 
 
Section
5.4.
Removal
and Resignation of Officers.
12
 
 
 
Section
5.5.
Vacancies
in Offices.
12
 
 
 
Section
5.6.
Chairperson
of the Board.
12
 
 
 
Section
5.7.
Chief
Executive Officer.
12
 
 
 
Section
5.8.
Chief
Financial Officer.
13
 
 
 
Section
5.9.
Vice
Presidents.
13
 
 
 
Section
5.10.
Secretary.
13
 
 
 
Section
5.11.
Assistant
Secretary.
14
 
 
 
Section
5.12.
Assistant
Treasurer.
14
 
 
 
Section
5.13.
Representation
of Shares of Other Corporations.
14
 
 
 
Section
5.14.
Authority
and Duties of Officers.
14
 
 
 
Article VI. Indemnity.
14
 
 
Section
6.1.
Third-Party
Actions.
14
 
 
 
Section
6.2.
Actions
by or in the Right of the Corporation.
15
 
 
 
Section
6.3.
Successful
Defense.
15
 
 
 
Section
6.4.
Determination
of Conduct.
15
 
 
 
Section
6.5.
Payment
of Expenses in Advance.
15
 
 
 
Section
6.6.
Indemnity
Not Exclusive.
15
 
 
 
Section
6.7.
Insurance
Indemnification.
15
 
 
 
Section
6.8.
The
Corporation.
16
 
 
 
Section
6.9.
Employee
Benefit Plans.
16
 
 
 
Section
6.10.
Indemnity
Fund.
16
 
 
 
Section
6.11.
Indemnification
of Other Persons.
16
 
 
 
Section
6.12.
Savings
Clause.
16
 
 
 
Section
6.13.
Continuation
of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
16
 
 
 
Section
6.14.
Conflicts.
17
 
ii

 
 
Article VII. Records and Reports.
17
 
 
Section
7.1.
Maintenance
and Inspection of Records.
17
 
 
 
Section
7.2.
Inspection
by Directors.
17
 
 
 
Article VIII. Notice by Electronic Transmission.
18
 
 
Section
8.1.
Notice
by Electronic Transmission.
18
 
 
 
Section
8.2.
Definition
of Electronic Transmission.
18
 
 
 
Article IX. General Matters.
18
 
 
Section
9.1.
Checks.
18
 
 
 
Section
9.2.
Execution
of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.
19
 
 
 
Section
9.3.
Stock
Certificates; Partly Paid Shares.
19
 
 
 
Section
9.4.
Special
Designation on Certificates.
19
 
 
 
Section
9.5.
Lost
Certificates.
19
 
 
 
Section
9.6.
Construction;
Definitions.
20
 
 
 
Section
9.7.
Dividends.
20
 
 
 
Section
9.8.
Fiscal
Year.
20
 
 
 
Section
9.9.
Seal.
20
 
 
 
Section
9.10.
Transfer
of Stock Certificates; Recordation of Transfer.
20
 
 
 
Section
9.11.
Stock
Transfer Agreements.
20
 
 
 
Section
9.12.
Registered
Stockholders.
20
 
 
 
Section
9.13.
Conflicts
with Certificate of Incorporation.
20
 
 
 
Article X. Amendments.
21
 
 
Section
10.1.
Amendment
by Directors.
21
 
 
 
Section
10.2.
Amendment
by Stockholders.
21
 
 
 
Article XI. Exclusive Forum.
21
 
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ARTICLE
I. CORPORATE OFFICES.
 
Section
1.1. Registered Office and Agent. The registered office of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) within the State of Utah
 shall be
located in such location as the Company’s board of directors shall, from time-to-time, establish. The registered agent
shall be such person or entity as the
board of directors may in its sole discretion designate.
 
Section
1.2. Other Offices. The board of directors may at any time establish other offices at any place or places, either within or outside
of the
State of Utah, where the corporation is qualified to do business.
 
ARTICLE
II. MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS.
 
Section
2.1. Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place designated by the board of directors (a) within or outside
the
State of Utah, or (b) by means of remote communication (a “Virtual Meeting”), in each case as may be determined by the
board of directors from time to
time. In the absence of any such designation, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the registered
office of the Company, or the board of directors may, in
its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place,
but will instead be held solely by means of remote communication as provided
under Section 16-10a-708 of the Utah Revised Business Corporation
Act (“URBCA”).
 
Section
2.2. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the board
of
directors, which date shall be within thirteen (13) months of the last annual meeting of the stockholders or, if no such meeting has
been held, the date of
incorporation. At the meeting, directors shall be elected, and any other proper business may be transacted.
 
Section
2.3. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the board
of
directors pursuant to a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office. Only those matters
set forth in the notice of
the special meeting may be considered or acted upon at a special meeting of stockholders of the corporation,
unless otherwise required by law.
 
Section
 2.4. Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings. All notices of meetings of stockholders shall be in the form of a writing or electronic
transmission and shall be sent or otherwise given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining
the stockholders
entitled to notice of the meeting in accordance with Section 2.5 of these bylaws not less than ten (10) nor more
than sixty (60) days before the date of the
meeting. The notice shall specify the place, date and hour of the meeting, and in the case
of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called. The means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders
and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at
such meeting shall also be provided in the notice.
 
Section
2.5. Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice. Notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation, or if
electronically transmitted
as provided in Section 8.1 of these bylaws. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary
or of the transfer agent of the corporation that the notice
has been given by mail or by a form of electronic transmission, as applicable,
shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated
therein.
 
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Section
2.6. Quorum. The holders of thirty-three and one-third percent (33⅓%) of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to
vote thereat,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction
of business, except as otherwise
provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If, however, such quorum is not present
or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then
either (i) the chairperson of the meeting or (ii) the stockholders entitled to
vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to
adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other
than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented. At such adjourned
meeting at which a quorum is present or
represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.
 
When
a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented
by proxy shall decide any questions brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of the bylaws,
the URBCA
or of the certificate of incorporation, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and
control the decision of the question.
 
Section
2.7. Adjourned Meeting; Notice. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice
need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.
At the adjourned
meeting the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment
is for more than thirty (30)
days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the
adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder
of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
 
Section
2.8. Conduct of Business. The chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure
at the
meeting, including such matters as the regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of business.
 
Section
2.9. Voting. The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions
of
Section 2.12 of these bylaws and subject to the provisions of Sections 16-10a-721, 16-10a-722, 16-10a-730, and 16-10a-731 of
the URBCA (relating to
voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors, and joint owners of stock and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).
The corporation may, and to the extent
required by law, shall, in advance of any meeting of the stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors
to act at the meeting and make a written report
thereof. The corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to
replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is
able to act at a meeting of the stockholders, the person presiding
at the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors
to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before
entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of
inspector with strict impartiality
and according to the best of his ability. Every vote taken by ballots shall be counted by a duly appointed inspector or
inspectors.
 
Each
stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder or by proxy for each share of the
capital
stock having voting power held by such stockholder.
 
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At
each election of directors, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or the URBCA, every shareholder entitled to
vote at the
election has the right to cast, in person or by proxy, all of the votes to which the shareholder’s shares are entitled
for as many persons as there are directors
to be elected and for whose election the shareholder has the right to vote. Directors are
to be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to
vote in the election, at a meeting of shareholders at which
a quorum is present. The corporation shall not directly or indirectly vote any shares of its own
stock; provided, however, that the corporation
may vote shares which it holds in a fiduciary capacity to the extent permitted by law.
 
Section
2.10. Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the URBCA, the certificate of incorporation,
or
these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person
entitled to notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at
a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice
of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting,
at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any
business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the
business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting
of the stockholders need to be specified in any written
waiver of notice, or any waiver by electronic transmission, unless so required by the certificate of
incorporation or these bylaws.
 
Section
2.11. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected
only at a duly called annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company and may not be effected by written consent.
 
Section
2.12. Record Date for Stockholder Notice; Voting; Giving Consents. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders
entitled
to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action
in writing
without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled
to exercise any rights in respect
of any change, conversion, or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the
board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date,
which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the
date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action.
 
If
the board of directors does not so fix a record date:
 
(a)
the
record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall be at the close of business
on the day next preceding the day on which
notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding
the
day on which the meeting is held; and
 
(b)
the
record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business
on the day on which the board of
directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
 
A
determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment
of the
meeting; provided, however, that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
 
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Section
2.13. Nominations and Proposals for Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
 
(a)
Nominations
of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation and the proposal of
business to be considered by the
stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders
(i) pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the
direction of
the board of directors, or (iii) by any stockholder of the corporation who (A) was a stockholder
of record at the time of giving
of the notice provided for in this Section 2.13 and
at the time of the annual meeting, (B) is entitled to vote with respect to such matter at
the meeting, and (C) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.13.
At any annual meeting of stockholders, the
presiding officer of such meeting may announce
 the nominations and other business to be considered which are set forth in the
corporation’s
notice of meeting and proxy statement and, by virtue thereof, such nominations and other
business so announced shall be
properly brought before such meeting and may be considered
and voted upon by the stockholders of the corporation entitled to vote
thereat without further
requirement of nomination, motion, or second.
 
(b)
For
nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder
pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph
(a) of this Section 2.13, the stockholder making
such nominations or proposing such other business must theretofore have given timely
notice
thereof in writing to the secretary of the corporation and such other business must otherwise
be a proper matter for stockholder
action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall
be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later
than the close of business on the 75th day nor earlier than the close of business on the
125th day prior to the first anniversary of the
preceding year’s annual meeting; provided,
however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before
or
more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely
must be so delivered not later than the close of
business on the later of (x) the 75th day
prior to the scheduled date of such annual meeting or (y) the 15th day following the day
on which
public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the corporation.
In no event shall the public announcement of an
adjournment of an annual meeting commence
a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. To be
in
proper form, a stockholder’s notice to the secretary must:
 
(1) set
forth, as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose
behalf the nomination or proposal is made
(A) the name and address of such stockholder, as
they appear on the corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, if any, (B) the
class or series and number of shares of the corporation that are, directly or indirectly,
owned beneficially and of record by such
stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, as
 of the date of such notice (which information shall be supplemented by such
stockholder and
beneficial owner not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose
such ownership as of the
record date), and (C) any other information relating to such stockholder
and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be
disclosed in a proxy statement
or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as
applicable, the
proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant
to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”);
 
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(2) if
the notice relates to any business other than the nomination of a director that the stockholder
proposes to bring before the meeting,
set forth (A) a brief description of the business desired
to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at
the meeting
and any material interest of such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, in such business,
and (B) a description of all
agreements, arrangements and understandings between such stockholder
 and beneficial owner and any other person or persons
(including their names) in connection
with the proposal of such business by such stockholder;
 
(3) set
forth, as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election
 or reelection as a director (A) all
information relating to such person that would be required
to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in
connection with
solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section
14 of the Exchange Act
(including such person’s written consent to being named in the
proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected)
and (B) a description
of all direct and indirect compensation and other monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings
during the past three years, and any other relationships, between or among such stockholder
and beneficial owner, if any, and their
respective affiliates and associates, or others acting
in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her
respective
 affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including,
 without limitation all
information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule
 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder
making the nomination and any beneficial
owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any Affiliate or associate
thereof
or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of
such rule and the nominee were a director or
executive officer of such registrant; and
 
(4) with
respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the board of directors, include the
completed and signed questionnaire,
representation, and agreement required by Section
2.13(d) below. The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such
other
information as may reasonably be required by the corporation to determine the eligibility
of such proposed nominee to serve as
an independent director of the corporation or that could
be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence,
or lack
thereof, of such nominee.
 
(c)
Notwithstanding
anything in the second sentence of paragraph (b) of this Section 2.13 to the contrary,
in the event that the number of
directors to be elected to the board of directors of the
corporation at an annual meeting is increased, whether by increase in the size of the
board
of directors, or by any vacancy in the board of directors to be filled at such annual meeting,
and there is no public announcement
by the corporation naming all of the nominees for directors
or specifying the size of the increased board of directors at least 75 days prior
to the
 first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice
 required by this Section 2.13 shall also be
considered timely, but only with respect
to nominees for any such vacant positions and for any new positions created by such increase,
if
it shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation
not later than the close of business on the 10th
day following the day on which such public
announcement is first made by the corporation.
 
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(d)
To
be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the corporation,
a person must deliver (in accordance with the
time periods prescribed for delivery of notice
under paragraphs (b) and (c) above) to the secretary of the corporation at the principal
executive offices of the corporation a completed, written and signed questionnaire (in the
form customarily used by the corporation for its
directors) with respect to the background
and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose
behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the secretary
 upon written request) and a written
representation and agreement (in the form provided by
the secretary upon written request) that such person:
 
(1) is
not and will not become a party to (A) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with,
and has not given any commitment or
assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person,
if elected as a director of the corporation, will act or vote on any issue or
question (a
“Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the corporation or (B) any
Voting Commitment that could limit or
interfere with such persons’ ability to comply,
if elected as a director of the corporation, with such person’s fiduciary duties under
applicable law;
 
(2) is
not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person
 or entity other than the
corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation,
reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or
action as a director that
has not been disclosed therein; and
 
(3) in
such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf
the nomination is being made, would be
in compliance, if elected as a director of the corporation,
 and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate
governance, conflict of
interest, confidentiality, and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the
corporation.
 
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the
Exchange
Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.13, and nothing in this
Section 2.13 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s
proxy statement
pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act (or any successor provision thereof) and, to the extent required by such
rule, have such
proposals considered and voted on at an annual meeting.
 
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(e)
General.
 
(1) Only
such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section
 shall be eligible to serve as
directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting
of the stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in
accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section. Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws,
the chairman of the
meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination
or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting
was made or proposed, as the case
 may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed
nomination or business is not in compliance herewith, to declare that such defective proposal
or nomination shall be disregarded.
 
(2) For
purposes of this Section, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press
release reported by the Dow Jones News
Service, Associated Press or successor entity or comparable
national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation
with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
 
(3) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable
requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to
the matters set forth herein. Nothing in this Section shall be
deemed to affect any rights
(i) of the stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy
statement pursuant to
Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series
of Preferred Stock of the Corporation to elect directors under
specified circumstances.
 
(4) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder
 (or a qualified
representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special
meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation to make
his, her or its nomination or propose
any other matter, such nomination shall be disregarded and such other proposed matter shall
not
be transacted, even if proxies in respect of such vote have been received by the Corporation.
For purposes of this Section, to be
considered a “qualified representative” of
the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such
stockholder
or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission
 delivered by such
stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of the
stockholders, and such person must produce such writing or
electronic transmission, or a
reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the commencement of the
meeting of
the stockholders.
 
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Section
2.14. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and
make, at
least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting,
arranged in alphabetical order,
and showing the address (but not the electronic address or other electronic contact information) of each
stockholder and the number of shares registered in
the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder,
for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least
ten (10) days prior to the meeting (i) during ordinary business hours,
either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be
specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if
not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held or (ii) by a reasonably accessible electronic
network, provided that the
information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting. If the corporation determines to make
the
list available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is only available
to the stockholders. If
the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of
the meeting during the whole time thereof and may
be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely
by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the
examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the
meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access
such list shall be provided with the notice
of the meeting. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the
meeting and the number
of shares held by each of them.
 
Section
2.15. Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action
in writing
without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted
upon after three (3) years
from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholder’s
name is placed on the proxy (whether by
manual signature, typewriting, facsimile, electronic or telegraphic transmission or otherwise)
by the stockholder or the stockholder’s attorney-in-fact. A
duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable
and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support
an irrevocable power. A proxy may remain irrevocable
regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an
interest in the corporation generally.
 
ARTICLE
III. DIRECTORS.
 
Section
3.1. Powers. Subject to the provisions of the URBCA and any limitation in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws relating
to
action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall
be managed, and all
corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors.
 
Section
3.2. Number and Classification of Directors. The board of directors shall consist of three or more members but no more than ten,
the
number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the board of directors. Directors need not be shareholders or
residents of the State of
Utah. Directors shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his or her successor shall have been
elected and qualified or until such director’s
earlier death, resignation or removal. No reduction of the authorized number of
 directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the
expiration of such director’s term of office. When the number
of directors is changed, each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a
director until the expiration of his or
her current term.
 
Section
3.3. Election and Removal of Directors; Vacancies.
 
(a)
Subject
to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock or any other series or class
of stock to elect additional directors under
specific circumstances, any director may be
removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least 60 percent of the voting power of the then outstanding shares entitled
to vote at an election of directors, voting together
as a single class.
 
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(b)
Subject
to applicable law and the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock or any other
series or class of stock, and unless the
board of directors otherwise determines, vacancies
resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or
other
cause, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number
of directors, may be filled only by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors,
though less than a quorum of the board of directors, and in the event that there is
only
one director remaining in office, by such sole remaining director, and directors so chosen
shall hold office for a term expiring at the
next annual meeting of stockholders and until
such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.
 
Section
3.4. Place of Meetings; Remote Meetings. The board of directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either
within or outside the State of Utah. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the
board of directors, or any
committee designated by the board of directors, may participate in a meeting of the board of directors, or
 any committee, by means of conference
telephone, video, or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating
 in the meeting can hear each other, and such
participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
 
Section
3.5. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall
from time to time be determined by the board.
 
Section
3.6. Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by
the
chairperson of the board, the chief executive officer, or any two (2) directors.
 
Notice
of the time and place of special meetings shall be:
 
(a)
delivered
personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;
 
(b)
sent
by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid; or
 
(c)
sent
by electronic mail, in each case directed to each director at that director’s address,
telephone number, or electronic mail address, as
the case may be, as shown on the corporation’s
records.
 
If
the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, or (ii) sent by electronic mail, it shall be delivered or
sent at least
forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by United States mail, it shall
be deposited in the United States
mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice may be communicated
to a director. The notice need not specify
the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the corporation’s principal
executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting.
 
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Section
3.7. Quorum. At all meetings of the board of directors, a majority of the authorized number of directors then in office shall constitute
a
quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum
shall be the act of the
board of directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation.
If a quorum is not present at any
meeting of the board of directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from
time to time, without notice other than announcement at
the meeting, until a quorum is present. A meeting at which a quorum is initially
present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal
of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a
majority of the required quorum for that meeting.
 
Section
3.8. Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the URBCA, the certificate of incorporation,
or
these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person
entitled to notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at
a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice
of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting,
at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any
business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the
business to be transacted at, nor other purpose of, any regular or special
meeting of the directors, or a committee of directors, need
to be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so
required by the certificate of incorporation
or these bylaws.
 
Section
3.9. Board Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these
bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken
without a meeting
if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission.
 
Section
3.10. Fees and Compensation of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the board
of
directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance
at each meeting of the
board of directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the board of directors or a stated
salary as director. No such payment shall
preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation
therefor. Members of special or standing committees
may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
 
Section
3.11. Approval of Loans. The corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly, including through any subsidiary, extend or maintain
credit, arrange for the extension of credit, or renew an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director,
executive officer (or
equivalent thereof), or control person, but may lend money to and use its credit to assist any employee, excluding
such executive officers, directors, or
other control persons of the corporation or of a subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the
directors, such loan, guarantee, or assistance may reasonably
be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guarantee or other assistance
may be with or without interest and may be unsecured or secured in such
manner as the board of directors shall approve, including, without
limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing contained in this
section shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict
the powers of guarantee or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.
 
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Section
3.12. Removal of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by statute, by the certificate of incorporation or by these bylaws, any director
or
the entire board of directors may be removed, only with cause and only by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the
shares then entitled to
vote at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose. At least thirty (30) days prior to any meeting
of stockholders at which it is proposed that any
director be removed from office. written notice of such proposed removal shall be sent
to the director whose removal will be considered at the meeting. For
purposes of this Section 3.12, “cause” with respect
to the removal of any director, shall mean only (i) conviction of a felony, (ii) declaration of unsound
mind by order of a court, (iii)
gross dereliction of duty, (iv) commission of any act involving moral turpitude, or (v) commission of an act that constitutes
intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law if such action in either event results both in an improper substantial personal benefit to such
director
and a material injury to the corporation.
 
No
reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of such director’s
term of
office.
 
ARTICLE
IV. COMMITTEES.
 
Section
4.1. Committees of Directors. The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or
more
committees, with each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The board may designate one or more
directors as alternate
members of any committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In
the absence or disqualification of a
member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified
from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a
quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the board of directors to act at
the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the
board of directors or in the bylaws of the corporation, shall have and may exercise all
the powers and authority of the board of directors
in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the
corporation to be affixed to all
papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve, adopt or recommend to
the stockholders
any action or matter the URBCA expressly requires be submitted to the stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend, or repeal the
bylaws.
 
Section
4.2. Committee Minutes. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when
required.
 
Section
4.3. Meetings and Action of Committees. Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance
with, the provisions of Article III of these bylaws, Section 3.4 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone), Section 3.5 (regular
meetings), Section 3.6
(special meetings and notice), Section 3.7 (quorum), Section 3.8 (waiver of notice), and Section 3.9 (action by
written consent without a meeting), with
such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and
its members for the board of directors and its members;
provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined
either by resolution of the board of directors or by resolution of the
committee, that special meetings of committees may also be called
by resolution of the board of directors and that notice of special meetings of committees
shall also be given to all alternate members,
who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The board of directors may adopt rules for the
government of any committee
not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.
 
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ARTICLE
V. OFFICERS.
 
Section
5.1. Officers. The officers of the corporation shall be a chief executive officer, a chief financial officer and a secretary and
such other
officers (including without limitation, a chairperson of the board, president, vice presidents, assistant secretaries and
a treasurer) as the board from time to
time may determine. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
 
Section
 5.2. Appointment of Officers. The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the
provisions
of Sections Section 5.3 or Section 5.5 of these bylaws, shall be appointed by the board of directors, subject to the rights, if any,
of an officer
under any contract of employment.
 
Section
5.3. Subordinate Officers. The board of directors may appoint, or empower the chief executive officer to appoint, such other officers
and
agents as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform
such duties as are
provided in these bylaws or as the board of directors may from time to time determine.
 
Section
5.4. Removal and Resignation of Officers. Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer
may
be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the board of directors at any regular or special
meeting of the board or,
except in the case of an officer chosen by the board of directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal
may be conferred by the board of
directors.
 
Any
officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt
of that
notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation
shall not be necessary to
make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any
contract to which the officer is a party.
 
Section
5.5. Vacancies in Offices. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation shall be filled by the board of directors.
 
Section
5.6. Chairperson of the Board. The chairperson of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings
of the
board of directors and of the stockholders at which he or she shall be present, and exercise and perform such other powers and
duties as may from time to
time be assigned to him by the board of directors or as may be prescribed by these bylaws. If there is no
chief executive officer, then the chairperson of the
board shall also be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have
the powers and duties prescribed in Section 5.7 of these bylaws.
 
Section
5.7. Chief Executive Officer. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of directors to the chairperson
of
the board, if there be such an officer, the chief executive officer shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, have
general supervision, direction,
and control of the business and the officers of the corporation. He or she shall, if present, preside
at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or
nonexistence of a chairperson of the board, at all meetings of the board of
directors. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management
usually vested in the office of the chief executive officer
of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of
directors or these bylaws.
 
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The
chief executive officer shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the corporation, except
where
required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly
delegated by the
board of directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation.
 
Section
5.8. Chief Financial Officer. The chief financial officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and
correct
books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets,
 liabilities, receipts,
disbursements, gains, losses, capital retained earnings and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable
times be open to inspection by any director.
 
The
chief financial officer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositories
as
may be designated by the board of directors. He shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors,
shall render to the
chief executive officer and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all his transactions as chief financial
officer and of the financial condition of
the corporation, and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed
by the board of directors or these bylaws.
 
Section
5.9. Vice Presidents. In the absence or disability of the chief executive officer, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their
rank as fixed by
the board of directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the board of directors, shall perform all the
duties of the chief executive officer and
when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the
chief executive officer. The vice presidents shall have such other
powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed
for them respectively by the board of directors, these bylaws, the chief
executive officer or the chairperson of the board.
 
Section
5.10. Secretary. The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or such other
place as the
board of directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors, and
stockholders. The minutes shall show
the time and place of each meeting, whether regular or special (and, if special, how authorized
 and the notice given), the names of those present at
directors’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or
represented at stockholders’ meetings, and the proceedings thereof.
 
The
secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or at the office of the corporation’s
transfer agent
or registrar, as determined by resolution of the board of directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register,
showing the names of all stockholders and
their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates
evidencing such shares, and the number and date of
cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.
 
The
secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the board of directors required to be given
by law
or by these bylaws. He or she shall keep the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody and shall have such other
powers and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
 
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Section
5.11. Assistant Secretary. The assistant secretary, or, if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined
by the
stockholders or board of directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall, in the absence
of the secretary or in the
event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary
and shall perform such other duties and have such
other powers as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
 
Section
5.12. Assistant Treasurer. The assistant treasurer, or, if there is more than one, the assistant treasurers, in the order determined
by the
stockholders or board of directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the
absence of the chief financial officer
or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the chief financial officer and shall perform such other
duties and have such other powers as may be prescribed by the board
of directors or these bylaws.
 
Section
5.13. Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. Unless otherwise directed by the board of directors or the Chief Executive
Officer, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Chief Financial Officer shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf
of the corporation, in
person or by proxy, at any meeting of the stockholders of or with respect to any action of the stockholders of
any other corporation in which the corporation
may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which the
corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in
such other corporation.
 
Section
5.14. Authority and Duties of Officers. In addition to the foregoing authority and duties, all officers of the corporation shall
respectively
have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the corporation as may be designated from
time to time by the board of
directors or the stockholders.
 
ARTICLE
VI. INDEMNITY.
 
Section
6.1. Third-Party Actions. Subject to the provisions of this Article VI, the corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is
a party
or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
 administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was
a director or officer of the corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the
corporation, which approval shall not
 be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit, or
proceeding if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit,
or proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself,
create a presumption that the person did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his
conduct was unlawful.
 
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Section
6.2. Actions by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of this Article VI, Notwithstanding any other provision
of
this Article VI, no person shall be indemnified hereunder for any expenses or amounts paid in settlement with respect to any
action to recover short-swing
profits under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Section
6.3. Successful Defense. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on the
merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in Sections Section 6.1 or Section 6.2, or in defense of
any claim, issue or matter therein,
he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith.
 
Section
6.4. Determination of Conduct. Any indemnification under Sections Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 (unless ordered by a court) shall be
made
by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that the indemnification of the director, officer,
employee or agent is proper
in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections Section
 6.1 or Section 6.2, as applicable. Such
determination shall be made (i) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting
of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or
proceeding or (ii) if such quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable,
as a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation shall be entitled to
contest any determination that the director,
officer, employee, or agent has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections Section 6.1 or
Section 6.2 by petitioning
a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
Section
6.5. Payment of Expenses in Advance. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding, by an individual
who may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section Section 6.1 or Section 6.2, shall be paid by the corporation in advance of
the final disposition of
such action, suit, or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee
or agent to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized
in this Article VI.
 
Section
6.6. Indemnity Not Exclusive. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to the other sections
of this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses
may be entitled
under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another
capacity while holding such office.
 
Section
6.7. Insurance Indemnification. The corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who
is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation, as a director,
officer, employee, or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted
against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have
the power to indemnify him against such liability under this Article
VI.
 
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Section
 6.8. The Corporation. For purposes of this Article VI references to the “corporation” shall include, in addition to the
 resulting
corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger
which, if its separate existence
had continued, would have had the power and authority to indemnify its directors and officers, so that
 any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request
of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under and subject to the provisions of this
Article VI (including, without limitation,
the provisions of Section 6.4 with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect
to such constituent
corporation if its separate existence had continued.
 
Section
6.9. Employee Benefit Plans. For purposes of this Article VI, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee
benefit plans;
references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit
plan; and references to “serving at the request
of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by,
such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect
to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed
to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted
in a manner “not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this Article VI.
 
Section
6.10. Indemnity Fund. Upon resolution passed by the board, the corporation may establish a trust or other designated account, grant
a
security interest or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit), to ensure the payment of certain of its obligations
arising under this
Article VI and/or agreements which may be entered into between the corporation and its officers and directors from
time to time.
 
Section
6.11. Indemnification of Other Persons. The provisions of this Article VI shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of
any
person who is not a director or officer of the corporation or is not serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee, or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, but whom the corporation has the power
or obligation to indemnify under the
URBCA or otherwise. The corporation may, in its sole discretion, indemnify an employee, trustee,
 or other agent as permitted by the URBCA. The
corporation shall indemnify an employee, trustee, or other agent where required by law.
 
Section
6.12. Savings Clause. If this Article VI or any portion thereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction,
then the corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each person entitled to indemnification hereunder against expenses (including attorney’s
 fees),
judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit, proceeding, or investigation, whether civil,
criminal or administrative, and
whether internal or external, including a grand jury proceeding and an action or suit brought by or in
the right of the corporation, to the full extent permitted
by any applicable portion of this Article VI that shall not have been invalidated,
or by any other applicable law.
 
Section
6.13. Continuation of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by,
or
granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased
to be a director,
officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
 
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Section
6.14. Conflicts. No indemnification or advance shall be made under this Article VI, except where such indemnification or advance
is
mandated by law or the order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, in any circumstance where it appears:
 
(a)
That
it would be inconsistent with a provision of the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws,
a resolution of the stockholders or an
agreement in effect at the time of the accrual of
the alleged cause of the action asserted in the proceeding in which the expenses were
incurred
or other amounts were paid, which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or
 
(b)
That
it would be inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a court in approving a settlement.
 
ARTICLE
VII. RECORDS AND REPORTS.
 
Section
7.1. Maintenance and Inspection of Records. The corporation shall, either at its principal executive office or at such place or places
as
designated by the board of directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class
of shares held by each
stockholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date, accounting books, and other records.
 
Any
stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have
the
right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders,
and its other books and
records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to
such person’s interest as a stockholder. In
every instance where an attorney or other agent in the person who seeks the right to
inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of
attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other
agent so to act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to
the corporation at its registered office in
Utah or at its principal place of business.
 
A
complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock
and showing
the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in each such stockholder’s name, shall be
open to the examination of any such
stockholder for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting in the manner provided by law.
The stock list shall also be open to the examination of any
stockholder during the whole time of the meeting as provided by law. This
list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to
vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by
each of them.
 
Section
7.2. Inspection by Directors. Any director shall have the right to examine the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders,
and its
other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his position as a director.
 
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ARTICLE
VIII. NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION.
 
Section
 8.1. Notice by Electronic Transmission. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to
stockholders,
any notice to stockholders given by the corporation under any provision of the URBCA, the certificate of incorporation, or the bylaws
shall
be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. A corporation
may give a notice by
electronic mail without obtaining the consent noted herein. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder
 by written notice or electronic
transmission to the corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a notice may not be given by an electronic
transmission from and after the time that:
 
(a)
the
corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given
by the corporation; and
 
(b)
such
inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or
 to the transfer agent, or other person
responsible for the giving of notice.
 
However,
the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
 
Any
notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:
 
(1) if
by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented
to receive notice;
 
(2) if
by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of
such specific posting, upon the later of
(A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate
notice; and
 
(3) if
by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of
such specific posting, upon the later of
(A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate
notice; and
 
(4) if
by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
 
An
affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the corporation that the notice has been
given by a form of
electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
 
Section
8.2. Definition of Electronic Transmission. An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly
involving the
physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof,
 and that may be directly
reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
 
ARTICLE
IX. GENERAL MATTERS.
 
Section
9.1. Checks. From time to time, the board of directors shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse
all
checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable
to the corporation, and
only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.
 
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Section
9.2. Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments. The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may
authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf
of the corporation;
such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the board of
directors or within the agency power of an
officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation
by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to
render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.
 
Section
9.3. Stock Certificates; Partly Paid Shares. Shares of the corporation’s stock may be certified or uncertified, as provided
under Utah
law, and shall be entered in the books of the corporation and registered as they are issued. Certificates representing shares
of the corporation’s stock shall be
signed in the name of the corporation by the chairperson of the board or vice chairperson of
the board or the chief executive officer or president or vice
president and by the chief financial officer or an assistant treasurer
or the secretary or any assistant secretary, certifying the number of shares and the class
or series of shares owned by the stockholder.
Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar
who has signed or
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such
certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar
at the date of issue.
 
The
corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to
be paid
therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, upon the books and
records of the corporation in the
case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor
and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the
declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the corporation shall declare
a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis
of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.
 
Section
9.4. Special Designation on Certificates. If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one
series of
any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional, or other special
rights of each class of stock or series
thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights
shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the
certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class
or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided by the URBCA,
in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may
be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or
series of stock a statement
 that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the
preferences, and
the relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations
or
restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
 
Section
9.5. Lost Certificates. Except as provided in this Section 9.5, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously
issued
certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the corporation and cancelled at the same time. The corporation may issue a new
 certificate of stock or
uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen
or destroyed upon the making of an affidavit of
that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, and
the corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate, or his legal representative, to give the corporation
a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of
the alleged loss, theft, or destruction
of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.
 
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Section
9.6. Construction; Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions
in the
URBCA shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes
the plural, the plural
number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both a corporation and a natural person.
 
Section
9.7. Dividends. The directors of the corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in (i) the URBCA or (ii) the corporation’s
certificate
of incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock at any regular or special meeting. Dividends
may be paid in cash, in
property, or in shares of the corporation’s capital stock.
 
Before
payment of any dividend, the directors of the corporation may set apart out of any of the funds of the corporation available for dividends
a
reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may modify or abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited
to equalizing
dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, and meeting contingencies.
 
Section
9.8. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors and may be changed by
the board
of directors.
 
Section
9.9. Seal. The corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the board of directors,
and
may use the same by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.
 
Section
 9.10. Transfer of Stock Certificates; Recordation of Transfer. Upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the
corporation
of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation, or authority to transfer, it
shall be the
duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record
the transaction in its books.
 
Section
 9.11. Stock Transfer Agreements. The corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of
stockholders
of any one or more classes of stock of the corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the corporation of any one or more
classes
owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the URBCA.
 
Section
9.12. Registered Stockholders. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books
as the
owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments the
person registered on its books
as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest
in such share or shares on the part of another person,
whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise
provided by the laws of Utah.
 
Section
9.13. Conflicts with Certificate of Incorporation. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the corporation’s
certificate of
incorporation and these bylaws, the provisions of the certificate of incorporation shall govern.
 
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ARTICLE
X. AMENDMENTS.
 
Section
 10.1. Amendment by Directors. Except as provided otherwise by law, these bylaws may be amended or repealed by the board of
directors
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office.
 
Section
 10.2. Amendment by Stockholders. These bylaws may be amended or repealed at any annual meeting of stockholders, or special
meeting
of stockholders called for such purpose, by the affirmative vote of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the shares present in person
or represented
by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting together as a single class; provided,
however, that if the board of
directors recommends that stockholders approve such amendment or repeal at such meeting of stockholders,
such amendment or repeal shall only require
the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy
at such meeting and entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal,
voting together as a single class.
 
ARTICLE
XI. EXCLUSIVE FORUM.
 
Unless
the corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, State
of Utah shall
be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner of stock) to bring (i) any derivative
action or proceeding brought on
behalf of the corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of, or claim based on, breach of a fiduciary
duty owed by, or other wrongdoing by, any director,
officer, or other employee of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s
stockholders (including a beneficial owner of stock), (iii) any action
asserting a claim against the corporation arising pursuant to
any provision of the URBCA, the corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or
these bylaws, or (iv) any action to
interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or
bylaws, or
(v) any action asserting a claim against the corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or
otherwise
acquiring any interest in shares of stock of the corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions
of this Article XI.
 
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EXHIBIT
4.1
 
DESCRIPTION
OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
 
The
 following description of our capital stock summarizes certain provisions of articles of incorporation, as amended (the “Articles
 of
Incorporation”), our bylaws (the “Bylaws”), and applicable provisions of law. Such summaries do not purport
to be complete and are subject to, and are
qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation
and our Bylaws, including the definitions therein of certain
terms, and all of the applicable provisions of law. Copies of our Articles
of Incorporation and our Bylaws are filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits
to our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
References
in this Exhibit to the “Company,” “us,” “we,” and “our” are solely to Co-Diagnostics,
Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries, unless the
context requires otherwise.
 
DESCRIPTION
OF COMMON STOCK
 
Authorized
Capital Stock
 
Pursuant
to our Articles of Incorporation, our authorized capital stock presently consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.001
per share, and 5,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.
 
Common
Stock
 
Fully
Paid and Non-Assessable Shares; No Liability for Corporate Obligations
 
All
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are fully paid and non-assessable. A share of Common Stock is fully paid and non-assessable
if
such share has been issued for consideration legally permissible under the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act with a value at least
equal to the par
value per share of Common Stock. Holders of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Common Stock will not be liable
for any obligations or liabilities
of the Company that the Company may fail to discharge.
 
Voting
Rights
 
Each
holder of shares of Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share owned of record on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders.
Except as noted below or as otherwise required by the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, the vote of shareholders is required to
decide any matter
brought before a shareholder meeting at which a quorum is present. The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares
of our stock must approve any
amendments to our Articles of Incorporation, any merger or consolidation to which we are a party (other
than parent-subsidiary mergers), any sale of all or
substantially all of our assets or our dissolution as a corporation. Our shareholders
do not have cumulative voting rights as to the election of directors.
 
Dividends
 
Subject
to the preferential rights of any holders of any series of our preferred stock that may be issued in the future, the holders of shares
of
Common Stock are entitled to such dividends and distributions, whether payable in cash or otherwise, as may be declared from time
to time by our board of
directors from legally available funds.
 
We
have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. The payment of dividends on our Common Stock in the future will
depend on our earnings, capital requirements, operating and financial condition, and such other factors as our board of directors may
consider appropriate.
We currently expect to use all available funds to finance the future development and expansion of our business
and do not anticipate paying dividends on
our Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
 
 

 
 
Liquidation
Distributions
 
Subject
 to the preferential rights of any holders of any series of our preferred stock that may be issued in the future, upon our liquidation,
dissolution, or winding-up, and after payment of all prior claims against our assets and our outstanding obligations, the holders’
shares of Common Stock
will be entitled to receive, pro rata, all of our remaining assets.
 
Preemptive,
Conversion, Redemption, or Similar Rights
 
The
holders of shares of Common Stock are not entitled to any preemptive or other similar rights to subscribe for or acquire additional shares
of
Common Stock or any other securities of the Company. The shares of Common Stock are not subject to conversion or redemption by the
Company and the
holders of shares of Common Stock do not have any right or option to convert such shares into any other security or property
of the Company or to cause
the Company to redeem such shares of Common Stock. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the
Common Stock.
 
Listing
 
Shares
of the Common Stock are listed for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Markets under the symbol “CODX.”
 
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
 
The
transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock is VStock Transfer Company, Inc. located at 18 Lafayette Pl, Woodmere, New York 11598.
Its telephone number is (212) 828-8436.
 
Preferred
Stock
 
Shares
of our preferred stock are NOT listed for trading. The description herein is provided solely to show the potential effect on our
Common
Stock.
 
Our
Articles of Incorporation authorizes 5,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which
30,000 have been
designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
 
All
30,000 previously outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock were converted into Common Stock during 2020 and 2019. The board of
directors of the Company may provide for the issue of any or all of the unissued and undesignated shares of the preferred stock in one
or more series, and to
fix the number of shares and to determine or alter for each such series, such voting powers, full or limited,
or no voting powers, and such designation,
preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other rights and such qualifications,
limitations, or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed
in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the board of directors
providing for the issuance of such shares and as may be permitted by law, without
shareholder approval.
 
Our
board of directors has the right to establish one or more series of preferred stock without shareholder approval. Unless required by
law or by
any stock exchange on which our Common Stock is listed, the authorized shares of preferred stock will be available for issuance
at the discretion of our
board of directors without further action by our shareholders. Our board of directors is able to determine,
with respect to any series of preferred stock, the
terms and rights of that series, including:
 
 
●
the designation of the
series;
 
 
 
 
●
the number of shares of
the series;
 
 
 
 
●
whether dividends, if any,
will be cumulative or non-cumulative and the dividend rate, if any, of the series;
 
 

 
 
 
●
the dates at which dividends,
if any, will be payable;
 
 
 
 
●
the redemption rights and
price or prices, if any, for shares of the series;
 
 
 
 
●
the terms and amounts of
any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series;
 
 
 
 
●
the amounts payable on
shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up
of the affairs of our company;
 
 
 
 
●
whether the shares of the
series will be convertible into shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of our company
or any other entity, and,
if so, the specification of the other class or series or other security, the conversion price or prices or rate
or rates and provisions
for any adjustments to such prices or rates, the date or dates as of which the shares will be convertible,
and all other terms and
conditions upon which the conversion may be made;
 
 
 
 
●
the ranking of such series
with respect to dividends and amounts payable on our liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up, which
may include provisions that such
series will rank senior to our Common Stock with respect to dividends and those distributions;
 
 
 
 
●
restrictions on the issuance
of shares of the same series or any other class or series; or
 
 
 
 
●
voting rights, if any,
of the holders of the series.
 
The
issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect, among other things, the voting power of holders of Common Stock and the likelihood
that
shareholders will receive dividend payments and payments upon our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. The issuance of preferred
stock could also
have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in control of us.
 
If
we issue shares of preferred stock, the shares will be fully paid and nonassessable and will not have, or be subject to, any preemptive
or similar
rights.
 
 
 

 
Exhibit
19
 
Co-Dx
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
 
7.5
Insider Trading and Black Out Periods Applicable to All Company Personnel
 
7.5.1
General Prohibition on Insider Trading.
 
You
and any Related Person (as defined below) may not buy or sell securities of the Company while in possession of material nonpublic information
or
engage in any other action to take advantage of, or pass on to others, that information.
 
All
Company personnel and Related Persons are prohibited from trading in any of the Company’s securities during the following periods:
 
 
●
from
the time each such individual becomes aware of the material information (the black-out start times often vary), until the beginning
of the first
business day after the day the Company has made a public announcement of material information, including earnings releases,
 unless the
information released is complex, in which case it may be necessary to extend this period and an authorized Company representative
will notify
you of any such extension of the black-out period; and
 
 
 
 
●
during
 other specified periods when significant developments or announcements are anticipated, as notified by an authorized Company
representative.
 
You
will be notified by e-mail when you may not trade in the Company’s securities during periods when significant developments or announcements
are
anticipated, in which event you will also be notified when trading restrictions are lifted. Of course, even during periods when trading
is permitted, no one,
including persons or entities who do not fall within the definition of Related Persons, should trade in the Company’s
securities if he or she possesses
material non-public information.
 
7.5.2
Pre-Clearance of All Acquisitions, Sales, and Other Transfers by Company Personnel.
 
In
order to ensure compliance with this Policy and with any Section 16 reporting requirements, all transactions in the Company’s securities
(including
acquisitions, sales, gifts and other transfers, whether or not for value), including the execution of 10b-5 Trading Plans,
by members of the Company’s
Board of Directors or Executive Management team and their Related Persons must be pre-cleared by the
either the CEO, CFO or General Counsel. If you
are a member of one of the groups listed above and you contemplate a transaction in the
Company’s securities, you must contact the CEO, CFO or General
Counsel or other designated individual prior to executing the transaction.
The CEO, CFO or General Counsel will use his or her reasonable best efforts to
provide approval or disapproval of the proposed transaction
 within two business days. You must wait until receiving pre-clearance to execute the
transaction. Neither the Company nor the CEO, CFO
or General Counsel shall be liable for any delays that may occur due to the pre-clearance process. If
the transaction is pre-cleared
by the CEO, CFO or General Counsel, it must be executed by the end of the second business day after receipt of pre-
clearance. Notwithstanding
receipt of pre-clearance of a transaction, if you become aware of material nonpublic information about the Company after
receiving the
pre-clearance but prior to the execution of the transaction, you may not execute the transaction. The responsibility for determining
whether
you are in possession of material non-public information rests with you. If you are a Section 16 reporting person, promptly following
execution of the
transaction, but in no event later than the end of the first business day after the execution of the transaction, you
must notify the CEO, CFO or General
Counsel and provide details regarding the transaction sufficient to complete the required Section
16 filings.
 
Please
note that pre-clearance does not provide Company personnel with immunity from investigation or suit, for which it is the responsibility
of the
individual to comply with the federal securities regulations.
 
7.5.3
Related Persons
 
Transactions
by Family Members, Others in Your Household and Entities You Control.
 
The
restrictions in this Policy also apply to “Related Persons,” which are any of the following:
 
 
●
immediate
family members who reside with you;
 
●
others
living in your household (whether or not related to you);
 
●
family
members who do not reside with you but are otherwise dependent upon you for financial support (e.g., college students away at school);
 
●
family
members who do not live in your household but whose transactions in the Company’s securities are directed by you or are subject
to your
influence or control (e.g., parents or children who consult with you before they trade in the Company’s securities);
and
 
●
any
entities that you influence or control, including any corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, or trusts.
 
 
 

 
Exhibit
21.1
 
List
of Subsidiaries
 
LIST
OF SUBSIDIARIES
 
Co-Diagnostics,
Inc. (the “Company”) has the following direct and indirect subsidiaries:
 
Subsidiary Name
 
Jurisdiction of Formation 
Percentage of
Ownership
 
 
 
 
 
  
DNA Logix, Inc.
 
Utah
 
 
100%
 
 
 
 
 
  
Idaho Molecular, Inc.
 
Idaho
 
 
100%
 
 
 
 
 
  
Advanced Conceptions, Inc.
 
Utah
 
 
100%
 
 
 

 
Exhibit
23.1
 
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The
Board of Directors
Co-Diagnostics,
Inc.:
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 333-270628,  333-237684 and 333-269350) on Forms S-3 and S-8 of Co-
Diagnostics, Inc. of our report dated March 27, 2025 with
respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. as of December 31, 2024, and
the related consolidated statements
of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the
related notes
(collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”), which report appears in the December 31, 2024 annual report
on Form 10-K of Co-
Diagnostics, Inc.
 
/s/
Tanner LLC
Salt
Lake City, Utah
March
27, 2025
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT
31.1
 
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
AND
RULE 13A-14 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
CERTIFICATION
 
I,
Dwight Egan, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this annual
report on Form 10-K of Co-Diagnostics, Inc.;
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge,
this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge,
the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a
– 15(f) and 15d –
15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
a)
Designed such disclosure
controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
 
 
b)
Designed such internal
 control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
 
 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness
 of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
 
 
d)
Disclosed in this report
any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the
registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
 
 
a)
All significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely
affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
 
 
b)
Any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over
financial reporting.
 
Date:
March 27, 2025
/s/
Dwight Egan
 
Dwight
Egan
 
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Principal Executive Officer
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT
31.2
 
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
AND
RULE 13A-14 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
CERTIFICATION
 
I,
Brian Brown, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this annual
report on Form 10-K of Co-Diagnostics, Inc.;
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge,
this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge,
the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a
– 15(f) and 15d –
15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
a)
Designed such disclosure
controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
 
 
b)
Designed such internal
 control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
 
 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness
 of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
 
 
d)
Disclosed in this report
any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the
registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
 
 
a)
All significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely
affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
 
 
b)
Any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over
financial reporting.
 
Date: March
27, 2025
/s/
Brian Brown
 
Brian Brown
 
Chief Financial Officer
and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT
32.1
 
CERTIFICATION
OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S. C. SECTION 1350
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In
connection with the Annual Report of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024,
as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dwight Egan, Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that,
to my knowledge:
 
(1) The Report fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
 
(2) The information contained
in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Date:
March 27, 2025
/s/
Dwight Egan
 
Dwight Egan
 
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Principal Executive Officer
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT
32.2
 
CERTIFICATION
OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S. C. SECTION 1350
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In
connection with the Annual Report of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024
as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Brian Brown, Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that,
to my knowledge:
 
(1) The Report fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
 
(2) The information contained
in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Date:
March 27, 2025
/s/
Brian Brown
 
Brian Brown
 
Chief
Financial Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer